Lian Daning was about to say when two maids came in, one holding a tea tray with a pot of freshly brewed tea on top, and the other holding a lacquer plate with two blue and transparent porcelain cups on top.

"Old man, please drink tea. The girl in the lead said with a smile.

Besides, hurriedly bow your body to pay respects, this is how to behave in the world, rather be polite to the master, never snub the subordinate, the subordinate is often the face of the master.

During the Tang Dynasty, he sent out the palace maids and eunuchs to the ministers and generals, and even the relatives of the family to pass the decree, after returning, Daizong always had to ask what gifts he had gotten, if the gifts were less, he was furious, and felt that this person did not take himself seriously. If the gift is abundant, he rejoices.

There were some poor concubines who really couldn't get decent gifts, so they had to give the things that the emperor had given them, and then reward these fatal envoys.

Although Daizong did a bit excessive, he also had a reason. If you kick and hit a person's cat or dog in front of him, he will definitely be unhappy. Hit the dog to see the owner.

Seeing that he was knowledgeable, Lian Daning was quite happy and said: "You just sit, no need to be polite." ”

Speaking of tea, it was only in the Tang Dynasty that it was gradually drunk by people, and it was always made as a medicinal herb in the early days, and some medicines stated that the tea soup should be boiled first, and then the pills should be sent.

The daily consumption of tea was invented by Zen monks, who discovered that tea had a refreshing effect and could be used to relieve sleepiness during zazen.

Most of the scholars of the Tang Dynasty believed in Buddhism, and they had frequent exchanges with Zen monks, so they learned to drink tea.

However, at that time, tea had to be boiled and drunk, and it could not be brewed in boiling water. Tea tasters slowly identified many good tea varieties, and studied a series of exquisite tea drinking methods such as tea stoves, teapots, water for boiling tea, and charcoal fires, forming a tea art that is tea ceremony.

The "Book of Tea" by Lu Yu of the Tang Dynasty is extremely capable of painting sound and color, depicting the process of boiling tea as an art like calligraphy and painting, and has become the originator of the tea ceremony.

The teapot is also a fine porcelain, the capacity is only the size of a teacup, and the teacup is as small as a wine cup, but when a cup of tea is drunk, it is full of relish, and the bottom of the tongue does not stop sweetening, and the body seems to be soaked in the fragrance of tea in an instant.

The habit of drinking tea was carried forward in the five generations and spread to the people.

After the general tea drinking in the Central Plains became a trend, the nomads outside the Saiwai also began to introduce, not only learned to drink tea, but also became addicted to it.

Because the nomads are carnivorous people, they never care about vegetables, except for beef and mutton every day, it is dairy products, and of course the meat of other birds and animals is also on the recipe. If you eat too much meat, digestion is a problem, and tea is the most greasy, clear the stomach, and improve your spirit.

As a result, the Central Plains Imperial Court found a way to make money and exported tea to the outside world, and tea gradually became one of the major transactions in the national treasury. The only things that can be compared with tea are satin cloth and ironware.

The nomads introduced tea cloth and exported horses, thus forming the ancient tea horse road with a long history.

At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, tea was still boiled and drunk, and the process of roasting tea was slowly improved, and some tea that could be drunk with boiling water appeared, which was called dian tea, which means that you can drink it with boiling water. This is a fight with the invention of instant coffee.

When it comes to ordering tea, it is described in "Golden Vase Plum", the characters in the book drink tea, and those who do not boil tea basically order tea, and even chew the tea directly.

However, the refined people still use the stove to patiently make tea and drink it.

In today's words, brother is not drinking tea, brother drinking is an art.

"Good tea. Besides, he blurted out praise.

"That is, Madame's tea art is much better than my trial skills. Lian Daning said quite proudly.

"It's cooked by my mother's hand? "Besides, his face was terrified, and he pretended to be ten out of ten.

"She heard that you can taste tea, so she is willing to cook it for you by herself, I want to drink it on weekdays, but I can't drink it at any time, how about it, it's not worse than Old Master Chen's tea skills, right?"

Besides, he felt a pang in his heart, how did Lian Daning know about the tea tasting in Chen Musa's mansion? At that time, only one of Chen Musa's eldest disciples was around. Don't...... He didn't dare to think about it anymore.

"Tea is different, but tea art is the pinnacle. He said with a smile, but his heart was full of strange question marks.

Lian Daning smiled, as if he had seen through his thoughts, but pulled the topic back.

"Where did we just go? By the way, about the deaths of those two little girls. ”

The two maids were standing behind Lian Daning, ready to refill the tea for the two, but after hearing the master's words, they couldn't help but shrink and quickly withdrew quietly.

Lian Daning went on to say that what frightened him the most was the death of these two little girls, his tongue was swollen and sticking out of his mouth, but there was a strange smile on his face, yes, not pain, but a smile, a very comfortable and proud smile.

Another thing deepened his fear, the four of them were all dressed in big red clothes and hanged themselves, and the two little girls had carefully put on makeup on their faces.

Hearing this, I felt a cold wind coming out of the cracks in my bones, and instantly spread all over my body. He hurriedly poured himself a cup of tea, drank it warmly, and at the same time suppressed the shock.

At that time, some people came to the conclusion that these four people were killed by the hanging ghosts, and it seems that the situation should be two hanging ghosts, possessed by the two little girls, first tempted the two old ones to hang themselves, and then killed the two little girls.

It seems that only the possession of the hanged ghost can explain the strange and frightening expression on the faces of the two little girls: a smile.

Lian Daning was skeptical of this statement, and he couldn't form the case, so he had to hang the case and seal the file.

"The teacher wants me to see if it could be caused by some kind of poison from the perspective of practicing medicine?" he asked.

"I've also inquired about the doctors in the hospital, and they completely vetoed the possibility of poison. So in the end, I thought, could this be someone who is playing Gu?"

"Under the Gu, the witchcraft of the Miao Jiang people?" asked in surprise.

"It is said that Ling Zun once went deep into the Miao River in order to collect medicine, and he was the most familiar with the Miao people's Gu methods. I should have told you the story, right?"

"My father has told some stories, but they are nothing more than legendary stories. is the same as the story told to Chengzu by the eunuch of the Three Treasures when he came back from Nanyang, it is a legend. And said with a wry smile.

This time, it was Lian Daning's turn to be surprised: "What's the matter? Do you think that the things recorded by the Three Treasure Eunuchs when they went to Nanyang are not true?"

Besides, of course, I know what is going on in the South Seas, and the living conditions of the inhabitants of those small island countries will definitely be different from those of the Central Plains in the Ming Dynasty, but they will definitely not be like what Zheng He said.

There is a people who are accustomed to stealing, and at night they let their arms fly out, go to other people's houses to steal, and then come back and put them on their bodies. If it is discovered, the arm will be detained, and tomorrow you will have to prepare a heavy gift to redeem your arm, otherwise you will become a one-armed man.

There are also more strange peoples, whose heads will fly out and play around, and there is also the danger of being found and detained.

All these absurdities abound.

Zheng He told Chengzu Zhu Di in the palace if he had nothing to do, and Zhu Di may not believe it all, but it is a good material for amusement. The Hanlin bachelor who made a living record for the emperor next to him honestly wrote every word, and later wrote it in the history of the Ming Dynasty.

"Forgive the disciple for his bold guess, of course the matter of the Three Treasure Eunuchs going to Nanyang is true, but the things he said about turning the people of the foreign islands are not within the logic of heaven and earth at all, so I dare not believe it. And cleverly explained.

"Well, I was suspicious of this at first, but when I saw that it was written in black and white, it was only as great as the world was, and perhaps some of the islanders were as untrustworthy as the legend of the hanged ghost as the Three Treasures eunuch said. Lian Daning groaned.

"However, is the matter of the Miao people's Gu also illusory?" he asked again.

"That's not true, the Miao people are indeed good at raising Gu, releasing Gu, and giving people Gu, which is actually a legacy of the local witch religion. But as rumored on the rivers and lakes, what can completely confuse a person by letting people Gu go, and then at their mercy, is just a legend, at least no one has seen it with their own eyes. My father had seen with his own eyes how the Miao priests raised Gu. There are so many legends about this. ”

"Ling Zun has practiced medicine for many years, and has he never treated a patient who has been tricked?"

"My father has seen cases where someone has put Gu worms in food or wine, and if the victim drinks it, the Gu worms will live in the body and suck the essence and blood of the person until he dies. My father once found Gu worms in the patient's body and used medicine to get rid of them. Besides, I thought about it carefully and said slowly.

"Well, you go back and ask Ling Zun again to see if you still have any dealings with the Miao priests, and you can consult about this case. Also, you put all of this aside and use your wisdom to imagine whether there are other possibilities for this case. Lian Daning said as if assigning homework.

Moreover, he nodded and promised: "The disciple understands." ”

"Well, this matter has nothing to do with solving the case, but it has become my old grudge in my past life, I just want to untie this knot in my heart, and I don't want it to pop up from time to time to interfere with me. Lian Daning suddenly let out a long sigh.

"The disciple will do his best!" and this answer should be very refreshing.

He had also studied the possibility of various secret room cases when he was not happy before, and he liked this kind of subject very much, just like he loved chess endgame and Go Zhenlong, which were all brain-burning work, but they could bring him the greatest sense of achievement.

"That's good. I hope that this mystery can be solved in this life, otherwise I am afraid that I will be carried to the next life, and it is difficult to say that it will not become evil and bear evil consequences. ”

"The teacher is too worried. You are just too diligent in the case, and these things should be handed over to the master of the torture room. ”

"Other people are like this, I can't do it, looking at the masters of each room doing things in a dignified and sleek way, I don't feel at ease, I can't do without them, but I can't all let them come. Some things still have to be done by yourself. Lian Daning sighed.

Whether it is governing the country or governing the locality, most people don't know anything, and they have no hands-on ability, and if they want to be a good official, they have to rely on the help of others. The way of being an official has formed a stereotype, and it is not complicated.

The first is to hire some experts in various fields to form a staff group, and these people will make suggestions, and the officials will only give orders according to their decisions.

The second is the fixed officials of each yamen, such as the criminal chamber in charge of criminals, and the treasury in charge of finances, that is, tax income and various expenses, etc., and there are three classes of officials below, arresting fast and others, these are basically fixed officials, saying that they are fixed because these positions can be hereditary.

Therefore, the Ming Dynasty had two inheritance systems, one was the emperor and the prince, and the other was the officials from the central to the local. Although the status of the successor is a huge difference between high and low, the essence is the same.

In the Ming Dynasty, the work of the officials was called errands, what were the errands of the political yamen, and the errands of the yamen according to the inspection. Not only can errands be inherited by descendants, but strangely, errands are also a fixed asset that can be sold at a price when there is no money.

In fact, there are very few competent staff members hired by the officials themselves, and most of them are literati who live in poverty and have to go to a certain official, and these people are also very few who are familiar with administrative management.

Therefore, whether it is the central or local government, most of the administrative work is actually done not by officials, but by officials.

As can be seen from some of the writings of the ancients, officials often went out to play, drank with friends, wrote poems, and chanted freely. It's not that they're really capable, it's not that there are few local things, it's that what they can't do is left to their subordinates to do.

Knowing these circumstances, he couldn't help but nod and said: "There is a way, the iron is the official of the Yamen, but the teacher is loyal to his duties. ”

Lian Daning does belong to the kind of officials who like to do official affairs, and he does everything himself, and he doesn't want to rely on his subordinates, so he can be famous in Jiangnan officialdom as a "capable member" and "cadre". From this, there were rumors that he was going to be promoted to the rank of commissioner.

According to the inspection envoy, the official in charge of the discipline of officials in a province, is responsible for inspecting the administrative performance of all officials every year, and then reports to the imperial court, also known as the history, which is the official that all officials are afraid of.

At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the political envoy was the local governor of a province, and the full name of the official position was the political envoy of Chengxuan, that is, he directly received orders from the emperor and managed the meaning of local government affairs. Later, the imperial court sent more governors and governors, and more governors were appointed in important places, and the powers of the political envoys were basically divided, and only the power in charge of finances was retained.

In the middle and late Ming Dynasty, the troika of provincial-level administration was formed. The Qing dynasty inherited this administrative system almost entirely until the fall of the dynasty.

The two were talking, and a girl came in to report: "Master, Suzhou County Commander asks to see you." ”

Lian Daning's eyebrows raised slightly, he was quite surprised, stood up and said, "You wait for me here, I'll come when I go." ”

Besides, he got up and said, "Yes." ”

Lian Daning turned around and went out, went to the bedroom first, changed into regular clothes, black gauze hats and court shoes, and then went out to meet guests.

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