Last time it was oily noodles, this time it was hot pot, Cheng Huailiang and Wang Fu can always appear at the right time.

When the two of them came, they saw that Qin Ze and Erhu were preparing to eat, and they sniffed it with their noses, and immediately felt unbearable in their stomachs. You're not welcome at the moment, so I moved the remaining two chairs and sat on the other side.

turned out to be here, what else could Qin Ze say. gave Erhu a look, asked him to bring the dishes and chopsticks, and the four of them sat down together and ate.

The hot pot is lively, especially for Cheng Huailiang and Wang Fu, when they used to eat, they paid attention to food and didn't say anything. Now four people are around a hot pot, you have a chopstick and I have a chopstick, you rob me of pork, and I steal your mutton. Completely turned a hot pot into fun.

But the food was really enjoyable, especially Qin Ze fried the base very well. A large amount of peppercorns and hibiscus were added, and the four people who ate it were sweating on their foreheads, and they were happy.

After eating, it was time to talk about business, and made a cup of bamboo leaf tea for Cheng Huailiang and Wang Fu, and the three of them sat in the courtyard and talked.

The plague of locusts broke out, and it broke out completely. Last time, only the news of Jiannan Dao came, but in the past few days, letters of help from major states and counties flew towards the imperial court like snowflakes. Even the people of some prefectures and counties have begun to gather at the county government, and they are about to break out into turmoil.

Above the court, Li Ertie sat at the top with a blue face, Xiao Yu, Du Yan, Fang Xuanling, eldest grandson Wuji, and Du Ruhui all lowered their heads, and no one dared to speak out at this time.

Perhaps realizing his gaffe, Li Er sighed, but looked at the eldest grandson Wuji.

A few days ago, after listening to his son's words, the eldest grandson Wuji thought about it at home for a whole night. The next day, he also kept an eye on it, and went to the Lizheng Hall privately to report the matter to Li Er.

But who would have believed that this locust plague was so serious, although at the insistence of the eldest grandson Wuji, Li Er specially carried out disaster relief arrangements in advance, but now......

Regret not at the beginning, this is what Li Er thinks now. He is not afraid of locust plagues, because the day will pass. What I am afraid of is the rumor that has begun to circulate among the people, saying that the locust plague is God's punishment for himself, saying that God is not satisfied with Li Er as emperor.

The people's hearts are terrifying, and Li Er, who knows the importance of the people, is also a little panicked at this time.

"Your Majesty, please calm your anger. Things will eventually pass, and the key now is how to solve this matter. "The eldest grandson Wuji walked out at the right time and gave the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs a start.

Seeing that someone took the lead, other ministers also echoed it. Fang Xuanling also walked out, and said with a sad face: "Your Majesty, the plan now lies in how to stabilize the people's hearts, and the disaster relief cannot be delayed any longer."

This is the way of these ministers, and when Li Er does not express his thoughts, none of them will express their opinions. Therefore, after saying this, the final method is still for Li Er to say.

At this time, even ministers like Du Laohei were silent and did not speak.

Li Er was very satisfied with his minister's approach, nodded and sighed again, and then said: "I know that I want to stabilize the people's hearts, but at present, dozens of prefectures and counties have broken out locust plagues, so for today's plan, I can only send grain first to appease the people."

"Good for Your Majesty, good for the Tang Dynasty." After Li Er finished speaking, all the ministers bowed their heads and said yes.

When Li Er made a decision, the ministers discussed the specific situation of disaster relief. But I didn't want to be at this time, Cheng Biting Jin, who had been silent, stood up.

You must know that there is a great difference between civilian officials and military attachés, and generally only when there is a war or chaos will military attachés come out to speak. They have never known anything about governing the country like this.

So after Cheng Yanjin stood up, everyone closed their mouths, and even Li Er looked at Cheng Yanjin suspiciously, and asked with some curiosity: "Cheng Qing has something to say?"

Cheng Yanjin nodded, and said with a fierce face: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that it is not only necessary to distribute food, but also to imprison those foolish people who deceive the public with evil words. If it really doesn't work, they will all be sent to disaster relief, in short, they will not have time to shake the hearts of the people. ”

A military attache is a military attaché, and it is not good to govern the country, but they can deal with the foolish people. And all the officials and ministers all knew that Li Er also meant this, but he couldn't bring it up, and Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui couldn't bring it up.

But Cheng Biting Jin is different, he is a military general, and he is belligerent in temperament, so it is not an exaggeration for him to say this.

Of course, the face project that should be there still has to be done well, and at present, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui and Wenchen are all strongly opposed, and even Li Er is unbearable.

Of course, the thoughts in his heart naturally couldn't escape Fang Xuanling's eyes, this was just something that had to be done.

Everyone knew that there was no way to stop it, so in the end, under Li Er's refusal to run again, the ministers also felt that the time had come, and began to beg Li Er to adopt this method for the sake of Jiangshan Sheji.

In Cheng Huailiang's chattering narration, Qin Ze listened to it. After thinking about it in his mind for a moment, Qin Ze suddenly remembered something, and said to Cheng Huailiang: "Why didn't the imperial court establish a righteous warehouse?"

Qin Ze remembered that Yicang seemed to be established in the second year of Zhenguan, and it was Shangshu Zuocheng Dai Ke who proposed it.

"Yoshikura?" Cheng Huailiang was stunned for a moment, and did not react for a while.

Qin Ze smiled and said, "It is during the harvest that the grain is hoarded in various states and counties. When the grain does not reach and the people are hungry, they will open it and take it as they please. In that case, it would be easier to get relief, wouldn't it? ”

At first, Cheng Huailiang was still a little confused, but then he realized that this was a good plan, and immediately patted Qin Ze on the shoulder and said: "Originally, I came to look for you today, let's go to our shop to have a look, but now it seems that I want to go home." This is a good suggestion, be sure to tell my father, so that you can share your worries. ”

As he spoke, he left in a hurry, leaving only Qin Ze and Wang Fu looking at each other.

After being silent for a moment, Wang Fu spoke first: "Brother Qin wants to enter the court as an official?"

It's no wonder that he thinks so, unlike Cheng Huailiang, he thinks much more. Whether it is Qin Ze's revelation of the locust plague to Changsun Chong, or today's Yicang, it is all directed at the court, except for wanting to win an official position, Wang Fu can't think of any other reason.

Does Qin Ze want to be an official? He also thinks that he wants to be a Hou Ye who has no real power, that is, the kind who only cares about having children, but now he can only think about it.

The reason why he did this was for only one purpose, that is, to expose himself in front of Li Er, and when that time came, if something happened to him, Taoism would not be able to eat and walk around.

Wang Fu and the others didn't know Qin Ze's danger at all, and they thought that Qin Ze had other thoughts.

"If you're willing to listen, I'll tell you." At the moment, he told Wang Fu all his plans, so that he could seek a way out for himself.

After saying this, Qin Ze poured Wang Fu a cup of tea again, and went to the kitchen again, there was one last thing to do.

In a bamboo cage in the kitchen, dozens of locusts of all sizes are kept. This was all caught by Qin Ze and Erhu, of course, Qin Ze caught most of them.

As a latecomer, Qin Ze knew that locusts were definitely not a punishment from heaven, nor was it a punishment from a god to the world. Just because the eggs of this thing are suitable for hatching in arid places. So every time there is a drought and there is always a plague of locusts.

And the attitude of the common people in the face of these things is that they dare not fight or touch. Some people look at the locusts all over the ground, and even invite Taoist monks to do it, in order to let these devils go away on their own.

But the only result of this is to watch the crops be eaten away. These irascible fellows don't even let go of a leaf, like fellow army ants, and no grass grows everywhere they go.

But Qin Ze knew that what really harmed Li Er now was not that the locusts ate the grain, but that the locusts ate people's hearts.

He had only ascended to the throne for a year, and the remnants of Li Jiancheng's party had not yet been completely cleaned up. It is said that demons emerge in troubled times, and those silent chaotic parties naturally took advantage of this opportunity to hype that this was God's punishment for Li Er.

There is even a trend of intensification, and in some places there are already people who have instigated the people to surround the county government. What kind of move is this, this is no different from rebellion.

But Qin Ze also knew that the people couldn't be blamed for this, and if they were to blame, they could only blame Li Er's bad luck. Crops are the lifeblood of the people, and the people don't care who the emperor is, they only care about whether there is surplus food in their homes. Do your wives and children have anything to eat, and can you eat enough?

Their demands are so low, but when they can't meet them, they can only rebel. When you can't eat enough, life is really no different from the weeds on the ground.

Historically, Qin Ze remembered that Li Er was in the forbidden garden north of Xuanwu Gate, and in front of hundreds of civil and military officials, he directly swallowed locusts alive. This reassured the people.

Maybe it seems to Qin Ze that this is nothing, but after these days of inquiry. Qin Ze came to an important conclusion, that is, the people generally believe that locusts are poisonous, and eating this thing will kill you, 100% of the kind.

So whether Li Er is putting on a show or not, being able to eat locusts already shows his attitude. And what Qin Ze has to do now is to let Li Er eat the locusts without any worries.

The method is simple, as long as someone can eat the locusts in front of him, and dispel his concerns. Of course, this person can only eat in front of Li Er, and he must not let others know.

Qin Ze thought about it carefully, among the people he knew, Cheng Biting Jin was the most suitable, so Qin Ze planned to let him taste the locusts.

Locusts can be eaten in many ways, such as boiling soup, frying, or charcoal-roasting. And among so many methods, Qin Ze feels that charcoal grilling is the best method. Because from the outside, there is nothing unusual about the locusts.

In order to ensure the integrity of the locusts, Qin Ze experimented many times. If his estimate is right, Cheng Demon King Cheng Lao Demon should be coming soon. He's going to take advantage of this time to bake a few for him.