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Chapter 8 Locusts are not a natural disaster but a gift from God
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The female officer was still a little shocked.
Instead, the queen calmed down and said, "How does the Taoist priest know my identity?"
Su Chen smiled and said: "The last time Princess Changle came, there wasn't as big a show as the empress."
Queen Changsun was stunned for a moment, then laughed.
She felt that the Taoist priest in front of her had some real abilities.
Then he sat upright and said: "Since the Taoist Master knows my identity, he should know what I am asking for this time, and there is no room for error."
Su Chen said calmly: "Don't worry, Madam, nothing will happen."
The Queen said: "Although the Taoist Master has good intentions, this is a natural disaster. If it cannot be resolved, I would also like to ask the Taoist Master not to spread the word about the signing of the lot. I am worried that it will affect the public sentiment."
Su Chen said: "Don't worry, Madam, I will definitely be able to resolve this issue by placing the lottery."
The queen suddenly said seriously: "This is a major event in the world, please give me some advice from the Taoist priest."
Added: "If you really need to eat something to save the world, I will not hesitate to do so."
She was not in a hurry to agree for Li Shimin, but she herself didn't care.
Su Chen suppressed his smile and said seriously: "This time the empress is asking for a good harvest in the autumn, but she has to draw a lot. There is only one reason for the lot to be drawn this time, and that is the locust plague that is raging now."
The queen nodded.
It can be regarded as approval of Su Chen's judgment.
Later.
Su Chen continued: "If you want to resolve it, then start by solving the locust plague."
The Queen said: "This is a natural disaster, how to resolve it?"
Su Chen said: "Although locusts harm crops, they are actually a rare delicacy."
The queen was confused.
The female officer was also stunned.
Locusts, delicious?
They simply couldn't relate that ugly thing that harmed crops with delicious food.
Su Chen continued to explain: "Locusts are rich in nutrients and have firm meat, just like chicken. Eating them will not only cause no problems for the body, but will even make the body stronger."
The female officer imagined it for a moment and almost vomited.
The queen also frowned, and she couldn't help it.
I thought Su Chen was proposing a good solution, but it turned out that it was to eat locusts. Can that thing really be eaten like that!?
The queen said: "Master Taoist, locusts are poisonous."
Su Chen smiled. Ancient people thought that locusts were poisonous, but they actually lacked knowledge. Modern people think that locusts are poisonous because they were sprayed with pesticides.
In fact, he has checked in the past few days and found that the locusts in this world are not poisonous and even have weak spiritual energy in their bodies.
It's completely edible, but it just looks disgusting, so he won't eat it.
Perhaps this is the difference between the historical Tang Dynasty and the martial arts Tang Dynasty. This is not pure history after all!
but.
Su Chen knew that it was not easy to change people's ideas, so he resorted to a murderous weapon.
He smiled and said, "Do you know why I know these things?"
The Queen quickly said: "How do you know?"
Su Chen shook the bamboo stick in his hand and said with a smile, "It's all in the stick."
"I looked inside the bamboo stick and got guidance from God. I realized that the locusts were not a natural disaster, but a gift from God. If I eat them to strengthen my body, that's not a gift from God. What is it!?"
The queen's eyes widened and she was doubtful.
The female officer was already confused.
Su Chen got up, went to the back mountain, and picked up baskets of locusts.
He also set up a boiler, and there was no oil or water in the temple, so he poured the sesame oil brought by the queen into the pot and raised the fire to fry the locusts!
Crackling!
The locusts quickly turned golden brown in the oil pan and emitted bursts of meaty aroma.
The fragrance was so fragrant that the queen's eyes went straight.
The world was so poor that she and Li Shimin only had two meals a day in the palace, setting an example for the officials.
At this time, I was also feeling a little hungry.
Ask about the aroma and your mouth will react.
After the locusts were fried, Su Chen took them out, sprinkled some salt on them, put them on a plate and handed them to the Queen.
"Eat."
The queen's eyes were bright, but she still didn't believe it. This thing is edible!
The female official didn't actually believe it, but she didn't dare to let the queen take risks, so she recommended herself.
"I'll eat first."
Picking up a locust, holding back the nausea, he threw it into his mouth and swallowed it forcefully.
But Su Chen said: "Chew slowly and have endless aftertaste."
The female officer chewed hard and her face suddenly changed. Her frowned brows parted, her face was full of doubts, and then there was surprise.
She chewed quickly and swallowed.
Seeing this, the queen quickly asked: "How does it taste?"
The female officer picked up several locusts one after another and stuffed them into her mouth, chewed them again, and after swallowing them all, she couldn't help but shed tears!
When the queen saw this, she became even more anxious, "What on earth is going on?"
The female officer cupped her fists and said, "Congratulations, your Majesty, this thing is truly a gift from heaven. It tastes just like chicken!"
“There is nothing wrong with eating it!!”
When the queen heard this, she couldn't bear it any longer. She quickly picked up one and stuffed it into her mouth eagerly.
After chewing it carefully a few times and swallowing it, she couldn't help but cry.
"It's delicious. This is really a gift from God. It's really delicious." Empress Changsun couldn't help but cry. The thing that almost brought down the Tang Dynasty in the past few days turned out to be a gift from God.
It took her a while to regain her composure.
After eating two more locusts, Empress Changsun already had great trust in Su Chen. She was able to turn natural disasters into godsends and locusts into waste. She was a god.
"Taoist Master Wugou, I have given you a lesson today. I will remember it in my heart, and all the people in the world will also remember it in their heart." Empress Changsun gave a serious and serious salute.
Su Chen chuckled and said, "This is a secret from heaven, and I'm just acting according to it."
The queen nodded repeatedly, feeling that Su Chen really had magical powers, could pinch and calculate, and could communicate with the gods to save the Tang Dynasty from danger!
The female officer next to her was also full of admiration for Su Chen, but she was still a little confused when she saw that the queen was planning to leave.
"Taoist Priest, since locusts are a gift from heaven and can be eaten by the people, why did you let the empress, your majesty, and the prince also eat them in the first place?"
Su Chen smiled and said nothing.
The queen is a smart person. After knowing that locusts can be eaten, she already knew what to do and understood what Su Chen meant.
She smiled and explained for Su Chen: "Because we set an example for the Heavenly Family, all officials and people in the world will follow suit. Otherwise, who would believe that natural disasters are a gift from God?"
The female officer immediately understood and respected Su Chen extremely.
He bowed respectfully and said, "The Taoist Master not only knows things like a god, but also has a way of conducting himself in the world that makes this little girl admire him."
The queen also nodded. Su Chen was able to get instructions from heaven, saying that the natural disaster was a gift from heaven. This was a magical power.
but.
Being able to let her and the emperor eat locusts was such a far-sighted move!
The queen got the solution and couldn't wait to go back to solve it. She quickly thanked her profusely and left with her people.
By the time they came down the mountain, Su Chen had gained two hundred years of skill.
Buzz!
The skill in the body is as deep as the sea. Counting the harvest in the past few days, Su Chen already has 800 years of skill in his body!
With eight hundred years of skill, Su Chen no longer relies on the iron sword, but can use the Taishang Wangqing Sword Technique just by holding his fingers together like a sword!
With a wave of his hand, the sword energy spread horizontally, cutting off the ancient trees a hundred feet away.
Su Chen smiled and patted his stomach again, "I happen to be hungry."
He looked past the remaining fried locusts and stared directly at the three animals on the desk, and then began to feast.
At the foot of the mountain.
Queen Changsun came down from the mountain and immediately ordered the female officer beside her: "Wan'er, Taoist Master Wu Gu is still very young, but he has such methods. I am afraid that after he becomes famous, he will be plotted by others."
"From now on, you must send people to guard Hualong Temple in Yunyuan Mountain and secretly protect Taoist Priest Wugou."
She sighed, "Such a talent is our great fortune, and we cannot afford to lose it."
The female officer Wan'er clasped her fists and accepted the order, "Don't worry, Madam, Wan'er will risk her life and not let the Taoist priest suffer any harm."
Queen Changsun nodded, "You are the master, I believe you can protect him."
at this time.
A guard commander came forward and said: "My dear, I found a piece of farmland in the backyard of Hualong Temple."
The queen said: "The Taoist leader is a model for being self-sufficient and opening up farmland. What's wrong with that?"
The guard commander took out an ear of rice, handed it over, and said: "My dear, please see, this ear of rice is full of grains. There are dozens of times more rice grains than ordinary ears of rice, and each grain of rice is sufficient."
."
He said with a solemn expression: "The most terrifying thing is that these rice grains contain weak spiritual power!"
hiss!
Queen Changsun was immediately shocked, "How is the yield per mu in the farmland?"
The guard commander said: "The yield per mu is at least more than eight thousand kilograms! The general's family also has fertile farmland. With careful care, the yield per mu is only three hundred kilograms. The average farmland is about two hundred kilograms."
The female officer and others were shocked when they heard this.
Divine item, this is the divine item and immortal rice!
The female officer suggested: "My dear, do you want to go back and ask the Taoist priest immediately?"
Empress Changsun said anxiously: "Don't be rude anymore. Go back to the palace quickly and report this matter to Erlang!"
To explain, modern people think that locusts are poisonous. This is actually because of modern spraying and thousands of years of mutation.
I have read local chronicles and found that locusts were caught and eaten in ancient times. It is also recorded in the Compendium of Materia Medica that they can be used as medicine and eaten, and there is nothing wrong with them.