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

Chapter 252 Li Zhi ascends the throne, meeting and parting with old friends

In the 22nd year of Zhenguan, Li Shimin painstakingly wrote twelve articles of "Emperor Model", which recorded his thoughts on society and his experience of Qin Tian's teachings over the years.

He gave these twelve articles to Prince Li Zhi.

"You should take the ancient sages as your teachers, and never imitate me."

Facing his son's doubts, Li Shimin sighed.

"I am not a good emperor..."

"The ancients said that if you see a wise man and think about it, if you imitate the sages, you can become an outstanding person, but if you imitate an outstanding person, you can only become an ordinary person."

"I can only be called outstanding, but I cannot be called a sage."

Li Shimin was deeply aware that he had made too many mistakes since he ascended the throne.

After Qin Tian's advice a few years ago, Li Shimin gradually realized his mistakes over the years.

He smiled bitterly: "There are endless splendid embroideries, pearls and jade, palaces and pavilions are constantly being built, dogs, horses, eagles and falcons are always there, traveling around to relieve the trouble..."

"If it weren't for these mistakes, how could I have missed the greatest opportunity in this life?"

Li Zhi was very curious about what opportunity his father was talking about.

Li Shimin hesitated again and again, and finally decided to reveal part of it to his son.

Qin Tian had told him before leaving not to tell others about Qin Tian's existence, as it would only bring disaster to them.

But the problem is, after all, this is his son Li Shimin, the next emperor of the Tang Dynasty. How can he not let his son know this?

Li Shimin finally broke his trust in Qin Tian.

But what he told was not comprehensive, he just talked about his and Qin Tian's experiences in general terms.

Telling too much is of no use. Instead, it will make the prince have thoughts he shouldn't have.

Such a warning doesn't count as telling the prince, right?

Li Shimin lied to himself like this.

But in fact, he knew that these words could not be hidden from Li Zhi at all.

Li Zhi is in a gentle mood, but he is not a fool. Being able to sit on the throne shows that his methods are not bad in all aspects.

If he was really a mediocre and incompetent person, why would Li Shimin choose him to sit in this position?

Li Shimin, the average person, would not look down upon him at all!

Li Shimin's vague words actually aroused curiosity in Li Zhi's heart.

What kind of person could Li Shimin miss so much?

Li Shimin even gave such a high evaluation, saying that he was ashamed of that person's teachings.

Li Zhi noticed the anomaly in Li Shimin's words, as if Li Shimin had never considered that that person would die like a mortal.

Thinking of some legends in Chang'an City, Li Zhi had some guesses in his mind.

Qin Tian has never changed places in more than ten years, and Li Shimin comes here often. It is impossible to hide this kind of thing from someone who is interested.

Especially in recent years, as rumors have spread more and more, Qin Tian's existence is no longer a secret.

But Li Shimin's words were unclear. He was originally just to protect these people from doing stupid things.

But this turned out to be a source of trouble.

All kinds of speculations about Qin Tian have caused many people to have inappropriate thoughts.

It's just that Qin Tian left Chang'an City early. No matter how hard these people tried, they could never find any trace of Qin Tian.

Some people even began to wonder if Qin Tian had passed away!

Of course Qin Tian did not die, he is fine now!

Sun Simiao, a little old man, is now over seventy years old, but he still looks like a middle-aged man in his early forties.

Even when he said he was thirty years old, no one believed him!

This is not only due to his own good at maintaining health, but the bigger contributor is Qin Tian.

Because they often asked Qin Tian for advice, the two of them chatted for most of the day. They often went to eat while chatting, and then came back to chat after eating.

But what Qin Tian eats, how can it be ordinary things?

Sun Simiao almost became a child again after eating too much food full of spiritual energy!

If Qin Tian hadn't noticed this in time and stabilized Sun Simiao's condition, he would have returned to the appearance of a young man in his twenties long ago!

If this continues, even a pig can embark on the path of spiritual practice.

Soon after Sun Simiao noticed the problem, Qin Tian showed his cards and asked Sun Simiao if he was willing to learn and practice with him.

But Sun Simiao just thought about it for a moment and then decisively refused.

Cultivation is not a simple matter, at least until he achieves some success, he will not be able to focus wholeheartedly on the path of medicine.

He had to give up one of the two, spiritual practice or medicine.

Only after you have achieved some small success in your practice will you have time to pick it up.

Just like Qin Tian.

But the problem is, Sun Simiao doesn't know his talent. What if he fails to practice and wastes his time?

In order to avoid this situation, Sun Simiao decided to simply give up practicing.

Especially when he learned that due to spending a long time with Qin Tian, ​​his life span would be at least one hundred, thirty or fifty years old, he was even less worried.

"With such a long life, it would be a pity if you don't have to do something you like!"

After saying this, Sun Simiao said goodbye to Qin Tian, ​​got up and went out to travel.

In fact, if he is willing to follow Qin Tian all the time, let alone one hundred, thirty or fifty years old, even two hundred or three hundred years old is not impossible.

But Sun Simiao was unwilling to do such a thing, so the relationship between him and Qin Tian remained the same as when they first met.

If he meets Qin Tian a lot in the future, his lifespan may be extended.

However, since he did not learn any cultivation techniques from Qin Tian, ​​the vitality in his body will still continue to dissipate as time goes by, and eventually his body will gradually grow old.

This time may be long or short, but what is certain is that Sun Simiao still has a long, long time.

It was a few years later that I met Sun Simiao again.

Qin Tian did not travel in these years, but settled in another place.

As the saying goes, there is heaven above and Suzhou and Hangzhou below. The place where Qin Tian settled this time is Suhang, which has mild seasons.

He lives right next to Dongting Lake. He watches the beautiful scenery of Dongting Lake every day and experiences the beauty of "the lake's eastward direction is not enough, with the green poplar shades and the white sand embankment".

Here, as before, he opened a free medical clinic to solve the needs of some patients.

Of course, the number of guests he receives every day is limited, and everything depends on a predestined relationship. Only those who are predestined can come to see a doctor as often as possible.

Although for Qin Tian, ​​most of the poor people are destined.

In order not to overwork himself and his two apprentices, Qin Tian also considered training a few doctors, but he had no choice but to give up because the teaching was too troublesome.

However, Muchun later recruited several homeless children to help him. Gradually, these children became independent doctors.

In this way, unless it is a difficult and complicated disease, Qin Tian does not need to take action himself most of the time.

When he met Sun Simiao again, Sun Simiao was followed by a young man.

The young man called himself Lu Zhaolin, also known as Shengzhi.

Originally, he was out on a study trip and fell ill by chance, but he happened to meet Sun Simiao.

After learning Sun Simiao's true age, he was extremely surprised. While communicating with Sun Simiao, Lu Zhaolin was surprised to find that Sun Simiao was no less knowledgeable than the great Confucian scholars he knew.

Although some of his views are too advanced (due to Qin Tian's influence), this still cannot conceal the sage spirit of the other party.

So Lu Zhaolin was shocked and insisted on pursuing Sun Simiao to become his disciple.

It is not that Sun Simiao has never had apprentices, he even has his own son, but someone who can truly inherit Sun Simiao's legacy has not yet appeared.

Sun Simiao's son appeared on the day he parted from Qin Tian.

After his son was born, Sun Simiao rarely went out. It was also at this time that the exchanges between Qin Tian and Sun Simiao gradually became less and less.

However, the two have always maintained exchanges of letters.

Speaking of the exchange of letters between the two, it is also very interesting. Qin Tian has no fixed address, and it is difficult for Sun Simiao to know where Qin Tian is, so he often does not know where to send letters.

Later, Qin Tian learned about this during an exchange and left a dove for Sun Simiao.

No matter where Qin Tian is, as long as the pigeon is released, the pigeon will definitely be able to find Qin Tian, ​​but the time is not certain.

If you are lucky, the pigeon may take three to five days to return the letter, but if you are not lucky, it is common for it to take ten days and a half.

However, compared to the way of sending letters in this era, this speed is already amazing.

Later, Qin Tian visited Sun Simiao once and also met Sun Simiao's children.

Qin Tian and Sun Xing met three times in total, once when Sun Xing was born, once when Sun Xing was three years old, and the third and final time was when Sun Xing was fourteen years old.

Qin Tian gave enough blessings to his friend's children.

If there are no accidents, this child will be healthy, grow up safely, and be free from illness and disaster throughout his life.

It's a pity that this child is not interested in medicine and does not want to inherit his father's mantle. Instead, he wants to study and become an official.

Sun Simiao just let him go.

If he gets involved in a political struggle, Qin Tian can't do anything. At this time, he can only ask for blessings.

……

Therefore, when Qin Tian knew that Lu Zhaolin, the man behind Sun Simiao, was determined to inherit Sun Simiao's mantle, he was very surprised.

Who is Lu Zhaolin? Others don’t know him, but Qin Tian doesn’t know him?

He was Lu Zhaolin among the four heroes of the early Tang Dynasty. He had an important influence on the literary world of the Tang Dynasty!

His life should have been composing poems for officials, so how could he learn medical skills from Sun Simiao?

But Qin Tian soon understood.

Lu Zhaolin's life was actually quite rough. In his early years, when he was in good health, he was very ambitious and talented. His works were of relatively high-spirited style and his emotions were extremely unrestrained.

But later he contracted a wind disease and was in so much pain that his poetry gradually became secluded and his style began to become sad and miserable.

The so-called wind disease is probably a stroke.

In fact, Lu Zhaolin's health has not been very good since he was a child, and he often took medicine when he was young.

It was not until adulthood that he gradually regained his health.

But while Sun Simiao was treating him, he discovered Lu Zhaolin's hidden illness.

If ignored, Lu Zhaolin's later years will surely be as painful as the original history.

Those who are good at fighting have no great achievements. Under Sun Simiao's explanation, Lu Zhaolin accepted the treatment with hesitation.

The results of this treatment are remarkable.

After the treatment, Lu Zhaolin looked completely new. He had never felt that the world was so beautiful.

After all the minor problems that seemed neither painful nor painful disappeared, he suddenly discovered that the human body can be so light!

This is why Lu Zhaolin made up his mind to learn from Sun Simiao.

He wants to benefit the world and save more people from suffering from diseases.

After listening to Lu Zhaolin's explanation, Qin Tian sighed helplessly.

He looked at Sun Simiao and patted Sun Simiao's shoulder helplessly.

Qin Tian knew that Sun Simiao needed a disciple to pass on his legacy, but it was a pity that he could not find the right person.

But Lu Zhaolin's strong request gave him some hope.

So he found Qin Tian and wanted Qin Tian to help him check.

Although Sun Simiao said nothing, the decades of friendship between the two still made Qin Tian see this.

"You said you want to learn medical skills?"

Lu Zhaolin nodded firmly and answered in the affirmative without hesitation.

Qin Tian gave no explanation, no advice, or even tested Lu Zhaolin.

He just asked a very realistic question: "If you had to choose between being an official or a doctor, which one would you choose?"

Lu Zhaolin wanted to answer immediately, but Qin Tian stopped him.

"You should think about it yourself before answering. Don't be young and ignorant of the importance. You should know what it takes to be an official."

Qin Tian said calmly: "Actually, I have heard of your reputation a long time ago. You became famous at a young age, and your literary reputation is quite big in the south!"

"Are you really willing to give up?"

In the Tang Dynasty, if you became a doctor, you would become an imperial doctor, and it was impossible to go further.

As for interfering in political affairs and benefiting the people, that is even more idiotic!

So this is actually a multiple-choice question, and Lu Zhaolin has no choice at all!

Not to mention his own choice, even his family would never allow him to do this.

Lu Zhaolin fell silent. He opened his mouth, but he didn't know how to explain.

Qin Tian gently patted Lu Zhaolin's shoulder.

"It's okay to like medicine and be willing to do research, but you shouldn't want to become a real doctor."

"For you, medicine is better as a hobby than as your entire future life or as your career. This is your choice."

Lu Zhaolin lowered his head and agreed with Qin Tian's statement.

If the other party really gave a positive answer, Qin Tian would not stop him. On the contrary, he would also participate in the teaching.

Qin Tian is also looking forward to what it will be like for a scholar with a bold writing style to become a doctor.

It is a pity that the limitations of literati in this era and the prejudices of the world made it impossible for Lu Zhaolin to embark on this path.

Qin Tian didn't mind either, but facing his old friend's disappointment, Qin Tian helplessly shook his head.

In fact, we can't blame Lu Zhaolin for this. In other words, Sun Simiao's requirements are too high, and most people actually look down on him at all!

(End of this chapter)