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277: To revive the Tang Dynasty, succeed the Han Dynasty, and restore the Ming Dynasty, one needs to cultivate immortality first?

After sorting out the differences between public and private, Mo Zibu's small business was finally on the right track.

Once all the departments were set up and each had its own responsibilities, Mo Zibu no longer felt so busy.

Then, Mo Zibu finally found time to meet Tao Guiyi, who had arrived in Hue a long time ago.

As soon as he saw this person, Mo Zibu was certain that this was indeed a Taoist priest.

Because in the context of the Qing Dynasty's policy of shaving the head and changing clothes, only Taoist priests were allowed to keep their hair tied up and their clothes worn.

Therefore, during the Qing Dynasty, the management of Taoist ordination certificates was very strict, and it was basically impossible for a private person to tie his hair just by declaring his conversion to Taoism.

The Tao Guiyi in front of him was the only Han Chinese Mo Zibu had ever seen with his hair tied up, except for the Mingxiang people.

"Blessings and infinite blessings to the Heavenly Venerable!" Mo Zibu pretended to pronounce the title, and said with a wry smile:

"I'm sorry for neglecting you, sir. I'm just starting out here and really can't spare the time, so I've only been able to meet you today."

"I am a disciple of the Sun Tao School of the Kaixian Dao, specializing in the practice of alchemy. I do not expect the protection of the Heavenly Venerable, but rather to use the methods of the alchemy path to practice the treasures of heaven and earth, gain infinite creation, and glimpse the secrets of all things. I am different from ordinary people."

Tao Guiyi said somewhat coldly that in fact, it was impossible for the Sun Tao sect not to worship the Heavenly Lord, and all Taoist sects had to worship him more or less.

It's just that he had been fooling Mo Zibu for six or seven months, and he was very dissatisfied with not letting him leave or meeting him, so he deliberately gave him the cold shoulder.

But I, King Mo, have been deeply influenced by the wise and benevolent rulers of all dynasties, so why would I care about Tao Guiyi's little temper?

But he smacked his lips and recalled his memories, and found that he had no impression of the Sun Tao School of Immortality, and felt that he might not have caught any big fish.

It's not Mo Zibu's fault that he has little knowledge. It's difficult for ordinary people to get in touch with these things. If you are not a Taoist, it is indeed impossible to understand the Sun Tao School, but if we talk about other terms.

For example, building the foundation, obtaining medicine, forming elixir, rebirth, ascension, cauldron, nine-turn elixir, etc. Anyone who reads novels in later generations will basically know what they are.

The Sun Tao School of Kaixian Taoism was founded by Taoist Sun Jiaoluan in the late Ming Dynasty and perfected by Tao Suchi in the early Qing Dynasty. It mainly focuses on the Daoist alchemy.

These things and terms were summarized and promoted by them, and are considered a very important branch of the Dandao school.

"I heard that the Immortal Master has some different opinions on my experiments, and believes that the study of alchemy should not be preceded by the study of Ming Shu."

Since I have never heard of this sect, I'd better try to see if this Taoist priest has real skills and knowledge.

Upon hearing this, Tao Guiyi immediately got into the state and shook his head.

"My last visit was just my first impression of the subject. Recently, I've been studying the Ming Suan School established by the Great King, especially the discussion on Ming Suan by a great Western scholar named Qiao Shehu. I've gained a lot from it."

Tao Guiyi took the initiative to bow to Mo Zibu and said with some admiration: "I have discovered that what the king said about learning alchemy is correct.

It may seem unnecessary now, but when you reach a certain level of cultivation, above the Jindan stage, then Mathematics will be of great use."

Mo Zibu continued to communicate with Tao Guiyi cautiously, and tried to simply match the Taoist terms he used with the chemical vocabulary of later generations.

Only then did I understand that what Tao Guiyi meant by "obtaining medicine" was the discovery of new chemical substances, and "forming the elixir" meant that the research was basically completed and could be mass-produced.

For example, the extraction of quinine presided over by Mo Zibu, then the discovery of quinine in the bark of cinchona is called obtaining the medicine.

Achieving small-scale extraction and mass production is called Danjie, and there are many other ways to do this.

Well, although the nouns are a bit abstract, making it seem like one is trying to cultivate immortality, at least we can communicate.

If you think about it carefully, although chemistry cannot make practitioners (students) become immortals, it does open a door to the palace of immortals for human society.

As the two men communicated more deeply, Mo Zibu discovered that although the ancient alchemy was abstract, it had accumulated a lot of chemical experience, many of which were useful.

It can even be said that before the emergence of modern chemistry in Europe, Eastern alchemy was the pinnacle of chemical achievements in the world.

It’s a pity that without the stimulation of a strong demand environment, the path of alchemy went further and further astray, and eventually even became superstition.

At the same time, Mozibu also understood why chemistry did not pay much attention to mathematics in this era when Lavoisier was just beginning to emerge and modern chemistry had not yet been truly established.

The reason why later generations focus on mathematics when studying chemistry is that many chemical formulas and reaction results have been proven thousands of times by predecessors.

Then later learners can abandon some experimental steps and directly perform calculations according to the formulas and results, so mathematical skills are very necessary.

But in this era, most experiments have not been done or even discovered.

So the most important thing at this time is to keep experimenting, repeat the experiments, and use a lot of practical operations to discover and verify.

Correspondingly, the requirements for mathematics are not that high, and it mainly depends on hands-on ability and imagination.

The more they talked, the more they hit it off. One was a chemical engineer from the future, and the other was an alchemy fan in this world. Before they knew it, they had been talking for three or four hours, and they even felt like they hadn't said enough.

Mo Zibu felt the merits of China's alchemy that had been passed down for thousands of years from Tao Guiyi, while Tao Guiyi was shocked by Mo Zibu's rich chemical theories and imagination of later generations.

Even though Mo Zibu was very careful to avoid over-description, his theory still shocked Tao Guiyi.

But Mo Zibu didn't notice this. He was still talking, "Take quinine for example. Nowadays, we extract it from the bark of the cinchona tree. Not only is the raw material expensive, but the extraction process is also not easy, so the price of the finished product is quite expensive.

Even if this elixir is made, I'm afraid only the rich can afford it. It is far from enough to save the people of the world.

However, I heard that this kind of elixir extracted from tree bark can be artificially synthesized using other items, but unfortunately, it has not been confirmed."

Mo Zibu was talking nonsense. It was not an easy task to artificially synthesize quinine. If it could be produced, penicillin, oxytetracycline, etc. would have appeared long ago. Their effects were much more important than quinine.

Perhaps because he felt that what he said was a bit far-fetched, Mo Zibu turned his attention back to penicillin, the research he most hoped to achieve a breakthrough in.

He took Tao Guiyi's hand and led him to his small laboratory in the Hue Palace.

The palace maids along the way were frightened and many of them thought they had discovered King Mo's hobby.

Even Tao Guiyi couldn't help but touch his face.

Although he was quite young, about the same age as King Mo, his face had long been blackened by years of playing with elixirs, and he had also been bombarded by various powerful elixirs, so that there were some pits on his face and body.

That’s not possible. How could the King Xing Tang be interested in a girl with such appearance?
But when Tao Guiyi saw Mo Zibu carefully holding out a crystal-clear and extremely transparent glass box as if it were a treasure, his worries were instantly put to rest.

"Master, please look." Mo Zibu pointed at the penicillin he had cultivated, "I call this penicillin.

Immortal Master, please do not underestimate it. If you can make this thing into medicine, the thing made from it will definitely be at the level of immortal medicine.

It can easily kill erysipelas, various lung diseases, wounds, poisonous sores, and even tetanus, as well as all other suppurative diseases caused by various poisonous insects."

Tao Guiyi was very skeptical. "This thing doesn't look like a natural treasure. How can it have such miraculous effects?"

Mo Zibu was afraid that Tao Guiyi would not believe him, so he looked into Tao Guiyi's eyes and said very seriously:
"Of course it's true, Immortal Master. Humans are formed by the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. This world is where spiritual energy converges, and it contains countless treasures.

Not to mention penicillin, elixirs of the same level are waiting for us to discover.

People say that great people hide in the city, and the same is true for natural treasures.

It is hidden within easy reach, yet it has various hidden methods. Only those who have found the method can discover it.

The idea of immortality is illusory, and no one has actually achieved it in thousands of years, but through the art of elixir, we can find the real treasures of heaven and earth to benefit the world.

Just like the gunpowder invented by our ancestors and the quinine that the immortal master has extracted for me today, they are all manifestations of the application of such technologies.

He does not seek immortality, but seeks to discover the great way of heaven and earth from the most subtle details through elixir and calculation, to save all people from illness and pain, and to wrestle with the Ten Kings of Hell.

I think this should be the future of Dandaoism."

Tao Guiyi was stunned by Mo Zibu's grand description.

He wanted to say that Mo Zibu was just daydreaming, but these days he had been reading Western books and had personally verified Mo Zibu's experimental methods with considerable success, and suddenly he felt that it might be true.

Having been influenced by Taoism for more than twenty years, it was hard for him to believe that he could get a glimpse of the ultimate truth of heaven and earth from a king of the remnants and an outsider.

So, after thinking it over, Tao Guiyi decided to change the subject and try to get some information about Mo Zibu. He pretended to be doubtful and said:

"I heard from Mo Zhengsong that the king has never been to the West, and from what I have seen, the alchemy of the West is definitely not as sophisticated as what the king has learned.

Therefore, I would like to ask, from whom did the Great King learn the art of elixir transformation? What school did he belong to? How did he gain a glimpse of the great Dao?"

Mo Zibu naturally wouldn't expect to convince the young Taoist priest with just a few words, and scientific research is no joke. Those who can be easily convinced are usually not firm in their stance and have weak character, and are often unable to do boring research.

That is why Mo Zibu described chemistry in such a grand way, because he really wanted to introduce the sect behind this little Taoist.

Since Confucianism currently lacks a hands-on approach with such strange and erotic techniques, the Taoist alchemy school, which also has a high level of education, may be the best candidate.

"Master?"

Mo Zibu deliberately put on a nostalgic look. In later generations, there was no such thing as a master-disciple relationship, because education progressed so quickly that a fixed template was quickly formed.

However, his high school chemistry teacher was very kind to Mo Zibu, and encouraged and helped him a lot. It was he who led him on the path of chemistry.

But the chemistry teacher overestimated Mo Dawang's learning ability, so that after he worked hard to get credits to graduate in college, he couldn't even think about taking the postgraduate entrance examination because it was too difficult.

In the end, what I learned in the past ten years was of little use at all and not applicable in many places. It was just a stepping stone.

But with this recollection, the old memories that had become very vague in Mo Zibu's mind seemed to suddenly burst into his mind again.

How should I put it, Mo Zibu still misses his life before he traveled through time.

After all, the supply of material and spiritual resources is already sufficient, but most people lack a little money and cannot fully enjoy them.

If only I could take back some of the treasures I have obtained now, not to mention anything else, just these gold and silver coins.

Then you can live a life like a god!
Tao Guiyi looked at the king in astonishment, and saw a look of deep nostalgia in his eyes.

This subconscious expression cannot be faked. It seems that his master must be very important to him.

That's right. Anyone who can think of using elixirs to glimpse the great Dao must be a true immortal master. The two of them were lost in their own thoughts until Mo Zibu suddenly came to his senses. He smiled sheepishly to himself and calmed his composure.

Perhaps for those colleagues who traveled through time accidentally, Mo Zibu believed that few people could bear the longing for the prosperous era of the future.

After all, there is nothing wrong in saying that the later generations are a paradise compared to the ancient times.

Because it is a bowl of soup made with broth that ordinary people in later generations drink. In this era, only wealthy families could afford to cook it slowly.

And you can't just drink whenever you want. You have to wait at least half a day before you can drink it.

As for other delicacies from land and sea, due to the limitations of fishing and transportation technology, it was difficult for people at that time to enjoy them, not even the emperor.

Even the rice and flour of later generations were not necessarily refined rice and white flour at that time, and the taste was cultivated separately to achieve the best.

At least at Mo Zibu's level, the rice he eats now is not as good as the rice that costs six or seven yuan per pound in later generations.

Not to mention the extremely rich spiritual and cultural enjoyment, such as computer games. For many men, women are definitely not as fun as these things.
So it is very difficult to get used to it.

But Mo Zibu was a little different. He suffered from illness from beginning to end. The biggest memory of him in later generations was actually pain, and there was not much worth reminiscing about.

Tao Guiyi took in Mo Zibu's expression. He saw that this famous king in Nanyang, who could control his expression with ease, still inadvertently revealed a look of nostalgia and pain.

This made him even more convinced that there must be an unknown heritage behind this king.

"It seems that I have spoken too much and been abrupt. I see that Your Majesty's heart is in turmoil, as if he has a demon in his heart.

You must know that great love will lead to great expense, and too much storage will lead to great loss. The same is true for memories. Since it has passed, no matter how great the love or hate is, it is better to let it go.

Mo Zibu was now beginning to look at the young Taoist priest with a new respect. "I've never spoken to the Taoist priest, yet he can see through my inner love and hate?"

"The Supreme Taiyi Savior of Suffering! The Supreme Taiyi Savior of Suffering!" Tao Guiyi did not answer Mo Zibu's words, but instead chanted the title twice.

He just stood there, pinched his fingers, and without even opening his lips, a voice filled with a strong religious feeling seemed to rise from the bottom of people's hearts.

This is the title chanted by Taoists when their believers encounter misfortune, with the intention of requesting the benevolent and compassionate Taiyi Tianzun to save the believers.

These powerful people are the best at using such vague and obscure words to guide the believers in front of them to express their worries or confusions.

Although Mo Zibu was not an ordinary person, he suddenly felt calmer when he heard these two titles, but he also had a desire to confide in others.

But he reacted immediately, trying not to show his vigilance while also thinking of a way to deal with it.

After a few breaths, a pained look appeared on Mo Zibu's face. "Zhuangzi said: The mind of a sage is like a mirror. It neither rejects nor rejects, it responds but does not hide. Therefore, it can overcome things without being hurt. This state is beyond the reach of an ordinary person like me."

As he spoke, Mo Zibu turned his back to Tao Guiyi, giving him a very desolate back, "The love and hate in the world are nothing more than the sinking of the Divine Land, the destruction of the country and the ruin of the family, and the extinction of the Taoist tradition.

When these misfortunes and sufferings are imposed on a person who cannot overcome the barrier in his heart and refuses to lose hope, who can overcome them without being hurt?

This was the reason Mo Zibu came up with for himself, because a lot of the chemical knowledge he had from later generations would definitely appear in a castle in the air in the future.

Whether it is to explain the origin or to make people believe in this direction and continue research, a reason that can be self-consistent is needed.

And the sinking of Shenzhou in Jiashen year led to the demise of sects and the severance of the Taoist tradition in the brutal war. Doesn’t this make sense?
However, Tao Guiyi, who was sitting opposite him, suddenly looked shocked.

Because their founder of the Taoist path, Sun Jiaoluan, was a Taoist immortal who was active in the late Ming Dynasty and died in the 1610th year of Wanli ().

The most amazing thing in Sun Jiaoluan's life was that he met a mysterious master named Mr. An. After teaching Sun Jiaoluan the nine stages of cultivation, Mr. An suddenly disappeared.

Sun Jiaoluan wandered around for twenty years after that, but never found his master, Mr. An.

When he was in his seventies, Sun Jiaoluan felt that his time was running out, so he started to get married and have children. He had two sons, Sun Ruzhong and Sun Ruxiao. He wrote the book "The True Transformation of the Golden Elixir". Later, his two sons were also given the title of Taoist immortal masters.

It can be said that the biggest secret of Kaixiandao, or the biggest wish, is to find the master Mr. An who taught them the nine-stage method of cultivating the golden elixir to become immortal.

Therefore, when he heard that Mo Zibu refused to reveal his master's sect, but hinted that his master's Taoist lineage was cut off when China sank into the earth and the country was destroyed and the family was ruined, he immediately connected this matter with the secret of their Sun Tao sect.

What is even more coincidental is that Mo Zibu not only has such a story, but also has evidence to support it.

For example, the secret essence extracted from garlic can actually treat horrific diseases such as nausea (cholera).

Tao Guiyi witnessed at least two small-scale outbreaks of evil diseases in the Andai region and was treated with garlic secret extract.

In addition, there is a kind of Hexianshi powder (montmorillonite powder) which is extracted from ordinary stone powder but can be used to effectively stop diarrhea.

So much so that he personally followed Mo Zibu's notes and used the method of alchemy to produce quinine, and that Mo Zibu had never been to the West, but was so familiar with the Western alchemy methods.

All this is such a coincidence.

When Tao Gui thought about how his ancestor Sun Jiaoluan met Master An and eventually became a great immortal master and achieved the fifth level of enlightenment, his palms couldn't help but start to feel hot.

Could it be that now it is my turn to meet Master An?

Or, he found Master An's followers or even disciples.

No wonder the ancestors could not be found anywhere. It turned out that they had encountered a disaster, and the Taoist tradition was almost cut off.

But in the end, Tao Guiyi resisted the urge to ask directly, as he wanted to verify it from other aspects.

After all, this is a huge event for Kaixiandao.

Mo Zibu on the opposite side naturally didn't know the secrets of the Sun Tao Sect. He was a little surprised that this tall and thin Taoist priest, who had just been trying to persuade him, suddenly became so hesitant and hesitant.

The atmosphere was a little awkward for a moment. After a while, Tao Guiyi felt that he could no longer ask about Mo Zibu's master, so as not to arouse the other party's vigilance. So he turned around and asked:
"Among the Western books brought back by the great king's delegation, I came across a masterpiece by a great scholar named Qiao Shehu.

He was not only proficient in mathematics, but also seemed to be well versed in Mohist doctrine and astronomy. It's a pity that there is only a small piece of his writing, so we can't get a full picture of his writing. I wonder if Your Majesty has any other works by him?"

"Qiao Shehu?" Mo Zibu touched his nose in confusion. He had never heard of an 18th-century mathematician and astronomer named Qiao Shehu!
What's your translation level? You even did things like shooting a tiger.

"What's its full name?" Since it was probably a translation issue, Mo Zibu simply asked Tao Guiyi to translate it for him to see. "Why don't you spell it out for me, Master? Perhaps I can find out."

Tao Gui nodded, spread out the paper, picked up the brush and started writing, while Mo Zibu leaned over to look and began to spell out.

"Joseph. Louis. Lagrange." Mo Zibu read it slowly twice, "Joseph. Louis. Lagrange."

His eyes lit up. He didn't know who Joseph was, but he definitely knew who Lagrange was.

It turned out to be this great man, the most famous mathematician, physicist, and celestial mechanic in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Damn it, Mo Zibu suddenly realized that he had to start standardizing the translation of people's names and country names. Damn Qiao Shehu, it turns out to be Joseph.

He laughed heartily. "Master, this man's name is not Qiao Shehu, but Joseph Louis Lagrange."

Westerners are accustomed to putting the first name first and the last name last, so we just call him by his last name Lagrange. This person should still be alive and serve as a bachelor of the French Academy.

If the immortal master went to France at this time, he could communicate with him face to face.

"Ah!" Tao Guiyi was shocked again. He thought this person was an ancestor from Taixi, but he didn't expect that he was a contemporary person.

This made Tao Guiyi feel quite surprised, as if one of the philosophers of the Spring and Autumn Period had suddenly appeared in front of him.

"Besides this person, there is another genius in the field of Taixi Danhua, named Lavoisier, who has begun to shine."

"Sure enough, he really has an extremely profound and hidden inheritance. He must have a big secret, otherwise he wouldn't be so familiar with his colleagues in Taixi Danhua!"

Tao Guiyi shouted wildly in his heart, and immediately became respectful towards Mo Zibu.

Mo Zibu thought Tao Guiyi was frightened, and he also had the idea of sending this Taoist priest to France to celebrate the accession of Louis XVI to the throne.

Damn, there are too few learned people under my command. I brought back so many books, but there are not many works by Lagrange among them.

Their lack of knowledge limits their ability to gather knowledge, and they still need professionals to collect and communicate knowledge.

"Please forgive me, Your Majesty." Tao Guiyi suddenly bowed to Mo Zibu, which scared Mo Zibu.

"Xiaodao is not Tao Guiyi, this is the name of my senior brother."

Uh, that's normal. Mo Zibu nodded in understanding. "What's the Taoist name of the unknown immortal master?"

Tao Guiyi stood up straight, a look of pride on his face. "My surname is Huang, and my given name is Jue. My grandfather's taboo name is Huang Shangqian Yixia, and my great-grandfather's great-grandfather is my fifth-generation ancestor."

Having said that, Tao Guiyi paused, as if to give Mo Zibu some time to calm down.

"My fifth-generation ancestor is Huang Taichong, a hermit from Lizhou."

"Huang Taichong, what a familiar name." Mo Zibu frowned in confusion. This name seemed so familiar, but he just couldn't remember who it was.

Huang Jue became even more arrogant. He smiled faintly, "Taichong is a pen name. My real name is Huang Zongxi."

"Huang Zongxi, your fifth-generation ancestor is Huang Zongxi!" Mo Zibu jumped up in surprise, grabbed Huang Jue's arm and screamed. This man's name was well-known to later generations.

Huang Jue was very satisfied with Mo Zibu's performance. "Mr. Taichong fought against the Tartars for twenty years. Until his death, he considered the fall of China his greatest sorrow and was determined to be buried in the clothes of his homeland.

If he could see the king's achievements today, knowing that his homeland would not exist a hundred years later and that there were still people of the Ming Dynasty who were persevering, he would surely be able to smile in his grave."

Alas! Mo Zibu sighed, "I wish I hadn't been born at the end of the Jiashen era. If I had been there, I could have fought alongside Master Taichong and Master Zhang Cangshui. It would have been better than being all alone now!"

Huang Jue took a step forward and looked at Mo Zibu eagerly, "It's not too late now. Your Majesty has the Taoist tradition of seeing the mysteries of heaven and earth, and I have three hundred alchemists in my immortal way.

If we can work together, we will be able to achieve enlightenment in no time. Why worry about the injustices of this world? "

Ah! Mo Zibu was extremely surprised, brother, are you telling me the same thing?
How did it get to the point of rebirth and ascension, and breaking through the void?

Hmm? What did you say?
Three hundred alchemists!
Damn, there are so many people who are proficient in chemical experiments. It is true that if we can master chemistry a little bit, it may be difficult to rule the world, but expelling the Tartars and revitalizing China is really not a big deal.

At this moment, the two people had different goals, but seemed to have the same goal. They looked at each other and burst into laughter.

(End of this chapter)