Hear the answer of the First Emperor.

Zhao Tuo's body trembled, and he sighed secretly in his heart.

The heart of the first emperor is becoming more and more arrogant.

Zhao Tuo did not object to the First Emperor's move to seal Zen, and even flattered him first, and took the initiative to join and propose, just hoping that this matter could be delayed until after the elimination of the Yue clan and the stabilization of the country, it may only be a year or two.

But the First Emperor can't wait.

He couldn't even wait for the battle of the Moon Clan to be over.

Seeing Zhao Tuo, he was silent.

The first emperor said: "I heard that there were a total of 72 people who sealed Zen in ancient times, and there were no Huai Shi in Taishan in the ancient world, and then there were two emperors of Yan and Huang, Zhuan, Yao, Shun, Yu, and Tang, and as for the Zhou room, there was also King Zhou Cheng who sealed Mount Tai and the head of the Zen Society. ”

"Such an ancient emperor is only a thousand miles away. Even that Zhou Cheng Wang, but just empty enjoyment of literature, Wu to destroy the Shang remnants, Zhou Gongdan regent pacified the three eunuchs, in addition, at that time, the world was full of princes, the four Yi threatened the Middle Earth, the king's life is difficult to do in the Quartet, what merit can be said of such a character as King Zhou Cheng, can also be sealed in Mount Tai! ”

The First Emperor disdained to speak, and at the same time a look of pride appeared on his face.

He raised his chin and said in a loud voice: "Martial Arts Marquis, you also know that I have merged with one universe, and the exploits of cutting down the barbarians are difficult to compare with the three emperors and five emperors of the ancients, and it can be said that it is the only one in ancient times, and I don't know how many times higher than that Zhou Chengwang, these people can seal Zen and tell the heavens, can't I seal Zen?" ”

"Why wait until the Yue Clan is exterminated, with my current merits, I can already tell the heavens! Wu Gong Hou, what do you think? ”

How do I feel?

What else can I say.

Zhao Tuo was speechless in his heart, the first emperor compared the merits of the ancient emperors of Feng Chan with himself, especially the focus on King Zhou Cheng, in order to demean others and praise himself, and the meaning of Feng Chan was already ironclad.

If he said no, wouldn't he say that the First Emperor couldn't even compare to King Zhou Cheng.

At this point, Zhao Tuo could only smile bitterly in his heart, and said in his mouth: "What Your Majesty said is that Your Majesty's merits are far superior to those of the previous emperors, and it is enough to seal Zen to tell the sky." ”

The First Emperor nodded with satisfaction.

He saw that Zhao Tuo's face was not very good-looking, and after thinking about it for a while, he thought that Zhao Tuo's words just now might be that he wanted to wait until he destroyed the Yue Clan and let him seal Zen with greater merits, which was also a good intention.

The First Emperor's expression softened, and he soothed Zhao Tuo: "You Zhao Tuo don't think that I am just anxious to seal the Zen matter, and I can't wait for the war to be settled." In fact, this time I want to seal Zen, in addition to telling heaven with merit. There are also plans to tour the world in the east and check the hometowns of the princes, in order to calm the people's hearts and deter Xiaoxiao. ”

Zhao Tuo raised his eyebrows and looked at the First Emperor.

"I conquer the world with military might, and govern the four seas with Qin law, but just like Wang Wu said at the court meeting before, the six eastern countries have existed for a long time, and their people are scattered and debauched. In the long run, there will be disasters, so I want to patrol the east, pacify the Quartet, and check the mountains, rivers, lakes and seas in various places to determine the country. ”

The First Emperor threw a reason to Zhao Tuo.

Zhao Tuo's eyes narrowed slightly.

There is some truth in what the First Emperor said.

After the unification of the Qin state, the rule in the homeland of the princes was not stable, and the society was still in turmoil. The emperor's desire to tour the east, promote virtue and prestige, and stabilize the world is a normal reason, and it is also in line with his previous practice of doing things.

Zhao Tuo remembered that after the Qin army destroyed the Zhao State, the First Emperor had come to Handan in person, in addition to taking revenge on the former enemies, it also had the meaning of deterring the Zhao people and stabilizing the Zhao State.

When Wang Jian destroyed Chu, he took his son Fusu to Huaiyang to inspect Chu and encourage the army.

Last year, the First Emperor led the ministers to tour the west, sacrificing the Qin monarchs of the past dynasties, and at the same time inspecting the western frontier of the Qin State and stabilizing the border fortresses in Longxi and other places.

Calculated in this way, after the unification, it is normal for the First Emperor to have the idea of touring the hometowns of the princes in the east and checking the eastern frontier of Great Qin.

In Zhao Tuo's view, the emperor sat on the throne of Xianyang and governed in the central government, which was out of touch with the lives of the lower-class Qiantou people. If we can learn about the implementation of various policies of the Qin state, such as the unified currency and unified script, and understand the popularization of the Qin law, we may be able to change the direction of the first emperor's governance in the future.

Of course, these are just ideal situations.

Zhao Tuo stared at the First Emperor with some suspicion.

These words are the beginning of the Tao, and the journey to the east has been elevated to a very important point.

But Zhao Tuo has also been a leader, and he is a little wary of relevant words, he has not forgotten that the real purpose of the first emperor's eastern tour this time is to seal Zen!

As for patrolling the frontier and stabilizing the homeland of the princes, they will definitely do it, but most of it is only incidental.

However, the first emperor of the people, as the superior person, patiently explained to you Zhao Tuo and threw out a legitimate reason, and Zhao Tuo naturally would not be ignorant.

Zhao Tuo saluted and said: "Your Majesty is far-sighted, and it is indeed necessary to tour the east to seal the Zen tour. ”

He bit "Feng Zen" twice very hard.

Seeing that Zhao Tuo agreed with his opinion, the First Emperor didn't care about these details and laughed happily.

He looked at Zhao Tuo's wheat-colored face, which was blown by the strong wind of the grassland and baked by the sun, and said, "You have worked hard to exterminate the Six Kingdoms and the Northern Expedition to Huyi for me all these years. ”

Zhao Tuo shook his head and said: "It is a matter of course for the ministers to conquer for His Majesty. His Majesty gave the minister the position of Marquis, and rewarded 6,000 households with food, such grace and favor in the heart, let alone the word hard work. ”

The First Emperor smiled, turned his head to the eunuch standing next to him, and said, "Take my medicine." ”

Medicine?

What medicine?

Zhao Tuo blinked suspiciously, and saw that after the eunuch answered, he walked to a wooden frame on the side of the hall, carefully removed a lacquer box from it, and then bent over and respectfully presented it to the first emperor's case.

"Zhao Qing fought on the battlefield for me, crisscrossing thousands of miles from north to south, and he is the loyalty of my Great Qin. I have a good medicine offered by the alchemists here, although it is not the legendary immortal medicine, but it can also strengthen the muscles and bones, refresh the mind and eye-catching, I should eat it with Zhao Qing. ”

The First Emperor opened his mouth boldly, the number of miraculous medicines offered by Fang Shi was limited, but Zhao Tuo was his favored son-in-law and a loyal minister of the Qin State, so he would naturally not be stingy with Zhao Tuo.

Good things are about to be shared with their sons-in-law.

Immediately afterward, Zhao Tuo saw that the First Emperor reached out and opened the lacquer box on the case, which was covered with black silk silk.

After the silk silk was unfolded, six pill-like things appeared in front of Zhao Tuo.

Zhao Tuo is stupid.

The emperor asked him to take medicine with him?

Eating this kind of medicine offered by the priest is said to be able to strengthen the muscles and bones, and refresh the mind and eye-catching.

Look at the six oval-shaped things, glowing with five-colored brilliance from time to time in the light.

Zhao Tuo quickly reacted.

This should be the prototype of the so-called "Jindan" in later generations.

According to his limited knowledge, the Wai Dan technique originated at the end of the Warring States Period, was vigorously developed in the Qin and Han dynasties, and evolved into the well-known Jindan medicine after the emergence of Taoism in the Wei and Jin dynasties.

Now this thing is still in the early stages of development, it is not a formed golden pill, it is still the shape of a pill, but it is already quite shaped.

The pill reflected the colors in the light, and clothed it with a supernatural coat, so that anyone who saw this thing would subconsciously think that it was very extraordinary.

"Are these heavy metals?"

The corners of Zhao Tuo's mouth twitched, and he felt a stomachache before he ate.

He wanted to open his mouth and talk about the dangers of these things.

But looking at the appearance of the First Emperor looking at these pills appreciatively.

Zhao Tuo wisely closed his mouth again.

There is no evidence.

Not to mention that the other party is on the rise.

Seeing that the First Emperor was about to open his mouth to himself.

Zhao Tuo hurriedly bowed his head and saluted: "Thank you for the medicine from Your Majesty, after bathing today, the minister will taste the taste of this strange medicine." ”

The First Emperor was stunned, he wanted to serve with Zhao Tuo in this hall and feel the refreshing and eye-catching effect of this thing, but he didn't expect Zhao Tuo to speak first and say what he wanted to take before eating.

He couldn't help but be a little excited, waved his hand and said, "It's okay, you can take two back." ”

The eunuchs standing next to him came over with silk silks and lacquer boxes, and the First Emperor chose two relatively mellow pills and gave them to Zhao Tuo.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your great kindness."

Zhao Tuo thanked him and breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

I didn't eat it on the spot, which was great.

Before Zhao Tuo left, the First Emperor also intimately instructed: "This thing is quite medicinal, and it should be taken with water after eating." ”

"I know."

Zhao Tuo squeezed out a "grateful" smile on his face.

He really thanked the emperor, and he was willing to share good things with him.

After Zhao Tuo finished saluting, he was about to leave the temple here.

He couldn't help but look back and saw that the First Emperor had already picked up a piece of clear water presented by the eunuch, and with the other hand, he picked up a pill, stuffed it into his mouth, and swallowed it with the water.

Seeing this scene, the corners of Zhao Tuo's eyes twitched slightly.

He felt the lacquer box in his hand grow heavier.

(End of chapter)