Hua Rongrong was overjoyed and thought to herself, hehe, your father's love for more than ten years must not have been so easy to get along with. He is usually the master and his minister. How reserved and envy it is.

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Shangguan Chen quickly turned his eyes away from her and cursed in his heart: "This woman doesn't care about her dignity after she has made some achievements, and she is still so arrogant. It was just a fluke that her father was in a good mood today." In fact, in Shangguan Chen

I already admired this woman in my heart, but I didn't say it out loud.

He would do this because he also wanted to know which book Huarongrong read in. Since Huarongrong could so easily persuade his father not to ask further questions, he felt very unhappy. The important thing was that his father

The emperor definitely wanted to know, but was easily persuaded by Hua Rongrong and stopped asking further. He was not as serious as usual.

"Since you saw that method in the book, do you remember that the book said that if this method doesn't work, is there any way to make up for it?" The emperor's face suddenly sank, and the look of kindness before was gone.

Being hidden little by little, he asked Hua Rongrong seriously.

"It doesn't work?" Hua Rongrong was stunned, as if she didn't understand why the emperor said that.

He knew something was going on when he was in Jufulou before, but Shangguan Chen didn't tell him what it was specifically during the whole journey. He only knew that it was about locusts, but he didn't say what it was.

Now after hearing the emperor's words, Hua Rongrong and Shangguan Chen were very surprised.

However, Shangguan Chen seemed to have made preparations in his heart. He was not too surprised. Instead, he was confused and dissatisfied. He turned his eyes and asked in confusion: "Father, can you tell me, where is the problem?"

Problem?"

The emperor said: "It is the windy season now. The locusts have burned a lot, but the surrounding woods and farmers, especially the wheat, have been burned even more."

"What?" Hua Rongrong frowned and fell into deep thought.

Logically speaking, even if it is windy this season, as long as you pay attention to the location and handle it carefully when operating, this situation should not happen.

Even if it occurs, it will definitely not be serious.

But now that the report has reached the ears of the emperor, and the officials below risk being punished and blamed, it seems that the situation must be quite serious.

Shouldn't it be, unless...unless this is not a natural disaster, but a man-made disaster?

Yes!

Huarong Rong slapped her forehead fiercely. Since ancient times, there have been so many corrupt officials. Those inhumane officials, for their own selfish purposes, made it easier to make a fortune during such natural disasters than usual.

This is a common disaster.

If Hua Rongrong's method works and the locusts are wiped out at once, the court will not allocate disaster funds and supplies. Where will those people make these unconscionable wealth?

Therefore, their only way is to make Hua Rongrong's method ineffective. Not only that, but also to make this method have a negative impact.

Thinking of this, Hua Rongrong not only broke out in a cold sweat, but without the previous credit for curing smallpox, Shangguan Chen said that the explanation just now was his own, and it might have led to the disaster of killing.

She couldn't help but glance at Shangguan Chen in confusion, and even wondered in her heart whether he had known the truth of the matter earlier and told the emperor that he had written the method, was it to use herself as a shield?

Shangguan Chen was also surprised when he saw Hua's strange and even angry expression.

The emperor clearly saw Huarongrong's expression and the communication between their eyebrows, and couldn't help but ask Huarongrong: "What? Did you think of something?"

Hua Rongrong's eyes turned, with a look of intelligence in her eyes. She turned to look at the emperor with a smile and said: "Your Majesty, my wife has not thought carefully. Let me think about it again and see if there is any better way."

Hua Rongrong originally wanted to speak out what was in her mind, but there was no evidence or evidence. Even if she did, she was afraid that the people and officials below would protect her, which would be detrimental to Hua Rongrong and Shangguan Chen.

The emperor had a kind look on his face when he took office and said: "Then think carefully, otherwise... for this mistake, even if my father loves you dearly, he will not be able to protect you."

Hua Rongrong was stunned, nodded, sat down aside, and thought carefully.

But I was filled with fear in my heart.

She suddenly remembered that she was now in a palace, facing the emperor and the princes vying for the throne. She was no longer the carefree and beautiful face of the 21st century.

The emperor was gentle and kind to her, didn't he think that Hua Rongrong still had some use value and had helped him many times?

If not, I'm afraid he would have been arrested and held accountable long ago.

What's more, now the emperor lets himself think of a way, and if he comes up with it, it is good, and he can be exempted from blame. What if he can't think of it?

There must be someone who is responsible for the things that are burned. Besides Hua Rongrong, who else will take responsibility for this person?

Thinking of these things, Hua Rongrong was already dripping with cold sweat for a moment.

Shangguan Chen, who was on the side, didn't know what Hua Rong was thinking, but he knew to some extent that she would blame him for saying that he was the one who came up with the method of getting rid of locusts. This girl has been thinking wildly recently, and she might think that she was

Deliberately shirking responsibility.

On the one hand, I am also helping to think of ways to solve the locust issue together. On the other hand, I may be thinking about how to explain it to Hua Rongrong when I go back later.

The emperor slowly drank tea on it, pretending to fiddle with the celadon bowl cover with his neatly manicured fingers without making a sound. Suddenly, he was completely different from the kind emperor just now.

For a moment, there was only the sound of curling upwards in the room, and there was no sound at all.

"Father, there is another way." After waiting for a while, Huarong Rong's eyes suddenly lit up and she looked at the emperor and said.

"Oh? Tell me!" The emperor put down the tea cup in his hand and looked at Hua Rongrong in surprise.

"If I use that method again now, even if I tell you how to avoid fires, the farmers won't dare to use it," Huarong Rong said.

The emperor nodded: "What you said makes sense."

Hua Rongrong said again: "Since this method doesn't work, let everyone use ecological and natural methods."

"What method?" The emperor and Shangguan Chen couldn't help asking when they heard such a new term for the first time, their eyes lit up.

Huarong Rong said: "You can let the chicken eat it!"

"Let the chicken eat?"

Hua Rongrong nodded: "We can let everyone catch the chickens at home and eat them in the fields together. This way, there will be no future troubles."

Both the emperor and Hua Rongrong fell into deep thought. After a while, Shangguan Chen said: "This method is good, but there is one thing... The locusts grow very fast. I have been here for several days and only rely on those chickens to eat.

It's too late, not to mention...most of them stay in the woods to eat leaves now, and it's not convenient for chickens to eat them."

The emperor also nodded in agreement: "What's more important is that after this disaster, I'm afraid each household only has a handful of chickens, which can't keep up with the locusts."

Hua Rongrong nodded, thought for a moment, and said: "Father, in this case... there is only one way."

"What method?"

Huarong Rong said: "Harvest!"

"Harvest?" The emperor and Shangguan Chen asked in unison, puzzled.

Huarong Rong nodded: "Yes, harvest, harvest now."

"No!" The emperor refused flatly: "If we harvest now, we can only get 40% of the harvest at most, and we will suffer heavy losses."

Huarong Rong said: "Father, if we don't harvest now, when those hungry locusts eat up all the leaves and go to the ground, I'm afraid there won't be any grass left..."

The emperor and Shangguan Chen fell into deep thought. Hua Rongrong's words made perfect sense.

Hua Rongrong saw that the two of them were a little shaken and immediately said: "The banker has taken it back. When the locusts come again, we can use the previous fire attack in the banker's field to defeat it in one fell swoop!"

"But... what if the locusts don't come?" the emperor asked again.

If the locusts stay in the woods and do not leave, or fly away directly, then pre-harvest will only cause huge losses to everyone, even the national treasury. Who will bear this responsibility?

Huarong Rong thought carefully about the scene when she followed Guan Chen to the suburbs that day. Looking at the situation, it was still like this in the capital with a relatively cold climate, let alone the hot Jiangnan area.

Thinking of this, Hua Rongrong couldn't help but take two steps forward, knelt down in front of the emperor, and said solemnly: "Father, if anything happens, I will bear it all!"

"Rong Rong..." Shangguan Chen couldn't help but take a step forward, trying to stop Hua Rong Rong, but her words had already left her mouth and it was too late to stop her.

"Do you know the consequences?" The emperor also looked at Hua Rongrong unexpectedly.

Huarong Rong nodded: "Of course my wife knows."

"Okay... I will issue an order immediately and do as you say." The emperor said, paused for a moment, then looked at Huarong Rong and said: "But... if the locusts come in the future, the consequences... do you know?"

Hua Rongrong nodded: "My wife is just a proton. Don't worry, Your Majesty, no one will hold me accountable even if it takes my life." Hua Rongrong looked at Shangguan Chen with a thoughtful look on her face, and said coldly: "Not at all.

Someone feels sad."

"Rong Rong..." Shangguan Chen couldn't help shouting. This woman is crazy. She actually issued such a big military order. Does she know how serious the consequences are? Is she crazy?

Hua Rongrong shook her head at him and said confidently: "Don't worry, I'm sure."

When Shangguan Chen saw her like this, he couldn't help but feel a sense of trust in his heart.

Now that the matter has come to an end, the emperor immediately speeds up and asks everyone everywhere to start harvesting. Anyone who violates this rule will be executed!

In this way, Hua Rongrong and Shangguan Chen came back to the house.

In the past few days, news of harvesting came from all over the country. Because of the emperor's iron order, although there were complaints everywhere, no one dared to disobey it. Even the few who were dissatisfied had no choice but to follow suit as they watched everyone harvest.

All in all, although there were complaints everywhere, the harvest was going very smoothly.

During this period, an incident occurred. An official impeached Shangguan Chen, who was so proud of his small achievements that he went to Jufu Tower to eat and drink, and was so happy about his achievements.

Of course, after this matter was suppressed by the emperor, Huarong Rong, who knew the situation, smiled softly at Shangguan Chen: "Now we are just grasshoppers tied to a rope. If there is no locust disaster this time, my father will probably...
Chapter completed!