Chapter 232 Who Should He Trust
Chapter 232 Who Should He Trust
Zhang Rishan suddenly said, "Historical records show that in the 36th year of Emperor Qin Shihuang's reign, a meteorite did fall on the vast Mount Li."
"Archaeologists generally believe that this meteorite carries an ominous omen, because since then the once-mighty Qin Dynasty has begun to decline! Eunuchs monopolized power, Qin Shihuang died of illness, and then there was an overwhelming peasant uprising..."
"But judging from this mural, this meteorite is not just a big stone. There may be some unspeakable secrets hidden in the meteorite. I suspect it is some kind of radiation. That's why Qin Shihuang not only killed people, but also animals, and then sealed off this place...
Xu Feng looked at Zhang Rishan meaningfully.
If he was not mistaken, that piece of alien mineral should be meteorite jade.
The Zhang family has been able to survive to this day almost entirely thanks to it.
If even he could recognize it, it stands to reason that the higher-ups of the Zhang family should also be able to recognize it.
Zhang Qiling knows him.
He didn't know whether Zhang Rishan was considered a senior member of the Zhang family, but he felt that Zhang Rishan should know about the meteorite jade.
Then he suddenly stood up, not only without mentioning a word, but also said that it might have some kind of radiation. This motive is a bit thought-provoking.
"Go on, go on. Look at the mural below. Xu Fu is standing on the bow of a ship. Is he about to go out to sea to find the elixir of life?"
The fat man said.
Everyone's eyes fell on the next mural.
"This mural depicts Qin Shi Huang standing by the window late at night, gazing into the distance. On the table behind him, there is an open scroll with the words 'Wu Qi' written on it."
"Then in the main hall, Qin Shi Huang summoned Xu Fu, probably to inquire about the scroll."
"The next thing is Xu Fu going out to sea. Behind the big ship he was on was a whole fleet of ships."
"Ten years later, Xu Fu returned."
"He brought back many spiritual fruits and elixirs from overseas immortal mountains. Qin Shi Huang was very excited and ordered Xu Fu to supervise the refining of elixirs for immortality. Xu Fu found all the Qigong practitioners and alchemists in the country to work together to make elixirs for Qin Shi Huang."
"After many years of refining, I finally made the elixir of immortality."
"At this time, Qin Shi Huang was already terminally ill. He ordered Xu Fu to offer medicine immediately, but he was stopped by someone."
Zhang Qiling pointed at the person who stopped Xu Fu in the mural and asked, "By him? Who is he?"
Xu Feng: "He should be Zhao Gao, the most trusted person of Qin Shi Huang."
"Zhao Gao?!"
"He is Zhao Gao?!"
There were exclamations all around.
I can only say that Zhao Gao’s fame is really too great.
When it comes to the history of the Qin Dynasty, if people's first impression is Qin Shi Huang Ying Zheng, then their second impression is the treacherous minister Zhao Gao.
He can be said to be the first eunuch to abuse power and rule the country dictatorially.
This set a good precedent for the eunuchs' disorderly politics in later generations.
"How could he be Zhao Gao?!"
"Isn't he Qin Shi Huang's confidant? How could he stop Qin Shi Huang from taking the elixir of immortality?!"
Zhang Qiling asked what others were thinking.
Xu Feng answered him: "No one wants an immortal emperor, especially Zhao Gao."
"Especially since he had already prepared to tamper with the imperial edict, as long as Qin Shi Huang died, he could support the new emperor and have power over the country without having to bow down to him. So how could he allow Qin Shi Huang to take the medicine?"
"If Qin Shi Huang doesn't die, then he will die."
Zhang Qiling: “…”
Xu Feng now turned his attention to the next mural.
Look at the content of the mural.
His pupils were dilated and his expression was slightly dazed. After a while, he came back to normal and said in a normal tone: "In fact, no one believed that there was an elixir of immortality in the world at that time. They thought that it was just Xu Fu deceiving Qin Shihuang in order to gain his favor. But Zhao Gao was a cautious person and he would not allow any mistakes to happen."
"So he used his power to let the new concubine test the medicine for His Majesty."
"This concubine showed no abnormalities after taking the medicine."
"But Qin Shi Huang died because he was late in taking his medicine!"
No one was interested in the new concubine.
Only Xu Feng was fascinated by the graceful woman on the mural.
"and many more!"
Lao Hu suddenly said with a puzzled look on his face: "There is a problem here!"
He looked at Xu Feng: "If this mural is real, then it means that Qin Shi Huang was already dead when the mural was left behind."
Xu Feng nodded: "That's right, since it records the life of Qin Shi Huang, it will definitely be recorded until Qin Shi Huang's death."
Old Hu looked at him with burning eyes: "The problem is, Meng Yi was the one who supervised the construction of the imperial mausoleum and was loyal to Qin Shi Huang. Since the murals all recorded Zhao Gao stopping Xu Fu from sending medicine to Qin Shi Huang, why didn't Meng Yi take action? When you told him that Zhao Gao had usurped the throne, he acted as if he didn't know anything about it."
Xu Feng was stunned.
Then there was a bolt of thunder in my mind!
He was stunned by the explosion.
Right!
Why is there no figure of Meng Yi in the back of the murals except for the first few?
As the most trusted general of Qin Shi Huang, Meng Yi should be loyal to Qin Shi Huang. Why didn't Meng Yi show up when Zhao Gao stopped Xu Fu from delivering the medicine? You should know that Zhao Gao's action was a crime of deceiving the emperor, which was tantamount to treason.
Xu Feng actually felt that something was wrong before, but he never figured it out.
Now being reminded by Lao Hu, he suddenly woke up.
There is something wrong with Meng Yi!
If he was buried in the imperial mausoleum after Qin Shihuang's death, he could not have been unaware of what Zhao Gao had done.
But Xu Feng couldn't figure it out.
His intuition told him that when he told Meng Yi what Zhao Gao had done, Meng Yi was really angry!
It doesn't look like acting.
Xu Feng lowered his head and pondered.
Suddenly.
He remembered what Li Si had said in Li Si's tomb: Your Majesty's imperial mausoleum was built under my supervision. When I was looking for dragon veins that year, I noticed that there was an extremely rare dragon vein feng shui position in my hometown, Shanyang County. Ancient texts record that dragon vein feng shui positions may be accompanied by dragon veins, so I ordered people to dig down, and sure enough, I dug up a dragon vein.
The key point of this sentence is that when Li Si was looking for a Feng Shui site for Qin Shihuang's mausoleum, he found a dragon vein.
But Xu Feng paid attention to his beginning.
"I presided over the construction of your majesty's imperial mausoleum..."
Thinking of this, Xu Feng’s mind became even more confused.
Meng Yi said that he supervised the construction of the imperial mausoleum.
Li Si said that he was in charge of building the imperial mausoleum.
Of the two, who should he trust?
Originally, he believed Meng Yi more, but now he is not sure which of Meng Yi's words are true and which are false.
Li Si had ulterior motives, so his words could not be trusted.
However, the focus of what Li Si said at the time was the dragon vein and feng shui position behind it. It is said that when a smart person lies, nine out of ten are true and one out of ten are false, which makes it easier for people to believe. Therefore, Xu Feng believed that Li Si's words about the construction of the imperial mausoleum under his supervision were most likely true.
In other words, what Meng Yi said was false?
Didn’t he supervise the construction of the imperial mausoleum?
Isn't he here to be buried with the dead?
So what is he here for?
Besides, there was no need for Meng Yi to lie to them, right? With his strength, he could wipe them out with a wave of his hand!
(End of this chapter)