The Locust, the Emperor of the Zerg. The reason why this little thing can be named this by the ancestors of China is, of course, because his lethality to the farming nation is the strongest among the zerg.

Where is the strength? Not picky eater. It doesn't matter what kind of rice, wheat, pasture, or even wild vegetables you have, as long as the locust swarm passes, everything will come to naught. Humans and livestock in the affected areas have nothing to eat.

The East Asian continent, the most suitable land for farming, is of course also the most frequent occurrence of various agricultural disasters. For locusts, they are found all over China. But locust plagues are generally formed in northern China.

The root cause of this is rain.

Locusts generally prefer to lay their eggs on land that has some moisture but is relatively dry and has no vegetation on the surface. If there is less rain in the summer and autumn of the previous year, the water level of rivers and lakes drops, and a large number of tidal flats are formed on the shore. It will provide an excellent environment for locusts to multiply.

If we were unlucky, there was no snow or little snow in the first winter, and most of the locust eggs in the land survived the winter. Then in the spring, a large number of hoppers will surging out from under the soil layer.

If you're a little unlucky, there will be less rain in the spring, resulting in lower moisture content for the crops. This is the best food for hoppers. They will quickly complete metamorphosis growth, and finally spread their wings! Hundreds of millions of locust swarms have been formed!

Unfortunately, the climate in the Guanzhong region from 267 to 268 AD was simply prepared for locusts. All the rules are in line!

This thing can fly, and after eating one place, it will go to the next, so there is no limit to the scope of damage. At this time, the people and officials did not know the cause of the locust plague, and they thought that it was God's anger and asked the locust god to send his people to punish it. Therefore, the concept of exterminating locusts did not exist at this time - besides, once a locust plague is formed, it is difficult to destroy it.

Therefore, the appearance of locust plagues, in this era, often means that the harvest in a place is completely zero.

On the basis of history, it is clearly written in the history books that from 268 to 270, there was a severe drought in Guanzhong for three consecutive years. The so-called locusts must be destroyed in the extreme of drought, and drought is often followed by locust plagues. This directly led to the Great Alien Rebellion in Guanzhong.

And in this plane......

Sima Yan sat on the steps of the palace hall with his head buried in his knees, holding his head in both hands, his whole body convulsed, and occasionally, he could hear a faint cry of extreme restraint.

The court meeting has been dispersed, and now several eunuchs in the corner of the hall can't help but tremble when they see His Majesty the Emperor's appearance: When His Majesty wakes up and finds that we see his appearance, will he kill us?

Why do you think these ministers of the court are such bastards? Wu and Shu entered the Kou, and Guanzhong was catastrophic. There are so many things in the country, why are you still causing chaos for Your Majesty?

At the great court meeting just now, the locust plague that broke out in the Guanzhong area was addressed. Pei Xiu and Jia Chong are one party, and Yang Jun is one party. The two sides tore apart again. Pei and Jia demanded that food be immediately allocated to Guanzhong for disaster relief, so as to stabilize the morale of the army and the people. Yang Jun said that the country's stocks are very small now, and if a large amount of grain is transferred into Guanzhong, if there is a problem in Kanto before the autumn harvest, it will not be able to deal with it.

Pei Xiu said: If you don't go to disaster relief, you have to solve the problem. Yang Jun said simply, now Sima Wang's military rations in his hands are as high as three million stones, and he can save enough food for 200,000 troops until next year. Wouldn't it be nice to let him take some out of the charity first? Say that locusts fall into the barracks and eat most of the military rations, others say that I believe it, but what Sima Wang said can't be believed! Don't you know who he is? God knows if he's taking this opportunity to be greedy for ink again?

Pei Xiu said that you Yang Jun has led soldiers and has you ever been on the battlefield? You, Pei Laozi, and I followed Emperor Jing (Sima Shi) and Emperor Wen to Huainan twice. Things in the barracks are not so simple. Have you ever thought about the feelings of the soldiers when they actually cut the stocks of military rations in the face of a catastrophe? How can you fight a war if you don't have the will of the army?

Yang Jun said that now the 200,000 troops are sitting outside Qinchuan and Yixian counties, and the war situation is rotten for more than half a year. Where is the morale of such soldiers? Anyway, the meditation doesn't consume anything, so it's better to take it out and give relief to the victims.

Jia Chong couldn't help but come out to help at this time, but Yang Jun immediately started another topic: Let's not talk about the matter in Guanzhong, you haven't finished Cao Yi's matter yet. Then Jia Chong immediately fought back, saying that the root cause of Cao Yi's matter was not caused by your family.

As soon as these words were spoken, the two sides could not talk normally. Soon, the younger brothers under their respective bosses stood up and tore each other apart, and in the end, the entire court meeting could not go on normally at all.

Finally, since ascending the throne, Sima Yan, who has changed his father's vicious ruling style and pursued the tolerance of the king, couldn't help but lose his temper and directly drove all the court officials out of the court.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty."

A pleasant voice sounded from behind him, and a warm soft wattle was tightly attached to Sima Yan's vest at the same time.

Finally, the eunuchs in the main hall were not too stupid, and sent someone to invite Yang Yan over.

"Queen?"

"Your Majesty, Zitong just heard that Your Majesty has encountered some troubles in the court. Zitong doesn't know much about how state affairs should be managed, but Zitong and His Majesty are tied in the end. So if Your Majesty has any difficulties, you can tell Zitong, and if you say it, it will be better. ”

"Queen...... Woo woo woo ...... "The Ninth Five-Year Zun is also a person with feelings. Sima Yan, who is in his thirties, has been under pressure and encountered too many setbacks in the past few years. Suddenly hearing Yang Yan's words, her emotions suddenly lost control, and the whole person threw herself into Yang Yan's arms. For a while, the entire court hall was crying loudly, and the feeling of heart-rending could not be concealed.

Yang Yan hugged Sima Yan tightly while giving the palace maid behind her a color. In an instant, in the entire court hall, the other people quickly retreated. In the empty hall, only the husband and wife were left.

"The country is in difficulty, natural disasters and man-made disasters are continuous, Wu Shu does not stop, and the courtiers are openly fighting for the party...... I'm not happy to be the emperor! I sometimes wonder, does God really dislike my country? Do you really dislike my Sima family? ”

"Your Majesty is cautious! You are the founder of the Great Jin Dynasty, and you are the proud son of heaven who is blessed by the sky. A little ordeal is just a test of heaven for you. If you can't withstand this test, then God really won't like you. ”

"But...... Each of these things is difficult! ”

"Your Majesty, Zitong's parents died when he was a child. Didn't learn much. So I really don't know much about national affairs. But in Zitong's view, whether it is a country or a family. It's important to think through when things happen, but it's even more important to act quickly. ”

"What does the queen mean?"

"Your Majesty, although Zitong was born in the Yang family, he has also been deeply loved by his adoptive father and adoptive mother since he was a child. But what Zitong saw and heard in the palace could be clearly felt. In today's world, Wu and Shu are still there, and the aliens are ready to move. These are not peaceful years. Therefore, in such an environment, Your Majesty should trust and reuse those old ministers who followed Emperor Xuan, Emperor Jing, and Emperor Wen all the way in the past! These people, well-informed, and able to survive in such a hostile environment back then, must have their own unique side. These things are not something that Zitong's adoptive fathers and uncles can have in a short period of time. ”

"The queen's words really moved me inexplicably. It's just that this treasury ......"

"Your Majesty, you can let the princes and families from all over the country support the country and tide over the difficulties together. Zitong will go to his adoptive father and uncles later, and tell the Hongnong Yang family to take the lead in responding. ”

The emperor, who is alone, rules the world with one person, and inevitably opposes the world with one person. If there is anyone who is the emperor's most reliable ally, it can only be the empress.

In the past, Cao Pi was the Han Dynasty, and it was precisely Cao Cao's daughter who fought for the Han family temple to the last moment - she was the queen of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty.

Therefore, although Yang Yan was born to promote the Yang family, at a time when the country was in danger, she finally made her position clear: firmly stand on the emperor's side, and she can't take care of anything else.

On May 25, 268, Luoyang, another round of great court meetings.

Sima Yan spoke first, the Guanzhong disaster, Wu Shu entered the Kou. I can't sleep and eat. Empress Yang Yan took the lead in donating all the jewelry, discounted by 13 million dollars.

Sima You, the king of Qi, immediately expressed his position on behalf of the clan: The state affairs are difficult, and the princes and county kings are the same as the country, so of course they must stand up and tide over the difficulties with the country at this moment. The Kingdom of Qi donated 200,000 stone of grain to the imperial court and handed over 2,000 of the kingdom's troops free of charge.

With the king of Qi taking the lead on the side of the clan, the princes, county kings, and county kings all took grain and handed over a certain number of troops.

On the side of the family, the Hongnong Yang family took the lead, and the Pei family and the Jia family followed, and they also handed over a certain amount of grain.

In the end, this time the whole dynasty raised donations on a large scale, and received a total of more than 3.2 million stone of grain and more than 20,000 troops.

This is still a drop in the bucket for many princes and families. But in any case, there is relief food in the Guanzhong area.

After that, Sima Yan officially ordered to recruit Sima Wang, Sima Liang, and Sima Ling to return to the court. Shi Bao, Chen Qian, and Wei Guan respectively served as commanders of the three lines of Yongzhou, Jingzhou, and Yangzhou.