On this day, Lu Bu walked out of the kitchen,

Standing in the courtyard and stretching a big sloth,

With a smug smile on his face,

The only thing that's a bit of a big deal is that

There are more and more locusts everywhere at the moment,

A figure hurriedly came to Lu Bu:

"Lord, the news has been sent back secretly!"

Lu Bu's spirit was invigorated,

Turning his head to look, it is common sense that people are coming,

His face was very solemn,

Lu Bu couldn't help but feel a sudden snort in his heart,

Hurriedly said to him:

"Hurry up and call everyone together!"

When the people hurried to the council hall,

It's already after a meal,

The personnel are basically compared with the last meeting,

There are a few more people,

They are Liu Jun, Pei Ji, the third son of the Pei family, and Zhang Ji.

The three of them had just arrived in Chang'an not long ago.

Lu Bu just sat down,

Before the start was announced,

Pei Ji stood up first,

He bowed respectfully to Lu Bu, who was sitting upright, and said:

"My lord, the patriarchs of our three major families can't leave their posts without permission, so they let the lower officials apologize on their behalf. At the same time, in order to deal with this locust plague, our three major families are willing to spend 3 million in silver and 500,000 stones in grain and grass, and swear to tide over the difficulties with the CCP! ”

Lu Bu's eyes lit up,

The three major families are really in the snow this time,

Although there were Hongnong Yang family, Zhong family and Zang family and others who made proofs before,

But the three families were able to react so quickly,

And it's still such a big deal when you make a shot,

It was really a bit unexpected for Lu Bu.

But for days,

Because of the sudden appearance of the plague of locusts,

The entire city of Chang'an is depressed everywhere,

All of you here,

It's been a hard time these days,

At this moment, the meeting has not yet begun,

There is such an exciting news,

It can be regarded as making everyone a lot easier,

The expressions on everyone's faces,

It's not as dignified as it was at the beginning.

"Wen Heng, please also tell the three family heads on my behalf, the three Gao Yi, Lu Mou remembered it in his heart. If he has the opportunity one day, he will have a drink with the three gentlemen! ”

When Pei Ji heard this, his face couldn't help but show joy,

Smart people don't need to talk too much among themselves,

Lu Bu's sentence is in mind,

It is enough to make the three major families feel that the effort is worth it.

He hurriedly replied again,

Only then did at Lu Bu's signal,

Back in his seat.

The smile on Lu Bu's face was still the same,

Turning his head to look at common sense:

"What news can be found now?"

"Back to my lord!"

Changli hurriedly came out of the queue, clasped his fists and saluted,

The expression on his face was solemn,

Let the atmosphere in the house be a lot more relaxed,

It became depressed again.

"The scope of this locust plague is very large, it started in the southeast of Yindong, Henan, and then began to spread around, and the north is full of water this year, and there is no large number of droughts, but it is not greatly affected. However, the southwestern part of Yanzhou, the northwestern part of Runan, the northeastern part of Jingzhou, Hongnong County, and the Jingzhao region have all been affected to varying degrees. In our sphere of influence, the influence of Hongnong County is not the most violent, and for some reason, the locust swarm has not stayed in Hongnong County for too long. On the contrary, Zheng County, Xinfeng County and other places in Jingzhao County were the most seriously affected, followed by Chang'an City, but further west of Chang'an, there is no news of large-scale locust swarms gathering. ”

Lu Bu's brows furrowed slightly,

But the face did not become ugly,

Now it seems that things are not too bad to be controlled.

This is a blessing in disguise.

Out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of Yang Xiu sitting on the side,

At this moment, the expression on the latter's face was very solemn,

The foundation of the Yang family is in Hongnong,

Moreover, Yang Xiu had never been in contact with the family before,

He advocated the donation of grain and grass,

Now I hear that my family has also suffered a plague of locusts,

Although it is not very serious,

But there will inevitably be uneasiness in the heart.

Lu Bu then asked:

"What is the situation on Hongnong's side now?"

Sure enough, as soon as Lu Bu's words came out,

Yang Xiu is the one who is most nervous,

Eyes are firmly fixed on common sense,

Common sense hurriedly replied:

"Back to the lord, Hongnong County has General Zhang Liao and Mr. Guo Jia in charge, they responded in a timely manner, and the major local families in Hongnong have contributed a lot, among which Mr. Yang Xiu's Yang family is the representative, who has contributed a lot to this locust plague. In addition, Mr. Guo Jia also had a word. ”

Lu Bu raised his eyebrows and asked:

"What?"

Mr. Guo Jia said: Hongnong will not delay the annexation of the state, and will not ask for half a grain of grain support. Please seize the opportunity. ”

Seize the opportunity?

Lu Bu's eyes shrunk,

Now there is a plague of locusts everywhere,

What opportunities can be seized by seizing the opportunity?

The news just now also said,

Runan was also plagued by locusts,

It seems that Guo Jia is this kid, hehe.

Lu Bu had a clear smile on his face,

This information came at a timely time.

Now that we have basically grasped the general situation of the locust plague,

The hardest-hit places on their side,

It's also in Gyeongzhao County,

It is only necessary to protect the most severely affected counties here.

And do a good job of post-disaster reconstruction work in advance,

I think I can minimize the damage.

Lu Bu turned his head to look at Lou Gui on the side,

He is much more emaciated today than he was five days ago.

But the mental state is extremely excited,

A pair of eyes are even more brilliant,

"Uncle Zi, how effective has the locust plague been in the past few days?"

Lou Gui smiled a little smugly,

Got up and replied:

"Back to my lord, I have tried many ways to cull locust swarms in the past few days, and several of them have very good results."

After a pause, Lou Gui sorted out his thoughts,

Then he said:

"First of all, organize the people to hunt together, although it can't target large-scale locust swarms, but those scattered locusts have been controlled, and the barbecue and fried locust eating method created by the lord a few days ago has now spread throughout Chang'an City, after these few days, the people have accepted that locusts can also become food, and now their enthusiasm for culling locusts has also increased a lot."

Lu Bu nodded with satisfaction when he heard this,

Lou Gui went on to say:

Secondly, the arrival of Liu Jun brought together many birds and other animals that feed on locusts, which also relieved a lot of pressure. However, this also found two problems, one is that the swarms of flying locusts gathered by large numbers are difficult for even birds or other wild beasts to approach, and the flying locusts in that state seem to be poisonous; Second, for fear of causing panic among the people, these birds and beasts are gathering in inaccessible places on the outskirts of Chang'an City, and if you want to gather them to the farmland area, you need to move the people nearby. ”

Lu Bu nodded when he heard this,

At the same time, he looked at Liu Jun,

The latter was about to speak,

I'm afraid that I won't be able to close the door as soon as I open my mouth,

Lu Bu's eyes widened suddenly,

This thing had to nod slightly,

It shows that what Lou Gui said is true.

In the past two days, almost everyone has learned Liu Jun's long-winded skills,

At this moment, seeing him in front of Lu Bu,

There are many words in the void,

But the aggrieved appearance that he didn't dare to say a word,

Everyone couldn't help but laugh.

Lu Bu lowered his head and thought for a long time,

Didn't speak for a while,

Instead, he motioned for Lou Gui to continue.

"At the same time, we organized a large number of soldiers, and we were able to kill some small groups of locusts with the use of prepared nets and some other equipment, and the results were still good. In addition, we also found that locusts have two habits, which are also fatal weaknesses, one of them, they will stay on the ground when eating, and the time they stay is relatively sluggish, easy to kill, using this habit of locusts, we set traps in advance, and after the locusts enter it, they will be buried, which is also known as the so-called trench burial method; Second, these locusts are similar to moths, they have the habit of flying towards the light, and they can use their habits to set up bonfires to induce locusts to approach. When locusts are close to the fire, the most direct result is that they are burned to death, which is a very effective means of repelling insects. Burying locusts with a trench may not kill them, but luring them into a campfire and setting them on fire can be done once and for all. ”

After a pause,

Lou Gui took a sip of water,

This concludes:

"In the past two days, a lot of locusts have been eliminated in this way, especially at night, and it is especially effective against the large swarms of flying locusts, but because the number of locusts is so large, it cannot be eradicated in a short period of time."

Lu Bu nodded slightly,

Tapping lightly on the tabletop,

Looking up at the roof,

Thinking quickly in my head.

Zhong Xuan stood up at this time,

Lang Sheng says:

"Lord, now that the altar has been built, and everything has been prepared, Yang Gongzi's sacrificial text has been repeatedly checked and revised several times, and the sacrificial ceremony can be held today."

Lu Bu lowered his head and thought for a while,

Suddenly asked:

"Common sense, you said that the locust plague began to spread from Yin, Henan?"

Common sense got up and replied succinctly:

"It was first discovered near Yin Xinzheng and Mi County in Henan!"

After Lu Bu heard this answer,

Nodding slightly,

After Dong Zhuo burned Luoyang,

Thousands of years of antiquity have been burned to the ground,

Nearby people were displaced,

And has experienced several wars,

There is simply no one who has the energy and strength to carry out the reconstruction work.

Especially the period of time that Yuan Shao occupied for a short time,

Just thinking about looting money and food and strong men here,

Yan Liang and Wen Chou are military generals again,

Where to restore people's livelihood,

coincided with last year's drought,

At that time, the military rations in Sizhou,

is also mostly funded by Sima and Wei,

Therefore, the occurrence of locust plagues became expected.

However, Lu Bu's eyes rolled,

The corners of his mouth curled into a treacherous smile and said:

"Oh, it's very close to Yuzhou, could it be that you made a mistake in your investigation, in fact, it was the first to start in Runan County, Yuzhou, and then spread to Henan Yin in the north?"

Common sense was stunned when he heard this,

Immediately a look of horror appeared on his face,

hurriedly knelt on the ground and was about to open his mouth to plead guilty,

Suddenly I felt like I was kicked,

The words that are about to be spoken,

I couldn't help but be suffocated.

The person who kicked him was Yang Xiu, who had been sitting next to him,

After hearing Lu Bu's words,

Yang Xiu immediately understood the meaning of Lu Bu's words,

It's just that common sense cares about chaos,

thought that Lu Bu was blaming them for their poor intelligence investigation,

has just experienced a great upheaval,

Today's darkness can't afford to do it again,

Therefore, common sense is suddenly out of proportion,

I couldn't hear the meaning of Lu Bu's words.

Yang Xiu hurriedly got up and said:

"What the lord said is very true. Xia Guan suddenly remembered that the sacrificial text written before seemed quite inappropriate, and he must have given Xia Guan an hour of time, and he would definitely hand over a sacrificial text that was convincing to the people of the world. ”

After listening to Yang Xiu's words,

Lu Bu almost burst into laughter,

This Yang Xiu,

It's a freak to see people's hearts,

No wonder Cao Cao loved and hated in the previous life,

Such a person who is good at perceiving the heart of heaven,

It's good if you know how to keep quiet,

If you are a little arrogant,

plus met a suspicious and conceited lord like Cao Cao,

It is a strange thing to have a good ending.

But in this life,

Now that Lu Bu has taken it under his command,

and understood who he was,

Naturally, it will be carved well,

This kid just said,

Convince the world,

This is what Lu Bu wants.

Everyone present also understood at this moment,

Convince the world?

There have been locust plagues,

Why convince the world,

What is that convinced?

This is self-evident,

The ancients paid attention to the induction of heaven and man,

There is a plague on earth,

Someone must have done something perverse and disobedient to God.

It made the heavens angry,

will send calamities to punish the world,

This is the view shared by the ancients.

Many people, especially many people of insight,

Naturally, they will not believe in such ghosts and gods.

But don't believe it,

It doesn't mean that they won't use this psychology to make a fuss,

For example, Gaozu beheaded the White Snake Uprising,

Isn't it precisely this that is exploited,

Decorate yourself as a person who carries it in heaven.

Now that the locust plague has occurred,

It's absolutely impossible to avoid it.

But now that the disaster has been largely controlled,

The plague of locusts has taken a turn for the better,

Then Lu Bu's mind began to come alive,

Coupled with the sentence that Guo Jia specially asked people to bring before,

In fact, it is also reminding Lu Bu,

Don't let go of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,

Raise the rebels, punish the rebellion,

For such a reason sent by God,

If you don't cherish it,

That's really a tyrannical thing.

In the chamber,

Most people's faces,

all showed a smile of understanding,

Only the common sense of being frightened,

At the moment, there is still some doubt,

There was already a lot of cold sweat on my head,

It was Yang Xiu who pulled him up,

whispered to him to explain,

Common sense finally put his mind at ease.

Lu Bu waited until everyone calmed down a little,

Only then did he slowly speak:

"Although the locust plague can barely be controlled now, the locusts are extremely reproductive, and if we can't eradicate their roots, I am afraid that they will resurge, and we will still take great risks at that time."

Everyone couldn't help but nod solemnly,

Something like this has not happened before,

It's just that everyone doesn't have a good way for a while.

Lu Bu turned his head to look at Liu Jundao:

"Liu Jun, give you a task!"