When the tea leaves encounter hot water, they slowly stretch out their curled up bodies and glow with greenery.
As the boiling water continues to roll, the tea leaves are also floating in the hot water, and the entire carriage is filled with the fragrance of tea.
"There has never been much tea from Lingnan. This is really because this kind of tea is not suitable for artificial cultivation and can only grow in the mountains of Lingnan. Even the most experienced tea pickers may not be able to grow it after wandering around the mountains for a day. When you come across a tea tree, only the top leaves of a tea tree can be used to make tea. After drying, not to mention one or two, you may not even get a penny. In addition, there are monsters causing trouble, so the market price is extremely high. It was once a royal tribute tea. During the reign of Emperor Taizong, Emperor Taizong drank this tea and praised it. At that time, he casually asked about the origin of this tea. After learning about it, he ordered this tea to be separated from the royal tribute. However, Emperor Taizong thought it This will prevent tea pickers from taking risks. However, in fact, after this tea was no longer a tribute to the royal family, it was instead purchased by countless dignitaries. Today, the name of this tea is Qianliang Jin, which is enough to show its high value. With such a high value, why is human life important?”
Opposite the old man sat a middle-aged man with a serious face. He looked at the old man opposite and at the tea-making stove.
The old man raised his head, glanced at him, and said calmly: "Why do you look so bitter and resentful?"
The middle-aged man smiled bitterly and said: "Ancestor, that young guard has a reputation for being evil. If we do this, we are afraid that the risk will be extremely high."
The old man listened to the middle-aged man's words and did not rush to answer. He just reached out to lift the iron kettle and poured out a cup of tea. The color of the tea in the bowl was green, which looked very eye-catching.
"Tea pickers also know that every time they go into the mountains, they hang their heads on their waists and work hard, but why do they have to go in again and again?"
The old man took a leisurely look at the middle-aged man in front of him. He was already satisfied with many aspects of his young man, but he was still dissatisfied with some.
What I am most dissatisfied with is that he is too timid and acts too cautiously.
The middle-aged man said honestly: "For a thousand taels of gold."
A pun.
The old man also nodded in appreciation. Look, apart from being too careful, this guy is really good at everything else.
"Normally, this time to do these things, the first thing I have to do is to do it. Do you think the young governor's style now makes people more frightened than when His Majesty was there? His Majesty is just not in the court. Let people talk, and they want to send most of the annual taxes to the north, but outside the other party, everything is still peaceful. But look at what this person has been doing these days, is there any thought of peace and harmony? That's all Time has provoked Chi Xin Guan and destroyed two sects. If he continues like this, just like what they said, I, Daliang, will probably perish."
The old man sighed, picked up the tea bowl, took a sip, and said with a smile: "As for us doing these things, we are doing these things to put pressure on His Highness, to express our attitude to the government and the public, and to show our strength. Even if His Highness wants to stand by his side, But I’m afraid I don’t have this prestige. When the time comes, between Daliang and this person, His Highness the Crown Prince will naturally have to make a choice. His Highness the Crown Prince is not a fool, so he naturally knows how to choose.”
"Besides, does His Highness the Crown Prince really have no idea at all? You must know that Chen Chao's prestige among the people is much higher than him. The people know about the Guardian Envoy, but they don't know about His Highness the Crown Prince. Even His Majesty the Emperor actually wanted to How can you feel at ease if you leave the world to him? Ordinary, although you have made good progress in martial arts over the years, you should not just focus on practice. You should also think more about many things. After I leave, , the entire Shen family will rely on you to support it."
The old man sighed again and said softly: "After all, I am also thinking about Daliang's future. For such a majesty, one is enough. What will another one do?"
Shen Changfan glanced at the old ancestor, still worried. After all, in the past two years, more than one of the prestigious families in Shendu had been destroyed.
First, Xia was found to have an affair with Fang Wai and was immediately pulled out.
The Wei family after that was even more terrifying. This was once considered one of the two most unshakable families in the Liang Dynasty, but now it has disappeared.
As for the night when the Wei family was destroyed, the other families who were implicated were even less worth mentioning.
The old man saw Shen Changping's worry, smiled and shook his head: "They are having an affair with Fang Wai. If they are found out, the result will be death. But have we ever colluded with Fang Wai in the slightest?"
Shen Changping nodded and said softly: "What our ancestors said makes sense."
The old man nodded and smiled: "So even if Chen Chao knew about it, he could only endure it, because there is no one sentence in the Daliang Law to convict us."
This is also the fundamental reason why the old man dares to be the first person.
Things are easier to do if there is no risk.
"Let's go back. Our guardian envoy, I'm afraid it will take some time to come back."
The old man glanced at the teapot, slowly stretched out his hand, and poured the remaining half of the tea directly into the stove.
"When tea is boiled, it doesn't taste good. When it's boiled, it's not interesting."
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There is a lot of food in Shendu, and many of the shops are century-old and well-known in Shendu, such as Zhu Xia's favorite candied date shop, which is one of them.
However, there are always some shops that even after a hundred years, they still don't have many customers. Although they are not deserted, they are definitely not crowded.
There is a shop on the long street near the east gate of Shendu. Because of its unique taste, it is extremely difficult for outsiders to imitate it. Therefore, it has always been the only one in Shendu. But precisely because of its unique taste, it also led to Not many people can get used to it, and the business is tepid, but with the regular customers, life can go well, so the shop owner doesn't care, and is happy to relax.
However, after having a daughter a few years ago, the shop owner began to feel a little melancholy. He often chatted with the neighbors nearby, saying that it would be fine if he had a son, and it would depend on his fate whether he could find a wife in the future, but this happened to happen. As a daughter, I have to buy something valuable for my dowry in the future, or else I will be looked down upon when I marry into my husband’s family?
But looking at the business like this, I wonder when I can save up a good dowry?
Every time he mentioned this, the shop owner would sigh and ask the neighbors to comfort him.
Children and grandchildren will have their own blessings, these words have been said over and over again.
Today was another bleak situation with no business for half a day. The shop owner simply took a nap at the counter. He slept soundly at first, but he was soon awakened by the sound of someone knocking on the counter.
The shop owner opened his eyes in a daze and saw a young man in black sitting in the shop with a little girl about four or five years old.
The shop owner lazily got up and came over with a pot of worthless tea. He poured a cup of tea for both of them. He glanced at the little girl and felt happy, but he was thinking of his own daughter.
The young man with the knife glanced at the shop owner and asked with a smile: "Is business in the shop not good?"
shop owner
He smiled bitterly and said, "Most people don't like the food in small shops and don't like to eat it."
The young man nodded, not surprised at all, but just when the shop owner was about to ask the person in front of him what he wanted to eat, he took a badge from his waist and placed it on the table.
The word Baichuan is written in the book.
The shop owner took a closer look and immediately became serious, "I have seen the guardian envoy."
The shop owner has heard about the new helmsman of Baichuan Pavilion for a long time, but today is the first time he met him.
"I received the news on the way, but the details are unclear. Please tell the Shen family in detail."
Chen Chao spoke slowly. At that time, he was rushing back to Shendu from Wantian Palace, but news came from Shendu, forcing him to come back, otherwise he might have gone to Yingzhou by now.
The shop owner nodded and said, "My subordinates have already investigated clearly. The Shen family took the lead in this matter, involving several other companies, including about thirty officials from the DPRK and China. We have not found any collusion between them and Fang Wai. Their purpose is... This is to His Highness the Crown Prince
They put pressure on the court to abolish the measure that accounts for more than half of the annual tax. The other is that they want to strip the Lord of his official position, otherwise the Lord will have another chance Imperial affairs. "
"The imperial court wants to build water conservancy projects in Huanglong Prefecture, but the Ministry of Revenue has calculated that there is not enough money. The Ministry of Works has been arguing with the Ministry of Households for more than a month, but the Ministry of Works will only send craftsmen there. The person responsible for the repairs is Shen Family members."
Chen Chao rubbed his brows and sighed, "It's quite expected."
"How many of these officials are sincerely doing good for Liang, and how many are selfishly seeking personal gain?"
The shop owner smiled and said, "After discussion with my subordinates, we have already peeled off those people."
Chen Chao glanced at the shop owner with appreciation and said with a smile, "Well done."
It has nothing to do with the presence of critics and direct ministers in the court. The most fearful thing is that there are courtiers who dare not tell the truth and are unwilling to tell the truth.
The entire court, from top to bottom, was filled with smoke and smoke.
Therefore, there is no harm in keeping the truth if it is true.
However, this group of people are too straight-minded and speak too harshly, and can easily be used as a weapon.
That's it now.
The shop owner said softly: "After we found out, we stopped taking any action and have been waiting for your decision."
Chen Chao did not answer the question. Instead, the little girl beside him took a few sips of tea and stuck out her tongue in disgust.
The shop owner didn't know about her relationship with Chen Chao, so he didn't say anything.
Chen Chao suddenly asked curiously: "I heard that you got a daughter a few years ago?"
The shop owner's eyes widened, he shook his head crazily and said, "Sir, my daughter is still young and cannot withstand the disaster!"
Chen Chao's face looked a little ugly. The word "pig and thief" was written on his face?
It was originally meant to be a joke, but Chen Chao couldn't speak any more and hesitated for a moment.
"My subordinate made a mistake..."
The owner of the shop is also a little uneasy. Everything else is easy to say. Even if he is asked to die now, he can accept it, but he can't do anything about harming his girl, and he can't even see it.
Chen Chao said: "It's really a headache to seek personal gain, to be selfish, but to have no secrets, and to have no handle."
The shop owner was startled and then said, "Don't worry, sir, they must have a problem!"
Whether there is any problem, Chen Chao in front of him has the final say!
Chen Chao nodded. The guy in front of him was not stupid and had a bright future.
