In desperation, Ashina Xuelian came to Zhang Bao'er for help.

"You go back first, I'll be there in a moment!" Zhang Bao'er said to Ashina Snow Lotus.

Seeing that Ashina Xuelian was still a little uneasy, Zhang Baoer said with relief: "Don't worry, your eldest brother's affairs are on me." ”

After persuading Ashina Snow Lotus, Zhang Baoer came to the inner house.

Jiang Xiaotong, Suo Na and Li Zhiying couldn't help but burst into tears when they heard Zhang Baoer say Wanyun's story.

Zhang Baoer took the opportunity to propose to the three daughters and asked them to come forward, so that Wanyun could dispel the idea of becoming a monk and marry Ashina Xian.

The third girl nodded without hesitation and agreed.

After that, Zhang Baoer quickly summoned Yan Gu and told him about the shopkeeper Sun: "There must be a problem here, you immediately use all your strength to find out about this matter." ”

"Got it, Brother Bao'er!"

"It's very important, make sure to give me results within a month." Zhang Baoer said again.

It was the first time that Yan Gu had specially warned Zhang Bao'er when he gave him a task, of course he knew that the stakes were high, he nodded and said, "Don't worry, I promise to give you news within a month!" ”

After sending off Yangu, Zhang Baoer came to Ashinaxian's mansion non-stop.

"I've already determined that Shopkeeper Sun was wronged!"

"I'll find out the truth as soon as possible!"

"If you want to comfort the soul of Shopkeeper Sun's in heaven, just say something! Otherwise, I'll turn around and leave! ”

Zhang Baoer stood at the door of Ashinaxian's study, and after only three words, Ashina Xian opened the door and came out.

"I believe in you!" Ashina Xian said with red eyes.

Zhang Bao'er patted Ashinaxian's shoulder, turned around and left without saying a word.

……

One afternoon in March of the third year of Kaiyuan, in an ordinary village in Bianzhou, farmers were lying under the trees in the east of the village, only to hear the pedestrians from east to west shouting in panic: "Look, the thick clouds in the sky in the west cover the sun!" ”

In less than half a cup of tea, the gray clouds were rolling closer and closer. The village was bleak. There was a terrifying sound of "bang-bang-" in the air. Then crackling and earthy yellow insects all over the body, overwhelmingly came to the sky.

An old woman who was enjoying the shade outside, seeing this scene, immediately knelt down, folded her hands and faced the sky, and kept chanting: "God, bless, bless!" ”

More than a dozen people around were stunned by her prayers.

An old man of the same clan in the village seemed to understand something, and immediately shouted: "The grasshopper has appeared!" ”

The grasshopper that the villagers said is the flying locust, and in an instant the flying locust came to the top of the head, covering the sky and the sun, rising and falling, in the air and on the ground, intertwined up and down, falling on the tree black pressing, the thick arm of the branch pressed up and down, screaming vigorously, while eating, only listening to the rumbling sound of chewing in the valley, the sound of falling, they had nothing to do, and looked at the green grain seedlings with worry, and soon they would be gnawed into a bare stalk by locusts......

……

Yu Shaobai hurriedly came to Zhang Bao'er.

"Does the imperial court know about this news?" Zhang Bao'er frowned and said.

"I don't know yet." Yu Shaobai said: "Our news was reported directly by the Bianzhou firm from Kuaima as soon as possible, Ruoli is reporting to the county government, and the county government is reporting to the state government, and the state government will report to the imperial court, and it is estimated that it will be three days later." ”

Zhang Bao'er nodded and said, "It seems that our semicolon is indeed faster than the post station of the imperial court. ”

There is no doubt that there is a locust plague in Bianzhou.

The habits of locusts are very strange, when the wind and rain are good in the year, the locusts will generally live separately and will not cause locust plagues, but once there is a drought in a certain place, even if it is mild, the locusts will multiply in large numbers, and then, form a storm that swallows all the vegetation between heaven and earth, this is the locust plague.

The devouring ability of locusts is quite terrifying, it only takes half a day, the fields covered by the locust plague will only be bare earth, and all plants that can be eaten, including the leaves of tall trees and low mosses, will become the rations of locusts, and the locusts that reproduce in large numbers will join in the plunder of plants after dozens of days.

Peasants who have worked hard for a year have no effect of weeping sorrowfully when they look at the sky full of flying locusts, and often the years when locust plagues occur are the tragic situation of starving and changing the ground to eat.

must not let such a situation happen, Zhang Baoer asked Wei Xianyun and Cen Shaobai to discuss countermeasures.

After discussing properly, Zhang Bao'er said to Yu Shaobai: "This matter is not trivial, Brother Yu, you have to hurry up and use all the power that the firm can use to do the following things." First, the more grain should be mobilized to Henan Province, especially Bianzhou, as much as possible. Second, mobilize people from the Chang'an headquarters and other branches to Bianzhou and wait for orders. Third, raise a large amount of cash for emergency use. ”

Yu Shaobai knew that the stakes were high, nodded and turned around and left in a hurry.

Zhang Baoer asked people to find Song Langzhong and Song Xuecheng again.

After a while, the two arrived.

Zhang Bao'er didn't talk nonsense, and told the story of the locust plague in Bianzhou, and then said: "After the two of you go back, go to check the ancient prescription as soon as possible, and you must find a prescription for locust treatment, which is related to the livelihood of thousands of households." ”

"We'll do our best!"

……

Be ready for everything, the rest can only wait. Although Zhang Baoer also knows that disaster relief is like fighting fires, he must wait for the final decision of the imperial court, otherwise he will not be able to do anything.

On the night of the ninth day of the third lunar month, in a study room of the Sifang Pavilion, an old man was reading intently. This person is none other than Yao Chong, who is the emperor of the dynasty.

Since Yao Chong became the first assistant, Li Longji obeyed Yao Chong's words, and Yao Chong also did his best to Li Longji, and the monarch and ministers were close and tacitly cooperated. Although Yao Chong became the prime minister, he didn't have a mansion at the beginning, so he lived in the Gangji Temple.

The temple is full of flowers and trees, there are more mosquitoes, and once, Yao Chong contracted malaria and had to ask for leave to rest. Li Longji couldn't see Yao Chong, so he was so anxious that he kept sending envoys to visit, and sent dozens of them in one day.

Since Yao Chong is resting, he can only be ruled by another prime minister, Lu Huaishen. Every time Lu Huaishen went to Li Longji's place to do something, as long as it was in line with Li Longji's thoughts, Li Longji would always say: This must be Yao Chong's idea, right? Once what he said didn't suit Li Longji's mind, he would immediately say: Why don't you discuss with Yao Chong before you come!

Later, Lu Huaishen felt that it was too inconvenient to always go to the temple to ask Yao Chong for advice, so he simply played Li Longji and asked Yao Chong to move to the Sifang Pavilion to recuperate and work at the same time, so that his family would also come here to serve him.

The Sifang Pavilion is a place where Datang receives envoys from various countries and can stay.

When Xuanzong heard this, he immediately agreed, urging Yao Chong to move.

Yao Chong repeatedly excused himself: "There are many archives and documents in the Sifang Pavilion, and it is inconvenient to live in them!" ”