It was not that Emperor Wanli was wary of Wang Zhong at first, but Wang Zhong made it clear that he would leave after refining the golden elixir. Secondly, he did not ask for any fame or wealth, not even a reward for his cultivation.

He couldn't figure out why Wang Zhong would do this, but when he thought about it carefully, he found that this matter was of great benefit to him and not harmful at all.

"If you don't stay in the court, you can't interfere with the government's affairs. You don't want rewards. Obviously, you don't come here to seek wealth and honor. This man comes to show his magical powers and spends all his energy to help me. What is his purpose?"

After some discussion, Wang Zhong said goodbye and left the Forbidden City. Wanli had questions in his mind and asked Princess Yunmeng Zhu Changyin.

"Yin'er, why do you think this person is here? How did you meet this person? Tell me his origin in detail."

Princess Yunmeng said: "It is said that the brilliant Qi practitioners are all assisting the king to accumulate merit and understand the way of heaven, and finally ascend in the daytime. Why should we care about the benefits? Like Lu Shang who assisted the Zhou Dynasty, the Han Dynasty

Zhang Zifang, Zhuge Liang of Shu, Li Chunfeng, Yuan Tiangang in the Tang Dynasty, and even Zhang Sanfeng of this dynasty were like this. I think you have the legacy of these people. First, you disdain to be in the same dynasty with Confucian people, and you are afraid of being jealous, so you don't want to

Serve as an official in the court."

"What you said makes some sense." Emperor Wanli nodded, gritted his teeth and pondered for a moment, "My health is getting worse every year now. The elixirs refined by the alchemists raised in Qintian Prison are all perfunctory.

It’s okay to maintain my health, but in fact, not one grain can live forever. I’m old now, with so many things in the world pressing on me, and I don’t have the leisure time to refine my qi and preserve my spirit like a qi-refiner. Even if the palace has strong financial resources, it will at least require

It will take five years to achieve success. The current situation of the Ming Dynasty seems to be stable, but in fact it is already full of holes, and it cannot be delayed for one year."

"If I have infinite energy and means, can deal with ministers, grasp great power, and manage affairs effectively, I do not believe that the Ming Dynasty will perish in the hands of my descendants as predicted."

"Yes, Father. I have also met many Qi practitioners over the years. Those with superb magical powers can sense their own misfortunes and help the emperor survive. This is a taboo in the heavenly realm, and it is not the fault of Qin Tianjian.

That group of Taoist priests. Fortunately, the husband himself said that he likes to defy heaven and live and die regardless of life. Why should the father be suspicious of the husband? As for the origin of the husband, it is very mysterious. It seems that the background is very big, and the daughter does not know. But I think Mr. Wei is right.

This matter is very clear, you can ask him."

"Oh! Wei Zhongxian, come and tell me, who is that person?"

Wei Zhongxian kowtowed and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. This man has great supernatural powers. If he doesn't tell his origins, he must have deep intentions. Your Majesty, it is better not to pursue him, otherwise you will be unhappy and leave with your sleeves, which will cause a lot of trouble."

After saying that, he glanced at Concubine Zheng. It turned out that Wei Zhongxian had told her Wang Zhong's origin in a hurry just now. He was afraid that Concubine Zheng would be quick to talk and tell her. If Wang Zhong was offended, he could not afford it.

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Concubine Zheng also had the same thought in her mind: "Since that person is so well-known among the Qi Refiners, I should just pretend not to know, so as not to cause any trouble."

"Oh! As the emperor, there is nothing I can't say. Tell me quickly, or I will punish you for deceiving the emperor and concealing it!" Wanli felt very unhappy.

Wei Zhongxian said quickly: "The younger one is thinking about your Majesty. Your Majesty had better not inquire for the time being and treat each other with courtesy. There is absolutely no harm. This younger one can vouch for it with his head. The younger one is thinking that refining the Hunyuan Golden Pill is a big deal now.

.”

"I had known earlier that Your Majesty wanted to refine the elixir of immortality, so I asked Princess Yunmeng to collect the medicinal materials. Recently, the medicinal materials were finally available, which is really a great blessing to the Emperor! However, if Your Majesty makes a large amount of elixirs, he will definitely be slandered by the Confucian scholars all over the world, and the ministers in the court will also

I will try my best to advise you, but if it is spread out, it will definitely not succeed. The emperor’s plan for immortality will probably fall short.”

"Although the Confucian scholars have always opposed me getting close to the alchemists and advised me not to be obsessed with golden elixirs, firstly I will not quarrel with them, and secondly, there is still a place where I can use them. If they really come to block my longevity plan, I don't have to worry.

I would rather be known as a tyrant than kill them!"

Emperor Wanli said angrily.

Wei Zhongxian was secretly happy when he saw that he had successfully changed the subject. He kowtowed again and said calmly: "You can refine other elixirs, but this Hunyuan Golden elixir is taboo in Confucianism."

"What's the taboo? I also accidentally read it in an ancient book in the palace collection. I think this medicine can really help the gods. I have always wanted to help my father make a furnace. I have been searching for five or six years, but I have not found the main medicine. I am almost dying.

Give up, I happened to find one in the center of Honglian Lake in Yunmeng Ze, why is there such a taboo in refining medicine?" Zhu Changyin asked strangely.

"Back to Your Majesty and Princess. What happened is that when the ancestor dragon Qin Shihuang refined the Golden Elixir of Hunyuan, he was opposed by the Confucian scholars. Zulong was so angry that he killed thousands of great Confucian scholars and burned Confucian classics. He went to Naochao before he refined the Golden Elixir. Confucianism at that time

The losses were heavy and the inheritance was almost cut off. Therefore, the great scholars of all dynasties deeply hated the emperor's alchemy. If he learned that your majesty wanted to refine the Hunyuan Golden elixir, I am afraid that the trouble would be ten times more serious than when your majesty established the crown prince, so your majesty has to be cautious."

"Also, if Your Majesty is really immortal, it will immediately shake the faith of scholars all over the world. I'm afraid that by then, scholars and scholar-bureaucrats all over the world will not only criticize you with words and writings, but also... I'm afraid there will be chaos." Wei Zhongxian wanted to say just this.

I was afraid that it would cause King Wu of Zhou to attack King Zhou of Shang again, but I thought about how bad it was to compare Emperor Wanli to King Zhou of Shang, so I immediately changed my mind.

"It's really not that serious!" Emperor Wanli was shocked when he heard this. Since Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Confucianism has reached its peak, and the world's scholars and scholar-bureaucrats have become the foundation of the country. Although he is the Ninth Five Supreme Being, for

The Lord of the World cannot shake the faith of these people, even if he is an emperor. He does not have the courage and means of Qin Shihuang, and he is no better than the pre-Qin Dynasty when a hundred schools of thought contended.

"If these great scholars rise up to attack me, accusing me of being an unprincipled and ignorant king, with rebellious minds, and there are several restless vassal kings in the world, and if the time comes to try to appease the prince again, or directly ask the prince to force him into the palace, I will immediately

It will turn into powder!"

Emperor Wanli was a very understanding emperor. As soon as he thought about it, he understood immediately. His body shivered and his palms were wet with cold sweat.

"The world is so big, but there is no one who can help me!" Emperor Wanli felt solemn in his heart. Even though it was a full moon, he still felt the autumn wind blowing on his face, chilling his bones.

"If I want to be independent, I must not rely on Confucianism. This Taoist must be firmly grasped in my hands!" Emperor Wanli had a thought flashing through his mind, but he did not say it clearly. He only said to Wei Zhongxian: "Xiao Weizi, I heard that you

I once studied Taoism in the Kongtong Sect. The two Taoist priests Yelu from East and West Kongtong are both masters of Qi Refiners. You can send a message saying that I want to meet them and go out."

Wei Zhongxian was stunned after hearing this, and then he was overjoyed. The male duck said in a long voice, "You know, my master is refining a magic weapon in the west Kongtong. The master must be refining the highest method in Guangchengzi's heavenly book in the east Kongtong.

, as long as the little incense is lit, Qiyue and others will sense it and immediately come to the capital to see His Majesty."

"Well, you go make arrangements!" Emperor Wanli waved his hand and told Wei Zhongxian to go down.

He turned to Concubine Zheng and said, "You also go out."

Concubine Zheng was puzzled, but she could not resist the order and had to go out.

Emperor Wanli said to Zhu Changyin: "Come here, I have something to say to you."

"What do you want to say, father?" Princess Zhu Changyin of Yunmeng also asked puzzledly.

"Help my father keep that Taoist priest." Emperor Wanli's eyes flashed with a light that was unwilling to be lonely, and he said quietly in a very small voice.

"I can see that that Taoist is really no small matter!" Emperor Wanli gasped twice, his voice a little urgent, he pressed his chest with his hand, and his breath became slightly smoother: "All the Confucian ministers are very taboo about him, and his eyes are so...

Your father has an intuition that he has the magical power to change the world!"

"Your father is already in his twilight years, and he often feels that his days are short. But I have been the emperor all my life, and should have been prosperous, but instead I have been useless all my life. I am not willing to accept it! Your father is very unwilling!

"

Emperor Wanli coughed hard, and Zhu Changyin quickly used her true energy to gently regulate the blood vessels on his back.

"Your ancestor Wuzong Zhengde was angry to death by his ministers. Emperor Shizong Jiajing was also angry at those fake Taoist Confucian ministers. Hai Rui was a fake Taoist and hypocrite who only wanted reputation, regardless of right or wrong. Lord Jiajing was forced to

The pressure of the scholars' words did not punish him, but gave him a reputation as a pure man. My father, Emperor Mu Zonglongqing, was also restricted by the scholars' ministers and did nothing. Your father is now following the old path, and everything is being punished.

This group of corrupt scholars objected and resigned from the government for twenty years, but they were scolded by the world as a coward. They were scolded when they advanced, and they were scolded when they retreated. What an emperor, Zhu Yijun, what kind of emperor are you? There are no other emperors like you.

What? Hahahahaha!"

Emperor Wanli suddenly laughed wildly, and Zhu Changyin was startled. She also knew that Hai Rui starved his own daughter to death for fame. When he was an official, he presided over lawsuits. When he met scholars and landlords, he always judged the scholar to win. It turned out to be a great loss of justice, which caused many problems.

An unjust case was praised by scholars, ranking with Bao Gong.

He couldn't help but sigh: "Father, there is nothing we can do about this."

"Actually, sometimes I really want to imitate Qin Shihuang! Burning books and humiliating Confucians!" Emperor Wanli calmed down, and gritted his teeth at the end, "Although Zulong was scolded by the scholars as a tyrant through the ages, Emperor Qin, Han Wu, Tang Zong and Song Zu

, how can they obliterate his illustrious reputation?"

"It's a pity that your father doesn't have the courage and means of Zulong. My dear daughter, you have to help me." Emperor Wanli said: "I have gained infinite energy and magical powers. I rely on the majesty of the emperor and have confidence in the Ming Dynasty! The situation of Ming Dynasty is disintegrating step by step.

Scholars and scholar-bureaucrats take imperial power and public opinion into their own hands and become an eternal overlord."

"Help me keep that man." Emperor Wanli said, "Father, he is of great use!"

"But how can you keep your daughter?" Zhu Changyin asked puzzledly.

"I have decreed that I will imitate Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty in rewarding Zhang Guo, giving you to him as his head wife, and canonizing him as his consort. Those scholars will not come to interfere with my family affairs."

"Ah, father, what did you say?" Zhu Changyin was so surprised that she couldn't speak. "My daughter doesn't want to get married. Although the husband is a good man, he wants his daughter to marry him. This is not a thing. There is absolutely no reason for that.

Father, please never use your daughter’s happiness as a bargaining chip.”

"Only you can relieve my father's worries. If you have to make this sacrifice, you will also have great benefits. When the time comes, I will depose the crown prince and make you the crown princess!"

"Princess Princess!" Zhu Changyin was stunned by the continuous thunderbolts from the blue.

This princess turned out to be the title that Wu Zetian wanted to give Princess Taiping in the Tang Dynasty, which means crown prince. I just thought that this was impossible, but then I thought about it, if Emperor Wanli really monopolized the imperial power and disintegrated the scholars and scholar-bureaucrat class,

It is not impossible for no one in the world to resist after an edict is issued.

"You can think about it for a while, and then reply to your father after the Hunyuan Golden Pill is refined." Emperor Wanli waved his hands, as if he was extremely tired.

Zhu Changyin returned to the West Palace in despair.

After more than ten days in a row, Wang Zhong stepped up his elixir refining.

Late at night.

The bright moon had already set, and the sky was as dark as a pot lid covering the earth.

West Palace.

The alchemy furnace carved from ten thousand year old mica stone is one foot and six feet high and stands on three legs. The lid of the alchemy furnace has three ears, which are dragon, tiger and crane made of fine copper.

A fist-sized flame danced under the furnace, and a billowing black mist next to it changed from time to time. A human figure wrapped in the center was making secrets to direct the flame.

Although the flames seemed small, the entire West Palace was so hot that it seemed to be on fire, and there was a rapid sound of boiling water in the alchemy furnace.

Next to them, three girls, one in white and one in green, were sitting far away in the corner of the hall, emitting their own pure yin energy to neutralize the pure yang power in the alchemy furnace.

Another girl walked back and forth at the entrance of the hall.

When Wang Zhongyuan manifested his spirit and made elixirs, Qin Liangyu and Wu Wenqi used pure yin energy to reconcile the dragon and the tiger, and determined the yin and yang.
To be continued...