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People here in Lianzhou love to drink tea, perhaps because of the local hot flashes, tea can be consumed, and it can be eye-catching. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info so if the ordinary peddlers and pawns will make some herbal tea to eat at will, the dignitaries and nobles will pay much more attention, which has gradually become a custom, and even before the meal must be poured tea.

Today's banquet is naturally in accordance with the rules of the Chu State, and the best tea is poured one by one, and the vassal kings and envoys of these various ethnic groups also smiled and hugged the tea cups one after another.

After the Han people opened the sea trade, the habit of drinking tea has penetrated into all parts of the South Seas, after all, it is a dominant race, and it will naturally be imitated by other races, just speaking a few words of Chinese, wearing a few sets of silk, and placing a few pieces of porcelain is obviously not enough, this tea drinking is also one of the means of imitation. As for those who are concerned, benevolence, righteousness, propriety, and faith, there are not many people interested in this kind of thing.

Speaking of tea tasting, everyone is dancing with their eyebrows, for fear that their knowledge of tea is not enough, causing others to despise, so everyone took a sip of tea, so they continued to greet each other, and passed the topic to the tea, Liu Chengfeng as the host, this tea is the Han family's thing, naturally need to make some introductions, and said with a smile: "The tea on the day today is the latest tea, called Lushan Yunwu, this is one of the top ten famous teas in the Ming Dynasty, from the early Song Dynasty, has always been famous for "mellow, beautiful, fragrant, Tangqing". You must have never been to Lushan, but after eating this tea, you must be able to think of the beautiful scenery in the smoke of the thousands of mountains in Lushan and Vientiane Hongmeng just by this mellowness. ”

Li Hui lost no time in praising it: "This tea has also been eaten in Shenglong, but now that I taste it, I still feel that the taste of Lianzhou is more pure." Presumably, if you visit Lushan in person, the taste of this tea is more mellow, but it's a pity...... It's a pity ......"

Don't look at Li Hui's five short and six thick, and his complexion is dark, but after all, he is from a royal family, not only does he speak mellow Chinese, but he also has a bit of Han rhyme when he speaks. He shook his head and said straight It's a pity, but it seems that he really has a bit of sincerity, he is a vassal king, even if he enters Beijing to pay tribute, then he can only take the Beijing Division, and he is not allowed to stay on the road at will, and he deliberately went to Jiangxi, but it is easy to arouse the disgust of the Ming court.

The Ming Dynasty has always pursued the national policy of loose outside and tight inside, don't look at the usual obedience to them, declaring benevolence, but the inside is also vigilant, on the surface it is said that the four seas are brothers, but the inside is not my race, its heart must be different, so Li Hui said that it is a pity, I am afraid of this life, and don't want to see the origin of this tea. It is said that Lushan is beautiful, although the heart yearns, why not enter its door.

Liu Chengfeng's eyes glanced at Li Hui slightly, and couldn't help laughing, he put his hand on the table, and said: "Yes, everyone is a person who is good at tea, and the lonely king wants to go with the king of Annan to see the beautiful scenery of Lushan, the world is wide and endless, but there are some things that limit people's footprints." Just like our Nanyang, if the lone king wants to go to Thang Long Mansion to go to Qingqing, I am afraid that it will also break the rules of Annan, and I want to go to Aceh to see the strait, but I can only think about it, if the world is a family, you can come to my Chu country unhindered, and the lone king does not have to say hello to you, how good would it be to go to your country at any time to swim? At that time, my Celestial Empire was not just a clan, you must also know that before the pre-Qin period, the world was divided into seven parts, hundreds of countries were numerous, countries conquered each other, and the lives were devastated, what was the difference between the situation at that time and the current Nanyang? The trains have different tracks, different books, and different currency values, so that the wanderers swim freely, but their hands and feet are tied. The merchants do business, but they don't know how many times they have to pay tariffs along the way, and the samurai fight each other for their masters, and they are worried about their lives at any time......"

When Liu Chengfeng said this, the people below finally understood the meaning of Liu Chengfeng's words, and a trace of coldness flashed over Li Hui's face, but he had to carefully hide his cold face, in order to cover up, he used the excuse to drink tea to cover up his displeasure. The others were not much better than him, they just listened attentively, and they knew that the king of Chu couldn't bear to play on the topic.

However, the officials of the Chu State listened to it one by one, smiling and groaning, and bowed their heads slightly from time to time, making a look of agreement.

If you don't agree, there will be ghosts, on this issue, whoever dares to fight against Liu Chengfeng, the king of Chu can let whoever end up tomorrow.

Liu Chengfeng said and continued: "Actually, King Gu thinks that Nanyang encompasses the Chu State, but in fact, they are all fraternal states, not to mention anything else, just talk about culture, how many countries in Nanyang do not learn Chinese characters?" Besides, this tea, the tea culture of the Ming Dynasty has long been popular all over the world, and the degree of food and clothing is actually slightly similar. Come to think of it, the people of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period had different books and customs, and they could all be combined into one to build a prosperous world, wouldn't the Nanyang countries not succeed? The Lone King has some shallow thoughts, and wants to hear your opinions, and the Lone King believes that the borders of the islands and countries in the South Seas should be abolished, so that the people of all countries can interact with each other and become one. Second, countries can unify script, rails, and currencies to facilitate commerce. Third, countries can abandon their previous grievances and merge their [***] horses into one......"

Liu Chengfeng talked eloquently, but the vassal kings and envoys of various countries looked at each other.

The ambition of the king of Chu, they really understand, first of all, this so-called book with the same text, since it wants to be the same text, then what kind of script should be used, in fact, you don't even have to think about it, it must be Chinese characters, because Chinese characters are the most widely spread in Nanyang and have long been popular. The king of Chu put forward this condition, obviously to infiltrate all countries through the same text of this book.

Besides, there is no border, then it is even more unreliable, once the border disappears, the countries will not have any advantage, because the rich families of Lianzhou occupy ninety percent of the entire South Seas, they can hunt the four countries, recruit manpower, and open mines at will, but for the countries, all they can provide is cheap labor and mines.

The most worthy of everyone's vigilance is the so-called [***] horses combined into one, since the king of Chu has mentioned it, then who should control this huge coalition army? The countries owe a lot of debts, not to mention the expenses for maintaining this huge army, that is, it is not enough to take out the tax money from the treasury every year to make up for the arrears, and only the Chu State can afford it, and the final result is that the training, supplies, and command of the coalition army are all in the pocket of the King of Chu.

The state of Chu has already controlled the finances of various countries and dissolved the borders of various countries, if it controls the army again, then the nobles and royal families of various countries can end up with the same vassal king of the Ming Dynasty It is already the best result.

This matter is related to the fundamental interests of the royal family, and there is no need to discuss it at all, but most people just don't hear it, but Li Hui can't bear it anymore, and he suddenly said: "His Royal Highness the King of Chu has an excellent mind, but this king thinks that this matter really needs to be implemented, but I am afraid that it will be as difficult as climbing to the sky." ”

Li Hui stubbornly poured a basin of cold water on Liu Chengfeng, which also made those vassal kings and envoys who were not very good-looking suddenly cheer up.

Liu Chengfeng was not angry, he seemed to have expected this result, glanced at Li Hui with a pleasant face, and said with a smile: "Oh? Is it? How so? ”

Li Hui was pondering in his heart, although it was dangerous for him to stand up and confront the king of Chu, but at this time, he could also get the favor of all countries, this is a double-edged sword, and if he forgives this king of Chu, he may not dare to retaliate against himself.

After a moment of silence and thinking of the wording, Li Hui said: "The customs of various countries are very different, not from the same source, and there are many frictions in the plain, and it is really more difficult to become one than to ascend to the sky." His Royal Highness said that the border would be opened, since there is no border, how can it become a country? All ethnic groups can come and go at will, which will only deepen the contradictions and cause trouble. His Royal Highness also said that in order to unify the written language, it is necessary to know that each country also has its own script, although it is not as beautiful as the Chinese language, but it is all handed down by the ancestors. Also, His Highness said that he would build a coalition army......"

When Li Hui said this, he paused deliberately, looked at Liu Chengfeng and said: "If this coalition army is formed, and even the accent is different, then who will practice?" Who will command? However......" Li Hui said sarcastically: "If this coalition army is handed over to me Annan to train and command, this king will agree, but it is a pity that this king agrees, will His Highness and everyone here be willing?" ”

Li Hui used an obscure rhetorical question, he ostensibly said that if it was handed over to Annan to command and dispatch, in fact, it was also secretly satirizing Liu Chengfeng, and the other meaning was to say: Since everyone is unwilling to Annan to command and dispatch, then if you let the king of Chu take control, your Chu State is satisfied, but the other people here, including him Li Hui, will never agree.

This is a matter of fundamental interests and is not negotiable.

Obviously, Li Hui felt that Fang Cai's tone was a little heavy, so he smiled and said: "Of course, this is just a little shallow insight of this king, after all, this king is not a well-educated person, and he is not as far-sighted as His Royal Highness the King of Chu. As everyone knows, after the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, it was the Qin State that unified the countries by force, but now where is the Great Qin, which is the one in the world? ”

After hearing this, the envoys of the vassal kings present nodded their heads one after another, and Liu Chengfeng cited the example of the unification of the Qin State as circumstantial evidence, but Li Hui attacked the shield of the son with the spear of the son, and also took out the allusions of the Qin State, which was to tell Liu Chengfeng that the twisted melon was not sweet.

Liu Chengfeng couldn't help but laugh dumbly, among the people here, I am afraid that the only one who knows the most about Daming is this Lihui, after all, Annan has the deepest degree of sinicization, I can't imagine that this Lihui can be used skillfully now, I have long heard that this guy is a little difficult to mess with, but now I have seen it.

(To be continued)