The first emperor toured along the coast to the south, came to the Langxie platform, saw that the newly repaired pedestal was very tall, there were three floors in total, each layer was three zhang high, and there was a tall and majestic sea viewing pavilion built on it, the momentum was magnificent, it was magnificent. Qin Shi Huang was full of joy when he saw it, so he took the stage to visit. Seeing more than thirty giant steamers docked on the beach from the high platform, he asked Xu Fu when he would be able to meet the immortals. Xu Fu made up stories about the immortals, saying that he could see them as soon as he went to sea. Coincidentally, just when people were expressing doubts, the First Emperor witnessed an unimaginable spectacle of the sea.

One evening, when he was sightseeing on the seashore, and the courtiers were following him, suddenly rows of jagged pavilions appeared faintly on the sea, which looked scattered and magnificent. Strangely, there seem to be people walking in the market, just like the bustling human market. What kind of scene is described in a poem by the predecessors:

The sea of clouds in the east is empty, and the immortals haunt the sky. Swinging and floating in the world, how can there be a pearl palace.

I know that everything I see is a phantom, and I dare to admit that my ears and eyes are annoying. The cold water and cold world are closed, sting the fish dragon for me.

Heavy buildings and cuifu came out of frost, and strange things shocked the centenarians. The world's gains are taken from the capacity, and there is nothing outside the world.

There is no isolated island in the sun, but I see the blue sea grinding bronze. The new poems are also used, and the phase and change follow the east wind.

It was only a short time before this magical sight flickered and loomed. By the time everyone took a closer look, it had disappeared without a trace. All those who saw this scene were stunned, and Qin Shi Huang was even more shocked, he had never seen such a magnificent scene in his life, and when he saw this scene today, he was really drunk, as if in a dream. This kind of scene was exactly what he was looking forward to, so he impatiently asked left and right: "What is going on?" What's going on? Could it be that the gods know that I am going to send someone to meet them? "Some people say yes, the gods must know His Majesty's sincerity before manifesting their spirits. Emperor Qin was so happy that he immediately sent someone to invite Xu Fu.

Xu Fu came to the Lang Evil Platform and was very happy to see the emperor, so he said: "Your Majesty is really blessed, I heard that you have seen the fairyland with your own eyes, and you are really destined for the immortals!" Last year, His Majesty ordered his ministers to go to sea, and the ministers had built thirty large ships, but the three thousand boys and girls had not yet been recruited. Emperor Qin asked why he hadn't collected it yet. Xu Fu replied: "Some Diao people are very resistant, and they are unwilling to hand over their children!" Emperor Qin was furious and said, "I ask for immortality, do they dare to support it?" If the leaders are unwilling to hand over their children, they will all be punished! Xu Fu said: "It is also necessary to be equipped with hundreds of skilled craftsmen and waiters and slaves, as well as eating utensils, cattle, sheep and rice grain, and gold beads and treasures must not be missing." If Your Majesty has all these arrangements, the minister will set sail immediately! Emperor Qin happily asked, "Could it be that the gods are also greedy for money?" Xu Fu replied: "The immortals are not greedy for money, they just want to express their hearts for His Majesty." The emperor was so pleased that he immediately gave permission to the music, and ordered the officials to send men to the counties as soon as possible to forcibly recruit boys and girls, and all those who violated the order were to be put to death. During this period, the first emperor watched the waves comfortably on the Lang evil platform, fantasized about the original appearance of the three immortal mountains, and asked Li Si to carve a stone on the stage to remember his merits, which is "Lang Evil Carved Stone".

Xu Fu preached the gods in a big way, and the ministers were all uneasy. One day, the emperor said to his ministers: "Last year, I ordered Xu Fu to go to the sea to seek the elixir of immortality, and now the big ship has been built, and I will go to sea when all the boys and girls have been chosen, this is the care of God for me!" Prime Minister Kui was still sincere and unchangeable, and he bluntly admonished: "Your Majesty, I heard that in the past, King Qi Wei, King Qi Xuan, King Yan Zhao and others all sent people to the sea to visit the immortals, but they didn't get their wish!" How can we now believe that immortals must exist on the basis of illusory things? Moreover, to recruit 3,000 boys and girls among the people, this is undoubtedly the life of the common people! The minister thinks that you should stop asking for immortals, otherwise it will arouse the anger of the people! When Emperor Qin heard this, he was furious, so he accused Kui and said, "Didn't you see the manifestation of the immortals?" I want to live forever, why should a child be concerned? ”

Kui did not flinch, and still advised: "Your Majesty, it is small to go to sea to seek immortals, but three thousand children are big!" Who can bear to give the meat of their hearts to the sea? If you have to go to sea, you can't take these children with you? If they don't come back, how will you explain it to the people? Have you ever thought about how many people's families will be miserable in life and death? Your Majesty think twice! When Emperor Qin saw the prime minister's repeated and repeated admonitions, he was furious and said, "If you dare to stop me from seeking immortals, you are disloyal to me!" You should have been punished for a felony, but you are old. Emperor Qin paused, and then said calmly: "Prime Minister, you have taken off the crown and go back to your hometown!" When Kui heard this, he was filled with grief and indignation, so he took the crown off his head with trembling hands, and said: "Your Majesty, the minister is old, and I can no longer share your worries. But when the minister left, he also wanted to say: Since Your Majesty has been in charge of the mountains and rivers and created a great cause, you have the eloquence and strategy that the previous kings did not have, and with Your Majesty's talent, now is a good time to benefit the common people, but if you go against the will of the people, the country will be in danger, and the society will not be protected! ”

Kui Xiang said indignantly, but Emperor Qin suppressed his anger and glared at Kui Xiang, and the ministers all sweated for the old prime minister at this time. Kui Zheng fearlessly continued: "Your Majesty, you must not listen to the panicked words of charlatans like Xu Fu and believe in the crooked heresies of the elixir elixir!" 3,000 children are the flesh and blood of the people, and it would be unkind and unjust to forcibly take away the flesh of their hearts! When Emperor Qin heard this, he couldn't bear it anymore, and his gloomy face suddenly scolded: "You say that I am unkind and unjust, is it difficult for me to be a mediocre king?" Kui was not afraid, and still said vigorously: "Your Majesty, if you don't distinguish between right and wrong, you will be faint, and if you don't notice loyalty and treachery, you will be mediocre!" Emperor Qin was furious, slapped the case, and shouted: "Old thief, you are reversed!" Where is the axeman? The Minister of Civil and Military Affairs was shocked, so he knelt down in a large area, and pleaded for Kui, which was exempted from the death penalty. Emperor Qin ordered the prime minister to be blasted out left and right. Kui Zheng said bitterly: "No, I'll leave by myself!" So he got up, bowed deeply to his pleading comrades, and then turned and walked out. The officials looked at the prime minister's thin and stumbling steps, and they all felt infinite regret. This is exactly what the prime minister was dismissed for, and the Qin Emperor was determined to seek immortality.

Subsequently, all over Shandong, on the shore of the sea, under the Langxie stage, notices were posted everywhere, and Xu Fu stepped up the recruitment of boys and girls. The notice reads:

His Majesty, the First Emperor of the Great Qin, ordered Xu Fu, a Qi man, to go to the sea to seek immortal edicts: The Son of Heaven recruited three thousand boys and girls, and ordered the people of all parts of Shandong to send children to be selected, between the ages of five and fifteen, with 100 yuan for boys and 50 yuan for girls. A family that donates two children will receive an additional 100 dollars. If there is an unprovoked disturbance, those who refuse to sacrifice their children will kill the whole family.

The first emperor's immortal action brought great disasters to the people of Shandong, and the government sent people to select children from house to house, and people's sorrowful voices could be heard in all towns, villages, and roads. The officials who recruited the children and the soldiers of the Qin State shouted at them, and they whipped those who were slightly slack. Everywhere there are tragic scenes of wives being separated and families ruined. This is exactly what it is:

The rivers are overturned, and the hills and mountains are destroyed. The sky is also weeping, and the grass and trees are also sad. endure watching the cart and pay the life money casually, who knows that giving birth to a child is evil, but it is good to raise calves; Raising calves still has to plough the fields, and give birth to children in waves! You don't see it, Lang evil side, frequent reminders to hang cloud sails. The blue sea and blue sky are boundless and hateful, when and when will it be returned?

There is a village on the shore of the sea, and there lives a family in it, the old man is nearly sixty years old, and the wife is over half a hundred years old. Their son died in battle with Qin, and their daughter-in-law ran away from home, leaving only a six-year-old grandson, who was regarded as the root of their lives, and they really didn't know whether to hold it in their mouths or in their arms. Who knew that disaster fell from the sky, and one day, the officials of the Qin State suddenly broke into the house, and they said that they would take the child away. When the second old man heard it, he seemed to be a slap in the face, and the old man was so shocked that he couldn't speak. When the officials were about to take away the children, the old woman desperately grabbed people. The old man hugged the official's leg and didn't let go. The officers and soldiers took the child and wanted to leave. The old man was so angry that he rushed over and fought hard with the official. The official kicked over the old man. Seeing this, the old woman went crazy and grabbed the clothes of the officials and scolded them for hurting the heavens and reason. The official messenger tied up the old couple and took them away. The two old men were taken by officials to hang themselves in public under a big tree at the entrance of the village. The villagers were frightened and did not dare to disobey again. For a time, the whole village was immersed in the grief of crying out for heaven and earth.

The three thousand boys and girls were soon collected, and the officers and soldiers brought them all to the foot of the Lang Evil Stage. After Xu Fu was named, he built a sacrificial platform on the seaside. On this day, the First Emperor led hundreds of officials to the stage to watch Xu Fu go to sea. The sacrificial immortal platform is divided into four layers, and a black flag more than two feet high is also erected on the top, with eight big characters written "Seeking immortals for the king, blessing the gods"; The second floor is surrounded by four turtles and various offerings; On the third floor sat four boys and four girls; Sixty-four oil lamps are placed around the fourth floor. Xu Fu first ascended to the sacrificial platform, so he recited the words in a mysterious way. At this time, all the monks, the rowing Qin soldiers, the craftsmen, and the children who couldn't stop crying were all sitting under the stage, facing the sea, waiting for Xu Fu's arrangement. Xu Fu's followers had already lit incense on the stage, and they offered sacrifices to the sea.

Xu Fu prayed loudly on the altar of the sacrifice and said: "Our great first emperor used force to eliminate the riot, and used Wende to rehabilitate the guilty, so the world surrendered, and the people's hearts were at peace." In order to repay the emperor's great kindness, and to reward him for his great achievements in unifying the world, I will lead 3,000 boys and girls today to go east to the sea, visit the immortals, and find the elixir of immortality for our great First Emperor His Majesty, and ask him to take it for the elderly, so that he can be healthy forever and live forever! Xu Fu had been working and preparing for a year, his voice was already tired and hoarse, although he was talking loudly, but his dry voice seemed to be indifferent and depressed under the influence of the sea breeze, and people could not hear what he was saying behind it.

After Xu Fu finished his prayer, he ordered all the personnel to board the ship, and the scene was very grand. When the emperor saw the scene in front of him, he called Xu Fu to him and said to him very excitedly: "Xu Aiqing went to sea for me to seek immortal medicine, which is really loyal. If you can get back the elixir, I wish to take it with Qing and enjoy the wealth of the world forever! Xu Fu said: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, even if there are thousands of difficulties and dangers, the minister must also complete the mission and come to filial piety to you." After saying that, he bid farewell to the First Emperor, and then boarded the ship and left.

There were more than 100 people on each boat, as well as plenty of food and fresh water, as well as dozens of carts of gold beads and treasures given to Xu Fu by the emperor. Thirty tall and majestic ships, full of innocent and lovely children who did not know where to go, slowly left the land and galloped towards the sea. The ship is getting farther and farther from the shore, and the children look back at their loved ones, their faces full of confusion. The fleet was mighty, and the giant bows carved with the motifs of fierce beasts broke through the waves and galloped towards the sea. In a short time, the fleet disappeared into the vast sea, but the cries of the children continued to be heard with the sea breeze. The relatives who saw them off on the shore were still praying with their hearts: Heavens, please bless them with a safe return!

The First Emperor lived in Langxitai for a period of time, and never saw the kind of fantasy scene on the sea again. Today's people know that what he saw is called a mirage, but how could the ancients two thousand years ago know the principle of the appearance of the mirage? After staying for a while, the first emperor had no choice but to return home, drove out of Langxi County, came inland, and then crossed the Yellow River from Baimajin, and returned to Xianyang via Shangdang County, ending the tour.