Next to the coffee table in the small study, there is a small red clay charcoal stove, and the red flame "gently kisses the sand on the stove." After about half an hour, there was a rustling sound of the sand puff, and when its sound suddenly changed to the hour, a somewhat white man's hand immediately lifted the sand peach, poured the pot and poured the cup on the tea tray, and then placed the sand on the stove.

The owner of that hand was silent, and after pouring the cup with fisheye water, he opened a delicate tin tea pot, "scooped the tea leaves in it on a piece of white paper with a porcelain spoon, and put the thickest one on the bottom and dripper of the purple sand teapot, and then put the fine powder on the middle layer, and then spread the coarse leaves on it" The work of accepting tea is completed.

The reason why we want to do this is because the fine powder is the thickest, and the tea leaves are easy to be bitter, and at the same time, it is easy to plug the dripping mouth, and the thickness is put together, so that the tea can be evenly distributed, and the tea flavor is gradually brought into play. But too little doesn't work, no taste. Nacha is the first step in making kung fu tea, and the gods change, which starts from this.

Looking at the silent wind and clouds, "let Sun and Geng, who had slept for a day and were still a little dizzy, feel like a spring breeze" The whole body was comfortable, and Geng said: "This kung fu tea in Jiangnan has no half of fireworks, and it has to be twenty years of hard work." ”

"Scared", Sun Ling smiled: "Feelings that he started to be so divine when he was ten years old?" ”

"When I was ten years old, I still had no food and clothing, so I had this leisure." Shen Mo shook his head and chuckled, but in his heart, he thought in his heart that I had indeed been immersed in this path for more than twenty years in my two lives combined.

"That's just talent." Geng Xiang laughed and said in a condensed voice: "Speaking of which, did you really make a decision?" ”

"Well," Shen Mo saw that the edge was like a bead, so he lifted the sand cho and gently spun it in the air seven times, "The other hand opened the lid of the pot, "Rolling soup ring, the edge of the pot" rushed in: "This matter, although it was originally possible, but the price paid was too great, and I was already weighing it between taking it or not", "Now it seems that your class of students has made up your mind?" Sun Ling said with a smile.

"So to speak." Shen Mo picked up the lid of the pot and gently scraped the tea foam from the spout, then covered it, and then lifted the sand and poured boiling water on the pot: "Willing to give, there is to give up, for the sake of their future, I can take a step back." ”

"There's nothing wrong with taking a step back and feasting on the sky." Geng said.

Shen Mo no longer spoke, but turned the sand blunt to the row of delicate and chic, white as jade small teacups, boiling water straight to the heart of the cup, the cup was scalded, add cold water in the sand "on the stove" and turn back to wash the cup. He can wash two cups with both hands at the same time, "the action is fast", the tone is sonorous, and the posture is wonderful, Sun Ling and Geng Xiang "saw his movements" and couldn't help but admire again and again, "If you are yourself, you will be burned to death when you touch the cup, and it is a blessing not to break the cup, not to mention, the posture is wonderful."

"Pour the water from the cup and plate into the tea wash." At this time, "the water on the outside of the teapot has just evaporated" is the time when the tea is ripe. The time is not bad at all, and it is time to sprinkle tea and greet guests.

Silently lowered the teapot in his hand, like a wheel turning, the cups were poured in turn, and finally the essence of the tea was given to each teacup, and then the empty teapot was turned upside down and placed on the tea mat. He said to the two of them, "Please." ”

"Jiang Nan invites us to tea," the two looked at each other, looked at Shen Mo and said: "There must always be a talker," otherwise we wouldn't dare to bear it. ”

"I have to talk about it." Shen Mo said in a flat tone: "Even if it is to replace wine with tea, say goodbye to the two of you." ”

The two of them said in their hearts, and sure enough, "I couldn't help but look at each other again" Sun Ling hurriedly asked: "Why are you in such a hurry?" Didn't you say it would be two more days? ”

"It's time for this, I'd better leave early." Shen Mo lowered his eyebrows and said: "If it's too late, the river will freeze up, but it will delay time." ”

, No, there must be something wrong with him" With Sun Ling's understanding of silence, he knew that under his calm expression at the moment, "a heart is eighty percent anxious. But there are some words, since the other party is unwilling to say, no matter how good a friend is, it is inconvenient to ask", so he sighed lightly and said: "We are in a hurry to get together, and in the blink of an eye, we want to go west and east, and I don't know when I can meet again today." ”

"yes." Geng Xiangxiang also nodded and said: "Jiangnan" I don't know when I will see you again. ”

"The friendship of gentlemen, light as water, the friendship of friends, the fragrance is in full swing!" Looking at the two friends, he sighed silently, picked up the teacup and said, "I salute you with a cup, and the fragrance will always remain in my heart." ”

"To you." Sun Ling and Geng Xiangxiang also picked up the teacup, and the three of them drank all the nèn yellow tea soup, and said in a deep voice: "Take care" brother! ”

On October 12 of the first year of Longqing, Shen Mo read out the results of the handling of the Qiuqiu incident in the lobby of the Nanjing Ministry of Rites: Ying Tianxiang tried to remove the name of the vessel, which was determined by the approval of the imperial court at various levels, and had unquestionable legality, and anyone who dared to disobey would be punished for disobeying the holy order. However, the prisoners are young and ignorant, and it is not easy to have a cold window for many years, so this time the main focus is to treat the disease and save people, so only nine people including Shen Yingyuan, the instigator of the treatment, were arrested and handed over to the legal department for punishment, and the rest were not investigated for the time being, so as to see the after-effects.

As for the punishment of officials, the priest of Nanjing Guozi, Jiu Jinda, was only given the Dai position for one year and remained in office because of his short tenure and little responsibility. Ying Tianfu Yin Sun Piyang handled it excessively, causing death, "but it can quickly calm down the situation, and the merits and demerits are offset" and will not be punished. Nanjing garrisoned Wei, and Xu Pengju of the country was properly disposed of and rewarded once. The rest of the officials also have their own whereabouts, so I will not repeat them one by one.

All in all, the results were much better than expected, and everyone was happy. Then, Shen Mo summoned the exam-takers for next year, warmly encouraged them, and wished them a safe journey and an early entry into Beijing.

Two days later, he left Jinling City on an official ship ahead of the exam, and embarked on the journey back to Beijing.

The boat traveled far away, and it was no longer possible to see the officials who were sent off by Jinling City, and Shen Mo was still standing at the stern of the boat, looking at the south in the distance, his eyes were very complicated.

Ah Man was wearing a pretty yellow shirt, a rabbit down hat, and two emerald green feathers were inserted, and she stood behind Shen Mo with her back hand, accompanying him to look into the distance.

"What do you think?" Of course Shen Mo knew that there was someone behind him," Wen Sheng asked.

"Aman thought, "This ship is going north," and Aman said with some sadness: "It's getting farther and farther away from home." ”

"yes, it's getting farther and farther away from home." Repeating her words silently, the damp river breeze blew on his face, and his heart became wet, and the nostalgia was so thick that he couldn't dissolve, and the thick one couldn't be dispersed, so that he couldn't extricate himself for a long time......

"Even if you can't go back, why don't you let Grandpa Shen come to Nanjing." , Aman's puzzled voice sounded: ", Aman can see that he misses his uncle very much. ”

"......" Ah Man's words that he didn't understand the world made Shen Mo's body stiffen for a long time before he said dumbly: "You don't understand", "The conflict between their father and son, since Shen Mo instructed Ruohan to close the family property and let those messy relatives go to hell, has inevitably arisen, and his father thinks that he has become a big official, so he patronizes his own dignity, completely ignoring his father's face in his father and fellow villagers. Although Shen Mo wrote a long letter to explain, there are some things that can be relieved without "explanation...... When he came to Nanjing this time, of course, Shen Mo prepared gifts for several people in the family, "also let Hu Yong, who went to give gifts, bring a message, and invited his father and aunt to bring his younger brother to Jinling for a gathering.

However, Shen He was still angry, and actually said to Hu Yong, how can there be any reason for Lao Tzu to see his son, "If you want to get together, let him go home and get together!"

Silent and helpless, "I have been in Nanjing for a month, and I haven't seen my father who I miss day and night", so I can only embark on the road back to Beijing with endless regrets.

Even now, he still can't figure out where the reasonable father who thought about his son has gone?

In fact, with a silent IQ, how can you not understand? Today's Shen He is no longer the down-and-out talent he was at the beginning, he is now the old man Shen who everyone in Shaoxing City...... Yes, "Master Shen, this title has been transferred from Shen Jing's father to Shen He's body...... Now there is only one in Shaoxing City, Master Shen, "That is Shen Ge's father, Shen He Shen Old Lady!"

Shen He now has a wife, a beautiful concubine, "three sons and a daughter, and Shen Mo is no longer his only one", although all his aura comes from the blessing of the eldest son. However, in the eyes of the father, it is only one of his three sons after all......

"A lot of things have changed, and the father and son, who lack communication, have gradually passed by......

After going on the road for several days, Shen Mo's mood was not high, and Ah Man tried his best to make him happy, "I sang to him again, and I pulled him to fish, but I couldn't dispel the yīn haze between his eyebrows." A Manxin said: "The concubine is farther away from home, and she is no longer sad, and her uncle is really sentimental, how can she know that as a minister of the country, where is the qualification of being sentimental?" That touch of nostalgia was gently thrown into the Yangtze River by him shortly after leaving Nanjing. The sorrow on his brow was actually for something else, which was also the reason why he returned to Beijing early.

On the night of the 16th, when it rained heavily, a small boat approached the official boat, and a man wearing a hat and a coat jumped up from the boat, climbing on the rope that had been lowered on the boat.

The ship's guards apparently knew him, and without saying a word, they led him to the cabin to shelter from the rain.

"Are you asleep?" , the man took off his coat and hat, "lù out a resolute to the scarface.

"Go back to the twelfth master, go to sleep." , the guard said respectfully: "But the lord commanded, as long as there is news, you can wake up at any time."

"Well, that's annoying brother." The middle-aged man known as the Twelfth Master said politely.

"Twelfth Master, please come with me." The guard led him to the innermost room on the second floor, and soon after knocking on the door, the light came on, and then a deep voice said, "What's the matter?" ”

"My lord, the Twelfth Master asks to see you!" , the guard whispered.

"Come in." The silent voice became clearer.

The guards carefully pushed them away, and Zhu Twelve stepped in" knelt down on one knee and said, "Humble Zhu Twelve, meet the old uncle!" ”

Shen Mo sat in front of Chuáng in his clothes, his hair was simply curled on the back of his head, "The lonely lamp entered the bean, reflecting his face bright and dark: "No need to be polite, what's the matter", Shen Mo's voice was very low, obviously realizing that Zhu Twelve braved the rain and came here late at night, there must be a serious and urgent matter to report.

"Yesterday, that is, on the 15th, Hu Dashuai has been escorted into Beijing by Tiqi!" Zhu Twelve lowered his voice and said.

"......" was silent for a moment, Fang gritted his teeth and said, "Didn't you let you delay time?" In fact, "when he was in Nanjing, he knew that there was an imperial history to trouble Hu Zongxian, so he hurriedly ended his trip and returned to Beijing." It's just that "I thought that this kind of case a few years ago" would be able to complete the procedure a few years ago, so he was not too anxious, of course, he was cautious, and had already ordered it to go down, if Dali Temple issued a warrant of arrest, let Nan Zhili's Jinyi Wei try to stop it, and everything will be said after he returns to Beijing.

Unexpectedly, he arrested people first...... How can this make silence not annoyed?

Zhu Twelve's internal strength is profound, the clothes on his body have been completely dried, but sweat appeared on his face, and he lowered his head and said: "This time, the task is for Dongchang Ti to go to Huizhou to get people, they are holding the holy decree gold medal, and no one can stop them!" ”

"Decree Gold Medal?" Silent pupils shrank and said, "Why?!" ”

"The people in Dongchang got to the bottom and said that Hu Dashuai's crime was rebellion...... Zhu Twelve said softly: "And said that no one can save him." ”

"Fart!" Silently slapped the table, and said hatefully: "I, the person who is humble and protects, who dares to move a finger!" I'll crush him to ashes! The cold voice made Zhu Twelve couldn't help but shudder, "He has never seen Shen Mo so angry."

"The people who ordered you, protect Hu Dashuai all the way!" Silent with a black face" and commanded in a low voice: "Be sure to make sure that he arrives in Beijing safely!" ”

"No need for an adult." Zhu Twelve said in a deep voice: "The children will definitely be handsome and thoughtful!" ”

"Send a message to Lu Lun and make every effort to find out about this matter!" , silently said word by word: "Who is making the idea!" What a trick was used! What the hell do you want to do? I want the most complete information! Before I return to Beijing, "I must find out!" ”

"Yes." Zhu Twelve replied in a deep voice.

"Tell me the latest news again, Mr. Shiyue in the house!" Shen Mo slowly closed his eyes and said, "He will know how to get ......",

"Yes......" Zhu Twelve responded again, waited for a while, and saw that he no longer spoke, so he quietly retreated.

Zhu Twelve withdrew, "As soon as he closed the door, he heard a banging sound in the room, as if some bottles and cans fell to the ground......

Shaking his head at the guard, and sighing slightly, Zhu Twelve took his rain gear and went down to the boat and disappeared into the rain......

In the cabin, Shen Mo lost his temper for the first time, and he brushed the lampstand, inkstone, pen holder, and paperweight on the table to the ground, and "the room was suddenly dark......

"He walked to the window, pushed it open, and the strong wind carried the heavy rain" and roared in. He just stood there, letting the wind and rain wet his clothes, "but he didn't feel the slightest cold, but it was as if there was a fire burning on him!" It burned his eyes red!

He hates! hates those bastard officials, and even the veterans who have been disarmed and returned to the field will not let go!

He hates! I hate those people with ill intentions, in order to achieve their own goals, even the ministers with high merit have to frame them!

He hates! I hate my own weakness and compromise all the time, making people don't care about their own existence at all, and bullying the people they want to protect without guidance!

He hates! I hate why I want to leave Beijing at this time, giving others a chance to take advantage of!

"Okay!" Shen Mo shouted at the black night sky outside the window: "Since you want to fight! Then let's fight! Why would anyone want to do something to a tiger-like Hu Zongxian who has already gone into the wilderness, is almost blind in his eyes, and has no minions? Xiang Zhuang sword dance "is intended for Pei Gong!" It's to make him finish his humble words!

Come on! Come on! Let's see who's going to kill whom!

The guards waited outside all night in horror, and when it was dawn, the door creaked open, and they saw the adults come out with red eyes, and said with a compelling cold air: "Dock at the nearest pier" I want to return to Beijing by land! ”

Under the strong pressure of silence, the guards did not dare to say a word, and hurried to inform the ship boss. At noon on the same day, the official ship docked at the Huai'an wharf. As soon as the ship docked, the guards rushed to the post station to ask for horses.

After a long time, Shen Mo had regained his calm, but his eyes were still red. Obviously, he was just trying to keep his anger down.

Ah Man stood at the bow of the boat, timidly looking at his uncle, who had just become a little familiar and unfamiliar again, and "biting down on the chún" and looked overwhelmed.

"Uncle has something to do first." Shen Mo said as gently as possible: "You are still on the boat." ”

"I want to be with my uncle." Aman raised his head and said, "Aman is not afraid of hard work. ”

"Obedient." Shen Mo took a deep breath to curb his temper that wanted to attack, the little girl is innocent" He couldn't be angry with her, squeezed out a smile and said: "It's a very important thing on the ship" Uncle has to find a trustworthy person to escort him, except for Ah Man, I don't know who to trust. ”

The little girl was skeptical, but she also saw that her uncle's patience was about to reach the limit, so she had to nod reluctantly, and said with tears in her eyes: "Then Aman helped Uncle escort ......", said from the snow-white neck, took off a long chain of rosewood beads, stepped forward and picked up the silent left hand, gently wrapped it around his wrist, and whispered: "This is the talisman bead that Aman has brought since childhood, which can prevent external evil from entering the body and make people calm down......"

Shen Mo stroked the wooden beads on his wrist and couldn't help but secretly feel ashamed and said: , It's really embarrassing" Even the little girl saw that I was ...... gaffe, and couldn't help but smile: "Thank you, ...... Aman", "This time the smile is much more natural."

At this time, the horses arrived, and Shen Mo took a deep look at Aman, then strode off the boat, turned over on his horse, and galloped north surrounded by a group of guards!。