Li Ze sat by the brazier, the silver charcoal in the brazier was bubbling with a faint green flame, Gongsun Changming sat on his side, two fingers kept rubbing his temples, he was drunk last night, and he didn't wake up with a hangover today, and he was caught by Li Ze sent someone to Zhuxuan early in the morning. Li Ze sat Cao Xin on the other side, holding tongs in his hand, unconsciously closing them one by one, making a crisp snapping sound. Opposite them, sitting was Yuan Zhou, who was concentrating on making tea at the moment.

From the top of the tea brick, grind it finely with a small mill, and then put it in exquisite utensils to make tea, in this process, a lot of strange things will be added to it from time to time, and there is even oil in it, this method of drinking tea, in this era, is actually still the mainstream, but Li Ze really can't appreciate it, and can't enjoy it.

Not only Gongsun Changming is a master of self-Taoism, but even Cao Xin and Yuan Zhou are also proficient in this way. When Gongsun Changming was in Wuyi, he even ridiculed Li Ze's way of brewing roasted tea with a fire, thinking that there was no sense of ceremony, and after the relationship with Li Ze eased, he even enthusiastically taught Li Ze the tea ceremony. From the aspects of tea picking, identification, equipment, fire, boiling water, boiling tea, grinding foam, boiling tea, drinking, etc., Li Ze instilled the way of tea to Li Ze, but as soon as Li Ze heard something, he added salt to boiling, scooped water into the second boil, and hit the soup back, poured tea powder, three boiling water, divided the tea into the bowl, and served the guests, so he shook his head like a rattle. Gongsun Changming's kind gift to his Lu Yu was also shelved by him and he had never looked at it.

He only drinks tea leaves that he picks and roasts in his village. Drink black tea in winter and green tea in other seasons.

If something is good at the top, it will be effective at the bottom, and Li Ze's subordinates in Wuyi have slowly fallen in love with this way of drinking tea. But people like Gongsun Changming and Cao Xin, who claim to be self-proclaimed, when they are with Li Ze, although they can barely drink this kind of brewed tea, but more often, they still prefer to make tea.

Watching Yuan Zhouqi order tea, watching the tea foam bite the cup, and watching Yuan Zhou start to divide the tea happily, Li Ze only felt too bored. However, seeing that even Gongsun Changming didn't rub his temples at the moment, and watched Yuan Zhou's movements with bated breath, Li Ze had no choice but to follow the crowd.

"Today's performance is extraordinary!" Yuan Zhou first divided three cups of tea, and then raised his eyes to look at Li Ze.

Li Ze waved his hand again and again, thanking Bumin.

"The little boy is the one who won't enjoy it." Gongsun Changming chuckled: "Yesterday I had a hangover, and today I have Yuan Tingshi to make tea, just go to wine."

Cao Xin said with a smile: "Just looking at Yuan Tingshi's craftsmanship is enough to run away the hangover. Yuan Thorn History, this skill has greatly increased! ”

"I haven't done much in the past few years, and I've studied these things, but today I still played extraordinarily." Yuan Zhou smiled and picked up the tea bowl, "Please, please!" ”

The three important subordinates invited each other, and then squinted their eyes tastefully and began to taste the cup of tea that I don't know how much heavy the taste was, Li Ze beckoned, and Li Mi in the corner immediately brought a purple clay pot, where was brewed black tea.

This is a purple clay pot that Li Ze finally let Tu Hu get from, holding a small pot and taking a sip at the spout, isn't it a sense of ritual in his heart? When I have time, I can also make a whole set of fancy tricks for this tea-making technique, and then look at your eyes.

That said, it seems to be a good business!

Finally, when the three of them finished drinking the delicious tea, Gongsun Changming also looked energetic, and then Li Ze spoke: "The intention of the imperial court is obvious, that is, to take my relatives as hostages, which is unacceptable. Looking at the meaning of the high elephant sheng, if we don't do this, the court will drag on and not let us join the town, although it will not have much impact on the facts, but it will always cause us inconvenience, at least the name is not right, and even they can make trouble, disgusting and disgusting us."

Gongsun Changming smiled, glanced at Cao Xin and Yuan Zhou, and saw that neither of them meant to speak first, so he said, "Son, I have something to ask you first."

"What's the matter?"

"Are you going to fight against Tang?" Gongsun Changming asked.

Cao Xin and Yuan Zhou both looked at Li Ze with twinkling eyes.

Li Ze stretched out his hands: "I can't say for sure in the future, but now, I don't have this plan, I don't have a gold diamond, I don't want to do porcelain work, I don't want to be like Zhang Zhongwu, suicide. If my strength can't reach it, it's useless to think about it, and when my strength reaches a certain level, everything will naturally fall into place, and it's not a joke to say what is not the opposite? ”

"That is to say, Childe's long-term plan is actually a natural evolutionary process, right?" Gongsun Changming then asked.

"That's pretty much it!" Li Ze said unabashedly.

"Okay, Gongzi is now a town, even if he will unify the north in the future, he will still be a town, if you want to achieve this effect, I am afraid that you will have to raise the flag and rebel like Zhang Zhongwu." Gongsun Changming said with a smile: "And if you want to reach that height naturally, that son will one day have to step into the court and control the government."

Li Ze thought for a moment and asked rhetorically: "So, does Mr. Gongsun have any objection to this matter?" ”

Gongsun Changming nodded and said, "Exactly, what I think differently from Gongzi is that I think this is even an opportunity."

"Where's the opportunity?" Li Ze asked.

"Whether it's Jieshuai or Gongzi, the foundation is here, out of Chengde, Henghai, Gongzi basically has nothing." Gongsun Changming said: "And this time the imperial court wants to let the son's relatives enter Chang'an, which is to give the prince a chance to be righteous and bright, and arrange people in Chang'an. The old lady goes, yes, of course, it needs a lot of manpower to protect and serve. If the smoke girl goes, you can also, then naturally you also need manpower, the son can justifiably put people in Chang'an, and start operating in Chang'an from now on, isn't it wonderful? ”

Listening to Gongsun Changming's words, Li Ze was thoughtful.

Yuan Zhou, who finished drinking the tea in the cup, continued: "Childe, don't forget, you are now the general of Qianniuwei!" Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, I haven't heard of the general's mansion being built in the festival town, you can open a mansion in Chang'an! In this way, the relevant staff of the General's Mansion must also be equipped with some, and the pro-guards and horses must always be stationed, even if there are not many, there will always be three or five hundred people, right? Wouldn't it be beautiful to ask the court for an official position to enrich the Qianniuwei General's Mansion in a bright and bright manner, and to take the court's money and do things for the son? ”

Cao Xin stroked his beard and smiled: "As long as the mansion is opened, with a serious official, you will naturally be able to hear about the major affairs of the imperial court, and you will also be able to enter the house in Chang'an, as long as you step into the threshold, you will naturally have the opportunity to manipulate, not to mention the words that affect the court, but you can always make a lot of good friends. Moreover, setting up the Qianniuwei General's Mansion in Chang'an will also reassure the imperial court and make them more aware of your loyalty! ”

The three of them were surprisingly unanimous, and Li Ze couldn't help but nod.

"If you do this, then in Chang'an, there must be a person in charge. This person must not only be our confidant, but also have enough status, dare to call the shots when needed, and be recognized by the nobles of Chang'an, otherwise, if you want to break into that circle, it is not easy, I don't know who you think is appropriate? Li Ze asked.

Speaking of candidates, Cao Xin and Yuan Zhou didn't speak, but Gongsun Changming smiled and said: "If the son can trust the old man, I am willing to go through this experience."

"Sir, I'm passing through the Northlands, and I need my husband's help!" Li Ze shook his head and said, "How can I let Mr. go to Chang'an to do these things?" ”

"Lu Long is too familiar with me." Gongsun Changming said: "They are also wary of me, I am here, it is really difficult to be useful. And the ability of the son to lay out the overall situation, far beyond the old man, there are Cao, Yuan Zhugong and others around him, all of them are old and calculating, there is a son to lay out the overall situation, they check and fill in the gaps, as worry-free. And the people of Chang'an have a good reputation for me, but they don't know what kind of person the old man is. And the way of intrigue and intrigue that I am good at is just right for these foundation-laying work, and when the prince officially enters the court and takes power, what he has to do is the right way. Complement each other and be a great achievement."

Cao Xin and Yuan Zhou all nodded again and again.

"Mr. Gongsun's words are very reasonable, and I agree that Mr. Gongsun should go to Chang'an to preside over the overall situation."

"Yuan also agrees!"

Li Ze thought about it, it seemed that except for Gongsun Changming, he really couldn't come up with a more suitable person to go to Chang'an to do these things. At that moment, he arched his hand and said, "Then there is Mr. Lao."

"I'm going to Chang'an to enjoy happiness, so what's the hard work or not. I've been in the border area for more than ten years, and this time I'm back in the world of flowers, so I should enjoy it." Gongsun Changming said half-jokingly, half-seriously. Childe, don't be short of me on money."

Li Ze smiled: "Don't worry about this, in the future, Tu Hu can do business with the brand of General Qianniuwei's mansion, Chang'an naturally has to go often, there is no money, you look for him."

Gongsun Changming laughed: "That dare is good, but I don't know how Tu Hu will report to Xia He's little girl in the future, I think that Xia He's little girl heard that Gongsun Lao'er used so much money, that little face must be stinky."

Everyone laughed.

"Then let Liang Han go with you? Qianniuwei in Chang'an, there is always a need for a general to take it! Li Ze thought that Liang Han was familiar with Gongsun Changming, so he wanted Liang Han to follow Gongsun Changming.

"Not necessarily! You let Chu Sheng or Chen Bing go with me." Gongsun Changming said: "Liang Han's loose temperament, most of the reason is because I, a tiger general, was abandoned by me, so let him hone well under Gongzi, and he will definitely be able to take on heavy responsibilities in the future."