In the second year of Zhenguan, there was a drought in the capital and locusts were everywhere. Emperor Taizong entered the garden and saw the locusts. He picked up a few locusts and cursed, "Man lives by grain. If you eat it, you will harm the common people. The common people have sinned. You have spirit, but if you eat my heart, you will do no harm to the common people. "He swallowed the locusts and admonished him," You must not eat it. "Emperor Taizong said," What is there to avoid? "He swallowed the locusts. The locusts were no longer a disaster.
This was the famous scene of Emperor Taizong swallowing the locusts. It was recorded in "Zhenguan Important Political Figures"!
Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty "swallowing the locusts" might have been an act, or it might have been a combination of both. But one thing was certain: If he didn't understand the situation and didn't understand the disaster the locusts brought to the common people, if he saw the common people as weeds and didn't understand the compassion and fear of the common people, he wouldn't have swallowed the locusts. He might even have made a joke of "Why not eat minced meat"!
The stars have changed and the world has changed. Now the Tang Dynasty had Li Zexuan's warning in advance and the imperial court had made a lot of preparations for the locusts. It seemed that it was possible to completely eliminate the locusts. But Li Er still chose to swallow the locusts in front of the civil and military officials. His intention was very clear. He did it to show the civil and military officials, to show the common people. Only in this way could the common people completely put down their fear of the locusts and work together to eliminate the locusts!
Although he understood Li Zexuan's good intentions, understanding was one thing. If he asked Li Zexuan to swallow the locusts raw, Li Zexuan could only say, "I can't do it"!
If the locusts were fried, they would be delicious. But if they were eaten raw, it would be too damn disgusting!
But could he not eat them?
Look, Fang Xuanling was almost fifty years old, but he personally went to the field to look for locusts. Wei Yazi, who was usually upright and not afraid of power, also picked up a locusts and put them into his mouth.
Looking at Cheng Yaojin, Yuchi Jingde, and the other generals, a few of them relied on their qinggong to fly left and right in the wheat fields. Their goal was only to find a locust. It wasn't that they wanted to show off their qinggong, but because the locusts in the fields here had been mostly cleared out by the Sky Chicken Brigade, it really wasn't easy to find a surviving locust!
The locusts in the field were pitiful. Fifteen minutes ago, they were lucky enough to escape the sweep of the Sky Pheasant Brigade. Now, they were being hunted down by those martial generals who were highly skilled in martial arts. If they had to blame someone, they could only blame the locust that flew to Li Er's body. If it were not for it, they would not have been wiped out!
Seeing that the civil and military officials were all secretly searching for locusts and stuffing them into their stomachs to show their loyalty, Li Zexuan stood there alone. In order to not stand out too much, Li Zexuan had no choice but to join the army of searching for locusts and swallowing them alive!
"Oh, f * ck! How can there be such a coincidence? "
Just when Li Zexuan couldn't find a single locust after searching for a long time and thought that he could escape this calamity, a silly and adorable locust flew out from the wheat fields without any warning and landed on his head.
"Hey, hey, hey! Marquis Yong 'an, quick, quick, quick, there's a locust on your head! Don't let it escape! "
Wei Zheng seemed to have discovered a new continent as he pointed at Li Zexuan's head and said excitedly.
"Many thanks for the reminder, Left Minister Wei!"
Li Zexuan's face was full of black lines. He originally wanted to quietly throw away the grasshopper on his head, but after being yelled at by Wei Zheng's loud voice, he didn't have the chance to make any small movements. He could only grab the grasshopper on his head, then cupped his hands towards Wei Zheng and said in a muffled voice.
Wei Zheng chuckled and said, "Marquis Yong 'an is really a person with great luck. I had to put in so much effort just to find a locust, but Marquis Yong' an only needs to wait for the locust to come to his door. How envious!"
Li Zexuan couldn't help but complain in his heart, "What great luck, I'll be angered to death by you sooner or later! If this is considered luck, I'd rather not have it! "
Standing in the same spot with the locust in his hand, Li Zexuan was rendered speechless by Wei Zheng's words. At this moment, his gaze inadvertently swept across the crowd and realized that dozens of ministers and Li Er were all looking at him with burning eyes. More accurately, they were looking at the locust in his hand. The meaning they wanted to express was self-evident!
"Uh …"
Li Zexuan was a little dumbfounded. These ministers and Li Er who had eaten the locust didn't want to "let go" of him! Was there a need for this …
"Marquis Yong 'an, what are you hesitating for? His Majesty can swallow the locust for the people of the world, why can't you? Could it be that you are more precious than His Majesty? "
Qiu Xinggong took the opportunity to say sarcastically.
This guy didn't even blink when he ate two locusts. He was indeed a ruthless person!
Cheng Yaojin's eyebrows twitched. He wanted to help Li Zexuan say something, but he was stopped by Qin Qiong. Because at this moment, Li Zexuan had no other choice!
"Hmph! When I was living in seclusion in the mountains with my master, I even chewed on tree bark. What's a mere locust worth mentioning? "
Li Zexuan also knew that he had to eat the locust today. Otherwise, it would be a public slap to Li Er's face. Hence, he snorted coldly at Qiu Xinggong and bragged. Then, he closed his eyes and opened his mouth. The locust was stuffed into his mouth. His cheeks puffed up a few times and the wild locust was swallowed into his stomach.
Resisting the urge to vomit, Li Zexuan looked at Qiu Xinggong provocatively, but didn't say anything!
However, today's grudge had been formed. Although Qiu Xinggong was infamous in the history books, if he really provoked Li Zexuan, Li Zexuan would definitely not resign himself to death!
"For the sake of the people, His Majesty didn't care about the safety of his dragon body and swallowed the locusts. Not only will this move move the people, it will also go down in history and become a role model for future emperors! Tomorrow's Datang Daily will definitely announce His Majesty's actions today to the world. Everyone will be able to feel His Majesty's care and at the same time, rally the people to work together to catch the locusts! "
After pausing for a while, Li Zexuan cupped his hands and said to Li Er.
Hearing that Li Zexuan wanted to publish his actions of swallowing the locusts today, Li Er couldn't help but praise Li Zexuan in his heart. However, he didn't show it on his face and said:
"Swallowing the locusts today was just an act of righteous indignation after seeing the locusts harm the crops! It's not worth mentioning to the people! "
After saying that, Li Er saw that most of the civil and military officials had "eaten" the locusts. He waved his sleeves and said, "Today's afternoon court will end here! Officials, return to Chang 'an immediately and carry out your duties. You must mobilize the people in the affected areas to fight against the locusts and reduce the losses of the people! "
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
The officials cupped their hands and accepted the order, then rode back to Chang 'an.
Li Zexuan lived in Lantian County and didn't have any errands in Chang 'an, so he didn't leave with them. Instead, he planned to go directly to Wang Jia Village to see the process of the Sky Pheasant Brigade eliminating the locusts.
However, Li Er stopped him. "Marquis Yong 'an, follow me around!"
"Yes! Your Majesty! "
Li Zexuan cupped his hands and agreed.
"Where is the Sky Pheasant Brigade now?"
Li Er asked.
"Your Majesty, it's at Wang Jia Village to the west of Yunshan!"
"Good! Then let's go to Wang Jia Village to take a look! "
Thus, the two of them walked toward Wang Jia Village, followed by dozens of imperial guards, Cheng Yaojin, Qin Qiong, and a group of generals.
Because dealing with locusts was the expertise of the civil officials, these generals couldn't help much even if they went back.
Half an hour later, this small group of people arrived at the edge of the farmland outside Wang Jia Village. What they saw were densely packed chickens, as well as the villagers and children who were driving the chickens.
"Coo coo coo ~ Coo coo!"
From time to time, the children would make a special 'cooing' sound. What was strange was that when the flock of chickens behind them heard this' cooing 'sound, they would obediently follow the children. Then, they would flap their wings and excitedly rush into the farmland that was full of locusts. A flock of about four to five thousand chickens only took a dozen breaths to clean up one mu of farmland. Then, under the' command 'of the leading child, they would rush into another mu of farmland!
This looked like a general commanding thousands of troops in battle. It was rather spectacular!
This strange scene caused Li Er, Cheng Yaojin, and the others to be dumbstruck.
"Xiao Xuan, these children really know how to train chickens?"
Cheng Yaojin's eyes widened and said in disbelief.
Li Zexuan smiled and said, "Of course. Previously in the imperial court, I did not boast to His Majesty and all the uncles!"
Niu Jinda asked, "Xiao Xuan, where did they learn to train chickens? Don't tell me they learned it from you? "
From Niu Jinda's point of view, Li Zexuan knew a lot of strange skills, so he made this guess.
Li Zexuan hurriedly said, "Uncle Niu, how would I know these skills? To tell you the truth, last spring, I found a pair of siblings in the Han Family Manor who were reclusive. They spent their days with the chickens they reared at home. This pair of siblings were able to make the chickens listen to their every word. At that time, I had an idea and got all the children in the manor to learn this ability from them. If they learned it well and passed the test, they would be able to receive a reward! Now, all the children in the Han Village and Plum Village know how to train chickens! "
Cheng Yaojin couldn't help but laugh and said, "Hehe! Xiao Xuan, you have a lot of ideas! If you didn't let these children learn this skill, even if you have a hundred and fifty thousand chickens now, you wouldn't be able to exterminate all the locusts in the village so quickly! "
Li Er nodded and said, "Zhijie is right! If not for these children, Marquis Yong 'an, even if you have a hundred and fifty thousand chickens, you would only be a bunch of headless flies flying around. You wouldn't be able to perform so efficiently! What I'm thinking is, after all the locusts in Lantian County are exterminated, can your Sky Rooster Brigade be transferred to other counties to exterminate the locusts? "
Li Zexuan cupped his hands and said, "Even if Your Majesty didn't say it, I had the same idea! Not only that, Yanhuang College has already suspended classes. The students are now in various villages, mobilizing the villagers to drive away the chickens and go into the fields to kill the locusts! After all the locusts in Lantian County have been exterminated, I will immediately bring the Sky Rooster Brigade and the students of the academy to the neighboring affected counties! "
"Mm! For you to have such thoughts, I am very pleased! "
Li Er nodded and said.
"Little Xuan, the Cheng family still has more than twenty thousand chickens. After all the locusts in the Cheng family's village are cleared tomorrow, this old man will send these chickens to Lantian County and send them to your Sky Rooster Brigade!"
Cheng Yaojin said.
Old Cheng's family had more than five thousand mu of fertile land. Even if the efficiency of exterminating the locusts was not as high as the Sky Rooster Brigade, one day was more than enough.
Li Zexuan cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Uncle Cheng!"
Qin Qiong also said, "Little Xuan, the Qin family has about fifteen thousand chickens. When the time comes, they will also rush to your side!"
Yuchi Jingde said, "The Yuchi family has thirteen thousand …"
Niu Jinda said, "The Niu family has fourteen thousand …"
Li Jing said, "This old man only has eight thousand. When the time comes, I will send them all to you, Little Xuan!"
These families had followed Li Zexuan back then, which was why they had raised so many chickens. Now that they saw that Li Zexuan had so many children who knew how to train chickens, they did not hesitate to send all the chickens they had raised over!
When Li Zexuan heard this, he hurriedly cupped his hands and thanked them one by one. After all, at this time, he would not complain about having too many chickens!
Li Er pondered for a moment and said, "There are about thirty thousand chickens in the royal village. Tomorrow, I will send someone to send them to you!"
Li Zexuan said happily, "Thank you, Your Majesty! In this way, we can gather two hundred and twenty thousand chickens. When the time comes, I will borrow a portion of the chickens from the villagers in Lantian County. The Sky Rooster Brigade might have close to three hundred thousand chickens. The number has doubled, and the speed of exterminating the locusts will also double! "
Li Er sighed and said, "It's my fault for not believing your prophecy back then. Otherwise, I would have created a Sky Rooster Brigade made up of a million chickens. Now, we can quickly clean up the affected counties!"
After saying this, Li Er shook his head and left with a group of guards.
Qin Qiong and the rest said a few words to Li Zexuan and followed Li Er.
Cheng Yaojin purposely stayed a few steps behind and whispered to Li Zexuan, "Xiao Xuan, you have to be careful of Qiu Xinggong in the future. This old fellow is too utilitarian and only wants to show his loyalty in front of His Majesty. Furthermore, this person is vicious and merciless. You have to be careful when dealing with him in the future!"
Li Zexuan nodded and said, "Uncle Cheng, don't worry. I will not take the initiative to provoke him! Furthermore, I don't usually have much interaction with him. Even if he wants to find trouble with me, he has nowhere to go! "
Cheng Yaojin shook his head and said, "Xiao Xuan, you are wrong! Have you forgotten that His Majesty had just appointed you as the Black Armored Army's Registrar a few days ago? "
Li Zexuan felt strange and said, "Uncle Cheng, of course, I have not forgotten!"
Suddenly, he realized that something was wrong and quickly asked, "Uncle Cheng, could it be that Qiu Xinggong is also in the Black Armored Army?"
Cheng Yaojin sighed and nodded, "That's right! Qiu Xinggong and Duan Zhixuan can be considered as the first batch of generals in the Black Armored Army. However, Duan Zhixuan is more favored by His Majesty. Therefore, Duan Zhixuan is now the commander of the Black Armored Army while Qiu Xinggong is only the deputy commander! Therefore, as the Registrar, you will have to deal with Qiu Xinggong in the future! "
Li Zexuan was stunned. He thought to himself that enemies were bound to meet on a narrow road. He had not even reported to the Black Armored Army and he had already formed a grudge with the second-in-command of the Black Armored Army. How was he going to survive in the future?
"Uh … Uncle Cheng! Is it too late for this little nephew to resign from this position? "
Li Zexuan said frantically.
Cheng Yaojin glared and said angrily, "Resign for what? Don't tell me you are afraid of that Qiu Xinggong? Don't worry, I, Old Cheng, have long disliked that old man. If he deliberately makes trouble for you, I will go to the Black Armored Army to challenge him and take the opportunity to beat him up! Moreover, Second Brother Qin will not stand by and do nothing. Duan Zhixuan and Second Brother Qin have a good relationship. As long as you don't take the initiative to make a mistake in the Black Armored Army, Qiu Xinggong will definitely not dare to touch you! Even if you make a mistake, Second Brother Qin and I will support you from behind! "
Li Zexuan heard this and could not help but feel touched. He cupped his fists and said, "Thank you, Uncle Cheng!"
Old Cheng patted Li Zexuan's shoulder and laughed, "Hey! Why are you saying such things when we are family? I heard that Xiao Xuan's workshop has a type of car called an electric bicycle. When will you let me try it out? "
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