Chapter 8 No one thought that human beings have tried so many things in order to live forever.
Modern scientific research wants to live longer.
The simplest is antioxidant.
The battle with oxygen is always going on.
Whether it is the ancients or modern us.
"After the Han Dynasty came the Tang Dynasty."
"However, the alchemists have always insisted that alchemy is a great way, so the way of alchemy became the mainstream at that time."
"Fang Xiandao has disappeared into history."
Everyone has often heard of Alchemy, and it can be found in many novels nowadays.
But Fang Xiandao's name is indeed even more unpopular.
"Time suddenly came to the Tang Dynasty."
"When talking about the Tang Dynasty, we have to mention a little story about alchemy."
"This is a story from "Taiping Guangji"."
"At the end of the Sui Dynasty, a Taoist man lived in Taibai Mountain, refined elixir sand, and combined it into a great product. Because he had gained Taoism, he lived in the mountain for decades.
There is a man who has become Bi and serves him. The Taoist has been with him for more than ten years, but he has not told him about Taoism.
Empress Bi resigned due to family difficulties, and the Taoist said: "My son has been with me for a long time, but now I am worried again. I have no son to leave behind, and I only have ten pills for my son."
One pill turns into ten pounds of red copper, and it becomes gold, enough for a funeral. "
Bi Nai returned it, as he said, it turned into gold and was enough for the funeral, Bi had a different ambition. He went back to the mountain to see him and asked for the return elixir.
If the Taoist refuses to comply, he will kill him with a white you can't get the elixir, you'll cut off the Taoist's hands. If you can't get it, you'll cut off his feet, and the Taoist's color won't change.
If Bi makes him angry, he will beheaded.
When you take off your clothes, you will see a red pouch behind your elbow. If you open it, you will find elixirs.
Bi was so happy that he went down the mountain with the elixir in I heard the sound of back, it is the was shocked and said to Bi: "I didn't expect you to come here and receive the elixir without virtue. God will punish you and you will end up like me."
Because not gets elixirs, which can change into gold. The golden color is slightly red, which is better than ordinary gold and can be used as the family was wealthy, others reported that Yunbi was guilty of you catch it, you can turn it into gold by yourself, it's not because of him.
Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty asked about it and ordered him to make the gold was finished, the emperor was pleased with it. He awarded it five grades and ordered it to be made of gold. He wanted to use up all the copper in the world.
Bi makes gold, and tens of thousands of kilograms of gold are used gold is called Tang Dynasty gold, which can be refined after hundreds of refinements, so it is very valuable.
Bi was invited to go because he was poor at art. Emperor Taizong ordered him to list his prescriptions, but Bi actually didn't know the prescriptions and complained.
The emperor said that he was deceitful and was angry, so he threatened him with soldiers. But Bi still stood up for himself, so he cut off his hand as a he didn't say anything, he would cut off his was embarrassed and told the story, but he didn't believe it, so he beheaded Tang Jin was widely used.
Later there was a Brahmin named Bie emperor entered the treasury and looked through it. The Brahmin pointed to the gold and the big carpet and said, "These are the only two precious ears."
Asked what was so strange about the rug, he said it was a Brahmin ordered the rug to be spread on the ground and soaked it with water.
All the water ran away, but the blanket was not this day, it is said that Bijin is a treasure in foreign countries. "
Ye Zhen can be said to have the ability of almost photographic memory.
When I was a student, as long as I read something a few times, I could remember it in my mind immediately.
So when Ye Zhen was studying, it was a very painful process of endorsing others.
Ye Zhen never felt any difficulty.
When Ye Zhen told this story, his voice was calm, like a storyteller.
Some viewers were anxious and wanted to know what the story was about.
What is the relationship between alchemy and turning stone into gold?
Ye Zhen began to talk, "I know everyone wants to know what the story is."
"Actually, this means that during the Sui and Tang Dynasties, there was an alchemist on Mount Taibai.
This alchemist used dansha to refine the Nine-turn Great Return Pill.
If you think about it, an alchemist who can refine the Nine-turn Great Return Pill is already very impressive.
Therefore, many people came to him to become their disciples.
There was a man named Cheng Bi who went to become a disciple.
He also served as a boy who made fires and served the alchemist there for more than ten years.
However, in these more than ten years, Cheng Bi learned nothing.
His master did not teach him the method of making an elixir.
Then Cheng Bi's father passed away, and Cheng Bi needed to go down the mountain to attend to the funeral.
The alchemist, Cheng Bi's master, heard this.
Zhidao Chengbi was about to go down the mountain.
In the past ten years, Cheng Bi's service and efforts have been seen by the alchemists.
He said to Cheng Bi, "I don't have anything to give you as a teacher."
"I'll give you ten golden elixirs."
"A golden elixir can refine ten pounds of red copper, and after refining it becomes gold."
This is equivalent to Cheng Bi's master giving Cheng Bi a hundred pounds of gold! "
Speaking of this, Ye Zhen's tone was slightly must know that it was a hundred pounds of gold during the Sui and Tang Dynasties.
Ordinary people cannot earn that much gold in ten lifetimes.
If converted to the present, it is equivalent to 2000 million Chinese coins.
It is already considered a huge wealth.
The audience is also thinking about how they would spend it if they had a hundred pounds of gold.
"It would be great if I had a hundred pounds of gold."
"The alchemist is really rich. He can easily produce a hundred kilograms of gold elixirs."
"No wonder the alchemists in the novel are all extremely rich. It turns out they come from reality."
Ye Zhen continued to explain, and these stories became very interesting in Ye Zhen's mouth.
"Then after Cheng Bi came down from the mountain, he refined a lot of gold according to the master's method.
Cheng Bi discovered that this was actually true, that he could actually turn stone into gold.
Cheng Bi had evil thoughts in his heart and returned to the place where his master lived.
Begging his master to give him more golden elixirs.
But the alchemist simply refused.
Cheng Bi took advantage of the fact that his brothers were gone and his master was sleeping alone at night.
He tied up his master and threatened his master with a knife.
Ask your master to hand over the golden elixir.
But his master said nothing.
Cheng Bi cut off the master's hands, but the master still didn't say anything.
Then he cut off both of the master's legs, but the master still didn't speak.
In the end, Cheng Bi became so angry that he chopped off his master's head.
Unexpectedly, a large bag of golden elixir was found on the body.
After coming down the mountain, Cheng Bi relied on these golden elixirs to become a local millionaire.
However, his neighbors were jealous and reported him to the government.
Neighbors said that Cheng Bi made coins privately.
It was probably the neighbor who discovered that Cheng Bi did nothing but spent endless money every day.
He thought Cheng Bi was making counterfeit coins.
No matter what era, anyone who makes counterfeit money will be beheaded.
After Cheng Bi was caught in the government, he could only honestly confess that he could turn stone into gold.
This matter was finally found out by Tang Taizong in the palace.
Tang Taizong asked Cheng Bi to make gold.
After discovering that Cheng Bi could actually turn stone into gold, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty appointed Cheng Bi a fifth-rank official.
Cheng Bi used the golden elixir he obtained from his master to create a total of tens of thousands of kilograms of gold.
This gold is called Datang Gold.
In the end, Cheng Bi's Midas elixir was used up, and Cheng Bi wanted to retire and return home.
But how could Tang Taizong let go of this rooster that could lay golden eggs?
So Tang Taizong asked Cheng Bi to hand over the method of turning stone into gold.
But Cheng Bi got all the golden elixirs from his master.
I don't even know how to refine it.
Cheng Bi told all his experiences.
But Tang Taizong didn't believe it at all and had Cheng Bi's hands chopped off with a knife.
I asked Cheng Bi if he would tell me the recipe, but Cheng Bi really didn’t know.
Then his feet and head were chopped off, and he died.
Later, a foreign monk, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, told the monk about this matter.
The monk said that this Tang Dynasty gold is a treasure.
Then the monk brought a piece of Tang Gold back to his country.
He also told the story of Cheng Bi to his countrymen, so this Tang Dynasty gold was also called Bi Jin. "
After Ye Zhen finished telling the whole story.
Different audiences have different feelings.
Ye Zhen concluded: "The alchemists back then had already learned how to turn stone into gold."
"This is all the alchemist's use of oxygen."
"It can be said that these alchemists are the earliest chemists in the world. They have already mastered the reaction process."
(End of this chapter)