The group of people entered the teahouse. This was because the teahouse was originally a residence. Furthermore, it was a two-story residence. The main hall was where tea leaves were sold and tasted by ordinary people. On the second floor, there was a private room specially set up to receive important guests and important VIPs.
Jin Wuque was looking for a teahouse. This was not the first place he had looked for. After some adjustments, he finally chose this location. Although the rent was not cheap, the location and environment were not bad.
The group of guests and hosts took their seats.
As the King of Qin, Li Shimin sat on the main seat. Zhangsun Wuji and the others took their seats.
Everyone knew where they stood.
Du Qi asked Jin Wuque to take care of the business downstairs, but he stayed upstairs to accompany them. Fortunately, lackey Liu Jian was now capable of brewing good tea. Thus, with Liu Jian's help, it didn't take long for him to prepare a cup of tea for everyone.
A cup of tea, full of tea fragrance.
The color of the tea was clear, and it had a rich fragrance. It left a lasting aftertaste.
Li Shimin had a bright smile on his face. He had made an agreement with the Eastern Palace and had started to plan for farming. The bet between the Eastern Palace and the King of Qin's Residence was to see which side could educate the people and make them better at farming.
The bet was initiated by the Eastern Palace. Li Shimin had already started the second step of Fang Xuanling's plan. Now that Du Qi's teahouse was opening, Li Shimin personally brought his people to support it.
Li Shimin waved his hand and said, "Everyone, I've tasted Erlang's tea before. It has a different flavor. Although it's not as rich as the pancake tea, the taste is refined. It's far better than tea. "
"Everyone, please!"
Li Shimin waved his hand and took a sip of the tea.
As the tea entered his mouth, the tea's fragrance intertwined with his taste buds. He was immersed in it and could not extricate himself. When the tea's fragrance spread throughout his body, he felt even more comfortable.
Everyone tasted the different flavors of the tea.
Fang Xuanling put down the teacup, his eyes fell on Du Qi, and suddenly said: "Du Erlang, your tea, of course, does not fail to live up to His Highness' title of 'the best tea in the world'. But I'm curious about the two sentences you posted on the door, 'Hai Zhao Zhao Zhao Zhao Zhao Luo Luo'! The floating clouds grew, grew, and dissipated! These two sentences were posted on the left and right side of the door of the teahouse. What did they mean? In fact, I've been pondering over it, but I still haven't figured it out. "
When everyone heard this, they were all surprised.
The generals did not think much of it, but the civil officials were keenly aware that there was something unusual about it. Just now, Fang Xuanling had finished reading the book word by word, without any charm or difference.
The civil officials were all in deep thought.
Li Shimin looked at Du Qi with interest. He waved his hand and said, "Erlang Du, don't be in a hurry to give the answer. Let everyone guess first. This Prince is interested. Let's see if these two sentences can stump the people of King Qin's Mansion. "
Du Qi said, "Your Highness, although I can't directly announce the answer, please allow me to explain the format of these two sentences, so that everyone can understand and stay up all night to figure out the reason."
Li Shimin said, "Yes, you do need to explain the format. Otherwise, even the people of King Qin's Mansion would be like blind men touching an elephant. They wouldn't know anything and wouldn't be able to find the right way. "
Du Qi said, "Your Highness is wise!"
After a pause, Du Qi said seriously, "The two sentences at the door, I call it a couplet, also known as a couplet. The so-called couplet is symmetrical from top to bottom, with the same number of words, the same sentence break, and the same tone. In addition, there is a relative part of speech and the same position. The content of the top and bottom must be related and connected. This way, it can be called a perfect couplet. "
"This is the rule!"
"It's also fun!"
Du Qi said with a smile, "The two sentences at the door are the two couplets, called a couplet. Although these two sentences are written, it's still difficult to figure out the mystery. "
Fang Xuanling was a talented person. After listening to Du Qi's explanation, he more or less understood.
He thought carefully about the possible situations.
The rest of the officials of King Qin's Mansion were also thinking about the mystery.
Du Ruhui was also thinking about the relationship between the couplet and the couplet, but when it came to the words' dynasty 'and' chang ', he felt that something was wrong. Du Ruhui looked at Du Qi, puzzled. When did this little brat understand these so-called couplets?
Time passed by slowly.
Fifteen minutes passed in the blink of an eye.
However, the people of King Qin's Mansion couldn't figure it out because they didn't understand the meaning behind it.
Li Shimin asked, "Everyone, have you figured it out?"
Everyone shook their heads.
Although Li Shimin's face was shameful that his own men couldn't figure it out, he didn't think it was a big deal. He chuckled and said, "It looks like everyone can't figure it out. Fine, Erlang Du, tell me, how do you pronounce these two sentences? "
Du Qi bowed to the crowd and said, "Uncles, the main point of these two couplets is' dynasty 'and' chang '. When' dynasty passes through the tide ', it is changing between' dynasty 'and' chang '. When' chang passes through the tide ', it is changing between' chang 'and' chang '. Now that we know this, it will be much easier to differentiate the two couplets. "
"Got it!"
Fang Xuanling suddenly spoke.
Li Shimin said, "Xuan Ling, have you thought of how to read through it?"
Fang Xuanling replied, "Take three words as a pause. Sea water tide, morning morning tide, morning tide, morning tide, morning tide, morning tide, morning tide, morning tide, morning tide, morning tide, morning tide, morning tide, morning tide, morning tide, morning tide, morning tide, morning tide, morning tide, morning tide, morning tide, morning tide, morning tide, morning tide, morning tide; In this way, we can correspond to each other and call ourselves a system. "
The corners of Du Qi's mouth curled into a smile as he said, "Uncle Fang is right. However, this is only one of the changes. There are many different ways to read this couplet. "
Li Shimin suddenly said, "This Prince also has one."
Without waiting for everybody to chime in, Li Shimin opened his mouth and said, "It can start with four characters, 'Seawater Morning Tide, Morning Morning Tide, Morning Morning Tide, Morning Morning Fall; Floating Cloud Long Rise, Long Long Rise, Long Long Disappear.' In this way, we can still correspond to each other. "
Du Qi said, "Your Highness is wise!"
At this moment, the scholars from the Duke of Qin's Manor began to speak. Different sentences were continuously softened, forming different ways of reading and presenting one after another.
After each and every one of them gave their own explanations, the way they looked at Du Qi also changed.
Du Qi was young, but his talent was not simple.
It was not easy to come up with such a couplet.
Li Shimin listened to everyone's different couplets and finally sighed, "Let's not talk about the taste of the world's best tea. Just knowing this couplet makes this trip worthwhile. It has broadened my horizons."
Du Qi said, "Your Highness is too kind. It's just a little word trick, not worth mentioning. Everyone is busy with official business, so they don't have time to play word games. Only I have nothing to do, so I studied these strange things. "
When everyone heard this, they looked at Du Qi with smiles on their faces.
Everyone in the room was a smart person.
When they heard Du Qi's words, they knew that Du Qi was flattering them.
It was intentional.
He was young, but he knew how to handle things. He was not arrogant, so everyone had a good impression of Du Qi.
Li Shimin said, "Since the tea shop has opened and this Prince is here, this matter has come to an end. This Prince and everyone else still have many things to do. Run your own tea shop well. "
"Yes!"
Du Qi said, "I will not disappoint Your Highness."
Pausing for a moment, Du Qi continued, "Since the Duke of Qin and uncles are here, I don't have any generous gifts to give you. I can only express my sincerity by giving Your Highness and uncles some tea leaves."
"Men, bring in the tea leaves!"
Du Qi immediately ordered.
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