When Cao Xi saw Xia Houxuan hand over the tea soup that he had boiled by himself, he immediately took the tea bowl with both hands and took a sip. He suddenly felt much refreshed.
"Well, it smells good!" Cao Xi was full of praise while drinking the tea soup. He asked Xiahou Xuandao in surprise: "Cousin, why is the tea made by the cook in my house so different from the tea made by my cousin?"
Xia Houxuan smiled and said:
"You don't know this, come on, I'll teach you how to make this tea soup, listen up."
"Um!"
Cao Xi finished the tea soup in the bowl, handed the empty bowl over, and nodded.
Xiahou Xuanze added hot tea to Cao Xi's and his own empty bowls, and said:
"Today's tea drinking method is mostly based on the land of Jingba, Chu and Shu. Tea leaves are picked and tea cakes are made. If the tea leaves are old and tough, the tea cakes will be in the form of rice paste. If you want to brew tea, first cook it over a slow fire. Roast until the color turns red, then mash it into powder and place it in a porcelain pot. Finally, pour hot soup over it, and then mix it with onions, ginger, and oranges to create the flavor."
"Well, I do know these. They are the tea we usually drink."
Cao Xi frowned slightly.
Nowadays, there are only two ways to make tea. One is to directly boil the tips of fresh and tender tea leaves to make a soup. The second is what my cousin said just now. Let the cake tea be burned on the fire until it becomes "red", then break it into pieces, grind it into fine powder, pour it into a pot, boil it with water, and then add it. The method of drinking tea is to stir-fry the seasonings thoroughly.
However, the tea soup cooked by my cousin is sweet and fragrant, which is obviously different from the above two methods of making it with thick flavor and thin flavor.
Xia Houxuan continued to laugh:
"To make the tea today, I just added an extra layer of autumn chrysanthemum when making the tea cakes, and also changed the final seasoning into plum blossoms."
Cao Xi suddenly realized.
Onions turn into chrysanthemums, and ginger turns into plums. Naturally, there is a world of difference.
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The newly appointed governor of Youzhou, Cui Lin and Cui Deru, traveled day and night for seven days and finally arrived in Jixian County, Youzhou. After that, Cui Lin immediately began to prepare for various military defenses and the handover of state affairs.
According to the established practice that has been established for many years after You merged the two states, any newly appointed official must first prepare gifts and go to see Wu Zhi, the Zhenwei general who controls the military in Hebei. After the ceremony, this time he has established a firm foothold in the state. .
But Cui Lin, the governor of Youzhou, did not know whether he had forgotten this convention or for other reasons. After he took office, he had no intention of going to pay homage to Zhenwei General Wu Zhi and Wu Jizhong after he took office.
As a result, all the officials in Youzhou, big and small, became a little panicked.
Cui Lin is the former minister, so he naturally has a high position of authority. If Wu Zhi is angered, it would be better for Wu Zhi to go directly to Cui Lin to settle the score personally. If Wu Zhi has any scruples about Cui Lin's identity, then it will definitely be the little fish and shrimps like them who will suffer.
But everyone thought about it this way, but no one dared to persuade him personally. Finally, Wang Xiong, the governor of Zhuojun, couldn't sit still anymore. He was the first to remind Cui Lin.
Speaking of Wang Xiong and Wang Yuanbo, he can be regarded as the same clan as Wang Xiang, the newly appointed governor of Xuzhou.
Early the next morning, Wang Xiong prepared his carriage and horses and rushed to the governor's mansion in person.
Youzhou governor's office.
Wang Xiong, the prefect of Zhuojun, who had been waiting on pins and needles for two-quarters of an hour, finally waited for Cui Lin's farewell.
As for Cui Lin himself, Wang Xiong has not been able to see him because he is too busy with government affairs.
However, being able to meet Governor Cui's deputy is enough to explain the matter.
Wang Xiong straightened his clothes a little, stepped forward and bowed respectfully to the guest.
When Don Jia saw that Wang Xiong, as a county chief, had given him such a gift with a status no less than his own, he immediately lost his ill feeling towards Wang Xiong.
It seems that this person did not come here today just to complain about some grudges with others.
"Prefect Wang, you took a break from your busy schedule and came here today, but what important matter do you want to report to the Governor?"
Wang Xiong saluted again, frowned and said sincerely:
"You should understand that General Wu, the commander-in-chief of You and Bing, is now your majesty's favorite general and a noble minister of the country. What's more, he is now in charge of military affairs and has the power of life and death for people under two thousand stones. Therefore, for many years All the officials in the two states and counties did not fail to pay their respects by paying tribute. However, it has been half a month since Cui Shijun took office and he has not yet met Wu Jizhong. Cui Shijun is an important minister of the country, so General Wu may still have some scruples, but you still have some scruples. What's the basis? If General Wu kills you for not repairing the border fortress, will Cui Shijun be able to protect you?"
After hearing Wang Xiong's words, the other driver suddenly broke into a cold sweat and hurriedly thanked him.
After sending Wang Xiong away, Biejia immediately ran to report to Cui Lin, the governor.
But who knows, after Cui Lin heard Biejia's words, he laughed and said: "When I leave this state, I put on my boots and take off my clothes. How can I be a drag on you? Besides, this state is connected with Hulu, so I am the governor." It is better to keep the town quiet, and the military affairs are busy. How can we pay attention to making friends with the powerful? I am worried about the north of the country."
Bingzhou governor's office.
"Father, I heard that Cui Shijun, the governor of Youzhou, did not go to pay a visit to Governor Wu for half a month after taking office. He is really brave."
A heroic young man was kneeling next to the governor Liang Xi and Liang Ziyu.
"Shi'er, no matter how powerful Wu Jizhong has been over the years, he doesn't dare to show off at this critical moment. If Xianbei breaks the door, no matter how deep his friendship with His Majesty is, he won't be able to win. Face it."
The majestic Liang Xi touched the little head of his beloved son Liang Shi.
Liang Shi nodded thoughtfully.
He still didn't understand what Wu Zhi and Wu Jizhong were worth being arrogant about. In terms of his ability to command troops and his friendship with His Majesty, which one of Uncle Xiahou, Cao Wenlie, and Cao Zidan was inferior to him?
Besides, Uncle Xiahou had received an eight-character edict written by His Majesty: "Kill people alive and exercise authority and bring blessings." For so many years, he has been gentle, courteous, thrifty, and kind to his subordinates. How could he be like this? Just like Governor Wu.
It's really hard to compare to others.
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One month later, the emperor who had initially solved Qingxu's confidant finally succeeded in gathering the front line in Jingzhou and Yangzhou, pressing the army to the head of the Wu army and the southeastern border of the Wei Dynasty, Yangzhou Guangling County.
Since Xiahou Shang and Cao Xiu needed to coordinate the armies of all parties on the west and east fronts, it was inconvenient to meet Cao Pi to reminisce.
After the emperor reviewed the three armies, he summoned the accompanying officials on the dragon boat.
Not long after, the minister ordered Chen Qun, the minister's servant shot Sima Yi, and a group of important ministers such as Liu Ye, Jiang Ji, Dong Zhao, Gao Rou, and Wei Zhen, as well as the accompanying casual cavalry and regular attendants such as Xun Wei, Wang Xiang, and Bian Lan. People came to the dragon boat one after another.
When the emperor saw that all the ministers had arrived, he raised a question in his mind. He wanted to know whether the leader of Wu, Sun Quan, would be afraid of his personal expedition this time.
Cao Pi asked: "Do you think that since I, the imperial commander, have personally led the army to Guangling this time, Sun Quan should come in person?"
When Cao Pi just finished asking the question, all the officials fell silent.
This question seems simple, but many people understand that if they misunderstand His Majesty's mood at the moment and accidentally say the wrong thing, they may be killed.
You know, when Emperor Wu went south to conquer personally, someone said the wrong thing and was directly tested by Emperor Wu and died on the river.
Today's Majesty will naturally not be more merciful than the late Emperor.
A group of casual knights did not really think about whether Sun Quan would actually come to challenge him personally. The first thing they thought about was how to flatter him. Changshi Xunwei first replied:
"Your Majesty is going to conquer it personally. Sun Quan is so frightened that he will respond with the whole country. If he does not dare to entrust his subordinates with a large army and heavy power, he will come on his own."
"What Changshi Xun said is absolutely true."
"Yes, yes, Sun Quan will definitely come in person."
Just as everyone was responding and the emperor was in a daze, a different voice came to everyone's ears.
This person is naturally Liu Ye and Liu Ziyang who have spoken out many times before.
"Your Majesty, I think that Sun Quan will definitely not come in person. I think that your Majesty wants to contain him with the weight of ten thousand chariots, but he is afraid that your Majesty will send other generals across the rivers and lakes to surprise the capital of Wu, so he must hold back his troops. Things should remain unchanged in response to ever-changing changes, without any advance or retreat.”
After hearing this, Cao Pi and the officials fell into deep thought.
Sima Yi, Chen Qun, Jiang Ji, Dong Zhao and others all secretly praised Liu Ye for his unique vision.
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In the main hall of the East Palace.
Cao Rui, who had just sent away Pingyuan King Fu Gaotanglong, immediately recruited Cao Shuang and Cao Zhao.
"I heard that the young man who made a name for himself in Ye City's Yuedan Commentary earlier appeared in Luoyang City?"
Cao Shuang nodded and said:
"Among the guardsmen, there is indeed one named Li Feng. However, I cannot guarantee that this Li Feng is the Li Feng who was rated on the first day of the month in Yedu."
It was not that Cao Shuang had no information, but that after Li Feng became famous, his father Li Yi did not want his eldest son to become famous, so he asked Li Feng to stop socializing and study at home all year round. In the past two years, he secretly arranged for him to enter the Weiwei Langzhong. Training in the military.
Naturally, the school affairs office would not investigate these matters for no reason, so few people knew where Li Feng had been over the years.
At this time, Cao Rui, who was in urgent need of talents to assist him, suddenly heard the news about this great talent. How could he not be excited?
"Uncle Zhao, Chang Si, you two should go to Weiwei's house immediately and invite Young Master Li to the East Palace. Tell him that you admire your name and want to have a drink with him."
"My ministers, please obey your orders!"
Cao Shuang and Cao Zhao did not dare to delay and immediately rushed to Weiwei's mansion.
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These days, Zhuge Dan was almost overwhelmed by various files and documents.
Although His Highness King Pingyuan is the supervisor of the country and has two ministers above him, all basic affairs are ultimately handled by them, the ministers.
"I really want to have a good drink with Brother Xuan and the others."
Zhuge Dan, who had been deprived of his two-decade vacation, slumped on his seat piled with official documents.
