Prince of Chaos

Chapter 678

Hearing Wang Jiaping's words, Wang Xijue stopped talking and let out a sneer.

At this time, the balance that was originally evenly matched was instantly broken by this smile.

Wang Jiaping's face turned pale and blue for a while, and he wanted to find a crack in the ground to get in.

At this time, Sun Xian came out from Ciqing Palace.

"Xuan Cabinet, see you from the Military Aircraft Department."

After Wang Xijue, Shen Sixiao and others heard Sun Xian's call, the two sides could stand apart clearly.

The eight people walked up the steps in this order, heading towards the main hall of Ciqing Palace.

"Your Majesty, please see me."

Eight people entered the hall to salute, Zhu Changluo said: "Pingshen."

"Thank you, Your Highness."

Zhu Changluo looked at the eight people who had already arrived, and Zhu Changluo said: "The reason why I summoned Qing and others to gather here today is because a major event happened outside the Western Regions! This matter may shake the foundation of our Ming Dynasty. So I have no choice but to be cautious and discuss with Qing and others."

After Wang Xijue and the others heard Zhu Changluo's words, the attention of the eight people was instantly attracted by the crown prince's words.

In the past, although the crown prince would talk about some serious matters, these matters were almost all internal issues of the imperial court, and rarely involved outside the Ming Dynasty.

Now, it not only involves outside the Ming Dynasty, but also outside the Western Regions.This is really too far away, so for a while, Wang Xijue and others didn't know how to answer the conversation.

After all, the current Daming has shrunk its influence to the vicinity of Ningxia Town, that is, Gansu, Ningxia and other places in later generations.Further west in the old land of the Western Regions, Daming has almost given up.

In the more than 200 years since the founding of the country, Daming has never sent a single soldier there to declare the prestige of the new dynasty.

Therefore, the current Ming Dynasty is very unfamiliar with the Western Regions. Even if there are people who know this place, they know it from the old books of the Han and Tang Dynasties.

Since the Song Dynasty, it has been nearly 700 years, and the Western Regions have always been outside the region, and there is no communication with the Central Plains at all.

Now, the crown prince suddenly said that the crisis came from outside the Western Regions. To the ministers in the palace, it seemed to tell them that a world war broke out on Mars and might affect the earth.

The cabinet and the military aircraft department simply cannot handle things like this.

Because, they really couldn't think of how such a distant place would affect Daming?

Looking at their expressions, Zhu Changluo naturally understood what they were thinking.

Zhu Changluo didn't ask for a word from himself to make them express their attitude directly.

After all, the Western Regions are too far away, let alone beyond the Western Regions.

Therefore, if you want to promote this matter, you still have to lure it with profit and guide it with momentum, so as to reach a consensus on this matter among the imperial court.

It was also after reaching a consensus on this matter that Zhu Changluo could develop the Western Regions with great fanfare. Otherwise, no one would listen to him talking about how important the Western Regions are alone.

After all, the vast Western Regions are no longer the Western Regions of the Han and Tang Dynasties.

The current Western Regions is really a lawless place where poor mountains and rivers create troublesome people. Instead of spending huge efforts to fight and rule the Western Regions, it is more pragmatic to guard the two capitals and thirteen provinces of Ming Dynasty.

However, Zhu Changluo said another sentence next. Zhu Changluo said: "In the Arabian country outside the Western Regions, a drink that is comparable to tea, even more refreshing and stomachic than tea has appeared. Once this thing is planted on a large scale, and It has eroded our tea market in the Western Regions, Plateau, and Mobei, and the consequences are disastrous!"

"At that time, the tribes of the Western Regions, the tribes of the grassland, and the Lama Buddhist tribe on the plateau will get rid of my tea trade. At that time, not only will my Ming Dynasty not be able to replenish the war horses, but we will even have to face the three parties. pressure."

"Therefore, I must ask Yu Qing and others to see if there is any way to break the situation and nip this matter in the bud."

After Zhu Changluo said this sentence, it was like a thunderbolt that shook the minds of Wang Xijue, Shen Sixiao and others!

Wang Xijue and the others looked up at Zhu Changluo in a daze, and there seemed to be a proof in their eyes.

However, several people also knew that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's words about this matter must not be aimless.

This matter is almost true.

Therefore, when they thought of the emergence of substances that could replace tea, Wang Xijue and others immediately realized the seriousness of the matter.

Wang Xijue said: "Your Highness, what is this thing?"

Zhu Changluo said: "The name of this thing is coffee! It was discovered by Marquis Yuanyang in Taixi. The current Lord of Taixi has borrowed the name of Taixi God to bless him. I believe that this thing will soon bloom everywhere in Taixi."

"In addition to these years, Thai and Western merchants have often traveled thousands of miles to and from all over the world. Sooner or later, this thing will also spread all over the world with Thai and Western merchant ships."

"If by that time, we haven't come up with a countermeasure to solve this matter, then Da Ming will be in a situation where all sides are besieged. The grassland tribes are barbaric and rude, and they don't remember the history. If so, let them get tea supplies from outside of Da Ming. These people I will definitely be more dissatisfied with Wang Hua, causing disaster to the Nine Sides, and making the northern border of my Ming Dynasty eternally restless!"

When Wang Xijue and the others heard these words, none of them felt that this was alarmist talk, because anyone with a little brain could understand the consequences of this matter.

Once the prairie tribes were freed from Daming's tea-horse trade, not only would Daming lose a large source of horses, cattle and sheep, but it would also create a mighty enemy for itself.

Recall that from the late Tang Dynasty to the present, when did the northern grassland stop?

During the Five Dynasties and Song Dynasties, the northern grasslands established the Liao and Jin kingdoms that could rival the Central Plains.

At the end of the Southern Song Dynasty, the rising Meng Yuan once stole artifacts and lived in Kyushu for a hundred years!

After arriving in Daming Longxing, it took Emperor Taizu and Emperor Chengzu 50 years of forced conquest of Mobei in exchange for the stability of the northern border of Daming.

As a result, during the battle of the Ministry of Civil Engineering, Daming's elite was completely lost, almost repeating the shame of the emperor of the Zhao family, and surrendered half of the country.

Although, later Jingtai, Yu Qian and others tried their best to turn the tide, repelled Yexian, and defended the capital.

But since then, Daming no longer has the power to go north, and can only barely manage the nine border towns.

And this is not the best solution. Since the Hongzhi Dynasty, the imperial court lost the Hetao area, and saw countless battles in the following decades, but the Hetao is still in the hands of the Tatars. Hetao recovered.

If even the strategic weapon of tea loses its hold on the grassland tribes, the consequences are really unimaginable.

Xing Jie, who was standing in the second row, stood up and said: "I think that I should prepare for the Western Regions immediately, so as to prevent the erroneous progress and eliminate the threats outside the Western Regions in the bud."

Zhu Changluo looked at Xing Jie, but didn't reply immediately. Zhu Changluo had to wait for Wang Xijue, Shen Sixiao and others to reply.

After Wang Xijue heard Xing Jie's words, he took a deep breath and said, "Xing Shangshu should not start war lightly. The situation in the Western Regions is complicated. Since the Song Dynasty, for 700 years, my country in the Central Plains has never actually set foot in the Western Regions. Now, the Western Regions What it is like, we are all hearsay. If we really want to go to war, let alone the enemy's situation, even the supply of the army, we are powerless to solve it."

Wang Xijue is very aware of the family background of the imperial court. Although the situation of the household department is much better than before, and there is barely a surplus, but if there is really a national war, even if the household department is sold, it will not be enough to fill the teeth of.

After Zhu Changluo listened to Wang Xijue's words, he turned his attention to Shen Sixiao again, and Shen Sixiao didn't know how to reply.

Thus, Shen Sixiao asked another question that Wang Xijue had just asked.

Shen Si filial piety: "Your Highness, is the coffee you mentioned really so magical?"

Shen Sixiao's words immediately attracted everyone's attention, and they couldn't help but look forward to it again, expecting that Zhu Changluo would also say an uncertain result.

As long as it is uncertain, there is room for maneuver in everything.

Zhu Changluo naturally understood their luck.

Zhu Changluo sighed: "Gu also thinks this is fake, but unfortunately, it is not fake. Gu also tasted the taste of coffee himself. Although this thing is bitter, it also has a sweet aftertaste, and it has a very refreshing effect. After drinking a cup at the Xishan Huangzhuang in the morning, I still haven't felt a little tired."

"It can be seen that the miraculous effect of this product is still not inferior to my Daming tea, and it is even better in some aspects. This is a fact that I have to admit."

After listening to Zhu Changluo's words, everyone present fell silent.

After all, this matter is really too big.

No one dared to speak indiscriminately.

At this time, Zhu Changluo said again: "Today Gu Huan specially ordered Yuanyang Hou to brew coffee in Ciqing Palace and give it to Qing and others to taste. After a while, Gu will order someone to serve it, and Qing and others can take a small peck and taste the taste of this thing Taste, feel the effect of this thing."

Hearing Zhu Changluo say that while the coffee was being cooked, everyone couldn't help but look forward to it.

They really want to taste one or two right away, and then actually feel whether this thing has the miraculous effect that the crown prince said.

After all, seeing is believing.

It is still necessary to actually try it out to determine the threat of this thing.

Chen Zhenlong is making coffee in the side hall next to Ciqing Palace.

He never dreamed that one day, after making coffee for the emperor, he would also make coffee for the officials of the Zhu Kingdom in the court.

Although, he has now become famous and has the title of Marquis.

However, it is also a great honor for Chen Zhenlong to serve these people once.

Chen Zhenlong carefully used the coffee grinder to make a pot of steaming coffee.

Chen Zhenlong liked the fragrance of the original coffee very much.

It was a habit he had developed during his year at Tessie.

Although tea is also very good, but when there is another kind of enjoyment, I still can't help but want to try it.

Especially now, Chen Zhenlong is thinking about formulating a set of professional standards for coffee production.

If this can be done, I might as well be able to do the tea sage Lu Yu's career.

After all, Ming Dynasty literati are elegant people who like to enjoy themselves, and the bitterness and mellowness of coffee can just fit the taste of life pursued by literati and bureaucrats.

Therefore, coffee will definitely have a place in Daming, and it is comparable to traditional tea.

After all, the more complex the form, the easier it is to attract the common sense of scholar-bureaucrats.

The making of coffee just goes along with this complex form.

If, again, this complex form is standardized into a ceremonial form, it will be difficult for coffee to become popular.

After all, it's human nature to put on a fork.

Whether ancient or modern.

As long as you encounter a field that can be pretended to be a fork, you can't help expressing yourself, showing your uniqueness, and seeking a kind of psychological superiority.

Moreover, coffee has not yet had exact sovereignty.

If I can put him under my name first, and wait until the future, when the crown prince dominates the Western Regions and the power shakes the universe, then my name as the ancestor of coffee can also be confirmed.

Therefore, when Chen Zhenlong thought of these things, his emotions couldn't help soaring, and he almost hummed a ditty.

At this time, Sun Xian came over smelling the smell, and he was a little bit greedy for this drink called coffee.

When he was in Xishan Huangzhuang, Chen Zhenlong made two cups, and the Wanli Emperor and the Crown Prince finished sharing.

Although he and Chen Ju, the two great eunuchs, were both curious and wanted to taste it, it was a pity that they didn't have the chance.

But now is the chance.

Sun Xian came in and said, "Master Chen, how is the coffee cooking?"

Chen Zhenlong saw that it was Sun Siam who came to ask in person, and Chen Zhenlong understood Sun Siam's subtext in seconds.

Chen Zhenlong said: "I just finished making it, and I haven't had time to taste it in the future. If my father-in-law doesn't dislike it, I would like to ask my father-in-law to try the taste?"

Sun Xian immediately smiled, and he said with a smile: "In this case, our family should be respectful rather than obedient."

Chen Zhenlong poured a cup for Sun Siam from a small cup, and then offered it to Sun Siam himself.

"Eunuch, please taste."

Sun Xian pinched the dust in his hand to his arm, and carefully took the coffee handed over by Chen Zhenlong.

Sun Xian looked at the dark liquid of the coffee and said, "It really looks like the color of our soup. However, this smell does have a different fragrance. Is this why we try it?"

Chen Zhenlong said with a smile: "My father-in-law tasted it slowly. The taste of this product is extremely bitter at the beginning, but after drinking it, there will be an aftertaste. If the father-in-law cannot adapt to this bitter taste, there is a way to reduce the bitterness."

Sun Xian carefully held the small lamp and took a sip, his face contorted immediately, as if wearing a mask of pain, "It's really bitter."

But after finishing speaking, Sun Xian couldn't help taking a sip again, trying to taste the fragrance after the bitter taste.

Seeing Sun Xian's seriousness, Chen Zhenlong also smiled and didn't say a word.

After Sun Xian tasted this, he seemed to have tasted something, and then said: "Our family is still unlucky, such a good thing, when it reaches our mouth, there is only bitterness left. But, this bitterness, we My family really likes it. As soon as we enter the mouth, our family can clearly perceive the current happiness. This feeling is really good."

Chen Zhenlong said with a smile: "Elder-in-law said that although the taste is bitter, it can return to sweetness. Moreover, what returns to sweetness is not only the fragrance in the mouth, but also the fragrance in the heart."

Sun Xian said with a smile: "Chen Hou is right. The fragrance in our heart can follow His Highness on the saddle. After this sip of coffee, the bitterness in our mouth and the fragrance in our heart will be even more fragrant after this comparison. "

After finishing this flattering nonsense, Sun Xian asked again: "Chen Hou just said that there is a way to reduce the bitterness. What is the way?"

Chen Zhenlong said: "This method is demonstrated by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to the Emperor. The Crown Prince added brown sugar and milk to the coffee. After these two things are blended, the taste of the coffee will no longer be so bitter. There is also a sense of fragrance and mellowness. Moreover, I have personally seen His Royal Highness the Crown Prince pull a flower out of a coffee cup with milk. This skill is amazing and amazing!"

Sun Xian's eyes lit up, "Your Highness, is there such ability? Compared with His Highness, our family is simply ignorant and shallow, and we deserve to be slaves for the rest of our lives. The blessings of a family that has been cultivated for hundreds of generations."

Chen Zhenlong patted Sun Xian's flattery and said, "It is indeed a blessing to Ming Dynasty and a blessing to the world to have my father-in-law follow His Highness so loyally! I admire and envy you."

After saying these words, Sun Xian's eyes began to search in this side hall.He wanted to find the milk and brown sugar that Chen Zhenlong mentioned, and he also wanted to try how the coffee tasted after adding milk and brown sugar?
After Chen Zhenlong discovered Sun Siam's action, he immediately took the initiative to bring over the milk and brown sugar.

"Eunuch, please use it."

Sun Xian looked at the milk and brown sugar, and asked curiously, "How do you add it?"

Chen Zhenlong said: "Elder-in-law can add it according to his own taste."

Sun Siam understood.

Turns out there is no standard way to add it.

Sun Xian carefully added a little milk and brown sugar into the small cup, then carefully stirred it with a silver spoon, and began to taste it again.

After tasting the taste again this time, Sun Xian's eyes lit up, "It's not bad, the taste is much better. Adding some milk and brown sugar will make it even better."

After all, Sun Xian added some milk and brown sugar. After feeling the taste was moderate, he slowly drank a cup of coffee.

At this time, Sun Xian also remembered his errand.

Sun Xian said: "The taste of coffee, our family has tried it, it is very good. It can be served to the ministers of the cabinet and the military aircraft department."

Chen Zhenlong replied: "Yes."

Then, Sun Xian and Chen Zhenlong brought several young eunuchs one by one, carefully carrying the coffee, milk, and brown sugar that had just been divided to the main hall of Ciqing Palace.

"Your Highness, Marquis Yuanyang has finished making the coffee, please show me, Master."

Sun Xian came to the front of the hall to salute and asked, Zhu Changluo said: "Bring it up for all gentlemen to taste, and feel the taste of this thing."

Sun Xian replied, "Yes."

Then, Sun Xianhe and several young eunuchs delivered cups of divided coffee to Wang Xijue, Shen Sixiao, Dong Qichang and others.

These people looked at the coffee in their hands. It was brown and black in color. At first glance, it really looked like soup. This was everyone's first reaction when they saw coffee.

However, upon closer inspection, it is obviously different from the decoction, and there is a strange fragrance lingering in it that I don't know how to describe for a while.

Zhu Changluo looked at the crowd and said with a smile: "You can try it carefully, this product is extremely bitter, so don't drink it straight away, otherwise it will be unacceptable."

Zhu Changluo reminded everyone again, for fear that they would drink too much in one gulp and couldn't hold back the pain until they cried.

In fact, Zhu Changluo's kind reminder is also unnecessary. After all, the freshly served coffee is still hot and not suitable for drinking directly. Moreover, people with status like them, whether they drink tea or water, are the most important thing. A word of "taste", never drink to one's heart's content like ordinary people in the market.

Therefore, even if Zhu Changluo didn't remind them, they would still sip it.

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