Royal Road

Ge Hong is not the kind of rash person. On the contrary, he is delicate in mind and extremely patient. After getting the pill prescription given by Liang Feng, he didn't directly burn the pill according to the above dosage of a pound of saltpeter, two ounces of sulfur, and three ounces of charcoal, but adopted the halving method to test the effect a little.

After coming down several times, Ge Hong concluded that this recipe could indeed help the combustion. As long as it sees a fire, it burns quickly, emitting sparks and white smoke. However, when he put the potion into the pill furnace, something unexpected happened. After a loud noise, the pill furnace in front of him was exploded. Fortunately, the amount of medicine was not large and no one was injured.

Ge Hong hadn't forgotten that after Liang Mansion gave him a prescription, he specifically warned that this party was dangerous. Is that correct? Even the pill furnace can be blown out, can it be dangerous? For alchemists, this is a life-threatening prescription. Who would use such a ratio to put the pill into flames?

Faced with Ge Hong’s question, Liang Feng said: “This recipe came from the fire, but Iwakkawa is not curious, a little bit of medicine, why would it trigger the fryer?”

Ge Hong was taken aback, yes, he tried this medicine not once. Why is it usually ignited, but some sparks come out. Putting it in the pill furnace, would it cause such a large copper furnace to crack and smoke and make a loud noise?

Is it because the conditions of the medicine are different from the fire, or are there other reasons?

Regardless of people around, Ge Hong hurried back to the pill room. After digging out a few potions, he simply mixed them, poured them into the pot, lit a piece of waste paper, and threw them in.

"Master, be careful!" The smoke in the pill furnace had not completely dissipated, how dare Yi Yan be careless, and immediately blocked Liang Feng.

"It's okay." Liang Feng pressed Yi Yan's shoulders so that he didn't need to be nervous. The flame ignited the black potion in the bowl with a swish, ignited a spark, and then extinguished it like a gust of wind.

Ge Hong frowned when he looked at the medicine bowl in front of him. After thinking for a while, he poured in the same amount of medicine as he had just now, got up and found the lid of the medicine bowl, covered the medicine bowl, and used a twine as a guide.

This time Liang Feng reminded: "Be careful of Zhichuan."

Hearing this, Ge Hong was even more determined. After lighting the hemp rope, he took two steps back. The twine burned quickly, and the outside thread was burnt clean without much effort. After a short while, only a crisp sound in the bowl was heard, just like the sound of firecrackers. The lid of the medicine bowl was pushed a little, and the saltpeter smell came out.

"The fryer is not caused by medicine, but because of the pill furnace!" Seeing this situation, Ge Hong couldn't guess why. No matter how the medicine is burned, it will only emit sparks, but once the furnace lid is covered, it will immediately cause a loud noise. The problem obviously lies in the container of Dan furnace.

Seeing Ge Hong's reaction so quickly, Liang Feng also smiled slightly: "Zhaochuan expected it to be good, it is because of the pill furnace. The atmosphere is cold and hot, cold and contract, heat and expansion, if there is a sudden change, it will be vigorous. There is nowhere to vent this force, and it will explode what is blocking, thus triggering the fryer."

This argument is unprecedented. However, Ge Hong is a person who loves observation, and after a little thought, he understands what Liang Feng said is true. Just like boiling water in a large pot, when the water boils, there will be an air cap to open the lid. It's just that the boiling water is slow, and the medicine is extremely fast, and then different changes take place.

"In this way, this recipe can indeed be used in fire, but it cannot be used in a furnace!" Ge Hong couldn't help but feel a little happy when he discovered a new theory.

It is not uncommon to know that fryer appears during alchemy. But most alchemists would only think that there was something wrong with their operation, or that the pill that they refined was forbidden by the heavens. No one has ever thought that this kind of reaction is caused by the medicine. Saltpeter and sulfur are commonly used alchemy materials, and the furnace cannot be separated from charcoal fire. If you can avoid mixing these things in one place, the probability of frying will be much smaller. This is a surprise!

"Its use is not limited to alchemy." Liang Feng's expression was solemn, and he pointed to the pill furnace that had been exploded. "Such a pill furnace can be exploded by this medicine. If it is replaced with a higher dose of medicine. Citation, can you also break the mountains and crack the rocks and attack the city?"

Ge Hong was surprised. Open the mountains and crack the rocks, siege the city and pull out the village, can you do it with only the medicine in the furnace? However, he came from an alchemy master like Zheng Yin, and he had heard a lot of alchemy anecdotes. Indeed, there was an alchemist who collapsed because of the frying furnace, and there was no bones left. How much medicine can be stored in the furnace? If it is multiplied by a hundred, maybe it can really do what the Liang Fujun said.

But this has nothing to do with the Jindan Avenue he wants.

After a moment of silence, Ge Hong finally said: "The Golden Pill Avenue is only for ascending to the immortal, it should be a medicine for healing people, not what the emperor said."

Whether it is opening a mountain or a village, they are far from his pursuit. What he most wants to do is to save the world, accumulate good virtues, and find a real path to becoming immortal.

Liang Feng gently shook his head: "There is more than one avenue? Just like this recipe, it can kill people in the pill furnace, but it can save countless absenteeism and hard work if it is placed in the mountains. If you encounter a strong city, you can't do it. It can even live countless lives. But no matter where it is used, the cause of the furnace is unchanging. It is like the sun rises and the moon sets, and the stars move. So, why is it not Dao? "The knowledge is in the study of things, and the matter is followed. Knowing'. Only by studying these worldly laws is the way to explore the great road."

The phrase "to know things is to understand things, and then to know things" is a phrase from "Book of Rites·University", but when Zheng Xuan made a note, it was interpreted as "knowing the good is the good, and knowing the evil is the evil" . Ge Hong doesn't really agree with this statement. It is obviously inverting causality and contrary to the meaning of the text. However, he has been poor since he was a child and has never worshipped a famous teacher. Although he feels wrong, he can't refute it.

And when Liang Feng interprets "gewu" as the law of the world, it is the only way to reach true knowledge. Ge Hong felt that there was a little bit of enlightenment. His favorite in his life is observation. Without this meticulousness, how can one find out the source of all diseases, the pharmacology of the golden core?

It's just that what he is concerned about has always been the effect that Jin Dan can bring, not why these mineral medicines have changed and merged into one. This is like looking at a leopard in a tube, and a blind man touching an elephant, only to be complacent, and mistakenly think that he has glimpsed the true knowledge of the world. Isn't this a performance of being indifferent to skills and neglecting the way? If you want the golden core method to become a real avenue, I am afraid that only touching the skin will not be enough.

"But can this way save people alive?" Ge Hong couldn't help asking the most critical question.

Hearing what Ge Hong said, Liang Feng was not discouraged, but rather sighed. If there is no such heart to save the world, how can Ge Hong leave two handed down works?

"If there are medicines that can kill the insects, but do not damage the seedlings, 10,000 mu of fertile land can be free from pests. If the medicine can penetrate into the gold and iron, making it indestructible, countless soldiers can live because of it. The reason why the avenue is a avenue Because it's vast and all-encompassing. As long as a short-term approach, why can't you worry about saving the world?"

Chemistry is an important science related to people's livelihood. If we can start from now, we will break away from primitive and ignorant religious beliefs and enter a path of virtuous development like mathematics and medicine. The changes brought to this world will also be amazing.

Hearing the people in front of him so solemnly, Ge Hong was still moved by it after all. If he were a few years younger, he would still be obsessed with official career, and just want to get an official, glorious lintel. If he were a few years older, he would probably be hurt by the turbid world, completely abandon the commonplace, and devote himself to the way of immortality.

But precisely, he met Liang Feng at this time. Hear this heart-pounding remark. He still has ideals, pursuits, and a heart that is unwilling to extinguish.

With a light sigh, Ge Hong said, "Fujun really doesn't look like a member of the family."

What Buddhism seeks is never the present life, but the next life, salvation and liberation. Therefore, as a Taoist believer, Ge Hong has never looked down upon people who believe in Buddhism. In his opinion, these are all chaos and people who have renounced the principles of the world, and they are not worthy of deep friendship. However, the Liang Fujun in front of him really exceeded his expectations.

Although he has the name of the Buddha, but the various behaviors of this man, he has never retreated at all, on the contrary, he is full of vitality. This is the case with the intersecting of one's own knots, the avenue without any complaints, and the Chongwenguan opened by the Fuzhong, which is even more unlike those of the pedantic family.

How can such a person believe in Buddhism?

For the people of the world, what they believe in is a question worth tangling. But for Liang Feng, he never had such concerns.

"No matter the Buddha, Zhongni or Laozi, they are all born and cultivated in the world. Even if they are given by God, they can see nothing but the things of this world. Only the eyes have distances and different views. Tao produces all things, and they preserve nature in a variety of forms. What the first sage sees is like walking on the Tao, seemingly different, but in fact it is the same in different ways." Liang Feng smiled slightly, "I am not a sage, and I dare not talk about the way of a sage. Only listening at the same time can be wise."

This idea is really shocking to the world. But Ge Hong could not find a way to refute it. Isn't he using the Confucian method he has learned to explain the Taoist principles? If the world really has thousands of paths leading to the truth, why should he care about what the person in front of him believes in?

Seeing Ge Hong's expression faltered, Liang Feng made a decisive decision and said, "Please also Zhichuan stay in Lucheng to help me find the cause of this road."

This is to help him, obviously it is to help oneself gain the Tao. Ge Hong only felt a thump in his heart, and finally grabbed his sleeves, and said in the same way: "Meng Mansion will not give up, Hong Yuan will try his best!"

Liang Feng exhaled: "I have never thought of a pill, but it is my luck to be able to change a good one! However, it is inconvenient to make alchemy in the Fuzhong. It is better to build another view in the west of the city for Qingxiu."

"You are bothered by Lord Lao. It's just that alchemy is cumbersome, and I'm afraid it will take a few Taoists." Ge Hong thought for a while, and said simply.

"This is easy to handle. I will find some talented children to play in the view. However, this gunpowder is of great importance and needs to be kept secret." Liang Feng exhorted again.

"Gunpowder?" It was born from a low fire, and it was burned by a flame. The name was changed to gunpowder, which was quite appropriate. After chewing on the word, Ge Hong nodded, "You can rest assured, I know this."

Ge Hong personally participated in the war, and naturally understood the significance of the sharp weapon to the war. If this gunpowder is used well, fear can turn things around.

"That's it!" Finally calmed down, Liang Feng smiled and asked Ge Hong to go and freshen up. On the side, Yi Yan frowned his eyebrows and looked at the dark, cracked pill furnace. Is the thing that this person cultivates really so powerful?

Depressing the doubts in his heart, Yi Yan turned his gaze back, followed Liang Feng closely, and walked to the front courtyard together.