Ancient Imperial Examination Daily

Chapter 764 I owe you a favor

Zhao Chang was silent for a long time.

After a while, he asked with a slight trembling tone: "Can I really do it?" There was care and hope in his eyes that yearned for dreams but worried that they would not come true.

"Of course." Du Jinning said firmly.

"Okay." Zhao Chang nodded vigorously, feeling more fulfilled than ever before.

Thinking that I have a goal, this goal is so ambitious, and realizing it will make Da Song more prosperous; and he himself is no longer a useless person.What he has done can make Song Dynasty take a big step forward. He can create wealth that can rival the country and make Song Dynasty more prosperous. Zhao Chang is very excited.

"So, what should I do?" His eyes sparkled.

"Your article, take it back to Zhuang Yue, let him publish it in the next issue of the newspaper, and I will ask him to set up a column dedicated to publishing tea ceremony articles. When those articles are handed in tomorrow, we will select a dozen. You Also bring it to Zhuang Yue, let him print it and sell it. When these articles have aroused a certain amount of response, you can hold a tea party like me, and invite prominent Confucian scholars in the capital to attend, leading it to become a fashion in the capital."

Zhao Chang nodded: "Okay, I understand."

"In addition, you need to fix the tea ordering procedures and rituals to form a tea ceremony; I will develop other teas one by one, and then you should also research and create corresponding tea ceremony." Du Jinning said.

"Of course, this doesn't mean that you have to speak your mind. You can often hold non-self tea parties and combine them with Zen enlightenment. Let everyone express their opinions, learn from others' strengths, and sum up the most complete and most recognized tea ceremony. Other tea ceremonies are even allowed. school."

As he said that, Du Jinning explained the form and connotation of the "Non-Self Tea Party", which made Zhao Chang eager to try it, wishing he could fly back to the capital right now and hold a grand "Non-Self Tea Party".

"The content of the tea ceremony includes the design of the venue, the arrangement of potted plants and flower arrangements, the exquisiteness and fusion of tea sets and utensils, the design of costumes and actions for tea ceremony performances, etc. When you are free, you can design some exquisite tea sets and tea seats according to the theme of the tea ceremony Laying and tea ceremony performance actions."

"The monks in the island countries are the only way to bring tea into their country and bring the tea ceremony there. You should pay attention to the movements near the eminent monks in famous temples. It is best to let the eminent monks also participate in the tea ceremony activities."

Du Jinning wished to pass on all his knowledge about tea art and tea ceremony to Zhao Chang, and Zhao Chang also absorbed everything Du Jinning said like a sponge.

Du Jinning asked again: "Do you have any friends in the capital to help you do this?"

Zhao Chang thought for a while, then shook his head: "I'm not interested in the things those noble sons from aristocratic families play; those who like Confucianism, I don't want to get too close to people."

"A few celebrities came to the capital this time. Let Mr. Lu and the three introduce you tomorrow." Du Jinning said, "At that time, if you hold a tea party in the middle of the capital, you can ask them to help you make arrangements."

People like Su Heng and Shi Hanshan, who have no interest in imperial examinations, but like to be arty, have money and leisure, and have the heart to cling, are most suitable to be Zhao Chang's helpers.

As far as they were concerned, they would be flattered to be friends with Zhao Chang and have a tea party together, and there was absolutely no reason why they would not want to.

What they pursue is compulsion.

Zhao Chang lived in Runzhou for another two days, talking about tea ceremony and Confucianism with Lu Jiuyuan, Su Heng and others every day, feeling like a fish in water, very happy.

Du Jinning took the time to read all the articles collected by Zhao Chang and Lu Jiuyuan. After discussion, they settled on more than a dozen articles in "The Collection of Tea Ceremony".

Zhao Chang's article, in addition to being published in the newspaper, will naturally be placed in the second article of "The Collection of Tea Ceremony"-Du Jinning originally wanted to put it in the first article, but Zhao Chang desperately held it down.He felt that the first article should be Du Jinning's no matter what.

Du Jinning didn't really care about these things.But she was also very happy to see that Zhao Chang was a grateful person.

"I'm going back to Beijing early tomorrow morning." Zhao Chang looked at Du Jinning, full of gratitude, "Thank you for pointing me in the wrong direction. Du Jinning, you are my only friend in this life, and a lifelong friend."

Du Jinning saw that what he said was sincere, so he quickly responded sincerely: "It is Jinning's honor to have King Jing as a friend."

Two days later, Zhao Chang returned to Beijing.Along with him, there are Su Heng and others.

After returning to Beijing, Zhao Chang didn't care that it was getting late, so he washed up and went to the palace to ask for an audience, and reported to Zhao Yu the process of the trip to Runzhou and Du Jinning's agricultural research situation.

When Zhao Chang went out of Beijing, Zhao He was naturally worried. He not only sent secret guards to protect his safety, but also played a monitoring role.

After Zhao Chang bid farewell and left the palace, Zhao Huo called the hidden guards who had followed him and asked for details.He himself briefly talked about Zhao Chang's experience in Runzhou, and the secret guard skipped it, but detailed what Du Jinning had said to Zhao Chang.

Hearing these words, Zhao Yu's heart was full of ups and downs.

He didn't even know that small tea leaves were just something to drink, yet they could write such a big article.

He waved his hand to let the hidden guard go down, and said to Eunuch Wu with emotion: "I owe Du Jinning another favor."

Eunuch Wu never intervened in this kind of matter, he just smiled.

Zhao He didn't let him go, but asked, "Tell me, does Du Jinning know that his words will reach my ears?"

With this question, Eunuch Wu had no choice but to speak: "According to the old slave's observation of Master Du, he is a person who thinks deeply. He can't fail to think of these things. From the old slave's point of view, he did it on purpose."

"Do it intentionally?" Zhao Yu thought for a while, then laughed, "He is quite scheming, and he betrayed the favor of Zhen and King Jing with a few words."

How to treat Zhao Chang, in fact, he is also very embarrassed.

He didn't want to guard against Zhao Chang like a thief, but even if Zhao Chang had no intention of rebelling against him, someone would use him to frame and attack Zhao Wei.So Zhao Yu had to guard against it.

Now Du Jinning has a suggestion that Zhao Chang has found something to do that is not a threat to Zhao Fu but is beneficial to the country. This is also a relief for Zhao Fu.

Eunuch Wu had a very good impression of Du Jinning, so he naturally wanted to help her speak: "If Mr. Du had no intentions, he would have fallen when the family framed him."

"That's true." Zhao Mo nodded, and then sighed, "There are no people around me who don't have scheming. But I'm not afraid of their scheming, what I see is whether they are loyal or not."

"Emperor Shengming."

In the following days, Du Jinning lived peacefully, but Lu Jiuyuan and the others were extremely busy.

Soon after Zhao Chang returned to Beijing, "Sheng Shi Min Bao" published Zhao Chang's tea ceremony article, which aroused everyone's curiosity about tea ceremony.Immediately afterwards, "The Collection of Tea Ceremony" published by the bookstore.Influenced by Zhao Chang's article, sales were very good.

　The state is particularly bad today, the content I wrote is not satisfactory, and three or four thousand words have been deleted.Otherwise, this chapter would have been published long ago.Don't wait for the next chapter. According to my state, I don't know if I can write it at twelve o'clock.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)