In the end, because most of them agreed with King Zhao to stay, Li Tao said to King Zhao: "Fifth uncle, you have also seen today's situation, if there is a next time, it will be difficult for us to say." ”

"I know, there won't be a next time." King Zhao said busily.

"Well, His Royal Highness King Zhao, although I won't expel you, I can't help but punish you. In this way, you will be fined 100,000 yuan to hand over to the club, are you convinced? ”

"Serve, serve, I'll arrange for you to do it immediately!" King Zhao seemed to have gained some kind of cheapness: "Tao'er, thank you!" ”

Li Longji saw it, and couldn't help shaking his head and smiling bitterly, this is really more popular than people.

Next is the beginning of the tea fight, only to see the king of You, Li Shouli, and the prince of Guguo, Shunkai, two people on the field. Youwang Li Shouli is the eldest son of the former crown prince Li Xian, and King Shunkai of Guguo is the younger brother of Princess Xian of Ruizong, one of them is an imperial relative and the other is a national relative.

There are already two tables on the field, and there are no less than a dozen kinds of things.

"Gu Guogong, you lost to you last time, but I have studied it carefully for several days after returning home, and today we can compete again." Youwang Li Shouli opened the way to the Duke of Guguo.

Wang Shunkai smiled and said, "Your Royal Highness, haven't you heard what King Lantian said?" Tea tasting focuses on cultivating the mind, and the tea fight is just to amuse everyone, if the king of Youwang cares too much about winning or losing, then it will be inferior. ”

Youwang was stunned, nodded and said, "What Gu Guogong said is that I am in love." Please! ”

The two of them first cleaned their hands, and then sat down separately.

At this time, the tea supervisor walked up to the two and said, "Are you ready?" ”

"That's it!"

"White crane bathing!"

With the shouts of the tea supervisors, Li Shouli and Wang Shunkai began to wash the cups with boiling water.

"White crane bathing! Wash a cup. also has such an elegant name, this is also Tao'er's masterpiece! Li Longji asked with a smile.

Xue Chongjian nodded.

"Oolong enters the palace!" The tea supervisor shouted again.

I saw Li Shouli and Wang Shunkai pouring their respective tea leaves into the cups.

"Your Majesty...... Thirteen Lang. Do you know how to judge the quality of tea? ”

Li Longji shook his head, he really didn't know.

"The decisive criterion for the victory or defeat of the tea fight. One is the color of the soup, and the other is the soup flower. ”

"What is soup?" Li Longji was very curious.

Xue Chongjian said: "The color of the soup is a reflection of the harvesting skills of tea. The tea soup is pure white, indicating that the tea is fat and tender when it is picked, and the production is just right; The color is greenish, indicating that the heat is insufficient when steaming; The color is gray, indicating that the heat has passed when steaming; The color is yellow, indicating that the harvest is not timely; The color is red, which is baked over the heat. ”

Li Longji didn't expect that there were so many famous halls here, and he suddenly became interested: "What do you say about this soup flower?" ”

"After the soup flowers are flooded. Sooner or later, the early one is the loser, and the late one wins. If the tea powder is ground delicately, the soup is ordered and whisked just right, and the soup flowers are evenly fine, you can bite the edge of the cup tightly and gather for a long time. This best effect is called 'biting the cup'. On the contrary, the soup blooms. If you can't bite the cup, it will spread out quickly. As soon as the soup flowers disperse, the place where the soup meets the bowl will reveal 'water marks'. ”

Li Longji couldn't stop nodding.

"Hanging pot high charge!"

As the tea supervisor shouted, Li Shouli and Wang Shunkai slowly rushed the boiling water into the cup along the rim of the cup.

"The spring breeze is blowing!"

The two of them gently scraped off the foam with the lid of the cup.

Li Longji couldn't help but be dumbfounded: "Tao'er really has two hits." There are so many famous halls. ”

Xue Chongjian asked again: "Thirteen Lang, do you know that in addition to the tea itself, the water quality and the heat, the tea fight. It is also necessary to master the brewing skills, only to master the old and tender water boiling. in order to brew excellent and delicious tea soup. ”

"This boiling water is also particular?" Li Longji felt that he was a little lonely.

"Exactly! The degree of boiling of water is the key to the success or failure of tea fighting. Boiling tea pays attention to three boiling waters. One boiling 'boiling like a fish', slightly sounding', the second boiling 'the edge is like a spring beads', and the third boiling 'waves and drum waves'. The water is boiled just three times when the tea is cooked, and the water is not edible when it is boiled again. ”

"Dreaming of Fang!"

Covered with half a column of incense, the two people on the field opened the lid of the cup and smelled the fragrance.

"Han Shin Point Soldiers"

The two of them poured the tea into smaller cups, and the waiter served the tea to everyone sitting at the table. Li Longji is still drinking this tea for the first time, the soup is green, the taste is sweet and fresh, the taste is fragrant, it swirls in the mouth, precipitates on the tip of the tongue, the bitterness and fragrance are like the taste of the world, there is an unprecedented feeling.

After everyone in the field tasted three teas, the winner was finally decided, and Li Shouli, the king of You, was slightly better than the prince of Guguo. As soon as the results were announced, the audience was immediately sensational, and the praise rang out.

Wang Shunkai was very self-contained, and he said to Li Shouli: "Congratulations to His Royal Highness King Youwang for winning a 100,000 bonus!" ”

Li Shouli replied: "Gu Guogong, I fight tea with you, just to enjoy the fun, not for the bonus, if you think so, then you will fall behind." ”

Li Longji did not pay attention to Li Shouli and Wang Shunkai in the field, but set his eyes on Li Tao.

"Uncle, how about the batch of 'chewing incense' I gave you this time?" Li Tao asked with a smile.

"Yes, send me some next time!" King Ning was very satisfied.

Li Longji asked Xue Chongjian softly, "What's going on with this 'mouthpiece'?" ”

Xue Chongjian said: "Lantian Wang voted for King Ning's favor, so that Fan's made 'chewing incense', which is said to be made of agarwood and musk, every time King Ning talks with the guests, he will always chew a piece in advance, so as to clean the mouth and fresh the breath, so every time he speaks, the fragrance is overflowing, the room is full of fragrance, quite the style of Wei and Jin celebrities." ”

Li Longji was completely speechless.

"I also have it here, do you want to try it?" Xue Chongjian handed over a piece of "chewing incense".

Li Longji tasted it, nodded and said, "It's really good." ”

"Fourth uncle!" Li Tao's voice came again.

This time, Xue Chongjian took the initiative to tell Li Longji what he knew.

Li Fan, the king of Qi, was the younger brother of Li Longji, who was good at calligraphy, worked in poetry, and often drank poetry with a group of literati. King Qi listened to Li Tao's suggestion, hung the crystal clear jade piece in the bamboo forest of the palace, every night the breeze blows, the jade piece touches with the wind, and makes a refreshing and pleasant jingle sound, that is, it knows that there is wind in this night, so it is named "Zhanfeng Duo". Li Tao also gave King Qi Yu'an a side, which is a rare treasure. It is said that when you take it out and enjoy it in winter, no matter how cold and cold the weather is, you will feel warm and comfortable when you sit on it.

After hearing this, Li Longji said to Xue Chongjian: "Okay, let's go!" ”

Along the way, Li Longji asked, "Chongjian, why don't you participate in this tea fight?" ”

Xue Chongjian smiled: "This tea bucket is not my strong point. ”

"What's your strength?"

"Fighting crickets!"

"Fighting crickets? Why haven't I heard of it? Li Longji said strangely.

Xue Chongjian said: "Every few days, the king of Lantian will organize the 'Imperial Family Club' to carry out many new things such as pounding pills, juju, throwing pots, fighting crickets, cockfighting, juggling, listening to music, circus, storytelling, etc., and everyone is full of interest!" (To be continued......)