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[Xu Fu, Lu Sheng and others returned empty-handed; they did not see the immortal or find the elixir of immortality.

Unfortunately, the First Emperor was a black man to the end and still believed the lies of the alchemists.

After Xu Fu returned from the sea, he lied that he had met the sea god.

In 210 BC, Qin Shihuang once again asked him to lead thousands of men, women and craftsmen, but this time Xu Fu never returned.

At the same time, Lu Sheng and others failed to find immortals or elixirs, so they deceived people by forging books about ghosts and gods, and also made up the story of "real people" to deceive Qin Shi Huang.

The "real person" theory is that Qin Shi Huang should conceal his whereabouts, travel in casual clothes to drive away evil spirits, and wait for the real person to come and grant him the elixir of immortality.

Of course, these are all false. 】

[I am old and in poor health, so I can only hold on to that illusory hope.]
[These emperors are really brave. They test the poison before eating, but they dare to stuff these highly poisonous pills into their stomachs.]
[You know what, the Qin Emperor and Han Emperor were both in very good health. They took so many elixirs, but one lived to be 49 before dying suddenly, and the other lived to be 70 but was irritable and confused. As for Emperor Taizong of Tang, he was desperate and tried all kinds of treatments.]
[Zheng Ge reviewed 200 kilograms of bamboo slips every day, which was considered exercise, so he should be in good health. Liu Che liked hunting, so he must be in good health.]
[If the two of you live peacefully and eat less of those messy foods, you might live longer.]
The pill is highly poisonous!
The Qin Dynasty's emperor and ministers all changed their expressions and offered advice one after another, especially Fusu.

"Your Majesty, since Tianmu said the elixir is poisonous, you should not eat it."

"These alchemists have no real skills, and the talk of ghosts and gods is just a figment of the imagination."

"Your Majesty, you should drive all these alchemists out of Xianyang."

The ministers below carefully glanced at the gloomy First Emperor, and then looked at Fusu who was neither humble nor arrogant.

When it comes to boldness, we have to look at Prince Fusu, who is not afraid of His Majesty's cold face at all.

As soon as Tianmu's remarks came out, Xia Wuqi went straight to the First Emperor and checked carefully, but found no problems. But since Tianmu said so, it meant that there must be something wrong with the elixir.

At this time, he echoed Fusu's words, but was much more tactful than him: "Your Majesty, why don't you ask carefully on the sky curtain? If there is really a problem with the elixir, it will not be too late to deal with it."

Ying Zheng nodded calmly and ordered in a cold voice: "Keep all the alchemists in Xianyang under surveillance."

The Xianyang garrison obeyed the order and immediately went to search for and guard those alchemists.

When Zhao Gao heard that the First Emperor had died suddenly, his heart suddenly trembled and he felt a little excited, but he immediately suppressed it, not daring to show any abnormality, and remained as humble and gentle as usual.

(Qin-Xzheng: The elixir is very effective, why do you say it is poisonous?)

[…You have a very solid character.]
[The ingredients in the elixir are complex, including cinnabar, heavy metal mercury, etc. Mercury is extremely toxic. If you don't die on the spot after taking it, you are lucky.]
[It's probably because the alchemist lowered the ingredients. I just ate a little bit every day and survived.]
[This is not immortality, it's just a forced reduction in the probability of being alive.]
[Liu Che got swine fever in his later years. On the one hand, it may be because he was suspicious, and on the other hand, it may be because he ate too much of this stuff, which reduced his thinking ability and made his mind confused.]
[The same was true during the Tang Dynasty, where several emperors died from taking elixirs.]
[If you talk about how these emperors cherish their lives, they dare to put these things in their mouths.]
[These alchemists are not doing their job properly. They are just cheating and deceiving people. They should work hard and study gunpowder.]
Ying Zheng's face changed. "Bring all the alchemy supplies here and find a death row prisoner to test it."

Liu Che was said to have swine fever, his face was gloomy and ugly, he gritted his teeth and said something similar. He didn't think it was worth being happy to live to the age of seventy. If it weren't for these pills, he might have lived to ninety.

Li Shimin's face turned pale. What? Several of his Tang emperors died from elixirs?!
Can you take pills casually? He took pills in the future because he was in poor health and had no choice but to seek life. Why do you take these for no reason?
The test results came out quickly: the death row prisoners who ate these materials covered their stomachs and cried out in pain, and soon died.

Emperors Ying Zheng, Liu Che and other emperors who took the elixir broke out in cold sweats and felt nauseous. Are they eating these things all day long?
He wanted to kill these alchemists immediately, but when he saw the word "gunpowder" on the sky curtain, he held his breath.

I don't know what it is, but it should be useful.

He angrily locked all these alchemists in the yard and asked them to do their research now.

[Once, an attendant around Qin Shi Huang revealed his intentions and whereabouts to Prime Minister Li Si. After interrogation, no one confessed, so all the attendants around him that day were killed.

The Qin court was shocked, and from then on no one knew the emperor's whereabouts. 】

[Ying Zheng was undoubtedly great and a well-deserved emperor of all time, but he was also ruthless, cold-blooded and lonely.]
[Liu Che also killed many people. The reputation of Qin Shi Huang and Han Wudi has never been high in ancient times, because the people living under their rule suffered a lot, but their achievements are real.]
[Come on, I don’t want to say more, it’s better now anyway.]
The people under the rule of Qin Shihuang and Emperor Wu of Han shook their heads helplessly. In fact, they were easy to satisfy. As long as they had enough food and warm clothes, they were satisfied.

[After all, alchemists like Lu Sheng and Hou Sheng could not really find the immortal or the elixir of life.

Seeing that Qin Shihuang was arbitrary and killed people at will, he felt something was wrong and began to panic.

After planning, these alchemists fled and spread slander in Xianyang.

Qin Shi Huang gradually became suspicious because he had not seen immortals or elixirs for a long time. When he heard the discussions outside, he finally came to his senses.

Only then did Qin Shi Huang Ying Zheng realize that he had been deceived. 】

[A middle-aged and elderly man was deceived and died a social death.]
[In later dynasties, no one would dare to do this except for traitors, right?]
[The imperial power was increasingly centralized. How dare you slander the emperor after deceiving him? Do you want to punish the nine clans?]

[The following is probably the "pitting of Confucian scholars", for which he was criticized and reviled by later generations for more than 2,000 years, and was also branded as the "eternal tyrant".]
[Compared with Emperor Wu of Han’s “Witchcraft Disaster” and Zhu Yuanzhang’s “Hongwu Escape”, this incident is really child’s play.]
Ying Zheng was so angry that his teeth itched. The fact that he was deceived would be spread forever. Where would the emperor's face be? These alchemists were really hateful!
Liu Che stared at the four words, his eyes turned completely cold. Witchcraft and other evil things were what he hated the most.

Many court officials changed their expressions. Empress Chen was deposed because of witchcraft. The term "witchcraft disaster" is terrifying. If they are involved in it, they will be doomed.

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned. What is the Hongwu Battle? I am not a murderer, so why should I escape from the battle?
The officials of the Hongwu court all smiled bitterly. Sigh, it's okay that the salary is low, but why do you have to escape from being killed? It's really boring to be an official.

Of course, they only dared to complain in their hearts and smiled on the surface.

(End of this chapter)