Biography of Yang Fei

Chapter 278 Tea Art
Yang Yu clapped her hands involuntarily, and said, "Okay! This palace is an eye-opener today! Your Majesty! Where did you find the beautiful woman who is so beautiful now? She is really a rare beauty!"

The emperor couldn't help but look smug, and said: "Wei Baoheng personally went to the south of the Yangtze River to pick and choose. I have to say that this Wei Baoheng has a good vision!" Yang Yu noticed that Chen Sisi's eyes were a little hesitant, and suddenly Suspicion arose in his heart, could this Chen Sisi be interested in Wei Baoheng?The more I think about it, the more likely it is, this Wei Baoheng is romantic and handsome, how can the emperor match him?Ordinary women would naturally fall in love with Wei Baoheng if they met Wei Baoheng first.Yang Yu couldn't help thinking about it, if this Chen Sisi had such thoughts, Wei Baoheng and Concubine Guo Shu were at odds, um, there could be a fuss about it.

At this time, Feng Tian'ai came back, and the maid was carrying a plate, all of which were necessary utensils, and a tea pot made of suet jade, which seemed to be the precious tea.Yang Yu couldn't help laughing and said, "Which school does Feng Chongyuan belong to?" Feng Tianai asked in surprise, "Mrs. Chu Guo also understands this?" Yang Yu smiled slightly, and said, "I just know a little bit!"

Feng Tianai said: "The concubine belongs to the Lu faction!"

It turns out that under the influence of traditional Chinese culture such as Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism, my country's tea ceremony culture has initially formed since the Tang Dynasty, which can be roughly divided into three categories: practice, elegance and tea art.

The characteristics of the practice-type tea ceremony are that the environment for drinking tea is quiet, paying attention to drinking tea alone, benefiting the mind, and gaining the charm of tea. Drinking tea is a way to benefit thinking, practice Zen, and practice.With the increase of the amount of tea drinking, the feeling of drinking tea has a process from quantitative change to qualitative change from physiology to psychology to soul.The practice of tea ceremony is represented by Shi Jiaoran and Zen Master Zhaozhou, and the thoughts of retirement and transcendence are the main ones.

The characteristics of Fengya tea ceremony: Combining the material enjoyment of tea drinking with the cultural and artistic enjoyment in tea drinking activities, making tea drinking activities a tea drinking activity with extensive ornamental beauty and rich cultural and artistic atmosphere.Fengya tea ceremony is represented by princes and aristocrats such as Chang Boxiong and Li Jiqing, who pay attention to the material and cultural enjoyment of drinking tea.

The characteristic of tea art tea ceremony is to explore all the factors that affect the quality of tea soup, so as to make the quality of tea soup to the extreme, so as to embody the humanistic spirit.Tea Art The tea ceremony school is represented by Lu Yu, and the tea art reflects humanistic qualities, reflecting people's ability to understand and grasp the most mysterious things in the world.

Yang Yu smiled and said nothing, but the others didn't understand, even the emperor knew something about it. Seeing that Feng Tianai had already made a move, Yang Yu quietly explained to the emperor. Although the emperor didn't understand it very well, this Lu Yu did It has been famous for a long time, so he nodded.

Lu Yu, a famous scholar in the Tang Dynasty, was an orphan since he was a child, and was brought up by Zen master Zhiji.Although Lu Yu was in a temple, he didn't want to chant scriptures and Buddha all day long, but liked to read poems and books.Lu Yu insisted on going down the mountain to study, but was opposed by the Zen master.In order to give Lu Yu a difficult problem and to educate him better, the Zen master asked him to learn how to brew tea.In the process of studying tea art, Lu Yu met a kind old lady, who not only learned the complicated skills of making tea, but also learned a lot of reading and life principles.When Lu Yu finally brought a cup of steaming tea to the Zen master, the Zen master finally agreed to his request to go down the mountain to study.Later, Lu Yu wrote the widely circulated "Tea Classic".He is worshiped as the god of tea.

At this time, Feng Tianai had already started to perform. There were many steps in this tea ceremony, but it was difficult for Feng Tianai to be as smooth as flowing clouds and flowing water. Like a beautiful landscape.The "fine, clear, clean and beautiful" of tea art performance

Essence (boutique, proficient, proficient): including tea mustard tea, special tea, dry tea, high quality.The water must be good, and the tea set should be of high quality to match the tea.Refined, excellent, brewing a cup of high-quality tea soup is amazing.Essence includes proficiency and proficiency in tea art performances, proficiency in tea selection, setting utensils, water selection, tea storage, and proficiency in brewing procedures.

Qing (purity, purity, innocence, sobriety, and distraction): Qing includes people, water, and the environment. Tea can clear the mind, which is called refreshing. In the environment of tea art performances, it is difficult to " "Clearness", but the pursuit of "clearness", not only the tea art performers must be "clear", but also the audience must be "clear" through tea art performances. easy.Washing hands, wiping dust, lighting incense in tea ceremony, and burning incense in "Zen tea".All kinds of plain tea utensils and the activities of drinking tea unconsciously wipe away the dust in people's hearts, and the mind is clear and naturally bright.

Cleanliness (cleanness, purification): including people, clothing, environment, tea, tea utensils, water, etc., human cleanliness, such as clean hands, combing hair, clean and tidy clothes, tea sets should be washed clean, water should be clean and meet drinking requirements , The tea leaves should be clean and free of debris.In addition, it is the purification of people's mind and soul, without distracting thoughts and evil thoughts.

Beauty (beautiful): beauty should conform to the beauty of the tea ceremony, meet the requirements of ornamental aesthetics, and meet the aesthetic taste of traditional Chinese culture.For example, the clothes fit well, the clothes are decent and generous, the environment is beautiful and refreshing, for example, is the etiquette in the tea ceremony beautiful?Are the positions, sequences, and movements in the tea art performance beautiful?Whether the tea utensils are matched, whether the environment layout is beautiful, etc.

Seeing that Feng Tianai's every step was meticulous, but extremely elegant, it seemed that he was indeed a master of stabbing. After a while, Feng Tianai's tea was brewed and served to the emperor himself, and the emperor couldn't help but appreciate it.Said: "I have seen enough. If there is beauty like this, what can I ask for?"

After taking a sip, I was even more amazed: "Good! It's mellow and full-bodied, it's really good tea! The tea is not intoxicating, so you're intoxicated!"

Yang Yu also took a sip, and said: "Today, the concubine knows that drinking tea is such a wonderful thing! The emperor is really lucky. These two younger sisters are worthy of being imperial concubines!"

Chen Sisi and Feng Tianai couldn't help being very happy, but the faces of the three Jieyu changed slightly. Yang Yu's words didn't seem to have anything to do with them, but the implication was that they were not worthy to be imperial concubines?

In fact, Yang Yu didn't mean this at all, but these three Jieyu were originally selected from among the pickers, so they had no chance to get the position of Jieyu. Always afraid that people will underestimate them.This is called the speaker has no intention, but the listener has intention.

That Lian'er was a proud and arrogant person, so she couldn't sit still, and said: "Madame Chu is right, these two sisters are really beautiful, but this woman's lack of talent is virtue." , a woman is still a husband and a child as the first priority!"

Yang Yu couldn't help laughing, she didn't expect Lian'er to say this, and said with a smile: "Lian Jieyu's words are also very reasonable, women can't be too talented, if they are like Wu Zetian, it's true." has become a disaster!!"

Chen Sisi and Feng Tianai couldn't help but their faces changed slightly, and they cursed inwardly, this fool!It turned out that they had agreed to come together to give Yang Yu a blow, so that she would not monopolize the emperor's favor, but now it's a good thing, but this Lian'er came to tear things apart!

Chen Sisi has always been known as a talented woman, how could she bear this, she couldn't help sneering: "Pity Jieyu, I'm afraid she doesn't understand the truth that this woman's lack of talent is virtue!"

Chen Sisi came out and said slowly: "People also have a saying, a man who has virtue is a talent, a woman who has no talent is a virtue, because a man is virtuous, or has talent at the same time, and a woman is talented , may not be virtuous. Even so, is a talented woman inferior to a foolish woman? Zhou Zhiyi’s Jiang order is chaotic, but she is talented. Why should a woman be tired of being a woman? It is especially troubled by relying on talent to act recklessly, which makes people sigh. It is a pity that talent has no virtue. For a man, talent is better than virtue, and it is not enough to be called. But if a woman is filthy and famous, although she has long been beautiful, it is not enough to create romances and spread good stories. Therefore, if a talented woman is able not to flaunt her talent, this is virtue. However, a woman's flaunting of her talent is all because of a man's indulgence. If she flaunts her talent, it is like flaunting her beauty. This is what scholars The concubine's family is not allowed; what's more, the royal concubines should be respected, how can they flaunt their talents lightly, so as to blaspheme the scholars and study the national style? But the Tang Dynasty palace was not strictly forbidden, and all courtiers could see concubines and princesses, serve banquets and compose poems, Tian It's not surprising, why are there concubines and imperial concubines? Even eunuchs, concubines and dwarves gather together to banter, talk wildly, and don't shy away from the supreme, so they can be laughed at. The so-called "untalented" is originally to appreciate those who have talent. Talented women can treat themselves as if they are nothing, and do not show off their superb virtues, instead of belittling women! "

Not only a person like Lian'er with little knowledge could not understand this big talk, even the emperor felt it was very hard. Lian'er couldn't help but blushed and said: "The concubine doesn't understand anything, but only knows that women can prolong their heirs." The most important thing!" The other Jieyu all agreed very much and puffed up their stomachs slightly.

Feng Tianai sarcastically said: "I don't know what to say!" The expressions of the three of them changed immediately.Yang Yu was amused, she was going to show her off, but unexpectedly they quarreled, seeing the impatience on the emperor's face, she couldn't help laughing and said: "Your Majesty, the feeling of being surrounded by beauties is not so pleasant, my minister This concubine feels very upset, how about we go out for a walk and leave this Hehuan Palace to them?"

The emperor cast a reproachful glance at Yang Yu, and said, "You are the only one who is narrow!" Turning his head, he looked at the concubines who were still confronting each other, and shouted, "Enough! I and Mrs. Chu are tired, you step back first!"

Everyone came back to their senses immediately, knowing that the emperor had been angered, so they restrained their expressions in an orderly manner, and retreated obediently.These people were originally here to warn the emperor, but now they offended the emperor. Looking at Yang Yu's half-smile face, the resentment in his heart was indescribable. This Mrs. Chu is really difficult to deal with!It seems that it is really not easy to regain the emperor's favor!

(End of this chapter)