Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Eldest Sun and Erlang
I have to say that with Qin Ze's simple strokes, it has already made the eldest grandson Chong look at him differently, and the original contempt was immediately put away, and his face turned to a solemn face.
Qin Ze also knew what Eldest Sun Chong was thinking, so he gently put away his hand at the moment and said lightly: "Eldest Sun Gongzi doesn't need to care about the origin of Zai, he just needs to know what Zai is going to say next, but it is about the people of the entire Tang Dynasty."
As he spoke, he didn't wait for Changsun Chong to speak, but took out the locusts that had been prepared long ago from his cuffs and gently put them in front of him.
Pretending to be mysterious is the best way to increase credibility, and this is what Qin Ze has to do now.
Seeing that Qin Ze suddenly took out a locust from his body, the three of them were all shocked, and they all looked at each other, not knowing what Qin Ze was going to do.
Qin Ze saw that the purpose of attracting the three of them had been achieved, and he no longer played tricks at the moment, but said directly: "Presumably you should have noticed that this thing has obviously increased a lot recently."
As he spoke, he took the locust in his hand in front of everyone and played with it carefully. I only saw that the eldest grandson rushed to the three of them with a chill.
"It's really uninsightful." Qin Ze looked at the frightened expressions on the faces of the three of them, and sighed in his heart: "The rare delicacy in the future generations actually scared the famous Chang'an Xuan like this."
Qin Ze also didn't want to think about it, in this feudal and superstitious society. Locusts are regarded as natural disasters, divine punishments, and gods like the plague gods, how can they just be held in their hands and played.
"Could it be that the big news that Brother Qin said is the locust he is referring to?" The eldest grandson moved his body silently, obviously not wanting to get too close to Qin Ze.
Cheng Huailiang over there was even more exaggerated, and directly pushed aside the remaining plate of mung bean cake, for fear that he would be infected by locusts.
It's not funny, that's how people treat crabs before the first person eats them.
"That's right, it's this locust." Qin Ze also saw the thoughts of several people, so he pushed the locusts aside. After thinking about it, I was afraid that I would suddenly fly away, so I covered it with the lid of the teacup.
"Uh~" The eldest grandson on the side turned white at the moment, this is his restaurant, it's enough for you to bring this thing in, and now you still cover this thing with a teacup lid, this ......
The eldest grandson Chong, who was angry, simply put down the teacup in his hand, he really couldn't drink it.
"If it's just about this locust, I'm afraid I can't get a shop." Changsun Chong already regretted coming to this Fengya Building a little, and just wanted to leave here quickly.
Qin Ze smiled, dipped his fingers in the tea again, and circled the outline of the painting. Then he pointed to these places with his finger and said, "If I say these places, there will be a large-scale locust plague in the next few days, I don't know if it's big news."
Eldest Sun Chong took a deep breath in some disgust, and then leaned over to look at the outline drawn by Qin Ze.
"Jiannan Road, Huainan Road, Hebei Province, Henan Province......" Changsun Chong frowned, and asked Qin Ze to say the names of places around the circle.
But the more he thought about it, the more frightened he became, because he suddenly found that if it was really what Qin Ze said, then most of the Tang Dynasty would be shrouded in it. And if there is a locust plague......
He didn't dare to think about it anymore, he only felt a cold sweat all over his body. If these words were said by Cheng Huailiang to himself, he would not believe it.
But Qin Ze gave him a feeling that he couldn't see through, not only did he understand the territory of the Tang Dynasty, but he also heard his father mention it before, saying that there was an outbreak of locust plagues in Quzhou and Yizhou in Jiannan.
Thinking of this, Changsun Chong had already believed most of Qin Ze, and said in a deep voice: "If this matter is really true, the shop on Zhenyuan Street can give it to you." But ......"
Speaking of this, Changsun Chong's eyes changed, and he didn't speak, but just sneered at Qin Ze, and then bowed to Cheng Huailiang and left.
With his status, there is no need to say much about the rest of the words. Qin Ze and Wang Fu don't deserve special treatment, so they can only laugh dryly.
It wasn't until the eldest grandson Chong left Fengyalou that Wang Fu came to Qin Ze, his honest face full of joy. After watching it for a long time, he directly raised his hand and patted Qin Ze's shoulder, and said happily: "I really didn't make a mistake, this matter is really thanks to Brother Qin."
Cheng Huailiang on the other side came over with a cautious face, looked at the locust that was pressed by the lid of the teacup, and asked with some doubts, "How did Brother Qin know this?"
This is the difference between a lot of eyes and a real heart, smart as Changsun Chong will not ask this question, Wang Fu will not ask this question, and only a tendon like Cheng Huailiang will ask.
"It doesn't matter how you know, the important thing is that this locust plague is not so simple." The reason why Qin Ze brought up the locust plague this time was to protect himself, and secondly, to pity those poor people.
They are the ones who really suffer from the locust plague, and for those nobles, it has no effect at all.
They won't have an extra grain of sand in their meal, and they won't have a slice of meat missing, and they have money anyway.
The peasants pity the peasants, and only people born in the countryside like Qin Ze will know how important food is to the people.
This step of things can only wait and see, and he knows that Li Er is also under a lot of pressure now.
In the main hall of Taiji Palace, Li Er was looking down at the recital.
Empress Eldest Sun sat not far away from him, which could not only ensure that she would not read the words on the chapter clearly, but also ensure that she could respond to Li Er as soon as possible.
The two of them have long been accustomed to this distance.
But things are a little different today, in the past, Li Er flipped through the chapters, and most of them had a flat expression. Although sometimes I am worried about some movements, I ......
"Hiss~" Empress Changsun, who was embroidering, suddenly heard Li Er next to her let out a gasp. hurriedly looked up, but saw Li Erzheng constantly beating his head with his fist.
At the moment, he sighed, put down the embroidery in his hand, and grabbed a silk ribbon behind Li Er.
"What's the trouble of Erlang, but you must inhale and concentrate, if you are tired, how can you let the people of Datang be good?" The eldest grandson raised his hand and gently rubbed Li Er's forehead, with a hint of complaint on his face, but also a hint of pity.
Li Er comfortably leaned his head on the eldest grandson, and said with a sigh: "You know me best, Guanyin, but if I don't work hard, what about my people?"
After speaking, he raised his hand and gently held the eldest grandson's hand, and said, "Let's have more strength, the pain is really a bit bad today."
The two husbands and wives have been together for a long time, and they are naturally familiar with each other's tempers. After this conversation, outsiders probably felt innumb, but the two of them felt very normal.
This tacit understanding is also a game often played by two couples.
It is not for nothing that the eldest grandson can always be favored, this smart woman, when Li Er was not the emperor, helped him maneuver in front of Li Yuan, so that he would not get too stiff with Li Yuan.
After Li Er became the emperor, this strange woman changed her mind. She knew that what Li Er needed was companionship, not a face that would gradually fade away.
Being reasonable is the eldest grandson's weapon to catch Li Er, and just by being able to drive Li Er to other concubines several times, you can see that this is a wise woman. That's why the two of them can get along so well.
"That's it, that's it." The eldest grandson sneered, broke free of Li Er's obviously somewhat irregular hand, picked up the silk ribbon in his hand, and gently tied it on his forehead.
Li Er's family has a genetic disease of high blood pressure, and he loves sweets, so naturally he often has headaches.
Therefore, it is usually the eldest grandson who rubs it with his hands on the side, and if he can't stop it, he can only tie his forehead with a silk ribbon to relieve some pain.
It was only in front of the eldest grandson that Li Er would show such a look, from a generation of emperors to a husband who doted on his wife through and through.
"If it really hurts badly, why don't you ask Daoist Sun to take a look?" As he spoke, the eldest grandson gently pushed away Li Er's hand that was reaching out to him.
It's good that my husband is good, but sometimes when he is alone with him, he will do his hands and feet.
"The concubine is pregnant now, but she doesn't dare to make a mistake. If Your Majesty has the heart, it would be good to go to Zhaorong. ”
The current eldest grandson is eight months pregnant, but he still insists on accompanying Li Er every day. If Qin Ze was here, he would know that what she was carrying in her stomach was Li Zhi, who later became Tang Gaozong.
As soon as he heard this, Li Er immediately smiled, and very dishonestly put the head attached to the eldest grandson's belly, to the side, and let the ears stick to it.
"As long as I can hear this voice, I can resist no matter how big it is." At this time, Li Er was no different from an ordinary husband.
Pushing Li Er's head away angrily, the eldest grandson pretended to be angry and said, "Gao Ming and Qingque are your sons, how can Your Majesty say such a thing."
Gao Ming and Qingque are the milk names of Li Chengqian and Li Tai, in addition to these two sons, the eldest grandson also gave birth to a daughter to Li Er. It is the eight-year-old Li Lizhen.
"How could I forget, it's all my flesh and blood, and it's too late for me to love it." As he spoke, he easily opened the eldest grandson's hand, but picked up the piece in front of him.
"Last year there was a very thin snowfall in the winter, and now there are only a few light rains in the spring. Before the drought passed, locust plagues broke out in Quzhou, Yizhou, and Mazhou. Is it really Heaven punishing me? ”
As Qin Ze thought, what Li Er was worried about was the locust plague. In fact, I really blame him for his bad luck, first Zhenguan a year's flood, finally the flood passed, and then there was a drought, and now the drought has not passed, and the locust plague has appeared again.
This time, even Li Er, who claimed to be ordered by the sky, was a little unbearable. Originally, his throne was irregular, and now that such a thing has happened, it is inevitable that there will be some rumors.
The eldest grandson also sighed deeply, and the two of them immediately hugged each other, almost hiding their faces and crying.