Prosperous Tang Soul

Chapter 125 The Locust Plague Arrives
There is no one idle in Zhangjiazhuang, they are silently preparing for the coming disaster.
However, what should come will always come. When fast horses appear at the gate of Chang'an City in dust and smoke, it heralds the real outbreak of this disaster!

"The locust plague in Hua County, hundreds of millions of locusts, destroyed the vegetation wherever they went."

"The locust swarm in Tongguan is like cutting off land"

"Fengxiang Locust Plague."

In just three hours, twelve urgent envoys gathered in Chang'an, and as time went by, more urgent envoys continued to come from all directions!

Li Er shook!

The court shook!

In an instant, the whole Chang'an once again fell into the frenzy of hordes!
When it was getting dark and the last envoy arrived at the station, the number of envoys had already broken through to 23!
Li Er sat on the hall with a gloomy face, silently listening to the report from below, his fists under the table were already pinched and his veins burst.
At first he thought everything was under control, but when the disaster really came, Li Er realized that everything was actually just his own wishful thinking, or a ruthless smashing of his self-confidence that had swelled to the top.

The disaster was so great that it swept through the entire Guanzhong, and the 23 Hongling envoys represented 23 state capitals, which made Li Er deeply feel powerless!
However, the locust plague has just begun to break out, so how will it develop in a few days?Thirty state capitals, forty state capitals, or the entire Tang Dynasty?
"Your Majesty, it is now known that twenty-three of the disaster-affected areas have been affected. The old minister suggests that the government warehouses in various states should be opened immediately to release food for the sake of the common people!" Wei Zheng stood up with a pale face and a serious expression.

"No!" Fang Xuanling immediately denied: "Now the locust plague has just begun, no matter how poor the people's homes are, they should have food for two or three months. If they save some, they can at least last for a while. And if there is a locust plague, this year can say a lot. There may be no harvest anywhere, and it’s only May now, which means we still need to wait until the beginning of spring next year at least!”

Changsun Wuji also came out of the shift and said: "That's right, not only that, but we also need to calculate what to do after the beginning of spring? After the beginning of spring, there will be spring plowing. If the spring plowing is missed, there will be refugees all over the next year, so now is not the time to open warehouses and release grain! "

While speaking, Changsun Wuji cupped his hands towards Li Eryi, and continued: "Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that the most important thing now is to widely distribute official documents to stabilize the hearts of the people, and the garrisons of all states and prefectures also need to be on standby at any time to prevent those with evil intentions. Chaos!"

"Then according to what Wuji said, we will not open positions for the time being!" After listening to the discussions of the ministers, Li Ercai expressed his position: "However, this locust plague is really too big, and immediately notify the state officials to count the disaster situation. If the disaster is particularly serious Quickly play the report!
In addition, after a major disaster, there will be a major epidemic. If there are casualties in various places, they must be buried immediately.Rivers, river basins, and other water sources must also be kept clean! "

Li Er arranged the affairs one by one, then took out a document from his sleeve, handed it to the eunuch next to him to pass it on to everyone, and said: "I have a method to prevent the plague here, and I will use this method later Official documents have been distributed across the country, and the Supreme Hospital has given out prescriptions for treating the plague, and then the Ministry of Internal Affairs will make a batch of patented medicines and send them to various places in batches."

Night is always the best cover for people to heal their wounds. The city of Chang'an, which has been bustling all day long, gradually becomes depressed as night rises.

The beating lights became the main color in the darkness at this time. Some people were sorting out how to eat the food at home so that they could last until next year's harvest again. Some people packed and hid the little food and took their families to escape together , When you are ready to come back, use these grains to spend the most difficult time.

No one knew that Li Er was also unable to fall asleep for a long time at this moment.

Although he already knew that the locust plague would eventually come, but because of his inflated self-confidence, this time the locust plague even surpassed every previous locust plague when he was clearly prepared.

Just shutting myself in the room like this, my eyes felt lost for a while following the burning flames in front of the desk.

"Your Majesty, now that there are constant disasters in the Tang Dynasty, you must keep the dragon body!" Changsun Ping retreated from the eunuchs and maids serving on both sides, and brought a bowl of white fungus soup to Li Er with his own hands to comfort Li Er: "Furthermore, It’s not that we are unprepared, you also sent people to clear up the surplus in the granaries in various places early, and you have prepared so much granary and porridge powder, even if this locust plague is a little bigger, it should be able to pass safely.”

The eldest grandson can always show up when Li Er needs her most, and she knows very well what Li Er needs most now.

A high-ranking emperor suffered such a blow when he was most proud and confident. He was definitely the most powerless and helpless.However, just because he is an emperor, he cannot be weak, even he cannot sigh and ask for help like an ordinary person, because that will only show his weakness.

So at this time, Li Er doesn't need help, sympathy, or flattery. What he needs is a kind of comfort that can only be in the dark and only for himself.

Li Er took the tremella soup from his eldest grandson and began to eat it.

He ate very quickly, and after a few or two efforts, a bowl of white fungus soup was drained, but he didn't intend to waste it, but tried to drink all the juice in it as much as possible before putting it on the table.

"Guanyin servant girl, do you think I'm really so confident this time that God made such a big joke on me?" After the eldest grandson wiped off the stains on the corners of his mouth with a handkerchief, Li Er looked at him. The eldest grandson said: "In March, Zhang Yi told me that a locust plague was about to occur, and through Tingfeng's investigation, I also understood that this locust plague was inevitable.

But even though I have made so many preparations, it is only now that I realize that everything I did was just a joke!Just today, 23 state capitals were affected by disasters. I really don’t know how many reports of locust disasters will appear on my desk when I wake up! "

"Your Majesty, you also said that you have made preparations, so no matter what the result is, you have done your best. The big deal is that I will bear it with you!" The eldest grandson gently put his arms around Li Er's waist, and put his head lightly On his shoulders, he gave him the comfort that a man needs.

"That's right, the big deal is to bear it!" Li Eryi grabbed the eldest grandson's soft little hand and laughed, "Since I have worked so hard to ascend to the throne, I will not give in easily. It is just a plague of locusts. I still don't believe in those locusts. I can't eat it!"

PS: Last night, I corrected the typo and revised the previous title until nearly five o'clock in the morning. It was already night when I woke up. It seems that there is really only one update today. Please forgive me for changing my face!

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