More than a day has passed since the locusts were destroyed.

However, the discussion about the extermination of locusts in Chang'an City is very hot, and all the major teahouses and restaurants are praising it.

"Did you go outside the city yesterday to see the Holy Lord exterminate the locusts?"

"I was going to go, but my mother gave birth yesterday, so I didn't go to ......"

"You're really missing it. The people who watched that scene were thrilling, when the locusts came, they were like mountains and seas, but His Majesty led the soldiers and the people to hunt and kill the locusts, and the locusts were thrown into the fire in piles, and the burning was called a crackling......"

"Yes, that scene is really exciting, and the blood is boiling!"

"What's that, the most amazing thing is that the people of the "Benxin Grain Store" fried the locusts in oil, and the taste was simply unforgettable! ”

"Grasshoppers can still eat?"

"Say you're short-sighted, you still don't believe it, that tastes ..... Tsk, I'm guaranteed to eat it once and never forget it in your life. ”

"That's true, it's delicious, I want to cry when I eat it!"

"It is still a saint who is wise and martial, thinking about our people all the time, not only walking in the forefront and killing grasshoppers with the people, but also letting the people try grasshoppers for free."

"That's right, it's not like the group of Confucian scholars who want to be embarrassed......."

This Chang'an city is shrouded in this fiery discussion, and even some good deeds have compiled the deeds of the locust extermination that day into a small song, and the story has been widely acclaimed.

For a time, the hustle and bustle was in the dust.

Grasshoppers (locusts) are so familiar to the people of the Tang Dynasty, but now they are so unfamiliar.

This thing, which has always been called a "divine insect", completely fell to the altar.

Not only can it be killed, but it is also fried in an oil pan, and it tastes so good?

And just when the people's discussion was burning like a raging fire, a piece of news once again added a barrel of oil to this matter.

The "Benxin" grain and oil store posted a notice called Recipes at the entrance of the store.

How grasshoppers make them tastier:

First course: Flying Locust Tengda

Method: Wash the locusts with concentrated salt water. Drain and fry in oil. Or the locusts are fried directly in oil, and then dipped in pepper and salt to eat, the taste is incomparably delicious.

Second course: fried grasshoppers

The iron plate is burned red, then the oil is brushed on, and then the washed grasshoppers are added, and the crispy taste after frying does not affect the nutritional content of the body.

Third course: braised locusts

Fry the locusts in oil or stir-fry them in oil, and then add a little peppercorns. Stir-fry the green onion and ginger, then fry it with an appropriate amount of soy sauce and sugar, and add an appropriate amount of water to simmer it, and the taste is ......

Fourth course: Drunken grasshoppers

Add salt, sugar and peppercorns to a boil......

Fifth course: Spicy grasshoppers

......

A total of nine dishes.

This made the people no longer able to control their curiosity and excitement, and they all flocked to the "Benxin" grain store.

The restaurant was full of people looking at the recipes, and many of them even took pen and paper to write them down, and the scene was spectacular.

The recipe is available, and when everyone wants to go home to make these dishes, they suddenly find that there is one thing that cannot be avoided, that is, grain and oil.

Grain?

It just so happened that the "Benxin" grain store had just launched grain and oil, and it was placed at the door.

And the price is a lot cheaper than other homes.

Of course, this is Qin Shou's idea, and the "Benxin" grain store announced the practice of locusts in order to attract traffic to sell their own grain and oil.

This matter was decided by Qin Shou after careful consideration, the era of grain and oil has long existed, and he just improved the oil extraction technology to make the oil yield higher.

Naturally, the price is also a lot lower.

As a result, these people who come to see the recipes often end up buying a pot of oil before leaving.

This time, the grasshoppers have suffered, the locust plague has passed, and there are not many sparse outside Chang'an City, but as soon as this recipe came out, more people ran to catch grasshoppers in the wild than when the locusts were exterminated.

All of a sudden, grasshoppers became a scarce commodity.

Some large families even pay high prices to buy grasshoppers.

This has led to more people being involved in catching grasshoppers.

Unconsciously, buying grain and oil seems to have become a trend, popular throughout Chang'an.

This also caused a long time, and some people in the street couldn't help but ask: "Have you bought oil?" ”

It seems that if you buy a barrel of grain and oil, you are more noble than others.

"Grain and oil?"

"Ouch, you don't even know grain and oil, go to the 'Benxin' grain and oil store to buy some!"

"After catching grasshoppers, whether they are fried and eaten, or fried in oil, don't you have to use grain and oil?"

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

Chang'an also circulated such a smooth mouth: "Large households are fried, small households are fried, and the grain and oil of the 'heart' are the freshest ......"

It is said that large households are willing to use more oil to fry, which is too luxurious, and small families prefer to use a small amount of oil to fry.

The business of the "Benxin" grain store is extremely hot.

......

This locust extermination incident made the common people rejoice, but it brought together the people of the noble clan such as "Five Surnames and Seven Hopes" again.

Several things in a row deviated from their will.

made them feel inexplicably panicked about Li Shimin's "foresight", and they were even more deeply worried about Li Shimin's next decision.

"Everyone has heard about the 'Benxin' grain store, behind it is the Li Tang royal family, they first started with grain, and now they have started selling grain and oil, I'm afraid the plan is very big!"

"Yes, we can't take it lightly, the matter of disaster relief food has already sounded the alarm, and this time the extermination of locusts has made the royal majesty even more important, we can't watch the Li Tang royal family continue to grow bigger like this, otherwise it will be completely out of our control, and there must be countermeasures......."

"There is a rumor above the court that there is a master behind the emperor, do you have any clue about this matter?"

"It is not known who it is, but it is certain that this is not a rumor, as can be seen from the fact that the emperor sent an envoy from Hongling to inspect the grassland locust plague and the flooding of the Yellow River."

"As soon as you say this, I remember that there was also a locust plague in the third year of Zhenguan, when His Majesty prayed for the people to heaven for blessings, but now he suddenly insisted on exterminating locusts, the change is incredible!"

Everyone's eyes lit up.

"Check, you must check ........"

thereupon

"Five surnames and seven hopes" and other officials and protégés under the wealthy families of the scholar family began to move around frequently.

First of all, officials at all levels of the three provinces and six ministries moved around each other more than before, hoping to find out some information.

Cui Donghao, a protégé of the Cui family in the five surnames and seven wangs, then met with the people of the Confucian sect.

The person who made the appointment was Kong Yingda's student, Zhao Gaoge.

"What's the matter with me?" Zhao Gaoge's mood is not very good, he has just experienced this kind of thing, and it is not good to change anyone.

"It's nothing, but I heard that the 'Pest List' and the 'Six Methods of Exterminating Locusts' were dedicated to His Majesty, and the stickers on the streets and alleys were also done by this person." Cui Donghao said.

"You mean that His Majesty's extermination of locusts was not his intention, but that someone was slandering?"

"Exactly!"

"Hmph, I'll just say how Your Majesty suddenly came up with the idea of exterminating locusts, it turned out that there were demons doing it."

"Don't spread the word."

Zhao Gaoge's body trembled, and he gritted his teeth.

After Cui Donghao left, Zhao Gaoge immediately went to gather the Confucian scholars.

At this time, the Confucian scholars were in a state of defeat and suspicion, and they couldn't help but be furious when they heard this, vowing to find out who had destroyed the foundation of Confucianism.

For a time, the undercurrent of Chang'an City was surging.

soon

These people all invariably noticed a key point: Your Majesty seems to have the shadow of Princess Gaoyang's Mansion in these incidents.

Could it be that Fang Yiai is this big coarse?

And some time ago, Fang Yiai was also promoted.

This has to make people think a little more.

thereupon

Officials who had never come to the door in the past, people from high-ranking scholars, and protégés of the Confucian school came to inquire one after another with gifts in their hands.

"Horse, sure enough, there are dragons and phoenixes among people, no wonder the seventeenth princess will take a fancy to it."

"If you want me to say, Your Majesty should have promoted the horse a long time ago."

"Horse, this is for you and the princess, not only to nourish qi and blood, but also to hear that after eating, you can conceive an heir as soon as possible, even if a man eats it, it is also very good for him to replenish his body."

"Horse, I also brought the essence of the solid book......"

These people knew that Fang Yiai had no children after marriage, so they came to visit and brought carefully selected gifts.

Can...... The horse's ass was slapped on the horse's hooves.

Fang Yiai's face was blue, and his teeth were clucking.

Nima!

Conceive a child as soon as possible? Solid essence?

"I don't need it, why don't I get out of here......"