Even Beili was attracted to Chang'an because of the Alchemy Conference.
This shows the great influence of this Alchemy Conference.
The day before the conference started, Taoist priests dressed in Taoist robes and with immortal demeanor could be seen everywhere in Chang'an City.
And almost all Taoist priests started to engage in crazy involution and diss with each other.
There are many direct conflicts between Taoist priests, most of which are caused by whose calculations are more accurate and whose Taoism is more true.
The people in Chang'an were a little confused. There were too many Taoist priests around them, and there were free fortune tellers everywhere.
Many people have their fortunes told by different Taoist priests, but the conclusions they get are completely opposite.
The people didn't know who to trust, and the Taoist priests even took action directly in order to verify their authority.
Many Taoist priests were rushed into the clinic before the Alchemy Conference.
The whole of Chang'an was in chaos amidst the excitement, and a more serious problem was also exposed in the chaos.
Which of those Taoist priests is true, and who should be believed?
Or, everything everyone says is false.
Bai Song also did not expect that in just a few days, when people from various Taoist circles gathered in Chang'an, a crisis of trust in the Taoist sect would be triggered.
At the entrance to the backyard of the palace, Xiao Wu met many fortune tellers. She wanted to know what her fortune was.
Is he a disaster star? Why is the court trying to arrest him because of his birth date? Why is he causing trouble to his family?
As a result, Xiao Wu didn't get any useful answers, because all the Taoist priests said different things, and she didn't know who to believe.
Xiao Wu is not very young, and he is relatively absolute when it comes to certain issues. His brief experience outside the palace in the past two days has planted a feeling of disgust for Taoism in Xiao Wu's heart.
During the Zhenguan period, Taoism gradually declined, while external Buddhism gradually became the mainstream and was deeply loved by the royal family.
An Alchemy Conference silently promoted the process of history.
The Alchemy Conference will be held outside the Qintian Prison Tower, and the entire Alchemy Conference will last for three days.
In the first two days, screening was conducted outside the imperial city to select those with true talents and knowledge to enter the main competition on the third day.
From the first day, the outside of the imperial city became lively. The Taoist priests who came to take the test blocked all the gates of the imperial city. Many officials from the six departments made mistakes.
Early that morning, Bai Song went to watch on the tower of the imperial city.
Following him was Li Yong, the secret eunuch.
The Alchemy Conference seemed to be about seeking immortality, but Bai Song had his own purpose.
"The eight gates at the front and back of the imperial city need to be staffed in every place to observe carefully. Anyone who seems suspicious must be closely monitored."
"The secret edict has mobilized all the personnel of Baiqi, Baidao, and Baidun in the capital. In two days, everyone who participated in the test will be investigated."
Bai Song nodded with satisfaction: "Master Li, I really owe you a favor this time."
"What did Mr. Bai say? It's an honor for Li to serve Mr. Bai."
Bai Song looked at Li Yong and felt a little weird.
This time, the head of the secret edict was much more talkative than King Li Zhan of Shu. In Bai Song's view, the other party could almost be described as submissive in front of him.
But the secret edict should be subordinate to the emperor. Even if he is a celebrity around the emperor, the other party does not need to be so cautious.
"Master Bai, do you have any other instructions?" Seeing that Bai Song was silent, the other party asked proactively.
Bai Song thought for a while and said tentatively: "Today's matter has my personal selfishness after all. I think the emperor's thoughts are all on the elixir. There is no need to tell the emperor about such private secrets, right?"
Li Yong nodded: "Lord Bai is still thoughtful. The Emperor has many things to do every day. It is our duty to help the Emperor solve his problems. Naturally, there is no need to let the Emperor know about this trivial matter."
Bai Song looked at Li Yong and felt that the other party's answer was a bit beyond his expectation.
Li Yong smiled at Bai Song at this moment: "Master Bai, don't worry too much, we are all working for the emperor. Li will always be the one who stands with Master Bai."
After saying that, Li Yong stopped staying by Bai Song's side and turned around to arrange the arrangements.
Behind Bai Song was a young man wearing an official uniform of the Ministry of Industry. He had a handsome face and looked like he was not a serious police officer.
Seeing Li Yong leave, Bai Song turned around and asked, "Is this person related to us?"
The boy shook his head.
"Then why do I always feel like he is hinting at something to me?"
"Ms. sir, although our relationship network is relatively wide, it is impossible to infiltrate the secret edict. After all, this is the sword in the hands of the emperor. How can it be related to our bank?"
Bai Song couldn't understand, but there were still many things going on at the moment, so he didn't think about it too much.
In addition to the people from the Mi Zhao Division, Qing'er herself also deployed many spies nearby.
In just one hour, Bai Song received more than a dozen clues about suspicious persons.
But Bai Song didn't pay much attention, because the person who could be followed so easily was definitely not someone from Donghuang Pavilion.
In the imperial city, arrangements are being made nervously under the Qintian Supervisor Tower.
The third day was spent on elixir refining, and the court spent a lot of effort to improvise twenty elixir furnaces.
At the same time, some discussion questions have also been prepared, and these trivial matters must be confirmed by Bai Song one by one.
Taoist alchemy takes at least three to five days and can take up to a year and a half. Li Chunfeng wanted to use the time of alchemy to have a good exchange with the experts.
Li Shimin is very supportive of this idea.
Everyone has their own plans. Li Chengqian took advantage of today's opportunity to conduct a routine inspection as the prince, and had an encounter with Bai Song outside Qintian Prison.
By this time, Bai Song had noticed that the layout of the Qintian Prison was different.
There are elite guards all around the site, and the surrounding walls are even being raised.
Bai Song was asking the soldiers who were arranged, wanting to know whether it was the emperor's intention or Li Chunfeng's intention.
The soldier answered truthfully, saying that it was Li Chunfeng and Daozhang Li who said it, but Daozhang Li should also convey the emperor's wishes.
"Looking at the layout of the venue, I'm afraid the Taoist priests who participated are not ready to leave."
Bai Song was muttering, and Li Chengqian's voice came from behind him: "Sir, it's such a coincidence that I can meet you in the imperial city."
When Bai Song saw it was Li Chengqian, he frowned and said angrily: "Yeah, what a coincidence."
"How are you doing, sir?"
"Everything is fine, the prince is not worried."
After saying that, Bai Song turned around and left.
"Sir, please stay."
"What's the matter?"
"Sir, could you please take a moment to speak?"
"Why do you have to take a step to speak? You are the prince, do you need to be careful about what you say?"
Li Chengqian's expression was sincere and a little panicked. Bai Song looked at it and shook his head, pointing to the side.
Li Chengqian quickly walked to the corner with Bai Song.
Bai Song said angrily: "If you have anything to say, please tell me immediately. I don't know anything about Bai Rou."
"Sir, the student knows that he has no shame in seeing Sister Bai Rou. He only asked to see her today because of other things."