Chapter 39: The Secret Recipe for Immortality
Haoxing smiled bitterly: "Dad, even I know about this matter, and it is probably not a secret."
Zhen Cheng frowned, and said in an uncertain tone: "There was a period of time last year, when Xie Kui, the son of Xie Lang, the head of the household department, was in Guozijian, he ran to the library to find books whenever he was free. He was not allowed to take out the books inside, so he sat in the stacks and copied them. I thought he was working hard. Once I happened to meet him copying books in the library, I just wanted to walk over and say hello, but he panicked and put away the half-copied book, I was a little strange, what kind of book is so unsightly? ”
"I checked the records in the library, and he was looking for medical books, home remedies and so on. I looked for the book he copied again, and it was a "Collection of Ancient Formulas", and the page with indentations in the middle recorded a recipe for immortality with boys and girls. ”
Haoxing asked in surprise: "Is there really such a recipe?"
Zhen Zhen said: "There must be such a formula, but it's hard to say whether it works or not." The emperors of all dynasties are pursuing immortality, as far as Qin Shi Huang, as close as Emperor Yongzheng, who has not had a few alchemy Taoist priests around? The emperor of this world will not be an exception, right? Someone does it, someone will record it.
Zhen Cheng nodded and said, "I remember that the recipe said to build a one-zhang square hot spring pool, let eight boys and girls between twelve and fifteen years old run until they sweat and soak in it for an hour, and then without changing the water, people can go down and soak for a quarter of an hour, and then they can maintain their youth."
Haoxing asked, "What should we do with those eight boys and girls?"
Zhen Cheng replied, "It is not recorded in the book."
When Zhen Zhen heard this recipe at first glance, he thought it was ridiculous, and it was disgusting to think about soaking in other people's bath water. There is no immortal person in this world.
But if you think about it, it seems that there is some possibility.
This boy and girl are in the middle of puberty, and it is the time when the secretion of various hormones is vigorous, is it possible to enter the body of other people through this strange method? And then make the person's body appear only puberty sensations and changes? So as to show the effect of "youth permanence"?
Perhaps, it doesn't need to really work, the psychological suggestion effect of placebo makes people feel like they are "rejuvenated", and it is enough!
If the emperor thinks that this method is effective, he can live forever through this method, and he doesn't care about the fate of those boys and girls!
Zhen Zhen's thoughts drifted away, and he only heard Haoxing say: "In this way, the rumors are somewhat credible. It must have been Xie Lang who presented the recipe to the emperor. ”
Zhen Cheng said: "Once a son of heaven and a courtier." After the crown prince inherited the unification, the household department Shangshu and the squire were in such an important position, and they must have arranged the prince's own people. Xie Lang hopes that the emperor will live long before anyone else. ”
Well? Is this a death on the curse emperor?
Zhen Zhen listened to such a big rebellious words coming out of his father's mouth, thinking that he was hallucinating.
It seems that my father is really dissatisfied with the behavior of groveling to the court and spending money to buy peace. But it's just talking at home.
Haoxing heard his father's words, and he didn't know how to respond for a while.
Zhen Cheng drank a glass of wine and handed himself a step: "I just drank wine, just talk nonsense, don't take it seriously, let alone spread it."
Zhen Zhen refilled his father's cup with wine and said, "Dad, do you feel helpless? You originally thought that when you arrived in the capital, you could have some plans and some deeds, but you didn't expect that now the emperor is only trying to be a peaceful prince, and it seems that he will live a long life, and you can only lie dormant. ”
Zhen Cheng sighed softly, but didn't say anything more.
Zhen Zhen glanced at Haoxing, gave him a look, and said, "Dad, although we can't do anything in the court, our family can take precautions." Dad, tell me, how many years can the Daning Dynasty spend money to buy peace? In the next few years, do you think we will be at war or peace with those three neighboring countries? ”
Zhen Cheng has been thinking about this issue for a long time, and he said without thinking: "There is still a possibility of peace between us and Hebei and Lebanon. But there will be a war between Daning and Yuantai within twenty years! Even if we seek peace and don't want to fight, the Yuantai people will fight with strong soldiers and horses. The older the emperor, the more likely they are to provoke a war. If the crown prince succeeds to the throne, it is also possible that there will be a war over the matter of tribute silver. ”
"In that case, does the Zhen family have to wait until the enemy's saber is on their necks before they start to prepare?" Zhen Zhen asked.
If you ask Zhen Cheng this question alone, what if the enemy's saber comes? He must have "sworn to live and die with Daning" and "people are in the city".
There are no eggs under the nest, so he doesn't think too much about what to do with the family after the country is broken. What he was thinking about was how to prevent the "national break" from happening. The country is broken, and it is not only the Zhen family that is dead, no matter how prepared they are, it is impossible to be safe and secure in the chaotic times.
But now that the children are in front of him, and he wants them to die with him on the day of the country's break, Zhen Cheng's heart is trembling, and he asks: "What is the best plan for my daughter?"
Zhen Zhen glanced at Haoxing and said, "I think the idea of opening a silk cloth village was very good last time."
Haoxing knew that his sister was looking for an opportunity to speak for herself, and his face was happy, but he unexpectedly met his father's fierce gaze, and quickly restrained his relaxed expression and replaced it with a thoughtful look.
Zhen Cheng swept away the sad face just now, and restored his father's majesty: "How is it a good law?"
Zhen Zhen also said seriously: "Father, in a war, you must first know yourself and your opponent. Wars are news. Whoever is well-informed has a better chance of winning. My brother opened a silk cloth village and needed to deal with all kinds of people, and these people were the best source of news from all walks of life. To do business, you need to travel all directions, and you can take advantage of these opportunities to get news from both sides of the enemy. From the perspective of the Zhen family, it is also a good thing for the elder brother to go out to earn money for the family. Reading is not the only way out. Let your brother go on a rampage. ”
Zhen Cheng watched his fourteen-year-old daughter talk eloquently, not stage frightened at all, as if she was the head of the family.
Haoxing listened to his sister's words, but he was so frightened that he almost suspected that his sister had eavesdropped on his conversation with Han Zhao, or that Han Zhao had asked his sister to be a lobbyist for him. But he also knew that neither could possibly be possible. He hurriedly helped himself: "Dad, I have often gone to the silk shop to learn from teachers recently, and I can already close my eyes and distinguish different fabrics." I opened a store, and it will be helpful to the country in the future. ”
Zhen Cheng has been a scholar all his life, and suddenly asked him to accept his most beloved son to abandon literature and business, and he couldn't turn this turn in his heart no matter what. He stood up: "It's getting late, let's rest early."
Haoxing Zhen Zhen The two brothers and sisters glanced at each other: Dad, what does this mean?
Zhen Zhen whispered: "At least Dad didn't say no. Brother, come on! ”
Zhen Zhen clenched his palms into fists in front of his chest, pulled them down, and made a cheering gesture, which stunned Haoxing.
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