After Li Tai officially received the order, he asked Lu Anshou to take up his ox cart to Sinong Temple early the next morning.
Regarding his arrival, Sinong Temple still arranged someone to welcome him.
As soon as Li Tai came out of the ox cart, he saw a square and big-faced middle-aged man as if he had been standing at the door for a long time. When he saw Li Tai, he hurriedly came out.
The middle-aged man smiled and said, "My minister, the young minister of the Yuan, Zhao Yuankai, is ordered to welcome the King of Yue here."
"Sin Nong Shaoqing..." Listening to Zhao Yuankai's words, Li Tai was about to get off the car. Zhao Yuankai stepped forward a few steps and reached out to support Li Tai.
Li Tai naturally did not refuse, but Zhao Yuankai bowed and expressed his gratitude after getting off the car, "Thank you Zhao Shaoqing."
"You can't do it, you can't do it." Zhao Yuankai said humbly, "Your office has been arranged by King Yue, I'll take you there!"
"Me? Office?" Li Tai was stunned and gradually became serious, and he couldn't help but say, "Where is Dou Sinong now?"
Zhao Yuankai hurriedly said: "Dou Sinong is supervising the construction of a locust temple outside the city. He prays that the locust god will have spirits and quell the locust plague!"
“…”
When Li Tai heard this, he didn't know whether he should say that Dou Jing was loyal to his duties or complained that he was not doing his job properly.
Dou Jing came up with a way to build a Locust Temple to deal with the Locusts. He was not the first, let alone the last.
When looking at Dou Jing’s behavior from his own perspective, he naturally feels that Dou Jing is ignorant.
But this was an era when Dong Zhongshu's theory of induction of heaven and man was used to restrain the emperor.
All disasters are attributed to the emperor's failure to cultivate virtue, which will make many excellent emperors feel that the sky is blind, but will also cause bad emperors to be warned.
At least for the entire society, this will not make the situation in the entire society worse due to the emperor's personal personalities.
Moreover, in the first few years of Zhenguan, disasters occurred. If it is said that Li Shimin had lost his moral character to kill his brother and imprison his father, he could not make mistakes.
But since the locusts are caused by the disaster caused by the emperor's actions, the emperor has now swallowed the locusts and admitted their mistakes, but the result is that the locust plague cannot be calmed.
What normal people can think of is that it is not that the gods do not listen, but that they do not hear it, so they need to build a temple of locust gods to communicate with locust gods and solve disasters.
Although it seems ignorant, it has a unique thinking logic in the past, and there is no way to do it.
"Since Dou Sinong is supervising the construction of the Locust Temple, can Zhao Shaoqing send me someone to guide me and let me find Dou Sinong first!"
Li Tai looked at Zhao Yuankai and asked.
"This... lead the King of Yue to go!" Zhao Yuankai thought for a while, but took the initiative to stand up.
Li Tai looked at Zhao Yuankai unexpectedly and couldn't help but mutter in his heart, "Don't Si Nong Shaoqing need to do things?"
I took the initiative to look for Dou Jing because I just came to report, and now I am on the front line. I am the one who just reported is sitting in the office, waiting for my boss to come and see me. Is this appropriate?!
Even if you are the King of Yue, as long as you stay in Sinong Temple, aren’t you afraid of being worn in the future?
So I must go to the front line to meet Dou Jing, even if I just go to meet, at least I will show my attitude.
After all, I am an eight-year-old child. Do others really expect their business to crush the experienced Dou Sinong?
As long as your attitude is OK, even if you are not capable, at least you will be diligent in your comments.
But you are the Sinong Shaoqing. As an official of the fourth rank, you should be the second or third in the Sinong Temple. Just send someone to me.
Is it necessary to curry favor with yourself like this?
I am only eight years old, and I am not a permanent official of Sinong Temple. It’s meaningless to curry favor with me!
Li Tai let go of his desire to complain in his heart, and always felt that the water in Sinong Temple was so deep. It would be better to say more and make mistakes.
Zhao Yuankai rode a horse and came to Luoyang City outside. Although it was only apart from one city, Li Tai could clearly feel that it seemed like two worlds.
The world in the city is prosperous and peaceful, with people coming and going full of peace in the capital. However, when Li Tai came outside the city, through the ox cart, he could clearly see the nearby people sitting around the city gate, looking at Chang'an from time to time.
These people's yellow faces are full of pathological expressions. Of course, compared with their physical condition, they are more of the numbness and despair revealed from their bones, which makes anyone unconsciously disgusted and away from them when they see them.
"Master Lu." Li Tai asked Lu Anshou, who was riding a tall horse in the ox cart, "Are the people outside the city all wandering at the gate because of locusts?"
"They... are waiting for the court to provide relief!" Lu Anshou turned his head and looked at the scene outside, sighing:
"March was plague of locusts, and it is now May. I can't collect new grains, and I eat them all in a miserable way!
Fortunately, the saint was kind and opened warehouses to provide disaster relief after the people suffered from locust plague, giving these people at least a hope of survival.
However, if you only eat one bowl of thin porridge a day, you will not starve to death. If you eat too much, problems will arise.
These people are staying at the city gate forever now. Let’s find a way to survive the locust plague first, and then try to do it later!”
When Li Tai heard Lu Anshou's words, he understood in his heart why these people gave him such a numb and despair.
Because of the emergence of locust plague, the economic system of men farming and women weaving has completely wiped out, which made them, who seemed to only know how to farm for the rest of their lives, and when they were unable to farm, they completely lost their heads of life.
Li Tai understood that the locust plague must be solved before winter begins, because late autumn is the time for winter wheat to sow. If the wheat is not harvested this year and the Tang Dynasty, which has been tormented by the locust plague for a year, it is probably more difficult next year.
"I won't watch it anymore, hurry up and hurry up!" Li Tai sighed, put down the curtain, and was not upset.
Now I really don’t have the ability to save them, and the country itself is saving them at the most appropriate pace.
Li Tai, who was in the car, couldn't help but think of Dou Jing, the Sinong Temple now.
I read Dou Jing’s information before coming. He has been responsible for military farming and becoming a corporate farmer since the rebellion in Taiyuan.
To a certain extent, if Xiao Yu was the government affairs maker in the early Tang Dynasty, then Dou Jing should be the government affairs maker in the early Tang Dynasty.
Theoretically, he should be the person who is most likely to take over the position of Prime Minister.
But the reality is that he had never heard of Dou Jing in his previous life. Although he was in such an important position, Dou Jing seemed to be a passerby in history and had almost no reputation.
Also hidden, there is the story of Emperor Taizong of Tang after swallowing the locusts.
Emperor Taizong of Tang swallowed the locusts and began to take charge of the locust plague, but this historical book seemed to have been erased with an invisible hand.
Neither said failure nor success, but said that the truth of heaven was touched, and the locust plague suddenly disappeared.
In fact, if it really succeeds, there will be no future Yao Chong will destroy locusts. This matter has been written in history books.
So this time, the locust killing must have failed.
Because history books have always had the tradition of a promising venerable, but Emperor Taizong of Tang even recorded the matter of swallowing locusts. The failure to rescue disasters is definitely not caused by Emperor Taizong of Tang, and even if the blame is passed, it will definitely not be able to be transferred.
On Emperor Taizong of Tang.
If Emperor Taizong of Tang was really a foolish monarch, it wouldn't matter if he threw the locust plague on Emperor Taizong of Tang.
But regardless of whether he ruled the world by martial law or civil rule, he was a perfect king in the country.
Since the emperor has no problem, the only thing that has problems is to rescue the ministers, and even go further to save the disaster.
In fact, there is no problem with the ministers, but the method of treatment is problematic, but the foundation of this method is the only ancient inspiration that restricted the monarch.
If it is to overthrow it, it is equivalent to overturning the important cornerstone of Confucian heritage, and the imperial power will be truly uncontrollable from now on!
So as long as the Confucian disciples would not do this, and the historian also chose to deal with this matter in a cold manner.
Dou Jing became a victim of maintaining this system miserably, so he seemed to be nameless in history.
Li Tai didn't know that soon Dou Jing was arranged to eat sand in Xiazhou, so she didn't know if it was caused by the unfavorable resistance to locusts.
At this moment, under the leadership of Zhao Yuankai, Li Tai's ox cart rushed to the Locust Temple, which Dou Jing was personally supervising.
Dou Jing was discussing service plans with employees of the Ministry of Industry. When Dou Jing saw Li Tai's car coming, he was a little surprised.
Originally, Dou Jing was confused when he received Li Shimin's instructions. He really didn't think Li Tai could do anything to fight against locusts.
It is just a simple understanding that Li Shimin wants to develop Li Tai into a civil minister to avoid the reappearance of the Xuanwu Gate in the future.
So, Dou Jing arranged an office for Li Tai, which was basically filled with books, and regarded Li Tai as a child or mascot.
Just change the environment for Li Tai to study so that this child who doesn’t know anything will interfere with his or her own business.
So Dou Jing didn't expect that Li Tai came to Sinong Temple without even entering the office, which was somewhat surprised.
However, when Li Tai saw Dou Jing, he got off the car immediately and went over to salute Dou Jing, "I have met Dou Sinong."
After all, this is the Tang Dynasty. Just take the title of Prince as a must. Don’t take it too seriously.
Now Li Shimin is in power, and even Li Shimin will criticize these officials, "What is the little King of Yue?"
After all, it is not ruled by wild boar skin. If you really treat the ministers as slaves, um... Strictly speaking, it is not as good as a slave!
Li Tai looked at Dou Jing. To be honest, he looked like an old man with a sharp edge. His eyes fell on him, making him feel as if the pressure of mountains was spreading over him.
"Dou Jing met King Yue." After Dou Jing returned the ceremony, he spoke: "The King of Yue has come to Sinong Temple and does not know the rules of Sinong Temple. The responsibility of Sinong Temple is to take charge of grain storage, granary management and the salary of the officials of the Beijing dynasty.
For matters such as rice supply, I prepared the accounts of the Sinong Temple over the years, hoping to let King Yue understand the exchanges of the rice, grain, and money in our Sinong Temple."
"Dou Sinong misunderstood!" Li Tai shook his head and said, "I am not here to work in Sinong Temple, but to help solve the locust plague!
If you have any doubts about the locusts, you can consult me.
After all, except for me, I think no one will play with locusts for more than half a year.
Of course, if Kou Sinong has a way to solve the locust plague, then just take a pair of chopsticks and a mouth for eating in Sinong Temple.”
When Dou Jing heard Li Tai's calm words, she was shocked by Li Tai's attitude. It really didn't look like an eight-year-old child said.
But the same thing is said, Dou Jing really doesn't believe that Li Tai has any way to solve the locust plague.
Dou Jing said, "Sinong Temple is a nine temple in the imperial court, and it is natural to have an extra pair of chopsticks.
If King Yue is interested, Sinong Temple will send someone to explain the details of Sinong Temple to you.
If King Yue wants to be determined to farm, he can start by reading the granary records in the Sinong Temple.”
Li Tai listened to Dou Jing's words and understood that Dou Jing still didn't think he could help with the fight against locusts. He just hoped to be able to dismiss himself and not affect the normal operation of Sinong Temple. In other words, let him do it.
Go play!
"Dou Sinong... If so, I wish Dou Sinong a successful solution to the locust plague!" Li Tai said, "But can the Sinong send me some staff and arrange more than a dozen acres of idle fields that have been harmed by locusts, just let me try it.
My thoughts will at least not disturb Sinong's actions!”
Dou Jing frowned when she heard Li Tai's words, thought for a while, and said, "I will arrange someone to give you when I go back."
"Thank you Dou Sinong." Li Tai breathed a sigh of relief, but he didn't expect Dou Jing to be so easy to talk to.
"Dou Sinong, I am familiar with the rules and regulations in the Sinong Temple. I have been free recently. Why don't you let me help the King of Yue!" Zhao Yuankai, who has been silent by Li Tai, stood up and spoke.
Dou Jing looked at Zhao Yuankai and solemnly instructed: "Huai'an County Gong compiled the "Kaihuang Law" and is my Tang Dynasty law. I hope you cherish it."
Dou Jing did not wait for Zhao Yuankai to answer, but turned to Li Tai and said, "Zhao Sinong Ming is in charge of the book and is proficient in deacons. He has worked in Sinong Temple for a long time. If there are any materials dispatched by Sinong Temple,
If you look for him, you can help King Yue deal with it properly."
When Zhao Yuankai heard Dou Jing's words, his face turned red and his expression was even more ashamed. Li Tai sighed in his heart that the water in Sinong Temple seemed to be really deep.
However, Li Tai bowed half-heartedly to Dou Jing and said, "Thank you Dou Sinong for your care, can you allow Li Tai to say something more?"
"Please also ask the King of Yue!" Dou Jing said politely when he heard Li Tai's words.
"I know that Dou Sinong has a way to fight locusts, so I won't ask more questions. I just hope Dou Sinong understands that it's already May, and I can be sure that the locusts will come this month. Please prepare!" Li Tai insisted on his determination and made a decision.
road.
"How did King Yue know? King Yue is compatible with ghosts and gods!" Hearing Li Tai's firm attitude, Dou Jing couldn't help but wonder.
"If Dou Siren believes in me, I will do my best to do my best. If the Siren does not believe in me, what is the benefit of us continuing to talk more? It is better to do our best to do our best and let our wills." Li Tai said calmly, "
Dou Sinong's words are all over this, Tai said goodbye first."
"Please, King Yue!" Dou Jing was very confused about Li Tai's determination.
But no matter what, Li Tai did not interfere with the normal operation of Sinong Temple, nor did he interfere with his plan to establish the Locust Temple. For Dou Jing, this was enough.
"In May... will the locust plague really continue to come?"