Until he entered Shuofang City, Chai Shao still felt confused and secretly scolded Master Liang for not being able to do anything.

You said you are an emperor after all, why are you so unpredictable? You were played with by several juniors in your palms. You were so frustrated. If you had known this, you would have been killed in the battlefield before, and at least you could have gained a reputation in history.

Changsun walked behind Chai Shao, Xue Wanjun, and Xue Wanche, with his eyebrows down and his eyes as if he had just gotten married.

Because of fear of being vented, that boy Li Hao ran away when Chai Shao and the others were still more than a hundred miles away from the city, leaving only a few of them here.

When he arrived at the "Imperial Palace" of Liang Shidu, Chai Shao looked up and looked at it.

Well, it is not ordinary shabby, at best it is the size of a general's mansion.

Looking back at Changsun who were winking at each other, Chai Shao, whose anger gradually faded, said, "You guys, can you count the materials in the city? Where are the prisoners being held?"

When Changsun Chong heard this, he stepped forward and replied, "The valuable things and the tents are all inside. There are nearly 8,000 prisoners, and they have collected their weapons and sent them back to the camp for custody."

"Yes." Lao Chai nodded and asked again: "Where is that boy Li Dejian?"

It would be fine if Li Hao was not mentioned. When Li Hao was mentioned, the irritable Cheng Chumo immediately cursed indignantly: "That disaster knows that you are coming, so he has already escaped. Before leaving, he still said what responsibility lies. He cannot ignore Tang Jian and the others' safety."

Well, the word "scoundrel" is used well. Chai Shao quite agrees with Cheng Chumo's point of view. He can only stare at Li Hao who has escaped without any help.

"How is the casualties of our army?" Putting aside Li Hao who had fled, Chai Shao asked about the situation of war damage again.

The three of them looked at each other, and Changsun Chong came out again: "Uncle Chai, no one died in battle. Liang Shidu's soldiers were very cowardly. As soon as he died, those subordinates surrendered immediately. We injured about twenty people, but no one died in battle."

He only injured about twenty people and took down Shuofang City, and even killed the evil Master Liang, which made his heart hurt.

Seeing Changsun's expressions as an honest child at the three of them, Lao Chai waved his hand impatiently, and did not even let them in the so-called "palace" and directly told them to get out.

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When news of the great victory in Chang'an and Shuofang came, the great His Majesty Li Er finally put down a big stone in his heart and his attention began to turn to government affairs.

A book was taken out of the memorials piled up on the table. After a while, His Majesty Li Er, who was just in high spirits, suddenly frowned and threw the memorials aside with a "slap": "Come, call Chen Shuda to meet."

Duke Chen Shuda of Jiang Guo once suggested to the Supreme Emperor Li Yuan to make Li Er the crown prince after the Xuanwu Gate Incident. Although this move was suspected of being speculative, Li Er still gave him the treatment he deserved.

And this old guy is self-aware and positioned himself as a deaf ear in the court, and did not participate much in government affairs or military affairs.

But what made Li Er a little curious was that this old guy accidentally wrote a memorial, which first impeached Li Hao, and the words were very sharp.

Regarding what Chen Shuda said in the memorial, he harmed the country and the people, and had endless harm, Li Er thought that what he said was quite pertinent. After all, Li Hao's first disaster in Chang'an would definitely not be a false reputation.

But... I was dismissed from office and seized my title and was exiled for three thousand miles. After all, I was still a child. I just made a mistake and criticized and educated me. Is it necessary to exile?

Soon, Duke Chen Shuda of Jiang Guo followed a little eunuch and saluted respectfully, then sat aside and waited for Li Er to speak.

"Is this memorial written by you?" Li Er didn't ask Chen Shudadu to wait. He pinched the memorial that had just been thrown aside with both hands and said to him.

Uncle Chen looked up and said, "That's right."

In fact, even if he didn't read it, he knew it was his memorial. After all, he had only published this one in the past six months.

Li Er nodded: "Duke Jiang Guo, has the facts mentioned in the memorial been mentioned?"

"Reply to Your Majesty, I think it is not an exaggeration." Chen Shuda paused and continued: "It is his own business for Li Dejian, a Sanyuan County, to have a wealthy family, and it is his own business for him to like raising pigs. However, it is his fault to acquire a large number of locusts, causing a large number of birds to die. If this continues, life will be devastated."

If Li Hao was present, he would definitely be shocked by Chen Shuda.

Whether it is the Colombian butterfly or the ecological chain, those who can propose such a theory in the Tang Dynasty are the only ones except time travelers.

But... Did Chen Shuda really consider the ecological chain? I'm afraid it may not be.

The reason for submitting this memorial was that he was instigated by his son-in-law Zhao Wenyuan. It was because he did not participate in the government affairs much before, and it was too late to find Li Hao's fault when he knew that the matter had changed.

Therefore, this time he heard that there were large numbers of birds everywhere and immediately knew that the opportunity had come.

Because everyone knows that birds feed on insects, you, Li Hao, have caught all the insects, what do you eat? Your pig is fat, but it is not your Li Hao's fault that a large number of birds are starved to death.

In this way, Chen Shuda submitted a memorial to Li Er, and wrote Li Hao to make trouble for the country and the people. However, Chen Shuda didn't know that Li Hao's roots were far deeper than he thought, and his backing was far harder than he thought.

Even the Turks revealed that Chai Shaoyuan's expedition to Shuofang was only fined half a year's salary, not to mention that some birds died this time, and it was even possible that those birds did not die because they did not eat.

Of course, Chen Shuda also knew that the death of birds alone could not be the whole reason. After saying this, he continued: "And your Majesty, the people are stupid. After learning that insects can be exchanged for money, many people gave up on farming and were all focused on catching insects everywhere. In this way, the grain production will inevitably be reduced. If this continues, it will be a disaster for the country and the people."

Li Er frowned. He didn't care if there was a bird in front of him. Li Shimin was in charge of heaven and earth, but he couldn't control those beasts who didn't understand others' words.

But it is unfair for the people to catch insects without farming. After all, countless people can live without cropping, but hundreds of pigs can only raise... Well, besides being able to fill your stomach, it is useless to make more Zhenguan soap.

Thinking of this, Li Er felt that he had to support Chen Shuda: "Well, what I said is very reasonable. Let's do this. I will order the Duke of Wei's Mansion to stop purchasing locusts and at the same time report to the world that officials in various places shall not cooperate."

Chen Shuda originally thought that the Li family boy would be fined, but unexpectedly, Li Er didn't even mention it, but just said that he would not allow him to acquire it again.

After a little hesitation, Chen Shuda guessed that Li Hao was a member of Li Er who had a famous relationship. Such a simple impeachment could not defeat the kid. He did not force him to agree and said goodbye and left.

Soon, the order arrived at the Li family, and the government also received a message and posted a notice to publicize the ban on locust collection.

Li Xueyan also received the news that when Li Hao left, she told her to take care of the village, and the procurement of feed was also the top priority. The source was suddenly cut off, which made her feel like she had let down her trust.

He took out the small notebook, first wrote down Chen Shuda's name, and then ordered someone to find Chen Meng, the head of the village: "Butler Chen, do you know that the court prohibits the village from collecting locusts again?"

"Yes, the villain has received the news." Chen Meng was still a little nervous when he first talked with Li Xueyan, but later he became much more natural after a long time.

Li Xueyan asked: "Does it have any impact on the village?"

"It has no effect." Chen Meng shook his head, and even said with gratitude: "In fact, if you want to rely on the villain, this locust has long since no longer wanted to collect it. Not to mention the cost, receiving that little thing in a month is not enough for two pigs to eat in a day."

Li Xueyan couldn't believe it: "Really? Why did Dejian insist on collecting those things?"

Chen Meng smiled bitterly: "Princess, the villain doesn't know either. The villain has mentioned it to the young master many times that thing is useless, but the young master just doesn't listen, and the villain has no choice."

"Since that's the case, then let's do it first." Li Xueyan knew that she couldn't ask anything from Chen Meng, so she gave up.

Time flies, and the weather has begun to cool down in a blink of an eye. It has been more than four months since the group left Beijing. It is time to come back.

On this day, a team appeared far away outside Chang'an City, proud and proud, and looked like a good person.

Li Hao rode his horse and walked in front of the team. Looking at Chang'an City where hazy shadows appeared in the distance, he sighed sincerely: "After crossing the Ba Bridge, we are the boundary of Chang'an, we... are finally back."

"It's already the territory of Chang'an, okay?" A low murmur came from beside him. Changsun Chong, who was carrying a wooden box, also looked at Chang'an City, with a look of a wanderer returning home.

"Get out, take your head away from me, it's so stinking." Li Hao rolled his eyes and took the car to the side with disgust.

What he knew about Changsun Chong, who was thinking, actually held Liang Shidu's head all the way and refused to let go. It was so stinky that it was still in his hand, and he was not afraid of having nightmares at night.

Changsun Chong lifted the box and said, "What is my head? This is obviously the head of Liang Shidu. In addition, I have to remind you that this head has been flooded with lime and will not smell at all."

Li Hao's tone was still: "Then stay away from me, so I won't be with the pervert."

"Tsk, I think you are just envious, jealous and hatred." Changsun Chong curled his lips and said proudly: "But there is no way. If you let Master Liang have only one head, you won't get the credit for this."

Li Hao nodded in agreement and said meaningfully: "Well, you are right, and don't worry, after you go back, I will talk to Your Majesty and the Queen, who is a hero on the battlefield. Oh yes, and Changsun Pushe, I think he will definitely hope that his future heir will become a powerful general who gallops on the battlefield."
Chapter completed!