Just one pregnancy and four babies, but the prince actually pledged his love to her

The extermination of the locusts was enough to shock the entire court, but even more surprising things were yet to come.

The news came that the locusts were eliminated under the leadership of a girl named Li Mengyue.

It is said that before the locust plague came, Li Mengyue learned from an old man that there might be a locust plague. Thinking that ducks love to eat locusts, she raised tens of thousands of ducks in advance.

The ducks do not need to be fed every day. They are allowed to roam freely and feed on locusts and insect eggs in the fields.

In this way, the ducklings grew up day by day while eating locusts and insect eggs, and played a significant role when the locust plague really broke out.

First of all, there are not many locusts in Wuning County, and they have not caused much damage to the local people. This is because the ducklings eat a large number of locusts and insect eggs every day, so there are very few locusts in Wuning County.

But the locusts in other counties caught people off guard. Later, Miss Li gathered several surrounding villages and led an army of ducks to various counties to help eliminate the locusts.

The locusts, which were originally extremely scary, were turned into food for the ducks after being swept by the army of ducks, contributing a lot to the fat on the ducks' bodies.

Under such circumstances, Miss Li led the army of ducks, sweeping one county and then moving to the next.

In just one month, the huge swarms of locusts were completely wiped out.

Of course, we cannot rule out the possibility that some locusts slip through the net, but those locusts that slip through will never be able to cause trouble again.

When the news reached the capital, it caused a sensation. The people of the capital all thanked Miss Li for stopping the locusts from moving north. However, the attitude of some officials in the court was intriguing.

Some people think that Miss Li’s contribution to eradicating locusts is very great and she should be rewarded. In addition to empty fame, there should also be substantial rewards, such as gold, silver, and jewelry.

Some people also think that Miss Li just accidentally found out that ducks are the natural enemies of locusts, so she started raising ducks.

Moreover, in the process of raising ducks, apart from spending some money on the ducklings, Miss Li did not spend any time and effort on the subsequent growth of the ducks.

Because they felt that the ducks raised by Miss Li would find food on their own every day and go home when dark, so there was no need to worry about them.

Later, a locust plague broke out, bringing countless food to the ducks.

It can be said that all the ducks raised by Miss Li were raised with the help of locusts, and Miss Li got tens of thousands of ducks for free, which was already a big enough bargain. Not asking Miss Li to hand over the ducks was already a reward for Li Mengyue.

If Li Mengyue still feels that it is not enough and wants other rewards, it can only be said that Li Mengyue is too greedy. People like this are not worthy of the court's attention at all.

To be honest, he has always known that some officials in the court have strange ways of thinking. Many times, they only look at things from their own perspective and consider whether it is beneficial to them. Once their interests are violated, they will show their fangs.

But he didn't understand. Li Mengyue was just a little girl, but that group of ministers actually pointed their spearheads at Li Mengyue. Not only did they maliciously slander her, they also erased Li Mengyue's contribution in eradicating the locusts and spoke of Li Mengyue in such a terrible way.

He even implicitly asked Li Mengyue to hand over tens of thousands of ducks.

Logically speaking, when he encountered such things before, although he was disgusted, he was not angry.

But when he heard someone in the court maliciously slandering a girl named Li Mengyue, he felt a nameless anger in his heart that wanted to burst out and burn those ugly faces to ashes.

Later he understood why he had such a reaction. It turned out that Li Mengyue, who killed the locusts, was his niece.

When he learned of this fact, he was so proud that he wanted to kill the ministers who had slandered his niece.

He thought of going in front of those people and telling them that Li Mengyue was his niece, who not only had the ability to kill locusts, but also had a heart full of love, which was not comparable to those people with dirty minds like them.

You should know that in order to help the third prince relieve hundreds of thousands of refugees in Guangping Prefecture and Yongkang Prefecture, the niece proposed the construction of a large-scale water conservancy project.

But he couldn't say it because the matter was confidential and he didn't know much.

The only thing I know is what I heard from my son. Otherwise, such top secret information would be

Even if Prince An's Mansion has some power, it would be impossible to investigate it thoroughly.

Fortunately, my son has opened Tongxin Halls in many cities, otherwise I might not know it so clearly.

Because he was very confident in the Third Prince, even if he sent out all the forces of Prince An's Mansion, they would not be able to find out the truth.

He didn't expect that the emperor's decree, which seemed to be a joke, was actually carried out by the third prince.

To be honest, although he believed in the ability of the Third Prince, it was really hard to believe that the Third Prince could properly resettle hundreds of thousands of refugees under such circumstances.

But the fact is that the third prince really did it. Not only did he make hundreds of thousands of refugees stay in Qingshan Prefecture willingly, he also helped them build homes and gave them the opportunity to live on their own hands. At the same time, he solved the major problem that had troubled people for thousands of years but could not be completely eliminated - drought and flood disasters.

Because the people rely on farming for their livelihood, whether the crops in the fields can have a good harvest depends on the weather.

If the weather is good and the crops are harvested well, the granaries will be full of grain in autumn. But God is unhappy and droughts may occur from time to time. It may not rain for several months or it may rain too much, resulting in a reduction in yield at best and a total loss of grain at worst.

But the people depend on the food in the fields to survive all year round. If the harvest really fails, it will be equivalent to cutting off the people's livelihood.

The situation is different after the water conservancy project was built. The reservoir can store water on normal days, which can be used to irrigate fields during droughts and prevent floods when it rains heavily.

And under the leadership of the Third Prince, the water conservancy project built in Qingshan Prefecture was very large, running through the entire prefecture, and its tributaries also covered every village and town in the county, ensuring that every village truly had a reservoir.

Every village has water available during droughts, and there is no need to worry about not being able to get water for irrigation when the fields are dry.

Besides this feat, he was also interested in the man who designed the waterwheel.

You know, when he first heard about the water wheel, he thought it was a small car that children played on the water. It was not until his son explained it to him that he realized how shallow his knowledge was and how narrow his thinking was. How could he regard such a great invention as a child's toy?

After all, with a waterwheel, people's hands can be freed to a great extent. They no longer have to carry water bucket by bucket. As long as they adjust the direction of the waterwheel and set up the pipes, they can directly bring water to the fields. Not only does it save time and effort, but it can also save water resources invisibly.