"Time is relentless and urges people to grow old, and the pursuit of immortality has always been the greatest dream of human beings."

"In order to live forever, people have made a lot of efforts and attempts, but it has always backfired."

"During the reign of Qin Shi Huang, the country was politically stable and economically prosperous."

"However, against this backdrop of prosperity, Qin Shi Huang felt the impermanence of life and the fear of death."

"Maybe it's because he experienced countless life and death choices when he was young, or maybe it's because he knew the difficulty of the throne when he was at the peak of his power."

"Whatever the reason, immortality has become an inseparable obsession for Qin Shi Huang."

"Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of the ages, spent a lot of manpower and material resources in order to be able to make himself immortal, and in order to seek the elixir of immortality, that wise and martial majesty has also changed."

"The key to immortality - Xu Fu."

"Xu Fu, born in a family of warlocks in the Qin Dynasty, has shown extraordinary wisdom and unusual talent since he was a child."

"His father was a well-known diviner, who was revered for his accurate predictions."

"Under the influence of his family, Xu Fu developed a strong interest in the mysterious and unpredictable methods of warlocks."

"When Xu Fu was young, he was known for his superb divination talent and unique insight."

"He once predicted the future for King Qin, and he was extremely accurate."

"As a result, he was appreciated by the King of Qin and was named a warlock."

"Warlocks had a very high status in the Qin Dynasty and held the fate and decisions of the country in their hands."

"In 219 BC, Qin Shi Huang made his second eastern tour and arrived in Langya, Xu Fu wrote a book, saying that there are three immortal mountains on the sea, Penglai, Abbot, and Yingshan, and there are immortals on the mountain, and he can ask for the elixir of life from the immortals."

"Qin Shi Huang was very happy when he heard this, so he asked Xu Fu to lead thousands of boys and girls to go to sea to find these three immortal mountains, and it took a long time for Xu Fu to come back."

"He lied to Qin Shi Huang that he had seen the immortals, but the immortals disliked the meager gifts, so Qin Shi Huang prepared three thousand boys and girls, accompanied by a large number of grains, seeds, technicians, musicians, etc., to find the immortals."

"Legend has it that this is where the people of Toei come from."

"Qin Shi Huang waited hopefully for Xu Fu to come back with the elixir, but after waiting for three months, there was still no trace of Xu Fu, so he could only return to the capital."

"In 215 B.C., he traveled east again, and when he arrived at Jieshi, a monk named Lu Sheng said that he could help Qin Shi Huang find the elixir of immortality."

There are also many illusory stories, and even conjure up a fairy book, in which there is a sentence "Hu Ye, the Dead Qin", Qin Shi Huang believed it to be true, and ordered Meng Tian to lead an army of 300,000 to the north to conquer the Xiongnu. ”

"In 212 BC, Lu Sheng made up another set of stories, he said that as an emperor, he should be mysterious, and he could not let the ministers know the emperor's residence, so that he could become an immortal."

"Qin Shi Huang really believed it."

"He built palaces on a large scale, set up tents in the palaces, arranged palace concubines and attendants, and he lived in many palaces without letting people know his specific whereabouts."

"Qin Shi Huang also punished workers who leaked his whereabouts with heavy punishment."

"Once Qin Shi Huang went to Liangshan Palace, saw the prime minister's car riding a lot, and felt very unhappy, so someone told the prime minister about this situation, and the prime minister reduced the car riding, Qin Shi Huang knew about it, thought that the palace people leaked his whereabouts, and in a fit of anger, all the palace people present were executed."

"Because Qin Shi Huang imposed heavy criminal law, Lu Sheng saw that it was not good, so he decided to escape, but Qin Shi Huang was the first emperor of the ages, and he quickly came back to his senses."

So he sent people to interrogate the monks, these people could not stand the pain of flesh and skin, exposing each other to exonerate themselves, Qin Shi Huang was angry, beheaded many monks, and buried them alive in the name of "evil words" and "slander", which is also the origin of the "book burning and pit Confucianism". ”

"In 210 BC, Qin Shi Huang's last trip to seek immortals, when he arrived in Langya, he thought of Xu Fu who went to seek the elixir of life, and now nine years have passed, and the elixir has not been found, but Xu Fu receives a large amount of money every year."

"Xu Fu continued to lie to Qin Shi Huang, saying that because there were big mackerel on the road, he couldn't reach Xianshan."

"Qin Shi Huang begged for immortals, and decided to shoot the big mackerel himself, on the way, he saw a big fish, Qin Shi Huang personally shot the fish to death, thinking that he would sit back and relax, and wait for Xu Fu to send someone to find the elixir, and he could live forever."

"But unfortunately, after returning to the plains, Qin Shi Huang couldn't afford to fall ill."

"Actually, with Qin Shi Huang's wisdom and martial arts, he shouldn't have believed in these immortal magics, but after unifying the world, Qin Shi Huang was carried away by power and longed to rule this empire forever."

"In the end, it was really empty."

"Although modern people no longer believe in the magic pill that can make people immortal as the ancients, the desire to pursue health and longevity is even greater."

"Heaven and earth are long and life is short, who doesn't want to live with heaven and earth, the sun and the moon?"

"But most modern people live suicidal lives."

"Some people are too laid-back, some people are too tired, people stay up all night looking for pleasure or toiling, and they always know how to value life when they are about to lose it."

"The ancients were, and the modern times are even more so." Zhang Yanxi smiled bitterly.

"In addition to looking for the elixir outside, Qin Shi Huang also practiced qigong in the palace, eager to achieve immortality through his own efforts."

He believes that as long as the spirit is exercised, the body can be reborn.

As a result, he takes time out of his day to do rigorous workouts in the hopes of prolonging his life.

"As Qin Shi Huang pursued immortality, the courtiers around him also supported him."

"They regarded this wise emperor as the lifeblood of the country and hoped that he would live a long life and defend the country."

"However, this blind pursuit ultimately led them down the wrong path."

"They believed the lies of the alchemists, which led to Qin Shi Huang taking the poisonous medicine by mistake."

"In the end, Qin Shi Huang's life was not extended, but he died prematurely because he took the wrong medicine."

"In the pursuit of immortality, Qin Shi Huang also planned a spectacular mausoleum for himself - the Terracotta Army."

"There are thousands of terracotta warriors and horses in this mausoleum, as if it were a real army."

"Qin Shi Huang wanted to continue to rule his empire after his death, so he built such a magnificent mausoleum for himself."

"However, during the construction of this mausoleum, countless laborers lost their lives in hard work, and the mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang was burdened with heavy historical crimes."

"Qin Shi Huang's life anxiety and pursuit of immortality let us see the fear and helplessness in the heart of an emperor."

"In this process, we also see the human yearning for life and the yearning for eternity."