Yuan Bin: "Thin wine and vegetarian dishes are not a tribute." ”

Liu Ye didn't say anything, and the meal was dull. The fat on Yuan Bin's face kept trembling, and he looked left and right, trying to find a topic. The dreary atmosphere makes people feel oppressive.

The host wanted to show the hospitable side, but the guest did not cooperate. Yuan Bin's mind was on not snubbing the guests, and he didn't eat a few bites of food. Liu Ye has already put down his chopsticks. Others also put down their chopsticks one after another.

Faced with a sumptuous meal, it is difficult to swallow the thought of the victims who have suffered so much from the locust plague. Yuanbin can't do it, he adheres to the concept that people are iron and rice is steel. If you want to eat well, you are on the road.

Anyway, everyone stared at him as if he were a sin if he had eaten enough. He lost his appetite and put down his chopsticks.

"Lord Liu, when will we leave, do we need to prepare food and drink on the road."

The maid habitually stepped forward to wipe his sweat, and Yuan Bin snatched it from his hand without looking at the occasion. Is it so thoughtful with service here.

The group went straight to Pingyao County. Along the road, I saw people holding sticks, shovels, and torches, and carrying out locust extermination work in groups of three or five.

Liu Ye and his party dismounted and walked to a group of people who were lighting a bonfire. The group of people in the smoke and fire was surrounding a man in his thirties, talking something.

Willow leaves squeezed into the crowd, and people saw a man in a purple official uniform coming to them.

People looked the willow leaf up and down, no one greeted him, and the man who was surrounded by the crowd, with a stick in his hand, was pulling through the fire in search of something.

The people around him suddenly fell silent, and he straightened his waist. At this time, Yuanbin also arrived, his fat body was lying on the back of a horse, he couldn't ride a horse, and he had the courage to go all the way to Pingyao County.

He put his arms around the horse's neck to calm down. The man who was about thirty years old walked out, "Xiaguan Yuanping has seen adults. ”

He bowed to the willow leaf forked his hand. Walked up to Yuan Bin again, "Uncle, you're here." ”

He stretched out his hand to help Yuanbin dismount. This person with bloodshot eyes and stubble on his chin turned out to be Yuan Bin's nephew.

He used to be dressed in white civilian clothes, but now he is gray and black. Liu Ye looked at the fat heavyweight uncle and the thin nephew, and the contrast between the two was great.

Yuan Ping didn't mean to return to the mansion to entertain everyone, and Yuan Bin introduced him: "This is General Liu, the envoy of Jiedu." ”

Yuan Ping: "My lord came here in person, and the officials are grateful. ”

Yuan Bin introduced the other four generals. Yuan Ping looked at Liu Ye seriously, looking at the posture, he was still a pragmatic official. Yuan Ping gave him a glimmer of hope in his heart.

Yuan Ping and Yuan Bin are nephews and uncles. His uncle was a money-making guy. Because of the relationship between Yuan Bin, Liu Ye has some preconceived notions about Yuan Ping.

"Ping'er, the adults are here, don't you want to take a look at your mansion?" Yuan Bin reminded Yuan Ping.

Yuan Ping asked in surprise: "Isn't it for the locust plague that the adults are here?" Since it's to inspect the disaster, what are you going to do in the government? ”

Yuan Ping didn't buy Yuan Bin's account at all, and his uncle had done it many times, such as now. I don't give face to my uncle at all, and I don't give face to everyone.

Since I came to check on the disaster, the field is the scene. Yuan Ping squeezed into the crowd again, and no one bent down to pull the fire with a stick. 51

The group of people around him said to Liu Ye in unison: "My lord, the grass people have seen adults. My lord, this year's locust plague has afflicted the people. Fortunately, there are Yuan adults and grass people who are in trouble together. Otherwise, the people of Pingyao don't know how many of them would have to leave their hometowns to beg for food. ”

These people are interceding for Yuan Ping in disguise, and Yuan Ping did not take care of the adults for the sake of us grass people.

The uncle and nephew had very different temperaments. Liu Ye also squeezed into the crowd, "Yuan County Order, what measures have you taken to control locusts, and what is the effect?" What is the level of relief for the victims? ”

Yuan Ping smiled bitterly, "You have also seen the effect of governance, the crops you see along the way are eaten by locusts." Since it has become a disaster, how can it be eliminated so easily. We burned, dug pits and buried them, destroyed the eggs, and used all the tricks we could use, but with little effect. ”

Liu Ye: "That's right. I fought as a soldier, but I never fought against insects, which made Yuanxian Lingjian smile. "But he didn't know anything about it, and he was very shallow.

Yuan Ping squinted at him, "If you want to talk about the degree of relief, you shouldn't ask me, you should ask yourself." ”

Yuan Ping spoke like a stone in a pit, smelly and hard. Liu Ye said in his heart, this kid is arrogant enough. "You're a county magistrate, don't ask who you ask?"

Yuan Ping replied: "You are the highest governor of Hedong, don't ask me if you ask me, I am a small shrimp in Hedong." ”

Yuanping was on fire, the county was seriously affected, and the people had no food and clothing. He was in a hurry. Liu Ye patiently asked: "How many silver taels and grain stocks are there in Pingyao County?" ”

Yuan Ping replied coldly: "No, there is no grain and silver." ”

The surrounding people saw that there was a smell of gunpowder between the two, and hurriedly played a round, "My lord, since the locust plague appeared, Lord Yuan has been fighting the locust plague with our small people. The grain and silver stored in the county government are used to help the small people. This is why the small people have been able to persist until now, and they have not been able to eat without changing their children. ”

Yuan Ping didn't care about Liu Ye's expression at all, he was angry or happy, where could he care about figuring out what the chief meant.

Yuan Ping walked straight to the donkey on the side, "If you want to check the disaster, follow me." And he mounted on the back of the donkey, and the donkey spread its hooves and ran merrily.

The guards helped Yuan Bin get on his horse. Yuan Bin was very worried about his nephew, afraid that his nephew would be disrespectful and annoy Liu Ye.

Liu Ye and Yuan Ping walked side by side. Compared with being down-to-earth, he admired Yuan Ping's ability to mingle with the people of Limin.

"What good tricks does the Yuan County Order have to deal with the locust plague?" Liu Ye asked shamelessly.

Yuan Ping's eyes looked straight ahead, "No, the donkey skills are poor." ”

Yuan Ping said a word, and Liu Ye couldn't take it anymore. He was silent and had tears in his eyes. What to do, it seems that there is only one trick to rob the rich and help the poor.

Everywhere he went, Yuan Ping got off the donkey's back, talked with the people, encouraged him, and then got on the donkey's back and sighed.

Liu Ye and his party followed behind Yuan Ping in the same way, and they were like Yuan Ping's followers. And so on a dozen times.

Yuan Ping's eyes focused on Liu Ye, "Manpower to exterminate locusts is more about seeking psychological comfort, in fact, it is useless on the whole, it is just to give the people psychological expectations, we are working hard, you have to persevere, you have to have hope." ”

Liu Ye nodded in agreement, but after checking along the way, it was so. The people are actually psychologically clear, but they are willing to cooperate and choose to believe in the government. I believe that as long as people work together, natural disasters can be defeated.

"When locusts become a scourge, manpower destroys them far faster than they can reproduce."