141 Langya Terrace 2

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The King of Qin annexed the world and established the title of Emperor, so he inspected the eastern territory and came to Langya County. The Marquis Wucheng Wang Li, the Marquis Tongwu Wang Ben, the Marquis Jiancheng Zhao Hai, the Marquis Changwu Cheng, the Marquis Wuxin Feng Wuze, the Prime Minister Wei Lin, the Prime Minister Wang Wan, the Minister Li Si, the Minister Wang Wu, the Five Great Officials Zhao Ying, and the Five Great Officials Yang Qiu accompanied him and discussed with the Emperor at the seaside, saying: "In ancient times, the territory of those who claimed to be emperors did not exceed a thousand miles. The princes guarded their own fiefdoms respectively. Some paid tribute, while others did not. They invaded each other, rebelled, and harmed the people. They fought endlessly, but they still set up stones to record their achievements. The Five Emperors and the Three Kings in ancient times promoted inconsistent teachings and implemented unclear laws. Indeed, relying on the power of ghosts and gods to deceive the people in distant places is not worthy of the name, so the country's fortune will not last long. These emperors themselves have not died, and the princes have already betrayed them, and the laws cannot be implemented. Now the emperor has unified the four seas and set up counties, and the world is peaceful and stable. Carry forward the virtues of the ancestors, practice the right way and promote virtue, and the title of honor is complete. The ministers jointly praise the merits of the emperor and engrave them on gold and stone, so as to set an example for future generations. " 

After the incident, Xu Fu and others from Qi County wrote a letter saying that there are three sacred mountains in the sea, named Penglai, Fangzhang, and Yingzhou, where immortals live. Xu Fu and others asked to fast and bathe, and lead boys and girls to find the sacred mountains. So the First Emperor sent Xu Fu to select thousands of boys and girls to go into the sea to find immortals. 

维秦王兼有天下，立名为皇帝，乃抚东土，至于琅邪。列侯武城侯王离、列侯通武侯王贲、伦侯建成侯赵亥、伦侯昌武侯成、伦侯武信侯冯毋择、丞相隗林、丞相王绾、卿李斯、卿王戊、五大夫赵婴、五大夫杨樛从，与议于海上。曰：“古之帝者，地不过千里，诸侯各守其封域，或朝或否，相侵暴乱，残伐不止，犹刻金石，以自为纪。古之五帝三王，知教不同，法度不明，假威鬼神，以欺远方，实不称名，故不久长。其身未殁，诸侯倍叛，法令不行。今皇帝并一海内，以为郡县，天下和平。昭明宗庙，体道行德，尊号大成。群臣相与诵皇帝功德，刻于金石，以为表经。”

既已，齐人徐巿等上书，言海中有三神山，名曰蓬莱、方丈、瀛洲，仙人居之。请得斋戒，与童男女求之。于是遣徐巿发童男女数千人，入海求仙人。