Martial arts crossing begins with the story of looking for Qin

Chapter 63 Immortality

Xiang Shaolong said: "I'll set up a big pot right here and boil the oil. Your Majesty will ask them to come, just put your hands in it."

The first emperor also made Xiang Shaolong suspicious in his heart, afraid of being cheated, it doesn't matter if he cheated some money, the main reason is that his dreams have collapsed, and now there are not many things worth pursuing by the first emperor.

The first emperor summoned the two alchemists while ordering someone to set up a frying pan.

The oil boiled, and the people arrived.

The First Emperor introduced him first, and said to Xiang Shaolong: "These two are the Immortal Heads of the Immortals I'm talking about, this one is Hou Sheng, and this one is Lu Sheng."

He introduced Xiang Shaolong to these two, and said, "This is my Highness, King Qin Jin, Xiang Shaolong."

When Xiang Shaolong heard it, there was no Xu Fu, the most famous alchemist should be Xu Fu, maybe he hasn't come out yet.

Xiang Shaolong clasped his fists together, and said: "The two elders are very polite. Just now I heard Your Majesty mention the supernatural powers of the two elders. I was very surprised. I want to see it with my own eyes. I also hope that the two elders will not blame me for taking the liberty." He said. He pointed to the frying pan.

Panic appeared on the faces of the two of them. Although it was fleeting, they were still discovered by Emperor Shihuang.

Ever since they appeared, Emperor Shihuang had been staring at them. It can be said that Emperor Shihuang was also very nervous, fearing that his dream of longevity would be shattered.

The two calmed down instantly, and Lu Sheng smiled and said, "Does His Royal Highness Jin Wang not trust us? Your Majesty wants to seek longevity, but he doesn't trust us in his heart. If his heart is not sincere, how can he live forever?" The appearance of a person.

Xiang Shaolong said: "You two elders, don't misunderstand me. I have traveled all over the world for many years, and I have never seen such supernatural powers. I can't see it with my own eyes. I feel regretful. I ask you two elders to grant me this small wish."

Lu Sheng said to the First Emperor: "Your Majesty doesn't trust us, I'm afraid it will be impossible to achieve longevity!"

The first emperor had always been respectful to them, and he wanted to intimidate the first emperor with his greed for longevity.

However, Shi Huangdi was a suspicious person, seeing that they were trying to evade, he became even more suspicious and became irritable.He used to have no doubts, so naturally he was very respectful, giving what he wanted, but now he has doubts, he is already domineering, and he is already impatient, and he is also eager to know whether they have supernatural powers.

The First Emperor said in a deep voice: "Please don't refuse, the two elders, and show it to me again today." There was no respect in his tone.

Lu Sheng and Hou Sheng looked at each other, feeling scared, not knowing how the day would end.

Lu Sheng said, "Supernatural powers cannot be shown casually, and a lot of preparation is required."

The First Emperor said: "Okay, you can start preparing now, I will wait here."

Lu Sheng and Hou Sheng saw that it was difficult to escape today, they became more and more flustered, and looked at each other in blank dismay.

Xiang Shaolong smiled slightly, and without urging, ordered someone to bring a large piece of raw meat, and suddenly threw it into the boiling oil pan. With the sound of "Zi La", Lu Sheng and Hou Sheng were shocked, and immediately smelled it. The smell of meat is even more frightening.

The first emperor's heart was icy cold, and the last ray of hope was shattered, his face sank like water, and he stared at the two fiercely.

Their legs went limp, they fell to the ground in panic, and begged: "Your Majesty, spare your life!".

The first emperor was more disappointed, and shouted angrily: "Come on, drag these two liars down, the car will crack!"

This roar is full of disappointment of disillusioned dreams and anger of loss of face.

Xiang Shaolong didn't want to say any sarcastic remarks anymore, and he felt a little bit sorry that he shattered Shi Huang's illusions and really spoiled Shi Huang's happiness.

Fortunately, the relationship between the two is unusual, Shi Huangdi was deceived in front of Xiang Shaolong, and it was not hard to accept, but he was still indignant in his heart.

After a while, Emperor Shihuang said dejectedly: "I forgot to ask just now, I don't know how they managed to put their hands in the boiling hot oil."

Xiang Shaolong said: "Although I don't know how they did it specifically, it should be that other substances that are insoluble in oil and have a lower boiling temperature were put in the oil, so it is actually that this substance is heated at a lower temperature. When it boiled, we thought it was oil boiling."

The First Emperor said angrily: "This group of alchemists are so hateful, I will decree to kill all these sorcerers."

Xiang Shaolong hurriedly stopped him, saying: "Your Majesty, don't! Kill these two people because they deceived the emperor, and they deserve what they deserve. The others are innocent."

The First Emperor asked, "Is the liar innocent?"

Xiang Shaolong said: "Of course cheating is a crime, but the crime does not amount to death. My Great Qin ruled the country by law, and people must commit crimes before they can be punished."

The First Emperor said: "Could it be that I can't help them?"

Xiang Shaolong said: "These two liars who deceive the emperor have already been torn apart by His Majesty, how can they say that they can't do anything about it. In fact, these alchemists are born out of Yin-Yang and Five Elements and Huang-Lao theory, and they are indeed pursuing longevity. They are trying to refine the elixir, eat it In the process of alchemy, through experiments, some material properties and reactions were discovered. They summed up their experience and kept it secret, because others did not understand the mystery, and some alchemists with evil intentions used these to cheat Money. These tricks are actually the same as my wine-making technology and paper-making technology. I can sell my wine at a high price because others do not know my technical secrets. Once I disclose my wine-making technology, everyone will I can make my own wine. It's just that I wouldn't describe as supernatural what I can do that other people can't."

The first emperor was still a little brooding, and it was a bit hard to calm down if he didn't kill some people.

Xiang Shaolong saw that the first emperor was still murderous, and continued to persuade: "These people are not useless. If their discoveries are systematically studied, they can be developed into a separate discipline, and at least they can make some contributions in the field of medicine. It's just them. They like to use this knowledge to play tricks and bluff. In fact, everything is impossible to surpass nature. We look incredible because we don’t know enough about nature, and their methods are the process by which we humans understand nature.”

The First Emperor said: "They also have bad intentions to cover up these discoveries, and this can't punish them?"

Xiang Shaolong said: "How can this be punished? Then if I don't disclose my wine-making and paper-making skills, wouldn't I also be guilty? These are just so-called unique skills or housekeeping skills. We can never legislate to say that people with unique skills Guilty. There is a certain lag in both legislation and law enforcement, but since we insist on ruling the country by law, we must strictly act in accordance with the law. Their crime is cheating, not their discoveries. As long as they don’t cheat, Just innocent."

The First Emperor was persuaded by Xiang Shaolong, but he was still a little upset, and asked, "Is there any way to cure them?"

Xiang Shaolong asked: "How does Your Majesty want to punish them?"

The First Emperor said: "Just let them deceive people."

Xiang Shaolong thought to himself: "Cheaters are an old industry, and it keeps pace with the times. Even in the 21st century, there are still many, and it is impossible to eradicate it. People will be fooled, but cheating is second, mainly because of greed. But borrowing We can do something with this opportunity.”

Xiang Shaolong said: "There are some methods you can try. First of all, you need to open up the wisdom of the people. If the common people can grasp this knowledge, they will naturally be unable to cheat."

The First Emperor said: "Even I don't understand these things, how can ordinary people understand them?"

Xiang Shaolong said: "There is no special skill that must not be passed on to the outside world. Since they have mastered this knowledge, His Majesty can let them disclose it. Of course, they can't force it. The so-called special skills are just means of making a living. There is always something worth exchanging for them. No matter how precious something is, it has its value."

The First Emperor said, "Will I reward them?"

Xiang Shaolong said: "If Your Majesty doesn't want to reward them, it's fine. We can invest in the state and set up our own research institutes to study these scientific issues. After the results are produced, we will announce them to the world. But we need to popularize education so that ordinary people can read books. Literacy. We now have papermaking and printing, which are technically possible.”

The First Emperor hesitated, and asked: "If the common people are educated, it will violate the interests of the nobles. Wouldn't society be in chaos?"

Xiang Shaolong said: "It is to limit the power of the nobles. If the poor disciples can really read good books, we can provide them with a path to promotion, and this can also break the ills of the aristocratic family monopolizing the government. Chu Guoqu, Jing, Zhao three The aristocratic family controls the government, so that talents like Li Si come to our Great Qin. Now even the royal family cannot be entrusted, and their power must be limited, but these nobles can spread all over the court and influence the government because of their monopoly of knowledge. Your Majesty is the most powerful in the world people, but the royal family is not necessarily the most powerful family in the world."

The First Emperor was startled, and asked, "I remember when the little princess of the Chu Kingdom came to marry, what you feared most was the royal family, why are you so afraid of these nobles now?"

Xiang Shaolong said: "I was not afraid of the royal family back then, but judged their position based on their identities. In terms of the hostile relationship at that time, the royal family was the sworn enemy, but their nobles were a force that could be united. This also shows that , Even if the dynasty changes, the interests of the nobles have not been greatly affected. Looking at the fate of the royal families of various countries, and then looking at the fate of those nobles, they are still big families that monopolize knowledge. Even when the royal family is weak, these nobles themselves You can ascend to the throne, Tian Chen Daiqi is the best example."

Emperor Shihuang had never thought of this before, and was startled.Due to the influence of Xiang Shaolong, the First Emperor has always paid attention to the people's livelihood, prevented civil uprisings, and at the same time prevented the restoration of the royal family, and has always ignored these aristocratic families. He did not expect the harm of the aristocratic families to be so great, and asked: "Then what should I do? Do you want to eradicate these families directly?"

Xiang Shaolong said: "Violent eradication will cause chaos in the world, and they monopolize knowledge, eradicate them, who will be the official?"

(End of this chapter)