Since ancient times, immortality has been one of the goals that human beings have been constantly pursuing, especially the ancient emperors, as the people with the highest ruling authority, they have a deep obsession with immortality, they hope to sit on the throne that symbolizes the supreme power, they ask the immortals, and the folk remedies are all tried.
The most famous in the history of the mainland is Qin Shi Huang, Qin Shi Huang as the first person in ancient times on the mainland to claim the emperor, unified the six kingdoms, the implementation of the same book and the same track is called the emperor of the ages, can not avoid the common yearning for immortality, so Qin Shi Huang after the establishment of the Qin Dynasty began to ask for immortals to ask the road of immortality, hoping to be able to continue his authority to rule forever.
In 219 BC (the twenty-eighth year of Qin Shi Huang), Qin Shi Huang made his second tour, and the brigade sealed the Zen carved stone at Mount Tai and went to the Bohai Sea in a mighty way. Arriving at the seashore, Qin Shi Huang landed on Zhifu Island, looking into the distance, only to see that between the sea of clouds, the characters of mountains and rivers appeared from time to time, which was spectacular, which made Qin Shi Huang fascinated. This scene was originally a mirage, but in order to cater to qin shi huang's desire for immortality, fangshi described it as a legendary sea wonderland.
Xu Fu took the opportunity to write a letter to Qin Shi Huang, saying that there were three immortal mountains in the sea, Penglai, Abbot, and Yingzhou, and there were immortals living there, and they could get immortal elixirs. Qin Shi Huang was greatly pleased, and then, at Xu Fu's request, he sent 500 virgin boys, virgins, and some gold and silver jewelry to go to the sea to find immortals. He himself lingered here, waiting for Xu Fu jiayin. However, what awaited was only Xu Fu returning empty-handed. Xu Fu claimed to have seen the immortals, who refused to give the immortal medicine because the gift was too thin.
In this regard, Qin Shi Huang sent 3,000 more virgin boys and girls, as well as craftsmen, technicians, and grain seeds, so that Xu Fu went to sea again. Qin Shi Huang refused to leave, waiting for 3 months, and did not see Xu Fu's news, before returning with fear.
What's interesting is that just before Xu Fu was asked to go to sea for the second time, the book burning pit Ru incident broke out.
A large number of alchemists were killed, and Xu Fu also knew that it was impossible to seek the elixir and return, and the excuse of returning empty-handed for the first time could no longer be used, this was a scam, then after going back, he would definitely have to face the anger of Qin Shi Huang, that simply would not go back, and settling in a place overseas was not happy and happy, so when he went to sea this time, Xu Fu had already made plans not to return, I don't believe you look at what is brought on the ship for the second time, 3,000 boys and girls This is the future population after settling overseas, Artisans and technicians are needed for the sustainable development of the construction of dwellings, grain seeds are the source of food, and the population supplies on the ship fully meet the needs of alternative bases. So the second time he went to sea was a premeditated "move", so where did Xu Fu "move" go? According to some historical documents, it is very likely that Xu Fudong went to today's Japan after his crossing, and in 1950, the Taiwanese scholar Wei Tingsheng put forward a groundbreaking view in the book "Xu Fu Entered the Examination of the Founding of Japan", believing that the founding emperor of Japan was Xu Fu.
So in ancient mainland China, besides Qin Shi Huang, were there other emperors who were interested in immortality, that is basically one of them was interested in immortality. Of course, the difference is that the emperors of those dynasties will no longer spend a lot of money to find immortals, after all, Xu Fu has learned a lesson when he does not return to the medicine, and it will not cost the country a lot, but all kinds of thoughts of seeking immortality will not be broken.
After that, especially in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Jindan into the belly of the longevity, but also the most real portrayal of this time, the sixth emperor of the Middle Eastern Jin Dynasty, Sima Pi, the Emperor of Jin, was obsessed with this way, taking Jindan every day, and even once cut off the valley to eat Jindan, that is to say, simply did not eat rice, and took Jindan as a staple food to eat, everyone should know what Jindan was used in ancient times to refine, basically used gold lead, mercury, copper, sulfur and other things to refine, how will it be to eat one, in the current words, it is called heavy metal poisoning, Moreover, Sima Pi also ate every day, which eventually led to his death at the age of 25 becoming the first emperor in the history of the mainland to be poisoned by the elixir of life. In addition, there are many absurd things in history for the sake of immortality, Emperor Wu of Han married his daughter to a Taoist warlock in order to obtain immortal medicine, the key is that after seeking immortal medicine, he did not get the magic test, and then killed the ring.
Eternal life I ask for, the right I have, the right to seek eternal life human nature also.