In a side room in the middle hall, Zhao Xichen, who was dressed in a true dress, was sitting upright in the room, talking to a Huang Guan who was nearly thirty years old.

"Zhao Zhenren?"

Yan Qing, supported by Mao Xiaonian, walked in and recognized the person at a glance.

Zhao Xichen, who used to be known as the Qi Refiner of the Emei Mountain Thunder God Temple, suddenly came to Gong County, which made Yan Qing a little surprised.

Zhao Xichen and the young Taoist got up at the same time and stepped forward.

"Xiao Yanqing, why did you make such a big move? As soon as I walked out of Shuzhong, I heard all kinds of deeds from you...... Your complexion is really not good. ”

Zhao Xichen stepped forward and reached out to catch Yanqing's vein.

Ten Nine Doctors, it may sound a bit exaggerated. But in general, most of the cultivators know some medical skills. The difference is only in the level of medical skills. Zhao Xichen cultivated in Emei Mountain and was proficient in alchemy. But in terms of medical treatment, he may not be worse than Sun Simiao.

It's just that Sun Simiao has a good background, became famous as a young man, and is respected by the royal family, so in terms of fame, Zhao Xichen can't be compared.

He immediately raised his eyebrows.

"Good luck for you, little one."

Mao Xiaonian didn't know the origin of Zhao Xichen, and when he saw that this person was short and fat, he described it as a little obscene. And as soon as they met, they were very polite, and they looked big, which made her feel uncomfortable. It's just that Yan Qing called him a 'real person' before, so that Mao Xiaonian didn't dare to make a mistake. But his next sentence really annoyed Mao Xiaonian. My son-in-law was ambushed and seriously injured, and you even said 'good luck'?

Suddenly, his eyebrows rose up, and he said coldly: "You are so rude." My son-in-law was seriously injured and should have been recuperating. I heard that you came to the door, and I came to see you strongly. But it's good that you say such a faux pas. But I don't know, this 'good luck' is so talked about?

When Yan Qing heard this, he hurriedly said: "Xiao Nian, don't be rude." ”

Mao Xiaonian said, "Young master, it was originally so...... Pei Zhenren also said that he wants you to recuperate and not see outsiders. This person is so rude, even if you punish me, Xiao Nian will have to argue with him. Wuna Taoist, if you can't tell a reason, don't blame me for being rude. ”

Zhao Xichen was stunned for a moment, and then laughed.

He is a person who is not good at maneuvering, and he has been in the deep mountains and old forests for more than ten years, and sometimes he is really not at ease about this person's sophistication.

Zhao Xichen said: "Little girl, don't be angry. When I say that the little guy is lucky, it is not for nothing. He seems to have a decayed complexion, but he is full of vitality, even a little stronger than when you were in Mount Emei. On the way, I heard that you had been assassinated and that you were seriously wounded. Now that you have been able to stay, you must have received the help of a panacea...... Well, let me guess, but Shaolin is still Dan. ”

Mao Xiaonian was taken aback and looked at Zhao Xichen.

Zhao Xichen continued: "There are not many drugs in the world that can strengthen vitality, as far as I know, there are only two or three. I have a pill in my hand, which is not known to outsiders, and the jasper pill has long been lost, so it is unlikely. In addition, only Shaolin Da Huan Dan can have this effect. However, Shaolin Da Huandan, but it is an unsecret transmission of Songshan Buddhist Temple, waiting for idlers to get it...... Little one, do you think you're lucky? ”

Yan Qing smiled: "Xiao Nian is not sensible, don't blame real people."

Dare to ask this real person ......"

He didn't want to expose the relationship between him and the Shaolin Temple, so he quickly diverted the topic.

The silent young Taoist on the side said: "How can the poor Taoist be called the 'real person' of Banyuanjun?" Poor Yuan Tiangang, I have heard the name of Banyuan Jun for a long time. Uncle Jia has praised his son more than once in front of the poor road, and now when he sees it, he is indeed a man who is famous and famous. ”

His words can basically be ignored.

Yan Qing still looked sick at this time, where did he come from'There is no vanity under the fame'? However, the name Yuan Tiangang is like thunder. The two great gods of the early Tang Dynasty, Yuan Tiangang and Li Chunfeng. This Yuan Tiangang is not only the origin of family learning, but also the author of "Tui Bei Tu" that has been passed down through the ages and cannot be explained scientifically in later generations. Saying that he is a god may have wronged him, and he does have the art of immortals.

"It was actually Yuan Zhenren in person...... But I don't know who Uncle Ling is? ”

Without waiting for Yuan Tiangang to speak, Zhao Xi said: "Little guy, can't you forget the scene of the battle between Buddhism and Taoism when you first arrived at Emei Mountain?" ”

"Yuan Shoucheng, Yuan Zhenren?"

Yuan Tiangang smiled slightly, "It's Uncle Jia." ”

Yan Qing couldn't help but be speechless. The impression left on him by Yuan Shoucheng and Du Fashun was too deep, and even when he thought about it, he still felt terrible. Although neither of them had much to do with him, the strange gaze that could almost see through people's hearts made him at a loss.

This Yuan Tiangang is actually Yuan Shoucheng's nephew? It's really an ancestral magic stick......****

After the three of them exchanged pleasantries, the guests and hosts sat down.

Xiao Nian also knew that she was not suitable here, so she withdrew from the room.

Yan Qing then asked: "Zhao Zhenren, how can you, a person who has not been out of Emei Mountain for more than ten years, have the interest to come here?" ”

Zhao Xichen blushed and rubbed his nose, "The poor road is here, and there is really something to ask for." ”

"But I don't know, what's the matter?"

"That ......" Zhao Xichen seemed a little embarrassed, and after hesitating for a moment, he said softly: "Zheng Gongzi ......"

"Oh, Zhao Zhenren, I have now disowned the Zheng family and changed back to my ancestral surname. My surname is Li now, and as soon as Zheng Gongzi said it, don't mention it again. ”

Zhao Xichen was stunned, "Divorced from the Zheng family?" Oh, Li Gongzi, do you remember those failed experiments when we were in Emei Mountain? ”

"You mean, gunpowder?"

"Exactly!"

As Zhao Xichen spoke, he took out a small bag wrapped in oiled paper from his pocket. When it was opened, there were more than a dozen bamboo pipes with a length of 20 centimeters lined up side by side. However, on the outside of this bamboo pipe, there are layers of dyed yellow paper wrapped in it, and there is a lead inserted inside.

"After Childe left, I conducted many experiments according to the method Childe said.

It turned out to be not very successful, and only a few ...... were made These things are good-looking and tight, but in terms of effect, they are far from what Childe said.

At first, it was better, but then it became more and more expensive, and the materials were difficult to scrape. Sun Zhenren suggested that I come to you, saying that Heluo is a place where goods are distributed in the world, and it must be easy to collect. I thought about it, but I couldn't bear to abandon it halfway, so I came to run. ”

Yan Qing stretched out his hand and picked up a bamboo pipe.

"It's ......"

"I call it the Thor Tube, which can spew fireworks, up to more than ten feet, and the sound is not small."

"Thor's Tube?"

Zhao Xichen nodded, motioned to Yuan Tiangang to help Yan Qing out, he took the Thunder God Tube in his hand, and after the three of them left the middle hall, they went straight to a secluded place in the back garden. Zhao Xichen picked up a red bamboo pipe, then set it on the ground, and lit the fuse with a fire fold.

The three of them hurriedly retreated, and within a dozen steps, they only heard the sound of the canopy, and the bamboo pipe exploded.

A red flame rose into the sky, spread out in the air, and turned into a sparkling firelight, which was very moving...... It's, fireworks!

Yan Qing looked at Zhao Xichen in surprise, but saw him with a look of loss.

"It's the best thing I've ever done, but it still doesn't work well. Li Gongzi, I am here to make a fortune with you and ask for your support. ”

Yan Qing was still stunned, and slowly walked to the place where the bamboo pipe exploded.

This is clearly the prototype of fireworks in later generations, and at the same time, it incorporates the characteristics of firecrackers. Yan Qing squatted down and picked up the fragments of the bamboo pipe. The yellow-dyed paper was scattered all over the ground in the form of snowflakes, and the fragments of bamboo pipes left traces of smoke and fire, with some strange colors.

"Zhao Zhenren, you just said that this is a red firework...... Could it be that there are other colors? ”

Zhao Xichen nodded, "I accidentally discovered it during an alchemy, and a total of five colors of flames were made. ”

"Then the real person can leave the corresponding Dan Fang?"

"Naturally, there will be reservations about this."

At this time, Shen Guang and the others heard the explosion in the backyard and rushed over.

Yan Qing hurriedly ordered that everyone should not mention this matter again. At the same time, he ordered Mao Xiaonian to clean the yard and eliminate the traces left just now. Then, he took Zhao Xichen and Yuan Tiangang to the backyard retreat, the three of them sat down again, and Zhao Xichen took out a stack of Danfang.

Actually, the color of the fireworks depends on the type of burning metal.

Different metals and black flames produce different chemical reactions, resulting in different colors.

Yan Qing understands this truth, but when it comes to how to make the black flame and metal have a chemical reaction, he can no longer understand.

This is already a very specialized chemical topic.

After Xiao Nian cleaned the courtyard, he served tea.

But this time, when she looked at Zhao Xichen's gaze, she looked a little in awe.

Even if she has followed Yanqing for many years, she has an innate fear of this kind of thing that she can't understand. Yan Qing waved his hand to signal her to go down, and he sat on the couch, silent, his thoughts fluctuated in his head, and he had made a decision in the lightning.

"Zhao Zhenren, how about selling these Dan Fang to me?"

Zhao Xichen was stunned, "Master Li, what use do you want these things?" If you need it, just take it. ”

Yan Qing shook his head again and again, "Zhao Zhenren, you may not understand what I mean.

In your eyes, these Danfang may be failed works. But in my eyes...... Hehe, I can buy them all, but only if you sell them to me, you can't tell anyone about them. This is a transaction between you and me, when in front of the Sanqing patriarch, make a note.

In this way, don't you want to continue alchemy? I will build a Taoist temple for you in Songgao Mountain, and a price to exchange for these Danfangs. In addition, I can take out 5,000 guan every year for real people to make alchemy. I will provide all the materials needed.

But the condition is that the Dan formula you have practiced, whether it is successful or unsuccessful, can only be given to me, and no one else can be told. ”

Yan Qing's eyes burned, staring at Zhao Xichen.

Zhao Xichen originally came to ask for sponsorship, thinking that it would be enough to be able to turn a few hundred times.

How do you know that Yanqing is a Taoist temple, with 5,000 yuan of incense money a year. The Taoist temple may be better said, 5,000 a year...... That's almost the same as a year's income of a medium-sized monastery in Mount Emei. With such a big arm, Zhao Xichen was at a loss.

"Li Gongzi, but I don't know what is the use of these failed pills?"

Yuan Tiangang couldn't help but ask curiously.

Yan Qing said with a smile: "Yuan Zhenren, I have heard that there are three thousand methods for seeking the Great Dao, which vary from person to person. These Dan recipes are useless to Zhao Zhenren, but for me, they are hard to find. As for how to use it, please forgive me here. ”

Zhao Xichen suddenly said: "Li Gongzi, what you just said, is it true?" ”

"It's true."

"If that's the case, Poor Dao is willing to cooperate with Childe."

Zhao Xichen is a cultivator, and he doesn't take money seriously. But his alchemy and refining qi was a huge expense. When Yan Qing rebuilt the Thunder God Temple in Emei Mountain, the income from the incense money that year could not cover his expenses. Now that he can get the help of a gold owner, he will naturally not refuse. Alchemy and refining qi is not only about the heart and body, but also about money and power.

How difficult is it to succeed without the financial support of the powerful?

I only see that the family emphasizes that the four major are empty, but there are many temples on Emei Mountain. Even if you burn a stick of incense, you have to offer money. Zhao Xichen has been practicing for decades, and he can naturally see through the mysteries. In the past, it was funded by the owner of Kuwu, but now that the owner of the fund has sent it to the door, how can he refuse?

Yan Qing said with a smile: "In this case, I immediately ordered someone to choose an excellent place for feng shui in Songgao Mountain to build a Taoist temple."

Well, that's a coincidence. Some time ago, it was said that the county prince of Cui Zhiren gave me a grange, isn't it just to wait for a real person to come? ”

After that, Yan Qing and Zhao Xichen couldn't help but laugh.

"I have heard for a long time that the scenery of Songshan Mountain is excellent, and the eight views of Songshan Mountain are not worse than the eight views of Emei.

Fellow Daoists, why don't you go with me, and make it all a place to stay. I know that you inherit what Yuan Zhenren has learned, and you can occupy yarrow, which is unparalleled in the world. Now that Yuan Zhenren has left Shuzhong, he has traveled the world. It's useless for you to go back, so how about being my companion? ”

Zhao Xichen's mind was solved, and he immediately moved other thoughts.

Yuan Tiangang was also a little hesitant at first, but Zhao Xichen repeatedly persuaded him, and Yan Qing warmly invited, Yuan Tiangang finally agreed.

It's just that Zhao Xichen stayed, but Yuan Tiangang had to leave first.

He went out of Shu this time to visit a few Taoist friends. Therefore, after discussing with Yanqing, after the construction of the Songgao Mountain Taoist Temple was completed, he would definitely return to Songgao Mountain to practice. Yan Qing knew that people like Yuan Tiangang were difficult to control. However, he had another idea in his heart, which must make Yuan Tiangang have a strong interest.

On the same day, Yan Qing ordered Shen Guang to accompany Zhao Xichen to Songgao Mountain to find a location and build a Taoist temple.

At the same time, he cheered up and wrote a letter, ordering Dang Shijie to set off overnight and rush to Wu County to meet Zhang Zhongjian of the Zhang family in Wu County.

In the past two years, Yan Qing and Zhang Zhongjian have not seen each other much, after all, the business has entered the track, and there is no need to worry about it.

But the friendship between the two has not decreased, and the correspondence has always been continuous. Yan Qing thought about it, maybe this fireworks will further strengthen the cooperation between the two. It's just that this specific means of action still needs to be carefully planned. Yan Qing was not from a business background in his previous life, but he was familiar with some marketing methods. What he has to do now is to negotiate with Zhang Zhongjian the most suitable marketing method to promote this fireworks business, which will open up another way for him to make money, so that he can earn more money......****

In April of the ninth year of the Great Cause, Emperor Yang of Sui launched a second expedition against Goguryeo in Liaodong.

However, this time, Yang Guang obviously learned from the experience of a campaign against Goguryeo, and no longer pointed fingers at the generals under his command. His troops were divided into three routes, with Yang Yichen, Yuwenshu and Wang Rengong as the vanguard, and directly took Pyongyang, while Yang Guang led the Tianbao general Yuwen Chengdu, Hu Benlang general Pei Renji and his son, Zhuojun stayed behind Xue Shixiong and his son, and besieged the three towns of Liaodong; At the same time, Zuo Xiaowei, the hussar general Lai Hu'er, once again served as the commander of the navy, and attacked Pyongyang from the sea.

Originally, for the post of head of the navy, Yang Guang's initial preferred candidate was Zhou Fashang.

But I never thought that when the army was mobilized, Zhou Fashang, who was the head of the navy at the time, died of illness in Donglai County, making the post of head of the navy vacant.

Before Zhou Fashang died, he wrote to Yang Guang, suggesting that he recover and protect his children.

After taking office, he also changed last year's practice, recruited elite soldiers, and vowed to wash away the shame of last year's defeat.

However, Yang Guang did not realize the consequences of his re-expedition to Goguryeo.

All over Shandong, groups of thieves have swarmed.

If it is said that in the seventh year of the Great Cause, these bandits, who had already rebelled, were still confined to fighting alone, then in the ninth year of the Great Cause, the bandits had strengthened ties with each other, colluded with each other, and a large-scale group and joint operation appeared.

More than 100,000 bandits flocked to the city, making the officers and soldiers terrified.

In just one month, the damage caused by bandits everywhere is beyond measurable numbers.

Fortunately, regardless of how powerful the bandits in Shandong are, the Gongxian area is still in peace. But Li Yanqing knew in his heart that this calm might not last long.

At the end of April, some Wagang thieves invaded the territory and raided the towns and villages in Guancheng.

Xu Shiji, the lieutenant of Guancheng County, led his troops to attack, and defeated thousands of Wagang thieves with 500 township bravery, and won a complete victory; At the beginning of May, the Wagang thieves made a comeback and attacked Xingyang. Under the condition of not knowing the enemy's situation, Sima of the Xingyang Army attacked without authorization, and was ambushed by Wagang thieves, suffering heavy casualties, and Sima Jun was killed on the spot. If it weren't for the surrounding counties to hear the news and rush to help, Xingyang County would even be attacked by Wagang thieves, which can be described as dangerous.

The Taishou of Xingyang County made up his mind and used Fang Qiao to take over the post of military commander.

After Yan Qing learned that Fang Xuanling would take over the position of Sima of the Xingyang Army, he recommended Xie Ke and Dou Xiaowu to Fang Xuanling. Originally, Fang Xuanling's favorite person was Yanqing. But because Yan Qing was seriously injured, he has not recovered so far, so he has to give up. Fortunately, Xie Ke was also a general who fought against Goguryeo in Yanqing, whether it was the art of war, martial arts, or age, it was very suitable. And Dou Xiaowu trained in Yuancong Tiger Guard for two months, and he also made great progress. The most important thing is that Dou Xiaowu's martial arts are good and can be a general.

Fang Xuanling got two assistants, so he was naturally very happy.

He handed over the city to Xu Shiji to guard, rushed to Xingyang in the starry night, and took over the post of military commander.

"Zhang Xutuo? Qi Jun Juncheng? ”

Although Yan Qing is in Gong County, he is well aware of the chaos in Shandong. This is due to Xu Shiji, who will send relatives to deliver war reports every time, and at the same time, Pei Shuying's aunt and nephew live at home, which makes his information extremely smooth. Even, Luoyang has not yet received the news, and Yan Qing has already known the result. He put down the battle report in his hand, rewarded the messenger, and sat alone in his study.

Zhang Xutuo, has it finally appeared?

Yan Qing's fingers twisted slightly, and a smile appeared on his face.

Xiong Kuohai was on the side, and couldn't help but ask in a low voice: "Big brother, who is Zhang Xutuo?" Is he powerful? ”

Yan Qing said softly: "A giant who tries to block the car with his mantis arm, a fool who is affectionate and righteous, and a firefighter who doesn't know how to advance or retreat, but has a great firefighter." ”

(To be continued)