Just when big eyes were staring at each other and the whole place was silent, a voice floated out.
"I disagree with what Dr. Kong just said."
Swish, swish, swish.
In an instant, countless eyes were looking for the person who broke the embarrassment
Li Shimin's eyes lit up and he looked to the left.
When he saw the man's face clearly, he almost jumped for joy.
Listen, I am Superman!
You finally spoke. If you don't speak again, I will die of shame in the Liangyi Palace!
Kong Yingda also looked at Xu Fenglei.
"Oh? Which sentence below is wrong?"
He raised his eyebrows and said,
"What do you think, Young Master?"
Xu Fenglei smiled slightly and said:
"Dr. Kong just said that locusts come from nowhere and go away from nowhere. They suddenly appear as if a disaster is coming from heaven."
"It sounds reasonable, but I think it's nonsense!"
Although he was smiling, his words were sharp.
Kong Yingda's expression suddenly changed.
"Everything in the world has its own reason! Animals reproduce and grow, and they have their own processes! How could something appear out of thin air?"
Xu Fenglei said,
"You cannot assume that it is a weird thing just because you have no knowledge, and you cannot blame the emperor just because you don't understand its mechanism."
"I always firmly believe in Xunzi's words - Heaven has its own course, and it will not exist for Yao, nor will it perish for Jie!"
"I also believe in what Confucius said - Confucius has no words, strange powers, and confuses the gods!"
"If a monarch's lack of morality can lead to natural disasters, then Emperor Sui Yang should have been killed by a meteor falling from the sky instead of committing suicide due to a mutiny!"
Among the ministers, many nodded.
Such as Fang Xuanling. Du Ruhui and others have been influenced by Xu Fenglei's thoughts for several years, so they naturally feel that what he said makes sense.
Wei Zheng also nodded.
If Xu Fenglei hadn't spoken, he would have wanted to stand up and refute Kong Yingda.
There is nothing wrong with saying that the emperor is immoral, but he also criticizes it.
But he doesn't believe it if immorality leads to natural disasters...
"Ah... Dayan Yanyan."
Kong Yingda said displeasedly,
"Since Young Master's words are conclusive, why not help us answer our questions: How did this locust come into being?"
The corners of Xu Fenglei's mouth raised slightly.
"Can."
He waved and said,
"Come here, catch a grasshopper."
The eunuch in the palace: "?"
"I tell you to go, just go!"
Li Shimin ordered,
"There are many lawns and gardens in the palace, you can just grab one! I saw it yesterday when I passed by the Imperial Garden!"
"Go quickly!"
"Yes, yes..." The eunuch responded quickly and went out of the hall to greet a group of guards. They formed a temporary insect catching team and rushed towards the palace garden.
After a while.
"Your Majesty, the grasshopper is here!"
The eunuch held a bamboo pot and hurried into the hall, shouting,
"Look, the grasshopper is coming!"
Li Shimin nodded and ordered:
"Give it to Master."
The bamboo jar was delivered to Xu Fenglei's hands smoothly.
Snapped.
As soon as the jar was poured, a green grasshopper jumped onto Xu Fenglei's palm.
It looked very quiet, as if it was also looking at this strange world.
"Look, this is a harmless grasshopper."
Xu Fenglei said,
"Very gentle and seemingly non-threatening."
"But if, I use a brush to keep rubbing the burrs on its hind legs."
"Here, give me a brush."
The eunuch quickly took a hairbrush and handed it to Xu Fenglei's hand.
Fortunately, this is the palace, so he can get basically anything he wants.
Swish, swish, swish.
Swish, swish, swish.
Xu Fenglei kept rubbing the grasshopper's hind legs with a slightly hard brush.
Chacha!
Chacha!
That gentle grasshopper suddenly became restless. Under Xu Fenglei's firm grip, it kept struggling and flopping!
Its appearance has become fierce!
"Look, what does it look like now?"
Xu Fenglei said,
"Does it look like a locust? It's almost the same except that it's green."
Kick, kick, kick!
Li Shimin quickly went down the steps and took a closer look.
"Come here, go get a locust. I sent people to catch a lot of them yesterday."
he said hurriedly.
According to his original idea, it would be a waste of manpower and material resources to catch locusts.
But when the soldiers arrived in the field, they were dumbfounded.
Locusts are not only numerous in number, but they also come and go like the wind. If a person comes close, it is equivalent to being involved in a storm. It is good to be able to protect yourself!
eliminate?
That is simply impossible, even using fire attacks will not have a very good effect.
Therefore, Li Er finally chose to give up and only grabbed a few baskets and entered the palace to study.
"yes."
The eunuch left in a familiar manner, and after a while he fetched two lively locusts and held them up in front of the ministers.
Xu Fenglei also rubbed the grasshopper's hind legs while holding it up.
The two sides formed a contrast!
"It's true! Grasshoppers and locusts look really alike, but the colors are different! Grasshoppers are emerald green, while locusts are yellow-red."
"Look at how fierce they are, their postures are exactly the same!"
"Could it be that... the locusts turned out to be grasshoppers?"
"It's hard to say..."
"..."
For a time, the ministers all had their own guesses.
Needless to say, grasshoppers can be seen everywhere on weekdays, but no one has ever associated them with locusts.
It wasn't until this moment, when Xu Fenglei took it out for comparison, that he suddenly realized - these two things are so similar? !
"Listen, you mean... grasshoppers are locusts?!"
Li Shimin said in surprise.
Xu Fenglei nodded.
"Yes, locusts are transformed from grasshoppers."
He said loudly,
"Grasshoppers are originally solitary insects. When they live alone, they become very docile and do no harm at all. Instead, they are beneficial insects."
"But if they live in groups and are densely packed to a certain extent, then because the space for movement becomes smaller, they will involuntarily rub against each other, and the place of friction is the base of the hind legs."
"Here, that's where I'm rubbing right now."
Xu Fenglei pinched the grasshopper so that Li Shimin could see it more clearly.
"This friction is serious. This area is very sensitive to the grasshopper. Severe and frequent friction will cause its temperament to change drastically. At the same time, it will change from a solitary insect to a social insect! "
He said,
"And this change is earth-shaking! It can even be said that it has completed its evolution!"
"They have become extremely irritable, have endless energy, and are flying around like crazy! Their food intake has increased dramatically, and lawns and gardens are already barren places for them. From this moment on, they will eat whatever they see and kill whatever they catch. !”
"It is precisely because of this that the terrible eight words came into being - locusts pass through the border and no grass grows!"
Li Shimin was shocked.
All the ministers also looked shocked.
"I see..."
Du Ruhui exclaimed,
"If it hadn't been for the young master's explanation, I probably would never have imagined... that this is how the locusts came!"
(End of chapter)
