A knife in love

The gray-clothed old man paused for a while when he said this, and then continued: "Qin Shihuang was overjoyed when he heard the words, and was about to select alchemists to go to the fairy mountain to meet the immortals and ask for the immortal medicine, but after thinking about it, his expression changed drastically, and he said sharply, since You know that there is a fairy mountain in the sea, why didn't you report this matter to the widow before? !

"This question is very harsh, but Xu Fu and several alchemists had already thought that Qin Shihuang would ask this question in advance, and had already prepared a countermeasure, so the alchemist said calmly, and told His Majesty, The student didn't know about this at first. Recently, several traitors who deceived His Majesty were convicted and killed. When the student and others were packing his luggage, they found that one of the traitors had hidden a fairy book written in tadpole script, which clearly stated I think this traitor intends to betray His Majesty and secretly go to the fairy mountain to obtain the elixir, but fortunately, His Majesty understood his treacherous plot and ordered the traitor to be beheaded, which did not allow him to succeed!"

Li Qiufeng thought to himself, the so-called tadpole script is widely rumored in Jianghu. It is said that some Jianghu gangs worried that the martial arts secret books would fall into the hands of enemies, so they wrote all the martial arts passed down from generation to generation in tadpole script.There are also people who say that Shaolin Temple and Wudang Mountain Zhenwu Temple and other monasteries hide the secrets of ascending to immortality written in tadpole script, but as time goes by, no one can understand tadpole script, so the world cannot become immortal.When I was in central Sichuan, I also discussed this matter with my master, and my master was quite dismissive, thinking that there is no such thing as tadpole writing in the world, it is nothing more than ghostly symbols used by some charlatans and swindlers to deceive the world.There is no way to distinguish the truth from the falsehood of the past that this old guy said. As for whether there are tadpole words, I'm afraid he himself doesn't know.

When Li Qiufeng was thinking about it, the old man in gray went on to say: "The nonsense that this alchemist said was actually discussed by Xu Fu and several alchemists. The reason why I mentioned that the fairy book is written in tadpole script is because No one in the court, big or small, could understand tadpole script. Xu Fu forged a volume of fake fairy books, which were full of messy ghost symbols. Xu Fu and the others could make up whatever they wanted. After reading these so-called tadpole articles, I can't find any reason. As for pushing this matter to an alchemist who was killed by Qin Shihuang, there is no proof. Even if there is a flaw, Qin Shihuang can't blame Xu Fu and others. on the head.

"Sure enough, after listening to the alchemist's argument, Qin Shihuang no longer had any doubts in his heart, and urged Xu Fu and others to go out to sea to find the fairy mountain and get back the fairy medicine. After taking it himself, he can live forever and live as long as the sky. It's just that Xu Fu claimed that he had achieved alchemy At a critical moment, if you can’t get away, it’s better for some other alchemists to go to sea to find immortals. Qin Shihuang did not suspect him, so he ordered people to prepare things for the alchemists to go to sea, and sent another thousand elite soldiers, led by a trusted general, to escort several alchemists Go out to sea to find the three fairy mountains of Penglai, Fangzhang, and Yingzhou."

At this point, the old man in gray clothes glanced at Li Qiufeng, and said in his mouth: "Xu Fu wanted to escape from the capital with all his heart, and Qin Shihuang asked him to go to sea to find fairy mountains. It is reasonable to say that he was in his arms, but he used an excuse to refine the golden elixir for Qin Shihuang. At this critical moment, wouldn’t it be strange to give up this great opportunity of escape to a few other alchemists? Your Excellency is thoughtful and intelligent, so you can guess the reason?”

Li Qiufeng shook his head, showing shame, smiled awkwardly, and said: "I'm ashamed to say, I can't guess why Xu Fu didn't go to sea with other alchemists, please show me."

The gray-clothed old man smiled slightly, and said in his mouth: "Your Excellency is too humble, and I am ashamed. Xu Fuzhi's treachery is really unpredictable. The reason why he didn't leave the capital with the other alchemists was because he had other plans in his heart." Xu Fu is an alchemist who is proficient in the art of matching people. When he saw Qin Shihuang at first glance, he was quite frightened when he saw Qin Shihuang's bee-accurate, long eyes, birds of prey, and jackals. The so-called bee-accurate refers to Qin Shihuang's nose bridge "Long eyes" means that Qin Shihuang's eyes are slender, "birds of prey" refer to Qin Shihuang's protruding chest, which is unusually large, and jackals mean that Qin Shihuang's voice is sharp and harsh. There are hills and valleys in the heart of the bird, who can see through the thoughts of others, and will not be easily deceived. Birds of prey are lonely and always walk alone. They only have a guarded heart against other birds, and they will not trust even the same kind. As for the voice like a jackal Human beings must act cruelly and decisively, and will not be swayed by others. Xu Fu thought that Qin Shihuang was born with this strange appearance, which was both cunning and cruel. I left the capital with a few alchemists. On the surface, I asked myself to go to sea to find the immortal medicine. I secretly sent someone to keep an eye on me. The alchemist chopped it into meat sauce. At that time, it was too late to regret.

"It's not unreasonable for Xu Fu to be so cautious. Thinking about what kind of person Qin Shihuang was, he followed his father and son Chu as a hostage in Zhao State since he was a child. Conspiracies and tricks, cruel killings, and unknowingly became insidious and cunning. Later, he became the king of Qin, first put an end to the chaos of Lai Ai, and then defeated Lu Buwei, and secured the throne. In Lai Ai's mansion, there are Tens of thousands of disciples advised him, among them there are countless people with outstanding wisdom, and Lu Buwei is a generation of tyrants. These characters were finally defeated by Qin Shihuang. It can be seen that he is extremely intelligent and unrivaled in the world. Although Xu Fu is insidious and cunning, he is Knowing that he was far behind Qin Shihuang, he didn't dare to act rashly. He planned to use a few alchemists to test Qin Shihuang to see if he really wanted him to find the fairy medicine for him, instead of taking the opportunity to lure him out of the capital. Kill."

The gray-clothed old man paused for a moment when he said this, and then continued: "In order to gain the trust of Qin Shihuang, Xu Fu resisted the fear in his heart and stayed in the capital of Qin State. This way, he showed his sincerity and Qin Shihuang would no longer suspect him. What's more, if you want to escape overseas and hide, you must prepare a lot of things in advance, otherwise, if you travel in a hurry, even if you can escape from the Middle Earth and find the big island in the sea, if you don't bring enough food to satisfy your hunger, clothing to keep out the cold, and protection from enemies and beasts Weapons, after arriving on the island, either died of freezing and starvation, or were swallowed by wild animals on the island, or killed by savages. However, it may make sense to ask Qin Shihuang for food and clothing, but to let Qin Shihuang The alchemists prepared their swords, guns, bows and arrows, how could he not be suspicious? That's why Xu Fu discussed with all the alchemists for a long time, and then he came up with a plan. He asked several alchemists to go to the sea first, and then return to the capital. The fleet is prepared with weapons, so that there is sufficient food, clothing, and weapons, and it will surely be a success when we go to sea again."