Chapter 1,108 I once had a wonderful memory with Mingjiao
Hangzhou city.
Zhu Si's legs moved, and clouds formed on the soles of his feet. Ordinary people just felt like a gust of wind blowing by. Only those who practiced martial arts could barely see a figure running past.
In the past, this magical eunuch would not be so arrogant, but the news from Suzhou was like a thunderbolt, so he didn't even have time to rush over, and immediately rushed over.
The governor was kidnapped by monsters and contracted a terrible disease. The third brother and nearly a hundred Jin Yiwei are still unconscious, and the whereabouts of the thirteenth brother are unknown...
Jin Yiwei has never suffered such a big loss!
Although it is clear that the world may change after Shinto shows signs of recovery, Zhu Si still cannot accept what really happened to him, and is even more afraid that Lu Bing, the pillar of the family, will fall!
"call!"
Seeing the east wall courtyard in the distance, Zhu Si gathered all his energy, rushed to the door in one breath, and knocked quickly.
The door opened with a creak. He first thought that no one was there, but then he found a small turtle lying on the ground, with its head raised, looking at him.
Zhu Si did not dare to neglect, and clasped his fists: "Jinyi Guard Zhu Si, pay your respects to Divine Doctor Li!"
The little turtle pushed its head inside, turned around, and crawled toward the courtyard.
Zhu Si followed behind, giving his legs that were running so fast a rest, and finally arrived in front of the alchemy room, calling softly: "Sir! Sir!"
In the alchemy room.
Two figures stood in front of the alchemy furnace, waiting silently.
Seeing the furnace lid open, Li Yan pulled with his slender fingers, and round and plump pills flew out and fell into the crystal clear jade bottle. Lu Bing immediately exclaimed sincerely: "The alchemy skills of Divine Doctor Li are truly well-deserved.
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Li Yanping said calmly: "Elixirs and pills are supposed to be medicine. I am a Taoist doctor, so I should study this way."
Lu Bing marveled: "That being said, even the real people in the Taoist sect who have worked hard to cultivate the alchemy method don't have such attainments!"
This person is not an outsider. Not only does he often watch Jiajing alchemy, but he has also experienced Zhengyi and Quanzhen’s alchemy methods.
According to the golden elixir method of the Taoist sect, if the inner elixir is perfect and flawless, it can seize the creation of heaven and earth and invade the mysteries of the sun and moon, and it can achieve Taoism and become an immortal. Similarly, if you refine the outer elixir and take it, you can lift the clouds and soar to the sky, and live as long as the sky.
Jiajing thought that he was extremely smart and practiced both internal and external medicine, but gradually he unconsciously preferred Waidan.
Not only the Heavenly Master Tao Zhongwen, but also the Zhengyi sect and even the Quanzhen Sect have all refined external elixirs for him. There are many miraculous elixirs among them, but there is no such thing as the Great Dao Golden elixir.
The reason is very simple. Dao Jindan was mostly refined by gods in the past. After the world was polluted, it was refined according to the ancient elixir recipe. It was easy to refine the filth in the heaven and earth energy into the elixir, forming erysipelas, which killed a number of practitioners.
After the people and secular dignitaries, they had to change.
Gradually, the smell of the elixir leaked from the elixir became more and more pleasant, and the efficacy of the elixir was unknowingly reduced. Coupled with the limitations of the equipment, not to mention those famous elixirs, the first-turn golden elixir has not appeared in the world for a long time.
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Li Yan was able to follow ancient methods in refining alchemy, and his brilliance lay in his control and use of power.
The true power of the Tang Dynasty world allowed him to have perfect control over the details, and the Yuanli of the Water Margin world allowed him to explore the world in depth. Based on this realm, even if his split soul does not yet have the same ability as the original body
After being exposed to the alchemy method of this world, his strength quickly got started and improved by leaps and bounds.
But this is not the case in every field.
For example, to make weapons, you need to be familiar with all kinds of materials in the world, have all kinds of combinations at your fingertips, and have various design ideas that are bold and steady.
Li Yan also consulted Yuxuanzi, who was good at refining weapons, and found that the accumulation in the first two worlds was not much use, so he immediately made a choice and outsourced the weapon refining to Chaotian Palace and Shen Optimism, and did not pursue everything.
Almighty.
Even so, he concentrated on alchemy and obtained the Immortal Alchemy Furnace from the West Sea Dragon Palace. The refining of the First-turn Golden Pill was still in the exploratory stage.
Therefore, what is being refined at this time is the semi-finished product of the First Turn Golden Elixir, which is specifically designed to treat the strange diseases at this time.
Li Yan took out two pills and handed them over: "This is the Qiongxiang Pill. One should be taken internally and the other should be rolled on the body."
Lu Bing took the pill
After eating one pill, another pill slid on the skin, and soon I smelled a refreshing and perfect aroma. Hope surged between my eyebrows: "The aroma of this "Qiong Xiang Dan" can cover that smell.
What?"
Li Yan said: "After taking it for three days, it can at least be restrained so that others will no longer be so crazy after smelling it."
Lu Bing hurriedly asked: "In the opinion of Dr. Li, where did that aroma come from?"
Li Yan asked back: "Have Governor Lu ever considered this question? Why can't you smell it yourself?"
Lu Bing did think about it along the way and immediately replied: "The thief wanted to amplify my inner fear and make me suspicious and give up on myself!"
The situations he has accepted so far are all reported by others. He can't smell the "Tang Monk Meat" smell that can drive others crazy. If he is a person who is difficult to calm down and is lucky, he may think that others are conspiring to act and deceive.
to him.
In fact, Lu Bing inevitably had similar conjectures, but he chose to believe in the Thirteen Taibao whom he personally brought out. He also believed that Dr. Li, who could revive the Shinto, did not need to play such tricks and cooperated with the treatment throughout the process.
"That's true."
Li Yan nodded and asked again: "But if you also smelled that aroma, what would you do?"
Lu Bing's eyes widened and his lips trembled: "I...I will...eat myself?"
Li Yandao: "It's not that exaggerated, but it is inevitable that the flesh will be bitten. This may be something the murderer doesn't want to see."
Lu Bing reacted, raised his arm, and looked at the place where the flesh had been cut: "So, the source of the smell is hidden in the flesh?"
Li Yandao: "The existence that creates the fragrance is probably a spiritual species hidden in the flesh and blood. It will adjust its concealment according to changes in the external environment, similar to the extremely sophisticated hex and head-lowering techniques."
Among the witchcraft and evil methods recorded in "Shenxiao Falu", there are cultivating ghosts, refining voodoo, exorcising corpses, beheading, living sacrifices, etc. Among them, refining voodoo and beheading are all based on the concepts of later generations.
Cultivate microorganisms and use them to kill and control targets remotely.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! His current medicine and acupuncture methods still have limitations. If it is really the legendary Gu insect, an extremely tiny creature, it is really not possible to see it in a latent state.
If you can detect it, of course, if the other party dares to release the fragrance in front of you, you will definitely be able to find the trace after testing the acupuncture technique.
But the last time the strange fragrance appeared, it was when he left Lu Bing's side, and since he brought Lu Bing to the alchemy room, the governor had never had the fragrance.
That's why Li Yancai judged that the maker of the fragrance has spirituality. To put it nicely, it means seeking good fortune and avoiding misfortune, but to put it bluntly, it means bullying the weak and fearing the strong.
"I see! Then I can finally breathe a sigh of relief!"
Upon hearing this, Lu Bing quickly rolled the "Qiongxiang Pill" on his body to make himself fragrant, and then he said with pleasure: "Thanks to Divine Doctor Li for his discernment, if this pill is sold, the powerful people in Beijing will flock to it. What kind of spices will they use?"
They’re all in competition!”
Li Yan smiled.
Lu Bing immediately understood that what he said was stupid: "This is a magic elixir. The ingredients are more expensive than any spices. It was refined by Dr. Li. I'm afraid no one can afford it..."
After talking about this, the atmosphere relaxed. Seeing that Lu Bing was much better than yesterday's exhausted state, Li Yan asked, "What did Governor Lu think of before?"
The terrifying scene flashed through Lu Bing's mind again, and he took a deep breath and said, "I didn't mean to hide it, it was just too ridiculous. I felt like I fell to the ground, and someone was riding on me, with his mouth wide open, aiming at my neck.
Bite it down..."
Li Yan asked: "Who is that person?"
Lu Bing pursed his lips and said, "It was pitch black, and I couldn't see my face clearly at all, but I was wearing an embroidered spring knife on my waist, it looked like... it looked like..."
Li Yan's eyes narrowed slightly: "Zhu Shisan?"
Lu Bing shook his head decisively: "Xiao Shisan is loyal and will never do such a thing. Moreover, my body is intact and I have not been eaten at all. There is obvious flesh and blood in that person's mouth!"
Li Yan thought for a moment and said, "Captain Lu once said that Zhu Shisan is a martial arts prodigy who is the most keenly aware of crises.
Protection, saving the day from danger several times... With this statement, it means that danger has occurred. Which criminals attacked Governor Lu?"
Lu Bing said coldly: "Who else can it be? It's the White Lotus Demon. These thieves have become more and more arrogant every day since the Japanese invaded the country and robbed them. They are no longer satisfied with preaching outside the Great Wall!"
Li Yan raised his eyebrows slightly.
When he mentioned the White Lotus Sect, he immediately thought of his old enemy Mingzun Sect. In fact, compared to the Mingzun Sect, the White Lotus Sect has been spreading for longer and has a wider influence. They have traces of their appearance in the Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties.
Even when Manichaeism was introduced to China from the West and evolved into the Ming Zun Sect, it was inspired by the White Lotus Sect. The two were closely related, so for a long time, outsiders also called the White Lotus Sect the Ming Sect, especially the Ming Sect.
In the Ming Dynasty, the two were inseparable and could almost be regarded as one.
As someone who had had good memories with the Ming Cult, Li Yan sighed with emotion and asked, "Is the White Lotus Sect powerful outside the Great Wall now?"
Lu Bing sighed: "It's very big. Its leader Xiao Qin is respected as the national teacher by Anda Khan. He is very respectful and the people have faith! And all this is because the border defense is ineffective and the moral is corrupt, which allows these thieves to take advantage of it."
Entering through the void...Does Divine Doctor Li know about Qiu Luan?"
Li Yan nodded slightly: "This person is a female official."
Lu Bing showed a look of deep hatred: "More than just a female minister, she is simply a traitor to my Ming Dynasty!"
"This man's grandfather was a famous general in the Zhengde Dynasty. He was young and extraordinary, and gained the trust of His Majesty. However, he failed to fulfill His Majesty's grace. He risked his service and feared the enemy. He often allowed the army to plunder the people. He even bribed An Da Khan in the hope that the Japanese army would bypass it.
He is guarding Datong, do not attack..."
"In the end, the enemy discovered the reality of our army, so they headed east, broke through Gubeikou, marched straight in, and plundered the capital. It was a heinous crime!"
When it comes to Jiajing, this person has something to say that he hasn't said clearly yet.
For example, Qiu Luan supported Jiajing in the great ceremony and was favored. During the Gengxu Rebellion, he realized something was wrong and was the first to go to the capital to serve the king. Even though he did not fight the Mongols at all, he made Jiajing Longyan very happy. Later, he became the admiral of the capital camp and presided over the opening of horses.
The city was in the limelight for a while.
It's just that after this man became powerful, he became so proud and complacent that he even ignored his adoptive father Yan Song. Lu Bing collected evidence and instigated his subordinates to defect to Mongolia. He was convicted of the crime. Qiu Luan was already ill, so he was basically treated like this.
He died of fear, and three days after his death, the furious Jiajing ordered his coffin to be opened and his body slaughtered.
Obviously, as Jiajing's brother-in-law, Lu Bing was influenced by his eyes and ears, and he was unambiguous in fighting with others. Moreover, because Qiu Luan's crimes were so heinous and hated by everyone, Lu Bing tortured him to death. There is also a reputation among the people as "wisdom to eliminate Qiu Luan"
, highly praised.
Lu Bing was also proud of the removal of Qiu Luan, but when he mentioned the White Lotus Sect's power outside the Great Wall, he sighed: "These evil thieves control the border, and their actions are effective. The generals only know how to exploit the soldiers and the people, but they don't know how to protect their homes and the country."
, many people were tortured and unbearable, so they crossed the Great Wall and surrendered to the Communist Party..."
Li Yan was silent.
Every time in troubled times, in order to survive, some people would rather flee to barbarian lands than stay in the Central Plains.
For example, at the end of the Sui Dynasty, a large number of Han people fled to the Turks. Later, during the Zhenguan period, Li Shimin deliberately moved the Han people back from the Turks to increase the population.
But the Ming Dynasty is not yet at the end of the dynasty. A large number of border people have fled to Mongolia, which is really shocking. On the one hand, it is the corruption of officials. Under the military merit policy of karma, the Ming army especially likes to kill good people and take credit for their merits. Naturally, the unlucky people are the people on the border.
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On the other hand, there is religious incitement and provocation.
Lu Bing also said: "These refugees have opened up "Bansheng" on the border, which means village in Mongolian. However, they do not live like the Mongolians. They still farm and survive like the Han people. There are many gaps between them.
With the alliance, the White Lotus Sect is their common belief, and more and more Bansheng people join Xiao Qin's command, and their power continues to grow."
Li Yan nodded slightly: "Then it's no wonder that he was named a national master..."
Anda Khan will appoint Xiao Qin as the national advisor, obviously not only because of the White Lotus Sect, but also because the other party does have a large territory, with nearly 10,000 elite soldiers, and the fanatical support of all the Bansheng cultivators, who can win over
Tens of thousands of troops have become a force that cannot be underestimated in the border areas.
Xiao Qin, like Wang Zhi, belongs to
According to the standard Ming Nuqian, Wang Zhi led the Japanese invaders to invade the southern part of the Ming Dynasty, Xiao Qin led the Mongols to invade the northern part of the Ming Dynasty, and Anda Khan invaded the invaders several times, with Xiao Qin and the White Lotus followers as guides.
The key is that every time the Mongolian army invades, Xiao Qin spreads words among the border soldiers and civilians through Bailian disciples, describing Ban Sheng as "there are thousands of hectares of fertile land, and when you go there, you will divide the land, farm cattle, farm tools, and seeds."
"You don't have to pay grain to the Ming government, you don't have to worry about being plundered by the Mongols, and you won't be killed by the Ming army for credit." It's simply a paradise...
The people who didn't understand were naturally overjoyed. When they actually escaped, they found that they had transformed into working for Xiao Qin and opening up wasteland. The key is that they were still caught between the Ming Dynasty and Mongolia. They were precarious and the situation had not improved.
The fragrance is far away and the smell is near. When people encounter injustices in front of them, they often hope that things will change in the distance. However, when they actually go there, they find that each has its own difficulties and it is not as beautiful as imagined.
Lu Bing explained the situation in the north and considered the motive: "Doctor Li thinks that this is the evil method of the White Lotus Sect? But they don't seem to have such a big power in the southeast..."
"Hard to say!"
Li Yan was meditating when Zhu Si's call came from outside the alchemy room: "Sir! Sir!"
Lu Bing perked up and asked expectantly: "Can I go out to see him?"
Li Yan nodded: "Okay."
The door of the alchemy room opened, Lu Bing stepped out, and a scent of fragrance hit his face.
When Zhu Si saw the good-looking Lu Bing, he was overjoyed at first, then suddenly changed color when he smelled the fragrance, and was so frightened that he backed away like lightning.
"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter!"
Lu Bing laughed loudly: "This is the golden elixir made by Divine Doctor Li. Come and smell it. Does it not have that crazy weird smell?"
Zhu Si was relieved when he heard this. He walked over and said with a grin, "It's great that the Governor is fine!"
Li Yan walked out: "It's just suppression, not a cure. Is there any news from Suzhou?"
Zhu Si quickly took out the letter: "Yes, Mr. Tao asked me to give this to Mr. Tao."
Li Yan unfolded it and saw that it read: "The inner elixirs of the thirty-seven snake monsters in Wujue Cave were not taken by foreign enemies. The specific reason is still under investigation..."
Then he added: "This time it was mainly my mother who found out, and all the credit goes to her!"
Seeing Li Yan's expression of deep thought after reading the letter, Lu Bing was extremely curious, but he was not rude until the letter was handed over.
, then what’s going on?”
Li Yan reached out and made a move, and a jade bottle flew out from the shelf in the alchemy room. There was a label on the bottle with three words written on it, "Pure Breath Pill".
Lu Bing was moved: "Isn't this a panacea for treating epidemics? Doctor Li has also mastered it?"
Jinyiwei is the strongest intelligence department, so they naturally pay attention to the "Pure Breath Pill", a pill that claims to be able to quell epidemics. However, later Tao Taoist just made a fuss and made little actual progress, so he did not follow up.
Li Yan shook his head: "This is a semi-finished product. I opened a furnace before and the refining failed. However, I also analyzed the principle and found that the idea of this elixir is actually to sacrifice the "God of Plague"."
Zhu Si suddenly realized: "Five Plagues? No wonder Mr., with his alchemy attainments, has not been able to succeed..."
The god of plague in the world of Journey to the West is none other than the Five Plagues. When King Tota and Third Prince Nezha captured Wukong in the lower realm, among the one hundred thousand heavenly soldiers and generals there were "Five Plagues and Five Mountains arranged east and west, and six Ding and Liujia walking left and right." The five plagues were
They are Zhang Yuanbo for the spring plague, Liu Yuanda for the summer plague, Zhao Gongming for the autumn plague, and Zhong Rengui for the winter plague, who are in charge of the history and literature industry of the middle plague.
Among the five gods, the one most familiar to future generations is naturally Zhao Gongming, and they are surprised why he is the god of plague.
In fact, Zhao Gongming's earliest image was that of a fierce ghost. In the Sui Dynasty, he evolved into a god of plague. He "drove thunder and lightning, called for wind and rain, eradicated plague and cut malaria, protected diseases and avoided disasters." From the Sui and Tang Dynasties to the Yuan Dynasty, he was worshiped as the god of plague by the people.
In the early Ming Dynasty, Zhao Gongming became the God of Wealth. Finally, with the spread of "The Romance of the Gods", Zhao Gongming's setting as the God of Wealth was fixed. In later generations, he was a black-faced and thick-bearded man, holding a silver whip in one hand and holding a gold ingot in the other, beaming with joy.
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The God of Wealth.
Returning to the Five Plagues in the Journey to the West, Li Yan was not sure which plague god was worshiped with the "Pure Breath Pill", or whether all five were worshiped, but based on in-depth research after the failure, he concluded that the ancient prescription was for this purpose.
This method must have worked before the gods and Buddhas disappeared, but now it is an outdated version.
The problem is that Tao Yin, who was in the "Spirit Locking Ring" state before, was still tirelessly looking for a way to successfully refine alchemy.
Li Yan had a new idea based on the current case: "Tao Taoist has always coveted the snake demon in Wujue Cave, hoping to seize the snake gallbladder and inner elixir. He originally thought he would use these as materials for alchemy, but if he also discovered
The nature of the "Pure Breath Pill" makes it possible to choose another path and use these as tributes for sacrifices!"
Zhu Si understood: "Thirty-seven snake monsters, their inner elixirs were taken away, but not by external force. Was it a sacrifice ceremony?"
Lu Bing shook his head slightly: "To spread faith among a group of snake demons, and even go so crazy as to sacrifice one's own inner elixir, the White Lotus Sect should not have such great capabilities in the south after being encircled and suppressed several times..."
Li Yandao: "In the south, apart from Taoism, Buddhism, and the White Lotus Sect, are there any other widely worshiped beliefs?"
Zhu Si was a little confused: "It seems to be gone, right?"
Lu Bing thought for a moment and said slowly: "So, there is indeed a sacrificial belief that is widely spread among the people in the south. The Zhengde Dynasty once attracted the attention of the government, but this dynasty is much more peaceful. I actually ignored it for a while...
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Li Yan asked: "Which god do you believe in?"
Lu Bingdao: "I believe in a new god named Wu Sheng Lao Mu."