When Liu De heard the word locust, his eyelids twitched. He knew that it was time for him to stand up and solve Jun's father's problems.
Locusts can be said to be the mortal enemies of all Chinese dynasties. Since the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties, the fear of locusts has been deeply engraved in the memory of the Han nation.
It is true that locusts are so destructive. Once locusts appear in a certain place, they will cover the entire land in a short time and leave no grass behind. For agricultural civilization, the destructive power of locust plague exceeds all disasters.
It was not until the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty that later generations, under the initiative of Yao Chong, eliminated the fear of locusts among the people and officials.
Before that, locusts were regarded as God's messengers of disaster. The common people could only watch the locusts eat up their crops, but they did not dare to retaliate against the locusts. They even offered sacrifices to the locusts. I hope these guys eat this year.
If you are full, you won’t come again next year.
Unfortunately, things usually backfire. As long as the lighting and temperature are right next year, locust larvae will emerge from the soil and continue the work of their parents.
Fortunately, this year's successive waves of locust plagues have been relatively small. Moreover, because the outbreak occurred between June and August, this period is the breeding season of birds, such as swallows, so these waves of locust plagues are all
It was controlled by nature itself and did not spread into a nationwide disaster.
But even so, these waves of locust plagues have seriously damaged the vitality of the Han family, especially the locust plague in Hedong County, which directly led to the rise in food prices in Chang'an after the Wu-Chu Rebellion broke out next year, and Dou Ying actually had to borrow money from loan sharks when he went on an expedition.
Moreover, if Hedong is hit as hard as in previous lives and cannot import grain into the customs, it will inevitably have a chain reaction and ruin Liu De's five-baht plan this year.
So Liu De stood up and said: "Father, please wait a moment. I think the locust plague is not terrible. As long as we take appropriate measures, it can be controlled!"
Fortunately, this was before the ban on Confucianism being the sole focus of hundreds of schools of thought, and no one has yet advocated any kind of divine connection.
So, as Liu De said, the risk is very small.
And, most importantly...
Emperor Gao's throne and the world will be won immediately!
So to this day, the emperor and courtiers of the Han family believe more in fists and facts than in the unreliable God.
It's just that the emperor Liu Qi and the ministers still don't believe Liu De's statement...
Since the Warring States Period, none of the sages from hundreds of schools of thought have boasted that they could deal with the locust plague!
Liu De also knew that he could not find any precedent. So he bowed his head and said: "My father can ask the governor of Hedong to drive five thousand poultry to the locust land. Then we will know that what I said is true!"
He knelt down further and said: "If we let the people gather in the fields at night to gather bonfires, we can also exterminate the locusts!"
Seeing that Liu De was so sure, Emperor Liu Qi couldn't help but become curious and asked: "How do you know?"
Liu De raised his head, grinned at his father, and replied: "Report it to my father, there is nothing more. Just check it out!"
"Li said: knowledge can be obtained by studying things, so Cangjie created the Chinese characters. The Suiren family drilled wood to make fire, King Wen performed Bagua, and the Duke of Zhou made changes. The boy is stupid and not as good as the ancient sages. But he also knows that locusts are just insects. Since they are insects,
There are natural enemies that compete with each other. Poultry, frogs, and birds eat insects. This is a destiny. Therefore, I thought that driving away poultry can destroy locusts. Moreover, locusts must have the same nature as moths. They love light and like fire. People light fires at night. I think they can also destroy locusts.
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Hearing what Liu De said, Emperor Liu Qi also felt that this seemed to be the case.
After thinking about it, even if Liu De's plan had no effect, it probably wouldn't be much worse. What's more, if it succeeds, he will be freed from the crime of being unethical and causing God to be angry and punish him with a locust plague.
In this way, it seems that fasting and bathing can be pushed back to see what the situation is like?
So he said: "Prime Minister, I will order the governor of Hedong to follow Liu De's advice!"
Only then did Liu De put down a big stone in his heart. At the same time, Liu De also knew that Dong Zhongshu would probably fight him endlessly in the future, because once his two locust-killing plans came out, they would be shaken. Currently, Dong Zhongshu stayed at home and figured it out by himself.
The theory of celestial induction.
If locusts can be subdued by manpower, doesn't it mean that many disasters can be reversed by manpower?
Liu De shook his head, he couldn't control what Dong Zhongshu thought!
Of course Liu De knew very well that Dong Zhongshu's theory of telepathy between heaven and man was not so much a superstitious thought, but rather that Confucianism came up with such a useless method to cage the emperor's power because they had no other choice.
However, this cage was made of paper. In the end, the emperor did not lock him up, but instead locked up the entire Chinese intellectual community.
Emperor Liu Qi said again: "Liu De, come with me!"
After saying that, he left the throne. The ministers knelt down quickly and said: "Congratulations to see my emperor off!"
Liu De shrugged his shoulders and followed his father's footsteps obediently. He knew that this was about to settle a score!
Sure enough, after following the cheap daddy into the back hall, the cheap daddy waved away the eunuchs on the left and right, and said to Liu De: "Come here!" His tone was very impatient.
Liu De immediately went over obediently, knelt down and said, "Father, do you have any teachings?"
"Liu De, you are getting more and more courageous!" Emperor Liu Qi sat on the couch angrily and asked, "You dare to secretly communicate with the queen without telling me, do you think I have nothing to do?"
Liu De quickly said: "Back to my father, how dare I do this?"
Of course Liu De knew that Cheap Daddy could get angry at him, which meant that Cheap Daddy still valued him very much. What he was most afraid of was the kind of person who kept silent and didn't express anything, but turned around and kicked Liu De out of Chang'an.
And it ignites well, and once it ignites, it can be extinguished.
"What's going on between you and the queen?" Emperor Liu Qi looked at his son and really wanted to slap him to death!
Just give and receive other things privately!
Who dares to talk about matters within the palace anyway?
The key is that adoption is really taboo!
Empress Lu was so strong back then that she forcibly killed Emperor Hui's favorite concubine and adopted her son to Empress Xuanping. As a result, after the prince ascended the throne, he said to his left and right: "I am not strong, but when I am strong, I will change!"
This immediately led to a catastrophe. The emperor was directly deposed by Empress Lu in the name of "cannot serve the ancestral temple" and secretly executed. From then on, Emperor Hui had no heirs.
Therefore, for a long time, the emperors of all dynasties have been extremely sensitive to the adoption within the palace. During the time of the late emperor, Mrs. Shen was so favored, but because she had no heirs, she always begged the late emperor to adopt the king to give her a son, so that she could take care of herself in her old age.
But the late emperor thought twice and finally cruelly refused.
Could it be that the late emperor did not favor Mrs. Shen?
Isn't the real reason just that you're afraid of giving people excuses and giving people something to talk about?
Generally speaking, even if you adopt an adopted prince, you can only adopt an underage prince. If Liu De does this, people in the world will not gossip in the future? Even if Liu De becomes emperor in the future, how can he convince everyone?
The more Liu Qi thought about it, the angrier he became, and he said: "The Queen Mother is also following you in your nonsense!"
At this point, Liu De let him talk and said very obediently: "Father, I know I was wrong. I just saw my mother was lonely and helpless, and I suddenly felt pity and closeness in my heart. In addition, my son
Concubine Chen’s mother has three sons, and Chen thinks that even if he is adopted by his mother, there should be no problem..."
The emperor Liu Qi sighed. What Liu De said was reasonable. He himself felt that the queen was very pitiful, so it was normal for Liu De to feel that the queen was pitiful.
The deal was already done, what else could he do, he could only hold his nose and admit the matter, and help Liu De wipe the butt of the Queen.
He looked at Liu De, the heir he had chosen, and his thoughts were swirling in his mind.
This month's illness made him feel that his body was not as good as before.
As a king, when he found that his body was likely to have problems at any time, the first thing he thought of was what happened after his death. Among the princes, it seems that only Liu De is worthy of such a big responsibility.
But this successor must be perfect so that he can ascend to the throne without any faults.
A private adoption like the one between Liu De and the empress would definitely give the princes an excuse and make the world gossip.
"That's all, that's all, let me bear the blame alone!" There was an unclear look in the emperor's eyes. He stood up and looked at Liu De and said: "It's just this time, if it doesn't happen next time, I will be disappointed in you, do you understand?
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"No!" Liu De quickly knelt down and kowtowed.
"Okay, you go down first, the queen, don't mention the adoption matter again, I have my own plan!" Emperor Liu Qi said lightly, he has made up his mind. (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature
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ps: Well, before the theory of induction between heaven and man appeared, the emperors of the Han Dynasty basically had an attitude towards God that he would use it if it was useful and throw it aside if it was not useful~
That’s it for today. I feel a little dizzy again. I can’t ruin my body anymore. Let’s take good care of my body first~
Ahem~
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