In Manbo County, Li Yi stood on the dirt slope and silently looked at the locusts in his hands, while the people of Manbo not far away looked at Li Yi suspiciously, because Li Yi had maintained this appearance for a long time. Of course, Li Yi was not in a daze, but was thinking, thinking about how to pull the locust down from the position of the heavenly insect and completely turn it into an ordinary pest.

It's a pity, after thinking about it, Li Yi couldn't think of any way at all, "Alas, locusts, locusts, can you tell me what to do?" Li Yi looked at the locust in his hand that was constantly struggling and asked. It's just that at this moment, a person suddenly appeared in Li Yi's mind.

That was a person who knew Li Yi in his previous life, people jokingly called him the first jungler in the universe, and his show was jokingly called Devouring Heaven and Earth. Even many fans joked that even if he is a god, in front of him who is extremely hungry, it will only become protein in his stomach. And the phrase "chicken flavors, crunchy, and has three times the protein of beef." It is a famous quote that can be written into the history books. And the name of this man is called, Bell Grylls.

"Eat?!" When this idea popped up in Li Yi's mind, it immediately became a big eating word. And then, this word kept circling in Li Yi's mind, and even extended the benefits of doing so.

Yes, that's the benefit of doing this, but it's also very simple, what is the least worthy of awe? Naturally, it's the food that gets into your mouth! And if the locusts are turned into food, then its status will naturally plummet. And Li Yi still vaguely remembers that locusts in later generations are not cheap in restaurants.

Thinking of this, Li Yi glanced at the locust in his hand again, suddenly raised it high, looked at the sky and shouted, "Today, a large number of flying locusts have attacked my state, eating countless crops and grass!" So that the people of me and the state have no food to eat! Livestock have no grass to eat! Now, the Wushuang Marquis of the Han Dynasty, General Fei, and Li Yi, the Governor of the Prefecture, hereby declare these locusts to death! And let it be food to compensate for the crops and grass they eat! If Heaven wants to punish, then punish me now! ”

After shouting, Li Yi just held the locust high and looked at the sky, as if he was really waiting for God's punishment. On the side, Cai Yan, Wei Zhong and countless people in Manbo had already been stunned by Li Yi's words. Forget about killing the insects, and now Li Yi is still planning to eat it?

After a long time, Li Yi withdrew his hand and looked at everyone and shouted, "Now that nearly a stick of incense has passed, since God has not punished me, it means that he has accepted this matter!" As he spoke, Li Yi looked down at the poor locust in his hand again, and then twisted its head off with a slight twist of his hand, and then quickly pulled off its four legs.

"Ahh There were bursts of exclamations, and although many people couldn't see what they had done to the locust, they could guess from his movements. Then, they saw Li Yi open his mouth, and as soon as he raised his hand, he directly threw the flying locust into his mouth. And Cai Yan, Wei Zhong and the hundreds of people looked at Li Yi in a daze, obviously they were already stupid.

Locusts have protein, fat, calcium, phosphorus, iron, copper, manganese, vitamin A, B and other rich nutrients, and have the effects of strengthening the spleen and eliminating food, relieving wind and spasms, relieving cough and asthma. In many places in later generations, locusts appeared on the table as a famous dish, and with condiments and chef's craftsmanship, it was full of aroma and taste, which can be described as a fine delicacy.

In his previous life, Li Yi had never eaten locusts, because he felt that insects were disgusting, so he didn't know how delicious a pest that everyone shouted at was, so it could be turned into an artificial breeding. But now, Li Yi tasted the taste of live locusts, and it was indeed as Li Yi thought before, quite disgusting.

Although Li Yi had already screwed off the locust's head and limbs. But at the moment of entrance, Li Yi still felt that the locust's wings seemed to move, but he didn't know if it was an illusion or a fact.

The upper and lower teeth bited, and then a "click" sound was heard, which was very crisp, at least at this point, Bei Ye did not deceive Li Yi. It was just that with this crunchy sound, in an instant, Li Yi felt a large amount of sticky and fishy stuff gushing out of the locust's body in his mouth, and instantly occupied the entire mouth, referred to as bursting pulp. It was a mixture of the locust's minced meat, internal organs, and blood, and the taste made Li Yi want to vomit it out instantly.

But Li Yi still held back, he stubbornly continued to chew on the mixture of minced meat, internal organs, blood, and unknown things, while still maintaining an expressionless expression, because he felt that only in this way could he be more convincing.

And at this moment, the group of people suddenly exclaimed, but they saw Cai Yan twisting off the head and limbs of the locust in his hand as Li Yi learned from Li Yi, and then threw it directly into his mouth. It can be clearly seen that when a crunchy sound came out of Cai Yan's mouth, her expression changed instantly. But she still had tears in her eyes, and kept chewing on the locusts in her mouth.

Seeing this, Li Yi was moved and distressed, and hurriedly walked to Cai Yan's side, "Madame doesn't have to be so ......"

It's just that before the words were finished, Cai Yan stopped Li Yi from continuing, but quickly swallowed the locust, and then looked at the sky and shouted, "I am Cai Yan Cai Wenji, the wife of the Wushuang Marquis of the Han Dynasty, General Fei, and Li Yi, the state pastor!" Today, a large number of locusts have struck our state, eating countless crops and grass! So that the people of me and the state have no food to eat! Livestock have no grass to eat! Now I feed on these locusts in place of the crops that are eaten by them, and if Heaven thinks I am guilty, punish me! ”

"Madam......" Li Yi was even more moved after listening to Cai Yan's words.

"A gentleman is willing to risk the punishment of heaven to deal with the locust plague, although the concubine is a woman, she will not spare her life!" Cai Yan looked at Li Yi and whispered, his eyes still glowing with tears revealed endless friendship.

And just when Li Yi and Cai Yan were talking to each other, Wei Zhong on the side suddenly shouted at the sky, and then he also ate his locusts alive. Immediately afterwards, the surrounding county soldiers and people also followed suit, and everyone ate a locust raw.

"Ladies and gentlemen......" Seeing everyone's expressions, Li Yi was speechless for a while. But his face was full of emotion and joy, because he knew that the matter of controlling the locust plague had taken a big step forward!

"The prince and his wife can be willing to risk the punishment of heaven in order to deal with the locust plague, how can we be greedy for life and afraid of death?!" Wei Zhong shouted loudly.

"Exactly! If there is really a heavenly punishment, come and punish me! Many people shouted after him.

Well, although they may have seen that Li Yi had nothing to do after eating locusts, or they were motivated by the behavior of a woman like Cai Yan, or some other reason. But their performance really made Li Yi very pleased and moved. After all, the people of this era are very superstitious, and Li Yi believes that these people must have been ready to be punished by heaven when they swallowed locusts alive.

"Haha! What you have to say is very gratifying to me. However, I'm afraid that the taste of raw food is not so good, right? Li Yi laughed and said, one sentence, which immediately caused the people to laugh. For a while, the cheerful atmosphere replaced the previous sad face, this kind of picture is matched with locusts in the sky on the side, and I am afraid that no one will believe it.

"Boxian, you immediately send someone back to the city, and let the city bring a cauldron, fill the pot with oil, and bring some salt and sink. Compared with raw food, I still think cooked food will be more delicious~" Li Yi laughed.

"No!"

After a while, a cauldron full of oil appeared next to the ploughed field, and in the pot, the sound of fried locusts crackling and crackling sounded constantly, accompanied by the aroma that filled the air. Hundreds of people stared at the pot, swallowing their saliva.

You must know that since the drought, the government and the people of the state have long been strictly controlling food, so many people can only eat half full during this time. And now that they smell such a fragrant smell, how can they endure it? Well, hunting and killing locusts may attract heavenly punishment, but now they not only kill, but also eat, in this case, what heavenly punishment, while playing.

After half a ring, the cook in charge of frying the locusts took out the fried locusts and put them on plates, which looked crispy and delicious, but they were very different from the previous appearance. Then the cook grabbed some salt and sprinkled it on the plate of fried locusts, and it was done.

Li Yi stepped forward and picked up one, compared with before, it was obvious that there was no psychological barrier to eating this time. Although it was only sprinkled with a little salt, the aroma and the comparison with the previous raw chewing locusts suddenly made Li Yi feel that this fried locust was like the world's top delicacy.

"Delicious! Everyone came to try it, but everyone should pay attention, this thing is a worm after all, and it is still not suitable to eat more. Li Yi turned his head and said loudly to everyone. To be honest, he didn't remember if he could eat more of this thing, but he still subconsciously said so, because in his previous life, he ate a fried scorpion because of his cheap mouth, and as a result, he vomited and diarrhea for a night, not to mention the itching caused by the rash.

Hearing this, everyone, including Cai Yan, Wei Zhong and others, stepped forward and picked up a fried locust and tasted it. And from their faces, Li Yi knew that they had fallen in love with this food. Later, more people participated in the action of catching locusts, but their eyes were no longer afraid, but full of food.

And this lively scene soon spread to Meiji, in fact, there were always Hun spies lurking in the distance to observe the situation here.

"What?! Then Li Yi actually ate the heavenly worm raw?! When Yu Fuluo heard the news, he was almost crazy, because he felt that Li Yi was doing this in order to die with the Huns. To be honest, if he could leave, Yu Fuluo would definitely lead his army to leave the state immediately, otherwise when the heavenly punishment appeared, he really didn't dare to guarantee that only those Han people would be punished.

Helpless, Yu Fuluo could only invite the Jinerdan shaman again and let him worship the heavens again. Subsequently, he sent people to invite shamans from all over the country to pray together.

On the other hand, what happened in Manbo City was quickly spread to Yanmen and Taiyuan Counties, although they were shocked by what Li Yi did, Cai Yong and the others immediately followed suit, after all, this kind of action is much more useful than their simple persuasion with their mouths.

However, the only one who has really completely changed his attitude is Gohara County. After all, Li Yi was born in Wuyuan, and the people of Wuyuan have a blind trust in Li Yi. But even so, when those who ate fried locusts did not have any problems with their bodies except that they were delicious and wanted to eat them, let alone any punishment from God, more and more people began to participate in the action of catching locusts.

Especially those who have tasted the delicious taste of locusts, they even bring the whole family to catch them. Although it was impossible to completely eradicate the locust plague by doing so, it did reduce the impact of the locust plague to the minimum that Li Yi could do.

Li Yi and Yu Fuluo fought the locust plague in Bingzhou, and sent people to burn incense and pray every day, which can be regarded as harmony and friendship. If you don't know, you will think that the Huns did not rebel at all. It's just that Yu Fuluo really can't say anything about this, because he didn't expect a big drought before he rebelled.

Yu Fuluo didn't dare to fight, but once the war started, more grain and grass would definitely be consumed, which made the Huns, who were not very rich in food and grass, dare to fight? Although they got some grain and grass from the southern counties of Xihe County, they could only solve the urgent needs after all. Perhaps, the only thing he is more pleased with now is that Li Yi does not have too many troops, and his energy is focused on controlling the locust plague, otherwise I am afraid that he can only lead his people to flee.

"Second brother...... I hope you can bring back a lot of grain and grass as soon as possible......" Yu Fuluo thought helplessly.

It's just a pity that his idea can only fall through in the end, and in the face of Zhu Jun, the army led by Hu Yanquan and Guo Tai can't take the slightest advantage. Although Huyuquan used the speed of cavalry to loot a lot of villages, if he couldn't capture the city, then what could he do if he looted more villages? Not to mention that no matter how strong the Hun cavalry in Huxuan Spring was, they didn't dare to really take it to the enemy's hinterland.

Within Mamber County.

"Huh? Is there a shaman burning incense and praying in Meiji County? When Li Yi heard the news, he immediately looked at Cao Xuan strangely. Really? Even if Yu Furo didn't want to spend extra food and grass for starting a war, he wouldn't be so idle, right? ”

"The lord must be careful, his subordinates suspect that they are planning to assassinate the lord with witchcraft!" Cao Xuan said with a worried face.

"......" Li Yi suddenly showed a speechless expression when he heard this, and said helplessly after a while, "Go ahead, train hard, now Fengxian and they are not here, Ah Yun and they are still young, it is the time for you old people to contribute." ”

"Nuo ......" saw Li Yi's appearance, and Cao Xuan knew that his lord didn't take it to heart at all. But he didn't dare to say anything, so he could only get up and leave.

And not long after he left, Cai Yan walked out of the inner room, "Gentleman, the concubine feels that the witchcraft has been passed down for hundreds of years after all, and there may really be something strange...... Cai Yan looked at Li Yi with some concern and said.

Is Cai Yan superstitious? Superstitious, but she is superstitious about what is on the books. She can only say that she is half-convinced of witchcraft, but if the object is Li Yi, then she would rather believe it than dare not believe it.

"Don't worry~ My good lady, if that witchcraft is really so magical, why is Yu Fuluo only using it now? And since it has been passed down for hundreds of years, why didn't they use it for Huo Quzhi back then? Li Yi took Cai Yan's hand and comforted him with a smile. But in his heart, he kept secretly scolding Cao Xing, "That bastard boy, let him go to investigate the enemy's situation, and it turned out to bring such boring news." ”

Luoyang.

"What?! Deep-fried ...... Locust?! Spirit Emperor Liu Hong looked at Situ Yuan Kui dumbfounded, obviously shocked by the words in his mouth.

"Exactly, in order to control the locust plague before, the Marquis of Wushuang ordered all counties to catch locusts on a large scale, and bluntly said that this is just a group of ordinary insects, even if they are hunted and killed, they will not attract heavenly punishment." Yuan Kui said respectfully, "Moreover, Wushuang Hou is even more ...... when sentient beings eat locusts."

"Nonsense! The locust plague is God's punishment, and if Li Yi does this, he will not only harm the people of Bingzhou, but also harm my Han! Zhang Rang said excitedly when he heard this.

"Zhang Changshi! Killing locusts by mistake happens from time to time among the people, but I have never heard of anyone who really attracted the disaster from heaven. Yuan Kui glanced at Zhang Rang and sneered, and then said to Liu Hong, "Your Majesty, now in Bingzhou, because of the efforts of the Wushuang Marquis, and the fact that no one has problems because of eating locusts, many people have fallen in love with this delicacy......

Listening to Yuan Kui's words, Liu Hong asked strangely for a long time, "Food?" ”

"Exactly!" Yuan Kui nodded, "Wushuang Hou's Shangshu really said so. Speaking of this, Yuan Kui also sighed, "The minister was also very shocked when he first saw it, but thinking about it, the Marquis of Wushuang would not and would not dare to fool the court with this kind of thing." ”

Hearing this, Liu Hong asked Yuan Kui to present Li Yi's Shangshu, and then kept watching it with a strange face. After reading it, Liu Hong didn't speak for a long time, and after a long time, he looked at everyone strangely and asked, "What do you think about this matter?" ”

"Your Majesty, it has been said since ancient times that locust plagues are natural disasters, but because of this saying, no one has ever tried to cure locust plagues, let alone eat them. Therefore, whether the locust plague is the wrath of heaven or not, no one can say. Yuan Kui said immediately when he heard this.

And the other scholars and doctors also expressed their opinions, some felt that Li Yi's crime should be cured, and some felt that since Li Yi and they had nothing to do, there should be no problem in thinking about it. Of course, the most important thing is that because Li Yi killed and killed, ate and ate, what else could they do?

At this moment, Zhang Rang suddenly said, "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that it is better to see than to hear, although the Shangshu of Wushuang Hou said so, but after all, no one knows what the situation is on the side of Bingzhou." In that case, why don't you send someone to the state to see what? ”

"Hmm...... Zhang Qing's words are reasonable. In that case, let's ......" Liu Hong said, looking around at everyone and preparing to choose one person to go to Bingzhou.

"I want to go!" Song Dian, the middle attendant, suddenly said respectfully.

"Oh? Since Song Chang is willing to go, it is really the best. Liu Hong said happily when he heard this.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that there are still Hu people in Bingzhou now, and Song Changzhi has a noble status, so he shouldn't go to danger in person." Seeing this, Yuan Kui and the others hurriedly persuaded him. How did they not know what kind of people this group of eunuchs was? Even if Li Yi's sparseness is not wrong, it will become a bully and a big rebellion in their mouths.

Although Liu Hong admired Li Yi very much in the past, Yuan Kui knew that since he rehabilitated Li Yi, Liu Hong's appreciation of Li Yi has basically disappeared.

"Your Majesty, as a courtier, how can a courtier be afraid of these dangers? Besides, although the Hu people are in turmoil in the state, isn't it already mentioned in this sparseness? Because of the drought, the people of Nahu are all in the three counties of Shuofang, Shangjun and Xihe to recuperate......" Song Dian looked at Yuan Kui and said with a smile. It's just that the eyes are full of provocation.

"Okay, just let Song Qing go, just send more guards." Hearing this, Liu Hong opened his mouth to stop the impending controversy, and then the conversation changed to the rebellion in Liangzhou. For Liu Hong today, the most concerned is the war in Liangzhou and Bingzhou, after all, there are Huns on the side of Bingzhou, and Qiang people on Liangzhou, and neither of them is an easy enemy to deal with.

As for other areas, Liu Hong really didn't pay much attention to it, because after quelling the Yellow Turban Rebellion, he had already stopped taking those Yellow Turban remnants to heart.

Jizhou.

In the city, blood flowed like a river of corpses across the streets. After besieging for more than half a month, Zhang Yan finally led the army to break through the city, and at the same time, it also announced the fate of the officers and soldiers in the city.

Slaughtering the city, more than 30,000 officials and civilians were slaughtered by the angry Yellow Turban Army, except for those young and beautiful women. At the same time, Zhang Yan even ordered his troops to loot for a day at will.

Tens of thousands of Yellow Turbans are frantically looting the city, looting all the treasures they can see and move, and of course, the women who are full of fatal attraction to them. Even many impatient Yellow Turban soldiers directly ripped off their pants and did that crazy thing in the room where several warm corpses were still lying, even if some women were unwilling to be humiliated and chose to commit suicide, they didn't care at all.

A day later, Zhang Yan looked around at everyone and said in a deep voice, "Order someone to burn down the Taocheng, I want the entire people of Jizhou to know what the fate of going against our army is!" ”

"No!" Everyone responded excitedly, maybe some people were full of doubts about Zhang Niujiao's death before, but now, they have completely forgotten Zhang Niujiao. After all, isn't the reason why they rebelled because of those things of yesterday?

"In addition, in order to continue to strengthen our army, and at the same time avoid the main forces of officers and soldiers. I've decided to build a new dock in the middle of Montenegro! Zhang Yan paused and said again, and suddenly, everyone in the tent changed their faces.