"When it comes to Suzhou food, as a literati, tea is the first thing to recommend. Now that Qingming has just passed, it is the time when the merchants have the most tea in their hands. It's a pity that there is not much left of Tiger Hill tea. However, there is fragrant tea in Dongting East, which the locals call 'scaring and killing incense', which has become quite popular in Suzhou in recent years. ”

Chongzhen's interest in pleasure is far less concerned with political affairs, and he is actually not a literati, tea or something, he is interested, but not much, and he is used to drinking hairy tips. However, when he heard that there was not much Tiger Hill tea left, he heard the problem, so he asked, "Why is there not much Tiger Hill tea left?" Could it be that natural disasters are so serious that they affect tea trees? ”

Chen Hongmi praised Chongzhen's acuity in his heart, and this matter was exactly what he wanted to say: "As far as the minister knows, in the fourth year of the Apocalypse, the Tiger Hill Tea Garden at that time was managed by the monks of Tiger Hill Temple and belonged to the temple property. A eunuch came to Suzhou, heard the name of Tiger Hill tea, and wanted to win it to flatter Wei Zhongxian. So, he took advantage of his position to call the monks of Tiger Hill Temple to offer tea. However, there is more than one person in Suzhou who asks for tea from the monks, and the monks drink it themselves, so there are dozens of tea trees, and the tea leaves are limited, and there is no tea to offer. The eunuch party did not believe it, so he sent someone to arrest the abbot monk, forcibly ask for tea, and ordered the old monk to be tortured to force tea. But if you don't have it, you don't have it, and you can't make it. The eunuch had no choice but to put back the old monk who was covered in scars. The old monk was carried back to the monastery, and the monks of the whole temple were all sad and indignant! The old monk himself was also grief-stricken and asked the little monk to cut the tea tree to the roots. Since then, there has been little left of Tiger Hill tea. Occasionally, most of them are not on old trees, but new trees replanted by later generations through the stumps of old trees. Now more than ten years have passed, and the tea on the new tree is also drunk, but it is not as mellow as the old tree. ”

Chen Hongmi's incident is also hearsay, and there are many rumors about this matter among the people of Suzhou, not about the eunuch party, but about the big man sent by the capital, but no one knows who the so-called "big man" is. However, in the fourth year of the Apocalypse, it was the time when Wei Zhongxian was arrogant, and he was so arrogant, he must be a eunuch.

Chen Hongmian talked to Chongzhen about this, but he actually wanted to persuade Chongzhen not to be like the eunuch party, who took advantage of anything when he saw it. Although Chongzhen did not have such bad deeds in the past, a minister like him has always been a micro-deed.

Chongzhen is already familiar with these routines of exhortation, so after listening to Chen Hongmi's story, he knows what Chen Hongmi wants to say. He was very unimpressed by this, and he felt that he was a monarch with great self-control. When he first ascended the throne, Wei Zhongxian offered him a beauty with a charm medicine in order to please him, but he was stunned and did not be tempted by beauty, so he resolutely attacked Wei Zhongxian.

However, as a monarch, the advice of the courtiers, as long as it is reliable, must still be accepted with an open mind, and if there is no change, it will be encouraged, otherwise these ministers will cry and make trouble and hit the pillar if they can't say it, and sometimes, they are the same as some little girls, they are all glass hearts.

So Chongzhen looked like I understood and would pay attention, and changed the subject: "What else is delicious?" ”

"The most famous delicacy is, of course, Yangcheng Lake crab, which is big and fat, with green shells and white belly, golden claws and yellow hair, greasy meat, and vigorous limbs. It's a pity that His Majesty came at the wrong time, and the crab should be eaten in August and September, the female crab is full of thick meat in August, and the male crab is full of meat in September. ”

Chongzhen said in his heart: "You Chen Hongmi, you are also a prefect, how can you be like this, this is not the time?" Isn't it time for you to stop talking? ”

Chongzhen said angrily: "Then don't eat crabs, there are always other seasonals?" ”

Chen Hongmian just doesn't want Chongzhen to be too extravagant, working hard and hurting money, and the seasonal food can still be afforded: "The next thing is the Yangtze River saury, but Your Majesty has come late for nearly a month, and this saury fish is still the most tender before the Qingming Festival. However, it is Taihu Lake whitebait, the Song people have the saying of 'whitebait frost perch after spring', which should be the most suitable to catch after the beginning of summer. However, now that the rain has passed, even if it is still a few days away from the beginning of summer, as long as you pay attention to letting go of small fish during fishing, it is actually the time when the meat is the most delicate. ”

Chongzhen nodded, in fact, he is not so particular about food, but even if he is not a monarch, ordinary people travel to a place, and naturally want to taste local specialties, which is human nature. It's just because of his special status as a monarch that it complicates the matter.

Chen Hongmi asked: "Your Majesty, do you think the minister sent someone to invite the cook to the mansion, or did you move to the market to observe the people's situation?" ”

Chongzhen looked at Wang Chengen, although he cheered up, but obviously, like him, the sequelae of seasickness had not eased, so he said: "Today, you will cultivate in the mansion first, and you don't need to invite any chefs, you can do whatever you normally." After tomorrow, I felt that my cultivation was good, so I went to the market to take a look. And the garden you said is a private house, right? ”

Chen Hongmi is a real person, Chongzhen said that as usual, he will definitely not be false, and replied: "The minister just ordered the kitchen to increase the amount." As for this garden, the Canglang Pavilion and the Humble Administrator's Garden are the first, and the lion forest is second. Among them, only the Humble Administrator's Garden is the private residence of the Xu family, and the other two are monks' residences and are open for tours. And this Humble Administrator's Garden, in addition to the main body owned by the Xu family, the garden in the east is owned by the garden, which was built by Wang Xinyi, the former servant of the Criminal Department, and was just completed the year before last. Whether it is the Xu family or the Wang family, His Majesty will welcome it if he proposes to visit it as a clan relative. It's just that Wang Xinyi definitely knows His Majesty, which may be a little inconvenient. ”

Chongzhen shook his head: "Wang Qing, like you, is a person who dares to speak. has been reprimanded, not because of disloyalty, but because of disagreement, and hard-tempered, repeatedly resisting and neglecting things, and not reprimanding the majesty of the court. It's good to go and see him, the court is the time to employ people, and it is also the time to recover him. ”

After a pause, he said, "But you don't need to inform him, I will come directly to the door when the time comes." ”

On the other side, Chen Yuan finally came back to his senses from being moved, and saw Hua Xue looking at her obsessively, sweet in his heart, but unforgiving: "What you said is good, but these days, I haven't seen you prepare?" Just like you tried to redeem me before, there has been no movement for three years, which makes me fearful. As a result, on the last day before the deadline, I was sad, and you suddenly acted and ransomed me. Your always procrastinating temperament really makes my sister hate itchy! ”

Hua Xuexin said, if I had come early, I would have thought of a way a long time ago, but my predecessor was not strong. But the predecessor is also himself, and there is nowhere to reason. So he said aggrievedly: "It's not my brother's inaction." Just thinking about letting my sister relax for a few days. Since my sister is so combative now, my younger brother will teach you Wen Taowu strategy from today onwards, and you must always grow up to be a greater politician than Wu Meiniang, so that my brother and I can do it. ”