Chapter 325: Continue the Eastern Tour
Lu Yi patiently explained to him and told him everything that happened in the Fengshan Ceremony.
Hearing this, the scholar's face grew increasingly gloomy. He argued unwillingly, "So what? Perhaps he was just pretending to be so for the world to see. How can this prove his benevolence?"
If the king of Qin could be called a benevolent king, then wouldn't these people really become villains and be laughed at by the people of the world?
"Judging from his deeds rather than his heart, since he is willing to do it, he is far superior to all the wise kings of previous generations."
The two eventually parted ways on bad terms.
The success of Fengshan greatly enhanced the prestige of the Qin State. People were originally worried that the people of the six states would live in dire straits under the rule of the Qin State, but their emperor not only pardoned the crimes of most people, but also erected monuments for their families on Mount Tai, so that the world would remember their names forever.
On the way back from Fengshan, Ying Zheng did encounter heavy rain, but Zhao Yuanxi had been prepared and arranged an umbrella for each person. Ying Zheng's umbrella was particularly large, more than enough to protect ten people.
Zhao Yuanxi just remembered that the history books recorded that when Ying Zheng was offering sacrifices to heaven and earth, he encountered heavy rain on the way. Fortunately, a pine tree provided shelter for him. Ying Zheng also named the tree the Fifth Great Officer.
Even though the timing is wrong, it's always better to be prepared.
Until the raindrops fell, Zhao Yuanxi was a little surprised. God was determined to pour rain on Ying Zheng's head!
Unfortunately, the Wu Dafu tree probably won’t exist anymore, but there might be an umbrella named Wu Dafu instead.
Zhao Yuanxi and Ying Zheng hid under an umbrella together. Listening to the sound of raindrops hitting the umbrella, she smiled and caught the dripping rain. "This rain came just in time. The germination rate of the winter wheat that was planted not long ago will be improved."
Everyone, who were feeling a little depressed because of the rain, couldn't help but feel happy when they heard this.
Yes! Rain is good! After such a long drought, it's so good to finally have rain.
Ying Zheng turned his head and stared at the Queen Mother, with a faint smile on his lips.
No matter whether it is a good thing or a bad thing, it can always turn into a good thing with the help of the Queen Mother!
After the Fengshan ceremony, Ying Zheng continued his eastward tour and arrived at Huang County, leaving behind many stone carvings along the way.
The train finally stopped at Langya, which made Zhao Yuanxi very tired. If the train tracks were repaired, the trip would not be so painful, but now the road was so bumpy that Zhao Yuanxi suspected that he might die on this eastern tour.
Seeing that Ying Zheng looked in good spirits, even Fusu and Ziying looked energetic, Zhao Yuanxi had to admit that he was old and his old arms and legs could not bear it anymore.
Finally able to rest, she slept for two days in a row before regaining her energy and preparing to see the customs and culture of Langya.
Before they knew it, they had arrived at Ying Zheng's tent and vaguely heard the sound of conversation inside. Zhao Yuanxi thought he was meeting with the local county officials, so he didn't disturb him any further and took Fusu and Ziying to the beach to catch fish.
She sat on the rocks fishing, while Fusu and Ziying each held a small bucket and caught crabs and clams on the ground...
Several children who have lived inland for many years were so excited when they saw the sea for the first time. Under the guidance of the locals, they learned how to go to the sea and pick up seafood.
The ecological environment at this time is much better than it was more than 2,000 years ago. The sea is crystal blue and there is no domestic garbage at all.
It was popular to eat grains in the Central Plains, and since seafood was difficult to transport, people did not often eat these seafood. Only people living by the sea could eat fish, shrimp and shellfish because rice and wheat were too expensive.
The sea water hitting the rocks makes people's hearts calm down.
Zhao Yuanxi had a good harvest, catching a few flounders, a lot of groupers, and other small fish. She couldn't help drooling when she thought of the taste of grouper.
She hadn't eaten seafood for a long time, and this time she could finally enjoy it.
It’s a pity that we didn’t catch any salmon, otherwise it would have been nice to try the salmon sashimi.
Zhao Yuanxi had been fishing for most of the day, and the small bucket beside him was almost full. "The fish are biting really well. I'll come here again tomorrow."
She glanced at the bucket next to her and laughed, "Your skills are terrible! You haven't learned a thing from me!"
There was only half a stone between them. Her bucket was almost full, but little Lu Zhi's bucket only had two palm-sized fish, not even enough to fill her teeth.
"Okay, time to go back. I'll give you a few big ones, and then I'll let these cubs go!"
Lu Zhi didn't expect fishing to be so difficult. She embarrassedly poured the two small fish back into the sea and hurriedly caught up with the Queen Mother.
Zhao Yuanxi called Fusu and Ziying and asked them to go back.
The two of them were like naughty monkeys. Not only were they wet, but they were also covered in sand. However, they didn't think there was anything wrong with them. They ran over excitedly with buckets in their hands to show Zhao Yuanxi their results.
There were not only many different kinds of shellfish in the bucket, but also several octopuses and large crabs.
"It's a good harvest, we'll have a feast tonight!"
"Okay!" they said in unison.
Zhao Yuanxi borrowed the small kitchen and asked the two little ones to go back to their room to take a bath and change clothes. She also asked Fusu to notify Ying Zheng later to come to her place for dinner in the evening.
Fusu immediately agreed and ran towards the big tent. When he was almost there, he resumed his serious demeanor and nodded slightly to the guard at the door. "I came to see my father. Is he in the tent?"
"Your Majesty is currently meeting with guests. Please allow me to go in and report."
Fusu stood at the door and waited obediently. After a while, the guard came out and said, "Your Highness, His Majesty, please come in."
Fusu nodded and walked in. He first looked at his father, and his eyes also fell on the white-bearded Taoist priest below.
His first thought was that this man was really fat, fat and short, like a big watermelon with white hair.
However, Fusu would definitely not say such a disrespectful description.
He bowed to Ying Zheng, not looking at the people beside him, and said loudly, "Your Highness greets your Majesty."
"Excuse me, what's the matter?"
Fusu stood up and smiled sweetly, "Grandmother caught a lot of fish today and said we're having a big dinner tonight and want you to come over and eat with us."
Ying Zheng smiled and said, "Okay, tell the Queen Mother that I will be there later."
Seeing his father's agreement, Fusu did not leave immediately. Instead, he looked at the old man curiously, "Who is this? How come I have never seen him before?"
"I am Xu Fu, the humblest man, and I pay my respects to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. I am a Taoist priest here, and upon hearing that the Emperor was here, I came to pay my respects."
Fusu blinked. Influenced by Zhao Yuanxi, he didn't like these alchemists very much. Most of the alchemists in the world were pretending to be gods, and only a few of them were willing to do their work like Mr. Han and Mr. Shi.
What does the alchemist from Langya County want to do here?
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