Daqin: When I return from sea, I will offer you a map of the world

Chapter 3 Who was the unlucky guy who contributed the picture last time?
First Emperor!
Zhao Si did not expect that Emperor Shi Huang would come here in person.

"The King ordered Zhao Si to meet you!"

The deep voice sounded again, Zhao Si didn't hesitate too much, went back to the cabin and packed up the things he was going to offer and disembarked calmly.

After getting off the boat, the middle-aged man who had just issued the order led Zhao Si towards the biggest driver in the center.

The First Emperor and Shangqing Mengyi drove out together, accompanied by Prime Minister Li Si.

Zhao Si did not dare to go beyond the rules, and bowed to welcome the first emperor.

From the corner of his eye, he could see that Emperor Shi Huang was tall and tall, far surpassing others.

"Why didn't Xu Fu come back?" Shi Huang didn't let Zhao Si look up, and went straight to the point.

The voice is slightly soft, and it sounds like there is some lack of breath.

"I can't find immortals. I dare not return to Qin for fear of your Majesty's blame. Passing through Fusang, I saw mountains and rivers and vast swamps. I threatened the crew to stay here." Zhao Si answered truthfully.

In fact, before Zhao Si came to the port, he had sent a ship to report the specific situation to the local government in Langya, so there is no need to explain too much.

"And why didn't you stay in Fusang?" Shi Huangdi spoke again, his voice was calm, without any emotion.

"I bear the king's order, and I dare not forget it when I die! Although there are many people who have been coerced and bewitched by Xu Fu, there is no shortage of people who sacrifice their lives and be loyal to the emperor. Five years ago, I gathered [-] righteous men and seized [-] ships. Then I fled Fusang and continued to serve the king." Your Majesty is looking for Penglai Xianshan."

Shi Huang nodded and smiled.

"A loyal man?"

It doesn't seem like a compliment, but it doesn't seem like irony either, it doesn't have any special meaning, it seems to be simply repeating Zhao Si's words.

"Have you found the fairy medicine?" Shi Huangdi looked at Zhao Si's burden.

It is impossible to go into detail in the Guiqin report, but it only said that Xu Fu disobeyed the king's order, and Zhao Si seized the ship and ran away to continue searching for the immortal medicine for the first emperor. Slightly expected.

It is now the 36th year of Qin Wangzheng, Shi Huangdi's body is already a little weak, and his age is not considered old, but he has already felt the twilight of the world.

"Never..." Zhao Si shook his head.

"Have you ever met a fairy?"

"Never." Zhao Si shook his head again.

"Then have you ever found Penglai Fairy Mountain?"

"Never!" Zhao Si still shook his head.

In the days of pursuing longevity for decades, this was not the first time Emperor Shihuang was disappointed, but there was still a trace of regret on his face.

The change in expression is fleeting, as if it never existed.

"Returning without success is a capital offense!"

When the first emperor spoke, his voice remained calm, neither disappointment nor anger could be heard.

In fact, Xu Fu did not lie. The first emperor spent a lot of manpower and material resources to build the first fleet capable of sailing across the sea in this era, and gathered [-] boys and girls, craftsmen from all walks of life and even farmers to prepare three years of clothing and food. He even sent troops to shoot Jiaoyu by the sea before going out to sea. If Xu Fu returned empty-handed, what awaited him was doomed to death.

Or maybe this voyage was a scam.

Perhaps it was in Xu Fu's plan to settle down in Fusang.

Xu Fu went to sea more than once to search for the Penglai Fairy Mountain for the first emperor, but he found nothing every time.

But only this time, Xu Fu's request was outrageous.

Three thousand boys and girls, all kinds of craftsmen and talents from all walks of life, food, grass, clothing and even farm tools...

Such a configuration in this era is not like a fleet of seeking immortals at all, but a fleet of expanding immigrants.

One guess after another flashed through Zhao Si's mind, and finally he answered.

"The people return for His Majesty's offering!" Zhao Si opened the package straddling his body.

A pile of messy things were spread out from the package by Zhao Si on the ground.

The first emperor looked down and saw that there were all kinds of miscellaneous things.

There are lumps covered with mud, big yellow sticks, things that look like people's little fingers glowing red, and a rolled up rag.

The First Emperor can be sure that he has never seen these strange things in Daqin.

Presumably it should be a rare item found overseas, as well as the rolled up rag, what is it that makes this young man so important?The first emperor raised a little curiosity.

Going out to sea to find immortals is a narrow escape.

Xu Fu searched for immortals many times but failed. If Emperor Shi Huang hadn't come for that illusory hope, Xu Fu would have been decapitated long ago.

It was actually a wise choice for Xu Fu to stay overseas this time. If he returned empty-handed, Emperor Shi Huang would kill him.

This time, it was different from the past. It was a serious mistake to invest so much manpower and material resources and return empty-handed.

But this is only for Xu Fu.

The first emperor had no intention of venting his anger.

Xu Fu is Xu Fu, and the crew is the crew, so the responsibility for such crimes does not fall on them.

What's more, the first emperor was not a person who killed indiscriminately.

It's just that Xu Fu didn't dare to return to Qin, and the young man in front of him claimed that he had been looking for immortals for five years after he seized the ship and went to sea.

What is it that can make the young man in front of him confident and save the lives of the people on board.

Although, the things spread out on the ground were unremarkable, and even looked a little dirty.

However, how good can ginseng and Shouwu look when it just comes out of the soil?
Perhaps it is the treasure of prolonging life, the first emperor couldn't help but feel a little more anticipation in his heart.

First Emperor first pointed to the world map drawn by Zhao Si and asked, "What is this?"

Zhao Si immediately picked up the world map and stood up and said, "This is the world map that I have drawn during my five years of traveling around the world. This world is in it, and it is dedicated to Your Majesty. Please take a look at it!"

Zhao Si raised some anticipation for no reason in his heart. Compared with sending sweet potatoes, potatoes and corn, which has a predetermined result, Zhao Si is more likely to be interested in presenting a world map.

As long as those in power are not fools, the three crops of sweet potato, potato and corn will know where to promote them. It is definitely impossible to be the staple food, but there is no problem with filling the stomach. There is no reason why such crops that improve the lower limit of living should not be popularized.

But the world map is different... it contains too many possibilities, the questions that I have thought about many times in my previous life, but now I can see the answers directly.

map?

Hearing the picture offering, Shi Huang's eyes narrowed reflexively.

Who was the one who gave me a picture last time?

Jing Ke?There is also an unlucky guy named Qin Wuyang!
The crisis of that time is vivid in my memory, if it wasn't for the pharmacist Xia Wuju throwing medicine to rescue him, I'm afraid he would be seriously injured!
It is precisely because of this that offering pictures will always remind Shi Huangdi of some not-so-beautiful things.

The first emperor fell into silence, and Meng Yi, who was on the left and right side of the first emperor, stepped forward to take the world map and bowed to the first emperor.

"Look, Your Majesty!"

Meng Yi immediately spread out his hands on the map, instead of looking at the contents of the map first, but to check whether there are daggers or other murder weapons in it, the one that stands out is a profession.

Zhao Si also remembered something.

"The conditioned reflex is..." Zhao Si secretly thought.

(End of this chapter)