The Great Qin Dynasty: The egg of the Black Bird was revered as a national guardian beast.

After the First Emperor summoned Lu Sheng to the palace, the First Emperor seemed to have become a different person, no longer spending his days reviewing memorials.

Instead, he would occasionally drive out secretly.

With government affairs sidelined, the situation came to a standstill.

People from all walks of life submitted memorials to the First Emperor, but all of them were ignored and left unread by him.

In addition, he kept the Heavenly Bird of Destiny by his side.

For immortality, for his earthly empire

Under the lure of immortality, the once wise and powerful First Emperor believed Lu Sheng's fallacious words without question.

This day.

The First Emperor, accompanied by Xuan Ye and his entourage, crossed the sky bridge and the connecting passageway, and traveled all the way to Liangshan Palace.

Since the First Emperor issued his edict,

Without hesitation, the palaces and pavilions surrounding Xianyang were immediately connected by sky bridges and passageways.

When the First Emperor traveled incognito to various places, anyone who dared to reveal the location of his residence would be punished with death!

The Qin Dynasty ruled the world by law.

However, the emperor is absolutely above the law.

After all, Qin law was originally established to embody the centralized power of the monarch.

To concentrate the power of the entire nation in the hands of the monarch.

The laws of Qin are the sharpest sword of all the Qin kings throughout history!

So how did the Qin laws come about? Initially, they were based on the clan system of the royal family. Later, Shang Yang brought the legal texts with him when he entered Qin.

With slight modifications and refinements, it was polished by successive Qin kings.

The Qin laws, thus incorporating the will of the monarch, became the sharpest sword of successive Qin kings.

Even today, the First Emperor's will is incorporated into the laws and regulations; he can add or modify them at any time if he wishes.

This is what is meant by "the emperor is the law," and "words become law."

Under the strict laws of the Qin Dynasty,

The law is like that bronze balance; the balance represents the law, and the First Emperor was the one who manipulated it.

Therefore, the monarch is the source of the law.

Since the First Emperor issued his edict, anyone who dared to speak of the First Emperor's whereabouts has been punished and executed!

Therefore, none of the court officials know where the First Emperor is now.

........

today,

The First Emperor, accompanied by Xuan Ye, rode in the imperial carriage all the way to Liangshan Palace. The carriage stopped, with fallen leaves scattered beneath its wheels.

The horses stood by the roadside, stamping their hooves.

He turned over the soil on the ground and made a humming sound.

The attendants lifted the curtain, and the First Emperor stepped down from his carriage and stood outside Liangshan Palace. From there, he could see the mountains below.

You can see a train of horses passing by at the foot of the mountain.

The procession was grand, with a large entourage of carriages and horses. Wherever they went, dust filled the air, the carriages and horses made a racket, and the banners fluttered in the wind.

As the carriages and horses gradually disappeared, his brows furrowed slightly.

He turned to one of his attendants and asked, "Do you know whose carriage this is?"

The attendant standing nearby was already covered in cold sweat.

"Your Majesty," he stammered, not daring to raise his head, "this, this should be the carriage of Prime Minister Si."

The First Emperor did not speak, but remained silent.

Just keep your eyes fixed in that direction until you can't see anything anymore.

He turned away with a flick of his sleeve.

He entered Liangshan Palace with Xuan Ye and his entourage.

In order for immortals to arrive and bestow upon him the elixir of immortality, the First Emperor spent his days making secret walks around the palaces and pavilions of Xianyang.

He was willing to give anything for the elixir of immortality!

This is because Xu Fu, who went to sea in search of the elixir of immortality, has not returned.

Lu Sheng's words about avoiding evil spirits in order to attract immortals and true men were his only hope for immortality.

Liangshan Palace.

The palace, situated atop Liangshan Mountain, offers a view of the rolling clouds in the distance, as if those clouds were right beneath one's feet.

A long wind howled, and the dark night swirled in the sky.

An ancient tree grows within the palace, beneath which a beast-shaped furnace floats in the air, wisps of white smoke rising upwards.

An emperor dressed in black robes and crimson skirts,

He stood with his hands behind his back, the crown on his head fluttering, his gaze fixed on the distant, swirling clouds.

With a clear cry, a divine bird descended from the sky.

Spreading its wings, it landed beneath the ancient tree, beside the emperor.

Suddenly, the First Emperor turned his head to look.

Upon seeing that it was the Celestial Bird, the First Emperor smiled and reached out to touch Xuan Ye's head.

Then he looked up at the sky.

I wonder if there are immortals in the world, or if there is such a thing as immortality?

But since even the legendary Black Bird exists, there must be a distinction between immortals and mortals in this world.

If there truly is a distinction between immortals and mortals, then I, in my vain desire, seek immortality.

........

End of the month.

With the sacrificial ceremony to Heaven approaching,

The First Emperor traveled incognito, but his whereabouts were unknown, causing great anxiety and unease throughout the court and the country.

Just when the ministers were at a loss,

News arrived that the First Emperor's imperial carriage was about to arrive in Xianyang, and his ministers were waiting outside the palace to welcome him.

The hearts of all the officials and civil servants who had been hanging in suspense suddenly settled down, and the furrowed brows relaxed. It's good that you're back, it's good that you're back.

Xianyang City.

"Tap tap tap".

Suddenly, the sound of horses' hooves came from afar, indicating that a caravan was arriving in the city in a grand and imposing manner.

The soldiers on both sides separated the pedestrians on the road.

They cleared the road, then, armed with spears and halberds, formed two lines and stood on either side of the road.

The sound of tire tracks could be heard.

First, several carriages were pulled by horses, with guards holding spears and other soldiers holding banners.

Finally, in the distance, six fine horses pulled a chariot traveling in the middle, encompassing the four directions.

The imperial carriage was adorned with grand carvings, and beaded curtains hung down.

The carriage was decorated with black and gold, and the wheels were painted vermilion. A person sat under the canopy, but only his silhouette could be seen.

Wherever the imperial carriage went, people along the way bowed down.

As the carriage slowly moved, the soldiers guarding both sides gradually withdrew and walked away along one side of the carriage.

The First Emperor did not rest.

The imperial carriage traveled through Xianyang and arrived at the main hall of Zhangtai Palace, where the officials had been waiting for a long time.

Upon his return, he convened a court assembly.

During this period, he was busy avoiding evil spirits, and the entire central government of the Qin Dynasty was almost paralyzed. Imperial edicts were not approved and could not be conveyed.

In that case, the First Emperor convened a court assembly to resolve the important matters first.

After handling the crucial matters at the court assembly.

The First Emperor then discussed the matter of offering sacrifices to Heaven with his ministers. After the details were discussed, he made a decision in one fell swoop.

"Court adjourned!"

Once the words "Dismiss the court" were uttered, all the officials withdrew from the hall.

After putting on their shoes, they retrieved their swords from the guards, boarded their carriages, and drove away from the palace.

However, after the Left Chancellor Li Si drove away from the palace...

What he didn't notice was that in a palace pavilion, the First Emperor was standing there, silently watching.

The carriage of Left Chancellor Li Si is now quite different from what he saw at Liangshan Palace.

Half of the carriages and horses have been removed, and the area is no longer what it used to be.

"This is someone leaking my words!"

As the First Emperor spoke, he glanced around and gave a cold, ruthless order to the guard beside him.

"Guards, kill all those who accompanied me on this incognito journey!"