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"Those who disobey will be executed without mercy."
"Yes!"
The two knew there was no room for negotiation.
Having received the order, he took his leave.
Zhao Yuan discovered that when handling matters,
It can help him temporarily forget his sadness.
He immediately sent someone to invite Zong Ze.
When Zong Ze arrived at the yamen,
Zhao Yuan was having tea brewed.
Huzhou tea is very famous.
Lu Yu, the Sage of Tea, wrote the "Classic of Tea" in Huzhou.
Guzhu purple bamboo shoots from Changxing County, Huzhou, were rated as a top-grade product by Lu Yu.
It became a tribute tea during the Tang Dynasty.
Because its fresh tea buds and leaves are slightly purple,
The tender leaves curl back like bamboo shoot husks.
Hence the name Purple Bamboo Shoot.
Because of the excellent quality of Guzhu Zisun tea,
It was also selected by the imperial court as tea for ancestral temple sacrifices.
The royal regulations at the time
Zisun tribute tea is divided into five grades.
The first batch of tea must arrive in Chang'an before the Qingming Festival.
To worship at ancestral temples.
Because the time from sprouting and production to offering as tribute is very tight.
Therefore, the first batch of tea presented as tribute was called "Express Tea".
By the Song Dynasty,
The temperature was a few degrees lower than in the Tang Dynasty.
The sprouting of Guzhu purple bamboo shoots has also been delayed.
The first batch of tea was unlikely to be ready in time for the Qingming Festival.
Therefore, the tribute tea of the Song Dynasty became Jian'an tea from further south.
After Zhao Zicheng established the puppet Song dynasty,
Jianzhou was occupied by Lü Shinang.
The tribute tea of the pseudo-Song Dynasty became Guzhu Zisun Tea.
This shows that even the tribute tea in the world isn't necessarily the best.
Even emperors had to compromise and yield to favorable circumstances.
The pseudo-Song dynasty was not established for long.
However, Tong Guan had served in the palace for decades.
They did establish many regulations within the palace in a rather proper manner.
They were not comparable to the self-made emperors like Fang La and Tian Hu.
Even if the Great Liang captured Tokyo
However, because Zhao Yuan was of a rough and unrestrained nature,
The etiquette system of the Great Liang Dynasty was far less elaborate than that of the pseudo-Song Dynasty.
The tea used is Guzhu Zisun.
However, the method used was still the same as the Jian'an tea competition.
The custom of tea competitions in Jian'an can be traced back to the late Tang Dynasty.
Originally, it was just tea farmers competing in tea-making contests.
When Jian'an tea became tribute tea,
Tea competitions thus spread from the countryside of Jian'an to the capital.
Popular among high-ranking officials, scholars, and poets,
It then became popular throughout the country.
Emperor Huizong of Song was particularly fond of tea competitions.
He wrote twenty chapters of "Treatise on Tea of the Daguan Era".
When the mood struck him, he would personally brew tea and host a banquet for his ministers.
Cai Jing recorded these events in "Records of the Special Banquet at Daqing Tower", "Records of the Banquet at Baohe Hall", and "Records of the Banquet at Yanfu Palace".
As recorded in "A Record of a Banquet at Yanfu Palace"
"On the day of Gui-si in the twelfth month of the second year of Xuanhe, the prime ministers, princes, and other dignitaries were summoned to a banquet at Yanfu Palace."
"...The emperor ordered his attendants to fetch tea utensils, and personally poured and whisked the tea."
"After a short while, white milk floated on the surface of the cup, like sparse stars and a pale moon,"
"Gu Zhuchen said: 'This is tea.' After drinking it, they all bowed their heads in thanks."
The most famous Zen forest tea banquet is the Jingshan Temple tea banquet.
Jingshan Temple is located on Jingshan Mountain, a spur of the Tianmu Mountains.
Built in the Tang Dynasty,
By the Song Dynasty, it had already earned the reputation of being "the crown jewel of Zen Buddhist temples in Jiangnan".
A tea banquet is held every spring.
Enjoying tea and discussing scriptures, exchanging ideas on Buddhist principles.
This has led to the development of a rather elaborate set of etiquette.
Zhao Yuan had no liking for monks.
But the person who performed the tea ceremony for him was a bald monk.
After Zhao Zicheng and Tong Guan decided to surrender,
They racked their brains to please Zhao Yuan.
Everything from clothing and food to housing and transportation was meticulously arranged.
The monks who prepared tea for the Prince of Liang were specially invited from Jingshan Temple in Hangzhou.
When Abbot Da Hui of Jingshan Temple heard that tea was being prepared for the Prince of Liang of Daliang, he was shocked.
So they disregarded their status.
He personally came to brew the tea.
Although they are monks
But they can never truly become monks.
We must not only save ourselves, but also save others.
It seems to have a similar effect to pyramid schemes where you have to recruit others to make money.
More and more people are crossing the river.
As a result, the temple received more incense offerings.
However, according to Buddhist legends, one can even attain Buddhahood on the spot.
Emperor Huizong of Song (Zhao Ji) revered Taoism.
He proclaimed himself the leader of the sect, the Daoist Emperor.
He established a school of Taoism, compiled the "History of Taoism," and set up 26 ranks of Taoist priests and 26 grades of Taoist officials.
The Imperial Commentary on the Tao Te Ching was promulgated.
An imperial edict ordered the establishment of doctors of various Daoist scriptures at the Imperial Academy.
Shenxiao Wanshou Palace was built in various places.
Each location received over a thousand hectares of land.
Over the years, relying on Zhao Ji's backing,
Taoism has suffocated Buddhism.
Many temples are dilapidated.
The monks in the temple either returned to secular life or became Taoist priests.
Anyway, the amount of money given for incense and oil when praying to Buddha or seeking enlightenment is the same.
Neither Buddha nor Taoist patriarch had the power to take away the money from the incense offerings.
In the end, they are the ones who benefit the most.
Since Taoism is so popular,
It doesn't matter if they convert to Taoism.
By the first year of Xuanhe,
Emperor Huizong (Zhao Ji) directly ordered all monks in the land to convert to Taoist priests.
Long hair on top
The temple was directly converted into a Taoist temple.
Those who believed in Taoism would have their bronze Buddha statues sent to the government.
This dealt a heavy blow to Buddhism.
Although Jingshan Temple is the most prestigious Buddhist temple in Jiangnan,
But there are no exceptions.
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Abbot Wuwei Weilin received an official document from the county government.
Unwilling to convert to Taoism
However, they dared not openly disobey the emperor's decree.
Otherwise, when the emperor wanted to behead someone,
Even Buddha couldn't protect him.
Legend has it that those who protect the Buddha are the Eight Legions of Devas and Asuras.
But they could not defeat the true emperor.
Even Buddha seemed hesitant to use his magic to directly convert the true dragon emperor.
He could only watch his followers lose their heads from the Buddhist realm.
This may be a test for believers.
There must be at least eighty-one tribulations, right?
However, ordinary monks don't have Sun Wukong as their protector.
One stab and he's gone.