Weibo Town, located in the south of Hebei Province, leads the six states of Weizhou, Beizhou, Bozhou, Xiangzhou, Weizhou, and Lanzhou.

Since the first year of Daizong Guangde, it has been 83 years.

And Weizhou, located in the south of Beizhou, is the place where Weibo Town is governed.

If it is said that the combat power of the three towns of Heshuo is the strongest, it should be Lulong Town, which has long served as the important task of defending the border with the vassals outside the Guan.

And the financial resources are the strongest, and Chengde Town is the head.

As for Weibo Town, its combat power is not as good as Lu Long's, and its financial resources are not as good as Chengde's, but it is the first of the three towns in Heshuo.

In addition to the fact that the first Jiedu made Tian Chenghei loyal to the Tang Dynasty all his life and won the hearts of the king, the most important and non-negligible reason is that Wei Bozhen has the largest number of troops.

Lu Long's army was about 70,000, and Chengde was about 50,000.

And Wei Bo controls 100,000 strings.

Although at this time, the three towns all had different degrees of private allocation of troops and horses, but at least among the troops registered in the imperial court, Wei Bo was the largest among the three towns.

Therefore, it is also said that the strength of the three towns of Heshuo alone is at least more than 200,000, and with the private soldiers in the three towns, it should be able to reach more than 300,000.

And this is one of the reasons why the emperors of the Tang Dynasty were quite jealous of Heshuo.

300,000 soldiers, this is a huge force that can subvert the country's society anytime and anywhere, and no monarch dares to underestimate this force.

For every policy of the three towns of Heshuo, it will definitely make all the Tang emperors before and after have to be cautious.

Hebei is the Tang Dynasty, and Hebei is the Tang Dynasty.

This sentence was said by Li Chen.

In fact, it is.

Hebei does not tolerate chaos, but if Hebei really messes up again one day, no one doubts that today's style of action will be used to gamble on winning or losing with all the strength of the country.

Therefore, whether Hebei is for Datang or Datang is for Hebei, we must be cautious and walk on the ice and abyss.

But it is precisely because of this that whether it is Li Chengye or Li Zhen, even including Gao Biao and Zheng Jin, everyone has to pay more attention to it.

Because this is Li Chen's attitude, his attitude towards Hebei.

And the attitude of the three towns of Heshuo towards Li Chengye and others is also equivalent to the attitude towards Li Chen and the attitude towards Datang.

Although He Hongjing had heard of Li Zhen's actions for a long time, he was still reluctant to meet a six-grade Youzhou Sima as his dignified envoy.

Although he was reluctant, he still had to see him, because he was Li Zhen, the person who was ordered by Li Chen.

Weizhou City, He Mansion.

He Hongjing did not make the yamen see Li Zhen in Jiedu, but arranged it in his own house, no matter for anyone, at least he has done enough attitude.

Attitude matters.

But when He Hongjing really saw Li Zhen, it was still a little unexpected.

"You...... Is it Li Zhen? He Hongjing was a little surprised.

"If you return to the envoy, the next official is Li Zhen!"

Li Zhen was very respectful.

It's also attitude.

He Hongjing is in his early forties, slightly thin, wearing a purple shirt with a lack of hips, and soap boots, especially the purple gold fish bag on his waist is particularly eye-catching.

The skin looks whiter than Li Zhen, and the slightly delicate eyebrows and eyes and the elegance revealed between the gestures make people feel more approachable.

Compared with Zhang Zhongwu's roughness and Wang Yuankui's shrewdness, He Hongjing has a more Confucian demeanor, which makes Li Zhen naturally have a good impression of him.

He Hongjing nodded, showing a faint smile.

"I have long heard that Li Zhen is bold and reckless, and it is really the case when I see it today!" He Hongjing smiled, and at the same time stretched out his hand to signal Li Zhen to take a seat.

Li Zhen replied when he heard this: "Don't dare to be bold and reckless, at least don't dare to act recklessly here!" ”

"Don't dare? What is the solution to the Qingyunzhai incident? What do you do with 500 Chengde soldiers and horses into Beizhou? He Hongjing didn't laugh this time.

Li Zhen said with a smile: "Xiaguan is here to make amends to you this time!" ”

"Reparation? Now that you have met Tian Gong, then you must also know my relationship with the Tian family, and with this alone, the Japanese envoy will be able to keep you in Beizhou forever! He Hongjing picked up the teacup and took a sip.

"This tea...... Not bad! He Hongjing did not let Li Zhen answer immediately, but pointed to the tea cup on the table in front of Li Zhen and said with a smile.

Li Zhen returned the salute and thanked him, and then followed He Hongjing's example and tasted tea for a while.

"This tea is from Fujian!" Li Zhen put down the teacup and smiled.

"Oh? Are you proficient in the tea ceremony? He Hongjing looked a little curious.

"It's not good to talk about, it's just that such a good tea is just ruined!"

"Rubbish? Why? ”

He Hong respects tea, and naturally has a deep study of the tea ceremony, even if the waiter who makes tea can only be competent after being trained by him personally, but at this time he doesn't know what Li Zhen's words mean.

"If the official guess is right, this tea is a new tea produced in Taimu Mountain during Qingming this year, and it is the first pick, the yield of this tea is very low, and there is more rain in Taimu Mountain before and after Qingming this year, and the weather is humid and hot, so the tea picked by this head is not more than fifty stones!"

After Li Zhen finished speaking, He Hongjing's face suddenly became extremely exciting, Li Zhen only took a sip, not only accurately distinguishing the origin of tea, but even knowing the local climate.

Of course, Li Zhen loves tea, but he doesn't love the tea of the Tang Dynasty, and as for these famous halls, he only listened to Li Deyu, who really studied this way.

For Li Zhen, tea is just a drink, and for the Tang people.

Tea is also medicine.

"Hahaha, this envoy still loves this way in this life, but this Heshuo land is thousands of miles away from the tea field, after all, it is difficult to find a soulmate, listening to Zeyuan's words today, but let this envoy finally see a like-minded person today, come, Zeyuan, tell me everything you know!"

He Hongjing said and suddenly got up and sat down beside Li Zhen, the joy on his face was indescribable.

Li Zhen leaned over slightly to show his respect, and then said with a smile: "This tea should be produced in the green snow buds of Taimu Mountain, and then watered with Danjing water, the shape of the tea picked by the head is like a needle, densely covered with white hair, shining light, like a white silver needle, the world knows so, but I don't know that this tea can be brewed or not, if it is boiled, you will not be able to taste the wonders of this tea at all!" ”

"Can you brew or not boil? Why? He Hongjing was puzzled, the way of boiling tea has been such a way since ancient times, even the sencha created by Lu Hongjian never mentioned the tea brewing in Li Zhen's mouth, and He Hongjing, who had studied this way, was naturally interested.

Li Zhen smiled slightly and said, "Your Lord, please borrow some tea from the envoy for a drill!" ”

When He Hongjing heard this, he immediately ordered someone to bring tea.

Less leaning, the waiter brought a delicate porcelain plate, the size is no more than a square inch, the whole body is light cyan, the glaze is transparent, and the silver needles in the dish are lined more brightly.

"Tsk, the white silver needle is matched with Yuezhou celadon, so that the gentleman reminds the lower officials of a person!" Li Zhen couldn't help but praise, and then gently pinched a tea cup with his hand and sniffed it.

"Hahaha, but Wen Rao?" He Hongjing laughed.

Li Zhen nodded with a little surprise and said, "How do you know?" ”

I saw He Hongjing smile mysteriously, and then pointed to the porcelain plate in Li Zhen's hand, and said with a smile: "This is from Wenrao Gongxue!" ”

Li Zhen couldn't help but suddenly realize, but he didn't expect that Li Deyu, who had been tough on the feudal town all his life, could have such a close relationship with He Hongjing.

"Although I haven't met Wen Rao Gong a few times, but I am also a fellow Taoist, I learned a lot from Wen Rao Gong, and I remember that the first time I tasted this Taimu Mountain's tea was in Chang'an Wen Rao Gong's house!" He Hongjing said with a smile.

But Li Zhen sighed in the end when he heard it.

Li Deyu has been loyal to the Tang Dynasty all his life, even if the party struggle criticized by later generations, in Li Zhen's view, it is only a contradiction between right and wrong, not to mention power, let alone misleading the country.

Li Zhen came to this Tang Dynasty, some things can be changed, but some things cannot be changed.

Obviously, He Hongjing's tone of words carried some regret.

Li Zhen couldn't help but say abruptly: "Looking at the Tang Dynasty, the lower officials respect the most Wen Rao Gong, but it's just ......"

Li Zhen didn't say any more, because He Hongjing's gently raised hand had already said everything.

"Or this tea!" He Hongjing said with a smile.

Li Zhen nodded and continued: "This tea is sweet and sweet, fresh and sweet, if it is cooked by the method of boiling tea, it will inevitably spoil its fragrance and ruin its taste, and the method of sencha created by Lu Hongjian is only suitable for old tea, but new tea can't, otherwise the fireworks will also destroy its original taste!" ”

"The original taste?" Although He Hongjing was confused, he also faintly felt that what Li Zhen said was quite reasonable.

Obviously, He Hongjing usually drinks it with boiled tea, so he is puzzled by the "original taste" that Li Zhen said.

Li Zhen smiled and said, "Please make you know with a pot of boiling water!" ”

After a while, the boiling water was presented, and Li Zhen pinched a small pinch of tea leaves and put them in the cup, and then poured boiling water.

Suddenly, a fresh fragrance rushed into the nose, there was no strong taste like boiled tea, only the original green tea gas, just smelling it made people feel refreshed.

"Good...... All right? He Hongjing pointed to the tea that had been brewed on the table, his face full of doubts.

"Let you wait for a while, and after the taste of the tea green escapes, the tea soup will be the most sweet and clear!" Li Zhen said with a smile.

He Hongjing's eyes were firmly fixed on the tea cup, the heat was rising, and the fragrance was scattered, which made He Hongjing puzzled but couldn't wait.

"Xia Guan thinks that the tea ceremony is the way of heaven, and the way of heaven is the blossoming and setting of flowers, sunrise and sunset, so this tea can only be tasted in the simplest way!" Li Zhen said softly, as if he was afraid of disturbing the rising tea.

After hearing this, He Hongjing seemed to fall silent, not knowing what he was thinking.

Leaning less, Li Zhen smiled and said: "Please use tea!" ”

He Hongjing looked at Li Zhen suspiciously, and then gently picked up the tea cup that was still a little hot.

The tea soup is still very hot, at least Li Zhen won't drink such hot tea.

"Be careful......" Li Zhen's word "hot" has not yet been spoken, but He Hongjing has already taken a big sip, and Li Zhen involuntarily inhales a cool breath.

I don't know if it's because of the heat, He Hongjing's face doesn't look very good.

"Envoy ...... It's not hot...... right?" asked Li Zhen with palpitations.

He Hongjing didn't speak for a long time, just looked at the tea in his hand and thought thoughtfully.

"Ze Yuanxian's nephew, this method ...... Did you think of it yourself? After a while, He Hongjing finally asked.

Li Zhen nodded and said, "It's just that it doesn't fall into the middle of the stream, so that the envoy can see it laugh!" ”

He Hongjing shook his head and said: "The tea ceremony is the way of heaven, and the way of heaven is the way of flowers, the rise and fall of flowers, the rise and sunset, so this tea can only be appreciated in the simplest way!" This is a very good saying, just like this tea, washed with boiling water, the method is simple, but it is the original taste of tea! ”

"Good...... Good...... Good! He Hongjing said three good words in succession, and drank the rest of the tea soup.

"Envoy, this tea can be brewed at least three more times, and the taste of each brew is different!" Li Zhen saw that He Hongjing was about to pour out the residual tea, and hurriedly said.

He Hongjing was taken aback again after hearing this, and hurriedly poured boiling water again, but after tasting it, he couldn't help laughing loudly: "Hahaha, virtuous nephew Gao, today let me be taught!" ”

Immediately afterwards, I saw He Hongjing suddenly get up and said with a smile: "The virtuous nephew will live in the mansion today!" ”

Li Zhen was about to refuse, but he only heard He Hongjing smile and said: "Stay, everything can be discussed!" ”