In the autumn of the 488th year of the Qin Emperor's calendar, under the Emperor Qin's earnest wishes and with the full assistance of local officials from all over the country, Xu Fu, the national counselor, led his troops back to Chang'an within twenty days, and the three-year overseas search for immortals came to an end.
On that day, Emperor Qin ordered the city gates of Chang'an to be opened wide, and Xu Fu, the Imperial Preceptor, entered the palace directly from the straight road to meet the emperor.
Xianyang Palace, Chengtian Hall, National Preceptor Xu Fu saluted Emperor Qin who was sitting on the Dragon Throne: "My lord, Xu Fu pays homage to Your Majesty."
Emperor Qin's face was calm, and his majestic voice resounded through the hall: "The Imperial Master has worked hard, will you gain anything from this trip?"
Xu Fu glanced at the civil and military officials in the palace before saluting Emperor Qin and replied: "Since I was ordered by the king, I led 3,000 imperial guards in three ships to go to sea to search for immortals. Unexpectedly, when I first entered the sea, I was caught in a storm, which resulted in the loss of troops and generals. I am ashamed of your majesty.
Hope." After saying that, he apologized and bowed again.
Emperor Qin waved his hand: "The Imperial Master does not need to blame himself for this matter, and there is no need to be more polite. Let's continue."
Xu Fu said "Promise" and continued: "I led the fleet and continued to move forward. I discovered more than dozens of islands, including a large island, which the locals call Ryukyu. There are hundreds of thousands of survivors on the island. I went to the island.
After many days of investigation, we found that this island is like a barbaric land in South Vietnam, and the remaining people on the island are also like barbaric people. Except for some ancient totems, there are no traces of immortality."
"The harvest here was not good, so I continued to go east and encountered a large island called Fusang. The residents on the island drank hair and drank blood, just like the ancient tribes of wild people who used living humans and animals to worship two evil gods. One is called Amaterasu.
, one is called Baqi."
"I assigned imperial guards to kill the chief, seize his sacrificial tools, and then used some tricks to control many local tribes. I searched for the legendary Fuso sacred tree and Tanggu Bubu. At the foot of Sakura Mountain, I met the seven-headed beast.
I bought a demonic snake known as the "Eight-Qi Great God", so I killed it, took its demonic courage, and presented it to His Majesty with the magic weapon Kusanagi Sword."
Having said this, two imperial guards, at Xu Fu's signal, brought up two plates, one of which contained a two-foot-long demon gall that looked like a solid stone with a halo, and the other contained a cold and evil grass pheasant sword.
Emperor Qin motioned to his chamberlain to come forward and accept two fairly good "exotic gifts". He did not show a smile on his face, but motioned for Xu Fu to continue with an expressionless expression.
"I spent five months on Fuso Island and collected a large number of classics recorded on stone carvings and animal skins. I learned that the evil god Tianzhao once ruled Fuso Island for ten thousand years, and ascended and disappeared five hundred years ago, leaving only some divine soldiers.
I have collected it and the treasure book for your Majesty’s reference.”
"Then I continued to the east, and there was a vast ocean. There was no land for three months. The water was exhausted and the food was exhausted. I had no choice but to turn back, so I had nothing to gain. Please forgive me."
After saying this, Emperor Qin narrowed his eyes and restrained his divine light. He looked at Xu Fu who was bowing and saluting and the ministers in the palace who did not dare to take a breath. After a while, he slowly said: "The ministers will withdraw from the court, and the imperial master will follow me."
Let’s go.”
Except for a few grand masters, all the ministers secretly breathed a sigh of relief, fearing that Emperor Qin would not get what he asked for and punish them, so they quickly left the hall.
Xu Fu followed Emperor Qin to the imperial study room, and then at Emperor Qin's wave, all the serving eunuchs and maids including Zhao Gao withdrew, and the door was closed tightly, leaving only the emperor and his ministers.
Emperor Qin asked in emotionless words: "Is it true that you got nothing?"
Xu Fu sighed: "It's not like I got nothing. Amaterasu left behind an evil method. He finally relied on this evil method to extend his life, and finally ascended to heaven. However, I tried my best to collect less than half of it.
, I am now handing it over to Your Majesty. I hope Your Majesty will consider it carefully."
After speaking, he handed several worn-out animal skins to Emperor Qin respectfully.
Emperor Qin took the animal skin and read a few paragraphs. Tuyou's expression changed and he said angrily: "Xu Fu, do you want to destroy my Great Qin?"
Xu Fu immediately saluted: "My lord, I don't dare."
Emperor Qin laughed angrily: "You dare to give me such evil methods. Is there anything else you dare not do?"
Xu Fu's face was calm, and he continued to bow and salute and said: "In my opinion, your Majesty is Da Qin, and Da Qin is not your Majesty. I am just doing my best to share your Majesty's worries. Your Majesty's choice is the direction I will move forward. Everything
All are judged by the Holy Spirit."
Emperor Qin sneered: "You are such a loyal minister, aren't you afraid that I will be the first to kill you?"
Xu Fu remained motionless and replied: "If your majesty feels it is necessary, I have no complaints at all. However, this evil method is just a fragment. Your majesty needs to combine it with the classics of the saints and maybe improve it a little or two."
Emperor Qin pondered for a long time. Since he ascended the throne of Qin at the age of thirteen, he took over a weak and remote empire. He worked hard to strengthen it and recruited talents. It took nearly four hundred years to destroy all the forces that dared to oppose him, and the four sides surrendered and unified.
The world has ended thousands of years of troubled times, and its merits are greater than those of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors of ancient times.
However, since his martial arts cultivation reached the pinnacle of the eighth-grade divine soul realm more than a hundred years ago, he has not made any progress. The legendary realm of immortality seems to be right in front of him, but he has yet to be able to touch the edge.
The eastward tour three years ago was partly to patrol the territory and shock the world, but the most important thing was to search for the sacred ancient books and traditions of immortals who had obtained the Taoist Fruit of Immortality, with the intention of finding the road to immortality.
Except for the Buddhist sect, who did not know how to live or die, and was a coward, each family presented their classics one after another, and no one dared to disobey them, but all the classics were specious. They seemed to be a good road, but there was no door to enter. Now, looking at this evil method, it seems
There is some hope, but Da Qin's future is a bet.
He once vowed to be a wise monarch who would dominate the world, but now he is in a dilemma. How should he choose between longevity and the great empire he created?
Xu Fu kept bowing, not moving at all, quietly waiting for the eternal emperor in front of him to make a decision. Based on his understanding of this emperor, he would not let him wait too long.
Sure enough, after a while, Emperor Qin's eyes shone brightly and he said to Xu Fu: "I will leave the inner treasury to your disposal. You will be given ten years to perfect this method and help me reach the top and live forever."
Xu Fu bent deeply and said "promise", then stood up and said to Emperor Qin: "I still need a large number of talented boys and girls to perfect this method."
Emperor Qin's expression remained unchanged: "Let Zhao Gao cooperate with you later. Rich and powerful, aristocratic families, sects and martial arts schools, and ordinary people from poor families, you can take whatever you want. I only want a final result. If not, you should know who I am."
Xu Fu nodded in agreement and retreated on his own, leaving the wise and mighty emperor in his study, speechless for a long time.
Not long after, an imperial edict came out: It is a blessing from heaven. The Qin Emperor issued an edict: Now there is Xu Fu, the great master of the Qin Dynasty, who has led his troops overseas. He has been promoted to a rank and can attack future generations. The rest of the imperial army will be rewarded and given titles based on their merits.
First level, appreciate this.
At the same time, the Imperial Preceptor's Office announced to the public: "The Imperial Preceptor wants to carry forward the Fangxian Dao tradition and recruits 100,000 unnamed disciples, 3,000 registered disciples, and 10 direct disciples from all over the country. Those with outstanding talents, regardless of age, gender, or age, can apply."
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Two pieces of news came out at the same time, and Lin Ze suddenly smelled something unusual, and ordered his subordinates from Ganquan Palace not to go to the Imperial Master's Mansion to join in the fun.
However, Hu Hai thought that Lin Ze was afraid of others hugging the imperial master and leaving Ganquan Palace, so he was very supportive.