Daming: In the beginning, he mistakenly regarded Emperor Yongle as his own father

Jiaxing also secretly tugged at the corner of his clothes, and whispered: "Don't talk nonsense."

Lu Lin ignored them and told all the scenes he saw on the day of the plowing ceremony.

When the prince heard the words, he remained silent for a long time.

He repeatedly looked at the young man in front of him, he was courageous enough to do things quite boldly, but it was a bit perverted to do this.

"It's just a few locusts. How do you judge that the plague of locusts is bound to come?"

Lu Lin really wanted to tell him that it was written like this in the history books.

But no, I had to explain.

"Nowadays there is a long drought and no rain in the south, and the weather is hot and dry, which is most suitable for the growth of locusts. The so-called long drought will inevitably lead to locusts. The great locust plague in the seventh year of Hongwu was formed under these conditions."

"I checked the fields near Xiannong'an. Almost all the plants that have been eaten by locusts have a lot of eggs in the soil a little deeper. Once these eggs hatch, they will inevitably form a locust plague."

"Locusts are social insects. Since there are such a large number of locusts in Xiannongtan, there must be more nearby."

"And they have strong reproductive ability. A single locust can lay hundreds of thousands of eggs. On such a scale, when they all hatch, no grass will grow wherever they pass."

Lu Lin's words shook the prince a little.

This kind of weather is indeed the most suitable for the breeding and development of locusts.

"But everything is just your speculation. If you guess wrong, do you know how serious the consequences will be?"

Let the whole south harvest grain in advance, and the production will be reduced by more than half, but there will be a famine.

"I would like to guarantee the head of the project. If there is no locust plague, I would like to apologize with death." Lu Lin was full of confidence.

Even if history will lie to him, but his eyes will not.

This plague of locusts is over.

Although he can't be hungry, but since he knows about it, he must not stand by and watch those innocent people have nothing, and finally end up displaced.

This damn conscience.

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Jiaxing didn't let him say, "Can you say these things casually?"

"Father, he was talking nonsense."

However, Lu Lin pulled Jiaxing away, and said solemnly: "His Royal Highness, I am very serious."

The prince looked at him, and his blood boiled for a moment.

Being so responsible and bloody is just the kind of character a pillar of a country should have.

But this matter...is really too big.

It is related to the hunger and fullness of half of the people in the Ming Dynasty, even the crown prince of a country would not dare to gamble with the lives of the people.

Chapter 59

The prince didn't dare to make up his mind easily, and decided to play the emperor.

"You go back first. This is a big matter. I have to discuss it with His Majesty and the cabinet ministers before I can make a decision."

"It's too late. It's been a few days since I found the locusts today. Most of the eggs in the soil are probably hatched."

"An extra day of delay will cost one-tenth of the fields in the South."

When he reported to the imperial court and discussed with the cabinet ministers and others, the result was that the locusts had already gnawed out the food, so what decision should they make.

"If I hadn't been in a hurry, I would never have asked Xu Guogong to tie me up to the Prince's Mansion."

"Oh, you little bastard, you really did it on purpose." Xu Jingchang was furious when he heard it.

Your grandma has a leg, and cheated me again.

Roll up your sleeves and fuck him.

"Xu Guogong." He was stopped by the crown prince.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has always been generous, he speaks in a low voice, has a kind face, and rarely reprimands others, but Xu Jingchang was taken aback.

Leng Leng dare not move.

The prince dragged his fat body, walking up and down the room, his breathing gradually became short of breath.

Looked very restless.

He has always been cautious. If he makes a mistake on such an important matter, not only he, but also the people in the south will be doomed.

"Father, let me go."

Grandson Zhu Zhanji volunteered.

"I'll go to the field to have a look. If it's as Mr. Lu said, then we'll accept it. After all, lying about the military situation is of no benefit to Mr. Lu."

Although he never got along with Lu Lin, he saw Lu Lin doing things many times, and he felt that Lu Lin was a reliable person.

Since Lu Lin has tried everything possible to accomplish this, he must have great confidence.

But the prince still didn't let go, because he knew what it would mean if they lost the bet.

It is not the most important thing that the prince is not the prince, but that the people in the whole south will be hungry, and the court will make a mistake, which will lead to famine among the people, and then the Ming Dynasty will fall into turmoil again.

"Father, don't hesitate. If you don't make a decision, it will be too late." Zhu Zhanji urged him.

After a long time, the prince took a deep breath, as if he had made a great determination.

"Don't meddle in this matter, I will handle it."

After speaking, he asked Lu Lin to take him to the field to have a look.

"Father, how can you go like this?" Zhu Zhanji hurriedly stopped him.

"You don't understand, dad is alone in this matter, and if there is a mistake, dad will fight alone."

The prince is protecting him, so how can Zhu Zhanji not know.

So although he couldn't hold him back, Zhu Zhanji entered the palace as soon as he left, and he wanted to tell his grandfather about it.

Zhu Di was still discussing matters in Fengtian Hall, and when he heard that the prince was going to collect the grain in advance, he was so frightened that he almost fell off the dragon chair.

"Oh my God, how can he make such a big deal by himself?"