Chapter 108                                                                                                                             

Zhou Mengchen realized that he had said something he shouldn't have said. He coughed twice and said, "In this way, is this level my level considered passing?"

Tengxiang said, "That's of course. Lord Zhou quickly change his clothes, Your Majesty is waiting to see you."

Zhou Mengchen said, "Okay." He thought for a while and said, "My wife and brother-in-law, can I change my place?"

Tengxiang said, "That's natural. Quick, hurry up, change the room for Dr. Li. It's the guest room where the cabinet boss stays in Xiyuan. Go quickly."

Zhou Mengchen said, "Second brother, I'm going."

Li Shizhen stared at Zhou Mengchen leaving in a daze, but was full of doubts. He asked Zhou Mengchen why he came here. At that time, he sneered at the time, saying that mercury was poisonous, and he had never said anything about all the medical books he had read. At this moment, he never expected that Zhou Mengchen had really done it.

Li Shizhen was full of doubts.

I don’t feel anything about going out. I thought wholeheartedly: “Why is mercury actually poisonous? Why does Zhou Mengchen actually know that mercury is toxic?”

No one could solve Li Shizhen's doubts for a moment.

Because Zhou Mengchen had to face various problems with Jiajing at this moment.

Zhou Mengchen changed into Taoist robe and came to Yuxi Palace.

The reason for changing Taoist robe is that all the clothes and colors in the palace are of high quality, so Zhou Mengchen cannot wear eunuch clothes. The clothes are so beautiful that the Taoist robe is perfect and suitable for all kinds of talents. Moreover, because of the trend brought about by Emperor Jiajing, wearing Taoist robe is not rude.

Zhou Mengchen muttered in his heart: "Why is Yuxi Palace?"

Then, he also lived in Yuxi Palace in the later period of Jiajing, but there is no way to compare with Yuxi Palace and Wanxiang Palace. Yuxi Palace is much simpler than Wanxiang Palace.

But Zhou Mengchen's mind soon stopped being on this.

Because Emperor Jiajing came out.

Yes, Emperor Jiajing actually left the palace to welcome him. Even the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet might not have this courtesy. Zhou Mengchen was about to salute him, but Jiajing grabbed Zhou Mengchen's hand and said, "Mr. Zhou, please, please, please."

Zhou Mengchen was flattered and said, "Your Majesty, the courtesy should not be abolished."

Jiajing said: "Sir, I have saved my life. Today, regardless of the monarch and ministers, I only talk about the great way. You and I are fellow Taoists."

Jiajing can be said to have used the method of treating wise and inferior people to the extreme, but it did not touch Zhou Mengchen, but it was a bit absurd. Because Zhou Mengchen knew very well that what he offered was not important matters related to the national policies of the family, country and the world, but a small issue related to Jiajing's great cause of cultivating immortals.

Sure enough, Jiajing was like Emperor Wu of Han, and was an emperor who could abandon the world like a piece of grass. No matter how big the world was, it was not as great as his cultivation.

Zhou Mengchen walked around the gate of ghosts, and there was no innocence in his heart. Jiajing was like this. The more Zhou Mengchen felt that he was accompanied the king, the more he had to be careful and not dared to make any mistakes.

Jiajing sat opposite Zhou Mengchen.

As Jiajing said, no matter whether it is a ruler or a subject or a guest, he is on par. Instead, he is on par with equality. Zhou Mengchen refused a few times and had to sit down.

Seeing that Zhou Mengchen was a little restrained, Jiajing was slightly stunned and said, "Mr. Zhou, are you still angry? Let's do this, and Tao Zhongwen deceives the emperor and the emperor, and all the masters and disciples of the sect are killed. How about venting anger for the sir?"

Zhou Mengchen was stunned, and did not feel that Jiajing was venting his anger for him at all. Instead, he felt that he was demonstrating and said, "Your Majesty wants to kill Tao and others, which is the family matter of Your Majesty. I have nothing to say. But this matter has nothing to do with me."

Jiajing was slightly stunned and said, "Do Tao Zhongwen want you to die?"

Zhou Mengchen said: "Your Majesty is magnanimous, so I will naturally be safe and sound. Besides, in the past Song Dynasty, I did not use sinners to speak of. This is a good rule. I also have some mistakes in my words and deeds. Today I will kill someone with the words of someone. I may be killed in the future. I will be kind and generous to you and not kill people with this."

It’s not that Zhou Mengchen really had no complaints about Tao Zhongwen. Instead, he always understood one thing, that is, his opponent, always Jiajing.

It seems that he is an opponent of Tao Zhongwen, and Jiajing is the referee. But in fact, the king and his subjects are the eternal rivalry.

Is it good for Zhou Mengchen to kill Tao Zhongwen? There is no benefit. After this incident, Tao Zhongwen probably has no chance to make a comeback. The Taoist priest without a saint is no different from being dead for Zhou Mengchen. Today, he will kill people through Jiajing's words, but instead will have a bad impression on Jiajing.

Zhou Mengchen felt that the gain was not worth the loss.

After hearing this, Jiajing looked up to him.

At this moment, Zhou Mengchen had a very high status in Jiajing's heart.

The first reason is Zhou Mengchen's knowledge. The second reason is Zhou Mengchen's character. The third and most important thing is Zhou Mengchen's position.

Needless to say, knowledge or something. As for character, many ministers seem to be noble in character, but it is difficult for them to not say anything against their will in front of the emperor.

Even Jiajing valued Zhou Mengchen's latter more than the former.

Because Zhou Mengchen would rather die than change his words, he left a deep impression on Emperor Jiajing and had a higher understanding of the authenticity of Zhou Mengchen's words.

Of course, if it were just the previous two points, it would not be enough for Jiajing to value Zhou Mengchen. The most important thing is that Zhou Mengchen supported Jiajing's practice.

Emperor Jiajing has seen ministers with knowledge and character. However, most of them are opposite to him and firmly opposed him to his cultivation of immortality. Just like Xia Yan, in terms of ability, did Jiajing know that Tao Zhongwen, Shao Yuanjie and others are far inferior to a considerable number of ministers in the court?

However, he could ask the ministers to write green poems and try out the golden elixir for him. But who would explore the great way of immortality for him?

Now Zhou Mengchen finally became the chief immortality consultant trusted by Jiajing.

Jiajing opened the sleeve of the Taoist robe and said, "Sir, if it weren't for the reminder of me, I wouldn't know that I had been poisoned. How should I resolve this poison of lead and mercury?"

Zhou Mengchen said: "Your Majesty, you should ask Mr. Xue about this matter, not me. You have specialized in your skills. However, this chronic poisoning requires you to cut off the source of the poison and use more foods such as eggs and milk. You can slowly adjust it." He pondered for a while, and felt that there was something that should be told to him. He said: "Your Majesty, I vaguely remember that all kinds of gilt silver in the palace are mostly made of mercury. I am afraid that the small amount will be accumulated, so I ask Your Majesty to think about it again."

When Jiajing heard this, his face became even more ugly. He suddenly remembered something and said, "I remember the walls in the palace were painted with cinnabar."

Cinnabar can extract mercury.

Seeing Jiajing like this, Zhou Mengchen felt that he was too worried, so he comforted him: "Don't worry, your Majesty, mercury poisoning requires a certain amount, and if mercury does not evaporate into gas, the toxicity cannot be exerted. Even if it is consumed a little, it will not cause any trouble."

Unfortunately, he met no other emperor, but Jiajing.

Jiajing cherishes his life very much.

He seemed to be motionless at this moment, but he didn't know that the hands under his robe had already clenched their fists. His eyes swept across the various gold and silver utensils on one side, and even the cinnabar red wall outside. It seemed that the golden and red color was jumping two words: "Kill me."

Jiajing didn't say anything at this moment, but he was destined to make a big fuss in the palace. Will the palace be decorated with red walls and yellow tiles in the future? It is another matter.

The reason why Jiajing did not have an immediate attack was because he felt that there was something more important than this, that is, his Great Way of Eternal Life.

Before, Jiajing had some doubts about external alchemy, but now he has truly abandoned it completely. Even he was worried about various Taoist immortality techniques. Now he urgently needed a brand new theory that could support his immortality.

And where should this theory come from?

Of course it was Zhou Mengchen.

This is the most urgent thing in Jiajing's heart.

Jiajing bowed respectfully and said: "Mr. Zhou, I have been seeking immortality for decades, but I have no gains in immortality, but I have been deceived by others. Today I know the great mu. I also ask Mr. Zhou to teach you, what kind of art should I seek the way to immortality in the world?"

Zhou Mengchen hurriedly returned the tribute and said, "I dare not take it. Your Majesty asked me, but I dare not report it."
Chapter completed!