Datang first village

Before dawn, Qinwangzhuang was almost empty. Qin Wang's seven concubines, Kinderman, Wu Zhao, and all the first-class maids, nearly a hundred second-class maids, and three hundred female cavalry guards. The hundred guards left the village, and their goal was naturally Tianchi.

Cuihua Mountain has beautiful mountains and clear waters, and the scenery is picturesque. The most fascinating thing is the Tianchi Lake on the top of the peak.Tianchi is surrounded by mountains, rippling blue waves, clear as a mirror, and spotless.

Since the Qin and Han Dynasties, it has been turned into the royal "Shanglin Garden" and "Royal Garden". Qin Wang Yingzheng used to hunt and relax here;

Li Yuanxing chose this place for the tea party because he thought it was like a fairyland!

Everyone went to Tianchi, but Li Yuanxing was still practicing calligraphy in the small living room.

The three peaks stand side by side to insert the clouds and cold, and the four walls hang horizontally around the stream;

Heaven and man in the world of Xueling are out of reach, and Bingchi Yao said that vulgarity is unsightly.

The depth of the rock can avoid the damage of swords and soldiers, and the abundance of water can nourish crops and crops;

The north of the famous town is the first, and no one writes to draw a picture.

"His Royal Highness's handwriting has improved rapidly, but it still has form and no spirit. The ministers think that His Highness should not copy postings again. Only after he has his own style can he be considered truly spiritual. His Highness's poems are unique. This poem has a unique artistic conception, which is only Taoist. The taste is too strong, not suitable for the public to appreciate, but a few gods will definitely like it."

Li Yuanxing knew in his heart that this poem was naturally very Taoist, and it was written by Taoist Qiu Chuji.

Chu Suiliang commented on the words written by Li Yuanxing, picking out the places where the pen was insufficient.

"Your Highness is not calm, but I don't know what it means?" From the words, we can see his state of mind. This Chu Suiliang deserves to be a master of calligraphy. In his opinion, words come from the heart.

Li Yuanxing nodded: "In the past few days, the bridge has been closed, and this king is very concerned about it!"

"Your Highness, Yaozhou goes directly to Chang'an, only this bridge is missing. Let alone His Highness, the Holy Majesty has summoned the officials of the Ministry of Industry every day in recent days, demanding that the progress of the bridge, manpower, financial resources, and material resources must be reported every morning and evening. Priority must be ensured." , the bridge must be completed at one time, and there must be no mistakes." Chu Suiliang is now the confidential secretary of Li Er, from a sixth-rank civil servant to a modern term.

Li Yuanxing knew in his heart that Li Er also cared about his face as King Qin.After all, this bridge is Li Yuanxing's first major project that can be seen by the people all over the world.

"Your Highness, Your Highness, great fun!" Lu Maofeng rushed in from the outside.

As soon as he came in, he was scolded by Chu Suiliang: "Why are you panicking? Your Highness lost his manners in front of you."

Lu Maofeng just smiled, ignored Chu Suiliang, and said to Li Yuanxing: "Your Highness, the Holy Majesty's edict of marriage was issued early this morning, and that boy Du Er was thrown into a cold water tank by his subordinates before he woke up. He... ..."

Before Lu Maofeng finished speaking, Li Yuanxing interrupted him: "How's the Thunder Riders' reaction?"

When it came to business, Lu Maofeng didn't dare to laugh anymore, and replied very seriously: "Your Highness, the Thunder Riders are very excited. It is beyond their dreams to marry Princess Tang."

"Arrange some matchmakers to see if there are any women from the Tang dynasty who are willing to marry Lei Qi!"

"Yes!" Lu Maofeng saluted and ran out again.

Chu Suiliang said again: "Don't you want to go to Tianchi, Your Highness?"

"You go, I want to be quiet. There is nothing attractive to me in Tianchi Lake. Tonight there will be a poetry competition. Mr. Yu is one of the main judges. You can help me. By the way, tell the contestants, take The Qin Palace will also give special rewards to those who win the championship, and their articles or calligraphy and paintings will be printed in the Datang Daily!"

"Yes! The servant is going now!" Chu Suiliang saluted and retreated.

Tianchi!

It is not the first time for Li Er to come here, but after coming to Tianchi this time, Li Er laughed and scolded in front of Li Yuan: "Wu Lang is very cunning, such a beautiful place is excellent as a royal garden, but now But it was taken by Wulang. When Erchen came, there was nothing special about this place except for this pool of water."

"When it comes to eating, drinking and having fun, you can't keep up with Wulang!" Li Yuan said.

"It's this building, but it's a unique place."

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!" Li Chunfeng said from the side: "His Royal Highness King Qin built this place with an array of two ceremonies, including the way of heaven and earth. This place was originally made by heaven and earth. After the transformation, it has such a beautiful scenery. Especially that Tai The place built by Yiguan is like a finishing touch, showing the majesty of the mountain!"

There was a lot of praise, and the seven princesses of Qin were very happy to hear it.

But Wu Zhao knew that Li Yuanxing was taking the essence of it. The Tianchi Scenic Spot had been rebuilt many times in the later modern times. Li Yuanxing canceled those houses that were built purely for making money, and what was left can naturally embellish the beautiful scenery.In particular, each building, in terms of location and design, needs to be visited by Prince Qin's Mansion.

The master of Taiyi Temple is a Taoist priest in his 50s, who won the discussion among thousands of people.

The royal people live in the temple, and the rest of the guests can set up tents in designated places.

In the audience, 72 tea merchants are preparing for a grand competition.Even if they are members of the Xihang Tea Chamber of Commerce, they have to compete with each other. From the different places of origin, the techniques of frying tea are different, and the naming of each tea is also very different.

As far as the Xihang Tea Chamber of Commerce is concerned, they have launched eighteen kinds of tea, and Longjing alone has five kinds.

West Lake Longjing is a well-known famous tea, but there is another kind of tea named Big Buddha Longjing.It was taken from the tea garden of the Great Buddha Temple in Xinchang, which was inspired by Li Yuanxing's Immortal Tea Sutra by monks in tea business and Buddhist temples, so it was named Big Buddha Longjing.Li Yuanxing cleaned up the temples around Chang'an, but he didn't beat the Buddhist gate to death.

As long as Buddhism can abide by Li Yuanxing's regulations, then there is room for existence.

"Holy Majesty, Supreme Emperor, ladies and gentlemen. I, the Xihang Tea Chamber of Commerce, this time internally evaluate the top ten famous teas, plus excellent tea products, a total of eighteen teas participated. The ten famous teas are: West Lake Longjing, Kaihua Longding, Ten kinds of Yuexiang Longjing, Dafo Longjing, Songyang Silver Monkey, Jingshan Tea, Wuyang Chunyu, Anji White Tea, Green Sword Tea, and Qiandao Jade Leaf!"

"Excellent!" Li Er nodded slightly.

After the leader of the Xihang Tea Chamber of Commerce withdrew, two more people stood up at the same time. After they glanced at each other, they all gave in at the same time, the Dongyue Tea Chamber of Commerce and the Bashu Tea Chamber of Commerce.But they understand that it would be impolite to argue at this time, so they backed down at the same time.

"Let Dongyue talk first!" Li Er was very satisfied with the courteousness of both parties.

"Holy Majesty, Supreme Emperor, ladies and gentlemen, Dongyue Tea Chamber of Commerce also internally evaluates the top ten famous teas. Jixian Dahongpao, Yunwu Oolong, Anxi Lvwu (Tieguanyin), Benshan Longxu, Yongchun Bergamot, Yongchun Narcissus, Anxi Plum Immortals, Luoyan Gold, Cloud and Mist Pekoe, Celestial Immortals Snow Green."

These names are somewhat similar to the names of later generations.

But Li Yuanxing rejected the name of Guanyin tea, and Li Yuanxing's tea was named Xianchadao, so the tea merchants named it, mainly based on the place name, and added the word "xian".

Speaking of the Bashu Tea Chamber of Commerce.

Bashu is also a land of famous tea. This time, the poorest Bashu tea chamber of commerce can be said to have the full support of several of the richest chambers of commerce in Bashu, just to strive for a good ranking in this competition. , to win glory for Bashu.

"Holy Majesty, Supreme Emperor, ladies and gentlemen! My Bashu Tea Chamber of Commerce is the poorest, and the land of Bashu is the most bitter. His Royal Highness King Qin gave me the method of immortal tea. My Bashu Tea Chamber of Commerce has [-] tea growers. This conference will present the most exquisite tea , I just want the world to know that I also have good tea in Bashu."

Mengshan Immortal Tea, Qingcheng Wuyin, Emei Zhuyeqing, Pingshan Miaoqing, Wuhou Immortal Tea...

Bashu also reported ten tea names, but there are also more than ten kinds of good teas coming to the competition.

Tea merchants from all over the country signed up one by one.

At this time, a woman in a flowery blue cloth came out, first gave a courtesy that no one could understand, and then the etiquette of the Han people, and then said: "Lingnan is also a member of the Tang Dynasty, and our tea merchants have left. For thousands of miles, only 72 beetles were brought, nine were lost on the road, and only 63 beetles entered Chang'an!"

"Reward, I want to reward you heavily, you have worked hard along the way, I feel the same way!"

"Thank you Tanghuang!" This sentence of thanking is wrong, but Li Er is happy, how can he punish him.

This woman is obviously from the Miao family.

"We also have top ten teas! Although it was a little late to get the tea scriptures from His Royal Highness King Qin, our Lingnan tea also has other flavors, especially the newly made Tianxian Red, Lingtou Green, Fengwuxian Red, and Ancient Stone Oolong are also top-grade. Especially the ancient stone oolong, which happens to use autumn tea leaves, will surely compete with the famous teas in the world!"

Confucianism emphasizes humility.

But the Miao woman is straightforward, she came to Chang'an only for two things, the first is the main one, she wants to fight for the ranking of Lingnan tea.The second thing is to meet her man, the second son of the Feng family, Feng Zhidai.

"Okay, I'm the first product, the ancient stone oolong!" Li Er was doing this to Feng An of Lingnan.

Because this time, Feng An gave Datang enough face, first came to Chang'an in person, and left behind two sons.Now even tea parties are served with tea from Lingnan, which is Feng An's sincerity.

Wu Zhao went to sit in front of the tea table in person, and all the tea merchants secretly exclaimed.

Although it is said that the royal family is here to taste, the ranking must also be based on the evaluation of tea by all the celebrities in Tianchi, that is, the opinions of the people in the world are used to determine the top ten famous teas.

But Princess Mingyue has an extraordinary status.

Not to mention the status, but when discussing tea and passing on tea, it was Princess Mingyue who was the first to bubble fairy tea.

It is such a great honor for Princess Mingyue to make this ancient stone oolong herself.All the tea merchants congratulated the Lingnan tea merchants one after another, just for this honor.

Wu Zhao stretched out his slender fingers to grab dozens of tea grains and threw them into the tea bowl.

When the tea grains collided with the tea bowl, there was a crisp sound.

"It's autumn tea!" Wu Zhao said softly, and then said: "The shape of autumn black and green tea is tight, thick, solid, and heavy, and the sound of dry tea is naturally crisp when thrown into a cup!"

Wu Qing mentioned by Wu Zhao is the Tieguanyin mentioned by later generations.

Wu Zhao said that the method of identifying autumn tea was immediately recorded by scribes, and tea merchants also took pens to make records. (To be continued.)