Zhao Tuo trembled and sighed secretly in his heart.
The First Emperor's heart became increasingly arrogant.
Zhao Tuo did not oppose the First Emperor's move to enshrine Zen, and even flattered him in advance, and took the initiative to join and propose. He just hoped that this matter could be delayed until the Yuezhi were eliminated and the country was stabilized, which might only take a year or two.
But the First Emperor couldn't wait any longer.
He couldn't even wait until the Yuezhi War was over.
Zhao Tuo was silent when he saw him.
The First Emperor said: "I heard that in ancient times there were seventy-two families who were granted the title of Zen. In ancient times, there was the Huai family who was granted the title of Zen in Mount Tai. Later, there were Emperors Yan, Huang, Zhuanxu, Yao, Shun, Yu, Tang, and even Zhou
In this room, King Cheng of Zhou Dynasty also granted him the title of Mount Tai, the head of the Zen Society."
"The places of these ancient emperors were no more than a thousand miles away. Even the kings of the Zhou Dynasty were only in vain. After destroying the Shang Dynasty by force, Zhou Gongdan was regent and put down the three prisons. In addition, there were many princes in the world at that time.
The foreign barbarians threaten the Central Plains, and it is difficult for the king to carry out his orders in all directions. What achievements can a person like King Cheng of Zhou have to say that he can be granted the title of Mount Tai!"
The First Emperor didn't bother to speak, and at the same time a look of pride appeared on his face.
He raised his chin and said loudly: "Martial Lord, you also know that my achievements in wiping out the barbarians under one roof are unmatched by the three emperors and five emperors in ancient times. It can be said to be the only one in the history. I don't know how much better than King Cheng of Zhou.
Times, these people can be granted Zen status and declare their fate to heaven, why can’t I still be granted Zen status?”
"Why wait until the Yueshi are wiped out? With my current achievements, I can already tell the heavens! What do you think, Lord Martial Arts?"
What do I think?
What can i say.
Zhao Tuo was speechless. The First Emperor even compared the merits of those ancient emperors who granted Zen status with his own, especially focusing on King Zhou Cheng, in order to demean others and praise himself. The meaning of the title of Zen was already confirmed.
If he said no, wouldn't it mean that the First Emperor could not even compare to King Zhou Cheng?
When the words reached this point, Zhao Tuo could only smile bitterly in his heart and said in agreement: "What your Majesty said is that your Majesty's merits are far superior to those of the previous emperors, and he is enough to be granted a Zen title as a memorial to heaven."
The First Emperor nodded with satisfaction.
He saw that Zhao Tuo's expression was not very good, and after thinking for a moment, he thought that what Zhao Tuo just said might be that he wanted to wait until the Yuezhi was defeated, and then use his greater achievements to confer Zen status on him, which seemed to be a good intention.
The First Emperor's expression softened and he comforted Zhao Tuo: "Zhao Tuo, please don't think that I am just impatient to be granted Zen status and cannot wait until the war is settled. In fact, if I want to be granted Zen status this time, in addition to claiming my fate in heaven for my merits, there are also other things.
Patrol the world and check the old places of the princes, so as to calm the people's hearts and frighten Xiao Xiao's plans."
Zhao Tuo raised his eyebrows and looked at the First Emperor.
"We, the Qin Dynasty, have conquered the world with military might and governed the world with Qin's laws. But as Wang Wu said at the court meeting before, the six eastern kingdoms have existed for a long time, and their people are loose and debauched. In many places, people gather to resist the law and escape to the mountains.
The land is occupied by thieves, but the government is unable to reach it, and the counties and counties are in turmoil. If things go on like this, disasters will inevitably occur. Therefore, I want to patrol the east to control the four directions, and inspect the mountains, rivers, lakes and seas in various places to determine the country and the country."
The First Emperor gave Zhao Tuo a reason.
Zhao Tuo narrowed his eyes slightly.
There is some truth in what the First Emperor said.
After the unification of the Qin State, the rule in the hometown of the princes was not stable, and the society was still in turmoil. The emperor's desire to patrol eastward, to promote virtue and power, and to stabilize the world was a normal reason, and it was also in line with his previous practice.
Zhao Tuo remembered that after the Qin army destroyed the Zhao State, the First Emperor visited Handan in person. In addition to revenge on his former enemies, he also wanted to intimidate the Zhao people and stabilize the Zhao State.
When Wang Jian destroyed Chu, he took his son Fusu to Huaiyang to inspect the Chu land and encourage the morale of the army.
Last year, the First Emperor even led his ministers to visit the west to pay homage to the Qin kings of all dynasties. At the same time, he inspected the frontier fortresses in Qin's western frontier, Anding, and Longxi.
Calculated in this way, after unification, it is normal for the First Emperor to have the idea of visiting the hometowns of the princes in the east and inspecting the eastern frontier of the Qin Dynasty.
In Zhao Tuo's view, the emperor sat on the throne of Xianyang and governed at the central level, and was out of touch with the lives of the people at the lower levels of Guizhou. If you can understand the implementation of various Qin policies such as unified currency and unified writing through the eastern tour, and understand Qin law
The popularization of it may allow the First Emperor to change his policy direction in the future.
Of course, these are just ideal situations.
Zhao Tuo stared at the First Emperor with some suspicion.
These words were clear and logical, and elevated the Eastern Tour to a very important level.
But Zhao Tuo had also been a leader after all, so he was a little wary of relevant rhetoric. He had not forgotten that the real purpose of the First Emperor's eastward tour was to enshrine Zen!
As for patrolling the frontiers and stabilizing the hometowns of the princes, they will definitely do it, but most of them will just do it incidentally.
However, the First Emperor, as a superior person, patiently explained to you Zhao Tuo and gave you legitimate reasons. Naturally, Zhao Tuo will not fail to appreciate it.
Zhao Tuo saluted and said: "Your Majesty has foresighted and made the eastward tour to Fengchan. It is indeed necessary."
He bit "Feng Chan" twice very hard.
Seeing that Zhao Tuo agreed with his opinion, the First Emperor did not pay attention to these details and smiled happily.
He looked at Zhao Tuo's face, which was blown by the strong wind on the grassland and baked by the sun and became the color of wheat. He nodded and said: "You have worked hard for me these years to destroy the six countries and conquer the barbarians in the north."
Zhao Tuo shook his head and said: "It is the right thing for me to conquer for your majesty. Your majesty bestowed upon me the position of Marquis Lun, and also gave me an unusual reward of six thousand households. I will remember this kindness in my heart, and there is no need to talk about hard work."
The First Emperor smiled, turned his head and said to the eunuch standing next to him: "Get my medicine."
medicine?
What medicine?
Zhao Tuo blinked in confusion and saw the eunuch responded, then walked to a wooden frame on the side of the hall, carefully removed a lacquer box from it, then bent over and presented it to him respectfully.
Before the case of the First Emperor.
"Zhao Qing has fought for me on the battlefield and traveled thousands of miles from north to south. He is the loyal friend of our great Qin Dynasty. I have a good medicine here given by the alchemist. Although it is not the legendary elixir, it can also strengthen the muscles and bones and refresh the mind. I should cooperate with Zhao Qing.
Let’s eat together.”
The First Emperor spoke boldly, and the quantity of the strange medicines offered by the alchemists was limited. However, Zhao Tuo was his favorite son-in-law and a loyal minister of the Qin State. Naturally, he would not be stingy with Zhao Tuo.
Good things should be shared with his son-in-law.
Immediately afterwards, Zhao Tuo saw the First Emperor reaching out to open the lacquer box on the case, which was covered with black silk.
After the silk was unfolded, six pill-like objects appeared in front of Zhao Tuo.
Everyone in Zhao Tuo was dumbfounded.
The emperor asked him to take medicine together?
Taking this kind of medicine offered by the alchemist is said to be a wonderful medicine that can strengthen the muscles and bones and refresh the mind.
Looking at the six oval objects, they glowed with five colors from time to time under the light.
Zhao Tuo reacted quickly.
This should be the prototype of the so-called "golden elixir" in later generations.
According to his limited knowledge, external alchemy originated at the end of the Warring States Period and was vigorously developed during the Qin and Han Dynasties. After the emergence of Taoism during the Wei and Jin Dynasties, it evolved into the golden elixir well known to later generations.
This thing is still in the early stages of development. It is not a formed golden elixir, but it is still in the shape of a pill, but it already has quite a look.
The pill reflects five colors under the light, giving it a mysterious coat, making anyone who sees it subconsciously think that it is extraordinary.
"Are these heavy metals?"
The corner of Zhao Tuo's mouth twitched, and he felt a stomachache even before eating.
He wanted to speak and talk about the dangers of these things.
But he looked at the way the First Emperor looked at these pills with admiration.
Zhao Tuo wisely closed his mouth again.
Empty words.
Not to mention that the other party is in high spirits.
Seeing that the First Emperor was about to speak to him.
Zhao Tuo hurriedly bowed his head and saluted: "I thank Your Majesty for the medicine. After taking a bath today, I will have a taste of this wonderful medicine."
The First Emperor was startled. He originally wanted to drink it together with Zhao Tuo in this palace and feel the refreshing effect of this thing. Unexpectedly, Zhao Tuo spoke first and asked what he wanted for bathing.
He couldn't help but feel a little disinterested, waved his hand and said: "That's fine, just take two back."
The eunuch standing beside him came over with silk and a lacquer box, and the First Emperor chose two rounder pills and gave them to Zhao Tuo.
"I thank your Majesty for your great kindness."
Zhao Tuo thanked him and felt greatly relieved.
It was great not to eat on the spot.
Before Zhao Tuo left, the First Emperor also told him thoughtfully: "This product has quite medicinal properties and should be taken with water after meals."
"I understand."
Zhao Tuo squeezed out a "grateful" smile on his face.
He was so grateful to the emperor that he was willing to share the good things with him.
When Zhao Tuo finished his salute and was about to leave the palace here.
He couldn't help but turn around and saw that the First Emperor had already picked up a bottle of water presented by the eunuch, picked up a pill with his other hand, stuffed it into his mouth, and drank it with water.
Seeing this scene, Zhao Tuo's eyes twitched slightly.
He felt that the paint box in his hand was getting heavier and heavier.