Due to the emperor's favor, Dachapot lived alone on the southwest side of Shenwu Palace. He was assigned a side hall called Anhu Palace. Before he entered the place, he saw a layer of green mist shrouding it, and the green mist was flowing like thousands of people. Snakes and pythons twist and turn.
At the back of the temple, there is a straight chimney that shoots straight into the sky, about twenty or thirty meters high, and the top of the chimney continuously releases this green mist.
Li Chengfeng and Liu Sumei looked at each other. They immediately held their breath and used their true energy to protect their bodies. Liu Sumei took out a jade bead from her cuff and tested it. When she found that the jade bead had not changed color, she shook her head slightly.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief and went to the palace.
Entering this green mist, everyone smelled the strong smell of medicine, as if they were soaked in a huge medicine pool. There were mountains of wooden boxes piled up on both sides of the palace, some of which were sealed and pushed by busy eunuchs. They were sent inside, some were left open, and were pushed out. From the opened lid, you could see piles of white steam stacked inside, which were obviously the medicine residues that had just been transported from the medicine furnace.
A boy in green clothes came up to him, saluted Li Chengfeng and said, "Is this your honor, Li Chengfeng, Lord Li?"
Li Chengfeng also bowed and said, "That's right. May I ask your Excellency?"
The boy in green hurriedly waved his hands and said: "Don't dare, don't dare. The master of the pavilion told me to take Lord Li with him when he comes..." As he said that, he glanced at the people waiting behind Li Chengfeng and hesitated. one time.
Li Chengfeng said: "These are all here to accompany the investigation."
The boy in green had no choice but to say: "Those guys, please come with me. There are many institutions here and the herbs are precious. Please don't walk around and touch them."
Li Chengfeng smiled slightly, looked around, and followed the boy in green all the way to the back hall. When he entered here, the first thing he saw was a huge medicine pool. A huge deep pit was dug out of this medicine pool. It is surrounded by extremely hard granite, and a bronze cauldron is cast in the middle.
This cauldron is huge, with a height of four to five meters. It is shaped like an upright gourd with a very wide bottom. It sits in the entire medicine pool and sinks in. When you lower your head and look through the observation window, you can see the rolling flames inside. It is rolling, and in the middle is the middle medicine cabin. You can see a chute that continuously feeds medicinal materials into it, and a chute on the other side that transports the refined medicinal materials out in piles. .
At the top is a top medicine cabin that is only about the size of a millstone. It looks like a glass material and is slightly transparent. The colorful streamers are flowing and brewing in it, like clouds, which is really beautiful.
The big teapot stood by the pool. He put his hands behind his hands and looked up at the huge cauldron. His eyes were full of divine light, as if full of hope. The corners of his mouth were slightly raised, and his originally sinister face also changed. It became very soft, as if he was recalling some beautiful things.
It wasn't until the boy in green came to him and whispered to him that he came back to his senses. When he turned around again, the light in his eyes and the gentle smile on his face were gone. Instead, there was a strange smile and a cold gaze, as if a smiling snake was staring at his opponent.
If other people had seen him, they would have been overwhelmed by the aura of the big teapot if they had looked at him one more time. After all, he was the most powerful and favored minister in the palace. Even in front of the crown prince and the fourth prince, he would be overwhelmed. Dare to show no mercy.
But who is Li Chengfeng, and what kind of situation has he not seen before
In front of his eyes, such power is like a floating cloud and a gray dog, turning a blind eye to it.
The big teapot smiled and cupped his hands towards Li Chengfeng and said, "I have met Lord Li!"
Li Chengfeng also smiled and saluted, and said: "Zheng Jidai really worked hard for His Majesty, Long Ti, and fulfilled his duties. I admire him."
The big teapot said with a deadpan smile: "They are all for your majesty to share your worries and solve problems. They do not care about their own duties."
Li Chengfeng looked up at the cauldron and asked, "What does this mean?"
The big teapot looked proud and said: "This is the furnace from all directions of heaven and earth. It gathers the essence of the world and can refine the world's magical elixir!"
Li Chengfeng asked curiously: "I wonder where Zheng Jidai learned the alchemy technique from?"
The big teapot said calmly: "It is passed down from family."
Li Chengfeng asked: "Which family?"
The big teapot smiled and said: "Danxia Clan, a small sect, I'm afraid Lord Li has never heard of it."
Li Chengfeng said: "I'm ashamed. I am really ignorant. This is the first time I heard about it." After that, he asked again: "What kind of elixir is being refined?"
The big teapot smiled slightly, showing a proud look again, and said: "This is the elixir of recovery from nine deaths!"
Li Chengfeng wondered: "Oh? What kind of elixir is this?"
The big teapot said: "I dare not say that there is an elixir, but it can prolong life and rejuvenate people."
Li Chengfeng was suddenly moved and said in horror: "This elixir can make people rejuvenate? Is it so miraculous?"
The big teapot laughed proudly and said: "It's not that magical, it's just an exaggeration. As a monk, Master Li, doesn't he understand that there is no magic that can really rejuvenate people in this world, and there is no magic that can rejuvenate people? An elixir?"
Li Chengfeng smiled and said: "I guess so. However, how much silver does Zheng Jidai spend a year like this?"
The big teapot looked at Li Chengfeng strangely and said, "Isn't Sir Li here to ask questions? Why is he taking care of the affairs of the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Rites?"
If you come to investigate the case, do it properly and don't come to inquire about these things. Is this something that you, Li Chengfeng, should take care of? Only the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Rites are qualified to ask this question!
Of course, Li Chengfeng heard the subtext. He smiled slightly and said nonchalantly: "Since it is an investigation, it is natural to ask about everything. There may be clues in the inconspicuous places."
The big teapot sneered, clapped his hands, and the boy in Tsing Yi on the side came forward. Then he said to the boy in Tsing Yi: "Master Li wants to see the account book, go and get it."
The boy in green turned his head and left, and Li Chengfeng asked again: "When did Zheng Altar enter the palace?"
The big teapot had already prepared for this question and said without thinking: "I entered the palace in the autumn of the thirteenth year of Tianqi."
Li Chengfeng said: "Oh? Why did you enter the palace?"
The big teapot laughed: "Learn martial arts and sell them to the emperor's family! I have been practicing the art of alchemy all my life. Isn't it just glory and wealth?"
Li Chengfeng nodded and said: "However, Zheng Altar can be said to be windy and rainy now. In this palace, there is no other favor, and it can be said to be the ultimate in glory and wealth!"
The big teapot put away his smile, bowed deeply in the direction of the palace, and said: "These are all gifts from your majesty. Zheng does not dare to be complacent."
Li Chengfeng suddenly asked: "May I ask whether the Zheng altar will be honored this year?"
Dachapot glanced at Li Chengfeng, as if he didn't understand why he would ask such a boring and easy-to-answer question: "Zheng is 41 this year."
Li Chengfeng nodded and said: "As the saying goes, there are three unfilial piety and the worst is not having an offspring. Since Zheng Jidai is already rich and has no doubts, why has he not married and had children for more than ten years?"
This personal question was originally a normal one, but Big Teapot's expression suddenly changed. He never expected that Li Chengfeng would ask such a question!
And this question deeply hit the most painful and hurtful wound in his heart!
The big teapot clenched his fists instantly, the veins on his forehead popped out, and his eyes showed an extremely terrifying look. The murderous aura he burst out at this moment was immediately keenly detected by Li Chengfeng!
Li Chengfeng was also on high alert. He looked at the big teapot up and down. He couldn't understand why this, which he thought was just a commonplace statement, caused such a huge reaction in the big teapot.