During dinner, Zhou Jun and Kong You discussed the matter and divided the work.
Kong You was responsible for contacting tea farmers and purchasing fresh tea leaves, while Hua Yue was responsible for preparing pots and utensils.
It is now the season for spring tea to be on the market, and there are many tea houses around Chang'an City, all of which are picking new tea and planning to transport it to Chang'an.
Kong You asked about the type and quantity of tea purchased, and Zhou Jun just replied, buy more types, but less.
In his previous life, Zhou Jun had read "Cha Shu" written by Xu Cishu of the Ming Dynasty. The method of frying tea was explained in the book.
However, this book covers only a few hundred words about the tea-frying method. It only briefly describes the process and steps of tea-frying, but does not explain the specific details.
Zhou Jun planned to cross the river by feeling for the stones. After getting the tea leaves, he would divide each tea species into several small portions and try frying them several times. He would always be able to find the right one.
The three of them discussed for a while, and Kong You left first and returned to his residence.
Huayue packed up the tableware, tables and chairs, walked to the study, and sat next to Zhou Jun.
The latter said to Hua Yue: "This time I traveled north, I met a Buddhist monk. He once lived in a monastery near the capital of Dashi for a period of time, and later entered the Tang Dynasty from Khorasan Province.
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Huayue listened without saying anything.
Zhou Jun continued: "He told me about the current situation in Khorasan Province."
"The Shiite people, led by the Abbasid tribe, set off a riot in the province, which lasted for more than half a year. But now, the riot has subsided."
Huayue nodded, just indicating that she understood.
Zhou Jun hesitated for a while, and finally asked: "Are you... homesick?"
Huayue looked at Zhou Jun, and did not answer his question, but talked about a dusty past event: "The Umayyad nobles of Dashi Country attach great importance to religious blood. They believe that only people who believe in Allah can
be blessed, any union between a pagan and a noble is unclean and should be rebuked."
"As for my mother, she is from the Yuezhi people and believes in Zoroastrianism, which was also called Zoroastrianism in the Tang Dynasty."
"Her marriage to the nobles was criticized from the beginning. Perhaps because she suffered too much criticism, my mother passed away when I was very young."
When Zhou Jun heard this, he sighed softly in his heart and said, "But your father loves you very much."
Huayue nodded and said: "Yes, my father is very good to me. He hired the best teachers for me, sent me to a noble school in the capital of Dashi, and gave me the best room and board."
"None of my brothers and sisters, those descendants of pure religious blood, can have the same treatment as me."
"So, jealousy blinded their eyes, and my close relatives began to resent me."
"They will question me, insult me, and blame me where my father cannot see me."
"So, apart from my father, I really can't find any other place to miss you in the so-called home you mentioned."
Zhou Jun said: "Where is your father? Didn't he stop these behaviors?"
Huayue: "Yes, he did stop it, but facing all this, he was very tired and helpless."
"Several times, when he looked at me, he sighed. I knew that maybe from a certain point on, I had become a burden to him."
After hearing this, Zhou Jun shook his head and said: "I think that no matter what kind of father in the world, when facing his biological daughter, no matter how tired he is, he will never consider the other party a burden."
Huayue pretended to smile casually and said: "Maybe, but the current situation is the best for everyone."
"My brothers and sisters have finally gotten rid of that unpleasant relative; the imams and subordinates in the official residence will no longer repeatedly mention the pagan daughter who soiled the religious bloodline; and my father, he no longer has to
It’s so hard to worry about all this.”
"Everyone is happy, right?"
Zhou Jun sighed and stopped trying to persuade Hua Yue.
A night of silence.
After resting in Bachuan for a whole day, Zhou Jun got a piece of news from Pang Gong - Li Linfu was coming to Bachuan Villa as a guest tomorrow.
Although he had heard from Pang Gong that Li Linfu would come to Bachuan, Zhou Jun still secretly thought to himself when he heard the news that Li Linfu was coming.
When Zhou Jun read through the history of the Tang Dynasty in his previous life, it involved Li Linfu's efforts to frame and suppress political opponents. Occasionally, he had the illusion that Li Linfu's path to power was smooth and he could easily defeat any political opponent he faced.
But only after he truly traveled to the Tang Dynasty and personally participated in the political affairs of the Tang Dynasty did Zhou Jun know that Li Linfu's life was not as pleasant as recorded in history books.
Take the current situation as an example, Li Linfu's enemy in the palace is the prince Li Heng, and his enemy in the court is the left prime minister Li Shizhi. Financially, the prince's wife and brother Wei Jian holds the financial power of Jianghuai; in the army, Shuo Fang, who was born in the Tenth Prince's Palace,
Jiedushi Wang Zhongsi and Longyou Jiedushi Huangfu Weiming both deeply hated Li Linfu.
The big bosses who were enemies of Li Linfu came from palace, government, finance, military and other aspects. They were an extremely large and intricate group.
Under such circumstances, it is only natural that Li Linfu desperately seek foreign aid.
On that day, Li Linfu visited Bachuan Villa. Zhou Jun received Pang Gong's order and went to the gate to greet him.
When Li Linfu's motorcade stopped, Zhou Jun made a rough count and found that there were actually five carriages, hundreds of infantry, and even fifty elite cavalry as guards.
Zhou Jun just sighed in his heart, Li Linfu made many enemies in the court, so he was cautious in order to protect himself.
Seeing Li Linfu coming out of the carriage, Zhou Jun went up to greet him, raised his hands and said: "Li Xiang is tired from driving, and Pang Gong has prepared a banquet. Please come with me."
Li Linfu was wearing a black silk robe, and his face looked a little tired than before. When he saw Zhou Jun, he said with a smile: "Erlang is really a fish and a dragon riding the wind, and the road to Qingyun is stable."
Knowing that Li Linfu was talking about traveling north, Zhou Jun modestly welcomed the former through the gate.
As Li Linfu walked along the way, he saw the luxuriant forests and bamboos in the garden, and the clear and turbulent water. He couldn't help but praise this place as the land of Langhuan Immortal.
After entering the small courtyard and the central hall, Li Linfu saw Pang Zhonghe sitting, pointed at Zhou Jun and said with a smile: "The supervisor Zuo is good at recognizing people, Lin Fu admires him."
A smile appeared on Mr. Pang's face, he said a few polite words, stretched out his hand, and motioned for Li Linfu to sit down.
Li Linfu entered the banquet and did not get into the main topic immediately. He just talked with Pang Zhonghe about the landscape.
When the first dish of spring bamboo shoots and roasted fish was served, Li Linfu saw that the dish was red and blanched, and out of curiosity, he couldn't help but take a bite.
Just this one mouthful made Li Linfu pause in shock.
After a while, Li Linfu came back to his senses and said with emotion to Mr. Pang: "This Bachuan is really a blessed place. I am envious that the prisoner Zuo enjoys it like this."
Pang Gong smiled and just spoke, urging the other party to eat more.
After three rounds of wine and halfway through the meal, Li Linfu took advantage of the wine and sighed: "The situation in the court is evil. Lin Fu really wants to be like Zuo Jian, who doesn't care about political affairs and indulges in the mountains and rivers."
Zhou Jun, who was accompanying him at the side, heard this and knew that Li Linfu was probably going to talk about something serious next.
I heard Li Linfu follow up and say: "A few days ago, there was a report from the imperial censor, saying that there are many mistakes in the selection of officials, which may lead to disaster."
After Zhou Jun heard this and thought about it carefully, he immediately understood what was going on.
Li Linfu is now the right prime minister and minister Zuo Pushe, and also the minister of the Ministry of Personnel.
The imperial censor raised an issue over the selection of official officials, but in the end, the target of the attack was Li Linfu, the minister of the Ministry of Personnel.
If Li Linfu could be stripped of his position as Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs for some reason, it would be equivalent to cutting off one of his arms and making him unable to arrange personnel.
After listening to Li Linfu's words, Pang Gong asked: "Li Shizhi's instigation?"
Li Linfu shook his head slightly and said, "It's Wei Jian, the Minister of Punishment."
Pang Gong frowned and said to himself: "Is it him?"
Li Linfu: "The prince was powerful, and Wei Jian was in charge of the finances, but he was able to help him. He moved him to the Ministry of Punishment as Minister. A certain person thought that cutting off his financial power would lead to restraint, but unexpectedly this person came back to bite him."
Pang Gong pondered for a moment and said: "If Wei Jian insists on supervising the officials, he may use the topic to his advantage and create momentum and cause disaster."
Li Linfu took another bite of the fish and said with a smile: "Since he said that the officials picked out the mistakes, then he will make them kill themselves with stones."
Pang Gong: "Kill yourself by throwing stones?"
Li Linfu: "Prisoner Zuo, let's watch and see how Lin Fu sets up the game... But for this game, do I still need to borrow someone from you?"
Pang Gong: "Who?"
Li Linfu turned his attention to Zhou Jun and smiled without saying a word.
Pang Gong was stunned and said, "Want to borrow Zhou Erlang?"
Li Linfu asked Zhou Jun: "In Jiang Yu's case, Erlang used the method of observing the physiognomy and measuring the mind to determine the authenticity. Is this possible?"
Zhou Jun knew that the other party might have already checked the files and asked the parties involved in the case, so he could only nod his head yes.
Li Linfu said with a smile: "That's it. To set up this game, I need to find two men to help me."
This chapter has been completed!