The reporters recruited by Fu Yao were very dedicated. They kept staring at the door of Li Xin's house and did not dare to relax.
Soon, their target appeared.
A gray-haired veteran named Wu Chi.
Wu Chi's official position is not high, but he is quite old. Everyone respects him. He is considered the number one figure in the court.
Even if there were some minor conflicts in normal times, everyone would not care about it considering Wu Chi's age. Unexpectedly, this time he would meet the two demon kings, Li Shui and Li Xin.
Wu Chi tossed and turned and couldn't sleep all night.
Is it worth losing your life for the sake of face?
And this is not simply losing his life, but being sent to the Peacock Kingdom.
We still don’t know what is going on in the Peacock Kingdom.
The banished immortal claimed that the Peacock Kingdom had been conquered, but... was it really conquered?
If what the Exalted Immortal said was false and the Peacock Kingdom had not been conquered yet, he would have been caught immediately when he got there, and then tortured and his body would be dismembered.
If what the Exalted Immortal said is true, the Peacock Kingdom is the territory of the Qin Dynasty... So many strong soldiers just drank a sip of water in the Peacock Kingdom, and they vomited and had diarrhea, and fifteen of them died. My old bones...
Wu Chi shivered and didn't dare to think about it anymore.
Finally, he decided to put his old face aside.
Why don't you just get a slap in the face? It will be clean after beating. As long as you don't make any noise, it shouldn't be a big problem.
Thinking of this, Wu Chi disguised himself and arrived at the door of Li Xin's house.
When he came, it was just dawn and there was no one on the street.
Wu Chi was confident that no one would find out, but he didn't know that those reporters had already known the details of these courtiers, and they knew what each of them looked like very well.
Not to mention that Wu Chi was in disguise, even if he covered his entire face, these reporters could probably deduce it based on his body shape and habitual movements.
There was a click, a white light flashed, and the reporter took a photo of Wu Chi.
Wu Chi obviously noticed the white light. He looked around suspiciously, but did not find the reporter or camera hidden in the straw.
Then he raised his head and murmured doubtfully: "Is it going to rain? There seemed to be lightning just now."
Whether it will rain or not, Wu Chi is too lazy to think about it now.
He took a deep breath, raised his hand, and patted the door of Li Xin's house.
The door opened quickly and it was the housekeeper Li Jia.
When he saw Wu Chi, he was not surprised at all. He smiled and said, "Sir, please come in."
Wu Chi went in shamelessly.
In front of the servants, he always pretends as if nothing happened.
Soon, Wu Chi met Li Xin.
Li Xin greeted Wu Chi attentively, took Wu Chi's hand into the living room, and then asked someone to serve tea.
The tea was very fragrant and Li Xin's attitude was very good. This gave Wu Chi some illusions, as if he and Li Xin had become close friends, and this slap seemed to be avoided.
The two chatted animatedly for a while, and then Li Xin got to the point.
He smiled at Wu Chi and said, "Brother Wu, why are you here today?"
Wu Chi gritted his teeth and said: "The Exorcist gave the general a list of people to be sent to the Peacock Kingdom a few days ago. However... I am really old, so I'm afraid I won't be able to go."
Li Xin snorted and looked at Wu Chi with a look of regret: "It's a pity that such a great opportunity to make contributions has been missed by Brother Wu."
Wu Chi smiled awkwardly.
Li Xin then said kindly: "Brother Wu really doesn't want to go, so that's fine. We don't want to force others to make things difficult. Brother Wu has made a lot of contributions to our Daqin throughout his life. Now that he is old, he should really stay in Xianyang City and settle down. ”
Wu Chi's eyes lit up: "So, does the general agree?"
Li Xin smiled slightly: "Why don't I agree?"
Wu Chi stood up, bowed his hands to Li Xin, and then said hesitantly: "Then I'll... say goodbye now?"
Li Xin smiled very friendly: "Brother Wu, why don't you leave now? Let's finish the slap first."
Wu Chi: "..."
You say it so politely, but you still want to fight in the end?
Li Xin waved his hand, and Li Jia brought over a piece of paper, which seemed to be a price list.
Wu Chi saw it read: An ordinary slap in the face, one hundred thousand dollars.
Wu Chi was a little speechless and said patiently: "General, I asked you to slap me, why do you still accept the money?"
Li Xin said: "Brother Wu, this hundred thousand dollars is not a slap in the face, but a confidentiality fee for you. If you were slapped by me, I will never tell anyone. Of course, if you accidentally leak it, If you know the secret, it has nothing to do with me."
Wu Chi was a little annoyed. This was not a confidentiality fee, it was clearly a threat. Doesn't Li Xin mean that if you don't pay, I will leak the matter to you?
Wu Chi nodded and said to Li Xin: "General Li, he is quite good at doing business."
Li Xin said proudly: "That's because I, the general, learned a lot from being around the banished immortal."
Wu Chi thought to himself: They really have the same chemistry.
He continued to read and found below: Senior slap, two hundred thousand dollars.
Wu Chi asked: "What does this senior slap mean?"
Li Xin flashed his slapper, which looked like a cattail leaf fan: "I am a military general with relatively strong strength. When I strike, I will inevitably be unable to hold back my strength. With this slap, Brother Wu's face may become swollen."
"If you choose advanced slapping, I have anti-swelling medicine here. I can give it to you on the spot. It will take effect in half an hour and no one will be able to see the flaws."
Wu Chi: "..."
He wanted to cry a little: Are there any such shameless people in the world? Couldn't you just be gentler when you hit me?
He sighed, continued reading, and found another one: the ultimate slap, one million dollars.
This time Li Xin took the initiative to explain: "In this world, the most indispensable thing is people who spread rumors to stir up trouble and seize the situation. No matter how well Brother Wu conceals it, those people may still spread rumors and say that you have been slapped by me."
"Then what should I do? As long as Brother Wu chooses the ultimate slap, I will be responsible for refuting your rumors and proving to them that you were not slapped by me."
Wu Chi suddenly came back to his senses: "That's not right. As long as I don't go to the Peacock Kingdom, doesn't that mean I'll be beaten by you? What's the use of all this cover-up? Isn't that just covering up?"
Li Xin smiled and said: "Brother Wu, don't worry, we have valid reasons for everyone who did not go to the Peacock Kingdom. Either they are too old or they are unwell."
"There are quite a few people on this list, and not everyone has to go."
Wu Chi nodded and said, "That's all, in that case, let's just choose a normal slap."
Li Xin was a little helpless and thought: Why is this old man so stingy?
He sighed, and then asked thoughtfully: "Brother Wu, are you ready? I'm going to start."
Wu Chi closed his eyes: "Come on."
Li Xin rounded his arm, and with a snap, a crisp and loud slap came out.
Wu Chi felt a thunderclap ringing in his ears, followed by pain and numbness in half of his face, and then a burning feeling of suffocation.
I touched it lightly with my hand and found that it was already highly swollen.
Li Xin smiled honestly: "I'm offended."
Wu Chi also forced a smile and wrote an IOU for 100,000 yuan.
Li Xin asked kindly: "Do you want to upgrade, pay another 100,000 yuan, and apply some medicine?"
Wu Chi covered his face with his sleeves, shook his head and said, "No, I'll take my leave now."
So he hurriedly walked outside. When he reached the door, he met another courtier.
The two men raised their sleeves at the same time, covering their faces tightly, and then left in a hurry.
Whether they meet or not, this is their greatest wish.
…………
At three o'clock in the morning, Li Shui got up.
Fu Yao didn't leave last night, so he had dinner with Li Shui at noon.
When they were halfway through eating, they saw Xiangli Zhu coming in with a haggard look on his face.
Li Shui asked with concern: "Are you sick?"
Xianglizhu looked at him in confusion: "Why are you so kind today?"
Li Shuiqian laughed: "It's not a good intention. Your disease... is not contagious, right?"
Xianglizhu said angrily: "I'm not sick, I just didn't sleep well last night."
Li Shui said oh.
Xianglizhu said: "I have tested the oil you brought back overnight. This stuff is indeed poisonous, but if it is stored properly and refined, it can be used."
"I discovered that petroleum is made up of a mixture of different things. These things can be separated through distillation. I don't know how to use it yet, but it must be very useful. Just for burning, it is already very valuable. ”
Li Shui smiled and said, "You have to work hard. It's up to you to build Da Qin into a fairyland on earth as soon as possible."
Xiangli Zhu looked at Li Shui in confusion: "That's weird, building Da Qin into a fairyland on earth and helping His Majesty live forever, isn't that your business?"
Li Shui said sternly: "How can I bear to enjoy such a great contribution to myself? Of course I have to give others a chance."
Xiangli Zhu rolled his eyes.
Then she took out a few more pieces of paper, handed them to Li Shui and said, "We have been studying lightning recently."
Li Shui: "Huh?"
Xiangli Zhu said: "We found that electricity can be obtained by rubbing fur, mixing acidic solution and graphite, etc. It should be the same substance as lightning. Although we can't see this thing, we made an electric acupuncture, It can be detected.”
Li Shui felt excited: "Then what?"
Xiangli Zhu said: "Then... recently we discovered that magnets and electricity may be related. Through the movement of magnets and coils, electricity can be generated. The schematic diagram is here, you can take a look."
Li Shui glanced at it, and his heart was beating fast.
Electromagnetic induction, yes.
Xianglizhu said: "As soon as this thing was discovered, many people were very interested. Not only our people in Shangjun Courtyard, but also people with a little wealth in Guanzhong are all doing experiments."
"Once they succeed, they go to the patent office to apply for a patent. To be honest, although we have discovered a new thing, we don't know how to use it yet."
"The only current application is to connect it to a dead frog and make it jump. However, after the power is cut off, the frog will not respond. We have not yet studied whether this is related to immortality."
Li Shui looked at Xiangli Zhu with emotion: "Very good, you did a good job. Da Qin has a talent like you, it is really a blessing from God."
Xiangli Zhu said quietly: "Don't flatter me. I came to you because I feel that current research on electricity is too blind. If this thing is useless, a lot of energy will be wasted."
Li Shui said: "Let me bring up an idea. The rotation of the magnet and coil can generate current. So can the current make the magnet and coil rotate? Make this process reversible."
Xianglizhu said: "It should be possible. After all, the current can make the electric needle shake. If we go through some ingenious design, we can realize your idea."
Li Shui added: "For example, if we make something that can store electricity, and then let the electricity turn a wheel, wouldn't the car be able to move on its own?"
Xianglizhu was stunned: "Is this still possible?"
Li Shui said: "This is just a preliminary idea. I suggest you continue to study it. Maybe it has other applications."
Xianglizhu said oh. Then he seemed to hesitate to speak.
Li Shui asked: "What's wrong?"
Xianglizhu said: "Do you think we can really build a fairyland on earth? Can you really make His Majesty a fairy before he dies?"
Li Shui smiled and asked, "Why do you say that?"
Xianglizhu sighed: "I used to feel that I had studied all the knowledge in the world. But recently, the more I study, the more I feel that there are many things in this world that I don't know."
"It seems that we are still far away from realizing the paradise on earth you mentioned. I'm worried that we don't have enough time."
Li Shui looked thoughtful and said to Xiang Lizhu with emotion: "In our fairyland, the development of these fairy arts is also uneven."
"There was once a place with a large population, but it was very backward. It was very large, just like the current Daqin."
"This country has a long history, with a recorded history of five thousand years. However, during these five thousand years, it has not changed much. It is almost the same ten years ago and a hundred years ago."
"People in this country always feel that the past is better than the future. After all, there was a so-called prosperous age in the past, and people could barely fill their stomachs. Who knows whether there will be famine in the future?"
"Later, changes occurred in other countries. Those countries were getting closer and closer to the fairyland, and then they began to bully this long-standing ancient country."
"Finally one day, this country decided to change. They spent fifty or sixty years, borrowing technology from other countries, and built a fairyland-like world in one fell swoop."
"And in the past fifty or sixty years, twenty or thirty of them have been detours, or even more often. So it took them thirty years to build the wonderland."
Li Shui looked at Xiangli Zhu: "As long as we go in the right direction, it is very simple to build a fairyland. We call this technological explosion."
"It took millions of years to use sticks and stones. Thousands of years to use animal power and iron tools. It took hundreds of years to learn how to make coal and sail. Then within a hundred years, or even a few decades, to go to heaven. Landing on the ground, reaching for the stars and embracing the moon. It was as fast as a white horse passing by, and there was no time to blink."
Xianglizhu's heart surged when he heard this: "These...are all these you said true?"
Li Shui nodded: "You will go down in history."
Xianglizhu's heart was pounding. She had originally planned to catch up on some sleep, but now she suddenly felt not sleepy at all. She wanted to do research immediately and didn't want to delay for even a quarter of an hour.
Xianglizhu left.
Fu Yao looked at Li Shui blankly: Could it be that this is the art of controlling people? A few simple words can make a person excited. Master is so brilliant.
