Kyoto Imperial Palace

"Eight hundred miles of urgent news came from the East Lake locust plague." The voice of the eunuch spread throughout the hall and into the ears of everyone in the hall.

The officials were in an uproar, the face of the wat changed greatly, and the disasters caused by the passage of locusts caused by the failure of the farmland harvest, and once the grain was insufficient, it was easy to cause trouble.

(Note: The Ming Dynasty stipulated that the fourth-rank officials and above held the elephant wat and the fifth-rank officials below the five-rank official held the wooden wat in the ancient Chinese court.) )

"Your Majesty, the heavens warn you that you need to sacrifice to the heavens...

"Your Majesty, the locust plague is a big thing, and it must be cured immediately. . . ."

"The locusts are angels, and they are not to be killed, nor to be hunted..."

The hundreds of officials quarreled so much that their ears were red, and the suggested methods were all related to superstition, either sacrificing to the heavens or abstinence, and they were talking about the Tao, but they had no achievements and no conclusions.

The Emperor of Heaven looked at the hundred officials with a gloomy face, and the hearts of the hundred officials slowly sank with the face of the Emperor of Heaven, and the sound of the suggestion became smaller and quieter, until the needle could be heard.

"Don't panic, everyone, before the locust plague, my father had already dreamed...

The crown prince stood up, glanced at the Emperor of Heaven, and said slowly. The crown prince had already received a secret letter, and this morning he had a secret discussion with the emperor, and decided to adopt Long Haotian's suggestion to control the locusts in accordance with people's respect for heaven.

"Zhongqing's family, I have the apocalypse and dream, and I know that the locust is a warning from heaven and a gift from heaven. Heaven told me in a dream that I would calm the Quartet for the benefit of the people, and locusts would be inevitable... ”

When the Emperor of Heaven said this, the hundred officials looked at each other again, and at this time, the palace mermaids rushed in, holding trays in their hands, and the palace of Nuoda was immediately filled with the aroma of food.

"A man lives with grain, and you eat it to the detriment of the people. The people have had, and they have a spirit in one person, but when they erode my heart, they will not harm the people. In front of the Emperor of Heaven, there was also a palace man kneeling with both hands to offer a tray, and the Emperor of Heaven took out a thing from it, which turned out to be a locust.

The Emperor of Heaven raised the locust in his hand and made a gesture to swallow it.

"The emperor can't, absolutely not."

Baiguan knelt down to stop it.

"I am the Son of Heaven, and I hope that God can move disasters to me and save the people from hardship."

(In the second year of Zhenguan, there was a drought in Beijing, and the locusts rose greatly.) When Taizong entered the garden to see the grass, he saw the locusts, picked up a few pieces and cursed: "People take grain as their life, and you eat it, which is harmful to the people." The people have had, and they have a spirit in one person, but when they erode my heart, they will not harm the people. Will swallow it, left and right admonished: "I'm afraid of becoming a disease, don't do it." Taizong said: "What is the hope of moving the disaster, what is the disease to avoid?" "Swallow it. The locusts are no longer plagued. )

After speaking, the Emperor swallowed the locust in his hand. The Emperor of Heaven's usual serious expression flashed with surprise, the locusts that have plagued the people from ancient times to the present, its taste is actually like this... Delicious.

The hundred officials couldn't stop the Emperor of Heaven, and his face was terrified, only afraid that the body of the Son of Heaven would be hindered after eating the locusts. In the hearts of hundreds of officials, the Son of Heaven is the son of heaven, representing the country's national fortune and not allowing mistakes.

The hall was silent for a while, and no one in the hall dared to speak anymore, only the sound of the Heavenly Emperor chewing. The prince, who has never had much sense of presence when discussing state affairs, took a step forward.

"Don't be surprised, since God has fallen into a dream, I will protect my father's health." The prince raised a volume in his hand, "The name of the East Lake Forest Divine Doctor is full of Heavenly Dynasty, it is said that this person can have superb medical skills, has the ability to resurrect the dead, and is very loved in the East Lake, even the head of the former imperial doctor He Hong, who is famous all over the world, is also willing to bow to the wind, and has this ability to think of non-vulgar people, when God gave the Dream of the Son of Heaven, he also gave the Dream of the East Lake Forest Divine Doctor, so that it can gather the value of locusts and compile it into a book, so it can be published at this critical moment to benefit the people of the Heavenly Empire." ”

The prince felt that he was crazy, and he actually said that the locust plague was like this according to Long Haotian's words. After the prince finished speaking, the booklet was naturally put into his arms, and Long Haotian's second copy was sent urgently, although this matter was mentioned, but the booklet written by the divine doctor was too late to be sent to the palace.

Maintaining his usual moderation, the prince continued:

"That is, the apocalypse, my father is the son of heaven, I am a minister, and I am effective from top to bottom. . ." The prince took chopsticks and sandwiched a fried locust and bit it on the spot, "Everyone is a minister, not a military general, you should take the lead... ”

After taking a bite, he felt that the plate of salt and pepper locusts in front of him was delicious, and it was unexpectedly delicious, and he couldn't help but clip another piece.

Many of the hundred officials have been officials for many years, and they have long been well versed in the way of being officials, and they are good at speculating on their intentions.

"The minister is willing to eliminate disasters for the people. . . ."

Before the prince's words were finished, some officials took the lead in taking chopsticks, picked up the contents of the tray and ate them, one person ate them, and everyone followed suit, and gradually most of them ate them, and even a small number of hesitant officials saw that all of them had eaten, and they themselves could not eat them.

"It's so delicious."

"The meat is fluffy and delicious like shrimp...

The prince secretly breathed a sigh of relief, it seems that Long Haotian knows the heart of a hundred officials better than him, although he is called the prince, he has no interest in the government, and he looks at the next dynasty every morning, if it were not for Long Haotian, he would not take the initiative to speak at the court meeting.