However, things were not Li Longji, and Yao Chong thought so smoothly.

After being appointed, the locust catcher rushed to various prefectures and counties as soon as possible and notified the governors of various prefectures and counties to carry out locust hunting and destruction operations.

It’s just that people are full of surprise, suspicion and fear of unknown things, especially the superstitious ancients, who were unexpectedly persistent in this regard.

Not only the people, but also officials cannot avoid it.

It is believed that drought and locust plague are natural disasters, and the occurrence of natural disasters is God's punishment for them.

The sky is big and the earth is big, and God is the biggest.

Even the emperor is just the emperor and the son of heaven.

This is an enemy of heaven and a confrontation with heaven.

Sincerity is a great disrespect and stupid act.

Some local officials even personally led the people to respect and sacrifice to heaven, hoping to get God's mercy and eliminate disasters.

Similar things are everywhere in the severely affected area of ​​Longyou.

The locust-catching envoy conveyed the sacred edict, and most of the local officials resisted the disobedience. Some even obeyed, they were just slanderous disobedience and had to do things.

This kind of open disobedience was not common later, but before the Song Dynasty, the monarch and ministers sat on the verge of the truth.

It is true that the emperor is the king, but it is definitely not high and unreachable.

The emperor's orders are not compulsive. If officials have any objections, they are allowed to refuse to follow them. The above statements are made to suggest opposition to the order.

In order to fear of causing turmoil, most local officials responded with a conservative attitude and wrote letters to express their opinions and suggestions.

The ancients respected the world, and Li Longji, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, could not avoid the vulgarity.

When the Li family Sanlang saw that most of the civil and military officials opposed it, even the immersive officials in the local area opposed it for various reasons, which made him wonder again whether it was a drought or a locust plague that was really the will of heaven. God gave them a test? He could only accept but not fight with heaven. This idea gradually arose under the general trend created by most people.

Li Longji looked at the letter from Pei Min, thinking about the current dilemma, and asked Gao Lishi: "Do you think what civil and military officials and local officials are reasonable, or what Jingyuan, what Yao Chong said is reasonable?"

Gao Lishi bowed slightly and said, "I really don't know about this old slave. But I think that so far, both Yao Xiang of the past and Duke Pei of the present day seem to have not missed it."

Li Longji was stunned. That's true.

Although Yao Chong's technique was too strong and could not tolerate anyone. However, he has never missed the decisions of the system and appointments in all aspects during his reign.

Yao Chong, the Kaiyuan First Prime Minister, was an indispensable contribution to the harm caused by the Tang Dynasty's struggle with Empress Wu, Empress Wei and Princess Taiping in a short period of time.

As for Pei Min, the Censorate was in good order, so that officials did not dare to commit crimes, and they would scatter water and wash away sand, benefit the millions of people in the Yangtze River and Yellow River Basin. They would develop a recruiting system, govern Taozhou, and attack Hequ. Which one was not noticed and did a beautiful job, so that people could say nothing about it?

Now both of them agree that the locust plague should be eliminated, which may not be as true as the officials in the court and local officials thought.

Thinking of this, Li Longji invited Yao Chong to the palace again and explained the situation reported from various places to Yao Chong in detail.

When Yao Chong heard this, he was furious and shouted: "Your Majesty, these officials are not enterprising, their hearts are not on the people, but on themselves. Conservative efforts are all right, they are simply borers of the country."

Li Longji asked, "With the intention of Mr. Yao, should this locust be eliminated?"

Yao Chong knew that if he did not apply a strong medicine, Li Longji might not have made this decision and said firmly: "Do it be eliminated! Not only should it be eliminated, but it must also be as soon as possible. Otherwise, it will shake the national system and damage the foundation of the country, and destroy the good situation in these years."

Li Longji moved and said, "So serious?"

Yao Chong nodded and said, "Your Majesty has never thought about it. This year's drought is involved in a wide range of areas, covering large areas of Longyou, Guanzhong, Henan and Hebei. It is true that the disaster in Longyou is the most serious, but Guanzhong, Henan and Hebei have also suffered considerable disasters. In fact, because Your Majesty has been developing water conservancy in recent years, it has not been able to end up in Longyou. But it can be imagined that even if the disaster is not serious, the harvest in Guanzhong, Henan and Hebei will be greatly reduced this year."

Li Longji nodded and agreed that this is true. Even if he survived the drought, one-third of the land would be indispensable, not to mention half of the yield reduction of one acre of land.

Yao Chong continued: "Your Majesty, don't forget that locusts are not dead objects. They can fly and move and spread to other places. Once the locust plague in Longyou is not stopped in time, what should the locust army move to Guanzhong?"

Li Longji's expression changed drastically!

The fields in Longyou were deserted, with many mountains and few waters. Even if the fields were destroyed, the impact on the Tang Dynasty was limited. However, Guanzhong was different. The 800-mile Qinchuan and the country of Tianfu. The rise of the Qin, Han and Tang dynasties was all due to Guanzhong.

Guanzhong needs to transport grain from Jiangnan to support it. It is not that Guanzhong’s land is not good, but because Guanzhong has too many populations and shortage of supply.

In terms of grain output in Guanzhong, it is second only to Jiangnan and Jianghuai, and is no less than the Central Plains.

Once Guanzhong is attacked, the harm will be great.

Yao Chong said in a deep voice: "Guanzhong has a large population and the supply of grain is in short supply. It needs to be transported from Jiangnan and Jianghuai. Once the 800-mile field in Guanzhong is destroyed, the people in Guanzhong will have no food. How can they come by relying solely on relief? At that time, the people are displaced, and even the people are resentful. If anyone with ill-hearted intentions take the opportunity to provoke and say that the government does not cultivate virtue, which will lead to severe punishment from God? The consequences are unimaginable?"

Li Longji stood up solemnly and made a quick decision, saying: "This matter must not be allowed to happen. The locust plague must be controlled in Longyou and destroyed in Longyou. The disaster cannot be expanded and threatened Guanzhong."

"Your Majesty is wise!" Yao Chong suggested: "It is best to send someone who is capable to be responsible for this matter. If I don't believe it, I can't find anyone who dares to eliminate locusts?"

Li Longji smiled strangely and said, "There is really one! Mr. Yao, look!" He handed Pei Min's letter to Yao Chong.

Yao Chong laughed when he saw the full text: "I didn't expect that I would agree with Duke Pei, and my thoughts were inconsistent."

"This is what the wise man sees in a similar way!" Li Longji said: "Mr. Yao still doesn't know. In order to eliminate locusts, Jingyuan not only started arguing with the governor of Shanzhou, but also kicked the governor of Shanzhou. All of this was reported to me."

Yao Chong said unexpectedly: "With the character of the Duke of the State, it should not be like this!"

Li Longji shook his head and said, "Mr. Yao doesn't know something. I understand Jingyuan's thoughts. He is angry that he is incompetent, so he can't help the heavens, and how can he get drought? He has a fire in his heart. When the locust plague comes out, he can't bear it! Why don't he agree? He dispatched troops by himself. He is also famous for training troops, but the local prefectures have no choice but to deal with him. However, the Longyou Army has only 70,000, and the results are not obvious."

Yao Chong said cautiously: "Since the governors of Longyou prefectures are conservative and dare not cure locusts, let those who dare to take action come. The Duke of the State will not let His Majesty down his high expectations."
Chapter completed!