It doesn't matter if it's always like this.
Sometimes the First Emperor felt that he could live for a long time, and sometimes he felt that everything was wrong with him.
Sometimes I feel that I really should take a break, but I also feel that I won’t be able to do many things once I take a break.
It is easy to relax but difficult to tighten.
This is true for people, and the same is true for countries.
The First Emperor just shook his head and did not deny Meng Yi's statement.
"Call Xia Wuji to come in..." The First Emperor waved his hand.
Zhao Gao, who was silent, bowed and stepped back to greet Xia Wuji.
The First Emperor was also dubious about the golden elixir. After all, the side effects were real, and Xia Wuqe was a doctor he trusted quite a lot. However, the root of the problem was that Xia Wuqe himself could not come up with a good solution.
The First Emperor needed enough energy to handle state affairs.
He couldn't relax for a moment.
After a while, Xia Wu came in to see him.
Looking at the complexion first, it is still the same as before, slightly improved, but the gas is weak.
Breathing, short and urgent.
"Has Your Majesty been feeling unwell lately?" Xia Wuji already had a hunch in his mind that the First Emperor probably did not follow his advice to stop using the golden elixir.
"It's the same as usual, is there any good strategy?" the First Emperor asked.
Xia Wuji did not answer, but first put his hand to diagnose the First Emperor's pulse.
After checking the pulse for about a moment, Xia Wuqie relaxed his fingers and frowned.
"Has your Majesty taken golden elixirs in recent days?" Xia Wuji asked.
The First Emperor nodded. Since Xia Wuji's last pulse check, the First Emperor had taken seven or eight more golden elixirs here and there.
"Is there any good medicine?" the First Emperor asked.
"Your Majesty, the golden elixir does not stop, and it is difficult to cure even with medicine." Xia Wuji shook his head and answered truthfully.
In the process of summarizing long-term medical experience, Xia Wuqie gradually developed his own views on the medicine of gold and stone. He believed that gold and stone are the medicine of tigers and wolves. People who are in good health may take them to benefit the body. However, Emperor Rushi is already old. For people who are not in good health, it may do more harm than good.
In this era, it is difficult for most doctors to separate behaviors such as gold, stone, elixir, and dancing to the gods from medicine. It is not easy for Xia Wuqi to have such an understanding.
The First Emperor didn't speak, but just waved his hand and replied: "Then let's prescribe some prescriptions to soothe the nerves and promote sleep."
Xia Wuqe was one of the few doctors who spoke the truth without too much scruple and deliberation. This was because Xia Wuqe threw a key tool in the major event of Jing Ke's assassination of Qin, which indirectly saved the life of the First Emperor.
The First Emperor had no intention of stopping the use of the golden elixir, and Xia Wuqi himself could not come up with a good solution. He only said that stopping the golden elixir would make his body healthy, but he would not be able to keep himself as energetic as in the prime of life.
But if you don’t have enough energy, how can you control the huge Qin Dynasty that is operating at its extreme limit?
"In this case, I will retire and I will bring some decoction to His Majesty later." Xia Wuji took two steps back and bowed in salute.
"Your Majesty's body is like grass and trees. They will fall when the wind blows. Your Majesty, please put your body first. Don't take the golden elixir unless you have to."
The First Emperor didn't care. Xia Wuge was considered a close person of the First Emperor. Among the imperial doctors, only Xia Wuge could say this. He just waved his hand to signal Xia Wuge to step back. Then he suddenly remembered what he had just said to Meng Yi. Live in the summer without and.
"Wait a minute..."
The First Emperor remembered his long-term lack of appetite and the huge appetite of Zhao Si who ate together, and that time he fell asleep uncharacteristically.
Lantian, that sleep on the recliner was not too long, but it was one of the rare sleeps that I woke up with full energy.
The First Emperor himself felt it was strange, and his health improved significantly. Xia Wuqi was a professional, so he might be able to know the reason, and it might also be helpful to his health.
Xia Wuji frowned when he heard this.
"Great appetite? Fall asleep instantly~~"
"It's really cordial to get along with each other." Meng Yi added.
It is not uncommon for people to be amiable. In history, there are also many people with such charming personalities that they can make people worship them with just a few words.
After the First Emperor described it in detail, Xia Wuji's brows slowly relaxed.
"In this way, I would venture to guess... Perhaps this son returned to Qin to benefit the country and the people. Your Majesty puts state affairs first, is relieved of worries, and relaxes your mind, so that such a thing can happen. Most of Your Majesty's illnesses are heart diseases. !" Xia Wuji said.
The First Emperor nodded.
Xia Wuqi said a long time ago that the illness of the First Emperor was related to his heart disease.
Xia Wuqie's explanation was reasonable.
"Then according to what you say, calling him into the palace as an eunuch can also be a good medicine?" The First Emperor made a little joke.
"The joy in your Majesty's heart is good medicine!" Xia Wuji was very serious about the First Emperor's joke.
Xia Wuji took care of the First Emperor when he was a hostage, and later followed the First Emperor back to Qin.
The First Emperor laughed dumbly. Seeing that Xia Wuji became serious, he just waved his hand and Xia Wuji stepped back knowingly.
This was naturally a joke, but Xia Wuji's words were also taken to heart by the First Emperor.
Xia Wuqi had said before that part of the reason for his poor health was from his heart, and he was tired due to heavy worries.
This boy Zhao Si is indeed lovable and approachable. It is never a new thing to recruit a child who makes him happy to accompany him in the palace to relieve his worries.
Looking back, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty also specially summoned Jin Rixi's two children into the palace to serve as nong'er (amusing children) to relieve himself of worries and boredom.
You are also a human being, and you also have human likes, dislikes, and emotional needs.
It looks pleasing to the eye, can make you feel comfortable, has a bright future, and is studious and intelligent. Why not be summoned to the palace and serve the king under his orders?
Of course, not now, at least until the three new grains are produced.
Meng Yi smiled knowingly at the First Emperor's little joke. As for Zhao Gao, he remained silent. Ever since Meng Yi read the book, Zhao Gao would remain cautious in front of Meng Yi, but he also secretly remembered Zhao Si's name in his heart.
Zhao Gao is very sensitive to this aspect.
He could feel that the First Emperor's unabashed closeness and affection for Zhao Si.
…
And in the Lantian camp on the other side.
After leaving the palace, Zhao Si returned to the boring days of reading, going to Wang Li's place to eat, and occasionally going out to the camp to satisfy his physiological needs.
The difference is that Zhao Si is now more concerned about the crops cultivated by the Lantian crew.
I will patrol regularly in the morning and evening to ensure that my raw jade aura can take care of all crops. During the rest of the time, I will patrol from time to time to pay attention to the growth. At the same time, I will be deeply involved in weeding and insect control activities, farming and reading.
The days passed like this.
During this time…
Li Si once again revised some legal provisions.
Fusu, who was far away in Longxi, suddenly wrote a letter to the First Emperor. The first half was concerned about the physical condition of the First Emperor, and the second half brought up the matter of enfeoffment again. The First Emperor threw the letter away in anger.
Qidi recruited a large number of corvees and began to dry salt on a large scale. Thirty thousand officials came to Qidi from Lishan Mountain.
And Zuo Feng, a contemporary representative figure of the Yin and Yang family who came all the way from Qidi, finally arrived in Xianyang.
The first batch of two thousand sets of horse-riding treasures were sent to Longxi.
The Xiongnu repeatedly had frictions with Daqin in the Hetao area. As time gradually moved closer to autumn, the frictions tended to become more and more intense.
During this period, the Wang family's farmland abandoned the original straight-shaft plows and replaced them with long curved-shaft plows.
Sweet potato potatoes thrive. A crop of vegetables has been harvested, and a good harvest of peppers has also been achieved. The long-used pepper reserves have been replenished. There are a lot of peppers harvested this time, and you can eat them freely.
Right now, the sun is just right and there are no clouds in the sky.
Zhao Si patrolled again and peeled off the outer skin of the corn, which was slightly withered due to exposure to the sun. He saw that the corn was already golden and shiny under the sunlight.
"It's ripe! The corn is ripe!"
Before Zhao Si could speak, Wang Li immediately jumped to Zhao Si's side and clapped his hands in celebration.
(The story of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty summoning Jin Rixi and his two sons is quite interesting. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty also had a very charming personality and was a bit of a naughty person. Huo Qubing was also brought up by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. It is a pity that Jin Rixiang’s two sons were not the same. He has not grown up to look like Huo Qubing.)
