On the same day, Yingzheng issued an edict, even Xiangguo was silent, Lu Yan saw that Fusu would be sent to the Tingwei Division, and hurriedly came out to stop it, "Your Majesty, Fusu Gongzi is straightforward and fast-spoken, and he should not be guilty." Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info"

"Lu Aiqing also heard it just now, this son actually said that I misled the country and the people, and I didn't punish it a little, where is the majesty of me!" Ying Zheng said angrily.

"But Fusu is a son after all, it is not appropriate to be sent to the Tingwei Division after all, according to the minister's humble opinion, it is enough to imprison the East Palace, and the most important thing now is to recruit 100,000 soldiers, not to send the son for trial." Lu Yan said slightly tactfully.

When Ying Zheng heard this, he didn't say much, and immediately signaled the attendant to take Fusu to the East Palace, "As for the matter of sending troops, it will be handled by Xiangguo and Pingnanhou." ”

"But the king, how can 100,000 people be recruited now, and please ask the king to show you." Li Si didn't want to take on this matter at all, and asked a little overwhelmed.

"The soldiers of the county guards can be recruited, and the Huns have been conquered at the beginning, and this time there are 80,000 or 90,000 soldiers and horses, and I don't force it." Ying Zheng said a little indifferently.

As an old minister, Li Si knew the temperament of the king, how dare he bargain, so he had to be ordered to go, even if he had 80,000 horses, it was still miserable for the empire.

In the Xiangguo Mansion, Li Si frowned slightly, Lu Yan was sitting next to him, as the humerus of the empire, but now he can't go against the holy will, it is really a word for the king, and it can be taken for the minister's life.

"Senior nephew, how is this matter good? Tell me about it. Li Si held the edict in his hand and said helplessly.

"There are soldiers and horses in the hands of county lieutenants from all over the country, and there can be 30,000 people in Xianyang, plus 30,000 brought back by the Xiongnu from the northern expedition, a total of 60,000, so 20,000 people will be recruited." Lu Yan said with a little thought.

Just when the two of them were thinking, there was a sudden express news from the eight counties, Lu Yan hurriedly got up and took the report, he was a little apprehensive in his heart, even though Lu Yan had a strong resistance in his heart, he couldn't help but take two steps back.

Seeing this, Li Si was puzzled, so he took the report from Lu Yan's hand, "It's really a murder at the end of the year, and the national disaster is at the head!" ”

In the early autumn of 212 B.C., locusts surged everywhere, and no matter what the grass and trees were about to ripen, the locusts flew by, and the land was desolate.

It is said that the drought was good at the beginning of the year, all because the farmers prayed for rain, but the rain did not fall for many days, but attracted countless green insects, flying through the fields, the unripe grain rice, withered yellow grass trees, to eat to their heart's content, not for a moment, the field is like a famine year, there is no one thing left, this green worm is a flying locust.

When the court said that the pest, the real name is locust, because it is good at flying in the air, because it is named flying locust, its shape is the forewings are slightly narrow, with yellow-brown and black coarse lines, the hindwings are very broad, slightly transparent, the front chest has a ridge protrusion, the mouth is large and sharp, it is as fast as a scissor, every time it is a group out of the group, the most like foraging in the field.

The flying locust lays eggs at the end of autumn, the female will be born on the ground, and its children come out in the spring, the name is called the worm, if the people want to get rid of it, the only way to destroy the place where they lay eggs is to destroy it, or to fill it with water, drown the eggs, if it is an adult, it must be caught by a net, there is no other way except in ancient times.

The fields were washed and there was no harvest at the end of autumn, and although the rich families had fields, there was no harvest, and the poor families, not to mention, so that the number of refugees increased, but there was no way to manage them.

Qin heavy criminal law, the county guard negligence, all have a big crime, so some time ago, it was just a small disaster, and it was not reported to Xianyang, but now the disaster is big, and the county guard does not dare to hide it, and they have told Xiangguo and Pingnanhou.

Lu Yan originally thought that since the disaster in the nine counties was lifted, it would not be a big problem to recruit 20,000 soldiers, so it was up to Xiangguo to decide.

Now seeing that the eight counties have been plagued by locusts, and the people's livelihood is difficult to maintain, if you want to recruit soldiers, when the time comes, people will rise up everywhere, how can the empire not be chaotic.

"Uncle Shi, can you still recruit 20,000 soldiers in this way?" Lu Yan's face was dull, he took a sip of warm tea slightly, sat next to the desk, and finally felt unprecedented pressure.

A trace of ruthlessness flashed in Li Si's eyes, "This soldier must be recruited, and the people will be managed by the king." ”

"The disaster in the eight counties, how to manage it, for today's plan, is to delay the repair of the Afang Palace, select 20,000 soldiers from the conscription, and use it to attack the Huns in the north, in addition, Xiangguo is the head, donate the family's food and clothing, and stabilize the people's hearts, which is the best policy." Lu Yan said a little calmly.

However, Li Si is now seventy years old, and he naturally wants to leave his wealth to his children and grandchildren, and he has no intention of donating at all, even if he doesn't want fame.

"Senior nephew, you report this matter to the king, we only need to recruit soldiers, and the locusts in these eight counties will be stopped by themselves." Li Si said very decisively.

Lu Yan frowned slightly after hearing this, it is up to you whether to donate money or not, "Since the master is like this, then recruit 20,000 soldiers, I will first present this matter to the king, and then make a decision." With that, he quickly left the Prime Minister's Mansion.

At this time, Ying Zheng was asking for immortals in the fairy palace, and suddenly heard that Lu Yan came to report an important matter, and immediately asked Zhao Gao to prepare tea and hang up all the green yarn tents around.

"Lu Aiqing, I ordered you and Xiangguo to recruit troops in the morning, why did you come to the palace now, could it be that there is something to report?" Ying Zheng asked a little lazily.

Lu Yan did not answer, but directly submitted the report of the eight counties, Zhao Gao took it, and hurriedly spread it out in front of Yingzheng, "It turned out to be a locust plague in the eight counties, Lu Aiqing just started to do it, why bother to report it to me again." ”

Seeing Ying Zheng's performance, Lu Yan immediately bowed his head and bowed, "Your Majesty, this matter is important, and the ministers already have a way in their hearts, but they are afraid that the officials will not want to." ”

"Tell me about it." Ying Zheng asked with a slightly surprised face, not caring about the people's livelihood at all.

"The ministers thought that they should let the courtiers donate their wealth to stabilize the people, and the people should be rewarded for catching locusts in the fields, and all the things that the merchants made would be confiscated in their official uniforms to comfort the hearts of the people. Lu Yan said slowly.

Ying Zheng listened and nodded slightly, "But there are other strategies?" ”

Lu Yan didn't know what Yingzheng meant by this question, so he said what he thought in his heart, "Enlighten the king, the danger of the nine counties has just been resolved, and the eight counties are in chaos, this is condemned by God, and the repair of the Afang Palace should be stopped for three months, so as to show the world and show the king's love for the people." ”

"What Lu Aiqing said is very true, but I am afraid that the people don't know what they mean, so Afang Palace will be postponed for the time being, and other things will be according to what Lu Aiqing said, and he will tell Xiangguo not to slow down in recruiting troops, and he will send troops to the Huns in the spring of next year." Ying Zheng said thoughtfully.

Seeing Ying Zheng say this, Lu Yan couldn't help sighing, at such a moment, he still can't forget the construction of Afang Palace, he really lives in the Nine Palaces, and he doesn't know the suffering of the people, as a courtier, Lu Yan wanted to recommend it, but after thinking about it carefully, it's good to be alive.