General Qin

Hear the answer of the first emperor.

Zhao Tuo's body trembled, and he sighed secretly.

The first emperor's heart became increasingly arrogant.

Zhao Tuo did not object to Emperor Shihuang's act of enshrining Zen, and even flattered him first, and took the initiative to join and propose. He just hoped that this matter could be delayed until after the Yuezhi was eliminated and the country was stabilized, which might only take a year or two.

But the first emperor couldn't wait.

He couldn't even wait for the Yuezhi War to finish.

Seeing Zhao Tuo was silent.

The First Emperor said: "I heard that there were seventy-two families who enshrined Zen in ancient times. In the ancient world, there was no Huai family who enshrined Mount Tai. In the chamber, there was also King Cheng of Zhou who conferred on Mount Tai and the head of the Zen Society.”

"These ancient emperors were no more than a thousand miles away. Even the king Cheng of Zhou was nothing more than enjoying the shadow of Wen, Wu and destroying Shang. He won the regent of Zhou Gongdan and put down the three prisons. Besides, there were many princes in the world at that time. The four barbarians threaten the middle land, and it is difficult for the king's orders to be carried out in all directions, so what achievements can a person like King Cheng of Zhou have to speak of, and he can be sealed on Mount Tai!"

The First Emperor disdained to speak, and at the same time a look of arrogance appeared on his face.

He raised his chin and said loudly: "Marquis Martial Arts, you also know that I am united in one universe, and the feats of destroying the barbarians are incomparable to the three emperors and five emperors in ancient times. Many times, these people can enshrine Zen and tell their fate to heaven, so why can't I enshrine Zen?"

"Why wait until the Yue clan is wiped out? With my current achievements, I can already sue the heavens! Marquis Martial Arts, what do you think?"

how do i feel

What can i say.

Zhao Tuo was speechless. The first emperor compared the achievements of the ancient emperors who enshrined Zen with himself, especially focusing on King Zhou Cheng, in order to derogate others and praise himself.

If he said no, wouldn't it mean that Emperor Shi Huang could not even compare with King Cheng of Zhou.

Having said this, Zhao Tuo could only smile wryly in his heart, and said in harmony: "What your majesty said is that your majesty's achievements are far better than those of the previous emperors, and they are enough to enshrine Zen and tell the sky."

The First Emperor nodded in satisfaction.

Seeing that Zhao Tuo's face was not very good-looking, he thought about it for a while, and thought that what Zhao Tuo said just now might be to wait until after the Yueshi was defeated, and let him be enshrined in Zen with greater achievements.

The first emperor's expression softened, and he comforted Zhao Tuo: "You, Zhao Tuo, don't think that I am just anxious to enshrine Zen, and wait until the battle is settled. In fact, if I want to enshrine Zen this time, I will not only tell the sky with my merits. There are also things. Tour the world, check the old places of the princes, in order to calm the hearts of the people and deter Xiaoxiao's plans."

Zhao Tuo raised his eyebrows and looked at Shi Huangdi.

"I, the Great Qin, conquered the world with military power and governed the world with Qin law. But as Wang Wu said at the court meeting before, the six eastern countries have existed for a long time, and their people are loose and dissolute. In many places, people gathered to resist the law and fled to the mountains. Ze is a robber, but the government cannot do it, and the counties and counties are in turmoil. If things go on like this, disasters will inevitably arise, so I want to patrol the east, control the four directions, and inspect the mountains, rivers, lakes and seas of various places to determine this country and society."

The First Emperor gave Zhao Tuo a reason.

Zhao Tuo narrowed his eyes slightly.

There is some truth in what the first emperor said.

After the unification of the Qin State, the rule in the hometown of the princes was not stable, and the society was still in turmoil. It is a normal reason for the emperor to go on a tour to the east, to promote morality, and to stabilize the world, and it is also in line with his previous practice.

Zhao Tuo remembered that after the Qin army destroyed the state of Zhao, the first emperor visited Handan in person, not only to avenge his former enemies, but also to deter the people of Zhao and stabilize the state of Zhao.

When Wang Jian destroyed Chu, he took his son Fusu to Huaiyang to inspect Chu and encourage the soldiers.

Last year, the first emperor led all his ministers to tour the west, offering sacrifices to successive Qin monarchs, and at the same time inspected the frontiers of Qin's western borders, Anding Longxi and other places.

Calculated in this way, after the reunification, it is normal for the first emperor to have the idea of ​​visiting the old places of the princes in the east and checking the eastern border of the Great Qin Dynasty.

In Zhao Tuo's view, the emperor sat on the throne of Xianyang and governed in the central government, which was out of touch with the lives of the common people in Guizhou. If you can learn about the implementation of various Qin policies such as unified currency and unified script through the east tour, and understand the popularization of Qin laws, it may be possible to change the direction of Shi Huang's administration in the future.

Of course, these are only ideal situations.

Zhao Tuo stared at Shi Huangdi suspiciously.

These words are logical and logical, and they elevate the tour to the East to a very important level.

But Zhao Tuo was a leader at any rate, so he was a little wary of the related words, but he never forgot that the real purpose of Emperor Shihuang's east tour this time was to enshrine Zen!

As for patrolling the frontiers and stabilizing the old places of the princes, they will definitely do it, but most of them are just incidental.

However, the first emperor, as the superior, patiently explained to you Zhao Tuo and gave you legitimate reasons, Zhao Tuo naturally would not be ignorant of flattery.

Zhao Tuo saluted and said: "Your Majesty has far-sighted considerations. It is indeed necessary to travel east to Fengchan."

He bit "Feng Chan" twice very hard.

Seeing that Zhao Tuo agreed with his opinion, Shi Huang didn't care about these details, and laughed happily.

He looked at Zhao Tuo's wheat-colored face, which was blown by the gale wind of the prairie and baked by the sun, and said with a nod, "It's been hard work for you to wipe out the six kingdoms for me and conquer Hu Yi in the north all these years."

Zhao Tuo shook his head and said, "It is the right thing for me to conquer for Your Majesty. Your Majesty gave me the position of Lunhou, and also rewarded six thousand households in Shiyi in an extraordinary way. Such kindness will be remembered in my heart, so there is no such thing as hard work."

The First Emperor smiled, turned his head and said to the eunuch standing beside him, "Bring my medicine."

medicine?

What medicine?

Zhao Tuo blinked suspiciously, and saw that the eunuch responded, walked to a wooden frame on the side of the hall, carefully removed a lacquer box from it, then bent over, and presented it respectfully to the Before the case of the First Emperor.

"Zhao Qing fought on the battlefield for me. She traveled thousands of miles from north to south. She is the loyalty of my great Qin. Here I have a good medicine offered by alchemists. Although it is not the legendary medicine of immortality, it can also strengthen the muscles and bones and refresh the mind. I should be with Zhao Qing Eat it together."

The first emperor openly said that the number of rare medicines offered by the alchemists was limited, but Zhao Tuo was his favorite son-in-law and a loyal minister of Qin, so he would naturally be stingy with Zhao Tuo.

Good things, I will share them with my son-in-law.

Immediately afterwards, Zhao Tuo saw Emperor Shi Huang reach out to open the lacquer box on the case, which was covered with black silk.

After the silk was unfolded, six pill-shaped things appeared in front of Zhao Tuo.

Zhao Tuo was stupid.

The emperor asked him to take medicine together?

Eat this kind of magic medicine offered by alchemists, which is said to be able to strengthen muscles and bones, and refresh your mind.

Looking at the six oval-shaped things that glow with five colors from time to time under the light.

Zhao Tuo reacted quickly.

This should be the prototype of the so-called "Golden Elixir" in later generations.

According to his limited knowledge, Waidanshu originated in the late Warring States period, developed vigorously in the Qin and Han Dynasties, and evolved into the golden elixir known to later generations after the emergence of Taoism in the Wei and Jin Dynasties.

Now this thing is still in the early stage of development, it is not a formed golden pill, it is still in the shape of a pill, but it already looks quite good.

The pill reflected five colors under the light, covering it with a magical coat, so that people who saw it would subconsciously think that it was very extraordinary.

"Are these heavy metals?"

The corner of Zhao Tuo's mouth twitched, and he felt a stomach ache before eating.

He wanted to speak and talk about the dangers of these things.

But seeing the appearance of the first emperor appreciating these pills.

Zhao Tuo wisely closed his mouth again.

Empty talk is empty.

Not to mention that the other party is in high spirits.

Seeing that Emperor Shihuang was about to speak to himself.

Zhao Tuo hurriedly bowed his head and saluted, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for giving me the medicine. After bathing today, I will have a taste of this wonderful medicine."

The First Emperor was stunned, he wanted to drink it together with Zhao Tuo in this hall, and feel the refreshing effect brought by this thing, but Zhao Tuo asked first, saying that he would eat it after bathing.

He couldn't help but feel a little lost, he waved his hand and said: "Alright, just take two back."

The eunuchs standing beside him came over with silk and lacquer boxes, and the first emperor chose two rounder pills for Zhao Tuo.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness."

Zhao Tuo thanked him and heaved a sigh of relief.

It would have been nice not to eat it on the spot.

Before Zhao Tuo left, Emperor Shi Huang also thoughtfully said: "This product has medicinal properties, and it should be taken with water after eating."

"The minister knows."

A "grateful" smile appeared on Zhao Tuo's face.

He really thanked the emperor, he was willing to share something good with him.

When Zhao Tuo finished his salute and was about to leave the palace here.

He couldn't help turning his head, and saw that Emperor Shihuang had already picked up a cup of water presented by the eunuch, and with the other hand, he picked up a pill, stuffed it into his mouth, and swallowed it with water.

Seeing this scene, the corners of Zhao Tuo's eyes twitched slightly.

He felt the lacquer box in his hand getting heavier.