The Great Grandson of the Tang Dynasty: The beginning of the slaughter of General Tiance's mans

Chapter 238 I am the Destiny!
"I can say with a clear conscience that I am not wrong!"

Li Chengdao's powerful voice clearly reached the ears of every citizen, attracting all their attention.

"Since ancient times, it has been said that the emperor has no virtue, so disasters come from heaven, but I never believe this!"

"If the emperor has no virtue and goes to heaven to bring disasters, then why do I still cause the people to suffer such disasters despite my sage actions?"

"So, destiny is not something to be afraid of!"

Li Chengdao seemed to have made a final decision and gave his answer in a decisive tone.

"The drought is coming, and I have trouble sleeping day and night. I am worried about the people all over the world. In order to prevent famine, I call on the aristocratic families to donate food to prepare for the famine. Now millions of stones of food are being raised!"

"The locust plague is spreading across the country. I regard these locusts as enemies and want to kill them all; but the people of the world regard this little locust as a locust god and dare not kill them. How ridiculous is this!"

Li Chengdao said with a sneer, and then suddenly stretched out his hand to grab one of the locusts flying in the sky. Then, under the gaze of countless people, he threw it into his mouth and swallowed it.

"His Majesty!"

All the officials in the audience were immediately shocked, and even Jia Xu, Wei Zheng, Changsun Wuji and others also changed their expressions drastically.

And the people were all in an uproar!

"Oh my God! Your Majesty actually ate the Locust God!"

"It's over, it's over! The emperor has offended the Locust God, and this locust plague will only become more serious!"

"Locust God! Please forgive your majesty for this rude act!"

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Countless people were so frightened that their faces turned pale, their arms and legs trembled, and some even knelt on the ground and kept kowtow.

However, Li Chengdao's eyes widened and he shouted loudly: "That's enough! Everyone stand up for me!"

Li Chengdao's angry voice spread around, scaring those who were kowtowing and afraid to move.

"We are the Chinese nation, and our ancestors told us what it means to be unyielding!"

"When the sky was broken, Nuwa made stones to mend it; when floods came, Dayu dug canals to dredge them; when diseases were prevalent, Shennong tasted all kinds of herbs and tried medicines!"

"Jingwei drowned in the East China Sea, so she wanted to fill it up; Hou Yi was exposed to the sun, so he shot down nine suns with one arrow!"

"This is our ancestor!"

Li Chengdao's voice seemed to shock everyone's heart. He said in a tone of sorrow for his misfortune and anger: "Our ancestors passed down our unyielding will to us, but in the face of this mere drought and locust plague, you are just... Dare to kneel down and pray!”

"I don't believe in destiny, so let the Locust God see if I am an immoral and foolish king. If so, then let my heart be eaten by that insect!"

"If I hadn't died, then I would have killed all the countless locusts without leaving a single one behind! Even if there really is a locust god, I would still kill them to see! Because -"

Li Chengdao raised his head and looked around at the thousands of people, and said solemnly: "——I am the destiny!"

Just this sentence left countless people stunned.Jia Xu felt a wave of heat rising from the soles of his feet to the top of his head, making him tremble all over and get goosebumps all over his body.

"Long live Your Majesty!"

Jia Xu was the first to take the lead and kneel down, his face full of enthusiasm!

"Long live Your Majesty!"

Changsun Wuji, Yue Fei, Wei Zheng, Feng Li and other civil servants and generals also knelt down, their eyes filled with excitement.

Countless Chang'an people in the audience also felt excited and excited!
Yes, the Chinese nation has been fighting against God since its birth. Their ancestors overcame various difficulties and defeated God. Why do they fear droughts and locust plagues like tigers?

Even if there are really locust gods and drought demons, they must be killed and seen!
"Long live Your Majesty!"

Countless people all knelt down, and the sound of fanatical shouts of "Long Live the Mountain" came like an overwhelming force.

At this moment, Li Chengdao's tall figure on the sacrificial platform was more dazzling than the scorching sun in the sky!
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This sacrificial ceremony and Li Chengdao's words at the sacrificial ceremony spread like the wind throughout the Tang Dynasty, and all unfavorable rumors about Li Chengdao were shattered.

"Now that I am a wise king, disasters are not coming from heaven at all!"

"There is no need to fear destiny! Your Majesty is right. Our Chinese nation inherits an unyielding spirit. What should we fear from mere droughts and locust plagues?"

"Damn it, I've had enough of those bugs for a long time. Who can come with me to catch bugs and eat them!"

"Even if the Locust God really exists, then this short-sighted Locust God should be punished for not believing it!"

"Your Majesty is the destiny!"

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After the sacrificial ceremony, under the call of the imperial court, officials from various places took the lead in hunting locusts for food, and even asked cooks to develop various ways to eat them.

The emperor took the lead in eating the locusts, so what did they have to fear?
Therefore, it didn't take long for people in various places to start making various homemade tools to catch and eat locusts. In some places where the locust plague was not particularly serious, the locusts were even caught by the people.

On the other hand, the grain donated by various aristocratic families was also uniformly dispatched by the Ministry of Household Affairs. In just one month, more than one million stones of grain were transported from various places to Chang'an, Xingzhou, Xiangzhou, Hangzhou, etc. land, and then dispatched to various places according to the severity of the locust plague.

It is worth mentioning that there are also some small and medium-sized grain merchants who are not within the scope of food collection and take the initiative to donate food!
All food is escorted by the army, and the army is directly responsible for guarding and distributing it, completely eliminating corruption among local officials.

We can learn from the lessons of past dynasties that no matter what kind of dynasty there are corrupt officials, Li Chengdao can only truly feel at ease if the army is responsible.

Although killing locusts can alleviate famine to a certain extent, it cannot completely solve the food problem.

The reason why Li Chengdao called for the killing of locusts was to alleviate the locust plague and at the same time stimulate the people's resistance, so that they should not pray in the face of such natural disasters, but work hard to fight and change!
Overcoming such disasters is never just the task of the court or the emperor alone, but requires the concerted efforts of all the people!

If the whole country is united, there is no disaster that cannot be overcome.

(End of this chapter)