The house where Zheng Xuan stayed was relatively simple, with the furniture basically existing there and nothing new added.

The only thing relatively new is the small pot for making tea. Now Zheng Xuan is making tea by himself.

Tea culture became popular during the Han Dynasty and became an arty thing for the upper class.

The tea is Kuding tea, add water, add spices such as ginger slices, season with oil and salt, and perform a set of kung fu smoothly.

When the tea is ready, pour it into the tea bowl and pass it to the two of them.

Zhang He turned around, smelled carefully, tasted briefly, nodded and replied: "Good tea!"

But I was complaining in my heart: Why are you leaving the stew here?

This is especially a tea soup in my hand. It is more appropriate to call it a stewed soup, a stewed soup with a tea flavor.

Different recipes have different flavors, no wonder everyone is keen on this recipe.

For the Han Dynasty where the seasoning was generally light, this rich red sauce is more than comfortable to drink.

"Oh, your Excellency also knows tea ceremony?" Zheng Xuan looked at Zhang He.

As for Liu Bei next to him, he couldn't taste this tea at all.

"It's thick but not overpowering, fragrant but not overpowering, and has a sweet aftertaste, which is very rare." Zhang He said with a smile, it would be a waste not to make tea eggs for this stewed soup!

When Liu Bei heard this, he immediately tasted it carefully. He couldn't taste anything except the thick oily red sauce, and he could barely taste the sweet aftertaste.

Isn’t this a nonsense question? Tea leaves these days don’t add flavors, so the tea making process is very particular.

Tea that cannot be returned to sweetness will basically be bought and sold at once, and the merchant will suffer a loss of reputation.

"Not bad, not bad!" Zheng Xuan stroked his beard. He was not specialized in this art, but he was very happy that others appreciated his tea art.

I probably understand why Liu Bei brought Zhang He here. If Liu Bei came here by himself, it would be embarrassing now.

"Xuande can't come here to have tea with a bad old man like me, right?" Zheng Xuan was also unambiguous.

It would be better to say that at his age and status, he needs to devote more energy to business and does not want to waste it on socializing.

The main reason is that Liu Bei's identity and status are not worthy of him wasting so much time. Just say what you have to say.

"Now that the world is in chaos and the people are in dire straits, Liu raised an army to help the country. However, there is a lack of civilian officials in the army and many things cannot be run. I hope Master Zheng can recommend someone." Liu Bei was also unambiguous.

Zheng Xuan's performance is very familiar to him, and his mentor Lu Zhi also has similar style.

It's nice to be clean and tidy, but I feel a vague sense of impatience.

"..." Zheng Xuan looked at Liu Bei with a complicated expression.

Most of today's scholars are trying to gain a reputation, either by being filial and honest, or by being a famous scholar.

Serving under Liu Bei is a way to go, but the problem is that Liu Bei was born as a righteous hero, and other commanders are also temporarily established, which is embarrassing!

However, Liu Bei is a clan member of the Han Dynasty, Lu Zhi is in the spotlight now, and there are people in the court who have made great achievements this time, and may not be in vain.

"I will mention this matter when I teach tomorrow. Whoever wants to join Xuande's command can do whatever he wants." Zheng Xuan stroked his beard.

I won’t even recommend it, but I’ll just mention it to you and let everyone know about it.

He does not guarantee the outcome.

The subtext is like this. I don’t know whether Liu Bei understood it or not, but Zhang He understood it.

It is not easy to say that someone has not benefited from it at all, but it is not easy to help him.

"Thank you Master Zheng for your help, Liu is very grateful." Liu Bei immediately handed over his hand and thanked him.

"Well... what do you two think is the current situation in the world?" Zheng Xuan asked casually.

After the business is over, you can't see off the guests directly. The main thing is to take a test to see what level Lu Zhi's disciples are.

Worried that Liu Bei was not good enough, he asked Zhang and He together to avoid embarrassment.

"Although the Yellow Turbans have great momentum, they are just peasants who have just taken up arms. They are not familiar with military tactics and have insufficient weapons. The elites of the imperial court will be able to defeat them sooner or later. On the contrary, the major wealthy families who are armed because of this are the real hidden dangers." Liu Bei

Silent, Zhang He took the initiative to speak.

Liu Bei doesn't have much foresight, at least he doesn't have such a high view of the situation.

In many things, he will even focus on the present and act rashly. This is what Zhang He is most worried about.

Sometimes Liu Bei gets really stubborn and doesn't care about anything, because he has to do that anyway.

Sometimes people can't help but feel that Liu Bei is probably the most atavistic and closest to Liu Bang.

"Oh?" Zheng Xuan was stunned, "How do you say this?"

"It is not a good thing for local wealthy families to control too many private soldiers at any time. Especially even if the Yellow Turbans are wiped out, the remnants will inevitably wreak havoc in the local area. I am afraid that the edict allowing the recruitment of volunteers will not be withdrawn within a few years..." Zhang He

Shake your head.

In a few years, small and medium-sized aristocratic families will gather thousands of people, and large aristocratic families will have tens of thousands and hundreds of thousands. It is no joke.

Just say that King Chen and Liu Chong gathered a crowd of 100,000 people.

When a family has an army of 100,000 and the situation in the world is not stable, it is hard to say what will happen.

Let’s just say that in the past few years since the end of the Han Dynasty, there have been cases where people have separated themselves by one family, one li, one township or even one city, and some even directly proclaimed themselves emperor.

Of course, this kind of separatist regime, which can be solved by local counties sending county troops or even local rebels turning over traitors, will basically not be written into history books.

It was not Yuan Shu who first proclaimed himself emperor in the late Han Dynasty. Zhang Ju of Zhongshan claimed to be the emperor, and later Que Xuan of Xuzhou also claimed to be the emperor. These are all recorded parts.

"No matter how the situation changes in the future, it is certain that the military attache's status will rise rapidly." Zhang He then changed the topic.

Even if the boundaries between civil and military forces in the Eastern Han Dynasty are not very clear, there is usually a bias.

In times of governance, civil servants suppress military generals; in times of trouble, military generals suppress civil servants.

The improvement of the status of military generals also implies the coming of troubled times. Zhang He did not explain the problem clearly and left no clues.

"The Han Dynasty was granted the title of marquis based on military exploits. What Da Dao said makes sense." Zheng Xuan said thoughtfully, "The Han Dynasty has indeed experienced constant natural and man-made disasters in recent years. I hope everything is well."

According to the Confucian theory of "response between heaven and man", this natural and man-made disaster is not a sign of troubled times.

Zheng Xuan was also troubled. If he wanted to "Zheng Xue", he needed a relatively stable and peaceful environment. If the world was in chaos and the heroes were divided, he would not be able to spread it even if he made it up.

"The eldest brother is a clan member of the Han Dynasty. He is responsible for supporting the country and bringing justice to the people. Everything will be fine." Zhang He said with a smile.

"Well..." Zheng Xuan thoughtfully nodded silently.

Liu Bei was the most devastated. It was hard for me to listen to the various tricks the two had, but in the end they even got involved with him.

After exchanging a few words, the two stood up and left. Knowing that Zheng Xuan was interested in tea, Zhang He went back and ordered someone to send over a jar of tea that he had collected.

For someone with such character as Zheng Xuan, gold, silver, wealth and silk will definitely not be recycled, but elegant things will be discussed separately.

The tea was made by Zhang He himself, and it was still Kuding tea. However, when sending it out, he explained that the tea only needs to be brewed with boiling water.

It’s not impossible to make stewed soup, but if you want to enjoy tea, you still have to brew it and drink it.

If you want to talk about why they didn’t sell it before, and the tea tasting circle is so big these days, let’s just say that if this new tea craft is spread, it’s hard to say whether the Zhang family can keep its small size, so as not to bring trouble to the family.

Zheng Xuan probably liked him very much. After all, in the evening of that day, three scribes came to him, hoping to join the army.

Zhang He was overjoyed, Zheng Xuan was Zheng Xuan after all, that was interesting.

The leader, Wang Xiu, was not a disciple of Zheng Xuan. He just came to listen to Zheng Xuan's lectures and was recommended by Zheng Xuan to join the army.

The other two are Zheng Xuan's disciples, namely Guoyuan and Sun Qian.

One thing is certain, that is, the three of them are all white at this stage, their future achievements will be high, and their talents are beyond doubt.

"I'm so grateful to have three people helping me!" Liu Bei didn't expect that Zheng Xuan would help him so much, and he was so moved that he almost cried.

Liu Bei has always been a man of temperament, which is why he always acts willfully. If he cries, it is because of his true feelings.
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