Datang: Longevity for Thousands of Years, Exposed by Xiao Sizi

Empress Changsun quickly poured the tea and handed it to Li Shimin with both hands.

"Your Majesty, don't worry this time."

"You and I have both seen the power of honeycomb briquettes. Even the best charcoal is very powerful. The people should be fine."

"Moreover, with the work-for-relief policy, we can mobilize the cohesion of all the people. What disaster can't we overcome?"

Empress Changsun comforted her.

Li Shimin nodded slightly.

He glanced at Empress Changsun and a smile appeared on his face.

"Huh... Guanyin maid. The thing I regret least in this life is marrying you."

"Otherwise, where can we go to find such a good prince like them?"

Empress Changsun was stunned.

His face immediately turned red.

A little shy.

"Hahaha!!"

Li Shimin laughed heartily.

Li Shimin's witty remark made the atmosphere in Taiji Palace less dead and tense than before.

Empress Changsun gently rubbed Li Shimin's temples.

"Having a house means having hope."

"Yes, as long as there is a way, no matter how difficult the problem is, we can always move forward."

"This heavy snow has blocked the world. I wonder where Master Qin is and whether he will come back. When the time comes, I will really have to thank him."

"Haha... If it weren't for Master Qin, I would have been tilling the land with you at the foot of Mount Li."

Li Shimin said with a smile.

Changsun Wuji, Wei Zheng and others have already gone to work.

Then, the next thing to do has become clear.

This snowstorm may bring some troubles to the imperial court, but it is not a situation where we can sit back and wait for death without doing anything.

Queen Changsun nodded.

She sighed softly and looked outside.

The wind and snow outside the hall have become quite strong.

The snowflakes fell down like feathers. Soon, all the traces of their previous steps were covered up, and the ground became as white as a jade disk again.

"I hope this heavy snow will pass quickly."

"The snow brings prosperity to the new year. Hopefully it will bring good omens to the next year."

Empress Chang Sun sighed.

"Yes, it will definitely happen."

Li Shimin nodded firmly.

He also looked outside the palace gate.

Snow, he had never seen such heavy snow in his life! .
………….…….
Changan.

In a dilapidated little courtyard.

Ma Zhou, Bai Yi, Gao Gong and a group of five people huddled together.

The lips are a little purple.

The corners of his eyes trembled wildly.

"There is... there is an old saying that goes, if you keep your mind calm... you will feel cooler if you keep your mind calm!"

"Let's read books, read books, recite poems, so we won't feel...we won't feel the cold."

Ma Zhou said tremblingly.

However, this is just wishful thinking.

The more they didn't want to pay attention, the more they paid attention, to the point that they even felt their bodies were frozen.

The wind is blowing.

It's snowing.

This small room is like an ice cave.

"Damn, it would be great if it were summer now!"

"At that time, I couldn't even have a bite of ice. Now it's like adding insult to injury."

"Prince Bin, stop reciting poems, and stop forcing yourselves to read books. You are just deceiving yourself. Think of a solution quickly. If we continue like this, we will really be frozen to death, or even starved to death here."

Bai Yi shouted.

He tried to relieve his frozen body by speaking loudly.

His mouth has started to feel numb.

If I continue like this, my whole body will probably lose consciousness by night, and by then I will really become a dead body carved from ice.

"What else can we do? We still have some straw mats here. At night, we can hug each other and cover ourselves with them."

"Besides this, is there any other solution?"

Ma Zhou said bitterly.

"Damn it, the snow fell so suddenly."

"There has to be disaster relief from the imperial court, right? Damn it, it's snowing so hard that we can't go out to get any information."

Gao Gong swallowed his saliva. He looked at the separate clothes of the several people and the fact that the five people couldn't even put together a pair of complete shoes.

Absolutely!

If anyone goes out at this time, there is a real danger that they may not be able to come back.

“I… … .”

"But if we sit here, we'll just be waiting to die. No, I'll go out and take a look."

"At worst, I can die outside. It's better to die early... The sooner I die, the sooner I can be reborn!"

At this time, Ma Zhou gritted his teeth and got up from the ground.

He couldn't stand it anymore.

too difficult!
There had been a darkness without hope before, but now that the imperial examination had just begun, light was shining into their hearts. They were preparing to make great plans, but then a sudden drop in temperature and heavy snow seemed to cut off their way forward completely.

When a person dies, the light goes out.

Ma Zhou still wants to give it a try.

If we continue to wait, we will only end up in despair.

"King Bin, I'll go with you!"

Hearing this, Bai Yi also stood up in a hurry and said, "Two people can take care of it, so that he won't freeze to death outside without knowing it."

"King Bin, let's go!"

Bai Yi rubbed his hands, looked at the heavy snow, and plunged in without hesitation.

They really have nothing now except death.

So, what is there to be afraid of?
Take a chance and find a way out of despair!

Ma Zhou and Bai Yi walked on the snow with one foot deep and one foot shallow.

The bone-chilling cold made the two men's bodies completely out of control. They shook and shivered wildly.

"Watch out, you two!"

"Slow down, be careful, no matter what, you must come back alive, we are waiting for you!"

"......."

Gao Gong and others behind shouted.

But the two of them couldn't even look back.

Because I have completely lost control of my body.

out of the yard.

There was a vast expanse of white before my eyes.

Not a soul was to be seen.

Almost everywhere you look is the same color.

The two men glanced at each other and walked straight towards Suzaku Street without any prior arrangement.

If there is any news, the court will definitely publicize it on Suzaku Street.

On the way, we also came across two frozen corpses.

It's already extremely stiff.

They couldn't help but feel a sense of despair in their hearts.

It looks like the snow won't stop any time soon.

They estimated that if it continued at this rate, after one night, the houses would collapse.

Snow is heavy after all.

This kind of thing is not uncommon on snowy days.

"Damn it, run, so I feel like I'm still alive!"

Bai Yi yelled.

He gritted his teeth and ran.

Make yourself sweat!
Make your whole body warm!
Ma Zhou took a deep breath and followed closely.

He remained silent, letting the biting cold wind and snowflakes hit his body.

After a long time, Suzaku Street appeared in front of us.

Suddenly, Ma Zhou looked at Bai Yi.

"Brother Bai, do you think Mr. Qin will be able to solve this problem?"

"Mr. Qin?" Bai Yi was stunned for a moment and grinned.

He looked up at the sky.

"Your Highness, you are not a god after all. There are so many people. Sigh... I don't want to discourage you, but this time, many people will definitely die. This is... This is the fact."

"Master Qin, I'm afraid we can't save him."

Ma Zhou also smiled.

Nod.

"Yes, I thought Mr. Qin was a god."

"Hey... who is called Master Qin? He is so amazing that I subconsciously..."

However, Ma Zhou had not finished speaking.

A roar came from the front, interrupting their conversation.

"You two, do you want to live? If you do, come here! We are following the orders of His Majesty to implement Master Qin's law and provide work in lieu of relief!"

The method of Young Master Qin? !

To be honest, hearing these four words was like a thunderclap, ringing in their ears, making their brains go blank and they were unable to react at all.

It's terrifying!

Makes people explode!

I was just saying that Master Qin definitely has no way to deal with this.

this…….
Ma Zhou and Bai Yi looked at each other and stood there in a daze.

"Hey! Are you guys leaving or not? Time is running out. If you don't go, we'll leave."

The soldier shouted again impatiently.

"go with!"

This time, Ma Zhou and Bai Yi shouted almost at the same time.

go with!
How can I not go?
They didn't know what the court was going to do now, and they had no idea what Prince Qin's method of using work instead of relief was.

But they know very well.

As long as I follow them, at least I won’t die.

This is the most important thing!
Now they are willing to do anything to save their lives.

What's more, now I have the guarantee of the title of King of Chu.

"Master, Master, we have a few good friends in our family. They are all young people like us."

"They are very close, very close. Can we call them?"

Ma Zhou's mind worked quickly and he shouted again immediately.

He thought of Gao Gong and others who were still waiting in the yard.

If we want to go, we have to go together!

Even if we can't go together, we have to tell them the news so that they don't have to wait at home and take the initiative to look for opportunities.

"How many more are there?"

"Okay, but we can't wait for them."

"You can ask someone to go and call us. We will go out from Mingde Gate. If we are fast, you can join us. If we go out and you are not there yet, we can only find other teams."

"But don't worry, there are still many teams like this in Chang'an."

The soldier frowned slightly and said.

There are a lot of people, it’s okay.

The main thing is that their team cannot be short of people.

"Okay! Okay! I'll go and call, Prince Bin, you just follow the team, I'll go and call them myself!"

Bai Yi nodded heavily, then turned around and rushed out.

Before Ma Zhou could reply, Bai Yi had already run away.

"go!"

The soldier shouted loudly and walked directly towards Mingde Gate.

Ma Zhou pursed his lips, looked at Bai Yi deeply, but did not follow him.

Just passing on a message.

What's more, Bai Yi now has all the strength in his body, so he is not afraid of not being able to get home.

Ma Zhou swallowed his saliva and quickly caught up with the team.

He took a quick look on Suzaku Street and saw various teams coming and going.

Quite a lot indeed.

They were all walking outwards, and some were still looking for people.

Seeing this, the last bit of worry in Ma Zhou's heart completely disappeared.

Even if Bai Yigao Gong and the others had not arrived before they left, they could just find another team to continue.

Looking at the busy and crowded Zhuque Street, Ma Zhou couldn't help but become more curious about the King of Chu's method of using work as relief.

Master Qin, what are you doing?
Could it be that His Royal Highness the King of Chu also has a plan to deal with such a disaster?
Ma Zhou took a deep breath in his heart.

He slowly walked to the officer, bowed gently, and asked with a smile: "Brother, I wonder what idea did Master Qin come up with?"

"What does this work-for-relief policy mean?"

"Look, could you explain it to me?"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone in the depressed team looked at the officers and soldiers.

They are also curious.

To be honest, they went there just for the two words "Young Master Qin".

As for what they were going to do, they had no idea.

The soldier glanced at Ma Zhou, then looked at the others, and pursed his lips slightly.

"Why are you asking this? Could Master Qin be trying to trick you?"

The officers and soldiers said with disdain.

However, the style of the painting suddenly changed immediately afterwards.

"Actually, I'm not too sure. I heard them say that we should go make something to keep warm."

"What's the point of calling it honeycomb coal? With this thing, all the heat needed by the people in the world to survive the winter is sufficient. Even if it snows heavily, we don't have to worry about freezing."

"As for this work-for-relief policy, to put it simply, it means that you are asked to work, and then the court will pay you wages. What do you do?"

"Don't worry, Master Qin is here, what is there to be afraid of? It's just a snowstorm."

"With this honeycomb briquettes invented by Young Master Qin, we will definitely be fine."

The officers and soldiers said.

He looked at the snow all over the city and the heavy snow still flying in the sky, and his voice trembled a little.

He was just a constable in Chang'an County.

At home, there is also a wife, children and the elderly.

On weekdays, we don’t live a rich life.

The sudden snowfall made it difficult for him.

Fortunately, we received a mission from the court today. All personnel were mobilized, and each person led a certain number of civilians from Chang'an to the nearby barren mountains.

Originally they didn't know why they did this.

They knew that there was not a single tree on that barren mountain.

However, it is said above that all this was ordered by the King of Chu.

Immediately, there was no more questioning voice.

Just do it! !
Master Qin!
This name is their greatest confidence!!
No need to doubt.

No need at all!
In fact, nothing is really needed.

On the way, as long as he told Master Qin's method, no one would ask why, and they would all follow him spontaneously.

"Mr. Qin... As long as Mr. Qin is here, everything will be fine."

"Yes, honeycomb coal. Although I don't know what it is, since it was invented by Master Qin, let's just do it."

"Let's go, hurry up and stop wasting time!"

"......."

The team's marching speed increased by several times.

Some of the people did not understand this man's explanation. After all, they had no idea what the honeycomb plum meant. But it didn't matter.

Let’s follow along!

Ma Zhou took a deep breath and nodded heavily.

Since this is what Master Qin said, then there is no need to say anything more.

In front, Mingde Gate is right there!
Bai Yi, Gao Gong and others were also waiting, and there were beads of sweat on everyone's forehead.

(End of this chapter)