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Chapter 5 Chapter Four: The Story of Bolangsha

Bolangsha is in the south of Yangwu County, on the north bank of the Yellow River. "Historical Records: The Benji of the First Emperor" uses the word "wolf", while "The Family of Liuhou" (Zhang Liang's biography) uses the word "wave" to record. For this reason, the first emperor who was furious by the attack once conducted a nationwide search for ten days. But the attackers were never found. Zhang Liang and Fan Fa knew that it would be dangerous to flee everywhere, so they hid in one place.However, Zhang Liang, a local, did not use his friend's house as a hiding place, but disguised himself as a herb dealer and stayed at the home of a disciple of Cang Haijun who opened a medicine shop in Henan.

At that time, all pharmacies also practiced medicine, and local officials and their families were all taken care of by them. Therefore, the search for pharmacies was relatively casual.While the two were hiding in this place, they learned a lot of information.This is because pharmacies are the places where herb dealers from all over the country come and go, and there are many local powerful people among the patients who come to seek medical treatment. One of the tips they got was that the bearded man seemed to be under arrest. He was a secret policeman whose job it was to expose dangerous elements who were dissatisfied with the government.But of course dangerous elements will not easily speak out, and it is not easy to be caught.Therefore, it is not easy for the secret police to make meritorious service.

Therefore, the clever secret police often pose as dissatisfied elements themselves in order to lure genuinely disaffected or dangerous elements into the bait.The bearded man was not satisfied with this, and went further to make the dissatisfied elements who took the bait come up with a big rebellion, in order to make great contributions by exposing them. Zhang Liang then followed his plan and made an unexpected move. ——Someone attempted to attack the emperor in Baihuyuan. He made such a report to the authorities, but the attack actually happened in Bolangsha, west of here, and the time was three hours earlier than the scheduled time!

The First Emperor almost died!The bearded man was thus viewed with suspicion. Deliberately misreporting the location and time, so that the royal ranks were unsuspecting-he was suspected of being a member of the mob and was arrested. The bearded man's real name was revealed.Before that, he called himself "Mr. Yan", but he did not deny that this was a fake name. ——You are a Korean survivor, and your mother is also Korean, and your father is an important minister of Zhao Guo.My real name, I will tell you after the matter is completed! He once said this to Zhang Liang. It is said that the real name of the bearded man who was arrested was Tianzuki, and he was not from a prominent background.

The bearded man Tian Tong was escorted by a car.Although the prison sill is made of wood, it is extremely strong.The sill cart is drawn by three horses, accompanied by ten guard soldiers, and will be escorted to Xianyang. When the sill car passed Luoyang and came near Mianchi, an iron ball suddenly flew over and fell between the prison sill and the car.Suddenly the vehicle broke apart, and the underside of the prison sill was also destroyed. The sill car fell over immediately because one wheel was smashed.After the bearded man Tiantong rolled a few times in the sill car, he fell to the ground through the gap.This is exactly the same as when the emperor passed by Bolangsha, the prisoner rolled out of the side car.

"Wow! Prisoner escaped!" The soldiers in charge of escort ran over nervously. Tamaki froze for a moment. He didn't mean to escape.But is it useful to explain this to these pawns? I was just one of the party members who were suspected of assassinating the first emperor. When I arrived in Xianyang, once the grievances were cleared through the testimony of the upper-level members of the secret police, the restoration of freedom would be just around the corner. Therefore, he had no intention of escaping here at all. But doesn't the sight in front of you mean that you are trying to escape?

"I've fallen into a trap!" Tamutsu yelled unconsciously. Falling into someone's trap, he knows it all. Iron ball throwing skills are so superb, the world does not think of anyone except Fan Fa.And the only one who can control Fan Fa freely is that young man——Zhang Liang. Should I take the opportunity to escape? When he thought about how to explain this to the escort soldiers, he was at a loss—if it wasn't for his accomplices, why would they come to rob prisoners and try to rescue you?How to explain this question?Even if he tried his best to explain, would the other party believe it?

Now I can only bite the bullet and escape! The soldiers who hurriedly surrounded all looked tired, which also contributed to his determination to escape. I have a way of getting rid of these guys!He made this judgment in an instant. Fortunately, he was only a suspect and was not in shackles.Although his feet were not strong, he had no choice but to run away desperately at this time. In fact, before he made up his mind, he started running, and of course he couldn't stop. Since the escort soldiers all carry heavy weapons such as swords and spears, it is more advantageous for Tianzu to run.What's more, it was a matter of life and death, how could he not run as hard as he could?If caught, it will be considered a major crime of escaping under the robbery of the same party, and being beheaded is the only end.

Running wildly at the moment of life and death, the speed is so fast that even I can hardly believe it. He ran to a fork in the road. "Come here quickly!" He heard someone calling from his left. Taguchi immediately ran to the left road. "We've been waiting for you for a long time, Brother Beard!" The place is already stocked with horses. Tachitsu, who was about to say "thank you", quickly swallowed his words.Is the current situation suitable for saying this sentence? "You make me suffer like this, how cruel!" He said while panting. "Each, each other." Zhang Liang replied with a smile.

The First Emperor continued his tour, going from Zhifu on the Shandong Peninsula to Langye as in the previous year, and then returned to Xianyang, the capital, via Shangdang. Not only did the authorities fail to arrest the attackers, but even the serving secret police who were suspected of complicity also escaped during the escort.It goes without saying how furious the first emperor was when he heard this report. "You want to see my head explode, don't you?" Recently, frequent headaches are his hidden disease.Originally not very strong, he felt inferior physically and mentally due to this brain disease.

In fact, the headache was not so much caused by climate or health factors as by emotions.Especially when he hears unpleasant news, his head will hurt very badly. "Look for good medicine! Otherwise, look around for prayer skills!" People at that time had the idea that spells or prayers could cure diseases. "Yes, the humble official ordered immediately to find a good medicine or a fairy house." Prime Minister Li Si replied.Li Si believed that good medicine had miraculous effects, but he absolutely did not believe that the immortal family could heal illnesses through prayer.In the society at that time, he was quite a wise realist. "Is there no news from Xu Fu?" Shi Huang asked. "If you go back to the emperor, not yet. He needs some time to prepare." Li Si replied. Last year, when visiting Langye, building Langye Terrace, and erecting stone monuments, a man named Xu Fu wrote a letter: There are three sacred mountains in the sea, named after Penglai, Fangzhang and Yingzhou respectively.It is said that there are immortals living here.I wish to fast, and then go to this place with boys and girls, please allow me to go... Immortals can naturally cast spells, so they can be hired to Xianyang.In addition, there should be herbs that can cure headaches on Xiandao, and maybe there will be a elixir of immortality. "Okay, do something for Xu Fu and let him go!" Shi Huangdi once gave this order. After a year, Xu Fu still delayed his departure on the grounds of "still in preparation". "Has Xu Fu left yet?" "Yes. Because this section of the sea route is very far away, ordinary ships cannot reach it, so a giant ship must be built. He only recently applied for the allocation of materials for the construction of a giant ship..." "That means his plan is going on?" The first emperor's mood improved slightly. "yes." "Give Xu Fu the materials he needs, as much as he wants." The First Emperor sat upright on the throne. Xu Fu, also known as Xu Shi, was an alchemist of Qi State. Alchemists believe in immortals, and they are people who are engaged in alchemy, divination, astrology, prayer, and spells.At that time, medical skills were also the work of alchemists. There are often mirages on the surface of Langya sea.Some people say that the reason why there are so many alchemists here is that the residents often see such incredible scenes, so they are easy to believe in alchemy. "As ordered." Of course Li Si would not disobey the emperor's will.But the realist thought angrily in his heart: Xu Fu, this guy, isn't he sure about the emperor! Zhang Liang and other three people changed their names and surnames and fled to the south. Although the first emperor had conquered the world, his ability to govern varied from region to region, and his control over the south was particularly weak. They arrived at Xiapi first.This place is in the east of Xuzhou, near what is now Pi County. Of course they were disguised.The bearded man Tachitsu no longer grows a beard and pretends to be honest. "Friend, please stop." When walking across the bridge on Xiapi Street where there were few people, Zhang Liang heard someone talking to him.He was stopped by a white-haired old man dressed in "brown" (clothes worn by people of humble status). Zhang Liang looked back. "Huh? Why do you look shocked? I think you must be guilty of guilt?" said the old man. Zhang Liang is quite sure that his emotions are not visible.He thinks he has mastered this aspect of cultivation.When he is happy, he looks angry, and when he is angry, he smiles. He often trains himself like this. "What did you say?" Zhang Liang suppressed his nervousness and asked with an expression of ignorance. The old man was leaning against the railing, holding a shoe that had just been taken off. "You're not an old man with bad ears, can't you hear me clearly?" After the old man finished speaking, he threw the shoes in his hand under the bridge, "Young man, go down and pick up my shoes." How arrogant is this attitude!Maybe it's okay to be a princely rich man, but this is a beggar-like old man!Ordinary young people may think that this is a crazy old guy, and walk away without paying attention.If you are more angry, maybe you will give the other party a good punch. But Zhang Liang silently walked under the bridge to pick up the shoes. Since it was the dry season, there was no water where the shoes were dropped.He picked it up, returned to the bridge and handed it to the old man, saying, "I picked it up." "Is that so?" said the old man.His eyes were very soft, and his expression showed no sign of mental abnormality. "Isn't that enough?" Zhang Liang asked. "Won't you help me put on the shoes?" The old man leaned against the railing and raised the foot where the shoe had fallen. Zhang Liang felt annoyed by this.He almost dropped the shoes on the spot, but quickly thought back: Wait a minute... This old man seems to have seen through his own secret, didn't he just say "You probably have a guilty conscience"?Could it be that he knew that he had attacked the First Emperor? Zhang Liang felt that it was necessary to have a few more words with the old man, so he knelt down and put on his shoes for him. "Ha! Ha! Ha!" The old man laughed happily, but did not say a word "thank you". "is this OK?" "Your performance today is not bad, but what you did before is really bad." "The old man and I should be meeting for the first time. What do you mean by 'what you did before'?" Zhang Liang asked with a surprised expression. The old man turned around and said as he walked: "Can you change the world by killing a person who likes to climb mountains and erect monuments? I think your idea is too bad." Zhang Liang turned pale in astonishment.This old man seems to know what he is doing! Climbing Mount Tai, Zhifu, Langye, and other mountains that one likes, and setting up steles of his achievements, is there anyone else in the world besides the First Emperor? Zhang Liang intends to catch up with the old man. The old man seemed to know that Zhang Liang was catching up, so he stopped and turned around and said, "Young man, if you have great ambitions, come to this place again in the early morning five days later!"
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