"Chun Yu County, is that Chunyu Yue from this place? I don't know where he has gone now."
"This guy has the foulest mouth among Confucian scholars and has the lowest emotional intelligence. Historically, he was responsible for the burning of books. Now that I have driven him away, he will probably not cause such disasters again."
When Qin Shihuang's motorcade left Chunyu County and headed for Jimo, Zhao Tuo sat on the carriage and looked back at Chunyu County, which was gradually moving away.
As far as Zhao Tuo knew, many Confucian scholars expressed dissatisfaction after Qin Shihuang failed to adopt the etiquette offered by Confucian scholars when he granted Zen, and dismissed them from following him up the mountain.
They secretly ridiculed the emperor for using the ritual of Rong and Di to consecrate him to Zen, and that he was not a saintly king. This made Zhao Tuo sweat for them, fearing that Li Si, the Tingwei, would take the opportunity to criticize him.
Zhao Tuo didn't care if he only attacked Confucian scholars. The main reason was that he was afraid that as soon as Li Si opened his mouth, he would label him as someone who thinks that the past is not the present.
Burning the world's classics would be a disaster for the entire civilization.
Fortunately, after the emperor was granted the title of Zen, he encountered auspiciousness again, and he was very happy. Although he heard the complaints of the Confucian scholars, he did not care too much about these talkative people.
The emperor abandoned the group of Confucian scholars in Jibei County and did not let them continue to follow the eastward journey to the seaside, which made Zhao Tuo breathe a sigh of relief.
The Confucian scholar's matter has been put aside for the time being, and the one Zhao Tuo now regards as his opponent is the alchemist of the Xunxian Sect.
He knew very well that the reason why the First Emperor wanted to patrol the east was not only because of his own concerns about the empire, but also because he was tempted by Lu Sheng and other immortal-seeking alchemists, hoping to see the vast sea and obtain the elixir. reason.
"Lu Sheng and Han Zhong have been looking at me a little strange recently. Could it be that what they said in Linzi before didn't shock them?"
Zhao Tuo thought to himself.
In the previous Qilin Xiangrui incident, although he successfully won the game with the emperor's favor, he also felt that Lu Sheng was difficult to deal with.
Whether it is eloquence and knowledge, or the ability to dance, this is a strong opponent.
Not to mention, Lu Sheng and others also firmly grasped the emperor's heart of praying for immortality, and had an advantage in this regard.
Zhao Tuo was just thinking about how to deal with them, but he didn't expect Lu Sheng to come to the door himself and show his good intentions.
Zhao Tuo took the opportunity to throw out the alchemist's secrets that the Five Immortals Mountain had become the Three Immortals Mountain, and also threw out some settings of immortals and elixirs to Lu Sheng, in order to achieve the effect of "knocking on the mountain and shaking the tiger".
I want the alchemists of the Xunxian Sect to know that I, Zhao Tuo, am also an expert in this way and cannot be fooled casually. Those things you brag about are simply not worth mentioning in front of me. In this way, these alchemists can restrain themselves when bragging about immortal things in front of the emperor.
Unexpectedly, the other party did not seem to be shocked, and the eyes he looked at Zhao Tuo in the past two days were actually more fiery.
"These guys don't really believe in the immortals and take what I said seriously, right? Is Lu Sheng so easy to deceive?"
A strange suspicion came to Zhao Tuo's mind.
He originally thought that Lu Sheng and others were seeking profits in the name of seeking immortals, but in fact they did not believe in the immortals. Who knew that the other party seemed to really believe it and deceived him as well.
"If Lu Sheng really believes in the immortal theory, then there may be other solutions to this matter."
Zhao Tuo was thoughtful and prepared to find an opportunity to test the other party later.
Under such circumstances, Qin Shihuang's motorcade traveled all the way through Weishui and Jiaoshui and arrived at Jimo, the county seat of Jiaodong County.
"I, Bai Qi, respectfully welcome His Majesty."
The governor of Jiaodong County is called Bai Qi. He is about forty years old and is a distant branch of the Bai family in Yi County.
He received the emperor's carriage very respectfully, and organized hundreds of local powerful clans in Jimo to greet him outside the city, and thousands of Guizhou chiefs greeted and kowtowed on both sides.
When the emperor's car arrived, the shouts of His Majesty Wannian and Great Qin Wannian shook the world, making the atmosphere in Jimo City instantly become extremely heated.
Zhao Tuo secretly shook his head.
He used Qilin auspiciousness in Linzi City, which caused the custom of offering auspiciousness in various places to disappear immediately.
However, facing the emperor's eastward tour and the opportunity to see the Holy Master in person, Qin officials from all over the country would not miss it.
Since the emperor no longer likes to offer auspicious signs, he should change the way of flattering others.
For example, Bai Qi, the governor of Jiaodong County, directly organized thousands of people to come to greet him, kowtow and shout for thousands of years.
This kind of flattery made the First Emperor, who was sitting in the chariot, smile.
There is no one in the world who doesn’t like to hear good things.
In Jimo City, the streets were clean. The emperor drove his car and saw scenes of prosperity and prosperity. Everyone walking on the streets was smiling.
In the restaurants on the street, there are also musicians holding harp and harp, or banging on the zither, praising the emperor's holiness.
It seems that this is a paradise under the emperor's rule, and the emperor's greatness is evident everywhere.
This kind of drama of praising virtues made Zhao Tuo sigh secretly.
In the past, the Qin officials who were praised by Xunzi as having no private affairs, no comparison with Zhou Dynasty, no friends, and being regarded as ancient scholar-bureaucrats, had begun to gradually become corrupt after entering the colorful world of the homeland of the princes.
Zhao Tuo once thought of finding an opportunity for the emperor to go undercover to investigate the sufferings of the people, see the real life in Guizhou, and let the emperor know what the bottom of the country was like.
He remembered that Qin Shihuang was the originator of private practice in private servers, and once led people to privately serve Lanchi at night, so the success rate of persuasion in this matter was high.
But after careful consideration, I gave up on implementing this plan in Qidi.
Firstly, it is because Qi is rich and far away from Guanzhong. The lives of the Qi people here are far less difficult than those of the Qin people in Guanzhong. It is far less meaningful to see them than to visit Guanzhong. Secondly, there are language barriers and safety considerations.
As for the last, there are the reasons for these Qi and Qin officials. They will only show the good side to the superiors. As for the bad side, they will naturally hide it and pretend that these things did not happen.
This is not a good choice here.
After the First Emperor's car arrived in Jimo City, Zhao Tuo felt depressed and made an appointment with Ziying to see the city's scenic spots and historic sites together to relax.
Jimo was one of the five capitals of the Qi State in the past. It was a big city that could be compared with Linzi, the capital of Qi.
When the Five Kingdoms invaded Qi, Tian Dan relied on Jimo City to counterattack and regain the land of Qi.
Zhao Tuo was a military general and a general who had used the fire ox formation. He admired Tian Dan's battle with the fire ox to defeat the Yan army and wanted to go to the former battlefield to pay homage.
What Zhao Tuo didn't expect was that he had just made an appointment with Ziying and hadn't set off yet.
The First Emperor, who only stayed in Jimo City for one day, eagerly announced his departure and continued eastward.
"Why is the emperor so anxious?" Zhao Tuo was surprised.
Next, after the emperor's motorcade arrived at Yeyi in the northeast of Jimo, it only stayed for one day before heading again to Huang County further east.
The journey is so urgent.
Zhao Tuo was keenly aware that there might be other reasons behind the emperor's impatience.
If the First Emperor himself didn't say anything, naturally his subordinates like Zhao Tuo couldn't ask questions at will.
However, Zhao Tuo also has his own way of spying on the Holy Will.
"Sister-in-law, my father said..."
Hu Hai ran up to Zhao Tuo in a hurry, ready to show off the news he had discovered.
"Don't call me sister-in-law, call me brother-in-law."
Zhao Tuo rolled his eyes. He always felt that calling him brother-in-law was a bit strange, especially since Hu Hai's accent sounded like he was being called mentally retarded.
Hearing this title often, I feel like my IQ is going to drop, so it would be better to let Hu Hai listen to it in a different way.
Hu Hai rolled his eyes and said with a wicked smile: "Then I want to listen to ten more stories.
"make a deal."
Zhao Tuo pouted, this little guy is also a genius.
After deciding on the new title, Hu Hai smiled and said: "My father said that it is now late June, and we must rush to Zhifu Island as soon as possible to have a chance to see the wonders of the fairyland. Those alchemists said that only in summer, Immortals will often appear in the mortal world. If you miss it, it will be difficult to see it."
"Zhifu Island, summer, wonderland?" Zhao Tuo was startled.
Then he realized what he was doing and understood why these alchemists were urging the First Emperor to keep on going.
"What a group of alchemists, I didn't expect this to be your trump card!
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