Liu Bei came to Gewu today for another important matter, but he accidentally saw the experiments made by Zhuge Liang and Ma Jun, which can be regarded as an unexpected gain. On the way, Liu Bei said in his heart, the wisdom of the people cannot be underestimated. Gewuke has to pay attention to it from time to time, who knows when a great god will pop out of it.

Escorted by his own soldiers, Liu Bei traveled all the way to the backyard of the Gewu Branch, which was already a rare place for people. Further on, a wall appeared, with doors on the side of the wall, and guards on the left and right of the armor.

Liu Bei pushed the door in, and there was a large open space inside. In the open space, all kinds of pits were dug, as well as piles of ore in the east and west.

Inside, there is already a Taoist waiting. Seeing Liu Bei, he hurriedly bowed and said: "Poor Dao Qingyang, I have seen the lord." ”

Liu Bei waved his hand and said, "Don't be polite, Qingyang, you are in a hurry to report, and there has been progress in talking about gunpowder." I've come here, so try to see it with me. ”

When Qingyang heard this, he made the two Taoist boys bury a bag of things in the soil, and then lit the fuse. After a few breaths, a slight tremor sounded, and the clods of earth exploded and scattered in all directions.

Liu Bei looked at the pit that was still filled with green smoke, looked at Qingyang and said, "That's it?" ”

Qingyang said: "My lord, this small amount is also, if a huge amount is buried under the soil and stones, and it is burned with fire, the sound will shake the sky, and nothing will not burn and nothing will not be exploded." ”

When Liu Bei heard this, anger grew in his heart. I asked you to study gunpowder for me, and in a few years you will show me a small artillery battle? Believe it or not, I gave you a little first?

Taoist priest Qingyang, who came to Qingzhou a few years ago, came to see Liu Bei, claiming to be a guest in Wangwu Mountain. will turn stone into gold, and come to Qingzhou to offer the elixir to Liu Bei.

Liu Bei was also more curious. Because of the chain reaction of the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the Taoist priests in Qingzhou were either killed or fled to other places. It's rare that a Taoist priest can take the initiative to vote. I also think that Wangwu Mountain is a famous Taoist mountain, and Yugong once moved mountains here in "Liezi". Maybe there are really masters among them. So he ordered Qingyang to come and see him.

After seeing the results, I was disappointed. Qingyang is very honest about Taoist classics. The old and Zhuang Zhi said that they were like a stream. But he is not the master Liu Bei imagined. Let him perform the art of turning stones into gold, but it is just a trick, and after being exposed by Liu Bei on the spot, Liu Bei will let people send this demon to prison for punishment.

As a result, Qingyang shouted that he really knew how to turn stone into gold, but it just took time to prepare. Liu Bei thought to himself, I'll give you another chance to perform. As a result, Qingyang didn't know where to get an ore, and then began to burn it with charcoal. Seeing this, Liu Bei was not interested, and he didn't need to look at the results, he knew that this Qingyang was just refining gold and silver from ore. After Qingyang fiddled with it, he was shocked when he saw Liu Bei's lack of interest, fearing that his life would not be guaranteed, and he hurriedly offered Danfang, saying that this was inherited by the Yellow Emperor, and if he could collect all the materials and serve Dancheng, he would be immortal.

Liu Bei was furious, thinking that you are a demon, and you are still talking nonsense to confuse me, so don't blame me for being polite. I took the Danfang and glanced at it, but I accidentally saw that there were sulfur, charcoal and other substances listed on it. Suddenly, there was a turn in my heart, wasn't the gunpowder inadvertently made by these idle guys? It's better to leave him to study gunpowder for me.

So, after detaining Qingyang and finding out the details, he moved all three clans to Qingzhou. Then he was ordered to study gunpowder for Qingzhou. Qingyang is a lover of the Wai Dan sect and is obsessed with alchemy. He traveled in all directions, and was a guest on the throne of the princes, refining the elixir for the princes and kings. Who knew that when he arrived in Qingzhou this time, he would miss it. I knew that Liu Bei was not interested in the elixir, so he didn't come. Qingyang was detained by Liu Bei, and in desperation, he had no choice but to call friends again, attracting many friends in the circle of the Waidan faction to come over to serve Liu Bei.

Liu Bei was not ignorant of gunpowder, so he told Qingyang that saltpeter could be mixed with sulfur and charcoal to obtain gunpowder.

So Qingyang began a long experiment that lasted for several years. It's a pity that Liu Bei doesn't know anything about gunpowder except for these three raw materials. So Qingyang has been making slow progress. It's not that he deliberately delays, because of the nature of the Daoist priests of the Waidan Sect, he and other Taoists are full of interest in all kinds of strange things. With Liu Bei, the big owner, it is natural to start their experiments first. So while they were studying gunpowder, they also began to engage in their own private goods.

Liu Bei is busy with affairs, where can he stare all day long. can only send people to urge one or two from time to time. In the past few years, there are two Taoist priests who have gone from this immortal because they have taken the elixir they have refined, and a Taoist priest and three Taoist children were burned to death in the process of preparing gunpowder, but fortunately, the place where they dispensed the medicine was placed outside the city by Liu Bei......

After being forgotten by Liu Bei for a period of time, Qingyang took the initiative to report for the first time, saying that there had been a leap forward in the development of gunpowder. Liu Bei was overjoyed when he heard the report, so he rushed all the way to the test site in the backyard of the Gewu Department to watch the surprise that Qingyang brought him.

Who would have thought that the surprise would be to blow up a thin layer of dirt? With such power, any artillery battle in the future can do it, right? Trying to have a seizure. I saw Qingyang and said: "Don't worry, lord. This is in the city, and the poor road does not dare to carry a huge amount of gunpowder into the city, so he first offers a small amount to the lord. If the lord has leisure at the end of the month, he can move to the outside of the city, and then he will test the power of this gunpowder with the lord again. ”

Liu Bei also felt that Qingyang was reasonable, so he nodded and said, "Since that's the case, I'll wait and see." Qingyang, if the gunpowder can be as I want, I will not hesitate to reward the name. ”

Qingyang was overjoyed and thanked him again and again.

At the end of the month, Liu Bei had been thinking about this matter, so he ordered his own soldiers to ask Qingyang. Qingyang replied the next day. So, on the second day, Liu Bei was neatly dressed, and under the heavy protection of the pro-army, he took Xun Yu and Lu Min and a few other people to the outside of the city.

When I arrived at a fortress, I saw a high hill on the left and a river on the right. There were armor guards back and forth around. Liu Bei didn't go in either, so he ordered his soldiers to summon Qingyang to see him. After a while, a group of Taoists came out of the fortress. Qingyang took the lead and came to see Liu Bei. Said: "Lord, please come with me." ”

So Liu Bei followed Qingyang to a flat land. Then Qingyang instructed the Taoist to move a huge urn and dig a pit on the flat ground to bury it. and he heaped earth and stones on the pits. When everything was ready, Qingyang took a torch and lit a long fuse. In the snort, green smoke curled, and the fuse turned into a white ash on the ground after a while.

Suddenly, I heard a muffled sound, boom, and the earth and rocks on the ground were lifted one after another, flying into the air, and spun and sprinkled like rain. Lu Min, Xun Yu and the others were shocked, not knowing what this was.

After the explosion, Liu Bei ordered the armor soldiers who were blocking him just now to disperse. When the smoke cleared, lead everyone to watch. At a glance, the giant urn was shattered, and a large pit had been blown out of the ground, and the earth and stones on it had been scattered, revealing a scorched color.

Liu Bei nodded, his heart was indeed much better than before, before Qingyang tinkered with gunpowder was just a smoke firework, but now it can really explode. Although the explosion was not very powerful, it was not feasible to use it to blow up the city wall or something, after all, the foundation of the city wall was deep and thick, and it was impossible to shake it easily. But it shouldn't be a problem to use it to scare people, or blow up the city gates. Even Liaodong and Xuzhou can be used for mining. And if you continue to research, who says that you can't develop a powerful explosive?

Liu Bei, who was satisfied with Qingyang's work, called Qingyang over and said to Qingyang: "You have been trapped here for several years, and you have made meritorious contributions to the development of gunpowder in Qingzhou, are you willing to join my mansion as an official?" "This is to reward meritorious deeds and fulfill the promise to Qingyang.

Qingyang shook his head, Liu Bei looked at this, what does this mean? So he asked, "If you don't want to be an official, what reward do you want?" ”

Qingyang's face was embarrassed, and Liu Bei thought to himself, could it be something excessive? Just as he was about to speak, Qingyang groped and took out a piece of silk from his arms, and offered his hands to Liu Bei and said: "Lord, I have worked hard for several years to read the Dan prescription made by Taoist classics. I beg the lord to search for the things I need in the pill for me, I want to open the furnace for alchemy. I also hope that the Lord will be perfected. ”

Liu Bei looked at Qingyang with an indifferent face, as if he was looking at a dead man. didn't ask for officials or rewards, and after taking erysipelas, a few people died and thought about alchemy. It's really stubborn. But if you want to die, I can't stop you. Liu Bei ordered to take the silk cloth in Qingyang's hand left and right, then turned over and got on the horse, and said, "What you invited, I agreed." However, don't delay the gunpowder matter, otherwise ......" Before he finished speaking, Liu Bei suddenly realized how powerless the threat of words was to this kind of Taoist madman.

Qingyang couldn't help but be overjoyed when he saw Liu Bei respond. He didn't care about Liu Bei's verbal threats at all. The reason why many Qin and Han alchemists failed to achieve the elixir was because they had spent their whole lives collecting medicines and materials. Now that Qingzhou Mu provides him with the alchemy needs, I don't know how much time he will be saved. If you can get a glimpse of the wonder of the avenue in this life, what if you die?