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

Chapter 1423 God-given blessings are just around the corner

Some skinny hands directly opened the locust wood box, and the porcelain bottle inside was immediately exposed.

Li Zhi directly grabbed the porcelain bottle, raised it with his thumb, and the cork of the porcelain bottle was immediately removed.

A fragrant smell rushed out from the porcelain bottle and went straight into Li Zhi's mouth and nose.

Li Zhi suddenly felt comfortable and confused, and then he suddenly woke up.

The next moment, Li Zhi had closed the cork.

"How do you take this medicine?" Li Zhi raised his head and stared at Zhong Daoren calmly. This medicine obviously had some effect.

"Report to Your Majesty." Zhong Daoren couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief. The emperor recognized that this was the most important thing. Zhong Daoren cupped his hands and said: "Although this medicine has miraculous effects, taking a small amount only treats the symptoms and not the root cause, so you need to take three pills together. ”

Li Zhi's expression suddenly became solemn, and he said in a deep voice: "Take three pills together. This amount of medicine is not easy to digest."

"It's true." Zhong Daoren raised his head, looked at the emperor, and said seriously: "But this is my method. I have discussed it with Senior Brother Pan several times. Using the luck of the world, taking it when you are enshrined in Zen can suppress the backlash of the medicinal properties, thereby helping Your Majesty gets through this."

Li Zhi fell silent and looked at the porcelain bottle in his hand, his eyes serious.

Putting aside the delusions between life and death, as an emperor, Li Zhi had many things to consider.

With this bottle of medicine, even if he takes it one by one, Li Zhi can feel much better, and he can even handle political affairs well throughout the winter, but what about after the winter?
Li Zhi's heart sank. Next year's spring will be warm and the flowers will bloom. Although the weather will get warmer, the coldness in his body will not only not be digested, but will come back with great force.

It's cold in spring, and it's cold in life.

After next spring, his life will be in jeopardy.

Maybe even sooner.

Because he is going to hold a Zen ceremony.

No one knows better than Li Zhi how tired Fengchan Hall is.

Maybe he can fulfill his long-cherished wish, but what about after that.

Li Zhi raised his head, looked at Zhong Daoren, and said directly: "Master, you should know that my health is not good. If I don't survive the time of being enshrined..."

"I will be by His Majesty's side, help His Majesty recuperate, and then get through this as best as possible."

After a slight pause, Zhong Daoren cupped his hands and said: "If it is really a last resort, then just take it. Although it may not be effective if you refine this elixir again, with the help of other colleagues, there may be other miracles."

"Yeah!" Li Zhi smiled softly and said, "What the real person said is true. There are indeed unlimited possibilities in the future."

Li Zhi knows his own body best. If he doesn't take this medicine, he may have to hide in the palace and linger to survive this winter.

Then the situation between the government and the opposition this winter will inevitably get out of control.

Queens, aristocratic families, princes, clans, poor families, military, wealthy families, students, countless forces are closely intertwined, constantly conflicting and fighting.

Li Zhi took a deep breath, raised his eyes, and landed on Xia'er behind the alchemy cauldron.

His arrival in Songshan today is enough to stabilize people's hearts for a while.

In early December, King Peng will return to Beijing. Although people's hearts are still turbulent, his prestige is enough to suppress the turmoil to a certain extent.

Li Zhi raised his head and looked at Daoren Zhong: "Master, you said you took the elixir when you were enshrined in Zen?"

"During the twelve hours before the enshrinement, take one pill every four. This will allow the elixir to be fully exerted before ascending Mount Song. Then, with the help of the world's luck sharing, the backlash will be suppressed. In this way, Your Majesty will be able to live for thousands of years." Zhong The Taoist bowed slightly.

"Long-lasting for ten thousand years." Li Zhi shook his head funny and said: "There is no person in the world who can live for ten thousand years, and there is no king who can live for ten thousand years. The same goes for you, Zhenren. What is the current situation of Princess Fuchang? If she If something happens, I’m afraid Prince Peng won’t spare you.”

"Reporting to your Majesty, I have seen it. Princess Fuchang is not seriously injured, but suffered some wear and tear. She passed out this time." Zhong Daoren looked solemn.

Although he had helped the emperor refine the elixir, to be honest, he was not sure what the outcome would be after the emperor took the elixir. ,
What he and the emperor had said just now were just thinking about good things and saying nice things. As for the final actual situation, only in the end, when everything comes to light, can we make a conclusion.

If the emperor dies by accident, then when King Peng wants to take revenge, there may not be anyone who can protect him.

But still, Princess Fuchang just passed out and was not seriously injured.

Hearing what Zhong Daoren said, Li Zhi frowned and said, "Master, please find a way to revive Princess Fuchang. Princess Peng is in Songshan now. If we can't reassure her today, it will be very troublesome." Not small."

A trace of surprise flashed in Zhong Daoren's eyes. He could clearly feel the emperor's fear of Prince Peng. Thinking of this, Zhong Daoren nodded and said: "Then I have a Yuan Dan that can replenish Yuan Qi. After taking it, half of Princess Fuchang will be able to wake up within a few hours, and there will be no major damage later. "

"What's such a small injury?" Li Zhi looked solemn, and he had completely understood Zhong Daoren's subtext.

"It's nothing serious. It's just lack of energy, lethargy and fatigue. It will take half a year to recover." Zhong Daoren looked slightly uneasy.

Li Zhi sighed softly and said, "I'm afraid I can't hide these things from Prince Peng."

"Prince Peng, it's hard to hide things from everyone." Zhong Daoren bowed and said, "But with Prince Peng's methods, it won't be a problem to nurse Princess Fuchang back to health."

"That's it, I feel sorry for Prince Peng." Li Zhi sighed and looked slightly sideways, but his cold voice also sounded at the same time: "Master, where is the imperial edict?"

"It's burned." Zhong Daoren subconsciously looked at the bottom of the furnace, shook his head, and said, "It's already burned and nothing can be seen."

"Yeah!" There was a smile on Li Zhi's face. It could be seen that Zhong Daoren had never opened the imperial edict, but whenever he had read the imperial edict, he would not have that expression on his face.

Li Zhi raised his head, looked at the entire stone palace, and asked: "Master, is there anything I need to take away here?" "The furnace, medicine, pharmacopoeia, and two strongmen, the rest are useless." He hesitated a little , Zhong Daoren bowed and said: "Your Majesty, can we consider not demolishing this place?"

"Huh?" Li Zhi looked at Zhong Daoren in great surprise. He did not expect that Zhong Daoren would say such childish words.

Zhong Daoren bowed seriously and said: "Your Majesty consecrated Songshan Mountain. Although everything is ready, in my opinion, there are still some shortcomings. If we can build Taishan Palace, Huashan Palace, Hengshan Palace and Hengshan Palace in the four directions of southeast and northwest. The temple is enshrined in Songshan Mountain, which is equivalent to the five mountains."

Li Zhi was stunned for a moment, then looked at Zhong Daoren and nodded slowly, and said: "What Zhong Qing said is indeed reasonable... However, this palace still needs to be demolished, and everything inside and outside must be sealed up, and then it will be built here." Basically, building the five mountain halls in the southeast, northwest, and so on can also appease people's hearts."

Li Zhi must admit that he did neglect something.

What he originally wanted was to completely destroy this place, so that even if someone guessed what he had done here, there would be no evidence.

But now it seems that the best way is to destroy this place and build a temple on top of it. This will not only stop others' mouths, but also completely make others put down their suspicions.

Although the matter of him refining alchemy here is secret, it is not a difficult thing to guess for those aristocratic families.

Now I can find a reason to delay it for a moment or two, or even lay a trap.

"I accept the decree." Zhong Daoren bowed solemnly. Although there was no greater hope, the basic goal was still achieved.

"Okay, I'll let someone handle the follow-up here." Li Zhi closed the lid smoothly, and for a moment, the smell in his breath quickly dissipated.

Li Zhi shook his head with emotion, then took a deep breath and said, "It's much more comfortable here than outside."

"There are still remnants of the elixir energy here. It won't take long before the elixir energy dissipates and there will be nothing special here." Zhong Daoren shook his head slightly.

"That's it." Li Zhi suddenly came to his senses, and then looked at Xia'er and said, "Princess Fuchang, it will take a while to wake up, so I will wait a little longer."

"Yes!" Zhong Daoren bowed again.

Li Zhi walked to Xia'er and sat down next to him. Looking at Princess Fuchang who had fallen asleep, Li Zhi smiled fondly, then looked at Zhong Daoren and said, "Zhong Qing, I want to know, if I successfully convince Dan, how long can I survive?”

Zhong Daoren fell silent. This question was not easy to answer.

The emperor spent so much effort and two years to refine such a furnace of elixir. If there was no good effect, the emperor would not agree.

"If His Majesty successfully takes the elixir and successfully survives the calamity of taking the elixir, then as long as His Majesty takes care of himself, there will be no problem within five years, but..."

Zhong Daoren paused for a moment, then shook his head slightly and said: "Your Majesty bears the hope of the world and works hard every day. Even if he is nursed back to health, I am afraid it will not last five years."

"How long is that?" Li Zhi looked at Zhong Daoren coldly.

"More than three years, less than five years, it depends on your majesty's hard work." Taoist Zhong bowed slightly and lowered his head.

"More than three years, less than five years, that's enough." Li Zhi sighed softly and looked up.

……

In front of the Zhongyue Temple in Songshan Mountain, Li Zhi handed Xia'er, who had woken up and was rubbing her eyes, to Qian Niuwei, then looked toward the back mountain and said softly: "Send the person safely to Princess Peng's hands, and tell her that Fu Princess Chang is safe, there will be a reward from the palace later."

"Here!" Qian Niuwei immediately hugged Xia'er and rode slowly towards the back mountain.

Li Zhi raised his head and looked at Pan Shizheng in front of the Zhongyue Temple, nodded slightly, and then looked forward: "Go back to the palace!"

"Drive!" The carriage drove slowly down the mountain, and finally completely disappeared from Pan Shizheng's sight.

With a hint of worry in his eyes, Master Pan turned his head to look at the alchemy place. He seemed to have heard the sound of demolition there.

But this is not important. What is important is that looking at the emperor's expression just now, the potion of medicine has been prepared.

After the elixir is completed, it is natural to take the elixir, but the question is, can this medicine really be successful after taking the elixir?
If it fails, then I am afraid of the consequences of royal revenge...

After a long time, most of the palace guards withdrew, leaving only a small number of people still guarding sensitive areas.

Liu Jinyu returned from the back mountain with Pei Shitong, Pei Shiqian, and four children.

"Real person." Liu Jinyu bowed to Pan Shizheng, and then asked in a low voice: "When Your Majesty returned the little girl, did you still look well?"

"Your Majesty is happy." Pan Shizheng looked at Liu Jinyu in surprise.

Liu Jinyu smiled softly, then nodded and said: "Senior, if that's the case, I will go back later. My little girl is not in good health."

"Princess, please go slowly. It's impolite for me, so I won't send you off to the princess." Pan Shizheng bowed his head in return.

"Farewell." Liu Jinyu nodded, then took Pei Shitong, Pei Shiqian, and several children into the carriage, and then slowly left Songshan.

Standing in front of the Zhongyue Temple, watching everyone leave, Master Pan shook his head in amusement.

No one in this world is stupid.

With a sigh, Master Pan flicked his fly whisk, and then strode towards the temple.

As for what happens in the future, who can blame Daozu?

No one can.

　Close before our eyes, far away in the horizon
　　
　
(End of this chapter)