Chapter 62: The Flavors of Life (2)
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Heshou City was originally the residence of the three village families, it was the core castle of the former three village families, and it had a formal place dedicated to the meeting of the monarch and the ministers and entertaining guests, but at this moment there were only a few dozen people sitting in the main hall, one left and one right, at the beginning there was a greeting, and then there was no more talking, and the expressions of both sides were a little embarrassed. Sitting on the left are the retainers of the Date family, because Masaheng has just returned, the personnel are neat, but most of the young retainers in their twenties, although they are not very old, they are already ranked among the important ministers of the Date family, from top to bottom sit Akagi Takao, Kiyokawa Atsutaro, Yoshida Masanari, Kawasaki Yorihiro, Ueki Hideshi, Yoshioka Masahide, Hosokawa Tsumasa, Takeno Takashi Taka, Matsujiro Matsushima and others, in addition to these young people, there is also an old man over sixty years old among the Date retainers present, Miyahara Tanba Mamoru and others, the beginning of the greetings is the leader of his leadership. It is said that Miyahara Tanba is old and sophisticated, but he doesn't know how to speak at the moment, which seems a little strange, but in fact, it is because the two people sitting opposite him are really big, and Nizi Keihisa ranks seventh among the Nizi clan, and his reputation is quite big, and it has spread in the western country, and even spread to Jinai. Another young man is also a strong heel, Yamanaka Yukitaka, the Niko clan's important minister Yamanaka Yukiko, spread the anecdote of taking his young brother to swear in Yamabata that he is willing to endure all kinds of hardships and eight hardships, and in history, due to the growing fame of his younger brother, he gradually changed his oath to his younger brother, and he gradually lost his trace.
Nizi Jingjiu didn't answer, he tasted the tea, and couldn't help but secretly praise the Chinese nouveau riche Date family also has a good tea that makes people's mouths fragrant.
Although the Wa country tea ceremony has a history of hundreds of years of development, it is said that it is brought back by the Tang monk to plant, there are more than 100 tea gardens in various places, but the scale is not large, generally the annual output of more than ten catties, Kyoto, Kamakura, Shizuoka three tea gardens are only two or three hundred catties per year, it is already the most famous tea area in the Wa country, the range of tea drinkers is limited to monks, magnates, and wealthy merchants. Bei China originally had more than 30 loose tea trees, and it is said that Kibi Shinbei came from China. Another reliable theory is that the Hosokawa family transplanted from Kyoto when they were guarding Bichu, and it had been 30 years since Kibi Shin Bei died when the "tea ancestor" monk Mosumi brought back the tea seeds. After the rise of the Date family, due to Zhengheng's longing for his hometown for many years, more than 30 tea trees finally saw the light of day. Now that he has started to build a tea plantation, he hopes to give the Date family another way to make money in a few years.
The Niko clan was born from the Sasaki Kyogoku clan, and there are many tea drinkers in the country, and a large amount of tea is consumed every year, and it is generally purchased from Tajima Province, but because the production is not high, there is no standardized tea production. The materials are very not exquisite, most of the stems and leaves are mixed, and even the tea branches of about one foot are cut off with a sickle and used, the soup is yellow-brown in color, and the taste is bitter. As a relative family elder for a long time, Nizi Jingjiu certainly doesn't need to try tea by himself, but the quantity is not many after all, so he has to use it at special times. I didn't expect that after coming to Bei China, I drank such a superb tea in a nouveau riche's house, and I couldn't help but frown.
Actually, in the end. Zheng Heng opened a small golden finger here, and learned that Bei China actually had more than 30 tea trees, and he was overjoyed, turned over the long river of knowledge, and found the method of making sencha in the corner of the country. Zhengheng had a trip in his previous life, and he had seen a Chinese-Japanese friendly tea-making competition, and he still knew a little about the way of making sencha, and he personally made it in his free time, although it was not as sweet and mellow as in later generations, but it was much better than the tea cakes in the world. It's just that the buds are generally used to make zuò, and the industry is not high, so it has to be used for personal drinking and reward. Today, the messenger from the Nizi family was entertained, and he specially brought it out to entertain and taste.
Although he knew the general process of making sencha, he did not know that the method of sencha was not created until more than 180 years later, in the Edo period, and even spread until more than 250 years later. It can be said that the tea tasted by Niko Keihisa and Yamanaka Yukitaka in the main hall was the first of its kind in the Wa Kingdom, and it had a unique taste and aroma compared to the tea leaves at that time, and the quality was much better, so it was immediately appreciated by Niko Keihisa.
Due to the scarcity of sencha, only two people in the hall, Niko Keihisa and Yamanaka Yukitaka, were able to taste it, and the rest of the people tasted mostly green tea fried in Hanfa.
Yamanaka Yutaka is not like Niko Keihisa just tasted the sweet and mellow taste of sencha, he gently smelled the tea, tasted it, took a deep breath, and showed a satisfied look on his face, as the younger generation of the Niko family, he also has a certain insight into politics and strategy, and can say some things according to the strategy and strategy, but as a military general, he lacks some essential philosophical minds. Compared with political strategy and strategy, the most indulgent thing is the tea ceremony, which can be said to be a rare tea ceremony master of the younger generation of the Nizi family. Tasting the mellow tea, shaking the teacup and watching the tea leaves turn endlessly, the satisfied expression on his face turned into strong surprise and curiosity.
Although Yamanaka Yukitaka was not in the state of being a plaything, he couldn't help but want to ask, but he couldn't help but stop talking a little, and after a while, he said: "Miyahara Tanba, I don't know what kind of tea this is, why do you use bubble tea instead of traditional boiled tea?" ”
Miyahara Tanba guarded for a while, he didn't expect Yamanaka Yutaka to ask such a question, but he also asked him, although he had also tasted it, there was still a small bag hidden at home, but in the end he couldn't figure out why he came, and wanted to relay it according to what Zhengheng said that day, but he heard a crisp voice at the door: "This tea is sencha, Lu Yu's "Book of Tea" is recorded, Mr. Dongpo has a poem that says, 'You don't see, in the past, Li Sheng was hospitable and fried himself, and you made a new spring from the living fire. Don't see, now Lugong sencha to learn Xishu, Dingzhou flower porcelain red jade', it can be seen that sencha has long been popular in the Tang Kingdom, it is said that tea is also known as tea appreciation, you have to observe the tea leaves floating up and down in the water like the literati ink painting in general, the need to use the glazed cup, but the glazed cup is a rare thing even in the Tang Kingdom, so I have to use the tea vessel from the Tang Kingdom, in order to express my heart. "The Tang Kingdom, that is, the Ming Dynasty at that time, was commonly called.
Saying that, he walked into a one-eyed young man wearing an eye patch, tall, calm and generous, with great strength and talent between his eyebrows, if it weren't for the one-eyed destruction of the neat look of his face, he could be regarded as a rare beautiful man in the world.
Niko Keihisa and Yamanaka Yukitaka were both stunned, and they were a little suspicious when they looked at him. Came to prepare for China's foresight that Nikaido Nobuhiro and Sajiro's two people's style, originally thought that Date Mashiro, who was from a low background, was vulgar, and after coming to Bei China, he also understood and roughly understood Date Mashiro's background, but now Date Masaki's style, eloquently, and the export into chapters, clearly contradicted the people in their influence, and fell in the eyes of the two involuntarily unfathomable, and immediately overturned the image of the originally considered vulgar and unbearable soil buns, and looked up a few points.
Nizi Keihisa and Yamanaka Yukitaka exchanged glances with each other, but both of them were from famous families, of course, they wouldn't ask directly, so they buried their doubts in their hearts, Yamanaka Kotaka wanted to hear the news again, but Nizi Keijiu immediately stopped him with his eyes, and the two of them were tasked with the Niko's family, and they really couldn't stick to the trail.
Zhengheng laughed at himself, walked leisurely towards Niko Keihisa and Yamanaka Yukitaka, walked in front of the two of them, smiled and bowed: "I didn't take the initiative to visit the two envoys in front, speaking of which, it was all rude to Tojiro!" Saying that, he first took the initiative to sue Nizi Keihisa and Yamanaka Yutaka, and then said with a smile: "The two envoys are from the famous family of Niko, Tojiro, as the son-in-law of the Niko family, is considered a junior, how can he sit in the first place, and please take a seat." As he spoke, he picked up Nizi Jingjiu and walked towards the main seat.
Nizi Jingjiu looked at Zhengheng for a long time, he never expected that there would be such a person, and he couldn't help but be very different, even Yamanaka Yutaka couldn't help but be surprised. After tugging, Nizi Jingjiu didn't move for a long time, and Zhengheng didn't want to force it up, so without waiting for him to respond, he sat directly opposite them, sat around the tea vessel, personally poured tea for the two, and then poured a cup for himself, made a gesture of please, drank it complacently, and said: "The two envoys, please use tea, just returned to Heshou City from a trip outside, I really feel a little tired, I don't know if the two of you have heard of it?" ”
Niko Jingjiu was puzzled, picked up the teacup, and said, "I wonder what Idahou heard?" ”
Zheng Heng put down the teacup in his hand with a smile, looked at him with interest, and said: "The envoy really hasn't heard that there have been rumors that the Shingu Party has rebelled in Izumo Province, and it is also conclusive that the Shingu Party and the Yoshikawa family are conspiring, and even in Bei China has been spread, I didn't expect the Zun Envoy to be able to come to Bei China safely, it seems that the situation is not very strict, obviously it's just a rumor that is not believed." ”
Nizi Keihisa is not as relaxed and leisurely as Masahiro said, the waves in his heart have already been churning, he didn't expect that there would be rumors of the Shinnomiya Party rebellion, and even Bei China has become a household name, but he can imagine what it will be like in the Izumo Diet, but there is no expression on his face, and he said with a smile: "It's just a rumor that is not to be worried." ”
Zheng Heng smiled brightly and said: "Rumors stop at the wise, don't worry, don't worry!" "As for whether there will really be rumors about the Shingu Party's rebellion, Masahiro doesn't know if Maori Yuan will spread it, anyway, Masahiro has already ordered Kusama Shibei to spread it. (To be continued......)
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