At this time, the people hundreds of miles away from Chang'an were sitting at home eating, but suddenly found that something had fallen.

They couldn't help but look up at the sky, and their faces suddenly disappeared with blood.

I saw that the originally bright sky suddenly darkened, and the sky was full of darkness and suppressed something like a black cloud, which covered the sky and the sun, and made a buzzing sound.

Soon, something fell again.

And this time when it fell, it was like rain, and it fell with a bang.

"It's ...... Locust! ”

"Oh my God, how come there are so many locusts?"

"It's covered by locusts all day, this is not for our people to live!"

"Seedlings ....... just grown in the ground"

An old farmer exclaimed, with fear in his tone.

In their memory, the appearance of locusts has never been a good thing, it means a year of disaster, it means that there is no harvest, it means that people will die......

Then they watched as the locusts landed on the crops and began to squeak and begin to grow.

Not only those crops, as long as they are green, no matter what grass and trees are eaten away quickly.

Even those plants that cattle and sheep did not eat in the past have been gnawed out one by one.

An old farmer threw down the bowl in his hand and ran desperately to his field, but when he arrived, all he saw was bare poles.

"It's over, it's all over!"

"This year's harvest is all over....."

"Woo ......"

The seven-foot-tall man began to cry with a whine, and soon the crying was loud and wide.

Originally, the rations of each peasant household depended on the fields to eat, and they had to rely on the sky to eat, and the four seasons could have a bumper harvest, but if the four seasons were reversed, there might be no harvest, and they would be hungry

Now that so many locusts have crossed the border, and even the leaves and grass have been eaten, there is really no way to survive at all!

......

On the Tai Chi Temple

Li Shimin, who hurriedly returned from Princess Gaoyang's mansion, gathered his ministers again.

The news of the resurgence of the locust plague and the approach to Chang'an caused an uproar in the court, and all the civil and military officials were shocked.

When it comes to locust plagues, everyone is terrified.

Li Shimin's eyes were also red and anxious.

The damage of the locust plague is even worse than the danger of the earth falling into the ground, because everywhere the locusts pass through, there is no grass left, there is no harvest, and the people are miserable, and it is extremely easy to cause peasant uprisings and rebellions, which are countless throughout the ages.

What's more, the grassland and the Yellow River have been affected by disasters before, and the houses are really broken and have been rained overnight, and the leaky boat has encountered a head wind.

Therefore, when he saw the rapid performance of the locust plague, his limbs were really cold.

Li Shimin asked Baiguan: "This year in Datang is really a year of many disasters and difficulties, the grassland and the Yellow River disaster relief grain has just been raised, and now the locust plague is approaching Chang'an again." ”

"Everyone, Aiqing, at most three days, the locust plague will pass through Chang'an, how to solve it? How to exterminate? ”

At this time, an official said weakly: "Your Majesty, the locusts will leave after biting them." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, locusts are divine insects, they can't be killed, and they can't be killed."

"This year, there is a great drought on the grassland, and the drought is extremely locust, and the locust plague is all over the sky, which is the fault of the 'drought'......"

"Your Majesty, the locust plague is a natural disaster, this is God's punishment for the Tang Dynasty, and the minister thinks that His Majesty should issue an edict!"

"Seconded by the Ministers"

“......”

The Confucianism pursued by the officials of the Tang Dynasty, such as Confucius, Dong Zhongshu, Ban Gu, etc., felt that the occurrence of the locust plague was caused by the evil government of the emperor's rulers, which was God's punishment for the rulers.

There are even rumors in Confucianism that locusts are "divine worms" and cannot be killed.

And this concept is deeply ingrained in the hearts of everyone in the court.

As a result, when many people in the DPRK and China advocated adopting a negative treatment of locusts and allowing them to eat their crops, not only did few people stand up to oppose it, but there were many supporters.

Although the eldest grandson Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng and others did not speak, they did not object, and their mouths were full of bitterness.

On the one hand, it is the influence of Confucianism, but on the other hand, they also know the horror of the locust plague.

But manpower will eventually be poor, what can they do with such a natural disaster?

"Guilty of your own edict?" Li Shimin's eyes burned with anger when he heard this.

At this time, you only remember the edict of sin?

Li Shimin gritted his teeth and said hatefully to the officials of the imperial court: "The people take food as the sky, and the people rely on the crops or, the locusts destroy the crops, are they still divine insects?" ”

Li Shimin looked at the official who spoke just now, his molars creaked, and the green tendons on his forehead jumped.

"The locusts will only hatch more and more, and you will be the pillars of the imperial court....... Look at yourselves, can the people really count on you? ”

"......" the officials did not speak.

And these scholars led by the five surnames and Qiwang, who looked at Li Shimin coldly above the court before, were uncertain in their eyes above the court at this time.

They actually have no objection to the extermination of locusts, because they also have a large area of land, and the locust plague is everywhere, and there is no grass, and they will not eat a little less because they are five surnames and seven hopes.

But even if the locusts are exterminated, how?

......

The entrance of Princess Gaoyang's mansion

The eldest grandson rushed here, and the people wearing five or six came, still carrying gifts in their hands.

It was Gao Yang who opened the door to greet him, but Gao Yang didn't want him to go in.

She can't wait to close the door now, this time is different from the past, Lang Jun's identity can't be revealed......

"Who's ...... At home? Eldest Sun Chong asked Gao Yang with a smile.

"Who?" Gao Yang couldn't help but be alert.

"It's ......."

At this time, Fang Yiai came over, and it happened that he hadn't left before he transported the grain, and when he saw that it was Changsun Chong, his gloomy face finally became full of smiles: "Why are you here?" Rare guest, what are you looking for me? ”

In the eyes of Fang Yiai, the eldest grandson Chong is a high-spirited guy, relying on his own talent, and he used to disdain to associate with him, but why did he come here today?

Not only came, but also carried a gift, which couldn't help but make him feel good, he couldn't help but tidy up his clothes, and reached out to take the gift.

But the next sentence made his hand about to receive the gift stop abruptly.

"I'm not here for you!"

“......”

Fang Yiai's face was suddenly darker than the bottom of the pot, and he trembled with anger, and his face was purple like a purple eggplant.

Nima, what do you mean?

Not looking for me? So who are you looking for?

Gao Yang's heart also chuckled, and his heartbeat suddenly accelerated, not looking for a house to bequeath, could it be......

No way!

How did he know?

......

PS: Check some historical materials, in the early Tang Dynasty, under the influence of Confucius, Dong Zhongshu, Ban Gu and other concepts, there were very few locust extermination activities in the imperial court. It was not until the time of Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty that there was an outbreak of locusts in Shandong, and the then prime minister Yao Chong advocated the extermination of locusts, which was still resisted by many people, but was finally implemented. Eventually, the locust plague in Shandong was manipulated, and the government began to set up professional "locust trappers" to oversee the locust control work across the country......