Emperor Ming's grandson

Chapter 313 The Founder of Tribute Tea

As the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, getting up early is a basic quality that must be possessed.Lao Zhu was the one who created this custom, and although Zhu Yunying complained about Lao Zhu's workaholic attributes countless times in private, he still had to obediently go to court, and it seemed that he wanted to carry forward such a habit.

Zhu Yunying, who was sitting on the dragon chair, had plans in mind, but she was still waiting silently, so there was no need to rush.

The civil and military officials are also reporting some things, and Zhu Yunying will either listen and let these civil and military officials do their part.Or simply come up with ideas directly, which is what the emperor should do.

The emperor, that's how it should be, and many things really need the emperor to decide.

Looking at Ruyu, Zhu Yunying suddenly said, "The official part is in charge of government affairs, and the official department is in charge of the selection, examination, and meritorious service of civil servants across the country. It is almost the end of the year, and the official divisions of the four clean-ups, the anthology, the seal inspection, the merit evaluation, and the merit examination And the Department of General Affairs should also get busy. This Ming official should have outstanding ability and good conduct, and the Ministry of Officials should also pay attention to it."

Ru Yu quickly accepted the order, and said very respectfully, "The minister accepts the order."

Zhu Yunying nodded, but said immediately, "Since the bandit Hu, the six ministries have each been in charge of important affairs of the court. The six ministries are important ministers of the state, but this level has never been high. Aiqing, what do you think?"

At this moment, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty were stunned. The six ministers were about to be 'promoted', or was there finally a civil servant who could theoretically compete with the military officials?

Hu Weiyong, that's a Hu thief. If this prime minister dies, he will naturally not be the head of the civil servants.As for the so-called Genuine First Grade of Yan Shenggong before, this is the dignity given to Confucius, that is, in name.

The civil servants are excited at this time, and they have a face. Of course, they hope that the status of the civil servants can be higher.The current civil servants in the Ming Dynasty actually don't have a first rank, and every one of them saw Wu Xun congenitally bow their heads, which is not good.

Ru Yu stood up and suppressed the excitement in her heart, "Your Majesty will adjudicate such a big event."

Zhu Yunying showed a slight smile, and said slowly, "Aiqing should share my worries for military and state affairs. The ministries will also discuss more when they turn around, and come up with an order for me. We have no prime minister in Ming Dynasty, and the six ministers should also assist in various matters. We Great Ming’s civil and martial arts must not emphasize civil and martial arts, nor should martial arts emphasize civil and military affairs.”

Originally, a lot of martial artists just eat melons, and they are not very willing to meddle in the affairs of civil servants.But now what does His Majesty say about 'emphasis on martial arts and despise civility'? What does this mean?

Could it be that the tradition of Wu Xun in the Ming Dynasty who has always been aloof and suppressed civil servants is about to change at this time?

This is not acceptable, Wu Xun are definitely not used to these things.In the 30 years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, many martial arts officials did not pay attention to civil servants at all.In their view, the world of Ming Dynasty was brought down by them, and those scholars just followed suit. Why should these people sit on an equal footing with them, and even have to 'fight' against them? !

The civil servants were obviously more excited at this time, because they saw the possibility of rising status.His Majesty has shown goodwill. Whether they can win this opportunity and go further depends on their next performance.

At this time, Wu Xun also had some dissatisfaction. Of course, they did not want to see the status of civil servants rise.

It’s just that some Wu Xun just put forward some opinions, not to mention Xu Huizu, Lan Yu, Chang Mao and others jumped out immediately. Whoever dares to show their teeth is to commit suicide to Wu Xun, and whoever dares to hinder His Majesty’s plan, some Wu Xun jumped out directly .

Zhu Yunying came to the Hall of Martial Arts after he came to court, and asked with a smile, "Wang Chengen, what kind of tribute tea do we have?"

Tea culture has a long history in China. The tribute tea system originated in the Western Zhou Dynasty. It is a symbol of Chinese feudal ethics and is exclusively enjoyed by the royal family.

In fact, there are many changes in tea culture in China, and the famous tea saint Lu Yu is one of the outstanding representatives.Many people think that the brewing culture was started by Lu Yu, but in fact it is not entirely accurate.

In the past, it was all tea soup, but there is no market for tea soup nowadays.

Wang Chengen said hastily, "There is an imperial tea garden in Wuyi Mountain. The Supreme Emperor takes pity on the power of the people. Now there is only an imperial tea garden in Wuyi Mountain."

This is also Lao Zhu's 'credit', because Lao Zhu was born in a poor family, and he is well aware of the oppression of tribute tea to tea farmers.That's why we came up with the idea of ​​"only picking buds to make progress", and also reformed the method of roasting and boiling tea cakes in the Tang Dynasty of our country to the method of directly brewing loose tea "sip as soon as it falls", thus opening the history of tea drinking in my country for thousands of years.

Therefore, the tea culture of later generations is also deeply influenced by Lao Zhu here.Lao Zhu has contributed a lot to the transformation of tea culture from tedious to natural, from officials and dignitaries to the general public.

In the past, there were some Longfeng group cake tea, of course, the folks also called group tea, but now it has become fried green tea.The black-glazed porcelain rabbit teacup, which was loved by people in the Song Dynasty for the convenience of observing the color of the soup during the tea group tea fight in the past, has withdrawn from the stage of history.

The thin and plain white porcelain also became popular at this time.

After all, the previous tuan tea was exquisite and luxurious, and some were even inlaid with gold and silver or added spices.Lao Zhu's "abandoning the regiment and prospering" also made the tea drinking culture begin to be elegant and natural, which is probably in line with Lu Yu's "thrifty and refined practice".

Holding a cup of tea, Zhu Yunying observed the color of the tea, "It's not bad, the purple clay teapot hasn't come out yet. Maybe we really need to start a series. Tianjin is all made by us. Does the purple clay teapot also need us?" Get it out?"

Zhu Yunying still has some pride. Tianjin used to be an ordinary small guard.But it is different now, he changed Jinmen to Tianjin and built a city there.

Including Beiping, although the Forbidden City was also built in accordance with Yingtianfu's imperial city regulations.However, the Beiping Mansion, which had already begun to slump, was revived again in Zhu Yunying's place. He also built this city, at least he came to supervise it.

If the purple clay teapot is also developed from his hands, maybe the old men who like to drink tea will be grateful to him in the future.

"Let Jingdezhen supervise the production of a batch of imperial utensils, and my tea set should also be replaced." Zhu Yunying said casually, "Don't be fancy, simple and elegant will become better. Also remember not to disturb the people, you should know what I'm thinking?"

While drinking tea, Zhu Yunying asked casually, "It doesn't matter if I have less tribute tea, our official tea can't go wrong."

Lao Zhu cherishes the common people, so there is only the Royal Tea Garden in Wuyishan, which is relatively average in scale.However, since the Tang and Song Dynasties, the Central Plains Dynasty began to trade tea with the ethnic minorities in the west in exchange for horses and other materials. The tea horse trade has always been popular.Furthermore, the tea from the Central Plains Dynasty can also be sold overseas.

Zhu Yunying didn't care much about the tribute tea. Although the imperial tea garden in Wuyishan was small, Wuyishan tea was famous.Among the most famous Wuyi Mountain rock teas, Zhu Yunying still likes the most famous Dahongpao. Of course, there are also varieties such as Tieluohan and Baijiguan.

After drinking tea, Zhu Yunying started to work, tea is not a small matter, Zhu Yunying must pay attention to it.

After handling the official duties, Zhu Yunying walked towards the East Palace unsteadily, and there are still many things to explain.

Little Zhu has already returned to the East Palace. This little guy is happily practicing martial arts with the guards with a small wooden knife.

Zhu Yunying is happy to see the results. Not only has he been diligent in exercising all the time, Zhu Yunying is also urging his wife and daughter to exercise.Even though this seems to be contrary to the "quietness" of some Confucian cultures, Zhu Yunying doesn't think so.

Who dares to say anything about disrespect, etc., Zhu Yunying will talk about the six arts of a gentleman, and denigrate those scholars who "forgot their ancestors after counting the classics".Of course, in the harem, Zhu Yunying can say what he says, but there are some things that he really can't force others to change.Especially for things like changing customs, he probably just wants to set an example.

For example, foot binding, the former Empress Ma did not bind her feet, and the former Empress Chang did not.As the new emperor, Zhu Yunying didn't like foot binding even more, and the royal family's daughters were even more forbidden to bind their feet.

Today's attitude naturally affects many people.It's just that Zhu Yunying is also very clear that there are still many footbinding customs among the people. This is not something that can be changed in the 30 years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, and it is not something that the emperor Zhu Yunying can change all at once.

Even if he ordered that footbinding be forbidden, it would not affect some people who secretly bound their feet.What's more, Zhu Yunying has no way to make an order. Some things are easy to say, but they can only be 'educated people'.

Zhu Yunying smiled and watched Xiao Xiaozhu waving a small wooden knife and chasing the guards running around. Xiao Xiaozhu's sword skills are just teasing him.It doesn't need little Zhu's swordsmanship to be superb, as long as this little guy is happy and healthy, which is also what Zhu Yunying values ​​most.

"I have to talk to him about it tomorrow. The army is coming back." Zhu Yunying looked at Xu Miaoqing, smiled and said, "You should also prepare for this victory. Naturally, you will also report to your ancestors and sacrifice to heaven. It's time to go."

For Zhu Yunying's will, Xu Miaoqing naturally took orders, and she naturally needed to come forward in these matters, because she was the queen of the world, and she was really needed to come forward on some occasions.

Little Zhu happily ran over, hugged Zhu Yunying's thigh and said, "Father, I want to take a bath!"

He picked up Xiao Zhu, carried the kid on his shoulders, and left, "Okay, Dad will take you to take a bath! How about we go take a dip in the pool and ask your great-grandfather to come over and take a bath too?"

Little Zhu twisted his body, he had an idea, "Father, I'll call Grandpa Gao, Grandpa Gao likes Yin'er the most!"

Well, seeing the little guy running away bluffing, Zhu Yunying felt a little sour in his heart.Zhu Yunying originally thought that she was the 'most beautiful boy', but now it seems that she is not at all, because what Lao Zhu likes most is the youngest 'prince'.

Old feudalism!

(End of this chapter)