Chapter 222: Do you dare to eat?

At this time, a cheer came from behind Xu Qing: "Okay, General Xu is really both civil and military, and only General Xu can fight such a wonderful battle." ”

Xu Qingxin said Who is this, come here to play a pun? Looking back, they are still acquaintances, they are really Xu Shiji's son, and Xu Zhen is also. Xu Qing waved his hand to the soldiers and said, "What are you still standing here, what are you going to do!" ”

"Whoa!"

Rows of soldiers ran away in an orderly manner, the sound of footsteps as if only one person was running, and the posture was as if it was the shadow of a person. Xu Zhen looked at it, his eyes widened, although he was young, he was an old man in the army, Xu Qing's soldiers were fancy or really good, this thing can still be seen.

So he bowed his hand to Xu Qing and said, "General Xu's soldiers are really extraordinary......"

Xu Qing didn't dare to bow back and said: "General Xu Xiao is too famous, I don't know what else is going on when I come to my Xuanwu Sect?" ”

Xu Zhen returned: "Now that I am the guard of Xuanfu Gate, the emperor is hunting in the forbidden garden, let me invite General Xu over to discuss something." ”

Xu Qing patted his head, how could this be something again. So he said to Zhuge Yan and Wei Xian who were following him: "You guard the Xuanwu Gate, and I will go for a while." ”

"Well, the general should go."

After a while, Xu Qing walked to the forbidden garden outside the Xuanfu Gate, but saw that Li Yuan was followed by a few cavalry, and there was a large group of cavalry in the distance. I saw that Li Yuan didn't hunt much immediately, just holding a bow, and when he saw Xu Qing coming, he couldn't help but light up and hurriedly drove his horse closer.

Li Yuan waved his hand, kept the others away, dismounted, and said as he walked with Xu Qing: "Xu Qing, as you said, there is a locust plague. ”

Xu Qingyi was stunned and asked, "Locust plague?" Didn't you say that you want to exterminate the jumping beetles, why did you still have a plague of locusts? ”

Li Yuan smiled bitterly: "Alas, I issued an edict to order those counties to exterminate the jumping flies, who would have thought that they would dare to disobey the yang." I was helpless, the locust plague had almost spread to half of the Guanzhong Dao, alarming the Dao platform, and then it was reported to my desk. Now ......"

Xu Qing also sighed and said: "Now that the locust plague is complete, once this locust can fly, who else can control it?" Why won't the people of this land get rid of the locusts? ”

Li Yuan glanced at Xu Qingdao: "One reason is because they think that the locusts are sent by the heavens, and what other locust immortals can't be offended." Of course, these things are the thoughts of ordinary people. As for the big landlord's family, they naturally want to wait for the year of the catastrophe to buy some land. ”

Xu Qing shook his head and said, "Isn't there anyone to persuade you?" ”

"Persuaded, persuaded, the court quarreled for half a month, but when it came to the place, it was still ruined." At this time, Li Yuan was like a child who had done something wrong, and he was powerless to argue in front of Xu Qing. Also, Xu Qing talked about the locusts before leaving, and until now, he still hasn't stopped the locust plague. The reason for this is that some local officials are acting in defiance of the law, and there are also Li Yuan's own carelessness.

Xu Qing's face was a little cold, this Qi Minzhi seemed to be imminent. Those local big families are really hateful, what locust immortals are not rumors created by them? The reason is that when the green and yellow are not harvested, the people are forced to buy and sell land, and they become homeless people and black households, and they can make a lot of money.

Thinking slightly, Xu Qing said to Li Yuan; "It seems that it was our fault to try to convince them in the first place. It is impossible to persuade, and it is impossible to convince others in this life......"

Li Yuan couldn't help but return: "That's right, it's harder to convince them than to ascend to the sky."

Xu Qing groaned and said: "Only coercion and temptation can really convince the public." Your Majesty, there are three strategies available now, first, it is decreed that those states and counties with locust plagues should be bought and sold locally, and only the red deed will be recognized, not the white deed. Second, the county officials who were originally in the local area and the relevant officials were dismissed from their posts on the spot and escorted back to Beijing in the name of disobeying the holy decree. Send a Beijing official to preside. Third, the imperial court paid for it, and while the locust plague was not serious, it quickly let people get rid of insects and save the remaining food. If the water is good these months, you can still have five or sixty percent of your income. Buying some rapeseeds, teaching those states and counties to grow melons and vegetables, can also top a few grains, and persist until the autumn grain comes down. ”

Li Yuan nodded and smiled: "I know that you have a way, come to someone, and write Xu Qing's words into a holy decree." Without going through the province, you can directly let the province of Shangshu implement it. ”

The eunuch, who was a few steps away, walked in front of him and knelt down on the spot to write down. This eunuch is a eunuch with a belly of ink, no less than the doctors of scripture outside. Moreover, this eunuch also knows how to figure out the holy will very well, and the emperor issued a holy decree, and the tone was sometimes light and sometimes heavy, whether it was close or sparse, it was all different.

But seeing that a holy decree was completed in one go, Xu Qing took out a seal that he carried with him and stamped it on the holy decree. The eunuch took it and went to the treasure seal eunuch, copied several copies, and stamped the jade seal.

Xu Qing said to Li Yuan again: "Those things are just emergency measures. But the people are not wise enough to open up, and they are far away from the grace of God and close to slander. After this locust plague, the people will have losses, but they will still blame the emperor for this loss. They would say that if they had fed the locusts, they might have left, and they wouldn't have lost so much. ”

Li Yuan frowned and said, "Xu Aiqing, I know that you have a way again, yes or no?" ”

Xu Qing sighed, I am also drunk with a boss like you. This is like drug resistance, Li Yuan used Xu Qing's brain too much, and his brain did not turn. However, Xu Qing still made up his mind and said: "Your Majesty, if you enlighten the people, it is already too late to preach." However, if the people know that locusts are just a small worm and remove their fears, this crisis can be resolved. Then make a big stance, put the blame on those local clans, and expose their sinister plots. ”

Li Yuan coughed and said, "Remove its fear? Who doesn't know that locusts are little bugs......"

"Do you dare to eat it?"

"What? What the? ”

"Your Majesty, do you dare to eat?"

"Eat, what's going to eat?"

"Eat locusts," Xu Qing grabbed a small insect on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, do you dare to eat this worm?" ”

Li Yuan took it, looked at it, and couldn't speak. He didn't know what Xu Qing meant, so he asked, "Xu Qing, what does eating insects have to do with this?" ”

Xu Qing said with a smile: "I, the people of the Tang Dynasty, are afraid of everything, but once it becomes edible, then there is nothing to be afraid of." This year, the locusts are overflowing, if the emperor takes the lead in eating insects, the people will definitely follow suit, and tomorrow, this locust may become the rare food of the tiger whip and bear paw! ”

"You, what you said is indeed reasonable, if you can really do this, there will be no more locusts in the future, but ......" Li Yuan looked at the insects in his hand, and said with a bitter face: "This is too difficult to enter, I decreed that you should take the lead in eating one?" You are the first genius in Chang'an, and the young descendants will listen to you......"