Chapter 590: Fang Shi's Xu Fu
Qin Shi Huang, who was more than 100 years old, saw that his longevity had arrived, and he was unwilling to withdraw from the stage of history, so he posted the emperor's list and asked the world for a way to prolong his life.
This attracted a person, to be precise, Xu Fu, a scholar of the Yin and Yang School who was proficient in the art of Yin and Yang.
For Xu Fu, most of the people in later generations have heard of it.
His most famous deed is, of course, three times for Qin Shi Huang to obtain the elixir of longevity, and finally disappeared overseas with 3,000 boys and girls.
In China, there is also a saying that Xu Fu came to the Japanese archipelago by boat, multiplied, and became the ancestor of today's Japan.
For the appearance of Xu Fu, Qin Shi Huang was very excited.
He looked at the Taoist man in front of him who was dressed in plain clothes and had a red face, and Qin Shi Huang asked, "I don't know what to call Mr."
Xu Fu looked like a master outside the world and said: "My name is Xu Fu, and I am a scholar of the Yin and Yang School. ”
Fangshi is actually a name given to oneself by the Yin-Yang School, which can be understood as a person who cultivates Fangshu.
And Fangshu, that is, the man of magic and the man of mathematics.
As a person of the Yin-Yang School, most of them have some medical skills, especially the Xiao Calendar can be Yin and Yang, and they are even more proficient in mathematics.
Since Xu Fu called himself a monk, this monk has another meaning, that is, a person who can visit the immortal alchemy pill in order to live forever.
Qin Shi Huang, who wanted to prolong his life, sincerely asked Xu Fu for advice: "I don't know what Mr. can do to prolong my life." ”
As a member of the Yin and Yang School, Xu Fu studied the law of Yin and Yang hard in his early years, and did learn some techniques.
Especially after the Yin-Yang School was later involved with Confucianism, he learned some Haoran righteous methods.
Although the method of righteousness is not authentic, it can be used to bluff some laymen.
This makes Xu Fu look dignified and upright, which is very confusing, and it is easy to make people feel trusting.
In fact, for the method of prolonging life, there are really some methods of alchemy in this world, and many immortal sects will have some alchemy methods that can have the function of prolonging life.
This life-prolonging elixir is not a precious elixir in the Immortal Sect, but it is not something that the secular school of Yin and Yang can have.
However, Xu Fu had the privilege of listening to the law of Confucianism, but he heard that the founder of Confucianism once said that the elixir was said.
It is said that there is an immortal island overseas, and in that Pengying land is really a place of immortals, all of them are immortal sects, and there are many elixirs.
This time, Xu Fu set his sights on overseas immortal mountains, wanting to collide with chance.
In fact, Xu Fu also had other ideas in mind for this adventure.
It is said that at this time, the Qin Dynasty dominated the world, and although the hundreds of schools of thought were still inherited, they had ups and downs.
After Zou Yan, the Yin-Yang School declined, especially the existence of a strong Confucianism, which made the Yin-Yang School faintly have a tendency to be a side branch of Confucianism.
This made Xu Fu, who had always been a core disciple of the Yin-Yang School, very dissatisfied and wanted to revive the Yin-Yang School.
But he also knew that Confucianism was powerful, the doctrine passed down by Confucius was gradually improved, and there were more Cangjie ancient characters and Haoran righteousness as the protector of the Dao, which was not at all something that the Yin and Yang School could compete with at this time.
Xu Fu wanted to revive the Yin-Yang School, and in his opinion, only the Qin Dynasty was his chance.
As long as it can be valued by Qin Shi Huang, then it is a matter of minutes to get the attention of the dynasty and want to develop a school.
In response to Qin Shi Huang's question, Xu Fu pretended to be profound and said: "The elixir is so easy to seek, you need to build a ship and go to the overseas immortal mountain to ask the immortals for it." ”
Qin Shi Huang, as the emperor, is certainly not so easy to fool, it is impossible for Xu Fu to say whatever he wants.
It just so happened that something happened in the capital, and many people who died for unknown reasons suddenly appeared on the side of the wild road.
Youji reported the matter to Qin Shi Huang.
When Xu Fu learned of this, he said to Qin Shi Huang: "Your Majesty, please rest assured, I naturally have a way to resurrect these people who have died, which is also a method for our Fangshi, but this method is obtained from overseas immortal mountains." ”
I saw that Xu Fu found some herbs out of nowhere and put them on the face of the dead man, and the dead man was immediately resurrected.
In fact, this method is just a means of Fangshi, which is also Xu Fu's method of gaining trust.
These people who died were just fake deaths, and the grass that Xu Fu took out was just an herb called Soul Rejuvenation Grass, which was a herb for fake death.
Seeing that Xu Fu's herbs had such a miraculous effect, Qin Shi Huang was immediately suppressed, so that he no longer had any doubts about Xu Fu's words, and actively built a ship for him, and selected strong soldiers to go to sea with Xu Fu.
After preparing for about a year, Xu Fu took thousands of soldiers to the sea to find Xianshan.
As a member of the Yin and Yang School, Xu Fu knows the heavens, earth and stars very well, and he is confident that as long as he is lucky enough, he will definitely find the legendary immortal mountain overseas.
What Xu Fu didn't know was that at this time, the land of Pengying had already formed its own formation under the joint efforts of Zhang Haotian and the True Sage, and it was almost impossible for ordinary people to encounter it.
In the vast sea, Xu Fu searched for several years but did not find Xianshan.
However, in the past few years, Xu Fu has also been very powerful, and he has persuaded these soldiers to join the Yin and Yang School.
Xu Fu said to these soldiers: "After several years of hard work, there is still no result, and now there is not much food, so we have to go back to the Qin Dynasty first." ”
A leading soldier said: "It's all up to Xu Xianchang's orders." ”
Xu Fu said: "We are ordered to go to sea this time, and if we do not have the slightest result, we will definitely be punished by His Majesty the First Emperor." ”
Most of the fellow soldiers nodded yes.
Since the Legalist school gained the upper hand in the Qin Dynasty, it emphasized that "do not be close to each other, do not be noble and lowly, and break the law", "do not avoid ministers when punishing, and reward the good without sparing the husband".
The rewards for those who have made meritorious deeds are naturally rich, and the punishment for those who have made mistakes is naturally very heavy.
If he returned in vain this time, Qin Shi Huang would naturally punish him greatly.
However, under Xu Fu's persuasion, not only did they not have any punishment for their trip to sea this time, but each of them was rewarded and made a note in the merit book.
It turned out that when Qin Shi Huang asked eagerly: "Xu Aiqing, can you gain anything from going to sea this time?"
Xu Fu replied unhurriedly: "Your Majesty the First Emperor, although I didn't ask for the elixir when I went to sea this time, I saw the great god of the sea. ”
Qin Shi Huang was very unhappy when he heard that he didn't ask for the elixir, but when he heard that he saw the great god of the sea, his face turned slightly pale: "What does the great god of the sea have to say?"
Xu Fu said: "The great god asked, 'Are you the minister of the First Emperor?' What is the matter of visiting?" The minister replied that it was to seek the elixir of longevity. ”
Qin Shi Huang asked, "How did the great god of the sea answer?"
Xu Fu said: "The great god of the sea showed an elixir, but he said that the gift of King Ru Qin was thin, and he could not take it. ”
Qin Shi Huang asked anxiously, "What gift does the great god of the sea need?"
Xu Fu replied: "The minister saw that Zhicheng Palace, there was a messenger with bronze color and dragon shape, and the light shone on the sky. Then the minister asked again: 'What should I offer?' and the sea god said, "If a man is a man who is famous for his work and a hundred works, he will get it."
Emperor Qin originally thought that it was something important, but when he heard what Xu Fuzhi said, he was very happy and said: "I sent 3,000 men and women to work with all kinds of grains. Xu Aiqing must ask for the elixir for me this time, and I will definitely be rewarded. ”
After that, Xu Fu left the Qin Dynasty again with 3,000 men and women, grains and some craftsmen, and sailed overseas.
So will Xu Fu be able to obtain the elixir this time, and what will happen next?