The tea opera with the beauty of tranquility shocked Jia Jiu, the No. 1 turtle, and Jia Qing, the No. 2 turtle, and Jia Qian, the daughter of the nouveau riche.

Until they held the tea bowl, Jia Qian and Jia Qing were still dizzy, but Jia Jiu, after having already experienced it once, still had the heart to remember the whole process of the tea opera demonstrated by Yan Wei, but it was just a note.

It was the eldest princess of Jiashan, holding the tea bowl, sighing almost inaudibly, and said: "The son is really good to Jia Xianjun." ”

Jia Jiu's eyes were full of question marks.

I was curious that the eldest princess of Jiashan would say such a thing, but Jia Jiu was even more afraid that she would be regarded as a rival by the eldest princess of Jiashan. That's simply whether the rhythm of dying fast is good.

It was Jia Qing who immediately asked: "Can the folk girl know the reason why Her Royal Highness the princess said this?" ”

The palace maid sitting behind the eldest princess of Jiashan was about to answer, but was stopped by the eldest princess of Jiashan.

I only heard the eldest princess of Jiashan say: "Tea, since ancient times, has followed me through ups and downs in China, and today's tea is very different from when he first appeared." Tea soup tea soup, eating tea and drinking soup, in ancient times, people ate tea not only to quench their thirst, but also to satisfy their stomachs. However, the people of my Central Plains eat tea without milk, and the same goes for goat milk. Add cow's milk and goat's milk, that's later. ”

Jia Jiu was stunned for a moment and said, "But Daokui's tea also has milk added to it." ”

The eldest princess of Jiashan said: "Rare things are expensive. The people of the Central Plains are good at cultivating land, but they are not good at grazing, which makes cow's milk and goat's milk a scarce luxury. In addition, the smell of cattle and sheep is very strong, so people rarely spend money on it. Add cow's milk and goat's milk to the tea. It happened after the barbarians entered the Central Plains. They live by grazing, and they can't live without cow milk and goat's milk every day, and they yearn for the culture of our Central Plains. This is the prototype of the current group tea. However, the difference is also obvious, if it is an orthodox Han Chinese, they will add cow's milk and goat's milk at the same time, they will add ginger to remove the fish, while the barbarians will add a lot of mutton fat. ”

Jia Qing was stunned for a moment, and then remembered that when Yan Wei was making tea. It appears to have used two teapots, one filled with milk, and then ginger and crushed almonds were added.

Jia Qing knew. The milk and goat's milk in this world are not the same as the milk and goat's milk he had eaten in his previous life. Cows and sheep that have been milking in previous lives are specially selected species, especially sheep, which have been treated at a very young age and have several glands cut off, including the roots of the horns. In addition, the raw milk that is expressed has to go through multiple processes. The last to be put on the market. It is the milk and goat's milk that Jia Qing ate in his last life.

However, the milk and goat's milk in this world are all expressed raw milk, which has not been processed at all. If you drink it directly, Jia Qing will worry about whether she will get mad cow disease.

That is, this unprocessed milk goat's milk has a fishy smell that cannot be ignored, and it can also be said that this fishy smell is the symbol of natural milk goat's milk.

When he first came, eating this milk full of natural flavor, Jia Qing almost threw up. For goat's milk, which is fishier than cow's milk. He didn't even dare to think about it. But it's milk with such a fishy smell, in Jia's house. It's still the masters who have status to be able to eat. It's like Jia Baoyu likes to eat sugar steamed cheese very much, you can eat a bowl and pour a bowl, and you can even give it to the little girl below to eat, but his sister Tanchun can't even touch a shadow.

Jia Qing suddenly realized: "It turns out that ginger and crushed almonds are added to remove the fishiness." ”

The eldest princess of Jiashan said: "If it is just to remove the fishy, boil the tea and milk together, and then add ginger and crushed almonds." If the main palace is not mistaken, when Daokui cooks tea, he boils the tea with milk. Seeing Jia Jiu nodding, the eldest princess of Jiashan continued: "This way used by Gongzi is actually the most popular way for children to drink group tea. The purpose of boiling the tea and milk separately is to make the milk more fragrant. Add honey and a teaspoon of salt, also to increase the sweetness. This sweet and fragrant tea is also the first group tea that most people eat in their lives. The implication is that Yan Wei specially cooked it for a few of them.

Jia Qing nodded, indicating that he understood.

In his previous life, he was also a petty bourgeoisie who often went in and out of cafes. In his eyes, the bowl of tea in his hand is the matcha version of cappuccino. The tea cakes are finely ground and boiled thoroughly, and each grain of tea powder expands, leaving a special softness that belongs to the tea leaves on the tip of the tongue. The hot milk, which has a fine foam, also supports the dark green tea powder, creating a simple pattern. The only difference between this tea and the cappuccino he ate in his previous life was the brown and white pattern, one white and dark green pattern, one with a slight bitterness of coffee in the taste, and the other only with the fresh sweetness of tea and milk.

As for the feeling of the tea powder stuffing his throat in Japanese tea, Jia Qing said that he didn't have this feeling at all. Could it be that Little Japan is not learning authentically?

In the café, he would add a little more crushed peanuts or peanut butter, or at most a drop or two of lemon juice, to the café, but now he has three plates in front of him, piled with spiky nutmeg, pine nut puree and desiccated coconut. Forget about pine nut rong, it's still a local product of Daqi. Nutmeg and desiccated coconut, which are all imported products, and have no price, even the families of the powerful rarely come up with so much nutmeg and desiccated coconut for hospitality.

Combined with the rumors, Jia Qing knew very well that this time, he was taking advantage of Yan Wei. If it weren't for Yan Wei, he probably wouldn't have been able to eat nutmeg and desiccated coconut in his life.

Because nutmeg is a tribute, and it is a scarce tribute that is only available to the emperor and the emperor, even if the queen wants, he can only wait for the emperor to get out of his share.

Today, these nutmegs here are already half of the palace. The eldest princess of Jiashan was favored, so she got a part, and the eldest princess of Duanrong was replaced, so the emperor would not be so generous.

The eldest princess of Jiashan also found that she had lost her words, and even if she eased the color, in a tone that was half regretful and half sad, she talked about the various effects of the barbarian southward movement on the Central Plains and Daqi, and also talked about the helplessness of admitting that the Xianbei people were one of the sources of Chinese orthodoxy.

"Maybe we've recognized the Xianbei people by now. It is believed that the Xianbei people are also one of our Han people, but at that time, there was constant friction between the Xianbei people and the Han people. Even though they have mixed with the Han people, there is still constant friction. The people below are still like this, not to mention the gate valve and the family above, the door valve of the Xianbei people and the Han family are almost incompatible, this situation is getting worse and worse, and by the time of the Li Tang Dynasty, it has become more and more incompatible......"

As a royal princess. Not only must you know the skills that the girls in the boudoir must know, but also the sensitivity to politics cannot be bad. Reading history has become a compulsory course for every princess. In this regard, the eldest princess of Jiashan also has her own opinions. Don't say anything else. Let's just say that this clothing, the Han people pay attention to deep clothes, pay attention to the crown of the belt, both men and women, exposing the collarbone will also be described by the word disheveled. And now the ladies of the Great Qi Dynasty often wear skirts in the summer. Whether it's a high-waisted skirt or a full-breasted skirt. In fact, they are all from the costumes of Xianbei people and other ethnic groups, and the most obvious is the large piece of bare chest. As for the jacket, it was developed on the basis of deep clothes and skirts, which is already a sign that the Xianbei people are fully integrated into the Han nationality.

Now it seems to be peaceful and prosperous, but who remembers that this peace was bought with countless bloods?

If nothing else, let's just say that the coups d'état in the Tang Dynasty again and again are not so much a lack of popularity, but rather a struggle between the Xianbei people and the Han family behind the Li Tang royal family. In the end, the entire dynasty was dragged into the abyss.

This is the warning that history has given to future generations.

For a moment, the listening platform fell silent. Everyone pondered until they heard someone say, "Oh? It's really rare, it seems that I have a good mouth today. ”

Everyone was shocked, and quickly turned around and bowed to the emperor.

The emperor waved his hand again and again: "Flat." ”

The emperor still didn't hold back in the end, and ran over in person.

He is a father after all, but he has never shown it on the surface, but he is still very worried about Princess Changle.

The emperor found a place to sit down very casually, his eyes never left Yan Xun and Jia Jiu, of course, Jia Qian and Jia Qing, who were sitting next to Jia Jiu, he also noticed.

Wang Jien is the person who can be used by the emperor's side, and when the emperor's eyes stayed on Jia Qian and Jia Qing, he immediately introduced it in the emperor's ear.

When the emperor heard that she was the adopted daughter of the Jia family, she also showed her face in front of Master Yan, and immediately said, "It turned out to be after Zhongliang." It's a pity that if it weren't for the accident back then, there would be no turmoil in people's hearts, and the imperial court would not have lost so many talents. It's a pity for Mr. Zhang. ”

Obviously he couldn't remember the name of Jia Qian and Jia Qing's own grandfather, but the emperor still made a look of deep regret. If it were someone else, such as Xue Baochai and others, I was afraid that I would have been grateful for it a long time ago, but Jia Qian and Jia Qing are different in the end, they have been human beings in two lives, although one was once a second wood, but this is clear in his heart, but he doesn't have the confidence and backing to fight, he can only mess around day after day; One is that he grew up in that indifferent world, and his worldview has long been formed, and he basically doesn't trust people lightly. The emperor's expression is just in exchange for their sincere fear of "the emperor's grace" and "the people's daughter's fear", but only they know what it is.

For the emperor, this was also enough. In the palace, acting is a necessary skill, and if it weren't for his excellent acting skills, the emperor would not have stood out among the many brothers and finally climbed on this chair. Moreover, now he only needs a reason to speak.

Sure enough, I only heard the emperor say: "In the past, I never understood why Lord Wang was obedient to his concubine, but now I can also understand one or two." But most of those ministers in the court are actually persuading me to make peace! And pro! And pro! It's not their daughters who dare to kiss and kiss, they don't feel distressed! Obviously, everyone knows the disadvantages here, and they still have to be close! ”

At first, it was three points true, but in the end, it was ten out of ten angry. It is clear that he is the emperor, but he was forced to this point by his subordinates, which is really a great shame.

Jia Jiu was silent for a while, and then said: "Long live, this world is changing every day, and maybe there will be good changes in the coming year." ”

The emperor said, "Huh? Why? ”

Jia Jiu hesitated for a moment and said, "It's just a little feeling." Long live feeling sorry for Her Royal Highness the princess and wanting to delay the matter of peace, but the courtier faintly felt it. Maybe the grassland doesn't want to be with each other. ”

The emperor was stunned for a moment and said, "What do you say?" ”

Jia Jiu thought for a while and said, "The moon is cloudy and sunny. There are tides in the sea, and the population of the grasslands is also in flux. Just like locusts, there is a small-scale insect plague almost once every three years, a large-scale insect plague once every ten years, and even a super-large-scale insect plague that can threaten the safety of the Central Plains in less than a hundred years. After the courtiers visited Master Yan last time, they made a small statistic with the relevant records of the Daomen and found a very interesting phenomenon. There is also a pattern of southward attacks on the grasslands, and in the next two years of the Ming Dynasty, there will be a large-scale southward movement. ”

"Really? The reason? ”

Jia Jiu said: "There is too little information. It is impossible to assert, but it is certain that the pressure of the population, the pressure of food. and the ambitions of those in power. are all important factors that affect the war. Prior to this, the steppe tribes were fighting each other, and the population was also greatly consumed in the wars between tribes. But even so, the population of the steppes is slowly growing. Today, eight large tribal alliances have emerged on the grasslands, and there is a temporary peace between tribes, and the result of this peace is that the grassland population will enter a period of rapid growth. The grasslands are limited in what they can accommodate. Therefore, the large-scale southward movement of the steppe people is close at hand......"

The emperor was stunned. Said: "What about harmony?" ”

"It's just an excuse and a means to paralyze my Daqi."

The emperor almost jumped. He never thought it was possible. When his sister Princess Duanrong brought the news of peace on the grassland, the emperor was secretly happy in his heart, thinking that if there was no fighting on the grassland, then peace would follow, where did he think that this would be the prelude to the war?

The eldest princess of Jiashan couldn't help but say, "How can this be? At the beginning, the imperial sister said that the sword soldiers had stopped on the grassland, and I was still happy for the imperial sister, how could I ......"

Jia Jiu said: "The so-called water and soil on one side of the people, the impact of environmental changes on people is hidden but also solid. On the grasslands, for example, the cold winter takes up almost half of the year, and the season when you can see the endless green fields is only about four months. If pastures for the winter are not set aside early, more than one tribe may starve to death in the winter. This kind of living environment is too harsh, so the people on the grassland will be keen on killing and looting, because only by robbing and fighting desperately can they feed themselves and their families. Eating and cloning is a luxury for anyone on the grassland. It is precisely because they want to live that they have created the fact that they grew up on horseback, and also created the fact that they can wield a scimitar when they walk. For a people who have grown up in slaughter, is charity useful? Can exhorting them to be charitable bring them food? ”

No one can blame a person who is struggling on the line of life and death, and if a nation is struggling on the line of life and death, then if the nation does not fight, it will only disappear into the torrent of history.

In the court, the emperor had heard a lot about the grassland peoples, and he had studied the fate of the grasslands and the Central Plains with all his might, but no one had ever told him that the people on the grasslands lived by plundering because of the lack of food.

After thinking about it, the emperor didn't feel it. Is it useful to say this? There are still homeless people in this capital division, if they take so much food to feed the people on the grassland, whether the grassland people will be grateful or two words, but the people of Daqi know about it, and they are afraid that they will rebel at the first time!

"But what is the difference between being a relative and giving food for free? The so-called political alliance has always been just a piece of paper that can be torn off at any time. ”

Hearing someone talking, the emperor reacted, but after he heard the other party's words, he couldn't help but smile bitterly.

How could he not understand such a simple truth? The reason why I am disgusted with and kissed, in addition to feeling sorry for my daughter, why don't you know this?!

Jia Qing looked at the people on the listening platform, and finally couldn't help but turn his head and ask Jia Jiu: "Auntie, you are willing to speak, in fact, because you already have a lot of consideration in your heart, right?" ”

Jia Jiu smiled: "There are indeed a lot of considerations. I already have a rough framework, but I don't know how much I can do in the end. ”

The emperor was stunned for a moment and said, "What did you say?" ”

Jia Jiu thought of the letter from Zhang Cuifeng he got a few days ago, smiled slightly, and said, "I don't know if Banzai has gotten the news." A crop appeared at the border gate, with a yield of thousands of catties per mu......"

The emperor said: "The excerpt has been sent to the Qinzheng Palace. Why, isn't that the auspicious rui made by the people below? ”

Jia Jiu said: "Long live, that's the red lotus, which originally grew in the jungle of the Southern Barbarians, and the yield per mu is as high as 3,000 catties. The grandfather of the courtier's daughter was instructed to cultivate the red lotus suitable for our Daqi cultivation for Emperor Gaozu, and it was not until a few years ago that he succeeded. It's just that after the red lotus was successfully cultivated, my father was scared. ”

The emperor was stunned: "Afraid? ”

Jia Jiu said: "Yes, because there is an extra cousin born from the title of jade in the family of the courtier's uncle, because the red lotus is made, it is destined to make our family stand on the cusp of the storm, and we can't even save our lives, so my father has to suppress this matter." ……”

The emperor immediately said: "Nonsense! Am I that kind of person? ”

Jia Jiu replied: "Long live, land is the foundation of the country, no one does not yearn for land, because with land, it means that a good life without food and clothing is close at hand." Even the beggars on the streets yearn for a piece of land for themselves. And those who already own the land hope that they will have more and more land in their hands. This is the wish of the heart, and even if you live it, it is impossible for you to change the yearning of your subjects for the land. With such a high yield, it is equivalent to saying that as long as there are one or two acres of land, it can ensure that you will not go hungry for a year, which is a great thing for the people. Because they don't have to sell their land, but it's not a good thing for the powerful, because the growth rate of their land will slow down. In other words, at that time, although the courtier's family won the hearts of the people, it offended the powerful people in the entire Jingshi. The so-called three people become tigers, even if you are willing to believe in the courtier's family at the beginning, but if more than one person says something in your ear, plus that piece of jade,...... My father was timid, and whenever he thought about it, he always couldn't sleep at night and sat alone until dawn. ”

The emperor was silent, but the eldest princess of Jiashan opened her mouth: "Aren't you afraid that Ling Zun will be angry?" ”

Jia Jiu said: "Back to Her Royal Highness the Princess, I can't hide it, in fact, the red lotus at the border pass was handed over to Zhang Cuifeng, the daughter of Zhang Guerrilla, this summer. When Zhang Youji sent someone to Beijing to deliver the excerpts, Sister Zhang also sent someone to send a letter to the courtier. ”

The emperor said, "Why? Why do you do this when you know what is on your father's mind? ”

Jia Jiu said: "Long live, my father's heart, and my courtiers also know a little bit about it." This red lotus is beneficial to the imperial court and the people, and it is also my grandfather's promise to Emperor Gaozu back then. It was for the entrustment of the ancestors, and my father did not want to see the red lotus go down to dust. Borrowing the hands of courtiers to send the red lotus to Zhang Guerrilla and promote it at the border pass was also a choice in desperation. As for this credit, my father didn't care, and it would be better if Banzai could suppress it. ”

Yan Wei said at this time: "Senior sister, can this red lotus really produce thousands of catties per mu?" ”

Jia Jiu nodded: "Yes." The yard where I live now was originally my father's residence, and in the fourth courtyard of this yard, I specially cleaned up half an acre of land to plant red roots. If you don't believe it, can you dig it up yourself? ”

The emperor was stunned for a moment and said, "You mean, the red lotus in your yard has not been harvested yet?" ”

"Yes."

When the emperor heard this, he immediately couldn't sit still: "Let's go, go to your house and have a look." ”

What kind of etiquette, what kind of defense for men and women, is it important at this moment? In the eyes of the emperor, Jia Jiu is going to run for election in the future, she is his woman, what is so strange about him going to Jia Jiu's house now? If the red lotus really has such a large production, then he will not be stingy with such one or two titles.

The emperor turned out to be the eldest princess of Jiashan who came to Weifu, and he was leaving, but it was just a few people. However, Jia Qing reacted quickly, and immediately spoke to the emperor: "Long live, please allow the people to be presumptuous, now that my grandfather is not at home, there are a few female dependents in the family, long live and in the prime of life, if anything comes out, I am afraid that it will not be good for my aunt." Can you invite the former head of the household to accompany you? ”

Zhang Xixian is Jia Lian's maternal grandfather and Jia Jiu's great-grandfather, and having him cover it up on his behalf can also save a lot of trouble. From the point of view of Jia Mu, Jia Zheng and others' dedication to wealth and nobility, it is necessary to let Zhang Xixian as a cover. (To be continued......)