The night was long and no one was in the mood to sleep.
Lee Shan Chang felt as if he had become the center of attention. Even the high-ranking officials behind him who were above Rank-3 stole glances at him from time to time.
He looked a little embarrassed, especially when he saw Zhu Rong not far away with his arms crossed and a smirk on his face. Cold sweat trickled down Lee Shan Chang's forehead.
By the time Zhao Erhu led the Embroidered Uniform Guards and the Royal Guards over from the West River, the so-called cold sweat flowed even faster.
"Your Majesty, there are too many locusts. We can only bring back so little at the moment.”
Zhao Erhu was panting from exhaustion as he carried two large bags of locusts.
The Embroidered Uniform Guards and Royal Guards also had two large bags of locusts each, and they were all so tired that they were out of breath.
"It's fine. Leave it here for now."
Zhu Yuanzhang raised his hand.
"Yes!"
Zhao Erhu and the others nodded in unison. Then, they placed bags of locusts on the ground one after another. It was unknown whether it was intentional or not, but they were placed right in front of Lee Shan Chang.
Like a small mountain, the bags filled with locusts were piled up one after another towards Li Shan Zhang. The bags were opened, and under the illumination of the surrounding flames, the contents could be seen clearly.
Lee Shan Chang looked around and felt his scalp go numb. When he thought about how he was going to eat the flying locusts raw, his stomach churned and his face turned extremely pale.
"Your Majesty, do I…do I really want to eat?”
Lee Shan Chang's face turned red as he cupped his hands towards Zhu Yuanzhang.
As soon as he said this, everyone's eyes immediately became strange, making Lee Shan Chang want to crawl into the ground.
Zhu Yuanzhang knew that Li Shanzhang was very concerned about his face. Seeing that he was already shameless, the corners of his mouth immediately curled up. Just as he was about to push the boat to do him a favor, Zhu Rong's voice sounded first,
"What are you doing? Mr. Benevolence, what are you doing? Have you forgotten what we said at the Hall of Heaven's Tribute today?”
"I…"
Lee Shan Chang's face was full of shame, but when he looked at the flying locusts in the bag, goosebumps rose all over his body. He could only cup his hands at Zhu Rong and say,"
"Please don't blame me, Your Highness. This lowly subject has indeed offended you. I hope that Your Highness will consider this lowly subject's old age and weak stomach and let this lowly subject off!”
After saying that, Lee Shan Chang looked at the crowd and saw that many of them were smiling. A cold light flashed in his eyes.
Although it was not easy to detect, it was accurately captured by Zhu Rong. The corner of his eyes immediately trembled.
"Really? It's just a locust, not some poison. Mr. Kindness, there's no need to be so afraid!”
Since he was already shameless, Lee Shan Chang simply said,
"Your Highness the King of Qin might not know, but this lowly official's stomach has always been bad. Usually, if I eat spicy, cold, or greasy food, I will have diarrhea.”
"Is that so?"
Zhu Rong raised his eyebrows.
But this time, before Li Shanzhang could speak, Zhu Yuanzhang stood up and said,"
"Alright, Second Brother, Shan Chang has been with us for half his life. It's normal for him to be sick. Since he can't eat the locusts, forget it.”
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Li Shan Chang was overjoyed and looked at Zhu Yuanzhang with gratitude.
Since his father had spoken, Zhu Rong naturally had to give him face. However, the moment he waved his hand and turned around, a cold smile slowly rose on the corner of his mouth.
"Alright, since Father has already said so, then let's forget about this matter. Although this king has heard that locusts can be eaten and won't cause diarrhea.”
The matter was already over, but when Lee Shan Chang heard this, he was dissatisfied and specially said,"
"Your Highness must be joking. Locusts are insects. How can we eat them? Even if someone really ate it, they would probably be out of their mind.”
With the same cold smile on his face, Zhu Rong turned his head around happily.
"Oh, really?"
"Uh…"
Lee Shan Chang raised his eyebrows. He couldn't understand the smile on Zhu Xiong's face, but he suddenly felt uneasy.
At this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang's voice sounded in his ear,"
"Good!"
" Huh?!"
Lee Shan Chang was stunned and quickly looked over. He saw his Emperor looking at him with narrowed eyes and his heart sank.
"Your Majesty, this is…"
"I thought about it just now.”
Before Li Shan Chang could finish, Zhu Yuanzhang interrupted him and shook his head.
"As our Prime Minister, you are below one person and above ten thousand people. You are the role model for all officials and the ministers!”
"If you go back on your word, who else in the court will be willing to work for us in the future?”
"Of course, I'm definitely on your side. However, only by clearly rewarding and punishing can the atmosphere in the court be cleaned up, so there's nothing we can do.”
At this point, Zhu Yuanzhang stood with his hands behind his back and smiled at Li Shan Chang.
"You'd better eat a locust. If anything really happens, we'll get the imperial doctor to take a look at you and use the best medicine!”
“…………”
Lee Shan Chang's mind was blank, and he had yet to react.
It was human nature. After all, the feeling of going from the clouds to the bottom of the valley, then to the clouds and then to the bottom of the valley was not something that ordinary people could accept!
Especially at this moment, the bottom of the valley had already been confirmed.
Looking at the bags of locusts waiting for him to taste, Lee Shan Chang felt an itch all over his body, as if they had all climbed onto his body.
However, Zhu Yuanzhang had already spoken, which was equivalent to an imperial decree. Li Shan Chang did not dare to disobey.
However, just as Lee Shan Chang bent down and stretched out his hand towards the bag closest to him, he heard a loud shout,"
"Wait!"
"Hmm?"
Lee Shan Chang's eyes lit up. He thought that hope had been rekindled. However, when he raised his head, he saw the Zhu brothers running toward him with their arms around his shoulders and a smirk on their faces.
"Mr. Benevolence, come, come, eat this!”
Lee Shan Chang's face froze. He raised his head and saw Zhu Xiong and Zhu Xiong's raised hands, each holding a huge, red-eyed flying locust. His mind immediately exploded with a loud bang!
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