Chapter 153 Someone Has to Set an Example

The Third Prince became active and said, "Your Majesty. It was thanks to me that I ran into the head nanny on my way back. She was intercepted by someone in the name of the queen. I thought she was clearly following your orders to get the reward... so I came to help the head nanny out and carried the bronze box over here."

The emperor was moved, but he remained calm and said, "Well done."

He ordered the eunuch behind him to open the copper box.

The emperor, the three princes and court officials all came forward to see.

There were more than ten jars in the box, with the word "disinfection" written on the body of the jars and sealed with wooden corks.

The third prince took the manual out of the box and showed it to the emperor.

After looking for a while, the emperor suddenly showed a strange expression on his face. After a moment, the emperor sighed and patted the third prince on the shoulder.

Emperor: "Be prepared."

The Third Prince: ???

He was nervous: "Your Majesty, do you have any tricks to deal with locusts?"

"Yes, there are many tricks. We can use both chicken and duck to deal with it. We also have a lot of medicine. It should be able to solve the problem." The emperor nodded and looked at the courtiers who were delighted.

The emperor paused and added: "We still have to eat these locusts."

The Third Prince:!!!

Courtiers: !!!

After that, the emperor handed the manual on how to control locusts to others.

The content is also very simple. For example, the first recommendation is "chickens and ducks eating locusts". The reward not only explains how to drive chickens and ducks to eat locusts, but also provides enough quick-growing nutrient solution to grow 100,000 chickens and ducks in ten days.

For example, artificial consumption is not recommended, but if the locusts have reached a large scale and everyone has to kill them together, there are edible disinfectants here that are enough to wash tens of millions of locusts.

The court officials read it carefully several times and remained silent.

Prime Minister Li stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, the system says that the locusts have now broken out to a scale that has covered more than ten counties. It takes ten days to raise these chickens and ducks, and locusts reproduce very quickly. If we don't control the locusts in ten days, it will be a drop in the bucket to wait for the 100,000 chickens and ducks to mature. Your Majesty is right, we do have to eat."

The Third Prince was still a little unwilling, and muttered to himself: "But it's poisonous."

Prime Minister Li said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. It says here that locusts are poisonous when they form a swarm. You can wash them with disinfectant before eating them. This will probably not harm your body. I will make sure they are washed thoroughly."

The Third Prince: ...

Who the hell wants to be in good health like this?

He muttered in a low voice: "It doesn't matter if we have more to eat. How much can we eat?"

The emperor patted the Third Prince on the shoulder and asked, "Do you still remember who you are?"

The Third Prince was stunned for a moment, then he asked subconsciously: "Daxia... Third Prince? A relative of the royal family?"

The emperor nodded and said, "There are people among the people who already offer sacrifices to the locust god. If I don't eat them, and the prince doesn't eat them, how many people in Daxia do you think would dare to eat them? Someone has to set an example!"

The Third Prince was completely choked up. He had been warned by the Dowager Concubine that once it came to matters of justice, no matter how unhappy they were, they could not go against His Majesty's will.

He could only express his loyalty in a weak voice: "Your Majesty is wise and wise, and we are obliged to do this."

The emperor widened his eyes slightly. How could he be so aware of current affairs?

The other court officials who were unwilling to eat locusts were speechless, saying, “You knelt down too quickly.”

Prime Minister Li and other lackeys of the emperor immediately knelt down and saluted, saying, "Your Majesty is wise and wise, and we, the ministers, have no choice but to do this."

The emperor was satisfied, and his eyes softened when he looked at the Third Prince.

The emperor said: "Minister Li will continue to be in charge of the Xiongnu's troop deployment, and Prime Minister Wang will still be in charge..."

The emperor glanced at the Third Prince, then looked at the others, "Minister of Revenue, you should immediately arrange for personnel to breed and mobilize chickens and ducks to go to the disaster area. At the same time, bring disinfectant and require the locals to eat disinfected locusts. Put an end to the locust plague."

Prime Minister Wang and the Minister of Revenue came out quickly to receive the order.

The emperor also discussed with other court officials how to write a proposal to "eat locusts to all the people in the world", how to deal with the follow-up moves of the princes and kings, and how to keep an eye on the King of Huainan.

The Third Prince was very satisfied when he saw that he was excluded once again.

The emperor happened to catch a glimpse of it out of the corner of his eye and almost laughed out of anger. He was already here, but he was still thinking about salted fish.

The emperor said, "And third brother, if any of the princes ask you about the treasure chest and the locust plague... you should keep them at bay and find an inconspicuous excuse to get away with it. Don't make it about Jiu'er."

The Third Prince was a little sad at first, but he was pleased to be called "Third Brother". He hurriedly said, "As you wish."

…

Yuan Ruan yawned, rubbed his eyes and stood up.

The head nanny wiped her hands and face.

After Yuan Ruan finished washing up, he asked, "Father, have you found it?"

The head nanny said quickly, "I was just about to tell the Ninth Princess the good news. The eunuch in charge said that His Majesty had obtained very important information and items from the bronze box, so he would reward the Ninth Princess generously."

Yuan Ruan nodded with satisfaction: [Brother, it's great that you are so alert! This should save a lot of lives.]

System: [Of course. Ah Ruan has done a lot of credit for this! I just don’t know what the Third Prince’s temper is like, will he beat you?]

"Clang!" Suddenly, there was the sound of bronze objects colliding with each other.

Yuan Ruan looked over and saw a Third Prince appearing from the doorway out of nowhere.

The other party seemed a little embarrassed, and subconsciously stretched out his hand to greet her: "Hey, Hello, Princess Nine!"

Yuanruan: ...

Why does this person look so stupid?