I directed the Xuanwumen Incident

Under Xu Fenglei's deliberate organization, the common people were divided into two groups.

Most people choose to go out to pick up locusts, especially those lively and active children, who rush to the field like flying. If they don’t pick up a locust, they are like treasures!
Just picking up a few of them is enough for a day's food at home!
And some clever ones have already shifted their positions and chased in the direction where the locusts fled.

So many people pick it up?How many can you pick up?The rolls are all rolled to death!

It's better to go to the source of locusts, grab a sack, and make a fortune today!

It was also from this day that the people of Chang'an became fond of catching locusts. In this piece of land, grasshoppers and locusts were almost wiped out!
At the same time, black smoke billowed from the gate of the city.

More than a dozen iron pots of different shapes were set up, and the rapeseed oil inside was boiling.

Li Chengqian was alone, stirring the hot oil, and pouring the washed locusts into it.

scoff!

Chi la la!
As the hot oil rolled, the surface of the locust became more and more golden and translucent. Several dark-skinned children stared at the oil pan intently, and their mouths flowed all over the floor.

"It's out of the pot!"

He yelled, tied up the locust with a bamboo stick, sprinkled a few grains of salt on it, and handed it out.

"Here, while it's hot!"

The children's eyes lit up, and regardless of whether it was hot or not, they stretched out their hands and snatched the fried and crispy locusts in their hands.

"Crack!"

"Give me, give me! Ga bang!"

"You're going to die! Take such a big bite, I don't even have to eat it..."

"I'll buy it after I'm done eating. Anyway, we picked up a basket, picked up three and ate one, huh..."

"Don't be greedy, I still want to subsidize my mother's household..."

The children started arguing. Although there were quarrels, there were more laughter and satisfaction from eating delicious food.

Seeing them laughing, Li Chengqian also smiled.

The sun is very warm and it is very lively here.

He likes this kind of atmosphere very much. This kind of human fireworks can never be felt in the inner garden of the deep palace.

Like him, Li Ke and Li Tai also set up a pot alone, frying delicacies for the diners, while Li Qingquan and Li Lizhi helped gather firewood and clean the locusts.

In Master's words, this is called social practice!
Whoa!
Whoa!
Baskets after baskets of locusts were brought back by the common people, and the diners who tried the early adopters were not only the emperor and the ministers, but also all kinds of people in Chang'an City.

"Give me a bunch too!"

"I want it too. It's shiny and looks delicious!"

"Let's bring a string for the baby at home..."

The sound of jingling copper coins can be heard endlessly!
A simple "market" just works on its own.

In the next period of time, the fried stalls at the entrance of Chang'an City will surely become a beautiful landscape.

"Look, Your Majesty, how lively it is, like going to a temple fair."

Changsun Wuji pointed at the stream of people coming and going, and said with a smile,
"The people are very happy."

Li Shimin stroked his beard lightly, feeling relieved.

"Okay, okay, what I want is for them to be happy! I just don't want to experience the appearance of thousands of people kneeling down and tens of thousands of people begging for help just now."

He sighed,

"When the common people are happy, it will be easy for us to govern the country!"

"In the past, when the floods were raging, Dayu dredged the world's waterways, turned the disaster into a good thing, and benefited the people of the world!"

"I understand that this trick is also turning decay into magic and turning disasters around. It has the same effect as Dayu's flood control. It should be recorded in the annals of history and be a model for future generations!"

All the ministers were surprised and convinced when they heard the words.

Although the emperor's praise was a bit too much, he actually compared Xu Fenglei with Dayu!
But there is indeed something in common between the two...

"Your Majesty, in my opinion, how about setting a festival today, called the Locust Extermination Festival?"

Du Ruhui suggested,
"Every year on this day, the common people can come out to play, or catch locusts, or fry locusts and eat locusts. It's lively and lively!"

"In this way, turning these locusts into a delicacy and a profitable thing will surely attract everyone to catch them, and perhaps to a certain extent, it can also alleviate the plague of locusts."

Li Shimin's eyes lit up when he heard this.

"It makes sense, as the dark says."

Xu Fenglei interjected,

"Insects such as locusts, cicadas, cicada pupae, etc. are all good deep-fried foods. They taste crunchy and delicious! Moreover, their nutritional value is also very rich, seven times that of beef and mutton!"

"Just one locust may be a bit thin, but adding all these insects and making him a feast of insects may really become a special feature of Chang'an after thousands of years!"

"The large-scale consumption of people will definitely reduce the number of grasshoppers in the field, and the plague of locusts will never happen again. This is definitely the fundamental method of prevention and control!"

He understands Tang people too well.

As long as something is on our recipe, let alone locusts, even if it is an invasive species, it will be eaten and wiped out for you!
No kidding roar!

"Wonderful, wonderful!"

Li Shimin laughed and waved,
"That's it!"

"There is no grand meeting in the hot summer, so let's set a locust extermination festival and make him a locust eating meeting!"

"Every year from now on, I will attend, enjoy with the people, and kill locusts and eat locusts together!"

Since then, Datang has added a unique festival.

Every year on this day, the emperor had fun with the people, eating all kinds of weird insects...

"Such a magnificent scene should be regarded as a painting!"

Yan Liben looked at the people coming and going in front of him, and could clearly feel their high spirits.

It's a world of difference from the appearance just now!

And this miraculous change was brought about by Mr. Xu.

He felt that instead of just painting for the emperor, he should also paint for Xu Fenglei!
"Ok?"

Li Shimin's ears moved slightly, and he noticed the two people at the corner of the city wall.

Seeing the drawing boards standing in front of them with brushes in their hands, they couldn't help but raise their eyebrows.

"Yan Lide? Yan Liben?"

He stepped forward and asked,
"You two brothers are here... to paint?"

The two brothers were startled, and hurried out of the line to salute.

"Meet Your Majesty."

The two spoke in unison, and then Yan Lide respectfully responded,

"It's a pity that His Majesty's heroic figure of killing locusts is not recorded and passed on to future generations."

"Therefore, the minister and the younger brother, under the order of the minister Xu Gong, are here to paint for His Majesty."

The corners of Li Shimin's mouth rose slightly.

"Oh?"

He turned his head to look at Xu Fenglei, a little surprised and a little pleasantly surprised,
"Listen, did you arrange it?"

Xu Fenglei nodded.

"It's important to do practical things, but publicity can't be left behind. Otherwise, what's the use of doing thousands of good things but no one knows about them?"

he laughed,
"I ordered the two of you to paint, which is to record His Majesty's demeanor. Whether it is publicized in the future, or passed down for future generations to observe and admire, it will be a beautiful story."

Li Shimin's mouth widened, and his smile was extremely bright.

Good boy, it's the right way!

This wave of flattery was taken, and it was true that the pictures for him were comfortable, not beautiful!