Chapter 1285: The Creation of Heaven and Earth
He asked Qinghe Hou about everything and was used to Chen Xu's ease of handling government affairs. Even if Chen Xu didn't speak in the entire court, the First Emperor felt more at ease, and even the civil and military officials below felt more at ease.
When I go to court every day, when I encounter something difficult and difficult, the first thing Emperor Qin Shi Huang thinks of is to ask Chen Xu for advice, and others will also think about how Chen Xu will deal with it. And every time Chen Xu is there, they will always give answers and suggestions that are completely different from ordinary people's thinking habits. Some seemingly imaginative or even incredible answers can often solve the difficult problems.
But today, the Marquis of Qinghe was not here, and the First Emperor felt a little anxious.
Although he knew that Chen Xu didn't like to go to court and didn't like to intervene in the army, this kind of damaging reform happened to be Chen Xu's strengths. If he were there, there would definitely be a very perfect solution.
"Your Majesty, the left prime minister will return to his hometown to visit relatives. It will take three to five months to return. This matter cannot be delayed!" Wei Liao, the head of the Ministry of War, reminded softly.
"The reform of the military system is urgent, but if there is no complete planning and new laws, it may leave many hidden dangers. The military title system can actually be regarded as the core of our Great Qin military system. If Shang Jun had not formulated the military title law, our Great Qin soldiers would definitely not have the courage to win. This matter must be very cautious. I have just watched the memorial of the Marquis of Jingwu. Many places in the reform of the military system are still to be discussed. My dear friends still need to think carefully and come up with a perfect plan..." Qin Shihuang's eyes swept across the room.
Meng Tian, Feng Quji and others all lowered their heads and twisted their beards and began to ponder. The First Emperor also continued to read Meng Tian's memorial, but looking at the contents inside, they frowned from time to time.
Many aspects of Meng Tian’s memorial writing are unclear and ambiguous, which is very difficult to read compared to Chen Xu’s memorial every time.
The Zichen Palace was very quiet, and I could only occasionally hear a slight cough and the sound of turning pages. Two moments passed, and the First Emperor had finished reading and closed the memorial, and Feng Quji and others were still thinking.
To be honest, Meng Tian suddenly launched a military reform today and caught all the civil and military officials off guard, and even the emperor was lost on the spot.
However, many people came to their senses later. Meng Tian was planning to surround Wei and save Zhao. He must have wanted to divert the anger of the First Emperor and the attention of the civil and military officials of the court through military reform, so as to reduce the punishment for the Western Army. As expected, Meng Tian's statement and Li Xin rolled in tears and complained, the First Emperor really diverted his attention.
After all, the mistakes of the Western Army are already in the past, and the accumulated problems of the army will affect the future. It is impossible for the Emperor of the First Emperor to understand which one is more important.
But some things can only be reached. The purpose of Mengshi and Li Xin has been achieved. Reforming the military system is not their business, but the affairs of Emperor Qin and a group of imperial officials. It is best not to get involved in such matters. The deeper the intervention, the more you may be, the worse you will die.
As smart as Wang Jian, he went home to take care of his old age after the war. He did not care about the government, military and political affairs, and enjoyed his old age at home. He also received continuous rewards from the emperor every year. He was honored until his death. The First Emperor also went to pay his respects in person.
But no good ending is true for anyone who is still fighting. Tongwu Hou died and Wucheng Hou was dismissed from office. Now it is the turn of the Western Army, Meng Tian, Li Xin, Jiang Hu and generals of all sizes of the Western Army are all involved in the enamel incident and are frightened. This is the sadness of the military generals.
Meng Tian and Meng Yi discussed for a long time to issue this memorial to reform the military system, with the purpose of opening up a break for Chen Xu to promote the reform of the military system, and it was not their business.
Feng Quji was extremely depressed. He was not a military general and did not know military tactics. It was too difficult for him to discuss reforming the military system.
As for Wei Liao, he was proficient in military tactics and strategies, not systems. At this time, he was still thinking about the content of Meng Tian’s proposal request in the court.
"Report~ Your Majesty, there is a Grand Master envoy outside the palace to ask for a visit~" Outside the gate of Zichen Hall, a Xuanwu guard came quickly and knelt down on one knee to report.
"Taoshi?"
The First Emperor, Feng Quji and others were awakened from their thoughts. The First Emperor was stunned for a moment and stood up and waved his sleeves and said, "Please invite the envoy to the palace!"
"Here~" Xuanwu Guard retreated.
Feng Quji and others looked at each other, Chen Xu returned to Nanyang to visit relatives, and suddenly sent someone back to see the emperor half a month later. What happened?
The First Emperor was also in a strange mood. I wonder what the meaning of Chen Xu suddenly sent an envoy?
Soon the messenger followed Xuanwu Guard to the outside of Zichen Hall. He was a handsome young man wearing a blue shirt and a martial arts crown. The young man, the First Emperor, and Feng Quji, all knew each other. He was Han Xin, the younger brother picked up by Chen Xu.
"My dear Han Xin, visiting His Majesty, visiting Feng Xiang, Marquis of Jingwu, Marquis of Di Dao, Doctor Meng, and Weiwei's Ministry of War!"
Han Xin stood outside the door and bowed to Emperor Shin and a group of bigwigs, neither humble nor arrogant nor arrogant. He was well-behaved.
"Haha, I said who it is? It turns out to be Han Aiqing. Please take your seat and have a tea!" When Emperor Shin saw Han Xin, he stood up with a smile and waved his hand to instruct the palace servants to lead Han Xin into the Zichen Hall. Feng Quji and Mengtian and others also smiled and bowed to say hello.
As the saying goes, the seventh-rank official of the Prime Minister, Han Xin is Chen Xu's younger brother. Although he is not a blood relative of his compatriots, he is still a close relative in name. Chen Xu also valued his younger brother, and sometimes he would bring Han Xin to his face when he attended some important occasions. Especially when he followed Tongwu Hou to conquer Baiyue, he heard that he had made many suggestions and wisdom. He was praised by Tongwu Hou and made great contributions. Now that Chen Xu thought about visiting relatives, he suddenly arranged for his younger brother to return to the capital to pay homage to the emperor, it would definitely not be a trivial matter.
After greetings, Han Xin did not take his seat, but bowed to the First Emperor again and said, "Your Majesty, my brother passed by Lushan and went to Lushan to visit Senior Chi Songzi. When he went down the mountain, he brought back some Ziyun Fairy Tea. He asked me to return to the capital and send some to Your Majesty. Before leaving, he would have a letter to Your Majesty. Your Majesty will know at a glance!"
After Han Xin said that, he took out a letter from his pocket and submitted it respectfully.
"Come on the letter from the Grand Master!" Emperor Shi quickly ordered.
"Here~" A palace man stepped forward and quickly submitted the letter to the First Emperor. The First Emperor opened the envelope with a little excitement, took out a page of white letters and opened it and read it carefully.
"Your Majesty saw Xin, I have returned home. A few days ago, I passed by Lushan Mountain and specially went up the mountain to visit Senior Chi Songzi. The seniors traveled all over the world and could not meet each other. They only received the fifty tubes of Ziyun Fairy Tea made eight years ago. These teas have changed over the years. The tea soup brewed was bright and mellow and fragrant. Drinking it like sweet rain, it is actually a thing of the creation of heaven and earth. I dare not enjoy it alone. I specially asked my brother to bring tea to the capital to offer it to Your Majesty. The fifty tubes of tea were kept privately by twenty, and the remaining thirty returned to Your Majesty. I also asked Your Majesty not to blame me for being stingy. This is really rare. I am afraid that I will not get it again in the future. The brewing method is as usual. Drinking it while it is better. For safety plans, I also asked Your Majesty to summon the imperial doctor to inspect... I bow my head and wish Your Majesty peace!"
It was not long. It was Chen Xu's handwriting. Emperor Shiniu quickly finished reading every word, and then looked at Han Xin happily and said, "Han Aiqing, where is Ziyun Fairy Tea? Can it be brought into the palace?"
"Go back to Your Majesty, the Tea Minister has brought it, right outside the hall!"
"Haha, okay, come here, bring in the immortal tea presented by the Grand Master!"
The First Emperor stood up with a laugh. Feng Quji, Meng Tian and others also stood up in front of each other and looked outside the hall. After a moment, they saw two eunuchs carrying a vine basket, covering them with some catkins, which looked so simple that they could not see.
"Your Majesty forgive me. My brother got these teas on the mountain that day. Because it was difficult to go down the mountain, the guards weaved a pair of rattan baskets to carry them. After going down the mountain, they did not purchase wooden boxes to store them. I will transport them to the capital directly!" Han Xin quickly explained.
"It's okay, no matter what, Chi Songzi and Taishi, who cultivated immortals and asked about Taoism, are not bound by ordinary and flamboyant things. All of these vines and caskets are collected from nature, and they are actually deeply acquainted with the Tao and nature..."
The First Emperor strode to the front of the vine basket. The palace servants had already lifted the cattails covered on it, revealing some old-colored bamboo tubes placed neatly below. The First Emperor picked up a tube and looked carefully. Sure enough, he found that it was no different from the half tube of tea that Li Si offered at the time. Except for the mottled color over the years, the extremely crude patterns and texts on it were exactly the same.
"The Grand Master is truly kind and righteous. When I think about visiting relatives, I still remember sending me fairy tea, but I don't know what kind of tea is?" The First Emperor looked at the bamboo tube over and over again.
"Your Majesty, there is still a tube of my brother inside that has been opened and brewed. Please take it out and see..."
Han Xin quickly bent down and pulled it into the vine basket a few times, and took out a bamboo tube. Sure enough, the fish glue around the cover of the tube had been scraped off. Emperor Shiniang took the bamboo tube and opened it. A strange fragrance came to his face. He poured out some and looked at it in his palm. He found that the tea leaves had turned into fine brown and clumps, which was indeed different from ordinary tea leaves.
"I ordered the water to make tea, and I would like to take the purple clay tea set that the Marquis of Qinghe gave me. I want to share the immortal tea with you all my dear friends!" After the First Emperor finished his order, he ordered people to take out all the tea leaves in the vine basket to watch. As expected, each tube was almost the same, it was the most primitive Ziyun Fairy Tea Package, which was truly something that was hard to buy at the moment.
When Chen Xu made immortal tea at Xiaohechuchu, he used a pottery pot to stir-fry tea. The patterns on the bamboo tubes were marked with copper cones and red, and the strokes were simple and ugly, and they were not beautiful at all. Only Yu Wuya, a Taoist disciple who also liked to be unrestrained, would feel deeply in the way of nature. However, Chen Xu had only made this bamboo tube several times. Since he came to Xianyang, the Ziyun Fairy Tea packaging was still made of bamboo tubes, but the pattern and text on it were all made by craftsmen, which was much more beautiful, but there was no natural charm that was touted as the simplest way.
Therefore, the bamboo tubes made by Chen Xu have now become the most passionate collection of kings, princes, ministers and folks. If you have such a bamboo tube at home, friends will definitely show it out and show it out. On weekdays, they will hide in the study and bedroom and enjoy it alone. Under the caress day and night, there is already a lubricated patina, which has changed from an ordinary vulgar object to a fashionable and elegant toy.
Nowadays, let alone these tea leaves, I’m afraid I’ll have to buy tens of thousands of dollars each, which is really a lot of money.
As for the tea inside, no one in the world wants to drink it, it is probably difficult to see it.
Chapter completed!