Lu Yu was a little surprised. He didn't expect that the Prime Minister of the Northern Tang Dynasty, who had many things to do, would still find time to invite him to travel.
The location of the trip is also a famous scenic spot outside the city - Bachuan.
Lu Yu once did some research on Bachuan.
During the third year of Tianbao's reign, Bachuan's reputation was not yet apparent. In just three years, Bachuan built a thirty-mile long street, four continents and twelve lanes, as well as lakes, pavilions, mountains and springs and other scenic spots, making it the most beautiful place in Chang'an City at that time.
The most famous and prosperous place.
Unfortunately, the good times did not last long.
In the fourteenth year of Tianbao's reign, there was a war in Hebei.
In order to avoid the disaster of war, businesses and households in Bachuan moved away from the long street one after another, and the huge area soon became depressed.
After the Yan army invaded Chang'an, Bachuan, as the fiefdom of the puppet kings of Yan, was lively for a while, but later declined again and no one cared about it.
Lu Yu was riding on his horse and walking on the official road to Bachuan. When he saw the weeds on both sides of the road, the road was full of potholes, and the archway beside the road collapsed and turned into a pile of rubble, he said: "The layman Qinglian once visited Bachuan.
After living there for three months, he never wanted to leave. His Majesty sent Gao Lishi several times to urge him to return to the court for banquets, but Li Taibai refused, saying that Bachuan was a blessed land of immortals, with countless victories over Chang'an. Unexpectedly, as time passed, this place became
Such a scene.”
Zhou Junxing stood beside Lu Yu, looked at the scenery in his eyes, and said quietly: "It was indeed not like this in the past..."
The group of people walked forward for a while and finally came to the end of the Bachuan official road.
Parking at the end of the yard, you can see Bachuan Long Street to the north. Unfortunately, it is deserted. There are only a few fishermen, boating on the river and fishing for a living.
To the south is the Bachuan Villa. After Chang'an was captured, the Villa was given to King An Qingyu of the State of Yan as a residence, but it was later abandoned due to the war.
At this time, the Tang army had already set up defenses around Bachuan. The soldiers surrounded the garden and no one was allowed to enter.
Zhou Jun stopped in front of the door of Bachuan Villa, looked up at the empty plaque, then stepped forward and walked in.
There are broken walls and ruins everywhere in the garden, and its original appearance has long been lost.
Seeing Zhou Jun's desolate expression, Lu Yu thought of the rumors about Ba Chuan and wanted to ask more questions, but after thinking deeply, he closed his mouth.
Zhou Jun led Lu Yu, followed by Wang Hong and other personal guards, through the street gate of Waiyuan and arrived at a small courtyard in Zhongyuan.
As soon as he stepped into the courtyard gate, Zhou Jun suddenly seemed to hear a familiar shout.
"You're back."
He raised his head and looked around, seeing only ruins and no one else.
Zhou Jun let out a long sigh and said to Lu Yu: "This is the earliest address of Bachuan Teahouse."
Lu Yu was a little surprised: "Is this a tea house?"
This small courtyard is only over 100 square meters in size, with only one entrance and one exit. In total, there are only three wing rooms.
Lu Yu was puzzled as to how this place could be regarded as a teahouse.
Zhou Jun: "There were only three people in Bachuan Tea House at first. One person was responsible for lighting the fire and starting the stove and making cloud tea, and the other person was responsible for running around and contacting tea merchants and buyers..."
Lu Yu: "Three people, how can there be another one?"
Zhou Jun: "There is another person who is responsible for talking..."
Speaking of this, Zhou Jun couldn't help laughing.
It's a pity that no one else can understand why the Prime Minister is laughing.
After reminiscing, Zhou Jun only felt Xiao Suo in his heart. He said to Lu Yu: "How are Bachuan Cloud Tea and Jiangnan Palace Tea made? Today I will demonstrate to you. Please take a closer look."
When Lu Yu heard this, he felt excited and nodded quickly.
Zhou Jun waved his hand, and soon some soldiers brought new tea, woks, drying racks and other items.
Lu Yu stepped forward and grabbed a handful of new tea, put it in front of his nose, smelled it, chewed it in his mouth, and said, "This is the Yuqian tea from E County. After combing it, it is a bit old.
"
Zhou Jun: "Don't be impatient, wait and see."
The soldiers of the Tang Dynasty formed a team of three. One person was responsible for lighting the fire and adjusting the intensity of the fire, the other was responsible for sifting the tea, and the last person picked up the wooden shovel.
Lu Yu opened his eyes wide and watched as the new tea was sifted into the iron pot and then stir-fried repeatedly. After a while, he stammered and asked Zhou Jun: "So this is how cloud tea and palace tea are made?"
Zhou Jun: "Sifting, frying, baking, selecting, drying and harvesting are actually the secrets of Yuncha and Gongcha."
Lu Yu suddenly realized.
Zhou Jun added: "Actually, stir-frying in an iron pot like this can only produce tea with an average taste. If you want to get the best tea, the process is much more complicated than this."
Lu Yu: "I would like to hear the Prime Minister's detailed explanation."
Zhou Jun did not answer, but asked Lu Yu a question: "I heard that you are writing the "Tea Book". How many types of tea in the world are included in total?"
Lu Yu said truthfully: "Currently, I have only traveled to Henan, Gyeonggi, Sichuan, Jiangnan, Shannan and other places, and collected a total of thirty-six species."
Zhou Jun: "Tea in the world can be divided into six categories, namely black tea, green tea, green tea, yellow tea, dark tea, and white tea. Are all your thirty-six types of tea among them?"
Hearing this, Lu Yu was stunned on the spot: "This kind of classification has never been heard of by Lu."
Zhou Jun: "The color of dry black tea, the tea soup and leaf base after brewing are mainly red, represented by Keemun black tea, Dianhong Gongfu, Jiuqu Hongmei; green tea is the finished tea, the tea soup and leaves after brewing are
The bottom of the leaves are all dominated by green, representing the Maofeng of Huangshan Mountain and the clouds and mists of Mount Lushan..."
While Lu Yu was searching his arms, he said anxiously: "Prime Minister, please speak slowly, let me take note of it."
Zhou Jun shook his head and said: "There are no less than a hundred types of tea in the world, if we only count green tea. The tea grown on the south and north sides of a mountain have completely different flavors. Some rare tea species even grow within 100 meters.
In the deep pit, nourished by the essence of the sun and the moon, the knot only occurs once every ten years. Even if you write down what I said, what does it mean?"
When Lu Yu heard Zhou Jun's words, he stood frozen on the spot.
Zhou Jun: "One person's power is limited after all, but the way of tea science is as vast as the sea. If the "Tea Classic" you wrote was just based on your personal efforts and energy throughout your life, how many places could you travel to?
, how many tea species have been identified? How can one write down the mystery of tea science?"
Lu Yu thought for a long time, and finally bowed to Zhou Jun and asked: "Lu is not talented, please ask the Prime Minister for advice."
Zhou Jun: "Jun is also a tea lover... He yearns for tea science. If he wants to study it deeply and then promote it to the world, he must unite the efforts of everyone and gather the strengths of hundreds of schools. The best way is
Establish an Imperial Academy specializing in the study of tea ceremony, recruit disciples from all over the world, and jointly contribute to the development of tea science."
"As long as there are more people studying tea science, you are responsible for collecting tea seeds in one place, and I am responsible for the custom research in another place. It is better for everyone to put together their own experiences and jointly complete a book on tea science than to go around collecting customs by one person.
"Qiong Jing Hao is better."
When Lu Yu heard this, he glanced at the tea frying equipment next to him, took a long breath and said: "Lu is proud of being the first to teach tea, but he doesn't know that there are mountains beyond the mountains, and the prime minister is the one who has mastered it...
…As long as he can study the tea ceremony in depth and promote tea science to the world, Lu is willing to let the Prime Minister arrange it.”
Zhou Jun turned his head and looked at the scenery of Bachuan Villa: "I plan to rebuild this place and use it as the site of the Tea Ceremony Imperial Academy. Once the Imperial Academy is completed, Lu Yu, you will be the first mountain chief."
Lu Yu hesitated: "Lu has never been a mountain leader, so I'm afraid it will be difficult to convince the public."
Zhou Jun smiled nonchalantly and said: "There is no need to belittle yourself. When you finish the "Tea Classic" in hand, I will publish it in thousands of copies. By then, everyone in the world will know your name, Lu Yu!"
