Hangzhou Lin'an is the place where the imperial court is today, and it is also the place where the Beijing master is today. Although it is not as large as Bianliang, Tokyo, it is a bustling and beautiful place, and it is also the best place for pleasure.

Fireworks in March, the spring breeze and the sun are the best time of the year, especially for Lin'an! The triennial spring festival has ended, and the winners of the roll call outside the Donghua Gate have also been spent. Three days ago, on the vertical arch hall, Emperor Xiaozong Zhao Yan met the top three students of the first class of the current department.

For these three protégés of the Son of Heaven, Zhao Yan is very satisfied with both their appearance and their character and filial piety. But the only thing that made him dissatisfied was that the two of them were students, but they spoke out in the main hall.

Since Taizu set the precedent of not punishing the doctor and saying that he is not guilty, he is accustomed to seeing the temperament of the ministers of the DPRK and the central government who admonish at every turn.

Xiaozong Zhao Yan is a person with strong power, so he has a faint rejection of the admonitions of Pan Zhisuo and Shen Jinchuan. just encouraged the two of them in public, and sent them away.

After the dispersal of the dynasty in the afternoon of this day, Xiaozong Zhao Tuan was reviewing the recital in the imperial study, and occasionally frowned slightly, and said to himself: "The list eyes and tanhua of this branch are all from Chuzhou? ”

Liang Ke, the eunuch on the side, was a white old man in his fifties, and then bowed down and replied: "If you go back to your majesty, these two people are from Chuzhou, and they have already won two of the top three, which is something that has never happened in Chuzhou!" ”

"Oh? It seems that the land of Chuzhou is full of literary style and talents! Xiaozong Zhao Tuan thoughtfully said less than two sentences, and then asked indifferently: "Do you think the words of these two people that day are reasonable?" ”

"Your Majesty is arbitrary, how dare the old slave speak out?"

Zhao Yan waved his hand and said softly: "But it doesn't hurt to say it!" ”

Liang Ke listened to Zhao Yan's words, and then took a reassuring pill, and then said solemnly: "Although the advice of the two protégés of the Son of Heaven is abrupt, it makes sense according to the old slave's opinion.

As the old saying goes, 'heroes don't ask where they come from', they all say that heroes are born in troubled times, but in fact, according to the old slave, it is not that there are no heroes in the peaceful and prosperous world, but because the peaceful and prosperous times are too rigid in the rules! ”

"Oh? Do you think so? Zhao Yan raised his eyebrows and glanced at Liang Ke.

But just this glance, Liang Ke had already guessed Zhao Yan's mind. Following Zhao Yan from the prince to the emperor, he has served in close service for decades, and naturally has a thorough grasp of the temperament of this master.

In Liang Ke's eyes, his master is an extremely contradictory person.

I hope that the ministers will follow the advice, but I also hate the officials who are very detailed; He likes to break the shackles and try to innovate, but he has reservations about the collection and release of rights.

Liang Ke knew that his master had already had this kind of thought, but because of the arrogance and boldness of the two, he had a rejection mentality.

So Liang Ke continued: "What Pan Zhi said is quite reasonable, the imperial examination pays attention to fairness, and it is the important weapon of the country!" For those talents who are disabled because of their appearance, although there is no explicit provision, it is inevitable that they will be abandoned! ”

After listening to Liang Ke's analysis, Zhao Yan only bowed slightly, did not draw too many conclusions, gently picked up the tea cup on the table, took a sip, and planned to continue to review the chapter. But when he finished drinking the tea, he couldn't help but wonder: "This tea ......"

"The old slave will change to a new tea ......" Liang Ke thought that Zhao Yan was not satisfied with this bowl of tea, so he hurriedly prepared to remove it.

"Slow!" Zhao Yan refused to change the tea, but opened the teacup and glanced down, and saw that the tea leaves in the cup were covered with sharp buds, and then asked softly: "What kind of tea is this, why haven't I seen it before?" ”

When Liang Ke heard this, he suddenly said: "Your Majesty doesn't know, this tea is offered by Yang Wanli, the tea division of Chuzhou, and it is said that this tea is a new famous tea in Chuzhou!" It is not known what kind of tea slave it is, but the tea officials are waiting to be announced in the capital, and your majesty is not summoned......"

"Well, summon this person to the palace for an audience!"

"Yes!" Liang Ke was ordered out of the imperial study and ordered the eunuch to go to the residence to deliver the edict.

Not long after, Liang Ke brought in an official from the outside, when did the tea official see the emperor, this was the first time he entered the palace to face the saint, so he couldn't help but say when he entered the imperial study, bowed to Zhao Yan, and shouted: "Weichen meets His Majesty!" ”

Zhao Yan glanced at the officials below, and then waved his hand and said unhappily: "Excuse me, I came to ask you, this tribute tea in Chuzhou I remember that it is Longtuan Shengxue, why does Yang Zhisi not offer tribute tea, but let me taste the nameless tea, what is the reason?" ”

As soon as he heard the emperor's voice and was not happy, the tea official suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, thinking that the replacement of tribute tea for no reason had angered Tianyan, so he hurriedly replied: "Your Majesty is angry, this tea is indeed a new famous tea in Chuzhou, and its tea quality is already better than that of Gongcha Longtuan Shengxue!" Lord Yang believes that since there is already the best tea in Benzhou, if you use the dragon group to win the snow and present your majesty, it is the crime of deceiving the king! Therefore, the dragon group Shengxue was temporarily replaced...... Please Majesty xià Mingjian! ”

"Oh? I see, no wonder I think this tea has a cool and unique taste, and it is indeed a little more elegant than the tribute tea I often drink! ”

Zhao Yan listened to the narration of the tea clerk and couldn't help but become interested in the tea on the table. Then he couldn't help but take another sip, and then asked, "What's the name of this tea?" ”

"Returning to His Majesty, this tea is called Mao Feng!"

"Oh? Mao Feng, bud peak mang...... Well deserved! Zhao Yan looked at the shape of the tea leaves in the tea cup, and couldn't help nodding slightly and muttering to himself.

Nowadays, when the Song people drink tea, they mostly crush the tea balls or tea cakes and pour water. And Zhao Yan, the most noble emperor in the world, has a different hobby, that is, he doesn't like crushed tea leaves to make tea, but likes to put in tea directly, which has the rudiments of later generations.

Although Zhao Yan likes to drink tea like this, he does not advocate imitation in the palace and the people.

There was once 'King Wu was a good swordsman, and the people were wounded; The king of Chu has a thin waist, and he starves to death in the palace', as an emperor, he naturally can't bring some bad influences because of his private hobbies.

"Your Majesty, Weichen has a copy of Lord Yang's recital, and please take a look!" The tea attendant took out a piece of the fold from his bosom and held it above his head respectfully.

Liang Ke took the recital and presented it to Zhao Yan, and then Zhao Yan opened the recital and read it.

In the chapter, Yang Wanli described in detail the origin and origin of Maofeng tea, which did not hesitate to mention the tea fighting conference in Langya Mountain, and also mentioned the name Ye Yu in detail in the chapter.

"I have some ......abilities at a young age," Zhao Yan looked at Ye Yu's resume in the concert, and couldn't help but nod and praise.

But then he seemed to think of something, took his eyes off the music, and asked Liang Ke on the side: "Is the person who gave examples from Pan Zhizhi and Shen Jinchuan's mouth that day named Ye Yu?" ”

"Exactly! The two of them are also fellow villagers, and they are from Chuzhou......"

"Is it the same person?" Zhao Yan muttered to himself thoughtfully.

At this moment, the inner eunuch walked in from outside the hall: "Your Majesty, Lord Yang of the Taishi Bureau asks to see you!" ”

"Oh? Pass him in! Zhao Yan then said to the pilgrim tea officer: "Stand down!" ”

"Yes!"

Waiting for the tea official to reluctantly withdraw from the imperial study, Yang Hui was also summoned into the imperial study at this time.

"The old minister greets His Majesty!" Yang Hui has been in good spirits recently, although he is close to the sixtieth year, his steps are light.

"What did Yang Aiqing do when she saw me, could it be that she didn't study her schoolwork well?" Zhao Yan frowned and asked in a deep voice, he knew that Yang Hui of the Taishi Bureau would not come to see him if he had nothing to do.

The Taishi Bureau, also known as the Qin Tianjian, except for the study of the astronomical calendar to teach students, the affairs of the court and government generally have nothing to do with them. Zhao Yan had four sons, the eldest son Zhuangwen Prince Zhao Zhenggang died of illness, and the fourth son died of illness before he ascended the throne.

Now there are only two sons Qing Wang Zhao Kai and three sons Gong Wang Zhao Dan around, so Zhao Yan is very concerned about the affairs of the two princes. Among these two princes, Zhao Yan's favorite is the third son Zhao Dan.

After the death of Zhao Zhen, the crown prince of Zhuangwen, the crown prince should have been inherited by his second son, Zhao Kai. However, due to the preference of Zhao Yan, his father, he has not been established as the crown prince for a long time. The ministers of the government and the opposition all understood that the emperor wanted to leave the position of crown prince to Zhao Dan.

Gong Wang Zhao is studious by nature, in addition to piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, archery, horse riding and archery, the most enthusiastic is astronomy and mathematics. In view of his emperor's love for this, he ordered Yang Hui to teach the art of clear arithmetic on weekdays.

Because of this, Zhao Yan thought that Yang Hui should come for Zhao Dan's schoolwork.

"Your Majesty, don't worry, the second prince is talented and intelligent, if you want to come for a while, Weichen will not be able to teach the second prince anymore!" Yang Hui bowed slightly and replied with a solemn expression.

Hearing that his prince was praised for his achievements, although Zhao Yan was happy in his heart, he waved his hand and sighed: "Aiqing doesn't need to praise Er, so why did Aiqing come today?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, the old minister is here to ask His Majesty for leave today, and I also ask Your Majesty for permission!"

"Leave? Could it be that Aiqing is in poor health? ”

"Your Majesty, the old minister's leave is not a bad disability, nor is it a family matter! It's the old minister who wants to make a special trip to Chuzhou to accept a student! Yang Hui didn't dare to hide it, and it was worth respectfully explaining the reason.

Zhao Yan was stunned when he heard this, and said in his heart, which family is this, and he actually asked my Aiqing to ask for a student in person?

With this question, Zhao Yan was happy: "Isn't Aiqing joking with me?" Aiqing is too Shiling, and she wants to take a leave of absence from me to collect a student in person......"

Yang Hui was very strict and said: "There is a precedence in hearing the Tao, and those who respect the humble and have no distinction are the first!" The old minister took into account that he was an official of the imperial court, so he accepted him as a student for the teacher! If it comes to the art of arithmetic, the old minister will be out of reach in the future! ”

"Oh? The person who can make Yang Aiqing so praised must be a talent! Aiqing will be exempted from leave, and I will send someone to pass the decree to the capital, and you will have to avoid bumps all the way! ”

"Your Majesty, I still allow the old minister to take leave for half a month!"

Yang Hui knelt on the floor as he spoke, and said very earnestly: "The dog once told this son of the old minister's intention to accept apprentices, but this son was unmoved!" The so-called Jin Cheng is open, and the old minister must go in person! ”

Scold! This guy has such a big shelf! When Zhao Yan heard this, he suddenly became a little angry, thinking about who was such a big score.

glanced at the white-haired Yang Hui again, and said in his heart, you old man is stubborn, for the sake of a student, do you surrender your identity like this? Is this accepting disciples, this is obviously asking for students!

Then he picked up the teacup and took a sip of fragrant tea, and then asked casually angrily: "Who is this person's surname, and Aiqing is so persistent?" Is there no one in my kingdom who can compare? ”

"Returning to His Majesty, this person's name is Ye Yu is a person from Qingliu County, Chuzhou! Although the students of Guozijian are all talents, they are just carrying on the past saints. And this son is not only unfathomable in pedantry, but also deduced the essence of arithmetic before the old minister! ”

Yang Hui explained to Zhao Yan very solemnly, and he was very focused when he talked eloquently. But he didn't notice that when he said the word Ye Yu, Zhao Yan didn't listen to the words that followed......