This time the situation in the Turks was even more serious than in Guanzhong.

Thousands of cattle and sheep froze to death, as did many tribesmen.

In the Turkic steppes, life is almost freezing to death.

After reading the report, Li Shimin had a complicated mood and immediately summoned the ministers and generals to discuss.

Another heavy snowfall for three days and three nights stopped.

Lee was feeling the cold air.

The frozen ground on the ground is very thick.

Li Zheng, whose cheeks were red from the cold, came to the frozen river with a hoe, and chiseled it down with a hoe, and the shock force that hit the ice made the tiger's mouth numb for a while.

Looking at the situation on the ice again, a hoe went down, and the ice was not chiseled, and the ice was very thick.

"What are you doing?" Cheng Chu walked over and said shivering.

"The ice is thick."

"Fortunately, the snow is stopping." Cheng Chumo exhaled a breath and said, "You see that the wind has become lighter, and this snow should stop." ”

Li was feeling the wind, and he did feel that the wind had almost stopped.

It's as if the world has quieted down.

Li Zheng looked up at the sky and stepped back step by step.

Cheng Chu Mo saw that Li Zheng's expression was a little flustered, and he also looked up, the black clouds were overpowering, and the clouds were very thick.

"Chu Mo, am I mistaken?"

"What's wrong?"

Li Zheng said in a low voice: "Why doesn't this cloud move, why doesn't it float?" ”

"The wind has stopped, how can the clouds drift?" Cheng was silent.

Li Zheng unwrapped the thread on his cuff, and the silk thread did not move at all in his hand.

I thought I couldn't feel my frozen face, but now I know that the wind is gone.

This is not a good sign.

Li Zheng asked, "What time has it been?" ”

"It's time, it's getting dark." Seeing that Li Zheng's expression was wrong, Cheng Chumo unconsciously became nervous, and asked in a low tone, "What's wrong?" ”

Li Zheng left the river step by step and said to Cheng Chumo: "The cold wave is coming. ”

"What cold wave?"

A cold wave is a phenomenon in which the temperature drops dramatically in a short period of time.

The snow has been falling for too long, there is too much snow.

The temperature in the atmosphere may be lower.

The amount of heat consumed by snowmelt has reached a tipping point.

I brought a bunch of hay, which was relatively dry.

After igniting it, observe the flames.

Cheng Chumo didn't know what Li Zheng wanted to do.

He also watched the flames.

The flame on the hay burned for less than ten breaths, and it was visible to the naked eye, the flame became smaller and extinguished itself.

There is no wind blowing, no water is poured.

Instead, it was frozen out by the cold air.

Li Zheng said to Cheng Chu silently: "You immediately pass the word and tell the people in the village not to go out tonight, stay at home well, and make a fire to keep warm." ”

"Why?"

"Don't talk nonsense, I can't explain it to you clearly, it's best to inform other villages by the way, this cold wave will be very cold."

It was rare to see Li Zheng's flustered expression like this, so Cheng Chu didn't bother to ask questions, and immediately went to pass the word.

Li Chengqian finally stopped, and when he heard Cheng Chumo asking someone to send a message, he was very curious about what was going to happen?

Jingyang's cotton clothes have been hollowed out, and they are sold and sent, a total of 60,000 cotton clothes, worn by women and children, and only a few adult men wear cotton clothes.

I received the word that a cold wave was coming.

This is a warning from Jingyang, and it is Li Zheng's words.

Li Chengqian asked his Donggong subordinate officials to do things, and all the villagers had to stay at home tonight and not go out.

Li Tai, who was clearing the snow with people, also received the news, so he had to call it a day and let Niu Jinda return to Weifu with people.

He also came to Jingyang and walked into Li Zheng's house, Li Tai came to a warm room and used the fire in the tandoor to keep warm.

Di Renjie and Pei Xingjian have already fallen asleep.

Li Tai whispered: "What will happen tonight, you make the whole village can't go out at night." ”

"The cold wave is coming, I don't know how cold it will be tonight, it's going to be colder than these days anyway."

Looking at the dark night outside, Li Tai said with a sad face: "I don't know when it will be warmer." ”

Li Tai, who had been busy all day, drank boiled water, ate a piece of bread and fell asleep.

The snoring of Li Daxiong and Li Tai came and went, and slowly became a kind of concerto.

A bowl of water was poured and carefully placed out of the window.

Li Zheng put his hand on the door, feeling the temperature, the whole door was cold.

Half an hour later, I brought the bowl outside the window back in, and the water in the bowl had condensed into a thin layer of ice.

Then put the bowl out of the window and close the window tightly.

On the second day, when Li Zheng got up, Li Daxiong had already gone out, and Pei Xingjian and Di Renjie also got up early to go to class.

Wake up Li Tai, who is still asleep.

Li Zheng walked out of the house and saw that the bowl outside the window had been frozen and cracked.

After the night, the village was full of life, and today the clouds have faded a little.

Although the dark clouds have not yet cleared, the sun is already brighter than usual.

Feeling the wind, the coldest night passed.

Then just wait for spring to come.

Mo vomited and sent wool again, and after settling the money, the people left, and Li Yifu showed the accounts to Li Zheng.

"The Turks froze to death a lot of people." Li Yifu said.

"I know." Li Zheng nodded.

"Silently vomited and told me that the creatures of the Turkic steppe have been frozen to death, and countless cattle, sheep and livestock have frozen to death, this is the last business between him and us, and the Turks have died a lot of sheep, and after these 300,000 catties of wool, it will not be available until next year."

The hardest hit by this cold wave should be the Turks.

The temperature in the grasslands of the north is colder than in the central part of the country.

The people in Guanzhong can't stand such a cold, let alone the Turks who don't repair houses.

The warmth of a tent is certainly not as good as that of a house.

Li Zheng said to Li Yifu with a smile: "If you can continue to send wool over after silent vomiting, then it will be a real hell." ”

"The county marquis had long expected this?"

"It's so cold in Guanzhong, can the Turks be okay? The great cold wave that is rare in a century, no matter how good the Turkic people's ability to keep out the cold is, they can't withstand such a cold climate. ”

Li Yifu nodded, "That's right." ”

Li Chengqian came to Jingyang again and interrupted the conversation between the two.

gave the account book to Li Yifu, who was also very knowledgeable, and left after saluting Li Chengqian.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, is this done?"

Li Chengqian said: "Today's weather is a lot warmer, and my father summoned Gu back to see you before returning to the palace." ”

"Since it was summoned by His Majesty, it is better for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to go back as soon as possible."

Li Chengqian took out a thing and said, "This is a thank you gift from Lonely, please accept it." ”

When Li Chengqian spread out the cloth, Li Zheng saw that this was a land deed.

"What does this mean, Your Highness the Prince?" Li Zheng asked curiously.

"Don't be surprised, Lone just doesn't think I can let you help in vain."

Li Zheng grinned, "I can't take it, His Royal Highness the Prince, please take it back." ”

"Why? This is fertile land, don't you really want land? ”

Li Zheng sighed and said: "The prince has helped me sell so many cotton clothes, and I have earned a lot, so I can't take this land, if the prince insists on giving it to me, then the friendship between you and me will end here." ”

Hearing this, Li Chengqian put it away, "Lone really hopes to be friends with you." ”

Li Zheng said: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince still please go back." ”

Li Chengqian left in disappointment.

After he was far away, Li Zheng shouted to the empty house, "Fatty, come out." ”

Li Tai then climbed through the window and entered, "How do you know I'm outside?" ”

Li Zheng pointed to the dog wagging its tail vigorously outside the window.

Li Tai also glanced at the puppy, and it turned out that the dog had exposed himself.

I come to Jingyang too often, and even the dog is familiar with me.

Rolling up his sleeves, Li Tai said again: "I heard that dog meat is a big supplement in winter. ”

"you, that's the dog."

Li Tai had no choice but to give up, and asked suspiciously: "The prince's kindness, you just refused?" ”

Li Zheng said with a melancholy face: "Some things can be collected, some things can't, if I take the prince's land, the only dream in my life may be shattered." ”

"What's your dream?"

"Of course, I waited for death, you said that if I accepted the prince's kindness, would I still be clean in my life."

patted Li Zheng on the shoulder, and Li Tai said pertinently: "Li Zheng, you are a smart person. ”

"It's not a good thing to have virtue, I prefer that I can accept the prince's kindness without conscience, and then deny it." Li Zheng rubbed his temples, "Fatty, I regret it a little now." ”

Li Tailang smiled, "How can this kind of thing be reversed, but if you don't accept the prince's kindness, I feel a lot more at ease." ”

"You're welcome,"

"In fact, if you serve the prince, people like you will definitely be able to achieve something, if the prince ascends the throne in the future, you will definitely be able to enter the three provinces to worship the prime minister, no one among the younger generation is your opponent, you should be called a national scholar."

Looking at Li Tai's expression, Li Zheng said: "Are you praising me, or are you cursing me, I think you have bad intentions in saying this." ”

"Is there one?"

Li Zheng said in a low voice: "Fatty, let me tell you, many people become famous after they die, just like Shang Ying, King Qin killed Shang Yang and used the method of Shang Ying, and since then Shang Yang has been famous in history." There are also Sima Qian, as well as Qu Yuan, Han Fei, maybe one day Wei Zheng will be famous in history because of his admonition, and after your father killed him. ”

"And most of the countrymen are given the title after they die, His Royal Highness the King of Wei, begging to be spared."

Li Tai was silent for a long time......

There are also people in this world who want to do something famous for the ages, and there are people who want to change the way of the world.

There are a lot of people who want to do these things.

These people do not include themselves as natural.

Li Zheng thought in his heart, there is nothing wrong with living a self-interested life.

At least on the premise that you don't starve to death, you will live until your teeth fall out.

Watching the children and grandchildren under his knees live a life without worrying about food and clothing.

This is the ultimate ideal of life.

Li Tai was silent for about half a pillar of incense before he spoke, "Li Zheng, my imperial grandfather said he wanted to see you." ”