Xu Huang was sent by Long Fei to find some alchemists, and they wanted alchemists who specialized in alchemy. Xu Huang was puzzled, but Long Fei smiled and told him that it would be clear if he found them. Alchemists were very popular in the past.
The distant Emperor Qin Shihuang, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the advanced Emperor Huan, and the Emperor Ling all favored the alchemists. However, after the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the alchemists became the remnants of the Yellow Turban overnight and disappeared without a trace.
Xu Huang wandered around Chang'an City for a day and didn't even notice the shadow of the alchemist. Suddenly he heard that there were Taoist monks in Zhongnan Mountain, sixty or seventy miles away from Chang'an City. These people could also make elixirs. Zhongnan Mountain is said to be the ancestor of Taoism.
Pulse. Laozi, the ancestor of Taoism, once preached here. Although it has gone through hundreds of years of ups and downs, it still retains the traditional Taoist style.
As soon as they arrived at the foot of the mountain, the spicy smell of medicine only penetrated into their noses. Xu Huang waved his hand, and more than a dozen soldiers rushed in, indiscriminately, arresting all the Taoist priests who were meditating or refining alchemy, and explained their origins.
, the Taoist priests naturally did not know about the former general and the latter general. Xu Huang said angrily: "Whether you know it or not, how many of you will the former general invite? Who of you will be the leader?"
A middle-aged Taoist with thick eyebrows and big eyes, wearing Taoist robes and a beard, holding a dust in his hand, stood up and saluted: "I am Qing Yu, the main subject of this Taoist temple."
"Are you the leader? Then it's up to you! Take him away!" The soldiers swarmed forward, and several Taoist boys hurriedly stopped him. Xu Huang glared, and pulled out his sword with a cry, scaring everyone back again and again. Qingyu hurriedly stopped
Salute: "General, please be merciful. I will go with you and don't embarrass my disciples!"
After bringing Qing Yu back, Long Fei treated Qing Yu as his honored guest. Everyone couldn't figure out why Long Fei had the hobby of listening to the alchemists at this time. Those who listened to the alchemists in the past had no good results. Xu Huang shook his head and sighed.
. And Guo Jia chuckled: "How could someone like General Long suddenly trust the alchemist? Maybe he has a better plan."
Qingyu followed his master to practice Taoism in Zhongnan Mountain since he was a child. After his master emerged, he took over as the master of the temple. Ever since he was carried up the mountain by his master, he has never lived in the world. Today, when he arrived in Chang'an, his eyes were lit up, with feasting and feasting, dignitaries and dignitaries, and everything he saw felt strange. Before
General Long Fei treated him extremely politely, and Qing Yu was even more flattered.
"Taoist Master, there is no big deal in inviting you here this time. I just want to ask you about something. I wonder if you can give me some advice?" Long Fei's kind words made Qingyu very happy and he quickly said: "Sir, please tell me, this poor Taoist must be truthful."
tell!"
"Thank you in advance!" Long Fei saluted: "I heard that there is a mysterious technique in Taoism called Palm Thunder! I wonder if it is okay..."
Before Long Fei could finish speaking, Qing Yu quickly interrupted: "My lord, I misunderstood. There are no mysterious techniques in my teaching. I just meditate every day to refine medicine. I really don't know about the thunder in my palm!"
Long Fei sighed and looked at Qing Yu. Although Qing Yu looked calm, his dazed eyes betrayed him. Long Fei concluded that this kid was lying and was about to expose Qing Yu's disguise. Outside the courtyard gate, Dian Wei carried
A man walked in, laughing as he walked: "You dare to come in, Dian Ye has been watching you for a long time! Boss won't let me cause trouble, and it's not okay for others to come in!"
As he spoke, Dianwei threw the man to the ground. He was also dressed like a Taoist priest. He was similar to Qingyu, but his face was more delicate and he had no beard. He was eighteen years old. When Qingyu saw it, he immediately summoned:
"Junior sister, why are you here!"
"Junior sister? Female?" Dian Wei walked around to the person and stared at the woman's chest: "It is indeed a female! Old Dian was rash!"
"Why did you arrest my senior brother?" The female Taoist nun glared at Long Fei, her face flushed with anger.
"Don't be rude! This is a former general!" Qing Yu quickly smoothed things over: "Sir, please don't be offended. This is the poor junior fellow student Qing Feng. Please forgive me for being young and ignorant!"
"Qingfeng? Where is the bright moon?" Long Fei smiled. Taoism is really uncreative, Qingfeng Mingyue is everywhere.
"What Mingyue, my name is Qingfeng! I am a disciple of Wuji Temple at Zhongnan Mountain!" Qingfeng did not give in at all: "My lord, dare I ask if Wuji Temple has offended you? Did I lie to you? Why did you arrest my senior brother?
, and even sent a nigger to stop me from coming in!"
Dian Wei was about to refute that he was not evil, but Long Fei stopped him with a look. After Qing Feng finished speaking, Long Fei smiled and said: "This Taoist nun, Taoist Priest Qing Yu, was invited by me. Besides, I didn't do anything to you."
So, is it murder or violence? Isn't Taoist Master Qingyu standing in front of you in a good manner?"
"you!"
"Junior sister!" Qing Yu glared at Qing Feng, then turned to Long Fei and said, "Sir, my junior sister has been spoiled since she was a child and speaks without restraint. Please forgive me. If you have nothing else to do, we brothers and sisters will leave!"
"Wait a minute!" Dian Wei stepped forward and blocked the door. Long Fei continued: "I haven't finished asking for advice yet. Why should Taoist Master leave in a hurry? It's getting late, and Chang'an is still dozens of miles away from Zhongnan Mountain.
You can’t go back either, so why not stay here temporarily and wait until the matter is over before leaving!”
"What if we forcefully leave?" Qingfeng drew his sword in his hand. Dianwei laughed loudly: "If the boss says you can't leave, don't even think about leaving. Don't even want to go there if I'm here with you!"
Yesterday, when I was talking to Wang Yun about going to Meiwu to cause trouble, Long Fei suddenly thought of explosives. If you put a pack of explosives down, no matter where it is placed, as long as it goes off, it will shake the world. But this explosive came from the late Han Dynasty, so Long Fei thought of it.
When it comes to gunpowder, the alchemist has the most say. According to legend, when the alchemist was refining alchemy, he accidentally discovered that saltpeter, sulfur, and charcoal can produce huge power when mixed, so he invented the palm thunder. As for Qingyu's work,
Long Fei couldn't check whether the words were true or false. He just wanted to know where to get saltpeter. In fact, to make gunpowder, charcoal is the best. There is sulfur in the hot springs in Xicheng. The hardest thing to find is saltpeter. Saltpeter is the most difficult thing to find.
Things are not mined, and often precipitate from the soil in special climates and locations. If you are not an insider, you may never have seen real saltpeter in your life. What's more, saltpeter must be refined before it can be used.
Long Fei specially held a banquet to entertain Qing Yu and Qing Feng. The two of them didn't know what they were thinking. They spoke very little, making the scene extremely embarrassing. Long Fei talked to himself most of the time. When asked about the saltpeter,
Qing Yu refused to answer with a smile. Long Fei really didn't want to be violent, but these two people were too disrespectful. In the middle of the meal, Long Fei suddenly slapped the tables in front of him with his palm, which scared Qing Yu.
It was a thrill. However, Qingfeng sneered twice and still ate and drank.
"Come here!" Several soldiers came in from outside the door. Long Fei looked at Qing Yu: "Taoist Master, let me ask you one last question, do you know where you can get saltpeter?"
The murderous look on Long Fei's face already showed that he was angry. Qing Yu was a little worried and was about to speak. Qing Feng smiled and said, "Even if I know, I won't tell you!"
"If you don't tell me, none of you can leave here!" Long Fei shouted: "Pull these two people down and lock them up without food or drink! Until they tell you!"
"No!" the soldiers cheered and rushed forward.
Qing Yu's face turned pale with fright. He didn't understand how the officer's face could change at any time. Just now he was drinking and chatting with him, and suddenly he looked fierce. Qing Feng drew out his long sword and protected it in front of Qing Yu. It seemed that this female Taoist nun had some troubles.
Two brushes. Long Fei took two steps forward and suddenly took action. A pair of big hands went straight to Qingfeng's chest. After all, she was a girl. How could a strange man grasp such a place? He hurriedly protected it with both hands. Long Fei pinched it.
He held Qingfeng's wrist and exerted a slight force. The sword fell off.
"With this little ability, you still dare to come out and make trouble!" Long Fei held Qingfeng's sword in one hand and asked people to tie up Qingfeng: "Lock her up and let the Taoist priest go back. When will we get the saltpeter and when will we release her?"
His junior sister, if she doesn’t come within three days, she will starve to death!”
This is also an expedient measure. You will do whatever it takes to achieve your own ends. This is what the tactical instructors often say after joining the special forces: Special forces are not only stronger and smarter than ordinary soldiers, but also more ruthless. They will do whatever it takes to achieve their goals, as long as they deal with the enemy.
, any method can be used! Long Fei can see that Qing Yu is a timid person. Years of spiritual practice have made him have a strong heart for love, and this Qing Feng is a crazy girl. As long as he holds Qing Feng,
Qingyu will never ignore it.
Sure enough, three days later, Qing Yu handed Long Fei a cloth bag with a frown on his face: "General, this is all the saltpeter we have left in Zhongnan Mountain. I will give it all to you. I hope you can let my junior sister go."
Opening the cloth bag, a bitter smell spread across the surface. The grains were crystal clear. They were definitely high-quality saltpeter. I don’t know how these Taoist priests used to extract such high-purity saltpeter. Long Fei put away the cloth bag and said with a smile.
: "I, Long Fei, keep my word. Go to the wing and bring the Taoist nun out!"
The senior brothers and sisters were reunited, and Qingyu was overjoyed and thanked him repeatedly. Qingfeng had an angry look on his face and stared at Long Fei with both eyes, while Long Fei looked at her with a playful smile. Qingyu hurriedly ran out of the house with Qingfeng, and Long Fei
Fei kept watching them disappear and sighed: "This female Taoist nun is quite interesting!"
The manufacture of gunpowder is not the legendary mononiter, disulfide and charcoal. Its proportion is quite particular. If you want it to be more powerful, increase the proportion of saltpeter, and if you want thick smoke, you can increase the proportion of sulfur. Gunpowder is actually the saltpeter when it burns.
The oxygen released by decomposition caused the charcoal and sulfur to burn violently, instantly producing a large amount of heat and nitrogen, carbon dioxide and other gases. The volume expanded rapidly, the pressure increased violently, and an explosion occurred.
Long Fei locked himself in the house alone, and Dian Wei was placed ten steps outside the house to guard him. No one was allowed to come near. One day and one night later, Long Fei appeared in front of everyone holding a small amount of dark brown powder. Everyone was puzzled.
Fei didn't explain. He put the prepared black powder on the ground, found a flint, and banged it twice! Everyone leaned over to see what Long Fei was up to.
"Boom...!" A puff of thick smoke suddenly came out and surrounded everyone in an instant. Fortunately, the amount of medicine was not large, but Dian Wei was too close, and his beard and eyebrows were burned a lot, and his whole face was smoky.
The color turned black and purple. Everyone laughed. Xu Shu, Guo Jia and Jia Xu looked at each other in disbelief.
"Just for this thing? What's the use of smoking?" Xu Huang was a little depressed.
Long Fei smiled: "The smoke is just for you to see. This is the greatest invention of our ancestors! You will know it when you get to Meiwu!"