How could they not know that His Majesty had left the palace?
Moreover, His Majesty had not even changed his clothes. If they were not fools, they would definitely know that His Majesty had gone to Brother Zhang Feng's place.
Thinking of this, on the way to the imperial study, they squatted by the roadside and thought about what Brother Zhang Feng had said before. Only then did they come up with this wonderful idea.
This was the idea that Brother Zhang Feng had mentioned earlier. Wasn't this the right time to use it?
However, after saying it out loud, they felt a burst of strangeness.
That was because His Majesty's face had become unusually ugly at this moment. This scene made the hearts of these wily old foxes skip a beat.
Could it be that this was what His Majesty and Brother Zhang Feng were talking about?
They could not help but look at each other. At the same time, they sat up quietly and waited for His Majesty's reprimand.
Sure enough, not long after they sat down, Li Shimin sighed and said, "At first, I thought that you would come up with a different idea on this matter. But now, it seems that this … Alas!"
"Your Majesty, there are other ways. I've looked up the previous methods that were suitable for controlling the locusts, but compared to the current situation, they are basically a drop in the bucket. So, we think that the best way now is to use fire!"
"Alright, alright!"
Li Shimin waved his hand with a headache.
"Where do you want me to burn? Burn the imperial city? Or burn somewhere else? "
"Your Majesty, we … are guilty of the death penalty!"
Wei Zheng and the others hurriedly knelt down.
Li Shimin didn't even glance at them.
He waved his hand and said, "Actually, I know that you also understand. After I came back from that small tavern, I won't beat around the bush. Brother Zhang Feng did have three ways!"
"The first one is the fire attack that you mentioned!"
"Let's make use of the favorable terrain. Let's talk about the current situation!"
After Li Shimin finished speaking, he pointed at the map on the wall, which was the area of Chang 'an City, and said, "Look, this is the area of the Shili Slope. Brother Zhang Feng's idea is to cut a fire belt between Ba River and Chang' an City, and then set fire to the locusts here!"
"This …"
Wei Zheng and the others looked at the map. When they heard Li Shimin's words, their expressions changed.
Previously, they had only thought of setting the place on fire, but as for how to do it, they really didn't know. Especially in the Imperial City and Chang 'an City, they couldn't possibly set the entire place on fire, right?
But at this moment, Li Shimin spoke again, "We did not expect that you would not even think of a way!"
Li Shimin had mixed feelings in his heart. He said lightly, "You have all dealt with medicinal herbs before. The Dragon Boat Festival has just ended. Have you forgotten something?"
"Are you talking about mugwort and realgar?"
When Wei Zheng heard this, his expression suddenly changed. He hurriedly knelt and said, "This subject did think of it before, but I did not know how to use it. That's why this subject is stupid. Please enlighten us, Your Majesty!"
"Please enlighten us, Your Majesty!"
Li Shimin waved his hand.
"Do you remember what the beacon tower is used for?"
"Beacon fire …"
When Wei Zheng heard this, he hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, the beacon tower is a signal tower used to transmit emergency military information!"
"Yes!"
"That's it!"
Li Shimin pointed at the map and said, "I just looked at the memorials. According to all the memorials, the locust outbreak is concentrated in Longyou, west of Jiannan, and mainly around Tubo and other countries!"
"If we light the beacon fires in these places at the same time, and we change all the fuel into medicinal herbs, insecticides, and insecticides, what do you think will happen?"
Fang Xuanling's eyes suddenly burst out a burst of light.
"Your Majesty, you mean to use fire to attack?"
"That's right!"
Buzz —!
Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Zhangsun Wuji, and Wei Zheng, who had been silent all this time, felt a muffled thunder in their minds at the same time.
That's right!
Jiannan Road, Shannan Road, and Longyou Road were the three places where the locust plague was the most serious. Then, there were more than a thousand beacon towers in these places. If so many beacon towers and isolation belts were to light up the medicinal herbs at the same time, then …
Wouldn't it be easy to eliminate the locusts?
Was this matter really that simple?
However, at this moment, Zhangsun Wuji, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said, "Your Majesty, although this method can eliminate most of the locusts, if the dosage of the medicinal herbs is not right, and the wind blows randomly, the effect …"
"So, what I mean is, if we can cooperate with the chicken and duck army at this time, won't it be twice the result with half the effort?"
When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but feel happy.
"Your Majesty, Lord Zhangsun is right. If we can eliminate the remaining locusts with the chicken and duck army, in less than three months, the locusts in the Tang Dynasty will be wiped out!"
"Three months …"
Li Shimin shook his head lightly.
"I can't wait for three months!"
"I want you to completely eliminate this plague of locusts within a month!"
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