Datang Lingnan King

Chapter 55 Serve tea, serve good tea
Xiao Yu, born in the Xiao family in the south of the Yangtze River, was the seventh son of Xiao Kui, Emperor Liang Ming of the Southern Dynasty, the half-brother of Emperor Liang Jing Xiao Cong, and the younger brother of the former Sui Xiao Empress.

He is upright and upright as an official, and he is clean and honest. Although he comes from a family, his mansion is not luxurious.

"I've seen Xiang Xiang, and my juniors have never come to visit me, please forgive me!" Feng Daiwen said to Xiao Yu with a junior salute.

"Haha, Weiguo, you are welcome. You and I have a good relationship. Why do you need these vulgar rituals? I should thank you, the Feng family. The Feng family taught Jiangnan to learn how to grow two crops of rice. Both public and private, we should thank you from the Xiao family." Xiao Xiao Yu helped Feng Daiwen up and said with a smile, the Lingnan and Jiangnan Xiao families have cooperated a lot in the past two years, which has made the Xiao family's position in Jiangnan much more stable.

"President Xiao is an upright person and an upright official. He is a role model for the younger generation to learn from. He should cooperate with the Xiao family both in public and private. It is also an honor for my Feng family." Feng Daiwen said sincerely.

"Haha, Wei Guo has won the award. This time, it was not easy for me to show up. However, the Jiangnan family and Shuzhong all begged me, so I had the audacity to ask my virtuous nephew to come to the house." Xiao Yu was so happy that she felt old. Da Chang said, obviously what Feng Daiwen said was hitting the itch.

"Old Xiao, you're welcome. Just tell me if you have something to do, and you will do what Dai Wen can do." Feng Daiwen said with a pun, meaning that if I can't do it, don't say anything.

"Haha, of course I won't embarrass my nephew, but I just want to ask my nephew what the specific regulations are for this trade in the Western Regions." Xiao Yu, who is an old man, would not understand, and said to Feng Daiwen with a haha.

"That's good, my nephew will just say it straight." Feng Daiwen said casually.

"But it's okay to say!" Xiao Yu stretched out his hand to invite.

"For this trade, my nephew suggested selecting a powerful merchant as the leader. When there is something to discuss, the goods are classified into grades. Don't take the bad ones. The goods are sold in a unified way. Don't embarrass me in foreign countries. As for other The only thing is to be responsible for the food and military expenses of the Tang army, and after discussing these, just hand over the charter to Liang Guogong," Feng Daiwen explained carefully.

"Well, what my nephew said is true, the old man will explain it well." Xiao Yu said, stroking his beard and nodding.

"My nephew is going to communicate with merchants from the Western Regions in the afternoon. Elder Xiao can let anyone who is interested take a look, and it will be convenient to communicate with the Western Regions," Feng Daiwen suggested.

"It's so good. It just so happens that people from the Huang family in the middle of Sichuan and the Zhang family in the south of the Yangtze River are here. I will inform them to come to the Xian nephew's mansion in the afternoon." Xiao Yu nodded to understand.

"So my nephew will take my leave, and I will visit Mr. Xiao when I have time." Feng Daiwen stood up and said goodbye.

"Nephew, it's better to drink tea with the old man in the mansion, and it's not too late to leave after lunch." Xiao Yu got up to persuade him to stay.

"No, my nephew has to go to the palace to report to the saint." Feng Daiwen declined with a smile.

"Then the good old man won't keep you!" Xiao Yu heard that she was going to enter the palace, but she didn't force her to stay, and asked people to send Feng Daiwen and Ma Zhou out of the palace.

After leaving the Xiao residence, Feng Daiwen asked Ma Zhou, "Does King Bin know where there are tea trees near Chang'an?"

"Tea trees? There are many near Chang'an, even in the city. It is said that there are many in the imperial palace." Ma Zhou looked at Feng Daiwen suspiciously and introduced.

"Haha, that's how it is. It just so happened that I was planning to go to the palace. I just happened to have a look. King Bin, please go back to the mansion to entertain the guests. I may be back soon." Feng Daiwen smiled and said, and rushed to the palace .

Tea flourished in the Han Dynasty, and it is especially loved by Taoists and literati, especially people of foreign ethnic groups. There are few vegetables in the Western Regions and grasslands. People who eat greasy food all the year round will get sick if they don’t eat vegetables. Tea can decompose the intestines well. The way is greasy. Although the ancients didn’t understand the reason, the whole person will feel more relaxed after drinking tea, so grassland tea is very popular, especially in the western regions, the more expensive the tea is, and it can be exchanged for silver of equal weight in Persia. , to Daqin, which is Rome, silk and tea can be exchanged for heavy gold,
But Feng Daiwen is not used to drinking tea in the Tang Dynasty. Drinking tea in the early Tang Dynasty has become an elegant thing. The more knowledgeable the person, the more he pays attention to it. The best charcoal that can be obtained is the one with fragrance and less smoke. In the process of making tea, add salt, ginger, milk, oil and other materials according to your own understanding. If a few learned people sit Pincha together can often argue for a long time over the issue of spices.Feng Daiwen couldn't accept this kind of tea with all kinds of strange smells.

Before crossing, Feng Daiwen was born in Sichuan, where many famous teas were produced. He grew up drinking a large bowl of tea. He always served a cup of tea when eating outside. Guests at home were invited to drink tea. When he had nothing to do, he also went out to chat in teahouses. Practice martial arts desperately in the hands of savages (sultry).Military training, and I have been busy with construction and training in Chang'an, and I really don't have the time to think about those in the war.

Now I just have time, and I just heard Xiao Yu mention it again today, so I plan to make fried tea. Although Feng Daiwen has never fried tea himself, there is a relative who grows tea at home, and he would fry tea by himself every year. He was very interested at the time I watched it a few times, and I can't figure out the best one, but the simplicity does.

Thinking of drinking tea right away, I can't help but miss my old friends and relatives very much. Thinking of the future, the guests at home will shout, "Come and serve tea, good tea," Feng Daiwen couldn't help laughing, and couldn't help walking quickly A few points.

When Feng Daiwen saw Li Shimin under the leadership of the eunuch, Li Shimin was taking his family to enjoy the flowers in the imperial garden, and Li Yuan also walked out of his ecstasy, Liangyi Palace. I don't know if Li Yuan felt that he was dead. I have a lot of sons, and I stayed in the palace after the Zen position, so I can make a good man. Li Shimin often accompanied Li Yuan out of filial piety. The whole family is in the sun, and the sun in May is really warm on the body. Comfortable.A group of Li Shimin's younger brothers and sisters, sons and daughters are playing with the company of eunuchs and maids, which is a picture of a royal garden.

"My minister, Feng Daiwen, joined the Supreme Emperor, Your Majesty." Feng Daiwen walked up to Li Yuan and Li Shimin and saluted.

"Wei Guo is here, and he entered the palace to visit the old man!" Li Yuan asked Feng Daiwen with a smile.

"Hey, I haven't visited the Supreme Emperor for a long time, please forgive me!" Feng Daiwen smiled embarrassedly.

"Hey, well, it's true that Wei Guo hasn't come to visit this old man for a long time, but Wei Guo shouldn't call me the Supreme Emperor anymore, so I'll punish you to show me something that I'm satisfied with." Li Yuan also said with a smile.

"Uh, Grandpa... Grandpa owns the world, it's not easy to come up with something that satisfies you, but there is indeed a wonderful thing for Grandpa to taste today." Feng Daiwen was stunned, and shouted tentatively with a blushing face.

"Haha, haha! Wonderful thing? What is it, Wei Guo quickly take it out!" Li Yuan and Li Shimin couldn't help laughing when they saw Feng Daiwen change his words. Not far away, Concubine Wan Gui and the eldest grandson heard a few people talking, and couldn't help covering their little ones. Zuijiao smiled.

"I was in Prime Minister Xiao's mansion today to discuss the matter of trade in the Western Regions. Prime Minister Xiao mentioned tea. It is said that there are many tea trees in the palace, so I came here to ask for one or two with the cheek." Feng Daiwen said.

"Tea? Weiguo wants to drink tea, but the tea in the palace is not picked from the tea trees in the imperial garden, but tributes from various places. Weiguo wants to take some back later." Li Shimin said suspiciously: After all, tea can be found everywhere If you buy it, the ones that are good outside don’t need to be as bad as those in the palace. There is no need to go to the palace to get them.

"No, the sage misunderstood. What I want is to make the tea leaves from the tea tree, not the finished tea. When I was a child, I met an old Taoist in Taoism Temple and learned a way to make tea that is particularly delicious." Feng Daiwen quickly explained.

"Oh, special tea, Wei Guo quickly make it, let the emperor taste it." Li Yuan suddenly became interested, after all, he is also a tea lover, and often invites Fei Ji and other old friends to taste tea.

"Well, Weiguo took people to pick tea, Guang'an! Why don't you come and take Weiguo to pick tea, haha" Li Shimin saw Guang'an and others next to him, he couldn't help but said loudly, and laughed while saying, For a moment, Feng Daiwen and Guang An's faces flushed, and they were quite speechless about this unscrupulous father.

(End of this chapter)