[ps: There is no meaning of being a black monk or a Taoist priest. I am just speculating that the party will retreat...]
The old Taoist priest's hair and beard were all white. If he hadn't turned red and looked at Li Yi angrily, he would have been a first-class god in the eyes of everyone.
"He said it unintentionally. Please don't get angry..." Seeing the unhappy expressions on the faces of the Taoist priests, Li Mingzhu hurriedly came over and said.
Although Si Tianjian is also under the jurisdiction of the imperial court, these Taoist priests are not just officials. Especially the old Taoist in front of him has a very high reputation in the Taoist sect. Even his father treats them with courtesy.
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All the officials and dignitaries in the capital were eager for the miraculous elixir he refined in order to prolong their lives.
"How can a poor Taoist not be angry when he insults our Taoist sect for no reason!" The old Taoist priest obviously still had not calmed down. He pointed at Li Yi and asked, "Tell me why the old Taoist's elixir is useless!"
Since the emergence of Wu Shi San, taking drugs has become one of the hobbies of wealthy and powerful people in ancient times in their free time. In order to prolong life and become immortals, the number of alchemists began to increase explosively, using mercury, gold, lead...
, what kind of elixir should be used to save one's life?
Drug taking has become a common trend. If nothing happens, you can ask a few friends to take drugs. That is an elegant thing. This is the social atmosphere. What else can Li Yi say?
If this was done in modern times, if people gathered to attract people, each and every one of them would have to sit through the bottom of the prison.
Obviously, Taoism has not yet shifted from outer alchemy to inner alchemy. Li Yi has not popularized the idea of heavy metal poisoning with this old Taoist priest at all. A group of people want to become immortals and want to go crazy. This is the same as telling Tan
It is the same as the old monk Yin whose Buddha has no use.
Even Li Xuan, Li Mingzhu and even the old emperor believed that taking drugs was useful, and what he said was completely meaningless.
"I'm sorry, I just made a mistake. I dare to ask, sir, can I have a look at the holy medicine?" Li Yi said, bowing his hands to the old Taoist.
"Humph, remember from now on, never speak openly." Although the old Taoist was still a little angry, seeing him and Princess Yongle together, he did not continue to attack. He took out a brocade box from his sleeve and opened it carefully.
The old Taoist was very cautious about the elixir. He took it by himself and did not let Li Yi touch it at all. He stared at Li Yi as if he would take his hand back at any time.
Li Yi looked at the elixir in the box. This elixir was the size of a quail egg. It was dark red in appearance and actually reflected light. It glowed in the sunlight and looked very strange. Except for mercury sulfide, which is what they call
Cinnabar, what else can have such an effect?
It seems that these Taoist priests' methods of refining alchemy are still very traditional. If they have mercury, they probably have to put in less lead, gold powder, silver powder... I don't know if they have put other things in. Li Yi looked at the old Taoist with white hair and beard.
, thinking that he would never take the elixir he refined himself.
"I'm going back first." Not long after, Li Yi took his eyes away from the elixir, stopped looking at the old Taoist, said something to Li Xuan, turned around and walked out of the hall.
"Why……"
Li Xuan stretched out his hand, but before he could say anything, Li Yi had already walked out of the door.
He and Li Mingzhu looked at each other and chased out helplessly.
Unexpectedly, Li Yi actually had a conflict with these Taoist priests. You must know that facing these people, even he and Mingzhu would not be able to say or do anything.
Li Yi walked towards the palace gate alone. He ran out on a hot day because his brain was filled with water. Anyway, the old emperor didn't have long to live. Although he would definitely die if he took those pills, at least in the early stage,
You can still feel the cheerfulness of the gods and the feeling of increased physical strength, otherwise there would not be so many people in the world who believe in it.
"Master Li?"
Suddenly, a slightly surprised voice came from behind. Li Yi stopped and saw a person running out of a small palace next to him.
"It turns out to be Imperial Physician Liu." Li Yi bowed his hand to him. The person coming was none other than Imperial Physician Ling Liu Jimin, whom he had met once in Qing'an Mansion.
Imperial Physician Liu said with a smile: "It's really Mr. Li. I've said goodbye to Qing'an Mansion. I haven't seen you for more than half a year. I didn't expect to meet you in the palace today. In front of you is the Imperial Physician's Office. Mr. Li, would you like to go in and sit down and have a drink?"
A cup of tea?”
It happened that he was getting a little hot after walking all the way. Li Yi thought about it, then nodded and said, "Thank you, Doctor Liu."
"Master Li, you're welcome, please!" Doctor Liu smiled and stretched out his hand——
"This Imperial Medical Office is quite cool." Li Yi sat on the chair, took a sip of tea and said.
"Speaking of which, I have not thanked Mr. Li in person for offering the "wound suturing technique". Mr. Li has a kind heart, and everything he has done has benefited all people. On behalf of the people of the world, I would like to thank Mr. Li!" Liu
The imperial doctor sat opposite him, clasped his fists and said.
He had heard Dr. Liu say this once last time. Li Yi waved his hand, as if he thought of something, and suddenly asked: "Isn't Mr. Liu always responsible for His Majesty's illness?"
Dr. Liu was stunned for a moment when he heard this, then nodded and said: "I and several colleagues have been trying to find a solution to your Majesty's illness, but there has been no progress. For some reason, your Majesty's condition suddenly worsened a few months ago, and he died.
Even I was helpless, but fortunately, with the holy medicine donated by several Taoist priests from Si Tianjian, His Majesty's condition did not deteriorate further."
Li Yi sighed, and even the imperial physician of the dynasty said this, which shows that this kind of thinking has been deeply ingrained in everyone.
Even though countless people have died because of this thing, in order to strengthen their illusory belief, they can always find suitable reasons, such as not choosing the right raw materials for alchemy, not controlling the refining temperature well, or even dying.
It can be said that "a soldier becomes an immortal". If the old emperor really becomes an immortal, I wonder if the heads of these imperial doctors and Taoist priests can be saved.
"Doctor Liu really thinks that those pills worked?" Li Yi took another sip of tea and said calmly.
Doctor Liu glanced at him, his expression gradually froze, he stood up from his seat, looked at Li Yi, and said carefully: "Master Li, please speak clearly..."
Li Yi looked at him and asked: "Master Liu, does he know what the elixir is made of?"
Doctor Liu shook his head. He studied medicine, not alchemy. He was not in the right profession. How could he know what those elixirs were made from? What's more, none of those alchemists valued their own elixirs.
Life is still important, how could others know?
"The cinnabar, lead powder, and maybe gold and silver powder used..." Li Yi stood up, patted Imperial Physician Liu on the shoulder, and said, "Master Liu, take care of yourself."
Every time Li Yi said a word, Imperial Physician Liu's face would turn a little pale. By the time he finished speaking, the Imperial Physician Ling's face had lost all color.
thump.
After Li Yi's figure disappeared from the Imperial Medical Office, Imperial Physician Liu finally couldn't help but collapsed on the ground.
"Master Liu, what's wrong with you!" Officials from the Imperial Medical Office rushed forward immediately.
I don’t know how long it took, but Dr. Liu finally came to his senses and said anxiously: “Quick, go and bring Mr. Li back!”
When everyone in the Imperial Medical Office was going crazy under the scorching sun, Li Yi lay leisurely on the rocking chair, sipping ice-cold grape wine and eating the fruit salad fed by the little maid. He felt every sensation in his body.
Every pore should be opened.
This is life, it is no better than going to the palace on a hot day to suffer...
Li Xuan came in from the outside with sweat all over his body, hugged a piece of ice from the corner of the room and didn't let go. He sat opposite Li Yi and asked while panting: "What happened to you just now? Is there something wrong with the elixir?
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Li Xuan didn't understand why Li Yi's attitude changed drastically when he heard about the elixir. He was confused and ran back to ask what happened.
"There's no big problem." Li Yi shook his head and said, "If your Majesty doesn't take those pills, your life span will be several years at most, or... only one or two years at least."
Li Xuan's expression darkened when he heard this, and then he thought that if the elixir could extend his life for a few years, it would be a good outcome, and asked: "What if I take the elixir?"
Although heavy metal poisoning takes time to accumulate slowly, since those Taoist priests dared to offer it to the emperor, they must have undergone experiments long ago. That kind of dose should not cause any problems in a short time, but the old emperor's body was already
It was very bad. Li Yi thought about it for a while and gave Li Xuan a conservative number.
"Two months."
"What? Two months!"
Li Xuan suddenly jumped up from the chair, and the ice cube in his arms fell to the ground and shattered.
