On June 20 of the first year of Xingping (399 years of the Han calendar, July 24, 194 AD), the lunar calendar is expressed as: Jiashen year Xin last month Jiawu day Geng

Noon. On this day, another famous disaster in Chinese history broke out in the north on time, that is: the Xingping Locust Plague.

At that time, the great plague broke out in the south, and the Xingping locust plague broke out in the north at the same time, which began in the first year of Xingping and ended in the early year of Jian'an, spanning the entire Xingping year, so it was called the Xingping Great Locust Plague.

At that time, the history books recorded this: "In June, the locusts rose, the people were hungry, and there were 500,000 grains and 200,000 beans and wheat. ”

That is to say, at that time, the north reached the point of cannibalism, and the corpses of those who were eaten were not collected and discarded on the streets, revealing the white bones of Sensen, and the whole city smelled of human flesh - what a tragic word.

When the history books describe this paragraph, they go further. Step added: "All things are born with a hundred grains to give to the people." The nature of heaven and earth is precious. Now locusts are everywhere, this is the country with many evil people, there are no loyal ministers in the court, insects compete with the people for food, and they are like insects in their positions. If you don't save it, you will get the soldiers; Its salvation is also, there is a way to put it in place, and the princes are ordered to try the scriptures, and this disaster is also eliminated. The book argues that if there are no loyal ministers in the court, the worms will compete with the people for food, and that only by letting the princes of all walks of life read more books—preferably Confucian scriptures—the locusts will automatically disappear when they hear about the benevolence and morality of Confucianism.

In the Book of Changes, it is expressed: "Seeing it is not clear, it is. It's not a shame. Sometimes there are grass demons, and sometimes there are beetles. Abandoning the law, chasing heroes, killing the prince, and taking concubines as his wife, the fire will not be hot. "Silverfish is the ancient name for locusts. The outbreak of the locust plague is due to the lack of "fire virtue" and the "elephant of killing the prince." ”

The warlords are fighting, the people are hungry, their homes are destroyed, and they are officials. It is also ridiculous to study the morality of the disaster instead of thinking about how to exterminate the locusts and how to give relief to the victims.

Historically, China has had an average of one locust plague every six years. It is the locust plague that indicates the "killing of the prince", and the emperor is too late to give birth.

At that time, locusts began to attack from Liangzhou, and when the locusts migrated into the Central Plains, the disaster was out of control. On June 20 of the first year of Xingping, the locusts entered the territory of Yanzhou, and then the locusts began to march to Mount Tai, to Qingzhou and Jizhou. On the same day, Liu Bei urgently ordered that the men and horses recruited by each county should immediately return to each county to rush to collect and protect grain.

At the same time, Yanzhou and Lu Bu's soldiers and horses also stopped expanding due to this great change. Zhang momentum.

Historically, if there had not been a plague of locusts in Xingping, perhaps. Cao Cao disappeared in the troubled times ahead of schedule. It was because of the locust plague that Lü Bu stopped his attack on the dying Cao Cao. Cao Cao is good at governing places, and on the territory he retains, there are masters of internal affairs such as Cheng Yu and Xun You. And Lu Buyi relied on the wealthy family to occupy most of Yanzhou, so it was impossible for him to snatch food from the mouth of the wealthy family and collect their grain and grass. A year later, Cao Cao survived the locust plague and eased his breath. However, because Lu Bu was unable to feed a large number of soldiers, his power was greatly reduced.

On June 22, the locusts entered Qingzhou, and Liu Bei issued an appeal for an armistice, demanding that all counties and princes stop fighting and make every effort to provide relief to the victims. Lu Bu got off the donkey and agreed to Liu Bei's request. Cao Cao only had three county towns under control, and in order to get a chance to breathe, Cao Cao agreed to all of Liu Bei's conditions. At the same time, due to the temporary inability to feed all the soldiers, Cao Cao agreed to Liu Bei's request, temporarily not to return the prisoners of the Cao army, let them be paid for work, responsible for repairing the Taishan road and city, and participating in the anti-locust activities of Mount Tai.

"You don't have to pay them a salary, you just have to eat. There is no need to take care of them, they want to escape, let them go, all the soldiers who escaped, once they are captured, they will be immediately repatriated to Yanzhou. Liu Bei closed the list of prisoners and ordered: "When locusts enter the country, the counties must lack labor. Tell the clubs at all levels (veterans' clubs) of Tarzan that the captives are distributed to them, and let the captives organize themselves and manage themselves. The club can deduct the prisoner's food expenses and keep 10% as the travel expenses for the final dismissal. The rest is divided in half with the government. ”

Tian Chou nodded and should be: "The road and city of Mount Tai should be repaired, there was a shortage of labor before, and now they (prisoners) are just needed, however, the lord, the locust plague together, the price of grain has soared, Qingzhou Gu Yihu has reached 2 gold coins, compared with the past 20 money, up nearly 100 times." These 94,000 captives, even if their food alone is a large amount, why don't you send them back to Cao Cao......? ”

Liu Bei shook his head and said: "These captives will stay in Taishan and Qingzhou for half a year, and they will know that even when the locust plague occurs, Qingzhou can still feed 100,000 young people." In addition, although they are not paid to work in Qingzhou, when they work side by side with our people and displaced people, they will remember that when the Qingzhou government builds various facilities, it does not levy people to work for free. Rather: the people under the rule of Qingzhou, they will be paid accordingly for every job. This is the law of contract in Qingzhou.

When they return to Yanzhou, these 100,000 young people are 100,000 mice, they have been brainwashed by us, and if they are slightly dissatisfied with reality, they will miss the days in Qingzhou, and the farther away from Qingzhou, the more they will miss their life in Qingzhou. Subsequently, these 100,000 young men are 100,000 spies who report to us. Cao Mengde thought about it again and again, it was difficult.

As for the price of grain, the price of grain in Qingzhou will not rise sharply, this is because of the locust plague, plus this year's fallow, the people panic, so it is a little open.

We have a Samhan to rely on, and it is impossible for locusts to cross the sea. Liaodong, Lelang, the climate is cold, and the locust plague will not spread there. When these three autumn grains come down, grain prices will naturally stabilize. In addition, we are still guarding a sea, a whale is equivalent to a hundred cattle, the price of grain rises, the fishery will definitely expand, when we can eat the sea, Qingzhou will be short of food. Can we eat the sea? ”

Tian Chou asked again: "The locust plague has risen, and the war has stopped, we should have rested the people's strength, if we are overhauling the civil engineering, won't it make the people worse?" ”

It seems that although Tian Chou is smart, he still does not understand the reason of deficit finance, locusts eat up grain and grass, and most of the people's financial resources are used to buy food to survive. At this time, it is up to the government to create opportunities for them to earn money, so that they can afford to buy food and even further consumption. Deficit finance is the only way to deal with disasters, and mere relief only increases people's perception that they are getting something for nothing.

God only helps those who help him, and only by saving himself and fighting for oneself can one get a good life. Under the catastrophe, it is the time to cultivate the spirit of struggle, so that the people of Qingzhou can cultivate the concept that only the money earned by working with both hands is the most glorious, so that the spirit of national struggle can be re-established from the bones.

"Zitai, after the catastrophe, the people lack financial resources, at this time, the government must let the people have the financial resources to support their families, and send money to them for no reason, which is not in line with the spirit of the contract. This kind of simple charity will make the status of the people unequal with the government, and will cultivate the servility of the people.

Qingzhou soldiers are known for their fierceness, because of what, because Qingzhou soldiers have a sense of honor, and honor cannot be bought by thousands of gold. In order to preserve their honor, I would rather spend money and let them use their labor to reap their own benefits with dignity. Their self-esteem and honor have been safeguarded, and they will continue to be equal and dignified people in their dealings with the government in the future.

In this way, internally, corrupt officials will not dare to trample on their dignity, and we will have much less cost to manage the operation of the government – because there is no corruption. Externally, in order to protect their homeland and protect the government that gives them respect, they will fight to the end and never stop.

With this, the Central Plains fights for hegemony, what do I have to fear? With the support of these people, who dares to peep at my Qingzhou again? ”

Tian Chou suddenly: "I have been in Qingzhou for many years, and today I know the foundation of governing the country." Don't worry, my lord, I will definitely tell the people below. ”

On July 1, Liu Bei returned to Guanghuan. In the cathedral, Yin Dongping retired everyone and waited for Liu Bei's arrival.

"Religious power is higher than secular power, okay?" Yin Dong asked.

"Of course." Seeing Yin Dong's posture, Liu Bei also withdrew his guards, walked into the cathedral alone, and replied as he walked: "Dostoevsky said in his later years: 'Social life depends on moral principles, and all moral principles cannot be separated from religion. The purpose of establishing religion is to determine the moral restraint of man, and if this moral restraint is subject to administrative interference, political influence, and influence by high-ranking officials and dignitaries, and is arbitrarily distorted and fabricated by them, then such a moral law should not be desired. ”

Yin Dong asked again: "Is it okay for secular power to stop outside the door of the church?" ”

"Of course." Liu Bei looked around looking for a chair and said: "The power of religion must be respected in order to balance the infinitely expanding military power. In addition, there is no guarantee of the absence of power at any time, and the church, as the last refuge of the people, should respect the church's right of refuge. The flames of war and the sword soldiers should stop outside the church. The church should be a sacred place for the human heart. ”

"The establishment of the Pope's legacy should be decided by the Church itself, okay?"

Liu Bei chuckled, finally found a chair for himself, and replied as he walked towards it: "The power of God belongs to God, I have no objection." ”

Sitting on the chair, Liu Bei shook comfortably and asked, "Everyone is equal under the law, and monks must also be punished by the law for their crimes, okay?" ”

Yin Dong nodded and said, "This is how it should be, and the church will never stop it." However, before the trial, please notify the church, and the church will need to disfellowship the other party. ”

Liu Bei waved his hand: "I can't do this, this is specialization." Judging on the spot, what you want to do afterwards is your business. Hurry up, okay? ”

Yin Dong hesitated for a moment and replied, "Yes." ”

"Local administrative officials handle matters in accordance with administrative regulations, and religious forces are not allowed to interfere. It is not allowed to interfere with the administrative strategies of local officials because of whether the other party is a religious citizen or not. ”

Yin Dong replied: "Yes." ”

"Belief is a purely personal matter, and what is believed in is a purely personal matter, and the church must not force it, nor ask the government to interfere, nor attack or exclude other religions, is it okay?"

"Yes."

Liu Bei patted the back of the chair and said, "Okay, you three, I have three, I have thought of so much for the time being, I plan to go home now." ”

Yin Dong asked again: "This time, Qingzhou mobilized so much manpower, but you finally let Cao Cao go, can you do it?" ”

Liu Bei slowly sat back in his chair and said, "Do you remember, the oath we made when we first came here? ”

Yin Dong replied in a low voice: "Yes." ”

Liu Bei's tone was heavy, and he said: "At the beginning, we built a city and started a business in western Liaoning, and named the city Izumo, and there is also an Izumo City in Japan. There is a famous person in Izumo Castle named Kanosuke Yamanaka, who once famously said, "I would like to go through many hardships and hardships, but I would like to revitalize the Niko family." When Izumo built the castle, I often recalled this sentence in my mind, I would like to go through many hardships and hardships, and only wish to revitalize the Han nation. If my Han nation is prosperous, why should I care about ruining my reputation, if I don't go to hell, who will go to hell?

At this moment, the plague in the south, the locust plague in the north, our nation is suffering. Although Cao Cao was brutal, as he once said: 'If there is no me, a few people will be kings, and a few people will be emperors.' 'The Han Dynasty is facing a moment of national danger at this time, who is strong and who is weak? Killing and killing, killing all his compatriots, calling the king and the emperor, what is there to be proud of?

Lu Bu, a treacherous man, disloyalty is his greatest characteristic, he is not even loyal to his own father, when foreign races come to invade, can he be expected to be loyal to this nation?

Lü Bu and Cao Cao fought for Yanzhou, and just one loyalty determined our tendencies.

Loyalty is the courage to assume one's own responsibilities and fulfill one's obligations. With loyalty, there is faith, and keep your promises;

There is righteousness, and where righteousness is, it should not be avoided by good or evil; There is courage, shame and then courage; Willing to take on his own responsibilities, he is filial to his parents; to his wife is a good husband; To the child is a loving father; To the boss is a good subordinate; To his subordinates is to dare to be a good leader. The quality of loyalty is the first of all morality, and Lu Bu's mere charge of disloyalty is enough for me to regard him as an enemy, and an enemy of the nation, not to mention, he also kidnapped Zhang Yan'er.

In line with the principle that the enemy of my enemy is a friend, I should support Cao Mengde at this moment. However, you don't care about these worldly things. I only hope that you will use this sentence to encourage me: I am willing to go through many hardships and hardships, and only wish to revitalize the Han nation.

From now on, it is up to you to conquer people's hearts and establish morality. I'll take care of the rest. ”

Looking at Liu Bei's distant back, Yin Dong muttered to himself in a low voice: "I am willing to go through seven hardships and eight difficulties......", a burst of tears welled up, Yin Dong walked a few steps, and then stopped helplessly.

Around the city lord's mansion, Huang Ying and Mrs. Mi have received the news of Liu Bei's return and are looking forward to it. At the same time, the carriage and horses of the cantons of prisoners had begun

Entering the city, Yu Fuluo's cage was finally caught in the cage of four fierce tigers, and he suffered all the way to Guanghuan.

Cai Yan was worried in her heart, both the cowardice of seeing Liu Bei again, and the worry of Yu Fuluo, I don't know if Yu Fuluo can stay mentally normal by the side of the evil tiger day and night, faintly, she has heard the servants in the palace talking in a low voice: So far, no matter how vicious the bandits are, they have not been able to survive the punishment of being accompanied by a tiger cage. It's a kind of soul-destroying torture.