What needs to be said has been said, and Zhao Si looked at the First Emperor with a slightly uneasy look.
"Are you scared?"
The First Emperor noticed Zhao Si's uneasiness, frowned and pondered.
Is Zhao Si deceiving himself? The First Emperor thought not.
He didn't doubt his ability to see people, and Zhao Si couldn't be like an old fox who was full of lies but fearless.
Where does Zhao Si's uneasiness come from?
"It's not fear, it's worry..." Zhao Si sighed.
"Why?" The First Emperor frowned slightly.
"To be honest, I didn't want to hide this from Your Majesty, but I didn't know how to say it for a while. I only discovered the abnormality after I arrived at Lantian and after the sweet potatoes, potatoes and corn were produced. I am sure that the increase in grain production and the change in seeds were caused by me. "Zhao Si sighed.
On this point, Zhao Si did not lie.
He did not discover this until he was in Lantian.
It’s not that he had never farmed before when he was in Fusang. When Xu Fu first came to Fusang, he cleared wasteland and opened fields, and all the children participated.
It's just that at that time, Zhao Si was preoccupied with manpower to seize the ship and run away. He was making plans almost every day to recruit men secretly, so he didn't pay too much attention to this aspect.
This is also the main reason why Zhao Si returned to the Qin Dynasty and the first emperor said that the yield per mu was 500 kilograms.
To say the least, it was because he was afraid of any unexpected situations. Zhao Si himself did not expect that his raw jade aura could benefit crops.
After arriving in Lantian, nothing happened. The task left by the First Emperor was to take good care of the sweet potatoes, potatoes and corn. Zhao Si was so idle every day that his eggs ached. The sweet potatoes, potatoes and corn were linked to Zhao Si's future rewards, so Zhao Si was able to confirm the efficacy of the raw jade halo. and function.
"Then what are you worried about?" asked the First Emperor.
"I am afraid that your Majesty will think that I have secretly swallowed your Majesty's elixir of life overseas." Zhao Si said seriously.
It is a fact that the First Emperor sought immortality, and it is also a fact that the fleet led by Xu Fu went to sea to seek immortality.
The general background is here, and there are indeed abnormalities in Zhao Si that cannot be regarded by common sense...
To be honest, this is something Zhao Si has always been worried about.
When the First Emperor heard this, his tense face suddenly relaxed and revealed a smile.
…
He didn't even think about it...
He didn't expect that Zhao Si would be worried about this. The most important thing was that Zhao Si said it outright. It was very straightforward, but also very offensive... but the First Emperor was not unhappy.
"Have you found the elixir?" the First Emperor asked a question he had asked before.
"Never..." Zhao Si shook his head.
"Have you ever met an immortal?"
"Never." Zhao Si shook his head again.
"Have you ever found Penglai Immortal Mountain?"
"Never!" Zhao Si still shook his head.
"Then why didn't Xu Fu come back?" The First Emperor looked at Zhao Si leisurely.
"I can't find immortals. I'm afraid of His Majesty's blame, so I dare not return to Qin..." Zhao Si suddenly realized something and looked up at the First Emperor, only to see a slight smile on the First Emperor's face.
"Da Qin's fleet should have arrived at Fusang by now, right?" The First Emperor adjusted his sitting posture from kneeling to sitting cross-legged.
"Based on time...it should have been a while. If nothing else happens, Xu Fu should have been beheaded."
Zhao Si estimated the time and found that nearly a month had passed since Jing led the crew to sea.
It doesn't take long to get from Langya to Fusang.
According to the original plan, Xu Fu may have been captured by this time, and the journey to find Iwami Yinshan and Zuodu Jindao began.
If nothing else happens, Xu Fu's head is now heading across the ocean towards Xianyang.
Although the Qin Dynasty only had twenty ships and only brought more than a thousand people with it, Xu Fu had been in Fusang for a long time, and he might have established a country and ascended the throne to proclaim himself emperor...
But Zhao Si has no doubt that this battle with great disparity in strength will eventually end with Da Qin's victory.
Without him, Xu Fu's rule and foundation were established on deception.
At the same time, it is also based on the fact that the First Emperor has been unable to get news and cannot find Xu Fu's specific location.
Although Xu Fu has many people, how many people can he have at full strength? This group of people were even from Lao Qin, and Xu Fu relied on deception to gain their support.
As for the twenty ships of Great Qin, the entire Great Qin was standing behind them. Everyone knew that the First Emperor would never allow betrayers to escape overseas.
At the beginning, Great Qin could build more than a hundred ships to go out to sea to search for immortals. Now it can build another hundred ships to launch an army to punish crimes.
It seems that we are outnumbered, but in fact we are outnumbered. Just the word "Da Qin" is enough to make people unable to resist. This is a battle without any suspense.
so……
Xu Fu's death is inevitable.
Zhao Si looked at the First Emperor and blinked.
"Why don't I believe it?" The First Emperor asked Zhao Si with a smile on his face.
Zhao Si was worried that the First Emperor would suspect that he had secretly swallowed the elixir of life, but in fact this was nonsense.
Everything in Zhao Si's life is traceable, and Da Qin's fleet has arrived at Fusang to investigate the crime. Why did the First Emperor suspect that Zhao Si had secretly taken the elixir of immortality?
Could it be that the immortal had a private meeting with Zhao Si at night in full view of everyone?
The First Emperor sneered...
"Besides... these things are easy to check. The Qin tax rate is based on five taxes. You only need to check the taxes paid in previous years to know whether what you said is false." The First Emperor said.
"ha?"
Zhao Si was stunned for a moment.
"This... I encountered a storm when I went to sea, and I can no longer remember my place of origin." Zhao Si spoke quickly.
"It's okay, I just can't remember..." The First Emperor smiled.
Zhao Si was shocked when he heard this!
A piece of news that I had seen in my previous life popped up in my mind for no reason.
An online loan company found the biological parents of an orphan boy in order to collect debt...
Zhao Si actually had a premonition in his heart that he was a soul-piercing person, so he must have an origin in this world.
It's just that he was overseas at that time, and it didn't matter to Zhao Si whether he had an identity or not. Zhao Si had no memory of inheriting his predecessor at all, and he couldn't even speak at first. It took him a long time to learn that his name was Si, and he happened to have something. There was a wooden sign with the character Zhao engraved on it, so he called himself Zhao Si and was fooled.
As for finding his own life experience... To be honest, it's a bit nonsense for Zhao Si.
He really has no sense of immersion, and the most important thing is that he has no memory at all. He doesn't know where he is from, and he is not even sure of his own name. He even learned his spoken English on the ship. Where to find in the vast sea of people?
Apart from occasionally wondering whether he might be the illegitimate son of the First Emperor left among the people, Zhao Si really had no interest in finding out about his life experience.
He has been promoted to the rank of the right concubine, the official to the minister, and the king's attendant...
But now after hearing the words of the First Emperor, Zhao Si realized that the First Emperor might have found out his life experience.
However, if you think about it carefully, it is normal. When you go out, you will follow them, and when you enter, you will serve them. It is normal for the First Emperor to investigate his own background. What Zhao Si did not expect was that he, the real master, had no clues about his life experience. The First Emperor found out.
"Your Majesty, have you learned about your life experience?" Zhao Si asked.
Although he lacked interest in his life experience, there was nothing he could do about it. This was important in ancient times, and the First Emperor's words had reached this point, so Zhao Si had to ask.
And to be honest, Zhao Si was a little curious.
"Don't be so unlucky as to force me to arrange something for my relatives..." Zhao Si prayed secretly in his heart.
He is indifferent to his life experience.
Except for the illegitimate son of the First Emperor, no life experience could tempt Zhao Si.
But there is no way. In ancient times, this was valued very much. Blood relatives were more important than anything else. Zhao Si could not ignore it. Zhao Si only hoped that his family members would be sensible and not have too much trouble...
It's best if you can't hold in a fart with three sticks, otherwise the stall will be unlucky. Zhao Si has no emotional needs in this area, and he still has to run for it...
"Not urgent……"
The First Emperor shook his head.
Then suddenly his mind changed for no reason, and the First Emperor suddenly remembered who he had forgotten when he arranged for his entourage to patrol the world.
It turns out that the boy Zhao Si was not included.
It’s no wonder that I always feel like I’ve forgotten a key person.
"This... Your Majesty..." Zhao Si hesitated to speak.
"I will arrange for you to find a family and recognize your relatives." The First Emperor only thought that Zhao Si was eager to recognize his relatives, so he gave a rare word of comfort.
But if you think about it carefully, Zhao Si, a young man, had no relatives, no fixed place to live, and no place to establish himself after returning to Qin.
Even the mansion at home was given to him by the Wang family, and the land was given by himself. Now that he is in his twenties, there is no elder to arrange the marriage for him.
The First Emperor suddenly realized that his personal minister was already in his twenties but had not yet married or started a family.
However, Zhao Si wandered overseas when he was young and did not understand these things. He lost his memory along the way and did not know where his relatives and elders were. He was alone. Where could anyone come to take care of this for him?
"Don't worry, I won't steal your love."
Thinking of this, the First Emperor's heart softened, and he spoke gently again, with a rare kindness in his tone.
"My lord! Thank you, Your Majesty!" Zhao Si bowed his head.
Even if Zhao Si doesn't care, he can't act like he doesn't care about this kind of thing.
Home... people in ancient times valued it very much.
But Zhao Si knows that his home is not here, and this has never been his home.
"Go and prepare the frame for me." The First Emperor waved his hand.
Zhao Si heard the news and knew that the First Emperor was leaving the palace, so he hurried to prepare.
In addition to the First Emperor's personal secretary, Zhao Si is now also the First Emperor's official driver.
Even the horses in the palace are now personally selected and prepared by Zhao Si. The CRRC Mansion ordered Zhao Gao to do less and less work. Basically, the first emperor would not use Zhao Gao to do anything that Zhao Si was capable of and had time to do. .
Zhao Gao can be said to have a lot of leisure now. Of course, Zhao Gao will definitely not like this kind of leisure.
Zhao Si got up and headed straight towards the Zhongche Mansion.
The First Emperor slowly rolled up the bamboo slips and stared directly at Zhao Si's retreating back.
After pondering for a long time, the First Emperor stood up and walked out of the palace, summoning Zhao Gao.
"Go and pass on Dunwei!"
(no more)
(End of chapter)
