Chapter 10 Chapter Nine: The Fire in the Pine Window and the Tea Bud Craze

Acacia's strategy is simple. This time when going to Korea, almost all the most important strategic materials in Huayin Pavilion were packed into boxes and shipped over.Of course, it also includes those rare antiques hidden in the pavilion.  Si just took a few of them. In the abandoned temple, Hirao Hideyoshi used the Tea Ceremony of the Kingdom of the Rising Sun to face Zhuo Wangsun, showing his superb tea ceremony skills.Xiangsi believes that only those who are truly addicted to the tea ceremony can reach such a level. What Acacia took away was a tea pot, a teapot, two cups, and a water pot belonging to Lu Yu, the tea sage of the Tang Dynasty.

Those who love will be delayed.People who are addicted to the tea ceremony must not be able to refuse Lu Yu's utensils.Although the Tea Ceremony of the Land of the Rising Sun has developed a style that is completely different from the Central Plains Tea Ceremony, it originated in the Tang Dynasty after all.It was precisely because of the continuous sending of envoys from the Tang Dynasty that the tea ceremony was introduced to the Land of the Rising Sun.Then, the tea lovers of the Land of the Rising Sun who are addicted to the tea ceremony must yearn for the relics of Lu Yu, the so-called tea sage.

Hira Hideyoshi, surely no?Reject this set of tea sets made by Lu Yu himself. Xiangsi believes that people like Hira Hideyoshi will be able to tell that this tea set is genuine Lu Yu from the first sight they see it.Then, for himself who claimed to have inherited Lu Yu's tea art, he would definitely like to meet him. He will definitely summon himself and ask himself to use these tea leaves, tea sets, and tea water to make a cup of clean tea that looks like the presence of a tea saint. Tea is pre-rain tea, which is three liang of gold and one liang of gold. The entire Ming country produces no more than twenty catties a year.

Water is the water in the water eye of the Yangtze River. Only those who love tea ceremony the most know where the water eye is.It is said that this is the best water in the world.The tea brewed with this water is like falling flowers on the top of a fairy. Only those who are most addicted to tea ceremony can see this tea,?The beauty of water.Although the tea ceremony is prevalent in the Land of the Rising Sun, there may not be such tea and water. Tea, yes tea. Water, yes water. No matter how you test it, there is absolutely no flaw in the tea and water. Fresh, pure and non-toxic. Only Acacia knows that the water is mixed with extremely fine crystal beads.These crystal beads are transparent and soft, even with the sharpest eyes, it is impossible to distinguish them from the water.They are so transparent they are almost like water droplets.

However, once the water is boiled, the crystal beads will burst, and the world's strange poison inside will seep into the water.What's especially wonderful is that this poison has a faint pine and cypress smell, which makes the tea fragrance deep and long-lasting. Even people who are not tea addicts can't help but drink a cup. What's more?Addicted to the tea ceremony? This kind of poisoning method can be called seamless. Xiangsi stood outside the city of Seoul, and the tea set had already been brought in. She thought about her plan again, and it still felt perfect. The only flaw is that this kind of poison will attack almost when it is swallowed.Therefore, she must be caught and buried for Hira Hideyoshi.

Here, what else?Acacia smiled lightly.She came here this time because she wanted to exchange her life for the peace of the common people in Korea. However, she was afraid that Hei Hideyoshi would let others taste it first, so she still prepared an antidote.She hid the antidote in her sleeve, if Hirai Hideyoshi let others taste it first, she would still have a chance to rescue that innocent person after he drank the poisonous tea. Her heart is always like that?Soft, can't bear to hurt anyone. Even if it is an enemy. She was finally summoned in. Indeed, as she imagined, Lu Yu's tea set, three taels of gold and one tael of tea, water from the Yangtze River, and Lu Yu's own tea art, no one who loves tea can resist.

When Xiangsi walked into the Seoul Imperial Palace, she didn't expect that there were so many people in the palace.Almost all the big names were present, everyone put on the most solemn clothes, sat solemnly behind the short table, and watched her walk slowly. The tea ceremony has become the most fashionable noble art in the Land of the Rising Sun. Every daimyo is proud of being good at the tea ceremony. They spend a lot of money to hire famous tea masters to make tea heads, and tea-related antiques are also sold at astonishing prices. .Naturally, they refused to let go of seeing it?An opportunity to pass on the skills of the saints.

The tea set presented by Acacia was quietly placed in the center of the hall.Acacia's keen eyes have discovered that these tea sets have passed the most careful inspection.She remained calm, walked to the tea set, and knelt down slowly. There was no one on the seat in the middle of the hall. Behind the seat is a heavy bead curtain, and it seems that the shadow of E Guanbo's belt can be seen behind the curtain. Acacia took a deep breath. Facing the light, she could vaguely see a very faint colored light coming from the tea pot, which was the iridescence reflected by those crystal beads.This shows that her scheme has not been discovered.

Next to it, excellent charcoal made of pines and cypresses has been burned.Xiangsi rolled up her sleeves and scooped up a ladle of water. From time to time, the daimyo let out an exclamation. The tea art handed down by Lu Yu is indeed unparalleled in the world. Compared with it, the most famous tea capital in the Land of the Rising Sun is extremely inferior. Acacia's heart suddenly hurts?one time. This set of tea sets was brought from "that person" two years ago. When she went, the man was lazily curled up under the crabapple tree, looking at the authentic work of Lu Yu's "The Classic of Tea".

At that time, the sky was raining misty spring.The begonias are scattered like a curtain of spring rain. Xiangsi sees that the person in the rain of flowers slowly pays his respects and smiles at himself. At that moment, misty rain was like a dream, and the red dress on that person was even more dazzling than the garden full of begonias. Xiangsi knew that no one would be able to see through her method of poisoning, because it was learned from that person.The tea she brewed is unparalleled in the world, with a faint taste of distant mountains.Although Acacia has only learned seven or eight out of ten, it is enough to deceive the names of these countries of the rising sun.

Acacia?At that time, that person gave her the tea set.Perhaps out of a prank, she also gave Xiangsi some crystal beads, telling her that this is the most secret way to kill people. From those eyes that were more misty than Chun Yu, Xiangsi knew that this was just a prank on her part, because she never wanted to kill anyone.But I don't want to, it's used here. Now, the drizzle is still outside the window, but it is already thousands of miles away from the Begonia Garden. And the person under the crabapple flowers is far away in the world. Thinking about this, it is so melancholy. Finally, a cup of tea is ready. In the faint blue color, there is a distant pine and cypress aroma.The tea is clear, floating in the ancient cup, like a melting dawn. All the big names on their faces?In anticipation, Yin straightened his body on his knees. They watched the cup of tea, which was carried by the singer on a lacquered plate painted with gold, and sent behind the bead curtain. The person with Eguanbo seemed to be intoxicated by the beauty of this cup of tea, and remained silent for a long time. Xiangsi quietly packed the tea set.She knew that she must not show any impatience, that would only make her achievements fall short. Although the daimyos were all a little absent-minded, Xiangsi knew that in the dark, there must be many vigilant eyes staring at her with rapt attention. She waited calmly, like any giver waiting for a reward. There was a sudden sound of a tea bowl being knocked over from behind the bead curtain. All the daimyo had expressions of astonishment on their faces. Xiangsi didn't care to hide it anymore, her figure was swept away? , has opened the curtain.She must watch Ping Xiuji die with her own eyes!From this moment on, she will repel anyone who wants to break in, no one can save Hirao Hideyoshi, he can only die! But her hand froze the moment she swept aside the curtain. Behind the curtain is the Eguanbo belt.But the person sitting in E Guanbo's belt was not the man with red eyes and fire pupils, but a child. A child of thirteen or fourteen was strangling his own neck in pain. The poison of the crystal was extremely severe, and the child's life was being lost rapidly. Seeing Xiangsi, he stretched out his hand and wanted to say something, but he couldn't say a word, and suddenly collapsed to the ground. Strangely, when Xiangsi saw him, she felt a little familiar.She didn't have time to think about where this familiarity came from—?All I know is that I killed the wrong person. Hira Hideyoshi could never be a child. She hurriedly took out the antidote and fed it to the child. She only hoped that this antidote was no longer a prank. Several long knives rested on her neck.The guarding samurai finally came out and captured her. Xiangsi didn't resist, she just let these people drag her out. She knew that she was still too naive.How could such a simple scheme kill Guan Bai from the Land of the Rising Sun? She just hoped that the child would be safe and sound. After a long time, the convulsion behind the bead curtain finally subsided. The shadow of E Guanbo sat up slowly. Acacia let out a long breath.The innocent child is safe and sound. ?Well, it doesn't matter even if she is hacked into pieces. The bead curtain was slowly raised, and the people led by E Guanbo came out slowly.The taste of pines and cypresses still remained at the corner of his mouth, but Xiangsi's figure froze again. A mocking look appeared on that person's face, and he said word by word: "You, want to kill me?" That face, with red eyes and fire pupils, was full of pride. That is definitely not a child, but a king. Acacia was too surprised to speak. She clearly saw that there was a child behind the bead curtain, and her immature eyes could never be wrong.Behind the bead curtain is the wall, not even a fly can hide.But, that E?After Bo Dai's shadow stood up, he became the king with red eyes and fire pupils. How is this possible?Could it be that he really can't change? Hirao Hideyoshi looked at her and repeated, "She wants to kill me." Hee hee ha ha, hehehehe, all the big names around laughed.It seems that this is an extremely funny and comical thing.A daimyo shouted: "Mr. Hideyoshi cannot be killed!" Acacia frowned.She didn't think it was funny.Anyone is mortal, even if they are as strong as Zhuo Wangsun and Yang Yizhi, if they are poisoned by real poison or their heart is pierced, they will die.No matter how strong Hira Hideyoshi is, it is impossible for him to be stronger than these two people. So, why do these people say that he is immortal? This would never be a joke told to ridicule her. Yang can only have one explanation, that is, Hira Hideyoshi has practiced some kind of peculiar martial arts, which gave him the ability of almost "immortality". The ninjutsu of the Land of the Rising Sun is ever-changing and unpredictable. It is said that it is the thaumaturgy left by the ancient gods in the world.It would not be surprising if there was anything in it that the Central Plains Wulin could not imagine. Acacia couldn't help thinking of this again: Sure enough, it is such a naive idea to want to end this war through assassination. There was a look of sadness on her beautiful eyebrows.She didn't worry about her own safety, she was just sad, and in the end she didn't do anything for those poor people. Those who are displaced, who are dying every day, who are turned to ashes in the fire with their homes. ?Thinking of them, Acacia couldn't help but want to cry. Hirao Hideyoshi looked at her quietly, and suddenly said: "Take her to the castle tower." Tianshou Pavilion. Immediately after Seoul was captured, it was rebuilt according to the military needs of the Land of the Rising Sun.This city has become the glory of Lord Taige, and it has been gradually built into the most magnificent city in the Kingdom of the Rising Sun. The castle tower is located in the center of the city. When the samurai escorted Xiangsi up to the castle tower, even though Xiangsi was full of worries, she couldn't help being frightened.This is the first time she has seen such a strict arrangement outside Huayin Pavilion.The Tianshou Pavilion is divided into seven floors, and each floor is full of guards, organs, poisons, and formations.Even the guards can never move around without orders, and can only stick to their own floor.Override one?The result is death.This not only makes the defense impenetrable, but also prevents these defenders from colluding with each other and rebelling.Although Xiangsi only followed Hirai Hideyoshi up the stairs, and only took a short look, she was still shocked by the horror of the defense she saw. This castle tower is almost invincible. Ascending to the highest floor of the castle tower, the whole city of Seoul is in front of you.Everything that happens in this city has nothing to hide.The decisions made here must be very suitable for this city; and the defensive strategies formulated here must be a headache for the attacking enemies. Because, here, the overall situation can be controlled. Acacia leaned against the railing quietly, thinking sadly. The enemy she faced was too powerful, which made her feel powerless. Hira Hideyoshi standing by the railing on the other side?Looking down at the whole city, he said calmly, "I won't kill you." This sentence was a bit beyond Acacia's expectation, and she couldn't help but groaned. Hirao Hideyoshi said, "Don't you want to know why?" Xiangsi really wants to know, but she also knows that the decision-making power is not in her own hands, so she can only wait. Hirao Hideyoshi turned around slowly. Xiangsi couldn't help but screamed again. Hira Hideyoshi in front of him, surrounded by E Guanbo, had a childish face.A person with this face will never be over thirteen years old.That was the boy who drank her poisoned tea behind the bead curtain. Xiangsi clearly remembered that when they stepped into the seventh floor of the castle tower, Hirai Hideyoshi still had the appearance of red eyes and fire pupils, with a height of seven feet, although his body was thin?But majestic and majestic, it is completely different from the handsome and thin boy in front of him.Even the height is much different. This person could never be Hira Hideyoshi, how could he appear on the castle tower and stand in front of her wearing the same clothes as Hira Hideyoshi? The boy said lightly, "I am Hira Hideyoshi." Xiangsi was so shocked that she couldn't speak, she stammered, "That... just that..." Boy: "That's me too." He looked into the distance, and suddenly there was a hint of arrogance in his eyebrows.This trace of arrogance made Acacia feel familiar immediately.His figure, appearance, temperament, and demeanor are all completely different from the man with red eyes and fire pupils, but his arrogance is exactly the same.The next sentence made Xiangsi confirm this point even more: "I am transformed into hundreds of billions, invincible and indestructible.? Xiangsi suddenly understood: "You mean, your appearance and figure can be changed at will, and you can become whatever you want?" The boy nodded slowly. Acacia is speechless.This is indeed too weird, beyond human imagination.Acacia met Ping Hideyoshi twice.She is very confident in her eyesight. After all, she is cultivating hidden weapons. If her eyesight is not good, she will not be able to exert the power of hidden weapons at all.She has also experienced the Demon Sect's Disguise Technique. Although it can change the appearance, it is absolutely impossible to completely change into another person like Hira Hideyoshi. What's more, even the height can be changed.This can't be martial arts, it can only be spells. Xiangsi suddenly understood why Ping Xiuji could sneak into the abandoned temple without anyone noticing.This is an unreasonable thing, but if Hirao Hideyoshi really has such an ability, then the incomprehensible becomes understandable. Doesn't this further prove that Hira Hideyoshi really has such an ability? Acacia couldn't help taking a step back, staring at Hirao Hideyoshi.This ability is really terrifying! Looking at her reaction, Hirao Hideyoshi slowly smiled, "I won't kill you." "Don't you recognize me yet?" He was delicate and fair, with slender eyebrows and a strong bewitching smile, even though Xiangsi was frightened, she couldn't help but take a careful look at him. She suddenly lost her voice: "Yes...it's you!" She recognized him.She didn't recognize it before, only because she was too obsessed with killing Hirao Hideyoshi. he is the one?They rescued the boy from the Land of the Rising Sun when they went out to sea on the Dawei Tianchao.Later, the young man disappeared, and Acacia still missed him for a while. Unexpectedly, that frail and thin boy from the Land of the Rising Sun turned out to be the most powerful person in the Land of the Rising Sun. Hirao Hideyoshi slowly knelt down and knelt in front of her. "You are kind to me, everyone in the world can die, only you can't." A flash of inspiration flashed in Xiangsi's mind, and she couldn't help but also knelt down: "Do you want to repay my favor?" Hiroshi nodded. "Then can you withdraw your troops from Goryeo?" Hirai Hideyoshi tilted his head slightly, staring at her with raised slender eyebrows. "Why do you want me to withdraw?" Xiangsi said: "Because many Korean people are dying! As long as the invading army of the Land of the Rising Sun does not retreat, the suffering of the Korean people will not end!" Ping Xiuji smiled: "The people of Goryeo are dying? Do you know how many people there are in Goryeo?" Acacia shook her head. "The total population of Korea is less than six million. Do you know how many people are there in the Land of the Rising Sun?" Acacia shook her head again. "More than 40 million. It is more than seven times that of Korea." His voice was slow and soft, as if he was drinking a cup of clear bitter tea: "If I withdraw my troops from Goryeo, the warriors of the Sunrise Kingdom who are eager to gain military merit will immediately rebel, and the Sunrise Kingdom will be divided into Warring States again. The war will go on and on. Seven times as many people as in Korea will die in no time." He stood up slowly and stared at Acacia coldly.At this moment, he is no longer a child, but a king. "Would you like to see seven times as many die?" Acacia suffocated. Why, it was such a cruel choice again. Why, let her choose again? The last thing she wanted to do was to make such a choice, but faced with such a choice again and again, how painful and hesitant it was. Those kings and nobles are always able to override the fate of others, like mobilizing chess pieces, arranging other people's lives, advancing and retreating life and death, giving and taking, never hesitate. Why do they always refuse to change their perspective and take a look from the perspective of those chess pieces? Maybe they have never made chess pieces, they never thought that those chess pieces also have feelings and pain. But these pains are deeply branded on Acacia's body.What the people of the deserted city were hungry, thirsty, sick, and in pain, and what the people of Korea were worried about, sorrowful, sad, and hurt, were all because of her hunger, thirst, sickness, sorrow, and sorrow. She feels the same way. She knew that she would not be able to become a chess player, but would always be just a pawn. She buried her head deeply. "I... am I stupid?" "Six million and forty million, one and seven, such a choice is very simple, but every time I choose the wrong one. Am I stupid?" "But you high-ranking adults, every time you force others to choose, you have already made a conclusion in your heart. You see it very clearly, you do it right, and you have irrefutable reasons for every trade-off you make. But, you have I never thought that even if it is only one seventh, it is life! If everyone makes the most correct choice, then who will save those who are sacrificed by incorrect choices?" "I'm not that sane, calm, and holistic. I know I'm stupid. But if everyone else chooses the right choice, let me choose the wrong one." "Because only a fool like me would choose those who were abandoned, the lives that were abandoned." With pain in her eyes, she stood up slowly. Stand at the highest place in the city, before the mighty king.Her pain is like a cup of tea, which has precipitated thousands of prosperity and quietly displayed it on the table. Transparent and profound, bitter and real.Let this king not be able to stare straight. All choose the right, who chooses the wrong?Are those who are abandoned really humble and wrong? It was just a sacrifice made after a calm balance. And who will choose it? Six million and forty million, everyone will choose forty million, so who will choose six million? If there are six million living people, six million living lives are about to die. Only this woman can say so simply: I am stupid, so I chose the wrong one. Really stupid, so stupid that he is willing to give up his life and venture into Seoul to fulfill this mission of sending him to death. It is stupidity, but also faith.It is the belief of respecting everyone and every life. It's just a woman's belief, so simple and naive, so persistent that it's ridiculous.But it was this belief that gave Hira Hideyoshi a dazzling feeling. Time seemed to be reversed at this moment, and he remembered that on the Dawei Tianchao, the dark cabin was illuminated by the setting sun outside the window, and her beautiful face was full of anger, and she stood in front of him fearlessly. Yes, she is really stupid.If she wasn't so stupid, she wouldn't have saved him back then.These years have passed, and he is no longer the young man who was bullied by others, but a king who dominates the world.After several years of fighting and killing, his heart has long been forged in the smoke and blood like iron stone, but there are always those little memories in his life, like very fine raindrops, seeping through the stubborn stone and depositing in the bottom of his heart Create a thin layer. The woman's words seemed to penetrate all hardness, causing ripples on this thin layer of water. At that moment, an impulse suddenly surged in his heart, and he couldn't help it. For the first time, he wanted to withdraw his gaze from looking at the world, ignore the common people and the world, and just stare at it and see its light clearly. Even if only for this moment. Slowly, he sat down on his knees again. "There is a way to have both. Forty million won't die, and six million won't die." "One of my generals is Tokugawa Ieyasu. His ability is superior, and he is comparable to me in field battles and in governing the country. As long as I am not around, he will replace me immediately. After that, he will take all the crimes of war Push it all on my head, and then reach a reconciliation with the Ming Dynasty and withdraw troops from Koryo. He will let the Kingdom of the Rising Sun enter a new era, an era of peaceful coexistence without foreign wars." "The best way to achieve both is to kill me." "There is only one person in this world who can kill me, and that is you." "You are kind to me, and I will never hurt you. If you follow me, one day you will find a chance to kill me. And as long as I die, this war will end." "So, will you stay?" He raised his head and asked with a smile. At that moment, the sunlight from the castle tower shone on his loose robe through the window lattice, and he became a thirteen-year-old child again, watching her quietly with a childish and charming smile. Acacia stayed. This is indeed a way to get the best of both worlds, at least, Xiangsi didn't think of a better way.In any case, her efforts for the people of Goryeo were not in vain. In killing Ping Xiuji, she took a step forward: staying with Ping Xiuji. Of course she also knew that this task was extremely difficult.Hirao Hideyoshi already knew that she was going to kill him, so he would do his best to prevent it.It doesn't matter whether she can find an opportunity, let alone succeed. This also added another thing to her mind. Hirai Hideyoshi's terrifying avatar ability. If one day Ping Hideyoshi is disguised as Zhuo Wangsun or Yang Yizhi, or even Xuanzong, what will be the consequences?Acacia can't even think about it.She had to find a way to inform the Ming army of this information so that they could take precautions as soon as possible.Because the enemies they faced were by no means ordinary people. That is demon. Incarnation of hundreds of billions, invincible and indestructible.