I, Jiajing, successfully cultivated immortality

Chapter 3
Everyone looked in the direction of the sound, and saw a white-faced eunuch wearing a red official robe with his hands behind his back, walking out, followed by two rows of strong eunuchs holding wooden sticks , a few knowledgeable members of the group of speech officers took advantage of the anger of the crowd and no one was paying attention, sneaked around the crowd and left quickly.

This was the eunuch Feng Bao, the admiral of the East Factory, who had come out from Jiajing earlier, and there were still some scars on his forehead.

"Eunuch Feng."

Seeing this, the captain of the Imperial Army who led the team hurriedly bowed and stepped aside respectfully.

"Well, what's going on here?"

Feng Bao didn't look at him, but nodded, and pointed at the indignant officials.

"Hey, Eunuch Feng, just now the subordinate led a team to patrol here, these officials are clamoring to go in to see the emperor, they said they have something important to report to the emperor, fearing delaying state affairs, the subordinate dare not do more to stop it. "

The captain of the imperial army wiped the sweat that didn't exist on his forehead, and responded tremblingly.

"What a waste! What does the emperor raise you to eat! Don't you know the Youshi curfew in the Forbidden City?"

"The subordinates know, but..."

Gouged out by Feng Bao's eyes that seemed to be eating people, the captain of the forbidden army quickly shut his mouth and stepped aside.

"Stop it all, and whoever dares to make noise here again, don't blame me for being rude."

Feng Bao glanced at the backs of the people who sneaked away from the crowd just now, and couldn't help showing a look of contempt.

Feng Bao's high-pitched voice was very recognizable, and the crowd who had just shouted gradually calmed down.

"Who are you? Do you dare to stop us?"

"We plead for the people, why should we be afraid of them!"

"Hey, eunuch! It's as hateful as that strict party!"

Immediately afterwards, there was a burst of abuse from the crowd.

Listening to those swear words, Feng Bao's eyes gradually became cold, but there was no expression on his face. He straightened his robes, and the smile on his face was very warm.

"You are all ministers of the humerus of my Ming Dynasty. Your loyalty can be learned from heaven and earth. Even a handicapped person like me admires the strength of your lords very much!"

"However, the state has state laws, and the family has family rules. Everything can only be done in accordance with the rules. You adults can play, you can! First pass the papers to the cabinet, and then to the supervisor of ceremonies. After the supervisor of ceremonies approves the award, I will meet and present it to the emperor. "

"Bah, who doesn't know that you and the Yan Party are in the same group! I'm afraid our papers won't even reach the emperor, so we'll be stopped."

Among the crowd, the white-haired old man spat hard on the ground, his gray beard trembled slightly because he was so angry.

"That's right, these eunuchs are in the same group as Yan Dang, so don't trust them."

Seeing this, the warm smile on Feng Bao's face disappeared, and his voice became cold.

"Please leave now, I can pretend that this incident never happened."

"No one can stop us today, we must meet the emperor!"

"Yes, even if we die here, we will definitely be able to leave a name in the history books in the future!"

What followed was a burst of impassioned speeches.

Feng Bao's face became more and more gloomy, and he stopped talking nonsense, he waved his hands, and the two rows of strong eunuchs who had been standing behind him raised the wooden sticks in their hands, and they were about to rush forward to kill them.

Just listen to 'jingle! With a sound, Feng Bao went to the commander of the imperial army who had retreated to the side, pulled out the sword from his waist, threw it on the ground casually, and said in a loud voice: "Today, all the officials are ignoring the curfew, disregarding your majesty, and disturbing your majesty. The common people are praying for snow, robbing the forbidden army of weapons, intending to rebel, come here, hit me!"

As soon as the words fell, those eunuchs carrying wooden sticks rushed into the crowd of officials and began to kill them with wooden sticks as wide as their arms. In an instant, there were cries, screams, and begging for mercy.

Feng Bao didn't look at the scene, but walked up to the captain of the imperial army, patted him on the shoulder, and said softly, "You should know what to do, right?"

"I know, I know, my subordinates know."

The captain of the imperial army nodded repeatedly, his eyes full of fear.

What everyone present did not realize was that on the tower of the Forbidden City, there were two figures who witnessed all this. One was standing and the other was sitting. The photo reflected Jiajing's face.

……

Because the Longevity Palace where Jiajing lived was hit by thunder and fire, the bedroom could not be moved to the Hall of Mental Cultivation. Jiajing and Lu Fang had just entered the door when they heard the eunuch's announcement.

"Your Majesty, Immortal Tao asked to see him just now, saying that he was here to deliver the elixir, but now he is waiting outside."

"Oh, let him in."

After Jiajing finished speaking, he rummaged through the memories in his mind and suddenly remembered the name of Tao Xianchang.

Tao Xianchang, also known as Tao Zhongwen, was an extremely favored alchemist in his predecessor, responsible for refining elixirs for Emperor Jiajing, and most of the elixirs were reddish in color and made from cinnabar.

"So it's cinnabar!" Jiajing whispered silently.

As a medical student in his previous life, no one knew more about the dangers of cinnabar than him. Long-term use would have irreversible effects on the liver and kidneys. In addition, cinnabar contains mercury, and long-term use may lead to mercury poisoning. This kind of "elixir" will only live to be 60 years old, otherwise it will be no problem to live to 80 to [-] years old.

And just when Jiajing's thoughts were flying, an old man in a gray robe and with white hair fluttering in the air, led by the guards and eunuchs, entered the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

"Your Majesty, this is a newly refined elixir!"

As soon as the visitor came in, he knelt down on the ground and held up the turquoise jade box in his hand.

Jiajing gestured with his eyes, and Lu Fang, who was standing beside him, took two steps quickly, took the jade box from Tao Zhongwen's hand, and handed it to Jiajing after careful inspection.

Opening the jade box, I saw a round and flawless crimson elixir placed in it, and the fragrance of silk elixir was refreshing, permeating the whole room.

Jiajing just glanced at it for a while and then retracted his gaze. After closing the jade box, he looked at Tao Zhongwen, who was kneeling on the ground, and said with a light smile, "Why did the Taoist priest come to deliver the elixir to me all of a sudden?"

"Please, Your Majesty! I thought that I haven't seen Your Majesty for a long time, and it just so happens that this pill is the best in quality among the pills that have been released recently. It is related to the way of your Majesty's longevity. I dare not neglect it, so I thought about it first. Bring it to His Majesty."

Tao Zhongwen knelt down on the ground, his face was full of humility.

"You offer an elixir to me, and there is a reward! Tell me, what do you want?"

Jiajing seemed to have no interest in what Tao Zhongwen said, just glanced at him lightly, and said casually.

"Your Majesty, being able to share your worries for His Majesty is the best reward for me, I don't want any rewards!"

Tao Zhongwen, who was kneeling on the ground, put on a look of loyalty to the emperor and the country, which made Jiajing unable to help but have the urge to laugh.

"Okay, I still have to be rewarded. Tell me, what do you want?"

As Jiajing said, he took out the elixir from the jade box and played with it casually, with a calm expression.

"Returning to Your Majesty, I received news not long ago that my benefactor, the Master of the Longevity Temple, is unwell and may die soon. I want to resign from the official position and go back to serve his old man. This can be regarded as the filial piety of a disciple. May Your Majesty make it happen!"

As Tao Zhongwen said, he kowtowed heavily to the ground a few more times, his face full of sadness.

Jiajing looked at Tao Zhongwen for a long time, and finally said quietly: "Well, since you have this heart, I won't stop you, you go back."

"Sir, thank Your Majesty Long En!"

After listening to Jiajing's words, Tao Zhongwen burst into tears and thanked him again and again, his trembling appearance was quite distressing.

After thanking Jiajing, Tao Zhongwen left. Jiajing looked at his back and said to Lu Fang who was beside him, "Go, let Jin Yiwei Lu Bing check him, don't let anyone go."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Lu Fang bowed, lowered her head and left.

(End of this chapter)