"Lu Sheng from Yan came to Qin, claiming to be proficient in prophecies of heaven and earth, and asked to see my king. Yue Wen www..com."
There are many alchemists in the land of Qi Yan, who often make furnaces to refine elixirs and go to the sea to search for mountains. Zhao Zheng had been taught by Zhao Gao since he was a child. Although he did not believe in the prophecies, the alchemist was still a scholar after all. If a scholar came to the country, he would directly refuse to see him for fear of losing the etiquette of Qin's hospitality. Since the visitor informed him, today's affairs have been dealt with, so He raised his hand and asked people to come in and listen to what he had to say.
The person who came was a sorcerer dressed in white fairy clothes. When he walked into the palace, he was holding a black lacquered square box with gold in his right hand and his left hand behind his back. , but upon closer inspection, his eyes were sunken and his eyes were wandering. There was no trace of ancient charm. In short, his eyes gave him away.
No matter how out of the world you dress yourself up, in Zhao Zheng's opinion, your body, bones, charm, and posture cannot support that outfit.
The most important thing is that he is actually wearing white clothes.
When it comes to wearing white clothes, Zhao Zheng has never seen anyone wearing them with the kind of calm and still water flowing charm that Zhao Gao has.
Although Zhao Gao had meticulously tied up his hair in a bun, wore a high crown, and wore Zhou Zheng's heavy court uniform at this time, he was sitting there so calmly and still outperformed others.
When Lu Sheng passed by Zhao Gao, he glanced at Zhao Gao with a vague look. Zhao Gao couldn't help but be slightly startled when he saw his appearance clearly, and then frowned.
Of course, Zhao Gao's abnormal behavior did not attract anyone's attention except Zhao Zheng. Because as Lu Sheng approached, there were many frowning people in the hall, such as Li Si and Meng Wu.
Many ministers have heard of this kind of magical talk spread in the land of Qi and Yan, but the people of Qin are all pragmatic. The world is built bit by bit with these fists, so how can they believe in this kind of gain for nothing? things, so many people have a very bad impression of these alchemists.
As for Zhao Zheng, he was just thinking about Zhao Gao's white clothes, so he glanced at him a few more times, and happened to catch Lu Sheng and his unusual reaction.
"Lu Sheng, a native of Yan, pays homage to the King of Qin." Lu Sheng held the box in his hand, and his other hand was still on his back. He just bowed slightly to Zhao Zheng.
Seeing that he was so arrogant, Zhao Zheng looked as usual and said calmly, "No courtesy." It seemed that Caiting was tired from sitting during the meeting. After speaking, he slowly leaned back against the jade chair behind him and sat down in a casual posture without any further comment.
Seeing this, Lu Sheng quickly opened the box in his hand and said in protest: "Lu Sheng was watching the sky last night and was very anxious when he saw that there was a falling star that disturbed the throne, so he hurriedly asked for an audience and informed the King of Qin of the matter and offered nine golden elixirs. , to drive away evil spirits and avoid disasters for the King of Qin, and to prolong life."
When Zhao Gao saw the golden elixirs in his hand, he couldn't help but shuddered.
Each of these golden elixirs is about the size of a thumbnail, and each one has a faint metallic luster. The color is indeed slightly golden, but it is obviously heavy metals such as lead and mercury in water. If someone eats this, they will die. Lost half a life.
In the past, he had read in history books that emperors could laugh after taking this stuff in order to live forever. Now, in front of him, Lu Sheng presented the stuff to Zhao Zheng, which really made him frown. Besides, he had not forgotten what Lu Sheng had done in the past when he was in Yan State.
Thinking of this, Zhao Gao immediately raised his head and gave Zhao Zheng a wink. Zhao Zheng glanced at Lu Sheng calmly and then looked at Lu Sheng again, repeating his words with a long tail tone: "Xiaxing?"
Lu Sheng was stunned and immediately explained: "Well... King Qin has a hard time managing the government. I'm afraid he doesn't know much about the astrological prophecies. I'll ask you, sir."
Now all the ministers understood that this man was saying that someone had committed an offense last night, perhaps with the intention of murdering the king.
"Evidence?" Faced with such a shocking event, Zhao Zheng still cherished words like gold, still leaned on the evidence, and only asked two words.
Zhao Zheng nodded and accepted the golden elixir in his hand. Lu Sheng was not in a hurry. He closed the box and looked up at him again and asked, "How dare you, Lu Sheng? Did the King of Qin have any physical abnormalities last night?" At that time."
As soon as these words came out, the palace exploded. Opinions can be roughly divided into two types. One is those who believe what Lu Sheng said and advise Zhao Zheng to investigate in detail quickly; the other are those who do not believe what Lu Sheng said and say that his evil words are misleading the public and advise Zhao Zheng to expel him from the palace. The two sides were in a stalemate and became a mess.
And Zhao Gao couldn't help but sneered. Zhao Zheng was at his house last night, and he was so drunk that he lost all consciousness. He dragged him around for a while. The "falling star and violating the throne" was clearly aimed at him. No wonder Lu Sheng looked at him with a somewhat proud look as he passed by just now. It was obvious that he wanted to use this prophecy to drive a wedge between them and their ministers.
It's just that no one knew where Zhao Zheng went last night except for a few people who followed him. However, this Lu Sheng could even tell the time so accurately. He really didn't believe it when he said he could tell it by observing the stars.
What Zhao Gao thought of and Zhao Zheng also thought of. This guy must know his whereabouts last night, and even when he was drunk, he was under his control. What he didn't expect even more was that this guy actually compiled these into prophecies and took the opportunity to frame Zhao Gao.
He made a gesture without leaving a trace under the cover of the big case. Zhang Jing, who was standing in the corner, immediately understood and quietly exited the palace from the side door.
Then he raised his hand to ask the ministers to calm down, and answered Lu Sheng's words calmly: "No."
It is said that kings have been most taboo about these things since ancient times. They would rather kill him by mistake than let him go. Lu Sheng saw clearly last night that Zhao Zheng was drunk and was helped out of Zhao Gao's mansion and got into a carriage. It was so obvious that he could not be considered healthy. .
"At that time, there was a layer of mist surrounding the upper star in Lu Sheng's view, which made the upper star drowsy and erratic, as if he was drunk. It was at this time that the lower star hurriedly violated the throne and plotted evil. Later, for some unknown reason, he failed to succeed, but still hid in the On the side of Shangxing, this is a disobedient heart and should be punished. If we don't find it in time, we may one day cause chaos and endanger the King of Qin."
Lu Sheng made his words more straightforward again, hoping that Zhao Zheng could understand. Unexpectedly, many people in the hall were frightened, and they were deeply afraid that this matter would affect themselves, but he still shook his head in denial with a serious look on his face, his eyes were dull and he could not tell anything strange.
Or maybe... what happened last night is so important that it's hard to admit it in front of all the ministers? Or maybe the failure to express his position at this time is deliberately causing panic among the ministers, so that those ministers who are as evil as Xingxing in their hearts will reveal their clues? Lu Sheng secretly measured his thoughts.
As the star who committed the crime, Zhao Gao was not anxious at all. Lu Sheng used prophecy to come to him, which was actually shooting himself in the foot.
As long as Zhao Zheng didn't let go, Lu Sheng had nothing to do with Zhao Zheng and him. Lu Sheng knew exactly where Zhao Zheng was and what state he was in last night, and he also expected that Lu Sheng would never reveal it. Because as long as it is revealed, the prophecy will no longer be prophecy, and Lu Sheng himself will lose the capital to pretend to be a ghost.
He completely miscalculated the relationship between Zhao Zheng and Zhao Gao, and also miscalculated Zhao Zheng's attitude on this matter.
Under such circumstances, Lu Sheng had no choice but to make a "sincere" summary of the matter: "But it is absolutely true that the star will invade the throne. These dangerous omens were seen by Lu Sheng with his own eyes. The king must not take it lightly and beware of being harmed by traitors." .”
Zhao Zheng said lightly "Yeah".
Lu Sheng's eyes lit up, and he felt that his guess just now might be true, and there was something interesting about it. After gathering his composure, he stopped worrying about it for the time being. He stepped back and took out the box in his hand and said, "This elixir is a holy elixir that Lu Sheng made after practicing for seventy-seven forty-nine days."
Meng Wu couldn't stand hearing this anymore, put his hands on his hips and scolded disdainfully: "Bird! What nonsense!"
Unexpectedly, Lu Sheng retorted fiercely: "It's absolutely true! On the day when the holy medicine was refined, the Yingzhou Immortal came to sleep and spoke to me. This is beyond the reach of ordinary people. And the king of Qin has the virtues of Yao and Shun, and he will be more successful in the future." Due to King Wu's merits, Lu Sheng should quickly go to Qin and present this pill to the King of Qin together with the Mysterious Bird Immortal Envoy."
Yes, this time Lu Sheng was smart. He brought Zhao Zheng along with him and praised him again. If Meng Wu wanted to call him nonsense again, it would be equivalent to saying that Zhao Zheng has the virtues of Yao and Shun. He would not be able to earn the title of King Tang and Wu in the future. achievement. In short, no matter how he answered, he was inappropriate. He was completely choked and was so angry that he blew his beard and stared.
At the same time, Zhao Zheng's other teacher lowered his eyes and remained silent.
Zhao Zheng himself was curious about what Lu Sheng was up to, so he raised his hand and asked someone to bring something up.
Lu Sheng handed over the elixir in his hand, but the Black Bird Immortal Envoy in his mouth was still outside the hall. It was placed on a tray covered with a hanging cloth and was brought up. This black bird is no bigger than a fist, and is completely black. It looks delicate, but if you have to say it is some kind of immortal envoy, it is simply an exaggeration. So many people pointed at that thing, shook their heads and snickered.
Strangely enough, the ministers saw that the waiter in the main hall had no reaction when he held this thing in his hand. Then he handed it to the king, who looked through it casually and found nothing special. At this time, it was returned to Lu Sheng's hand. The black bird actually started to turn on its own.
"The Immortal Envoy was ordered to congratulate the King of Qin. The Immortal told Lu Sheng that taking nine pills of this pill can prolong your life and you can enjoy it throughout your life. Taking one pill alone can suppress evil spirits and protect your body from evil and filth. Invasion. It doesn't matter whether the King of Qin believes it or not, but just to be prepared, you can take this pill." After Lu Sheng said this, the black bird stopped and turned back into a dead thing.
"Why doesn't this black bird move?" The whole hall was in an uproar.
Lu Sheng said solemnly: "The immortal envoy has completed his mission and has returned."
"Really an angel?" someone asked in surprise.
Lu Sheng said seriously: "Just now, the Black Bird Immortal Envoy naturally rotated without any external force. Everyone has seen it with your own eyes. Can it be fake?"
After he finished speaking, Zhao Zheng, who had been silent just now, finally spoke: "I have been poorly blessed since I was young, so I'm afraid I can't bear your golden elixir. Besides, I haven't seen the evil things you mentioned. As you can see, now You are in good health. As for how long your life span will be..." Having said this, Zhao Zheng curled up his lips, sat back down in a solemn posture, and stretched out his sleeves.
Upon seeing this, all the ministers stood up immediately, and then the four words "Your Majesty Ten Thousand Years" resounded throughout the Imperial Palace, making Lu Sheng tremble in his heart. When the sound dissipated, Zhao Zheng suddenly chuckled: "I have been listening to this every day since I came to the throne, and I have taken it seriously, so I have never worried about it. Do you think so?"
Many people were still sighing for the immortal creature just now, but at this time, their king's attitude was puzzling. They were confused and couldn't make up their minds. They just did as the king said: "What the king said is absolutely true."
After the ministers paid their respects again, there was silence in the palace.
