Chapter 445: The Plague of Locusts
With the passage of time, in the next ten days, the literary and martial arts tests were also carried out in an orderly manner. And after observing those failed martial arts exams, Ye Mo also recruited nearly two hundred students for the martial arts academy.
The Martial Academy, after all, is an official organization. If those losers don't agree to go to the martial arts academy to be a student, then they can only leave with regret.
Of course, not all of them will agree to the invitation of the Martial Academy. There are always some people who think that they are just unlucky and have met a master, otherwise they will definitely be able to enter the sight of the imperial court. People with such thoughts will naturally not accept the invitation of the Martial Academy.
For such a person, Ye Mo didn't want to force anything. After all, people have their own aspirations, and they have their own ideas, even if they forcibly pull those people into the martial arts academy, they will not study and train well.
And as the competition progressed, Ye San, who was only competing on swordsmanship, still did not enter the top ten in the martial arts test after all. Even Ye Qingchi barely squeezed into the top ten.
Until the final decision of the top three, the three were Huang Zhong, Wei Yan and Wen Ping. These three people will have a good result, Ye Mo is not curious, but Ye Mo is a little sorry, in the end, there are still no other generals.
Moreover, Zhou Cang and Pei Yuanshao, who Ye Mo had been in contact with before, also did not appear. If these two people are here, Pei Yuanshao is not easy to say, but Zhou Cang is a top ten deposit.
If it is about martial arts, Zhou Cang may not be as good as Ye Qingchi. But after all, Zhou Cang is a long-time battle-hardened battle, and his experience in facing the enemy is much richer than that of Ye Qingchi. Besides, Zhou Cang did not have no advantage over Shang Ye Qingchi.
Zhou Cang is strong. And the ring is only so big. In this way, the advantages of Zhou Cang can also be brought into full play.
In terms of the literary examination, Chen Deng also won the champion of the final literary examination without the slightest suspense.
It's just that in terms of martial arts tests, I haven't waited for the final finals because of an incident. Let this martial arts test final be canceled in the end.
And this sudden happen, Ye Mo had predicted it before, that is, the occurrence of the locust plague.
Originally, at this time, spring plowing had already begun, but after the people sowed the seeds, they had just watched those crops grow green shoots. Unexpectedly, he was eaten by the locusts that suddenly appeared.
The scope of this locust plague is simply staggering. The entire territory of the Han Dynasty, Jingzhou in the south, and even the grasslands in the north. There is no trace of green outside Chang'an City in the west, and Qingzhou in the east is also full of flying insects at this time.
Something so big has happened, and in just a few days, the locust plague has already reached such a large scale. At this time, how can the martial arts test still be carried out?
However, although the martial arts test will not continue, so many people came to Luoyang, after all, they played so many games. If this is to say that the results of the competition are invalid, it is always unreasonable.
And on the day of the large-scale outbreak of the locust plague, Ye Mo notified all the people who participated in the literary and martial arts examinations to participate in the celebration and award ceremony in the evening.
This is called the award ceremony. It is also a new word that emerged from Ye Mo's mouth. Originally, even if this was the last reward for those who achieved good results, it should be called a celebration. It's just that Ye Mo proposed that the martial arts test was not held, so naturally it can't be said to be a celebration, and the word "award" can only be used.
At the time of the dinner, although more than 3,000 people had gathered in the field. But Ye Mo went out and put the wine on the table, but the food was never put on the table.
These more than 3,000 people. Or because someone left after losing the competition, or else. How could there be only more than 3,000 people on the field at this time?
waited until the torches on the field were bright, and Ye Mo and the others came to the scene.
After Ye Mo and the others came over, the original noise on the field suddenly stopped, but there were still a small number of people still talking to the people next to them in pieces.
And after Ye Mo arrived, he first climbed a high platform in the middle, then took out a simple version of the loudspeaker, and began to say to the people around him: "I, Ye Mou, am late today, so I will compensate you here." ”
As soon as Ye Mo's words came out, everyone was shocked. They naturally knew who the person on the stage was, although it was night, but before, they had already informed Ye Mo that he would come over to participate in this ceremony.
Who is Ye Mo, that is the patriarch of the dignified Ye family, one of the most powerful people in the entire Han Dynasty. But now Ye Mo actually apologized to them for being late, and he couldn't believe it.
And Ye Mo didn't interrupt after listening to the noise of those people below, but looked at those people with a smile on his face and let out bursts of exclamations. And after those people quieted down, Ye Mo continued: "However, there is also a reason why Ye is late. ”
As soon as Ye Mo's words fell, someone brought trays of food from all around the square to every table in the square. It's just that the food served by those people is the same food, and even the table where Ye Mo is about to sit is the same food.
And after looking at the food on the table, everyone was shocked again. Could this be the reason for Ye Mo's late arrival?
Looking at the shocked crowd, Ye Mo's face showed a smile again. The result was exactly the same as he had imagined. "Now that everyone is hungry, let's eat with an open belly. Of course, if someone doesn't like the drinks and food provided by Ye, they can leave at any time. ”
After Ye Mo finished saying this, hundreds of people walked away directly with hula. In the eyes of those people, Ye Mo was simply teasing them, first arriving late, and then serving out some food, obviously without any good intentions.
Watching those people leave, Ye Mo didn't say anything. Because he knew how much the food he served had had on those people. Moreover, most of those who left were literati, and as for those martial artists, their ability to accept them was much greater.
The food that Ye Mo put on those tables was obviously made of locusts. If it was placed in Ye Mo's previous life, these things would naturally be delicious. But at this time, the people of the Han Dynasty were still worshipping the insect temple, how could they dare to eat locusts?
But Ye Mo couldn't care so much, and after saying so much, he walked directly to his seat and beckoned everyone to eat.
Accompanying Ye Mo were Lu Bu, Yuan Yi and others, these people had already tried to fry locusts under Ye Mo's persuasion, so there would be no psychological burden on eating locusts at this time, they would only feel that it was a rare delicacy.
Everyone watched Ye Mo move, and gradually some people tried to eat the fried locusts in front of them. Among these people, Wei Yan was the first to move.
"Haha, I don't even dare to eat a bug, and I still come to participate in this martial arts test?" Wei Yan said this, but he deliberately glanced at Wen Ping.
As the top ten in the martial arts test, Wei Yan and Wen Ping naturally sat at the same table. Wei Yan had fought with Wen Ping before, but Wei Yan withdrew at that time, so it was also a tie. At this time, Wei Yan also wanted to tease Wen Ping, after all, the people at this table looked a little fun.
And sure enough, after hearing Wei Yan's words, Wen Ping didn't care about the little bit of awe and disgust for this insect in his heart, so he directly picked it up and stuffed it into his mouth.
Looking at Wen Ping's provocative eyes while eating locusts, Wei Yan didn't pay any attention to it.
And after Huang Zhong saw the situation of the two, he couldn't help but shake his head. Wenpin, after all, is still too young. It's just that Wei Yan provoked a little, and Wen Ping was like this, and he directly fell behind.
Ye Qingchi, who was at the same table, was very calm in Huang Zhong's opinion. Moreover, Ye Qingchi's age is not much older than Wen Ping, but his strength is almost the same. If it weren't for the fact that Wen Ping had more experience in facing the enemy than Ye Qingchi, Huang Zhong would not dare to guarantee that Wen Ping would be able to defeat Ye Qingchi.
Ye Qingchi, who is of a similar age and has similar strength, and has less experience, is more calm than Wen Ping, which naturally makes Huang Zhong infinitely curious.
Although it is said that Wenpin's strength has not reached its peak at this time, Huang Zhong does not believe that Ye Qingchi's strength is just like this.
"The future is still the world of young people." Glancing at Wei Yan, who was pretending to be an old man, Huang Zhong also picked up a locust and stuffed it into his mouth, thinking in his heart.
Ye Mo didn't know what kind of thoughts these people would have in their hearts, but what they ate at this dinner was something that Ye Mo thought of after careful consideration.
The arrival of the locust plague will naturally plunge the Han Dynasty into famine. Even if Ye Mo could use the guò system to obtain a large amount of food, after all, the place was too small, and the system would not be able to provide so much food. In that case, there is no other way to do it.
And this dinner party now is one of the ways that Ye Mo thought of. Since the locusts can eat some food, the people eat the locusts. Although this won't last long, at least it's not a solution.
As for why you chose to eat locusts at the dinner party, it was considered in the place where these people came from. These people come from different places, so when they go back, they will naturally bring back the news that locusts can be eaten. In this way, the news can be spread as much as possible.
Among the people left behind, after someone took the lead, everyone also began to try to eat the fried locusts in front of them and barbecue the locusts.
After eating, stimulated by the food, the taste buds of these people were also affected at once. Even those who were sitting far away from Ye Mo had already begun to rob them.
Delicious, big night, no one sees it, why not grab it? (To be continued)