Datang: Starting from a fortune-telling stall, Wu Zetian was suddenly abducted

Chapter 46 Locust God?

Through contact with Li Chengqian.

Yuan Shouwei discovered that although he was not very mature yet, he could feel that he was working hard to be a good emperor.

He also had a good temperament. From the details in which he lined up to tell fortunes on the mountain, broke corn for his eldest grandson, and basked in the sun with the people, we can see that he had the potential to become a good emperor.

Yuan Shouwei decided to help him, and turned to look at the hexagrams on the compass.

[The fish in the pond are dry, the mud is half dry, the rice is half dry, the locusts are frightening and the horses are unable to return.Caressing the sick leg and looking at Chang'an, the inner demons gradually fade away. 】

The meaning of the hexagrams is similar to that in the picture, I just need to remind him.

Li Chengqian also saw the hexagram and thought about it.

Except for the fact that the weather has been relatively dry recently, which corresponds to this, the others seem to have nothing to do with me.

Seeing that Yuan Shouwei was also looking at the hexagrams, he calmed down and waited patiently for Yuan Shouwei to explain the hexagrams.

Yuan Shouwei thought for a while, and then began to explain to Li Chengqian.

"The fish in the pond are dry and the mud is half dry."

"Your Highness, this word means that you are going to a place soon. There is a drought here, but it is not too serious."

Li Chengqian was reminded by Yuan Shouwei's words that he should check out the situation among the people in this kind of weather, so as to provide timely feedback and avoid causing hardship to the people as much as possible, so he nodded.

"The migratory locusts frightened the horses and they were hard to come back."

"When you went to understand the situation, the locusts disturbed the horse, and the horse fell and was injured."

"Caressing the sick leg and looking at Chang'an, the inner demons are gradually fading."

"The last two sentences mean that your leg was injured and was not healed, leaving you with a disability. This incident also made your character a lot gloomier."

Yuan Shouwei pointed out the hexagram words here first. As for what happened next to Li Chengqian, whether it was the same as what was said in the history books, he still had to observe the follow-up.

But after hearing this, Li Chengqian couldn't help but smile.

Anyone else might have scolded Yuan Shouwei for being rude, but he had always been kind and gentle, so he didn't say anything.

It's just that he felt that Yuan Shouwei's calculations were indeed inaccurate, or that the predictions were inaccurate.

Because everyone knows about the drought, but just a few locusts in the fields can disturb their horses?This is a bit exaggerated.

Yuan Shouwei ignored the prediction that he would be injured.

But his character has become gloomy, and this statement is indeed unbelievable.

As the saying goes, it is easy to change a country but hard to change its nature.I have such a good character, there is no need to change.

However, we are all human, and we all make mistakes, so we can't be too harsh on Yuan Shouwei.

Thinking of this, Li Chengqian did not say anything, stood up and saluted:

"The Taoist priest warned, Cheng Qian will keep it in mind."

"Please take care of my mother's affairs, Taoist Priest."

"There are still some official matters to be handled in the palace, so I will take my leave now."

Yuan Shouwei returned the gift respectfully.

When Li Chengqian returned to the East Palace, before he entered the gate, the eunuch on duty told him that a eunuch had come to visit with the emperor's oral order, and he had been waiting in the palace for a long time.

He quickly returned to the palace and the two parties met.

It turned out that there had been a severe drought recently, and Li Shimin was worried about the people, so he asked Li Chengqian to go to Liquan County, his own fiefdom, to see the drought situation.

After Li Chengqian heard this, he couldn't help but feel shocked.

Did Yuan Shouwei really think that I was going to investigate the drought situation?
But after thinking about it for a while, he felt relieved again, maybe Yuan Shouwei's calculation was not entirely correct.

Because there is a big river in Liquan County, his fiefdom, the name of Liquan County comes from it.

Even though other counties are suffering from drought, Liquan is definitely not affected.What is the specific situation, go to the scene to see.

Thinking of this, he also took his guards and hurried to Liquan.

Along the way, he also observed carefully and saw that there were people in the fields fighting against the drought. It seemed that the disaster was indeed serious.

He looked up at the sky, only to see the sun hanging high in the sky, emitting scorching rays, scorching the earth.This scene inevitably made him a little more impetuous.

When he arrived in Liquan County, his first stop was Liquan. When he saw the situation in the river, he couldn't help but take a breath of air.

This river, this Liquan River, has dried up so badly.

At a glance, he saw that the river water had gone down at least halfway, revealing a high river bed. In many places, the water even bottomed out.

There are many people who are carrying water by the river to irrigate the fields.

There are many ducks beside the river bed, some are playing in the river, some are hunting by the river.

Wei Yingcai, the magistrate of Liquan County, was also standing shirtless by the river at this moment, directing the people to carry water in an orderly manner.

Only when a guard came forward to greet him did he see Li Chengqian and his party.He also ran over in a hurry, wiping the sweat from his forehead to greet Li Chengqian.

Wei Yingcai is Li Chengqian's subordinate official, with outstanding ability and hard work.

Li Chengqian also placed him in Liquan County last year, intending to train him well.

Seeing that his tanned face looked like that of an old farmer in the fields, Li Chengqian was very satisfied.

He opened his mouth and asked: "Yingcai, is the drought so serious now?"

Wei Yingcai smiled honestly and said, "Your Highness, the drought is indeed severe."

"But we are lucky in Liquan County. Although the river water does not seem to be much, it has rich underground water resources."

"I've been organizing manpower during this time. Taking water from the river for irrigation is part of it, and part of it is digging wells in the ground. The disaster is still under control."

After hearing this, Li Chengqian nodded with satisfaction, then looked at the ducks by the river and said:
"Why do you have so many ducks? They are walking around like this, making it difficult for everyone to fetch water."

After hearing this, Wei Yingcai showed a trace of worry in his eyes,
"Your Highness does not know that a severe drought in this kind of weather can easily lead to a locust plague. If there is a severe drought combined with a locust plague, then the people may really have no way to survive."

"There are locust eggs everywhere on the river bed. Letting some ducks eat some can also prevent them before they happen."

After hearing this, Li Chengqian couldn't help but feel shocked. He heard the first few words of Yuan Shouwei's second hexagram, and he couldn't help but feel a little more vigilant.

He looked at the ducks eating happily and lowered his voice and said to Wei Yingcai:

"Aren't you afraid of offending the Locust God by doing this?"

Wei Yingcai also looked around.

"Your Majesty, these methods are all thought up by ordinary people, and I am willing to do them."

"It's a small thing to offend the Locust God, but it's a big thing for the people to starve to death."

"Besides, we didn't kill the locusts. We just removed some eggs, so we wouldn't offend the locust god."

Li Chengqian is not a pedantic person, so it is natural to distinguish clearly which is more important.

He said yes,
"Then let's do it. But don't make things against the people. If the censor comes to interfere with you later, just say it was my idea."

Wei Yingcai cupped his hands gratefully, "Thank you, Your Highness, for your support."

Li Chengqian waved his hand,
"Your ability to do well is my achievement. If you are successful, you will be prosperous and if you are damaged, you will be devastated."

"According to your observation, can this plague of locusts rise?"

Wei Yingcai shook his head,
"We don't have any in our county yet, but I heard that locusts have begun to appear in other counties."

After hearing this, Li Chengqian was somewhat relieved, and said to Wei Yingcai:
"You are busy here, find someone else to take me to the field."

Wei Yingcai knew Li Chengqian's character, so he was not polite, and asked someone to take Li Chengqian to the field, while he continued to work by the river.

Li Chengqian also looked at several places, and there were officials from the government or people in the village, who were digging a well with a wooden frame and a potter's wheel.

In some fields, deep wells have already been dug, and people are queuing up to fetch water, and everything is in order.

At this moment, a strange buzzing sound suddenly came from a distance.

Everyone looked up and saw a dark cloud flying in the distance, and that's where the sound came from.

The dark cloud moved very fast, and it was getting closer and closer to everyone. At this moment, everyone could see clearly that this was not a dark cloud, but a large swarm of locusts.

(End of this chapter)