In the Four Seas Returned to One Hall, Li Sizheng was sitting respectfully in front of the case.
The First Emperor was still looking outside the palace.
Mengshan Mountain is quite high, while the terrain of Langya County is higher in the west and lower in the east. Looking east from the Four Seas Guiyi Hall, if the sky is clear, you can see the East China Sea outside Langya County, and you can also see Langya Terrace.
Li Si looked at the First Emperor secretly, and he didn't know whether the First Emperor was looking at the rain or at Langyatai.
Or, it is an overseas fairyland.
After a long time, the voice of the First Emperor finally sounded.
"Si, if it didn't rain yesterday, what would happen to Langya County?"
Li Si was slightly startled.
He was a disciple of the First Emperor, so the First Emperor called him very close.
However, this question is somewhat surprising.
And although the First Emperor's voice was indifferent, Li Si knew that this was not a casual question.
His thoughts turned quickly and he spoke thoughtfully: "I am reporting to the First Emperor, if it does not rain yesterday, I am afraid that the weather is about to pass and there will be no harvest in Langya County!"
"In that case, why didn't you stop working on the stone road and dig canals early to divert water from the Yishui River?" The First Emperor's eyes fell on Li Si indifferently.
"The First Emperor didn't know that there has been a drought in Langya County since last year. As of this year, the Yishui River can no longer supply the counties."
Li Si continued respectfully: "Langya County is not the only one affected by the drought. Jiaodong, Linzi, Julu, and even Youbei and Pingping counties have reported little rain in the past two years, and corvees must be recruited to build canals in advance."
"Therefore, although there is a severe drought in Langya County, for the sake of the world, the stone road cannot be stopped!" He glanced at the First Emperor carefully.
The First Emperor's face was as dark as water and he nodded slightly.
Li Si was determined.
The First Emperor's trip was to worship the gods of the four seasons and to seek good weather.
What Li Si means is that it is not only Langya County that is suffering from drought, but also all counties in the North!
Therefore, even though Langya County may not be able to harvest anything in the autumn, the stone road has to be repaired!
Obviously the First Emperor recognized this reason.
Although he is suspicious and murderous, he loves the people!
If killing forty-nine people can save fifty-one, then kill them. This is how the First Emperor loved his people!
"I heard," the First Emperor skipped the topic and spoke quietly, "the heavy rain in Langya County was caused by a god enlightening the spiritual dragon to save the people. At this time, the whole city of Langya County was worshiping the spiritual dragon. Have you ever heard of it?”
"Absurd!" Li Si perked up and spoke without hesitation.
He knew that the drama was coming.
Li Si was so decisive that the First Emperor was taken aback. He looked at Li Si with a deep look: "Why did Si say this?"
"He has also heard about this and suspects that this is a turtle."
The First Emperor was stunned.
The crocodile is an ancient crocodile, or an earth dragon. The ancient crocodile had four legs and scales, similar to those of later generations of crocodiles.
It’s just that ancient crocodiles had horns!
Isn't this similar to the one in the report?
As expected of Li Si, the most knowledgeable person in the world!
"Besides, it doesn't matter whether he is a Tao or not. Si has several questions and wants to ask this person who is sure of his words." Li Si was full of confidence.
"Let's ask." The First Emperor came back to his senses and looked at Li Si with burning eyes.
Li Si took a deep breath and spoke loudly: "Since King Zhou Ping, the princes have been fighting for hegemony, and the world has been conquering endlessly. By the time of King Zhou Yuan, all the heroes have risen together, and for hundreds of years, the world has been fighting every day."
"When Li Yuan in the world is crying in the wild, where are the gods? Where are the spiritual dragons? This is the question!"
The First Emperor was noncommittal.
King Ping of Zhou is Yijiu, the eldest son of King You of Zhou. King Zhou You favored and trusted Bao Si, and for no reason deposed Queen Shen and Prince Yijiu. Hou Shen's father, Shen Hou, the king of Shen State, then raised an army and joined forces with Zan State and Quan Rong to attack the Zhou royal family and kill King You of Zhou Dynasty.
Then Shen, Lu, Xu and other countries supported Yijiu, the prince deposed by King Zhou You, as the emperor of Zhou and King Ping of Zhou. Due to the great power of the dog and army, King Ping of Zhou moved the capital to Luoyi, which was called the "Eastern Zhou Dynasty".
After moving eastward, the Zhou royal family lost most of its land and people. The co-lord of the world was reduced to only one city, the land of Luoyi, which was not even as good as a prince, and had no prestige at all.
Therefore, there are endless conquests among the one hundred and forty princes in the world. This is the Spring and Autumn Period. When the three families were divided into the Jin Dynasty, all the heroes came together to compete in the world, which was called the Warring States Period.
Li Si straightened up and continued: "The world has been fighting hard for a long time. The First Emperor, with his great talents and great strategies, worked hard to unify the six countries and put an end to the troubled times. Because the world has been determined, all wastes are waiting to be revived. He is the genus of the gods and alchemists from all over the world who are summoned to be used by the country and the dynasty. Ze Wanmin."
"At this time, where are the gods? Where are the spiritual dragons? These are the two questions!"
The First Emperor's expression moved slightly.
He summoned the immortal alchemists to refine the elixir of immortality for himself. It could be said that he was greedy or he wanted power, but it was really for the sake of the great Qin Dynasty and Chang'an in the world.
However, the result was that he was deceived by the alchemist and became the laughing stock of the world.
Li Si's face was full of excitement at this time: "But at this moment, the First Emperor is calling for the people from all over the world to quell the source of the trouble. But at this time, there are immortals and beasts in Yunmeng, and there are immortals and spiritual dragons in Langya. Why is this?"
"Moreover, the First Emperor arrived in Langya, and there was rain in Langya. This must be the fault of the First Emperor! However, the people of Langya did not worship the First Emperor, but worshiped the so-called immortal spirit dragon. Why is this?"
His voice was sonorous: "These are the three questions, but I don't know, who can answer my three questions?"
The First Emperor looked thoughtful.
To be honest, he didn't believe that Langya Rain had anything to do with him, because he had never believed that he had a destiny.
He is an extremely confident emperor. The Emperor of Zhou still needs to pretend that he is the eldest son of God, saying that all the people in the world are the subjects of God. As the eldest son, he manages all the people as a matter of course to stabilize his position as co-lord.
The First Emperor doesn't need it!
He knew very well that he had worked hard for thirty years to unify the six countries, and he did not dare to slack off for a moment. In addition, the millions of soldiers of the Qin Dynasty shed blood and forgot their lives. The great achievement that he had just achieved had nothing to do with the so-called destiny.
Calling destiny an injustice to yourself and those soldiers who sacrificed their lives!
However, Li Si was right!
When the people in the world were in trouble, there were no immortal dragons. When I wanted the medicine of immortality to bring peace to the world, there was no immortal dragon.
But as soon as he killed the alchemist, gods and dragons appeared.
Even if they are true gods and true dragons, where were they before?
Moreover, as Li Si said, he went to Langya, and heavy rain suddenly fell in Langya during a long drought. Even if it was a coincidence, the people of Langya should worship him as the first emperor!
Because coincidence is God's will, you are the master of the world, and communicating with God is your own business!
But now, even though he is in Langya, the people of Langya County only worship the so-called immortal spirit dragons instead of the First Emperor. This is a loss of monarchical power!
"Han Feizi·Zhu Dao" says: There are five kinds of obstructions in human masters: a minister who shields his master is called a obstruction, a minister who controls wealth and interests is called a obstruction, a minister who is good at executing orders is called a obstruction, a minister who can do justice is called a obstruction, and a minister who can cultivate people is called a obstruction.
It means that all power and virtue come from the king. If this is not the case, the authority of the master will fall by the wayside!
For example, during the Warring States Period, the State of Qi was originally owned by the Jiang family and the Lu family. There was a large family named Gui in the country. The sons and grandsons who had no salary were divided into towns privately. The poor, orphaned and widowed people were given millet privately.
If things go on like this, the people of Qi only know the Tian family but not the Lu family. The Tian family kills all the Lu family and replaces the Qi family!
This is an example of the decline of human authority!
During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the world was in great conflict precisely because the Emperor of Zhou had lost his authority and was unable to restrain the princes of the world. The princes enfeoffed their subordinates wantonly, and the people in the country were all subordinates. They were loyal to the subordinates and not to the king. As a result, the king's orders did not leave the palace!
Therefore, after the First Emperor unified the six kingdoms, he abolished feudalism, changed prefectures and counties, and consolidated the power of the world into one body!
This is the royal way of the First Emperor. To put it bluntly, the royal way of the First Emperor is to rule the world with authority!
"What you are asking is very reasonable." The First Emperor spoke hoarsely, his eyes shining brightly.
"I want to kill all the nobles in the world to quell the source of chaos, so there are gods and supernatural beings everywhere. This is called obstruction. They want to steal my authority to benefit themselves!"
"Whoever does this must be punished!"
"There is no saint like the First Emperor!" Li Si's eyes flashed with joy, and he bowed respectfully.
"I have sent my order to let Fu Su and Meng Tian cross the Baini Ferry, and order them to come to the palace to see Your Majesty as soon as possible!"
A cold look appeared on the Emperor's face.
Although Li Si's words are quite reasonable, Fusu is his eldest son, hardworking and courageous. Compared with his younger son Hu Hai, he is much better in both talent and character. If he does not live forever, he may be the only one to inherit the throne of the Second Emperor!
And Meng Tian has always been loyal and brave, and he is also the best general in Qin Dynasty and the best warrior in China. After the Wang family and his son retired to seclusion, he was already the only famous general in the Qin Dynasty!
The First Emperor decided to give these two people one last chance!
…
The First Emperor did not wait long.
An hour later, the voice of the chamberlain sounded.
"Your Majesty, Fusu Mengtian has arrived. Please see your Majesty."
At this time, Li Si had withdrawn, leaving only the First Emperor in the hall.
"Pass!" The First Emperor was sitting on the throne, holding a bamboo slip in his hand.
Two figures entered from the door of the palace. As soon as they entered, they waved their sleeves and bowed their heads in worship: "I support Su Mengtian and pay my respects to the First Emperor!"
The First Emperor sat peacefully like a mountain. After the two of them had bowed respectfully, he said calmly: "As the First Emperor, am I not as good as an ape?"
The two of them were shocked.
These two people are naturally Fusu and Mengtian. At this time, the two of them are very different from before. Their faces have traces of eating and sleeping in the open air, and they have both removed their robes and crowns and are wearing single clothes.
After all, the two of them are now scapegoats!
Fu Su was still better, but there were now scars on Meng Tian's neck, which were left by the car.
The two of them returned from Yunmeng Mountain a month ago, working hard, and in January they ran nearly two thousand miles from Yunmeng County to Langya, which was extremely fast.
Unexpectedly, when I just met the First Emperor, his first words were such heart-wrenching words!
The two of them took a careful look at the First Emperor, and suddenly understood when they found the letter in the First Emperor's hand.
The two of them had just received orders from the First Emperor and were able to cross the Yishui River from Baini. Although the road was muddy and difficult to navigate, they only spent half an hour because they saw the First Emperor's earnest intention.
However, Mianjun had etiquette and needed to take a bath and burn incense, so it took another half an hour.
The two of them were traveling with the messenger sent by Wang Ping. When they were bathing and burning incense, Wang Ping's memorial must have been read by the First Emperor.
However, a gentleman is magnanimous, and there is nothing to deny about what the two of them have done.
The two fell to the ground and apologized: "I am waiting for death!"
"That's all." The First Emperor spoke quietly, his voice seemed to be filled with emotion and seemed to come from a distant place.
The First Emperor looked at the two men in single clothes with complicated eyes, and said quietly: "Do you two know that yesterday in Langya County, a deity turned a white snake into a dragon, and then ordered the spiritual dragon to spread rain to relieve the drought in Langya County?"
Fusu and Mengtian were stunned for a moment, and they looked at each other. Fusu said hesitantly: "I don't know."
He was telling the truth. During this period of time, he and Meng Tian had been waiting for punishment. Every day, one was locked in a carriage and the other was confined to a light carriage. Although there were personal guards accompanying him, they were not allowed to talk to him.
I didn't expect to hear such a thing as soon as I came back.
Gods turn into dragons, and spiritual dragons bring rain?
real or fake?
Although the two of them now believe that there are gods and immortals in the world and have seen heavenly beings with their own eyes, due to the old incident of the alchemist, they now only believe that seeing is believing.
"I don't know whether this is true or not. Based on what I have learned, even if there is a spiritual dragon, it can only move clouds, and raining is what dragons do." Fusu said honestly.
"Don't you know whether it's true or not?" The First Emperor's voice was a little hoarse, "Didn't you two also meet the immortal in Yunmeng Mountain?"
Fusu's whole body trembled again. He didn't know what happened during this period, and why the First Emperor kept making cruel remarks when he saw him.
Although the First Emperor had never liked him very much, there was still a big difference between dislike and disgust.
He is the eldest son after all! Rather than saying that the First Emperor didn't like it, it's better to say that the First Emperor liked it on the one hand, but was very wary of it on the other.
But at this moment, the First Emperor felt an indifference towards his son who was thousands of miles away.
"I am reporting to the First Emperor that what I and your son saw in Yunmeng Mountain were not immortals, but heavenly beings!"
Meng Tian was the one who spoke. He was keenly aware that the First Emperor's attitude toward his son Fusu seemed a bit distant, so he quickly spoke up to help.
"Oh, heavenly being?" The First Emperor smiled half-heartedly.
But Meng Tian said bravely: "Yes, it is a heavenly being! A heavenly being who walks on the rainbow!"
"When I first met him, he was preaching to all the spirits in the mountains. When I saw him again, he had already taught a green ape, and made the green ape learn boxing. I fought with him, and we were defeated together!"
When he said this, he became slightly excited. But the First Emperor still had a faint smile on his face, and with a hint of emotion, he said quietly: "What happens next?"
"Then the heavenly man stepped on the rainbow and left, and all the souls came to see him off." Meng Tian said honestly, and suddenly his eyes lit up, "The heavenly book left by the heavenly man said that this trip was to Langya!"
Fusu was also stunned, and he suddenly reacted, with surprise on his face: "I also remember that, so to speak, the immortal who turned into a dragon at Langyatai must be the Yunmeng Mountain Heavenly Man!"
Both of them were filled with joy.
The two of them were worried before that the gods wanted to go to Langya, and the First Emperor also went to Langya. What if there is a conflict between heavenly beings and the First Emperor?
Therefore, although the two of them were waiting for punishment, they still urged the escorting soldiers to fly without taking care of them.
Now it seems that the two arrived in time. Not only did the heavenly man not conflict with the First Emperor, but he turned into a dragon for the people of Langya County to relieve the drought!
The people of Langya County are also the people of the First Emperor. Since they are willing to save the people of the First Emperor, maybe they are also willing to refine the elixir of immortality for the First Emperor?
Thinking of this section, Fu Su was happy.
(End of chapter)
