Those who can live near Kaibao Temple are all prominent people in the court.
This place, unlike Jiuzhou Bridge, is a place where only dignitaries cannot live.
Among them, there are several houses with plaques bearing the title of Li Mansion. The owner of this Li Mansion is called Li Zhang. He is appointed as the Military Envoy of the Wu Sheng Army and commands the envoys in front of the palace. After all, he is one of the commanders of the Imperial Guard.
, has the important responsibility of protecting the safety of the palace.
Li Zhang is only about thirty years old now, but he already has an official body and is still a second-grade military general. This shows that he is favored by Renzong Zhao Zhen and his identity is not simple.
Li Zhang is indeed not a simple man. His father's name is Li Yonghe, who is now a member of Tong Zhongshu's family, equivalent to the prime minister. But this is not the main thing. The main thing is that his father's sister is Concubine Li Chen.
That was the biological mother of Song Renzong Zhao Zhen.
In other words, Li Zhang is Zhao Zhen's cousin, and he has a very close relationship. With such a relationship, he can have an official status at a young age and still hold such an important position, then
It all makes sense.
Li Zhang, who worked the overnight shift last night, returned to the mansion in the morning. Before he could have breakfast, Li Tang, the butler outside the door, ran over and said, "Master, there is a man named Su Shi outside the door asking to see him.
It’s said that there is something very important.”
"Tongzhilang? Su Shi?" After Li Zhang heard this seemingly familiar name, he quickly thought of something, and then said: "He came on a wooden chair?"
"Yes, exactly." Butler Li Tanglian nodded immediately.
"It turns out it's really him, but why could he come to me with something important? Let's just invite him in." After thinking about it, Li Zhang decided to meet him before talking.
Others don't know about Su Shi. As the commander of the palace, he naturally knows.
Without mentioning anything else, let's just say that Yue Siling stayed in front of Danfeng Gate for seven days. This matter had been spread for a long time, and it naturally reached his ears.
Precisely because of this, when Li Zhang learned that Yue Siling was waiting for the young man on the wooden chair, and that young man actually cured King Jing's disease that even the imperial doctor was unable to cure, Li Zhang also wrote down this name.
This is not to say that Su Shi is very important, but that Li Zhang thinks that this person's medical skills are good and he can't tell when he will be needed, so he wants to make friends with him.
Soon, Lou Yang pushed Su Shi to the main hall of Li Mansion, where Li Zhang was sitting and waiting as a sign of solemnity.
"Xiaoguan Su Shi has met General Li." As soon as the two sides met, Su Shi raised his fists and saluted.
Ordinarily, Li Zhang was a military general and Su Shi was a civil servant. The two were not in the same system at all. But Su Shi still said this, which meant that he was raising the status of the other party.
"Haha, this is my house. There is no need to be so polite between you and me. Come and sit down." Li Zhang chuckled. Even though he was only in his early twenties, he had some grace in dealing with others.
This may be what I learned from my father, Li Yonghe.
As the uncle of Renzong Zhao Zhen, Li Yonghe never used his power to overpower others and was very low-key. Of course, this is just a different way of treating others. If anyone really thinks that the Li family is easy to bully, then you can give it a try
Try it, keeping it will make you suffer a lot of damage.
"Brother Li is so polite." Even though it was not befitting his official position, Su Shi couldn't be happier. After laughing, he was pushed to sit in front of Li Yonghe.
"Uh, but I wonder what Brother Su is here for?" Li Zhang smiled, but he was very curious about the reason why Su Shi was here.
This person obtained his official position through medical skills, and he also heard that this person still has the blood of the Zhao family. But these seem to have nothing to do with him. He is young now, in good health, and it seems that he has not found the Holy Hand yet.
when.
Facing Li Zhang's doubts, Su Shi chuckled and said, "He put his hand into his arms, and then he took a palm-sized tea brick in his hand and placed it in front of Li Zhang.
Su Shi talked straight to the point, and he probably knew that he was not equal to the other party in terms of identity and status. The unnecessary pleasantries were just making up for nothing, and it would be very embarrassing if not done well. He might even encounter an evil master.
, it’s not surprising even if he blows himself out.
Su Shi did not allow any problems to occur in this plan, so he used a unique move to achieve a shocking effect.
"What is this?" The thing in front of Li Zhang was a little strange, but also a little familiar, like tea cakes, but it was different from what he had seen.
Speaking of which, Song Dynasty tea is mainly steamed green tea, that is, steamed tea drinking method.
There are two types of tea: cake and loose tea. The tea brick in front of you is similar to cake tea that is ground into a cake.
"This is tea." Su Shi said straightforwardly, but then added, "But it's not the cake tea on the market. How about we just drink it and find out how it tastes."
"Oh?" Hearing that it was different from the usual cake tea, Li Zhang also became interested, "Okay, let's have a taste. Li Tang, go prepare steamed tea."
"No, no need." Su Shi interrupted, "Just prepare boiling water and teacups.
"Huh? It's interesting. Let's do what brother Su wants." Li Zhang was also willing to listen to the advice. He smiled and nodded to the housekeeper Li Tang.
Li Tang's hands and feet were very quick. In a short time, he carried a pot of boiling water and two teacups to the main hall and placed them in front of Su Shi.
"Today we mainly focus on tea tasting, and we won't do so many fancy things. If we have some free time, we can have a set of Kung Fu tea. That is the highest level of tea drinking." Su Shi turned to guests and got busy.
Got up.
Although he was busy, the action was actually very simple. He took two small handfuls from the tea brick and put them into two teacups respectively. Then he poured a small amount of boiling water into the cups, and then poured the third cup.
As soon as the tea was poured out, boiling water was quickly poured in again, and the teacup stood still there.
Li Zhang had been watching from the side. When he saw this, he couldn't help but curiously asked, "Is this the end?"
"Yes, it's over. If you're in a hurry, you can drink it now. Of course, the water is still a little hot, so it will taste best after a while." Su Shi said with a confident smile on his face.
"But, is this really okay?" Li Zhang was obviously a little confused, but more of a disbelief.
To steam tea at this time, you need to wash the tea buds repeatedly with water, put them in a pot, wait until the water boils, then steam the tea leaves. It should not be overheated or undercooked. If it is overcooked, the color will be yellow and the taste will be light, and if it is undercooked, the color will be green.
It settles easily and has a grassy smell.
But even when such tea leaves are drunk in the mouth, there is still an inexhaustible bitterness. But this tea leaves do not go through these processes at all and can be drunk just by soaking them in boiling water? Then the taste is really unpleasant.
Dare to imagine.
Li Zhang had never drank tea like this. The main reason was that the tea craftsmanship at that time was not perfect. Drinking it this way would only make it more bitter. It was not enjoyment, but asking for trouble.
"Well, it should be almost done." As if Su Shi didn't see Li Zhang's doubtful expression, he smiled and reached out to pick up the teacup in front of him, then opened the lid of the cup, blew in the mist on it, and then
Then he took a sip.
Li Zhang saw all this, and he seemed to have seen Su Shi spit out the tea in one breath.
But the result he expected did not appear. On the contrary, Su Shi still looked like he was enjoying it and said, "Brother Li's water should be taken from the mountains. It is very good. The water quality is good and it can enhance the taste of the tea.
good."
"Okay?" Li Zhang looked at Su Shi with suspicion, wanting to see if he was playing some tricks or holding back something.
However, after looking at it for a long time, he didn't see any flaws. On the contrary, in this moment, Su Shi had finished drinking the tea in front of him, poured in new boiling water, and then started slowly again.
Tasted slowly.
"Already have two cups? Does it taste really good?" Li Zhang's suspicion gradually diminished, and he finally decided to give it a try.
Anyway, this is not poison, just spit it out if it doesn't taste good. With this thought in mind, Li Zhang was even ready to spray the tea at any time, and took a sip carefully.
Just with this gentle sip, Li Zhang did not feel any bitter feeling on the tip of his tongue. On the contrary, when the mist entered his nostrils, it gave people a very refreshing feeling.
Then came the second bite, then the third and fourth bite...
Drinking water like a cow can be used to describe the way Li Zhang drank tea. As a nobleman since childhood, Li Zhang had never seen any good things. He probably never thought that one day he would drink a cup of water.
I am so hungry for tea.
"Well, it tastes good, it tastes good. There is a bitter taste at first, but then there is a lingering fragrance. Haha, add water, add water."
While talking, Su Shi didn't even wait for Su Shi to touch the teapot, he snatched it away and refilled the cup with boiling water.
This time, Li Zhang deliberately observed the changes in the teacup. The dry appearance and dull color of the tea leaves blossomed into beautiful faces and emitted a light fragrance due to the injection of water. When it sank to the bottom of the water, it looked like a beautiful line.
The scenery stays in people's eyes.
"What a good thing. I didn't expect that tea can be drunk like this." Li Zhang said excitedly as if he had discovered a new world.
"No! It's our tea that you can drink like this." Su Shi corrected with a smile.
"Oh? Can't we use other teas? Li Tang, I'm going to get a tea bowl." Li Zhang said as if he didn't believe it.
Li Tang saw his master's excitement in his eyes, quickly turned around and trotted away, and soon appeared in the main hall holding a new tea bowl.
This time he poured ordinary cake tea. Li Zhang deliberately imitated Su Shi and poured out the first water. After waiting for the second water to be less hot, he anxiously took a sip. This
Sure enough, it sprayed once. This chapter has been completed!