1259. The Empress arrives

Of course she wouldn't go into the deeper slightest doubt, and waved her hand and said, "Go to the palace!"

The carriage continued to head towards the Song Dynasty Palace under the escort of the masters.

Their appearance and departure did not have any impact on the hustle and bustle at the Changsha city gate.

People kept carrying honeycomb coals away in baskets, but more and more people were coming, making the team longer and longer.

There were many discussions in the crowd, all lamenting the goodness of the court.

I heard that these honeycomb coals were all made by the court with labor. In such weather, the court could use this to sell the honeycomb coal at a high price. However, the price of this honeycomb coal is so low that it is beyond the imagination of the people. Compared with the high-priced charcoal, it is no different from free gifts.

A scholar calculated the cost of manufacturing honeycomb coal, and finally found that the imperial court sold honeycomb coal at such a low price, which was a loss-making deal.

Although the loss was not much, it made the people even more grateful to the Song Dynasty court.

Some people from a slightly remote place outside the city did not leave immediately after purchasing honeycomb coal, but fell to their knees at the gate of the city and kowtowed to the palace.

Natural disasters seem to be no longer so terrible.

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

These honeycomb coals can not only be used for heating, but also keep the greenhouses at a higher temperature.

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

Even in Changsha City, some households have used honeycomb coal to replace firewood to cook.

Li Xiushu and his group went to the front street outside the palace.

There are many imperial palace guards clustered into piles, each squatting on the ground.

Seeing that the carriage arrived, an imperial guard ran up to stop the carriage, "Stop the forbidden area of ​​the palace!"

When talking, the heat exhaled from the mouth and turned into white mist in the blink of an eye.

Li Xiushu lifted the curtain of the car and nodded to a female swordsman in front of the car.

The female swordsman unloaded the token from her waist and handed it to the guards, saying, "The Emperor Xixia has arrived, please pass it on!"

The guards were a little confused.

No matter how much he thought about it, he could never have imagined that the Empress of Xixia would arrive.

After coming back to his senses, he hurriedly took the token and ran towards the crowd, "Boss, the person here said it was the Emperor Xixia."

The group of guards who were originally surrounded by fire stood up when they heard this.

Among them, the centurion took the token from the guard, hurriedly looked at it, and said, "Go to the palace quickly to report to the emperor!"

An imperial guard took the token and ran towards the palace.

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

The guards around him also squatted down.

Among them were a few pieces of honeycomb coal piled up.

And not far away, there are more honeycomb coal accumulations.

In such weather, if you don’t use honeycomb coal to keep warm, these guards will be difficult to withstand.

When Li Xiushu saw this scene, she looked surprised again in her eyes.

She naturally saw the many honeycomb coals piled up at the entrance of the palace, which looked a bit out of place.

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

All the Sword Masters and the Masters of Tingchao Mansion were following.

The guards watched Lee Soo-sook come over. Although Lee Soo-sook is not wearing an imperial robe, she can tell from her demeanor that she is not an ordinary person.

The guards had to stand up again and bowed to Li Xiushu under the leadership of the centurion: "I have met the Emperor Xixia."

Li Xiushu actually showed a very gentle look. Looking at the burning honeycomb coal in the crowd, she said curiously: "What are you using to keep warm?"

The centurion suddenly showed a slight pride and said, "This is honeycomb coal, which our emperor invented."

Li Xiushu nodded slightly, "Can coal be used to keep warm?"

The centurion said, "The rest of the coal is not allowed, but the honeycomb coal invented by our emperor is non-toxic. Haha, otherwise we wouldn't be able to withstand this freezing."

A look of surprise flashed in Li Xiushu's eyes, "Yes, the climate in the Song Dynasty this year is indeed a bit abnormal."

She rushed from Zhongxing Prefecture to the Song Dynasty. Since she arrived in Jinghu North Road, she also noticed the abnormal cold weather.

Later, Li Xiushu stood there and roasted the fire here. She seemed to be quite interested in honeycomb coal.

The imperial guards of the Song Dynasty were just surprised.

It is said that the Empress of Xixia is extraordinary, but she did not expect that she was so approachable.

After a while, the guards who were traveling to the palace rushed out again. They were only behind him, followed by many people.

Zhao Dongting, wearing an imperial robe, was particularly eye-catching.

He had just arrived from the Imperial Study room, with Li Goudan and many eunuchs beside him.

As soon as I arrived at the gate of the palace, my eyes met with Li Xiushu's eyes.

Zhao Dongting was inevitably surprised to see that it was Li Xiushu. After all, before she came to Changsha, there was no news.

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

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

There was no embarrassment between the two, as if the two countries had never had any previous disagreement.

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

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

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

Zhao Dongting nodded and said, "This year, the weather is cold and the supply of charcoal is in short supply. I finally figured out how to refine this honeycomb coal."

Li Xiushu turned his head to Zhao Dongting with a lot of fun, "It's really admirable that Emperor Song is so knowledgeable."

Zhao Dongting chuckled twice, without answering.

He was really ashamed to be said to be knowledgeable. If it weren't for the memories of his previous life, it would be strange that he could make this honeycomb coal.

Li Xiushu then said: "We in Xixia often have cold weather. I don't know if Emperor Song would teach us the method of refining this bee... honeycomb coal?"

When she saw the guards at the gate of the palace use honeycomb coal to keep warm, she began to think about the honeycomb coal. Otherwise, she would not be so patient and would not be able to stay there and talk to the guards.

Zhao Dongting smiled and said, "It's OK. Many people know about the method of refining honeycomb coal in Changsha City now. The empress can find out if she sends someone to ask."

He obviously had no idea of ​​secretly refining honeycomb coal from the beginning.

The emergence of such things may not necessarily affect the development of hot weapons in this era, but it can bring real benefits to the people.

Zhao Dongting is not that narrow-minded.

Not to mention teaching the method of refining honeycomb coal to Xixia, it was passed on to the Yuan Dynasty or even to other countries, he didn't care and was quite happy.

The people are innocent when various countries conquered and conquered. Zhao Dongting always has a sense of responsibility in his heart.

Li Xiushu looked at Zhao Dongting, with a hint of complexity in her beautiful eyes.

The two of them then spoke and walked, taking everyone deep into the palace.

The female sword attendant and the master of Tingchao Mansion brought by Li Xiushu were 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 suddenly come to Changsha in contemporaries? Do you want to meet Xiao, or…"

Lee Soo-sook said softly: "There are both."

[New    ] Zhao Dongting frowned slightly, "If it were normal, I could provide you with a lot of help from Xixia. But now, natural disasters are coming, I am afraid it will be a dilemma."

Li Xiushu did not show any dissatisfaction when she heard this, and just smiled and said, "It's okay, I can still wait. Although my imperial guards have suffered countless losses, the four major military commanders are also damaged. In a short period of time, there should be no more wars in our Xixia territory. When winter passes, it's not too late to provide help to us Xixia."

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

When Li Xiushu heard this, she asked meaningfully: "No matter what I propose, will you agree?"

At this moment, her eyes were actually quite charming.

Zhao Dongting touched his nose and said, "As long as I don't shake the foundation of the Song Dynasty, of course I will do my best."
Chapter completed!