Chapter 52 Video of Ancient Times - Traveling through the Qin Dynasty to Become Lü Zhi 4
The First Emperor did not make any comment on Lu Zhi's remarks. Governing the country was the business of the First Emperor's family, and it was not his turn to discuss it with a doctor like her.
The First Emperor just casually said, "Get up." Then he lowered his head again and continued to struggle with the bamboo slips.
Lu Zhi quickly got up and hid in the corner.
The Qin Dynasty is so scary. Next time, I won’t think about being lazy no matter what I say. Even if it’s just hanging out in a period novel, it’s fine. Although it’s a bit hard, at least I can keep my head.
Alas...it's just a matter of one thought!
At around 11 o'clock in the morning, the video on the sky screen finally stopped playing.
The ministers returned to their respective departments with their respective tasks.
Only then did Lu Zhi finally have the opportunity to take the First Emperor's pulse.
She put her hand on the Emperor's pulse and could find nothing wrong. After all, heavy metal poisoning could not be detected just by taking the pulse.
The First Emperor had been taking elixirs for so many years. According to later analysis, his body had long been poisoned by heavy metals.
Lu Zhi used her spiritual sense to take a closer look and found that the Emperor's kidneys had shrunk in size, his renal cortex had become thinner, and his liver had lesions. These were all typical symptoms of heavy metal poisoning.
It is definitely impossible not to say it. Now the First Emperor has entrusted his health to Lu Zhi. If there is any problem with the First Emperor's health, she will be the first to be killed.
It's probably not a good idea to just say that the pill is poisonous.
People have been eating it for many years and have never had any problems.
It's hard to convince people that you, an outsider, are poisonous right away.
Don’t you want the First Emperor to live forever?
The purpose is very suspicious!
Lu Zhi thought about it for a while and decided that she had to say it. Since she didn't know how to say it in a tactful way, she would just let the facts speak for themselves.
"Your Majesty, do you know what materials those sorcerers use to make elixirs?"
When the First Emperor heard this, he was puzzled and asked, "What do you mean?"
Lu Zhi felt that people in later generations spoke frankly, and the current way of speaking, where one was afraid of losing their head at any time and spoke cautiously, was really not suitable for her.
"Your Majesty, let me first tell you what is used in alchemy.
One of them is gold. You must have heard of the story of swallowing gold to commit suicide. This pill contains gold.
There is also mercury. If you take mercury, you will experience symptoms such as dizziness, nausea, chest tightness, and diarrhea within an incense stick of time.
Then there is cinnabar, which has bright color and hard texture. It is fine to take a small amount as traditional Chinese medicine, but it is poisonous if taken too much.
In addition, magnetite, saltpeter, alum stone, lead mother, and arsenic are all common ingredients in alchemy. Each of these things is poisonous and should not be put in the mouth.
Actually, refining the elixir is not much different from cooking. They use a large cauldron to refine it for several days, but there is no way to eliminate the toxicity.
So, Your Majesty, I have to tell you that elixirs really cannot be eaten. They are poisonous.
If you don't believe me, you can go to the alchemy rooms of those sorcerers and check. They may not have all the ingredients, but they should basically have all these things."
The First Emperor was shocked and confused. He didn't believe that those sorcerers would dare to deceive him, but this outsider shouldn't be so bold either.
The look he gave Lu Zhi was full of oppression and temptation.
"What evidence do you have to prove that what you said is true? I have been taking the elixir for many years and there is nothing wrong with it."
Zhao Gao, who had previously introduced the sorcerer to the First Emperor, was in the main hall. He quickly spoke up, "Your Majesty, this sorcerer is misleading the people! If the elixir is poisonous, how could Your Majesty have taken it for so many years and still be fine? She must be spreading alarmist propaganda, hoping to destroy the foundation of the Qin Empire, Your Majesty."
How come this person is still here? Qin Shi Huang already knew about Emperor Gaozu of Han and his wife and the Three Heroes of the Early Han Dynasty. How could he not know that Zhao Gao forged the imperial edict after his death?
But there is no need to rush. The video will be available sooner or later, so there is no need for her, a doctor, to say more.
At this time, Lu Zhi was not at all intimidated by the First Emperor's momentum.
"Your Majesty, I'd like to ask, do you experience dizziness, headaches, occasional blurring of vision, and sometimes nausea?"
The First Emperor frowned and asked, "How do you know?"
Lü Zhi explained, "Your Majesty, these are symptoms of heavy metal poisoning.
After analysis, later generations also believed that you died of heavy metal poisoning.
If you don't believe me, you can find a puppy and feed the pill to it. Then you will know whether what I said is true or not by looking at the puppy's reaction.
You've entrusted your health to me, so I can't be irresponsible. If I see any problems, I must explain them to you."
After a while, a palace servant brought in a little yellow dog.
The First Emperor handed the pills to the palace servants and asked them to feed them to the dogs.
Unexpectedly, after the dog ate more than twenty pills, it jumped and danced on the ground like crazy, making a lot of noise. Finally, it fell straight to the ground and died.
Seeing is believing. Everyone in the hall was so frightened that they fell to their knees with a plop, burying their heads in the ground, not daring to look up at the First Emperor.
The First Emperor was furious and at the same time very scared. He didn't expect that the elixir was really poisonous. He saw clearly how the puppy looked after eating the elixir. How dare these people do that?
He picked up the Taia Sword and chopped the small table in front of him in half with a "swish". "Come here, capture those alchemists and draw them into pieces!"
It was not unfair for those sorcerers to be beheaded. In history, the First Emperor was badly deceived by this group of people.
However, she had only been in the Qin Dynasty for one day, and she didn't know whether among those sorcerers was Li Si's third uncle or Meng Tian's second uncle.
Forget about Zhao Gao’s relatives. Sooner or later, they will be punished for what he did. His only fate is death. Don’t take them to heart.
The First Emperor was furious, and anyone who dared to stop him would probably lose his head in the next second.
Originally, these sorcerers were somewhat useful, at least they could make gunpowder, but now Han Xin has a mature recipe, and it will be almost done after a few more tries, so there is really no need for them.
I'm sorry, fellow sorcerers, if the First Emperor has any health problems, my life will be in danger. In comparison, I can only betray you.
The First Emperor had vented enough of his emotions and walked up to Lü Zhi, the murderous look in his eyes still lingering. "Is there any way to cure the poison in my body?"
Everything else is empty talk, detoxification is the real thing. A person who wishes to live forever will pay special attention to his body.
"Your Majesty, it can be cured, but it will take a long time. The toxins in your body have already damaged your internal organs. The poison in your blood can be cured with the herbs I brought from the afterlife, but the poison in your internal organs will take time."
If she had not studied the elixirs in the space in her previous life, which contained one that could cleanse the blood, she really would not have been able to cure this poison.
Just use the degraded spiritual herbs that have no spiritual energy. I have stored some in the space before, and now I happen to be planting some in Daqin. I hope they can be passed down to future generations and benefit the world.
I don’t know what she is now. She is just a world wanderer and a plane-level street urchin.
The First Emperor finally revealed a look of satisfaction. "If you need any medicinal herbs, go to the Imperial Physician. If you can cure the poison in my body, I will reward you handsomely."
The implication is that if you can't detoxify yourself, you're doomed and no one can save you.
Lü Zhi understood and said, "Your Majesty, I will go down and prepare medicine for you right away."
"Well, you can leave now." said the First Emperor.
Only after Lu Zhi walked out of the hall did she breathe a sigh of relief. She could finally relax. Dealing with the First Emperor was extremely stressful.
In this feudal society, your head could move at any time.
If this happened during the Hongwu Dynasty, and she appeared before Zhu Yuanzhang under the guise of Empress Xiaozhuang, I guess Emperor Hongwu would not even bother to listen to what she said and would have just killed her directly.
Thinking about it this way, I am pretty lucky.
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