Outside Xianyang City, between mountains and rivers, there is a mansion that covers an extremely wide area and is luxuriously decorated.

Hou Sheng, who has a wide robe and big sleeves, is standing in front of a bronze tripod.

The tripod is round, about the size of a human head, with flames rising below.

Two disciples sat on both sides of the bronze tripod, one was responsible for adding fire, and the other was responsible for adding things to the tripod.

Watch the yellow and white things in the tripod tumble in the heat.

Hou Sheng bowed slightly, and ordered: "Add the morning dew picked from Li Mountain, this is the essence of heaven and earth, simple and undispersed, and use it to refine medicine, which can clear the mind and clear the eyes." ”

"Yui."

The disciple in Tsing Yi answered, stretched out his hand and poured all the dew from the small jar next to him into the ding.

Hou Sheng said again: "Add half a baht of male yellow, and this thing and orpiment are combined into yin and yang." Using realgar alone as medicine can aphrodisiac, and if you take it, it can make men strong and strong. ”

The disciple in Tsing Yi opened the silk cloth on the side, and inside was the realgar powder that had already been weighed, which he carefully shook into the ding.

Another red-clothed disciple hurriedly added fire to the ding, ensuring that the things in the dings were always boiling.

After adding realgar, there is already a faint choking smell in the air.

However, the three of them had long been accustomed to it, staring intently at the object in Dingzhong.

After a while, Hou Sheng spoke again: "Fetch Dansha." ”

The disciple in Tsing Yi hurriedly took a plate of red objects, the color of which was like blood and dazzling.

Hou Sheng nodded again and again, and exclaimed: "No wonder the emperor made the widow of Shu more than the feudal monarch, and the dansha produced by her Ba clan is crystal clear, which is really the best in the world." ”

After admiring it, Hou Sheng did not forget to point out the role of this thing to his two apprentices.

He stroked his beard and said: "This dansha has the effect of nourishing blood and nourishing qi, and taking it regularly can make people full of blood and energy. But you can't add more at a time, otherwise mortals won't be able to bear its effect, so you add less. ”

The disciple of Tsing Yi put a small amount of dansha into the ding.

After that, Hou Sheng ordered his disciples to add several medicines and minerals to the ding.

After the last medicinal herb is boiled, there will be a faint colored smoke rising from the ding.

The two disciples suddenly showed a look of fascination, and one of them couldn't help but take a hard sip.

Hou Sheng looked at the strange smoke in Dingzhong, and said with satisfaction: "That Lu Ao only said that there was immortal medicine on the overseas sacred mountain all day long, hoping that the emperor would let him go to sea to seek immortal medicine, but in fact, he couldn't get anything." ”

"And our way is to pretend to seek foreign things to consolidate themselves, although we can't stand up to immortal medicine, but the medicine that refines the body is real, so that the emperor can eat it in his stomach. The emperor has a lot of trust in us, and he is much happier than he Lu Ao when he gives us whatever he wants. ”

The two disciples immediately laughed and said, "When Mr. refines the immortal medicine, maybe Lu Ao won't even come out of the sea." ”

Hou Sheng also laughed, he said proudly: "I am deducing the prescription of the elixir of immortality, as long as the emperor always supports me, I can get it out sooner or later, so that the emperor will live forever after eating it and rule the world forever." ”

The two disciples glanced at each other and complimented each other: "At that time, Mr. will definitely be able to eat the immortal elixir and enjoy wealth and glory forever in Great Qin." ”

While the three of them were chatting with each other, there was the sound of hurried footsteps outside the house.

"Sir, something is wrong!"

Hou Sheng walked outside and reprimanded the black-clothed disciple who was running with a panicked face: "What is a big deal, the mentality is so unstable, how can you meditate on refining medicine." ”

The black-clothed disciple gasped and said, "Sir, there is a news in Xianyang City today, saying that the martial arts marquis is violently ill!" ”

Martial arts marquis?

Hou Sheng's face was inexplicable.

Martial Arts Marquis Zhao Tuo is famous in Great Qin, and he is the emperor's favorite minister, he naturally knows it, but what does this have to do with his Hou Sheng?

Hou Sheng said: "Martial arts Hou is violently ill, when you find a doctor for treatment, you are so panicked." ”

The black-clothed disciple cried and said, "I heard that the emperor gave medicine to Wugong Hou yesterday, and after he ate it, he couldn't afford to fall ill today!" ”

Hou Sheng was stunned for an instant, and his face turned a miserable white.

"Wu Gonghou took my medicine and couldn't afford to get sick?"

……

The news that Zhao Tuo, the Marquis of Wugong, was violently ill, and under the impetus of "certain people", instantly spread throughout Xianyang, causing an uproar in the imperial capital of the Qin State.

As a well-known contemporary general in the Qin country, Zhao Tuo's reputation can be said to be known to everyone, and everyone knows it, and the victories he won have attracted the favor of countless people.

His illness immediately became the hottest news in Xianyang today, affecting the hearts of countless people.

"Junhou is only in his twenties this year, it is when he is strong and energetic, how can he suddenly fall ill?"

In a restaurant, the diners are talking nervously.

Another said: "I heard that the emperor gave the medicine yesterday, and after the martial arts marquis went back, he bathed and changed his clothes, and took this medicine, so he couldn't afford to get sick, it must be the effect of the medicine." ”

Someone was shocked and said: "Isn't it that you want to do the things of King Zhaoxiang in the past?" ”

Hiss......

In the entire restaurant, there was a sudden sound of inhaling cool air.

The matter of King Zhaoxiang!

Although this person didn't say it explicitly, everyone understood that he was referring to the fact that King Qin Zhaoxiang gave Wu Anjun Bai Qi to die.

It's just that the reason why Wu Anjun Bai Qi was given to death by King Qin Zhaoxiang was because Wu Anjun refused King Qin Zhaoxiang's order to let him lead troops to attack Zhao, and he was said to have complained, so he was given death by the angry King Qin Du Youting.

But isn't Zhao Tuo, the Marquis of Wugong, the emperor's most trusted minister?

Moreover, Wugong Marquis also married the emperor's daughter, which can be called the pillar of the empire, and the situation of Wu Anjun in the past is not the same, how could he end up like this?

Someone said in a trembling voice: "A few days ago, didn't the emperor issue an edict to reduce and reduce the taxes of the world this year?" I heard that this matter was proposed by the Marquis of Wugong in the court, and it was not the emperor who ...... because of this matter."

The specific situation in the court will rarely be circulated among the people, but the edict of reducing and reducing taxes in the world has a great impact, and there are still many news that are widely circulated and haunted by the mouth of the head of Qian.

"Shut up! You dogs, if you discuss politics indiscriminately, the old man will immediately go to sue the officials and arrest all of them to repair the emperor's mausoleum. ”

The shopkeeper came over with a scolding and shouted at them: "Are you too full of food, a group of small people who are the head of the Qian, talking about things that you shouldn't care about all day long, and next time, all go to be prisoners!" ”

Everyone didn't dare to say anything more, but the sadness in their eyes could not be concealed.

The martial arts marquis actually offended the emperor by reducing taxes for the sake of the world's leaders.

"Martial Arts Hou, my Martial Arts Hou! You must live a long life! ”

At the next table, a big man with a beard began to cry while pouring water into his mouth.

……

"Father, have you heard? Zhao Tuo suddenly fell ill, and it is said that he can't get out of bed! ”

When Lieutenant Li Si returned to the mansion after finishing his official duties, Li Yu came over and said the news excitedly.

"I heard about it in the Imperial Governor's Mansion."

Li Si replied with a bow of his head as he walked into the room.

Li Yu hurriedly followed Li Si's pace, and at the same time waved his hand to let the people around him leave.

He said a little excitedly: "I heard that Zhao Tuo couldn't afford to fall ill after taking the medicine given by the emperor, father, now everyone outside says that this is the emperor's intention, I'm afraid he wants to deliberately kill Zhao Tuo." ”

Li Si paused and looked over with a look of astonishment.

"How is this possible!"

Wugong Hou took medicine, and the news of his violent illness spread quickly, and even the officials of the Tingwei Mansion were discussing it in private.

Li Si had also heard of it, but no one dared to say this conspiracy theory in front of Ting Wei, which was completely beyond Li Si's expectations.

"How can't it be."

Li Yu saw that there was no one around, and he laughed: "That Zhao Tuo is only in his twenties, and he is from the military, and he is physically strong, how can he suddenly become ill, and it happened to be like this after taking the medicine given by the emperor, isn't it obvious that the problem lies in that medicine?" ”

"Now that my Great Qin has destroyed the Six Kingdoms, leveled the Xiongnu, and defeated the Yue Clan, the rest of the Southwest, Hexi, and Baiyue are all barbarian small states, so there is nothing to worry about. The emperor doesn't need Zhao Tuo anymore! ”

"Zhao Tuo has made great achievements, and now he has become the Marquis of Lun with 6,000 households in Shiyi, and he has almost climbed to the top of my Great Qin Title, and then except for the first-level Marquis of Che, there is no way to rise. The most important thing is that he's still young. Now that the emperor is here, he can naturally suppress Zhao Tuo, but if the emperor returns, who in the world can suppress him, and no one among the princes can compete with Zhao Tuo. ”

"The emperor must have thought of this, so he wanted to give medicine to kill him, which was exactly the method used by Goujian, the king of Yue, to hide the bird's bow. As soon as Zhao Tuo died, the emperor would no longer have hidden dangers, even if he returned in the future, the second emperor would be able to sit firmly in the Great Qin. ”

Lees was surprised by his son's bunch of conspiracy theories.

After he was surprised, he shook his head again and said: "With the emperor's means, if you want to kill Zhao Tuo, just like the former King Zhaoxiang, just give a sword, why bother to give medicine, and isn't he a violent illness?" and did not die. ”

Li Yu snorted and explained: "This is the emperor's cleverness, when King Yue Gou Jian killed the literary genre, he was notorious in later generations. King Zhaoxiang killed Wu Anjun, making it unforgettable for generations of Qin. The emperor didn't want to bear this infamy, so he pretended to give medicine, but in fact he was poisoned, Zhao Tuo was naturally good if he died, if he didn't die, he wouldn't be able to live for a few days if he wanted to come to the poison, and he would definitely die before the emperor. ”

"And the emperor only needs to put all the blame on those alchemists, he doesn't have to bear the infamy anymore, such a means, high, really high, worthy of being the emperor of my Great Qin. Father, just wait and see, this time Zhao Tuo's matter, it must be those monks who are responsible! ”

Li Yu held his head high, very confident.

After thinking for a moment, Li Si slowly shook his head again

He said in a deep voice: "Have you ever thought about the fact that martial arts marquis is violently ill, according to the general situation, the news should be concealed as much as possible, how can it spread throughout the city in half a day, this thing is not normal." ”

Li Yu grinned and said: "Naturally, Zhao Tuo made a ghost, he must have seen the emperor's intention to give death, so that the matter was made bigger, so that the emperor could restrain and even show mercy to his subordinates." That Zhao Tuo is also a good person! ”

Li Si was stunned, and then slapped him.

……

In the majestic Qin Palace.

The First Emperor sat on the emperor's couch, breathing a little short.

"Wugong Hou took the medicine I gave him, and he couldn't afford to fall ill."

He raised his somewhat reddened eyes, stared at Yao Jia in the hall and said, "Some people in Xianyang say that there is a problem with the medicine given by me, and they want to kill the martial arts marquis?"

Yao Jia nodded and said, "Someone linked this matter to Wu Anjun back then. The minister has ordered people to inspect Xianyang, and those who dare to talk nonsense will be captured. ”

The First Emperor took a deep breath.

The scene of Zhao Tuo laughing and talking with him yesterday came to mind, and his heart suddenly tugged.

"Talking nonsense, you dare to slander me, and if you have any words, you will show them to the public."

"Yui."

Seeing Yao Jia retreat after receiving the order.

The First Emperor sat on the couch a little tiredly.

In the hall, Zhao Gao, who was serving the first emperor today, was a little frightened.

When the First Emperor gave medicine to Zhao Tuo yesterday, he was not there, and he had not seen the scene at that time.

So today, when he heard about Zhao Tuo's violent illness, he couldn't help but look at the First Emperor suspiciously.

Is it such a coincidence?

and after eating the medicine which thou hast given, he will become violently ill.

The emperor, he really wanted to kill his brother, right?

He remembered the phrase "the cunning rabbit dies, the lackey cooks" that he had just learned, and he couldn't help but think about it all over the place.

Just when Zhao Gao was guessing, the voice of the First Emperor sounded in his ears.

"Zhao Gao, prepare the car."

"Another rumor is Xia Wuhe."

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