It has been some time since the First Emperor returned to Xianyang.
Various palaces are currently under construction in full swing, even in the twelfth lunar month.
Not only the palace was being repaired, but the Great Wall was also being repaired. Many things were being repaired. Moreover, the Huns in the north were ready to move, and the First Emperor had to distract himself from arranging military service to guard the borders.
Corvee service was very heavy, but it was necessary in the early days of the rise of this dynasty. At least the First Emperor firmly believed in this.
Now he has just finished his morning court and is planning to go back to his palace to review the papers.
"Um?"
Suddenly, he felt something blocking the sunlight above his head.
When I looked up, I saw it was a bird.
"What kind of bird is that?" Emperor Shihuang asked a young eunuch beside him.
"This... reports back to the emperor, I don't know..." The young eunuch looked to be about sixteen or seventeen years old, and he replied tremblingly.
The First Emperor silently glanced at the young eunuch, which made the young eunuch's hair stand on end.
"But, but, this bird must taste very delicious, why not let the Zajia shoot it for the emperor." The young eunuch suddenly thought of a way to break the situation, and he wanted to bow his head to the ground.
As the saying goes, being with a king is like being with a tiger, but the founding emperor who ruled the world and was killed from a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood was even more powerful than a tiger. The little eunuch didn't dare to be careless at all.
The First Emperor sighed and looked away: "This bird is hanging above my head and will not fall down. It is an act of transgression. Take my bow."
He wanted to shoot down the ungrateful bird himself.
The young eunuch hurriedly went to get the bow and arrows of the First Emperor.
However......
"Click——"
"Kaka——"
A familiar voice reached the ears of the First Emperor.
He looked up suddenly.
The bird made a strange sound while descending.
"This sound... a mechanism!?" The First Emperor listened to the clicking sound and couldn't help but take two steps forward.
It just so happened that at this time, the sky was good, and a cloud covered the dazzling sun, allowing the First Emperor to finally see the face of the bird clearly.
It was a strange bird made of wood and iron, with a wingspan about the length of a human being at last, and it was lowering its height.
Among the people the First Emperor knew well, there seemed to be only one person who was proficient in the art of mechanism and could design such a mechanism bird.
Looking at the falling machine bird, the First Emperor couldn't help but stretch out one of his arms. The machine bird seemed to have a clear connection with him, and slowly landed on the Emperor's arm.
"Your Majesty, bows and arrows, bows and arrows are here -" the little eunuch hurriedly ran over with a long bow and quiver, panting.
Then he looked up and saw the strange big bird standing on the arm of the First Emperor, and the First Emperor looking intently at the strange bird. He was subconsciously startled.
The First Emperor looked at the machine bird and waved his hand to the young eunuch: "Put the bow and arrows back. I will go back to the palace first."
"Yes!" Although he was confused, the young eunuch agreed immediately and hurriedly sent the bow and arrow back.
The First Emperor, on the other hand, was pacing and walking towards the palace alone.
There were many maids, eunuchs, concubines and children in the garden passing by the harem to salute him, but he just waved his hands and walked towards the palace alone.
For him, there are more important things now.
A name kept echoing in his mind.
Ji Chao, Chao brother... is that you?
When he returned to the palace and sat on the dragon couch, the machine bird was still staring at him intently, making no move.
One person and one bird just stared at each other for a long time. The First Emperor felt that he was quite stupid and couldn't help but feel a little angry: "You Ji Chao, how dare you fool me!"
After saying that, he slapped the machine bird.
Snapped!
"Crack--" The machine bird suddenly opened its wings and let out a particularly loud and weird cry, which startled the First Emperor and made him move back a little.
Then, the machine bird flew up, its body continued to shrink and reorganize, and finally turned into that small and exquisite object that the First Emperor was very familiar with.
The First Emperor stared blankly at the small object, took out a jade bird from his waist, and placed it next to the machine bird with trembling hands.
"Knowing the direction is knowing the direction..."
Throwing the jade bird aside, the First Emperor covered Zhixiang, who was still hanging in the air, with his hands, holding it in his hands as if he was afraid that Zhixiang would run away.
"It's Brother Chao, are you coming back?"
He said with some excitement.
The knowledge slowly floated in the palm of his hand, and neat words began to appear out of thin air.
"My lord, I see you as a letter. I haven't seen you for a long time. It's a pity that Chao couldn't come back to congratulate you on completing your unification of the Central Plains."
The First Emperor looked at that word and couldn't help but nod.
"I've finished it. Where are you, Brother Chao? You..."
Before he finished speaking, the words in the air continued to appear.
"It's a pity that Chao can no longer return to the Central Plains to see your Great Qin Dynasty and experience the shock and pride of being a minister of the Great Qin."
The First Emperor's words were stuck in his throat, and his somewhat joyful expression quickly cooled down and turned into disbelief.
"What...do you mean by this?"
"After death, knowing where to go... is to say goodbye."
The First Emperor slowly stood up, looking down at the words in disbelief.
"...Ji Chao, Xiang Chao."
"Ji Chao! Do you know what stupid things you are talking about!"
His tone trembled, and he pointed at the words and his tone became fierce.
"Do you know that this is the crime of deceiving the emperor! I can defeat your three clans!"
The words continued to speak.
"My lord, you must be very upset right now. Although Ji Chao is already dead, he has long seen your lapse through the deduction of magic. You are now the co-owner of the world. You must not get angry easily, so calm down."
"Calm down...how do you want me to calm down? Ji Chao, you - you -"
The First Emperor gritted his teeth, with sadness and anger in his eyes, and pointed at Zhixiang fiercely: "You..."
He didn't know what to say.
"How could you die..."
The First Emperor's eyes became red, with tears in his eyes, and his whole body was trembling.
"How could you, how could you die..." he said painfully.
"Human beings are bound to die, aren't they? Chao just chose a death method that suits Chao." The text seemed to be communicating with the First Emperor, "Chao has completed his mission, and the Central Plains is free from worries."
The First Emperor sat back on the dragon couch in despair, with a lonely expression: "If you die, I will lose the last person I can call a friend. Your death - where will you leave me...
..."
The words did not continue to appear, as if giving the First Emperor time to adjust his emotions.
The First Emperor silently wiped away his tears with his sleeves and asked: "...Where did you die? How did you die?"
"Die in the southwest, die in battle." The words knew what the First Emperor wanted to ask. This was a conversation that spanned time.
"Death in battle..." The First Emperor's eyes darkened.