In Luoyang City.

The weather is colder every day, and the people in the city have also begun to add clothes.

When the emperor woke up in the morning, his nose felt a little blocked, and he couldn't help but laugh at himself. He didn't have to go to the battle formation for a long time, and he was still negligent in training.

Thinking about the past, I got up every day and had to exercise for an hour when I got up in the morning.

Nowadays, it is difficult for the emperor to hold on to get up early every day. It is not because the harem is beautiful, but the country has too many government affairs and various affairs have to be handled until very late.

Although the prefectural prime minister shared the burden, Luo Cheng was not the kind of person who could really let go.

"Prepare the horse and go to the Yulin Palace!"

Standing under the corridor, the emperor secretly made up his mind to resume exercise in the future. No matter what, the body is the capital of the revolution. Without the body, what can the emperor be able to do if he wins the emperor again?

He didn't want to wait until he was fifty or sixty years old, and then, like other emperors, he hurriedly searched for elixirs and asked for medicine everywhere.

The more famous and capable emperors in history, the more they like to seek immortality, such as the Qin Emperor, the Wu of Han, and the Emperor Taizong of Tang in history.

Emperor Taizong of Tang died in his fifties and even took a lot of pills before his death, which can be said to have a significant impact on his body.

Luo Cheng doesn't believe these.

It is better to believe in these strange mysterious pills in bottles and jars of bottles and jars of elixirs. After all, they are really a technique of health preservation, not a technique of immortality.

There were many officials who had paid elixirs to the emperor or recommended alchemy sorcerers. Although the emperor had issued an edict to prohibit those sorcerers who were divining and astrology before, some people always thought that the emperor wanted to live forever.

But no matter how those people brag, Luo Cheng didn't believe it.

In fact, he just asked about the ingredients of these pills and knew how unreliable it was. All kinds of sulfur, mercury, lead, and nitrogen. In short, their pills are all kinds of hodgepodges, and some even disgusting ones add various blood. Some even added the girl Tiankui.

It's disgusting and even scary when you hear it.

These sulfur lead pins and other things are obviously gunpowder formula materials. No wonder some warlocks accidentally blow up the alchemy furnace in an alchemy.

The immortal pill refined by these things will be poisoned at the least, and the worst will be killed.

Therefore, Luo Cheng's response to these people was to arrest them all and throw them into the Royal Institute established by the Royal Family in Beim Mountain.

Outsiders really think that the emperor is interested in the art of refining immortality, but they really don’t know that the emperor just asked them to study gunpowder.

Originally, the gunpowder in history was indeed developed by these alchemists. Not only did they study gunpowder, but the emperor also asked them to study chemistry. After all, many things are still very practical, such as sulfuric acid, oil black fire, poisonous gas bombs, black gunpowder, and even even if they are researched, it is good.

Don't want to enter the research institute?

No, don’t think about leaving when you come. Just invite in. There are heavy troops outside to guard it. Don’t think about the people inside.

Luo Cheng was still okay with them. As long as he was concerned about researching the topics given by the emperor, he studied them in the direction pointed out by the emperor. He could eat, drink and live in the food, drink and live there, and he would have any materials to be taken. There was also a special person to make records for him. Everyone even gave him an academician from the research institute, and he was still treated as a seventh-rank official. Although he was not a seventh-rank official, he enjoyed the seventh-rank treatment.

If you can find something that is practical and useful, you will also have other rewards, such as land, money, or even directly awarded the honorary position.

Mining, smelting, alloys, gunpowder, ceramics, glazing... I really want to say that the achievements of ancient Chinese chemistry are still very high. Although many people were just focused on studying elixirs, they accidentally gained something else, but these unexpected gains are sometimes very useful.

Now Luo Cheng specially set up a research institute, not only sending those who come to offer elixirs, but also asking officials from all over the country to search for people who know how to refine alchemy and make tools to the Luoyang Research Institute.

"Your Majesty, Qin Prime Minister asked for a meeting."

"Shubao came to me so early, why didn't he come to persuade me to stay away from warlocks and pills again, right?"

Feng Lishi, the eunuch in the palace, smiled and said, "Your Majesty is like a god, and everything is counted. Recently, rumors about Your Majesty's refining the Eternal Life Pill are getting more and more serious. Qin Xiang is very worried."

"There is no wind and waves. I don't believe that no one here deliberately fanned the flames and promoted the fire. Feng Lishi, go to the Jinyiwei and the Imperial City Command to preach the oral orders and ask them to investigate carefully. Who is secretly fanning the evil wind and plotting against evil."

"It must be those old gentry!"

"No evidence is possible. We must have evidence. Our Qin Dynasty pays attention to the legal system, and we must have evidence to refute rumors. Let them investigate and must find out who deliberately created the rumors and who was secretly spreading the rumors. All the investigations were found out. Those who have ulterior motives must not be tolerated. Xishan Road has just been established and there is still a lack of population, so it happened to be sent there to farmland."

"I obey the order, Your Majesty, Prime Minister Qin?"

"I just happened to go to the Yulin Palace to run a horse. I also checked the little bastards to see if I didn't go to supervise recently, so I neglected the training. Let Shubao go with me."

In front of the palace gate, Shubao was already waiting.

As soon as they met, Luo Cheng smiled and said, "I know what Shubao, what do you want to say, but don't worry. In fact, I am not Qin Emperor and Han Wu, and I don't want to live forever. On weekdays, I will not really think that I can live long life. No one can live ten thousand years of turtle, a thousand years of turtle, can live ten thousand years of life. People's life span is a certain number. Life is rare in seventy years, and those who can live eighty years of life are nothing in thousands. If they live to ninety and one hundred years of age, it is really a natural life. And since ancient times, emperors can live past sixty years of age, only a few."

Qin Qiong immediately said, "Your Majesty, don't say that. Emperor Wu of Nanyue Zhao Tuo lived in more than 100 years, Emperor Wu of Nanliang Xiao Yan lived in eighty-six years, Emperor Wu of Han Liu Che lived in seventy years, Emperor Wu of Later Yan Chengwu Murong Chui, and Emperor Xianwu of Nanyan Murong De lived in seventy years."

Luo Cheng smiled, "Shubao, have you noticed that the people you mentioned are all posthumously named Emperor Wu. It seems that if the emperor wants to live for a long time, he still needs to be a little more martial."

Qin Shubao didn't expect that the emperors he had just selected who lived past seventy years old were indeed Emperor Wu, so he couldn't help but laugh.

"Your Majesty is called the Emperor of Saint Wen Shen Wu, and he also has martial arts, so he will definitely be far superior to them."

"Hahaha, human life span is determined by heaven. From the time Qin Shihuang unified the world to the present, in more than 800 years, there are only a few emperors over 70 years old, and not many emperors over 60 years old, and more are in their forties and fifties. Even many short-lived emperors in their thirties and forties. The life span of the emperor is far lower than the average life span of the people. I have known this for a long time, so I never pray for immortality."

"Then why is Your Majesty still looking for these alchemists all over the world?"

"Have you heard those rumors too? I did ask these sorcerers to find them, but they did not refine the immortal pill, but let them use their expertise to study some other things that are useful to the country and the people's livelihood."

Qin Qiong was half-believing and half-doubting.

"Hahaha, it's normal that you don't believe it. People don't want to die early. I also want to live longer. But I don't believe in any immortality pills. I still believe that more exercise is more practical. I'm going to go to the Yulin Palace to run a horse and practice horse lances and bows. I haven't practiced it for a long time, and I feel a little unfamiliar."

Qin Qiong was overjoyed when he heard this. He was really afraid that the emperor would be obsessed with immortality. Qin Emperor and Han Wu were all great emperors, but in the end they were superstitious and unexplained.

"Your Majesty, those elixir warlocks are mostly liars, why should your Majesty use them?"

"They refining the Eternal Life Pill is indeed a scam, or even a poison, but it is still useful if they change the direction and study some other things."

The king and his minister rode horses to the Yulin Palace, and Yulin Lang and Yulin Cavalry trained harder.

Luo Cheng changed into military uniform, picked up a hard bow for training, and pulled the bow and opened and closed it. This thing was very labor-intensive and much easier to use than a puller.

"Shubao, do you believe in ghosts and gods?"

Qin Qiong thought for a while, "I don't say anything about strange powers and chaotic spirits, but I don't believe it."

"But what if one day you really meet ghosts and gods, what would you do?"

"Stay away."

"Haha, what if I met a ghost?"

Qin Qiong said without hesitation, "If Your Majesty encounters ghosts and gods and is disturbed by ghosts and gods, I will use my spear in my palm to kill gods and kill ghosts!"

"Hahaha, this is domineering, and he is worthy of being a general. In fact, I never believe that there will be ghosts and gods in the world. After all, these ghosts and gods are just a kind of escape and comfort that people find in their hearts by being confused and afraid of the unknown."

"Many miracles and phenomena are just unknown and puzzling phenomena. As for ghosts, they are even more fear in the heart. Isn't there an old saying that you don't do bad things during the day and don't be afraid of ghosts knocking on the door in the middle of the night."

Qin Qiong nodded, "Your Majesty said it thoroughly."

"As long as you are willing to study, many unknown phenomena will become knowledge that can be mastered. For example, the mysterious astrology is mysterious to ordinary people, but in fact, if you study it carefully, you will find that the sun, moon, and stars have their own trajectories. Even if you master enough knowledge, you can not only predict weather changes, accurately infer wind, rain, thunder and lightning, but even earthquakes can be calculated."

When an earthquake occurs, the people call the Earth Dragon turning over.

Qin Qiong couldn't imagine what kind of power he needed to predict the earthquake.

"Is it really OK?"

"Of course, mastering enough knowledge is the law of the natural movement of all things. For example, by burning, the generation of hot steam can make the balloons take to the sky and fly in the air. For example, mastering the buoyancy can allow the iron ship to sail on the water..."

Qin Qiong was stunned when he heard this.

"For example, the alchemy materials, lead, nitrate, and charcoal used by alchemists can produce explosive and burning gunpowder through specific proportions. After this gunpowder is specially made, it can produce powerful cannons, muskets, fire thunders, etc. to destroy cities and destroy countries. Gunpowder can also make gorgeous and beautiful fireworks and bloom in the night sky, like fire trees and silver flowers, extremely beautiful."

Qin Qiong was stunned and dazed.

"Your Majesty, can the lead, charcoal and other things from the alchemy Taoist priest really make such a powerful gunpowder?"

"Of course, but it's not easy."

Qin Qiong believed that it must be that the emperor's research institute had already developed this kind of thing. He could not imagine how fearful this kind of thing would be, which could change the form of war.

"Your Majesty, you must look at this kind of thing and must not be disclosed."

Luo Cheng smiled. What he said is still nothing now. The sorcerers of the institute don’t know when they will be able to develop the simplest black gunpowder formula. As for the more powerful artillery guns, it is estimated that they may not be able to truly study it in less than a few decades. As for the truly included in the equipment and the equipment, it is estimated that it will be a more distant future.

Instead of looking forward to firearms, it is better to look forward to the hydraulic forging machine of the institute. After successful research on this thing, the manufacturing of armor and weapons can immediately reduce costs.

After pulling forty or fifty times, the emperor could not pull the powerful bow, and had to stop and breathe. Qin Qiong, who was on the other side, pulled the same bow as the emperor, but continued to pull it like nothing happened.

Luo Cheng shook his head and sighed. It seems that being an emperor is the easiest way to destroy a war god-level general.
Chapter completed!