Locust disaster in geomantic omen

Did the ancients think locusts were poisonous? Obviously not. Senior sister gave you an example of locust plague in Zhenguan period, when there was a drought in Chang 'an, followed by locust plague. As we all know, locusts fly there and there is almost nothing left. The crops originally planted by ordinary people were eaten by insects, and now ordinary people can only live on bark. Emperor Taizong was furious when he learned about this. He hates these bugs that rob people of food, so he catches a few and eats them alive. He said, "If you are energetic, eat my heart and stop eating my people's food." If there is a god of locusts, please eat my heart, not the food of my people.

Obviously, Emperor Taizong was the highest in the Ninth Five-Year Plan. He dared to eat locusts without any problems, which showed that locusts were harmless.

Why don't people eat locusts?

Actually, they ate. "During the Dezong period of the Tang Dynasty, the sea started in the east, and the rivers were filled in the west, and locusts covered the sky. No vegetation was left, and the crops were exhausted. People are hungry and catch locusts for food. " "From the Yuan Dynasty to the period of mindfulness, there were locusts in Henan, Shandong, Hedong and other places. Locusts eat crops and plants, and hungry people catch locusts for food. "

These are all records about hungry people catching locusts for food.

Since locusts can be eaten, why do so many people starve to death in the locust plague?

The answer is that they want to eat, too, otherwise who would want to starve to death? But after all, locusts can't just stay where they are and wait for the people to eat for a season.

The reason is that when locusts cross the border, there are crops in the field and food in people's homes. No one would eat locusts at that time. But by the time the locusts flew over the sun, the crops had been looted. At that time, the locusts had disappeared, so where to eat? More importantly, the locusts in the locust plague are different from ordinary locusts, that is, migratory locusts, which move very fast, and if they are caught alone, they are simply not enough to satisfy their hunger. This is why the annual locust plague in ancient times starved so many people to death.