People in the early Tang Dynasty: I compete with Wu Zhao for the throne

Chapter 1421: Golden Rope Imperial Edict, Burn Once Used

On the cliff of the back mountain, Liu Jinyu watched as the emperor took Xia'er to the top of the mountain under the escort of countless guards.

The bright yellow carriage was particularly conspicuous on the top of the mountain, and Liu Jinyu stared there intently.

Pei Shitong approached from behind and comforted her in a low voice: "Third sister, you should be fine."

"It should be like this, everything will be fine." Liu Jinyu did not look back, and still looked at the top of the mountain, as if talking to Pei Shitong, and also to himself: "Your Majesty can come here today, which means that his body is not in good condition. No problem, then I just came to see Xia'er today, and there is no other purpose."

Pei Shitong couldn't help but nodded: "Yes!"

Pei Shitong believed in the so-called theory of luck. The fact that the emperor came out in early winter and came to Songshan meant that he was in good health.

Since the emperor's health is good, there will be no problem for Xia'er, which is a good thing.

"There should be no problem with the rumors in the palace." Mrs. Pei walked up from the other side and whispered: "Since August, Your Majesty has not left Zhenguan Palace. I'm afraid it's not because he can't, but because He doesn’t want to take risks because he can better regulate himself.”

"Yeah!" Liu Jinyu nodded lightly and said nothing more.

In fact, she knew in her heart that the emperor did not leave the Zhenguan Palace and carefully adjusted his body. On the one hand, the purpose was to be enshrined next year, and on the other hand, it was for today.

Today, the furnace Zhong Lu Yan Ming Dan will become a pill.

Once the elixir is formed, the emperor has a chance to extend his life no matter when he takes it.

To open the stove, Xiaer is indispensable.

The reason why the emperor called him here today was probably to tell him that Xia'er's safety would never be a problem.

He made himself wait here, probably because he wanted to tell himself that when everything was over, he would return Xia'er to him.

But will it?

……

Liu Jinyu's eyes were fixed on the top of the mountain, and countless blades were cold.

Liu Jinyu clenched her fists tightly, her breathing was heavy, and her eyes were firm and persistent, but she knew that deep in her heart, an endless feeling of powerlessness kept invading her heart.

The emperor, that's the emperor.

Everything in the world is not the king's land, and the shores of the land are not the king's ministers.

Even if the emperor wanted their heads, they had to offer them respectfully.

But why, why, just because he is the emperor?
Why does my family...

A ridiculous thought flashed deep in Liu Jinyu's eyes, and then she lowered her head deeply, fearing that her eyes would be seen by the enemy.

When Liu Jinyu raised his head again, his expression had calmed down.

But at this time, Xia'er and the emperor had disappeared from the top of the mountain.

The emperor's carriage also completely disappeared.

Liu Jinyu had a feeling that the emperor must have gone to the place where alchemy was made.

Liu Jinyu breathed heavily: Your Majesty, you must send my concubine’s daughter back, otherwise...

……

The autumn wind is chilling and the grass and trees are withered and yellow.

The bright yellow carriage stopped in front of the lake in the hidden valley.

The emperor wore a thick bright yellow robe and walked out of the carriage holding Xia'er.

The cold wind blew, and the emperor couldn't help coughing.

"Ahem!" After two calls, the emperor suppressed his cough.

Raising his head, Zhong Zhenren was already standing in front of the emperor. He bowed his head and said, "I, Zhong Zizai, have met your Majesty."

"Real person!" Li Zhi nodded, glanced at the mountain wall not far away, and the waterfall with not much water on the mountain wall, nodded slightly, and said, "How is the situation?"

Zhong Zizai didn't look at Xia'er, nodded and said: "Everything goes well, the furnace can be started in half an hour."

"Okay." The emperor smiled with satisfaction, and then said, "Let's go in and have a look."

"Here!" Zhong Zizai turned around and walked towards the stone palace.

The emperor took Xia'er and walked into the stone palace together.

Xia'er is very well-behaved. At this time, she doesn't say a word. She doesn't ask what she shouldn't ask, and she doesn't say what she shouldn't say.

The heavy curtains were lifted, and a burst of hot air immediately hit my face.

Li Zhi held Xia'er's hand and suddenly felt a warm and comfortable feeling.

Looking at the burning alchemy furnace in the center of the hall, Li Zhi turned to Zhong Zizai and asked, "Master, can this furnace be moved to the palace?"

Zhong Zizai was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, "Of course."

This secret alchemy place has no meaning after the elixir is completed today.

Not only that, the emperor's arrival here today must have attracted countless eyes. Maybe someone will find him here soon.

The things here should be evacuated if they can be evacuated, and destroyed if they can be destroyed. Otherwise, it will be troublesome for others to discover the secrets here.

"That's good. In the future, I'll ask the real person to help me recuperate my body in the palace, and also refine some pills." Li Zhi looked at Zhong Zizai with a smile.

Zhong Zizai was stunned for a moment, then lowered his head and said, "I am willing to serve your Majesty."

"Well!" Li Zhi turned to look at the alchemy furnace, and then said softly: "Have you used all the things in here that can be used?"

"Take the essence and discard the dross." Zhong Zizai nodded, his eyes falling on the fire under the alchemy furnace.

"Very good." Li Zhi's face calmed down, he looked at Xia'er and said, "Princess Fuchang, please go and sit down over there first. Uncle Huang has some things to do here." "Yes!" Xia'er said in relief. He took the emperor's hand, glanced at Zhong Zizai, and glanced at the two strong men sitting cross-legged on the ground, still adding firewood to the furnace, and then walked to the other side of the furnace, facing the emperor, that is, Sit down on one side.

Li Zhi looked up at Zhong Zizai and asked, "How sure are you?"

Except for the Emperor, Empress Wu, and Zhong Zizai, no one else knew that the pills taken by the Emperor had been adjusted more than once over the years.

There is no general direction, but the dosage of medicinal materials is adjusted in minute ways every day.

The emperor would even send prescriptions for the medicines he was taking.

Qin Heming, Wei Xuanzang, and even Li Xuan, as well as those who had prescribed medicine for the emperor before, all their prescriptions were also sent here.

This Zhenren Zhong, even if he is not a Taoist priest or makes elixirs, he is still the best doctor in the world.

Zhong Zizai glanced at Xia'er, who was already a little sleepy, and his expression became serious. Finally he looked at the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, if everything is correct, the chance of becoming a pill is more than 80%."

"Okay!" Li Zhi nodded and said, "Then let's open the furnace according to your method."

The emperor spent a lot of materials, and even several lives, to refine the Zhonglu Yanming Pill, which will be fired soon.

The emperor's efforts over the years, and the key to whether the emperor can continue his life in the future, all lie in today's pot of pills.

……

Zhong Zizai suddenly bowed to the emperor and said: "Your Majesty, the matter of opening the furnace is extremely dangerous. Please leave temporarily."

"Okay!" Li Zhi turned around and left without hesitation.

After all, although Zhong Zizai said that there is more than 80% chance of success in this furnace, there is still a 20% chance of failure.

Once the furnace fails to open, the most terrifying thing is the explosion of the alchemy furnace.

Once the alchemy furnace explodes, even if Li Zhi is the emperor, it may be difficult to survive.

Thinking of this, Li Zhi, who had just walked to the door, turned around and looked at Xia'er, who was sitting in front of the futon inside, who was sleeping drowsily. He looked at Zhong Zizai solemnly: "Master, Princess Fuchang had better be fine. If he If something goes wrong, it will be fine with me, but it will not be easy for Prince Peng to explain it to you."

Hearing what Li Zhi said, Zhong Zizai frowned tightly.

It's not that he doesn't know who Li Xuan is. After all, although the alchemy room here was built long ago, Zhong Daoren is not new here.

To put it bluntly, apart from the two crown princes in recent years, the one who has gained the most limelight is Peng Wang Li Xuan.

Suppressing the Tianyin Sect and attacking Tubo, any one thing is enough to prove that Li Xuan is not an ordinary person.

With the emperor standing in front of him, Li Xuan would not do anything to Zhong Daoren openly, but secretly, it would not be difficult for Li Xuan to want Zhong Daoren's life.

"Your Majesty!" Zhong Daoren bowed his head again, looked at Li Zhi solemnly and said, "If so, I'm afraid it's not enough."

Li Zhi hesitated, then glanced in the direction of Fanzhou. Finally, with a sigh, he took out an imperial edict from his sleeve, an imperial edict tied with a gold rope.

"Master, don't open this thing. Burn it directly after use." Li Zhi handed the imperial edict to Zhong Daoren.

Zhong Daoren took the imperial edict seriously, bowed and said: "Here!"

"Well!" Li Zhi took a deep breath, looked at the imperial edict, and his eyes became cold: "Master, it's best to succeed the first time."

"If you don't succeed, you will be benevolent." Zhong Daoren bowed solemnly.

"Okay!" Li Zhi turned around, lifted the thick curtain in front of him, and Li Zhi walked out.

……

Looking at the imperial edict in front of him, Zhong Daoren suddenly smiled silently, walked up to Xia'er, his expression calmed down in an instant, and he bowed and said, "I have met Princess Fuchang."

There was no response, Xia'er had already fallen asleep completely.

Zhong Daoren turned around with a solemn expression and walked directly to the other side of the alchemy cauldron.

In an instant, Zhong Dao and Xia'er faced each other, and two strong men on both sides faced each other.

The mountain-shaped hand formula was pinched in Zhong Daoren's hand, and then the hand formula changed, invisible aura surged, and the flames under the alchemy cauldron steamed instantly.

In the alchemy furnace, at this moment, there was a gurgling sound, which was the liquid surging continuously.

The flames were getting bigger and bigger, and the strong men on both sides were quickly adding firewood to it, but often it would not take long for a firewood to be burned out.

After a while, the flames had risen to their highest level.

It was at this time that Taoist Zhong suddenly said, "Cease fire, retreat."

Zhong Daoren said a word, and the strong men on both sides stopped their movements quickly, and at the same time quickly retreated into the side rooms on both sides.

Zhong Daoren also quickly retreated at this time.

The flames stopped, and although the alchemy furnace was still hot, the temperature was gradually declining.

Taoist Zhong quickly walked to the other side, picked up Xia'er's palm, then tapped her fingertips and took out three drops of blood.

With blood hanging in his palm, Zhong Daoren quickly walked to the alchemy cauldron.

He swiped his right hand towards the alchemy cauldron, and the next moment, the cauldron cover had completely flown out.

Then, a ball of semi-freezing point colloid appeared in front of Zhong Daoren.

Without any hesitation, the blood from Xia'er immediately dripped into the alchemy colloid, and then a mist steamed up.

Zhong Daoren took several steps back, and just when he breathed a sigh of relief, a sweet fragrance spread into his nose.

With a confused expression, Zhong Daoren slowly sat on the ground and closed his eyes completely.

At this moment, an invisible figure appeared in the hall.

(End of this chapter)