Shi Mao was stunned, smiled and bowed his hands: "Obey the defensive ......." ”

"Eh, I said there are no defenses here!"

"Okay, good, that foolish brother obeys orders." Shi Mao had to change his words: "San Lang, please use tea, see how my 'no valley fragrance' tastes?" ”

Li Dan took a sip of the tea bowl, turned around to taste it between his tongue, swallowed it slowly and tasted it, nodded and said:

"The entrance is wild and unrestrained, there is a fragrance of flowers and plants in the mouth, and the sweet aftertaste is long after swallowing, and the fragrance of tea is endless between breaths.

After drinking this tea, it makes people feel refreshed and refreshed, and it is indeed a good tea!

Brother said it was called 'no valley fragrance'? Is it only in the valley behind?

Oops, I just released the water, so I'm not going to drown it, are I? ”

"No!" Shi Mao shook his head: "This tea is produced on a sunny high slope in the valley, and there are only a dozen of them, all of which are century-old trees.

The annual production of tea is less than five catties, and only one catty is taken for personal use. ”

"Brother is very familiar with the method of roasting tea?"

At that time, roasted tea (fried green) had already appeared, and it was widely used among the people because of its simple process and rapid spread of benefits to the people.

The court, the eunuchs, and the Confucian family regarded it as "vulgar", and most of them adhered to the ancient method of steaming and grinding, thinking that the slices (cakes) were elegant.

Li Dan's question was actually intended to test Shi Mao's identity background.

"It's so rough for my brother, and I can't bear complicated." Shi Mao replied with a smile:

"After the middle of the previous dynasty, there was a lot of loose tea.

In this dynasty, Emperor Renzong had an edict: let the tea farmers pick the buds and dry them, there is no need to make a group, and the company must not refuse to accept tea tribute on this ground.

What does Saburo know about the holy will? ”

"I want to hear it."

"Some people think that Emperor Renzong doesn't like the taste of slice, but in fact, that is secondary.

The point is that the first emperor did not want to bother the tea farmers and increase the effort, so he tried his best to promote loose tea, which did not follow the extravagant atmosphere of the former Song Dynasty. ”

"Oh, I see!" Li Dan raised his eyebrows, touched his knees and sighed:

"What a pity! Youling (Emperor Renzong's mausoleum) reigned for eleven years, and he did a lot of benevolent government.

If there is another eleven years of benevolent government, maybe the world will be more prosperous than today! ”

The Taizu of this dynasty was called the emperor by the descendants of Emperor Shenzong of the Song Dynasty, and the name of the restoration was "Great Song".

The people of the world are accustomed to calling Jingkang "the former Song Dynasty", Jingkang after the "Southern Song Dynasty", and the current dynasty as "the present Song Dynasty".

is also surnamed Zhao, and this dynasty attaches great importance to drawing a clear line with the officials of the "former Song Dynasty" and "Southern Song Dynasty".

Taizu believed that the extravagance of the former Song Dynasty and the cowardice and ignorance of the Later Song Dynasty were all lessons from the past, so he left a holy oracle on his deathbed: the emperors of later generations should be frugal and simple, do not waste people's strength, and strengthen the army without stopping, without surrendering or yielding.

So far, the successive generations of emperors have executed quite well.

"Brother, because loose tea will definitely be elegant in the future, so he will learn this way?"

"No, or not the only reason." Shi Mao got up from the stool and slammed it to the ground.

Li Dan hurriedly helped him with his hand in surprise: "Brother, why is this?" ”

"San Lang treats Mao with sincerity, and Mao hides his name to show Jun is really contemptible, so please ask for forgiveness."

"Huh?" Li Dan calmed down and looked at Shi Mao carefully: "Brother, sit down and talk slowly." ”

When he returned to his seat, Shi Mao spoke:

"In Xiashi, the surname is not Shi, but the surname Wu.

Wujiang, the father of the family, accompanied the army with thousands of households in Luoyang when Taizong was martyred, and after the pacification, he was appointed as the commander of Jianzhou (Fujian), and Renzong concurrently served as the commander of the Fuzhou Navy.

Due to his involvement in the maritime smuggling case, Emperor Xuanzong was dismissed in the early years, his family assets were confiscated, and his family was exiled to Guangzhou.

After the accession to the throne, he was pardoned, but my family did not want to return to Jianzhou, and the emperor gave the hussar captain to my brother and serve as the envoy of Guangdong Gongcha. ”

"Oh, so you know so much about tea?"

Wu Mao smiled, and then said:

"At that time, I lived with my father and brother and was really carefree, and I had no intention of taking the imperial examination, so I stopped at the tea field and porcelain kiln all day long.

I had a great time talking with the craftsmen and learned a lot of miscellaneous things.

It's a pity, somehow, later, someone said that there were insects in the tribute tea, and the Taifu Temple traced it down and dismissed his brother's .......

Since then, I have left home and wandered the world, unable to do anything, so why bother others.

Staying at home was a superfluous mouth, and I thought about it, so I went everywhere to find a temple to eat.

No, I didn't expect you and I to have a fate in this Lingyan Temple, and we will talk about it at the same table. "It's embarrassing.

Unexpectedly, he was a good son of Wuxun, but in this generation, he had to hide in the temple and eat. Li Dan was silent.

Wu Mao, although he has not had much contact with him, it can be seen that he is a knowledgeable, versatile and optimistic person.

If this benevolent brother is called to take the imperial examination, he may not be willing, but now in this world, it is obvious that he cannot be a professional without taking the imperial examination, and with his identity and background, you ask him to be a craftsman and a businessman, although he can get close to this kind of person, but he is unwilling to integrate in his bones.

Li Dan chatted with him slowly, and found that he had a lot of knowledge about geography, astronomy, biology, and history.

"...... this?" Wu Mao recognized it at a glance, but asked first: "How can the virtuous brother draw as if he is in front of him?" And, what kind of pen is this, charcoal? ”

Li Dan smiled and took the paper from his hand, took out a pencil from his arms, glanced at Wu Mao and told him not to move, and then "brushed" a few strokes on the ground with an oil lamp, and handed it to him.

Wu Mao looked at his mouth wide for a long time before he said: "This, this, San Lang is not only a poet and a great fighter, but he also knows this Taixi painting skill?" ”

"Hey, how do you know this is Tessie's drawing?" Li Dan's eyes lit up.

"I grew up living in Guangzhou, and I have met a lot of Taixi people from the south. One of them went around painting a picture, and whoever asked him to paint was rewarded with a silver coin. ”

"Oh?" Li Dan became interested, and he began to discover the usefulness of this Wu Maocai. "Do you know Tessie?" He hurriedly asked.

"You speak Latin? I'll be a little bit and call the doctor who is with them...... Frankish learned. ”

"Frank? This is one of the kingdoms of Tessie, and it should not be my name. ”

"Maybe, he asked me to call him You, maybe it's his name?"

"Not convinced?" Li Dan almost laughed out loud: "Yusufu, right? This dude is still a Jew. ”

"What is Jeswish?"

"It's one of their ethnic groups, just like our Miao people, Zhuang people, and Han people have different customs."

"Understood." Wu Mao felt that the more he talked about it, the more he looked like a student who didn't understand anything.

"He taught you Latin, didn't he follow the ship when it left the port?" Li Dan asked.

"Alas, his ship met pirates on the way, and half of them died.

Later, the owner sold the ship and gave the money to other owners and asked them to take their crew away. Speaking of which, he is still a righteous person! ”

Li Dan got up and immediately sat down again. "This captain didn't leave? Yusuf stayed with him? ”

"Yes, he still has some money in his hand and stays, and he helps people carry things on the dock every day to eat. Well, in addition to Yusuf, there are two other Tessie monks who follow him. ”

"Now, where are the people?"

"I don't know." Wu Mao shook his head: "I don't know their situation after I come out." Why, the virtuous brother is interested in them? ”

Li Dan smiled and didn't continue the topic, and said: "Brother Tai, it's a pity that you, a well-informed and versatile person, accompany the Buddha here every day but don't go to benefit the world!" ”

As he spoke, he gently tapped on the paper on the table with the silhouette of Wu Mao's head.

"Oh, by the way, can I please Saburo let me take another look?"

Wu Mao asked Li Dan for his consent, and picked up the pieces of paper again and looked through them carefully and one by one.

Finally, he pointed to one and said, "This is a clairvoyant mirror?" And I saw that Captain Natessie also had it in his hand. ”

"Exactly. The younger brother had previously obtained a picture book "The Story of Taixi Things", which contained this object, but the principle of the record is unknown.

In this battle, I suddenly remembered that it would be easy to probe and watch the movements of the enemy army if there was such a sharp weapon.

So I drew it and tried it out to see if I could replicate it. ”

When it comes to the practicality of things, both of them are full of interest, and before they know it, the sky has completely darkened. Suddenly, Brother Mao shouted: "Which one?" ”

"Kuroki." A familiar and deep voice came from the twilight, and soon Kuroki appeared at the door, baring his white teeth, and said, "Defense, Lord Sheng is here." ”

"In this dark time, alone? Didn't you come here without food? Li Dan felt a little surprised.

"No, Gu Da and Brother Yang are eating with him in the main hall." Kuroki replied.

"Ask him to eat first, and I'll go see him right away!"

When Heimu disappeared, Wu Mao smiled and said, "Your brother is also from the south, right?" ”

"When his grandparents encountered a merchant ship that went to the South Seas, they took a ship and didn't want to leave." Li Dan thought about it and said:

"Master Sheng came to me and said that I can't have any military affairs to discuss, and I can't stay longer. Brother Xie's tea, farewell! ”

Wu Mao got up to see him off, and arched his hand: "It's a pity that I can't have fun tonight!" I don't know when the virtuous brother plans to leave? ”

Li Dan glanced at him: "Shangrao is anxious to wait for the military food supply, I estimate that it will be pulled out tomorrow." After saying that, he thought about it and said:

"Brother is a great talent, although it is not a remorse of the classics and a thorough understanding of the Five Classics, but this miscellaneous study is actually extremely beneficial to people's livelihood, and there is no need to feel sorry for yourself here.

Why don't you practice under your feet, why do you ask for statues and green lanterns?

I intend to recruit those Taixi, and if my brother is willing, I will send someone to escort my brother back to Guangdong to find them.

As far as I suspect, they have limited resources and are not familiar with each other, so they should not mix well.

If they are willing to come, I can at least place them in the manor, wouldn't it be better than being outcast? ”

"You really want to take them?"

"Of course!" Li Dan replied affirmatively: "Do you know how much knowledge, force and courage it takes to sail on the vast sea?"

The captain's position is not something that can be sat casually.

Besides, I heard you say that this person is still a good person, and if he starves to death in my China, it will be a tyrannical thing.

And the monk and the healer...... Yusuf, I'm going to ask them to teach me Tessie and Latin.

Think about it, and if you want, we'll say it tomorrow morning when we leave. ”

Wu Mao agreed, stood at the door and held the door frame, watching Brother Mao use velvet to lead a torch made of pine branches to illuminate the road ahead, and went to the Tianwang Palace with Li Dan one after the other.

Still far away, Li Dan saw a person in front of him with his head open. "Who's that? Master Ba? He asked Brother Mao.

"Well, it's him!"

When Master Ba saw the torch coming, he hurriedly ran a few steps to the front, and said in a low voice, "Defense, Zhao Xianfu asked me to meet you." ”

"Something's wrong?"

"It's not that something happened, Mr. Sheng brought a message that thousands of thieves were attacking Fengqi Pass, and the general guard sent someone to ask for help."

"Oh, for this?" Li Dan was slightly startled in his heart, and his steps stopped, but his face did not show it.

"Uh......, he asked me to tell you that several of the teams are hearing that Sheng Sho has made a lot of good things in the bandits, and they mean ......."

"Tell Sheng to spit it out, otherwise we won't save Fengqi Pass, right?" Li Dan looked at Master Ba.

The latter grinned awkwardly: "It's all their idea to push me out and say, it's really not what I came up with." ”

"Alright!" Li Dan interrupted him, stopped and said:

"Go back and tell them: What are we here for? Deliver grain and grass to Shangrao.

If Fengqi Pass is lost, there will be no way to Shangrao, and those thousands of bandits will come to us at once. Have you figured this out?

Fight us one-on-one with You Sanjiang, if it's five to one, ten to one, can we still play so smoothly?

Don't just win a small victory and don't know the sky is high! You go, convey the original words to them, and I will discuss with Sheng Huaien what to do! ”

Sheng Huaien was bragging in the main hall, and his voice shook the beams of the room.

In fact, Gu and Yang had already eaten. The purpose of being a pure escort here is to see if I can take advantage of this guy's pleasure to snort a few taels of oil!

Who knows if he intends to talk about him left and right, or if he has made up his mind to brag to the sky tonight, anyway, he doesn't show the edge of the wealth cloth (wallet), which makes the two of them scratch their ears and cheeks very helplessly.

Seeing Li Dan coming in, he hurriedly excused himself by saying that he was holding back his bubble and went out.

Seeing them leave, Sheng Huaien stopped blowing and put the jar of Sheng "Xinghuaxi" on the table, and shook his fingers at Li Dan with a smile:

"Your trick is not authentic, send two boys to trick me, and you won't show up!"

"What's the matter, I'm chatting with the monk in the back, and I don't know when you'll come."

Li Danjing chatted with Wu Mao, forgot the time of the evening meal, and when he saw the food on the table, he hurriedly took two bites of a bowl of rice by himself, and asked while eating:

"Well, is it a good day to fight? How much did you get? I'm a little worried, there are more than 600 miles locked up outside the east wall, what should I do? ”

"Cut it!"

"Shh Li Dan pointed to the statue of the Heavenly King: "Do you dare to blatantly say that you will kill prisoners here?" ”

"Ugh." Sheng Huaien hurriedly bowed to the clay statues, said something "don't blame the gods", and then spread his hands:

"How? I have three hundred there. Eh, it's so cumbersome, I wouldn't have left it if I knew it! ”

"Huh? Encumbrance! Then you can donate all the gold and silver, and we happen to be in the temple. ”

Sheng Huaien was so blocked by him that he rolled his eyes for a long time and didn't find the words, and Li Dan couldn't help laughing.

"You is making fun of me, aren't you?" Sheng Huaien was also angry, and reached out to punch Li Dan's shoulder socket.

"But it's been a long time since I've fought such a good fight!" In the end, Sheng Huaien couldn't help but say:

"We also had three hundred heads in front of and behind the northern line, and each brother received a prize.

There was money, things, weapons, a dozen mules and oxen, and a dozen carts. That's so good!

It would be nice to be able to do this every time you fight! ”