Chapter 544: On Locusts

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"Everyone, Xue Langxue, the Duke of Rui Guo, handed over the sign to enter the palace, asked to face the saint, and said that there was an urgent matter to report."

As soon as Li Er came to the court, his close attendant came to report, and he couldn't help but be slightly stunned, this was the first time in more than a year that Xue Lang took the initiative to hand over a sign and ask for a face-to-face meeting.

Sister Ah has rarely come out and walked around for more than a year, and the most that comes is to go into the palace to visit her father.

The attendant saw that the saint did not speak, but was so silent, and did not dare to say much, so he followed quietly, and after a while, he heard the saint's words: "Xuan come in!" ”

"Whoa!"

After a while, Xue Lang came in, still wearing a robe, and saluted: "Minister Xue Lang greets Your Majesty." ”

This little Li Sage is different from his father, Lao Li Sage, the bedroom of the two is still in the same style as in the East Palace, where is close to the library where to live, and the emperor and queen live in the same hall, the Lizheng Hall can already be regarded as the scope of the front palace, but it is convenient for the ministers to meet. There is no way, the relationship between the two is good, and the imperial history does not dare to touch his brows in words.

"Flat, no courtesy. Youyang can be described as a rare guest in my political palace, and a rare guest is coming, which is gratifying. ”

After ascending the throne for more than a year, Xiao Li is not in the past, and the momentum on his body is not the same as in the past.

Xue Lang smiled slightly, and said: "The saint is busy with government affairs, and his subordinates dare not disturb at will, if it is not for the urgency of the situation, there is no delay, and they dare not come to disturb the saint." ”

Xiao Li Sage knew Xue Lang's temperament, and when he heard this, he immediately asked, "I don't know what is going on?" Let's hear about it. ”

"Whoa!"

Xue Lang scratched his head in his heart, and said simply: "Please Your Majesty watch the sparse performance." ”

As he spoke, he handed the song to the chamberlain and asked the chamberlain to present it. Xiao Li Sage took it and looked at it, the more he looked at it, the more solemn his expression became, and after reading it, he asked in a deep voice: "Youyang, is this matter accurate?" ”

Xue Lang said calmly: "Your Majesty dares to guarantee with the head of the item, ** is almost certain!" For this reason, I also went to the field to check, and today I also brought in the dug soil clods when I entered the palace, please look at it. ”

"Clods?"

Thinking of Princess Pingyang's words that locusts are turned into fish and shrimp, Xue Lang suddenly explained: "Locusts can be said to exist all over the world, and flower planters have also existed. The flower growers have both scholars who specialize in agricultural affairs and scholars who specialize in the study of insects in the fields, and the locust plague is extremely harmful, so it is naturally also among the researchers, and the habits of locusts are studied quite thoroughly, and the ministers know a little bit about it. Therefore, he dared to be sure, and after he was sure, he did not dare to delay for a moment and entered the palace to report to His Majesty. ”

Xiao Li Shengren nodded, and after being silent for a while, he asked, "So, the locusts are not transformed by fish and shrimp?" Isn't it a punishment from heaven? ”

Xue Lang said categorically: "Of course, the flower planter has long studied and understood, locusts are insects, and they have nothing to do with heavenly punishment or anything like that. Locusts have existed since ancient times, when the climate is suitable, the egg production is high, and when the climate is not suitable, the egg production is reduced, not to mention the success rate of hatching, which is only related to the climate. ”

The expression on the face of Xiao Li Shengren, who is becoming more and more important, did not change in the slightest, and only his chest quietly rose and fell, thinking that he was relieved. On this issue, Xue Lang is actually full of sympathy for him, it is not easy to be an emperor in ancient times, and if there is a slight natural disaster, he will pull it on the Son of Heaven. Especially Li Er, who has an unjustifiable name for the throne, is even more mindful of this.

For this issue, Xue Lang discussed it with Princess Pingyang last night, and finally came to the conclusion that he didn't have any selfish intentions anyway, he just didn't want the locust plague next year to cause too many losses, so he prepared and prevented it in advance, just tell the truth, go straight, don't make any detours, and do his best to obey the destiny of heaven.

Xiao Li is now holding back his strength to show his skills to the world and those who did not support him before, proving that he is more suitable for the throne than Li Da. There are too many bends, so I am afraid that Li Er's brain will make up too much and cause some misunderstanding. God knows that Xue Lang really has no selfish intentions, and he has no intention of changing his current life, so it is better to choose the easiest method.

If Xiao Li listens, then do his best to do it, if Xiao Li doesn't listen, then he will take care of his own family. As for whether he will be punished for the crime of deceiving the public...... Anyway, at most the beginning of spring next year, the clues can be seen, and it is not unbearable to be in prison for a few months. The key is to minimize the harm of the locust plague, otherwise, I don't know how many civilians will starve to death, it will be all human lives, and Xue Lang will not be able to bear it no matter what.

Thinking like this in his heart, he quietly waited for Xiao Li Sage to make a decision. He asked, "In what climate do locusts lay more eggs and hatch more larvae?" ”

Xue Lang said: "When the drought happens! ”

"Let's talk about it in detail."

"Whoa!"

Xue Lang said: "In dry weather, the moisture content in the soil is low, the soil is relatively solid, and the temperature is relatively high, and locusts like to lay eggs in such temperatures and environments. In addition, because of the drought, the water level of the riverbed and the like is lowered, giving the locusts more places to lay eggs, and then the plants that grow in the arid places are also low in moisture, and the locusts eat and grow faster than usual when the water is sufficient, so under the addition of a variety of conditions, in the year of drought, there will be more locusts than usual, and locust plagues will be more likely to occur after drought. It is also because the dry part of the riverbed is easier to grow plants after the drought, and locusts like to lay eggs in these places, so the ancestors speculated that fish and shrimp were incorporated. ”

Li Er suddenly said: "I see." ”

Xue Lang added: "These two years are both warm winters, the rainy season is scarce, some dry, the climatic conditions are very favorable for the growth and reproduction of locusts, so I have been paying attention to the soil conditions in the past two years. For this reason, the clods of soil from last year and this year were specially collected, that is, when the clods of this year were collected, the minister felt that there was a great possibility of a locust plague next year, and asked His Majesty to be clear. ”

Xue Lang said so much, Li Er also knew that he was not untargeted, and ordered the palace people without hesitation: "Spread Du Ruhui, Fang Xuanling, and the eldest grandson Wuji to come over." ”

"Whoa!"

The palace people immediately trotted out, and Xue Lang knew that Xiao Li believed it, so he patiently waited for the three Xiao Li's henchmen to come over.

Li Erduan sat down, looked at Xue Lang with blazing eyes, and said abruptly: "Why do you want to report the locust plague to me?" ”

Xue Lang was stunned, a little strange: "The locust plague is related to agriculture and mulberry, and agriculture is related to the country, since you can see it, of course you have to report it to Your Majesty, where do you need any reason!" ”

Li Er snorted and said, "I thought you and Sister A were one husband and wife, and Sister Ah didn't want me to be the emperor!" ”

That's what I said!

Xue Lang has some egg pain!

Just look at the refreshing one