Remembrance Hibiscus GL

There was silence in the dormitory, and there was a faint sweet smell in the air, which was the unique smell of benzoin mixed with the fragrance of women's powder.The bright yellow tents hung softly, and the large dragon bed was in a mess. The beauties who accompanied him had all left quietly in the middle of the night. The emperor frowned, lying on his stomach in a pile of silk quilts embroidered with dragon patterns, The sleep was extremely restless, and the sound of heavy breathing was clearly audible.

The sky outside was getting brighter and brighter. Several cabinet ministers were waiting outside the hall early in the morning. Zhao Chengen was secretly anxious, but these days, he provoked the emperor's anger several times because of the matter of getting the emperor to wake up in the morning. Banzi, how dare he stroke the tiger's beard again?He is the chief eunuch of the Changle Palace, a famous person beside the emperor, and if he is so afraid, let alone the others, their legs will feel weak even if they take a step closer to the palace.

Zhao Chengen had a bitter face and rubbed his hands from time to time, just because he was anxious and helpless. Suddenly, he heard a sound of apprehension from inside the tent. It seemed that the emperor had turned over on the bed. He held his breath, tilted his head and listened carefully. After a while, the emperor's voice came from the tent: "What time is it?"

Zhao Chengen hurriedly said: "It's been three quarters since I returned to the emperor." While replying, he quietly gestured to the inner eunuch who was waiting outside.

The emperor held his forehead with one hand, opened the curtain with the other, and the prison guards entered in a row, waiting for changing clothes, putting on shoes and socks, washing, doing their own things, and everything was in an orderly manner.After the emperor finished grooming, Zhao Chengen personally presented a small wooden box as usual, and carefully opened it in front of the emperor. The emperor took out a blood-red longan-sized ball from it, slowly put it into his mouth, and then picked it up from the little eunuch next to him. He took the ginseng soup in his hand and drank it down.

Only then did Zhao Chengen report: "Your Majesty, the breakfast has been prepared, how about asking them to put it in the warm pavilion?"

"Ah."

In comparison, the breakfast meal is simpler. On the rectangular dining table are stewed meat with deer tendon, smoked duck shreds with bird’s nest, three delicacies meatballs, deep-fried fish, diced sturgeon and other dishes, together with rich porridge There are twenty or thirty dishes of pastries, large and small.The emperor picked up a mutton crystal corner with his chopsticks, and put it down again: "I'm really tired of these things all the time!"

Zhao Chengen hurriedly said: "The emperor's appetite is not good, this is the negligence of the imperial dining room, I will give them a good reprimand when I return."

"Take them all away." The emperor waved his hands impatiently: "Tell them to make something sour and cool."

Zhao Chengen didn't dare to dissuade him, so he just replied: "Yes, this slave will send someone to pass on the message." Seeing the emperor's face, he dared to report again: "Your Majesty, Lord Wang and all the adults came here early in the morning. Waiting outside the palace to be summoned."

The emperor's face darkened suddenly: "What are they doing here again?" He hadn't been to the court for half a month, and the memorials of the ministers' remonstrance and persuasion were ignored, but the loyal and upright ministers headed by Wang Zhong refused to let go. In a few days, he came to Changle Palace for a face-to-face remonstrance, which made him very annoyed: "Although the war in Western Xinjiang is not over, but with Huo Mu in charge, it is just around the corner to pacify Fanbang. Apart from this, the world is peaceful. I have to bother me about trivial matters, so what's the use of the cabinet!"

Zhao Chengen didn't dare to make a sound, the emperor glared at him: "Go! You go and tell them what I said, if someone comes to disturb my cleanliness in the past few days, I will only ask you!"

"Yes, the slave will go here."

Zhao Chengen was so bluffed that he repeatedly agreed, and the emperor ordered: "Also, let Liang Quan go and invite Taoist Xuanzhen over here, I have something to ask him."

After about a stick of incense, Li Xuanzhen followed Liang Quan into the hall, stepped forward to salute, and smiled with his beard: "I haven't seen you for a few days, the Holy Majesty is more and more energetic." The emperor always treated him politely, and hurriedly said: "Come on, hurry up." Give the Taoist priest a seat quickly."

Li Xuanzhen made some excuses, then sat down, the emperor said: "It's hard for you to make alchemy for me every day."

"Don't dare." Li Xuanzhen hurriedly said: "It is Xiaodao's honor to serve the Son of Heaven."

"I asked the Taoist priest to come here for no other reason. I have something to ask the Taoist priest to clarify." The emperor leaned forward: "The longevity pill is very good. After taking it, I feel that I am full of energy. I am light and healthy. You can also only wear unlined clothes. It’s just one piece. Recently, I often sleep restlessly at night, and only want to eat cold things during the day. My heart is hot and restless, and it’s becoming more and more unbearable. What’s the reason for this?”

Li Xuanzhen listened without changing his face, and after he finished speaking, he cupped his hands in a calm manner: "Xiaodao is here to congratulate the emperor first."

The emperor frowned: "Oh? Where is Xi?"

"Your Majesty, Xiaodao said back then that it takes three years to take the Changsheng Pill, and it takes three times of rebirth to become immortal. Now there are various signs that the Emperor has reached the stage of the first rebirth after taking the Golden Pill for only half a year. Yes, Xiaodao was really surprised, indeed, the real Dragon Son of Heaven is comparable to an extraordinary mortal fetus."

The emperor was overjoyed: "So that's the case, so it won't take me three years to realize my wish?"

Li Xuanzhen said: "If the ingredients needed for Xiaodao are complete, it will not be a problem, but..."

"What?" The emperor was stunned and asked, "Didn't I order someone to find everything you need?"

"Xiaodao has told the emperor many times that the longevity pill is extremely difficult to practice, but the emperor wants to be quick, so Xiaodao can only do his best." Li Xuanzhen said: "During the three times of rebirth, the golden elixir he took was not the same kind of elixir. The materials for alchemy are similar, but the second golden elixir to be practiced is still missing a few medicines."

The emperor said: "You mean, what I am eating now is the first kind of pill? You still have to find all the medicinal materials before you can eat it

The elixir taken in the second stage of refining? "

"exactly."

The emperor said: "Then what is missing? You should report such an important matter to me as soon as possible!"

"Your majesty, don't be impatient. You can still take half a year of the current pill." Li Xuanzhen pondered for a moment, then said: "What is missing are golden bamboo shoots and immortal grass. small country."

"What? The world is so big that these kinds of medicines are produced only there?"

"Yes."

The emperor frowned, and said thoughtfully: "Although the journey is far away, it's not too difficult. Then, tomorrow I will send a team to the Western Regions to search."

"Your Majesty, these are all rare medicines in the world. Ordinary people seldom know their names, let alone their shapes." Li Xuanzhen stood up, cupped his hands and said, "This matter is of great importance. Why don't you work harder on the trail and go to the Western Regions yourself? The elixirs produced in the past two months were all refined by Xiaodao watching several apprentices work together, and now they are able to take care of themselves, so if they are left to serve in the palace, forgive me that there will be no mistakes."

"No! You can't go! How can I rest assured without you?" The emperor refused without even thinking about it: "How about this, you draw down the types of medicines, their names, and where they are good at, and I will let them take them. Go, General Huo Mu is currently sitting in the western border, when the time comes, let him send some local soldiers who are familiar with the western regions to escort them to Huhu, and he must find those medicines and bring them back."

"Yes, the emperor is still thoughtful."

The emperor was a little relieved, and said: "Okay, let's do this, I will give you one day today, remember to deliver what I want tomorrow morning."

The main hall of Baoren Palace has long been converted into a alchemy room. On the alchemy stove in the center of the hall, there are several big furnaces with two ears and three legs. Then, as soon as Li Xuanzhen came in, he stood up and said, "Master."

"Ah."

Li Xuanzhen nodded, stood there staring at the alchemy furnace, Li Chongfang put down his fan, walked to his side and asked strangely: "Master, what's wrong with you?"

Li Xuanzhen said: "It's nothing, I'm just thinking about the emperor..."

Li Chongfang asked: "What's wrong with the emperor?"

Li Xuanzhen said: "The emperor's reaction to taking the pill is getting worse and worse, it's really unexpected."

Li Chongfang said: "Isn't it a good thing to have a big reaction? It proves that the golden pill has worked."

"You don't understand." Li Xuanzhen sighed softly, and said: "Your master took this elixir at the time, and it was a year later that he became like the emperor. This time, he added and subtracted some raw materials for alchemy..." Speaking of Here, some hesitated to speak, and after a long while, he suddenly said: "You are responsible for the medicinal materials. You weighed them according to what the teacher said before grinding and mixing them?"

Li Chongfang felt guilty in his heart, but said in his mouth: "I will do what the master says, and there is no mistake in the slightest."

"Yes, you have always been careful and never made mistakes. Alas, the emperor is too urgent and takes pills too often, so that's the case." Li Xuanzhen sighed, and said: "Adding or subtracting ingredients for the teacher is also counterproductive, not only Instead of staying longer, instead..." He didn't continue, but said to Li Chongfang: "Come with me."

Li Chongfang followed him into the next room, Li Xuanzhen sat down on the chair, without saying a word for a long time, Li Chongfang held back for a long time, and said in a low voice: "Master, this time the longevity pill can't live forever, right?"

"Shut up!" Li Xuanzhen scolded, and said in a low voice: "Is this also a lie?"

Li Chongfang looked outside the door, not daring to speak out again, Li Xuanzhen sighed softly again: "He can't live forever, you and my master and apprentice will have a short life!"

A chess game was set up in the inner study of Huo Mansion. Huo Song and Jin Bo were sitting and fighting each other. Jin Bo moved the chess pieces while casually saying: "So, that Niubi wants to pack up and run away?"

"It's a good idea!" Huo Song sneered: "Don't talk about going to the Western Regions, do you think he can leave the palace for half a step?"

Jin Bo sneered: "Since this elixir can't delay the time, he can only think of a way out as soon as possible. He still can't stand the loneliness in the mountains. He wants to enter this world of mortals to seek great wealth. There is that life to enjoy, our master is very attached to Changsheng, but it is not so easy to get rid of."

Huo Song's eyes were gloomy: "Even if the emperor really wants to let him go, we must try our best to let him stay."

"That's natural, otherwise how can the pill be refined?"

Huo Song looked at him: "We...do you want to take some strong medicine?"

"No, that's too risky, everything should happen naturally." Jin Bo pondered, "Didn't it mean that the emperor has a few beauties to accompany him every night, and he sings and sings every night? After listening to these symptoms, I think time should It's almost done, we'll just wait. For the rest, everything will be done according to the imperial concubine's wishes."

"Yes, I know."

The two were talking, when they suddenly heard a knock on the door, Huo Youzhong's voice panted outside: "Master, master, it's not good!"

Huo Song said angrily: "You bastard, what's wrong? I'm playing chess with Mr. Jin, how dare you make a noise outside!"

Jin Bo didn't take it seriously: "Okay, there must be something urgent, let him in."

Huo Youzhong scrambled in and said with a mournful face: "Master, the servant deserves to die, but...but the second master and the second young mistress have quarreled again, and the old slave can't help it!"

Huo Song rubbed his temples, and reprimanded him: "When will they not quarrel? Is it worth going back and forth with me?"

Huo Youzhong said anxiously: "Master, this time is not as usual, the Second Young Mistress slapped the Second Young Master, and the Second Young Master was so angry that he raised his sword to kill her, and she is rolling on the ground now, the commotion is so loud that the old lady was startled I beg the uncle to persuade you quickly."

"What? Has mother gone too?" Huo Song was anxious, stood up quickly, strode out, walked a few steps, and seemed to remember something, turned around, folded his hands and smiled wryly at Jin Bo: "After marrying a shrew and coming back, there is no peace in the family. Mr. laughed at it. Please sit down, sir. I will come as soon as I go. Excuse me first."