Chapter 483: Pill Competition

Zhang Yunwen was at ease in Chang'an City for a few days, and was about to bring the two alchemy masters introduced by Yuan Tiangang to the palace, so that he could compete with Monk Tianzhu and have an alchemy competition. At this time, Li Shimin asked the chamberlain to summon Zhang Yunwen to the palace.

"Yunwen, it's been almost ten days since you returned to Chang'an, have things been chaotic in Luoyang?" When he heard Li Shimin ask like this, Zhang Yunwen immediately realized that Li Shimin wanted to drive him back to Luoyang.

But there were still two things to do here, and he didn't want to leave in a hurry. First of all, there is the matter of the monk Tianzhu. The monk of Tianzhu must be driven out of Chang'an as soon as possible, so as not to have many dreams at night and give birth to disasters. The second thing is to get rid of Lin Ran to investigate the whereabouts of the person who is suspected of being his aunt, and there is no news yet. Therefore, Zhang Yunwen does not want to leave Chang'an yet.

At the moment, he said: "Your Majesty, there are only three people guarding Wang Fangyi in Luoyang City, these three people are decisive and decisive, they are all virtuous, the three of them are here, Luoyang is worry-free." However, Weichen heard that His Majesty has recently obtained a new monk who can refine the elixir of immortality. I wonder if this is true? ”

Hearing this, Li Shimin's face sank: "What, Yunwen, you also want to persuade me?" ”

Zhang Yunwen hurriedly shook his head and said, "Your Majesty has decided, how dare Weichen persuade him?" It's just a matter of doubt! Back then, in order to seek immortality, Emperor Qin took 3,000 boys and girls into the sea and never returned. In order to seek immortality, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty set up a golden man outside the Weiyang Palace. Both of them cost the people's fat and countless people's anointments. Besides, the monk Tianzhu, how to understand my Chinese museum, how to understand the mystery of Taoist Danshu? What kind of ability do you have to refine the elixir of immortality? ”

As soon as Zhang Yunwen said this, Li Shimin showed hesitation, and after a while, he said: "Then Master Luo Suopa is refining the elixir of immortality, not some Taoist elixir, I'm afraid the two are different!" ”

Zhang Yunwen snorted: "How can the medicine of Fanbang be as subtle as the Taoist elixir!" Zhang Yunwen said this, but it put Li Shimin in a dilemma. Li Shimin is a person who is extremely confident in Han culture, if he says that the Taoist elixir is not as good as the state elixir, I am afraid he will not admit it in his heart.

"The Taoist elixir is certainly mysterious, maybe this is also the medicine of Fanbang, and it also has its own uniqueness!" Li Shimin said hesitantly.

Zhang Yunwen was waiting for this, and when he heard Li Shimin say this, he immediately said: "Since this is the case, then why does Your Majesty not use Taoist pills, but foreign medicines?" ”

Li Shimin said: "I saw that the master of the Na Luo Su Po crane hair and childish face, a shot of the appearance of a high monk, and he said that he lived two hundred years old, the coniferous doctor has examined, this Luo Su Po Master is really long-lived, according to his teeth, the master is more than 180 years old!" ”

Zhang Yunwen couldn't help but roll his eyes when he heard Li Shimin's answer. Crane hair and childish face? A monk doesn't even have a hair on his head, and he has a childish face. And the imperial doctor, it's really nonsense, whether he is looking at the age of the person, or the teeth of the animal.

Although thinking like this, Zhang Yunwen still said in his mouth: "Your Majesty, yesterday Yuan Tiangang and Yuan Daochang came to find Weichen and recommended two alchemy masters to Weichen, who can refine the pill to strengthen the body!" Wechen is willing to let these two masters compete with the Tianzhu monks to identify the advantages and disadvantages! ”

When Li Shimin heard this, he couldn't help but hesitate and said: "Yunwen, do you know that in the past, that kid from Chengqian gave me a lot of pills, which are said to be refined by alchemy masters, which can strengthen the body. However, after taking so many doses of pills, it had no effect at all! ”

"Your Majesty, the masters who came this time are not those Taoist priests who took the initiative to seek wealth from the imperial court, these are all masters who have been concentrating on alchemy in the mountains all year round. How can it be compared with those people? If it weren't for Master Xuanzang's recent return to Chang'an and snatching away the Daomen incense, I'm afraid that Daoist Yuan would not have invited these alchemy masters! Zhang Yunwen said Daomen's thoughts in a few words. These words fell into Li Shimin's ears, but he felt that this was the case

Li Shimin pondered for a moment, stroked the mustache on his lips, and asked, "Is that really the case?" ”

Zhang Yunwen nodded his head heavily.

"However, this master of the sect and Master Tianzhu each refined the elixir, what kind of test method is it? Who should I take? Li Shimin had already faintly agreed with Zhang Yunwen's suggestion to let the alchemy master of that sect compete with the Tianzhu monk.

"Your Majesty is a body of ten thousand gold, how can you easily take risks? Wei Chen suggested that the elixirs refined by the two families should not be in a hurry to take them for His Majesty first, but should be taken by others first to see their effects! Presumably Your Majesty also knows, there are not a few people who have died by taking pills in history! For example, Wang Cang of the Han and Wei dynasties and Wang Xianzhi of the Jin Dynasty, these people did not live long after taking pills. Therefore, Your Majesty still needs to be cautious and give these pills to others first! At the same time, it can also be judged according to the effect whether it is a foreign medicine or a Taoist elixir! Zhang Yunwen saw that Li Shimin was moved, and said immediately.

Li Shimin glared at Zhang Yunwen: "Hmph, you kid, saying that this elixir will not last long after taking it, is obviously advising me to be superstitious about this elixir of immortality!" Besides, since you know that taking pills will not last long, you still want people to take them? ”

Zhang Yunwen hurriedly explained: "Your Majesty Mingjian, Weichen is not persuading His Majesty not to take pills, but there are lessons from the past, so I have to guard against it!" Otherwise, how could Wei Chen recommend two alchemy masters? Your Majesty is benevolent and righteous, and he can't bear to use people to verify the medicinal properties, which Weichen deeply admires! You don't need people to inspect it, you can also test it with livestock such as dogs, chickens and ducks! ”

"Nonsense! Chickens, ducks and dogs, without intelligence, how can they test the pill with their bodies? When Li Shimin heard Zhang Yunwen's last sentence, he couldn't help but retort.

When Zhang Yunwen heard this, he couldn't help but stagnate, it's not a test of what kind of knowledge, what else do you need to be smart? Chickens and ducks are small in size, so it is easy to detect whether the pill is poisonous. Dogs, on the other hand, are mammals, and like humans, it is easier to verify the properties of the medicine and it will be more accurate. However, Li Shimin's excuse really blocked himself.

At the moment, he asked tentatively: "Since Your Majesty thinks that chickens, ducks and dogs are not good, can monkeys and cranes have wisdom?" Possibly a try? ”

Li Shimin pondered for a moment and nodded: "Okay, let's use monkeys and cranes to try it first!" ”

After negotiating with Li Shimin, Zhang Yunwen led the two Taoist priests to see Li Shimin. These two Taoist priests are one of them called Songyunzi and the other is Baishizi, both of whom are over seventy years old, with a childish face and crane hair, wearing a wide cyan Taoist robe, looking like a fairy wind and bones.

After entering the main hall, they bowed without humility or arrogance, and after sitting down, they and Li Shimin played the art of health preservation. The two Taoist priests sang and harmonized, and soon Li Shimin was stunned. Zhang Yunwen watched from the side, and couldn't help but secretly say in his heart, this magic stick is really a magic stick, and bragging is so powerful!

Just when they were chatting happily, there was a sharp shout from the inner servant at the door of the main hall: "Your Majesty, Master Na Luo Suo Po is asking to see you outside!" ”

As soon as he heard this, a gleam flashed in Li Shimin's eyes: "Please invite the master to the palace!" ”

When the two Taoist priests heard Li Shimin's decision, they were unconscious, and they still sat seriously. Zhang Yunwen smiled faintly, it seems that Li Shimin also wants to let these two collide first, to see which of the two is stronger and which is weaker.

Not long after Li Shimin's voice fell, a tall and thin monk wearing a golden robe entered the main hall.

This monk was born with thick eyebrows and a high nose, and he didn't look like a person from Middle-earth. He had two thin wrinkles across his forehead, but he didn't look old. However, the robe is the style of a monk in the Central Plains, and it looks nondescript when worn on this Tianzhu person. The robe is glittering with gold, and at first glance you can see that the robe is made of gold wire and decorated with thin gold sheets.

As soon as the monk entered the door, he saw two Taoist priests, knowing that these two were his competitors, he raised his head at the moment, pretended not to see, and came straight to Li Shimin, and said in a broken Chinese dialect: "Foreign ministers see Your Majesty!" ”

Li Shimin smiled "haha": "Then Master Luo Ersuopo, you came just in time, I have something to tell you!" Come on, Yunwen, you come and tell Master Narasa about this competition! ”

Zhang Yunwen immediately told him about this medicine refining competition. After hearing this, this Luo Er Suo Po was stunned for a moment, then sneered and glanced at Zhang Yunwen.

Zhang Yunwen couldn't see the monk's sneer, and he also sneered at the moment: "You monk, what are you laughing at there?" Is it not satisfied with His Majesty's resolution? ”

When she heard this, she didn't reply, turned her head and looked at Song Yunzi and Bai Shizi.