Hearing Zheng Xiuyan talk about giving rewards, Li Yuanxing smiled and asked: "Then what is the reason for giving rewards?"
"Of course I made a delicious cake!" Li Xiuyan looked puzzled. Is there any other reason?
Li Yuanxing smiled and shook his head: "The reason why I reward you is that he studies hard and dares to innovate. Cake is just a thing, but if you apply what you have learned and use it innovatively, this is what is worthy of reward."
Li Xiuyan opened her mouth wide, not knowing what to say. What was even more troublesome was that she had no idea what His Highness King Qin meant. Only two or three of the seven women could understand what Li Yuanxing meant.
Li Yuanxing put down his chopsticks and said to Cui Yingying and Lu Qiuyu: "Let the chief stewards of your two studies come to see me tomorrow. I have some things to arrange for them to do."
"Yes!" The two women stood up and bowed.
"Go to bed early in the evening. Tomorrow's tea party will be equally interesting!" Li Yuanxing stood up after saying this, and the seven girls stood up at the same time to salute.
Li Yuanxing believes that within a few months, in addition to the existing five different tea ceremonies of officials, Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism, and civilians, there will definitely be another tea ceremony among noble ladies.
The noble lady of the Tang Dynasty was so idle that she found something to do to waste her time every day.
The next day, the conference hall was rearranged again.
Not only did they set aside a space for Buddhism, they also added a long screen specifically for the ladies. Even Queen Changsun and Concubine Yang came, as well as several concubines from the palace whom Li Yuanxing didn't know.
Outside the conference hall, a shed that can accommodate 500 people was set up.
All this was completed overnight. If it were placed in modern times, Li Yuanxing would not believe that he had this power. But in the Tang Dynasty, Qin Wangzhuang could mobilize thousands of servants at any time if it wanted to do something.
Buddhist tea emphasizes Zen.
In Li Yuanxing's mind, Buddhism has made great contributions to tea ceremony since the Western Han Dynasty. But when Buddhism began to regulate tea, Li Yuanxing realized that he still underestimated Buddhism. After Buddhism was introduced to the Central Plains in the Western Han Dynasty, it experienced great changes in the Southern and Northern Dynasties.
The development, combined with the culture of the Central Plains, is indeed impressive.
It’s just that Buddhism is not united!
The six monks who came actually represented six different sects, including the Southern Sect, the Northern Sect, and the Pure Land Sect, Zen Sect...
The monks all believed that they knew Buddhism the most. This alone was at a disadvantage in the dispute between Buddhism and Taoism at the tea party. It does not mean that you are good enough if you show more.
This tea party was deliberately arranged by Li Yuanxing, and the artistic conception displayed was not to show off skills.
The great monk Ci Ku showed his matcha tea only once and then stepped aside. Other people in the temple were planning to show off their skills again, but Li Chunfeng from the Taoist sect came out and sat in front of the tea table. After all, he was a senior monk with cultivation, so he calmly stepped back.
The attendant next to Li Yuanxing whispered a few words, and the attendant came to Master Ciku and said: "Master, His Highness King Qin said that the master's matcha contains deep Zen principles, and whether it is Buddhism or Taoism, it is all about cultivating the mind. Your Highness hopes to be alone with the master after the tea party
How about having a cup of tea tomorrow afternoon?"
Master Ci Ku saw the table called the schedule prepared by Qin Wangzhuang.
There will be detailed arrangements for the tea party every day. Tomorrow morning will be tea talk, and in the afternoon it will be time for free tea discussion.
"Please reply to His Highness the King of Qin, I would be honored to do so!"
Li Yuanxing received this answer and nodded with satisfaction. He stood up and left the conference living room, but before he could walk out, he was stopped by a palace maid: "Your Highness, the Queen has invited you!"
Li Yuanxing was a little surprised when Queen Changsun asked him for something, but he still got over it.
Seeing Li Yuanxing coming, Empress Changsun motioned the maids to step aside and asked Li Yuanxing to sit on the mat on her right. Li Yuanxing saluted: "Why do you think the emperor's sister-in-law summoned my brother?"
"Of course I have to thank Wu Lang. Doctor Sun has formulated a very detailed diet plan for me. Maintaining health with food is much better than taking medicine to maintain your health when you are sick. I have tried it and the effect is excellent. Recently, my asthma has disappeared.
No more attacks!" Is Empress Changsun really grateful?
Li Yuanxing suspected that these were all nonsense, and there was no need for Empress Changsun to tell herself about such a trivial matter.
Because in Empress Changsun's heart, just like Li Er, she truly regarded herself as her younger brother.
Seeing Li Yuanxing's silence, Queen Changsun smiled: "Wu Lang is really a wonderful man, so let's not talk about such gossip. I ask you, how many years do you think I have left to live?"
"Sister-in-law, do you want to hear the truth or lies?"
"Do you still need to listen to lies? The imperial doctor in the palace said that I will live a long life! Long live the Holy Emperor!" Queen Changsun said with a smile. When she said these words, she did not avoid Concubine Yang, because Concubine Yang would definitely not compete for favor.
, and won’t fight too much for her son, so there is no need to avoid it.
Li Yuanxing looked around, and then whispered: "Yuan Laodao should have figured it out, but he didn't dare to talk nonsense anymore. I told the truth, it was nine years since I first met the emperor's wife!"
"What now?" Queen Changsun's face remained as usual, and she didn't seem to be afraid at all.
"Keeping good health does not mean changing one's destiny against nature, but conforming to the way of heaven. What I believe in is the cause and effect of this world. The reincarnation and cause and effect of Buddhism is a joke in my eyes. Therefore, in this world, you should be kind to the world and cultivate your own mind.
Maintaining good health is the way to longevity and wealth. Looking forward to the karma in the next life is just a way to deceive the ignorant people!"
After Li Yuanxing finished speaking, Empress Changsun just nodded slightly.
But Concubine Yang silently threw the string of beads on the ground. She believed in those monks rather than the King of Qin.
Li Yuanxing sighed at this time: "It's just that there are some things that I can't do anything about. Or, it's beyond my ability!"
"Tell me and listen!"
"Take two people as an example. The first General Qu Tutong has only one year to live at most. It is the same whether it is the way of heaven or his body. The only thing I can do is to let him live a glorious life.
A glorious death." Li Yuanxing saw from the almanac that Qu Tutong died of illness.
At his age, no matter how powerful Sun Laodao is, he can only extend his life a little.
"It's a good saying to live with glory and die with glory. I think when General Qu heard Wu Lang's words, he could look at life with a smile while living, and he could close his eyes peacefully when he died!" Empress Changsun praised.
"The emperor's sister-in-law should maintain good health, cultivate her mind more, be neither angry nor dry, and eat well. The emperor's sister-in-law can live a long life!" Empress Changsun nodded solemnly at Li Yuanxing's words: "Sister-in-law has taken note of Wu Lang's words. The other person Wu Lang mentioned is
who?"
"Du Ruhui! Looking at it now, four years is enough! My brother hopes that he can live for another fourteen years. The Tang Dynasty needs him!"
"Yes, the Tang Dynasty needs him!" Empress Changsun followed up seriously.
Four years have passed in the blink of an eye. However, Li Yuanxing has consulted many historical materials, but he still does not know the cause of Du Ruhui's death. It is just that he had been seriously ill, so it was not an acute illness, and he was only forty-six years old when he died.
What makes Li Yuanxing even more helpless is that Li Yuanxing arranged for Sun Laodao to observe Du Ruhui, but there was no hidden problem in the visual inspection.
So this time Li Yuanxing took the initiative to bring it up.
"I don't know what Lao Du will think when he hears this. If he can be as calm as the emperor's sister-in-law, I hope that I can give him a good diagnosis, and maybe I will gain something. But if he is disgusted, I will
There is nothing we can do." Li Yuanxing told the truth.
Du Ruhui is not sick now. To say that he is dying is too subtle.
Moreover, the Du family would not be happy to seek medical treatment if he was not ill, so Li Yuanxing had no choice.
Empress Changsun did not express anything on this topic. She needed to go back and ask Li Er for his opinion. She changed the topic and continued: "Today's tea party, it seems that Wu Lang has no intention of tea ceremony!"
"What is the tea ceremony? If you have the Tao in your heart, it is the Tao. If you don't have the Tao in your heart, there is no Tao!"
"What a sophist Wu Lang!" Empress Changsun laughed and cursed.
Li Yuanxing also laughed and lowered his voice and said: "I just know that tea alone can increase the income of the Tang treasury by 10% next year. This is the tea ceremony!"
Empress Changsun smiled and covered her mouth.
"Wu Lang formed the King of Qin's General Staff Council. Let Cheng Qian and Ke also join. As ordinary scholars, learn more!" After saying that, Empress Changsun said directly: "Wu Lang, go and do your work. You have been reduced a lot in recent days.
Wu Lang is the number one person in the Tang Dynasty who is still so busy without going to court!"
Li Yuanxing smiled and did not answer, saluted and left.
After Li Yuanxing left, Concubine Yang quickly saluted Queen Changsun: "Thank you, sister!"
"No need to thank you. The more I think about it, the Wolf King's theory makes more sense. Wulang may not be a good teacher, but he is an excellent role model. Ke will have to walk the road in the future by himself. Wu Lang has something he should write down.
"Keeping your heart is the way to go." Empress Changsun said calmly.
Concubine Yang nodded repeatedly.
Li Yuanxing left the guest room of the conference and exhaled a long breath. Du Ruhui's matter was resolved, which relieved his worries.
At the same time, I also lamented that there were so many idle people in the Tang Dynasty. They could just sit there all day long and watch others make tea, and still have a lot of fun. This also proves that there is really too little entertainment in the Tang Dynasty.
, so little that it makes people want to kill time.
Li Yuanxing began to look forward to the New Year. What a crazy New Year Wu Zhao could create.
"Your Highness, the leader of the Cui clan has arrived at the gate of the village, asking to see your Highness. It is for the day after tomorrow to accept the conquest gift!" Zheng He came running to report.
Li Yuanxing asked in return: "How are the betrothal gifts prepared in the mansion?"
Zheng He's expression was very nervous, and he lowered his head and whispered: "The Holy Father has given instructions on this matter directly from Eunuch Gao to Xiao Xiao, saying that the Prince of Qin's Mansion does not prepare betrothal gifts. Later Cui Changshi also said that Qin Wangzhuang does not need Xiao Xiao.
Prepare the betrothal gift!"
After hearing this, Li Yuanxing touched his chin.
Originally, he was too lazy to worry about these things. A few days ago, he figured out the reason why the Seventh Family sent betrothal gifts and heavy gifts. Now he completely understood. To be precise, it was an exchange. His betrothal gift was not a gift, so he should
What is it?
"Please come to the small living room!" Li Yuanxing decided to meet the Cui clan leader first (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)