Chapter 55, Three Strategies to Control Locusts

Author: no falling bones

Chapter 55, Three Strategies to Control Locusts

While the Qin court was paying attention, Li Xin and Wang Bi brought Ziyou to the main hall, while Zhang Cang and Concubine Yan, the Snow Girl, stayed outside the palace.

"Confucian disciple, Ziyou pays homage to the King of Qin." Ziyou saluted Ying Zheng and said.

"Mr. Ziyou, there is no need to be polite. I wonder if you have any good strategies to control the locust plague after you have issued the recruitment order." Ying Zheng asked.

"Ziyou has three strategies to put an end to the current chaos in Qin." Ziyou looked at Ying Zheng and said.

After Ziyou finished speaking, the court began to discuss. Many people felt that Ziyou was bragging, but they didn't say anything. They just waited quietly for Ziyou's solution. Who made Ziyou famous? They didn't

Dare to show any contempt, what if Ziyou really has a solution?

"May I ask, sir, what can be done?" Before Ying Zheng could speak, Lu Buwei took the lead and asked.

Ying Zheng just frowned, but didn't say anything more, just waiting for Ziyou to speak.

"Now the locust plague in the Qin State has evolved into a famine. The locusts are raging. In addition to causing famine, plagues will also appear. Therefore, what the Qin State is facing today are three problems. One is the locust plague, and the other is the famine.

, and third, the plague," Ziyou said.

"What you said is absolutely true," Ying Zheng said.

"The first is the locust plague. The king issued an edict calling on the people to catch the locusts and at the same time summon the army to help the people. Locusts like the light, so people can light fires late at night to attract the locusts and let them ignite spontaneously." Ziyou said.

"Second, there is a famine. I know that the State of Qin has opened warehouses to release grain to help the victims, but this is just a drop in the bucket. I wonder what happened to the State of Qin's call for food donations?" Ziyou asked.

Hearing Ziyou's question, everyone fell silent. Some people wanted to hide their faces and leave. Seeing the reaction of the court ministers, Ziyou couldn't help but laugh and said

"It must not be much. Why doesn't the king erect a tall monument in Xianyang City and write a letter to donate grain and the amount of donation? To show his loyalty to the emperor, patriotism and love for the people, so that the people of Qin will remember his merits and pay back the donated grain in the coming year when the locust plague subsides?"

Lu Buwei looked at Ziyou, his eyes full of astonishment, and sighed in his heart: You are indeed a Confucian, and you play with morality clearly. If you don't donate food, you are not patriotic, loyal to the emperor, and do not love the people. Your family's reputation will be bad.

It can be said that it is a direct social death. Just donate. If you donate less, you are just trying to gain fame.

These ministers were also stunned. They also donated food, but they also left behind and did not donate that much. Ziyou suddenly showed up and put them on the rack to roast, and they all began to estimate their own property.

You must donate more, and if you donate more, you can win some fame for your descendants.

"What you said is absolutely true, I will let you do it." Ying Zheng was stunned and said quickly.

"Third, regarding the plague, please your Majesty to send doctors and troops to the disaster-stricken areas and places where victims gather to separate and isolate the victims to curb the spread of the plague." Ziyou waved his hand and said.

"A doctor? Mr. Ziyou doesn't know. The Qin State has been severely affected by the disaster, and there are not so many doctors dispatched." A minister came out and said that the person who came was the right prime minister of the Qin State.

"The King of Qin can issue a recruitment order, send people to seek help from doctors, and ask the doctors to send people out. At the same time, they can compile treatment methods and prevention methods into a book, and officials and soldiers can go to various places to control them. Even if the plague cannot be quelled, it can still prevent the plague.

Spread it again.”

The ministers were stunned, why didn't they think of asking the doctors for help? But at the same time, they were a little ashamed. It was a bit embarrassing for a country to come to the rescue of doctors.

"No, how can our country of Qin ask for help from Jianghu sects? Tell me, where will the face of our country of Qin be?" A minister objected sternly.

Ziyou, Yingzheng, and Lu Buwei looked around and saw that the speaker was a member of the Chu family, Fengchang of the Qin State.

"Is the face of the State of Qin more important than the people of the State of Qin? The king is willing to sacrifice the prestige of the State of Qin for the people of the State of Qin, just for the people of the State of Qin, and now you are obstructing it in every possible way. Do you want to put the king at risk?

In an unkind and unjust place?" Ziyou pointed at Feng Chang and cursed.

"I, I, I am doing this for the sake of Qin's national prestige." Feng Chang said with his face turning red.

"Fengchang can retire. I heard that Fengchang's children were beating and scolding others in the street the day before yesterday. If my Qin ancestors knew that they were serving such people, I think they would not want to. Maybe this locust plague is...

The ancestor's warning." Lu Buwei said sadly from the side.

"My lord, please punish Feng Chang for his dereliction of duty!"

Lu Buwei raised his hands to Ying Zheng and said.

In the civil service, Lord Changping and Lord Changwen looked at Lu Buwei without saying anything. Feng Chang was an important figure in their Chu clan. Although they wanted to keep him alive, Lu Buwei's words had already gone so far. Now the locust plague needs a reason to stop it.

In terms of public sentiment, we can only say that Fengchang is very unlucky.

Ziyou frowned and looked at Lu Buwei. Lu Buwei felt Ziyou's gaze and turned to look at Ziyou and asked.

"Is there anything wrong with Mr. Ziyou?"

"No, it's nothing. Please ask Wenxinhou to hand it over to Tingwei for punishment." Ziyou shook his head and said. Although he opposed this superstitious statement, he now needed something to block the people's discussion, so he could only hold back.

The thought in my heart is not time yet. Even if I say it out, no one will care. It is still popular in the Seven Kingdoms to worship ghosts and gods.

"I second the proposal." Zhisu Neishi and Tingwei stood up and said. They are both disciples of Confucianism. They are close to Xunzi within Confucianism. They believe in the laws of heaven and are disgusted by such strange forces and chaos.

"According to what Mr. Ziyou said, we will discuss who will take over Feng Chang's position later." Ying Zheng looked at Lu Buwei's deflated heart and couldn't help but feel happy and continued.

"Mr. Ziyou has made suggestions for our Qin State to control the locust plague, but I still ask you to take care of some specific matters. I will come to get the King of Qin's golden order and give it to you. During the period of controlling the locust plague, you can use the gold order to command the ministers."

Although the King of Qin's golden order is very important, it is equivalent to the King of Qin personally coming. Although Ziyou does not have any official position and has no right to use the golden order, there are a few fools who can discuss matters in Xianyang Palace. Now they understand what Ying Zheng is thinking.

He wanted to tie Ziyou to Qin's chariot.

"If you ministers have no objections, please go down and prepare various matters." After Ying Zheng finished speaking, he left the throne.

"Farewell, Your Majesty."

Before Ziyou could leave, he was blocked by a chamberlain. He had blood-red hair, fair appearance, and was dressed in the uniform of a chamberlain.

"Mr. Ziyou, please stay. Your Majesty would like to invite you to the side hall to discuss something." The chamberlain stopped Ziyou and said.

"Oh? Please lead the way." Ziyou said.

"plz follow me."

"I don't know what to call him?" Ziyou asked, looking at the chamberlain beside him.

"The slave's name is Zhao Gao, and he is the king's chamberlain." Zhao Gao bowed and said.

"Zhao Gao."

Looking at the slender man in front of me, he is exactly the same as Zhao Gao in Qin Shi Mingyue, but he is still a little immature now, without the evil charm and viciousness.

Ziyou rolled his eyes. It was an indisputable fact that he chose Qin. But now the Qin court was too chaotic, especially the Chu clan. These people could be said to be in Qin but in Chu. Zhao Gao used them well.

Sharp blade. From then on, after the death of Qin Shihuang, Zhao Gao dared to join forces with Li Si to change the imperial edict and ignore Qin II. He knew that he was a man with means. As for Zhao Gao's ambition, Ziyou was not afraid that he had ambition, but was afraid that he did not.

"Have you ever read a book?" Ziyou looked at Zhao Gao and asked.
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