Chapter 7 The Beginning of the Edge
The night is like water, the living room of Zhoufu. At this moment, it was already full of friends, and the officials of all the provinces thought that they had been told that the Sixth Highness was in Zhou Zong's mansion, and invited them to come over to the mansion to meet with the Sixth Highness, and the second most important thing was that Zhou Zong said that they should come and taste the good tea they got from Dali, Yunnan.
Although the place where the Southern Tang Dynasty is located at this moment is not too far from Yunnan, when it comes to good tea, the effort it takes, as well as the timing of picking, the location and heat of roasted tea, are very particular.
As soon as Zhou Zong came to the hall, he saw that the people in the room were talking about themselves, and when he came in, Xu Jue, the waiter, greeted him with a smiling face, hugged his fists and said, "Da Situ is good Yaxing, please wait for me to taste tea, it's really rare." ”
Zhou Zong actually didn't like the person in front of him very much, but he showed great enthusiasm on his face, stretched out his hand to hold the other party's hand, and the two walked to the hall hand in hand, "Lord Xu, it's okay to say this, you and I are ministers in the same hall, we belong to colleagues, and we are friends in private, please drink tea, this is just a trivial matter." ”
Xu Jue smiled slightly, let go of Zhou Zong's hand, sat down in his seat, and then said, "I heard from the next person, Your Highness the Sixth is in your mansion, I don't know when Da Situ will also have Yaxing with this ...... It's all in one place. ”
Xu Jue is very sophistry, and he is good at observing words and feelings, for today's things, in fact, he also understands a little, those people outside the mansion, besieging the Zhou Mansion, how can he not see such a big thing?
The other officials were also quietly listening to the conversation between the two at the moment, for Zhou Zong, of course, they didn't dare to offend, and for Xu Jue, they were not easy to offend, the best way was to wait and see.
"No matter what kind of person he is, since he has come to my palace, he is my guest, let alone as a prince. And we are courtiers, Lord Xu, what I said just now was a little frivolous. Zhou Zong said with a smile, but his eyes swept over everyone, and the meaning could not be more obvious, among his Zhou Zong's guests, Li Yu's status was higher than you.
When Xu Jue heard this, he immediately understood, so he snorted, "Da Situ is right, His Royal Highness the Sixth is the prince, and our identity naturally cannot be compared with him, I don't know where His Royal Highness the Sixth is located, so I can meet him." ”
Zhou Zong saw that the other party was turning the rudder quickly, and a smile appeared on his lips, but he didn't think so in his heart.
Li Yu's status in the court is not high, he already knows this, and the eldest prince is extremely competitive, and his suspicion is even worse, so Li Yu can't avoid politics, but only reads and writes, or participates in Buddhism, so it is not a lie to call him a gentleman.
"Go and invite the Sixth Highness, and we will greet the Sixth Highness." Zhou Zong said to the servant with a smile. According to the etiquette, they should all go to respectfully, but Zhou Zong understands that Li Yu must be accompanied by his daughter at this moment, and if he really goes with everyone, it will inevitably cause criticism from others.
The family went to invite Li Yu, and Zhou Zong instructed the other subordinates, "Tell the kitchen to bring the tea that has been cooked, so that His Royal Highness the Sixth Highness and all the adults present can taste it in a while." ”
The subordinate received the order, turned around and left, and after a short time began to serve tea, of course, the upper seat was left for Li Yu, and the tea was served and placed where Li Yu should be sitting.
The tea has been put on the table, Li Yu has already walked over from the side hall, just now he was sitting in the side hall, Miss Zhou changed her clothes and brought a maid purple to accompany her.
Hearing that Zhou Zong invited him to the hall to taste tea, Li Yu couldn't help but feel sorry in his heart, "This Zhou Zong, really has some means, it seems that today's things are really interesting, I haven't been in the Southern Tang Dynasty for a long time, but I want to see the minister of the Southern Tang Dynasty, I really don't know if I can change the fate of Li Yu in history." ”
As soon as he stepped into the room, Li Yu smelled the fragrance of tea.
"Good tea, good Yunnan big-leaf tea, Lord Zhou really has a heart." Li Yu didn't wait for everyone to get up and salute, he had already spoken.
For Li Yu to be able to shout the name of the tea, everyone is not so unusual, this sixth highness is not familiar with political affairs, but he is very interested in qin, chess, calligraphy and painting, Buddhist classics, can smell the fragrance of tea and know its name, this point of the last skill people believe that he has it.
"The Sixth Highness has always been good, we have asked the Sixth Highness to say goodbye." At this time, Xu Jue walked over first and bowed to Li Yushen, looking very respectful.
However, Li Yu could feel a mockery and disdain from the other party's eyes after giving the salute.
At this moment, Li Yu is no longer the original Li Yu, and he is very unhappy when he sees such a person giving him a gift, but he still has a sunny smile on his face, "This lord is exempt from courtesy, my Sixth Highness is actually in vain, just an idle cloud and wild crane, you don't need to be formal." ”
Li Yu was very humble, and helped Xu Jue, who was giving a gift, looking extremely enthusiastic and informal.
Xu Jue is a master who can observe words and feelings, and when he saw Li Yu's demeanor at this time, he knew that the other party knew what he wanted, but he didn't break himself, and he was a little apprehensive in his heart.
His Royal Highness the Sixth is an outlier in the entire Southern Tang Dynasty, and he doesn't make friends with the ministers on weekdays, and people think that he is cowardly and incompetent, and he doesn't have the grandeur of the prince at all, which makes people feel that he is not a person who does great things.
But judging from his attitude just now, it made the people present have a strange feeling.
"Everyone, please sit down, this is in Lord Zhou's house, I am also a guest, don't make any rules, I am like you, I want to disturb Lord Zhou's cup of tea." Li Yu said with a smile, then waved his hand to everyone and motioned for everyone to sit down.
Li Yu has long been thinking in his heart, and he must show his means today, so that these people can see, they can't be looked down upon like Li Yu in history.
As for being able to smell the fragrance of tea, Zhilu Dao tea is Yunnan large-leaf tea, in fact, the reason is very simple, Li Yu used to be a special soldier, there was a lot of training, which has a kind of identification of plant smell, which has the taste of tea, and the so-called Yunnan large-leaf tea, in fact, is the modern Pu'er tea, but the age is in the Southern Tang Dynasty, its tea name has not yet been called this.
This Li Yu is not the other Li Yu, the two souls are different, and the things they have experienced are different, so he naturally knows the origin of Pu'er tea, so he did not call out the name of Pu'er tea, because he understands that the name of Pu'er tea, these people don't know the Tao at all.
Everyone was seated at this moment, and Zhou Zong said with a smile, "Your Royal Highness Six, you are so modest, no matter how you say it, you are also a prince, and we should be respectful to you under these subordinates." ”
Li Yu turned his head and glanced at Zhou Zong, since he was Li Yu, then this was his future father-in-law, "Lord Zhou, we are all guests, so there is no need to distinguish between high and low, and how can I dominate the guests?" ”
Zhou Zongha smiled, and then stretched out his hand, "Your Highness the Sixth, please taste tea first." ”
Li Yu nodded, then picked up the bowl on the table, opened the teacup, and took a sip gently, the tea flowed gently between the tip of his tongue and throat, causing Li Yu's brows to wrinkle abruptly, and then immediately relaxed, and a trace of joy flashed in his eyes.