General Qin

“It smells so good!”

Hu Hai swallowed the meat in his mouth, stretched out his tongue and licked the remaining sauce on his lips, and said with some lingering thoughts: "The food in the sea has a special taste, it is really delicious. It's a pity that this Ho Luo fish There is only one head, if only I can eat it often."

Not far away, Zhao Tuo smiled when he heard Hu Hai's words.

That is to say, children are adaptable and can eat seafood.

You see, the First Emperor sitting on the main seat just picked two pieces of squid meat from the boiling cauldron and chewed it. He frowned, put down his chopsticks, and stopped eating more. It can be seen that the First Emperor was not too interested in the taste of this kind of sea food. .

"The main reason is that there are too many things missing now, no chili, no pepper, no MSG and chicken essence, let alone cumin and the like. This good big squid cannot be used to its full potential, and it cannot be truly delicious. .”

Zhao Tuo shook his head helplessly.

Although the First Emperor agreed to Zhao Tuo's proposal to eat Holuo fish, he had no idea how to eat it. After all, Holuo fish was a very rare thing in this era, and few people had eaten it.

Some people suggested eating it by roasting it over a fire.

Xu Shi said that this food is the essence of the sea. It is not as good as eating meat and can taste the real delicacy of the sea.

This shocked Zhao Tuo.

The so-called uncooked food is cut into thin slices and eaten raw.

Eat raw squid and get full of parasites?

Zhao Tuo quickly tried to dissuade him, and after some clever words, he succeeded in getting the emperor to choose to cook it in a cauldron, making it similar to the hot pot of later generations. It was also eaten with sauce for dipping, and it had a unique flavor. Can be eaten.

At this unique banquet, all the ministers ate the meat of exotic animals and flattered the emperor from time to time, making the guests and hosts happy.

Only a few alchemists didn't look very good.

Especially Xu Shi, who frequently looked at Zhao Tuo with resentment in his eyes.

If it weren't for this martial arts lord, he would have succeeded!

Zhao Tuo naturally knew Xu Shi's thoughts clearly, and even took the initiative to show him a "friendly" smile.

Seeing Xu Shi turning his head in embarrassment, Zhao Tuo curled up his lips. When he saw this person in person, he remembered an interesting thing.

Xu Shi (fú) is often written as Xu Fu and Xu Shi (shì) in later novels.

In fact, these two names are just mistransmissions of market characters. Zhao Tuo estimated that the reason why these two names appeared was probably due to the transcription of books.

Ancient classics are precious, and they need to be copied by someone when they are disseminated. Generally, copying can be divided into two types: copying by listening and copying by copying.

The original text cannot be seen when copying. When the copyist hears Xu Shi's name, he will naturally write the most common word "福", and Xu Shi becomes Xu Fu.

If you copy it accordingly, it will be easier to regard the word "market" as the word "市". I believe that most people will regard it as the word "市" at first glance. Over time, the wrong name "Xu Shi" will appear.

In fact, if you look closely, you will find that the combination of the pronunciation of "福" and the glyph for "市" indicates that this person's real name is Xu Shi.

Now the plans of Xu Shi, Lu Sheng and others were interfered by Zhao Tuo, and they were approved by the First Emperor with the theory of fairyland. This means that unless a mirage really appears during the emperor's stay on Zhifu Island, it is impossible for the alchemists to get funding from the emperor even if they talk dryly.

This made them feel resentful and powerless towards Zhao Tuo, and they could only secretly pray that wonders in the wonderland would really appear.

Lu Sheng came to a surprising conclusion after some thinking.

The reason why Wugong Hou made suggestions to the emperor may be that he received instructions from the immortal, who was going to show the wonders of fairyland on Zhifu Island to truly win the emperor's trust.

The Marquis of Martial Arts first spoke with this theory, and when the wonders of the fairyland appeared, the emperor would completely believe in the fairy tale and would have no doubts from now on.

"If this is true, doesn't it mean that the martial arts lord can really contact the immortal?"

No matter what the alchemists thought, the night banquet ended in a happy atmosphere.

After the dinner, the First Emperor did not immediately go to sleep in the palace built by King Qi on the island. Instead, he took Zhao Tuo, Ziying, and Hu Hai with great interest to the east beach to watch the sea at night.

There is a bright moon hanging high in the sky, and the waves are sparkling on the sea. The waves are bathed in silver light, sometimes flying, sometimes galloping, which is very different from the scene during the day.

"This night view of the sea is really magnificent. It is a beauty that is rarely seen in Guanzhong."

Ziying looked at the sea in the distance and couldn't help but sigh.

Hu Hai shouted to the sea: "He Luoyu, if you hear it, come to us quickly!"

These words made everyone laugh, and even the First Emperor laughed out loud.

This was probably the reason why he was willing to take Hu Hai on an eastward tour. The young Hu Hai was sometimes smart and clever, and sometimes showed an innocent and flawless attitude, which made the emperor very fond of him.

Zhao Tuo also laughed. After this period of contact, he found that although Hu Hai was smart, he was just a child after all. Even because he had lived in the palace for a long time, his thoughts were actually much simpler than those of children of the same age in the outside world.

The current Hu Hai is far different from the Qin II who killed his brothers and sisters in Zhao Tuo's impression. At least judging from the current situation, Zhao Tuo does not need to be too wary of Hu Hai.

Even Zhao Gao and Zhao Tuo, who seemed to have ulterior motives, would probably not be able to turn a deer into a horse as long as they did not give him a chance to do the Sand Dune Incident in history.

The restless Hu Hai couldn't bear it after a while and took Ziying to pick up shells on the beach.

Except for Zhonglang general Meng Yi and several Lang guards who were guarding not far away, only Shi Huangdi and Zhao Tuo were left here.

The salty sea breeze blew in my face.

"Zhao Tuo, what do you think will be at the end of the sea?"

The First Emperor suddenly asked. He looked at the endless sea under the moonlight in the distance, his eyes shining brightly.

The end of the sea?

Zhao Tuo frowned slightly, he naturally knew what was at the end of this sea area.

From here, you will probably see the Japanese archipelago, and then going east, you will see an equally vast continent.

It's just that Zhao Tuo couldn't say that. The First Emperor knew his life experience very well, and he had to think carefully about anything that didn't fit his status.

After thinking for a while, Zhao Tuo had the answer: "I heard from the Yin Yang family that the nine states listed by Dayu were combined into Chixian Shenzhou. In addition to this, there are eight more places as big as Chixian Shenzhou. For Great Kyushu.”

"From this point of view, I believe that the other side of this sea should be other big states, a vast and boundless land, just like the nine states of China. There may be barbarians living on it, and there may also be countries and city-states, but their species and customs It is very different from our Da Qin."

What Zhao Tuo was talking about was the Dajiuzhou theory that was very popular at the end of the Warring States Period and was created by Zou Yan, the founder of the Yin and Yang family.

Although Dajiuzhou said there are still certain limitations, it is similar to the real world to a certain extent.

The First Emperor recruited the Yin-Yang family to deduce the end and beginning of the Five Virtues in Xianyang, so he was certainly no stranger to the Great Kyushu theory.

He nodded, looked at the endless sea as far as the eye could see, and spoke loudly.

"Our Great Qin has spent more than five hundred years unifying what the Yin and Yang family calls Chixian Shenzhou, starting from the reign of our ancestor Xiang Gong."

"Nine states unite into one, and the four seas return to Qin."

"But this is not the end of the Qin Dynasty, nor is it my end. The land I rule will never be limited to this. After I wipe out the Yueshi, annex the Western Regions, and Nanping Baiyue, I will explore all the unknown Land. I want all the land in the world to return to Qin!"

"Let Great Qin become the only country in the world!"

Zhao Tuo trembled.

Once again, I felt the arrogance and tyranny of this eternal emperor.

Let’s not say whether it can be done, but at least the First Emperor has this intention.

He really wants to conquer the whole world.

But soon, Zhao Tuo discovered that the First Emperor's words did not seem to be speaking to him.

Because when the emperor spoke, he did not move, still staring at the boundless sea.

"What an emperor. Are these words he said to the so-called immortals? The emperor wants to use these words to express his feelings. He wants the immortals to give him the elixir, and then let him realize his dream of unifying the world?"

Zhao Tuo was thinking in his heart, but kept silent and did not echo.

The First Emperor watched alone for a while, not knowing what to think.

He turned to look at Zhao Tuo, staring at the son-in-law in front of him.

"Zhao Tuo, if there is a miracle in the fairyland within ten days, I am afraid that it is really the will of the immortal and he is willing to give me the elixir of death. At that time, I will send the alchemists out to sea to obtain the elixir of death."

"May your Majesty be happy."

Zhao Tuo praised him, but secretly said in his heart: "If it doesn't exist, there is no elixir in the world."

Unexpectedly, the First Emperor reached out and patted Zhao Tuo on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "If it really goes as expected, I will ask for two elixirs."

Zhao Tuo was stunned.

The First Emperor nodded to him.

"One for me, one for you, Zhao Tuo."

Zhao Tuo looked at the emperor blankly.

The First Emperor changed his serious face and laughed at Zhao Tuo: "There are great nine states in the world. If I want to take them into my hands, Qin will conquer them for me."

"So you, Zhao Tuo, will stay with me forever and conquer the world for me."

"I am the Emperor of Qin."

"Zhao Tuo is my general of Qin."

…

At night, outside the palace on Zhifu Island, there was a roaring sea breeze and the sound of waves in the distance.

Zhao Tuo didn't sleep all night.

On the second day, the First Emperor set up a grand ceremony, with flags flying on the island, and the music officials brought by Feng Chang played majestic Qin music.

The First Emperor, dressed in formal attire, led his ministers to worship Yang Zhu, one of the eight gods of Qi, with grand Qin etiquette, completing an important task on his eastward trip to Zhifu Island.

The next step is to continue what he did in Mount Yi and Mount Tai, let Li Si write the pen, and the craftsmen will carve stones and erect monuments.

"In the 28th year of the Wei Dynasty, it was in Mengqiu... The emperor traveled eastward, patrolled the fu, and shone on the sea... The six kingdoms were restored, greedy and ruthless, and they continued to kill... Cooked the tyrants, revived the head of Guizhou, and established the four poles. …”

Zhao Tuo muttered the words on the stone.

The content of the stone carving is still the same as before. It starts with promoting how cruel the Six Kingdoms are, and then the First Emperor takes action to destroy the cruel Six Kingdoms, save the world's head of Guizhou, and achieve great achievements.

A proper political propaganda term.

While chanting these words, Zhao Tuo couldn't help but think of what the emperor said to him last night.

"His Majesty……"

After the stone carving was completed, the First Emperor announced in public that he would stay on Zhifu Island for ten days to enjoy the sea view.

In the eyes of everyone, the reason why the emperor did this was not only to take a rare vacation at the seaside, but also to announce to those so-called immortals.

I will wait for you on Zhifu Island for ten days. If you want to give me the elixir of death, then create wonders in the wonderland during these ten days to personally signal to me.

"It's only been ten days, how could the wonders of the wonderland appear so coincidentally. Marquis Wu Gong's words simply blocked our opportunity completely. We don't deserve to be the sons of men, we really don't deserve to be the sons of men!"

After the sacrifice, Xu Shi, Lu Sheng and other alchemists gathered together and couldn't help but complain.

Han Zhong and Shi Sheng had already listened to Lu Sheng's analysis and felt that Zhao Tuo's words might have other meanings.

But they didn't say it.

Although Xu Shi is also an alchemist from the Overseas Immortal Seeking Sect, he is not close to them. They only have a cooperative relationship of mutual use, so some important information will naturally not be shared.

They just said: "Just wait a little longer, maybe the wonders of Wonderland will really appear in these ten days."

Unfortunately, before ten days had passed, a shocking news came from the west.

Chu Di, Sishui County.

People say that there is the spirit of the emperor in Surabaya.

This chapter has been revised for a long time, and it is gone today. Let’s sort out our thoughts first. The following plot is the biggest turning point in the book. After the turning point is over, the book will enter the later stage.