"I'm afraid the Imperial Master will be disappointed. I still eat whole grains and grains, and suffer from birth, old age, illness and death. How can an immortal do this?"
Xu Fu said: "But His Highness must be the most immortal person in this world."
"Those in Kunlun are the ones closest to immortals, right?" Jiang Fan said with a smile: "The national master's immortal style has a strong intention to become an immortal. Could it be related to the holy land of Kunlun?"
Xu Fu's eyes moved slightly, but he stroked his beard and smiled: "Your Highness, if I can get the Kunlun Gate, how can I still miss the earthly place?"
Jiang Fan's eyes flashed slightly, and he put on a mysterious expression: "National Master... They all say that a person from Kunlun will be born in one year, who will walk in the world, understand the world of mortals, and temper his Taoist heart. I haven't heard of this person recently. Who is it? Now that the boy has seen that the master’s immortal style and his alchemy skills are the best in the world, I think it is very possible..."
Xu Fu laughed loudly: "Your Highness, please don't talk nonsense. I think so, but it's a pity that I can't get in. Your Highness is a genius and has great opportunities. Maybe one day we will meet you. At that time, I hope that your Highness will recommend you." Ichiban."
He seemed to be chatting and laughing casually, but every word he spoke was inseparable from immortality and immortality. Jiang Fan became increasingly vigilant.
Fortunately, Xu Fu did not continue to say more, but said: "I came here this time to congratulate His Highness, and to refine a few elixirs for Your Highness to taste."
Just when Jiang Fan was about to refuse, something suddenly moved in his mind. He wanted to see what the elixir Xu Fu had concocted, so he raised his hand and said, "The national master is very good at alchemy, and the elixir he concocted is a worldly treasure. Jiang Fan is disrespectful."
Xu Fu then placed a sandalwood box on the table, stood up and said, "Thank you so much, Your Highness. Your Highness is busy with affairs at home, so I won't bother you too much. I will visit you another day."
Jiang Fan did not hold back and ordered Ding Shaoan to take some tea leaves and give them to Xu Fu.
After he left, Jiang Fan looked at the wooden box on the table and frowned.
Ding Shaoan returned to the room and said, "Sir, we have already sent him away. This Imperial Master is very generous. He sent a large cart full of all kinds of treasures and rare medicinal materials."
Jiang Fan stared at the elixir for a while: "Send this thing to me in the secret room and don't let anyone else touch it."
Ding Shaoan saw something wrong with Jiang Fan's expression and hurriedly nodded in agreement.
Xu Fu, Xu Fu...
Jiang Fan sat quietly alone for a long time, his eyes constantly changing...
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Besides Meng Ao and Xu Fu, Jiang Fan met an unexpected person, Li Xiu.
Jiang Fan was very interested in this one of the three men in charge of Da Qin's criminal law. And Li Xiu was also shocked by Jiang Fan's unintentional idea of governing the country by law, especially Jiang Fan's theory that "everyone is equal before the law, and princes who commit crimes are equally guilty as common people". He was even more shocked and entangled. Jiang Fan discussed it for a long time before leaving with a heart full of admiration.
He had never thought that Jiang Fan's attainments in law were so profound and advanced, opening a door that he had never seen before. But Jiang Fan was a little worried. He didn't know if he had listened to his warning that he shouldn't do anything in one fell swoop, but should assess the situation slowly and make plans accordingly. If you are impatient, you may not end well. After thinking about it, I felt that talking to him was a bit too much.
However, Jiang Fan felt that this man was extremely scheming, and seemed to be extremely repulsive to various schools of thought. Although there was no trace of it, Jiang Fan could feel that his words were very targeted.
The most unexpected thing was to receive a congratulatory note from Gao Qi, the current military marshal. The least surprising thing was that the villain Tu Gaorong didn't express any words at all.
This person has always been targeted at Jiang Fan, and is the only villain who has ever opposed Jiang Fan's title of king in the court. Jiang Fan always feels a little confused. There is no doubt that this person is loyal to the empress, but why is he so unhappy with himself?
On this day, the three princes and nine ministers sent congratulatory gifts one after another. However, they also understood that they were not familiar with Jiang Fan and could not come rashly. Most of them did not come to disturb him. Jiang Fan also ordered someone to send invitations, inviting everyone to gather at Penglai Residence the following evening as a return gift.
No matter what, Jiang Fan's unprecedented title of king shocked the entire Qin Dynasty, and the officialdom was even more ups and downs. Even the people are talking about it everywhere. Although this king is just a free king who doesn't care about state affairs.
In the evening, Ding Shaoan, who was responsible for counting the gifts, and sisters Xie Yuhua, had happy faces, and their eyes were like copper coins.
"Young master, you have become rich. The gifts you received today are worth ten thousand taels of gold."
Jiang Fan said with disdain: "Brother Taohua, look at your worthless look. These things are all favors and will need to be repaid in the future."
Ding Shaoan hurriedly said: "Master, please stop. I can't bear the name of Brother Taohua. Please don't scream in front of others."
Jiang Fan shook his head and laughed: "Never mind them, young master, I am still the same Jiang Fan. Okay, everyone has a busy day today. Well, the nanny of the Jie family sisters is also here. I will make something good tonight. You can eat, drink and have fun tonight. The wine manager Enough! Also, don’t forget to send it to the Shan brothers and sisters. There is something happy in the house these two days. Let them rest for two days. After all, I have sealed the title of Xiaoyao King. Don’t make it look like I have sealed the title of King of Hell. "
Ding Shaoan's peach blossom eyes began to glow: "Thank you, Master."
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Before the decoration was completed, Jiang Fan had another major event, reorganizing his fiefdom - Lishan County.
Fortunately, there was no shortage of money, so Jiang Fan just did it together. However, his idea for Lishan is extremely grand, and it cannot be accomplished overnight. He can only roughly organize it first and sort out the venues that must be used.
It’s time for all the workshops to be launched.
Manpower, manpower is becoming increasingly scarce.
Fortunately, as Jiang Fan expected, a month later, the Black Mountain Eight Bears and the second batch of 300 people from the Gongshu family finally arrived in Yangdu. At this time, it happened that with hundreds of craftsmen working day and night, many rooms had been installed in Mortal Residence and Qinglian Garden, enough to accommodate everyone.
With Gongshu's help, Jiang Fan was finally freed from all these miscellaneous matters. All he had to do was let the Gongshu follow the manuscript.
During this period of time, Jiang Fan hardly left home. Except for sending extra manuscripts to the empress every day, he spent the rest of his time hiding in his study and the so-called laboratory and working hard. Except for Gong Shuyu and others who knew a little bit, no one else knew about it at all. Don't know what he is busy with.
During this period, Zhao Gao's library also successfully launched the first volume of "Three Kingdoms". As soon as this wonderful book came out, it was enthusiastically welcomed by all literati, military generals, traffickers and soldiers.
In addition to the popularity of the book itself, the most surprising thing is that this book is not made of bamboo slips or expensive rice paper, but is made of paper as thin as cicada wings and as white as snow. It actually recorded 100,000 words. Moreover, every word is neat, square, and extremely beautiful. Not only that, this volume of "Three Kingdoms" is also divided into two versions-hardcover version and paperback version.
The hardcover edition is sealed in a pear wood box with carved patterns. The cover is made of calfskin wrapped in hard paper with exquisite patterns. The paper inside is as white as jade. This hardcover edition is very expensive, costing five taels of silver per volume, which is equivalent to three or four months' income of an ordinary family.
But except for the cover of the paperback version, which is made of soft paper, the paper inside is slightly worse than the hardcover version. The price is actually extremely cheap, only one hundred cents. This made the people of Yangdu who loved "Three Kingdoms" praise Wang Xiaoyao for his benevolence and righteousness.
High-ranking officials, wealthy families, and houses of poetry and books naturally want hardcover editions. Who would look down on this kind of thing? Even a small official would not be stingy with these five taels of silver. This is a collectible.
But the paperback version is not much worse. Just looking at this kind of paper, it must be expensive to make. Why is it so cheap? It raises a lot of questions, after all, the largest number of people buy the simplified version. But considering the scary price of the hardcover version, most people can understand it.
