20demayo Chapter 166: Tea and Color
Chapter 166: Tea and Color
There is a teahouse in the city of Yanjing that has suddenly become very popular in recent days because there is a storyteller in this teahouse. Not only is he eloquent and can tell many stories that the common people love to hear, he can even read people's faces.
The name of the teahouse is: Tea Talk and Color Observation.
This afternoon, Cha Yan Guan Se was inside.
The teahouse was packed with people waiting to listen to stories and fortune-telling, and they were enthusiastically discussing the storyteller's talents.
"You know, this storyteller is said to have been gifted since childhood, fond of learning and composing poems. When he was traveling in Luojia Mountain overseas, he met a hermit monk at Biegu Cliff, who taught him physiognomy."
A young man dressed in luxurious clothes was chatting with several friends around him.
"Yes, yes, yes. I heard that the monk once asked the storyteller to look up at the bright sun. After he looked dizzy, he sprinkled red beans and black beans all over a dark room and asked the storyteller to hang five-colored threads on the window and identify them against the moon. Guess what happened?"
The other slightly shorter young man described it in even greater detail, as if he had seen it with his own eyes.
"What's wrong?"
"The storyteller actually distinguished the 108 red beans and black beans accurately, without missing a single one."
"Tsk tsk... I can't even find the beans in this pitch-black room, how can I tell the colors?"
"Yes! Don't forget, before you enter the dark room, you have to look at the sun until you feel dizzy."
"Is this storyteller really so magical?"
"Of course! Before this storyteller left for his apprenticeship, he also accepted the last test from the senior monk!"
"How did you test me? Tell me about it."
The people at the table were discussing enthusiastically, which actually attracted a large number of tea drinkers from the teahouse to gather around their table, waiting for the young man to continue speaking.
"At night, the monk lit two torches and called in ninety-nine people of all kinds. After they had them put on their clothes, he invited a fortune teller to read their fortunes."
"You need to disguise yourself before you can tell a person's fortune? This is too difficult!"
"As a result, the master carefully observed the appearance and complexion of these people, and also referred to their birth dates. He accurately calculated the birth, aging, illness, death, good and bad fortune of these 99 people, and not a single one of them was wrong!"
"The master can even calculate the time accurately to a certain day and time, and everything is included!"
Everyone sighed and stretched their necks waiting for the magical storyteller to appear.
"That's amazing! But I wonder if I'll be lucky enough to have my face read by you today?"
Tea talks and people look at each other's faces. Every three days, a storyteller would come to this teahouse to tell stories and occasionally tell fortunes for people.
What kind of story a book tells depends on the mood of the reader.
As for fortune-telling, the gentleman said it’s all about fate!
When a group of tea drinkers were looking forward to the storyteller having the opportunity to read their fortunes, they heard the sound of a wake-up stick being struck. The whole teahouse suddenly became so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
"Dear readers, today I will tell you the story of why Prince Ning of Yanjing City is now known as the Great Xia Dynasty's No. 1 God of War."
The people who were listening to the book in the teahouse couldn't help but boo.
"The military exploits of our Prince Ning in Yanjing are known to women and children in the streets and alleys. Why are you here to talk about it?"
"Yes."
"I think sir, stop telling stories and just set up a stall on the tea table to read fortunes!"
The storyteller was not angry. He stroked his beard and said, "The story I am going to tell you today is not what you usually hear. It is a little-known story!"
This sentence immediately made the tea drinkers prick up their ears, "What other secrets does Prince Ning have? Could it be something about the inner courtyard of the palace?"
Ugh!
From the emperor to the homeless in the street, everyone in the Great Xia Dynasty loves to eat melons!
The storyteller shook his head. "Prince Ning once went to the Northern Expedition with Prince Jin. The two divided their forces into two groups. Why was it that in the end, Prince Ning won the victory without fighting?"
"This matter has to start with the imperial edict of the current emperor. The emperor asked the famous general Fu Youde to assist the fourth prince, Prince Ning, and asked another famous general Geng Bingwen to go to Taiyuan to assist the second prince, Prince Jin."
"The hot topic on the streets of Daxia Dynasty right now is nothing more than our Prince Ning of Yanjing City, who won beautifully in this battle and even earned the reputation of Daxia's No. 1 God of War. However, few people know that there is actually more mystery behind this battle."
"Everyone with a discerning eye can understand what the Great Xia Emperor meant that day. He wanted to train the two princes through this battle, and also let the two princes compete with each other to see who has better fighting ability."
"It is said that the King of Jin was the first to go out of the border, but unfortunately he did not find the enemy generals and main forces after going out of the border, and he led his troops to retreat not long after. Although the King of Jin did not achieve great success or suffer any losses in this battle, he barely passed the test."
"As for Prince Ning, after Prince Ning left Gubeikou, he led his army all the way north. At the beginning, Prince Ning did not find the main force of the enemy, and there was a sudden heavy snow overnight. The general who assisted in the battle suggested withdrawing to the interior of the pass to reduce the logistic supply line."
"But King Ning ignored it and continued to march north. He personally selected 5,000 elite cavalrymen to go deep into the desert to find the main force of the enemy army. The rest of the troops followed the famous generals who assisted in the battle and retreated back to the territory."
"In this way, King Ning is in a situation where 5,000 soldiers are fighting against tens of thousands of desperate enemy soldiers..."
On the railing on the second floor of Chayanguanse, there was a delicate and handsome young man lying down. He looked to be about seven or eight years old, with red lips and white teeth, and was very handsome.
There were two young men of similar age lying next to him.
One is fat and chubby, and the other is thin and small.
If you look closely, you can see that although the two young masters next to each other have very different appearances, their eyebrows and eyes are extremely similar.
"After a long search, Prince Ning finally discovered that the enemy's main force was nomadic in the Yidu Mountain area. So Prince Ning braved the heavy snow, raided the enemy's base, and surrounded the enemy generals..."
The storyteller's narration was full of ups and downs, and the listeners listened attentively. From time to time, there were sounds of shock and exclamations from the crowd.
The good-looking young man had been leaning against the railing, listening with a slightly frowned brow, and couldn't help but sneered, "Isn't this all written in the court newspaper?"
He turned to look at the other child and asked, "Lin'an, what's so good about this? It's not as good as what the aunties on the streets say."
The fat young master agreed: "Eldest sister is right."
When he turned around and saw Xia Xiaoxian's wide-open eyes, he quickly changed his words and said, "Brother...brother is right!"
Xia Xiaoxian, Xia Linan and Xia Xiaoyan are all seven and a half years old.
Shen Yuyao has also given birth to three sons and three daughters for Xia Yu.
The other concubines in the palace had no children.
It was clearly a case of picking the right person to sleep with, but in the end no one knows who got the advantage?