"Your Majesty, there is a person outside the palace who claims to have returned from overseas and wants to enter the palace to present treasures.”
In the main hall of Xianyang Palace, Qin Emperor Ying Zheng was sitting on a high table, on which a mountain of bamboo slips was piled up.
"Someone who returned from overseas? Call in and take a look."
Putting down the brush and ink in his hand, Ying Zheng was also a little interested.
Commoners presenting treasures to the king had existed since ancient times. For example, the famous Heshi Bi was presented to the King of Chu by a commoner named Bian He.
However, even though presenting a treasure was a shortcut to getting close to the king and possibly reaching the heavens in a single step, if the treasure presented was not precious enough and the king was not satisfied, the consequences would be very serious if he felt that you were wasting his time.
For example, Bian He, because the two kings of Chu did not know the value of the treasures he offered, they cut off his feet one after another.
Therefore, if one wasn't confident enough in the treasure in their hands, no one would dare to present it.
At this moment, outside Xianyang Palace, the person who presented the treasure was naturally none other than Guo.
After more than three months of long-distance travel, they had taken many detours because they were not familiar with the road. However, they had finally arrived at Xianyang.
In this era, traveling long distances was not an easy thing. No wonder the ancients often died in foreign lands.
He was glad that he had bought two slaves in advance. After all, there were large areas of no man's land in this era. Not only were the roads difficult to travel, but it was also difficult to replenish food and water.
There were even man-eating beasts in some places.
With two people taking care of his daily life, it was really much easier.
In order to please him, the two of them would try to catch one or two wild animals from time to time, which could be considered as a change of taste.
Otherwise, he would not have been able to stand eating dry rations every day.
However, he couldn't do anything about water. Most of the time, he could only drink the river water in the open air.
Fortunately, the population density was low in this era, and the river was not polluted by humans. It was not too dirty. At the beginning, although Guo Peng felt a little uncomfortable, he gradually adapted to it.
The bitterness of this journey was not worth mentioning to outsiders.
During this period, he also passed by Xuzhou.
However, he did not go to the famous Pei County.
After all, at this time, Lu Gong had not moved to Pei County yet. Even if he went, it would be meaningless.
As for Liu Bang?
In this world, Liu Bang was just a local ruffian. Without Yi Xiaochuan, he would not have been able to make a fortune. Guo Peng did not care about him at all.
At this moment, he had changed into the Qin Han costume that he had been reluctant to wear. Whether it was the fabric or the style, it was undoubtedly more exquisite compared to the later generations.
Before he came, he even deliberately washed up and put on a modern perfume, looking like a showoff.
He had thought about how to meet the Qin Emperor for a long time. He had been thinking about it since he had transmigrated to this world three years ago.
He wouldn't pretend to be a charlatan because the risk was too high. If his acting skills weren't good enough, he would probably be dead immediately.
Not everyone could fool Qin Shihuang like Xu Fu.
He had a complete strategy that was perfect enough to minimize the risk.
"His Majesty has decreed for you to enter the palace for an audience. Come in with me.”
After a while, an old eunuch walked out of the palace gate.
"Thank you, Eunuch."
Guo Peng took the initiative to take off the sword at his waist and handed it to the city gate guard.
Upon entering the palace, Guo Ren and Guo Yi, two pure country bumpkins, were immediately dazzled by the sight of the towering Qin palace. It was like Granny Liu entering the Grand View Garden.
"It's said that the palaces in the previous dynasties were taller because there were more ancient trees. It seems like it's true.”
Although he had been to the Forbidden City a few times, the grandeur of the Qin Palace could not be compared to the low-rise Forbidden City. Guo Peng also felt emotional. Of course, he still looked calm on the surface and did not lose his composure because of this.
"Your Majesty, the person who presented the treasure has arrived."
When they arrived at the main hall of Xianyang Palace, the eunuchs first led them in to report. Only after the Qin Emperor announced his arrival did Guo Peng enter the hall.
Guo Peng did not dare to raise his head to look. Seeing a figure in a black dragon robe sitting on the high platform, Guo Peng bowed according to etiquette.
"I, Guo Peng, traveled overseas with my master in the early years. Now that my master has passed away, I have returned to my homeland. When I left, the world had not yet been unified. Now that I heard that Your Majesty has great talents and great strategies, I can't wait to go to Xianyang to see the face of the emperor.”
After a round of flattery, Guo Peng finally raised his head and met the First Emperor.
Some of the descriptions were too lazy to copy and paste. In short, it was a wise and mighty appearance. As a king, it looked very good.
"Oh? If that's the case, then tell me, how is our current Great Qin better than the Six Nations?”Ying Zheng showed interest in this man who had just returned from overseas.
Guo Peng cupped his hands and said," Ever since King You of the Zhou Dynasty started the war, the world has fallen into a state of chaos. As a result, there has been constant internal strife in China, and the people are in dire straits. From the Spring and Autumn Period to the Warring States Period, countless capable people and generals in the world have wanted to end the war and let the countries live in peace. However, they never thought that there would definitely be conflicts of interest between countries. How can they live in peace? "In my opinion, only by sweeping across the four directions and unifying the four seas like Your Majesty can the world achieve true peace!”
Ying Zheng clapped his hands." You're right. I didn't expect you to have such an insight. Tell me, how does the system of prefectures and counties in the Great Qin Empire compare to the system of King Wu enfeoffing the world?"”
"The world is like a plate of loose sand. The feudal lords are all independent individuals with their own interests and demands. The Son of Heaven is strong, and the feudal lords don't dare to overstep his boundaries, barely maintaining peace. If the Son of Heaven is weak, the feudal lords will have nothing to worry about, and the world will fall into war again.
The prefecture and county system was to firmly gather the world into a ball, and all parts of the Nine Provinces were under the jurisdiction of the emperor. This was the true long-term policy!”
Even though Guo Peng knew that the prefecture and county system would not live as long as the enfeoffment system, he still flattered him against his will.
Ying Zheng was very pleased with his words.
Next, it was the most crucial part of the treasure presentation.
Guo Peng had prepared a total of three treasures.
He waved his hand, and Guo Ren stepped forward to present the scroll in his hand.
It was a map.
That's right, the first treasure he was going to offer was a detailed world map.
Before he transmigrated, when he was still on Earth, he often saw some people bragging on the Internet, saying that Qin Shihuang was only one map away from unifying the world.
Today, he brought this map over.
Just as Guo Ren was about to walk forward, the old eunuch standing on the stage suddenly shouted at the top of his voice.
"How dare you!"
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