"Your Majesty, the set of fist techniques you just performed seems to contain some principles of nature!"
"Oh? Chen Xiao, are you telling the truth?"
“Your Majesty, I, Chen, never lie. This set of boxing techniques does indeed have some natural principles, especially the ‘Embracing the Moon’ technique, which seems to promote blood circulation like the tide. No wonder I just examined Your Majesty’s body and found that the toxins in Your Majesty’s body have been reduced by more than half, and Your Majesty’s whole body shows signs of improvement!”
"oh?"
The First Emperor's eyes widened. He had been practicing Tai Chi diligently these days, not daring to slack off in the slightest. He practiced for a full hour every day, and every night he would soak his feet and have the concubines in the harem stimulate his acupoints.
In addition, with regular meals and extended sleep, he felt increasingly relaxed and less tired than before.
Could it be that the prescription that that scoundrel Li Lin left him before he died was really a miraculous formula for prolonging life?
"Chen Xiao, I know your character. I wronged you in the past. That scoundrel Zhao Gao interfered, and I dismissed you without even asking what happened. Now that we meet again, you have aged much more than you did more than ten years ago!"
"Your Majesty, in recent years, I have traveled throughout the land, treating the sick and needy. I am deeply aware of the suffering of the people. Your Majesty, the Qin laws are too harsh, especially the revised Qin Laws after several court deliberations chaired by Li Si in recent years. Not only have the punishments been increased, but unnecessary punitive measures have also been created, causing widespread resentment among the people!"
At this moment, a middle-aged man stood before the First Emperor.
It's none other than someone else.
It was Chen Xiao, the imperial physician of the Imperial Medical Bureau back then. It is said that he once received the medical skills of the divine physician Bian Que in a dream, so his medical skills were extremely high.
At that time, Fusu was seriously ill, and there was no one in Xianyang who could cure him.
Emperor Qin Shi Huang then sought him out and asked him to save Fusu, thus making him the chief physician of the Imperial Medical Bureau.
Later, because of Xu Fu's offering of the elixir of immortality, he spoke frankly and was persecuted by Zhao Gao, and had to be dismissed from his post and demoted to a commoner.
This time, it was also because of Wang Jian's serious illness.
He was then invited back to Xianyang by Wang Li.
Therefore, the First Emperor took the opportunity to visit him to check on his physical condition and see how much longer he could last.
"Chen Xiao, I know what you're saying, but I cannot change it. The Great Qin I established is different from the Shang and Zhou dynasties. Perhaps I am the creator of this system; before me, there had never been such a system. How to change it, how to make the Great Qin's system more perfect—I am also confused and don't know. There was a great talent before me, my former prime minister Li Lin, who had this ability, but now he…sigh…"
The First Emperor shook his head, saying that conquering the world was never the achievement of one person alone.
Although his personal talent and ambition were very important
However, the implementation of major policies still relies on the efforts of subordinates.
Nowadays, his former subordinates who fought alongside him have long since changed their minds.
They were originally counting on Li Lin.
But he's gone now.
"Prime Minister Li Lin? Your Majesty, I am not very familiar with this man. Could you please tell me about his views?"
"Um!"
The First Emperor nodded and explained everything Li Lin wanted to do.
Chen Xiao immediately connected this to the current situation in the Great Qin Dynasty and his understanding of the Great Qin from the bottom up over the past ten years. He exclaimed in amazement, "Your Majesty, this man's proposal is truly in line with the reality of the Great Qin Dynasty! Your Majesty, if this man's method is implemented, the suffering of the people will surely be greatly reduced. The world will be transformed from the fragmentation caused by war into an ideal country where the people can be well-governed, recuperate, and thrive. This is absolutely right!"
"Oh? You also think what he said makes sense?"
"Your Majesty, it's not just reasonable; this man's strategy is truly the right medicine for the disease! If such a person were to assist Your Majesty in governing the country, it would be no less significant than Jiang Ziya assisting King Wu of Zhou in establishing the Zhou Dynasty's eight-hundred-year reign!"
"What? Chen Xiao, haven't you always looked down on others? How come you're praising Li Lin, whom you've never even met, so highly, even comparing him to Jiang Ziya or Jiang Taigong?"
Now it was the First Emperor's turn to be surprised.
to be honest.
In his eyes, Chen Xiao was exceptionally arrogant.
He has a very eccentric personality and is extremely arrogant. Throughout his life, it seems that very few people have been able to catch his eye.
It's because of his unique personality.
Therefore, the First Emperor had a special impression of him. When Zhao Gao secretly undermined him, the First Emperor deliberately inquired about his situation. Otherwise, Zhao Gao would have secretly killed him long ago.
Zhao Gao was afraid that the First Emperor would inquire about Chen Xiao's situation again. If Chen Xiao died, the First Emperor would investigate and it would backfire on him, so he spared Chen Xiao's life.
However, the fact that he now held that rascal Li Lin in such high esteem was truly beyond the First Emperor's expectations.
"Your Majesty, you only know one side of the story. Prime Minister Li's strategy is like boiling a frog in lukewarm water, which is much more appropriate than the extremely radical and harsh laws of the previous Prime Minister Li Si, and it is also more in line with reality. Your Majesty, if your policies are not in line with reality, even if they are promulgated, they will not have much effect. This is the brilliance of Prime Minister Li; he can see the core of the problem. In my humble opinion, there is no one else with such insight except Jiang Ziya, who brought prosperity to the Zhou Dynasty for eight hundred years!"
"well!"
Upon hearing this, the First Emperor's brows immediately furrowed with sadness.
He already felt extremely guilty about Li Lin's death, and now that Chen Xiao was praising his policy vision so highly, he couldn't help but feel ashamed.
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