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Introduction Lei Cha Chapter 28

Introduction Lei Cha Chapter 28

There are many legends and stories about Leicha among the people. Among these stories, there are stories about Leicha during the Three Kingdoms period. It is said that when a general was marching to fight, the soldiers suddenly contracted a plague and drank the local Leicha. All right. Some say this general is Liu Bei, some say Ma Yuan, and some say Lei Cha is related to Zhang Fei.

Liu Bei and Lei Cha

It is said that during the Three Kingdoms period, Liu Bei and Cao Cao fought, and the plague was prevalent due to the prolonged drought and heat. Fan Xiangxiu, a 100-year-old birthday star in Taojiang County, Hunan Province, also has a soft spot for the local Leicha. The method is: put the tea leaves, peanuts, sesame, etc. into the beating bowl, then squeeze it with a wooden stick, the speed is changed from slow to fast, and it is beaten in a circle, and finally it becomes a paste. It is worth mentioning that this place is a longevity area in my country. The local people have the habit of eating Lei tea. Fan Xiangxiu’s longevity is not unrelated to eating Lei tea.

Ma Yuan and Lei Cha

When Ma Yuan, a general in the Eastern Han Dynasty, led his troops through Wuling (now in Hunan Province), the soldiers on the team suddenly fell ill with the plague. Fortunately, a local farmer timely provided the good remedy for the plague that has been passed down for generations: take raw tea, ginger, Ten stones of raw rice, ground into a paste, and then rinsed with boiling water. As a result of the story, the soldiers were cured of tea, and Lei Cha was also spread.

Qing Jiaqing’s “Changde House Records” records: “The folks drink it with tea leaves, sesame seeds, ginger combined with yin and yang water, and it is called ‘Lei Cha’. “Taoyuan County Chronicle” is called ‘Five Flavor Soup’, which was made by General Fubo. Yu Miasma’.” Ma Yuan (14-49 BC), courtesy name Wenyuan, was a native of Fufeng Maoling (now Xingping, Shaanxi) in the Eastern Han Dynasty. In the eleventh year of Jianwu in the Eastern Han Dynasty (35), he served as General Fubo.

Zhang Fei and Lei Cha

According to the old people in Taoyuan, Hunan, the local people drink Lei tea, which is related to Zhang Fei in “Romance of the Three Kingdoms”. During the Three Kingdoms period, Zhang Fei, Liu Bei, and Guan Yu became brothers in Taoyuan, vowing to work together to help the poor and the perilous, report to the country, and go to Li Shu. That year, Liu Bei took advantage of Zhuge Liang’s plan and successively won Jingzhou, Nanjun, Xiangyang and other places, and ordered Zhao Zilong to lead 3,000 troops to take Guiyang. Liu Bei was overjoyed and rewarded Zilong.

Zhang Fei refused to accept it, and shouted: “I am a useless person, but I am a useless person. I only send three thousand troops to take Wuling County with me, and capture the prefect alive to present it.” Kong Ming was overjoyed and said: “The former Zilong took Guiyang. At the time of the county, he issued a military order and left, and today Yide wants to take Wuling, and he must also issue a military order before he can lead his troops.”

Zhang Fei then issued a military order, and happily led three thousand troops towards Wuling Realm. One day, Zhang Fei led an attack on the “Xi Man” in Hutou Mountain, Wuling, and passed by Wutou Village (today’s Peach Blossom Spring). It was a hot summer and the plague was prevalent. Hundreds of soldiers fell ill, and Zhang Fei himself contracted the plague. He had to order the troops to be stationed in the stone cave on the side of the mountain. Healthy soldiers, some help the people nearby to farm, and some go to seek medical treatment.

Zhang Fei thought of Zhao Zilong’s plan to take Guiyang and made a great contribution, what a glory; he made a military order to Zhuge’s military commander, the deadline was approaching, but he was afflicted by the disease, when he got it, he was very anxious.

There lived an old Hefa old man on the local mountain. He knew Zhang Fei’s name and heard that Liu, Guan and Zhang became brothers in Taoyuan, specializing in making friends with heroes in the world and seeking justice. Zhang Fei was good at using a steel spear with eight feet, and he was brave and good at fighting. He took the head of an admiral among a million troops, like looking into a bag to find something, which is very admirable.

This time, I saw Zhang Fei bring his troops to this place. The military discipline is strict, and wherever he went, Qiu did not commit any crimes. He was very moved, and he wanted to cure the illness of the soldiers and relieve Zhang Fei’s hardship. So I went down the mountain to visit Zhang Fei in person. After the introduction, I saw that Zhang really lived up to his reputation. He was eight feet in length, with a leopard head and eyes, swallow jaws and tiger whiskers. Although he was ill, he was still majestic and extraordinary.

The old man stepped forward to explain the purpose of his visit. Zhang Fei was overjoyed. He was waiting as the guest of honor, and he was very speculative during the conversation. After Zhang Fei and the officers and soldiers were put into uniform, his condition was very good, and the epidemic of the plague was curbed.

After Zhang Fei recovered, he went up the mountain to thank the old man in person, and asked him face-to-face how Lei tea could cure the plague. The old man said that among the main raw materials for making Leicha, tea can prevent and cure diseases, ginger can regulate the spleen and move the table, and raw rice can nourish the stomach and stomach, which are beneficial to the body. As the saying goes, “a cup of tea in the morning starves the medicine seller to death”. Later, although Zhang Fei led the soldiers away, the local custom of drinking lei tea has been maintained since then.