Chapter 573: Precious as Gold, Cold as Ice

Xie Tianyao chuckled: "This kid really makes Me very troubled..."

The Emperor wanted to kill the Governor of Liangzhou.

Grand Eunuch Zhou naturally knew this.

All of Longyan knew this.

Because the Governor of Liangzhou was simply too dazzling, and the development of his Liangzhou was too fast. Such a person, if in a time of peace, would certainly be a capable minister of a well-governed age.

But the Longyan of today... everyone knows, it is hard to put into words.

Such a dragon among men, once given a larger stage, would he not directly turn the clouds and rain? In all of Longyan, who could suppress him? For now, Xie Tianyao is still alive; with this old monster around, the Governor of Liangzhou cannot jump about, but what if Xie Tianyao were to pass away?

Xie Tianyao had wanted to settle accounts with Liu Zheng several times. Yet, Liu Zheng had brought him surprises again and again.

Surprise after surprise.

Later on, Xie Tianyao even began to feel curious. He was even somewhat expectant: what kind of big move would this Governor of Liangzhou have next?

The Imperial Examination, military downsizing, the Trade Union, various systems, and the Heart Learning that has recently been making a stir in Longyan.

Xie Tianyao was the same as everyone else.

He began to wonder.

What other trump cards did he have that he had not yet revealed?

With this mindset, he felt both love and hate for Liu Zheng...

"Tell me, is he truly not afraid of death? Hmm?"

Xie Tianyao suddenly laughed.

Because this time, the Governor of Liangzhou had indeed brought him something incredible once again.

Winter Is Coming...

Winter Is Coming...

He believed these four words were enough to serve as a wake-up call to everyone in all of Longyan.

When everyone was still busy with flattery and sycophancy.

He actually...

Grand Eunuch Zhou said cautiously: "Emperor, this old servant believes... this move by the Governor of Liangzhou is either great wisdom disguised as folly, or he is a great villain... As for great loyalty... this old servant thinks the possibility is not high."

"Hahahaha, hahahaha... That old fellow Chen Qian is indeed fond of him, very fond of him indeed."

Although Xie Tianyao knew this was the closest answer, he still asked Grand Eunuch Zhou.

Perhaps there was still a tiny bit of fantasy in his heart...

Yet he still received such a heart-wrenching answer.

He laughed: "Then let us not worry about him... In any case, this should be the last Birthday Ceremony, let him toss and turn as he pleases. If he causes Me to lose face in front of those barbarian minor nations, it will be the perfect excuse to kill him."

Grand Eunuch Zhou lowered his head and remained silent.

Winter Is Coming.

This theme spread throughout all of Jinghua the next day.

It was truly as expected.

This theme caused Jinghua to explode in an instant.

Those who were not familiar with this Governor of Liangzhou were all shocked and awed.

How did he dare to do this!

Was he not afraid of incurring the Emperor's wrath?

Those who knew the Governor of Liangzhou, and even those who worshipped him, all slapped the table and cheered: Look, this is the Governor of Liangzhou!

Arriving in Jinghua on the first day, he successfully attracted everyone's attention!

He is worthy of being the Governor of Liangzhou.

He is indeed the Governor of Liangzhou!

What was even more shocking was that the Emperor had actually tacitly approved of this matter?

This was even more profound...

"What are you saying, Winter Is Coming?"

Dong Guifei laughed crazily upon hearing these words.

"Winter Is Coming? How does he want to pull this off?"

That group of servants also laughed until they were rolling on the floor.

Winter Is Coming.

It sounds nice, but in this midsummer season, where would you get enough ice and snow to decorate this theme?

Does he really think he is a god who can make it snow in the seventh month?

The group burst into loud laughter.

An old eunuch chuckled: "Your Highness, this time he has truly overplayed his hand... he is throwing himself onto the blade!"

"Who is to say he isn't!"

"There are only seven days left until the Birthday Ceremony, how could there be enough time?"

A cold light flashed in Dong Guifei's eyes, and a cold sneer appeared at the corner of her mouth: "Then ensure he cannot get even a bit of ice or snow, do you understand?"

"Yes!"

"Quick, quick, quick, everyone hurry up!"

"There isn't much time left; we must reach Jinghua within three days, understand?"

At this moment.

In the land of Jinzhou.

A horse caravan was on its way.

On the clothing of these people, the "Fengxing" logo was prominently displayed—it was the Fengxing Escort Agency!

It was the Feng Family's escort agency, and this time, Feng Fan had gone to great lengths to secure this "big order"! They were transporting ice and snow back from the polar regions of Beijing.

If this task succeeded, they would truly be clinging to the coattails of the Beijing Envoy!

Rising like a dragon and transforming into a phoenix!

"Brothers, work hard! The boss has said this time that as long as everything goes smoothly, there will be a huge reward upon our return!"

Leading this team was none other than Lai Chang, the top house general under Feng Fan.

This man had a shifty-eyed appearance and was incredibly treacherous. Known as the Scabby Dog, he relied on flattery to get rich following Feng Fan.

"Boss, does our boss... intend to kick Sanniang out this time?"

A lackey asked while accompanying him.

Lai Chang feigned mystery and coughed: "Little ones, this is not something you should be asking. You only need to remember that once the Feng Family changes the dynasty, we will all be founding heroes!"

"Good!"

"Follow the boss and get rich!"

The group was incredibly excited.

"Rest for a while, and pay attention to checking the ice and snow! Wrap them all up tightly for me!"

"Yes!"

The people of the Fengxing Escort Agency finally let out a sigh of relief. One by one, they rested on the spot.

The ancient method of transporting ice and snow could only be thermal insulation.

By wrapping them tightly in thick bedding, although there was significant loss along the way, they could only minimize the loss as much as possible.

Using ice and snow for cooling in ancient times was actually very luxurious.

One could only collect ice and snow in winter and store it in cellars or water. Even so, ice and snow were only enjoyed by noble families in the summer. The Longyan imperial court had specialized ice cellars exclusively for the cooling needs of the royal family.

Expensive.

In the height of summer, the price of a block of ice could reach over a dozen taels of silver!

An inch of ice is worth an inch of gold; that is no exaggeration.

This time, for Gu Jin's "Four Seasons Like Spring" theme, the consumption cost of ice and snow required before "Spring Returns to the Earth" reached as high as seventy thousand taels!

Seventy thousand taels.

Just for a moment of melting.

This was the majesty of the royal family.

"Are you rested? Let's go, go, go!"

The Scabby Dog shouted.

The longer it took, the greater their losses would be.

No one noticed.

Within the team, a sneaky person sneered and touched the Fire Tinder at their waist.

"My lord, my lord..."

Deng Wenhui followed behind Liu Zheng, sweating profusely.

"What is it?"

Liu Zheng chuckled.

Deng Wenhui wiped his sweat, his face miserable: "Do you know what the people in Jinghua are saying?"

Liu Zheng shook his head with a smile: "Just go to the Shichang, why worry about so much?"

Deng Wenhui sighed: "My lord, there are only seven days left. You aren't preparing at the Hanlin Academy, but running over here instead... that Miss Gu is waiting to see you make a fool of yourself!"

Liu Zheng laughed: "She is not the only one waiting to see me make a fool of myself, is she?"

Walking on the street at this time, many people pointed at him. They probably knew this was the newly arrived Prefect Liu of Jinzhou. The contempt and mockery in the eyes of most people were undisguised.

They did not have high hopes for him.

No one had high hopes for him.

The simplest reason: there wasn't even enough ice and snow. How could he support such a grand theme?

Everyone was waiting to see a joke.

Everyone was waiting for Prefect Liu's first failure.

To create the atmosphere of "Winter Is Coming," how much ice and snow would be needed?

"Have you found the people for me?"

Liu Zheng asked while walking.

Deng Wenhui smiled bitterly: "My lord, manpower is certainly not a problem, but..."

Liu Zheng quickened his pace and smiled: "As long as manpower is not a problem, then nothing is a problem."

"Let's go!"

"Ah?"

Deng Wenhui looked depressed and hurriedly followed.

My lord...

Do you truly not know that everyone is cursing you now?