Since entering the first year of Taining, the luck on Liaodong's head seems to have been exhausted, and everything has not gone well. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info first Cheng Han refused to surrender to Cheng and raised troops to resist, and then there was bad news that a locust plague would break out in the Central Plains.

In the political hall of the Luoyang Imperial Palace, Yan Wang Weishuo sat on a rattan chair, squinting slightly with a pair of wise eyes, frowning and thinking about a certain question.

A few days ago, the cabinet received an urgent report from Liu Han, the assassin of Yanzhou, saying that a serious locust plague might occur in some counties and counties in Yanzhou in the summer. According to the estimation of the Yanzhou Thorn History Office, the locust plague has a tendency to spread to Yanzhou and even the entire Central Plains.

After receiving Liu Han's urgent report, the cabinet did not dare to delay, and on the one hand, they reported to King Yan, and on the other hand, they seized the time to send people to Yanzhou to investigate, and strive to find out the time and scale of the locust plague as soon as possible, so as to prepare for the disaster in the future.

Wei Shuo was also shocked when he learned about it, but he knew how harmful the locust plague was in ancient times, and it was not an exaggeration to describe it as a catastrophe. Almost every locust outbreak is often accompanied by people everywhere and starvation.

Although the cabinet has begun to fight the disaster, Wei Shuo still can't put his mind at ease. While he was looking at the urgent report submitted by the Yanzhou Assassin Mansion on the case, his brain was still spinning rapidly, thinking about a solution to the problem.

The Yanzhou Thorn History Office said in an emergency report that since the year before last, several counties in Yanzhou have experienced drought of varying degrees, and even last winter there was no heavy snowfall. As a result, the offspring of locusts breeding in the fields have been lucky enough to escape the severe cold, and if there is no accident, around August this year, Yanzhou will definitely suffer a locust plague that is rare in a century.

The locust plague is one of the most harmful natural disasters even in modern times, not to mention in ancient times when various conditions were scarce.

In ancient times, due to the pronunciation of 'locust' and 'emperor', coupled with the deep popularity of the doctrine of induction by heaven and man since Dong Zhongshu, the imperial courts of all dynasties did not form an effective strategy in controlling locust plagues. You must know that in the thousands of years of Chinese history, locust plagues are very common and extremely harmful natural disasters.

According to the statistics of later generations, the locust plague in China during the Qin and Han dynasties averaged once every 8.8 years, the two Song dynasties were 3.5 years, the Yuan Dynasty was 1.6 years, and the Ming and Qing dynasties were both 2.8 years.

The locust plague is not easy to control, even in modern times, it will take a long time to manage agriculture and transform the local water and soil, so that the local climate will change, so that the locusts can not survive, and the locust plague will be fundamentally stopped.

In addition, there is raising poultry to fight locusts, and there is also spraying with medicine.

Thinking of this, Wei Shuo couldn't help frowning, there are no insecticidal pesticides in the current Great Jin Dynasty.

What should we do in the face of an imminent outbreak of locust plague? Suddenly, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, Wei Shuo remembered that when he visited the forum in his previous life, when he met a few high-ranking people chatting, it seemed that in ancient times, someone boiled herbs into juice and sprayed locusts, which could prevent locusts from flying everywhere. When the locusts encounter this medicine, they will fall to the ground, and they can be eaten after being caught, and there will be no great harm to the human body.

I remember that at that time, Wei Shuo kept sighing that the culture of Chinese medicine was broad and profound, and he remembered the names of several herbs when he was interesting, and he planned to ask Ge Hong, who had just arrived in Liaodong, for advice. Ge Hong is not only a traditional Taoist master, but also a doctor with very high medical skills and a deep study of Chinese herbal medicine.

Ge Hong came to Liaodong from Jiangdong after completing the creation of "Hug Puzi" last year. Ge Hong naturally did not come to Liaodong to seek officials, his purpose was to exchange Taoist knowledge with Kou Dunzhi, the head of the sect.

With the development of exposition, Kou Dunzhi has already become a world-renowned Taoist leader, even Ge Hongyuan has heard of it in Jiangzuo.

After a while, I saw Guo Yu come in and report loudly: "Lord, Master Ge Hong asks to see you." ”

When Wei Shuo learned that Ge Hong was coming, he was immediately shocked, and hurriedly ordered, "Quickly invite Ge Tianshi in." ”

Ge Hong was led by Guo Yu to the outside of the hall, tidied up his clothes a little, then raised his head and chest, and entered the hall with a free bearing.

The moment the door was opened, Wei Shuo felt that someone was coming in the glow, dressed in white clothes and floating out of the dust, with a baby-like immature face, a free and easy temperament, and wise and agile eyes, everything was so sacred and inviolable.

I saw Ge Hong bending down and saluting; "Ge Hong, a minister from outside the world, has seen the king."

Wei Shuo was attracted by Ge Hong's momentum for a while, and he didn't come back to his senses for a while, and after a long while, he retracted his expression and said: "Heavenly Master, please get up quickly, I didn't expect that Heavenly Master's temperament is becoming more and more dusty, and I want to come not far from Heavenly Dao, which is really gratifying." ”

Ge Hong got up slowly and stood in the hall, his temperament was free, and there was no trace of panic in his expression. He looked up at the young king, his facial features seemed to be carved, his eyes were deep, shining with sharp light, his sword eyebrows were in his temples, he had a short beard, and his temperament was awe-inspiring and inviolable.

"I don't know what the king is calling to do?"

"I have heard that the Heavenly Master has a deep knowledge in herbal medicine, I wonder if the Heavenly Master has ever heard that there are herbs that can cure the locust plague?"

"Herbs for locust plagues?"

"That's right! According to the news from Yanzhou, there is a high probability that a large-scale locust plague will break out in the Central Plains this summer, and this year is the first year of stability for the people of the Central Plains after the end of the war. ”

"Your Majesty, if a locust plague breaks out in the Central Plains, and the government cannot deal with it decisively and effectively, the locust plague will inevitably spread, and the people of the Central Plains will be displaced, starving, causing turmoil in the hearts of the people, and in serious cases, it will affect the stability of the Central Plains."

Wei Shuo nodded approvingly and said, "The Heavenly Master is right, the official government must not let the locust plague go unchecked. I have sent personnel to Yanzhou to investigate, and more detailed information will be reported soon. And today, I came to the Heavenly Master to discuss with the Heavenly Master the feasibility of herbal medicine to treat the locust plague. ”

"When Chen was a child, he followed his father and brother to learn Taoism and medicine, and he once saw a prescription in an ancient book, which was indeed effective against ordinary flying insects, but Chen did not dare to guarantee that the medicinal effect would be useful to locusts."

"Really?" Wei Shuo was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly took out the prescription he had memorized to ask Ge Hong for advice.

Ge Hong touched his chin and studied it carefully for a while and said, "King, this prescription is very different from the one that the minister knows, and what is the difference between the two still needs to be determined through experiments." ”

"Good! With summer months to go, I hope that the Celestial Master will be able to determine a prescription before the locust plague breaks out, and you can rest assured that I will ask the Ministry of Household to allocate funds to you, and I will send some more people to assist you in completing your research. ”

"Please rest assured, the minister will definitely produce results as soon as possible."

After Ge Hong left, Guo Yu, who had been silent just now, couldn't hold back any longer, he took a step forward and said, "Lord, you asked Ge Tianshi to study what herbs to cure locusts, and the minister has no objection, but can this locust be eaten?" ”

Eating locusts was very difficult for the ancients, not only to overcome physical difficulties, but also to overcome psychological difficulties. After the baptism of heaven and man's induction, locusts have been culturally deified in ancient times, and in some remote places, let alone mobilize the people to eat locusts, I am afraid that it is a big problem for them to kill them.

"From a medical point of view, locusts are not only edible, but also a particularly nutritious and delicious food. Just remove its wings and feet, wash it again, scald it with boiling water and then use it, or you can process it and fry it until it is cooked through, if you add some seasonings, it can be comparable to a delicacy, and this thing has a high nutritional value. ”

Wei Shuo's words suddenly stunned Guo Mo, and he smiled bitterly and said: "Lord, this is what you can say, in other words, I am afraid that I will be regarded as a madman by the blind people." ”

"Locusts are just an ordinary insect, we must use this locust plague to break the people's superstition about locusts, stop engaging in useless activities such as sacrifices, and let the rational management of locusts become the standard for the government and the people in the future."

At this time, Guo Mo also had some intentions and said: "If this word spreads all over the world in the name of expounding the religion and taking charge of the teaching, you can definitely call on the people of the world to follow the government's arrangement to eat insects and eliminate disasters." When the locust plague breaks out, the people can temporarily wrap their stomachs with locusts and wait for the government to allocate food for disaster relief, even if it is a locust plague that is rare in a century, there is nothing to worry about. ”

"Well, that's a good statement!" (To be continued.) )