Chapter 116: Spring Society Day
The Spring Society Day in February, for people now, this is just a festival, you can go out to travel or something, but for the ancients, this is the most important festival.
On the day of the Spring Society, whether it is the emperor or the poorest at the bottom, they have to sacrifice to the earth god and pray for a good harvest this year, and naturally there are some other meanings in it.
And for Li Er, this year's Spring Festival Day is particularly important, why, what waterwheel drawings he got from Yang Heng, as well as Qu Yuan Li's drawings and samples, but they have been kept secret, and they have not been hyped up, but they have only been tried in a small range, or he has already arranged for the Ministry of Engineering or the craftsman to make a lot of physical objects, these are not what Yang Heng needs to know, he just knows the Dao, Li Er will not let these things be dusty, he should use them to strengthen his rule, These are all related to agriculture, so it is naturally the best to show them on the day of the Spring Society.
Even speaking of which, Li Er has another intention, there was a big locust plague in the second year of Zhenguan, didn't Li Er notice it, some officials of his agricultural supervisor would be waste, the answer is naturally no, these people are definitely not waste, they will speculate on the occurrence of locust plagues according to the changes in the weather, as well as last year's drought, but what about the road, there are no pesticides at this time, and there is no biological chain, so I have to stuff these things in my stomach, but this year, Li Er just wanted to fight with God, to see who was powerful, he also knew that if the wind and rain were smooth, then the possibility of locust plagues would be greatly reduced, if he didn't have this method before, but now with the waterwheel offered by Yang Heng, (in fact, he grabbed it) and Quyuan plow, he is naturally full of confidence, even if the weather is dry, I will not let the earth fail, this is Li Er's backbone.
In fact, what does this mean, that is, Li Er got the revelation of the gods and obtained two kinds of Linong artifacts, and he couldn't use them before, and he had to pray to the land father-in-law on the day of the society before he could break ground on the head of the land father-in-law, in order to do things that are beneficial to the people, naturally, this is also an excuse for the locust plague that may occur in the near future.
That is, with the locust plague, you don't want to come to me for trouble, maybe your minister was distracted during the sacrifice on the day of the society, and provoked the father-in-law of the land, and the father-in-law of the land begged the god of locusts to punish you, just such a meaning, it is just to shirk responsibility, but then again, this war is related to the emperor, but if there is a plague of locusts, or even some other natural disasters, it is also troublesome to find the emperor, isn't that nonsense, but at this time, some ministers still like to remove this egg, once something happens, It was directly involved in the emperor's body, but when it came to business, it was not involved.
Li Er is naturally disgusted with these things, so naturally he has to take this opportunity to find a good scapegoat for the future. Others can't see it, anyway, he and the eldest grandson queen are very pious, and they have that respect for the father-in-law of the land, and everything like one step and three knocks has been done, but can the father-in-law of the land see it, he can't see Li Er, but the ministers see it, and the nearby villagers and citizens also see it, in order to publicize this matter, you must know that Li Er has made a lot of efforts this time, not only let the ministers come, but also the ordinary people have called a lot, and naturally there are some of his spies around, At that time, if something happens, as long as you let the spies go to the people and say casually, that is, on the day of the Spring Festival, where did the so-and-so minister doze off, did he provoke the father-in-law of the land, Li Er's abacus.
After the sacrificial text was read, the next thing was Li Er's performance time, the first performance was naturally Quyuan plow, and then I saw that the queen mother, and the prince Li Chengqian had changed into some ordinary clothes, and then stood in front of the plow, and Li Er stood in the position of supporting the plow.
At this time, both the ministers and the people were a little puzzled. "Your Majesty, are you going to do it, and the queen mother and the prince, do they want to pull the plow, how can this be done." The hearts of the ministers were slandered for a while, you Li Er is addicted to performance, right, this still makes the queen mother and the prince pull the plow, can they pull it.
And the hearts of the people are not this idea, moved that, it is tears, this majesty is merciful, and the queen mother and the prince are also, in order to give the people a good plow, they have personally come to test the performance of the plow, how can this be tired of His majesty and the queen, His Royal Highness the prince.
"Your Majesty, the queen, His Royal Highness the Prince, let the villains test this plow for you......" The people knelt on the ground, and the ministers saw that this time they lost face, and they had never knelt in the court, if they didn't kneel this time, they would be drowned by the saliva of the people, so let's kneel too.
Li Er saw the ministers who knelt on the ground, as well as the people, especially these ministers, he was very happy in his heart, I let you always find trouble with me, this time I know that I can't violate it.
"Ha Luha, no, no, this is the task that the gods directly assigned to me, why don't I try it myself......" Gurgling, gurgling, this Li Er borrowed the question for a while, "I said Your Majesty, you hurry up, if I don't do it right with you in the future, let's get up, under this knee, it's not a soft cushion, but there are some small pebbles, especially in the weather in February, the ground is very cold." "This is the idea of the ministers in their hearts, what about the people, they have long forgotten about the knee, at this time, the knee is cut off, they will not know the way, but they know that the plow of the queen is set, how hard it should be.
"Okay, all the Qing family and my people are all flat, I'm going to try the new plow" Finally, Li Er saw that the ministers couldn't stand it anymore, so they got up, you take the initiative to kneel down, then I can't enjoy it, and even after I go back, I will write a close-up in the history books.
"Queen, Qian'er, it's time to start." This was something that Li Er had already tested with the eldest grandson, and they first asked the palace maids and eunuchs to pull the plow, and only after the most suitable way was tested did they test with the eldest grandson a few times, and then they dared to perform in front of everyone.
Although the prince did not know what to do, he saw that the queen mother had pulled the plough herself, even if a hundred of them were unwilling, they would pull it herself. "Queen Mother, let your son pull the plow by himself." "No, how can you let the prince pull it by himself, or the palace and the prince pull the plow together, this is also the task of our heavenly family." The mother and son actually gave in, and then, everyone found that the queen mother and the prince were very energetic, and they actually pulled the plow and walked quickly, and the land under the plow was turned high, this is not a fraud, but really, what is Li Chengqian's idea, "Oh, it's really embarrassing for the queen mother, she actually used so much force, just to make it easier for me, I also have to be faster, and make more effort for the queen mother." "This is a little bit of a problem, the two in front of them are walking very fast, and Li Er in the back is a little unable to keep up.