Thousands of miles of waves are like mirrors, and thousands of miles of setting sun are like blood.
On the plank road built with large boulders and deep into the sea water, Nanzhanzhou Grand Protector Wang Li and a group of people were waiting silently.
They were waiting for the emperor who was patrolling the west to arrive here. They looked towards the sea in the distance, where the emperor's fleet was already approaching in a mighty manner.
As for this seaport city, it seemed to be called Shantidada in the past, but now, it has been renamed Lizhou.
That's right, because Wang Li defeated those who wore eyeliner and eyeshadow, this place was named after him.
There are too many such things, because the Qin Dynasty gained so much land during its rampage across the world that even naming it became troublesome.
Following Li Yunze's suggestion, Zulong naturally agreed to this method.
For example, in the Western Regions there are Duanzhou, Hezhou, Lizhou and Xinzhou.
On the westbound road there are Mengzhou, Tianzhou, Zhangzhou, Hanzhou, Xinzhou, Shengzhou and so on.
Even on the south side of Tianzhu, there are new place names such as Neizhou, Tengzhou, Tangzhou and so on.
The sky was getting darker and darker, and the lighthouse not far away, which was more than thirty feet high, was already burning with blazing fire, but the crowd on the trestle did not feel any anxiety at all.
Finally, a speedboat was the first to dock on the pier.
A large number of palace guards swarmed onto the trestle. They first saluted everyone who was wearing official uniforms and had two red ribbons hanging from the ends of their hats, and then quickly took control of the entire trestle.
Several more speedboats approached the pier one after another, and palace guards came up one after another, going deep into the harbor and driving away all irrelevant people.
Whether they were dark-skinned locals or Greek colonists wearing heavy eyeshadow, they were all driven away.
These young palace guards who came from China are no longer surprised at the beginning. After all, they have seen all kinds of people along the way.
Black, white, yellow, long, short, curly, with clothes on, without clothes and wearing animal skins, or with nothing at all, etc.
Traveling thousands of miles west has really gained me a lot of experience.
As Zu Long gets older, his mind becomes more and more heavy.
After experiencing Jing Ke's assassination of the King of Qin, Zulong would wear the armor given to him by Li Yunze wherever he went.
The clearance before docking was just a routine matter.
In fact, many parts were lifted off a speedboat, and a simple carriage was assembled on the trestle.
Finally, the big boat Zulong was riding on gradually moved closer to the pier.
The cable was thrown down, and a group of palace guards dragged and tied it to the huge stone pier.
Originally, this kind of thing should have been done by the dark-skinned locals, but everyone was driven away. We couldn't let Wang Li do it, right?
"Welcome Your Majesty, Your Majesty for ten thousand years, ten thousand years, ten thousand years~~~"
When the ancestral dragon wearing a black and red dragon robe appeared on the deck, Wang Li immediately led everyone to salute.
In other words, since he left Xianyang City to participate in the Western Expedition, Wang Li has not returned home for many years. Even the daughter-in-law who was engaged and married at home was sent directly from Xianyang City, and even his memory of Xianyang City is somewhat vague.
Already.
"Get up."
Zulong's voice was as majestic as ever.
Everyone stood up and then looked at the emperor.
The first thing I noticed was the wrinkles on the emperor's face and the gray beard and hair.
Wang Li sighed in his heart, when he left Xianyang City, the emperor was in his prime, the most majestic time, but now...
To say how much respect one has for the emperor, it is not as respectful as shown.
The reason is simple, they are thousands of miles apart.
They have been fighting abroad for many years, and each of them holds military and political power. The life and death of many people are controlled by them. Each one has become a master, and the respect for the emperor has actually been reduced to the lowest level.
In fact, if there hadn't been a steady stream of immigrants from all over the country, and if there hadn't been railway lines connecting the country to maintain long-distance relationships, wars would have been going on all over the country long ago.
After all, if there is no railway line and I am king and hegemon thousands of miles away, what can you do to me?
Can they really dispatch an army of 100,000 people and travel 10,000 to 20,000 miles to attack me?
It was because of the railway that the civil and military ambitions of various places were suppressed, because they knew the power of the railway and knew that if something happened, the court would be able to mobilize the army in at most half a year to a year.
Just like the year before last, Meng Tian, the commander-in-chief of the Western Expedition, was transferred to Tianzhu to serve as the Great Protector. It was because production and technical strength were concentrated on the construction of the westward railway. As a result, Tianzhu was not built at all, and the control was greatly reduced.
The flames of war raged all over the place.
Meng Yi was a good civil servant, but his ability as a military general was really hard to praise.
Zulong had no choice but to transfer Meng Yi back to Xianyang City and arrange for Meng Tian to quell the chaos in Tianzhu.
As for the Western Expedition, it was led by Prince Fu Su Yao.
Having been Li Yunze's student for many years, even if the teacher is perfunctory, he is like an ancestral dragon in a treasure mountain, still able to dig out a lot of treasures of knowledge.
For example, if the crown prince is appointed, he will be judged accordingly. Naturally, he has also learned this.
Moreover, Fusu did not study any Confucianism. He also studied under the Taifu, and his ability is trustworthy.
Regarding Wang Li and others' apparent respect, Zu Long had no extra thoughts in his heart. He had seen too much along the way.
To put it simply, the closer you are to Xianyang, the more respectful the place is.
The further the distance, the worse the performance.
Wang Li was the heir to the Wang family, but he had traveled tens of thousands of miles away to fight, and he no longer had any respect for the emperor in his heart.
Who have you been in awe of someone who has been on the battlefield all year round, wandering between life and death, and is used to seeing life and death?
Zu Long didn't say much, got on the carriage and rushed to the city under the escort of the palace guards.
At this time, many ministers who followed him got off the boat one after another.
When Wang Li saw Li Yunze, his eyes suddenly changed from before.
This person is seen very often, and even the expansion and reconstruction of the harbor was completed by him.
The most important thing is that Wang Li has witnessed this person's strength with his own eyes!
Zulong came to the city and moved into the palace prepared for him.
His palace was not the previous pharaoh's palace, but he lived directly in the temple.
Zulong is a proud man. He has never been to the palaces, large and small, along the way.
I am an emperor, how can I live in a palace and degrade my status?
Moreover, many places that claim to be royal palaces actually have worse environmental conditions than the noble homes in Xianyang City.
He basically lived in his car along the way. Occasionally he would get off and stay overnight in places like temples.
In this era, Europe worshiped gods very much. Countries, cities, states and tribes, large and small, basically spared no effort in worshiping gods, so the construction of temples was still very good.
The renovated temple became the emperor's temporary palace.
Lying in the marble-paved bathtub, looking at the bronze animal head opposite him constantly spitting warm water from its mouth, Zulong's eyes were a little lost.
He was not thinking about what kind of beast the unknown beast head opposite was.
Nor is he considering how critical the battle to conquer Europe has reached.
At this time, the only thought in Zulong's mind was how to obtain the method of immortality from the Taifu.
Although Li Yunze had always denied it, Zulong couldn't believe it no matter what when he saw his appearance that had remained unchanged for decades.
As my thoughts changed, I even had a slight tendency to fall asleep.
"His Majesty?"
Zhao Gao, who was also showing his age, walked carefully to his side and called softly.
Zulong didn't even raise his eyelids, "Hmm?"
"It's time to take the elixir."
"...Um."
Zulong had always been hiding the fact that he had taken the elixir, daring not to let the Taifu know about it.
Because Li Yunze once clearly told him that relying on medicine to seek immortality would not end well.
However, Zulong performed well at the beginning, but as he grew older, out of fear of death and attachment to the authority of such a vast territory, he couldn't help but try every method he could.
It is natural to pray to gods and Buddhas...worship to immortals and so on. Even during this trip to the west, I even worshiped gods I had never heard of.
Of course, Li Yunze also taught him some self-cultivation, but the world is so big and the daily work is so busy, Zulong really can't cultivate himself.
Although the heavy bamboo slips have been replaced by lightweight paper, the weight of the various memorials and manuscripts that Zulong handles every day has not decreased much.
The reason is very simple. The Qin Dynasty was much larger than in history. Especially after the Western Expedition, it gained such a huge territory. Various issues and problems were countless.
Moreover, Zulong is a diligent person, or he is keen on taking over power. He wants to know and control everything by himself, so it has become a habit to stay up late and work every night.
His temper has not changed much, and he still gets angry frequently.
Cultivating one’s health? It can only be said in words.
The only thing I really do according to Li Yunze's teaching is dietary supplements.
Properly combining meals with light oil and less salt is the only thing he can do.
As for controlling the affairs in the house, Zulong was extremely busy all day long, thinking about all the major events in the world. How could there be any status like Yingying Yanyan.
Although there are countless beauties of all kinds from all over the world in the palace, Zuolong really doesn't get the chance to take a look at them.
He is a man who does great things, and he is not a sissy as in female pornographic novels.
The man who holds the world in his hands and can take anything he wants from any beautiful woman would actually give his all to a time-traveling girl?
Why?
Rely on bigness or tightness?
Or can you recite a few poems?
Almost all available methods were used, but Zulong could not see any results.
In the end, he could only place his hope on the elixir.
Fortunately, I studied mathematics, physics and chemistry and knew that heavy metals should not be eaten, so the methods of refining elixirs containing heavy metals such as mercury were buried by Zulong.
What he eats now are elixirs refined from Tianshan snow lotus, century-old wild ginseng, thousand-year-old Tai Sui, brain oil from the giant Kun in the sea, etc.
Even some of the prescriptions were arranged by him himself.
Zulong's idea is very simple. He wants to absorb the essence of these long-lived animals and plants to extend his own life.
Zhao Gao took the elixir and served Zulong to drink it.
But a report from the eunuch came from outside: "Master, please see me~~~"
‘Cough cough cough~~~’
Zulong, who had just swallowed the elixir, almost choked!