Datang: The prince of salted fish was overheard by Li Er

The explanation here is basically the limit of Li Shimin's understanding.

Although he heard Li You talk about the process of turning bituminous coal into anthracite, that is, clean coal, those few steps sounded like a bible to Li Shimin.

In the end, Li Shimin remembered the term and why briquettes were made.

Hearing this, all the ministers showed envious expressions.

According to Li Shimin's statement, the clean coal used to make this briquette should not be common, and whether they can enjoy the stove is also a question.

However, what Li Shimin said next made everyone happy.

"Everyone who loves you is a person who has made great contributions to the Tang Dynasty. In the future, everyone's office area will be equipped with a stove, and each of you will send you two."

"As for the briquettes, this time I will also give some to my lovers. Soon Chang'an will open a coal store, and then everyone can go there to buy!"

Having said that, everyone finally understood.

The big thing that Li Shimin called them here to talk about was this.

Everyone was moved for a while. Today, Li Shimin not only brought them warm cotton clothes and a stove, but also brought warmth to their hearts in winter.

In this situation, some older people could no longer hold back the tears in their eyes.

At the same time, everyone swore in their hearts that they would be loyal to Datang and His Majesty for the rest of their lives.

On that day, not only the offices of officials from various parties used stoves, but Li You also provided stoves throughout the Imperial Academy for free.

It can be said that Li You gave away all the stoves made before in Shence Mansion.

Driven by Li You and Li Shimin at the same time, the stove and clean coal became the most popular topics in Chang'an within a day.

Wei Zheng, who was on duty for a day, had just returned home when he heard his servants report that it was Cheng Yaojin and Li Ji who had come.

Then before anyone came to receive him, Wei Zheng heard Cheng Yaojin's loud voice.

"Brother, I heard that His Majesty gave you cotton clothes and a stove, so we came here to see and see!"

Cheng Yaojin was also very annoyed that he didn't get the stove and cotton coat.

But even though he was extremely annoyed, he didn't dare to go to the palace to ask His Majesty for it.

After all, he was actually supposed to be on duty today, but he wasn't there at that time.

Although he wanted to go to Li Shimin to ask for cotton-padded clothes and a stove, Cheng Yaojin was more afraid of being reprimanded by Li Shimin.

In desperation, he had no choice but to ask Li Ji for help, and then the two decided to wait for Boss Wei to go down to see the situation.

Wei Zheng is also very clear about the temper of these two righteous brothers, he knows that if he doesn't show them something today, these two people will definitely not let it go.

Cheng Yaojin's eyes were red after experimenting with the stove and cotton-padded clothes.

He fell into an extremely self-blame.

He regretted why he was not on duty today and missed the opportunity to own a cotton coat.

Naturally, Wei Zheng also saw Cheng Yaojin's remorse, and quickly enlightened him: "You don't have to be sorry for Yaojin, Your Majesty said that this padded coat will be equipped for the whole army in the future, and you can't do it without you."

"The briquettes burned in this stove will be sold soon, so I'm afraid I won't be able to buy them then!"

Hearing this, Cheng Yaojin managed to force a smile, and reluctantly left Wei Zheng's house.

However, after going out, Li Ji grabbed Cheng Yaojin and said, "Baijin, do you want to get the cotton coat and the stove today?"

Cheng Yaojin nodded without hesitation, and then said with an aggrieved face: "Third Brother, you can ask His Majesty for it, but I have no face to see Your Majesty."

Li Ji said: "Who said to go to His Majesty, I reckon that there are really not many people on His Majesty's side."

Hearing this, Cheng Yaojin immediately understood that Li Ji had already seen some tricks.

Among Cheng Yao's three sworn brothers in Jinwagangzhai, Wei Zheng is upright and selfless, Qin Qiong values ​​love and righteousness, but Li Ji is the most active.

Cheng Yaojin asked suspiciously: "Third brother, do you know where this thing came from?"

Li Ji shook his head and said, "Not sure, but you can give it a try."

"How can you try, third brother, you will be betrayed."

Cheng Yaojin was extremely anxious at the moment, and kept urging him.

Li Ji chuckled and continued, "Although I don't know where this padded coat came from, I can be sure that His Majesty never had these things before today."

"And you also know that after His Majesty came out today, there must have been a batch of stoves from the Imperial College."

Hearing Li Ji start reasoning, Cheng Yaojin kept nodding.

"Then, knowing where His Majesty went before returning to the palace today, we should be able to figure out the source of these things."

"And I happened to meet His Majesty's convoy today."

"The direction of His Majesty's convoy is towards the Chu Palace..."

Cheng Yaojin immediately understood: "What does the third brother mean that the king of Chu got this thing?"

Li Ji nodded and said, "Brother just said that the briquettes burned in this stove are made of clean coal."

"At that time, I thought the name was a bit familiar. Later, when I thought of King Chu, I finally remembered it."

"When the east of the river was hit by frost, the household department provided a batch of clean coal."

"Now that Chang'an is closed due to heavy snowfall, it seems that a catastrophe is about to happen, but it is said that there is no disaster area on the east side of the river. I think the clean coal may be the reason."

Cheng Yaojin nodded and agreed: "The third brother's idea should be right. Both the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Imperial College have a close relationship with the King of Chu. It must be him."

"Come on, let's go to Chu Palace now."

Just do what you say, Li Ji and Cheng Yaojin came to Chu Palace together.

However, at this time, Li You was not at home.

He is still at Du Yan's house.

In this way, Cheng Yaojin, who came to beg for a cotton coat, suffered a lot.

The dignified two princes were directly blocked by Yuhuatian at the door.

"The two princes, my prince is really not here, please go back."

However, Cheng Yaojin looked like he would not give up until he reached his goal: "You also know that we are the Duke of the state. Today we have an urgent matter with the King of Chu, so let's go in and wait!"

However, Yuhuatian didn't give Cheng Yaojin any face.

"No! The prince is not at home, no one can enter the palace!"

This rule exists in the Chu Palace and the Shence Palace, there is no way, there are too many novelties in the mansion, Li You does not want these things to be exposed to people too early before thinking about how to use them.

However, Cheng Yaojin is not a person who gives up so easily. At this moment, he has seen that the guards of Chu Palace seem to be wearing cotton clothes.

Cheng Yaojin felt a little impulsive when he thought that he was not as good as a guard of the palace.

As the saying goes, the impulsive devil.

This sentence is the true portrayal of Cheng Yaojin.