Wei Cheng has no merits, but he will give unconditionally to those he trusts.
This is also the main reason why he was plotted by Yeats in the first place. Sometimes simple efforts cannot be rewarded.
But in this era, Wei Cheng's status is different. As a superior, occasional giving will make his subordinates more motivated.
Tian Feng and Xun or took the secret recipe for making matches given by Wei Cheng and left the palace in a daze.
The two of them have not yet recovered from Wei Cheng's generous reward.
According to Wei Cheng's words: Anyway, you proposed this plan, so you can handle it yourself.
Then, Wei Cheng rummaged around in the cabinet and found this secret recipe from a pile of papers that looked like drafts.
He handed it to Tian Feng very nonchalantly and asked him and Xun or to figure out what to do.
"Wei Jun, if these matches can be mass-produced, their value will be immeasurable." Tian Feng reminded him.
Even Xun You looked at Wei Cheng nervously.
However, Wei Cheng just smiled and said: "Since it is so valuable, let it be your performance reward this year."
It's just matches, Wei Cheng really doesn't care. He wants to make money in so many ways, and he doesn't care about a mere box of matches.
Tian Feng and Xun You looked at each other and bowed to Wei Cheng at the same time.
Wei Cheng doesn't care, but the family behind them doesn't.
In this era of limited information, if a family can find a way to make money, it will not be afraid of family decline.
This secret recipe for matches can at least allow their family to continue for a few hundred more years. Of course, this is under the premise of a stable situation, and today's Han Dynasty... Is there anything more powerful than the Han Empire in this world?
As the two walked out of the palace gate, they couldn't help but stop and look back at the solemn palace.
Tian Feng said: "You treat me like a scholar..."
Xun or nodded slightly: "I will repay you as a national soldier."
The two looked at each other and smiled, got into the carriage and left chatting and laughing. They had to discuss the profit sharing of the match shop.
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Coming east from Qingzhou.
A huge roar echoed in the cave, followed by earth and rocks breaking apart, rocks rolling down, and dust flying.
Xu Shu squinted his eyes worriedly, staring at the stone door looming in the dust.
No, to be precise, it was the stone door that had collapsed.
"Successful!" Sima Yi shouted excitedly.
Xu Shu also breathed a sigh of relief. At least, the cave did not collapse, otherwise everything would be in vain.
"This is all thanks to the detonator provided by Wei Jun. If it were Lei Zhenzi, this cave would definitely collapse."
Xu Shu and Sima Yi burst into laughter. After more than a month, they finally found Xu Fu's secret treasure.
Behind the two of them, Liu Fan and Demon Niang, who were being guarded by secret guards, looked at each other.
Well, this group of people is not only behind, but now they can even open the stone door easily. They are really giving up now.
However, when they saw the stone door being blown open, the two of them still looked forward to the legendary elixir of longevity.
Even if you can't get it, at least take a look.
Even if you can't get something you have been pursuing for so long, just looking at it from a distance will make you satisfied.
As the smoke gradually dissipated, there was a faint aroma of medicinal herbs floating in the air.
The Demon Lady looked at the dark hole with excitement and exclaimed: "It's the scent of medicine, the elixir of longevity is out of the oven!"
After hearing this, everyone looked towards the entrance of the cave, while Xu Shu and Sima Yi looked at each other and at the same time took out a precious flashlight from their arms.
This small flashlight is only as thick as a knife handle and can illuminate for one and a half hours on a single charge. They are usually reluctant to use it.
Because if you want to charge the flashlight, only Wei Jun can do it.
Two strong lights lit up in the cave, frightening Liu Fan and Demon Niang to turn pale, and looked at the luminous object in Xu Shu's hand in surprise.
As for the secret guards, haha, flashlights have long been standard equipment for them.
At this time, everyone gave up their torches and used flashlights instead, and suddenly the whole cave was as bright as day.
Liu Fan and Mo Niang looked at each other, and a voice in their hearts told them: The loser was not unfair.
The two men who were secret guards walked into the stone door first. After entering, there was a corridor. The walls on both sides were very smooth. There were a lot of reliefs and writings on them. There was a wall lamp every one foot or so.
The man took out a zippo lighter. Yes, while Tian Feng and Xun were still surprised by the matches, the secret guard had already used the zippo.
Wei Cheng's equipment for the secret guards was almost comparable to that of later generations of special forces.
Chi, the fire light came on, the man lit a wall lamp, and the smell of burning animal fat instantly filled the air.
"It's whale oil!"
"Erya" says: "A whale is a big fish in the sea."
There are also relevant records about whales in the Han Dynasty, so everyone is familiar with them.
There are two records in "Hanshu Five Elements Chronicles": "In the spring of the sixth year of Emperor Cheng's reign, four big fish came out of the North Sea, six feet long and one foot high."; There were seven fish, eight feet long and one foot high, all dead."
According to this record, it can be seen that as early as the Western Han Dynasty, whales were discovered stranded in Qingzhou, seven at a time. You can imagine how spectacular the scene was at that time.
Since the oil lamp can still light up, let's save some electricity.
Xu Shu and others dimmed the flashlight a little, but still kept the lighting on. They looked at the pictures on the wall curiously.
As for the two men who were secret guards, they went all the way and lit all the whale oil lamps. There was no spontaneous combustion of lamp oil like in the cave, and no bones or traps were found in the corridor. This was a good thing.
It's normal when you think about it. The stone door at the door is four feet thick and cannot be opened by normal means. If they hadn't brought a detonator and used fixed-point blasting, they probably wouldn't have been able to open it.
"Hey, is this the Qingzhou Cauldron?" Sima Yi suddenly exclaimed.
Hearing this, Xu Shu hurriedly walked up to him and looked at the mural in front of him with surprise in his eyes.
With the help of the light of the flashlight, the detained demon girl also saw the pictures on the stone wall, and shouted excitedly: "The legend is true. In order to refine the elixir of life, Xu Fu's people used the Jiuding as a furnace and the national destiny as a guide. This Qingzhou Cauldron is one of the Nine Cauldrons."
Xu Shu was startled when he heard this and asked doubtfully: "Isn't Jiuding the same statue?"
The Demon Lady didn't hide anything at this time, she broke the jar and said: "No, the Jiuding represents the nine great cauldrons, which respectively suppress the luck of the nine states in the world. If the Jiuding is there, the world will be safe.
The reason why Jizhou was in chaos that year was because Liu Yan moved the Jizhou Ding to Yizhou. "As she said that, she looked at Liu Fan aside and sneered: "If you kill him, it can be regarded as eliminating harm for the people. So many people died in Jizhou because of Liu Yan's selfish motives. "
Liu Fan was already devastated. Hearing this, he said expressionlessly: "It was when my father found the Jizhou Cauldron that he learned about the existence of the elixir of life. His health has been deteriorating over the years. I'm afraid this is retribution."
Xu Shu and Sima Yi looked at each other, not expecting these secrets.
Bang, bang!
At this moment, a loud sound of bells and cauldrons suddenly came from the end of the corridor.
Then I saw two men from the secret guard running back quickly, shouting: "A big cauldron has fallen."
Upon hearing this, everyone ran towards the end of the corridor in unison.
The secret guards guarding Liu Fan and Demon Niang looked at each other and pulled the two of them to follow them. As they got closer, a smell of decay hit their faces.
The demon girl instinctively closed her mouth and nose, a glimmer of light flashed in her eyes, and she glanced vaguely at Liu Fan next to her.
Liu Fan looked at the Demon Girl inexplicably, as if he had realized something, and silently slowed down his breathing rate.
However, in the next scene, something happened that left the two of them speechless and desperate.
Xu Shu took out a gas mask from the backpack on his back and slowly put it on himself.
Sima Yi and others also followed suit, and only Mo Niang and Liu Fan looked at them stupidly.
Xu Shu seemed to feel the gazes of the two men, and turned around and said, "Sorry, there are no extra masks."
The demon girl smiled bitterly and lowered her head in self-mockery.
At this time, Xu Shu and Sima Yi turned on the flashlight power to the maximum, and several people walked into a hall. They saw many bronze bells lined up on both sides, as well as some candlesticks and ornaments, wine bottles, wine bottles and so on.
Of course, the most eye-catching thing is the large bronze cauldron in the center of the hall. Its simple atmosphere makes people take their breath away.
"It's really the Qingzhou Cauldron. That medicinal fragrance is emitted from it." Xu Shu curiously looked at the cauldron, which was taller than him.
There are mountains and seas on the big tripod. If you look closely, you can find a small section of the picture, which is the strange and steep mountains on the coast of Laoshan Mountain. The waves are crashing on the shore, the rocks are like forests, the birds are holding fish, and the golden crows are crossing the sea.
Sima Yi was even more curious about whether there was the legendary elixir of immortality in the cauldron. He looked around and found a low table. Just as he was about to move it, the low table immediately rotted and shattered, scattering into pieces of wood and dust.
Seeing this, the man from the secret guard suggested: "Sir, you can step on the shoulders of my two brothers and go up and have a look."
Sima Yi nodded slightly, that was all he could do.
At this moment, the Demon Lady suddenly shouted: "No, the elixir of longevity is not ready yet!"
Everyone frowned slightly and looked at the demon girl coming in from the corridor. Xu Shu asked curiously: "How do you know so clearly?"
At this time, the Demon Lady looked at the Qingzhou Cauldron in the center of the hall in a daze, her eyes no longer charming, replaced by an aura of incomparable fanaticism.
She tried to break free from the shackles of the secret guard, but it was in vain.
Xu Shu narrowed his eyes and warned: "At this point, don't even think about making a comeback. If you tell the truth, maybe I can save your life."
The demon girl shook her head wildly and shouted: "No, no, return the Qingzhou Cauldron to its position immediately. It's a full moon tonight, hurry, hurry."
"Full moon?"
Xu Shu looked at the crazy demon girl with confusion, wondering why she suddenly became so crazy.
Liu Fan, on the other hand, was always watching with cold eyes, but his eyes towards Qingzhou Ding actually showed a trace of regret.
Xu Shu and Sima Yi looked at the two of them with fear. After hesitating for a while, Xu Shu suddenly said: "Listen to her and raise the Qingzhou Cauldron."
As early as when they came in, they discovered that the big cauldron should be hanging in mid-air, but they didn't know why it fell.
The two secret guard men looked at each other, walked to the walls on the east and west sides, and pulled out two chains from the giant beast's floating mouth on the stone wall.
The man from the secret guard explained: "At first, these two chains were connected to the ground at the entrance. We stepped on something unknown when we came in, so the chains retracted themselves, and then the cauldron fell down."
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Hearing this, everyone looked in the direction of the man's fingers and found two metal buckles at the feet of the demon girl.
At this time, two men from the secret guard pulled the chains and pulled up the bronze cauldron with great difficulty.
There were sounds of mechanisms operating in the hall, and they could be heard coming from the stone walls.
Logically speaking, the Qingzhou Cauldron was so big that it would be impossible for two people to pull it. However, although it was very difficult for the two of them, it was not impossible. The bronze cauldron quickly rose into the air.
The two chains just clicked into the metal buckles on the ground, and the sound of the mechanism in the wall just disappeared.
Seeing this scene, the demon girl said excitedly: "This is the Mo family's mechanism technique."
Xu Shu and Sima Yi didn't take it seriously and said with a smile, "It's just a pulley."
The demon girl looked at the two of them, not knowing what the so-called pulley meant.
At this time, the main hall was silent, and there was still a short period of time before night. Xu Shu looked at the reliefs on the surrounding walls out of boredom.
These reliefs are like storybooks, recording in the form of murals the events of Xu Fu's people's journey eastward to refine alchemy.
"It's strange. According to the mural records, when they crossed to Penglai from the east, they walked there. If Penglai is correct, it should be the current Japanese island. How could they walk there?"
"Could he be walking on the sea?" Sima Yi joked.
Xu Shu shook his head, pointed to another mural, and said: "Look here again. The first time you walked over, and the second time you took a boat. There are also scenes of rough waves here. It can be seen that the two times before and after are indeed has a difference."
Sima Yi looked at the mural and pondered for a while, then suddenly said: "Is it possible that the cold winter has frozen the sea?"
Xu Shu didn't answer, just nodded silently, feeling that this was the only possibility.
"Ugh, wow!"
As the two of them searched for the truth, Liu Fan and Mo Niang's faces became paler and paler. In the end, Liu Fan vomited blood.
When the demon girl saw this, she felt very sad.
Xu Shu looked back and said in a deep voice: "It seems there is indeed something strange here."
Sima Yi didn't have the slightest pity. He looked at Liu Fan who kept vomiting blood and said "hum" with cold eyes.
On the other hand, the Demon Mother, with a strong desire to survive, hurriedly begged Xu Shu and the two for mercy: "Save me, I am still useful. I know how to collect the elixir of longevity. Without me, you will only destroy it."
Xu Shu sneered: "It's already this time, and you still covet the secret treasure?"
The demon girl covered her chest, shook her head repeatedly, coughed a few times, and said weakly: "What I said is true. If you want to take out the elixir of longevity, there is only one way. Only two people in the world know it, you There’s nothing left to do but trust me.”
Hearing this, Xu Shu looked up and looked at the big cauldron emitting a strange medicinal fragrance in mid-air, with a solemn look on his face.
Just when the witch thought there was hope for survival.
A secret guard walked into the corridor, clasped his fists and said: "Governor Xu, there are two girls on the top of the cliff. One of them claims to be Wei Jun's fiancée. She also provided a token." The secret guard handed over a jade pendant, and there was something clearly written on the jade pendant. There is a word [guard].
