Collection of Huaxia: Halloween Tribute to Ice Sculpture Company

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Li Shimin was stunned and stared at Zhou Jin in a daze.

"Auxiliary machine, are you in good health?"

Zhou Jin smiled faintly, took a step forward, took the locust in Li Shimin's hand, and said with a smile, "To tell you the truth, since the locust disaster happened. I can't sleep at night, thinking about how to get rid of this insect."

"One day, I suddenly thought, since it is meat, why can't I eat it. I roasted a few of them and served them with Hu people's seasoning. The taste is strange and delicious, just like chicken."

Hearing this, Li Shimin was stunned.

Half-believing and half-doubting: "Really?"

"Don't dare to deceive His Majesty, you can give it a try."

Li Shimin pondered for a moment and said, "Okay, let's try."

Several servant girls carried the iron frame and hurried through the corridor.

"I don't know what His Majesty wants the grill to do."

"There's no need to worry about it. It should be a barbecue in the back garden. It's so pleasant."

"Keep your voice down, don't be heard by others, you lose your head."

back yard.

There was smoke, and the coals were burning red.

A few grasshoppers were roasted until they exploded with oil. Zhou Jin sprinkled seasoning on them, guessing that they were cooked, so she picked them up with chopsticks.

"Your Majesty, it's ready."

Li Shimin swallowed.

It's not that I'm greedy, but I'm hesitating whether to eat or not.

is thinking.

Zhou Jin has already put it in his mouth, the crispy shell is crunchy and chewy, making it extremely delicious.

"how is the taste?"

"As I said before, it's extremely delicious."

Li Shimin didn't hesitate anymore, picked one up with chopsticks, put it in his mouth and started chewing.

After a moment.

"This... the taste of this little thing is really good."

In a blink of an eye, several locusts that flew into the palace entered Li Shimin's stomach.

This scene.

It happened to be seen by a passing eunuch, and the elder of Xiabala was shocked.

"Your Majesty and the eldest grandson are actually eating... locusts."

Zhou Jin smiled faintly, and said, "Your Majesty, this delicacy should be known to the world."

"If the people know the taste of locusts, the plague of locusts will be resolved in an instant. Maybe there are not enough locusts to eat."

Li Shimin nodded.

"What the auxiliary machine said is true."

Chang'an City.

In a bustling and lively place in the city, a high platform was built overnight.

The audience is heavily guarded.

After receiving the notice, many ministers came here early in the morning, and when they saw the five or six-meter-high platform, they all showed puzzled expressions.

"What does Your Majesty mean? Why did you let us come here?"

"I guess, it is to worship the heavens and ask the heavens to kill the locusts, otherwise what is the purpose of building such a high platform."

"What Li Daren said is reasonable, and I think so too."

"I just don't know when His Majesty will come."

But for a while.

Around the high platform, the people in the city had already surrounded them. Seeing many high officials in front of them, they were puzzled about what to do and talked a lot.

"Look, there are people on the high platform."

Everyone took a closer look, and their faces were suddenly shocked.

Everyone fell to their knees and shouted: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live."

on the high platform.

Li Shimin looked peaceful, and said softly: "Pingshen."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

At the same time, Zhou Jin was standing next to the stove under the sun, roasting locusts.Seven or eight locusts lost their wings and tails, and their bodies were burnt red. They estimated that they were almost cooked, so they boarded the high platform.

"Your Majesty, it's ready."

Li Shimin took the hand and said in a low voice: "Auxiliary machine, you can ask someone to bake a little more, and then distribute it to the onlookers."

"The minister obeys the order."

Li Shimin turned around.

Showing the locusts in his hands to the surrounding people, he said: "My fellow citizens, it is this little thing that makes the city in and out of the city restless and smoky. It is also rumored that the locust god sent punishment, which is nonsense."

As he spoke, he opened his mouth, ready to put the locust into his mouth.

"What is the emperor going to do?"

"It seems to be eating locusts."

"This... can this bug be eaten?"

The people around were talking.

The officials at the side turned pale with shock, and hurriedly persuaded: "Your Majesty, no, locusts must not be eaten. Eating them will anger the locust god!"

"Your Majesty, the locusts are too dirty, they will become seriously ill after eating them, and they will suffer from chronic diseases that cannot be cured!"

"Your Majesty, if you eat this dirty thing, you will get sick."

……

Facing everyone's advice, Li Shimin smiled lightly and said: "I suffer disasters for the people, so how can I avoid them!"

"The people depend on the grain for their life, but you eat it, and I would rather eat my lungs and intestines."

This sentence means that the reason why the people live and work in peace and contentment is because they have food to fill their stomachs.But the locusts ate the people's food. Instead of doing this, it is better to let them eat my lungs and intestines.

As soon as the words fell, the locusts fell into Li Shimin's mouth.

Chew it a few times and swallow it into your stomach.

Safe and sound.

Even, there are still some meanings.

"Everyone, this locust is not only non-poisonous, but also delicious. It is also beneficial and harmless to the human body. It was researched by the eldest grandson. At the beginning, like you, I didn't believe it at all. But after tasting it, I realized that it is extremely delicious. .”

The onlookers were all dumbfounded.

If it wasn't from Li Shimin's mouth, everyone would have thought it was nonsense.

And looking at Li Shimin's face, it doesn't seem like he is telling a lie.

Zhou Jin strode out.

A large bowl is full of roasted locusts, exuding a spicy smell.He ordered the soldiers and distributed them to the onlookers.

"Fathers and folks, if what His Majesty said is right or not, you will know after a taste."

The common people took the locusts, looked at them over and over again, and put them in their mouths in doubt.

After a moment.

"Well, the taste is very good, the texture is very crisp, as if chewing chicken."

"This... is this really a locust?"

"Any more?"

Qi Qi's voice-over sounded.

"On the surface, Li Shimin wanted to tell the people that he dared to challenge the locusts, and whoever bullied the people would be his enemy. From the side, he showed his consideration for the people. In fact, Li Shimin wanted to make the people feel better through this move. Don't be afraid of the locust god, kill the locust together, and even eat it."

"The transformation of locusts into commodities did not actually start from the Tang Dynasty. There was such an example in the late Jin Dynasty."

In the ninth year of Tianfu, the people were ordered to catch locusts, one bucket of millet and one bucket of millet.

Later Jin Emperor Gaozu Shi Jingtang exchanged rice for locusts, mainly for the purpose of exterminating locusts, and had no intention of eating them.

Coincidentally, there was a plague of locusts during the Song Shenzong period.

He has a bad temper and directly issued a reward order for the locusts: "All local officials must personally go to the front line of locust extermination, kill the collected locusts, and give the same volume of fine grains. The rewards for the common people are based on quality. The big locusts are given one hundred copper coins for a bucket, and the small locusts are given fifty copper coins for a bucket."

Under the heavy reward, there must be fierce men, and a large number of people turned into professional locust hunters, and they really made a fortune.

Zhou Jin then said: "There is a saying in Zi Zhi Tong Jian: It is the age, and locusts are not disasters."

"Li Shimin ate a few roasted locusts, which not only solved the locust plague, but also prevented people from questioning the legitimacy of his ascension to the throne because of the locust plague. It can be said to kill two birds with one stone. It not only solved the crisis of people's livelihood, but also solved political problems."

"A textbook-like method of exterminating locusts."