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

One of the Confucian scholars was directly stepped on the ground.

Finally the group of people left, and there was a Confucian scholar who had been helping the fallen man. Seeing that it was a commoner, he couldn't help cursing: "Who asked you to help me?"go away!

That commoner was really honest, and he let go of him when he heard the words!

"what!"

Confucian scholar fell to the ground again, almost fainted from the pain.

.......

Chapter 38: Gift Giving

More than a day has passed since the eradication of locusts.

However, the discussion about extermination of locusts in Chang'an City is very hot, and all the major teahouses and restaurants are full of praise.

"Did you go outside the city yesterday to watch the Holy One exterminate the locusts?"

"I was going, but my wife gave birth yesterday, so I didn't go..."

"Then you really missed it. The people who watched the scene were thrilling. When the locusts came, they were like mountains and seas, but His Majesty led the soldiers and the people to hunt and kill the locusts. The locusts were thrown into the fire in piles and piles. Call a crackling..."

"Yeah, that scene really made people's hearts surge and blood boil!"

"What's that? The most amazing thing is that the people from the "Benxin Grain Store" fried the locusts. The taste is simply memorable!"

"Can grasshoppers still be eaten?"

"Let's say you are short-sighted. If you still don't believe it, the taste... tsk tsk, I guarantee that you will never forget it once you eat it."

"It's true, it's so delicious, I want to cry!"

"It's still the Holy One who is wise and mighty. He always thinks about us people. He not only walks in the front and kills grasshoppers with the people, but also asks people to give grasshoppers to the people for free."

"That's right, unlike those Confucian scholars who are shameless..."

The city of Chang'an was shrouded in this fiery discussion, and some good people even compiled the deeds of locust extermination that day into a ditty, and the story was well received.

For a time, there was a hustle and bustle.

Grasshoppers and locusts are so familiar to the people of Tang Dynasty, but now they are so strange.

This thing that has been called "God Bug" has completely fallen from the altar.

Not only can it be hunted, but it is also fried in a frying pan. The taste is so good?

And just when the people's discussion was burning like a raging fire, a piece of news added fuel to this matter again.

The "Benxin" grain and oil store posted a notice called the menu at the door of the store.

How to make grasshoppers more delicious:

The first course: Locust Tengda

Method: Wash the locusts with concentrated salt water.Drain the water and fry it to eat.Or fry the locusts directly, and then eat them with salt and pepper, which is extremely delicious.

Second course: Fried grasshoppers

Heat the iron plate red, then brush the oil on it, and then put in the washed grasshoppers. The fried and tender taste does not affect the nutritional content in the body.

Third Course: Braised Grasshoppers

First fry the locusts with oil, or stir-fry them with oil, and then put a little pepper.Stir-fry green onion and ginger, then stir-fry with appropriate amount of soy sauce and bran, add appropriate amount of water and simmer for a while, the taste...

The fourth course: Drunken Grasshopper

Boil water with salt, sugar and pepper...

Fifth Course: Spicy Grasshopper

......

There are nine dishes in total.

This made the common people unable to hold back their inner curiosity and excitement, and they all flocked to the "Benxin" grain store.

The store was full of people looking at the recipes, and many of them even copied them down with pens and paper. The scene was very spectacular.

Now that we have the recipes, when everyone wants to go home and make these dishes, they suddenly find that there is one thing that cannot be avoided, and that is grain and oil.

Grain and oil?

It happened that the "Benxin" grain store had just launched grain and oil, and it was placed at the door.

And the price is much cheaper than others.

Of course, this was Qin Shou's idea. The purpose of the "Benxin" grain store to announce the locusts was to attract traffic to sell its own grain and oil.

This matter was decided by Qin Shou after careful consideration. The era of grain and oil has long existed. He just improved the oil extraction technology to make the oil yield higher.

The price is naturally much lower.

Therefore, those who look at the recipes often buy a pot of oil in the end before leaving.

This time, the grasshoppers suffered a disaster. Originally, the plague of locusts had passed, and there were not many people outside Chang'an City. As a result, when the recipe came out, more people ran to the wild than when the locusts were exterminated. Go catch the grasshopper.

All of a sudden, grasshoppers became scarce.

Some wealthy families even pay high prices to buy grasshoppers.

This makes more people participate in the team of catching grasshoppers.

Unknowingly, buying grain and oil seems to have become a trend, sweeping the whole Chang'an.

This also caused a long period of time, when people in the street saw it and couldn't help but ask, "Have you bought oil yet?"

It seems that buying a barrel of grain and oil is more expensive than others.

"Grain and oil?"

"Oh, you don't even know about grain and oil, go to the Benxin Grain and Oil Store to buy some!"

"After catching a grasshopper, whether it is fried or fried, don't you have to use grain and oil?"

"..."

There is also a jingle circulating in Chang'an: "Fried by big households, fried by small households, the grain and oil from the heart are the freshest..."

It is said that big families will use a lot of oil for frying, which is too extravagant, while small families prefer to use a small amount of oil for frying

The business of the "Benxin" grain store is booming.

......

The extermination of locusts made the common people rejoice, but it brought together people from the noble clans such as the "Five Surnames and Seven Wangs" again.

I was deeply panicked by Li Shimin's foresight.

Several things in a row have deviated from their control.

"Everyone has heard about the Benxin Grain Store. Behind it is Li Tang's royal family. They first started with grain, and now they are selling grain and oil. I'm afraid it's a big conspiracy!"

"Yeah, we can't take it lightly. The disaster relief food has already sounded the alarm. This time the locust extermination has made the royal majesty even higher. We can't just watch Li Tang's royal family continue to grow like this, otherwise It will be completely out of our control and must be counteracted..."

"There is a rumor in the court that there is an expert behind the emperor. Is there any clue about this matter?"

"I don't know who it is, but I can be sure that this is not a rumor. This can be seen from the fact that the emperor sent a red feather envoy to check the grassland locust plague and the flood in the Yellow River."

"When you say that, I recall that there was also a locust plague in the third year of Zhenguan. At that time, His Majesty prayed for the people to heaven, but now he suddenly insisted on exterminating the locusts. The change is unimaginable!"

Everyone's eyes flickered.

"Check, must check..."

then

Officials and students under the "Five Surnames and Seven Wangs" began to move around frequently.

First, officials at all levels from the three provinces and the six ministries moved more with each other than before, hoping to inquire about some news.

Cui Donghao, a student of the Cui family in Five Surnames and Seven Wangzhong, then met people from the Confucian school.

It was Kong Yingda's student, Zhao Gaoge, who met him.

"Why are you looking for me?" Zhao Gaoge was not in a good mood. He had just experienced this kind of thing, and it wouldn't be good for anyone else.

"It's nothing, I just heard that the list of pests and the six methods of eliminating locusts were dedicated to His Majesty, and the posters on the streets and alleys are also made by this person," Cui Donghao said.

"You mean that your Majesty's extermination of locusts is caused by someone's slander?"

"Exactly!"

"Hmph, let me tell you why Your Majesty suddenly came up with the idea of ​​exterminating locusts. It turns out that there is a demon."

"Don't let this matter out."

Zhao Gaoge's body trembled, he gritted his teeth and said.

After Cui Donghao left, Zhao Gaoge immediately went to gather the Confucian scholars.

The Confucian scholars were in the midst of disappointment and disbelief at this time. Hearing this, they couldn't help being furious, and vowed to find out who destroyed the foundation of Confucianism.

For a moment, Chang'an City was undercurrents.

quickly

Everyone noticed a key point in unison: In these incidents of His Majesty, there seems to be the shadow of Princess Gaoyang's Mansion.

And some time ago, Fang Yiai was promoted

Could it be Fang Yiai's big bastard?

then

Officials who had never visited in the past, people from noble families, and Confucian disciples all came to visit with gifts in their hands.

"My son-in-law, sure enough, the dragon and the phoenix are among the best. No wonder the seventeenth princess will fall in love with her."

"The son-in-law is a talented man, if you ask me, His Majesty should have promoted the son-in-law long ago."

"My son-in-law, this is for you and the princess. It not only replenishes energy and nourishes blood, but also I heard that after eating it, you can conceive an heir as soon as possible. It is a man who eats to nourish his body."

"My son-in-law, I also brought the essence of the essence..."

These people knew that Fang Yiai had never had any children after marriage, so the gifts they brought were carefully selected.

But...the flattery hit the horse's hoof.

Fang Yiai's face turned blue, and her teeth were clenching.

Nima!

Conceive an heir as soon as possible?Consolidate the essence?

"I don't need it, get out of here..."

Chapter 39: Harmony?Why reconcile?

morning next day

Li Shimin is very interested in promoting the six methods of "elimination of locusts" and establishing a "department of extermination of locusts".

Although there are still people who oppose it, but without the support of the "disaster theory", the voices of the opponents are so weak that the result is naturally a bleak end.

Other political affairs are going on as usual, the relief food has also been transported to the disaster area of ​​the Yellow River, and the food on the grassland has also been donated...

After the court, Changsun Wuji grabbed Fang Xuanling.

"Liang Guogong, I treat you to a meal!"

"You invited me to dinner? What kind of meal?" Fang Xuanling asked suspiciously.

"Please go to Cuifeng Tower and have a good meal."

"Hehe, are you so willing?"

For so many years, Changsun Wuji has never invited himself to dinner.

Although they are in the court together, the two of them don't really get along well.

This matter has to start with His Majesty's ascension to the throne.

In the Xuanwumen incident, the one who made the most contributions was Zhangsun Wuji. After the completion of the killing, he was the first to rush into the East Palace. It stands to reason that Zhangsun Wuji should be the prime minister.