In Li Hongyu's opinion, the reason why the pill could change from red to white and from white to red was because of the ******-containing substance added to it.

It has long been discovered that when mercury ore containing ****** is heated, the red mercury ore is first reduced to silver mercury, which then turns to red ****** through oxidation reaction after further heating.

Due to the limited level of science and technology at that time, people did not know the nature of the changes, and they felt very magical when they saw the process of changing from red to white and from white to red, so they called the medicine containing ****** substances "Da Huandan".

As early as the time of Qin Shi Huang, people believed that this kind of "big return pill" that can change from red to white and then from white to red hides the secret of rejuvenation, and can "return the elderly" to a young man, and is a "elixir" that can bring the dead back to life, the living dead and flesh and bones.

The reason why Qin Shi Huang sent people to the sea to find the elixir of immortality was because he was blinded by this characteristic of ******, so he ordered Xu Fu to lead 3,000 boys and girls to go to sea.

Because of the miraculous changes in the elixir, the faces of the ministers at the scene showed a look of astonishment, and no one refuted that the elixir that Li Kezhuo Qin Shi Huang was looking for was the elixir he dedicated to Emperor Taichang, if this thing was really useful, wouldn't he have committed an unforgivable sin

Therefore, everyone was silent, ready to wait and see if this so-called elixir really worked.

After listening to Li Kezhuo's words, a look of excitement suddenly appeared on Emperor Taichang's face, and he bowed his head slightly to Wang An to signal that he could test the medicine.

Wang An then waved his hand, and the two attendants stepped forward and took a pill from Li Kezhuo's hand and stuffed it into his mouth, drank a sip of water, and then raised his head and swallowed it.

Including Emperor Taichang, everyone looked at the two chamberlains in unison, looking a little nervous, wanting to know what would happen.

Li Hongyu's brows furrowed slightly, ****** is a poisonous substance, it will definitely be harmful to the body after taking it, plus God knows what Li Kezhuo added to it, so he has no illusions about the result, and it will definitely kill people in the end.

After about a quarter of an hour, the face of one of the chamberlains who was testing the medicine gradually turned pale, his forehead was covered with beads of sweat, his hands were tightly clutched to his stomach, and his facial features were slightly deformed in pain.

"It hurts, it hurts me!" Then, under the gaze of everyone, the chamberlain fell to the ground with his stomach in his hands and rolled on, and it didn't take long for him to bleed to death, and his lips were purple, which was a sign of poisoning.

Seeing this, everyone's faces, including Li Kezhuo, became ugly, and it was obvious that the waiter had failed to test the medicine.

However, the other chamberlain was safe and sound, and his face was ruddy, as if he was more energetic than before, and he looked energetic, which made people feel a little reassured.

"How do you feel?" After another half an hour, seeing that the chamberlain was still fine, Wang An stepped forward and asked.

"Back to the manager, I feel that my body is full of energy, and I have never had so much strength in my body as I am now." The chamberlain bowed down when he heard the words and replied in a deep voice.

Li Kezhuo breathed a sigh of relief, a smug look appeared on his face, and the rest of the people were talking in private, they did notice that this chamberlain was more energetic than before, could it be that this kind of elixir was really destined to live in?

Li Hongyu's face was gloomy, he didn't believe Li Kezhuo's lies, if he didn't guess wrong, this so-called elixir must have added stimulant drugs, just like opium, after taking it, it can make people feel high, but the danger to the body is very great.

Emperor Taichang's current physique can't withstand this toss at all, and once he takes it, he will definitely die early, but he can't persuade him now, and he can't explain ****** or anything.

Anyway, Emperor Taichang has a short life, and it is better to let Emperor Taichang die with expectations than to die pessimistically.

"Give me the elixir." Emperor Taichang saw that the chamberlain was glorious, and immediately believed in the miraculous effect of the elixir, so he suppressed the excitement in his heart and said to Li Kezhuo.

"Obey." Li Kezhuo then took out the last red pill in the brocade box, fiddled with the candle flame to make its color change, and then handed it to Emperor Taichang with both hands.

Emperor Taichang did not hesitate at all, swallowed the red pill into his stomach in one gulp, then swallowed it after taking a sip of water, and then closed his eyes to recuperate.

Everyone at the scene immediately looked at Emperor Taichang nervously, in case Emperor Taichang was not a person who was destined, then he would lose his life like the previous chamberlain.

"Sure enough, it's an immortal medicine, an immortal medicine!" About a quarter of an hour later, Emperor Taichang opened his eyes, and actually stood up from the soft couch, his face became ruddy, as if he was much healthier all of a sudden, so he smiled and said to Li Kezhuo: "Aiqing is a great loyal minister. ”

"The minister doesn't dare, it's the minister's job to serve the emperor!" Li Kezhuo hurriedly bowed back and replied, with excitement on his face that could not be concealed.

"The elixir is really effective, but there are still shortcomings, if you offer another pill tomorrow, it is estimated that you will be cured." Emperor Taichang smiled when he heard this, and said after moving his hands and feet.

"Your Majesty, there is still a pill of elixir in the minister's house, but the immortal chief once instructed that the second pill should be entered three days after the first pill, and the minister should offer the elixir three days later." Li Kezhuo bowed down when he heard this, and agreed in one bite.

"Aiqing is really a loyal minister, and he will definitely be rewarded when I get better." Emperor Taichang was in a happy mood, and gave a promise to Li Kezhuo with a smile.

"Thank you, Lord Long." Li Kezhuo's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he hurriedly knelt down and saluted.

The reason why Li Kezhuo wanted to postpone the sacrifice three days later was because the medicinal effect was too strong for Emperor Taichang to bear, and secondly, he had no pills in his hand, and he needed to concoct them again after he went back.

In fact, the medicine offered by Li Kezhuo should be called "Red Lead Jindan", also known as "Sanyuan Dan", but it is commonly known as "Da Huandan" in the outside world.

The preparation method is more complicated, take the menstrual blood of the virgin's menarche, called "congenital red lead", add the first drop of dew in the middle of the night and black plum and other medicines, boil it seven times, turn it into a medicine paddle, and add red lead, autumn stone (human urine), human milk, cinnabar (cinnabar produced in Chenzhou, Hunan), pine resin and other drugs to concoct, similar to the medicine taken by Emperor Jiajing back then.

After eating Li Kezhuo's "elixir", Emperor Taichang's condition seemed to be improving, not only had an appetite but also could move on the ground, and walked out of the palace gate twice.

Although all the circumstances prove that Emperor Taichang's condition is improving, but Fang Congzhe's heart has always been uneasy, with his years of experience, he always feels that this matter is too mysterious, and there seems to be another hidden meaning, where is there any elixir in this world to bring the dead back to life, otherwise how could the emperors of all dynasties die?

Therefore, after returning to the Fuzhong, Congzhe recruited several important ministers of the Zhejiang Party to his home to discuss, and those important ministers also felt that the matter was too strange, so they all persuaded Fang Congzhe to get involved in this matter again.

What is especially important is that the imperial doctors of the Tai Hospital unanimously denied the role of the "elixir", after all, they are well versed in medical skills, so they do not believe in the words of those ghosts and gods.

On the second day of Emperor Taichang's medicine, there was a report to the cabinet that Huaibei had encountered a famine, and the residents had eaten up the bark of grass roots and trees, or even several villages, and the women and sons of the family, and ordered to eat the bean and the rice stalks, and the stove households were grabbing rice, and the hungry people were grabbing grain.

As for Zhenjiang, the doumi hundred dollars gradually reached Su and Song, and increased to one hundred and thirty or forty and still stopped. The merchant ships can't look forward to closing the rice, the shops are almost out of the market, and the small people are trying to get away with it.

In view of the severity of the famine in Huaibei, there was a Yamen who asked Emperor Taichang for disaster relief, but at this time it was a critical period for Emperor Taichang to take the elixir, so no one dared to disturb Emperor Taichang, and this report was suppressed by the cabinet.

Not only that, Yanzhou Mansion, Jinan Prefecture, and Dongchang Mansion had earthquakes in September, and Jining Prefecture had a major earthquake that had not been seen in a century, followed by the Yuncheng earthquake, with sound like thunder, cracked springs, chickens and dogs barked, and walls and houses collapsed.

More than half of the giant wild castle wall pheasant moat was dumped. The temples of literature are all broken. The sound of the earthquake in the city was like thunder, and the house shook the ground.

According to historical records, Caozhou (now Heze), Chengwu, Cao County, Puzhou (now Pu County, Henan Province), Chaocheng, Jinxiang, and Yutai all had great earthquakes.

It affected Dong'e, Pingyin, Dongpingzhou (now Dongping), Wenshang, and Dingtao.

Jinan Licheng, Jiyang, Qidong, Zouping, Yangxin, Zichuan, Xintai.

Dongchang Mansion Liaocheng, Shen County, Pavilion Tao. Quang Binh Province Qinghe, Jize Township, Fei Township, Cheng'an.

Henan Province, Henan Province, Luoyang, Yanshi. Kaifeng Fuqi County, Weishi.

There are more than 30 prefectures and counties in three provinces, including Shangqiu, Suizhou, Luyi, Yangwu and Xuzhou, Xiaoxian, Peixian and Fengxian

Subsequently, there were earthquakes in Licheng, Changqing, Jiyang, Linyi, Leling, Dong'e, Chiping, Feixiang and other places in Jinan and Dongchang Mansions, and the earthquake was carried out for three consecutive days, and countless houses were destroyed, and Liaocheng and Wuding Prefecture were also earthquake on the same day.

The cabinet was quite speechless when they saw this report, and immediately suppressed the matter, for fear of disturbing Emperor Taichang.

As the saying goes, the blessing is incomparable, the disaster is not a single line, the report of the earthquake has just ended, the report of the great drought in Liuzhou has been transmitted, among which the situation of Rong County is even worse, the people have died one after another, and there are no less than thousands of men and women who are sold.

In fact, in the 48th year of Wanli, floods, droughts, and locust plagues were frequent in various places, and famine and plague were serious.

First of all, there was no snow in the winter, and there was no rain for a long time after the spring. By March, there was a major flood in Jiangxi. In June, there was a famine in the southern provinces of North Zhili, a flood in Huguang Chengtianfu, and a locust plague in Kaifeng, Henan.

In July, there was a severe drought in Jiangxi, locust plagues in Jiangbei and Shandong, and famine and plague after the flood in Quanzhou, Fujian.

In addition to Jiangxi, Beizhili, Huguang, and Fujian, provinces such as Shandong, Shaanxi, Shandong, and Guangdong also reported the disaster to the imperial court, and the courtiers and relevant departments also asked Shenzong to order relief for the victims in various places.

Emperor Wanli had a headache for this, and now it was Emperor Taichang's turn to have a headache, but due to his illness, these disasters could only be suppressed, who made the court lack money? .

Three days later, Emperor Taichang sent someone to urge the medicine and issued a holy edict, Fang Congzhe repeatedly decided to block it, but Emperor Taichang then decreed that if the cabinet blocked the medicine, it would be punished for resisting the decree and bullying the king.

Fang Congzhe had no choice but to summon Li Kezhuo to the cabinet, and repeatedly asked about the efficacy of the elixir, Li Kezhuo patted his chest and tried his best to ensure that the elixir had a miraculous effect, which was enough to make Emperor Taichang heal.

At this time, Fang Congzhe had no choice, and summoned the assistant ministers appointed by Emperor Taichang to accompany Li Kezhuo into the palace to offer medicine, and he was in a nervous mood along the way, and there was a vague sense of foreboding.

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