In the Xuanzheng Hall, Li Shimin announced his retirement.
As soon as Fang Xuanling walked out of the hall, Cheng Yaojin and Li Xiaogong caught up with him. When they heard Li Shimin's confident declaration of the master's guidance, they immediately recognized that the master was Fang Xuanling.
Other than him, there was no one else!
Or was it Xu Maogong?
The current Xu Maogong was no longer called Xu Maogong. He had even changed his surname. His surname was now Li, called Li Ji. He hid his head and revealed his tail. He was the best at advancing and retreating. It should not have been his idea for the Emperor.
Fang Xuanling was helpless when he saw Li Xiaogong chasing after him. After Li Xiaogong stopped being a general, he became the Minister of Rites. His official position was leisurely and his status was very high. He could enjoy as much as he wanted.
Now, they were going to deal with the locust plague. If they did not manage it well, they would definitely be punished!
Commanding an army of one million chickens, ducks, and geese!
This was something Li Xiaogong had never thought of. Li Xiaogong was the number one hero of the Great Tang, and his achievements were illustrious.
He captured more than 30 states and captured Zhu Can. He was promoted to the head of Xinzhou, attacked the southern warlord Xiao Xi, made meritorious service, and was granted the title of Prince of Zhao. He was promoted to Kuizhou General Manager, with the famous general Li Jing as the deputy general. He attacked and destroyed Xiao Xi and was promoted to Jingzhou General Manager. He successfully recruited and pacified the Lingnan states, suppressed the rebellion of the auxiliary public, and pacified the Jiangnan area...
This achievement was extremely dazzling…
"Old Fang, no matter what, you can't harm our brothers like this! How did you come up with this lousy idea of treating locusts with chickens, ducks, and geese? You said that I command a million chickens, ducks, and geese. Isn't that a joke?”
Li Xiaogong was full of complaints.
"I…I…"
Fang Xuanling simply couldn't explain himself. It was wrong for him to explain, but it was also wrong for him not to explain.
Cheng Yaojin patted Li Xiaogong's shoulder.""Have I mistreated you by letting you command a million soldiers? Our Old Cheng wants to lead a million soldiers, but His Majesty is still worried!”
When Li Xiaogong heard Cheng Yaojin's words, he almost vomited blood. This Cheng Yaojin loved to watch the show the most. The ridicule of these one million soldiers was full!
What one million soldiers?
It was clearly a million dollars worth of chicken, duck, and goose…
Fang Xuanling looked at Li Xiaogong's bitter and resentful appearance and said with a serious expression,""General Li, you are serving the 100,000 citizens of Lantian County. His Majesty must have his own reasons for sending General Li to Lantian County. General, you must not let His Majesty down!”
After all, Fang Xuanling was eloquent. With a few words, he eased the dissatisfaction in Li Xiaogong's heart.
Cheng Yaojin saw that there was no more fun to watch, so he left Chang 'an Royal Palace with the other officials.
When the other officials looked at Li Xiaogong, they also covered their faces and laughed. The great founding general, Li Xiaogong, actually commanded chickens, ducks, and geese. This huge difference was inevitably laughable.
Li Xiaogong had no choice but to brace himself and leave Chang 'an Fortress. He was carrying the imperial edict to deal with the locust plague in Lantian County.
However, Li Xiaogong was also suspicious. Could chickens, ducks, geese, and other poultry control the locust plague?
Was Fang Xuanling's method effective?
Li Xiaogong had already determined that the expert the Emperor was talking about was Fang Xuanling.
Fang Xuanling was helpless. He didn't want to be the scapegoat, but he had no choice!
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Even though the officials wanted to control the locust plague in Lantian County, the usual way to deal with it was to endure. As long as they could survive the winter and get a thick layer of snow, there would be no locust plague the next year. The locusts were afraid of the cold…
However, this wasn't absolute. If the winter wasn't cold enough, the locusts wouldn't freeze to death, and there would be a locust plague the next year…
When the court officials mentioned that Li Xiaogong had led a million chickens, ducks, and geese to Lantian County, they all laughed.
If the chickens, ducks, and geese could control the locust plague, that would really be an eye-opener.
Li Xiaogong was carrying the joke of the courtiers and rushing to Lantian County. Fang Xuanling was right, he was going to Lantian County to deal with the locust plague, why bother with the joke of the courtiers?
Li Xiaogong put down his identity as the founding general and saw if he could use the chicken, duck, and goose army to control the locust plague in Lantian County!
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The chickens, ducks, geese, and other poultry in Guanzhong had arrived. There were a total of a million people. Li Xiaogong drove a carriage filled with chickens, ducks, and geese to Lantian County amidst the squeaking sounds of the crowd!
A locust plague broke out in Lantian County. The locusts covered the sky and covered the earth. The streets, trees, fields, and any place where they could stand were covered with locusts. With a casual grab, a large number of locusts would appear. They would gnaw on all the plants they encountered...
After Li Xiaogong drove the cart to Lantian County, he saw locusts flying in the sky like dark clouds...
This terrifying scene made Li Xiaogong frown!
When the officials of Lantian County saw that Li Xiaogong had come to deal with the locust plague, they went forward to pay their respects. However, when they saw that Li Xiaogong had only brought large carts of poultry, they suddenly felt dizzy...
The locust plague had already eaten all the food that could be eaten and gnawed on all the tree bark that could be gnawed on. How could they still have food to raise poultry?
However, when Li Xiaogong turned his head to look at the poultry on the cart, the poultry seemed to have frozen, as if the locusts had cast a spell on them.
"Can poultry control the locust plague?”
Li Xiaogong remembered the Emperor's solemn vow in the imperial court and the jokes the courtiers made about him. He walked to a large cart that was used to imprison poultry!
He reached out his hand and pulled open the cage door of the poultry!
The moment the cage door opened, the poultry in the cage swarmed out.
These poultry had been starving for several days. At this time, they were finally released from the cage. They flapped their wings and rushed to the locust pile.
One bite at a time!
One bite at a time!
One bite at a time!
The locusts that had wreaked havoc in Lantian County and rendered all the officials helpless had become a sumptuous meal in front of these poultry.
All along, Li Xiaogong had thought that ducks couldn't fly. But today, in Lantian County, Li Xiaogong suddenly realized that the ducks that he had always thought were clumsy could actually fly!
When they ate locusts, they were much more ferocious than chickens and geese.
Not only did he eat fast, but he also ate a lot!
Numerous locusts flew in groups, and the ducks chased after them relentlessly!
Many county officials of Lantian County were stunned. After Li Xiaogong released a cart of poultry, in just half an incense's time, the locusts at their location were actually eaten clean. The remaining locusts fled in fear, and the chickens and ducks chased after them.
Li Xiaogong was stunned!
It really worked!
So the nemesis of the locust plague was actually these chickens, ducks, and geese!
Li Xiaogong's eyes were red. The people who were disturbed by the locust plague were saved!
Li Xiaogong drove the cart and distributed the chickens, ducks, and geese evenly in Lantian County. The army of chickens, ducks, and geese began to peck at the locusts crazily from all directions!
Among them, the duck army ate the most. Not only could they fly fast, but they could also enter the water. When they ran on land, their speed was not slow either. It could be said that they fought on land, water, and air!
A day later, the locust plague in Lantian County was gradually controlled. The trees and fields that were once occupied by locusts had revealed their original appearance.
Li Xiaogong immediately wrote to the imperial court!
In Chang 'an City, Li Shimin was also waiting for Li Xiaogong's reply. Li Shimin was also guessing whether Uncle Han's species could control the locust plague.
If the locust plague was really restrained, it would be a great merit that would go down in history!
From now on, China would no longer be afraid of locust plagues!
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