The night is dark,

Crown Prince Chu Xian sat alone in front of the desk, holding a book in his hand as if he was reading it quietly. Suddenly, a secret guard in black appeared in the room, kneeling down on his head.

The prince said lightly: "What's wrong with you?"

"The people we arranged have already touched the scholars in the capital. In addition, the two masters of Changchun Temple and Wuliang Temple are already on the way to the capital and will arrive in less than five days."

The prince nodded slightly, "Okay, remember not to make a half-point mistake."

Xue Ye was able to reach the sky with the help of his father's trust, and he would not sit still and wait for death. He was also an emperor and knew that the prince could be deposed. He was not the prince in history books who was deposed or even died without any resistance.

I originally wanted to use the memories of my previous life to slowly plan to inherit the throne, become the lord of the world, and welcome peace from all over the world. But Xue Ye disrupted his entire situation, forcing him to change his plan and speed up the accumulation of power.

He also knew that even if things were successful, they would leave stigma in the hearts of the world and would be recorded in later history books.

But Xue Ye's existence was like a maggot with bones, which made him unable to slowly draw it.

Although it is a pity to lose Xie Anjin and Song Tingzhang, the wealth accumulated by him in his two or three years since his rebirth has been gradually gaining the position of the crown prince. He has not even known the secret guards he secretly trained under his command. In addition, the wealth accumulated by private business such as sugar, soap, and glass cannot be compared with Boss Xue in his previous life, but it is amazing enough.

It was precisely this financial and secret forces that allowed him to avoid his father's eyes and ears and eyes, spread rumors, which caused dissatisfaction among the world.

He was not satisfied with just beating Xue Ye into a confusing demonic way. He wanted to use this to be justified, clear the emperor's side, and ask his father to abdicate.

A flame of ambition ignited in the eyes of Prince Chu Xian.

...

Xiao Han was still undisturbed in Shanqing Temple, but she was not ignorant of what happened outside. With birds passing messages to her, there was no secret from Manjing.

Crown Prince Chu Xian is worthy of being an emperor. He can be cruel to send his biological mother to the cold palace just to add a little more weight to the rumors. It is not surprising that he usurped the throne.

Xiao Han, who knew the layout of the prince, was not in a hurry to tell the emperor that in fact, the prince Chu Xian and others had thought it was a little wrong.

They thought she was just taking advantage of the emperor's power to show off her power, and once the dynasty and generations changed, she would be nothing.

But she is not the one who will follow the trend and entrust her destiny to others.

Emperor Daliang is a part of the use of it.

Apart from the palace, where can we collect rare treasures from all over the world in just a short time? Apart from the Emperor of Daliang, who can satisfy the vast amount of resources she wants to practice in this world?

But now, whoever becomes emperor has no effect on her.

Only this last step is missing.

In the Dan Room, Xiao Han said in a narrow voice, "Put everything in it."

The palace people held the desks in their hands included rare rare grasses in the world, Tianshan snow lotus, powder ground from rhinoceros horns, deer blood, etc., and some strange and strange things. They followed the instructions of Xue Zhenren and carefully placed the things into the alchemy furnace one after another.

This alchemy furnace is not ordinary. It was painted by Zhenren Xue himself and asked craftsmen to make it. However, they were extremely picky about the finished products. It took the craftsmen three months to burn this alchemy furnace. I heard that it was in a million, and I don’t know how much manpower and material resources were wasted.

For this reason, it seems that the officials from the Ministry of Works are also quite dissatisfied.

The emperor still had the same attitude, so he asked for Zhenren Xue and even showed a passion for the elixir. The Great Way of Immortality cannot be touched, but the elixirs refined can be seen in front of him.

There are not only a few alchemy furnaces. Since Zhenren Xue is not satisfied, it is because the craftsmen are not doing well. At first, after the craftsmen were returned to more than a dozen alchemy furnaces by Zhenren Xue, they replied that it would probably take some time to meet Xue Zhenren's standards. This is reasonable. Even if Zhenren Xue has described the structure of the alchemy furnace and informed the proportion of materials and training methods required, it is not easy to actually make a alchemy furnace well, and it must also meet Xue Ye's requirements.

The emperor's approach was also very simple, and he directly gave a deadline. As a superior, he did not need to know the difficult reasons, nor did he bother paying attention to the process at all times. In short, if he couldn't do a good job, he would lose his head.

Xiao Han didn't say anything about this, but just added a sentence: If anyone can do it, he will be rewarded.

Although it is said that His Majesty is addicted to practicing Taoism and immortality, and he is even more useless and financially damaged by this, the craftsmen at the bottom would not care about the rumors of the foolish king and demonic Taoism. This edict alone is enough for them to bury their heads and keep sleepless in forging the alchemy furnace.

The craftsmen in the Ministry of Works have emerged due to the emperor's deadline or the competition between foreign craftsmen.

Human potential is infinite.

Finally, the alchemy furnace that Xue Ye wanted was forged, and the elixir patterns carved on it contained some Taoist connotations.

It’s not her fault for being harsh. After all, she wants to refine alchemy. No matter whether the spiritual energy of the alchemy is extraordinary or the spiritual objects, ordinary alchemy furnaces cannot afford it.

Xiao Han, who was busy refining alchemy, had no mind to let the wind and clouds rise outside.

...

"Master."

A young disciple wearing a Taoist robe and crescent crown was shook his eyes after getting off the carriage by the prosperity of the capital, but was immediately awakened by the light cough in the carriage. He quickly turned around and respectfully invited the master in the carriage to come down.

After entering the inn that had been prepared for a long time, I also met an acquaintance. "Master Xuancheng, long time no see."

"The last time we met was several years ago. I didn't expect to meet again in Jinling City."

These two old men who are already in great age are the masters of Changchun Temple and Wuliang Temple.

The Taoist style of the Daliang Dynasty was not weak, and one of the best Taoist temples was the Changchun Temple in the south and the Wuliang Temple in the north. It has been granted since the previous dynasty. Taoist Xuancheng Temple in Changchun Temple and Taoist Yun Lian, the master of the Wuliang Temple, have been famous all over the world for decades and are important figures in Taoism.

It is naturally no trivial to get them to the capital.

As early as when he heard that His Majesty appointed a young girl as a real person, Taoism had some criticism. Now that the noise in the capital is getting bigger and bigger, they can't sit still. You know, although Taoism is pure and inaction, there are many great businesses and branches, and there are quite a lot of internal struggles. Now there is still a person of unknown origin to grab a job.

If you say that Your Majesty personally named the true person and built Taoist temples, they just dissatisfied with the orthodox Taoist true teachings, and what you are worried about now is to destroy the reputation of Taoism and practice alchemy and immortality. Even Taoist Xuancheng and Taoist Yun Lian themselves do not believe it.

Taoism does have some internal health practices, but they are just to strengthen the body and prolong life. There are few that can be as light as a swallow and return to nature, but that is no less.

Alchemy and immortality are simply fooling people. Throughout history, many emperors have believed in this kind of alchemy sorcerer. Like their true Taoist descendants, they disdained to join such people who deceived the world and were pretentiously involved in mysterious people, so as not to be implicated.

Alchemy is also a matter of metaphysics.

After blowing up several furnaces of medicine, the rare things that were made were all waste elixirs, Xiao Han was already calm.

Walking out of the alchemy room, "Minister Qingyuan." The palace ladies had a hint of fear in their eyes. The sound of the furnace in the alchemy room blowing out in the past few days was like a bolt from the blue. Fortunately, Zhenren Xue always came out safely, but they were also scared to death.

"Your Majesty wants to see you."

There are many believers in the Daliang of Changchun Temple and Wuliang Temple. The two Taoists also have great prestige and even the emperor must respect him. Now they say that they want to be with the Qingyuan Zhenren for a while, but the emperor is not able to refuse, so they ordered the palace servant to inform him, but they also waited until Xiao Han came out of the alchemy room.

After hearing these words, Xiao Han understood everything. Isn’t it just someone who came to ruin the situation?

But he didn't respond immediately, but raised his eyebrows, "Since you want to meet, then you'll see them all."

"The child of Huangkou is so arrogant." Hearing this,

This time I came to Kyoto to bring my true disciples and some Taoist children.

They didn't come to the door casually, and they also found a lot of news about the newly-Feng Qingyuan real person. But the more they checked, the more they felt sad. The emperor continuously supplied Shanqing Temple with various rare jades, even the Taoist temple with a profound background like Changchun Temple and Wuliang Temple, was shocked and wasted even more heartbroken.

How can one person get so many things?

There is also the forged alchemy furnace that has not been seen yet, but the scraps that have been abandoned like shoes are enough to be a treasure for a Taoist temple.

This tone is inevitably mixed with some envy. If it weren’t for the fear of losing one’s integrity in the future and causing the reputation of the Taoist temple, Taoist Xuancheng and Taoist Yun Lian would be a little moved.

But from the resources Xue Ye wanted and the requirements of the alchemy furnace they created, they also saw that this Qingyuan Zhenren was not the one they mistakenly thought to deceive the world and steal the reputation and make a mysterious person. The Taoist patterns on the alchemy furnace were not something that ordinary people could draw.

He knows so much at such a young age, even if he puts his own Taoist temple, he is considered to be outstanding. Unfortunately, he went astray. Taoist Xuancheng and Taoist Yun Lian looked at each other and sighed slightly. If he devoted himself to practicing Taoism, he might have achieved something, but he was thinking about refining alchemy and immortality, asking for the Tao, and bullying him.

As for what Xue Ye said to choose a day to see him, the two viewers considered themselves generous and disdained to care about it, so they agreed.

The emperor directly ordered the arrangements.

When Xiao Han said everything, he saw not only Taoism, but also people who have criticized and questioned her over the past few days.

Save trouble.

The Ministry of Rites is busy preparing to choose auspicious days of zodiac signs, and there is also a ceremony to hold Taoist rituals.

Not only the emperor attended in person, but also the dignitaries, scholars, and even the wife of the officials.

The rumors about this Xue Zhenren in the capital have not stopped, but because Xue Zhenren is living in seclusion and rarely comes from Shanqing Temple, the only guest he meets is Xie Anjin, who has broken his legs. The other rumors that can be obtained are nothing more than the emperor's love for Xue Zhenren, and how he made great fuss and wasted his money. It made Xue Zhenren look mysterious.

When they actually saw Xue Ye, they were stunned.

Although they are as young as they know, the others are very different and they can't make any mistakes. Such immortals are convincing. Even if there have been many speculations and criticisms before, they will subconsciously stop their voices when they see such a demeanor.

The emperor, who might not be able to disturb the alchemy, might not have seen him for a long time, was also slightly surprised, and he believed in his understanding that Xue Ye was an immortal disciple.

Because that temperament is no different from the immortals in the "Immortal Realm" he dreamed of.

Zhenren Xue must have had some understanding of the great way taught by immortals.

Everyone thought it was about the Xuan Ren Dao. The two Taoists, Xuan Cheng and Yun Lian, were prepared. Based on their speculation about Xue Ye, it was enough to send true disciples to the stage, but in terms of identity, it was necessary to be cautious.

But who expected that at the beginning of the Dharma Assembly, Xiao Han said, "I will only answer three questions today."

"Astronomy, geography, past events, and future events, anyone can ask, and I will answer everything."

This sentence shocked the audience. Is there really anyone who can understand the past and future events? Most people don’t believe it, but Xiao Han really said it, and some people are inevitably moved. It’s okay to try it.

But Xiao Han restricted three more questions.

Everyone knows that one of these three questions must belong to the emperor, and no one dares to rob it. The other protagonist of the Dharma Assembly, the two Taoists from Changchun Temple and Wuliang Temple, also wanted to take over one question, and there was only one question left.

From doubting the truth or falsehood of this statement to who should ask this question, a person's mentality always changes very quickly.

Some people are hesitant and think about it for a while, but others are decisive.

"Let the old woman ask this first question first."

When the emperor saw the person who spoke, a hint of relief and peace of mind flashed through his heart. It was not someone else, but the first-class imperial decree of Duke Kang Guo. The old lady's life was also a legend. She accompanied the old Duke for half her life and never left honor and disgrace. After the old Duke passed away, she also supported the Duke's mansion with all her strength. Treat the Duke's sons and grandchildren, regardless of the legitimate and illegitimate children, were treated equally and educated with sincerity. The filial sons and grandchildren of Duke Kang Guo's mansion were all officials in the court.

Both the royal family and the court officials and nobles respect her. On weekdays, the royal family and the princes will come to celebrate the imperial decree.

But what satisfied the emperor the most was the old lady of the Duke, who was fair and humble and decent. He was praised by the late emperor for his virtues, and the old lady had a few months of education for the emperor, but she never mentioned it or asked for anything from the emperor.
To be continued...