Political Announcement Hall.
It wasn't time for court yet, but there were already palace maids and eunuchs in the Political Announcement Hall using mugwort, sulfur, and other things to smoke the locusts in the room. Even the Honglu Temple was using this method on the way from the Vermilion Bird Bridge to the Political Announcement Hall.
And this method, which the Emperor had gotten from an unknown source, was actually able to make all the locusts in the imperial city disappear overnight.
Now, the glazed tiles of the imperial city, the white marble floor, and the lake in the imperial garden were densely covered with the corpses of the locusts.
And the emperor actually asked them to pack up these disgusting insects!
This was what puzzled them the most.
But this was the emperor's order, and they didn't dare to disobey.
They could only obediently carry it out.
The bell rang at five o 'clock.
Finally, after everyone had sorted out the locusts' corpses, it came late.
"Dong — dong — dong —!"
With the sound of the bell, a group of purple, red, and green robed officials lined up with white jade tablets in their hands and entered the locusts.
But today, everyone was shocked.
First of all, the locusts that filled the sky could not be seen the moment they stepped into the imperial city. Even the deeper they went into the imperial palace, the more they couldn't see a fly or a mosquito!
Strange.
This didn't make sense!
Everyone turned to look at the city gate behind them. In the sky outside the city gate, there were still dense locusts baring their fangs and brandishing their claws. But what was going on?
The locusts didn't dare to enter the imperial city?
This was …
Was it a favor from the heavens?
Or …
Everyone entered the Political Announcement Hall in surprise.
Once they entered the Political Announcement Hall, they smelled a burst of incense. This smell was very strange. It had the fragrance of flowers, but there was also a faint musk and the smell of mugwort.
This made everyone even more puzzled.
But just as everyone looked around in confusion, trying to find a locust in the corner of the door, Xiao Guizi's voice sounded from behind the door.
"The emperor has arrived! Kneel! "
Everyone hurriedly stopped talking and hurriedly bowed.
"This subject respectfully welcomes the emperor!"
"No need for formalities!"
With the crown on his head, Li Shimin walked up the Stairway to Heaven with a majestic gait. He waved his hand and said, "Sit!"
But before everyone could sit down, someone hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, this subject has something to report!"
Li Shimin glanced at the newcomer. He was a member of the Shandong landowning class. Li Shimin waved his hand.
"Speak!"
"Reporting to Your Majesty, I investigated in Chang 'an City yesterday and found that all the people there were in a state of panic and discontent. It seemed that Your Majesty had done something to provoke the wrath of the heavens and the resentment of the people, so the heavens decided to punish you …"
"Bastard!"
"Lord Sun, you actually dare to openly shout in the royal court. Is this what a subject should do?"
In an instant, Zhangsun Wuji raised his sleeve and scolded.
"Your Majesty, this person actually dared to humiliate Your Majesty in court. This is a capital offense!"
"Lord Zhangsun!"
Lord Sun stood up straight. Seeing that the emperor did not speak, he coldly looked at Zhangsun Wuji and said, "Go and ask around. Also, go and check the documents of the Ministry of Justice. Look, in all the dynasties, when have locusts been able to wreak havoc in the imperial city? Go and ask around. This is something that I and many people present here heard with our own ears. I'm just stating the facts. Are people not allowed to speak the truth in the royal court? "
"Oh?"
Li Shimin sneered and waved his hand to stop Zhangsun Wuji. He said, "Then why haven't I seen a single locust in this vast imperial palace?"
"Why did I hear that the locusts were a treasure given to the Tang Dynasty by the heavens?"
Hearing this, all the ministers were shocked.
"That's right. In the imperial city today, let alone a locust, I didn't even see a fly. Is this really …"
"Lord Gou! You saw it clearly during yesterday's morning court session. Let's not talk about anything else, even the Political Announcement Hall was filled with locusts. Tell me, what is this? "
"Then, where are the locusts now?"
"This …"
"They must have used some method to disperse the locusts!"
"Good! Come on, come on, come on. Why don't you drive away a locust for me, Cheng Yaojin? How big is the imperial city? Who has the ability to drive away all the locusts in the imperial palace overnight? Is it an immortal? "
The more Cheng Yaojin spoke, the angrier he became.
With his hands on his waist, he pointed at the group of civil officials and roared, "What the f * ck are you talking about? I think you just don't want to see His Majesty live a good life, right?"
Hearing this, all the generals began to jeer.
"F * ck, these sons of b * tches only think about making money and getting promoted all day long. Once something happens, they splash dirty water on His Majesty. Are you still the ministers of the Tang Dynasty?"
"In my opinion, these locusts must have been stirred up by this group of civil officials! And the rumors in Chang 'an City were definitely made up by this group of b * stards! Otherwise, who the f * ck would do such a thing to end their family line? "
"You!"
"You're slandering us!"
"How dare you! Old Man studied the way of Confucius and Mencius. How could he do such a dirty thing? "
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