Que 151: Tea tasting and Taoism
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When Yang Fei'er's carriage slowly approached the imperial city, the two soldiers guarding the gate had already greeted him.
Yang Fei'er opened the curtain and looked at it and said with a smile: "Brother Ke, can Brother Chen report to the little sister again?" ”
That Chen Si was surprised: "Oh, Miss Fei'er, you still remember our names." ”
Yang Fei'er smiled and said, "The two eldest brothers are my old friends, how can I forget the names of my old brothers?" ”
Curt was obviously much calmer than Chen Si, and said: "The emperor has already said that as long as you see Miss Fei'er, you can see her without passing it." ”
"Oh?" This time it was Yang Fei'er's turn to wonder, and said in her heart: This is strange, when did I, Yang Fei'er, be relied on by Huang Taiji?
Yang Fei'er couldn't think of why for the time being, so she was about to get out of the carriage, but she heard Chen Si shouting: "Miss Fei'er, the emperor has told you that the girl doesn't need to get off the carriage, she can directly enter the palace by car." ”
Yang Fei'er was even more surprised, and said in her heart: Drive directly into the palace? This is an incomparably glorious thing for a person of Yang Fei'er's status. What kind of medicine is sold in this Huang Taiji gourd?
Since it was the emperor's will, Yang Fei'er was not reluctant, so she had to obey and said, "Then there are two big brothers Lao to open the way." ”
Chen Si and Curt immediately stood on either side of the carriage, and the groom shouted "Ride", and the trainer obediently walked forward.
The gate of the imperial city gradually opened for Yang Fei'er, and the carriage, under the guidance of the two soldiers, finally came to the front of the main hall.
Yang Fei'er got out of the carriage, motioned to the coachman to wait, said hello to Curt and Chen Si, and walked in lightly.
Chen Si said in the back: "Who do you say this Fei'er girl is?" Why would the emperor treat her so favorably? ”
Curt replied: "Who knows, since the emperor values the person, it must not be an ordinary person." ”
Chen Sishen thought about it and said: "It would be great if I could be valued by the emperor when I was there." ”
"Stop dreaming, let's be our guard. Let's go! Coltra said to Chen Si.
Chen Si was still unwilling: "Did you hear it just now, she still remembers our name, she still remembers our name." ”
The voices of the two men gradually faded away.
Yang Fei'er also came to the outside of the hall and waited.
A eunuch with a very white face came out of it, and said in a sharp voice: "Miss Yang, the emperor has been waiting for a long time. ”
Yang Fei'er was shocked: Could it be that he had expected me to come? Could it be that he already knows about my visit to Dolgon? Or is the content of our conversation known? If so, won't my life be gone? No, no, if he really knew what we were talking about, he should have met me with a sword, how could he be so polite?
Yang Fei'er smiled at the eunuch and said, "Gonggong Li, don't come to harm." ”
Gonggong Li laughed so unnaturally, and said, "Let the girl miss it." ”
"Where, where...... Is the emperor waiting for me inside? Yang Fei'er asked in a low voice.
Gonggong Li made a gesture of "please" and said, "No, the emperor did not wait for the girl in the council room, but waited for the girl in the Yazhu in the back garden." ”
Yazhu? Yang Fei'er said with a chill in her heart: He won't also take a fancy to me, right? In a place like Yazhu, which is supposed to be about love, how can you invite it? That pervert emperor, if I really like the old lady, then I really can't leave.
At this time, Yang Fei'er felt that Gonggong Li's smile was also so weird, and said in her heart: No wonder I feel so strange. Is all this a trap set by Huang Taiji for me? If I leave now, I will definitely not be able to leave, and it would be a great capital crime to leave the emperor aside. If he opens his mouth to keep me and let me be a concubine, I will beat me to death and not agree.
"Then there will be Father-in-law Lao Li to lead the way." Yang Fei'er said politely.
After a while, I came to the legendary back garden Yazhu, and saw a man sitting in the middle of it.
Yang Fei'er recognized that the man was Huang Taiji at a glance, and said in her heart: I really dressed myself like a blind date. Seeing that you are so sincere, this girl will not pursue anything else with you for the time being. However, if you want to touch my heart, it depends on my mood.
Yazhu is in the middle of an artificial lake, and to get there, you have to take a bamboo raft to get there.
Accompanied by Gonggong Li, Yang Fei'er carefully stepped on the small bamboo raft, feeling a little uneasy in her heart. In the past, when I traveled abroad, I made a large ship of several hundred tons, and no matter how bad I was, I also took a merchant ship shuttling in the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, but it was the first time to take such a small bamboo raft that could not help the wind.
Yang Fei'er suddenly felt a little dizzy and began to sway, but fortunately, thanks to Gonggong Li's support, she didn't turn into a soup chicken.
Gonggong Li said with concern: "Miss Fei'er don't worry, there should be no wind and sun today, and it is very safe." ”
Yang Fei'er was shocked and sat down on a small stool on the bamboo raft.
Gonggong Li untied the rope and held the penny, and the small bamboo raft was cut open in the lake.
The water is very clear, and you can see a variety of fish swimming happily in the water. The sun shines on the surface of the lake. In the distance, the berm is also full of willows, a cool breeze blows, and the branches swing with the wind, so a harmonious scenery.
But Yang Fei'er didn't have this Yaxing to watch this, and what she was worried about now was whether this not very reliable bamboo raft would capsize, and how much time would it take to reach that Yazhu.
In just a few minutes, in Yang Fei'er's opinion, it was simply a long torturous time. Yang Fei'er jumped on Yazhu and said, "I'm scared to death." ”
As soon as she turned around, Gonggong Li held the penny and left. Yang Fei'er shouted again and again: "Father-in-law Li, Father-in-law Li, why are you leaving, won't you take me back?" ”
Gonggong Li stood on the bamboo raft and said with a smile: "Miss Yang, the emperor is inside, please go in." ”
Yang Fei'er watched the bamboo raft go away helplessly, and said in her heart: This is so far away from the lake, and Huang Taiji and I are alone...... He wouldn't really be interesting to me, would he? If he tried to bully me in this place, I really didn't have a problem...... Oh my God, what to do? In a place like this, even if I were to shout for help, no one would be able to hear me. It's over, it's over......
Yang Fei'er was thinking anxiously when she heard Huang Taiji shouting inside: "Miss Yang, since you are here, why don't you come in?" ”
Yang Fei'er originally wanted to say: A pervert like you is inside, I don't dare to go in no matter how bold I am. If you think so, but you can't say it, that's a crime of deception. Yang Fei'er smiled embarrassedly: "Back to the emperor, the little woman was a little dizzy just now, and now she is a little relieved." ”
Huang Taiji didn't doubt it and said: "It's not strange, I think I was in the same mood as you when I first sat on that bamboo raft, it seems that I was a little dizzy at that time, hehe......"
Hearing Huang Taiji say this, Yang Fei'er's guard lowered a lot, and she walked in involuntarily and said, "It turns out that the emperor was also afraid." ”
I saw the emperor sitting on the top of the extreme, beckoned Yang Fei'er to sit at the other end and said, "Who said that the emperor can't be afraid?" ”
Yang Fei'er said: "The emperor is the Ninth Five-Year Emperor and the Son of Heaven, how can he be afraid of such a thing? Actually, although she said so, she didn't think so in her heart, isn't that Emperor Chongzhen also an emperor admired by thousands of people? But when he was in danger, wasn't he trembling with fear? What the Ninety-Five, the Son of Heaven, long live, is just a compliment from the world. But those in high positions like to hear it.
Huang Taiji was extremely helpful when he heard this, and said, "Miss Yang is really good at talking. ”
Yang Fei'er looked at Huang Taiji fiddling with some tea sets, and wondered, "Your Majesty, what are you doing here?" ”
Huang Taiji put down the tea set in his hand and said: "I heard that the people of the Central Plains like to taste tea, and I heard that Miss Yang is erudite and talented, so I specially waited for you to come and taste tea together today." ”
Yang Fei'er said in her heart: Wait for me to come and taste tea? There are such good things, you are so leisurely and elegant as the emperor, I am not in such a good mood as you. I'm here today to ask you for a pass to go back to the Ming Dynasty and continue to open my green building. I really don't know how many conspiracies you emperors have.
Yang Fei'er said with a smile: "Thanks to the emperor, I can afford it, but the little woman really has something to look for you today." ”
Huang Taiji raised his eyes and looked at Yang Fei'er and said, "Taste tea first, and then talk about other things." ”
Now that the emperor has already spoken, if Yang Fei'er doesn't know how to raise again, he may make the emperor unhappy, if he is unhappy, no matter what, there will be no drama.
Huang Taiji carefully scrubbed the tea set with clean water and said, "Miss Yang, do you know how we Manchus used to drink tea?" ”
Yang Fei'er's mind obviously hadn't been withdrawn yet, she just shook her head and said, "The little girl doesn't know, please let the emperor say it." ”
In fact, Yang Fei'er really doesn't know how their Manchus drink tea. Although she still has a certain amount of research on this tea ceremony, when she was an agent in the past, she went to some places famous for tea to shoot MVs, listened to those old people tell some stories about tea, and what kind of tea is good tea, and how to make tea to bring out the fragrance to the fullest. But she had never tried it, and as for the history of the tea ceremony, she didn't know anything.
"We don't produce tea in the Qing Dynasty, and even if we plant tea, we can't grow it, maybe this has something to do with the place. So our tea is bought from the south. When we buy the tea leaves, we make them into tea cakes, and when we want to drink them, we break off a little bit and put them in a teacup, and then brew them with boiling water. We thought this was the best way to drink tea. ”
Yang Fei'er relaxed and smiled: "I really didn't expect you to drink tea like this, but it's quite distinctive." And it's easy to carry. ”
"Yes, we grew up on horseback, how could we have thought that drinking tea and learning so much."
Yang Fei'er suddenly realized: "There are many rules for people in the Central Plains to drink tea, and they also say that this is the so-called tea ceremony." ”
"Yes, the Central Plains people are outstanding people, and there are many things that we need to learn."
Yang Fei'er said: "What kind of tea ceremony, what kind of tea scripture, are all thought up by those boring literati and. Why, is the emperor also interested in this thing? ”
Huang Taiji placed the washed tea sets one by one, and said: "A few days ago, my imperial uncle gave me a bag of tea, saying that it was the best Tieguanyin, and said that your emperor of the Ming Dynasty drank this tea. Miss Fei'er, you have been in the palace of the Han people, so you should have some opinions about this tea. ”
Yang Fei'er has seen this "Tieguanyin", not only has she seen it, but she has also heard those old tea farmers say how to judge the good.
Huang Taiji opened a tea leaf wrapped in paper, only to feel a smell of tea coming to his nose.
Yang Fei'er praised again and again: "Good tea, good tea." ”
She stepped forward and picked up more than a dozen tea leaves and said, "I heard that there are several ways to observe whether Tieguanyin is high-quality or inferior. ”
"Oh? Please also ask Miss Yang to speak carefully. Huang Taiji said with great interest.
"First of all, we have to look at its shape, high-quality Tieguanyin tea strips are curly, strong knots, heavy, in the shape of a green pedicle and green belly, with a fresh color, sand green, red spots, and hoarfrost on the leaf strap. These Tieguanyin all meet these points. It seems that it should be of the highest grade. However, the shape is not the most important thing, and good tea can only be known if you taste it. If the tea leaves are brewed, the soup color is golden, bright and clear, and the bottom of the leaves is thick and bright after the tea is brewed and unfolded, with a silk luster, which is the top, and the soup color is dark red. ”
Huang Taiji said with great interest: "Then let's make some drinks." ”
Huang Taiji said that he was going to wash down the tea leaves in the teapot with boiled water.
Yang Fei'er immediately stopped his stupid approach and said, "Your Majesty, this tea is not brewed how. ”
Huang Taiji put down the kettle and said, "We used to soak like this." ”
Yang Fei'er smiled: "Please forgive the little girl for being blunt." This soldier is also divided into superior and inferior soldiers, and the treatment of superior soldiers is naturally better than that of inferior soldiers, and the equipment of weapons is better than that of inferior soldiers. ”
"Oh, I understand, are you saying that this tea is also good and bad, this kind of Tieguanyin is the best in tea, so brewing this kind of tea should be treated like a senior soldier, not directly brewed with boiling water like our previous tea cakes."
Yang Fei'er said with a smile: "The emperor is really talented and intelligent, and he understands it a little." ”
Huang Taiji picked up the teapot and said, "Then how do you make it?" ”
Yang Fei'er asked, "Your Majesty, dare to ask you what kind of water is used here?" ”
"Well water." Huang Taiji thought that it would be good to use well water instead of river water.
Yang Fei'er smiled again: "Actually, the best water for making tea is brewed after the snow water of the last snow melts, or it can be boiled with dew before the first dawn in the morning, then the mountain spring water, and then the water in the deep well." As for the river water, the stream water, it is simply an insult to this superior quality, and it will completely obscure its fragrance. ”
Huang Taiji was dumbfounded and said, "I really can't imagine that it would be so troublesome to drink a cup of tea." You Han people really have a lot of fancy intestines. ”
Yang Fei'er said: "Our Han emperor is so poor and extravagant, but the emperor is different, you eat the same things as ordinary people, and drink about the same, so that the country will be stronger and more prosperous." ”
"What Miss Fei'er said is very reasonable, then we don't have snow water today, let alone dew, should we drink this tea or not?" Huang Taiji smiled.
Yang Fei'er said: "We Han people also pay attention to a state of mind when drinking tea, if we are in a good mood, even if it is tea made of river water, we can still taste the degree of snow water." ”
"After listening to your high talk Miss Fei'er, my mood is already very happy now, I haven't chatted with others so happily for a long time, and I really have fun today."
Yang Fei'er took the kettle, lifted it high, washed the boiling water down one corner of the teapot, and then flushed down the other corners, and said: "There is also a lot of knowledge in making tea, such as not rushing straight to the center of the teapot, but should be flushed at every corner, and the kettle should be raised, so that the tea leaves can be impacted so forcefully that the fragrance of the tea will volatilize faster, and the tea essence will volatilize quickly, and it will not have time to dissolve, so the tea will not have astringency." ”
Huang Taiji nodded as he listened, as if a student was listening to a teacher's lesson.
After Yang Fei'er finished brewing the tea, she picked up the tea lid and gently scraped off the foam that had been flushed, and then covered it again.
Huang Taiji said: "The tea brewed in this way will be better than the ordinary brew?" ”
Yang Fei'er smiled: "If it weren't for it, we literati wouldn't have wasted so much time doing this." ”
Huang Taiji nodded vigorously and said, "Well, the things left by the predecessors must have their own reasons." By the way, can we drink it now? ”
Huang Taiji was eager to know what the tea would taste like like this brew. He put the teacup neatly and was about to lift the teapot but was stopped by Yang Fei'er again.
Yang Fei'er held down the teapot and said, "Your Majesty, if you want to drink good tea, how can you be in a hurry?" She pinched the teapot handle and shook it vigorously.
Huang Taiji said: "Miss Fei'er, what are you doing here?" ”
Yang Fei'er said: "Although the tea leaves were brewed from all corners just now, the essence of the tea leaves could not be completely infiltrated into the tea, and only by shaking in this way can the essence of the tea be quickly dissolved into the water." ”
After about a few minutes, Yang Fei'er opened the teapot, and a faint fragrance filled the entire Yazhu.
Huang Taiji smelled the tea very happily and said happily: "It's really fragrant, I have never smelled such fragrant tea." ”
Yang Fei'er lifted the teapot and washed the teacup with the brewed tea.
Huang Taiji was puzzled and said: "If you don't drink this tea, what are you doing to wash the cups?" ”
Yang Fei'er said: "The tea and the teacup are also integrated, don't look at it wet, as long as the tea is soaked, it will dry out." ”
As she spoke, she squared the washed teacup and slowly poured it down along the rim.
Huang Taiji said: "Miss Fei'er, I don't understand this. Just now, when you were brewing tea, you lifted the kettle high and flushed it down, but now why is the tea poured so low and so slow? ”
"This is one of the knowledge of making tea, called 'high flushing and low pouring', and when pouring tea, it can't be too full, according to our customs, it is disrespectful to the guests to be too full."
Huang Taiji saw that his saliva was about to come out. Yang Fei'er put down the teapot and said: "Your Majesty, you see, this tea is golden, bright and clear, and the bottom of the leaves is thick and bright after the tea is brewed and unfolded, with a silk luster, it should be the top grade." ”
Yang Fei'er picked up a cup and handed it to Huang Taiji, he blew it a few times, and then drank it in one gulp.
After Yang Fei'er saw it, she leaned forward and leaned back with a smile, and said, "Your Majesty, you also call it tea?" ”
Where did Huang Taiji ever be laughed at like this, but he was happy today and ignored those etiquettes, and said with a red face: "We all drink like this." ”
Yang Fei'er said patiently: "Tea is to be tasted slowly. Like this......" She picked up a glass and sniffed it on the tip of her nose, then took a sip with her lips. The tea lingered on the tip of the tongue for a while before swallowing slowly.
Yang Fei'er said: "Your Majesty, it's not strange that you did this just now, this is exactly the embodiment of the heroism of the Manchus. This must be the ethnic difference. ”
"Ethnic differences? Hehe...... Yes, yes, what did you just say that tea should be tasted slowly, so what about contacting people? Huang Taiji was looking forward to Yang Fei'er's answer.
Yang Fei'er didn't expect Huang Taiji to ask such a question, thought for a while and said: "The emperor will really draw inferences, just now I just gave an example, but now he will think like this." It is really a blessing for the people to have an emperor like you in the Qing Dynasty. ”
Yang Fei'er was a little embarrassed to praise Huang Taiji, and said: "Miss Fei'er, you are too awarded, I am just very interested in your tea ceremony in the Central Plains." ”
Yang Fei'er said: "Actually, it's the same for the right person. A person, your first impression of him is good, it does not mean that he will surprise you later. To look at a person, we must look at his long-term development, see whether he can make more contributions to the court, and whether he can be loved by the people. As the saying goes, those who win the hearts of the people win the world is the truth. ”
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