Chapter 335：

Chapter 501 The Ancient Wisdom Pot-Maker - Chen Mingyuan

Zhou Ye asked everyone to do it, then put the tray on the table, and then took out a pot of water.

"How?" Zhou Ye looked at Li Yang.

"I just read its introduction in an ancient book, and I don't know if it's true or not. Give it a try." Li Yang took a deep breath, and then placed the suet fat jade cup in a gossip orientation, and then immersed them all in water .

Zhou Ye was also very curious, so he looked at it carefully.

Li Yang was in charge of the operation, placed the eight mutton fat jade cups in the direction of the Eight Trigrams, and then sank them all into the water. The miracle happened at this moment.

I saw that the bodies of the eight jade cups suddenly released a gleaming light, and then connected together to form a huge light group, completely covering the eight jade cups. After the light group appeared, a magical picture appeared in front of everyone.

There was a stretch of peach forest, and the beautiful peach blossoms fell to the ground, like a fairyland, and then several monkeys jumped happily on the peach tree, some picked peaches, some ate peaches, and some lay on the tree to sleep, naive and very cute. After this picture disappeared, another picture appeared again. I saw eight horses galloping on the green grassland, and the horses were abnormal. This was the picture on the second jade cup.

After the picture on the second jade cup disappeared, the two giant dragons first stretched out their claws, and then tossed among the clouds, intertwined and playful. The two giant dragons were alive and majestic.

Then the phoenix soared and was reborn from the ashes. The sky is full of auspicious clouds, and the sky is densely covered. Plum blossoms are in full bloom, thousands of miles of snow. The white tiger roared, defying the world. Xuanwu went out to sea, shaking the world.

Every picture seems to be real, which is dizzying. Finally, how come the eight pictures come together to form a stunning picture scroll that stuns the mind.

Thousands of miles of snowy borders, plum blossoms are proud of the cold, peach blossom jungles, monkeys play, auspicious clouds in the sky, two giant dragons are intertwined, phoenixes are flying aside, white tigers roar in the mountains and forests, and Xuanwu is also born from the world.

It's like a landscape painting.

Show the beauty of the world.

At this time, Li Yang couldn't help himself, "That's right, this is it, there is nothing wrong with the ancient books, the Jade Emperor of Mutton Fat, becoming a spirit in the presence of water, the position of gossip, miracles appear in the world, it's too awesome, what should I do? arrived".

Li Yang couldn't help but use his powers and began to observe.

In the cup, there are many mysterious textures that cannot be replicated at all.

I don't even know how to make it.

The complicated pictures and texts, as well as the bumps, even the most sophisticated instruments may not be able to produce them.

"The wisdom of the ancients is amazing." Li Yang was full of admiration.

Zhuang Rui and Chen Ran were also stunned.

This kind of thing, even if I see it many times, I can't help but be surprised.

They also had to praise the wisdom of the ancients.

"What's going on?" Zhou Ye stared blankly at this scene, and couldn't help but use his precious eyes.

But seeing is one thing, moving is another.

It's like watching someone else paint. You watch someone paint with your own eyes, but when it's your turn, you're handicapped.

To use a popular phrase these days - people's hands rush over the money.

So, seeing it doesn't mean you understand it, you will.

"I don't know either," Li Yang shook his head, he really didn't understand, "According to the records, eight cups, arranged in different directions, will show eight different scenes, and each scene displayed is the same as the one displayed. It is the same as the one on the cup. According to records, eight cups are placed in clear water. The first picture that appears is the image placed on the cup in the direction of the sky, followed by Dikun, Xunfeng, Zhenlei, Kanshui, Lihuo, Genshan, Duize, the eight patterns are interlocked and connected to each other, which can be called a miracle.”

"Boss, it's nothing, come and see this purple gold teapot." Zhuang Rui picked up the purple gold teapot and walked over, "If I am not wrong, this should be the one of the folks who went out on patrol in micro clothes when Emperor Kangxi was young. The master of pot making - presented by Chen Mingyuan "0...

"Who is Chen Mingyuan?" Zhou Ye was dumbfounded and didn't know him.

This is the knowledge gap.

Although Zhou Ye has precious eyes, what he lacks is knowledge and heritage.

And these are exactly what Zhuang Rui and the others can teach him.

"Chen Mingyuan, whose name is Mingyuan, his name is Hefeng, also known as Shixiashanren, Huyin, was a famous Yixing Zisha artist during the reign of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty.

Chen Mingyuan was born in a family of Zisha. He has made dozens of tea sets and elegant playware, all of which are exquisite. He also created the style of engraving poems and inscriptions on the body of the pot. The signature and seal are used together. The style is elegant and has the style of the prosperous Tang Dynasty. , the works are famous both at home and abroad. At that time, there was a saying of "overseas competing for a long-term dish", which made an outstanding contribution to the development history of purple sand pottery art.

Chen Mingyuan's pot-making skills are exquisite and comprehensive, and he is brave in pioneering and innovating.

The ancient Yi utensils he imitated, such as the jue, the goblet, and the tripod, are exquisite in craftsmanship and high in quality. The teapots he makes have a variety of shapes, and he is especially good at making natural-type sand pots, so they are very popular.

At present, his works are very valuable.

His works include melon-shaped pots, lotus-seed pots, Shuchai Sanyou pots, 3.1 loose-section pots, dried plum pots, silkworm mulberry pots, etc. On the basis of the natural-shaped pots in the Ming Dynasty, they have been further promoted to a height of art. These pot styles are not only his outstanding creations, but also become historical shapes in sand pot craftsmanship and are widely used by later pot makers.

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Chapter 502 There are different versions of the legend of the purple gold sand pot

Chen Mingyuan is a person who has a great influence on the Zisha pot industry.

In terms of purple clay teapots, it is definitely the existence of the Big Dipper of Mount Tai.

"Oh, so awesome." Zhou Ye listened carefully, for fear of missing a word.

For him, this knowledge is very important.

"Chen Mingyuan is really amazing, a master-like figure, there is said to have a story about this purple gold sand pot."

"You mean that", Chen Ran seemed to know.

"What are you mumbling about, what story, so mysterious?" Zhou Ye was speechless.

"Can you not sell off?"

If it wasn't for being close to the three, Zhou Ye would definitely make them look good 02.

"Boss, this is a very famous pot in history." Zhuang Rui heard Zhou Ye's words and explained to him, "When I was in the southwest, I once met a person who was a descendant of Chen Mingyuan. I have a certain blood relationship with the Chen family, so I also know a little about this matter.

I have seen this pot in a Guza once, it is exactly the same, and the pot is filled with a tea fragrance, which lasts for a long time. Even if no tea leaves are added, the poured water is full of tea fragrance. It is indeed a purple gold jade sand pot. "Zhuang Rui's voice is very magnetic.

And because the body contains spiritual energy, it makes people feel like a spring breeze.

Feeling good.

"I don't know if the boss has seen Mr. Zhang Guoli's performance of Kangxi's private interview in Weifu". Zhuang Rui looked at Zhou Ye.

"Of course I've seen it, it's a classic." Zhou Ye nodded, this was a popular TV series in his childhood.

It's hard to forget.

Suddenly, Zhou Ye thought of a clip, which seemed to be about the "pot", and couldn't help asking, "You don't want to tell the story of Zisha Ji, right?"

"Zhuang Rui, could it be that legend?" Li Yang asked, frowning.

"What legend?" These things will not appear in the treasure eyes.

"Yes, boss, I don't know if it's this history. According to rumors, the Zijin Jade Sand Teapot was indeed presented to Emperor Kangxi by a private pot maker, and there are some unofficial records that this teapot is an ancestral thing. It has a history of hundreds of years, and it is said that the owner of this house is the descendant of the tea sage, Lu Yu. It can be said that it is very precious. I don’t know what happened, and it spread to the ears of a local bully. The Zijin jade sand pot was kept as his own. The client had no choice and wanted to hand it over, but he was not reconciled. It happened that Emperor Kangxi made a private visit and learned of the matter, summoned him, and made it ordinary. The jade sand pot was given to Emperor Kangxi. After Emperor Kangxi died, he went through Yongzheng, Qianlong and other emperors successively. When the Eight Powers Allied Forces, the whereabouts of this pot was unknown. The traces of the people thought that this pot was very fortunate, and it was destroyed during the war. I can't believe it, it appeared here."

"Oh, there is such a story," Zhou Ye heard his eyes light up.

"I have another version." Chen Ran hesitated for a while, and then said it.

"What does your version look like?" Zhou Ye was a little curious. The two versions of everyone actually diverged. So, which one is right? Or, isn't it right? Zhou Ye was full of curiosity.

"The thing is, Master Chen Mingyuan's father is also a master pot maker. He was famous all over the country at the beginning. As we all know, the ancestor of the master can be said to be a family of pot making, and this story is related to his ancestor. The history of pot making in the family of Master Chen Mingyuan. For hundreds of years, it is said that during the Yuan Dynasty, when my ancestors traveled in the south, they visited a place that was rich in a kind of purple-gold sand. A large part of this sand was jade, and this kind of sand was very suitable. Making pot art and ceramics, the ancestors were overjoyed and hurriedly found their pockets to collect them and bring them back to their hometowns.

And Zijin jade sand is the material for making the Zijin jade sand pot. It is said that now the purple gold jade sand has been mined. Everyone also knows that Chen Mingyuan’s ancestors are not as high-quality as Master Chen Mingyuan. After making a few works, he saved Zijin Jade Sand 300 and planned to leave it to future generations. In this way, Zijin Jade Sand has been passed down from generation to generation. The cultural atmosphere and historical background of the body became more and more profound, until one day, Master Chen Mingyuan's father discovered this secret by chance, and found this purple gold jade sand, and left it to the already famous at that time. Chen Mingyuan, who lived up to his father's entrustment, created this purple gold pot when his craftsmanship reached its peak, and its name has been passed down through the ages. After the reigning Emperor Kangxi found out about it, he ordered Master Chen to be brought to the palace, leaving behind this purple gold pot, and he used this jade pot to make tea every day," Chen Ran explained eloquently.

"Since Grand Master Chen discovered that place, why didn't he go to fetch it?" Zhou Ye was very puzzled. If it were him, he would have emptied it long ago.

You could say he was greedy.

But, this is human nature.

"There are many reasons for this." Many things are not just what you want to do.

Chapter 503 The Millennium Ancient Tea Tree Tea Saint - Lu Yu

"According to my guess, it is nothing more than the following reasons. First, because of the long distance and inconvenient transportation at that time, a round trip may take several months, half a year, which is too long. Second, because of mentality, the Chen family used to have a ancestral teaching. , Don't be too greedy, what God gives is desirable, but don't ask for it too much. Third, Master Chen's ancestors were a little old at that time, and there was enough purple gold and jade sand at that time, so don't worry, the fourth is that every man is innocent and cherishes jade. The sin was the world of the Yuan Dynasty at that time, and for this kind of treasure, it may not be a blessing, but a blessing." Chen Ran couldn't help sighing.

Zhou Ye couldn't help but nodded, "Yes, that's how society is. Every man is innocent, but he is guilty."

Next, Zhou Ye took out a box of tea leaves, which was the rumored tribute tea - Longtuan Shengxue, and brewed a pot of tea.

Then use this tea set for tasting.

I have to say that this purple gold sand pot is really unusual. Even if it is used with water, it will still have a strong tea fragrance.

Everyone held the Jade Emperor Cup and tasted it happily.

The four of them were really intoxicated.

"If you can taste the Lu Yu tea industry on those thousand-year-old tea trees, it will be even more perfect." During the tea tasting, Zhuang Rui couldn't help feeling overwhelmed.

"If you want to taste Lu Yu's tea industry, yes, please recommend me a tea-frying master. When the tea is cooked, I will give it to you to drink." In fact, Lu Yu's thousand-year-old tea leaves are not many, but he has his own Planning, need to find a master of fried tea.

"Why didn't you recruit Master 'Lu Yu'?" Li Yang couldn't help asking.

Lu Yu is a "tea saint", I believe this shouldn't stumped him.

"Actually, I have already recruited Master Lu Yu." For a character like Master Lu Yu, how could Zhou Ye not recruit him.

Lu Yu, courtesy name Hongjian, was a native of Fuzhou. He had a disease, and his courtesy name was Ji Dei.

He is a famous tea scholar in the Tang Dynasty, known as "tea fairy", respected as "tea saint", and worshipped as "tea god".

Lu Yu has been addicted to tea all his life and is proficient in the tea ceremony. He is famous for the world's first monograph on tea - "The Classic of Tea".

He is also very good at writing poetry, but there are not many of his poems left in the world. He has a strong interest in tea and has carried out long-term investigation and research. He is familiar with tea cultivation, breeding and processing technology, and is good at tasting tea.

In the early Yuan Dynasty in the Tang Dynasty, Lu Yu lived in seclusion in various parts of the south of the Yangtze River and wrote three volumes of "The Classic of Tea", which became the world's first book on tea. The "Quan Tang Wen" contains "Lu Yu's Autobiography". He has written three volumes of "Tan Tan". He started an era of tea and made outstanding contributions to the development of the world tea industry.

The Book of Tea written by Lu Yu has three volumes and ten chapters with more than seven thousand characters, which are respectively: Volume 1, the source of the first, the tool of the second, the creation of the third volume; volume two, the vessel of the fourth volume; volume three, the boil of the fifth volume, and the cooking of the sixth volume. Drinking, seven things, eight out, nine strategies, ten pictures.

It is a systematic summary of the scientific knowledge and practical experience of tea in the Tang Dynasty and before the Tang Dynasty; it is Lu Yu's practice and perseverance. After obtaining the first-hand information on tea production and production, he has written extensively in books and collected tea. The crystallization of mining experience.

As soon as the "Tea Classic" came out, it became popular all over the world, and it was learned and treasured by people at that time. In the "Tea Classic", in addition to comprehensively describing the distribution of tea areas, the growth, planting, picking, manufacturing and tasting of tea leaves, Lu Yu discovered many famous teas first.

For example, the Guzhu Zisun tea from the Great Wall of Zhejiang Province was rated as a top-grade tea by Lu Yu and later listed as a tribute tea; the Yangxian tea from Yixing County was directly recommended by Lu Yu for tribute. "Reconstruction of Tea Houses in Yixing County" records: "Li Qiyun, the doctor of the imperial censor, is a state, and there are people who offer good tea in the mountains. When meeting guests, Lu Yu thinks it is fragrant and sweet, and it is crowned in other places. It can be recommended at Go up. Qiyun follows it, and it begins to advance into ten thousand liang. This is its origin."

Lu Yu also traversed the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River and the Huaihe River Basin, inspected and collected a large amount of first-hand tea production information, and accumulated rich experience in tasting springs and water.

However, in his book "Jiancha Shui Ji", Zhang Youxin, a literati of the same generation, once detailed a list of 20 kinds of water, such as rivers, wells, springs, and snow water, which Lu Yu had evaluated.

For example, the water curtain water of Kangwang Valley in Lushan is the first, the stone spring water of Huishan Temple in Wuxi is the second, and the stone water of Lanxi in Qizhou is the third.

And the Zhongling Spring in the center of the Yangtze River is listed as the seventh grade.

Interestingly, Zhang Youxin also wrote down a true story: Li Jiqing, the prefect of the prefecture, was on the bank of the Yangtze River. Li Jiqing heard that the Nanling water in the center of the nearby Yangtze River was excellent for brewing tea, so he ordered his soldiers to fetch water in small boats. Unexpectedly, the soldiers spilled a bottle of water halfway along the way, and secretly scooped up the river water on the bank.

Lu Yu took a sip and immediately pointed out, "This is the water in the near-shore river, not the zero water in the south." Li Jiqing ordered his soldiers to fetch water again. After Lu Yu tasted it, he smiled and said, "This is the zero water in the south of the river."

The soldiers who fetched the water had to obey, knelt in front of Lu Yu, and told the truth. Afterwards, Lu Yu's fame became more and more popular.

Zhao Lian, who served as the prefect of Quzhou in Tang Dynasty, had a deep bond with Lu Yu. He said in "Yinhualu": ​​'Lu Yu was addicted to tea and pioneered the method of making tea. Up to now, in the House of Vend Tea, the statue of the pottery is placed between the tin vessels, and Yunyi Tea Ashikaga. ’”

……

This is a "Saint" level character.

It is—tea saint.

"Then why..." Li Yang couldn't help but be stunned!

Chapter 504 Naza's Regret Looking for the Master of Fried Tea

He didn't understand a little, since God Lu Yu came out, why did he still hire a tea-frying master.

Zhou Ye looked at the three people and said his thoughts.

"You must know that although Lu Yu is a great god, he is a figure in the Tang Dynasty after all. He does not know our modern tea-frying technology. After years of optimization, the tea-frying technology has developed to its peak, so I will let Lu Yu make it. Part of it, and then let the modern fried tea master make part, and then, choose the best one, and choose the better one, if each has its own merits, then you have oral intake, two kinds of tea, you can drink it often.”

Zhou Ye's words instantly made the eyes of the three of them light up.

"Boss, I know a tea-frying master." Zhuang Rui often wanders in southern Yunnan, but what is there in southern Yunnan?

There is the famous Pu'er.