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He died taking mercury pills that he thought would make him immortal," Tang Taizong said.
"So did you!" Qin Sho Haung yelped without looking at him.
"Allegedly! Sources differ!"
"You know what you did!
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Xiran Jay Zhao (Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor (Zachary Ying #1))
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With bronze as a mirror one can correct one's appearance; with history as a mirror, one can understand the rise and fall of a state; with good men as a mirror, one can distinguish right from wrong.
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Li Shimin, Tang Emperor Taizong