Chapter 243 A blizzard is coming! King Chu shows his true face!
After all, it is a new temple, so naturally there will be a temple fair.
This has become a new business district in Chang'an City.
Extremely noisy.
Crowded.
Crowds of people.
The vendors were smiling from ear to ear.
This temple fair really made them a small fortune.
The people were also dancing excitedly. Such a lively event made countless people relax.
The temple fair lasted for three or four days.
However, no one expected that a snowstorm would interrupt the temple fair.
That’s right!
It was a sudden snowstorm!
This made both the common people and landlord officials inside and outside Chang'an extremely surprised and confused.
Even Li Shimin never imagined that the weather would be so abnormal this year.
Now, it's only mid-October.
According to usual experience, if it gets cold it starts in November, and if it snows heavily, it will be at the end of November at the earliest.
Logically speaking, this is absolutely not the case.
After all, it's still autumn in mid-October.
It's a bit colder in the morning and evening, but it's still very comfortable and warm at noon.
But this time, it completely disrupted everyone's thoughts.
Tai Chi Palace.
Li Shimin stood in front of the palace door and tightened his clothes.
The sudden change caught him, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, by surprise.
To be honest, he was really relaxed in the past few days. He thought that the world was completely peaceful, everything was singing and dancing, and there was good in the world.
But this time, all his fantasies were shattered and he was completely brought back to reality.
The Tang Dynasty was still the Tang Dynasty that suffered many disasters.
But you must not float!
The King of Chu is not floating yet, why did he start to drift?
On the ground, thick snow has already formed.
Although it is night now, it doesn't feel like night at all.
Snow makes the night feel like daytime.
"Damn it, what's going on?"
"Why did it suddenly snow at this time?"
Li Shimin frowned.
Behind him, Changsun Wuji, Wei Zheng and Du Ruhui all looked at each other and didn't know how to answer.
How could they know this?
"His Majesty!"
Wei Zheng thought for a long time and then slowly said: "Your Majesty, the weather is just a little abnormal."
"It's not strange! After all, we can't control when God wants it to snow."
Wei Zheng's voice was low.
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Changsun Wuji also spoke in agreement: "It's just that the heavy snowfall this time was too sudden. Your Majesty, let's not think about why the weather suddenly snowed and cooled down. Instead, we have to think about how to provide disaster relief."
"That's right, Your Majesty, the auxiliary machine and Wei Zheng are right. We can't control this, but we have to control the lives and deaths of the people."
"The temperature dropped suddenly, almost overnight, and the people were not prepared at all."
"Thick clothes, charcoal, food, etc. will definitely be in urgent need, so think about this!"
"Otherwise...if there is a large area of frostbite and starvation, the people will definitely be discouraged again."
Du Ruhui said softly.
Li Shimin took a deep breath.
He looked up at the sky.
The snow is still continuing, as if it is about to fall this day, but after all, it is not as urgent as it was during the day.
It has shrunk a lot and looks like it is about to stop.
This is good news.
"There is still food in the court."
"Not to mention, a lot of Turkic cattle and sheep were sent from Yunzhou City, which happened to be a great supplement to us."
Li Shimin thought for a moment and said.
Previously, the sale of the Glazed Wolf King cost the Turks millions of tons of grain. Although part of it was used as military rations, for the war in northern Xinjiang, the military rations did not consume much.
Not to mention, after the Turks were defeated, although Li Ji and the others returned to the city, Yunzhou City had organized many large armies to go to the Turkic grasslands.
After all, although Jieli Khan and others were captured alive, there are still many remaining Turkic tribes.
Of course Datang will not let them breathe!
However, for Datang, the situation was almost one-sided. There was no need for a coach like Li Ji to be in charge. The lieutenants below could organize it.
After repeated attacks and sweeps, numerous cattle and sheep were captured, most of which were sent to Chang'an.
These can also be used as a large part of supplementary food.
Wei Zheng nodded and said, "There is no shortage of food."
"The people are in urgent need of something to keep warm."
"But now, there is still some time before the heating in the past. Many people have not prepared charcoal for winter. Of course, a larger part of the people cannot afford it at all."
"Even some wealthy families haven't had time to purchase these things."
Wei Zheng said sadly.
In November, it’s time for people to buy things for winter.
Now, it's only mid-October and it's already snowing, and the temperature has dropped rapidly, which is really a bit unexpected.
"Yes, we must find a way to do this, otherwise the people will really not be able to survive." Changsun Wuji said.
There was suddenly silence in Tai Chi Palace.
Only the north wind howling outside the palace, accompanied by snowflakes, reminds people all over the world that winter has arrived.
After several breaths, the four people raised their heads almost simultaneously.
Their eyes flashed with excitement.
"Coal!"
"The charcoal in Prince Chu's Mansion!!"
Li Shimin yelled.
My throat is hoarse and my voice is broken.
"Yes, it's coal! This coal is extremely easy to make, and it burns extremely well."
"This stuff is all over the mountains around Chang'an!"
Wei Zheng rubbed his hands and almost jumped up.
"Who says it's not the case? Tomorrow, Your Majesty, let's go to King Chu's palace tomorrow!"
"Take a good look at how this coal is made, and then tell the people!"
"The charcoal only needs to be changed into a honeycomb shape to produce huge amounts of heat, which is enough for the common people to use."
Du Ruhui yelled.
Li Shimin took a deep breath and nodded.
"Okay! Let's go to the other courtyard of Prince Chu's Mansion tomorrow!"
Li Shimin had already made up his mind.
"Your Majesty, after all, the Prince of Chu's Courtyard is still a bit small and cannot hide many things. How about... let's go to the Prince of Chu's Mansion tomorrow to have a look?"
"Presumably, the Prince of Chu's Mansion also has this honeycomb charcoal."
Wei Zheng thought for a moment and then said.
Li Shimin thought for a moment and nodded.
"Okay, let's go to Prince Chu's Mansion tomorrow."
"Kuan'er, that brat, is really timely. You are the most holy man in the world, and your words are right."
"To be honest, without this honeycomb charcoal, I...really, really don't know where to go to solve the heating problem for the people."
"Hiss... Hahaha! This is God's will. This is even God will not reject me, the Tang Dynasty!"
Li Shimin's tone became slightly more relaxed.
After all, an urgent problem was solved.
"yes!"
Changsun Wuji also had to sigh with emotion. He actually had a feeling of surviving a disaster in his heart, and continued: "This time, it is also thanks to His Highness the King of Chu."
"Now that the people know this, they don't know how to thank His Highness the King of Chu!"
"Hey... I'm waiting for the Duke, it's really..."
"Relying on His Highness the King of Chu to solve my doubts every time is in vain! Shame on you, shame on you!!"
Du Ruhui smiled bitterly.
"Stop saying useless things, and don't go back. Just take a rest in the palace. Tomorrow, Prince Chu's Mansion!!"
Li Shimin squinted at Du Ruhui and said directly.
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at the same time.
Luoyang East, a village.
"Da da da da..."
"Puff, puff, hiss..."
A series of strange sounds echoed through the dark night.
At the same time, countless black shadows disappeared into the surrounding courtyards.
And right after.
An unexpected figure walked out of an extremely strange-looking iron box.
That is.
King of Chu!
Li Kuan!
This iron box is very strange.
However, Li Kuan knew very well that this thing was called a car in later generations. As for the Tang Dynasty, Li Kuan hadn't given it a name yet, so naturally it didn't have a name.
This is also one of the results in the north!
It's so cold today that even riding a carriage is not as comfortable as driving here.
It is much more comfortable to ride a steam engine car than a horse-drawn carriage.
"Your Highness, it's cold."
"It's dark now, please be careful where you step."
Lu Lingqi also quickly walked out from behind and put the cloak on Li Kuan's body.
Li Kuan didn't even look back.
Instead, he looked up at the sky.
Eyes narrowed slightly.
It's going to snow pretty fast now.
While he was squinting his eyes to look at the sky, the snow falling from the sky could never touch Li Kuan, and his cloak didn't get any snow at all.
"Let's talk after we go in first."
Li Kuan said calmly.
As he looked away, the newly falling snow finally touched the cloak.
"Your Highness, has His Highness arrived?"
"See Your Highness!!"
Immediately afterwards, a farmer's house where the car was parked heard an extremely surprising sound coming from inside before the door was opened.
The door opens.
Shangguan Haitang knelt down on one knee directly towards Li Kuan.
"Okay, get up first. It's cold outside. Let's talk about it after we go inside."
Li Kuan said.
"yes!"
Shangguan Haitang stood up in a hurry, got out of the way, followed behind, and walked toward the house together.
Then, Lu Lingqi walked in.
behind.
It was a 1.8-meter-long pure black spear, and six Jinyi guards were carrying it into the house with gritted teeth.
This village.
Even though it was just a village, when Li Kuan walked into the room, a wave of hot air hit his face, protecting him from the cold air outside, which was really very comfortable.
Even Li Kuan couldn't help but let out a breath, and his somewhat stiff fingers immediately became active again.
The room is not big.
But, everything is available.
Immediately afterwards, I heard a few weak voices coming from outside. They were the Jin Yiwei who had been following me. They carried their black guns in and put them down, and they all went into the room next to them to keep warm.
Door, close.
Candle, light.
The hot pot is steaming, and the beef and mutton inside also have an attractive taste.
In the middle, the brazier made a roaring sound, and heat filled the entire room one after another.
Li Kuan boldly picked up the wine glass and took a sip before looking up at Shangguan Haitang next to him.
"Have all the Dragon Guard Army from Hebei Province been assembled?"
Li Kuan asked softly.
There is a hint of majesty in his words.
"Reporting to your highness, everything has been arranged and we have already rushed to Goguryeo. As long as the King of Chu gives the order..."
But before Shangguan Haitang finished speaking, Li Kuan waved his hand and interrupted him.
"You can reach Goguryeo, there is no need to rush."
"Can Jinyiwei and Xichang sneak into Luoche City?"
Luoche City was the capital of Tubo.
"Your Highness, everyone is in."
"Then, let's start to control Tubo. It's time to destroy it."
"We can't let them survive for such a long time. All the Big Dipper spies were withdrawn from Tubo and returned to the Tang Dynasty. Just for this moment, Tubo will be wiped out and become the trump card against the Big Dipper and the Fan Yanglu family.
one."
As Li Kuan spoke, he took a bite of hot pot and felt his whole body warm up.
"You guys can sit down and enjoy the food together."
Li Kuan ordered.
"Thank you, Your Highness."
Several people sat down.
Shangguan Haitang poured wine for Li Kuan.
"What His Highness said is truly divine."
"This snow fell just after His Highness walked out of the mountain."
"We never expected that the snow would fall so early in Chang'an this year."
Shangguan Haitang looked at Li Kuan with soft eyes, like flowing jade.
Li Kuan smiled calmly.
In the third year of Zhenguan, there will be heavy snow and winter will begin earlier. This is recorded in history books, and according to records, at this time, due to a sudden cold wave, a large number of Turks' cattle and sheep froze to death and will move south.
It's just that... I took care of it in advance.
Their cattle and sheep, just in time, can also be used as raw materials for hot pot this winter?
And because he knew about this, Li Kuan also came here from the north in advance.
The north and the top of the mountain are wonderful places to live in summer.
But in winter, it’s really not a place for people to live.
That wind and snow, unless you have modern heating equipment, you really can't handle it.
But one thing to say, the scenery of the snow-covered mountains is really nice.
"Your Highness, when will we go back to Chang'an?"
"A few days ago, they actually built a temple for His Highness. Lingqi really wants to go and see it."
Lu Lingqi smiled so brightly that her beautiful eyes almost narrowed into a straight line.
When His Highness was very young, he already had a temple body.
I really don’t know how His Highness will be sculpted inside.
I'm really curious.
Lu Lingqi's voice fell, and Shangguan Wan'er, who had a cold face next door and seemed not interested in any of this, also moved her clear eyes slightly, and the corners of her mouth seemed to curl up.
"That's right, it is said that the Imperial Academy even gave His Highness a plaque."
"These four words, "The Most Victorious in the World," have now spread throughout Chang'an. It is estimated that it won't be long before this name will spread throughout the world."
"Then, the head of the Lu family in Fan Yang and Beichen, the head of the Seven Stars, don't have such a reputation as your highness. We have the world as our shield, how can we lose to them?"
The voice fell.
Shangguan Haitang was also a little excited.
Who has ever named the greatest victory in the world?