In the west of Langya County, on the bank of Yishui River.
A huge dragon boat was parked on the Yishui River. Due to heavy rain, the soldiers were braving the heavy rain to scoop water out of the dragon boat to prevent the huge dragon boat from capsizing due to its unstable center of gravity.
On one side of the dragon boat, a palace built on the top of Mount Meng rises from the ground!
The whole palace building is huge and magnificent. It is divided into front hall, fairy palace, rooftop and earth altar, and palace palace.
The front hall is where the emperor and his ministers work, the Immortal Palace is the sleeping palace, the rooftop and the earth altar are places for worshiping heaven and earth, and the palace palace is the portal. As the name suggests, it is where the palace guards are on duty, and it is also the must-pass to enter the palace. pass.
This is Langya Palace. Judging from the layout, it is clearly a smaller version of Xianyang Palace.
In ancient times, when building a palace, a high platform must be built. The higher the status, the higher the high platform.
Although the scale of the Langya Palace is far smaller than that of the Afang Palace under construction, it uses the Mengshan Mountain as a high platform, uses the unique white stone near Langya as the palace, and directly uses materials dismantled from the ancient Yue Palace to build it. It looks quite majestic to rule the world. .
The highest point of the palace is the core of the entire palace. A main hall stands on the ninety-nine white stone steps. This is the "Four Seas Return to One Hall", where the First Emperor went to govern.
The Sihaiguiyi Hall was empty, with only a few curtains and a few tables and tables. The First Emperor was standing at the entrance of the palace with his hands behind his back, looking at the heavy rain outside through the high threshold, feeling a little lost.
A slightly sharp voice sounded behind him. It was a chamberlain who was reading a letter.
"The former general Ping reported that on April 22nd, the navy had arrived at Fusang. Xu Fu and three thousand boys and girls were not seen. They will go south to Yankagoshima to search for them!"
The First Emperor snorted lightly.
The former general Ping was Zhang Ping. He led the Great Qin Navy out to the East China Sea to search for the alchemist Xu Fu. It has been nearly half a year, but he still has not found him.
However, the First Emperor had not taken any elixirs since last winter, and Xia Wu, the medical officer, took medicine every day to nurse him back to health, so he was much less irritable than before.
Therefore, the First Emperor did not say anything about killing Zhang Ping this time, but only expressed his displeasure with a grunt.
The chamberlain secretly wrote down the reaction of the First Emperor. Zhang Ping's memorial was actually asking the First Emperor when he would return. He heard that the navy had suffered heavy losses due to storms at sea and could not afford to travel far. However, the First Emperor was displeased, which shows that the First Emperor's intention to search for Xu Fu has not changed.
"The guard's army at Bainidudu said in a report," the chamberlain picked up the next bamboo slip, "Young Master Fusu and General Meng Tian have been escorted to Buji by fast horses and are stranded on the other side of Yishui River. They are blocked by heavy rain and are waiting for the rain. Stop and enter Langya!"
Langya County consists of eleven counties, of which Langya County is the seat of the county government. It is bounded by the East China Sea to the east, Buqi County to the west, and Mengshan Mountain and Yishui River in the middle.
Due to the rising water in Yi River, the bridge has been submerged. If you want to cross the river, you must pass through Bainidu. Because the First Emperor arrived in Langya County, Bainidu was blocked.
Mengshan, where the palace is located, was also blocked by the guards, so the two could only wait for the rain to stop.
"I know it." The First Emperor remained calm, but his eyes sparkled.
Previously, he sent Wang Ping to add 2,000 troops to Yunmeng County with Fusu Mengtian, and gave Wang Ping face-to-face instructions on how to deal with the situation.
Although Wang Ping came with a horse to escort Su Mengtian and Su Mengtian, presumably Wang Ping's book was also in the hands of the soldiers escorting them, but the word "press" already explained too many problems.
Because what the First Emperor gave Wang Pingping was that if the two of them persisted in their obsession, they would take away their military power and escort them to Langya!
However, the First Emperor still didn't say anything. He was a talented and strategic emperor. Unless he was troubled by the poison of the elixir and the shame of being deceived by the alchemist, he rarely showed his inner emotions.
"Langyatai Stone Road Supervisor Qu Xingzong played," the chamberlain's voice was a little strange, "Yesterday in Langyatai, a fairy crossed a white snake and turned it into a dragon. Then the spirit dragon spread rain to relieve the drought in Langya."
"Then the immortal left the East China Sea and promised to return in ten days. The spiritual dragon stayed on the Langya platform."
His voice was slightly trembling: "Yesterday, people from Langya County came out in droves, all going to Langyatai to worship the gods. But today, there are people from Jimo, Qianzou and other counties who braved the rain to cross the Yishui River, hoping to go there. I will worship you at Langyatai."
"Huh!" An angry roar sounded. The First Emperor still looked at the heavy rain outside with his hands behind his hands, with a look of thunder in his eyes.
When he arrived in Langya County, he learned that the drought was so serious. There had been little rain in the entire Langya East County for half a year, and not even a drop of rain had fallen in Langya County.
Similarly, Jimo and Qianzou are also adjacent to Langya County, and they are also suffering from drought this time.
However, since there are Yishui River and Mengshan Mountain, and there is no suffering from seawater erosion, even if the drought is severe, more well water can be alleviated. However, a serious reduction in production during the autumn harvest is a foregone conclusion.
However, this time there was heavy rain in Langya County, unlike other counties where there was not a drop of rain. It was actually bounded by Yishui River and Mengshan Mountain. This fact is different.
Although I don’t know what the fairy spirit dragon is, I guess it must be another story about the alchemist’s deception!
It's okay that the villagers are ignorant. However, Qu Xu, the commander of the guard army, was responsible for hunting down the alchemists, but he said that he was a divine dragon. What does this mean?
Does Weiwei Jie know the way to lead an army?
"What did Wei Wei Jie say?" He looked at the chamberlain with a cold look.
The chamberlain trembled all over, quickly pulled out the report of Wei Wei Jie from the desk, and spoke with a slightly trembling voice.
"Nu Jie said to my lord, "Yesterday at noon, Jie de Langya County reported that the whole county came out empty-handed and went to Langya Terrace to worship the spiritual dragon. Since I did not dare to move lightly without my lord's order, I hurriedly sent ten of my bodyguards. I went to Langyatai to check, but I didn’t see any gods, but I saw a 15-foot-long white snake with horns on top and four legs below. My personal guard said that it might really be a dragon!"
The First Emperor was suddenly stunned.
Wei Weijie is also one of the Nine Qings, but his Nine Qings are different from the other Nine Qings.
He was born as a Qiang herdsman and was a slave of the First Emperor. He had no surname except Jie.
Jie is a ram, and he fights bravely, so he is the commander of the First Emperor's personal army.
Because he was a Qiang herdsman, the other nine ministers and even the officials were ashamed to sit with him.
Therefore, Jie Shi is a lonely minister. He still calls himself a slave and the First Emperor as his master, which shows his loyalty.
At this time, he was also talking about the spiritual dragon. Could it be that...
Is there really a so-called dragon on Langya Stage?
Or is he also deceiving me?
Shaking his head slightly, the First Emperor gave up the idea.
"Pass my order to summon Tingwei Si to see you." He said coldly.
…
There is also a hall in the corner of the second floor of the palace. This is the west hall of the front hall, where Hu Hai and other princes live.
The First Emperor only brought Hu Hai's son with him on this tour, so the palace was used by Hu Hai alone.
However, Hu Hai was not the only one sitting in the west hall at this time, Zhao Gao was also there.
Besides Zhao Gao, there was another person with a square face and a beautiful beard and plump breasts, it was Li Si!
Hu Hai was sitting in the middle. Due to the heavy rain outside, the door of the palace was closed, and the palace was quite dark. Between the light and dark, Hu Hai's eyes shone coldly, like an eagle looking at a wolf.
He was the first to speak: "Does Prime Minister Zuo know what happened in Langya County yesterday?"
Li Siqing's position was Tingwei, and his official position was Zuo Prime Minister. When the First Emperor went on a tour, he was responsible for building the palace in advance and arranging food and accommodation for the army, so he had no free time.
There was a look of surprise on his face: "I don't know, what's going on in Langya County?"
"Prime Minister Zuo is diligent in the affairs of the king, and we deeply admire him."
It was Zhao Gao who spoke, and his voice was high-pitched: "Yesterday, a white spiritual dragon appeared in Langya County to provide rain for Langya County and relieve the drought. At noon, Langya County came out of the empty county and braved the rain to go to Langya Terrace to worship the spiritual dragon. .”
"To this day, other counties are also taking notice of the situation." He looked at Li Si with squinted eyes and spoke calmly.
Li Si was suddenly startled.
"Is this true?" he asked doubtfully.
"It's true!" Hu Hai said concisely and to the point.
At this time, Li Si had the urge to vomit blood.
He did not doubt whether what Zhao Gao and Hu Hai said was true. There was no need for them to lie to him because they were all in the same boat.
Li Siben was a native of Chu. He studied under Xunzi and later defected to Qin. He was a disciple of Qin Prime Minister Lu Buwei. He was reused because he advised the First Emperor not to expel his disciples but to recruit talents from the six countries to strengthen Qin.
He was a virtuous and dedicated man, and was a hero of the Qin Dynasty's unification of the six kingdoms. However, he was born into poverty and was fond of wealth.
Li Si was the Prime Minister of the Left. When the First Emperor unified the six kingdoms and unified the world's coins, Li Si was responsible for this matter.
Li Si took this opportunity to make a lot of money. But somehow Zhao Gao and Hu Hai knew about it.
However, Zhao Gao and Hu Hai did not go to report. Instead, they sent more gold and pearls to them, and the three of them made a pact.
However, although he said it was speculation, Li Si knew that he was actually holding the reins for the two of them and had to do his best for their plans.
As for what the two men were planning, Li Si also knew.
Big seat too!
When the First Emperor asked about Xianshan, Li Si responded to Zhao Gao's request and tried to find a way to make the First Emperor hate Fusu.
I never expected that yesterday I had said so categorically that all supernatural beings were absurd, and those with white skin were even more evil.
Suddenly today, a white spiritual dragon came out to provide rain for the people, and it stayed on the Langya platform, allowing all the people to worship!
Is this not a good thing for the fleeting years?
It's no wonder that Zhao Gao and Hu Hai suddenly invited me to come, presumably because they wanted me to give advice to the First Emperor.
However, how to proceed with this statement?
Li Si had the urge to walk away, but he really didn't dare.
The First Emperor deeply hated those who deceived him. If he knew that he had enriched his own pockets while doing Qin's world affairs...
I am afraid that the whole family will not have a burial place!
"This is difficult!" He sighed worriedly.
“Even if it’s difficult, you have to do it!”
Hu Hai's eyes were blazing: "Perhaps Prime Minister Zuo doesn't know that my eldest brother and General Meng Tian are in danger at this time! I heard that the two of them obtained a book of heaven in Yunmeng County and want to present it to the First Emperor!"
"Book of Heaven?" Li Si looked hesitant.
He had no personal grudge against Fusu, and it made no difference to him whether Fusu or Hu Hai would be the crown prince. He has reached the rank of Tingwei and became the prime minister, and there is no way he can advance further.
He even preferred Fusu, after all, Fusu's reputation for kindness was well known throughout the world. As a minister, who doesn't want to have a benevolent emperor?
More importantly, the First Emperor was a man of great talent and strategy, a great leader, and was by no means someone who could be easily deceived.
If he is not careful about his deception for Hu Hai, the First Emperor will find out about it.
"I heard that the eldest son supported Su in Chu, treated Confucian scholars well, and even drank wine and talked about Confucianism with Confucian scholars in Chu."
Zhao Gao spoke again, and he said meaningfully: "And among the more than 400 people killed by the eldest son, not one of them was a Confucian scholar!"
Li Si was horrified!
Although he studied under Xunzi, he was a disciple of Legalism!
Ever since Confucius executed Shaozhengmao for being "rebellious in mind", that is, he might have thought of treason in his heart, Legalism and Confucianism have become incompatible. Nowadays, the Legalists are very powerful in the court. When the First Emperor killed the alchemists, he also killed the Confucian scholars. This may not be the result of Legalist disciples.
And Zhao Gao immediately pointed out the Achilles heel of Legalism. The eldest son, Fu Su, liked Confucianism!
How could a monarch who loves Confucianism have a Legalist prime minister?
And if Confucianism makes a comeback, I, the benchmark of Legalism in the court, may not even be able to get the whole corpse even if I want to!
"I thank you for the advice from Zhongche Mansion!" He saluted Zhao Gao solemnly, and Zhao Gao returned the salute solemnly.
"Presumably, the First Emperor is summoning me at this time. In that case, I will go see Your Majesty first!" He stood up gracefully, with a glint in his eyes.
"I see Prime Minister Zuo off." Hu Hai also stood up and saluted solemnly.
Seeing Li Si's figure disappear behind the palace door, a trace of cruelty flashed in Hu Hai's eyes.
"Ling Gao," he said in an unruly voice, "Is there really a god or spirit dragon in this world?"
"I don't know." Zhao Gao's voice was still high-pitched and soft.
Hu Hai turned his head and glanced at Zhao Gao, and said dissatisfiedly: "Why does Ling Gao not know what he said?"
The First Emperor asked Zhao Gao to be Hu Hai's teacher, so the fate of the two was naturally bound together.
Since Fusu is now looking for the immortal, the two of them are naturally an anti-immortal alliance.
The anti-immortal alliance naturally doesn’t believe in immortals, so how can they say they don’t know?
"Whether there are gods or not in this world," Zhao Gao said leisurely, "does it matter?"
"This matter is not important. What is important?" Hu Hai was slightly stunned.
He always felt that Zhao Gao was a little different today.
In the past, he always had a sense of indifference and aloofness, but today he was suddenly so interested that he even planned with Li Si in front of him.
This move obviously had a profound meaning. After all, as the youngest son of the First Emperor, there was a big difference between his presence and his absence.
"Erxi doesn't want gods to exist in the world, that's what matters!"
Zhao Gao's voice was still leisurely, but Hu Hai was dumbfounded.
Although he was regarded by the First Emperor as a man of great ambition and talent, he was not a fool.
The first emperor believed in alchemists and wanted to find immortals because he wanted to obtain the elixir of immortality.
Hu Hai hated the alchemists and the like because the alchemists deceived the First Emperor!
Although he may not think so, he must say this to the outside world!
This is the tacit understanding between Hu Hai and Zhao Gao.
However, at this moment, Zhao Gao directly exposed the matter.
Hu Hai hated the alchemists, was it really because the alchemists deceived the First Emperor?
No, it's because the alchemists are immortals and may be able to refine the elixir of immortality for the First Emperor!
He looked at Zhao Gao with dumbfounded eyes, and Zhao Gao suddenly stood up.
"You only know that the eldest son Fusu and the general Meng Tian rebelled with the Book of Heaven, but you don't know that the general Meng Tian will bear the heavy burden even if he is held in a chariot during this trip!"
He looked at Hu Hai with burning eyes, and Hu Hai looked puzzled.
"Negative stone? What stone?"
"A mountain rock is said to have been left by heaven and man."
Zhao Gao stared at Hu Hai's face and spoke word by word: "There is a small seal on it, saying, Hu Ye is the one who destroyed Qin!"
With a "boom", Hu Hai's body suddenly bounced, knocking over the bookcase.
He looked at Zhao Gao in disbelief.
Fusu returned from Yunmeng Mountain, carrying the stone left by heaven and man. Who said that Qin was destroyed?
This is what the picture shows!
(End of chapter)
