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

Chapter 80 The First Emperor: There are no gods in the world?Heavy snow in May!
The First Emperor was sitting on a throne, which followed him all the way from Xianyang to Langya.Although the oil lamp has dried up at this moment, as long as he is still sitting on the throne, he is still the First Emperor!

Gather the power of the world and become the emperor for life!

In the whole world, he is the only one who can sit, while everyone else can only kneel down. This is the embodiment of authority!

Although his tone was rarely gentle, the majesty of the First Emperor had not been lost at all.He sat on the throne, his eyes like a falcon, looking at the two ministers who were kneeling under the guidance of the chamberlain.

Although Li Si and Zhao Gao obeyed the orders of the First Emperor and did not perform any grand salutes, they still sat upright and knelt behind several cases with a solemn expression on their faces.

"Thank you, Prime Minister." The First Emperor obviously knew about the two men coming on horseback, and said in a hoarse voice.

This is the second time in his life that the First Emperor has called him Prime Minister Li Si. The first time was when he was appointed Prime Minister.

The prime minister's status is extremely high, even if he is a monarch, he must be respected.When appointing a prime minister, a platform should be built and an altar should be built, a table should be burned to complain to heaven, and then the prime minister should be worshiped. This is called worshiping the prime minister.

Such gestures of greeting and greetings can only be regarded as the daily respect of the monarch to the prime minister. For the first time in his life, Li Si felt the respect of the First Emperor for him. What filled his heart was not emotion or pride, but fear.

He knew that the First Emperor knew that he was about to die. Although his voice was gentle, he was actually looking around with his sword drawn, intending to completely eliminate all sources of unrest in the Qin Dynasty before his death!
He quickly prostrated himself on the ground, suppressed the fear in his heart, and said respectfully: "The First Emperor has called me, and I should stand up immediately. This is the way of a minister, and there is no need to work hard."

The First Emperor nodded noncommittally, turned to Zhao Gao, and pondered slightly.

Zhao Gao also bowed to the ground without saying a word.

"The Prime Minister and the CRRC Mansion are here to invite you."

After a long time, the voice of the First Emperor sounded faintly, and he sighed slightly: "The Qin Dynasty has nine ministers, six ministers are in Xianyang, and the Langzhongling is vacant. Now, the only ones beside me are Tingwei, Weiwei, and Zhongchefu Ling. .”

"I feel a little uneasy." He glanced at Li Si and Zhao Gao who were sitting behind the desk, and said calmly: "Please, return to Xianyang quickly!"

Li Si's face was as white as snow and he hesitated to speak, while Zhao Gao lowered his head and remained silent.

He was just an official of the Zhongche Mansion. Although Prime Minister Li Si was almost his lackey, in front of the First Emperor, Li Si was still the only one who could speak. The First Emperor didn't ask, and he, Zhao Gao, couldn't even raise his head.

"The Prime Minister has something to say to me?" The First Emperor's eyes fell on Li Si again.

But two tears actually rolled down Li Si's eyes. He lowered his eyes and held his hands in his hands: "I wanted to say something, but the First Emperor is only slightly ill. He should rest quietly and not move lightly. But..."

He did not continue speaking, but bowed to the ground again.

A rare smile appeared on the face of the First Emperor, and he spoke in a gentle voice: "My prime minister is indeed not a lucky person."

He suddenly stood up, and two chamberlains emerged from a corner of the tent and tried to support him, but they were pushed away by him.

"Weiwei Jie is taciturn and dull. The only person I rely on most is the Second Minister!"

He spoke in a hoarse voice: "I want to break camp and return to Xianyang immediately, but there is something worried in my heart."

"Ling Gao," his eyes fell on Zhao Gao, "I said that day, if you take your young son Hu Hai as your general and send five thousand guardsmen to Langyatai, you will be able to slay evil spirits just like looking at the lines with the palm of your hand."

"It has been half a day since the young son Hu Hai led the army on stage, why is it so late?"

Zhao Gao was finally able to raise his head. He looked at the face of the First Emperor without leaving any trace, and once again confirmed his judgment.

Although the First Emperor's tone seemed to be questioning at this time, Zhao Gao was not panicked.

Moreover, although Li Si was also extremely afraid of the First Emperor, at the same time, he respected the First Emperor extremely.

After all, Li Si was just a native of Lu Buweishe at first, and later became a retainer of the First Emperor.At that time, the First Emperor suspected that the guests from the Six Kingdoms had evil intentions and wanted to expel all the people from the Six Kingdoms in Qin.

Li Si was from Chu, so he was naturally among those to be sent away.So Shang Shu said that those who are guests are talents.The talents of the six countries all returned to Qin, and this Qin won the hearts of the people in the world.When the world returns to its heart, how can your Majesty have the reason to refuse?

This book shows that the first emperor of Qin was overjoyed and regained his fame.As a result, Li Si won the favor of the First Emperor, and his career has skyrocketed since then.

Since Li Si had found the First Emperor in his humble state, he naturally remembered the First Emperor's kindness in his heart.

But Zhao Gao is different!

The First Emperor was a man of faith. He believed that Zhao Gao's father, Zhao Shai, was loyal to the Nine Ministers but was willing to test the medicine for him.

With a father like this, his son Zhao Gao is naturally loyal to the emperor, but he is hindered by his mother.

He gave him a favor again and promoted him to the position of Zhongchefu Ling regardless of his physical disability. Once the sacrifice to heaven was over, he would be allowed to inherit the position of his father, Lang Zhongling.In this way, Zhao Gao should regard himself as the reborn king.

However, the First Emperor never thought that Zhao Gao was originally a promising young man. When he was young, he was taught by well-educated people. He was praised as virtuous and intelligent, and he would one day be like one of the nine ministers!
With his talents, and the fact that he is only a young master of the Zhao Kingdom, but also has the kindness to return to the country by secretly coaxing Qin Yiren, it is a certainty that he will be ranked among the Nine Qin Qings!
But just because his mother boasted about his family background, "Zhao Zheng", the whole family, except his father, went to the hermit palace.Seeing his mother die of the cruelest torture, Zhongdi could not accept such a change and committed suicide by covering his face with his hair.

As for the youngest brother, just because he had not eaten for three days and cried out that he was hungry, the evil officials in the hidden palace threatened to roast his heart and drink wine, and even lit a fire and put tiles in front of him in a serious manner.

The younger brother was frightened and became seriously ill due to hunger. There was no medicine in the hidden palace. He died within two days. When he died, he still hugged Zhao Gao by the neck and said, "Brother, take me home."

Such a bloody feud, Zhao Gao dare not forget it for a day!

He stayed in the hidden palace for twenty years, cursing the First Emperor and the Qin Dynasty every day.

Once he was exchanged by his father for his life, he vowed to destroy Qin!

However, the authority of the First Emperor is like the emperor's day. Even Zhao Gao dare not look directly at its light. What he is waiting for every day is the death of the First Emperor!
Today, he is finally going to die!
Moreover, he died at the hands of the alchemist he once believed in!

Although Zhao Gao was happy in his heart, he didn't show it at all on his face.He lowered his eyes again and spoke humbly: "As a reminder to the First Emperor, there have been heavy rains in Langya for many days, many Langya platforms have collapsed, and the mountain roads are muddy and difficult to navigate." "And the sergeants of the guard army all have three layers of heavy armor, and they also have military chariots, maybe because of this Delay is also normal.”

"Is it just because of the heavy rain that it is difficult to walk on the mountain road?" The First Emperor's voice was faint, and there was no trace of sadness or joy.

He continued: "I heard that fog suddenly appeared on Langyatai, and nothing could be seen within a foot, which is very rare. The young son Hu Hai got lost on Langyatai, and then encountered the image of two suns in the sky."

"At this time, hail fell from the sky on Langya platform, and it was as big as a chicken. Ling Gao, I just killed a demon, how could it happen that hail fell from the sky again for two days?" He lowered his head and looked down at Zhao Gao, his voice Quiet.

Zhao Gao smiled calmly, and bravely met the gaze of the First Emperor: "I am reporting to the First Emperor that the evil dragon on Langya Platform is an evil dragon. The evil dragon can make clouds and create mirages!"

"Mirage?" The First Emperor was slightly startled.

"It's just a mirage! I and Tingwei are on the side of Langya Mountain, only two miles away from Langya Terrace."

Zhao Gao said calmly: "If it is a celestial phenomenon, how come the young son Hu Hai can see it, while we are so close but never see it?"

"Moreover, this place is only a few miles away from Langyatai. If there were two days in the real sky, we should be able to see it from here!"

"Go out and have a look!" The First Emperor was about to die and was paranoid to the extreme.He waved his hand casually, and a chamberlain immediately got out of the tent to check the sky.

After watching the servant leave, the First Emperor turned his head and looked at Zhao Gao again.

"The mirage is fair enough. However, what about hail falling from the sky?"

The First Emperor made no secret of his suspicion of Zhao Gao. Now he still questioned Zhao Gao, but Zhao Gao remained calm.

The First Emperor was not a fool. He could naturally see that Zhao Gao spared no effort in order for Hu Hai to succeed to the throne.Although some words were spoken by Li Si to the First Emperor, the initiator was of course Zhao Gao.

Zhao Gao was also prepared for this.

He said calmly: "When the hail fell on Langyatai, I was also very surprised at the time."

"Fortunately, Tingweisi was able to answer my questions. Tingweisi studied under the great sage Xunzi, and his teacher once said that the ocean has the air of the sea, while the land has the air of the earth!"

"When the air of the earth and the air of the sea intersect, there will be heavy rain, even dragons sucking water, hail and many other celestial phenomena!"

He continued speaking meaningfully: "Just like the heavy rain in Langyatai a few days ago, it is very similar to the intersection of earth air and sea air! However, most of these abnormal celestial phenomena are fleeting and not as long-lasting as that heavy rain. I guess , or it may be caused by long-term drought in Langya and excessive earth energy!"

The First Emperor was startled again. He turned to look at Li Si: "Si, is that so?"

Li Si lowered his head at this time. He glanced at Zhao Gao secretly, his eyes full of bitterness.

He did tell Zhao Gao that his teacher Xunzi once said that the air of the sea and the air of the earth intersected, and he also asserted that the hail on Langya Platform was the intersection of the air of the earth and the air of the sea.

However, has my master ever said that the heavy rain in Langyatai a few days ago was also the result of the earth's energy coming into contact with the sea's energy?
Unexpectedly, the grass on his teacher's grave was already ten feet high, and Zhao Gao pulled him over to endorse his words, and he was made to take the blame for no reason. Li Si was indescribably annoyed.

However, it was clear that he could no longer object at this moment.He nodded helplessly: "This is how it should be when we start to tell the story to the First Emperor."

Xunzi is a world-famous sage. Even Xunzi's disciple Han Feizi was highly praised by the First Emperor. Now that Zhao Gao has directly moved out of Xunzi, the First Emperor naturally has nothing to say.

He stood there for a moment, then let out a long sigh: "Today I heard that there were two days in the sky, and that there was hail in May in Langyatai, I was both angry and happy in my heart."

"However, I never thought that it was just the intersection of sea air and earth air."

He said with emotion: "Are there really no gods in this world?"

Li Si was shocked, while Zhao Gao had a smile in his eyes.

He knew the First Emperor very well, so he naturally knew that even though this majestic emperor had ordered to kill all the scholars in the world, at the end of his life, he was still hoping for an immortal to make him live forever.

However, this is just wishful thinking after all!

"To the First Emperor," he said with a serious face but a vicious look on his face, "Everything in the world has its own laws. Even if there are those who seem to be out of touch with the way of heaven, they are just ordinary people like us and do not know the depth of heaven."

"Like this, the hail at Fanlangyatai, although it is rare, is just the intersection of earth air and sea air. It cannot last long and is limited to a seven-mile radius of Langyatai!"

"I and the court officials traveled all the way and saw no hail on the way. The First Emperor also saw no hail here. This is the law of heaven, saying that there is no ice in summer!"

"No frost in summer is the law of heaven, which is also the way of heaven. The lack of immortality is the law of man, which is also the way of heaven!"

"And the succession of kings is the law of the country, and naturally it is also the way of heaven!"

He bowed down and said: "I, the Minister of Chefu, would like to ask the First Emperor to appoint his young son Hu Hai as his second son!"

The First Emperor looked at Zhao Gao dumbfounded. Zhao Gao had always been calm and calm in front of him. He never thought that he would be so sharp today!
When he was distracted, he saw a chamberlain peeking his head at the door of the tent. The First Emperor subconsciously said: "What's the matter?"

The chamberlain was the person who had been sent by the First Emperor to watch the astronomical phenomena. He kept saying: "Master, I have just been through the camp, and I have never seen two days in the sky!"

"I know." The First Emperor sighed quietly, and just as he was about to speak, the voice of the chamberlain came up again.

"However, when the slave returned, it snowed heavily, as heavy as goose feathers!"

(End of this chapter)