A knife in love

Li Qiufeng was impatient at first when he heard the old man in gray clothes. He thought to himself that this old man repeatedly mentioned that he would conspire with me to do a big thing, but he just went around and talked about the three saints of Yao, Shun and Yu thousands of years ago. , really puzzling.Thinking of this, Li Qiufeng was quite impatient, but he was worried that the gray-clothed old man would turn against him immediately, and wished that he would talk as much as possible, so although his heart was anxious, the expression on his face did not change at all.

The old man in gray went on to say: "Qin Shihuang thought that relying on the army of millions of tigers and wolves in the Great Qin Kingdom, he would surely be able to enjoy the country forever, and his descendants would all be emperors. When I died, I was very sad. You must know that the rise of Qin State relied on the severe punishment established by Shang Jun. This is the art of Legalism. After Qin State ruled the world, most of the important officials in the court were followers of Legalism. But if they want to live forever and live as long as the sky, these Legalist disciples are at a loss, let alone Confucianism and Mohism. Qin Shihuang thought that although he is powerful in the world, he will die one day, and the world is beautiful. No matter whether it is gold, silver, jewels, or beauties, they are no longer owned by themselves. They are worried and can hardly hold on to themselves. Although there are many outstanding ministers in the court and the ability to govern the country is second to none, there is no way to make Qin Shihuang live a long life.

"Later Qin Shihuang heard that there was a group of alchemists with strange magic in the rivers and lakes, who knew the art of refining golden elixir, which can make people live forever. Some alchemists have lived for thousands of years, and they once sat down with the three emperors and five emperors. The alchemists are so long-lived, It is because they have learned spells, can collect the essence of heaven and earth, mix the most rare medicine in the world, and refine the golden elixir, which can rejuvenate and live forever after taking it.

"Qin Shihuang was overjoyed when he heard the words, and hurriedly dispatched his confidantes to leave the capital to search for alchemists all over the Central Plains. Within half a year, forty or fifty alchemists came to the capital and became Qin Shihuang's guests. These alchemists were not only powerful in martial arts , and is proficient in illusion, in order to obtain gold, silver, jewels and official positions, he used all his skills in front of Qin Shihuang. Although Qin Shihuang is the emperor, he has never seen the strange methods of these alchemists. He thought these alchemists were gods from the sky. Believe it or not, not only rewarded the alchemists with countless gold, silver and jewels, let them buy medicinal herbs to refine elixirs, but also appointed these alchemists as high officials, trusting them very much.

"The Qin State was able to destroy the six states of Qi, Chu, Yan, Han, Zhao, and Wei, and eventually rule the world. In addition to having a division of tigers and wolves, there were also many civil servants and generals who were full of strategy and capable of conquering wars, such as Li Si and Wei Liao. Wang Jian, Meng Tian and others. Qin Shihuang summoned alchemists from all walks of life to the capital, refined medicines in the palace, and rewarded these alchemists as high officials. Otherwise, if these alchemists are allowed to do whatever they want, they will definitely corrupt the government and shake the foundation of the court.

"Qin Shihuang's eldest son, Fusu, was clever and witty, and he was able to respect the virtuous and corporal, so he won the support of the court officials and the people. Qin Shihuang also loved Fusu very much. Although he didn't issue a decree to make Fusu the prince, he wanted Fusu to follow him. By my side, I learned how to deal with the government affairs of the court. Everyone in the court knew that Fusu would definitely become the prince of Qin, and they were quite convinced of Fusu.

"Fusu saw that Qin Shihuang favored the alchemists and turned the palace into a miasma, and he was quite worried. He persuaded Qin Shihuang several times not to be bewitched by these alchemists, and to drive them away from the palace as soon as possible, or simply kill them all, so as to avoid future troubles. It's just that Qin Shihuang wanted to live forever, and he had seen all kinds of illusions performed by alchemists. He believed that these alchemists were gods in the sky, and he would definitely make himself a fairy. Not only did it not keep Qin Shihuang away from the alchemists, but it made Qin Shihuang furious. He severely reprimanded the ministers who wrote the letter and forbade them to give advice. Some ministers were not convinced. What nonsense. Qin Shihuang has always been self-willed, how can he tolerate these ministers against him? Immediately ordered the warriors to push out several ministers and behead them. The rest of the ministers saw that their colleagues had ended up like this. Everyone was silent, and no one dared to touch Qin Shihuang's bad luck.

"Qin Shihuang was so tyrannical that everyone in the court was in danger. Some ministers who had advised Qin Shihuang to stay away from alchemists were even more apprehensive. They were worried that Qin Shihuang would hate him and kill him sooner or later. Some ministers pretended to be sick and did not go to court, and wrote memorials to report their illness and returned home. Some ministers behaved in a smooth manner, evading everything, and had different ideas. Some ministers had unique insight, and they saw that Qin Shihuang's favor for alchemists had already shaken the court. Basically, the world is not far away from chaos, so he abandoned his official position and left the capital to find a safe place to live in seclusion.

"At the beginning, a minister resigned due to illness, Qin Shihuang didn't care, but Fusu saw that there was a lot of content in it, and he was extremely anxious. It's just that he repeatedly advised Qin Shihuang, Qin Shihuang either pretended not to hear it, or scolded him not to do it. After talking more, Fusu had no choice but to keep his mouth shut. Suddenly one day, Fusu knew that Wei Liao had also abandoned his official position and fled. At that time, Qin Shihuang was refining golden elixir with alchemists in the palace. At a critical juncture, Fusu rushed into the elixir room regardless of the eunuchs and guards. He fell on the ground and cried bitterly, almost fainting. He said to Qin Shihuang, Shuangquan is the most remarkable person in the world. If he turns his back on Daqin, the world will be in chaos soon. I also hope that the emperor will rebuke villains and revive the court, otherwise chaos will arise and Daqin is in danger of overthrowing!

"Qin Shihuang's alchemy was flourishing, and he was disturbed by Fusu's intrusion into the alchemy room. He was very angry. If it were someone else, he would have been ordered to be hacked into pieces and quartered by horses. And those alchemists who refined the golden alchemy for him He had already heard that Fusu repeatedly advised Qin Shihuang to kill all alchemists or drive them out of the capital. On the side, yin and yang fanned the flames strangely, and instigated Qin Shihuang and his son Fusu to turn against each other. These alchemists were all eloquent, insidious and cunning people. Although Fusu was clever and witty, he was not as cunning as these villains. Aroused resentment, dismissed Fu Su without saying anything, and even suspected that he was eyeing the throne and wanted to usurp the throne and stand on his own."