On the wedding night, the substitute princess cured the war king's poison

"Your Majesty, those locusts fly around in swarms and are difficult to control. They usually eat a large area of ​​crops in an instant. The people in the southwest can only use fire to drive them away or release chickens and ducks to eat the locusts, but there are too many locusts and sometimes they are still impossible to prevent."

"According to statistics from local officials, many people have been starving for months and can only hope for the second quarter's harvest to sustain their livelihoods."

After the Minister of Revenue told the truth, the Emperor humbly asked the Regent for advice, "Regent, is what he said correct?"

Li Yi nodded and reminded the emperor again.

So the emperor asked the ministers below loudly.

"My dear ministers, do you have any good ideas for dealing with locusts?"

However, no one answered for a long time.

Even the eight barbarian kings refused to speak; they just hoped for more civil unrest and natural disasters.

Historically, the people’s miserable lives have always been attributed to the country’s bad fortune and the emperor’s incompetence.

At that time, the emperor would be forced by public opinion to take the blame and write a self-criticism edict. In serious cases, he would have to abdicate the throne to quell public grievances.

Li Yi glanced at the court officials and finally his eyes fell on the face of the Minister of the Ministry of Agriculture.

This slick old minister is hanging his head and pretending to be dead.

Li Yi simply pointed out the question, "Agricultural affairs are managed by the Sino-Agricultural Temple, right? Don't you have any plan to deal with the locusts?"

The Minister of Sinong Temple felt that this question was difficult to answer and glared at the Junior Minister Liu Cheng. Liu Cheng had no choice but to step out.

If he answers wrong, it is his fault; if he answers right, it is because his boss has taught him well.

"Your Majesty, I think we can also weave a giant net to catch locusts, and then burn them all to death."

This answer aroused the emperor's curiosity, "How big is the network? Can it be promoted in the southwest region?"

"This... this net needs to be woven into a large piece, the bigger the better." Liu Cheng was unsure and answered vaguely, "It should be possible to use a fishing net as a substitute, and it won't be difficult to promote it."

All the ministers secretly mocked what they heard.

It is easier said than done.

What’s more, locusts are much smaller than fish.

If the fishing nets are not dense enough, locusts cannot be caught at all.

Li Yi could still remember that Liu Cheng, the Shaoqing of Sinong Temple, went to Ning Mansion yesterday to break off the engagement and humiliate Ning Mansion.

People like this need a good beating.

He asked him aloud, "Master Liu, have you ever caught locusts with a fishing net?"

"No, after all, locusts have never reached Kyoto." Liu Cheng answered truthfully.

Li Yi gave the emperor some more advice, so the emperor ordered, "The Minister of Agriculture will go to the southwest today to control the locusts and use your method. If you can't cure it, don't come back!"

The ministers were shocked when they heard this. They didn't expect that the young emperor could be taught so well by the regent today.

His speech and behavior were more dignified and majestic than before.

For a moment, the ministers had different thoughts.

Liu Cheng never expected that the emperor would send him to the southwest.

If we can’t control the locusts, will we die outside?

He felt sad in his heart and sighed at his bad luck, but he could only kneel down and accept the emperor's order.

He said respectfully: "I will obey your orders and will not disgrace your majesty's mission."

The emperor nodded with satisfaction, waved his hand, and ordered, "You must set off immediately without delay."

"In addition, officials from the Ministry of Agriculture will go to various states tomorrow to inspect agriculture and cultivation for a period of six months. They must go to the fields and mountains to work with the farmers, and not just talk about it in the court."

This remark was an insult to all the officials of the Sinong Temple.

All of them have been arranged to be decentralized.

But when the emperor scolded someone, everyone had to follow suit and everyone had to shout that the emperor was wise.

The Minister of Agriculture took the lead and left.

"Do other ministers have any plans to deal with the locusts?" the emperor asked again.

Today I suddenly felt that being an emperor was quite interesting.

Ning Qingfeng thought about it and stepped out to offer advice for the country, "Your Majesty, I know another way to kill locusts."

The court officials looked at him in surprise, and many of them had mocking expressions in their eyes.

A man who leads troops in battle also understands farming?

"Lord Ning, just speak directly." Li Yi encouraged, his face gentle and with a hint of a smile.

Ning Qingfeng is Ning Luo's father, which means that he will be her father-in-law in the future, so naturally she has to leave a good impression on him.

Ning Qingfeng was immediately flattered by the gentle side of the Regent.

After a moment, he said:

"I suggest catching some locusts, applying medicine to them and releasing them to let them infect other locusts. This way, most of the locusts can be wiped out quickly."

After Ning Qingfeng finished speaking, his colleagues secretly applauded.