Tiantang

Chapter 138
Chapter 147

Zhang Xuan was not in a hurry, he just stood on one side and watched with a smile.

Wan Chun leaned over and teased the fish for a while, then stood up with a serious expression, pouted and said, "Okay, let's get down to business. General Zhang, you let me come out of the palace all the way to your general's mansion Come on, not just to see the fish in this pot, right?"

"Of course not." Zhang Xuan smiled faintly, and immediately turned his head to look at the sanctimonious Taoist Three Idiots standing not far away, and said coldly, "Taoist Three Idiots, I have left you speechless today!"

Although the three idiotic Taoists were afraid of Zhang Xuan's power and status, they believed that they were imperial alchemists, and they had some reliance on them, so they also said in a low voice, "It doesn't matter if the general humiliates the poor, but if you want to slander the alchemy magic, But it is disrespectful to blaspheme the Taoist ancestor!"

Zhang Xuan smiled bluntly, "You three idiots say, don't put a big hat on me first."

"I'm here to ask you, if I expose your deception, what will you do?"

"Poverty is at the discretion of the general."

Zhang Xuan smiled lightly, and said coldly, "Okay, I will convince you in a while. I won't deal with you, but I will punish you to be a house slave in my mansion!"

"Your Highness, you can be a witness for Zhang Xuan."

Wan Chun waved his hands impatiently and said, "Hurry up, I'm going back to the palace to talk to my empress. If you really have evidence, these three idiots will just listen to you."

Zhang Xuan smiled slightly, "Your Highness, did you bring the so-called Supreme Purity Pill?"

Wan Chun flipped his white and smooth wrist, and a jade bottle appeared in his crystal-like jade palm, "Here, take it!"

Zhang Xuan took the jade bottle, poured out a few pills that were round but obviously exuded sulfur, turned them upside down in his hands, looked at the three idiot Taoist and sneered, "three idiot Taoist, you elixir eat it To prolong life and become immortal, I don’t know if I give it to the fish in this pot, will there be a scene of fish jumping over the dragon’s gate?”

The Taoist Three Idiots was taken aback, hesitated for a moment before saying, "This elixir is not easy to come by, but the poor Taoist exhausted his efforts to refine it, how can he take advantage of this beast for nothing?"

"Really?" Zhang Xuan smiled faintly, "Li Zhang, fetch a cup."

Zhang Li, who had already been waiting on the side, quickly took a cup, Zhang Xuan poured a few pills in his hand into the cup, and told Zhang Zhang to melt it with hot water.

Zhang Xuan slowly poured the pill water in the cup into the fish basin, turned his head and smiled at Wan Chun, "Your Highness, if it is an elixir, the fish will naturally have some spiritual energy after taking it?"

Wan Chun looked at Zhang Xuan suspiciously, and said softly, "General Zhang, what are you going to do? Feed the elixir to the fish, this..."

"Your Highness, please stay a little longer—come, serve tea, and set up a banquet."

Zhang Xuan waved his hand, and ordered Ruyan Ruyu to direct the maidservants to serve tea, fruits, refreshments, food, wine and so on.

a long time.

Ru Yan, who had been waiting to observe carefully by the side of the fish basin, suddenly raised her head and said to Zhang Xuan in surprise, "My lord, this fish has turned its belly, and it seems that it is about to die."

Wan Chun was taken aback, and immediately got up to check.

Zhang Xuan laughed secretly, thinking that it would be strange if he didn't die.This pill is obviously a chemical product, and it contains a small amount of arsenic poison. People will definitely not notice anything after taking it for a short time, but fish are extremely sensitive to the poison.This is the crucian carp. If it is a goldfish or a tropical fish from the previous life, I am afraid it will die on the spot.

Moreover, Zhang Xuan ordered Zhang Li to put a little arsenic powder in the cup beforehand. If such a cup of strong arsenic water was poured in, it would be strange if the fish did not die.

More than a dozen golden crucian carp turned over, most of them were dead, floating on the water, only a few were spitting out blisters from their mouths, and were still alive.

Wan Chun frowned, and suddenly looked up at Zhang Xuan.

Zhang Xuan smiled, "Your Highness, please forgive me for speaking bluntly. These so-called pills are nothing more than extracts from minerals, which contain toxins. People will definitely not react in the short term after taking them, but over time, after long-term use, the toxins It will accumulate in the human body and eventually become a serious problem."

"But this fish is different, it is sensitive to toxins. When this pill melts into the basin, the fish will be poisoned and die. The reason is as simple as that, Your Highness, please learn from it."

Zhang Xuan cupped his hands.

Princess Wanchun is also a woman with extraordinary wisdom. She pondered and felt that what Zhang Xuan said made sense.But the facts are in front of us, if this pill is non-toxic, how can the fish that were originally healthy be poisoned to death?

All of this was done by Zhang Xuan in front of her. She saw it with her own eyes, and it was true.

Even though alchemy... But the Taiqing pill that these three idiots refined must not be a good thing.Fortunately, it was blocked by Zhang Xuan, and the father was not allowed to take it, otherwise——

Wan Chun secretly thought it was a fluke, and glared fiercely at the three idiots.

The three idiots were already dumbfounded.He couldn't figure out why this happened. The pills he refined certainly didn't have the so-called miraculous curative effects, but they weren't just poison—

Zhang Xuan suddenly scolded, "Wu Na three idiots said, what else do you have to say now?!"

The three idiots were so frightened that they fell to their knees with a plop, begging for mercy repeatedly.

A smile flashed from the corner of Zhang Xuan's mouth, "Zhang Li, drag this guy down, strip off his Taoist robe, and stay in the mansion as a house slave!"

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Zhang Xuan sent Wan Chun out of the mansion.

Before getting into the car, Wan Chun suddenly turned his head to look at Zhang Xuan, his clear eyes sparkled with suspicion, "Zhang Xuan, why do I feel that I have been fooled by you?"

Zhang Xuan was stunned, and smiled, "I dare not lie to Your Highness. Birth, old age, sickness, and death are the laws of life. The art of immortality is illusory. If there are immortals in the world, wouldn't it be messed up? But to take a step back, even if there is evidence for immortality, life As for being an immortal, I am afraid that one has to cultivate with a pure heart to achieve it, so with just one elixir, one can become an immortal, isn't it absurd?"

"If it was so easy for a fairy to do it, I'm afraid the fairy world would have been overcrowded long ago."

Wan Chun chuckled, "There is some truth in what you said, so I'll just believe you this time."

"By the way, the Shangyuan Festival is coming, and I want to compose and dance with the empress, can you help us write a song order?" Wan Chun's delicate little nose twitched, and a sly light flashed in his eyes, "Just Take it as punishment, don't think that I don't know what tricks you're playing..."

Zhang Xuan was stunned for a moment, and when he came back to his senses, Wan Chun had already gotten into the car, lowered the curtain, and the car and horse drove away, only her clear and sweet laughter remained in the air.

Zhang Xuan stared at Wan Chun driving away, the smile on his face gradually faded.

He turned around and hurried into the mansion, heading straight to the backyard.After entering his study, he immediately asked Ruyan and Ruyu to bring the three idiots to him.

Those three idiot Taoists were stripped of their daoist robes by Zhang Li and a few of their family members, and put on the clothes of ordinary servants of the general's mansion. Without the daoist robes, the spirit of immortality and bones on their bodies disappeared, but they were Showed his true colors.

Daoist Three Idiots was numbly brought into the study by Zhang Li, and fell down on the ground in a panic, muttering, but he didn't know what to say.

Zhang Xuan looked at this man playfully, suddenly laughed, and waved his hands, "You don't have to be nervous, I won't kill you, and I won't punish you. It's just that you fell into my house, and from now on you can only be honest. Really be a servant and wait for my orders, do you understand what I say?"

The three idiots looked at Zhang Xuan in fear, kowtowed hoarsely, "I understand, I thank the general for not killing me!"

"The art of the gods is pure nonsense, and you may not necessarily believe it yourself. How about this, you can be a deacon in my mansion safely. If you succeed in the future, I will definitely treat you badly. This Taoist priest, don't Did it—what's your layman's name?" Zhang Xuan asked lightly.

"The young layman's surname is Sun, and his life is Tiger."

"Sun Hu? That's an indecent name. Come on, if you come into my residence, you'll be called Zhang Sanchi from now on."

San Chi Taoist twitched his lips slightly, but he didn't dare to refute, and murmured, "Thank you, General, for giving me your name!"

"Supposedly, your alchemy skills are not useless. As far as I know, you can make gunpowder that burns in alchemy, right?" Zhang Xuan stared at Zhang Sanchi and said softly.

Zhang Sanchi was startled suddenly, looked up at Zhang Xuan, and immediately replied respectfully, "Yes, General. When charcoal, sulfur and saltpeter are mixed together, occasionally explosions and fires will occur."

"Take it. This is a formula for gunpowder that I accidentally got from an ancient book. Of course, there are no rules, and you can change the experiment as you see fit. The officer will allocate a courtyard for you and transfer a few servants, and you can concentrate on it." Let me develop this gunpowder according to the formula, if it is successful, I will definitely reward you."

As Zhang Xuan said, he handed a piece of paper in his hand to Zhang Sanchi, and waved his hand, "Go, once you spend it, I will order you to supply it all."

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Zhang San went there in awe and fear.

Zhang Xuan let out a long breath.

The invention of gunpowder is closely related to alchemy.According to the memory of his previous life, at the end of Tang Dynasty, there were already records of using gunpowder.That being the case, it is actually feasible for Zhang Xuan to use this three idiots to develop gunpowder.

After developing a stable gunpowder formula, you can continue to develop firearms. If it is used in the army, its effectiveness can be imagined.

Of course, Zhang Xuan did not have the ability to make this era of cold weapons directly enter the era of hot weapons, but it is not unreal to try simple firearms to prepare for the future and appear as secret weapons.

This idea also came up temporarily, which is the important reason why he took such pains to set up such a game to lure the three idiots into the trap.

Zhang Xuan got up slowly, and waved to Ruyan Ruyu, "Ruyan Ruyu, Chinese New Year is coming soon, the young master has prepared red envelopes for you—here, take them!"

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The situation in the DPRK gradually stabilized, Zhang Xuan traveled to the first Spring Festival in the prosperous Tang Dynasty, and the Spring Festival in Tianbao's [-]th year finally came.

Chinese culture has lasted for a long time, and festivals in each era have different ways of celebrating.As the most prosperous period in ancient times, the Spring Festival in Tang Dynasty has its own characteristics.

There are holidays on festivals, which is a kind of relaxation for Manchu officials, but the emperor does not enjoy such treatment.From New Year's Eve to Yuanzheng, one day and one night is the busiest time for the emperor.Out of the emphasis on the folk customs of keeping the year old, the emperor would have a banquet with his relatives and ministers every New Year's eve to win over his feelings.

It's just that this year the old emperor was lingering on a sick bed, and Li Heng, the prince of Jian Guo, took the place of the emperor.

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