Nong Tianyi occasionally saw an interesting story about a good horse changing the "Book of Tea" in ancient books, and was surprised.

On second thought, this confirms the old saying: "The book has its own golden house". Therefore, he felt that the tea fairy Lu Yu's "Book of Tea" was better than ten thousand taels of gold, and it was not an exaggeration.

Lu Yu came to western Hubei to visit tea in order to write the "Book of Tea", he left Xiazhou and went to Tianlu Temple in Nanyi County.

Lu Yu muttered to himself, Nanyi County has been a fief of Chu since ancient times. Fengshan is another scene: there is an independent peak in the mountains, "like a phoenix will roar". There are many beautiful trees in the mountains, lush and green, and the valleys are deep.

Lu Yu arrived at the Zen Temple exhausted, only to see the orchid fragrance valley here, the birdsong empty mountain, the foot of Qingxi Mountain, the top of Baiyun Mountain, and the spirit was refreshing.

But see, Danxia landform, the peaks are strange, such as the double dragon creeping, and convex and concave confrontation, convex into a barrier, concave into a gully, and the water of Tianlu River is clear and sweet, to Tianlu Zen Temple slowly walked, suddenly felt a shock.

After hearing the letter, Zen Master Hexin went out of the mountain gate to greet him, and he saluted to welcome Lu Yu who came from afar, "Amitabha!" ”

He asked, "Why did the donor come?" ”

Lu Yu returned the salute and said, "Under Lu Yu, come for the tea!" ”

He Xin Zen Master said: "If you have friends from afar, you will be treated with good Tianlu Zen tea." ”

Xiao Shami served tea, and Lu Yu sniffed and said, "This is produced by the temple?" ”

Zen Master Hexin said: "Exactly, so there are often deer in the mountains and forests, screaming and singing, so the mountain name Tianlu Mountain, the temple name Tianlu Temple, the tea name Tianlu Zen tea." ”

Lu Yu felt quite magical, so he said: "Good name, but also quite charming." ”

Hexin Zen Master introduced: "Tianlu Temple is located in the mountains of the foothills of Yunmen Mountain, about 120 meters above sea level, the Longquan River flows through the temple, the tea garden is mostly distributed at the foot of the mountain, the mountainside area, the orchid grass in the canyon, the mountain flowers and the evergreen hundred-year-old Nan tree in all seasons, accompanied by the growth of tea trees, the climate is mild all year round, the rainfall is abundant, the red sandstone weathered soil, fertile and loose. Tea trees grow luxuriantly, forming a unique charm. ”

Zen Master Hexin is a 68-year-old man, but he is in good spirits and has a good memory. He is no stranger to the name Lu Yu, and he also knows that he is good at tea art.

Zen Master Hexin said with great interest, "The four seasons are moisturized here, so that the Tianlu perennial shade covers the sun, the clouds and mist are shrouded, and the tea tree is born in the middle of the mountain, on the side of the ravine, drinking the essence of the fog and mist, absorbing the syrup juice of the fertile soil, so it has created the masterpiece in the temple: Tianlu Zen tea." ”

Lu Yu listened attentively, nodding yes from time to time.

Hexin Zen master said, Tianlu Zen tea belongs to yellow tea, the color is golden and hidden, the white hao is revealed, the soup color is green and yellow after brewing, the shape of the cord buckle, the crescent moon centripetal, we call it "ring feet", the inner quality is fragrant and long, there is an orchid fragrance, natural and pure, the taste is mellow and sweet, and the light is moderate.

Lu Yu tasted the tea and said, "The flavor is very unique, and it has a different taste from other places. ”

Afterwards, Lu Yu told Zen Master Hexin about his experience of investigation along the way, and prepared to write "Tea Records". Zen Master Hexin was fascinated by this, and hurriedly said, "Good! When you write "Tea Notes", you must remember to write down the Tianlu tea in Nanyi County. Look at my Tianlu Temple, I have set up my own tea garden, and I have also cultivated a superb yellow tea. ”

Lu Yu praised, "It's really extraordinary!" ”

"Please follow me!"

The 68-year-old Zen master Hexin walked out of the mountain gate and climbed to the foot of Yunmen Mountain with a Zen stick, "This is the tea garden of the temple." ”

Lu Yu took a look: the eyes were full of greenery, the caves under the cliffs were dense, there were dripping springs and dingdongs, and there was gurgling water below. The rotten rocks are filled with fertile soil, and clusters of tea trees more than one person tall grow.

Lu Yu said: "It is indeed a wonderful tea produced by a peculiar natural environment." ”

Zen Master Hexin introduced the "Eight Views of Tianlu" to Lu Yu and explained to him one by one, the poem said:

The jade belt lingers around the blue stream (jade belt seven songs),

Tiankai a piece of Jinping (Jinping a peak),

Bamboo leaves and clouds hanging curtain by the stream (bitter bamboo secluded stream),

Pavilion side pineapple moon hook (pine pavilion wind),

The stone pillar is really a thousand weather (stone pillar rushing into the sky),

Huatai which remembers the Spring and Autumn Period (Fahua Gutai),

The front seat of the peak is an arhat (arhat nods),

smiled and nodded to Zhao Xian Ri (Wei Yan Zhao Xian).

After a big circle around the temple, Lu Yu seemed to have walked in a fairyland, and praised, "These eight scenes call the clouds and the moon, the pine forest peaks and valleys, the pavilions and streams, complement each other, the scenery is beautiful, and the scenery is wonderful!" ”

After visiting, returning to the temple, Zen Master Hexin ordered the little novice to cook yellow tea with mountain spring water for Lu Yu to taste, and said:

"Our temple Tianlu tea production, requiring fresh leaves to be delicate, fresh, even, pure, fat and strong, the old man thinks, with the local sand pot and spring water to cook Tianlu tea, its taste is the best. What does Mr. Lu Yu think? ”

"What the mage said is very true."

Lu Yu visited the tea ceremony at the Nanyi Tianlu Temple and added a good story with the Zen master.

Nong Tianyi was undoubtedly convinced of the anecdote of Lu Yu's visit to tea, and he was a little excited.

And the good horse for the "Book of Tea" is another beautiful tea story, these white paper and black words are written clearly and clearly......

At the end of the Tang Dynasty, various vassal kings divided their territories and confronted the imperial court. In order to quell the rebellion, the Tang Emperor was in urgent need of military horses.

The Hui country in the north, which produced BMWs, sent envoys to the Tang Dynasty every year to exchange horses for tea.

This year, in the golden autumn, the Tang envoy brought more than 1,000 loads of high-quality tea and hoarded the border customs according to the past practice.

Two days later, the envoys of the Hui arrived and brought horses and hoarded them at the border gates.

Tang envoy stood on the arrow tower of the border city and looked into the distance, only to see in the distance, the white horse like white clouds fluttering, the yellow horse like gold flowing, the black horse like an oolong stirring water, and the red horse like a fireball rolling. A good batch of war horses, sure enough, the name is well deserved.

The Tang envoy was overjoyed in his heart, opened the border gate, and welcomed the returning envoys.

I only heard the Hui envoy say: "This year, I want to exchange a book for making tea with the Heavenly Empire - "The Book of Tea". ”

The Tang envoy had never seen this book, and it was difficult to explain it, so he had to ask along the water: "How many horses does your country plan to use in exchange for our book?" ”

The envoy said: "Thousands of good horses, in exchange for the "Book of Tea". ”

The Tang envoy was taken aback and hurriedly asked, "Is this the king's will?" ”

The envoy replied, "As an envoy, I naturally represent the king's will. ”

The two messengers wrote the covenant and drew the charge.

The Tang envoy rode a fast horse and rushed back to the court in the starry night to report the matter to the Tang Emperor. The Tang Emperor hurriedly summoned the scholars of the Xian Palace to find the book. Those literati and scholars searched through the library, but they did not find the book "The Book of Tea".

This time, Tang was anxious, because the agreement between the two sides was time-limited. As soon as the date arrived, not to mention the punishment of the contract changer, the horses urgently needed by the Tang Emperor would not be available.

Emperor Tang hurriedly gathered his ministers to discuss.

Taishi out of the class said: "More than ten years ago, I heard that there was a Lu Yu, he was a famous tea taster, because he was a man of the mountains and wilderness, no one paid attention to him, "The Book of Tea" may have been written by him, and now I can only visit Lu Yu's residence in the south of the Yangtze River. ”

Emperor Tang allowed the play, and immediately sent personnel to the edge of Tiaoxi in Huzhou. Seeing that the thatched house where Lu Yu lived had long been dilapidated, he asked the local tea farmers, and after the guidance of the tea farmers, the officials rushed to the Miaoxi Temple in Zhushan to visit. Because there was a monk there who had a close relationship with Lu Yu.

When I arrived at Myoki Temple, I learned that the monk had already passed away.

The young abbot of the temple said:

"I heard the master talk about this "Book of Tea", and when Lu Chashen was alive, he took it to his hometown Jingling."

After hearing this, the officials had no choice but to go on the road in the starry night and rush to Jingling. As soon as you arrive at Jingling City, you will visit the West Pagoda Temple.

The monk of Xita Temple said: "When the tea god was alive, he wrote a lot of books, and I heard that he brought it to Huzhou. ”

The officials ran around for days, and when they heard this, they turned back again, so they were not discouraged, and they had no choice but to prepare to return to Beijing to resume their lives.

He was on his horse and was about to leave.

At this time, I saw Yixiu stop the horse's head and said loudly: "I am Jinglingpi Rixiu and come to offer treasures to the imperial court." ”

The officer asked him, "What treasures do you have to offer?" ”

Pi Rixiu took out the three volumes of the "Book of Tea", and the official really seemed to have a star in the sky, and hurriedly rolled the saddle and dismounted, holding it with both hands and holding it in his arms.

The official said: "After I arrived in Beijing, I recommended you to the imperial court, do you have a bottom scroll of this "Book of Tea"?" ”

Pi Rixiu said: "There are also manuscripts, which are being engraved by craftsmen." ”

The official returned to the court and handed over the decree.

At this time, the Tang envoy traveled to the border and handed the "Book of Tea" to the Hui envoy.

The Hui envoy finally got a priceless treasure, and immediately handed over a thousand good horses to the Tang envoy.

Since then, the Book of Tea has spread to foreign countries, and there are many translations of it, and I am still studying it today!

Nong Tianyi thought that all foreigners wanted to have a copy of the "Book of Tea" at any cost.

This is, green tea is better than gold!

The treasure book about tea, "The Book of Tea", has become a priceless treasure of the world!