Why did Qin Shihuang send Xu Fu to the sea?
Because he wanted to live alone, for his immortality and a glimmer of hope, he sent Xu Fu to Japan.
Speaking of Qin Shihuang's later years, superstition is immortal. After all, the emperor holds the supreme power in the world, and Qin Shihuang will live forever and rule the people forever. According to historical records, Xu Fu called a warlock and told the emperor that he could find an elixir for him.
In Japan, there are at least 20 places where the legend of Xu Fu is circulated, from Shizuoka where Mount Fuji is located in the north to Kumano, Kagoshima and Kansai in Kyushu in the south. They all involve two major themes: Penglai and Fairy Medicine.
According to textual research, Xu Fu is not a legendary figure. According to textual research, his hometown is Xufu Village in the suburb of Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province today. The legend that Xu Fu traveled across the ocean to find the elixir of life for Qin Shihuang has a long history. When crossing the sea to Japan for the first time, Xu Fu didn't bring back the elixir. After he returned to China, he told Qin Shihuang that Japan did have a magic medicine, but it could only give the immortals 3,000 virgins and various human gifts.
Qin Shihuang promised Xu Fu that he would go to Japan again to find the medicine of immortality. As a result, Chui fook never came back to me. According to Japanese written records, the places where Xu Fu said there was elixir were Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu in Japan. He landed in Japan in the Kansai Plain of Japan. There is a legend among Japanese folks that "SHEN WOO's eastward expedition" swept through Japan, which was written according to Xu Fu's deeds of landing in Japan and fighting in the south and the north.
Did ancient Japan really have an "elixir of life"?
The answer is yes. This magical elixir not only exists, but also is produced in Zhudao. Zhudao is located in Seto Inland Sea, surrounded by Kyushu, Honshu and Shikoku, and is sparsely populated. Legend has it that there is a magical plant in the deep valley there, commonly known as "Momo", which is called "Chitose" in Japanese ancient books. As big as a walnut, the juice is thick and sweet. It is said that eating can make you live for thousands of years. Smell can also prolong life for three years and three months.
Why bring 500 boys and girls?
Xu Fu is a descendant of Guigu.
When Xu Fu went to sea. Qin Shihuang has entered his later years. But his great ambition has not been fulfilled. So he desperately hoped that he could live a few more years, so he sent Xu Fu out to seek the elixir of life. In ancient books, he found that he needed to take a pious token to ask for the elixir of life, and mentioned that he needed 500 pairs of boys and girls to introduce medicine. So Xu Fu went to sea, and Qin Shihuang asked him to take 500 pairs of virgins east to get the elixir of life.
After Qin Shihuang unified the six countries. He made a great contribution. Then he was given too much confidence, and he called himself the first emperor. I think I did better than Huang Sanhe and Wudi. But as he grew older, he gradually became somewhat at a loss. At that time, his great ambition had not been fully realized. So he is very eager to live forever. Among the people, he heard that Xu Fu is a descendant of Guigu. So she found Xu Fu and asked him to find an elixir that could wish him immortality.
According to ancient records, Xu Fu said that 500 pairs of boys and girls were needed for medicine, so he begged Qin Shihuang to give him 500 pairs of boys and girls and go to Japan to seek immortality medicine. But he never came back after Xu Fu left, and there was no news, so Qin Shihuang didn't know where he took people.
It is recorded in China's historical materials.
Xu Fu went out to sea to look for the elixir of life. Across the plains of Japan. I find this place very livable. It is also very suitable for life. So he led 500 pairs of boys and girls to become kings here. In fact, I don't think it is necessary to bring 500 pairs of virgins, unless Xu Fu has long been unfaithful, wants to be king himself, or wants to live a heavenly life.
Chui fook, of course, this to never come back. Qin Shihuang died of sudden illness soon after. Of course, there will be no fairy mountain in the world. Why did Cui Fu cheat Qin Shihuang into taking a boat out to sea?
There is still a ballad circulating along the Bohai Sea: Xu Fu is a descendant of an ancient national leader in Qi State, and he came up with such a way to save his people from the brutal rule of Qin Dynasty. Judging from the craftsmen and seeds that Chuifu requires to bring, this statement is reasonable.
It is also recorded in the history books that Chui Fu "came from the plains", that is to say, he went to a place with plains and lakes, became king on his own, and never came back.