Accompanied by Hong Yuan, Hu Wa entered the city lord's palace and came to a small hall next to the main hall. After sitting down, he was accompanied by the village treasure. Hong Yuan summoned his servants to offer tea. This was the first time Hu Wa saw tea with his own eyes.
Grow something and taste it yourself.
It is said that during the time of Emperor Shen Nong, most ordinary people only regarded tea as a non-toxic and edible young leaf, collected it like wild vegetables, and cooked soup with other foods for consumption. Emperor Shen Nong distinguished the nature of the vegetation in the world and took the
Tea made from the new buds on the tea tree is said to have the effect of calming the mind and calming the mind. It contains the essence of vitality, can remove "heart poison", and can taste all kinds of tastes in the world.
Since then, tea has become a kind of medicine that benefits the body and mind. People boil the tea juice and take it to cure diseases, prolong life, refresh the mind and improve eyesight. However, the collection and production of tea are not easy, and it is difficult for ordinary people to enjoy it. It is not only a precious bait medicine,
It is also a kind of sacrifice to worship the gods. Ordinary people collect and process tea leaves, usually dry or bake them, and boil them in water when taking them.
Later, the monks in Bayuan also collected and refined tea, using a method similar to refining medicine. Not only was it more effective, it could be stored for a long time and brewed for drinking. But this was only a drink for the monks for a long time.
Different from the way ordinary people make and drink tea, it is not spread among the people. It first appeared in Ba Yuan.
Although the Lord of Hongyuan City is not a monk himself, the tea he presented was made by monks with the power of refining medicine, which shows how precious it is.
Hongyuan invited Huwa to "watch tea". What's so good about this? It turns out that the cup used by the Lord of the City to drink tea is also a treasure. It is actually made of glass, completely transparent and without impurities. It is usually fired with the purest sand, and then
Making molds into pots is much more complicated and difficult than processing pottery. It is expensive among the people and few people make it.
The cup that Hongyuan City Lord took out was obviously made by monks. It was only used for drinking tea, but it seemed noble and luxurious enough.
The seemingly dried tea leaves gradually stretched out when brewed with boiling water, and returned to the shape of fresh leaves in the water. The steaming heat exuded a unique fragrance. It smelled pleasant. No wonder the Lord of the City said it was a treat.
The tiger baby is "looking at tea". He hasn't drank it yet. Just looking at it in a pure and transparent glass cup is also pleasing to the eye.
This tea was not boiled on site as usual. The water was boiled outside, and servants came in with a pot to make tea. The puzzled Lord Hongyuan had also been paying attention to the expressions of the village treasure and Huwa.
It is rare for the village treasure to have the opportunity to sit in the palace of the city lord like this, using such a precious glass cup to drink this rare tea. If it were normal, he would feel a little scared or even flattered. But at this time, the village treasure seems to have no intention of paying attention.
There was tea on the table, and he was sitting there with his hands and fingers clasped in front of him. He looked a little nervous and anxious. It seemed like something must have happened!
However, there was no abnormal expression on Huwa's face. He stared at the tea cup with curiosity, as if he was concentrating on the physical properties of the tea, but he never said a word, nor did he say thank you according to normal etiquette.
This made the city lord even more unsure.
When the servants retreated and there was no one else in the room, the Lord of Hongyuan City finally took the cup and said, "Sir, please taste this tea!"
Huwa also picked up the glass cup and said bluntly: "Lord City Lord, I came to Feihong City occasionally and passed by Baixi Village last month. Do you know what happened to me there? And do you know that Nong
Where have the city patrol formations led by Neng gone?"
Hong Yuan was stunned and said: "I know this place, Baixi Village, but how can I know what happened to the young gentleman there? I was about to ask you for advice. And Nong Neng is the deputy military division of Feihong City. He is currently leading a group of troops.
The army is patrolling the city walls on a regular basis. In the past two days, I heard that they may be chasing clues about the thieves they found occasionally. Could it be that the young gentleman met them and knew what they found? "
Huwa: "I met the Feihong City Army Formation led by Nong Neng in Baixi Village. They appeared in places they shouldn't be and did things they shouldn't do during their patrol of the city, and they were not members of the Israeli Army Formation.
The face appears..."
Huwa didn't talk much nonsense. He directly told what he knew about the situation he encountered. While talking, he sipped tea. When he finished talking, he had almost tasted the cup of tea.
Looking at the Lord of Hongyuan City, he was originally holding the tea lightly at the bottom of the cup, but gradually his hand tightened on the cup, and his palms were reddened but he didn't realize it. The room was not hot, but by the end he was sweating profusely.
Hong Yuan is far more knowledgeable than the village treasure and has a different identity. After listening to it, he did not doubt what Hu Wa said. He could describe such a complicated situation so clearly in all the details, and this young gentleman did not
It is necessary to go to the city lord's palace and tell such a lie. If it is false, it will be exposed immediately; if it is true, the consequences will be so serious!
Hongyuan also "understood" why Huwa didn't want to reveal his identity. This was a scandal, not only a scandal in Feihong City, but also a scandal that shocked Xiangshi Country, and would even become the laughing stock of Xiangshi Country being ridiculed by the other four countries of Ba Yuan.
.As the city lord of Feihong City, I’m afraid he can’t afford it!
Hongyuan was not only sweating, but also felt as if needles were pricking his whole body. He felt like he couldn't sit still. Just at this moment, a servant outside the door asked: "Lord, it's late. Do you and your distinguished guest want to have a meal?"
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Hong Yuan subconsciously yelled in a hoarse voice: "What are you going to eat? Just wait and go, don't disturb my conversation with the distinguished guests!" Then he realized his impoliteness and hurriedly whispered to Huwa, "Mr., you said so.
Can these things be true?"
Although he knew that Huwa could not tell such a lie, he still harbored fantasies. What if the young gentleman made a mistake? Huwa replied: "I heard that the military advisor Yan Lingzhu returned to the city yesterday and claimed that
I have something important to report to you. May I ask if he is here and what is he reporting to you?"
Hong Yuan trembled: "No, I haven't seen him at all in the past few days. As for the loss of contact with the army led by the Agricultural Energy Research Institute, I also heard from others. It is said that Yan Lingzhu has left the city and is investigating.
Is he back?"
Huwa sighed and said, "I came back yesterday. The city guard saw it with my own eyes, but I'm probably not in the city now. If the Lord of the City doesn't believe it, I'll have the military advisor come and ask."
Hongyuan immediately ordered the village treasure to "invite" the military master Yan Lingzhu to the city lord's palace immediately. In order to prevent changes, he also asked the village treasure to take the palace guards with him. There was not much time, and the village treasure came back to report.
He was not at home, and there was no one else at home. The village treasure searched carefully and found that all the valuables were gone.
Angrily, Hong Yuan ordered again, sending personal guards to inquire where Yan Lingzhu had gone. After a while, someone came back to report that Yan Lingzhu entered the city from the east gate in the afternoon yesterday, and a neighbor saw him returning home.
, but he hurried out of the city through the west gate before sunset, as evidenced by the gatekeeper.
At dawn today, Yan Lingzhu's wife and children also left the south gate in a two-horse carriage. It was said that they were going back to their parents' home. From this point of view, Yan Lingzhu must be an accomplice of Nongneng behind the scenes.
When he was exposed, he panicked and ordered his sergeants to prevent Baixi Village from sending people to report the news in order to delay as much time as possible. He packed up his things and fled in fear of crime, and also sent away his family.
Hong Yuan hissed and punched the case: "Chase him, chase him immediately and send someone to capture him!"
The village treasure reminded in a low voice: "Lord City Lord, how are we going to chase him, and who will we send to chase him? Since we want to arrest him, how are we going to announce the charges?"
The evidence currently available is that Nong Neng led an army to attack Baixi Village disguised as rogues. And they were probably the murderers of the first two murders, but this fact still needs to be verified. As for the specific relationship between Yan Lingzhu and Nong Neng
, the details are not yet clear, but it is speculated that he must be an accomplice of Nong Neng, otherwise he would not have ordered the interception and killing of Huwa.
Yan Lingzhu has served as Feihong City's military advisor for many years, and many of his former subordinates are in the military formation. If his crimes are not disclosed, it would be difficult to send people to arrest him. Moreover, Yan Lingzhu left the city alone, and he is a cultivator.
As a good monk in the Four Realms, he is very familiar with the situation in Xiangshi Kingdom. There are large mountains and fields and many side roads. People have been walking for a day, where can they go to catch them?
The slightly panicked Lord Hongyuan finally calmed down and asked in a low voice: "Sir, does anyone else know about this matter?"
Huwa replied: "Here, it's just me and the village treasure captain. But in Baixi Village, more than a thousand people already know about it."
Hong Yuan bit the bullet and said with some difficulty: "Sir, can I ask you something, sir?"
Huwa: "City Lord, please speak."
Hongyuan: "Please don't publicize this matter for the time being. As you said, Beixi and Yunxi have been killed in battle, and Bai Xiying, the patriarch of Baixi Village, has gone crazy, so there is no one in Baixi Village who has ever known Nong Neng. I
We need to send someone to confirm first and check the bodies and the weapons they left behind to make sure they are correct."
Huwa: "Who are you going to send?"
Hongyuan: "Currently in Feihong City, only the captain of the village treasure knows about this matter. Of course I will send the village treasure. Let him take my car and set off overnight. I want to go back quickly. Before that, I would like to ask him
The young gentleman will stay in the city lord's mansion to rest and wait, and I will definitely treat him well."
What has happened has happened. So many villagers in Baixi Village were killed or injured, and an entire city patrol army formation was gone. It cannot be covered up no matter what. The Lord of Hongyuan City is thinking about how to deal with the aftermath as best as possible. Huwa nodded.
Agree, stay in the city lord's mansion and wait for news, and see how city lord Hongyuan wants to deal with his funeral?
By allowing Huwa to live in his house, Hongyuan City Lord is suspected of blocking information, and it seems that he may also worry that he will take the opportunity to harm Huwa. But from another perspective, Huwa must be a master as a national worker.
He thought it would be easier to be unfavorable to Hong Yuan. Hong Yuan asked Hu Wa to stay with him, which also showed an undefended attitude to show that he was open and selfless and had nothing to do with this matter.
It was almost midnight, and everyone in the mansion was waiting outside, but the young gentleman hadn't even eaten dinner. Hongyuan quickly said: "I was just in a hurry to deal with important things, and I forgot to invite the young gentleman to a meal.
It’s late at night, let’s eat quickly!”
Huwa shook his head and said: "I am practicing fasting, so there is no need to eat. If the city lord is hungry, just go and eat by yourself and arrange a quiet room for me to rest... By the way, the village treasure captain has a whole day.
He hasn’t eaten anything yet, so please feed him first.” (To be continued...)