Just when the court and the central government agreed on the major event of sealing Zen, the first emperor ordered the prime minister Wang Xuan, the imperial historian Feng Zao and the Confucian doctors to discuss the route of the eastern tour, prepare for the sealing of Zen, and send envoys to the east to inform the counties along the way.

A piece of news was transmitted back to Xianyang, and the government and the opposition were shaken.

A famous general who made great contributions to the unification of the world by the Qin State.

Wucheng Hou Wang 翦, 薨 (hōng).

This was the fifth day after Zhao Tuo returned to Xianyang.

Even after the emperor received the news that Wang Jian was critically ill as Zhao Tuo said two days ago, he sent the best imperial doctor Xia Wuhe to Pinyang overnight, but he did not save the life of Wang Qian, the Marquis of Wucheng, which made countless people sigh when they heard it.

Zhao Tuo was stunned for a long time when he heard the news in the mansion, but he was relieved when he thought of what Wang Jian said to him on the couch.

This world-famous general, at the end of his life, was very calm about life and death, and even a little optimistic.

In the end, Wang Jian also gave some suggestions to Zhao Tuo based on his life experience.

"The rapids must always retreat."

"But sometimes if it recedes, the water of the rapids may turn into a surging wave, which will drown everything and eventually leave no bones."

Zhao Tuo sighed lightly.

If he didn't know the end of the empire in history, he might choose to listen to Wang Qian's words. But now that you know, you can't really step down at this time.

History has changed a lot by Zhao Tuo, but what he did was to add to the emperor's rule.

The invention of the three treasures of the giant cannon and the cavalry made the Qin army stronger; Make manure, quyuan plows, and wheat food to make Qin's national strength stronger; The Xiongnu in the north attacked the Yueshi in the west, so that the frontier of the empire was no longer in trouble......

But all this will not solve the real problems of this empire.

If he leaves it unchecked, according to the character and actions of the First Emperor, I am afraid that the country will slowly slide into the abyss.

"Let's take a step, let's take a look."

Zhao Tuo sighed again and looked in the direction of the Qin Palace.

The death of Wang Qian, the Marquis of Wucheng, may slightly delay the first emperor's plan to tour the east to seal the Zen, but the emperor's footsteps will not stop for this.

……

Wang Jian was in Pinyang, and the First Emperor temporarily stopped the plan to tour the east and went to Pinyang in person to participate in Wang Qian's funeral.

Such an approach is enough to show that the emperor attaches great importance to Wang Qian's death, and he seems to be clearing his suspicions.

In January, the two marquis of Great Qin, one fell ill and the other passed away, which made people's hearts shake, and it was hard not to think of something.

But in any case, the funeral of the liege was very grand and luxurious.

The people of the entire Pinyang County are mourning for the Marquis of Wucheng.

In the Hou Mansion, the seven-foot inscription with Wang Qian's name on it stands under the eaves and on the west steps, dancing in the wind.

Dressed in a garment of decay and with a sad face, Taiwei Wang Ben took his young son Wang Kai to greet the guests.

Martial arts Marquis Zhao Tuo naturally also attended the funeral.

He saw Wang Jian again, to be precise, the body of the Marquis of Wucheng.

The elderly have passed away, and all kinds of chats and jokes in the past can only be turned into memories and hidden deep in the heart.

Wang Jian passed the sixtieth year, walked very peacefully, and did not feel regretful.

If there is, it is probably that Zhao Tuo sometimes remembered that Wang Jian wanted to fake a fall, but he really fell to his death, so he couldn't cry or laugh, and secretly sighed at the treacherous and unpredictable fate.

After experiencing the rituals of conjuring spirits, helping funerals, memorials, meals, weighting, small gatherings, large gatherings, and funerals.

The guests began to disperse, and the First Emperor got into his royal chauff and prepared to return.

Zhao Gao, the commander of the CRRC Mansion who drove for him, keenly noticed that the emperor's expression had not been quite right.

If he was not mistaken, he seemed to see the First Emperor's body trembling when he stepped on the chariot.

The car was bumpy all the way, and when I returned to the Qin Palace, it was almost dusk.

The First Emperor did not hesitate, and ordered directly: "Pass on the edict and let Fang Shi Lu Ao and Han Zhong enter the palace." ”

"Yui."

Zhao Gao took the order and retreated.

Before leaving, he seemed to see the figure of the emperor a little more clumsy.

……

When night fell, the lights of the Qin Palace burned everywhere, and the light reflected was like day.

In a glorious palace, Qin Shi Huang sat on the emperor's couch and looked at the two people in the hall.

"The three gods are named Penglai, Abbot, and Yingzhou. It drifts in the middle of the sea, not far from people. There have been those who have arrived, and the utensils and beasts on the mountain are all white, and the gold and silver are the palaces, which is really not the scenery of the world. On the sacred mountain, there are all the immortals who are at ease, and the things planted by the immortals are immortal medicines. ”

The white-haired and white-bearded old man in the hall, waving his robe sleeves, was describing in his extremely magnetic voice a thing that did not seem to exist in the mortal world.

The First Emperor closed his eyes, and in his mind he seemed to be able to imagine the scene on the Three Gods Mountain that Lu Sheng had said.

Especially the peculiar-looking immortal elixir.

After Lu Sheng's voice fell.

Han Zhong, who was standing next to him, said: "The minister heard that the Sanshen Mountain is inhabited by immortals, and ordinary people can easily see it, and if they don't arrive, they look at it like a cloud; And when it arrived, Sanshen Mountain was underwater. When it comes, the wind leads away, and it will never come. Only the saints of great merit and great virtue can win their favor. ”

"In the past, Qi Guowei and Xuan Erwang thought that they had made great achievements, and they had sent envoys into the sea to ask for it, overlooking the image of the sacred mountain, and when they encountered strong winds and waves, they could not arrive in the end, so they could only return in a huff. There is also the king of Yan Zhao, re-establish the Yan country, drive Hu Yi more than 1,000 miles in the north, break the 70 cities of Qi in the south, think that the merit is great, and also send a messenger into the sea to ask for it, meet the immortal people, say that Yan Zhao's merit is not enough, and the virtue is not thick, so he retreats. ”

Speaking of this, Han Zhong and Lu Sheng bowed together, and said: "Your Majesty now dominates the sea, the merits far exceed the ancient and modern, Endeze is in the world, it is the world's greatest meritorious and virtuous sage, after Mount Tai is sealed Zen, if you send a messenger into the sea to seek immortals, or you can climb the three gods mountain, win the favor of the immortals, and seek the medicine of immortality." ”

Hearing this, the First Emperor's breathing was a little heavier.

He opened his eyes and stared at the two monks who had persuaded him to seek immortal medicine.

"Do you know the fate of deceiving me, that Hou Yan is still on the bank of the water."

In the face of the threat of the First Emperor, Han Zhong's face turned slightly pale, but Lu Sheng's face was as usual.

He stroked his beard and smiled: "Immortality is the ability of immortals, how can mortals be able to refine it." Hou Yan wanted to use gold and stone to refine medicine and seek immortality, which was originally a futile thing, so he refined the poison, and His Majesty killed his clan, which was very appropriate. ”

"As for us, what Your Majesty said about the Three Divine Mountains, the Immortals, and the Elixir of Immortality are all said by countless people in the land of Yan and Qi for hundreds of years, and many people have seen it with their own eyes on the sea. There are even King Qi Wei, King Qi Xuan, and King Yan Zhao sent envoys into the sea as evidence, how to talk about falsehood, I hope Your Majesty will investigate this matter. ”

Lu Sheng held his head high and spoke eloquently, as if he was talking about common sense.

The First Emperor bowed slightly, and a ray of hope bloomed in his eyes.

Yes, compared to Hou Sheng's method of refining miraculous medicine with gold and stone, and finally seeking immortality. This overseas immortal seeking words that Lu Ao and Han Zhong often talk about sounding more reliable.

For the people of this era, gods exist, immortals exist, and the elixir of immortality naturally exists.

The only difficulty is probably that the sea is vast, and whether the process of finding the Sanshen Mountain, finding the immortals, and seeking the elixir of immortality can be realized.

This is also the reason why the First Emperor killed Hou Sheng and other medicine refining scholars before, and it did not affect Lu Sheng and others. In addition to the fact that the Fang Shi did not refine medicine, it was also because what they said had the possibility of being realized, which was a hope of the First Emperor.

The First Emperor tilted his head forward, stared at the two of them, and asked again, "If you can get the elixir of immortality, can you really make me immortal?" ”

Lu Sheng smiled: "Immortality, longevity with heaven and earth." ”

The First Emperor let out a sigh of relief and waved his hand: "Go down, you go to the prime minister, let him arrange the corresponding route, and after I have sealed the Zen, I will go to the east and see the sea with my own eyes." ”

"Yui."

Lu Sheng responded, and the two of them slowly retreated.

Watching the figures of the two alchemists disappear outside the door.

The First Emperor was still sitting on the couch, and there was a rare trace of fear in his eyes.

Wang Jian died.

Standing at the top of the title of the Great Qin Empire, the prince Wang Jian fell, and then died.

When the First Emperor sighed, he could not suppress the fear of death in his heart.

He is forty-one years old, and although he is in the prime of life and in the prime of life, he is actually getting closer and closer to death, and it is time to think about it for the future.

It is common sense that people are born, old, sick and die.

Even if he is the emperor and the only master in the world, he can't escape the shadow of death.

But he didn't want to die.

"I want to live forever!"

"I don't want to die!"

"I still want to rule this world, ten thousand years, ten thousand years!"

In the flickering shadows of the candles, the First Emperor whispered, full of longing for immortality.

……

Outside the Qin Palace.

Lu Sheng and Han Zhong walked out of the palace gate.

Lu Sheng paused and looked back at the majestic Qin Palace.

At this moment, the tall palace that represented the imperial power seemed to be a little shorter in his eyes, and he no longer seemed so great.

"The death of the Marquis of Wucheng has helped us. The emperor is eager for immortality, and this time he is traveling eastward, as long as the emperor sees the sea is slim and unpredictable, and then makes people talk about the immortal elixir, he will definitely be able to fund us to go to the sea to seek immortals. ”

Lu Sheng said softly, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Han nodded and said, "It seems that we should contact the other party so that we can receive the emperor." ”

Lu Sheng bowed his head and said, "I remember that Langya's Xu Shi is very good, you can contact him one or two." ”