In the evening, Huixian Teahouse is located on Shiziqiao Street in the west part of the city.
Xu Sanxiao took the initiative to invite Yan Chaohui. He couldn't keep the guests waiting, so he came early. He sat upstairs and looked out the window. He saw the prosperous street scene and prosperous industries. It turned out that this place was the old center of the ancient city.
Compared with the new city center, although there are fewer high-rise buildings here, the population is the most dense. As the center of the city for the past 800 years, many long-established merchants gathered here. The prosperity here cannot be replaced overnight.
The Hoi Hsien Teahouse's signboard has been around for a hundred years, but the building was rebuilt on the original site in the mid-1980s, and the signboard was naturally re-hanged at that time. The teahouse's architecture remains ancient, and its business philosophy remains the same.
, there are more than a dozen tea doctors who are very articulate, all of them are over forty years old, and they are living maps of Chengdu. They are very particular about serving tea and water, and wiping the snacks on the table.
Xu Sanxiao saw this and thought that although Qi Rongrong booked this place, he must have booked it according to the wishes of Teacher Yan. It seems that Teacher Yan has always been a person who likes ancient styles and old learning. This person
The lecture style on stage is bold and eclectic, the language is sharp and profound, and the connotation is all-encompassing. It is by no means rigorous, but it is very exciting. A person's academic ability does not depend on how many books he has read, but how many books he can use. Half a book of The Analects of Confucius can be
To govern the world, one book of the Three Kingdoms can achieve a splendid country. Great knowledge is produced by combining knowledge and action and applying it. Yan Chaohui's knowledge is applied learning, rather than repeating what is said from the book. Such people understand the world and are aware of the drinking, sex and wealth in life.
All kinds of temptations have unique insights, and it is not easy to win his favor.
Xu Sanxiao was thinking about how to get in touch with Teacher Yan, when suddenly Dr. Tea shouted in his ears: Sir, turn around slowly, tea is here??????
Chengdu has had a teahouse culture since ancient times, and the most distinctive one among them is the tea doctor, who is actually a tea shop. They live in teahouses, come into contact with all walks of life, and have a wide range of knowledge. Road traffic in the city, news and anecdotes
They all knew the matter, so they were called Dr. Tea by tea drinkers. This title was first seen in the Tang Dynasty's "Fengshi Hearing and Seeing Records": "After tea, I ordered the slave to take thirty liters of money to pay Dr. Tea."
I saw Dr. Tea performing one after another, such as Su Qin carrying a sword, a boy worshiping Guanyin, and other stunts of tea presentation. He performed unique stunts that were breathtaking and reminded people of the story of the oil seller. The tea farmers in Shannan Province are highly skilled in blending tea and have many unique skills. They
You can spin a large copper kettle filled with boiling water and with a one-meter-long spout like a windmill. First, bring the spout close to the tea bowl, and then suddenly lift it up. A stream of boiling water will rush down into the tea bowl.
Then he reached out and covered the tea bowl in front of the guest with a flick of his little finger. His technique was absolutely amazing.
The sky is wide and the earth is wide, so is the tea ceremony, the Taoist people and the righteous way. This tea house is really good!
I had never met Xu Sanxiao in the past. Just as he was getting absorbed in watching, Yan Chaohui arrived. He actually knew who Xu Sanxiao was. When they met, they even omitted greetings and laughed heartily, "I should call you Village Chief Xu."
Or Mr. Xu?"
"Now you can call me whatever you like, but after three courses of tea, I hope you can call me Three Smiles." Xu Sanxiao stood up and gave way, saying: "It's better to come early than to come by chance. Mr. Yan came here step by step.
The tea has just been brewed and you have arrived."
Yan Chaohui said: "The rules in Huixian Tower are that there are only six soups a day, morning, morning, afternoon, afternoon, evening, night, at exactly six o'clock. Tea waits for no one, and tea doesn't wait until it's late. I come and go often, so I'm familiar with it."
The rules here." Then he said: "You haven't eaten yet, right? I ordered some snacks on the way here, so just eat a little."
Qi Rongrong said that they would meet at seven o'clock, which was dinner time. Xu Sanxiao only said that Huixianlou was a restaurant. After arriving, she found out that it was a teahouse. She was thinking that drinking tea would be uncomfortable when she was hungry, but she didn't expect this.
Mr. Yan had already made arrangements. He smiled and said: "It seems that the rules here are special enough. Guests are also allowed to bring their own food. If you are not a wise old horse, how would you have thought of it."
Yan Chaohui chuckled and said: "Not only are you allowed to bring your own food, but you are also allowed to play chess and cards. The food will have to wait for a while before it is delivered. Why not talk about a game first and enjoy tea and talk about Taoism while playing chess."
Although Xu Sanxiao started his career by making chessboards, he does not know how to play Go. He prefers chess. Yan Chaohui said that both Go and chess are the essence of Chinese civilization. The complexity of Go is a game for literati to seek masterminds, and it has flourished in China since ancient times.
According to the official temple, chess emphasizes long-distance attack, close defense, grand opening and closing, and its popular style is more suitable for warriors. Therefore, it is more common in Jianghu. Village Chief Xiao Xu likes to play chess, which is more Jianghu style.
Yan Chaohui asked a worker in the teahouse to fetch a chess set. It turned out to be a set of agate chess pieces and a mahogany chessboard. The chess pieces and the gold-edged iron wires on the chessboard were very beautifully carved. Xu Sanxiao chose the red chess piece out of courtesy and said: "The one with a black red line loses."
No matter what, if the first mover is half a step ahead and has a slight innate advantage, I won’t be polite to you."
Yan Chaohui humbly said: "This is not necessarily the case. Although the black stone is the second mover, it can take corresponding countermeasures according to the red stone's moves. It has the advantage of attacking first. Compared with Go, the order of moves in chess is not that important."
Xu Sanxiao recalled his experience in the past when he was traveling around the world, occasionally setting up endgames at stations and piers, and betting on the lottery to make money. The endgames had fixed patterns, while the full-piece chess game was ever-changing. Xu Sanxiao had rich experience and profound skills in both aspects.
The soldiers were arrayed, the cannons were set up, and the chariots and horses were behind the lines. In the border between Chu and Han, soldiers and elephants were waiting, and the generals were sitting in the palace. When they played against each other, they both found that the other party was extremely powerful.
Yan Chaohui's sword-moving and eccentric moves are exquisite, but Yan Chaohui's layout is popular in the professional chess world at the moment. He has a firm position, a steady attack, and a method of defense. It is precisely in chess that he encounters an opponent with a good talent, and it is difficult to kill him at once.
Yan Chaohui picked up the tea bowl and asked, "Can you see the pair you entered at the entrance?"
"The sky is wide and the earth is wide, there is no action, the tea ceremony is wide, the Taoist people are the right way."
Yan Chaohui nodded and said: "The tea lid refers to the sky, the tea boat refers to the earth, the tea cup refers to people, when the tea is poured and the lid is closed, it means heaven, earth and people. What do you think?"
Xu Sanxiao thought for a while and said: "The tea ceremony is the way to be a human being. The essence of heaven, earth and human beings is in the word "harmony". Temperature, heat and taste all need to be just right to make harmony smooth and fast. Officialdom must be harmonious with people, and shopping malls must be harmonious.
To make money, harmony is the right way."
"Well said!" Yan Chaohui nodded with satisfaction and praised: "The level of village chief Xiao Xu is enough to give lectures to some of my unscrupulous disciples."
This praise was a bit stylized and seemed to lack some heartfelt flavor. Xu Sanxiao changed the topic and said: "But I think that everything is too much and it is difficult to see the truth if the breeze blows too much. The long-term solution may not be a good thing. Do you think
Where are you?"
"It makes sense." Yan Chaohui sighed: "But what goes up works and what goes down works. The trend has become established and cannot be changed overnight. I heard people say that although Village Chief Xiao Xu has tens of millions of assets, the world he longs for is not the world of peace and freedom?"
Xu Sanxiao put down the tea bowl, without any concealment, cupped his hands and said: "It is true, so I take the liberty to ask you to explain it. I only hope that I can gain your favor and give you some guidance."
Yan Chaohui drank all the tea in his hand. He did not respond directly to Xu Sanxiao's request, but changed the subject and said: "It's my first time to have tea. Xu Sanxiao, this name doesn't look like the name of a person in the officialdom. Does it have any origin?
?" He said, calling the tea doctor to continue the second course of tea.
What did he mean? Xu Sanxiao was puzzled for a moment and said: "To be honest, I was an orphan. I had no name, no surname, and no tokens when I was adopted by my adoptive father. Both my first and last name were given by my adoptive father. Xu is
Xu Youzhi promised, as for the three smiles, according to my adoptive father's words, the first smile is that the world is unkind and all living things are stupid dogs; the second smile is that the common people are meaningless and there is no need to ask for it; the third smile is that the world is cold and warm, and I am not afraid of your jokes. I have lived for twenty-two years.
I still don’t understand why he said that.”
"Heaven and earth are unkind, and all creatures are stupid, and the common people have no righteousness and need no mercy. The world is warm and cold." Yan Chaohui repeated these three sentences and said solemnly: "The first two sentences are lamenting that heaven and man cannot be one, and the last sentence is smiling at the world of mortals.
I am so proud that I can say these words and cultivate a talent like you. Your adoptive father is a great person. It is a pity that I can't get to know him. I heard from Mr. Qi that he has already traveled to the west on a crane."
It seems that he has done enough research before coming. Xu Sanxiao followed his words and said: "My adoptive father never went to school, but he has read many books. He is also a Taoist monk."
Yan Chaohui said: "Nanshan has produced great sages since ancient times, and many outstanding figures in Xuanmen came from there?????? General!"
Xu Sanxiao lowered his head and saw that Yan Chaohui's defensive counterattack had gradually regained the upper hand. The pawns entered the middle palace. In front of the artillery array, the rooks were on the bright line. Seeing that the red pieces were about to lose, he didn't want to lose, so he stopped talking and stared at the chessboard, thinking carefully.
Get up. Finally, the knight took a step back. This move not only had the effect of driving away the pawns in the middle palace, but also guarded the open rook on the side of the sunspot. More importantly, it showed the old commander. If Yan Chaohui couldn't attack in the next step, Xu Sanxiao
Then he could use his handsome strength to launch a fierce counterattack and turn defeat into victory. But unfortunately, Yan Chaohui sized up the situation and after a long test, he did not take the risk and take credit for it, but adopted a safe strategy of changing rooks and seeking a peace. The game was finally won.
It became a draw.
This game of chess had many climaxes, and both of them had made wonderful moves to turn the tide and survive. Yan Chaohui's chess was already at a professional level, but it was still quite difficult to deal with Xu Sanxiao's wild tricks. The game was over.
, Yan Chaohui recalled the previous game and seemed to have no intention of starting the second game.
"Is this God's will? As soon as we mentioned peace, we played a game of chess." Yan Chaohui's wise eyes stared at Xu Sanxiao, and suddenly the conversation suddenly changed and he asked: "Xu Sanxiao, if you have the opportunity to enter the official career
, what kind of official do you want to be?" He added: "I mean, today peace is valued everywhere, are you willing to go with the flow?"
Xu Sanxiao noticed that Yan Chaohui addressed him by his first name instead of Village Chief Xiao Xu. Now that he asked such a question again, Xu Sanxiao was wondering whether he asked it himself or on whose behalf he asked it?
Based on his limited knowledge, he guessed that Yan Chaohui should belong to the role of a staff and planner of the Zhao family in Shannan. Zhao Haifeng, through several contacts, regarded him as a genius and wanted to recruit him. He had always known this.
Du Ming. I invited Yan Chaohui to come today. In addition to appreciating the connotation of the city and asking for advice, I also wanted to express my position. Now that the second cup of tea has been swallowed, I should say something clearly.
"There are already too many peacemakers in this world, so there is not one more for me!" Xu Sanxiao said sternly: "Birds follow the phoenix and fly far away, while people follow the virtuous and good people. The former is a shortcut to officialdom, while the latter is a rare opportunity in life.
But I prefer to have a long and long journey, and only by searching up and down can I enjoy the fun of the process. In addition, I am honored to have Brother Haifeng take a look at me, but I am afraid that my qualifications and talents are not enough to match this favor, so I still want to
You will develop better slowly."
Yan Chaohui said: "Although you took the initiative to invite me this time, I did come with a mission. I watched the child Haifeng grow up. Although he is young, he has always been steady and capable, and he is more resolute and courageous.
Zhao Jinzhuo, his father, I heard him talk about you before I came here and he was full of praise for you. Now I see that his vision is indeed not bad, but friends are friends, cherishing each other and recognizing heroes and respecting heroes are not the same thing. Even Haifeng
He is a key talent to be cultivated among the three generations of the Zhao family, and he cannot use his own resources to help an outsider without permission."
The food delivery person arrived. They both deliberately avoided the previous topic, and together they set up the table and put food on it.
Just from the dishes, it can be seen that Yan Chaohui is a person who knows how to enjoy himself. He is not only a good tea drinker, but also a good eater.
This meal was beyond imagination. Chen Mapo tofu, Shuangliu rabbit head, Husband and wife lung slices, Erjie rabbit dices, traditional Guokui, Long Chaoshou, Maojiezi fat rice rolls, Bangbang chicken, sad jelly, Mom
There were exactly ten dishes of rice. Xu Sanxiao felt dizzy, and her mouth watered just by looking at the presentation of each dish.
He ate without saying anything and slept without saying anything. Yan Chaohui didn't say anything as he ate. He chewed slowly and ate slowly. Xu Sanxiao was also not a voracious eater. There is a saying in Taoist health science that eat slowly.
One moment, ten years of life.
After eating, someone came to collect the bowls and chopsticks. Yan Chaohui signaled Dr. Tea to serve three courses of tea and said: "Sanxiao, although you and I are not destined to be colleagues and masters, it is not bad to be friends who have been together for many years. I thought you
If you are interested in officialdom, even if you are unwilling to join the Zhao family, you should not go against the general trend of the world. This is really important in the officialdom. There is a saying in the officialdom: everyone carries the sedan chair, and everyone carries it.
The higher you lift it, the higher it gets, and the lower it gets when people step on it, what do you think?"
Xu Sanxiao disagreed and thought: "If this is the case, why should I take this path? He verbally agreed but did not express his position: "Your words are good advice."
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