"Kuanfu tastes this tea, it is very different from what we usually drink, this is the taste of tea, it is much better than what you brewed for me." Who are these two? It was Ouyang Xiu and Wen Yanbo who came to announce the will of the imperial court, and the two of them already knew the content of the decree, so they dared to play around slowly, sitting here and talking about the past and the present, they wanted to give Fan Zhongyan and Han Qi time to deal with follow-up issues, this is a tacit understanding between the officials and the above, this time I will give you time, and you will give it to me next time, everyone will just tacitly do it, maybe anyone will have that day, no one dares to make a head bird in the wordless unspoken rules.

Wen Yanbo picked up the teacup and looked at the strong contrast between the green tea soup in the cup and the usual rich tea soup, frowned and drank it all, Lu Zifei shook his head gently, this bit of tea is still secretly accumulated by himself for three years, the kind of tea with onions, ginger, dates, cinnamon, dogwood, mint and all kinds of materials He really can't drink, these self-fried tea leaves make people drink like this, he is indeed a little distressed, Lu Zifei's subtle expression still let Ouyang Xiu catch it, he said to Lu Zifei: "If you have anything to say, just say it." , a small hill that had just come down from the battlefield was still pretending to be a literati there, shaking his head. ”

Lu Zifei thought to himself, are the literati of the Song Dynasty so bullish? Fan Zhongyan and Pang Ji are okay, Han Qi and the two in front of him are the bosses of the sky, his second attitude, the king of heaven and Lao Tzu are not in his eyes, Lu Zifei is not angry, since he comes here, he has to abide by the rules here, or that sentence, he can be unique, he can't go alone, he doesn't know how to explain this matter, he thought about the literati then use the way of the literati, and said: "Shennong tastes a hundred herbs, encounters seventy-two poisons every day, and gets tea to solve it, this is the first appearance of tea, to the Tang Dynasty Lu Gongji's masterpiece "The Book of Tea", Since then, future generations have taken this as the standard for drinking tea, adding a variety of spices, but is it really good to drink it like this? In my eyes, tea can embody two functions, one spiritual world, the other is its function, it is obvious that the function is to quench thirst, so it doesn't matter how to drink, with seasoning is also drinking, without seasoning is also drinking, I think the most important role of tea is also in the spiritual world, tea has four wonders; It is said that it is Zhan, it is said to be secluded, it is said to be spiritual, and it is said to be far away. Tea tasting can make your morality more noble, make your knowledge more perfect, broaden and improve our horizons, let us understand the true meaning of life, the taste of tea itself is relatively light, once if the seasoning, then the taste of the spice will suppress the taste of tea, which means that we are not drinking tea, but seasoning. ”

Ouyang Xiu is still the old god is comfortable tasting this new way of drinking tea, Wen Yanbo asked Lu Zifei: "Did you invent this method yourself or did someone else tell you, is it not as good as what the ancestors left behind?" From his words, it can be heard that Wen Yanbo is a very conservative person, and if he doesn't say it well, he is conformist.

"Don't be deceived by him, my lord has already proposed this way of drinking tea." It was the little girl who followed Lu Zifei and the little girl of Cai Gongzi's master and servant who followed them, and said proudly.

"Xiao Zi, if you are so rude, you can go home alone, don't follow me." Cai Gongzi reprimanded his girl, stepped forward to say hello to Ouyang Xiu and Wen Yanbo, "Hello Uncle Ouyang and Uncle Wen, I didn't expect to meet you here." ”

Ouyang Xiu saw a young man call him uncle, as if he didn't know him! After a closer look, he suddenly realized: "It turned out to be you, a girl, how did you dress like this, it seems that you know each other, whose son is this?" ”

Cai Gongzi said to Ouyang Xiu: "This time I came out to save my relatives, and I received a letter from my father, asking me to send a letter to Fan Gongzi, during which I heard Fan Gongzi's evaluation of Lu Gongzi, and I wanted to get to know him, but I didn't expect Lu Gongzi to misunderstand what I meant, but instead came to Qianling, I should want to know if we are following him." ”

How can this kind of thing be rare Li Lin, Lu Zifei was not very reluctant to bring him to Qianling, and there was such a situation, he said: "It turns out that you want to know our Xiucai!" How good it is for you to say it directly, the harmful Xiucai took me around such a big circle, and people don't even want to show their true faces, everyone thinks you have other intentions, and your little maid said that your father has already proposed this tea, why haven't I seen it in Kaifeng Mansion? ”

The girl's face is thin, and it is not easy for the men's clothes to appear, so Li Lin grabbed the white, and some wanted to cry, Lu Zifei was interrupted by Ouyang Xiu as soon as he wanted to speak, "You pest in Kaifeng City, do you have the right to speak?" Why don't you go home after the war is over, aren't you afraid that your father and that person will ground you again, Lord Cai is also my old friend, he is indeed very interested in tea, and several letters from him have mentioned this matter, I can vouch for it with my personality, you should believe it, right? He and Fan Gong are good friends, and you can also verify it. After Ouyang Xiu finished speaking, Li Lin found out that it was this great god, when his father wanted him to go to other people's doors to listen to the class, he was kicked out, although it was very in line with Li Lin's heart of not wanting to go to school, but it was also very faceless, his father's face was not given here in front of him, what is he, swallow his anger, right? He pouted and walked away, he didn't want to sit there with the old pedant.

Ouyang Xiu looked at Lu Zifei still making tea calmly, and secretly admired in his heart, kind-hearted, he was also interested in the young man in front of him, it seems that Fan Gong has a high opinion of him, Cai Xiang's daughter He has seen it when he was a child, she is smart and smart, knowledgeable, and her appearance is not to say, she can let her follow all the way, there should be something extraordinary, but he is a small hill, Fan Gong confiscated him, and he also took this into account! In fact, Ouyang Xiu now has a little bit of the voice of a leader in the literary world, but the comprehensiveness of his thinking is still far from Fan Zhongyan's, there is something wrong this time, otherwise he can really adjust it.

Wen Yanbo spoke, he was both conservative and very abided by the rules left by Taizu, and he was more repulsive to people like Lu Zifei from the heart, and said, "Since you are a soldier, why do they call you Xiucai." ”

Lu Zi said unruly: "The student was also a student of Hotan Academy before joining the army, participated in the township examination, and obtained the title of Xiucai, and later there was an accident in the family, so I joined the army instead of my younger brother." ”

Wen Yanbo said: "In this case, go back and review the textbooks well, this year's examination has passed, there is no accident that you want to wait until three years later, you have spent the past few years in the barracks, and the knowledge has almost forgotten, maybe you can ride a horse and parade the streets in three years, don't stay with those moths all day, he has grace, do you have it?" A literati should look like a literati, don't mix with those Qiu Ba and surrender their identity. ”

Lu Zifei stood up and returned the salute, or the elders' words to you, you must stand up and return the salute, just like a long and unavoidable truth, Wen Yanbo nodded to him after seeing Lu Zifei's approach, Ouyang Xiu was worried that the young man would not be able to stand this advice and said: "This is Wen Kuanfu, and it is also the household department of the imperial court, the old man Ouyang Xiu, the prince of the country is the priest of the wine, you have to keep in mind what Kuanfu said to you just now, he is a Jinshi and the first, and then enter Hanlin, he has the right to speak on the imperial examination, this is my famous post, when the time comes, you come to Kaifeng City, You are welcome to visit my home. Lu Zifei received it in his hand and saw that it was something similar to an invitation, and solemnly put it away. Cai Gongzi was full of envy when he saw that famous post, a person like Ouyang Xiu would not give a famous post to a random person, it must be someone he approved, her identity made her not have the opportunity to get this kind of famous post.

Lu Zifei didn't care about the famous post, what he cared about was Ouyang Xiu's three sons, one of the eight masters of the Tang and Song dynasties, the first person to achieve literary achievements since Tang Hanyu and Liu Zongyuan, Su Shi, Su Zhe, Su Xun, Zeng Gu's seat teacher (the invigilator of the exam), Fan Zhongyan's evaluation in later generations is much higher than Ouyang Xiu's, but you can't deny Ouyang Xiu's achievements, Lu Zifei slowly became a little numb after coming into contact with so many celebrities, Wen Yanbo is also a famous face during the Renzong period, it seems that God is still attached to him. And don't underestimate this little post that Ouyang Xiu gave him, in ancient times, you didn't have a famous post to visit others, and people wouldn't let you in, this thing is equivalent to a pass, you can enter if you have it, and if you don't have it, stand aside.

"You can see that she is a woman disguised as a man, right? She is the daughter of Cai Xiang, Lord Cai has a study of tea, but if you can get his regular script, you will make a lot of money, it is not easy for a big girl to go out, since it is a misunderstanding, let it pass, it can be seen that you are also a person with strength, and there will be a chance for you to communicate more in the future, give me a thin noodle today, you see how it is. Ouyang Xiu specially explained to him.

Lu Zifei hurriedly said: "Ouyang Gong is serious, this is a trivial matter, don't take it to heart, I also believe that Miss Cai didn't mean it, if you have the opportunity, you must ask Lord Cai about tea art and calligraphy." ”

Ouyang Xiu was also very satisfied when he saw Lu Zifei so good, and then Miss Cai, who calmed down, spoke, "Brother Lu, forgive me, little sister Cai Mengyue is polite, Fan Gong told me that Brother Shi has great talent, I didn't expect Brother Shi to study tea art so much, can I taste a cup of Brother Shi's tea?" ”

Lu Zifei didn't speak, after all, she was a girl, he was afraid of taboos, so he took out a teacup from the basin and poured a cup for Cai Mengyue, Cai Mengyue picked it up and sniffed it first, then took a sip gently, and drank the rest of the sip after a minute, Lu Zifei didn't bother her, the origin of family learning! He is taking advantage of the future generations, otherwise, he •••••• hehe, he is a bit similar to Ouyang Xiu's drinking method, but he is obviously more professional than Ouyang Xiu.

Cai Mengyue put down the teacup and said: "Brother Shi's tea is bitter first and then sweet, although the taste is a little light, this should have something to do with the quality of the tea, but the taste is indeed what tea should have, Brother Shi's tea is fried, right?" ”