Inside Taiji Palace, Li Shi Min's hands were trembling with excitement.
"It's here, it's really here, the locust plague is really here!”
Li Shi Min was really excited.
There was no need to leave the palace to send people to scout for information. Right now, even Taiji Palace was filled with locusts that covered the sky and the sun. It was extremely terrifying.
However, facing such a terrifying scene, Li Shi Min was ecstatic.
In history, Li Shimin was a political showman who ate locusts raw.
However, he was absolutely ecstatic in his heart.
Even if the imperial court had no money, it still had ways to operate. There were always solutions to all problems, but there were not many opportunities for this kind of political show to gain popularity.
"If you don't announce Li Ke's prophecy, then this credit will be mine alone.”
Li Shiming said slowly, his eyes drifting towards Zhangsun Wuji with some dissatisfaction.
"I, I am guilty."
Zhangsun Wuji was extremely embarrassed as he broke out in cold sweat.
The reason why he dared to come up with such an idea was that he felt that Li Ke could not be right. Where did the locust plague come from?
He wanted to take this opportunity to pull Li Ke in and wait for him to plead guilty.
Who knew that there would really be a locust plague?
This time, Li Shiming gave Li Ke the credit for nothing. Li Shiming was very depressed, and Zhangsun Wuji was very nervous.
"Forget it."
Li Shi Min smiled and said.
"The auxiliary machinery is also for me, but in the future, when you think about things, you should think more about it. Don't make any mistakes again.”
Zhangsun Wuji was so ashamed that he wished he could find a hole to hide in.
He was a strategist!
He was known as the smartest person in the Great Tang.
Li Shi Min actually told him not to make any more mistakes.
This was simply a slap in the face. Zhangsun Wuji's old face was burning with pain.
"Yes, I, I will definitely think carefully before giving Your Majesty an idea.”
Zhangsun Wuji could only swallow his anger and take the initiative to admit his mistake.
"I didn't expect Cultivator Li to be wrong. The King of Shu was right.”
Fang Xuanling didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
"Your Majesty, it seems that Cultivator Li isn't that omnipotent.”
Fang Xuanling belonged to the civil officials, so he wasn't dissatisfied with the Imperial Astronomical Supervisor's responsibility of predicting the weather and determining good or bad luck.
But the problem was that Li Chunfeng was not only the head of the Imperial Astronomical Bureau, but also the Imperial Preceptor of the Great Tang.
Many times, Li Shimin would ask Li Chunfeng for his opinion on state affairs.
This was a violation of the interests of the civil servants.
Fang Xuanling naturally wouldn't let go of this opportunity to attack Li Chunfeng and strike a blow to his position in the Emperor's heart.
"Perhaps Cultivator Li only made occasional mistakes.”
Li Shimin helped Li Chunfeng cover up his embarrassment, but his tone and emotions were very obvious. He felt dissatisfied that Li Chunfeng did not detect the locust plague this time.
Fang Xuanling smiled. He had achieved his goal.
The struggles in the officialdom were often over such small details.
One sentence could affect your political enemy.
"Fortunately, the King of Shu reminded us that the Imperial Court is well prepared. It might be a little difficult, but I am confident that I can help the people of Guanzhong get through this crisis.”
Li Shimin was in a good mood. His political achievements and popularity were right in front of him.
"Your Majesty is wise!"
Zhangsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, and the other ministers congratulated him.
Li Shi Min laughed heartily. Finally, something good had happened to him.
However, he suddenly realized that Du Ruhui did not say anything. Instead, he seemed to be deep in thought.
"Keming, what's wrong?"
Li Shi Min asked with a frown.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I was just thinking of one thing.”
Du Ruhui hurriedly explained.
"What is it?"
Li Shimin asked. Zhangsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, and the other ministers also looked at Du Ruhui curiously.
"Your Majesty, do you still remember the bet between the King of Shu and Elder Kong that the Kong family would be destroyed within ten days?”
Du Ruhui explained.
"I heard that on the first day, the King of Shu helped the people pay off the grain they owed the Kong family, a total of 1.7 million jin of rice.”
"Then the King of Shu told His Majesty that there would be a locust plague in three days.”
"1.7 million catties of grain…locust plague…could there be a connection between all of this?”
Li Shiming, Zhangsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, and the others were all shocked.
Grade!
You carefully examine it!
This was clearly planned by Li Ke. He used the locust plague to devour the grain that was returned to the Kong family and even made the Kong family without a single tenant.
The locust plague would definitely end, and spring plowing would begin soon.
The various aristocratic families, courtiers, and dignitaries all had large amounts of land to cultivate, and farmers would definitely be robbed crazily.
The Kong family's 20,000 mu of land, without farmers to cultivate it, would be 20,000 mu of barren land.
Then the Kong family…
It was really over!
"Could it be…"
Just as everyone was feeling their scalps go numb, Li Shiming made a more terrifying guess.
"Did the King of Shu create such a locust plague just to destroy the Kong family?!”
Zhangsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, and the others were all shocked and fell silent.
If that was really the case, then the Kong family would really be finished.
If he offended an expert who could casually cause a locust plague, he would definitely die.
No matter what Li Shi Min and the others thought, the Kong family was in a desperate situation.
In the Residence of Confucius, the 1.7 million jin of rice was still in the courtyard, covered with a large cloth to prevent it from being blown away.
He was waiting for the Kong family's people from Shandong to come and bring them back to store food.
However, before the people from his hometown could arrive, the locust plague arrived.
The entire Residence of Confucius was in chaos.
"Hurry up, hurry up, send more people to move the food into the room!”
Kong Zhiliang shouted, urging the servants in the manor to work.
"Inside, inside the house. Knock off the floor tiles and dig down. The deeper the better. This way, we can put more food.”
Kong Zhi Yuan also followed suit and came up with ideas.
However, their urging was useless.
It wasn't that the servants in the manor didn't put in any effort, but that it was difficult for them to move an inch.
When the locusts that filled the sky saw such a huge mountain of rice, they attacked crazily and flew down to feast.
The people who came out were covered in locusts in an instant. It was very terrifying.
If he didn't beat it hard and shake off the locusts, it wouldn't work at all.
This way, the efficiency was very low.
It had been two hours, and the amount of food they had saved was only about a thousand catties.
On the other hand, the locusts were much faster.
It was as if they had some kind of method of transmitting information to each other. The locusts in the Residence of Confucius increased in number, and in the end, they covered all the rice and mountains.
Kong Yingda watched the locusts consume the rice bit by bit. Her heart ached and she was in despair.
"It's over, it's over, the Kong family is really finished this time.”
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