The Prodigal Son of Zhenguan

Not long after, Wu Liangye came back from outside and went straight to Li Fu's study.

Li Fu was the only one in the yard. After Wu Liangye entered the yard, he came to Li Fu and bowed.

"My dear, I have gone out to inquire. Some people in some villages and towns around Chang'an City said that the locust plague was a punishment from heaven, and the flood last year was also the same. When the emperor was in power, there was no such large-scale disaster in Guanzhong. Since your majesty ascended the throne, there have been accidents every year. This is a warning from heaven..."

Li Fu laughed.

It's really a cliché. When the flood happened last year, some people talked about it privately, but the court didn't take it seriously. Moreover, they only dared to talk about it privately. Most people didn't think about it in this way.

After all, natural disasters are something that people can encounter several times in their lifetime... It's not rare to say it's rare.

In a person's life, from the time they can remember things, they will encounter many major social events in a few decades, including natural disasters and man-made disasters.

For example, people who are older now have experienced floods, droughts, locust plagues, wars, changes of dynasties, etc.

Even Li Fu has experienced many, such as major public health events, two Class B infectious diseases, one Class A infectious disease, and these three times are all worldwide.

What melamine, what floods and waterlogging disasters that never happen in a century, freezing disasters, global warming, melting icebergs, and what solar and lunar eclipses.

If the astronomical issues were put in the present, who knows how they would be interpreted, causing panic among the people.

The most hateful are man-made disasters, such as the neighboring island country who is not a human being and is in the radiation without knowing the radiation. All regions should be made like Hiroshima, with no century-old stores.

"It's spreading like this outside Chang'an City. I guess there should be more people spreading this kind of rumors in Chang'an City." Li Fu laughed and said, "Some people are really noisy and impatient with life."

"I think your majesty will also send people to investigate this matter." Wu Liangye said, "I just don't know if we can find out who spread these rumors behind the scenes."

"If it was premeditated, the gecko will naturally deal with it." Li Fu said, "It depends on whether the Hundred Cavalry Division is faster or they are faster. Wu Liangye, go find Lao Zhou, Zhang Huan, and Lao Yan, all the people who lead the locust extermination team, tell them to me, no matter what happens outside. No matter how rumors spread, everyone within the fiefdom should keep their mouths shut. It doesn't matter what others spread, but don't talk nonsense among your family members, and don't say it in private! "

"Natural disasters happen every year. Don't make it so weird. They have nothing to do with people. God is so awesome, why doesn't he just sneeze and kill all the evil people in the world." Li Fu said, "Even if you hear rumors, they are all nonsense. Don't listen, don't believe, and don't spread them. If anyone dares to disobey my orders, don't blame me for turning my face against you."

"Yes." Wu Liangye's expression also became serious, and he bowed his hands in response.

What others do, Li Fu can't control, but within the fiefdom, he can make the decision, he is the master!

Moreover, he manages the fiefdom. If any bad words are spread from the fiefdom, he, as the master, will be responsible!

There is no reason why Li Shimin doesn't know what Li Fu already knows.

In the side hall of Liangyi Hall, Li Wu stood on one side of the hall, half of his body hidden in the shadow, and reported to Li Shimin with an expressionless face.

Li Shimin snorted coldly.

"What is coming is coming. I know that someone in the court will not be able to hold back."

"Your Majesty, the Baiqi Division has already spread the net to investigate." Liwu bowed and said, "The rumor did not come from Chang'an City, but from outside the city. The earliest one was from Qingtai Township and Ning'an Township."

"Qingtai Township, Ning'an Township?" Li Shimin frowned.

That is the place where Changsun Wuji is in charge.

Where did the rumor come from?

Li Shimin slowly raised his hand, stroked his beard and thought.

His elder brother-in-law would never be stupid enough to do such a thing. He is on his own ship.

Then, this means that someone is secretly targeting Changsun Wuji.

"Yes, the people of the Hundred Cavalry Division have been asking for a long time, and finally locked on these two places." Li Wu said: "But it is difficult to investigate further. If we find out this way, the clue will be broken."

"Tell your people to pay close attention to the movements in these two places, and send more people to keep an eye on them." Li Shimin said: "Those people are heading for You Pushe."

"Yes." Li Wu responded.

Li Shimin and Li Wu also guessed that someone spread the relevant rumors in those two places, causing the rumors to spread.Scattered, but the people who spread these rumors in the first place may not be in these two places now.

It is difficult for the Hundred Cavalry Division to move forward after finding this.

If they are lucky, there may be progress, but if they are unlucky, they can only find these at best.

After all, the people who spread these rumors also know that once they are found, they will die.

Perhaps they have already retreated and ran out of Chang'an City, or they will never leave Chang'an City in their lifetime.

Killing people to silence them is also a trick used by some people.

The method is not brilliant, but it works.

Li Wu left the Liangyi Hall.

Now Changsun Wuji and others are outside the city. Even if Li Shimin wants to find someone to discuss this matter, he can't find a suitable person.

This kind of thing can only be discussed by close ministers.

If you find those ministers in the court, you can think about what kind of suggestions they will give.

Either they pretended not to hear it, and the matter would be over after the locust plague was over.

Or it was all the emperor's fault, and he would follow the people's wishes and issue a self-criticism edict.

The worst case scenario was that those fools were secretly preparing to make a move, and they had the wild idea of ​​letting the emperor abdicate and the emperor ascend the throne again to rectify the world.

These were all conceivable results, and Li Shimin had no desire to discuss it with anyone.

Except for close ministers like Changsun Wuji, no one would give him any ideas other than these three.

The next morning, Li Shimin sat at the head of the Taiji Hall, leaning lazily on the backrest, and his eyes lightly swept over the ministers.

"Ministers, please report your affairs." The eunuch shouted loudly.

"I have something to report." Wei Cheng said with a bow.

"Speak." Li Shimin waved his sleeves and changed his posture.

"Your Majesty, there is a locust plague in Guanzhong. Outside Chang'an City, although Right Prime Minister Xiao and others have led the people to kill the locusts and have achieved results, the locust plague has already occurred and it is a fact. Rumors are spreading and getting worse..."