The First Emperor lived in Kuaiji County for a long time. During this period, he went south again, passing through Wucheng, Yuhang, Qiantang, Shanyin, and climbed Mount Kuaiji for sightseeing. During the First Emperor's tour this time, he had already developed symptoms of discomfort and his health was in extremely poor condition. He only sat down when meeting ministers along the way, and spent the rest of the time lying in the car. After worshiping Queen Yu at the Temple of King Yu in Kuaiji Mountain, he said to the officials: "King Yu has the world in mind and became ill from overwork to control floods, so the people admire him very much. He also did accounting for the country here. I collected taxes and evaluated the political achievements of the princes. From then on, people called this mountain Kuaiji Mountain, which means accounting. I also contributed to the unification of the world. After thousands of generations, I wonder how people will evaluate me?" Li Sicheng was frightened. He said: "Your Majesty destroyed the six kingdoms, abolished feudalism, and created counties and counties. This is a great initiative that will affect future generations. After thousands of generations, your reputation will surely exceed that of King Yu!" After hearing Li Si's words, the First Emperor felt very pleased. .
The First Emperor thought of Mrs. Qing again, and said to Li Si: "My beloved, you should write another inscription to promote Mrs. Qing's chastity and virtue to the world. You must correct people's ethics." Li Si wrote an inscription. , and then let the stonemason carve it on the stone tablet. This is the "Kuaiji Stone Carving". In addition to praising virtues, the text also has the educational function of persuading others to do good, correct their conduct, and improve their own self-cultivation. Part of the translation is now included below:
To correct the people's faults and promote righteousness, if her husband dies with children, but abandons the children and remarries another person, she will be sentenced to a serious crime to punish her unchastity. It is also necessary to use etiquette to isolate the inside and outside, take strict precautions, and prohibit adultery and adultery between men and women. Men and women must be clean and honest. If a married man (jian) commits adultery with another's wife, then killing the adulterer is not considered a sin. If a man behaves well and his wife runs away with another man, the children can deny her as their mother. When the society is like this, the people will be educated and become honest and clear-minded. To govern society, we must also change some despicable and evil customs, so that all people can receive a certain amount of education. Only in this way can good scriptures and beautiful scriptures change everyone. If everyone knows how to abide by the laws, neighbors can live in harmony and friendship, and everyone in the world can obey the king's orders. If all the people cultivate themselves to be pure and beautiful in their hearts, then people can voluntarily abide by the laws, and auspicious celebrations and joy can also ensure peace in the world. If people in future generations abide by the law, the country will be able to enjoy long-term peace and stability, just like cars and ships will never capsize.
The educational ideas revealed in these words are still of great practical significance today. The First Emperor then returned to Wuxian, and then implemented the achievements of the doctors. A few days later, he drove north to Jiangcheng, changed to a ship, and went out to sea along the Yangtze River until he arrived at Langye Terrace. The First Emperor went on the stage again to watch. He recalled what happened to Xu Fu when he went to sea nine years ago. Everything was vivid in his mind, so he looked up to the sky and sighed: "Life is like a fleeting moment. Even one life is just a fleeting moment. Thinking of the past, how many people wanted to kill me. , they stabbed me with swords, threw stones, hit me with cones, or chopped me with knives, killing me no less than five times, but I am still alive today! And what about them? Like the grains of sand in the sea, they have been killed long ago. The ruthless sea water swallowed me up. But destiny is mine, how can I be embarrassed? But what worries me is that there is a saying circulating in Jingchu: 'Although Chu has three families, if Qin is destroyed, Chu will definitely die'. Why do they hate me so much?" Li Si He said: "Although the common people cannot understand your Majesty's strategy of governing the country in a short period of time, your great achievements will surely be noticed by future generations after thousands of generations!" The First Emperor said: "I am already fifty years old and will be at the end of my prime. , I just regret that the number of days is limited and the life span is limited. There is really no way to change the law of birth, old age, illness and death! I once asked Xu Fu to seek the art of immortality, but he never came back. Mao Ying's quest for immortality was also a lie; Lu Sheng's alchemy was also a lie, and even more What is hateful is that they spent a lot of money, and as a result, my quest for immortality failed, and instead I was punished by the world. This is all their fault!" When the ministers saw the emperor sighing and blaming himself, they all shouted: "Your Majesty, please take care of me. ah!"
The First Emperor was a very confident man. He always believed that he was like the sun that would always shine on the earth and would never fall. But the sun also has morning, noon and dusk, and he didn't even know that he was already the dusk sun. On the way to patrol, his physical strength was getting worse day by day. At this time, he also had a premonition that the threat of death was gradually approaching. Therefore, he often felt lonely and lonely, especially the unprecedented fear of death, so he did not let people mention it. The word 'death'. In the past few days, he has been in low spirits. He can't eat or sleep, and he doesn't allow others to disturb him. He just lies quietly in the Cuihua tent by himself, recalling some of the things that happened in the past. …
Suddenly there was a loud noise, and the First Emperor saw a god in golden armor jumping out of the sea. Holding a long sword in his hand, he jumped onto the clouds and stood in the air laughing. He looked quite scary. The First Emperor asked: "Hey! Who are you, making trouble here?" Jinjia Shen said: "You, the king of a small country, don't know me? You are so ignorant! Haha, what skills do you have, and you dare to come here to show your prestige? ?" The First Emperor heard his rude words and said angrily: "Where does this monster dare to despise me? I am the First Emperor of the Qin Kingdom, how dare you say that I am the king of a small country?" Jin Jia Shen said: "I am in charge of the vast waters. There are islands in all directions within the territory, there is water outside the island, and there are islands outside the water. You dare not respect the greatness. Instead, you pretend that you manage a place the size of a tile and call it the Great Qin Kingdom? How dare you call yourself the First Emperor? You are really ignorant and do not overestimate your capabilities. !” The First Emperor defended: “You said that my country is only the size of a tile, what proof do you have?” Poseidon said: “Come with me, I will let you see clearly.”
The First Emperor jumped up and jumped in mid-air, then stepped on the clouds. Suddenly he heard the wind blowing in his ears, and in a moment he flew beyond the clouds. Poseidon shouted: "Stop!" The First Emperor opened his eyes and looked down, and was shocked. I saw that the blue sea was indeed boundless, with only a few small islands exposed on the water. If we look closely at the Qin State, we can clearly see the Great Wall built in the north, but the Qin State is really the size of a tile. The First Emperor thought to himself: The Liuhe area under my control is indeed very small. It would not be a bad idea to build a city and encircle it all. The First Emperor was silent for a while and said, "I want to take possession of all the waters, mountains, rivers, and wilderness in the world. I really want to be an emperor worthy of the name." Poseidon laughed and said, "This is easy to do. , as long as you duel with me, if you defeat me, I will give you all the waters in all directions!" The First Emperor said: "We have made a promise, and we can't go back on it!" Poseidon immediately challenged. The First Emperor dueled with Poseidon. The two of them fought from top to bottom, and from bottom to top again, fighting for hundreds of rounds. However, the First Emperor was accidentally kicked in the heart by the Golden Armored God. He screamed and fell to the ground. Suddenly waking up is a dream. The First Emperor suddenly felt like he was sweating profusely, and his heart seemed to be aching.
The next day, the First Emperor told his officials what happened in his dream. While everyone was discussing the dream, someone suddenly came in and reported that a visitor had arrived from the sea. Qin Shihuang asked Haike to come in and see him. After a while, Haike came to the Cuihua tent and saluted: "I came to see Your Majesty on the order of King Xu." The First Emperor was shocked and asked, "Which King Xu?" Haike said, "That's it. Master Xu Fu, since he arrived at the Immortal Island in the East China Sea, the immortal has appointed him as the King of Japan. Now that the children have grown up, King Xu has made those boys and girls get married, and the immortal is also very satisfied." The First Emperor thought to himself: I dreamed last night that the Great Qin Kingdom is surrounded by waters. This is probably the area under the jurisdiction of Poseidon, right? Since I don't have the ability to manage the waters, why not let Xu Fu take charge of it for me. He smiled and said: "Okay, okay, we will get married when we grow up. As long as the gods are happy and your King Xu is satisfied, I will be relieved!" He then asked Haike if he had found the magic of immortality. The Haike replied in fear: "There are fairy mountains in the East China Sea, and there is also the elixir of life on the mountains. Our king tried his best to collect the herbs on the mountain. However, when the big ship approached the shore, it was often attacked by big sharks, making it impossible for the ship to dock. . Now our king asks your majesty to send thousands more boys and girls. If the immortal is satisfied, he will be able to successfully climb the immortal mountain and take the elixir."
The First Emperor pondered: "What's so difficult about this?" He turned around and asked the doctor: "I dreamed of a duel with Poseidon last night. Is there any relationship between Poseidon and the big shark?" What is the relationship between Poseidon and the big shark? The emperor asked It was strange, so the doctor responded strangely: "No one knows the true face of Poseidon, but they often appear under the guise of other things. For example, they may turn into ferocious beasts such as big sharks, because ferocious gods often appear in the bodies of ferocious beasts. body, so the big shark is probably the transformation of the sea god. Your Majesty is a pious man, and he sacrifices to gods whenever he encounters them. Now that such a ferocious beast appears, we should get rid of it!" The First Emperor said to Haike: "I will immediately Recruit two thousand boys and girls for your King Xu, and then ask the strong men to escort them into the sea. This will definitely satisfy the immortals?" Hearing this, Haike was surprised and said: "If this request can be met, the immortal medicine will be easily available! "
The First Emperor ordered officials at all levels to recruit boys and girls from all over Shandong as soon as possible. When the people heard the news, there was a wailing sound everywhere, but the wailing was of no avail. A month later, officials recruited another 2,000 boys and girls from various coastal areas. The First Emperor asked Haike to take them out to sea, and gave Haike a lot of money. Seeing the generosity of the First Emperor, the sea visitor smiled and accepted all the gifts, and then hurriedly boarded the ship and left the shore. The First Emperor looked at the sea, but stared for a long time, and then said to himself: "Who said that the Qin State is only as big as a tile, and the vast sea area will definitely be owned by the Great Qin State..." But who expected that Japan would be a tiger and a wolf later? country.
Afterwards, the First Emperor continued to go north, passed Chengshanjiao, and then climbed to Zhifu Mountain. Once, the First Emperor was sitting on the bow of the ship, looking at the sea with interest, and called Hu Hai to his side. When the First Emperor saw that he had grown into a handsome young man, he felt very happy and asked him a few questions. Who would have expected that Hu Hai could answer questions fluently. The First Emperor was very satisfied and went to watch the sea with him. Suddenly someone shouted: "Look, big shark!" People looked forward and saw dozens of great white sharks passing by the bow of the boat. The First Emperor thought to himself: The day before yesterday, he was defeated by Poseidon in a dream, but Poseidon turned into a big shark and demonstrated here, so he immediately ordered the strongman to kill the big shark with a repeating crossbow. The strong man shot several of them to death with his arrows. The First Emperor laughed loudly and said: "The Poseidon is nothing more than that! Nothing more than that! Hahaha!" However, he did not expect that the First Emperor could not take a breath and suddenly fainted on the boat. The officials were shocked when they saw this and hurriedly ordered the dragon boat to dock. After the boat docked, everyone quickly carried the First Emperor to the shore. At night, the First Emperor woke up. The imperial doctor hurriedly diagnosed and treated him, and everyone was very busy.
Three days later, the Emperor's condition improved. It was summer and the weather was hot. The First Emperor steeled himself and walked out of the tent. He saw a large number of ministers kneeling down. The First Emperor said: "The day before yesterday, I asked Hercules to shoot the big shark. Today I will hold a celebration banquet. You all must accompany me. Have a drink!" The ministers once again shouted long live. The First Emperor sat under the luan canopy, with civil and military attendants sitting on both sides. After three rounds of drinking, the First Emperor raised his glass and said: "Although I am not feeling well, I am very relieved to be able to have fun with all my dear friends today. Now I will sing a song to help you enjoy today." The ministers said: "Your Majesty sings first, and I will sing after you!" The First Emperor drank several cups and then sang:
When the red sun first shines on Mount Fu, where will the auspicious light shine? Who has been famous in the world for five hundred years, but me, who can save Li Yuan?
The joy of uniting all nations is yet to come, and laws and regulations have been enacted to set an example. Riding on the long wind and hanging cloud sails, grace is guarded by bullets from all over the world.
Driving a jade chariot to view the promontory, don't stop drinking while playing the harp and harp. Carrying a long tassel to bind the kun whale, what can the sea god do?
The sky has no boundaries and the earth has no end. People have worries and their lifespan is limited. The vast eastern sky is full of clouds and mist, where is Penglai Island?
The ministers were so excited that they burst into tears when they saw the emperor singing very emotionally. However, the First Emperor drank several large cups in a row and said: "My dear friends, tell me, Xu Fu is looking for the art of immortality for me. Will this be successful?" The censor Zhang Cang was upright and said: "Your Majesty. , I think the art of immortality does not exist? Is there really no basis for the theory of immortals? No one has been able to live forever since ancient times! Xu Fu led the boys and girls into the sea, I wonder if this is a scam? In my humble opinion: Or Your Majesty, please recall those children to appease the people's anger!" The First Emperor suddenly changed his color and said: "How dare you blaspheme the gods? Since the gods exist on the sea, why do you recall the children? Today is a celebration banquet, so I will spare your life!" He demoted Zhang Cang as Common people, never use it again. Zhang Cang was so shocked that he had no choice but to thank him and resign, and returned to his hometown of Yangwu County.
