The Mengyuan Empire, the capital of the capital, the palace of Daming Palace.

The Mengyuan people are nomadic people who have always lived in pursuit of water and grass. Most of them were the only large cities established by the Mengyuan Empire, and they were also the capital of the Mengyuan Empire. The imperial palace is located on the central axis of the capital, and the Daming Hall is located on the central axis of the imperial palace.

Therefore, the Daming Hall is not only an important place for holding court meetings, banquets and ceremonies, but also the office of Emperor Mengyuan. Although the summer is scorching now, there are ice cubes in the Daming Hall for the use of the summer, and there are palace maids on both sides who are constantly playing fans.

Munch still felt the heat unbearable, and reached out to tear open the sleeves of his shirt to let the cool breeze into his body. Meng Ke put down the fold in his hand, picked up the sour plum soup that the harem concubines had just sent up, and poured it with ice cubes, only to feel a cool breath penetrating the internal organs, and the whole body was much refreshed.

At this time, I saw a guard running in from outside the palace, kneeling on one knee and saying, "Report! The Great Khan, the Turks have special urgent information presented. ”

Munch sat on the throne and shouted in a deep voice, "Present it." ”

One of the chamberlains approached, took a note from the guard, and passed it to Munch.

Meng Ke took it and looked at it, immediately frowned, and handed the fold to the left minister Yelu Zijin. Puzzled:

"This is the third letter about the locust plague played by the tribes of Moxi this month. This year's weather is much hotter than usual, but I haven't heard of locust plagues reported in other places, so why did it only appear in Moxi? ”

Zuo Xiang Yelu Zijin watched the song several times, and presented it to the Great Khan Meng Ke, and said: "Great Khan, the locust plague is not trivial. It is necessary to proceed with caution, and guards should be dispatched to investigate before making a decision. ”

"If it is really as serious as it is said in the fold, locusts are everywhere, and there is not one in the grassland, this matter will be very troublesome, and we must find a way to exterminate the insects as soon as possible. Otherwise, the four tribes of Moxi will be affected by this catastrophe, and the cattle and sheep will have nowhere to forage for food, and it will be difficult to survive this winter. ”

Meng Ke nodded in response: "Zuo Xiang's words are reasonable, but if the four Moxi clans come up with an excuse to fight the grass valley, I can't spare them." Three years ago, they united with the countries of the Western Regions to send troops to Liangzhou, but they were defeated and returned. This year, he did not learn a lesson, and he joined forces with the Western Regions to send troops without authorization. Could it be that they really think that Xia Guo is easy to bully? ”

"If it weren't for the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun that helped them involve more than half of the troops of the Xia Kingdom, the little action they made in Moxi would have been driven back to Mobei by the Zhong family army."

Seeing that Munch's anger was getting stronger and stronger, Yeluzi Jin persuaded him: "Great Khan, please calm your anger, now is not the time to pursue these things." The minister heard that the Xia State was preparing to launch the Third Northern Expedition War, wanting to recapture the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun in one fell swoop. At present, it is a critical period to unite the major tribes against the Xia Kingdom, and it is really not easy to fight again. ”

When Meng Ke heard this, his face turned slightly pale, and he ordered: "Then let the guards find out the news first, and then make the next step of discussion based on the results of the actual report." ”

Yelu Zijin arched his hand and said, "Great Khan Shengming." ”

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A ten-person two-horse team, fast horses and whips from Dadu to Moxi. The leader was none other than the personal guard of the Great Khan of Munch, Arslen, who was born in the Cowardly Xue Army, and his father was a thousand households of the Mengyuan Empire. Because of his outstanding martial arts, he made many meritorious contributions during the war with the Xia Kingdom, and won the attention of the Great Khan of Munch.

At this moment, Arslen was riding a horse and standing on a high ground in Moxi, looking at the locust swarm that covered the sky below, his face changed suddenly, "I didn't expect the locust disaster in Moxi to be so serious, if the locusts are allowed to rage like this, the entire Moxi grassland may no longer exist." ”

A fellow guard on the side swallowed and foamed, "Lord Guard, what should I do next?" ”

"Stay here for a while, and find out where the locusts are. If there is any sign of moving towards Mobei, immediately return to Dadu and report to the Khan. ”

Arslen flicked the reins of his horse and galloped towards the way he came, "I'll go back to Dadu first and report to the Khan before dealing with it." ”

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Meng Ke received the return from Arslen, his eyebrows were tightly locked, his face was gloomy as if he was about to drip water, and asked coldly: "Alslene, can you really see clearly?" ”

Arsleng knelt on one knee and replied in a deep voice: "Back to the words of the Great Khan, what Weichen saw with his own eyes, there is no lie, it is indeed covering the sky and the sun, and there is no grass growing everywhere he passes. ”

"No grass?" Meng Ke slammed his fist on the royal case, "In this way, the more than 200,000 ethnic groups in the four tribes of Moxi will starve to death this winter." Have you seen the locust's path? ”

Arslen replied: "Wechen has arranged for the guards to stay behind to find out the whereabouts of the locusts, and if they migrate to Mobei, they will report it immediately." ”

Yelu Zijin stood up, "Great Khan, this matter should not be underestimated. Once the grassland is destroyed by locusts, not only will the cattle and sheep not survive, but the people of the empire will also be displaced and even starved to death. ”

Meng Ke said: "I know what Zuo Xiang said, I don't know what Zuo Xiang can do?" ”

Yelu Zijin thought for a moment and resolutely said: "Great Khan, since the Moxi grassland has been destroyed by locusts, it is better to simply put a big fire on the grassland at the junction of Moxi and Mobei to stop the locusts in the territory of the Moxi grassland." ”

Meng Ke said: "It is a good strategy to set fire, but we must be careful not to let the fire spread to the Mobei grassland." ”

Yelu Zijin shook his head and said: "You can rest assured that this Great Khan is in full bloom, it is summer, and the water and grass are in abundance." It is still very difficult to set the whole grassland on fire with a fire, and the minister plans to arrange an army to cut all the grass at the junction of the two places. Separate a barrier first, and then set fire, so that the fire will not spread to Mobei. ”

Munch's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he applauded and said, "Okay, just follow what Zuo Xiang said." How many troops do you need, I will send them all to you. Be sure to keep the locusts at bay in the Moxi grassland. ”

Yelu Zijin said with a smile: "Great Khan, if the operation is done properly, it can even make the locusts turn away, away from my Mobei grassland, and move to the direction of Xiliang." It's just that in this way, the grass that is cut will probably be wasted. ”

Yelu Zijin walked to the edge of the huge map hanging on the wall on the right side of the main hall, and his fingers moved along the Moxi Grassland in the direction of Xiliang, and finally landed in the territory of Xining Mansion.

Munch's eyes moved with Yelu Zijin's fingers, and the smile on his face became clearer, "Wonderful! This is a brilliant plan. If you can let the locusts destroy the agriculture of Xiliang, a little pasture, give it up. What a pity! ”

Yelu Zijin turned around, bowed and said, "The Great Khan is wise. What else do you want to do? ”

"Quasi-play."

"Great Khan, the minister heard that Mobei had discovered a kind of black water that could be ignited with fire, and nothing could be burned. The minister implored the Great Khan to call on this black water for help. ”

"Accurate!" With a wave of his hand, the Great Khan of Munch replied, "Arrange another secret agent to send a letter to Princess Yongning, and ask her to find out about the military deployment of Xiliang as soon as possible." This year, the Moxi grassland suffered a locust plague, and if we didn't get grain from the Xia country, the four Moxi tribes would not be able to survive this winter. ”

"I, Meng Yuan, and his Xia Kingdom will have a battle sooner or later, so it's better to start with Xiliang!"