Picked up a copy of Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 233 The Art of Alchemy
"Your Majesty, I just drew it to offer it to His Majesty!!"

Zhang Jiao quickly argued, the emperor looked at him, did not speak, smiled, asked Song Dian to put away the map, sat facing Zhang Jiao, and said: "You don't have to be afraid, it's possible, you think I'm a cruel man Son of Heaven? Is it worthless to kill someone?"

"Don't dare!"

"I have been on the throne for ten years, and the people of the big man have starved to death, living and working in peace and contentment, but this is the first time I have seen my country."

"The Son of Heaven is holy!" Zhang Jiao said in a low voice, the Son of Heaven smiled and said, "You spent all your time looking for me, tell me, what do you want?" Hearing the Son of Heaven's question so straightforwardly, Zhang Jiao's expression Gradually, he became solemn, sat in front of the emperor, and said: "Your Majesty, I just want to share the worries of the king, and dare not ask for anything. It is the king's business, which is the foundation of a gentleman."

"Oh, then what can you do to share my worries?"

"Your Majesty does not know, the teacher of the minister, named Nanhua, died at the age of more than 370 years. He is proficient in alchemy. He once worshiped Xu Xian as a disciple of him behind closed doors. The minister is not talented, but he is a disciple of three generations. He knows a little about alchemy. It is a technique that can be refined to increase lifespan and increase the lifespan of Jiazi!" Zhang Jiao said solemnly, the emperor was stunned, and looked at Zhang Jiao suspiciously, with a calm expression on his face.

"Master, he died at the age of more than 370 years? I don't know when he was born?"

"He never mentioned that when he was the First Emperor."

"Then do you know why Xu Xian left and never returned?"

"I naturally know that the First Emperor was cruel and tyrannical, and the immortals were unwilling to practice medicinal pills for him, so they retired to the fairy island of Penglai to practice with peace of mind."

"Hahaha, are you willing to make alchemy for me?" The emperor asked with a smile, Zhang Jiao nodded, and said: "That's right, your majesty, I have a little knowledge of this skill, and your majesty is a sage who has made great achievements in governing the country and the people. I am willing to do it for you." Your Majesty makes alchemy!"

"Hahaha" the emperor was still smiling, Song Dian on the side looked at Zhang Jiao in surprise, then at the emperor, the emperor squinted his eyes, looked at him, and asked again: "It takes a lot of money to practice a pill. How much money?" Zhang Jiao shook his head and said, "It doesn't cost a penny, Your Majesty, as long as you can give me a few good ships, I am willing to lead people to Penglai to fetch medicinal materials for Your Majesty and refine medicines for healing."

"Or, I can ask the Patriarch directly for the elixir."

"Enzhen is a little tired, go back and rest first, I will call you tomorrow", the emperor said calmly, Zhang Jiao sighed helplessly, and said: "I don't seek fame and wealth, and I don't do it for money. If your majesty doesn't believe me, I can borrow a boat and go to Penglai!" After speaking, he bowed his hands to the emperor, got up, took his leave and left.

The emperor watched him leave coldly, looked at Song Dian at the side, and asked with a smile: "Do you believe his nonsense?" With a sound, he said: "If there is this pill, I will definitely not be able to sit in this seat at this time, and maybe I will come to visit Gaozu Shizong, of course I don't believe it."

Song Dian lowered his head and said nothing.

The emperor ordered him to retreat as well, and then ordered Xun You to come in, put the map on the case, and looked at it carefully. Xun You looked aside for a while, and said: "This alchemist is not only good at deceiving people, but the drawing is still good. Yes." The Son of Heaven laughed and asked, "Why, Gongda, why do you look down on alchemists so much?"

"I hope that your Majesty will always read about Emperor Sejong's affairs, and the alchemists will harm the country!" Xun You frowned, and said meticulously, the emperor nodded, lowered his head, continued to look, and said, "I also want to walk through this big man myself. Jiangshan."

"We are here. This is Youzhou, here are the natives of Liaodong, and this is Murong Xianbei? A small place, Dingling, Qiang." The emperor muttered, Zhang Jiao's drawing of the territory outside the Han Dynasty was extremely scribbled, even I can't even see a generalization. Touching these areas, for some reason, the emperor seems to have a flame burning in his heart, burning blazingly.

"Your Majesty. Congratulations, the two prefectures have just been established, and it is not appropriate to expand the territory."

Xun You broke the emperor's mind with one word, and was seen through. The emperor looked a little angry, and asked coldly: "When did I say that I want to expand the territory?" Xun You hurriedly lowered his head and bowed, but the emperor ignored him , continue to look at these maps, today with Zhang Jiao for a while, the long-term worry in his heart disappeared in an instant.

No matter what is recorded in the heavenly book, now, Zhang Jiao poses no threat to him, and life and death are completely in his own hands. The troubled times recorded in the heavenly book seem to be gone forever. I still have a bit of fear, this guy is either a great sage with a heart for the people of the world, or a tyrant and traitor with deep roots in the city!
However, when he heard the words like Penglai Xiandao, the emperor remembered one more thing. The content once recorded in the heavenly book, "Karasuma Xianbei Dongyi Biography", Karasuma is equivalent to the subordinate of the big man, and he dare not not follow it. Calling, Dong Zhuo was able to command large and small tribes in Youzhou. After the collapse of Xianbei and a small number of survivors went into exile, they became more honest.

Puyu, Goguryeo, Joseon, Woju, Dongyi, Yilou, Chenhan, Waren, etc. At this moment, the emperor’s ambition was burning in his heart. He squinted his eyes, and the heavenly scriptures had long been deeply recorded by him. In his mind, after thinking for a moment, he said: "The Japanese are in the southeast sea of ​​Daifang, and they rely on Shandao as their country. Could it be that this mountain island is the so-called Penglai?"

The emperor was thinking about it, and Zhang Jiao returned to the station worried. Of course, after meeting the emperor, his treatment was much better, and the officials allowed him to go out, and treated him more politely. However, he still He can't be happy, the emperor's attitude is changeable, which makes him unpredictable. Up to now, he has not figured out what the emperor thinks about Taiping Dao and himself.

"Heh, your Yuan family is the master of Confucianism and the heir of poetry and books, so why should you be like this?"

He Xiu said coldly.

Yuan Shu knelt down in front of him, bowed his hands again and said: "In the past few months, I have understood that only Gongyang is the real Confucianism!" He Xiu nodded when he heard Yuan Shu say this, and said: " Even so, I won't teach!" Yuan Shu asked helplessly: "I sincerely want to learn, why did Master He refuse again and again!"

"Hey, your uncle Yuan Kui insulted my children ten years ago, so I won't teach you!"

Yuan Shu was stunned, thought for a while, and then said: "I am learning essays with my uncle now, if I can worship under Master He, wouldn't it mean that Master He is academically stronger than Uncle? It will be of great benefit to Master He!"

"Hey, I'm already better than him, so why bother to prove it?"

Yuan Shu got up helplessly, bowed, and walked out of the study dejectedly. As soon as he came out, Ma Jun and the little fat man outside the door hurriedly asked: "How? Master agreed?" Yuan Shu shook his head, lowered his head, The little fat man frowned and said, "Why don't I go in and persuade him?"

Ma Jun shook his head and said: "Master He is stubborn, it's hard to talk... persuasion! If not, you worship under Wen Rengong...?"

Hearing what Ma Jun said, Yuan Shu thought for a while, shook his head in horror, and said, "It's better to worship Wang Fu than to worship him as a teacher! At least you can have enough food." Ma Jun was a little annoyed, Turn your head away and ignore him.

The little fat man narrowed his eyes, grinned, and whispered something into Yuan Shu's ear. Yuan Shu heard this and looked at him hesitantly. The little fat man nodded towards him. : "Forget it, I think Mr. He is afraid of my Yuan family. He is afraid that if he accepts me as a disciple, he will be angered by the Yuan family, so he doesn't accept me. I'd better learn from Zuo Chuan Guliang."

"Hey, how can you say that about Mr. He, Mr. He is indomitable, and he has never been afraid. It must not be what you think."

"If he wasn't afraid, why didn't he accept me as his apprentice? The Yuan family is powerful, so it's only natural for him to be worried."

"Bump~~~" The door of the study room was suddenly pushed open, and a furious He Xiu walked out slowly.

"Zhuzi! Who did you say was worried??"

(End of this chapter)