At this time, Xue Guwu had handed over the two horses to the sergeant in the battalion, and followed Pharmacist Li to Li Shiji's tent, only waiting outside the tent.

The sergeant had already prepared a tea table, a charcoal fire, a kettle, and a tea bowl in the tent, and Li Shiji took out a paper bag from the cage where the tea was stored.

Tang people sencha, first roast the tea cake with charcoal fire, then grind it with a stone, sift out the tea powder, and then fry the water to throw the tea.

Those who pay attention to it must be roasted and researched, sieved and fried.

However, the tea cake can also be baked first and sealed with a paper bag to ensure that its fragrance is not leaked.

However, what Pharmacist Li saw in front of his eyes at this time was that the paper bag taken out by the young general was actually a finely ground tea powder, which was directly thrown into the boiling water in the kettle.

At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, the style of tea tasting had not yet been popularized, but it was only practiced by the aristocracy.

Pharmacist Li was born in the hairpin world, and he once burned Xuanzhongzi and learned the exquisite tea ceremony.

Li Shiji was born in a wealthy family, and only came into contact with tea after entering the Tang Dynasty.

If the tea cake is baked first and sealed with a paper bag, it is afraid that its true fragrance will be leaked.

As he did, not only did he bake it first, but he also studied it carefully, and Pharmacist Li knew that even if it was sealed and stored in a paper bag, it would not be possible to preserve the aroma of tea.

What's more, boiling water is not allowed to throw tea.

However, this is not for the sake of the tea ceremony, so I don't say it.

Li Shiji added salt flowers, buttermilk, pepper powder, and ginger to the tea, and divided it into two bowls.

A bowl is given to Pharmacist Li, and a bowl is self-tasting, and the shape is very self-satisfied.

Pharmacist Li first admired the tea noodle soup flowers, then smelled the fragrance of tea, and said with a smile: "Could this be the tooth of Fangshan in Fuzhou?" ”

Savor the words.

Li Shiji said with a smile: "The ambassador appeased Lingnan and tasted this tea. ”

Pharmacist Li's expression turned solemn: "Don't hide it from the manager, when I first tasted this tea in Lingnan, I happened to get the news that a young military wizard escaped on his own because he misjudged the military aircraft, which led to the annihilation of the whole army. I was so sad at the time. ”

Li Shiji was stunned: "I don't know what the ambassador means?" ”

Li Yaoshi said: "In December of the fourth year of Wude, Liu Heimin captured Jizhou and entered Zongcheng, should the governor remember?" ”

When Li Shiji heard this, his face changed sharply.

Just because the young general who said that "the whole army was wiped out and escaped on a single horse" was himself.

At that time, Li Shiji only had 5,000 foot soldiers in Zongcheng, and Liu Heimin captured Jizhou and sent Su Lie to lead tens of thousands of troops to attack.

He had no choice but to abandon Zongcheng and retreat west to Baozhou.

The enemy pursued, the 5,000 foot soldiers were annihilated, and Li Shiji escaped on horseback.

This battle was the key to the battle between the Tang army and Liu Heimin, because of the loss of Zongcheng, Liu Heimin went straight to more than ten prefectures such as Xiang, Xiang, Li, and Wei, and quickly recovered Dou Jiande's old land.

Fortunately, Li Shimin soon came out of the army, defeated Liu Heimin, and forced him into the Turks.

This battle was a shame for Li Shiji's life, and although two years had passed, every time he thought about it, he felt a piercing pain in his spine.

Unexpectedly, Pharmacist Li mentioned it in person, and Li Shiji was furious: "What does the ambassador mean? Did you come here to humiliate me? ”

Pharmacist Li was calm and calm, and said lightly: "Victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, not to mention that all the generals at that time were also lost, and it was not your fault. ”

At this time, he stared at Li Shiji: "However, you are the dragon and phoenix in the world, and you will be the best among the generals, wouldn't it be a pity to leave this defeat?" I'm not humiliating you now, I'm a general, don't you want to find out why? ”

In the past two years, Li Shiji has been thinking hard about this battle from time to time, and he has never been able to understand it.

He knew that Pharmacist Li was proficient in the art of war, so did he really know the reason? At this time, he reluctantly suppressed his anger and asked, "Envoy, could it be that if you were in Zongcheng, you would have been able to win at that time?" ”

Pharmacist Li shook his head and said, "Definitely." If I had been in Zongcheng, it would have been difficult to win at that time. But I can manage to avoid a rout on all fronts. ”

Li Shiji's heart is high and arrogant, just because of his young and high achievements.

But he was eager to forge ahead, and when he heard this, he was moved, and immediately lowered his head and said, "I beg your lordship to give you advice." Five thousand men died in this battle, and more than ten cities fell one after another, which was a shame for the world's achievements and lives. The end of the fit will be rude, please Haihan. ”

His title has been changed from "ambassador" to "lord".

In the military curtain west of Luoyang, Pharmacist Li once drew a map on the dust on the case and discussed the situation with Li Shimin.

At this time, the riverside is moist, and there is not much dust, but there is tea soup.

Pharmacist Li dipped in the tea soup and said: "Shame is almost brave, studious is almost knowledgeable, and the general is really admirable." ”

With a few flicks of his fingers, a simple map appeared on the tea table.

He pointed out on the map: "General, please look, Liu Heimin led the army south, first took Dingzhou, then Jizhou, and then forced Zongcheng." Although Zongcheng is small, it is the key. Once this city is lost, there will be no barrier in the state, and the rest of the states will not be able to protect themselves. ”

What Pharmacist Li said, Li Shiji couldn't be clearer, and said, "What the adults said is extremely true. However, the situation of the states is well known, and because the city of Zhizong is difficult to defend, it is necessary to retire to the state. ”

Pharmacist Li smiled and said, "But can the state be saved?" ”

Li Shiji said hatefully: "Haozhou is the old capital of Dou Xia, and the strong heart in the city is to Dou Jiande, and he and Liu Heimin should be together with each other, and they have never been kept. ”

Pharmacist Li just smiled lightly and looked at Li Shiji.

Li Shiji was a little uncomfortable by this smiling look, and after thinking for a long time, he suddenly became enlightened: "Once Zongcheng is lost, Zhaozhou will not be protected." Therefore, the original strategy of "abandoning Zongcheng to protect the state" did not make sense. ”

Pharmacist Li still smiled to himself: "Extremely! Extremely! ”

Li Shiji said: "However, I only have 5,000 soldiers and horses, how can I defeat Su Lie's tens of thousands of troops?" If you were in Zongcheng at that time, what should you do? ”

Pharmacist Li still smiled lightly: "General, at that time, our army included Heluo, why did the general only look at a corner of Zongcheng?" ”

Li Shiji said hurriedly: "But I only had a corner of Zongcheng at that time..." Speaking of this, Li Shiji suddenly found that not only did the person in front of him not change his expression at all, but he still looked at him with a light smile; Even the sitting posture did not move at all, and he was always calm.

This unchanged, this sudden, this immovable, this calm, made him suddenly realize that the person in front of him was extremely tall and profound, and it seemed that he could compare with Mount Tai and the East China Sea!

Li Shiji bit his silver teeth at the moment, stood up and bowed to Pharmacist Li: "Shiji was born recklessly, he doesn't know the art of war, he hopes to take the adult as his teacher, and I implore the adult not to give up!" ”

Pharmacist Li hurriedly got up and wanted to help Li Shiji up.

However, Li Shiji froze on the ground and refused to get up.

Pharmacist Li is not good at using force, so he has to say: "The general has been in battle for a long time, and the ability of the general is not under me. I only read a few more military books, how dare I be your teacher? ”

Li Shiji still refused to get up, and said resolutely: "Shiji sincerely asks for it, I hope that the adults will teach me, don't refuse." ”

Seeing him like this, Pharmacist Li sighed lightly: "You can be my teacher, but I can't make you an apprentice, otherwise it will be difficult to get along with the court and China in the future." If you don't give up, I'll tell you all I've learned. ”