Daqin: When I return from sea, I will offer you a map of the world

Chapter 529 Did Taisun really bring the elixir of longevity back?
"Tangquan is a long way away, why bother your majesty..." Lu Sheng laughed sarcastically at the sound.

To be honest, Lu Sheng believed that he was not guilty.

He was originally a serious doctor of the Five Classics. What he learned as a practicing alchemist was purely a personal hobby. He was a serious official.

But he happened to be trusted by the First Emperor, who at that time pursued immortality to an extreme.

Lu Sheng naturally did not have the ability to seek immortality for the First Emperor. After all, the alchemist was just a hobby, and Lu Sheng himself was just an amateur player who was confused. How could he dare to give the First Emperor a guarantee?

The First Emperor ordered to search for strange people in the world in pursuit of immortality, but the First Emperor was not a fool. Even if he was a bit obsessed with pursuing immortality, he would not completely trust the rural alchemists.

So the matter finally fell on Lu Sheng.

First of all, Lu Sheng was a doctor of the Five Classics, and the First Emperor trusted him quite a bit.

Secondly, Lu Sheng’s hobby coincides with his professional career.

So Lu Sheng became the actual reviewer and general person in charge.

As he learned more and more, and as he failed to find the elixir of immortality again and again, Lu Sheng realized that something was wrong.

Lu Sheng believed that the First Emperor had reached the stage of madness and that no one could stop this. Moreover, he believed that the longevity medicine was definitely useless. After the last glimmer of hope was shattered, he, as the person in charge, would definitely be responsible.

Obsession interfered with the First Emperor's judgment...

So Lu Sheng decided to run away after careful consideration.

For Zhao Si, being able to hear the original story now... well, it's quite interesting.

He has an intersection with Mr. Huang Shi, but they are not the same person.

No one said it clearly, but everyone knew that if he could not bring back the elixir of life this time, Xu Fu would die.

With Lu Sheng's approval, Xu Fu officially stepped onto the stage and began to prepare for the search for immortality medicine for the First Emperor.

Lu Sheng knew what the physical condition of the First Emperor was like when he ran away. Not only that he was terminally ill, he could also be said to be close to death.

But the guilt was not enough to make Lu Sheng die calmly.

Zhao Si guessed that there might have been something wrong with the First Emperor at that time, so that all the officials did not dare to mention the sad incident at that time.

The elixir of longevity belonged to the First Emperor, but he could also follow Xu Fu to delve into personal cultivation.

Lu Sheng himself also likes to delve into the study of cultivation in his spare time. When he met Xu Fu, a person with a lot of cultivation experience, he naturally couldn't help but ask Xu Fu for advice out of personal interest.

Later, because there were too many people cheating, the First Emperor was furious and even killed a group of alchemists.

Perhaps this is also a dark history for my eldest father.

According to rumors, the First Emperor's health is getting better and better, and he can survive a second life and can shoot a three-stone bow.

The work of seeking elixir of life for the First Emperor was also officially launched.

Wei Liaozi can live, and he can gain the trust of the First Emperor even by humiliating him weakly, so why can't he live?

That is to say, there are three thousand boys and girls and various craftsmen. It is more like a migrating team to go to sea.

So Xu Fu deceived the First Emperor and Lu Sheng at the same time. Of course, it may be that Xu Fu himself firmly believed that there are real blessings in the world.

Lu Sheng was a doctor of the Five Classics and had been with the First Emperor for a long time.

He knew very well in his heart that the normal First Emperor was not like the king of tigers and wolves that people in the world said, and he was absolutely magnanimous.

"So, both the gentleman and Gudao were harmed by Xu Fu, and the gentleman is also an innocent person."

That is to say, after Lu Sheng ran away, the First Emperor did question Xu Fu.

Lu Sheng did have two skills. He was a doctor of the Five Classics, and he had some knowledge of foreign scholars. Therefore, he screened out many people who were cheating on the first emperor.

This guy has been dedicated to cultivating active reactionaries. Lu Sheng always felt that this old guy might have some other intentions when he came to Xianyang.

Lu Sheng could barely be considered a person who cherished his old friendship, and he had always felt guilty towards the First Emperor.

Due to various reasons, coupled with the recent changes in the world situation and the various decrees of the First Emperor, Lu Sheng judged that the First Emperor had come out of the period of obsession with pursuing immortality.

But Lu Sheng himself didn't have much obsession. He just wanted to learn more knowledge from the senior Xu Fu.

After all, the two people Xu Fu faced were top talents. If he couldn't deceive him, how could he deceive the First Emperor and Lu Sheng?
In short, for a long time, the First Emperor and even Lu Sheng trusted Xu Fu.

But at that time, the First Emperor's sunk costs were too great, and his health was getting worse. Lu Sheng could only persuade him indirectly, but the First Emperor's casual answers always made Lu Sheng's back shiver.

The First Emperor's health was getting worse and worse, and he saw the slightest hope. He finally found a man of cultivation who was different from the charlatan, and he became more and more crazy.

Xu Fu himself knew it, so Xu Fu also ran away... and there was no news.

In other words, the First Emperor has returned to normal.

Of course, to be on the safe side, the first person Lu Sheng approached was not the First Emperor, but Zhao Si. He came up with a roundabout route and conveniently reported Huang Shigong under the pseudonym Huang Daoren.

The reason why I took the initiative to come back was that I still saw hope of living.

After some self-narration, Zhao Si nodded.

Regarding the history of the First Emperor's pursuit of immortality, the court and even the officials who wrote the history books wrote very cryptically, and no one was willing to say more about this period in normal conversations.

Charlatans can't escape Lu Sheng's detection, but Xu Fu is not an ordinary person, and Lu Sheng is a half-dabbler. After many observations and trials, Lu Sheng believes that Xu Fu is probably a real person with cultivation skills.

Xu Fu is also a smart man. Faced with a crisis of trust, he knows that he may only have one last chance left.

So after thinking for a long time, Xu Fu proposed his last plan to find immortals.

Who doesn’t have a moment of confusion? But after hearing what Lu Sheng said, Zhao Si instantly understood why his eldest father was always so perfunctory when he mentioned that period.

"Don't dare. Your Majesty trusted the guilty minister and asked the guilty minister to supervise this matter. I was deceived by the villain and could not tell the difference in time, and because I was too precious to be with you and could not come to you, it was actually my fault that caused His Highness to live overseas. After nine deaths, it is hard to escape the blame for hundreds of deaths. The guilty party has been on the run for many years, and the guilt in his heart is getting heavier and heavier..." Lu Sheng spoke with a strong voice...

"I don't blame you, but I just want to ask you, are you really taking the initiative to surrender because of guilt?" Zhao Si looked at Lu Sheng with a smile.

"I dare not deceive Your Highness. Since I fled..." Lu Sheng continued to behave miserably.

"When you get in front of the eldest father, with the same words, do you think the eldest father will kill you? Or do you think you can still deceive the eldest father?" Zhao Si knocked on the table.

Lu Sheng sighed after hearing this, and his face darkened...

"Today is different from the past. In fact, even if Lu Sheng does not come today, I am afraid he will have to come in the future, unless he escapes overseas with Xu Fu. However, there are shipping and trade military mansions overseas. The guilty officials secretly thought that there is no hiding place in the world. The reason why Huang Shigong entered Xianyang is probably the same...

Now it is not the Qin State ten years ago. The world is clear and the water is clear. How long can the fish and shrimps hide? Moreover, the criminal is not a homeless idler. To be honest, although I fled in the past, I could enter and leave the mansions of high-ranking officials. Even if I walked around the city, no one would arrest me. On weekdays, the criminal would often go back and forth from home, and his wife, concubines, and children would also be there. Living together day and night is actually just a matter of abandoning his official position. The guilty minister has a small amount of money in his family, and the guilty minister will not lose his livelihood even if he loses his official position. On weekdays, he only needs to be more cautious, and no one will arrest the guilty minister. As for the guilty minister, Chen's wanted order...how many people care about it after leaving Guanzhong?

However, I see that the world today is no longer the world of the past. I'm afraid if I don't surrender, I may really end up on the run in the future. Lu Sheng said in a deep voice.

"You are sincere..." Zhao Si smiled.

For this reason, Zhao Sixin.

They are all smart people. It would be nonsense for Lu Shengruo to say that he cannot see clearly the situation in the world.

In the past, the local administrative body of the Qin State had a weak ruling power. Zhang Liang, the number one assassin, could get away with it and was wanted, but his life was still peaceful.

And if you look carefully at history, you will find that the big bosses in the late Qin Dynasty were also a lot of wanted criminals.

And most of these wanted criminals are alive and well.

There is no such thing as being on the run, and the binding force of the government in many places is almost zero.

Zhang Cang simply lived in his hometown arrogantly.

To put it bluntly, the government's execution ability is not enough, its credibility is not strong enough, and its deterrence power is seriously insufficient.

In this case, the so-called wanted criminal can even become a topic of conversation.

Look, dude, I'm awesome. I'm wanted by the State of Qin. The King of Qin hates me.

Although they are said to be fugitives, they actually have little impact on their lives.

After the order to move the royal mausoleum, truly smart people could see that the centralization of power in the Qin State was deepening, and the government's dominance was getting deeper and deeper into the local areas.

The government has sufficient ruling power, but there is no wealthy local family that can protect them. The deterrent power of the Qin government continues to increase, and the gray area under the Qin government is constantly shrinking.

In the old Qin State, a wanted criminal could roam freely throughout the country.

In the future, with the deepening of Qin's dominance, not to mention the people everywhere in the country, I am afraid they will not be able to stay in their hometown. To be precise, they will be frightened wherever the government can control it.

At this time, the weight of the wanted order came up.

What Qin is doing now is turning sewage into clean water.

The water is getting clearer and clearer, and things under the water can no longer be hidden.

In fact, judging from the current feedback from counties and counties, the breakthrough rate of old cases has greatly increased, indicating that the government's dominance has begun to rise rapidly.

In the past, cases could not be solved not because of the clever techniques, but because the local gray area was too vast.

"Should I praise you guys for being smart?" Zhao Si smiled.

"Your Highness Mingjian... Although the guilty minister fled, there has never been anything since his escape..."

"It doesn't matter whether you have it or not. People like you will not leave any clues. They are all smart people. You are like this, and so is Huang Shigong. The world is clear, and the heaven and earth naturally work together. The direction of the people's hearts is the general trend. It's hard to change... There's no point in worrying about these things. Now I have the advantage, and the fish, meat, and knife are naturally in different places.

There is no point in asking his heart. Ten years ago, most of the people in the world probably hoped that Qin would perish as soon as possible. Even if things didn't work, they also hoped that my eldest father would die as soon as possible..." Zhao Si shook his head.

What's the point of saying this?

Different situations lead to different thoughts. The general situation changes, people's hearts change, and the situation is naturally different from the past.

How can things in the world be black and white? In troubled times, traitors emerge; in prosperous times, loyalty appears...

A person's loyalty, treachery, and even the hearts of the world will change with the current situation.

"Your Highness has a broad mind, and I admire him..." Lu Sheng bowed his head and kowtowed.

"It goes without saying that I am just curious about how you got involved with Huang Shigong." Zhao Si asked with a smile.

"Xu Fu is a disciple of Huang Shigong..." Lu Sheng answered.

"He is proficient in physiognomy, strategy, military affairs, and the art of alchemy. In this way, Huang Shigong is still an all-rounder..." Zhao Si said with a smile.

"Your Highness knows?" Lu Sheng looked at him sideways.

Zhao Si made it very clear. He knew which disciples Huang Shigong had taught.

"Zhang Liang, Xu Fu, Xu Fu, tsk...the ones they taught are all talented people." Zhao Si sneered.

"From what you see, can Duke Huang Shi be used by Qin?" Zhao Si asked.

"The story of Zheng Guo..." Lu Sheng pondered for a moment and then spoke.

Zhao Si nodded when he heard the sound...

Zheng Guo Canal, the origin of this canal was a conspiracy, but the State of Qin recognized his talent and used it, and instead became the arm of Qin to unify the world.

"But having said that...you said that Huang Shigong dared to go to Xianyang alone, did you expect this?" Zhao Si looked at Lu Sheng with a smile.

"Actually... right now, Da Qin has one more person, but it's not much, and one person less than him, but it's actually not a lot." Zhao Si sneered.

Although Zhao Si is a bit of a collector, the situation is easier now. Zhao Si knows how much a Huangshi Gong can influence the Qin Dynasty.

The most important thing in the world lies not in power but in the general trend.

"Your Highness has a sharp eye!" Lu Shengfu kowtowed again and spoke.

"You are well versed in maritime affairs, and the shipping and trade military government is in urgent need of manpower. I am willing to be your guarantee. Now go to Tangquan. Just tell the eldest father that I asked you to go." Zhao Si smiled and said.

Lu Sheng is very knowledgeable about current affairs, and the most important thing is that Lu Sheng is familiar with maritime affairs. Regarding maritime affairs, to be honest, Lu Sheng is currently the only person who can keep up with Zhao Si's thinking.

Judging from the answer sheet submitted by Lu Sheng alone, this person may be able to play an unimaginable role in future colonial wars and maritime trade.

If you know the current affairs, advance and retreat wisely, and the crime you commit is not serious, you will be saved if you are saved.

"Sin! Thank you, Your Highness!"

Lu Sheng was pleasantly surprised when he heard this. With this, his life was definitely saved.

As someone who had been with the First Emperor, Lu Sheng could understand just how much the First Emperor loved his eldest grandson from just a few details.

But then again...

At that time, the First Emperor was indeed dying of a disease that was difficult to cure with medicine and stone...if not, he wouldn't have been so eager.

Why is my health getting better and better now, and I can still shoot a three-stone bow?

When His Highness the Grand Sun returned from the sea, could it be that he really brought back the elixir of longevity?
(End of this chapter)