The Prodigal Son of Zhenguan

When he found the locust eggs, Li Fu hesitated for a moment, thinking about how to tell Li Erfeng.

Li Erfeng himself certainly didn't believe that locusts couldn't be killed, otherwise he couldn't eat that thing.

But it wouldn't work if only Li Erfeng believed it. The people in the world had to believe it, so that they could kill locusts with peace of mind and protect the crops in the fields as much as possible.

Even if their own crops couldn't be saved, they should try not to let a large number of locusts fly away and harm crops in other places.

Therefore, while letting Shitou go to the palace to deliver the message, Li Fu brought the children to find Lu Deming and Xiao Yu, with the purpose of seeing what the officials of the Tang Dynasty thought and what their attitude was towards locusts.

In addition, the appearance of locust eggs and the hatching of locusts, whether they believed in this "scientific process".

Rather than the locusts being a punishment from God, appearing out of thin air.

That's pure nonsense. Anything that is alive has a growth process, either viviparous or oviparous. If it's not these two, there are also cell division reproduction, budding reproduction, etc.

Xiao Yu sighed, then slowly said.

"Whether it's the court or the people, there is almost no way to control locusts." Xiao Yu said.

"Is it impossible?" Li Furen was dumbfounded.

Knowing that the people now believe in God, it seems a bit "foolish", but it can't be to this extent, right? Really don't control it, don't care?

Let locusts harm crops and green plants?

"There's nothing impossible." Xiao Yu said: "The reason for opposing the control of locust plagues is mainly because locusts are also living things. Killing too many insects will hurt the harmony of nature..."

Li Fu's brows were so tightly knit that he could pinch a fly to death.

It doesn't hurt the harmony of nature, but it hurts the crops, right?

Crops: You are amazing, you are noble!

"In addition, when a locust plague occurs, local officials will choose to conceal the news. Only when they can no longer conceal it will the news be passed to the court." Xiao Yu said: "The locust plague occurs because officials do not practice moral governance and the court is immoral. Once a locust plague occurs, the emperor will issue an edict of self-blame. Whether it is the court or the place where the locust plague occurs, they must burn incense and worship, set up sacrifices and pray for grace."

"Do Dr. Lu and Mr. Xiao think so?" Li Fu looked at Lu Deming and Xiao Yu, with a little complicated meaning in his eyes.

Lu Deming did not speak.

Xiao Yu paused for a while and nodded slightly.

Li Fu slapped his forehead.

One word, absolutely!

"Mr. Xiao, what do you think of my farm?" Li Fu asked.

"The farmers live and work in peace and contentment." Xiao Yu responded.

"Compared to other places, how is it?" Li Fu asked again.

"Of course it is good." Xiao Yu was puzzled. Why did King Jingyang ask these questions?

"What do you think of me, Mr. Xiao, in terms of the farmers in the manor? Have I ever been harsh to them?" Li Fu asked.

"No, Your Highness treats the farmers in the manor very well. Otherwise, the people in the manor would not have such a good life now, and they would have jobs that can make money, and the children in the family could go to school. This school was also built with your money, Your Highness." Xiao Yu said truthfully.

He lived in the manor for the past two days and got to know the situation here better. King Jingyang's actions in the manor were indeed amazing, and anyone who saw it had to admire him.

In the past two days, discussions about the things in the manor were endless.

"Since I am the prince of the Tang Dynasty and the master of this manor, and I have been kind and virtuous in this manor, so that the people in this manor have a good life, why are there still so many locust eggs and will there be locust plagues in the future? Is it because I, the master, do not practice virtue?" Li Fu asked back.

Jingyang County is his fiefdom. Although he has no substantial governance power, when the emperor was in power, he rewarded many fertile fields. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is actually his territory.

Xiao Yu was silent. He couldn't respond to this.

Because Li Fu hit the point.

Zhuangzi is his manor. He has done so many good things for the farmers in this manor and made enough plans for their future.

But locust eggs still appeared. Is it because he does not practice virtue?

How can he practice virtue after all this?

This manor is better than all other villages in the Tang Dynasty. If even this is said to be the case, King Jingyang does not practice virtue in the manor, then what about the local officials who govern other places?

"So, the locust plague has nothing to do with officials or the court at all!" Li Fu's words were powerful.

Xiao Yu looked at Li Fu in a daze.

"Mr. Xiao, you saidThat's not the truth, right? To say that I, Li Fu, Li Huairen, am a nobody, guilty of heinous crimes, shamelessly exploiting the people and enslaving the farmers in my fiefdom and on my farm, and that a locust plague has occurred, and that God has punished me, is reasonable, but am I that kind of person? Obviously I'm not!

I haven't done anything bad, and I have a clear conscience, but in the end this thing still appeared. Why would God bother a good person like me when he has nothing to do?

So, the locust plague has nothing to do with God. To put it bluntly, locusts give birth, and no one can stop it. It's just that the environment is right, and it just happens. It's just like the question of whether a person gives birth to a child and whether the child survives. If the environment is good, the child has a greater chance of survival. If the environment is bad and not suitable for people to live, the child born has a smaller chance of survival. It's just such a simple truth. "

Li Fu said, spreading his hands.

Xiao Yu could not refute Li Fu's words.

Because... the more I listened and thought about it, the more I felt that what His Royal Highness Jingyang King said made sense!

How can I refute this!!

Xiao Yu's heart was in turmoil.

Originally, he was half-believing and half-doubting that statement.

Now, he is no longer half-believing and half-doubting, and simply does not believe it!

He saw what Li Fu did in Zhuangzi with his own eyes. Li Fu did not fail to cultivate moral governance. Instead, as he said, he was benevolent and virtuous in Zhuangzi.

How many people in this world can A master like Li Fu?

No, Li Fu is unique.

Lu Deming was also thinking, thinking about what Li Fu said.

This remark will undoubtedly subvert many people's previous cognition.

The locust plague is not a punishment from God... It has nothing to do with what local officials and the court did.

The two old men were shocked, and their thoughts were pulled out by Li Fu and pressed to the ground and brushed hard with a shoe brush.

"Let's put it this way, I am such a good master, but because of the locust plague, I was slandered as a master who did not practice moral governance. I am really wronged."