Chapter 422: The Immortal Gift, the Yellowstone Heavenly Book
Seeing Li Shimin's surprised expression, Li Daoxuan smiled, then walked forward and wanted to hold the empress's hand again.
Well, claim sovereignty.
But before he stretched out his hand, he felt a burst of fairy light rippling, isolating his body three feet away, making it impossible to touch, as if the body of the god could not be desecrated by mortals.
The lady in green glanced at him calmly, and then said to Li Shimin: "The reason why I concealed my identity today and pretended to be a maid is just to observe Your Majesty in secret. Please don't blame Your Majesty."
Li Shimin calmed down his emotions and looked at Li Daoxuan strangely. As an emperor, he actually felt a little envious of him.
He had many beauties in his harem. Empress Changsun and Concubine Yang were both beauties picked from thousands. But to be honest, no one could compare to the ghost fairy lady in front of him. This woman was no longer a human beauty, but like the legendary Chang'e and Xuannv.
Such a woman actually had an ambiguous relationship with Taichong. No wonder Taichong was so confident and even dared to guarantee her with his own life.
"It's okay, Fairy, you are too polite. You are willing to show your true self now, but have I passed your test?"
Facing a real immortal, Li Shimin's attitude was very respectful and his eyes were full of curiosity.
Emperors of all dynasties have sought immortals. For example, Qin Shi Huang sent Xu Fu out to sea to search for the Penglai Island in the hope of obtaining the elixir of immortality, but ultimately discovered it was a scam.
And now, the immortal that Qin Shihuang had been searching for so long was standing before him, and Li Shimin couldn't help but feel a little excited.
Of course, he also knew in his heart that the reason why this lady in green was willing to come to see him was probably because of Taichong's face.
The lady in green nodded and said, "Your Majesty is young and promising, with great ambitions and the appearance of a great ruler. In the future, you will surely achieve great things as an emperor. Helping Your Majesty is also in accordance with the will of heaven."
If these words were said by someone else, even an important official of the dynasty, Li Shimin would not feel much. As an emperor, he heard too much praise on a daily basis.
But these words coming from the mouth of a fairy of the time were like a panacea to Li Shimin, like drinking ice in the scorching sun, making his whole body feel comfortable.
"Haha, Fairy, you are too kind. In the past, when Emperor Huangdi was fighting against Chiyou, the situation was critical. The Nine-Sky Mysterious Lady descended to the human world and taught Emperor Huangdi the secret technique, which helped him defeat Chiyou. Now the fairy is willing to help our Tang Dynasty, just like the Nine-Sky Mysterious Lady !"
Li Shimin was very excited and said with a smile: "Please rest assured, fairy, I will never spread your relationship with Taichong!"
The Qingyi Lady sighed, "Your Majesty, you think too much. He and I...are not what you think."
Li Shimin blinked and smiled, "I understand, I understand."
Lady in green was silent for a moment, but ultimately she didn't say any more. Some things would only get worse the more they were explained, not to mention that her previous behavior with Li Daoxuan had indeed been a little too intimate.
She stretched out her hand and pointed, and a fairy light flew out and turned into three things.
They were a bottle of elixir, a green sword, and an ancient book.
"Thanks to your majesty's kindness, I wish to give you these three treasures to help you create a prosperous Tang Dynasty."
Li Shimin's attention was immediately attracted by these three treasures.
"This pill is called the Longevity Pill. It is made from the powder of the spirit turtle, the inner pill of the dragon, and the thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum. There are three pills in total, and each one can extend your life by ten years. Your Majesty's dragon energy can protect your body, but it will also greatly reduce the power of the pill, leaving only one tenth of it."
When Li Shimin heard the name of the elixir of life, his heart beat faster. However, he only realized at the end that taking these three pills would only extend his lifespan by about three years. He couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.
After the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, emperors on earth could no longer live forever. Dragon energy could protect the body, but it also completely cut off the path of spiritual practice. An ordinary person could take an elixir that could prolong their life by decades, but if an emperor took it, the effect would be greatly reduced.
Eating too much may even cause erysipelas.
This can be considered a different kind of fairness. Sitting on the most honorable seat in the world, enjoying the greatest power, and being immune to all attacks without having to practice. The price is that one cannot achieve immortality and can never live freely in the world like an immortal.
Li Shimin put away the bottle of elixir very carefully .
Three years of life are also very precious!
"This sword is called Qingming. It was originally made of ordinary iron, but it has been with me for many years and has been contaminated with the spirit of immortals. It has given birth to a sword spirit, which is comparable to a low-grade spiritual treasure. It has a great restraint on the ghosts in the underworld. In addition, Your Majesty, holding this sword, can also command the ghosts and gods in my Qingming world to a certain extent."
Qingming Sword, a low-grade spiritual treasure!
Although Li Shimin had no magical powers, he was very clear about spiritual practice. The lower-grade spiritual treasure was already very precious, and it was no exaggeration to say that it was priceless, not to mention that the sword also had extraordinary symbolic significance. Holding it could mobilize the ghosts and gods of the underworld!
Li Shimin had already begun to fantasize that if he used this sword to summon the ghosts and gods from the underworld to help him during a war, wouldn’t he be invincible?
The lady in green seemed to see what he was thinking, and said calmly: "Ghosts and gods will not directly interfere in human affairs, and I don't like war. If Your Majesty wants ghosts and gods to fight, I'm afraid you will be disappointed."
Li Shimin smiled awkwardly and said, "Fairy, you are joking. I will never trouble the gods and ghosts easily."
The lady in green pointed to the last ancient book and said, "This is the Su Shu, also known as Taigong's Art of War and Huangshi Tianshu. It was included in the secret method given to Huangdi by the Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady in the past. Later, Jiang Ziya got it, so it is also called Taigong's Art of War. In the early Han Dynasty, Zhang Liang got Huangshi Gong's book, so it is also called Huangshi Tianshu."
"This book is all-encompassing, and contains the art of war, statecraft, political schemes, astrology, and other techniques. It is a rare and wonderful book in the world. If Your Majesty can study it carefully, you will surely achieve great achievements in the future."
After hearing the introduction of Lady Qingyi, Li Shimin was greatly excited. In his eyes, the value of this book immediately surpassed the other two treasures.
He couldn't help it and flipped it open to take a few glances.
This was an incredible sight. Li Shimin was immediately immersed in it, almost infatuated and forgetful.
He didn't know how much time had passed before he suddenly remembered that Tai Chong and Lady Qingyi were still in the hall. He quickly looked up, but found that the hall was empty and he was the only one left.
Li Shimin felt a little lost.
He called Gao Quan and asked him if he had seen Tai Chong and the other person go out. Gao Quan shook his head and said that he had been guarding the door and no one had come out during that time.
Li Shimin sat on the chair, stroking the three treasures bestowed by the immortals for a long time. He put away the elixir and the sword, and planned to find time to personally put them in the ancestral temple and keep them carefully.
This will be the foundation of the Tang Dynasty royal family!
He was in a good mood today, so he asked Gao Quan to fetch his treasured wine so that he could drink while reading.
As a result, when Li Shimin saw the exquisite wine brewed by Du Kang, he couldn't help but smile bitterly. The aroma of the wine that made him salivate in the past now became tasteless.
He knew that as this story spread, people in the future would probably laugh at him for being short-sighted. For two jars of wine, he had wasted two hundred years of the Tang Dynasty's national destiny...
In fact, Li Shimin guessed correctly. What happened in Anren Palace today will be passed down to future generations and become an eternal classic.
Three hundred years later, when the glorious Tang Empire withdrew from the stage of history, people often felt sorry for Emperor Taizong when reading this story.
The fine wine brewed by the god of wine Du Kang is also known as the most expensive wine in the world. It cannot be bought with gold or jade, and it takes a hundred years of national fortune to buy it.
However, this day is also known as the turning point of the Tang Dynasty from weak to strong. Li Tianshi served as the first leader of the Zhelong, and the Qingyi Niangniang bestowed three treasures, thus opening the prelude to a brilliant empire.
