Li Si looked at the fairy mountain in the distance with dumbfounded eyes.
The fairy mountain seems to appear directly in the sky, looming amid the steaming fairy energy.
And on top of the fairy mountain, there are pavilions and pavilions. Although they are different from the Qin system, they are still towering and majestic, like a heavenly palace.
There seemed to be immortals coming and going between the pavilions, and their clothes were different from those in the human world.
If you look closely, you will see that the ancient trees on Fairy Mountain are towering and seem to be dozens of feet tall. Surrounded by ancient trees, a golden hall rose from the ground. The sun shining on it seemed to be covered with gold.
Li Si's mind was buzzing.
This is definitely not the land of Great Qin, and it doesn’t even look like a creation on earth!
I'm afraid, it's really a fairy mountain!
Those ancient trees tens of feet high never existed in Great Qin!
Perhaps, this is the legendary Jianmu?
"The Classic of Mountains and Seas" says: There is a tree, its shape is like a cow, and its skin is like a tassel or a yellow snake. Its leaves are like Luo, which are actually like Luan, and its wood is like wormwood, so its name is Jianmu.
According to legend, building trees are used by gods and men to ascend to heaven. I am afraid that only such tall ancient trees can be as tall as the sky, right?
As for the huge gold-shaped palace, it can actually poke its head out from the canopy of the tree. Could it be that this is the residence of the Emperor of Heaven?
"Si, is this the Immortal Mountain in the East China Sea?" The voice of the First Emperor rang out, waking Li Si out of his daze.
Only then did he react and his face turned slightly red.
After all, he had just said categorically that he had never found a fairy mountain.
As a result, the next moment, a fairy mountain appeared from the horizon and appeared in front of the first emperor and himself.
Could it be that the gods heard their own slander?
Do gods have such evil destinies?
Li Si shook his head slightly, throwing away the absurdity in his heart.
The First Emperor obviously didn't pay attention to Li Si's words. He thought he had already seen the fairy mountain at that time.
After regaining his composure, Li Si spoke respectfully and confidently: "Ask the First Emperor, this may not be a fairy mountain, but a mirage!"
"Mirage? What is it?" The First Emperor finally turned his head and looked at Li Si with red eyes.
Li Si felt something in his heart, and he forced himself to continue speaking: "Does the First Emperor know how to send Jiu Mountain?"
"I naturally know it. I have also read it." The voice of the First Emperor became hoarse and deep again, and the red light in his eyes became even brighter.
Li Si was the Prime Minister of the First Emperor, so he naturally knew the First Emperor very well. Ever since the First Emperor lived with the alchemist and took pills, his temper became much more violent.
Previously, the First Emperor was only ruthless in killing. He was ruthless and merciless towards those who dared to stand in the way of his unification of the six kingdoms, but he was extremely protective of his subjects and the people of Qin.
It has been more than thirty years since he took the throne, and he has never been punished for innocence, except for the two children born to Changxin Hou Lao Ai and the Queen Mother Zhao Ji.
And now the First Emperor has a surly temperament. Even when he is alone, he can't help but hold the hilt of his sword. I think this was due to the deception of the alchemist, and to the fact that he felt his life was coming to an end and did not have the elixir of immortality, among many other reasons.
And whenever his voice is hoarse and low, and his eyes are red, it means he has murderous intentions. Although no minister has died under his sword so far, who is willing to bet on the patience of the First Emperor?
However, Li Si had to gamble!
He secretly glanced deep into the curtain, where a pair of eyes stared at him meaningfully.
Li Si was sweating profusely. He lowered his body to the lowest position and said respectfully: "The First Emperor is very knowledgeable and knowledgeable. I deeply admire him."
"There is a cloud in the ancient book, two hundred miles to the north, called the Mountain of Fajiu. There are many eucalyptus trees on it. There is a bird, whose shape is like a raven, with a literary head, a white beak, and bare feet. It is called Jingwei, and its song is called "Jingwei". It often carries a bird in its mouth. The wood and stone of the Western Mountains are dammed into the East China Sea. The Zhang River flows out and flows eastward into the river."
"However, Jingwei is a female, and there is a male bird on Fajiu Mountain. His name and appearance are the same as Jingwei's, and his voice is sweet."
He continued: "The two birds flew out together, reached the sea together, and returned at the same time. However, the Jingwei kept filling the sea with stones, while the Zhibird threw itself into the sea. If it entered the sea, it would be a mirage!"
"When a mirage receives sunlight, it emits water vapor, turning it into a mirage, either a fairy mountain or a land of gold and pearls, to mislead the world!"
"As the ancients said," Li Si secretly glanced at the face of the First Emperor, "the Yan Emperor's daughter drowned in the East China Sea and transformed into two birds, good and evil. The good bird filled the sea and vowed that no one would drown in the world. The evil bird drowned in the sea and transformed into two. Mirage is used to lure unsuspecting people into the sea and drown them.”
"As you said, the two birds have the same appearance, and they come together and return together, so how can we tell them apart?" The red light in the eyes of the First Emperor gradually faded, replaced by a sharp light like an eagle.
"You can only watch his actions and argue his words." Li Si breathed a sigh of relief, but there was no expression on his face.
He continued: "Jingwei people are slow to speak and only do their own thing. Even when they sing, they only call themselves Jingwei. Those who are like birds tempt people with their sounds and seduce people with attractive things!"
The First Emperor's eyes were slightly closed, as if he was thinking deeply.
After a full ten breaths of silence, he spoke again: "You should retreat now. Send an order. Ting Weisi is knowledgeable and will give you a pair of jade buckets."
"Thank you for the gift from the First Emperor, please retreat!" Li Si saluted, glanced at the figure behind the curtain again, and then retreated casually.
The First Emperor stood quietly in the lobby, looking at the fairy mountains in the distance.
"Ling Gao!"
He suddenly spoke quietly.
"I'm here!"
A figure in a wide robe and long sleeves walked out from behind the curtain and prostrated himself at the feet of the First Emperor. It was Zhao Gao.
"Ling Gao, from what I've seen, in the entire dynasty, who is the Jingwei and who is the Zhiniao?" The First Emperor's voice was quiet, as if he was feeling emotional.
"I don't know."
Zhao Gao's face was as dark as water: "However, the First Emperor ordered that those who are called immortals and alchemists in the world be killed. Under this order, if there are still those who are called immortals, they may be Zhiniao!"
The First Emperor nodded slightly, Zhao Gao's words spoke to his heart.
He ascended the throne as the King of Qin when he was young. He worked hard and diligently for thirty years, and finally achieved his wish and achieved the great cause of unifying the world.
This achievement far surpassed that of the sage king Zhou Wen, so he was named the First Emperor and was respected throughout the world.
However, because of Fang Shi's affairs, he became the laughing stock of the world.
The world only knows that he covets immortality, but they don't know that his ambition has never changed.
If his ambition is so easily taken away by external things, how can he achieve such unparalleled achievements?
The reason why the First Emperor wanted the elixir of immortality was so that the Qin Dynasty could enjoy eternal peace for all the people in the world!
If he just misunderstood the First Emperor's intentions, that would be fine. Anyway, killing the alchemist this time has left him with a reputation as a cruel killer.
What really made the First Emperor furious was that during this eastward tour, he discovered that the world was in chaos!
The generals who have unified the world for eight years seem to be returning to a world of great conflict!
What Li Si said is very reasonable.
Those who talk about immortals and alchemists are all nonsense, but they are just the song of birds of prey!
Just like that mirage in the sky right now, it is something that disturbs my mind!
"That being the case," the First Emperor said coldly, "I want to see which bird is talking about the things of the gods..."
"You want to bring chaos to my world!"
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At the foot of Langya Mountain, Young Duan didn't know that the dragon boat of the First Emperor was heading east along the Yishui River and would enter Langya County from time to time.
Little did he know that just over a hundred feet away, there was a white snake turning into a dragon.
At this time, he was extremely sad and fell to the ground crying.
The poem "Praying for Rain" was composed by King Wen of the Zhou Dynasty. Although it is a rhetorical question, it is actually a self-examination.
In today's Langya County, the people are in poverty and palaces are being built. There are also alchemists and cruel officials who are slanderers and want to block the sight of His Majesty the First Emperor.
King Wen of the Zhou Dynasty asked three questions. If one of them was violated, it would stop raining.
Now if three questions are committed together, wouldn't it be natural for God to sin?
But what about us Langya County people?
The other village elders also looked sad at this time.
Langya has been in poverty since ancient times, with barren land and sea salt erosion.
Although they lived by the sea, their boat-making skills were limited at that time, and the villagers were still in awe of the sea. At most, they only went to the seaside to fish and cast nets, and they did not dare to go deep into the sea, so the income was naturally limited.
Therefore, the income of the people of Langya in a year is only enough for food and clothing, and most of it still comes from the fields.
If there is no harvest this year, I am afraid that all the old people in the county will starve to death.
It's okay for the old man to die. What I'm afraid of is that if the drought continues, the wild fruits on the mountains will also die of drought and the wild animals will starve to death. I'm afraid the young children present will not be spared either!
This is the cruelest wisdom of our ancestors. Whenever there is a crisis, the elderly should be abandoned first. If the crisis still cannot be overcome, the child will be given up. Only young and strong men and women are left to live in the spring, so there is still a chance for the continuation of the ethnic group.
Otherwise, the ethnic group will become extinct!
"Perhaps if we search carefully now, we can still find the evil spirit." A village elder said quietly.
"Exactly, if we can kill that evil spirit, maybe we can appease God's anger." Another village elder also said.
"Nonsense!"
Young Duan couldn't bear it anymore and jumped up. He roared and said: "The government does not want to save the people, and God does not have mercy on me, Langya County."
"Is there anyone in the world who can save me tens of thousands of Li Yuan in Langya County?"
"Only the Immortal!"
He spoke viciously.
"Immortal?" The villagers were shocked again. This was the second time that Young Duan mentioned immortals today.
"Young Duan, be careful." A village elder looked around with a trembling look. There were no outsiders around, but the children who were doing a little show next to the altar stopped because of Young Duan's roar and looked here tremblingly. .
After making a gesture to indicate to the children to continue, the village elder cautiously said: "Young Master, don't talk about fairy tales!"
"That is, if outsiders hear it, even if we pray for rain today, we will die under the axes of the Qin people!"
"Young Master, have you been admitted to the imperial examination? That day, the immortal alchemist was beheaded in the county, and you were the one who supervised the execution!"
"Have you ever met that stranger just now?" Young Duan didn't care at this time. He was an official of Langya County and had a salary. No matter what, he would not starve to death.
However, if people in Langya County starve to death, as a herdsman official, how can he have the dignity to live alone?
"A stranger? But that gentleman just now?" A village elder said, it was the one who reported to the young master before.
"Exactly, he just said that this white snake is not evil, but a real auspicious beast!"
"If we want to end the drought, we still need to land on this auspicious beast!"
The young man spoke with certainty, but the villagers once again looked at each other.
(End of chapter)
