At the beginning, he will be divided by five horses of Tang Taizong

Wei Zheng frowned: "Your Majesty, although grasshoppers can be hunted and killed, eating... is unprecedented!"

Li Shimin didn't wait for him to finish, and directly interrupted him, "How do you know that you can't eat it if you haven't eaten it? What if it tastes great?"

Wei Zheng couldn't help but blushed, "Think twice, Your Majesty..."

Li Shimin's eyes sparkled, I hope the taste will not be too disappointing!

And at this time

The people in the Princess Mansion have cleaned the grasshoppers with concentrated salt water and controlled the water.

Then, under everyone's gaze, they brought out buckets of yellow-orange oil.

hiss!

Is this... oil?

so much?

Everyone was dumbfounded.

You must know that there is very little oil in the Tang Dynasty. Only nobles would use oil for cooking or cold dishes. Did you expect them to have so much oil?

When they saw the four words pasted on the oil pot, they couldn't help being taken aback.

Grain and oil from the heart!

The name "Benxin" has been too familiar recently.

The success of the previous grain store marketing made the "Benxin" grain and oil store an instant hit and a great reputation throughout Chang'an City.

At this time, it was seen again, and everyone recognized it at once.

Moreover, people from the "Benxin" Grain Store who accompanied him also stood up at this moment: "From today, Benxin Grain Store has launched a new product of grain and oil. I hope everyone can taste and buy it. First come, first served... ..."

How could Qin Shou miss this opportunity?

It's good to be able to promote your own grain and oil while eliminating locusts!

Everyone watched without blinking as the group poured barrels of oil into the pot.

Nima!

Just pour it in?

So extravagant!

Many people can't wait to go up and beat these prodigal sons to death.

Then they watched as they put the locusts into a pan of boiling oil.

"Crackling..."

The fried smell wafts away.

Incense

Really fragrant!

It smells so good!

When the fragrance wafted over, the eyes of the people around were staring at the frying pan, and everyone at the scene felt that their souls were drawn out.

"Gudu!"

There was the sound of swallowing saliva in the audience.

The taste is mouthwatering, but still no one steps up!

The clerk at the grain store just now said, "Everyone among the first [-] people who tasted grasshoppers today will receive a small bucket of grain and oil for free."

Under heavy rewards, there must be a brave man. In the era of oil shortage in the Tang Dynasty, oil was as valuable as gold.

Immediately, several people came to try it.

The emperor was also trying to eat. Li Shimin knew that everyone was looking at him, so he tried to have a bite.

A bite,

"Crack!"

His eyes widened instantly

The whole expression is frozen.

crisp!

The taste directly amazed the taste buds of the whole mouth.

Li Shimin's eyes were full of disbelief, and his eyes were as numb as if hysterical.

Qin Shou did not lie to himself

Delicious!

Incredibly delicious

And the few people who just tasted it also looked dumb, as if they had lost their ability to think, and they were pressed the pause button...

After a few seconds, they exclaimed:

"Oh my god, I feel like my taste buds are exploding!"

"It's fragrant and crispy. I never thought there would be something so delicious."

"I feel like my whole body is sinking."

"Give me a few more...."

"..." Li Shimin also stretched out his hand to grab it again, still unsatisfied.

When everyone saw it, they immediately let go of their guard and rushed forward.

"Is it really that delicious?"

"I'll try one too... oh, don't squeeze it"

"Hey, brother, quickly...give me one too"

quickly

The scene was like boiling.

"Huh, it's so delicious, don't squeeze it."

"It's my... turn and it's my turn!"

"I've never eaten something so delicious!"

"Ah!" Someone was so eager to eat that he put his hand on the stove and didn't know it. He couldn't help crying when he was burned.

There are too many people eating, and there is not enough supply of freshly squeezed ones, and some are even snatched away before they have time to dry.

When did these people eat locusts and they didn't even eat fried food

The first time I tasted it, I was so excited that I almost fainted!

Many people even had tears in their eyes.

Someone came out to preside over the order: "Don't be crowded, this is a free trial, and..."

"Watch out for the frying pan!"

"There are no more grasshoppers..."

But how can the current scene be controlled.

.......

Li Shimin looked at the scene in front of him, his eyes were shining brightly.

I also learned Confucianism since I was a child, and I also thought deeply about Dong Zhongshu, Ban Gu and other Confucianists who said that the various changes of nature are the response of the "God" who is personified and moralized to the social politics at that time.

I also understand that the locust plague mentioned in Chunqiu Fanlu and Shangshu Weizi is "natural poison and famine" and the punishment of the emperor of heaven.

But even so, I still have doubts in my heart. Why can the locusts eat the food of the people, but the people can't kill the locusts and beg the gods to avoid punishment?

Confucianism, on the other hand, blamed all this on the king's lack of morality, and asked the emperor and ministers to cultivate their morality, use actions to move the heavens, and pray that the locusts would disappear naturally.

Therefore, he wanted to try to exterminate locusts.

But at the same time, Li Shimin also understands that this concept has influenced all dynasties since the Han Dynasty.

It has long been indestructible in people's hearts.

This is why Li Shimin caused an uproar in the court when he talked about catching and killing locusts.

Regarding the pasting of the "Pest List" and "Six Ways to Eliminate Locusts", he himself did not even dare to issue any instructions, but asked people to do it in private.

Because he knows that if one is not handled well, the court will be weak, and even the infamy will be left behind.

Extermination of locusts, this is something that I didn't dare to think about before, but I didn't expect that not only are they being hunted down in groups, but they are even eaten.

It's really exciting!

Although it is difficult to completely defeat the locust invasion by manpower hunting, especially to eliminate people's spiritual fear of locusts, this is the most important thing

This was also what pleased Li Shimin the most.

.......

How could this be?

Confucian scholars looked at the way the emperor and the common people ate locusts. The gesture was as delicious as eating minced meat. This kind of scene made all the Confucian scholars feel very tight in their chests. The huge stimulation made their eyes stare at gold stars, and their eyes were even more so. There was a burst of blackness, and the whole body trembled.

impossible!

Could it be...how can people be wrong in the words of Confucianism?

What they saw today has greatly subverted their cognition.

In the past, Confucian scholars believed that the monarch was a bridge connecting the universe and human society, and his behavior and policies would be supervised by the heavens, who would warn the rulers of their mistakes with certain disasters or weird phenomena.

The theory of catastrophe under the influence of heaven and man not only enabled the imperial power to operate under certain moral constraints, but also provided a strong theoretical basis for Confucian scholars to participate in politics.

Therefore, they have always been committed to explaining the catastrophe, and only in this way can they serve their respective interest groups.

But now the locusts are not only hunted and killed, but also eaten into the stomach by people scrambling to be the first.

How could there be any respect for the "God Bug"?

Without awe, let alone admiration.

"..." Kong Yingda and the other great Confucians trembled and swayed.

Seeing Kong Yingda's precarious situation, the Confucian scholars around him quickly supported him

After a long time, Kong Yingda's condition got better.

His eyes were sunken, and he stared at the Confucian scholars in front of him with a bitter taste in his mouth.

"The words of Confucianism, the theory of gods and insects, from today onwards, the buildings will collapse!"

"Let's go, there's no point in staying any longer!"

From this moment on, the theory of catastrophe was completely broken.

They knew that from now on, it would be difficult for them to open their mouths and say to His Majesty, "Your Majesty, this is a natural disaster. Please pray for the blessings of the people and issue an edict to sin against yourself..."

But as soon as their footsteps moved, they happened to be intertwined with the people who were catching locusts, because they wanted to bypass the group of people who were scrambling for grasshoppers to eat.

The Confucian scholars, who were already in a terrible mood, couldn't help but explode at this moment.

They tried their best to push away the crowd in front of them, but accidentally pushed a little girl into the

Many people were immediately angry when they saw it.

While pushing and shoving, some young men couldn't help punching and kicking the group of Confucian scholars

He couldn't stop cursing: "What are you guys? You're shouting about gods and gods every day. Why don't the common people see you when their food is being eaten? I'll kick you to death..."

"A bunch of sanctimonious dogs, all the books are read into the dog's belly."

"Kick these shameless people to death..."

When did Confucian scholars who are usually high above receive such "courteous treatment"?

All of them were ashamed.