"Bang!"

Xu Xiuping slapped the table hard, looked at the many officials and patrols in the hall who were trembling, and said angrily: "Ah! It's been five days, and you've told me that there's no clue at all, what are you eating? ”

This is not the first time Xu Xiuping has lost such a temper, basically such a scene is staged several times a day, and all the officials in the Zhizhou Mansion have basically been reprimanded by Xu Xiuping.

Especially the group of people who patrol the house. They were the only witnesses to Xu Bohan's abduction, but now that five days have passed, they have not been able to find any useful information.

In the past five days, the officials and patrol rooms in the yamen have basically turned Xining Mansion upside down, and no one has found the shadow of the female kidnapper, as if she disappeared out of thin air.

Even the patrol room once saw the eyewitness of the female kidnapper, and swore that the propaganda was that Cai'er came back from hell to take revenge, and now that the revenge has been avenged, she will naturally return to hell.

This kind of nonsense, the head catcher Wang Zhenhai has stopped several cases, and asked them not to chew their tongues. Because of this kind of ghost and god revenge, it is impossible for Zhizhou Xu Xiuping to accept it.

Who made the victims in these two cases extraordinary, one is the only son of the eldest princess of the Great Xia Dynasty, Sikong Lun, the little marquis of Anton Pavilion; The other is Xu Bohan, the second son of Zhizhou's most beloved son.

As time passed, the people patrolling the house no longer had expectations that Xu Bohan would survive, and now they were thinking about how to solve the case. If the murderer can't be found in these two cases, Wang Zhenhai, the head catcher, dares to conclude that their group will definitely not end well.

According to the gossip he got, Zhizhou Xu Xiuping has gotten rid of the people from Six Doors to meddle in the investigation. And the news of the death of the little marquis of Andong Pavilion has been reported to the imperial court, if the results of the investigation have not been found before the emperor is angry, not only will the patrol room be unable to eat and walk around, I am afraid that even Xu Xiuping, the governor of the prefecture, will be implicated.

……

"Report ......"

Just as everyone in the hall was waiting for the storm to come, an urgent report from the officials came from outside the yamen.

Xu Xiuping took a few deep breaths, calmed down, and said in a deep voice: "Come in!" ”

The official didn't seem to notice the strange atmosphere in the lobby, trotted a few steps quickly, came to Zhizhou's side, held a stack of documents in both hands, and respectfully handed it to Xu Xiuping, "Lord Qizhizhou, there are urgent documents reported in Kang, Ding, and Sichuan counties, saying that a locust plague has been found in the territory, and now it is spreading in the direction of Fucheng." ”

When Xu Xiuping heard the words "locust plague", his face changed suddenly, and he snatched the document from the officer's hand, and quickly opened it and read it. Then he asked coldly, "Where are those messengers?" Hurry up and bring it in, sir, I have details to ask. ”

"Back to Lord Zhizhou, the messengers from the three counties are waiting outside the government office, and the little ones will bring them in."

Kang, Ding, Sichuan counties are the nearest small counties in Liangzhou and the Moxi grassland, the locust plague in the Moxi grassland was blocked by the Mengyuan Empire's left minister Yelu Zijin, and after the design of their reroute, the locusts were the first to invade the land in Daxia, which was these three county seats.

The people live on food!

If there are all the disasters of all the dynasties, the last thing the rulers want to see is the plague of locusts. One is that the consequences of the locust disaster are serious, and basically the locusts pass everywhere and no grass grows.

Another reason is that after the locust plague, people are panicked by the inexhaustible number of locusts and are powerless to control locusts. For thousands of years, rulers have seen locust plagues as a sign of God's immorality in their own politics.

Knowledgeable kings will issue edicts against themselves, open warehouses to release grain for disaster relief, and organize people to exterminate locusts. And the emperor who did not have a high level of common sense would even hope for divine power to avoid disasters through sacrifices to the gods.

At present, the emperor is ambitious, vigorously rectifying the rule of officials, training the army, and preparing to launch the Northern Expedition against the Mengyuan Empire next year. If the emperor knows that there is a locust plague in his territory and is forced to issue an edict, then the officials in Liangzhou, big and small, I am afraid that they will all end badly.

The Northern Expedition was a matter of many opposition voices in the imperial court. There are constantly people who want to dispel the emperor's idea of the Northern Expedition, but they are all suppressed by the current Xia Emperor with a strong force.

If he made an edict because of the locust plague, it would inevitably hit the prestige of Emperor Xia, and at that time, someone in the court would definitely use this as an excuse to re-mention the abolition of the Northern Expedition.

At that time, regardless of whether the Northern Expedition was or not, the first people to face the anger of the court ministers and the emperor would be the officials of Liangzhou. Why can't the locust plague be controlled?

Xu Xiu's face was gloomy and looked at the few officials kneeling below, "How many of you came to report the news?" What is the current locust plague in the territory, I will report it to my lord one by one. ”

"Back to Lord Zhizhou, the first person to discover the locust plague was Zhang Dagui, a farmer in my Kang County......"

……

……

Su Ziheng was sitting in the living room, greeting Li Baoshu, the village leader.

Su Ziheng instructed the maid to serve tea, and then asked with a smile: "I don't know if Li Cunzheng is here today, I don't know what's going on?" ”

Li Baoshu's face was ugly, as if he was mourning, and he had no intention of drinking tea, so he arched his hand and asked: "Xiucaigong, I don't know if you know that there is a locust plague in Kang, Ding, and Sichuan counties?" ”

Su Ziheng was stunned, "Locust plague? I've never heard of that. I wonder where Muramasa got this news from? ”

Li Baoshu said: "Lord Zhizhou has just sent the officials in the government to inform the villages in the territory one by one, saying that the locust plague has been found in the three counties at the junction with the Moxi grassland, and I will make preparations for prevention as soon as possible. ”

Su Ziheng frowned and said, "It's only mid-July, and there is still more than a month before the autumn harvest." Why did the locust plague occur at this point in time? Has the news been verified? ”

Li Baoshu said in a deep voice: "The locust plague was reported by the three counties of Kang, Ding, and Sichuan. If you want to come to the three counties, the magistrate will not dare to falsify in such an important period, this is a serious crime of murder. ”

Su Ziheng asked quickly, "Have you already determined that the locust plague is coming in the direction of Fucheng?" ”

Li Baoshu shook his head and said, "This is not certain yet, but we all have to prepare in advance." Otherwise, when the locusts come, it will be too late. ”

Su Ziheng said solemnly: "Dare to ask Li Cunzheng how he plans to deal with the locust plague?" ”

Li Baoshu sighed and said: "For today's plan, only before the arrival of locusts, we will harvest a part of the ripe crops. As for how much you can gain, it depends on the will of God. In addition, the village plans to go to the Dragon King Temple to worship the dragon god and beg the dragon god to bless us through this disaster. ”

Su Ziheng pondered for a moment, nodded and said, "Okay, it just so happens that the crops I have planted in Sujiazhuang this year are not much, if Li Cunzheng needs help, just give me an order." ”

After a pause, he continued: "The students are not impressed by the nearby temples, and they can't remember where the Dragon King Temple is for a while. However, Li Cunzheng does not have to worry, as soon as the sacrifice is expensed, my Sujiazhuang will strongly support it. ”

Li Baoshu got up and bowed deeply to Su Ziheng, "Xiucai is a great kindness, and the old man will remember it in his heart." Afterwards, a monument will be erected to record this incident, and the feat of Xiucai Gong will be recorded in the village chronicles. ”

……

After sending Li Baoshu away, Su Ziheng returned to the study, entered the base space, found Pandora, and told her about the locust plague that had just happened.

At the end, he asked, "Pandora, do you think this locust plague has anything to do with the worm that escaped?" ”

I can't help Su Ziheng to be so suspicious, it's really too coincidental, not long after the insect escaped, there was a locust plague, how not to let him suspect?

Pandora swiped her right hand in the air, and suddenly a screen appeared in front of Su Ziheng, and the picture that popped up on it was an insect that was very similar to a locust, but the size was nearly seven or eight times larger.

"If the locust you're talking about is this kind of bug, then nineteen, eight, nine is really the one that escaped."

"Are you sure?"

"The specific situation will only be known after the actual investigation, isn't there a cyborg in the base now, and it is safest to leave this matter to her to investigate. Because she was originally made from insects born from the mother worm, she is the most sensitive to insects. ”

Su Ziheng nodded and said, "That's okay, I'll arrange for Cai'er to go to the specific investigation in a while, and then consider the response plan later." ”