Wang Zhi was secretly grateful. He was so lucky that he didn't rely on his courage to speak loudly, otherwise he would be in trouble.

The emperor seemed easy-going, and did not meet with the rituals of the monarch and the subjects, but he just sat down to discuss the truth. But he not only arranged scholars like Cai Yan who was familiar with "Laozi", but also arranged Hua Tuo, who was proficient in medical skills, which was clearly a big test.

It is not only difficult to fool him, but also dangerous.

After hearing this, Hua Tuo basically agreed with Wang Zhi's statement. Several medicines here have the effect of calming the mind. As for whether the effect is as good as Wang Zhi said, it is hard to say.

On this topic, Hua Tuo and Wang Zhi discussed medicine.

Hua Tuo’s advantage is not pharmacy, but acupuncture and surgery. However, compared to Wang Zhi, the pharmacy he is not good at cannot be underestimated. What Wang Zhi can really do is just some of the unique medicinal materials in Bashu.

Liu Xie was mentally prepared for this.

Most of the Chinese medicinal materials are in the mountains, and in the mountains south of the Yellow River. Hanzhong is the Bashan Mountains to the south, Qinling Mountains to the north, and Shennongjia to the east. They are all places where medicinal materials are produced and are adjacent to the Nanyang Basin, which is known as the medicine warehouse. It is unique.

However, Wang Zhi and others were far from able to realize the potential of these medicinal treasure houses. They were still in the initial stage of accumulation of experience, and their personal talent was not outstanding. For a long time, the influence of Tianshi Dao could not be out of Bashu. If it weren't for the Taiping Dao that caused everyone to be in danger, Tianshi Dao might not have become the orthodox Taoist.

This may be in line with my thoughts. The right way is to go without wind and rain, and the right way is to develop without wind and despicable development.

After discussing medical skills with Wang Zhi for a while, Hua Tuo told Liu Xie that their medical skills were worthy and that it would be helpful if they could send some people to the army. After that, Hua Tuo said goodbye in a hurry. He was very busy and had no time to listen to Wang Zhi's argument.

Wang Zhi breathed a sigh of relief, but he was even more careful and did not dare to speak nonsense.

But Liu Xie remained interested and asked about Yidan Hesan again.

Taoist practice has always had two important components: one is the internal alchemy technique that focuses on breathing and guidance, and the other is the external alchemy technique that focuses on furnace and cauldron alchemy. The two methods are in parallel, but they are different in the main and secondary. At the beginning, external alchemy technique was the main one, and internal alchemy was supplemented. Later, external alchemy technique killed many people, especially several emperors, who gradually declined, and internal alchemy technique gained the upper hand.

The Han, Wei and Jin dynasties were the most prosperous times of external alchemy, and the so-called Wei and Jin style had a lot to do with drug use.

But Liu Xie's interest in external alchemy was not taking drugs, but he knew that this was the germination of primitive chemistry. The emergence of modern industry is inseparable from the development of the chemical industry. If alchemy can be transformed into systematic chemical science, it may lead to leapfrog development of productivity.

Wang Zhi is well-versed in alchemy and can even be said to be a master, but for those like Liu Xie who have 16 years of basic education and several years of practical experience, his vast theoretical loopholes are everywhere and cannot stand the question at all.

Liu Xie's face gradually became cold, and Wang Zhi's forehead was sweating more and more, and he couldn't wipe it clean no matter how hard he wiped it.

"It's a pity that I'm too late for the rest of my life to see the Heavenly Master. I'm in the style of the teacher." Liu Xie ended the meeting with Wang Zhi with a regretful sentence, and tactfully expressed his disappointment with Wang Zhi and the Heavenly Master Dao.

Wang Zhi was trembling and dared not refute, so he bowed and quit.

Xun Yun was very embarrassed. He praised Wang Zhi like a flower before, but when he arrived in front of the emperor, Wang Zhi was full of loopholes and had no style, which made him suspected of deceiving the emperor before.

"My name..." Xun Yun's face turned red, and he didn't know what to say.

"Forget it." Liu Xie waved his hand. "Although Wang Zhi's Taoism is not smart enough, his attitude is still sincere, at least he did not deliberately deceive. Go back and discuss with him to see if he is willing to stay or not."

"With." Xun Yun hesitated for a moment, and asked again: "Is Your Majesty keeping him to appease Zhang Lu?"

"Not necessarily. Their alchemy method is still worthy, but it's just a little too rough. Or he is willing to stay, I plan to organize someone to study alchemy method, just like the Imperial Medical Department's research on medical skills, maybe it can go further."

Xun Yun was overjoyed and agreed repeatedly.

"Your Majesty is interested in the alchemy method?" Jia Xu frowned slightly.

"I'm interested in the way of transcending all things." Liu Xie raised his head and pointed his temple. "I think the real gold-drawing technique is not elsewhere, but here. For example, is it that iron is refined from evil gold to fine steel, is it somewhat similar to the alchemy method?"

Jia Xu raised his eyebrows lightly and smiled while stroking his beard.

He understood what Liu Xie meant. Pacifying Zhang Lu was secondary, and incorporating the development of the Tianshidao into the torrent of the revival of the Han Dynasty was the key.

"If you say that, the use of the Heavenly Master Dao people is even bigger." Cai Yan's eyes lit up. "I think that maybe I may pass on those articles about the physical ways of the wise men of the Western Regions to them for discussion together."

"What is the way of physics?" Liu Xieshun asked, "Atomic inseparability theory, or the four-element theory?"

Cai Yan couldn't help laughing. "Your Majesty has seen it too?"

"Look."

"Which do you think is better or worse than the Five Elements?"

Liu Xie thought carefully for a while. "Whether a theory is good or bad, it depends on whether it is self-consistent, with loopholes and a theory that cannot be self-consistent, must not be considered good. Second, it depends on whether this theory can guide reality. If a theory sounds extremely beautiful but cannot be realized, even if it is self-consistent, it cannot be used as a conclusion. It is just a conjecture..."

Xun Yun suddenly had a light of inspiration and couldn't help blurting out. "Dare you ask Your Majesty, what is guiding reality?"

Liu Xie was stunned for a moment, then realized what Xun Yun really meant, and couldn't help but smile: "For example, Wang Zhi said that breathing and guiding, fasting can prolong life. You do it according to his method. Thirty years later, it is indeed younger than his peers, which means that his theory may be effective."

"But with the same Taoist Dharma, the Tianshi and the Master can ascend in the daytime, but he can only prolong his life and cannot ascend in the daytime, so what do you say?"

"You asked the point." Liu Xie pointed to Xun Yun, showing an admiring smile. "A person's success or failure is inevitable, and the number of people can be deviated to reduce the error. If a hundred people do it according to his words, thirty years later, if someone can ascend in the daytime, even if there is only one, it can show that his statement is feasible. After all, birth, old age, sickness and death are common sense. If it were not for the success of practice, ascendant in the daytime would not have appeared at all."
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