Three Kingdoms New Emperor

Chapter 310 The Way of Drinking Tea
The weather in the northwest is always much colder than that in the Kanto.

Therefore, even in the season of recovery of all things, here, when a pot of hot tea is brought out, there is still a thick steaming mist.

Han Sui took a copper spoon, poured a spoonful of hot tea from the teapot into a bamboo cup, took a sip, and felt his body warm up.Through the steaming tea mist, he saw Yan Xing's already impatient face, and then said: "Yan Ming, do you want to know why I am so anticlimactic today?"

Yan Xing has long been accustomed to Han Sui seeing through his own thoughts at a glance.But this couldn't stop his loathing for Han Sui. Just like in front of him, if Han Sui was still the famous Hanchen, it would be nothing to drink a cup of hot tea; He is the leader of the Iron Qiang League on Earth, he does not drink kumiss, does not eat meat, and does not love women. This kind of demeanor is incompatible with many leaders of the Qianghu tribe.

If it weren't for his secretive and insidious means still hanging over the Iron Qiang League, those rebellious tribal leaders would have already smashed this hypocritical and arrogant guy to pieces.

"My lord, it seems that the soldiers of Jicheng are filled with righteous indignation today. However, it is said in the "Three Strategies" that because of the enemy's changes, they are not in advance, and follow them at every turn. The soldiers of Jicheng will be angry when they are angry, but it is too late. If we send some snakes and rats in advance The siege of the top tribes can not only eradicate these unstable tribes, but also quickly consume the defensive equipment of Jicheng.

After the battle with Ma Chao, Yan Xing devoted himself to training several times in order to break through the inner demons that Ma Chao planted in his heart.Sadly, the more he tortured himself, the more he found himself unable to escape the shadow of Ma Chao's wanton arrogance.In desperation, Yan Xing turned to the second best, and devoted himself to researching "Six Secret Teachings", "Three Strategies" and other military books, in order to be better than Ma Chao in terms of tactics.

What he just said was just what he thought about when he returned, and he came up with "Three Strategies".

"I didn't expect Yan Ming to be so courageous, resourceful, and insightful. I am very relieved." Han Sui nodded in satisfaction, showing appreciation for Yan Xing.But in the end, he shook his head slightly, and pointed him out: "Yanming, although you have made progress, you are limited to yourself. This statement is still just the opinion of a general. Zhizhi, if you are the commander in chief, looking at the overall situation in the Northwest, is that little Jicheng really that important?"

Yan Xing was almost laughed at by Han Sui, Jicheng is not important?

Jicheng is the seat of Longxi and even Liangzhou, which was enacted by the imperial court. There is Dasanguan Tianping in the east, Xiaoguan in the north, Hanzhong Yizhou in the south, and the Silk Road in the Western Regions with endless commercial routes in the west.

According to Jicheng, if you go east, you will be eight hundred miles away, the fertile land of Qinchuan, and Nantun is Yizhou, a place of Jingping and a land of abundance.Even Yan Xing, who doesn't have much political savvy, can come up with overlord strategies such as reopening trade routes in the Western Regions, raising good horses, and making friends with Qiang and Hu.

But Han Sui actually said that Jicheng is not important?

"The place is dead, but the situation is changing rapidly. I'm not saying that Jicheng is not important, but that even if we capture Jicheng at this time, can we really keep it for ourselves?" Han Sui drank again Taking a sip of hot tea, he frowned slightly.He knew that brewed tea was not popular in Chang'an, and the fried tea newly created by the emperor was fragrant and pleasant... But, talking about such elegant things with Yan Xing is like playing the piano with a cow.

Thinking of this, Han Sui became a little impatient. He waved his hand and said simply and concisely: "The Han family has already regarded us as a confidant's trouble, and has sent reinforcements to come; Ma Chao is like a maggot with a bone, a This is an unstoppable posture. If we can’t teach the imperial court a profound lesson this time, how can we enjoy Xiliang in peace?”

"It's better to take Jicheng and wait for work with ease..."

As soon as Yan Xing said this, he saw that Han Sui had closed his eyes. He knew that this was Han Sui's intention to signal him to leave.Feeling bored, he had no choice but to bow and hold his fists to bid farewell and leave.

"General Han is very lonely with such vulgar warriors all day long, right?" Not long after Yan Xing's figure disappeared into the room, a gentle and distinctly literati voice came from the corner.

"The art of frying tea in Chang'an is not a palace secret. On the contrary, the emperor who regards money as his life has long been sold in the market under the royal gimmick." This time the voice was soft and clear, obviously it was a woman's sound.It's just that, when the soft and crisp voice mentioned the "Son of Heaven", it couldn't suppress the complex resentment.

But Han Sui seemed to have never heard of it, turned his head slightly, and saw that the woman had already offered a bag of fried tea.Han Sui opened it carefully, as if he had found a treasure: "How to drink?"

"Just soak in hot water, foster father." On Dong Bai's delicate mixed-race face, there was a rare trace of the gentleness of a little girl.Judging from this scene alone, it is impossible for anyone to connect her with the assassination of the emperor in Chang'an alone, and the witch who tried to provoke Ma Han to turn against her.On the contrary, they will think that this sweet and lovely girl is really just an orphan girl who has a lot of income from Han Sui's licking love.

"Isn't that true?" Han Sui frowned, a little disbelieving Dong Bai asked: "For my father to hear about this new tea, there must be a special tea set, and it must be boiled separately from mountain springs, well water, and rootless water, and even this tea drinking place. They all pay attention... In Chang'an, isn't there a "Tea Classic" written by the emperor himself, which fully analyzes the art of drinking tea?"

Hearing this, Dong Bai's tall nose wrinkled slightly, making her look even more delicate and cute.But those who are familiar with her temperament know that this is a sign before she gets angry: Han Sui's repeated mention of the name she buried deep in her heart has already made her a little disgusted and angry.

"Pretentious and pretentious. Such tricks can only deceive those vulgar profit-seeking merchants. Our emperor, has not always been good at doing this?" The scribes who came out before Dong Bai appeared seemed to be He is very good at observing words and demeanor, although he doesn't know Dong Bai's temperament, but when he saw Dong Bai paused, he stepped forward to make amends: "The way to drink tea depends on his heart, why is the general so inferior?"

"Hehe, what you say makes sense." Han Sui looked at the gentle-faced Hebei celebrity Guo Tu with great interest, and after seeing Dong Bai's suspicious but secretly calculating expression, he took a pinch of speculation. The tea is poured into new bamboo cups.

Han Sui's words can be described as a lot of karma, ups and downs in the officialdom, conquests on the battlefield, and he walked out of the sea of ​​corpses and blood, and he has already had his own unique perspective on the overall situation of human relations.

Guo Tu came here secretly, naturally following Yuan Shao's order.And his arrival itself is a clear signal.However, Jizhou and Liangzhou are separated by thousands of miles. If the two sides had a common enemy and happened to be stuck in the middle of the two places, Han Sui would not bother to talk to Guo Tu. Yuan Shao of the Sangong felt that the world was completely useless except for such useless vanity in his own hands.

As for Dong Bai, when Han Sui met her for the first time, he saw the great value of this woman.On the surface, there is no comparison between a granddaughter of a rebellious and rebellious minister in the Han Dynasty and a powerful and famous prince with hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers in his hands.

But just like what Han Sui said to Yan Xing before, the time is also the situation.At this moment, a vengeful daughter who is familiar with the nature of the emperor and wants to destroy the Han Dynasty at all costs is much more useful than Yuan Shao who can't give anything except verbal promises.

So, on the surface, although Han Sui was not surprised, he already had a grudge against Guo Tu's rescue of Dong Bai just now.Therefore, he didn't bother to drink that sip of fried tea, and said bluntly: "Mr. Guo is unparalleled in his clever plan. He set up a strategy of using Jicheng as a bait to lure the Han Dynasty army to join Ma Chao, and then we, who are waiting for work, will attack it in a big way. Sure enough."

Guo Tu nodded slightly, he didn't know what Han Sui meant by this sentence.More importantly, he saw that although Han Sui seemed to be talking to him, he was looking at Dong Bai from the corner of his eyes.

"Father, wouldn't it be better to break through the city of Ji and defend it?" Hearing that Han Sui finally explained the reason for today's anticlimax, Dong Bai seemed a little anxious.Because no matter how she looked at it, she also felt that Yan Xing's approach was the best strategy.

"No, if our army breaks through the city of Ji, the dust will settle. The commander-in-chief of the Han Dynasty is not a fool, so how can he throw himself into the trap? Only when we pretend that we are determined to win the city of Ji, but the city of Ji is always hanging by a thread." Only those reinforcements will rush to help regardless of their own lives. Hmph, although the emperor's military system of rewards and punishments can encourage the soldiers, it can also make those muddy legs lose their eyes under the temptation of money!"

When Han Sui said these words, his eyes were completely on Dong Bai.Unlike Yan Xing, the No. [-] general in the army, he told Dong Bai of such secrets of military secrets without reservation. It can be seen that Dong Bai was far from just being treated as an ordinary pawn.

After seeing a look of enlightenment on Dong Bai's face, Han Sui continued with satisfaction: "Not to mention, the reinforcements from the Han Dynasty this time are either new generals or mediocre seniors. Even if Dongcheng orders, even if he comes with integrity, how can he suppress Ma Chao, who is bent on revenge, and those arrogant soldiers who want to make great achievements?"

"Mr. Guo, what the old man said, do you really care for him?" Han Sui turned around suddenly when Guo Tu looked embarrassed, and in his small eyes, there was a heroic brilliance of turning his hands into clouds and rain.

Guo Tu was startled suddenly. At this moment, he had to admit that he underestimated this 'Nine Songs of the Yellow River'...

(End of this chapter)