Daqin arrests alchemists, what does it matter to me as a qi refiner?

Chapter 251 It turns out that there really are immortals in the world!

As the Tang Dynasty became more and more prosperous, the relationship between Li Shimin and Qin Tian took a turn for the worse.

And Qin Tian is also thinking about changing his place to live.

He has never been like this before, living in the most prosperous place in the world for more than ten years and never leaving.

Mortals are always afraid of things they cannot understand.

For ordinary people, a family that never ages is really scary.

They will start to wonder, where do you get your lifespan from? Did he absorb the life of others to survive?

no? Then why are you so nice to other people?

How can all this be explained?

Similarly, Qin Tian's impression of Li Shimin is no longer as good as it was more than ten years ago.

More than ten years ago, Li Shimin was really dedicated to serving the people, but in his later years, he seemed to feel that he had done enough and began to praise himself.

Just when Qin Tian was about to leave, Li Shimin seemed to have a premonition of something and came to visit him again.

"Brother Qin...we last saw each other. It's been a long time since we last met, right?"

More than ten years later, compared with the first time Qin Tian saw Li Shimin, he had a lot more gray hair on his temples, and he no longer had the energy he had in his prime.

"It's been two years, one month and seven days since we last met." Qin Tian smiled lightly and said, "It's indeed a long time."

"Has it been this long?"

Li Shimin seemed to be feeling emotional.

Looking at the furnishings in the house that had remained the same for more than ten years, Li Shimin couldn't help but sigh.

"Brother Qin and Brother Qin's two apprentices are the same as they were more than ten years ago. There is no change."

He seemed to mean something.

"How come there is no change?" Qin Tian smiled: "The change is huge, but most people can't notice it."

"Really?" Li Shimin nodded noncommittally without refuting.

"There is actually another purpose for coming here this time..."

Li Shimin stared at Qin Tian.

"You don't need to say it again if you have already said it." Qin Tian smiled: "My answer is still the same as fourteen years ago, and there will be no change."

Li Shimin exhaled slightly: "Brother Qin is really... as always."

"But do you know who I am?"

"I know." Qin Tian smiled: "Why don't you know?"

"Fifteen years ago, on the fourth day of June, I saw it all."

Fifteen years ago...the fourth day of June...

Qin Tian's words immediately brought Li Shimin back to that morning, the morning when he was determined to seize power!

Li Shimin's eyes suddenly froze: "You can see it? How can you see it?"

Qin Tian did not explain: "I can see much more than you know. You should know something, right?"

"Since you know my identity..."

Qin Tian smiled: "Since you are unwilling to take the initiative to say it, I will naturally not expose it. Everything will be as it is now, okay?"

Qin Tian sighed: "It's a pity that since you have said it, it is impossible for us to return to the way we were before."

"It's time for me to leave too."

"Leave? Where are you going?" Li Shimin frowned.

"Have you not noticed that there are already bad rumors about me in Chang'an City?" Qin Tian said lightly.

"But don't worry, the world is good at forgetting. It can take as long as twenty or thirty years, or as short as three to five years. They will soon forget that there was once a doctor here who treated patients and saved people for free."

Li Shimin looked at Qin Tian and remained silent for a long time.

"May I ask Mr. Qin, who is he?"

Li Shimin asked slowly.

Qin Tian glanced at Li Shimin: "If you had asked me this question five years ago, I would have answered you without hesitation, but not now."

"Why? Why don't you answer when I ask you now?" Li Shimin was a little dissatisfied.

He thought Qin Tian was being mysterious.

"Do you really want to listen?" Qin Tian sighed slightly: "The truth may not satisfy you very much."

"Just tell me, I have never been angry because of my ministers' advice!" Li Shimin was very generous.

But he seemed to have forgotten that Qin Tian was not his minister, and Qin Tian was not admonishing him.

"Your life is approaching, and you have noticed it yourself." Qin Tian said bluntly: "So, like all the emperors in the past dynasties, you have begun to fantasize about some unrealistic things."

"Isn't this exactly why you came to find me today?"

Li Shimin's face turned red visibly.

It has to be said that Qin Tian successfully poked his sore spot. How could he be so angry in one second?

But his self-cultivation saved him in the end.

In just a moment, Li Shimin suppressed the anger in his heart.

"Why have you been unwilling to do things for me for more than ten years? Will I treat you badly?"

Qin Tian looked at Li Shimin, his eyes gradually turning cold.

"If you get along with me as a friend, then I will happily accept it."

"But if you want more from me..."

"So... what can you bring me?" Qin Tianruo said pointedly.

"Or do you think that a mortal's fame, wealth, and fame can be even remotely attractive to me?"

Qin Tian sneered: "Even the throne under your butt is just something within easy reach for me. What else can you exchange with me?"

Qin Tian said calmly: "Ten years ago, you still had sincerity, but now, you don't even have sincerity anymore..."

"That's it for now. After more than ten years of friendship, I'm afraid we won't even be friends anymore."

When Li Shimin came back to his senses, he was horrified to find that he had arrived on the street without knowing when.

He didn't even know how the hell he got out of that door.

He wanted to go back and say something more, but he couldn't find the hut where Qin Tian lived.

Under the rule of despair, Li Shimin returned to the palace.

The ministers didn't know what happened, and those who knew what happened didn't dare to ask any more questions.

What happened today was obviously beyond the knowledge of those soldiers. They did not even dare to mention a word for fear of angering the unknown existence.

Late at night, in the palace, Li Shimin wandered aimlessly in the palace.

There was originally a group of Wuyangyang maids waiting behind him, but he looked upset and only left three or five of them, and let the rest go back.

The emperor who once dismissed three thousand concubines now has hundreds of concubines in his harem.

As for the palace maids, they far exceeded the number of three thousand.

The changes in Li Shimin over the years are evident.

And this is also the reason why Qin Tian gradually alienates Li Shimin. Ten years ago, Li Shimin was still a young man full of vigor, determined to change the world and this country.

But after so many years, Li Shimin finally became the emperor who was invisible to everyone.

Didn't he do a good enough job?

Even if Qin Tian is asked to evaluate, he will still give a very high evaluation. One emperor through the ages, his merits are comparable to those of Emperor Qin and Han Wu.

But when Li Shimin failed Qin Tian's expectations.

Qin Tian taught Li Shimin so much knowledge in the hope that he could make some changes and break through the shackles of the world.

The result was naturally disappointing to Qin Tian.

Not only did Li Shimin fail to break through the shackles of the world, but he used the knowledge Qin Tian taught him to stabilize his rule.

Is this progress?

For the current era, stable rule naturally means the progress of the times, and it is a great progress.

However, for the people at the bottom, the world has not changed much.

The progress Qin Tian wants to see is not this kind of progress with almost no changes.

So he was disappointed with Li Shimin.

……

In a daze, Li Shimin didn't know why, but he actually walked into the internal money.

This is his private vault, where he stores his treasures.

At first, this place was just used to store the profits from Fumanlou. Slowly, this place gradually became more substantial.

For some reason, Li Shimin walked deeper into the warehouse, and by the light of the fire, he actually saw a statue stored deep in the warehouse.

The statue is not big, less than half a person's height. Although it is made of jade, it does not weigh much.

After being stored in the warehouse for so many years, the jade statue is still as radiant as if it had just been dug out.

Yes, this statue was the one that Li Shimin had prepared in advance as a backup plan.

But things went smoothly and the statue was naturally useless.

Later, Li Shimin asked people to store the statue in a warehouse, and then forgot about it.

Looking at the statue, Li Shimin once again thought of that morning of swords and swords.

He is confident enough that he has never stopped any guard from recording his daily life in these years.

Even he himself has never read the daily notes, because he is confident enough and confident that his achievements will be praised by future generations.

But tonight, he did not bring the doctor with him, but came to the warehouse alone.

Li Shimin's palm gently landed on the statue, and what he felt was warmth.

Suddenly, he seemed to notice something and quickly called his servants over.

The palace maid next to her held a palace lantern in her hand, illuminating the face of the statue.

Li Shimin's eyes gradually widened and his breathing became rapid.

He took two steps back and looked at the statue's face carefully.

In a daze, he thought he saw a familiar figure!

Li Shimin shook his head in disbelief.

How can this be?

How could a statue that was at least several hundred years old look exactly like a person today?

Li Shimin, who was breathing rapidly, subconsciously supported the statue. He never thought that he would stumble and knock the statue down.

The incident happened so suddenly that no one reacted.

boom!

The statue fell heavily to the ground, but nothing happened.

If it had been any other statue, it would have been shattered, or at least cracked, but this statue seemed to be fine.

Li Shimin hurriedly went to help him, but suddenly noticed that there seemed to be fonts engraved on the bottom of the statue.

Li Shimin squinted his eyes and carefully felt the base of the statue with his fingers, and finally discovered that it was indeed a text.

However, because the burning is too shallow, and the texture of the jade, these fonts are extremely difficult to find.

If the flickering firelight hadn't revealed a clue tonight, Li Shimin would never have known that there were fonts inscribed on the base of the statue.

But because it was really unrecognizable, Li Shimin had people bring ink mud and paper to rub the fonts on the base.

Under Li Shimin's nervous gaze, the font on the base was rubbed.

"Thanks to my friend Qin Tian for establishing...Zhuge Liang for ten years of glory."

Li Shimin read out the rubbed article word for word.

Engraved on the paper was an article, not much in content, concise but not simple, telling what happened between Zhuge Liang and Qin Tian.

In just a few hundred words, Zhuge Liang's title of Qin Tian changed from a friend at the beginning to an immortal at the end.

Li Shimin looked at the font on the paper carefully and was sure that the names on it were indeed Qin Tian and Zhuge Liang.

He also knew which year Yaode's tenth year was.

Because that was the year that Zhuge Liang completed everything, gave up everything and returned to Chibi!

History will always remember this year, because this year Zhuge Liang fulfilled his promise to the late emperor and gave Shu Han a perfect ending!

This year was the year Zhuge Liang retired after his success!

If it had been ten years ago, Li Shimin would definitely not believe this nonsense, and would even begin to wonder if Qin Tian came to contact him intentionally.

A man who has lived for hundreds of years? Who would believe it?

Li Shimin would never believe it anyway!

But now Li Shimin couldn't help but not believe it.

Otherwise, how should we explain the apprentice beside Qin Tian who has not changed at all in fifteen years?

How to explain that cat that is still full of life after fifteen years?

How can any normal cat live for such a long time? What could this be if it wasn't a monster?

In the past fifteen years, Qin Tian has not changed, his apprentice has not changed, and even the cat has not changed at all!

Isn’t this the best evidence?

Combining what Qin Tian said today and what happened at Qin Tian's home, Li Shimin finally understood what he had missed!

It turns out that I have been in contact with immortals for a long time, and the immortals even imparted knowledge to me!

Recalling what Qin Tian said back then, Li Shimin gradually understood something.

A wry smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

It turns out that the things Qin Tian taught him were not to give him advice!

Li Shimin recalled Qin Tian's many teachings over the years, and he regarded them as a means to stabilize his power.

But he never thought that Qin Tian taught him these things so that he could improve people's lives and solve those problems.

Li Shimin fell to the ground and remained silent for a long time.

……

It's just that Li Shimin forever missed the opportunity to see Qin Tian again.

But this also gave him a slight change.

In his later years, Li Shimin was not obsessed with enjoying or doing other things.

Li Shimin had his own plans. He was an emperor, and what the emperor had to do was naturally to consolidate the power in his hands.

In his later years, Li Shimin took this step to the extreme. Qian Gang was so arbitrary that even the prime minister could not restrict him.

But Li Shimin struggled with the issue of successors for a long time.

In the end, driven by various factors, Li Shimin chose the more moderate Li Zhi.

The Tang Dynasty needed an emperor with a gentle temperament. After years of fighting, he needed to recuperate and stop forging ahead.

(End of this chapter)