Because of the sudden illness of King Qi, today's meeting did not last long, and it was hastily ended before he even had time to discuss practical things. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Even the grand banquet that had been planned to entertain the two princes of Zhao had to be postponed, and they were only allowed to have a small banquet, after which Hou Sheng, the confidant of the Qi Palace, invited Pingyuan Jun and Chang'an Jun to go to the prepared Proton Mansion to rest.

When he left the Qi Palace, it was almost evening, and the curtained vehicles were passing through Linzi Street, and the hustle and bustle around could make Mingyue think of a prosperous scene, but he never lifted the thick curtain, because he had more important things to ask Pingyuan Jun, who was sitting in the same car, for advice.

"Uncle, it seems that King Qi is not lightly ill."

Pingyuan Jun sighed: "Yes, now is the critical moment for Qi and Zhao to form an alliance, Anping Jun Tiandan went to Pinglu to lead the army to attack Taoqiu, and relieved the siege for my Zhao State, and the new Xiangbang King Sun Jia also went to the seashore to inspect the salt farms, at this time, if there is any difference between the King of Qi and the pool......

Mingyue said: "Although the crown prince of Qi is young, I think the queen's prestige is very high, but she can stabilize the situation." He felt that Qi Guo might be like Zhao Guo in the future, and the heroine would be in the court.

Pingyuan Jun sighed: "Once the queen takes power, the attitude of the Qi State towards the Zhao State is probably about to change." I heard Gongsun Long say that the queen has always been very interested in the Mo family's non-offensive theory, advocating that Qi should not be involved in the disputes of the other six countries, just guard the borders, and should not form alliances with other countries. ”

His worries are not unreasonable, once the Qi Wang Tian Fazhang dies and the queen is regent, the Qi State is likely to enter a period of "glorious neutrality" as it has done in history, and has been fishing in the East China Sea for forty years, until the Five Kingdoms were annexed by Qin, and then surrendered without a fight......

The throne of Qi is alternate, and it is useless for the two to worry about it here, judging from the interests of Zhao State, it is better for King Qi to be alive. In the end, Pingyuan Jun could only say helplessly: "I only hope that Song Wuji can really make King Qi get better as soon as he said." ”

Mingyue took the opportunity to ask, "Uncle, who is Song Wuji?" ”

"He's a sorcerer from Yan Kingdom......"

Then, Pingyuan Jun told Mingyue about this special group of people who existed in Yan and Qi.

"The likes of the warlocks, those who seek immortality!"

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Qi land swallow land is facing the sea, the vastness of the ocean, the smoke and waves for the Qi people Yan people to provide infinite imagination space, so there are "three god mountain" and other legends spread. The reason why the sea of "pouring but not surplus" and "spring and autumn unchanged" can make the setting sun and moon come back is because there is an elixir of resurrection and immortality in the overseas world, and the theory of immortality has arisen from this.

As early as the Spring and Autumn Period, Qi Jinggong once sighed to Yan Zi: "Ancient and immortal, what is the joy?" "If you have a country and a family, you can live a rich and comfortable life, who doesn't look forward to a long life or even longevity? This desire of the ruler gave birth to the profession of sorcerer, which seeks immortality.

At the beginning, the magician didn't have a deep foundation, but blindly went out to sea to find the Divine Mountain Immortal Island, hoping to obtain the above Lingzhi elixir and win wealth.

But gradually, this group of people began to package themselves, borrowing the "way of longevity and long-term vision" proposed in the Taoist "Lao Tzu" as the core idea of their own mystical posture. In recent years, they have relied on Zou Yan's perfect "Great Kyushu Theory" and "Yin and Yang Five Elements Theory" as the theoretical basis for practice, and began to have a systematic inheritance system.

This group of people call themselves "Fang Xiandao", or "Immortal Family", and they have become one of the nine and ten families, they are proficient in astronomy, medicine, immortals, divination, physiognomy, Kanyu and other skills, but the common point remains the same, that is, around the princes of various countries, advocating that taking food and seeking immortals can lead to immortality.

Pingyuan Jun told everything he knew: "Therefore, the magicians of Yan and Qi are roughly divided into two factions, the faction of seeking immortals is headed by Xianmen Zigao, King Xuan of Qi and King Yan Zhao have believed in him, and sent him to the sea to find Xianshan, Penglai, Abbot, and Yingzhou, but unfortunately they all ended in vain." But Xianmen Zigao has always insisted that he has reached the edge of the immortal mountain, but no matter how hard he tries, he can't climb it, he thinks that this is the anger of the immortals, and the time has not yet come for mortals to land on the island......"

"This is actually a mirage, right?" Mingyue thought so.

Pingyuan Jun said again: "As for the ancestral stove serving the faction, it is headed by Song Wuji, they say that the reason why the immortals are immortal is because they eat gold and drink pearls all year round, and then live with the sky." So he tried to make things from the ancestral stove and refined the pill in the Ding furnace, and it became a ...... over the years."

"I don't know how to refine it, but the effect is that after eating, it will make people like gold and achieve immortality, although I don't believe it, but looking at the pill made by Song Wuji, it seems that it also has some effect, which can make King Qi's illness better, right?"

"Not necessarily."

Mingyue secretly speculated in her heart, maybe Qi Wangtian Fazhang's illness was eaten by eating these very toxic minerals, and these pills might be similar to the Wushi San in later generations, and they would be addicted after eating them.

It is ridiculous to say that King Qi Xuan, King Yan Zhao, and even Emperor Qin Shi Huang and Emperor Wu of Han in later generations. When he was young, he was shrewd and ambitious, but when he was a little older, in order to pursue an ethereal immortality, he did not hesitate to believe in a magician, refining poison and taking it, and under the bone slashing and damage to his intestines, his body collapsed, and people were confused, but he died faster......

Catering to the kings, the magicians also reached their peak in the Warring States Qin and Han dynasties, and then flourished and declined, they held the crippled Taoist thoughts, merged with the local witches, and turned into a Taoist god, founded the Taoist god system, and became the Taoist priests of the Wei and Jin dynasties......

However, in Mingyue's opinion, these magicians who were bent on refining immortal medicine were not useless, at least they had made outstanding contributions in distinguishing the types and properties of minerals, plants, and water quality. Whether it was sulfur or saltpeter, this group of people dared to put anything into the Ding furnace, and in the end, the immortal elixir was not practiced, but it was made with a bang, a big invention, which changed the course of human history......

Fang Warlock, who is a warring chemist with crooked talent, has to contact this group of people during his time in Qi State, and catch a few of them back to Zhao Country to use them.

Mingyue thought so, but Pingyuanjun asked him rhetorically, why were he interested in these magicians?

Mingyue prevaricated: "It's like making an umbrella on a sunny day, just in case you need it." ”

How could he let Plains Jun know about his plans?

Unexpectedly, Pingyuanjun's fat face became playful, pointed at Mingyue, and said with a smile: "Nephew, nephew, it turns out that you also understand." In fact, in addition to refining immortal elixir and seeking immortality, these magicians will also have many unique secret recipes, which can make sixty years old decay and restore the courage of twenty years old, because of this, although I don't believe in immortality, I also get along with Song Wuji, and I have asked him for a few pills, and the taste is wonderful......

He instructed earnestly: "Of course, nephew, you are still young, just let it be, you don't have to take it, although this matter is wonderful, it is easy to hurt your body." ”

Mingyue couldn't cry or laugh, what Pingyuan Jun said should be an aphrodisiac, which is also one of the reasons why the warlock is so favored by the princes of various countries, there are hundreds of Pingyuan Jun's harem, and his face is full of fatness, so he must also benefit a lot from the warlock.

While speaking, the carriage stopped, and they had arrived at the "Proton Mansion" prepared for him by Qi people.

After Mingyue got out of the car, she saw Hou Sheng take them to a mansion, white walls, blue bricks and tiles, although the front door had just been painted, a pungent smell, but it couldn't hide the obsolescence in the bones. It can be seen that this is an old mansion, and it should have been uninhabited for a long time, right? In the past few days, the weeds have been hastily pulled out and cleaned out.

Hou Sheng explained: "Although this mansion looks a little old, it is the largest of the empty mansions in Linzi, covering an area of nearly 100 acres, which is enough for Chang'anjun's 100 chariots and hundreds of servants to live in. ”

Pingyuan Jun's belly was slow, he got out of the car slowly, looked at the surrounding scenery, confirmed the direction, and said in surprise: "I also said where will King Qi place my nephew, is this actually it?" ”

Mingyue's heart moved, and she asked, "Uncle has been here?" ”

Pingyuan Jun showed a sneer: "That's natural, back then, the power of the Qi country, the world's side of the Meng Weijun mansion, how could I not come to pay respects?" ”