The so-called alchemist, in fact, the full name should be the man of magic, that is, the combined name of the man of magic and the man of mathematics, and also refers to the ancient people who claimed to be able to visit the immortal alchemy in order to seek immortality, the reason why these people appeared, in fact, the most fundamental reason is the innate fear of death of human beings, in order to get rid of this fear, so some people hope to be immortal, and in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the period of ideological collision, combined with the art of Huang Lao, the Fang Shi finally appeared.

However, at the beginning, these alchemists were still relatively simple, and the purpose was only to pursue that somewhat illusory immortality, but when the alchemists met with those in power, it made a huge change in the group of alchemists, especially Qin Shi Huang made a bad start for the emperors of later generations, which also made the emperors of later generations follow suit from time to time, after all, even emperors cannot escape the fear of death.

The group of Fangshi is very complex, generally speaking, they are related to Taoism, Yin-Yang family, doctors, etc., but sometimes there will be some overseas strange people, such as Po Mei is one of the representatives, they can also be classified into the group of Fangshi, and he was respected as a national teacher when he was in Tianzhu, which can be said to be a very Fangshi.

Po Mei had a criminal record when he was in Tianzhu, and after coming to Datang, he naturally wanted to recreate the previous glory, to put it mildly, that is, dogs can't change their, Li Xiu originally thought that as long as this Po Mei was honestly a strange person, and entertained Li Shimin with his own performance, he would not embarrass the other party.

But this mother-in-law's ambition is very great, after he performed the performance of burying him alive and immortal, he shocked Li Shimin and others in one fell swoop, and then began to boast, saying that he had lived by this technique for more than 200 years, and he was also proficient in a variety of so-called magical powers, such as dead wood in spring, cutting fish and swimming in water, hanging ash and hanging money, etc.

Of course, Po Mei is just talking now, after all, he has just woken up from being buried alive, and he looks no different from ordinary people on the surface, but in fact he is very weak, so he needs to recuperate for a few days before he can perform, and Li Shimin is also very much looking forward to it, and he even asked people to place Po Mei in the palace to recuperate.

A few days later, Po Mei was almost recuperating, and now Li Shimin invited Li Xiu and the eldest grandson Wuji and others to watch Po Mei's "supernatural powers" together, Li Xiu was also waiting for this opportunity, so when he and the eldest grandson Wuji came to the Liangyi Palace, they all looked at each other and smiled.

After Li Xiu and them arrived, Li Shimin immediately asked people to bring Po Mei with great interest, and after a while, he saw that Po Mei was still dressed in that sloppy manner, her hair and beard were wrapped in a ball, her body was draped with a piece of linen, her exposed arms and neck were full of white ashes, and the stench on her body was also undiminished, even if the Liangyi Hall was wide, but after he came in, it still filled the entire hall with a smell, which made the ministers in the hall frown.

However, Li Shimin didn't seem to care at all, and immediately asked Po Mei if he had rested, and immediately ordered him to show other "magical powers", but Po Mei did not use it immediately after agreeing, but said that he would prepare, and then started yoga in the hall.

For yoga, Li Xiu and Li Shimin and others are no strangers, after all, in order to enhance the physique of Lizhi, she has learned both Tai Chi and yoga, but the yoga practiced by Lizhi is far less advanced than this Po Mei, not to mention anything else, just the unbelievable movements that Po Mei did are far from being able to be done by ordinary people.

I saw that Po Mei's whole body seemed to have no bones, and some movements even needed to stagger the bone joints, but then the bones could be connected again with muscles, which was even more shocking after the jiu-jitsu performances of later generations, which also made Li Shimin and others stunned.

However, Li Xiu secretly sneered at this time, the reason why Po Mei performed these difficult yoga movements was actually a means to preempt people, just like the live burial technique, as long as Li Shimin and others were shocked at the beginning, and then he performed the so-called "supernatural powers", it would be easier to achieve the effect he wanted.

After Po Mei performed yoga, then he opened a bag he had just brought, revealing a ball of dry grass like hemp rope inside, and then said to Li Shimin: "Your Majesty the Emperor, I have practiced for many years, not only can I live forever, but also can make dead wood and dry grass grow again, but the palace is too clean, I really can't find weeds, so I brought a ball of dry grass myself, and asked Your Majesty to check!" ”

Po Mei said and offered this ball of dry grass with both hands, Li Shimin asked people to take it and check it for themselves, and found that it was indeed just a ball of dry grass, and just wanted people to return the dry grass to Po Mei, but at this time Li Xiu suddenly said: "Your Majesty, can you let the ministers wait for a look?" ”

Seeing that Li Xiu wanted to see it, Li Shimin also handed it over slightly, and then Li Xiu took it in his hand and watched it for a while, and then handed it to the eldest grandson Wuji and others next to him, and waited until these people had seen it again, and then returned the dry grass to Po Mei.

I saw that after Po Mei took this ball of dry grass, she immediately put it in her arms, and then supported the ground with one hand and suspended her whole body, and the strength of the whole body was supported by one hand.

In this way, about an hour or two later, I saw Po Mei sit up straight, and then took out the withered grass in her arms, but the people in the hall were in an uproar, only to see that the original withered yellow grass had turned yellow-green color, and the leaves had become full and round, looking vibrant.

"It's really a strange person, and he can really bring the dead grass back to life!" Li Shimin also shouted in surprise at this time, his face was full of excitement, but Li Xiu next to him sighed secretly, the more happy Li Shimin is now, I am afraid that the more disappointed he will be when he waits.

Then Po Mei performed other "magical powers", such as cutting fish and swimming in the water, he didn't know where to take a big leaf, and then cut it into a fish shape with scissors, and threw it into the water basin, this leaf fish actually swam up with its head and tail, it looked no different from the real fish, as for hanging ash and hanging money, he pulled out a twine from the linen cloth on his body, and then hung a copper coin, after igniting it with fire, the twine burned into a gray line, but the copper coin below did not fall.

Although the above so-called supernatural powers are not as amazing as being buried alive, they are also quite magical, which makes Li Shimin and others also look at it, and even the eldest grandson Wuji, who has been prepared for a long time, is also surprised.

However, Li Xiu has been watching coldly, firstly, he has seen these tricks of Po Mei before, and secondly, he has already seen through these tricks, so he has been observing Po Mei from beginning to end, and he also found that although Po Mei has been acting calmly, in fact, after seeing the changes in the expressions of Li Shimin and others, his eyes also showed a little smug look.

Next, Po Mei performed a few more so-called supernatural powers, and then he gave Li Shimin a deep bow and stood in the hall, and Li Shimin also sighed at this time: "I didn't believe in ghosts and gods before, but when I saw the master today, I realized that there was really a ...... in this world."

"Your Majesty!" Before Li Shimin finished speaking, Li Xiu suddenly stood up and interrupted him, because he didn't want Li Shimin to talk too much, otherwise it would only make it difficult for him to step down.

"Huh? Li Xiu, what's the matter with you? Li Shimin, who was interrupted, was also stunned at this time, and then looked at Li Xiudao in confusion.

"Your Majesty, the ministers have exquisite magical powers, and they have learned it unconsciously, so I also want to perform to Your Majesty!" Li Xiu said with a smile at this time.

"Learn ...... Learned? Hearing Li Xiu's words, Li Shimin and the surrounding ministers were all stunned for a while, and even wondered if there was something wrong with Li Xiu's brain, after all, how could these "supernatural powers" be so easy to learn?

"Yan Guogong said with a smile, I have been practicing for two hundred years to perform these magical powers, as an ordinary person, how can you use these magical powers?" Po Mei smiled calmly at this time, but Li Xiu could see a little panic under his calm surface.

"Humph!" Li Xiu sneered at this time, and didn't pay attention to Po Mei's words, but took out a small ball of withered grass from his sleeve and said, "Your Majesty, please see, this is the opportunity to remove a part of the withered grass from Po Mei when he inspected Po Mei just now, and now the minister can also bring this ball of withered grass back to life!" ”

"Li Xiu, are you sure you can bring the dead grass back to life?" Li Shimin was still immersed in the "supernatural powers" of his mother-in-law at this time, and he didn't wake up, and asked a little unbelieving Li Xiu's words at the moment.

"Your Majesty knows everything at once, and you don't even need me to do it myself, the ministers can choose one person in the palace to bring the dead grass back to life!" Li Xiu was full of confidence at this time.

Seeing that Li Xiu was so confident, Li Shimin could only nod and agree, and then saw Li Xiu casually summon a palace maid in the hall, and then handed over the dry grass to her and whispered a few words, but she saw that the palace maid's face was flushed, but she still twisted the ball of dead grass in her arms, and then began to trot in the hall.

"Run faster until you can't run!" Li Xiu said loudly with a smile at this time, but Li Zhi and the others were all puzzled when they saw Li Xiu's actions, and only the eldest grandson Wuji looked at Li Xiu with a smile on his face at this time.

The palace maids who can serve Li Shimin in the Liangyi Hall generally have grades, and there are even ordinary palace maids to serve in ordinary times, and they don't need to work too hard, so pampered and pampered, their physical strength is naturally not very good, and the Liangyi Hall is big, but she was already sweating after running a few laps, and finally she couldn't run anymore holding on to the pillar.

Li Xiu was not in a hurry to let the palace maid take out the withered grass at this time, but waited for a while, and then said to Li Shimin with a smile: "Your Majesty, just now Po Mei said that he has the magic power of immortality, so he can bring the withered grass back to life, but this palace maid is a person next to His Majesty, if she can bring the withered grass back to life, maybe she is still the reincarnation of a fairy in the sky?" ”