Datang: Get a god-level selection system at the beginning

The rest of the aristocratic families clamored: "Master Cui, you can't bet with him, Confucian classics are the foundation of our existence!"
"This king of Qin is clearly doing a trick to lure you into a trap. You must not trust him!"
"That's right, you can bet on other things, but this school of scriptures must not be a bet."
Cui Tongjian was in a dilemma. Although he didn't believe that Li Wenbin could really solve the locust plague that had spread to more than forty states, the study of family scriptures was too important. If there was a loss...

Then even if he died a hundred times, he would not be able to pay for this crime.

Li Wenbin teased: "Cui Shilang, your Cui family's Confucian classics are talked about by others. Those who don't know think that your Cui family has no Confucian classics at all, and they all use the annotations of other schools."
Sure enough, as soon as these words came out, Cui Tongjian couldn't bear it anymore: "Okay, my Cui family will bet with you!"
"His Royal Highness King Qin, if you can wipe out the overwhelming locust plague, I, the Cui family, will hand over my family's Confucian classics."
"But if you can't..."
"Then the king will thank the world with his death!:
"Okay, a word from a gentleman..."
Cui Tongjian raised his hands, and lightly high-fived Li Wenbin as an oath.

"Come on!"
Now that the two had made an oath, Li Shimin followed suit and appointed Li Wenbin as the governor of Dingxiang Road and Guannei Road, the prime minister for this locust disaster.

……

"Wen Bin, are you sure this time?"
Li Wenbin said helplessly: "Mother, please rest assured, my son will not fight an uncertain battle."
Ever since she found out about the bet between Li Wenbin and the Cui family, Empress Changsun has never lost her heart. She has asked this question more than a dozen times in just an hour.

"But……"
Even though Li Wenbin was so sure, the eldest grandson was still very worried.

"Mother, in order to let my father and emperor get rid of these vampires attached to my Tang Dynasty and countless people who suck blood once and for all, it is worthwhile for my son to do so."
"Hey, I know it too, but I'm really worried..."
Seeing the eldest grandson's worried look, Li Wenbin's heart also warmed up: "Mother, don't worry, I will definitely solve this matter gracefully. In the future, I will be filial to my father and mother, it won't be like this An easy death."
"Okay, I believe in you. I will personally congratulate you on the day you get rid of those aristocratic families and come back victorious."
"Thank you, Queen Mother, I will be busy now."
Looking at Li Wenbin who left, the eldest grandson sighed.

"Ma'am, do you think the little prince will succeed?"
The eldest grandson looked at Qiuxiang and said firmly, "I believe in him, and he will definitely come back victorious."
Li Wenbin bid farewell to his eldest grandson, went to visit Cui Yan and Ruyue, and then quickly got busy.

The first thing to face in solving the locust plague is the millions of victims who are starving for food. Li Shimin has ordered treasuries in various places to open warehouses to release food for the victims.

But in the face of these victims, it is simply a drop in the bucket. The treasuries of more than a dozen states have been eaten up by the victims, and the number is still increasing rapidly.

Zheng Guogong Wei Zheng also helped Li Wenbin take charge of the locust plague this time. When Li Wenbin saw him again, he found that the eyes of this famous official through the ages were already red, and he had obviously been up for days and nights without sleep.

"Your Highness, news just came that millions of disaster victims have been wandering around in Guanzhong." Seeing Li Wenbin, Wei Zheng didn't bother to be polite, and quickly introduced the situation, "If this continues, I'm afraid there will be another ten days The grain stocks in the state treasuries in Guanzhong are about to be eaten up."
"If there is no new grain arriving by that time, I'm afraid it will reappear the tragic situation of the former Sui Dynasty when the world was in turmoil and the land was thousands of miles away."
Wei Zheng knew that if that time really came, it would be Li Wenbin's failure.

He didn't want to see the future Mingjun of the Tang Dynasty really commit suicide because of this to thank the world.

Li Wenbin looked down at the map without raising his head: "Don't worry, Wei Gong, the new food will arrive within three days. If the estimate is correct, it should be enough for the victims to eat for several months."
"Really? Can new food really arrive?"
"Naturally, how could my nephew joke about such a matter of life and death?"
"The plan will be released?"
"" Wei Gong, please look, this is my ambush. "
Li Wenbin pointed to the map and showed it to Wei Zheng: "Now Su Dingfang has escorted 500 million catties of grain and is going upstream along the Luo River."
Hearing what he said, Wei Zheng really relaxed a lot, but immediately realized something was wrong: "Your Highness, where did the food come from?"
"Oh, from Qinghe County."
"That should have set off half a month ago, but the bet between you and the Cui family was only three days ago. Could it be that your Highness..."
"Hey, Duke Wei, it's exactly as you think, my nephew already knew that the plague of locusts was about to break out."
"You...you are not good enough to plan!"
Wei Zheng was about to die of anger: "King Qin, oh King Qin, how dare you do this? You are betting the lives of millions of people in Guanzhong!"
"You are so bold!"
"Wei Gong, be safe and don't be impatient. Listen to my nephew's explanation."
After finally appeasing old man Wei, Li Wenbin explained: "Wei Gong, my nephew will not hide it from you. In fact, I already knew about this matter last year."
"Then you have been hiding it and not reporting it to deal with the powerful family?"
"Of course His Majesty knows about it, and Changsun Wuji and others also know about it."
"Just keep it from the old man?"
"No, Prime Minister Gao and the others don't know either."
Gao Xiang was referring to Gao Shilian, who was invited back by Li Wenbin this time to be the chief of staff of the Quanzhi Staff Office. When the real chief of staff, Chang Sun Wuji, came back, he was appointed by Li Shimin as Zhongshu Ling, and he became prime minister in one step.

"Humph."
Although Wei Zheng was still very angry, his complexion looked better than before.

"Wei Gong, in fact, you can't blame my nephew. I know that the locust plague happened at the end of last year. Even if I wanted to do something at that time, my father couldn't do anything."
Although Wei Zheng didn't speak, he nodded.

In the second year of Zhenguan, the national power of the Tang Dynasty was far from being as strong as it was later. If it was necessary to raise enough food for millions of disaster victims at once, Li Shimin might not be able to do it even if he was exhausted.

"Then you shouldn't hide this matter, it should be made public."
"Wei Gong, don't you understand people's hearts? If you really announce the impending locust plague to the world, can't you guess what will happen?"
Wei Zheng sighed and stopped talking.

He can naturally predict what the consequences will be like, that will only make the people panic, and I am afraid that there may be chaos in the world.