Luo Chen also frowned, his face was thoughtful, listening to the heavenly bell ringing outside, but he turned a deaf ear, and said leisurely: "Father, the son is ready to go to Jiangnan to exterminate the locusts in person!" ”

"Never!"

Before Emperor Xia could speak, a slightly old voice came from outside the door, and Jiang Shang walked in with big strides, bowing to Emperor Xia and Luo Chen!

"Your Highness must not interfere in this locust plague!"

After Jiang Shang said to Luo Chen with a serious face, he bowed his hand to Emperor Xia: "Your Majesty, the minister suggests that you immediately send an army, mobilize the people, and go to Jiangnan to exterminate locusts!" ”

Emperor Xia nodded thoughtfully, but was silent!

Now that the eastern border of Great Xia is waging a national war, it can be said that most of the country's troops are being exhausted, and they are about to hit the capital of Donglai Kingdom, but such a terrifying catastrophe has occurred in the rear!

It was like a thunderbolt on a sunny day, which directly split Emperor Xia!!

The ministers walked into the imperial study one after another, and Emperor Xia looked at Gao Ming, and said lightly: "Take the ministers to the Taixi Palace to discuss matters!" ”

"Yes!"

In addition to the two prime ministers, several Shangshu and Zhuge Liang, all the courtiers went to the Taixi Palace to wait!

Su Xun and Jiang Shang also had a solemn look on their faces, looked at Emperor Xia's deep face, and said softly: "Your Majesty, Nanyuan Mansion borders Anyun Mansion and Anqing Mansion, and it is a place where production is prosperous, once the locust plague spreads to Anyun Mansion and Anqing Mansion, Jiangnan Mansion in the north, Xijiang Mansion in the west, Hongdu Mansion and Xingsheng Mansion in the east, as long as it takes half a month, it can sweep the entire land of Jiangnan!" ”

"At that time, not only will the locust situation be uncontrollable, but the people will also suffer heavy casualties!"

Su Xun looked at a sketchy map of Jiangnan and made a simple analysis of the situation!

Zhuge Liang's eyebrows tightened, "Your Majesty, now the eastern border is at a critical juncture, and the western border is adjacent to Daqin, the troops cannot be moved, and the forbidden army of Chang'an City is also sitting in all directions, and it cannot be moved lightly, if you want to exterminate locusts, I am afraid that you can only rely on the soldiers of various places!" ”

Jiang Shang shook his head slightly, and said softly: "Even if the soldiers from all over the country are gathered together, there are only fifty or sixty thousand people, and it is not so easy to stop this locust plague!" ”

"If you can set it on fire, cut it off and starve it to death, and then roast it to death in the heat, or form a wall of fire, can you stop it?"

Hearing this, Luo Chen smiled dumbly, shook his head and said: "Burning it with fire will hurt the heavens and peace, besides, how much can the locusts burn if they stretch for dozens of miles?" ”

"Once the fire gets out of control, the consequences are ten million times worse than in the eyes of the locust plague!"

"Hmm!"

"Father, this matter is called to Erchen, Erchen does not dare to guarantee that this locust plague will be completely wiped out, but Erchen is confident that he will do his best and minimize the losses of the people's court!"

Hearing Luo Chen's words, not only Emperor Xia and the two prime ministers, but even Zhuge Liang shook his head to stop: "Your Highness just sat in the East Palace, and now if you go to Jiangnan to cure locusts, if you cure it, it's fine, if it can't be cured, you can ......."

As soon as these words came out, Luo Chen instantly understood what several people meant, to put it bluntly, this matter is a thankless job!

If it can't be cured, I'm afraid that all the dirty water in the black pot will be deducted from Luo Chen's body!

Luo Chen didn't think about the truth in this, it's just that now that the national disaster is at the head, he knows many methods of controlling locusts in later generations, if even he can't cure him, the rest of the people will be even more in vain!

So, he's the one to do!

"Father, the situation in Jiangnan is worrying now, once the locust plague spreads, it will not be a matter of whether I, the prince of the East Palace, can do it or not, and then it will be about my national glory for more than a hundred years in Great Xia!"

"Once the locust plague really reaches the point of being uncontrollable, the country will not be a country, and its survival will be in danger!"

"At that time, what is the use of Erchen, the prince of the East Palace?

"Therefore, when it comes to the autumn of critical survival, Erchen often says that the rise and fall of the country is the responsibility of the husband, *******, *******?"

Luo Chen's face is serious, his words are righteous, every sentence is full of affection, and every word comes from the bottom of his heart!

When several courtiers heard this, they were all in awe, and when they looked at Luo Chen, they were all ashamed!

Even Jiang Shang and Su Xun showed a hint of shame, to be honest, even they didn't want to take this matter on themselves!

Know that locust plagues are natural disasters!

The occurrence of locust plague is God's punishment of the world, and locusts are also held up by the people, such as worshipping the gods, some areas where large-scale locust plagues have occurred have also established locust temples, and there are sacrifices every year!

Throughout the ages, the people who cure locusts have no good end, if they are cured well, they will be attributed to God's work, if they are not cured, they will be infamous through the ages, in this era of most attention to leaving a name in history, who dares to take such a big risk to do those thankless things?

Therefore, the more this is the case, the stronger their admiration for Luo Chen becomes!

Emperor Xia also seemed to be moved by Luo Chen's words, but Su Xun still shook his head and persuaded: "Your Highness, now that the affairs of the court and the central government are undecided, you have just entered the East Palace, and you will take the initiative to deal with the matter, if you leave Beijing at this time, the people will inevitably be unstable!" ”

Jiang Shang also bowed slightly, Zhuge Liang's eyes fell on Luo Chen's body, and he simply left it to him to decide!

Luo Chen shook his head: "Jiangnan, I must go on a journey, besides, I am seventy percent sure of exterminating locusts!" ”

"As long as the locusts can be exterminated, I can guarantee that there is no need for food!"

As soon as Luo Chen's voice fell, Emperor Xia immediately stopped hesitating, and said in a deep voice: "Prince, are you sure you want to go to Jiangnan to deal with the locust plague?" ”

"Your Majesty!"

Su Xun's face immediately tightened, he didn't want Luo Chen to go in his heart, and Jiang Shang was also silent!

Luo Chen nodded, and said with a smile: "Father, my lords, don't worry!" ”

"This time the control of locusts will definitely be the will of the people!"

"Erchen is sure of victory!"

Seeing the iconic smile on Luo Chen's face, Emperor Xia also smiled with relief, and bowed slightly: "Okay!" ”

"In that case, I have the right to act cheaply from you and have full authority to deal with the Jiangnan locust plague!"

"Yes!"

Luo Chen saluted solemnly and said softly: "Father, the sons and daughters also asked the county governments in the south of the Yangtze River to open warehouses and release grain to treat the victims who have no food reserves!" ”

Emperor Xia suddenly showed hesitation: "Now that the locust plague has just begun, will it be earlier to open the warehouse and release grain?" ”

Luo Chen shook his head slightly: "Father, the sons can solve the food matter, as long as they survive this locust plague, from now on, there will be no more starving people in my Great Xia!" ”

"Shhh

Hearing Luo Chen's tone, Su Xun and Jiang Shang both looked at him in disbelief, if this was said by another person, the two of them would definitely sneer at him, or even scold him!

However, these words came from Luo Chen's mouth, think about it carefully, how could His Highness ever open the river?

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