As a representative of the Sato family, in the past half century, Nomura Ichiro has led members of the Sato family to various countries around the world for cultural exchanges, and he has also been met by heads of state.

Ichiro Nomura's tea ceremony is a very simple Japanese-style garden next to Daitokuji Temple in Kyoto, but many people come and go from politicians and artists from all over the world.

The president of a certain country once said that as long as he visited Japan, no matter how busy he was, he would take time to go to Nomura Ichiro's tea house to drink a bowl of tea to calm his complicated heart.

Nomura's influence can be seen from this.

Next.

On the plane to Kyoto, Ye Hao once again consulted some historical materials about tea fighting.

In the Japanese tea ceremony world, there is such a public case: one day, Murata Zhuguang, who was respected as the founder of the Japanese tea ceremony by later generations, ordered tea with his favorite tea bowl at Daitokuji Temple in Kyoto, and was about to drink it, when his teacher Ikkyu Sojun (that is, the prototype of Ikkyu in the cartoon "Clever Ikkyu") suddenly raised the iron ruyi stick and shouted, smashing the tea bowl in Murata Zhuguang's hand, and the tea soup was splashed all over the ground, and the fragrance was overflowing.

In the face of this sudden "stick drink", Murata Zhuguang remained silent at all, and said calmly: "Willow green pink".

Ikkyu Sojun highly appreciated Murata Zhuguang's profound, lofty, and transcendent tea realm.

Later, he passed on the ink of the "Yin Ke Zhuang" (similar to a graduation certificate) that he treasured from the great Song Dynasty monk Yuanwu Keqin to his disciple and Japanese monk Huqiu Shaolong, and passed it on to Murata Zhuguang as a token of recognition and tea ceremony inheritance.

From then on, Murata Zhuguang hung this magic weapon that embodies the artistic conception of Zen tea on the alcove of the tea room, and all day long he admired Zen and concentrated on ordering tea, and finally realized the truth that "Buddhism exists in the tea soup", and founded the original form of the Japanese tea ceremony, "Kusan tea".

He also became a tea ceremony teacher of Ashikaga Yoshimasa, the eighth shogun of the Muromachi period, and founded the Japanese tea ceremony by reforming the shoin tea ceremony, cloud foot tea party, sweat tea party, and tea fighting party that were popular at the time.

In fact, tea fighting originated in China, and the Song Dynasty created tea fighting, which first appeared among literati and scholars in the form of amusement.

The tea room of the tea party was generally a two-story building, which was called a tea pavilion at that time.

The guests first waited in the guest hall downstairs, waited until the owner of the tea pavilion invited, and then went to the pavilion on the second floor to fight tea.

There are windows on all sides of the pavilion to overlook the outdoor scenery.

Inside, the screen is hung with paintings of famous artists, and the table in front of the screen is covered with a brocade with incense burners, vases and candlesticks.

A pair of cabinets are placed in the west wing, which are stacked with lavish prizes, and the winner becomes the owner of the prize.

The tea fight adopts the method of "four kinds of ten servings", in which each contestant drinks ten servings of four kinds of matcha, and then says the "original non" and "water quality" of the tea, and the winner is determined by the number of points.

The "benfei" of tea means local tea and non-local tea, and "water quality" refers to the quality of the water used to brew tea, that is, the source of the water.

From the Northern and Southern Dynasties (1336) to the middle of the Muromachi period (mid-15th century), the methods of tea fighting and the tea pavilions were almost completely modeled after those of China.

However, after the middle of the Muromachi period, the Chinese-style tea pavilion was abolished and replaced with a clubhouse where katachi and rengedo were held.

The taste of tea fighting has gradually become Japanese, and people no longer pay attention to luxury, but pay more attention to elegant taste.

The representatives of Huaguo who came to participate in the tea fighting conference this time were Duan Guolin and Ye Hao, as well as the three assistants and translators who accompanied them.

Autumn in Kyoto is not a good place to do business.

Bai Juyi wrote "I don't have fun in spring, but I'm afraid I'm an idiot", compared to spring, the autumn colors of Kyoto seem to be more deserved.

This tea fight was held at Daitokuji Temple.

On the way to Daitokuji Temple, Ye Hao was able to enjoy the three-point hall red, three-point golden, and one-point warm white Kyoto.

There are many well-known temples in Kyoto, but Daitokuji Temple, located in the north of Kyoto, is not among the most well-known.

It's so quiet, but it's the center of Japanese tea culture and Zen culture.

It is for this reason that Ichiro Nomura chose to create a tea dojo near Daitokuji Temple.

Passing through the Dade Temple, Ye Hao and Duan Guolin and their entourage found Nomura Ichiro's 'Awakening Temple' behind a pine forest.

From the outside, it is a very ordinary courtyard, but after knocking on the courtyard door, what comes into view is the deep and mysterious scenery of the courtyard, green pines and Jiang Feng form the foundation of the courtyard at the entrance, and there are pools, flowers and plants under the trees.

The landscaping in the garden all reflects the Japanese delicacy and divine sense.

Led by Nomura Ichiro's disciples, Ye Hao and Duan Guolin and their party walked through trees and rocks, and arrived at the teahouse after moving back to the winding path.

Unlike what Ye Hao had imagined, it was a short and small grass house, about the size of four tatami mats, and the population was so short that children could only enter it straight.

"The tea house in Japan is based on smallness, because small is the only way to focus on the tea ceremony." Duan Guolin explained softly.

Speaking of the room, the disciples standing in front of them knelt down at the door and crawled into the tea house on their knees.

Ye Hao's face was difficult, and there were also one or two points of displeasure, as a Chinese who finally stood up, it was difficult for her knees to bend down again, even if she met the master, she couldn't follow the customs.

Duan Guolin naturally knew what she was thinking, and explained softly: "This design is not to give guests a disgrace, but that no matter who visits, they must unload their worldly identity and kneel down with a selfless mind, which reflects the Buddhist idea that all beings are equal." ”

The truth is reasonable, but Ye Hao couldn't kneel after all, so she bowed down and walked into the tearoom with Duan Guolin.

The teahouse was empty, but the mountain spring water in the teahouse was already hot.

After entering the tea room, Duan Guolin knelt down in front of the alcove and began to admire the hanging scrolls on the alcoves and the flower arrangements under the hanging scrolls.

There is no calligraphy and painting on the hanging scroll, only a circle is drawn with a brush, and I can't see anything high, but the morning glory inserted by the old fish basket under the hanging scroll is very chic, and there is a kind of realm like a flower in the wild.

Duan Guolin quietly admired for a while, then got up and walked to the tea table, sat down and waited.

Ye Hao did the same throughout the whole process.

The few of them sat for a while, and a black figure entered the tea room from the tea ceremony for the master.

Ye Hao couldn't help but look up, it was not Nomura Ichiro who came in, but an eighteen or nineteen-year-old boy.

The young man looks very clear, his expression is clear but not cold, and he looks particularly awe-inspiring and clean against the backdrop of a black kimono.

The temperament of the person who came is very similar to Ye Sheng, if the appearance is a little higher.

Ye Hao couldn't help but take a look at it, lowered her eyes and thought secretly, I don't know who this young man is, he can use Nomura Ichiro's tea room at a young age to entertain guests on behalf of Nomura Ichiro.

The boy walked slowly to the tatami mat in front of him and bowed to them.

Ye Hao and Duan Guolin and their entourage returned to the salute, and the young man served the snacks he had prepared.

After resting, the boy led them to the tea dojo of the tea fight.

In the quiet and solemn Buddha hall, there are 50 tea masters who fly from all over the world in a quiet and orderly manner.

(End of chapter)