"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the most important thing now is to stabilize the people's hearts, as long as the people's hearts are stable, the rumors of those who bewitch the people will naturally lose their incitement." Under Li Er's gaze, Fang Xuanling said in a deep voice.

After listening to Fang Xuanling, Li Er sighed and emphasized: "I know that it is important to stabilize the people's hearts, and what I am asking now is how to stabilize the people's hearts." ”

Li Er's heart was slightly disappointed, Fang Xuanling was scheming, and Du Ruhan was decisive, but now the guys who are good at planning are talking '', and the trickiness of the matter can be imagined.

The locust plague is overwhelming, the people are panicked, and despair is spreading among the people.

Messengers asking for help shuttled back and forth, coming in more than a dozen waves a day, dozens of state capitals several times a day, constantly asking the court for help, individual counties have begun to appear in the situation of the people besieging the county government, and if they are not dealt with, it is likely that there will be greater changes.

"Spend your money, spend your money to keep you safe." The people with sad faces were stunned by Li Chengqian's stunned words.

"What money to spend? Make it clear. A glimmer of hope flashed in Li Er's eyes, Li Chengqian's brain is different from that of normal people, and this locust plague really has to be solved by his 'brain hole'.

"The court paid for the locusts, mobilized the people, and exterminated the locusts with all their might, so that they could not stay at home and ponder. In addition, effective men were dispatched to inspect various state capitals and make every effort to kill those who instigated trouble, and of course, they also needed to pay attention to their methods so as not to provoke a popular uprising. The locust plague was too big, and Li Chengqian didn't have the heart to worry about it, so he simply said his thoughts.

"What can the locusts do when they are recovered?" Du Yan was born in imperial history and didn't know much about government affairs, so he was the first to speak out and express the confusion in his heart.

And he doesn't understand, others don't understand either, they know about disaster relief, but that's just the court opening a warehouse to release grain, and now Li Chengqian's idea is to send money, which is difficult to understand.

"No matter what you can do, even if you dig a pit and bury it, it's just a reason to make money." Li Chengqian spread his hands and said.

"Send money?" Eldest Sun Wuji asked.

"Yes uncle, it seems to me that there is nothing in this world that comforts people's hearts more than money. Moreover, the panic of the people now comes more from the fear of natural disasters, not that they really reach the point where they cannot survive, after all, the consequences of the locust plague will not be reflected until the autumn harvest. ”

"Your Highness, you still have to think about this matter, and send money to the people, which is unprecedented." Du Yan always felt that Li Chengqian's method of collecting locusts with money from the court was unreliable.

"If you have a better way, you don't have to, but if you don't, you'd better do what I say."

Li Chengqian also knew that it was not a good way to send money, but before the food was delivered and not delivered, he really couldn't think of any way to stabilize the people's hearts except for copper coins.

The other people in the room were also silent, and they all knew that the appeasement of red lips and white teeth was not as good as real money in any case, although Li Chengqian's method was a little unreliable, but it was the best solution, and the cost should not be much.

"Then let's settle it, you can discuss the price. In addition, tomorrow I will go outside the city to worship the heavens, and you will all go back and prepare for it, and come with me. Li Er listened carefully to the discussion, thought for a moment, and felt that 'sending money' seemed to be the most direct and effective solution.

It's just that Li Er's words made Li Chengqian's heart tighten, he should have come or come, and he really wanted to sacrifice to the sky.

The book says that when the old man sacrificed to the heavens, he grabbed a handful of locusts and ate them, and there was no reason for the old man to eat them and not eat them himself...... Li Chengqian decided to go back and prepare well, and the roasted locusts that he had been exercising for a long time finally came in handy.

The night passed quickly, and the time quickly came to the next morning.

Hundreds of civil and military officials, but all those who are above the five grades, or have titles, gather in the suburbs of Chang'an City.

There is no need to repeat the process of sacrificing to the sky, in short, the ceremonial official sings, Li Er recites the edict of sin, and then burns it and sacrifices it to heaven.

Next, under the frightened eyes of everyone and Li Chengqian, Lao Li picked up a handful of locusts from the ground, looking like no less than seven or eight, and said: "People take grain as their life, and you eat it to harm 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. ”

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty can't." Seeing that Li Er was about to swallow the locusts, the eldest grandson Wuji, Qin Qiong, Cheng Yanjin and other important ministers didn't want to think about it, and hurriedly stopped it.

In the eyes of the Tang people, locusts are disasters, natural disasters, and irresistible.

Now that Li Er wants to eat the locusts, how can the courtiers not stop it, even Wei Heizi, who often admonishes and admonishes, is trying his best to dissuade him, afraid that Lao Li will get sick from eating.

Li Er looked around, looking at the little things jumping around, there was no trace of green in his eyes, he gritted his teeth with red eyes and said: "What is the hope of moving the disaster?" With that, he shoved six or seven locusts into his mouth.

How did the old man feel when he ate this? Pleasant? Painful? Disgusting? Li Chengqian stood aside and speculated wildly, but Lao Li took the lead and set an example, and he, the old man's favorite prince, naturally couldn't lag behind, otherwise what would the courtiers around him think!

Taking advantage of the fact that everyone's eyes were attracted by Li Er, Li Chengqian took out a handful of locusts that he had roasted yesterday from his pocket, bent down and copied them on the ground in a fake manner, and when he opened his hand, he could vaguely see that there were already three or four locusts in his hand: "My son is willing to accompany my father." ”。

Without waiting for others to approach and dissuade him (for fear of revealing his stuffing), Li Chengqian also followed the example of the old man and stuffed the locusts into his mouth.

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince......" The eldest grandson Wuji and the others were stunned, looking at the father and son who were biting the locusts with a 'click' sound, and they didn't know what to think in their hearts.

It's just that no matter how you look at it, Li Chengqian's performance is much stronger than Li Er's, at least he enjoys his expression when he eats, while Lao Li has a painful face.

But in general, this time the sacrifice to the heavens was successful, and before everyone returned to the imperial city, clouds had already begun to appear in the sky.

After the crowd dispersed and everyone returned to their homes, Chang'an, which had not seen a drop of rain for more than three months, finally ushered in a belated spring rain.

The rain became heavier and heavier, quickly obscuring people's vision, as if it were pouring out rain that had not fallen in a long time.

At this time when the people were jubilant and the officials were happy, the main hall of the East Palace of Taiji Palace was staging a good show of 'chasing and killing'.