Daqin arrests alchemists, what does it matter to me as a qi refiner?

Chapter 64 The first emperor takes the elixir, shocking changes!

Hu Hai was still in shock at this time.

Earlier, Zhao Gao told him that the monster on the stage was an earth dragon, that is, a crocodile, also known as a pig dragon.

And he has already determined that the evil spirits are earth dragons, and the villagers are ignorant, so they treat a pig-sister-in-law dragon as a dragon, which is simply ridiculous.

However, after actually seeing this so-called monster, he could no longer laugh.

This is clearly a real dragon!
Where is the pig dragon?

"Zhao Gao misunderstood me!" He said in a daze.

Li Chao on the side didn't speak all the time, he was actually watching Hu Hai's reaction with stealthy eyes.

To be honest, Hu Hai's shock at this time made him quite happy.

Don't you just insist that it's a piggy dragon?What now?
"My guard army is the most powerful army in the world and the personal soldiers of the First Emperor. If we want to slay evil spirits, we can also slay dragons!"

"Why did you come here to kill some kind of pig dragon?"

Of course, he only dared to slander this sentence in his heart, but he didn't dare to say it out loud.

However, the truth of Hu Hai's appearance made Li Chao feel a little ashamed.

After all, Hu Hai is now the commander-in-chief of an army of five thousand guards, and is most likely the second emperor of Qin!
"General, don't be impatient. No matter how evil it is, our guards will turn into a pile of rotten flesh under the attack!" He said loudly.

After hearing Li Chao's words, Hu Hai finally came to his senses. He glanced at Li Chao, and the look of horror on his face faded away.

He is also a character who is not afraid of the sky and the earth, which can be described as ignorant of the heights of the sky and the depth of the earth.It was just the first time I saw this kind of creature that only existed in fairy tales, and I was a little lost.

Although this is a legendary spiritual object, it involves the First Emperor's sacrifice to heaven. If he does not kill the sacrifice to heaven, Fusu cannot be deposed. Therefore, even if he feels uneasy, Hu Hai still grits his teeth and wants to destroy this dragon.

Gathering his mind again, Hu Hai looked at Li Chao: "I don't know how Captain Rider plans to kill this evil spirit?"

Li Chao is right, the strength of the Great Qin soldiers is well known throughout the world, and Hu Hai also has confidence in this.

At this time, Li Chao also restrained his mind and began to enter the role. He said lightly: "Although I have seen the evil spirit now, I still don't know what it is up to. I need to test it out first."

"Forgive me for presumptuousness!" He saluted Hu Hai solemnly.

And Hu Hai also followed the good advice: "Riding the captain and doing things cheaply!"

This time, Hu Hai, not Li Chao, was the main general who came to Langyatai to kill the evil spirits.However, both Hu Hai and Li Chao knew that the real commander could only be Li Chao, but the etiquette of the line must still be followed.

Hu Hai has no love for power, and Li Chao is determined.He waved his hand gently. In the second car behind him, a shirtless strong man began to beat a big drum vigorously. At the same time, another strong man stood up holding a black flag and waved it vigorously.

The sound of horseshoes sounded loudly, and a scout who had been on the third-floor platform suddenly galloped his horse and roared: "General order: the former army attacks!"

The front army was the five hundred knights before, they had already reached the top of Langya Terrace, but they did not disturb the evil spirits, but waited for orders on the side of the stage.

They are also always paying attention to the instructions from the Chinese army, and the distance between the two sides is only a hundred feet. They can hear the orders issued by the Chinese army from the drums without the need for scouts to convey orders.

So the roar of the scouts started, and a harsh voice also came from the west side of the Langyata platform: "Everyone dismounts and forms an army formation!"

"The sword is in the front, and the soldier is in the back!"

"Crossbow arrows into slots!"

A series of orders were issued quickly, and then the sound of armor leaves was heard, mixed with the sound of swords and shields clashing, as well as the collision of crossbow arrows and crossbow boxes.

Although they are knights, knights these days cannot fight while riding horses. Once they need to set up military formations, they need to dismount and walk.

The busy voice stopped after only ten breaths, and the harsh voice from before roared again: "Wind!"

"Wind, wind, wind!" There was a rhythmic chorus, the sound of weapons hitting the shield, and then a muffled "boom", obviously the five hundred former army had already started to advance.

The drums were rumbling, and a song came from the top of Langya Terrace: "How can I say that I have no clothes? I share the same robe with you. When the king raised an army, he repaired my sword and spear. I share the same hatred with you!"

"Why don't you say that you have no clothes? You are in the same pool with your son. Wang Yuxing's teacher, repair my spear and halberd. Work together with your son!"

"Why don't you say you have no clothes? I have the same clothes as my son. Wang Yuxing's division, repair my armor and soldiers. Walk with my son!"

Hu Hai was already in a state of shock at this time!

Although he could not see the situation of the front army due to the barrier of the mountain wall, just listening to the sound coming from the top of the platform was enough to make him feel an invincible momentum!

"As expected of the most powerful army in the world!" He sighed sincerely.

Glancing in the direction of the sound again, Hu Hai said excitedly: "Captain Qi, can we go up directly from the side of the stage?"

The height difference between the second and third floors of Langya Terrace is not too high, and the slope of Langya Terrace is gentle. Although the chariot still cannot go up, if you abandon the chariot, you can climb directly from the side of the platform to the top. , it’s not a difficult thing.

That day, Shaoduan and others climbed all the way from the foot of the mountain to the top of the platform, and it didn't take much time, after all, the height of Langya Terrace is only less than a hundred feet.

"No, General Pian, the evil spirit's methods are unknown now, so we won't take the stage for the time being. Moreover, we have to guard against the evil spirit escaping from here!" Li Chao shook his head.

"How about we let the army stay here and I and you two go up together?" Hu Hai was already itching unbearably.

"Military law, the coach must not be taken lightly!" Li Chao reminded lightly.

A trace of displeasure appeared on Hu Hai's face, Li Chao also reacted instantly, and quickly made amends: "If this is not the case, we will move forward a hundred feet now, until the top of the platform collapses."

"In this way, we can not only see the process of the former army testing the evil spirits, but also hold the bottom of the valley, so that the evil spirits will not escape from here!"

"It's so good, let's go!" Hu Hai was overjoyed.

With an order, the army moved forward again along the mountain path, and the distance of hundreds of feet was reached in an instant.

The military chariot stopped again. At this moment, the front row of military chariots where Hu Hai and Li Chao were located had arrived at the valley.

This valley was formed due to the collapse of the mountain and the erosion of hundreds of years of water. It is said to be a valley, but it is actually just a small crack on the platform.The crack is not deep, the deepest part is only more than ten feet, and there are marks cut by flowing water and ice on it, but the width is astonishing, as many as tens of feet.

Originally, the mountain road was also damaged by this crack, but it has been repaired by a few stone slabs at this time, which is the work of scouts and former soldiers.

Since the top of the platform is made of rammed earth, the vegetation in the cracks is not considered lush. Through the sparse solitary trees, Hu Hai and Li Chao can already clearly see the more than a hundred feet to the north, which is the center of Langya Terrace. At this time, a large water pool has been formed.

Due to the angle, no one can see how deep the pool is, but you can see that the whole body of the white dragon that you saw before has left the pool at this time, and it is standing by the pool like a dragon, ready to wait. hair.

Dragon Pan is different from Snake Pan. Snake Pan is made into a circle, while Dragon Pan has its entire body upright and bent to form the character "ji".From this perspective, this white dragon, which is called evil, is really majestic and extraordinary at first sight.

And it is the five hundred former army who are confronting Bai Jiao at this moment.At this time, the five hundred former army had already traveled to a place less than thirty feet away from the white jiao, and a bearded army cavalier rode past the front of the formation. Obviously, he was the chief officer of the five hundred former army, that is, the leader of the five hundred soldiers. .

"Stand up the shield, take up the sword!" The rough voice came again, the Qin army in the first two rows suddenly squatted down, their shields slammed on the ground, and the Qin army in the third and fourth rows also bowed slightly, holding the spears in their hands On the top of the shield, Gewei sticks to the ground.

A military formation like a hedgehog was formed instantly, and the order of the Five Hundred Lords sounded again.

"Arms wide, thirty feet, salvo, three shots"

"Arms wide, thirty feet, volley, three shots!" A slightly hoarse voice repeated his order, and the sound of "Boom" crossbow strings vibrated, like countless tired birds throwing themselves into the forest, and more than a hundred people were seen. A black dot flew up suddenly, and fell towards the pool with a "woo" sound!
Hu Hai was dazzled!

The Qin Army was brave and good at fighting, but being brave and good at fighting was not the magic weapon for the Qin Army to unify the six countries. What really played a decisive role was the Qin Army's crossbow!
Due to the adoption of standardized production processes and strict work names, which means craftsmen must leave their names on the ordnance they process to facilitate accountability, the Qin Army's crossbow machines are extremely advanced.Parts can be used interchangeably between two different crossbows!

In addition, the Qin army creatively used the assembly line method like later generations, resulting in a very high output of ordnance made by Daqin craftsmen, and a Daqin soldier carried fifty crossbows!
In contrast, there was once a sharpshooter in Chu State, Yang Youji, also known as Yang Yaoji, and the idiom "a hundred shots and a hundred hits" was born because of him.

In order to maximize the role of Yang Youji on the battlefield, the king of Chu searched the country extensively, hoping for arrows with straight shafts and flawless feathers to supply Yang Youji with equipment, so that Yang Youji could snipe and kill enemy generals from a long distance on the battlefield .

As a result, they searched the entire Chu country, and only got three flawless feather arrows!
The sharpshooter Yang Youji only had three perfect feathered arrows on his body, while an ordinary Qin soldier carried fifty identical crossbow arrows on his body!

Because of the strength of the crossbow arrows, the Qin army's battle formations generally adopt the widest front.For example, this time, the five hundred masters of the former army directly and boldly set up a fifty-fifty horizontal formation!

This time, the strength of the [-]-strong front army is divided into card soldiers, which are one hundred shield soldiers, long soldiers, which are one hundred spearmen, one hundred crossbows with arms and two hundred crossbows.

Among them, the arm crossbow is operated by a single person. When a hundred generals give an order, a hundred gleaming arrows roar and fly towards the white flood dragon on the side of the pool!

Before the hundred crossbow arrows hit the ground, the crossbowmen began to quickly reload the crossbow arrows, and the "click" sound of reloading the crossbow arrows sounded one after another.

And the Lord of Five Hundreds roared again: "Keep open, shoot in volley, and shoot three times!"

With a sharp whistle of "Woo", the crossbowmen were already ready at this time, and countless black figures much thicker than the crossbow instantly flew into the air, flying straight towards the white dragon!

The sound of "Duodao" was overwhelming, and Hu Hai was already dazzled at this time.

"I just found out today, my Great Qin Crossbow Formation..."

"second to none!"

……

At the same time, just when Qin Jun wanted to fight against Jiaolong, Langya went to the palace.

The First Emperor was wearing plain sackcloth, sitting in front of an incense table in the Immortal Palace.

"Hu Haizhi has great talents and few talents, but he is quite ambitious but ignorant, and he is easy to vent his anger on others."

"But Fusu has always been famous for his virtuousness, but he hides his wolfish ambitions, and as a son of the Mi family, most of the court and China are old enemies."

"The rest of the children are all busy, not worth mentioning."

"So, who can Qin II be?"

The Immortal Palace is the sleeping palace. Today, Hu Hai went to Langya Terrace to kill evil spirits, while the First Emperor prayed in the palace.

He put down the 'Heavenly Book' that he had been reading for many days but found nothing. He didn't even understand a single word of the 'Book of Heaven', with a look of sullenness on his face.

"Is this a heavenly book? It's really ridiculous!"

The First Emperor snorted angrily, but suddenly felt a palpitation, which made him uneasy.

This feeling came so suddenly that he couldn't help covering his heart.

Then, he raised his head and looked deeply at the distant sky, that faint high platform.

This feeling seems to be because of Langya Terrace?

Hu Hai led his troops to kill the "Jiao" to sacrifice to the sky, but what happened there?
But the feeling comes and goes as quickly as it feels.

The uneasy feeling in his heart disappeared, the First Emperor frowned slightly, and couldn't help but sigh when he thought of Hu Hai.

He has already planned to go to Langyatai to worship the heavens in five days. Apart from paying homage to the gods of the four seasons and praying for the good weather in Daqin, he still needs to burn his watch to tell the heavens that he wants to abolish the son Fusu as a matter of ordinary people.

These days, it is immoral to abandon the elders and establish the younger ones. The First Emperor was not afraid that the world would criticize him. Anyway, he has already bore countless infamy, and it doesn't matter if one more or one less.

The key is that this move will offend God. If God punishes the world, the Qin Dynasty will be in danger!

Moreover, there is nothing wrong with Fusu.

He indeed bewitched the First Emperor with his fairy tales, and he had no filial piety.

However, this is actually a heart-breaking statement, and Fusu did not really act immorally.

How can you depose the crown prince of the country by killing his heart?

Moreover, after [-]% of the ministers in the DPRK regarded him as a enemy, [-]% still had doubts, and only less than [-]% actually regarded him as the prince of Qin.

This is the legacy of the chaos of the Qin Palace in the past.In the past, there were three forces inside the Qin Palace, Mi Bazi, the Chu people represented by Miyue, the Korean people represented by the Empress Dowager Xia, and the Qin people.

Among the three, the Qin people are actually the weakest!

Although the First Emperor had cleared the Chu and Han forces out of the court, there were still many old people living in the court.

These people have different attitudes towards Fusu. Such a king is not a good thing for the country.

However, he has a high reputation among the people, and his reputation for benevolence is well known throughout the world.

Today's order has been decided, and the emperor has also accepted the authority of the world. At this time, if there is a benevolent king who can cultivate the people, it will be a good thing.

As for Hu Hai...

The only reason why the first emperor chose him was because of Hu Hai Xiaoji.

Maybe he can also grow into a talented emperor on his side?
After coughing slightly, Emperor Shihuang looked away.

When he landed on a dragon boat a few days ago, he happened to encounter heavy rain from the sky.

Despite the umbrella cover, he was still completely drenched.

But at this time, it was already the turn of spring and summer, and Langya was near the sea, so it wasn't cold. Logically speaking, a little rain would not be a big problem.

However, the First Emperor caught wind and cold. Now his whole body was feverish, he was coughing and short of breath, and he seemed to be unable to take a breath.

"I am old and ready to die!" the First Emperor thought sadly.

His eyes fell on the incense table.

On the incense table, there is a rock with five elegant characters on it.

"Hu Ye, who died of Qin!"

This is exactly the stone slab that Meng Tian brought back from Yunmeng Mountain. Fusu and Meng Tian are now imprisoned in the prison of the Guyue Palace. Since the completion of the Langya Palace, it has been changed into the Tingwei Prison.

As soon as he saw these words, Emperor Shihuang felt a burst of anger in his heart. He snorted angrily and looked away.

He was originally indifferent by nature, caring about the world, and looked down upon personal emotions.

The queen who tied the hair said that she was given death, and she was given death.The most beloved concubine, who loves her eldest son so much that she puts her eldest son under her name, and even changed the name to her favorite hometown, Xiaofeng, saying "There are Fusu in the mountains", also because it conflicts with her idea of ​​destroying the six kingdoms , causing the other party to die prematurely.

As for his son, he didn't think much of it before.

After all, he is the First Emperor!
He can live forever, but the son cannot!

He is the king of the world, not the father of Fusu Huhai and others.

However, once he woke up from his dream, Emperor Shihuang had to start thinking about the issue of heirs.It wasn't until this time that Emperor Shi Huang realized that he had never really believed in longevity, nor had he ever truly abandoned his personal emotions in his heart.

Just like his mausoleum, it has been built since the year before he ascended the throne as King Qin.Even when he unified the six kingdoms and refined the elixir of immortality for himself, the mausoleums still continued.Even for this reason, Li Si, the most powerful minister, was sent to conscript millions of civilian husbands in order to complete the project as soon as possible.

That's why he got angry when he saw the slab.Hu Hai is neither filial nor fraternal, and even if Fusu is not filial or fraternal, he is much better than Hu Hai.

But you are my eldest son, and you are the son who is known as benevolent in the world. You are the Fusu who "has Fusu in the mountains and lotus flowers in the sky"!

How can I do this?

This may be a kind of deceived psychology.

His eyes skipped over the slate and landed on a package.

This package was made of a cloak, and there were traces of arrows and swords on it. It was obvious that the owner of the cloak was a brave general who had risked arrows and stones countless times and was the first to charge into battle!

Needless to say, the owner of this cloak is Meng Tian.

The First Emperor sighed slightly, and he glanced around.Fasting prayer is the etiquette that must be performed before worshiping heaven and earth, and except for those who fast and pray, no women or disabled people should be present.

And here is the Immortal Palace, that is, the sleeping palace, also called the harem, except for the concubine, beauties and servants, there is not a single man.

Therefore, there is only Shi Huangdi in the quiet room.

With a trace of indescribable emotion, the first emperor opened the package, and a small handful of medicinal powder appeared in front of the first emperor.

The medicinal powder is very ordinary, light blue in color, it looks like vegetation, not gold or stone.

The First Emperor frowned slightly.

Herbal medicines are very common these days, and most expensive medicines, such as ginseng and snow lotus, will not discover their value until later generations.

Therefore, truly precious medicines are usually made of gold and stone, such as cinnabar, jade, etc. The more expensive they are, the better the effect will be.

The First Emperor was not immune either, he didn't know what Meng Tian's intention was when he came back with such a bag of herbs and medicinal residues after traveling thousands of miles.

Even if it is to deceive yourself, are you reluctant to use some pearl powder?
"You also said that this is the dregs of the elixir left by the heaven and man?"

"I'm afraid it's just like the book from that day, it's all a lie! It's useless!"

He snorted coldly and prepared to push the baggage aside.But as soon as my hand moved the package, a fragrant smell filled the air.

Shi Huang's nose moved slightly, and his eyes narrowed slightly.

These days, whether it is incense or incense, it is burned in a stove, and the best incense is sandalwood sawdust.

For example, there was an incense burner on the incense table in front of the First Emperor, with green smoke rising from the mouth of the burner.

Sandalwood does smell good, but it's too strong, and there's always a lingering pyrotechnic smell.

The fragrance coming from the baggage is fresh and refined, and it makes people feel refreshed!
What surprised Shi Huang even more was that this cold fragrance entered his lungs, which made his lungs, which he always felt as if they were smoky, feel instantly refreshed!
Shi Huang's heart skipped a beat.

Fusu and others guessed correctly. Although the First Emperor did not take the elixir of immortality made by the alchemists, he did take the elixir made by the alchemists.

That kind of elixir is called stone elixir, which is made from five kinds of metal and stone.

Realgar, sulfur, red stone, turquoise, and amethyst are ground into powder and refined into red pills, which are then taken with water.

After taking it, my whole body becomes hot and energetic, and I don't feel tired even if I walk dozens of miles at a stretch!

At that time, in order to keep his whereabouts from being known to outsiders, the first emperor had to move between 270 palaces and temples every day, relying entirely on his own legs and relying on the efficacy of stone medicine.

Whenever he took stone medicine and walked on the corridors of the palace, he would feel that he was floating in the air.

It is precisely because of this that the first emperor believed in alchemists, and it is only because of this that Shiyao is indeed miraculous.

However, once the alchemist's deception broke out, the First Emperor realized that his health was deteriorating!
According to Xia Wuqiu, gold and stone hurt the lungs, and Emperor Shihuang felt short of breath day by day. If this continued, Emperor Shihuang estimated that he might not be able to eat the new wheat next year.

The First Emperor began to frown. He stared at the small handful of medicinal dregs in front of him and fell into deep thought.

Regardless of whether he helped Su Renshan or not, the Meng family has been loyal and brave for generations.Especially in the generation of the Meng family, Meng Tian was the top general, the Great Qin internal historian Jiuqing, his younger brother Meng Yi was also a Shangqing, the confidant of the First Emperor.

One of the two brothers holds military power and leads the army outside.One is in the court, a confidant of the First Emperor, and a minister.This favor cannot be said to be unimportant!
Moreover, Meng Tian is now the only famous general in the Great Qin Dynasty, and also the only top general, with a detached status.

He only needs to be loyal to the First Emperor. No matter whether Fusu or Hu Hai ascends the throne, he must still rely on him and there is no need to vote for either of them.

In this case, what benefits can Fusu use to impress Mengtian?
Why did Meng Tian need to come with Fusu to deceive the First Emperor?

Looking at the medicine dregs in front of him, Emperor Shihuang couldn't help stretching out a hand and grabbed a little bit from it.

Then put it to your mouth, drink it with water, and swallow it in one gulp.

He knew he shouldn't do this, but he didn't know why, smelling the refreshing fragrance of the grass and trees, and feeling the rare coolness in his lungs, he couldn't help it.

Especially after thinking about it, he couldn't figure out why Meng Tian betrayed him.

Perhaps, Meng Tian was only deceived by Fu Su?
At least one thing Shihuang was able to confirm.He had asked Xia Wuqi before that the poison of vegetation is very weak, taking a small amount of it will not be fatal!

In this case, it doesn’t hurt to give it a try even for the sake of temporary relief!

A sense of coolness suddenly rose from the throat, and then spread downward, and the first emperor coughed lightly in comfort.

The next moment, it seemed that a certain switch was touched, and a violent cough burst out of Emperor Shi Huang's mouth. His face flushed from coughing instantly, and a trace of black blood flowed from the corner of his mouth.

Tick ​​tock!

Blood dripped and fell on the 'Book of Heaven', turning bright red.

He only felt that he was dizzy in an instant, and with a bang, he lost his balance in an instant, and fell to the side violently, knocking the bronze incense burner to the ground.

Bang!
The sound of the bronze incense burner attracted the attention of the servants and others outside the door. When the First Emperor was about to lose consciousness, he heard the door being opened and an earth-shattering scream rang out.

"It's not good, Emperor Shi Huang was assassinated!"

(End of this chapter)