"Your Majesty, I believe that the most important thing now is to stabilize the hearts of the people. As long as the hearts of the people are stable, the rumors that those who make the people will naturally lose their inspiration." Fang Xuanling said in a deep voice as Li Er stared at him.

After hearing Fang Xuanling say this, Li Er sighed and emphasized: "I know that stabilizing the hearts of the people are important. What I am asking now is how to stabilize the hearts of the people."

Li Er was slightly disappointed. Fang Xuanling was good at planning and Du Ruhui was good at making decisions, but now the guys who were good at planning were saying "nonsense". The difficulty of the matter can be imagined.

The locust plague is overwhelming, the people are panicked, and the sentiment of despair spreads among the people. If it is said that propaganda can comfort it with just a few words of comfort, then that is nonsense.

The messengers asking for help traveled back and forth, and there were more than ten waves a day. Dozens of prefectures issued memorials a day, constantly seeking help from the court. In some county towns, people have begun to surround the county government. If they are not dealt with, they may cause greater changes.

"Spend money, spend money to ensure safety." The frowning people were stunned by Li Chengqian's confusing words.

"What money is spent? Make it clear." A glimmer of hope flashed in Li Er's eyes. Li Chengqian's mind was different from that of normal people. Maybe this locust plague would have to be solved by his "brain".

"The court pays money to collect locusts, mobilize the people, and kill them with all their might. Don't let them stay at home and think about it. In addition, they send out powerful personnel to inspect various prefectures and prefectures, and try their best to kill those who incite trouble. Of course, they also need to pay attention to the methods and not stir up civil unrest." The locust plague was too big, and Li Chengqian was not in a state of pride and simply told his thoughts.

"What can the locusts be taken back?" Du Yan was a censor and did not know much about government affairs. He was the first to speak out and express his confusion.

And he didn't understand, and others didn't understand either. They knew about disaster relief, but that was just opening the warehouse and releasing grain in the court. Now Li Chengqian's idea was to pay money, which was difficult to understand.

"No matter what you can do, even if you dig a hole and bury it, it's just a reason to pay money." Li Chengqian spread his hands and said.

"Send money?" Changsun Wuji asked.

"Yes, uncle, in my opinion, nothing in this world can soothe people's hearts more than money. And the fear of the people now comes more from the fear of natural disasters, not because they really can't survive. After all, the consequences of the locust plague will not be reflected until the autumn harvest."

"Your Highness, you still have to think about this matter carefully. I have not paid money to the people in ancient times." Du Yan always felt that Li Chengqian's method of paying for locusts from the court was unreliable.

"If you have other better ways, you naturally don't have to do this, but if you don't, it's better to do as I said."

Li Chengqian also knew that sending money was not a good idea, but before the food was transported in place, he really couldn't think of any way to stabilize the people's hearts except for copper coins.

The others in the room were also silent. They all knew that the comfort of red mouth and white teeth was not as good as real money or silver in any case. Although Li Chengqian's method was a bit unreliable, it was the best solution, and the cost should not be much.

"Then let's settle it. You can discuss the price issue. In addition, I will go out of the city to worship the sky tomorrow. You will go back and prepare and follow me." Li Er listened carefully and thought for a while, and felt that "sending money" seemed to be the most direct and effective solution.

But Li Er's words made Li Chengqian feel nervous. What should be coming is coming, and he really has to go to sacrifice to the sky.

The book says that when the old man was offering sacrifices to heaven, he grabbed a handful of locusts and ate them. There is no reason for the old man to eat them, so he won’t eat them himself... Li Chengqian decided to go back and prepare well. The roasted locusts that had been exercising for a long time finally came in handy.

One night passed in a flash, and time soon came the next morning.

All civil and military officials, who are above the fifth rank or have titles, gather together outside Chang'an City.

The process of offering sacrifices to heaven does not need to be repeated. In short, the ritual officials sang rituals, Li Er recited the edict of guilty, and then burned and offered it to heaven.

Next, when Old Li was frightened by everyone, Li Chengqian picked up a handful of locusts from the ground with such eyes. It seemed that there were no less than seven or eight. He said, "People take grain as their life, and you eat it, which is harmful to the people. The people have made mistakes. I am giving one person a spirit, but it will damage my heart and harm the people."

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, you can't." Seeing that Li Er was about to swallow the locusts, Changsun Wuji, Qin Qiong, Cheng Yaojin and other important officials hurriedly stopped them without thinking.

In the eyes of the Tang people, locusts are disasters, natural disasters, and irresistible.

Now that Li Er wants to eat the locusts, how can the court officials not stop it? Even Wei Heizi, who often advises, is trying his best to dissuade him, for fear that Old Li will get sick after eating.

Li Ersi looked around, and looked at the little thing jumping around. There was no trace of green in his eyes. He gritted his teeth with red eyes and said, "I hope to move the disaster, why should I avoid it?" After saying that, he stuffed the six and seven locusts in his hand into his mouth.

How was the old man feeling when he was eating this thing? Happy? Painful? Disgusting? Li Chengqian stood aside and guessed randomly, but Old Li led the way to set an example. Naturally, the old man's favorite prince, could not fall behind, otherwise what would the courtiers around him think!

Taking advantage of the attention of everyone being attracted by Li Er, Li Chengqian took out a handful of locusts that had been roasted yesterday from his pocket, bent down and copied it on the ground. When he opened his hand, he could vaguely see that there were already three or four locusts in his hand: "I wish to accompany my father."

Without waiting for others to approach and dissuade them (afraid of being exposed), Li Chengqian also imitated the old man and stuffed the locusts into his mouth.

"Your Majesty, Your Highness the Crown Prince..." Changsun Wuji and others were stunned, staring at the father and son who were "cracking" that bit the locusts, and they didn't know what they felt.

But no matter how you look at it, Li Chengqian's performance is much better than Li Erqiang. At least he enjoys his expression when eating, while Lao Li looks painful.

But in general, this time, the sacrifice to the sky was successful. Before everyone could return to the imperial city, dark clouds began to appear in the sky.

After the crowd dispersed and everyone returned to their homes, Chang'an, which had not seen a drop of rain for more than three months, finally ushered in a late spring rain.

The rain gets heavier and heavier, and it quickly blocks people's sight, as if it is necessary to pour out the rain that has not been in a long time.

Just when the people were joking and the officials were glad, the Tai Chi Palace Donggong Lizheng Hall staged a good show of "chasing".
Chapter completed!