Chapter 903: A big deal

The last time the capital received news from Wang Jinghong and Chen Xuan, it was still early spring when the cold weather was not yet frozen. This time when eunuch Meng Ji and others returned to the capital to report their messages, the weather was getting hotter and hotter.

The Ming Dynasty territory, which is often thousands or tens of thousands of miles away, has almost no progress in the past year or two.

Zhu Gaoxu remembers that when he handled Southern Maritime Affairs last time, he drank Chaozhou tea with his ministers.

He could remember this detail because eunuch Cao Fu recently brought a small jar of Yunnan tea; Zhu Gaoxu then remembered that what he said at that time was still accustomed to the taste of Yunnan tea.

Of course, Zhu Gaoxu just said it casually, and even almost forgot about himself.

The tea produced in various southern provinces has its own flavor, and he is not very picky about this product.

It was only because Zhu Gaoxu had been a vassal king in Yunnan for several years, and the transportation there was inconvenient and the most common one was local tea, so he had a deep impression of it. At that time, he was a little nostalgic and mentioned it.

Unexpectedly, due to Zhu Gaoxu's words, Cao Fu, the eunuch in charge of Shangshenjian, went to great lengths to do this.

Cao Fu went to the Duke of Qian and asked the housekeeper of the Mu Mansion and the good tea in Yunnan.

Then the Mu Mansion sent someone to the Yunnan Provincial Administration and sent a small can of tea that Mu Ying had treasured in his villa in Lijiang Mansion many years ago to the capital, and he was only recently here.

It is said that this tea has been kept for many years.

During the Hongwu period, Mu Ying led his troops to pacify Lijiang Prefecture and other places. Once, the local chieftain sent people to the deep mountains and picked wild tea to offer them. The raw materials came from the mountains at the junction of Yunnan and the Tibet Plateau. After Mu Ying's refining with the military tea master, a large basket of tea leaves was obtained.

Since then, this can of tea has been hidden in the Mu Family Villa in Lijiang Prefecture.

Zhu Gaoxu had nothing to say about Cao Fu's trouble.

He really likes Cao Fu, a eunuch, because this person can always satisfy his selfish desires.

Only eunuchs can do such things; and most local officials dare not flatter and openly, and they have to consider the name of the officialdom.

It is not reliable to do such things, just like when Ji Gang got good things, he intercepted them himself.

But with tacit approval, Cao Fu sometimes didn't understand the degree clearly, and there was no way to do it...

Today, the fairy concubine Yao Ji is serving in Rouyi Hall.

When summer comes, Zhu Gaoxu has the habit of taking a nap, but not only does he not have a good rest this afternoon, he can't help but sweat.

Then he cleaned up and came to the main hall, otherwise he would have to stay in the wing room all afternoon.

After a while, Yao Ji also walked in through the back door. When she saw Zhu Gaoxu, she pretended to be angry and said: I will run away without waiting.

Zhu Gaoxu turned his head and looked at her neatly dressed, but he felt that the Xianfei Concubine was really charming.

Think about it, she is also a woman in her thirties, but her skin is as white and delicate as satin, quite shiny, and her body outline is natural and beautiful, and her overall appearance is the best in the harem.

Yao Ji's origin is a bit incorrect, which makes her temperament different from that of ordinary ladies.

He couldn't help but blurt: Good tea is resistant to brewing, and it won't get greasy no matter how you brew it.

Yao Ji used her jade-white slender hands to cover her red lips and sneered, with a smile on her face as if she had endless charm.

After Zhu Gaoxu said what he had just said, he followed the topic and remembered the can of tea that Cao Fu brought in.

It was a puffy afternoon, and he was a little dry and got up and walked to the northwest corner to greet Xianfei to make tea.

With the guidance of Zhu Gaoxu, Yao Ji found a wooden box on the shelf.

She opened the box and saw the whole box of tea, but she picked up a small handful and sniffed it for a moment. She immediately gave up the tea in the box and found the small clay pot in the pile of tea.

Perhaps because Yao Ji was forced to become a nun and worked as a nun for a while, she maintained some nuns' living habits and always loved to make tea.

After Buddhism was introduced to Middle Earth, it had long been integrated with the customs of the Central Plains, including tea ceremony.

Sometimes Zhu Gaoxu also feels that Yao Ji's aura is a bit weird, and the combination of beauty and lightness can become one.

Boiling water, making tea, and making soup, Zhu Gaoxu sat on the chair tiredly, waiting for tea.

Yao Ji divided two cups and handed a small porcelain cup to Zhu Gaoxu.

Zhu Gaoxu sniffed it and just took a sip. He was stunned immediately and drank all the tea in the cup in one sip.

Yao Ji then put her red lips to her mouth and took a sip. Her reaction was similar to that of Zhu Gaoxu, and her expression changed as well.

The two looked at each other and silently drank the tea they had made.Then Zhu Gaoxu sat on the chair and savored it for a long time.

Yao Ji's voice said: This tea is absolutely extraordinary.

Zhu Gaoxu nodded and said: Yes, but unfortunately, there is no energy to produce.

What he implies is, what should I do if I can’t drink it in the future?

Compared with fine wine, tea always gives people the impression of being elegant and indifferent, but Zhu Gaoxu only knows today that good tea will give people desire.

After all, it always needs to satisfy the desire for people's tongue.

Zhu Gaoxu looked at Yao Ji and couldn't help but say: This tea has a high fragrance, so anyone who gets it can only hide it privately and cannot be exposed.When it is in the mouth, it is as smooth and thick as rice soup, but it is immediately sweet. Another kind of refreshing and fragrance arouses people's greed and wants to drink more.

Yao Ji glanced at Zhu Gaoxu, and her face gradually turned a little red.Yao Ji didn't say anything, just listened silently, as if she was also savoring the previous smell.

Zhu Gaoxu actually didn't have much hobbies for tea and didn't spend much time thinking about it, but the taste was very direct and wonderful, so he continued to talk excitedly.

He continued: When I was in Yunnan, I knew that most of the tea trees in Yunnan were trees, and it was inevitable that I felt a little green; but this tea rarely had a pure and mellow taste.Appreciating its bright colors is pleasant to the eye, and once you enter the mouth, the taste is full, and every feeling is progressing layer by layer; the flavor that has been hidden for many years is awakened and indulged in the excitement of hot water.First, it is gentle and delicate, and then it is so high that it makes people forget everything.The tea soup seems gentle and smooth, and it seems to be tightly wrapped around the tongue coating, which is like it is bitter and sweet when it is tossed and turned a hundred times.I never consider tea at least, and I think it is really a good tea.

The stuffy weather made Yao Ji look weak when speaking. She responded: There is a priest who speaks golden words and jade words, and she praises you so much. If there is a civil servant present today, it will probably become a famous product recorded in the book.

Zhu Gaoxu shook his head and said: This kind of thing is meaningless because there is no difference in the world.Just like a virtuous concubine, why be famous?

Yao Ji whispered in a very light voice: Today, the emperor is going to come to the Xianfei Palace after the Youth hour. Why should I sigh to me at this time?If you don’t have to follow the rules and come to talk to me all the time, it’s not impossible.

Zhu Gaoxu nodded slightly.However, he felt the sultry heat in the palace and was quite satisfied with the tranquility of the afternoon.

The two of them soaked the tea leaves in the pot many times, but they still had a fragrance.Sure enough, Zhu Gaoxu sighed casually before, that was just a mistake, and that was a good tea to be brewed.

After a while, Yao Ji stood up and said: The weather is too hot, and I feel uncomfortable in sweating and sticky. I will go back to the palace to take a shower and change my clothes, and wait for the emperor to return.

Zhu Gaoxu agreed and asked her to go back to the harem first.

As soon as Concubine Xian left Rouyi Hall, eunuch Cao Fu walked in and went up to bow to him.

Zhu Gaoxu immediately greeted him, pointed to the can of tea and said: Take it to the harem, the queen, concubine, and concubine will all share some of them.

Cao Fu asked carefully: The tea is not in line with the emperor's dragon mouth, so I will go to the tour again.

Zhu Gaoxu shook his head and said: It's just so good, so I don't want to drink too much.After drinking a few more times, you will have an impression of the specific tea flavor. Where will you find the same thing?People cannot be too addicted to something, otherwise they will suffer losses.

Cao Fu suddenly said: I will obey the order.

Zhu Gaoxu then asked: What's wrong with you?

Cao Fu bowed and said: When Meng Ji returned to Beijing, he brought back a woman...

Zhu Gaoxu immediately understood what it meant, so he didn't say a word to wait for him to continue reporting.

Cao Fu said in a deep voice: The queen of Zhenla Kingdom, but a few months ago, she was deposed because the king escaped from Angkor Thom.

Zhu Gaoxu was immediately surprised: How could such a person come to the Ming Dynasty?

Cao Fu said: Go back to the emperor, it’s a long story.It was probably because the enemy of Zhen La Kingdom wanted to plot against her, and after many twists and turns, she met Meng Ji.Meng Ji then brought her to the capital to avoid disaster.

Then Cao Fu briefly described the domestic affairs of Zhenla.

After he narrated it, he said: This woman has a complicated experience and is secretly received, so it is not easy to call the government to receive her.For the time being, I can only ask her to settle in the old mansion (the Han Wang Mansion in the capital). I will first see if she is reliable, and then let her meet the emperor... But this woman is indeed beautiful.

Speaking of the last sentence, Cao Fu looked up at Zhu Gaoxu, and the two of them immediately felt a sense of understanding.

The old mansion is just west of the imperial city, not far away.

After Zhu Gaoxu ascended the throne, the name of the Han Palace was cancelled because there was no Han Palace.

Nowadays, the many halls and corridors in front of the royal palace are mainly the base of the guardian of the Northern Department; the garden behind is indeed quite spacious.

Zhu Gaoxu said: It’s better to let her stay in Beijing.If the court wants to understand the local situation, the abolition of Zhen La Kingdom is also a clue.

Cao Fu hurriedly said: What the Emperor said is, the Emperor is really far-sighted.

When talking about the beauty, Zhu Gaoxu remembered the can of tea that was brought back from thousands of miles away. He couldn't help but remind Cao Fu: Some things are not as strange as possible, and there is no need to be too troublesome. It's too troublesome.

Cao Fu said: I don’t mind the trouble.As long as the emperor is happy, I will be happy.

Zhu Gaoxu said casually: When you observe her, find out what she wants.

Cao Fu was stunned for a moment and bowed: I will obey the order.

After Cao Fu left Rouyi Hall, Zhu Gaoxu came to his senses. The last sentence he said was a bit strange.

He didn't know why as long as someone came to the door, he would feel that the other party wanted to get something from him.

Perhaps because of his age, his temperament has changed a lot.