Chapter Eighty-Five: Good Things Come in Pairs

A plate of shallots mixed with tofu, a bowl of millet porridge, and a few side dishes carefully prepared by the imperial chef, this is Li Eryi's family's breakfast in the morning.

It seems to be a little simpler, but for Li Eryi's family, who have eaten locusts for more than a month and are almost unstable, it is already the food they have been thinking about for a long time.

When the locust plague came, as the monarch of the empire, he took the lead in eating locusts, so the people in the entire Guanzhong were scrambling to follow the steps of His Majesty the Emperor, eating twice a day.

Facts have proved that in front of the huge number of foodies, which locusts are regarded as flood beasts, began to disappear on the Guanzhong Plain at the rate of snow melting.

When one day, the people of Guanzhong began to carry bamboo baskets and habitually ran to their fields to look for the shadow of locusts, they were suddenly surprised to find that the locusts that were originally raging in the fields had disappeared quietly.

It's true, it disappeared overnight, as if there was an invisible big hand, taking advantage of the night, all the locusts in Guanzhong were captured at once!

No, the fields are no longer visible, and as long as they go out of the city, even if they have not yet come to the fields, they can see many locusts distributed in the fields from a distance.

It is so dense that people will trample one or two to death if they are not careful, but now, even if they go into the field and search carefully, they can only find one or two, so thin and unable to fly.

Not only the fields, but also the mountains and barren valleys all suddenly disappeared!

At the beginning, when someone came up to report, Li Er didn't believe it very much. When he went to the inner garden to check, he suddenly found out. The locusts in the inner garden also disappeared all at once. That's when I believed it.

After the locust plague passed, the entire 27 prefectures in Guanzhong were filled with great excitement, and although the people were crying happily, the government was also full of excitement.

For more than a month, they guarded a plate of locusts every day, eating with sallow faces, burping and farting, all with a greasy breath.

The old and the young in the house. Either keep a straight face and don't speak, or cry and cry, it's really a peaceful day, now it's okay, the locusts have been taken away by God, and from now on, they will never eat locusts every day.

Can you not cry, can you not be excited!

The officials and people in Guanzhong were happy, and their faces were full of pride. In the past, when faced with the plague of locusts, they seemed to have no other way than to burn incense and pray to the locust gods.

This time, however. In the face of the overwhelming plague of locusts, they ate locusts stubbornly, and the locust gods who ate them were afraid. In a hurry, all the locusts were taken away.

Victorious. For the first time, they were fighting against the mighty locust gods. Let the locust god be afraid, this victory belongs to them, and they will naturally feel sincerely excited.

On the contrary, those who waited, the locust god was angry, and then descended on a greater calamity, faced with the locusts that suddenly disappeared, and the whole people were stunned for a while.

Isn't the locust god powerful? Doesn't the locust god represent the way of heaven? Why did the emperor of the world retreat so quietly when he was so blasphemous?

"Oh my God!" In a place outside Chang'an City, a white-haired old man suddenly threw away the crutches in his hand, opened his arms, raised an old face, and asked the sky sad and angry.

It's just that before he could finish his question, there was suddenly a heavy chain in his neck, and then, a fierce and vicious catch appeared, and without saying anything, he pressed the old man and entered Chang'an City all the way.

The locust plague disappeared, and the anger that Li Er was holding back in his heart finally broke out at this moment, and all those who continued to bewitch the people and bewitch the people during the locust plague, no matter who they were, were all imprisoned for questioning.

Li Er's will, the machine of the entire empire was activated in an instant, as the head of the machine, Dai Xuan, with a gloomy face, like the god of death in hell, take people there, and there will be people who are unlucky.

However, no one will sympathize with these unfortunate fellows, and the truth is that the locust god can indeed be defeated.

Therefore, these people who do not participate in the fight against the locust god, but only know how to shout all day long to anger the locust god, naturally, after the locust plague disappears, they automatically become the target of public criticism.

This is the first official breakfast of the royal family after the locust plague disappeared, and at this time in the Liangyi Palace, Li Eryi's family is here, the eldest grandson, Concubine Yin, Concubine Yang, Li Chengqian and Li Tai and others, all in the Liangyi Palace.

"These days, for the sake of the locust plague, I have wronged everyone!" Li Er, who was located at the top of the main hall, sat alone behind a desk, facing the people below, and said with a smile on his face.

"Second brother is serious!" As soon as Li Er's words came out, Concubine Yang of the Yin Concubine below stood up and bowed slightly to Li Er, but the eldest grandson on the side said with a smile: "This is all as it should be!" ”

As soon as the eldest grandson's words came out, Concubine Yang and Li Chengqian, the concubines below, bowed to Li Er, and said in agreement.

"Hmm!" When Li Er heard this, he smiled slightly, and said with a smile to the people below: "Fortunately, the locust plague has passed, and there is no need to eat locusts in the future, everyone should sit down and eat!" ”

Hearing Li Er's words, the people below returned to their seats again, and when Li Er picked up their rice bowls, everyone picked up their rice bowls.

Millet porridge, a few side dishes, Li Er, who was sitting on it, took a bite, and chewed it seriously, more than a month of locust 'food', so that Li Er almost forgot the taste of normal food.

Li Er is like this, and the eldest grandson, Concubine Yin, and Concubine Yang below are also the same, when they take a bite and go in, they show an expression of enjoyment, like that, it is as if they have eaten the most delicious food in the world.

At this time, everyone in the hall had an expression of enjoyment, and Li Chengqian was naturally no exception, and even Li Chengqian's expression was more memorable than others.

"Shameless!" Seeing Li Chengqian's appearance, Li Tai, who was sitting next to Li Chengqian, suddenly showed a look of disdain, lowered his head, opened his lips slightly, and spit out two words silently.

This month, everyone else had a locust feast, but he knew that Li Chengqian was in his East Palace, and he would add a meal from time to time.

Not to mention usual, even this morning, Li Chengqian had just eaten glutinous rice porridge, and was suddenly notified to come over for breakfast, but as a result, he stood with a disgusting expression that he hadn't eaten for a long time.

Li Tai is resentful of this, and most of the reason for this resentment is because he himself has eaten the food of the East Palace, and his stomach has already been full, and at this time, how can he be allowed to eat.

"Qingque'er, why don't you eat it?" Just when Li Tai was hesitating and tangling, Li Er, who was sitting on it, suddenly frowned, stopped the chopsticks in his hand, looked at Li Tai who was entangled with his head down, and asked.

As soon as Li Er's words came out, everyone in the hall who was eating with their heads bowed couldn't help but raise their heads, looking at Li Tai with puzzled eyes, their eyes playful, and their faces with smiles.

"Huh... Reporting to my father, it's... It's because..."Being looked at like this, the cold sweat on Li Tai's forehead had already flowed down, and he glanced at Li Er above, and quickly lowered his head, secretly looking at Li Chengqian on the side.

"Father's forgiveness!" Li Chengqian still had food in his mouth, and when he saw Li Tai staring at him, his back suddenly became cold, and he hurriedly stood up from his position in fright, bowed to Li Er with a worried face, and then said: "Yesterday, Qingque'er said that he had eaten a bad stomach, and the child actually forgot about it. ”

When he said this, Li Chengqian quietly stretched out his right foot, slowly stepped on Li Tai's instep, and when he lowered his head, his lips opened and closed slightly, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Isn't it?" ”

"Yes!" Li Tai's instep was stepped on by Li Chengqian, his face turned pale with pain, and when he raised his head, he had a crying expression on his face, and said to Li Er: "The child ate a bad stomach yesterday, and when he woke up this morning, he still felt uncomfortable!" ”

"If you don't feel well, just call the imperial doctor to take a look!" Li Er's gaze glanced at Li Tai suspiciously, and then at Li Chengqian next to him, and then picked up the dishes and chopsticks again, slowly dropped a sentence, and continued to eat.

"When the child turns around, he will call the imperial doctor to show Qingque'er!" Hearing Li Er's words, Li Chengqian suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, bowed down, and said.

It's just that when he raised his head, he suddenly saw that the queen mother sitting on it was looking at him with a different kind of eyes, which were full of playfulness, and it was clear that he had exposed the lie between him and Li Tai.

"Pig-like brains!" Seeing the playful eyes of the eldest grandson, Li Chengqian still didn't understand, but fortunately, his mother didn't make another attack on the spot, and when he sat down again, Li Chengqian suddenly glared at Li Tai fiercely, lowered his voice and scolded.

As soon as Li Chengqian's words fell, outside the main hall, he suddenly remembered a sound of footsteps.

Then, the figure of the old eunuch hurriedly walked into the main hall, came to Li Er, who was dining, bowed slightly, and then handed over a telegram that had just been translated by Baiqi to Li Er.

"Lingnan Quanping!" Unfolding the telegram, Li Er frowned slightly, looking at the content of the telegram in his hand, the expression on his face became wonderful little by little, and then, under the curious gaze of everyone in the hall, he suddenly opened his mouth and laughed: "Qinzhou, Yuezhou, the northern part of Gaozhou, the original Ning clan, Feng Huo's territory, all belong to the Tang Dynasty!" ”

Speaking of the future, Li Er suddenly stood up excitedly, shook the telegram in his hand, raised his head and laughed: "From now on, half of Lingnan will have no worries!" ”

After these words fell, before the eldest grandson and the others got up to congratulate, Li Er had already left his seat, and while talking, he walked towards the outside of the main hall: "Spread my will, summon a few prime ministers, and immediately come to the Ganlu Hall to see me!" ”

"Second brother hasn't eaten yet!" Seeing that Li Er had already carried his hands and walked towards the outside of the main hall, the eldest grandson behind him suddenly looked at the half bowl of rice porridge that Li Er hadn't finished eating, and shouted at Li Er.

"No more!" Li Er, who had already stepped out of the hall gate with his front foot, heard the voice of the eldest grandson behind him, and immediately waved his hand and said. (To be continued.) )