In the summer of Emperor Qin's 493rd year, Lord Wu'an Gongsun Qi was convicted of treason because he resisted and disobeyed orders many times, and his Majesty personally executed him.
Gongsun Zhong, the son of Gongsun Qi, wrote to the Emperor of Qin that the incident involving Gongsun Qi had nothing to do with the Gongsun family, but he wished to apologize for his father.
The emperor felt Gongsun Zhong's loyalty, and his anger dissipated. He issued an edict to remove the title of Gongsun's family in order to pay for his sins. He recruited more than 10,000 Gongsuns to join his party, half of them were killed in the city, and the other half were exiled thousands of miles away. - "Da Qin Chronicle"
The Tingwei Mansion arrested people non-stop for three days, and the list was handed over to Hu Hai as usual.
Hu Hai followed Lin Ze's method and selected half of the criminals and took them to the market entrance to be executed.
In order to avoid causing widespread panic, Lin Ze specially sent people to post the crimes committed by the murdered people.
In addition to deterring criminals, this move is more importantly to appease civilians.
After all, under the emperor's feet, killing must be done with a reputation, right?
The civilians watching the excitement immediately spread the word, which made the reputation of Tingwei Mansion much better.
When many guards in black were patrolling the streets, they discovered that the civilians changed from their normal behavior and did not avoid them. Instead, they smiled and greeted them, which made them confused for a moment.
The controversial case of Wu'an Jun's rebellion was finally brought to an end by Emperor Qin's imperial edict: the entire Gongsun family was reduced to nobility, the previous rewards were withdrawn, and the matter was forgotten.
After the case was settled, Lin Ze breathed a sigh of relief. The lives of the Gongsun family had been saved, and he had deserved Gongsun Qi's reward.
Before all the officials and people in Chang'an City had fully recovered from Wu'anjun's case, the news that Imperial Master Xu Fu was ordered to go to sea for the second time to search for immortals spread throughout Chang'an City.
On that day, more than 20,000 imperial guards gathered in the southern suburbs of Chang'an City, preparing to set off, which attracted countless residents to watch.
Compared with a few years ago when Xu Fu led 3,000 imperial guards to the sea, the momentum this time was even greater.
Emperor Qin even went out of the palace to see Xu Fu off in person, and said to Xu Fu: "The Imperial Master is going overseas now. Don't let me down."
Xu Fu bowed and saluted: "Your Majesty, please rest assured, I will do my best to obtain the secret method for Your Majesty."
"Go early and come back early."
"promise"
Emperor Qin watched Xu Fu leave with his army, and he felt a little uneasy in his heart. He said to the air next to him: "Follow me and report anything strange to me immediately."
There were ripples in the air, then calmed down again.
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After half a month of rapid march, Xu Fu led the imperial guards to Jiaodong County, Dongshan Province, where the Donghai Patrol Mansion was garrisoned.
Long before Xu Fu and the others came, Ye Teng had received the Qin Emperor's order and fully cooperated with the national advisor Xu Fu to go to sea.
Ye Teng specially mobilized a group of the best ships and sailors from his fleet, and was extremely well prepared with all kinds of supplies.
At night, Ye Teng prepared a banquet and entertained Xu Fu at the Donghai Xunyang Mansion.
Most of the top dignitaries in the Qin Dynasty maintained good relations with each other, except for Wang Jian and Gongsun Qi, who had some unpleasant troubles because of their title ban.
Xu Fu had known Ye Teng in his early years, especially since Fang Xiandao's alchemy requires the use of various overseas treasures, so they kept in touch with each other privately.
At the banquet, Xu Fu and Ye Teng exchanged some polite words and had a pleasant conversation.
After drinking for three rounds, Ye Teng suddenly dispersed all the servants, and the endless power of the master formed a barrier, sealing off the banquet hall.
Then he quickly walked up to Xu Fu, bowed and said, "Xiao Hou needs to consult the Imperial Master for something. I hope that the Imperial Master will take the opportunity to tell me for the sake of our long-term friendship."
Seeing this, Xu Fu quickly stood up from his seat, helped Ye Teng up and said, "Marquis Anlu has betrayed the old man. If you have anything to do, just ask him. Given the relationship between the marquis and the old man, the old man will definitely answer truthfully."
Ye Teng then said with a melancholy look on his face: "I would like to ask the Imperial Master to tell me that your Majesty has been killing ministers one after another. What is your intention? What should we do?"
Xu Fu's pupils shrank when he heard this, and then he returned to his original state and said: "Master Hou is too drunk, maybe he is drunk, take a good rest, I won't disturb you."
After saying that, he turned around and left.
Ye Teng hurriedly stopped in front of Xu Fu and said: "Why did the Imperial Master avoid talking about it? Xiaohou doesn't believe that the Imperial Master can turn a blind eye to this. From Prime Minister Lu to Lord Wu An, do they all deserve to die?"
Xu Fu scolded: "Your Majesty, please be careful. Your Majesty has your own thoughts. As ministers, we only need to be loyal to you. Please don't think too much, Your Majesty."
Ye Teng was full of disbelief, and bowed to Xu Fu again and said: "The Imperial Preceptor has been serving your Majesty for many years. The Imperial Preceptor knows best what is on His Majesty's mind. Xiaohou has no other wish, just that he can
Have a happy ending with the Ye family.
No matter what price the Imperial Preceptor wants Xiaohou to pay or what conditions he proposes, Xiaohou can agree to it. I just ask the Imperial Preceptor to point out a clear path for Xiaohou. I hope that the Imperial Preceptor will help Xiaohou for the sake of our old friendship."
Xu Fu was silent after hearing this, and after a long time he said to Ye Teng: "The old Taoist can't explain clearly, but please pay more attention to the news. Within a few days, the Hou Ye may be able to get the answer. After saying this, the old Taoist resigned first.
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After saying this, Xu Fu stepped aside to get rid of Ye Teng's obstruction, leaving Ye Teng with a complicated expression, slowly chewing on Xu Fu's last words.
The next day, Xu Fu, under the watch of Ye Teng, led the imperial guards to board the tower ship, set sail, and broke through the waves.
The building boat sailed on the sea for three consecutive days. Xu Fu stood on the bow, looking at the endless blue waves, and fell into deep thought.
Just listen to Xu Fu murmuring to himself: "Your Majesty, why don't you use the long-term solution I provide you and have to let a group of loyal ministers be your stepping stones?"
"I don't know when it will be my turn? Maybe I was wrong to offer this evil method in the first place."
Finally, he let out a long sigh: "Your Majesty, maybe this is the best choice between you and me."
Then Xu Fu took a deep look at Chang'an City, jumped into the sea and disappeared.
It took a long time for the Imperial Guards accompanying the bow of the ship to realize: "It's not good, the Imperial Guard has jumped into the sea."
There was a sudden commotion on the boat.
At this moment, a masked black shadow appeared in the sky, it was none other than the great commander of the Shenlong.
I saw Da Siming hidden under the black robe, looking at the sea where Xu Fu disappeared with an extremely ugly face. Emperor Qin ordered him to monitor Xu Fu's every move. Now that Xu Fu jumped into the sea and escaped, how should he explain to Emperor Qin?
When a guard saw Da Siming, he immediately yelled: "Who are you? Why are you here?"
Da Siming just glanced at the imperial guard coldly, snorted, and turned towards Chang'an City.
Da Siming would never dare to go to the sea to follow Xu Fu. He had no ability to hide himself in the sea. If Xu Fu saw him following him from behind, he would be dead.
As a master of the Soul Realm, Xu Fu had already decided to turn his back on Emperor Qin, so killing him, Emperor Qin's eagle claw, was not a big deal.
After Da Siming disappeared, the imperial guard who had just scolded him was found to be bleeding from all his orifices and fainted to the ground. He was seriously injured by that cold snort.
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In the Yangxin Hall, after hearing the report from Chief Commander, Emperor Qin smashed the gold and jade table in front of him on the spot and said angrily: "Xu Fu, I trust you so much, you dare to betray me."
Immediately Emperor Qin called Zhao Gao and said: "According to my decree, Xu Fu stole my valuable treasure and fled overseas. He specially ordered the Prime Minister's Mansion, Taiwei Mansion and Tingwei Mansion to work together to arrest Fang Xiandao. However, if there is any resistance, they will all be killed."
Kill him on the spot."
Zhao Gao looked solemn and left in a hurry to deliver the order.
The news of Xu Fu's escape immediately spread throughout Chang'an City.