Hehehe, Brother Nian quickly please come in, today there is Brother Nian visit, suddenly make the humble abode fluffy, Juzheng is not honoured to ah.”
Zhang Juzheng quickly step towards the mansion, far away from seeing Yang Jisheng, then arch up his hands, while striding forward, while smiling and Yang Jisheng salute.
Today, why did Yang Jisheng come?
For Yang Jisheng’s visit, Zhang Juzheng heart feel some sudden and puzzled, himself and Yang Jisheng is the same year in the scholar, are under the door of Xu Ji, but weekdays interaction is not close, if I remember correctly, so many years, this is still the first time Yang Jisheng came to his own residence visit.
“Shuda is polite, Sheng, I am ashamed.”
Yang Jisheng smiled and bowed his hand to return the salute, when he did so, a roll of rice paper in his sleeve revealed a small section.
Zhang Juzheng saw a section of rice paper in Yang Jisheng’s sleeve, his eyelids could not help but jump, the appearance and shape of this rice paper is quite like the zhangben ah, that today Yang Jisheng came to this zhangben it ……
“Oh, year brother quickly please enter.”Zhang Juzheng heart has its own gully, face as if not see Yang Jisheng sleeves in a flash of the zhangben like, enthusiastic reach out to make a set of invitation posture, please Yang Jisheng into the house.
“Shuda please.”
Yang Jisheng made some courtesy, and then the two of them stepped into the Zhang Mansion together.
After Zhang Juzheng invited Yang Jisheng to his study, he personally took down a tin can from the museum shelf, opened it with a teaspoon and took the right amount of tea leaves and brewed a pot of tea.
“Brother Nian, this is my old family produced Dahongpao, it is rumoured that the mother tree is exactly originated from those three Dahongpao trees in Jiulongke behind Tianxin Yongle Zen Temple. I can only share such a pot every year, so I also ask Brother Nian to taste it for a while.”
Zhang Juzheng waited for the tea to be brewed, poured a cup of tea for Yang Jisheng, served it with both hands to Yang Jisheng and said with a smile.
Dahongpao is the emerging top tea of Ming Dynasty, the reason why Zhang Juzheng emphasised on the three Dahongpao trees in Jiulongke is because of the story of Dahongpao.
Related Hongwu years, the Jiangnan scholar Ding Xian to Beijing to catch the examination, passing through the Wuyi Mountain, due to the soil and water, the wind and food led to a serious illness, fainted at the foot of the Wuyi Mountain. At that time, it so happened that the old abbot of Tianxin Yongle Zen Monastery on Wuyi Mountain came down the mountain to take alms, and saw Ding Xian, who was sick and collapsed at the foot of Wuyi Mountain. So, the kind-hearted Abbot asked people to carry Ding Xian to Tianxin Yongle Zen Temple. The old abbot is well versed in medical science, see Ding Xian pale, thin and bloated, so the old abbot picked tea leaves from Jiulongkuo, with boiling water, make tea for Ding Xian to drink. Ding Xian drank the first bowl of tea, felt bloating subsided a lot, drink the second bowl of more effective, the spirit is also a lot, so Ding Xian drank several bowls of tea. So drink tea, a few days later, Ding Xian body quickly recovered. After recovery, Ding Xian continued to Beijing to catch the examination, before leaving the abbot thanked: “Abbot see righteousness to help, if this section of the small student won, will return to his hometown to thank you.”
Ding Xian into the Beijing, soon, really high school scholar.
In fact, Ding Xian high school scholar and Zhu Pingan have a few things in common, also because of a dream of the emperor. Legend has it that after the examination, Ding Xian’s results were not among the top three. At the time of the examination, Ding Xian’s results were ranked fourth. At the temple examination, the top three places were switched with each other, and the first place was Hua Lun, but Ding Xian’s result was still in the fourth place. At that time, the officials have but in the name of the first night, Hongwu Emperor had a dream, dream saw the front of the hall nailed a huge nail, nail under the two red ribbons. Early the next morning, Hongwu Emperor will be the results of the temple examination unwrapped, unwrapped and found that the first place for the flower Lun, Hongwu Emperor found a reason to put the flower Lun to the back, and began to look at the name of the back, and then saw the name of Ding Xian. Ding is also a nail, the traditional Chinese character “顯”, just under the sun double silk, Hongwu Emperor felt that this is a dream hint, so Ding Xian will be promoted to the Scholarship Lang.
Ding Xian high school scholar, requesting the Hongwu Emperor to allow him to return to the Wuyishan Tianxin Yongle Zen Temple to repay the favour, the Hongwu Emperor appreciated the Ding Xian know how to repay the favour, special permission Ding Xian immediately departed. So, Ding Xian dressed in a scholar red robe, riding a high horse, straight to Wuyi Mountain, all the way to Wuyi Mountain, to thank the abbot. Afterwards, Ding Xian asked about the source of the tea he drank, the old abbot took him to the nine dragon are three big red robes, told him it is this tea, Ding appeared to know, will be the scholar red robe off around the tea tree three times, will be the big red robes draped in the tea tree, the big red robes thus named.
Of course, after Ding Xian tea cured Queen Ma’s disease, but also make the Great Red Robe fame. Hongwu Emperor, a wave of the imperial pen, will be the position of the imperial tea. Every year to Wuyi Mountain to pick imperial tea officials, are dressed in Dahongpao, after arriving, the solution robe hanging on the tree of the tribute tea, Dahongpao more and more famous.
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“In that case, Sheng is really blessed with a mouthful, huh ……” Yang Jisheng smiled and reached out to take the cup of tea handed over by Zhang Juzheng, the tea cup, the tea aroma is strong, the tea broth is orange and yellow, clear and colourful.
“The aroma is clear and elegant, the rock rhyme is sweet and smooth, into the throat also has a light aroma fire gas ……Than the most authentic Wuyi Mountain Dahongpao, but also had more than not, I think uncle big township rumours are not false, this tea when the introduction from the Nine Dragon Areas Dahongpao undoubtedly.”
Yang Jisheng with the tea cover scraped a few times, gently sip, after a moment of reminiscence, the tea was full of praise.
“Wine meets a friend a thousand cups less, tea is also the same, later Juzheng will be half of the tea with the year brother to take back to savour.”Zhang Juzheng said with a smile, as if he had met a confidant.
“That can’t be, a gentleman does not take away the love of others, I can see that this tea is deeply loved by uncle, huh, Sheng, will not do to take away the love of people.”Yang Jisheng smiled and waved his hand, politely refusing Zhang Juzheng’s good intentions.
The two exchanged pleasantries for a few more moments, and the topic shifted from tea to politics.
“Shuda, have you heard about Zi Hou’s impeachment of Gao Botai?”Yang Jisheng took a sip of tea and asked as if nothing had happened.
“Well, Juzheng heard about Lord Zhu’s impeachment of Gao Botai in the morning.”
Zhang Juzheng nodded slightly, thinking to himself that the zhang zhou in Yang Jisheng’s sleeve was a copy of Zhu Pingan’s zhang zhou, right, Yang Jisheng is here to discuss Zhu Pingan’s zhang zhou with me?
“So, for Zi Hou’s impeachment, what does Shuda think?”Yang Jisheng raised his head, his gaze looking straight into Zhang Juzheng’s eyes, and asked softly.
“Lord Zhu impeached Gao Botai’s internal information I also already know today, this is Gao Botai’s own fault, if Lord Zhu’s zhang folding said Gao Botai encroachment of the cantonment is true, then Gao Botai death is not enough to be spared. This is for the people to get rid of the harm, this is the model of my generation, Juzheng is ashamed to be inferior.”Zhang Juzheng first picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea, then put down the teacup, and frankly stared at Yang Jisheng.
