Hearing this, a strange look flashed in Li Shimin's eyes.
He also understood what Changsun Wuji said.
"Your Majesty, I think the Duke of Qi's words are reasonable!"
"Your Majesty, I also think you can give it a try..."
On the side, Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui couldn't help but their eyes lit up.
Li Chengqian looked strange and glanced blankly at these ministers who usually looked aloof and upright.
Unexpectedly, when my heart becomes dark, I can be so righteous and awe-inspiring!
Fortunately, Master has already explained it!
Thinking about it, facing the look that his Aye had cast, Li Chengqian quickly raised his hands in salute, slightly modified his master's words in his mind, and said slowly.
"Father, I say that my father can convey his words to the great scholars of the family. If any great scholar is dissatisfied, you can go to him to argue!"
"good!"
Li Shimin nodded.
I can't help but feel a little hopeful in my heart.
Since those great scholars from aristocratic families and ordinary people all recognized Xuan Ba as a great sage.
Then let Xuan Ba's words come to challenge those great scholars from aristocratic families.
Later, Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji surrendered to Li Shimin.
Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji both have more than ten years of experience in dealing with and fighting against those corrupt officials from aristocratic families.
Soon, fast horses galloped out of Chang'an City.
First, rumors spread throughout Chang'an City, especially what Li Xuan said, which spread to every neighborhood verbatim.
Then came the various prefectures and counties of the Tang Dynasty, with Xuzhou being the most important.
Within a few days, the world was shocked.
From the palaces of princes and noble families to the common people in the streets and villages, everyone was talking about it.
His Highness the King of Jin actually said that those locusts were pests, and they had to be eaten by chickens, ducks and other poultry, burned to death in fires, and spent money to buy these locusts!
However, since ancient times, great scholars have told us that those locusts are divine insects.
Xuzhou.
All the villagers and villagers who had been swarmed by the locusts looked at their clan elders like zombies.
And these clan elders looked at Li Zheng, and Li Zheng looked at Mr. Mingfu of the county government.
"His Royal Highness the King of Jin has said that these locusts are pests and should be killed and fed to chickens and ducks!"
"But as you all know, the senior gentleman in the county has always said that the locusts are divine insects, because there are..."
"Shut up!"
An old man with a face full of scars glared at those bastards who were talking nonsense.
"However, His Royal Highness the King of Jin is a great sage recognized by the world, and he also asked the great scholars to argue with him face to face. Until now, I have not heard of any great scholars going to Chang'an to argue with the King of Jin. The locusts are considered pests!"
"It must be a pest, otherwise why would it eat the crops we have worked so hard to grow?"
"His Royal Highness King Jin is right. We have killed those locusts before. Even when the dog days come, the chickens and ducks at home eat the locusts in the fields, and we don't see any trouble happening!"
"Destroy those locusts and avenge us!"
"Exactly, even the divine insects recognize it. Without food, we will starve to death sooner or later..."
"It just so happens that His Highness Prince Jin also bids for those locusts!"
"I have a big net bag at home!"
"His Royal Highness the King of Jin said that locusts like to put out fires. We will burn those locusts to death at night..."
A group of common people yelled for a while, but when they found that no officials or government servants came to stop them this time, they immediately felt relieved and dispersed.
Before, they were just afraid of the locusts, so they didn't dare to take action.
However, there are countless ways to get rid of those locusts, especially when the crops in the fields have been destroyed.
At the same time, in the prefectures and counties around Xuzhou, a group of officials and people, after seeing that none of the great scholars came forward to argue with the King of Jin, were ready to take action and secretly prepared a number of weapons.
As long as those locusts dare to go to their fields, they will never come back and will be turned into money!
"Sir, now the common people inside and outside the city have begun to voluntarily eliminate the locusts. What should we do?"
In a certain courtyard in Xuzhou City, an old servant looked at the great scholar in front of him with a worried face.
"What is Wu Meng doing?"
"Mr. Hui, Wu Mingfu has always been in the government office and turned a blind eye to the ridiculous actions of those people!"
The old servant said quickly.
"Alas, you have done something wrong and you will not live!"
Hearing this, the great scholar looked sad.
"Sir, what should we do? What if those ignorant people really offend God and implicate us?"
The old servant looked miserable.
"I'm saying that those aristocratic families and Confucian scholars, in order to make the two brothers jealous, have been praising that person. Now, they are praising that person as a great sage that everyone in the world believes in. As a result, the evil retribution has been meted out to him.
well……"
After hearing this, the old servant looked shocked.
"Now, what should we do now?"
"Don't worry, if the sky falls, there will still be those people in the east of the city holding up. Sit quietly at home and don't pay attention to those people!"
"Yes, sir!"
However, the master and servant did not know that the people in the house in the east of the city had the same thoughts as them.
However, the top aristocratic families in the Tang Dynasty did not dare to provoke the man from Chang'an City.
Therefore, when all the great scholars from aristocratic families were waiting and watching.
The locusts that were raging in Xuzhou were finally surrounded by farmers and common people in various prefectures and counties before they ran out of Xuzhou, and they were burned into dried locusts. Only a small number of them survived, but they were all caught and stuffed into burlap bags.
In the middle, go to Chang'an City.
…
"How many?"
In Lijiazhuang, Li Xuan looked at Li Chang in surprise.
"Go back to your Majesty, there are two hundred stones in total!"
Li Chang also looked weird at this moment.
"The villain has checked them one by one. There are thousands of sacks, and they are all filled with locusts. There is no debris added!"
"Let's go, take ten coins with you, and I'll take a look too!"
Li Xuan became interested.
He had never seen those locusts with his own eyes.
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Li Chang responded quickly.
Immediately, Li Chengqian, Li Baoding and others behind him also hurriedly followed Li Xuan and walked towards the entrance of the village.
At this time, the entrance of the village was already surrounded by farmers and craftsmen.
Even the guards of Prince Jin's Mansion looked at the locusts packed in sacks with curiosity on their faces.
Everyone is full of joy.
Everyone in the world has been harmed by locusts, but they were somewhat in awe of locusts before, and the officials and elders did not let them destroy the locusts. They could only stare blankly and let the locusts harm their crops.
And now, the king says that these locusts are pests and should be eliminated.
Moreover, people from other prefectures and counties have already burned these evil animals to death and brought them to Lijiazhuang.
Everyone, while relieved of their hatred, was also filled with excitement.
Now, if any locusts dare to come in groups to harm their crops, they will burn them all and feed them to the chickens and ducks!
"The king is coming!"
"Meet the king!"
As Li Xuan came, everyone bowed respectfully to Li Xuan with awe on their faces.
"You don't need to do this!"
Li Xuan nodded towards the surroundings, then looked directly at the opened sacks on the ground.
Inside, a locust as big as the palm of your hand was revealed, and you couldn't help but take a breath.
"These locusts are so big!"
"Your Majesty, you don't know that these evil beasts have eaten up all the crops we have worked so hard to plant, so they can grow so big!"
An old man who looked like the leader said with a hateful expression.