On the outskirts of the city, in a pavilion, several maids were kneeling.
Cai Jingjing waved his hand, and they stood up, lowered their hands and bent down, and slowly exited, with graceful figures and gentle movements.
They hung bamboo curtains all around and stood outside with their backs on their backs, each holding a plain floral paper umbrella.
There were only three people left in the pavilion, none of whom were serving others. The silver pot engraved with dragon patterns made a soft "sizzling" sound on the stove, and white mist curled up from the mouth of the pot.
Outside the bamboo curtain, raindrops dripped from the corners of the eaves and bamboo leaves, the sound of pattering rain came, and the light gradually dimmed.
The atmosphere is becoming more and more like a conspiracy, Li Yu thought to himself.
Cai Jing saw that the two Taoist priests really didn't do anything, so he had no choice but to pour away the remaining tea. He took out the new dark green tea from the paper bag with a bamboo spoon, put it on a piece of white paper, brushed off the fine tea powder, and poured it into the purple sand.
In the pot.
Then he picked up the silver pot and poured boiling water. Although he was old, his hands were very steady. The boiling water he poured in was level with the mouth of the pot. The tightly rolled tea leaves in the three cups unfolded with a slight sound without spilling at all.
Orthodox scholars like Cai Jing cultivate awe-inspiring Qi. The Confucian Qi-nurturing Kung Fu has its own unique features.
Although it is not as good as Buddhism and Taoism, there is no way to ascend to immortality, and there is no way to fight and kill, but studying things to gain knowledge is a very profound knowledge in itself. Once you have learned it, your understanding of things will not be on the same level as ordinary people.
, you can control foreign objects more easily.
Li Yu picked up the lid of the purple clay pot, skimmed off the fine foam on the mouth of the pot, covered it, and poured boiling water on the pot. The tea foam rushed down the body of the pot, and a refreshing fragrance of tea wafted out. After a while, the water in the pot body
Traces dried up.
"Good tea!" Li Yu took a deep breath and praised sincerely.
"Do serious Taoist priests also know tea art?" Cai Jing asked with a smile.
"I don't understand." Li Yu smiled and said, "But how could the tea that Cai Xiang drank not be the best?"
"Hahaha, Taoist priest is too modest. I can tell by your expression that you understand tea." Cai Jing poured boiling water over the teacup, poured two more cups, and handed one to Lin Lingsu.
It had been many years since he had done these things by himself. Now that the maids were away, he still had a unique pleasure in drinking and making tea.
The atmosphere of conspiracy was getting stronger and stronger. Li Yu nodded with satisfaction and smiled with a smile that concealed a knife to match the atmosphere.
"National Master, I want to recruit this time, what are your orders?" Cai Jing's attitude was very low. After pushing the tea, he asked with a smile.
"Eradicate the Daxiangguo Temple."
Li Yu almost choked. The atmosphere of conspiracy was destroyed by Lin Lingsu's words.
How can I just ask the question directly when I come up?
Cai Jing swallowed, looked a little unnatural, twitched his lips several times, and finally asked: "Why is this?"
In order to prevent Lin Lingsu from continuing, Li Yu quickly took over the words, "Xiang Cai, what is your Majesty missing?"
"Your Majesty is rich in the world, has a healthy dragon body, has children around his knees, and lacks nothing."
"Lack of money! We in the Song Dynasty are the richest and the most short of money. Cai Xiang, do you think so or not?"
Cai Jing savored the tea in the cup carefully, and also savored Li Yu's words. He didn't know whether he was praising the tea or Li Yu.
"Wonderful."
When Lin Lingsu saw that Li Yu was better at talking to these officials than him, he simply pretended to be mute and said nothing.
"Although this tea is wonderful, the water for making tea has to be purchased from the Daxiangguo Temple. It is said that the only spiritual spring in Bianliang is controlled by the Xiangguo Temple. It actually exceeds the royal palace's expenses and everyone else has to spend money to buy it.
The price of a bottle of water is more expensive than this tea."
Cai Jing said with a smile: "This matter did not begin in the Song Dynasty, and the spiritual spring is not what you said. It was during the Han Dynasty, when the eminent monks in the Daxiangguo Temple used supreme magic power to wash the spring with Buddha's light, creating a
The spiritual spring. In other words, that spiritual spring belongs to the Great Xiangguo Temple."
"Xiang Cai, times have changed. Is the spiritual spring built by the monks of the Han Dynasty on the land of Bianliang, the capital of the Song Dynasty? If it is, then it belongs to the Song Dynasty. Could it be that today, in the Daxiangguo Temple,
Were there any monks who participated in the Buddha's light washing of the spiritual spring?"
"Moreover, Daxiangguo Temple has been collecting money without calculation since the old Han Dynasty. Have you ever thought about what kind of wealth it has accumulated so far?"
Li Yu is like a bad guy who is tempting to commit crime, leading the wily Cai Jing step by step towards the ultimate goal.
Was Cai Jing really led in step by step?
At least Li Yu didn't think so. The old boy probably had already achieved his goal after hearing his first words.
At this time, Lin Lingsu, who was on the side, couldn't help it anymore. He said directly: "Cai Jing, you want to stabilize your position. All the ministers in the court want to stabilize their status. The only way is to please His Majesty. I like big scenes.
, likes to build gardens, build tall buildings, lavish rewards, and ostentation, all of which require money. When we destroy the Daxiangguo Temple, the wealth obtained will be enough for you to favor, so don’t hesitate, this is a once-in-a-lifetime treat for you.
Chance."
If it weren't for the fact that the person in front of him was a national master with a transcendent status, Cai Jing would have walked away without a trace.
Although what he said was true, he didn't want to lose face, and was he talking nonsense like this?
Li Yu and Cai Jing, who were still immersed in the atmosphere of plotting big things that the two of them had worked hard to create, were both a little embarrassed. Everyone was secretive. You said a little, I told a little, and slowly searched for the feeling of tacit understanding. Lin
The spirit element was destroyed.
In this case, let's just be honest.
Li Yu coughed lightly, touched his nose, and said: "Right now, if Prime Minister Cai wants to keep his favor and keep his position as prime minister, there are only two ways. One is to reform vigorously, get rid of the shortcomings of the Song Dynasty, and then restore the economy. I believe Prime Minister Cai
You have this ability, but it will take more than ten years, right? You can't wait for more than ten years, and His Majesty can't wait. He stepped down before you succeeded, and you will definitely be liquidated by then.
The second way is to work with us to overthrow the Daxiangguo Temple. Kill this fat pig and we will celebrate the New Year together. Kill a Daxiangguo Temple and the entire Song Dynasty will be full. Your Majesty is satisfied. Cai Xiang’s status
Steady as a mountain.
After this is accomplished, we will not take any of the wealth accumulated by the Daxiangguo Temple."
Cai Jing picked up the tea cup, drank it all in one gulp, and said: "I will lead six departments and hundreds of officials to add fuel to the flames and help His Majesty make up his mind. But at the beginning, you still need to take action first."
"Okay." Li Yu said simply: "We want the old site of Daxiangguo Temple."
Is this the old site? Cai Jing curled his lips and couldn't help but said: "It seems that the Taoist priest is very confident."
Li Yu smiled faintly, boasted, and pointed his finger in the sky, "There are people above us."
Cai Jing raised his eyelids, hesitated for a moment, and still didn't ask, but his attitude was better than before.
Li Yu blew something casually, and countless thundering names emerged in his mind, all of which were gods in the Taoist sect.
