"Your Majesty, Du He, has met your Highness, Father, and Master Zhang." When they heard this familiar voice, the three of them were startled.

When Li Chengqian saw Du He, he didn't care about etiquette. He strode forward, grabbed Du He's clothes and asked, "Tell me how much we brought back."

Du He's mouth was as cracked as a lotus flower and he said, "When I first entered Guanzhong, I heard that locust plagues spread across more than 20 states. I knew that Your Highness must be short of food, so I took action without authorization and transported one million grains to Chang'an in two batches by waterway.

"I took the water route, and I have just delivered 500,000 dan to the Ministry of Revenue, and the rest will arrive in Chang'an in the next few days."

Du He's words drained the energy from the three of them. Du Ruhui and Zhang Xuansu just sat on their chairs and laughed heartily. They picked up the tea cups in their hands, bowed to each other, and drank the whole drink.

At this moment, the stone in Li Chengqian's heart finally fell. With food, the stability of Guanzhong can be guaranteed. Even if this difficulty is passed, Li Shimin will be able to explain when he comes back.

Subsequently, a large amount of grain was transported to Chang'an, and the granary of the Ministry of Revenue was also full. Li Chengqian and the officials in the DPRK breathed a sigh of relief at the same time, and the locust plague that had not happened in a century passed.

No one caused trouble in this locust plague, and few people died of starvation. The faces of the people who received help from the court also showed honest smiles. Compared with the peaceful atmosphere outside the city, the current atmosphere in Li Zhengdian is very peaceful.

nervous.

Li Chengqian and many other princes and princesses were waiting anxiously outside the palace. Listening to Queen Changsun's painful screams, younger princesses such as Li Lizhi and Yu Zhang looked at the door with fear on their faces.

Li Chengqian couldn't bear to leave fear in the young hearts of his sisters, so he called the palace maids to take the little princesses away. They should not bear this at such a young age.

However, Princess Xiangcheng on the side did not leave. She rolled up the sleeve in her hand and tugged on it. Li Chengqian saw that she had something to say, so he walked over and asked gently: "Sister, what's the matter?"

Princess Xiangcheng is a concubine. She usually keeps a low profile and is a transparent person among the princes and princesses. If it were not for her father-in-law Xiao Yu, she would not want to talk to her brother who is the prince, but she is afraid of her brother.

She said that she was interfering in government affairs, so she hesitated there. She did not expect that Li Chengqian would notice something strange about her.

"Here, I, I want to talk to your highness about my father-in-law. I know your father-in-law's temper, and I must be angry with you. I hope your highness will not hold a grudge against him."

Princess Xiangcheng spoke nervously, looking at Li Chengqian nervously as she spoke.

"Sister, what's your name? Your Highness? You should call me Cheng Qian like you did when you were a child. Doesn't it mean that you are not Cheng Qian's sister when you marry into Song Gong's family?".

Li Chengqian's words made Princess Xiangcheng's nervous expression disappear. She hadn't seen her brother for a long time. There were rumors outside, especially about her father-in-law, which made her afraid to talk to Li Chengqian.

"Well, Chengqian, look at my father-in-law." Li Chengqian gave his sister Xiangcheng a big smile and motioned for her to sit down and talk.

"Sister, don't worry. What Cheng Qian and Song Gong are fighting for is justice, not a personal battle of loyalty. Naturally, they won't blame Song Gong in their hearts. Besides, I still have my sister in his Xiao family. Whatever can be done will get through.

Let it pass and you won't embarrass your sister."

Just when Princess Xiangcheng was happily pouring tea for her brother, the maid in the palace came out to report, "The Queen has successfully given birth to a son. Both mother and child are safe. Your Highness, please rest assured."

Li Chengqian was naturally very happy after hearing this, and then he waved his hand and everyone was rewarded. For a while, the palace people around him thanked the prince for the reward.

In Chang'an City, Li Chengqian was walking along the farmland on the outskirts of Chang'an City with several important ministers.

The wheat field here is being harvested, and the people are busy in the fields. Although the wheat is not fully mature yet, it is only about ten days away, and if it is harvested now, the grains will not be full.

The yield was reduced by as much as 40%, but it was better than feeding them all to locusts, so everyone worked hard to cut off the green wheat stalks with sweat, then tied them into bundles and piled them in the field, waiting for

When you cut more, you can take it back together.

Li Chengqian was dressed in casual clothes, followed by Du Ruhui, Cen Wenwen, Zhang Xuansu, Xiao Yu, and Wei Zheng. They were walking in the golden fields. It should have been a harvest season, but because of this locust plague, this

One year, the entire Guanzhong region was filled with sorrow and sadness.

There are even vague rumors starting to spread, and some people with evil intentions have begun to take the opportunity to attack Li Shimin for not practicing good governance and causing natural disasters.

But this time the disaster relief was handled smoothly by Li Chengqian. With the continuous distribution of food, the people not only did not resent Li Shimin, but even became grateful to him. They believed that Li Shimin was wise and powerful, and at the same time he chose a prince who loved the people like a son.

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The calculations of those with ulterior motives completely failed, and they even exposed themselves. During this period, many such people disappeared quietly, so not many people believed these people's rumors.

"Everyone, look at this, this was supposed to be a time for people to celebrate the harvest with singing and dancing, but why did it become like this? Is this the price of the prosperous age they advertised?"

Li Chengqian pointed to the wheat fields and working people around him and said.

"Your Highness, this natural disaster is not a man-made disaster. There is nothing we can do. Moreover, every drink and peck is determined by God. Maybe those monks have some truth in what they say!" Zhang Xuansu said about the Taoist theory of the golden age of the Heavenly Man in this disaster.

Fa still had reservations. Although he himself did not believe in religion, he was still relatively polite to the state religion of the Tang Dynasty.

"I think it's because last year's weather was warmer than previous years and the insect eggs were not completely frozen to death!" Du Ruhui disagreed. What does it mean that disaster will serve as a test when the prosperous age comes? How can it be nonsense? Isn't this so-called prosperous age coming?

Is it because these people have put in countless efforts to govern the entire country?

After all, people can only rely on themselves. What is destiny? In his opinion, my fate should be left to me, not to the genius. After years of conquests, he has witnessed countless families being destroyed, and after the tragedy of his wife and children being separated, he no longer believes in this.

,Why do those kind-hearted people have to suffer such a fate?

Could it be that at this time, the gods who are above us cannot see the suffering of all sentient beings? Or are the so-called gods just wood and ruthless?

Therefore, Du Ruhui has long since disbelieved in monks and Taoist priests’ claims that gods love the people. They are all deceptive. The reason why emperors of all dynasties allowed them to exist was not because they believed in the theories of gods and Buddhas they promoted. Those theories were all spoken by themselves.

, as for who has ever seen those gods.

Their only use is that the emperors need them to make the people less resentful and let them fool the world, which is conducive to the rule of the imperial power.
Chapter completed!