Chapter 167: The Art of Alchemy
"Li'er, what kind of gift did Yun'er bring to you?" After dinner, Tuoba Jun specially went to Zhaoyang Hall to eat with Feng Luoli, and asked about Tuoba Yun's gift during the gossip, "Now Yun'er treats you, the imperial sister-in-law, much better than me, the imperial brother, and asks Bai Yao to bring you a gift." ”
Feng Luoli smiled lightly, asked Qingcao to bring a delicate box carved in mahogany, opened it, took out a jade plaque from it and handed it to Tuoba Jun, "It's Yun'er who has the heart to give me such a delicate jade plaque." ”
Tuoba Jun picked up the jade plaque with a smile and looked at it for a long time, "If it is really a different jade plaque, it took a lot of thought to come to Yun'er." Saying that, he raised his eyes and stared at Feng Luoli, "Li'er, Yun'er really treats you like a sister-in-law and a mother!" You have to keep this jade plate alive, don't let down Yun'er's thoughts. ”
Feng Luoli nodded, put the jade card into the box and ordered the green calyx to be put away, and said with emotion: "Yun'er has really grown up now, and the Tongzhen side is well governed, so he is not the wayward child he was back then." ”
"yes!" Tuoba Jun also seemed to remember when Tuoba Yun was by his side, "I remember that when my father died, Yun'er was not more than five years old, and she cried bitterly, and even the imperial grandfather was shocked. At that time, he was so young that he experienced the pain of losing his father......"
Feng Luoli knew that Tuoba Jun thought of the emperor and the imperial concubine again, and he couldn't help but feel emotional and sad, so he couldn't help but reach out to hold his hand, and comforted him softly, "Jun, it's all over!" Yun'er is so Wen Taowu strategy now, you can also govern the country left by the ancestors so peacefully, the emperor's grandfather, father, and mother will also be at ease in the sky. ”
Tuoba Jun turned his head and smiled at Feng Luoli, took her into his arms with his backhand, sighed slightly and said slowly: "Li'er, compared to the emperors of previous dynasties, I am so lucky, I am not alone with you." This high place is unbearable, with you on my side, I have nothing else to ask for. ”
In the past, Feng Luoli resented Tuoba Jun's concubine and concubine, and he couldn't help his heartache when he thought that other women would be like this in his arms. After many incidents, Feng Luoli no longer has a dislike for him. An emperor is in charge of the imperial court, and Tuoba Jun's words and deeds must be called an example in the world and judged by the subjects of the world.
The emperor holds the power of life and death. But at the same time, he is also in charge of the fate of the people of the world, and wanting to be a good emperor is comparable to walking on thin ice, internal troubles, external enemies, front courts, and back courts. He's going to do it all. Tuoba Jun wants a stable world, and he can't do it willfully.
It may not be the best means to win the hearts and minds of the people, check and balance important ministers, or even show favor to neighboring countries, but it is the most effective means. Using political marriage as a means of diplomatic relations was not what Tuoba Jun wanted, but he wanted peace in the Great Wei Dynasty, and this was the only way for now.
Feng Luoli thought maybe one day. Monogamy would become an ironclad law in the world, and even emperors would not have to treat marriage as a transaction. And for now, she can only stand with Tuoba Jun and never let him face it alone at any time.
Then becoming the master of the middle palace is the most important thing.
"Niangniang, the slave maid sneaked into the Inner Court Division today to check the gold ore transported from the Han River, and the color and texture are all excellent and not abnormal."
Feng Luoli couldn't deny it, "Since ancient times, gold mines have been selected and smelted unless alchemists with a certain number of years can't identify them, all we can see is the appearance!" In a few days, the alchemist in charge of smelting the gold ore will enter the palace and smelt the gold ore into nuggets for the hand-casters. Thinking about the current gold ore, there will be no problem, as for those rumors, this palace wants to win the hearts of the people in advance. ”
"If you say alchemists. The slave knows that there is a good one in our palace. ”
Qingcao, who was serving tea on the side, remembered a person when she heard Feng Luoli say this.
"There is an alchemist in the palace?!"
Qingcao nodded while bandaging Feng Luoli's arm, and then looked at Feng Luoli with some hesitation, "Hmm! It's just that this person ......"
"This person is probably someone who has a holiday with his mother!" Melodiously glanced at the look of the green calyx and said without hesitation, "After the hand-cast gold man's utensils arrive at the Pingcheng Palace, they will be verified by the Ministry of Rites, proofread by the Ministry of God, and then handed over to the Inner Court Division for special custody, and on the first forty-nine days of the hand-cast gold man's gift, the royal alchemist will smelt the gold ore into gold nuggets for later use." On the eve of the hand-cast gold ceremony, the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of God will check and take out the gold nuggets to ensure that the ceremony is correct. During this period, there were no less than hundreds of people, and it was indeed difficult to be vigilant. If we had had had a reliable alchemist to help us beforehand, we would have avoided a lot of trouble in the matter of gold nuggets. ”
Feng Luoli nodded and looked at the green calyx. "Tell me who this person is."
"Gonggong Lin, the great eunuch beside the Empress Dowager Chang, was an alchemist in the plains before entering the palace, but when he was in his prime, his family fell into the middle of the road, and he did not enter the palace after that. Because the slave maid had been in the Central Plains before entering the palace and heard about it, after entering the palace, he accidentally learned that Gonggong Lin was especially good at the smelting technique of Fangshi. The little maid who cleaned his dwelling had also mentioned that his room was full of books on alchemy. The slave maid made Wang Yu pay attention to it, and in his spare time, Gonggong Lin did not eat, drink, gamble and play like other eunuchs, and did not go out often, and occasionally opened a furnace and smelted with some people who were proficient in alchemy in the house purchased outside the palace. ”
"Lin Jinlu has seen this person in this palace a few times, and his behavior and speech are different from the feminine and flattering of ordinary eunuchs, and he really has a little insight when he thinks about it carefully." Feng Luoli moved his arm, which was no longer in trouble. "When the Empress Dowager Chang gained power, he didn't see him take advantage of it, but now that the Empress Dowager Chang has lost power, he seems to be obedient, and there is still nothing unusual."
"What Niangniang said is true, since the Empress Dowager Chang was grounded in Shou'an Palace, the harem concubines saw that the Empress Dowager had no power, and there were many people who avoided suspicion. Even the palace maids and eunuchs who served in front of him were much lazy, but Gonggong Lin didn't hear anything disrespectful, and he was a person with a heart. ”
Feng Luoli looked at the green calyx, "Okay!" You prepare some good supplements tomorrow and tell Cao Zhongshi by the way, if you have nothing to do tomorrow, you will accompany the palace to Shou'an Palace. ”
"Yes! Slave and maid go and prepare! ”
Qing Cao retreated in response and looked at Feng Luoli melodiously, "Over there in the Inner Court, the slave will continue to stare at it." ”
"Melodious!" Feng Luoli shouted in a clear voice to stop the melodious who was about to turn around and leave, "You have worked hard these days!" ”
Melodious turned around, glanced at Feng Luoli, pulled the corners of his lips slightly, and paused for a long time before saying, "I'm very happy to see him, this is all from you." He wants me to defend you, and I will die! ”
After all, he left very chicly, the kind of man who was lonely and had no loss of eloquence. (To be continued.) )