"Your Majesty, Guanzhong is now full of locusts, and the farmland that was finally saved has been eaten by these scourges!" Yang Biao knelt on the main hall and shouted bitterly, "Now there are some rumors in Guanzhong that are unfavorable to Your Majesty, if they are not resolved as soon as possible, the face and prestige of the court will inevitably be shaken!" ”

The unfavorable rumors are mainly that Liu Ting's position is not correct and his methods are cruel. It has been rumored for a long time that he killed Liu Xie. As for the cruelty of the means, it is in terms of attitude towards the family, constantly restricting the family, which is very unkind.

Liu Ting's biggest pain is that he has become the son of the Han Dynasty. The already perfect system means that it is difficult to modify, so whether it is Liu Ting, Yuan Shao, or even Yuan Shu, they have to suffer this hardship.

Li Ming rose to prominence in Jiangdong, which was originally a wild land, and most of today's population, excluding the people of Baiyue, are immigrants from the north. So in this area, Li Ming can be smeared at will, and the resistance is almost negligible.

"Then according to Aiqing's opinion, what should I do?" Liu Ting gritted his teeth, and he also gritted his teeth for the head of this Guanzhong family. In contrast, just as the Hedong Wei clan and the Hanoi Sima clan are quite obedient, these old gate valves, such as the Taiyuan Wang clan, the Longxi Li clan and the Hongnong Yang clan, are constantly uniting the surrounding families, and even uniting the families of Shu to fight against him.

This is a struggle between the monarchy and the ministers, Liu Ting never thought that taking over the position of the emperor of the Han Dynasty would actually have to face the problems that the previous emperors had to face.

"The locust plague is a natural disaster, and I am afraid that Your Majesty will have to make a ...... of guilt," the doctor stepped forward and said earnestly.

"Guilty of your own edict!" When Liu Ting heard this, he immediately took the case, "How much effort did I put into it?" Now that Guanzhong and Bashu have been settled, the people have begun to settle down, the Western Regions have been opened, and a large amount of money has filled the treasury of the Han Dynasty! I think that at this stage, I have fulfilled the responsibilities of a king, and you actually let me make an edict against myself? What is the intention?! ”

"Now that there is a great drought in Guanzhong, coupled with the locust plague again, the people are panicked, and they all say that God has condemned my big man. The minister is just talking about things, if His Majesty doesn't like it, the minister can shut up. "Counsel the doctor to give up his hand and return to the column.

This is the pot of Emperor Liu Che of the Han Dynasty, you have to engage in Confucianism, and you have to advocate the induction of heaven and man, this is good, the heavens have sent a crime, that is the fault of the Son of Heaven, and if you want to make an edict against yourself, it is just to admit your mistake to God.

"The country has demons, and the world is in chaos, which is not surprising! Why wasn't it because of the reappearance of the descendants of the overlord of Western Chu that the heavens sent punishment? Shen Ye came out of the queue and pointed to the guide.

"Yes, it was Li Ming's appearance that caused the drought and locust plague, and he is the culprit!" When Liu Ting heard this, he immediately shouted, "Come on, give an order immediately!" Xiang Ming was incognito, and infiltrated the Han army under the pseudonym Li Ming, and now he is even more in Jiangdong and self-proclaimed Marquis of Chu, and his ambitions have been exposed! The 400 years of tranquility of our Han Dynasty have been ruined by him, and the heavens have sent down a punishment to ask us to sweep away such thieves who have brought disaster to the country and the people as soon as possible, and restore the peace of the Han Dynasty! From now on, remove all of Xiang Ming's official positions, and call on all the public in the world to discuss it together, otherwise he will be punished as an accomplice! ”

"This ......" Yang Biao originally hoped to force Liu Ting to give way with the help of drought and locusts, but he didn't expect this guy to cause trouble.

"Yang Sikong, you're in too much of a hurry...... Your Majesty has been leaving Li Ming's recital in the middle, what do you think it is for? Shen Ye retreated, and when he came to Yang Biao's side, he whispered.

Yang Biao suddenly glared at Shen Ye, clenched his fists, gritted his teeth, and wanted to eat his flesh raw.

"Okay, let's discuss, what about this locust plague now?" Liu Ting waved his hand, hoping to change the topic.

"Locusts are just worms, and if they are caught, they will be burned! Speaking of which, the minister heard that now Lu Bu and Li Ming are buying locusts everywhere, drying them and grinding them to send to the army, and then soaking them for the soldiers to drink. It can be seen that this locust should be edible! Shen Ye came out again, and he who was in charge of intelligence naturally knew this, mainly because Lu Bu and Li Ming did not hide it from anyone.

It's hard to hide, everyone is suffering from disasters these years, and the people who died are all compatriots of the Han Dynasty, Lu Bu can't bear it, and Li Ming can't bear it either.

"Aren't locusts poisonous?" I don't know who whispered, "The key looks like that, how can you eat it?" ”

"If you eat locusts, you won't anger the locust god, right?" It is also not known who is whispering there.

The concept that has been cultivated for a long time makes most courtiers from families only feel disgusted and even awe-inspiring by locusts, and they dare not imagine that they want to kill or even eat locusts. Many people even think that there is something wrong with Shen Ye's intelligence.

"Is Aiqing's words true?" Liu Ting looked at them and signaled to be quiet, before he looked at Shen Ye and asked.

"The minister has already ordered some to be arrested, and let the imperial chef try to cook! If you can really eat it, the minister is willing to try it for the sake of the big man! Shen Ye saluted slowly and said solemnly.

When Liu Ting heard this, he naturally agreed to Shen Ye's request, and it didn't take long for the kitchen to bring up the fried locusts. Shen Ye didn't hesitate at all, picked up a few and stuffed them into his mouth, frowning a little at first, but then he became happy.

"Your Majesty, locusts are edible!" Shen Ye suddenly knelt down, "This locust plague is not a crime from God, but God is looking at my Han drought this year, so he sent us food!" God bless my big man! ”

"Shen Weiwei (Shen Ye's official position), the first to eat locusts was Li Ming, according to what you said, wouldn't it be ......" Yang Biao looked at Shen Ye with interest.

"The difference is commonplace!" Shen Ye replied slowly, "This year's drought may not be because of Li Ming's existence, which caused God to condemn him. We are plagued here, and they are plagued there! But God, apparently, he favors us Han more, so he sent locusts to Guanzhong and the Central Plains to fill the food problem, otherwise even if there are no locusts to eat, how much food will be left this year? In this way, it can show even more that Your Majesty is the true son of heaven to whom the real destiny belongs! ”

"Long live Your Majesty!" Huangfu Song suddenly shouted, the military generals bowed one after another, and the other civil officials couldn't help it, so they could only follow one after another, Liu Tingduan sat on the throne, and accepted the worship of the courtiers with a smile.

He knew that after today, he could carry out further reforms without worrying about the gate valve pulling back.

Shen Ye, I will kill you! Yang Biao looked at Shen Ye, and silently muttered in his heart, if Shen Ye is not removed, they are afraid that they will not expect to be able to regain their power!

In a short time, two edicts were sent, and in a short time, they spread all over the country.

The first edict was to characterize Li Ming, that is, he was a traitor, and after the overlord of Western Chu, he was the culprit of this great drought! He is the evil ghost of the Nine Shadows, and the people of the Han Dynasty should oppose him and contend with him, otherwise they will be accomplices!

The second edict said that this year was a great man, but God had mercy on the big man and sent locusts as food to supplement it. From now on, the imperial court announced the practice of locusts and encouraged the people of the whole country to arrest and cook them.

For a time, in the Central Plains, Hebei, Guanzhong, and even Bashu, the whole people began to mobilize to catch locusts, cook and eat, and even take them to the government in exchange for extra money. For a time, the imperial court also gained a great reputation.