After the eldest grandson Shunde left, Li Jiancheng directly issued an order, ordering Meng Heming, the assassin of Bianzhou, to step up the extermination of locusts, and sternly warned Meng Heming that if he saw the locust plague and did not take measures to relieve the disaster and eradicate the locusts, it would cause famine and cause a popular uprising in the future, and Meng Heming would be dismissed and killed in the name of dereliction of duty. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info Meng Heming was taken aback after receiving Li Jiancheng's holy decree. Deploy it immediately to eradicate the locusts. In addition, with the urging of the government, the people summed up several methods of exterminating locusts - some lit a fire next to the field to drive the locusts into the fire, and some turned the field deep so that the locust eggs and larvae in the field were buried deep in the ground. But the most feasible thing is to eat. Since Li Jiancheng and Xu Jingzong both fed on locusts, there were also people among the people who couldn't stand the temptation of the scent of locusts. A large number of gourmets who cook locusts have emerged among the people. What teppanyaki locusts, what steamed locust brains, what clear soup locusts...... The land of Qilu, known as the ancestor of Chinese cuisine, is famous for its locust dishes.

Under Li Jiancheng's insistence and the supervision of the local government, the locust extermination war was in full swing throughout the country, and 140,000 locusts were wiped out in Bianzhou alone. Thus the plague of locusts that spread to many places was destroyed. There are countless reports and victories sent to Chang'an from all over the country and the people's umbrellas.

"Congratulations to His Majesty the Emperor, exterminate the locust plague, reshape the rivers and mountains, and save our dynasty from the crisis again."

"Yes! If the locusts are rampant, I am afraid that our Datang will be starving all over the wilderness, and the people will rise in chaos! "Look at the sycophants below. Li Jiancheng let out a sneer--hum! At the beginning, one by one, they said that the locusts were heavenly insects, and they still had words, and they wanted to take the opportunity to force me to abolish the imperial examination, remove the unicorn guard, and make me a puppet that you can control, a blind man at your mercy. Hum! Now it's time to settle the score. Di Renjie had already told Li Jiancheng about the performance of the hundred officials of the imperial court in this locust disaster incident and the handle of some people, and Li Jiancheng was also ready to purge the entire officialdom. However, today is so festive, Li Jiancheng doesn't want to spoil the atmosphere.

"Hmmm! Well! Very good! Ladies and gentlemen, this time the locust extermination was successful, and the ministers also contributed greatly! Since ancient times, the monarch has been worried about the humiliation of the ministers, the humiliation of the ministers and the death of the kings, and I have been able to pacify the locust plague, all of which are the work of our monarchs and ministers! Where is the eldest grandson Shunde in the book? The eldest grandson Shunde heard Li Jiancheng calling himself, and immediately went out of work and called:

"The secretary of the minister orders the eldest grandson Shunde to be here!"

"Lord Shunde, the eldest grandson! I seem to remember that Meng He Ming, the assassin of Bianzhou, seems to have been recommended by you? The eldest grandson, Shunde, heard Li Jiancheng talk about the name of Meng He Ming, the assassin of Bianzhou. I was shocked in my heart -- Meng Heming sang and harmonized with himself, Meng Heming wrote in the local government, and the eldest grandson Shunde himself used the locust plague to tell Li Jiancheng about it, hoping that Li Jiancheng would abolish the imperial examination and abolish the Qilin secret guard. As soon as he thought of this, the eldest grandson Shunde immediately broke out in a cold sweat.

"Your Majesty! Be! This person used to be the minister's old department, and later made military achievements, and the minister recommended to the emperor to serve as the assassin of Bianzhou, as for other things, the minister knows nothing! Your Majesty ...... "Looking at the appearance of the eldest grandson Shunde, Li Jiancheng said in his heart-Hmph! Now I know that I want to pretend to be pure. What did you do? However, Li Jiancheng still pretended to be indifferent, and said to the eldest grandson Shunde with a smile:

"Aiqing, don't be afraid, I just want to say, let Aiqing draw up the will, Bianzhou Thorn Shi Meng He Ming has made a contribution to the management of the locust disaster, according to investigation, Bianzhou alone has eliminated 140,000 locusts, and the results are remarkable! In particular, Meng He Ming, the assassin of Bianzhou, wrote to me at the beginning, saying that manpower cannot resist the locust plague, but now it has proved to me that this person will win the sky! I am very relieved. Therefore, I decided to return to Beijing to award the award together with Meng He Ming, the assassin of Bianzhou, who resisted the locust plague most thoroughly, Wei Hongming, the assassin of Qizhou, and Ling Mi Siyuan, the commander of Wuqiao County, under Qizhou! Chin this! After listening to Li Jiancheng's words, the eldest grandson Shunde immediately knelt in front of Li Jiancheng and shouted long live! However, the eldest grandson Shunde did not see the murderous intention in Li Jiancheng's eyes. The holy decree was transmitted to Bianzhou, and Meng He Ming, the assassin of Bianzhou, immediately packed up his belongings and led the servants and dozens of carts all the way to Chang'an. Because Bianzhou is the closest to Chang'an, Meng Heming, the assassin of Bianzhou, came to Chang'an first, and after signing in with the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Rites, Meng Heming immediately came to the house of the eldest grandson Shunde.

"The little one is the big general!"

"Ahh He Ming! You are also a state assassin, why are you still so modest and polite! Besides, the old man has now retired from the army and is no longer a great general, so don't call the old man a general anymore. ”

"General, you're joking, you are a lowly general for one day, and you will be for the rest of your life."

"Hahahaha! Ay! Xiao Mingzi! You still know the rules so well, don't pretend to promote you by the old man! By the way, you have been a stabbing history in Bianzhou for a few years, but I don't know if you have brought any specialties to the old man! Meng Heming immediately humbly took out a few satins from his bag and introduced to the eldest grandson Shunde:

"General, this is the famous Bianzhou embroidery in Bianzhou, look at this embroidery, it's first-class!" The eldest grandson Shunde looked at the Bianzhou embroidery, and his eyes showed a greedy light - those embroideries were all made of priceless gold thread. In the Taiji Palace in Chang'an, Di Renjie reported to Li Jiancheng secretly:

"Your Majesty! According to the minister's eyeliner report, the Bianzhou Assassin Meng He Ming was in the Bianzhou Assassin History, and there were four murders alone, and the appropriation of private property alone was tens of thousands of taels of gold and silver, and the land was dozens of tilts, and after coming to Chang'an, he sent dozens of Bianzhou embroidered satin to the eldest grandson Shunde, and all of them were embroidered with gold thread. ”

"Humph! I really can't change the virtue of eating! But it's a good time to take the opportunity to slap the entire bureaucracy. Di Renjie's mouth squirmed, and Li Jiancheng saw Di Renjie's appearance of wanting to speak and stopping, and immediately asked Di Renjie:

"Huaiying, what's going on? Don't you have anything else to say! ”

"Your Majesty, the eldest grandson Shunde not only accepted bribes from Meng He Ming, the assassin of Bianzhou, but also Li Xiaochang, the governor of Lizhou, expanded his military armor in the Lizhou area, originally, according to the military establishment in the Lizhou area, it was 10,000 people, but according to the minister's secret visit, it has now expanded to 20,000 people."

"What? What does this Li Xiaochang want so many soldiers and horses for, does he want to rebel? "Lizhou is located in the north of the Bashu Basin, the upper reaches of the Jialing River, the junction of Bashu and Guanzhong, and the north gate of Bashu. The name of Lizhou originated from the Western Wei general's attack on Xiyizhou, Xike Chengdu, and named Lizhou with the meaning of "smooth". Because Li Xiaochang stayed in Yongfeng warehouse for too long, and Yongfeng is the largest granary in Guanzhong, and Li Xiaochang is suspected of favoritism. Therefore, after Li Jiancheng dealt with the grain shortage in Guanzhong, he promoted Li Xiaochang to the position of governor of Yongfeng Cang and transferred him to the governor of Lizhou. Now, expanding so many troops at once, Li Xiaochang's intention is obvious.

"Your Majesty, it is very likely! Recently, Li Xiaochang's Lizhou Governor's Mansion often has a Jianghu warlock named Liu Wenzan in and out, who is a magic stick in the Bashu area, specializing in fooling the villagers, defrauding money, and also defrauding women's chastity in the name of preaching. However, recently, when he often said the land of Bashu in the Northern Zhou Dynasty in Li Xiaochang's ears, there was a well-known Taoist priest named Wei Yuansong, saying that Wei Yuansong often said that the way of heaven is normal, and there are also two words Yuantong in the Kaiyuan Tongbao that I cast in the new Kaikai, which refers to Li Xiaochang's father, Li Yuantong. Also, this locust plague, Wei Yuansong said that it happened because His Majesty offended the heavens, and His Majesty was the king of the ancients. often muttered in Li Xiaochang's ear. ”

"Huaiying, why didn't the military department report this news!?"

"Your Majesty, it's not that the Ministry of War doesn't report, but as far as the minister knows, the main roads leading to Chang'an in the Lizhou area have been blocked by Li Xiaochang's cronies, and this news is sent from Lizhou by the minister's secret pile. Moreover, there are also Li Xiaochang's comrades in the capital, most of whom are the Guanlong nobles who were snubbed after His Majesty opened the imperial examination, and even the remnants of His Royal Highness King Qin. For example, Master Liu Hongji ...... "After Li Jiancheng listened to Di Renjie's words, Li Jiancheng's face became even more gloomy:

"Humph! It's really a tiger that doesn't wield, when I'm a sick cat! Huaiying, you quickly and secretly send people to monitor the movements of Liu Hongji and other Guanlong nobles, and in addition, immediately recruit the general Li Ji to secretly enter the palace! After more than ten days, Wei Hongming, the assassin of Qizhou, and Mi Siyuan, the commander of Wuqiao County under Qizhou, came to the capital together, Mingyu's father-in-law told Wei Hongming and Mi Siyuan and others that they would enter the palace tomorrow with Meng He Ming, the early arrival of Bianzhou Assassin Shi:

"Chen Bianzhou Assassin Shi Meng He Ming!"

"Chen Qi Prefecture Assassin Shi Wei Hongming!"

"Wuqiao County, under Chenqi Prefecture, Ling Mi Siyuan, respectfully invites St. Ann! Long live my emperor, long live, long live! ”

"Hmmm! Flat! Li Jiancheng sat on the dragon chair and looked at Meng He Ming, the assassin of Bianzhou, Wei Hongming, the assassin of Qizhou, and the three of them, including Ling Qi Siyuan of Wuqiao County, which belongs to Qizhou.

"Meng He Ming, the assassin of Bianzhou, didn't you say anything in the book at the beginning - locusts are natural insects, and they are beyond the reach of manpower! Why, now because of the locusts, I have been appreciated and rewarded. ”

"The ministers are sparse and shallow, but fortunately they got the on-demand broadcast from the saints, and the ministers are suddenly opened, and now they are all the credit of Your Majesty!"

"Huh! Oh, yes! The locusts on the ground can be cured, but the locusts in the officialdom are difficult to cure. The civil and military officials present did not understand what Li Jiancheng meant. Li Jiancheng looked at the eldest grandson Shunde, the eldest grandson Shunde nodded, and took out a few impeachment letters:

"Your Majesty, the minister's secretary ordered the eldest grandson Shunde to play Your Majesty, the minister has received a report from the Henan Provincial Disposal Envoy a few months ago, and since he took office in Bianzhou, Meng He Ming has wantonly collected and looted people's wealth and forced dozens of people to die, which are all recorded here!"

"Ahh Lord Eldest Sun, ...... are you" Meng Heming grabbed Eldest Sun Shunde's court clothes and pulled, Eldest Sun Shunde kicked Meng Heming, and continued:

"Your Majesty! There are also dozens of brocades given to the minister by Meng Heming, just in His Royal Highness! Your Majesty is requested to collect it into the treasury. ”

"Eldest grandson Shunde, since you are willing to be the first Meng Heming, these brocades will be rewarded to you, you can take them home!"

"Your Majesty, the ministers don't know anyone, and they don't dare to ask for a reward!"

"These rewards are from you Meng He Ming, as for your unknown people......

"Your Majesty, the minister is willing to resign from the post of Zhongshu Ling!"

"Good! Since you are willing to resign from the post of Zhongshu Ling, I will grant it, but you are also from Long Laochen, then you will be the assassin of Bianzhou, and you will also take back these brocades, I will let you carry them on your back and go back to your home! The eldest grandson Shunde had no choice but to carry these brocades on his back and staggered out of the hall step by step. And Li Jiancheng thought that Xu Jingzong had a meritorious role in devouring locusts, and issued an order to appoint Xu Jingzong as the central squire, temporarily replacing the post of Zhongshu Ling.