The Reborn Lao Tzu Is the Emperor

Chapter 1258 The Empress Arrives
Of course she wouldn't go into it, she waved her hand after a little doubt and said, "Go to the palace!"

The carriage continued towards the Great Song Palace under the guard of all the masters.

Their appearance and departure did not have the slightest impact on the excitement at the city gate of Changsha.

People kept leaving with briquettes in baskets, but more and more people rushed over, making the line longer and longer.

There was a lot of discussion in the crowd, all lamenting the goodness of the imperial court.

It is said that these briquettes were made by the imperial court's hired labor. In such weather, the imperial court could use this to sell the briquettes at a high price.But the price of honeycomb coal is so low that the common people can't imagine it. Compared with the expensive charcoal, it is no different from giving away for free.

Some scholars have calculated the cost of making briquettes, and finally found that the imperial court sold briquettes at such a low price, which was a loss-making business.

Although the loss was not much, it still made the common people feel more grateful to the Song court.

Some people from a little distance outside the city did not leave immediately after buying the briquettes, but knelt down at the gate of the city and kowtowed to the imperial palace.

Natural disasters seem to be no longer so scary.

Even because of the appearance of honeycomb coal, there are a little more green vegetables in the city.

These briquettes can not only be used for heating, but also can keep a higher temperature in the greenhouse.

Although this was not proposed by Zhao Dongting, there are always people with fantastic ideas among the people who discovered the many uses of briquettes by chance.

Even in the city of Changsha, some families have used briquettes instead of firewood for cooking.

A group of Li Xiushu went to the front street outside the palace.

There are many palace guards clustered together in several piles, each squatting on the ground.

Seeing the carriage arriving, some guards ran up to stop the carriage, "Stop in the forbidden area of ​​the imperial palace!"

When speaking, hot air was exhaled from the mouth, and it turned into white mist in the blink of an eye.

Li Xiushu lifted the curtain of the car, and nodded to a female sword servant in front of the car.

The sword maid took off the token from her waist, handed it to the guard, and said: "The emperor of Xixia is here, please pass it on!"

The guard was a little dazed.

No matter how much he thought about it, he never expected that it was Empress Xixia who arrived.

After regaining his senses, he hurriedly took the token, and ran towards the crowd again, "Boss, someone here said it was the Emperor Xixia."

The group of imperial guards who had been sitting around the fire all stood up when they heard the words.

Among them, the centurion took the token from the imperial guard, looked at it hastily, and said: "Quickly enter the palace and report to the emperor!"

A guard took the token and hurriedly ran towards the palace.

The centurion looked at Li Xiushu's carriage, scratched his head, muttered something, and then squatted down again.

All the guards around him also squatted down.

Among them, there are several piles of briquettes.

And not far away, there are more briquettes piled up.

In this kind of weather, if they don't use briquettes for heating, it will be difficult for them, the guards, to survive.

Seeing this scene, Li Xiushu's eyes showed surprise again.

She naturally saw a lot of briquettes piled up at the gate of the palace, which seemed a bit out of place.

Then she got off the carriage and walked towards the group of guards.

All the sword maids and Tingchao Mansion masters followed.

The imperial guards watched Li Xiushu approaching. Although Li Xiushu was not wearing a royal robe, it could be seen from her demeanor that she was not an ordinary person.

The guards had no choice but to stand up again, and under the leadership of the centurion, they cupped their hands at Li Xiushu and said, "I have seen the Emperor Xixia."

Li Xiushu actually showed a rather gentle attitude, looked at the burning briquettes in the crowd, and asked curiously: "What are you using to keep warm?"

The centurion suddenly showed a little pride, and said: "This is briquette, our emperor invented it."

Li Xiushu nodded lightly, "Can coal be used for heating?"

The centurion said: "The rest of the coal is not acceptable, but the honeycomb coal invented by our emperor is non-toxic. Hehe, otherwise we would really not be able to withstand the freezing."

Some surprises flashed in Li Xiushu's eyes, "That's right, the climate in the Song Dynasty is indeed a little abnormal this year."

She rushed from Zhongxing Mansion to Dasong, and since she arrived in Jinghu North Road, she also clearly noticed that the weather was abnormally cold.

Afterwards, Li Xiushu actually stood where she was, and also started a fire here.It seems that there is quite some interest in briquettes.

The Imperial Guards of the Great Song Dynasty were just surprised.

It is said that the empress of Xixia has extraordinary means, but unexpectedly, she turned out to be so approachable.

After a while, the imperial guard who was going to pass the news in the palace came out again in a hurry.Only behind him, there are many people following.

Zhao Dongting, who is wearing a royal robe, is particularly eye-catching.

He just rushed over from the Imperial Study Room, with Li Godan and many eunuchs beside him.

As soon as he arrived at the gate of the palace, his eyes met Li Xiushu's.

Seeing that it was really Li Xiushu, Zhao Dongting was inevitably a little surprised.After all, before she came to Changsha, there was no news about her.

Then Zhao Dongting smiled lightly and shouted to Li Xiushu: "Empress."

Li Xiushu also nodded and chuckled, "Emperor Song!"

There was no embarrassment at all between the two, as if the discord between the two countries had never happened before.

Then, Zhao Dongting took Li Xiushu and his group into the palace.

Li Xiushu walked away from the coal pile, and felt a little cold before walking more than ten meters away, so she wrapped her clothes tightly.

She asked Zhao Dongting, "Emperor Song, did you invent this briquette?"

Zhao Dongting nodded and said, "It's freezing in many places in the Song Dynasty this year, and the supply of charcoal is in short supply. It's also hard for me to come up with the method of refining briquettes."

Li Xiushu turned her head to look at Zhao Dongting playfully, "Emperor Song is so knowledgeable, it's really admirable."

Zhao Dongting chuckled twice, but didn't answer.

To say that he is knowledgeable, he is really ashamed.If it weren't for the memories of the past life he relied on, it would be a strange thing that he could get out this briquette.

Li Xiushu then said: "We Xixia often have cold weather, but I don't know if Emperor Song is willing to teach us the method of refining bee... honeycomb?"

The moment she saw the guards at the gate of the palace using briquettes for warmth, she began to think about the briquettes.Otherwise, I'm afraid I won't have the patience to stay there and talk to the guards.

Zhao Dongting smiled and said, "Of course it is possible. Many people in Changsha City know about the method of refining briquettes. The Empress can send someone to ask them casually."

He obviously didn't have the idea of ​​keeping the method of refining briquettes a secret from the very beginning.

The appearance of this kind of thing may not affect the development of hot weapons in this era, but it can bring real benefits to the common people.

Zhao Dongting is not so narrow.

Don't say that teaching Xixia how to extract honeycomb briquettes would spread it to the Yuan Dynasty, or even to other countries, he didn't care, and he was quite happy.

The conquests of all countries are conquests, and the people are innocent.On this point, Zhao Dongting always has a sense of proportion in his heart.

Li Xiushu looked at Zhao Dongting with a complicated look in her beautiful eyes.

Afterwards, the two talked and walked, leading everyone to the depths of the palace.

The sword maid Li Xiushu and the master of Tingchao Mansion brought by Li Xiushu were all taken away by the imperial guards.

Li Xiushu followed Zhao Dongting to the harem.

On the way, Zhao Dongting asked Li Xiushu, "Why did you come to Changsha suddenly? Do you want to meet Zuo Xiao, or..."

Li Xiushu said softly: "Both."

Zhao Dongting frowned slightly, "If it's normal, I can help you Xixia a lot. But now, natural disasters are coming, I'm afraid it will be embarrassing."

Li Xiushu didn't show any dissatisfaction when she heard the words, she just smiled and said: "It's okay, I can still afford to wait. Although my imperial army suffered countless losses, the four major army commanders were also hurt. In a short time, we in Xixia territory should There will be no more battles. After winter is over, it will not be too late for you to help us Xixia."

Zhao Dongting nodded, "Then what help do you want me to offer you?"

Li Xiushu heard the words but asked meaningfully: "No matter what I propose, will you agree?"

At this moment, her eyes are quite charming.

Zhao Dongting rubbed his nose and said, "As long as the foundation of the Great Song Dynasty is not shaken, of course I will do my best."

The Imperial Army of Xixia and the four major military commanders ended up in a mutual loss, which was also beyond Zhao Dongting's expectation.Similarly, it also made him feel a little guilty towards Li Xiushu.

(End of this chapter)