General Qin

The first emperor ascended Mount Lai the next day, offering sacrifices to the Lord of the Moon with Qin rituals.

In order to flatter the emperor, Bai Qi, the governor of Jiaodong County, made the scene so big that he even dragged all the Qi people from the ten miles and eight villages around Huang County to the foot of the mountain to make up the numbers.

The first emperor was satisfied with this. This time he sacrificed to the eight gods of Qi along the way just to express an attitude to the people of Qi, so as to make the Qi people integrate into the rule of Qin State ideologically.

After completing the sacrifice of the Lord of the Moon, Shi Huangdi couldn't hold back his mind, and flew straight to Zhifu Island in the southeast, faster than his body.

He wanted to see the sea that he had been thinking about for a long time.

Emperor Shi Huang, who is the lord of the world, has never seen the sea in the world. This has always been a regret in his heart.

Lu Sheng, Han Zhong and other alchemists kept bragging in his ears about the vastness of the ocean, about the legendary overseas fairy mountains, as well as the immortal immortals and immortal medicines on the fairy mountains, which moved the first emperor's heart.

The first emperor longed for longevity, but he was not a fool.

He has always been skeptical about the things that Lu Sheng and others boasted, especially after the Hou Si incident broke out, his trust in these alchemists plummeted.

In this east tour, besides accomplishing some political goals, he also had to see the sea and verify whether the things Lu Sheng and others said were true.

Hearing is believing, seeing is believing.

If Lu Sheng and the others could persuade him here, then the First Emperor would naturally give funding to the alchemists like King Qi Wei and King Yan Zhao, and let them go out to sea to find immortals.

Under such circumstances, at the beginning of July in the twenty-eighth year of Qin Shihuang, the first emperor's convoy finally arrived at Chuí County on the seashore.

Xixian County is just a small coastal county with a small city and no special features, which cannot attract the interest of the emperor and the accompanying officials.

This is just a transit point. The emperor's goal is to take a boat to Zhifu Island not far away from the seaport of Xixian County.

The ship is a large building ship transferred from Langya, which belongs to the original Qi State boat division, and it is Qi State's navy that is proud of the world. It's a pity that in the first battle of Zhencheng, after Zhao Tuo's soldiers besieged Linzi, Qi Wangjian quickly surrendered the whole country, making the Qi people's boat division useless.

Except for a small number of Qi people who did not want to surrender to Qin and fled to the Korean peninsula by boat, most of Qi's boat divisions directly surrendered to Qin's army, and now they happened to be used as vehicles to escort the emperor to Zhifu Island.

"Your Majesty, this is the sea. It is vast and boundless. No one knows where the end of the sea is."

After boarding the boat, Lu Sheng and Han Zhong joined Shi Huangdi and introduced him to the sea.

The First Emperor stood at the bow with a calm expression, his eyes fixed on the endless sea in the distance. Regarding the words of Lu Sheng and others, he nodded slightly to show that he understood.

"The sea..."

The first emperor looked at the endless sea in the sea breeze, but he didn't know what was going on in his head.

After a while, he looked back at Hu Hai who was cheering on the deck.

He asked, "Hu Hai, what does it feel like to see the sea?"

"O sea, so much water!"

Hu Hai yelled loudly, the child was naturally very happy when he saw the sea for the first time.

The First Emperor shook his head with a smile, then looked at Zhao Tuo who was beside him with a calm face, and nodded secretly.

Compared with others, this son really has the air of a general.

Standing by the side of the boat, Zhao Tuo let the sea breeze blow on his body, he felt open-minded, and nothing unusual happened. He had been on a ship in his previous life and had experience in sea navigation.

Ziying next to him already had a yellow complexion and his legs were trembling.

In fact, the children and infants are not bad. Not far away, the faces of the ministers and ministers are all different, and many of them are already seasick.

For example, when the servant of the minister shot Li You, his face was already blue and yellow, his teeth were clenched, and his whole body was shaking, as if he could spit it out at any time.

Or feeling Zhao Tuo's gaze, Li You turned his head to look over, sullenly, and nodded to Zhao Tuo pretending to be calm.

"Brother Li is indeed a real man, his face has changed due to seasickness, yet he can bear it."

Zhao Tuo secretly gave Li You a thumbs up.

Leaving the first emperor and the two alchemists there to continue talking about the sea, Zhao Tuo went to talk to the Qin general who was in charge of the building.

Although he led the Qin army to fight in the north and south, and wiped out the princes and Hu people, he never actually fought a water battle.

In the battle of destroying Qi, the opponent directly surrendered the whole country, and the generals who received the boat division were all done by his generals. Zhao Tuo didn't know much, so now he is a little curious about the boat technology of this era.

After some conversation, Zhao Tuo was quite surprised when he heard that people from Qi went directly to North Korea by boat.

"Qin Dynasty's shipbuilding technology is good, and it can lead to Liaodong and North Korea."

It's normal to think about it. In the Spring and Autumn Period more than two hundred years ago, King Fuchai of Wu led a boat division hundreds of miles across the sea to expedition to Qi. It is the historical record of the sea expedition.

If we push back from the Qin Dynasty, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sent an army of 50,000 people to conquer Korea across the sea with large ships a hundred years later.

Therefore, it is normal for sea ships in this era to reach North Korea, and it is not impossible to even go to the Japanese archipelago. However, because the navigation technology is not developed enough, and the sea wind is changeable, and the sea surface is often shrouded in fog, most of the ships need to sail close to the coast, which is the so-called "terrestrial navigation", and the navigation and direction must be determined through the objects on the ground. .

If you want to truly ride the wind and waves and sail across the sea, you must have an experienced navigator.

"In terms of sailing skills, Xu Shi is the most famous in the entire Qin Dynasty. I don't know if this old boy really went to Japan to become the emperor in history."

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Zhifu Island is not big, only more than 20 miles long, and only four or five miles wide at its widest point, but its scenery is unique. Seabirds fly by, and there is a special scene between the blue sea and blue sky.

Such a scene was never seen by Emperor Shi Huang and many ministers who had lived inland for a long time. Except for the seasick person who staggered after disembarking, everyone else looked around in surprise.

At this moment, Bai Qi, the governor of Jiaodong County who accompanied him, reported an important matter to the emperor in public.

"Now there is Xu Shi, an alchemist in Langya, who hunted a strange beast in the sea. It is now imprisoned in Zhifu, and it is dedicated to Your Majesty."

"I ordered Xu City to come and see you."

The First Emperor spoke lightly.

This news, Bai Qi, Lu Sheng and others had already told him privately before, which aroused his expectations, and now it is reported in public, so it is necessary to show it in front of all the ministers.

"An alien beast in the sea?"

"Strange beast, what kind of beast!"

All the ministers became curious because of the word "exotic beast".

Only Zhao Tuo was surprised by the alchemist's name.

Xu City!

"Why did Xu City come when I just thought about it?"

Zhao Tuo was inexplicably astonished. He just thought of the glorious deeds of the navigator Xu Shi on the boat, but the other party came as soon as he landed on the island. It was a perfect coincidence.

But Zhao Tuo quickly realized that, looking at Lu Sheng and Han Zhong who were smiling, he felt confident.

"Good guy, the alchemists have joined forces. Lu Sheng lured the emperor to Zhifu Island. Apart from the mirage, this Xu is probably one of his trump cards. I want to see what kind of beast he can come up with."

As Zhao Tuo thought about it, he saw a middle-aged alchemist in a long robe and long sleeves walking on the island, following two Qin soldiers.

When he got closer, Zhao Tuo saw that Xu Shi was about forty years old, with a round face and long beard, kind eyebrows, and a somewhat festive look.

"Your Majesty Xu Shi, I pay my respects to Your Majesty."

"Your Majesty, live forever."

Xu Shi stepped forward and bowed to the First Emperor.

Everyone's expressions changed.

Flatterer!

Zhao Tuo cursed secretly in his heart, he had never seen such a shameless person.

Even Lu Sheng and Han Zhong frowned slightly, feeling that Xu Shi is quite capable.

The original meaning of the word "Chen" is slave. In the pre-Qin period, even if there was no official position, one could call oneself "Chen".

This sentence comes from "Poetry Xiaoya", the so-called king is Buer, and his life is boundless.

It is the meaning of wishing people a long life without end.

The first emperor originally wanted to live forever and live forever, but now Xu Shi came up with a sentence of eternal life.

This flattery directly hit the emperor's heart.

The first emperor really had a smile on his face, and he liked the alchemist Xu Shi whom he met for the first time.

He waved his hand and said: "Xu Qing is free of courtesy, the governor of Jiaodong County said that you have a strange beast in the sea that you want to offer to me. I don't know what this strange beast is?"

Zhao Tuo looked at it intently, he was also curious about what this Xu City could produce, and dared to call it "a strange beast in the sea".

Xu Shi grinned.

"Your Majesty, under the guidance of the Immortal, I found a strange beast He Luoyu in the sea, and I am here to offer it to Your Majesty."

Zhao Tuo blinked.

What fish?