After winter comes, thousands of mountains are covered with snow and thousands of miles are frozen.
The winter snow this time was more severe than in previous years. It snowed continuously for ten days. The snow blocked Chang'an Road and many merchants in the city gave up going out.
early morning.
Lu Ban led the craftsmen to build the fire pit in the royal study. After hearing the news, Emperor Chu came over and looked around. It was exactly the same as the fire pit in his memory.
"Lu Aiqing, how are the skills of these craftsmen? Have they mastered the art of building fire pits?"
"Your Majesty, rest assured that all the craftsmen have mastered their skills, and any one of them can complete the work independently with other craftsmen."
It is true that a strong general has no weak soldiers. These craftsmen led by Lu Ban are all experts with superb skills. Their craftsmanship is flawless and their learning ability is terrifying.
"Lu Aiqing has done a great job. Next, let Eunuch Cao take them to the Ningxiang Palace and the Yangxin Palace to build a fire kang. After the others have mastered the skills, they will go to your masters' mansions to build them. Anyone who wants to learn the method of fire kang
, cannot be rejected and should be vigorously promoted.”
"Your Majesty, don't worry, I will take care of it now!"
Lu Ban bowed to accept the order and left with the craftsmen. For him, building a fire pit was simply overkill. As long as he mastered the essentials, ordinary masons could do the job.
"Xiao Guizi, ask the chamberlain to clean the fire bed. After sorting it out, go and take the queen and the prince and princess to the royal study."
After the fire pit was successfully built, Emperor Chu was eager to let Nangong Xi and the girls show up. With an order, Xiao Guizi began to signal the maids.
Seeing that everyone was busy, Emperor Chu turned around and walked to one side of the Nuan Pavilion. Ten days had passed and Shen Wansan should have successfully made the stove. He still hasn't shown up yet. Could it be that there was something wrong?
With suspicion, he came to the Nuan Pavilion. Not long after he sat down, Cao Zhengchun sent news that Shen Wansan and Bao Zheng asked to see him.
Emperor Chu had already expected Shen Wansan to come to deliver the stove, but Bao Zheng should be in Jingzhao Mansion at this time. His sudden arrival must have something important to do.
"Xuan!"
After lighting a stick of incense, footsteps were heard outside the Nuan Pavilion, and Shen Wansan's voice was heard, and then two people appeared inside the Nuan Pavilion.
Emperor Chu looked up and saw a stove made of black iron standing next to Shen Wansan, with a look of ecstasy on his face. Shen Wansan did not disappoint him and successfully built the stove in ten days.
"Your Majesty, Wei Chen has completed the manufacture of the stove. Nowadays, it is sold in all the shops and supermarkets in the No. 1 Village in the world. With the supply of coal, the stove is very popular."
"Shen Qing is indispensable and has accomplished another major event that benefits the country and the people. However, the stove must be matched with the chimney of the Academy of Sciences before it can be used in a real sense, otherwise the coal will still poison the people."
"You go to the Academy of Sciences immediately and deliver sets of chimneys to shops and supermarkets. People who have bought stoves must replenish the chimneys. I don't want to see a case of people being poisoned."
Emperor Chu knew that it was his negligence and did not let General Shen Wansan understand that the stove and the chimney were used together. The reason why the chimney was forged by the Academy of Sciences was because of the harsh forging technology, which only the craftsmen in the arsenal of the Academy of Sciences had.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will go and solve the chimney issue right now, and no one will be poisoned."
Shen Wansan turned around and walked away quickly. He originally thought it was a great achievement, but now he was eager to sell it and almost caused a disaster.
"Your Majesty, Bao Zheng, pays homage to your Majesty!"
"Ai Qing's life is safe, so why does Ai Qing come here?"
Emperor Chu waved his sleeves and motioned for Bao Zheng to sit down and asked. He saw panic on his face and suddenly knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, a large number of refugees have died outside the city. The humble ministers are incompetent and have not been able to find out any clues until now."
“Refugee death?”
What made Emperor Chu feel strange was that given the life of the people near Chang'an City, it was impossible for refugees to appear. Every household had enough food to survive the long winter.
"Bao Aiqing, where did the refugees come from and what was the cause of death?"
"Your Majesty, where the refugees came from and how they died are all mysteries to this day."
Bao Zheng is very attentive and good at planning and making decisions, and the case where he gets nothing is indeed very strange.
"Bao Aiqing, are there any survivors?"
"Your Majesty, some of the refugees survived with only some frostbite on their bodies, but what makes Wei Chen feel strange is that they are all mute."
"A mute cannot speak, but if he can read and write, he can still provide clues, but all the refugees seem to be in a state of dissociation, and no valuable information can be obtained."
After hearing Bao Zheng's words, Emperor Chu could conclude that someone must be controlling everything behind the whole incident. For a moment, Emperor Chu was the first to think of the eight ancient tribes.
But what is the purpose of doing this? It seems that it cannot shake the foundation of the country at all. Is it just to kill the people to wash away the shame of the Star Tower ten days ago?
There must be a demon when something goes wrong, so Emperor Chu decided to go and investigate in person to see if there was something else going on.
"Bao Aiqing, where are the refugees and corpses now? Take me with you to see them!"
As the New Year is approaching, although it is snowing, it does not affect the high mood of the people in the city at all. The streets and alleys of Chang'an City are full of people, and they are no less lively than in the past.
The Emperor of Chu did not want to make the people panic all day long because of the refugees at the city gate. If the situation spread too far, it would be difficult to end it.
A group of people drove to Jingzhao Mansion in a chariot. As soon as they arrived outside the government office, a loud explosion was heard, the ground shook slightly, and smoke and dust flew up all over the sky. In front of them, Jingzhao Mansion was instantly reduced to ruins, and all the buildings collapsed and collapsed.
"Emperor Chu, Jingzhao Mansion is just the beginning, and there will be six tribes next. You can't even think of a day of peace before the New Year. In addition, I have a message for you. The eight tribes of magic soldiers have begun to attack Xuantian City with the help of Longtang.
"
"I hope the generals of the Chu State can stop it, otherwise the people of the Chu State will never survive under the whipping of the eight tribes' divine soldiers and cavalry."
"Hahaha~"
"Hahaha~"
The loud sound resounded over Chang'an City, frightening the people and retreating back into their houses. Emperor Chu looked at the ruins of Jingzhao Mansion in front of him. Long Yan was furious, and a terrifying aura burst out.
"Your Majesty, I'll go and find this man!"
"No need, this is a message transmitted from thousands of miles away, you can't pinpoint where he is!"
Emperor Chu's expression was ferocious and terrifying. The opponent's destruction of Jingzhao Mansion was just a warning, and he would take action against the Six Ministries next. This was to prepare to eat away at the foundation of the Chu Kingdom bit by bit.
Wanting to disintegrate from within Chang'an City, Xuantian City used Longtang's troops to put pressure on the Chu State. These were all old tricks. Emperor Chu didn't care. However, they treated the people like nothing and killed innocent people indiscriminately. This move must not be tolerated.
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"Zhengchun, send the order to Tianmen, destroy the temple ten miles outside the west city, and kill everyone without mercy!"
"As you command!"
Cao Zhengchun looked stunned and surprised. He didn't expect that Emperor Chu's ability to identify the position by listening to sounds was so terrifying, and he could accurately determine the opponent's position. (To be continued)