Qin Shihuang's eastward tour
Qin Shihuang began his east tour in 2 19 BC, and it took him nearly ten years to make five east tours, big and small. The reason why Qin Shihuang made such a patrol was mainly for the following three purposes.
First, Qin Shihuang chose the Eastern Expedition to show the dignity of the Great Qin State and clean up the remnants of the Qi State again, so as to achieve the ultimate goal of consolidating imperial power and strengthening rule. Of course, Qin Shihuang's east tour was also an act of appeasing the people and conforming to the public opinion.
Second, as he grew older, Qin Shihuang felt more and more that death was approaching. In order to remain young and become an immortal emperor, the biggest purpose of Qin Shihuang's eastward tour was to seek the medicine of immortality, but after all, the wish of the first emperor finally failed. There is no elixir in the world, it's just a self-deception idea.
Thirdly, Qin Shihuang advanced eastward through sea patrol, which greatly improved the navigation level of the Qin Dynasty, and invented the earliest ship lock in the world during many voyages, thus enhancing the military combat capability of the Qin Dynasty.
A brief introduction to the story of Qin Shihuang's eastward quest for an elixir.
There is a same story circulating in China and Japan, that is, Qin Shihuang went eastward to seek the elixir of life. Qin Shihuang himself did not seek the elixir of life, but sent Xu Fudong to seek the elixir of life for himself. The legendary Xu Fu is a clever and bold figure.
The sculpture of Qin Shihuang traveled eastward.
It is recorded that after Qin Shihuang unified the world, he wanted to live forever. Knowing this idea, Xu Fu pointed out to Qin Shihuang that there are three islands in the East China Sea: Penglai, Abbot and Yingzhou. Where immortals live, there may also be elixir of life. So he volunteered to seek medical treatment for Qin Shihuang. Knowing that someone in Qin Shihuang was willing to go through fire and water to find for himself is naturally an answer. So Chuifu took the gold and silver jewelry that Qin Shihuang gave him and began to travel across the East to find the elixir of life.
When Wei Fulin came back from the first crusade, he didn't bring any elixir back to Qin Shihuang, but cheated him. He told Qin Shihuang that there was an elixir of life in the East, but the gods there didn't like the gold, silver and jewels he carried with him. A fairy must have 3000 virgins and earthly jewels to give him the elixir of life.
Qin Shihuang will pay the highest price to get the elixir of life. He ordered to collect all kinds of treasures and prepare enough food. But it will be difficult for 3 thousand boys and girls to be together for a while. So Qin Shihuang selected some boys and girls from the tribes in the southwest and brought them to him.
Everything is ready, and Chuifu is heading east. Several years have passed, but he still hasn't found the elixir. Trevor met a huge shark and couldn't sail. Then Qin Shihuang sent archers to deal with mackerel. Later, Chuifu took people out to sea, but there was no news of his trip. This is the story of Qin Shihuang's eastward quest for an elixir of life.