Chapter 140: The Locust Plague
"This is the so-called plan, can't catch up with the changes, don't you understand?"
Su Yang said, whispering in disgust.
Now that the situation in the harem has gradually become clear, and it has come time to send Ruo'er out, he naturally has to start thinking about this matter.
"Just answer me honestly, what do you think about Feng Yi? If so, I will definitely fight for you. ”
"The slave and maid are very fond of the wind and the game, but now at this juncture, the slave and maid think that I should not go with others. ”
"Silly girl, if you don't leave during this time, you won't have a chance to leave in the future, you have to think clearly, don't think about it one day, and come to me crying with a handful of snot and tears. ”
Su Yang half-jokingly talked to Ruo'er, Ruo'er's eyes suddenly turned red, although she knew that Niangniang was reluctant to him, but she still couldn't help it, stepped forward and pulled his sleeve, and said aggrievedly: "Niangniang, you just let the slave and maid accompany you for a while longer, and after a while, whatever the Niangniang says, the slave will definitely not disobey the Niangniang." ”
"It's rare that this girl of yours has such a thought, it's just that we won't mention this matter again for this time, and we'll talk about this topic again when you are willing to go out of the palace and get married." ”
Su Yang was dizzy by Ruo'er, and seeing that she couldn't be deceived, she agreed to her conditions again.
"The slave thanked the mother!"
Ruo'er was very happy, and the two pairs of big eyes suddenly turned into two moons. Su Yang only felt that he liked it tightly, and was about to blurt out, but the words of reprimand were pressed back by this lovely face.
"You, you're just a disobedient person, and this palace has no way to take you. ”
This is also the end of the matter.
In the autumn of this year, there was an urgent report from the small villages around the capital, saying that it had encountered a big locust plague that had not been encountered in ten years, and Murong Jue was anxious and angry in the future, thinking that he had given the village a chance to be a magistrate, but not only did he not grasp it, but also made this locust plague bigger, which was really stupid.
Murong Jue, who was sitting on the dragon chair, had a solemn face, and Twilight swept over the faces of the ministers below, and slowly opened his mouth: "This year, the grain harvest on the farms on the outskirts of Beijing has failed, and a big locust plague has broken out, I don't know what Aiqing proposes?"
"Emperor Qiqi, this place has been in arrears every year for ten consecutive years, but before that, there was a lot of grain production in this village, and Weichen thought that it must be the local parents and officials who were playing tricks. ”
"Who are the parents of that village now?"
The words of the servant of the ministry reached Murong Jie's heart, and Murong Zhu really thought so.
"Back to the emperor, the first two years were still the same as before, and this year the one said that he was unwell and had given the official position to a young man. ”
This made Murong Jue a little surprised, it stands to reason that if this matter was smashed by the original parent official, then he would definitely be punished severely, but listening to these words, he learned that it was a newcomer to the officialdom who smashed this matter, and he should have some tolerance for him.
"Tell him to go down and tell the local parents to find a way to deal with the locust plague, and by the way, let him write a book and see how he plans for the future of the village. ”
As soon as Murong Jue's words came out, Ye Teng hurriedly stepped forward, saluted him, and said: "The emperor must not, this new official needs to burn three more fires when he takes office, but this new official can't do anything when he takes office, but he messes things up, and the minister thinks that he shouldn't be too lenient with him." ”
Listening to Ye Teng's words, Murong Jue's eyebrows furrowed tightly, he wanted to give that person a chance, after all, people are not sages, who can do nothing, if there is a slightest opportunity, don't give him a chance, wouldn't it chill the hearts of those students?
"Prime Minister, I think that at this time, I still have to give that person a chance, if you don't even dare to give someone a chance, who else will dare to serve as a local parent official in the future?"
Murong Jue's question made Ye Teng very annoyed, he didn't know how to answer, and the words he wanted to say were choked in his throat, and he looked at the young man sitting on the dragon chair with a deflated face, hesitated for a long time, and could only follow his heart.
Not long after the holy decree arrived, the locusts in the field died by themselves, which made the villagers feel very strange, you must know that this locust eats crops, and there are very few poisons that can be exposed to on weekdays, how can they all die for no reason?
Although everyone had doubts in their hearts, they didn't dare to say it clearly, but just reported the news.
When Murong Jue heard the news, he was also very surprised, he had heard an old man say that the locust plague was a protracted war, and it would not be effective for a while, but the locusts in the village had died a lot overnight, which was really a bit inexplicable.
"Your Majesty, this time this time the person is also able to handle this matter, do you want to reward it?"
Ping An stood aside, watching his master look at the twists and turns, the corners of his mouth rose slightly, and he came forward to ask the county order for a reward.
Unexpectedly, Murong Jue turned his head, glared at him coldly, and asked, "Didn't you say it in the court? If he wants to be rewarded, he must restore the harvest of crops, otherwise, it doesn't hurt that he will be a county magistrate there for the rest of his life." ”
As soon as these words came out, Ping An was also stunned, when he was above the court today, he thought that his master had changed his temperament, but at this time he saw that the elbow had changed his temperament, this was digging a pit for others, to see if this person had real skills!
Thinking like this, he had to admire his master for having such foresight.
But what happened next surprised both Ping An and Murong Jue.
A few days later, a letter was handed over from that small township, which clearly recorded this year's grain output, which was a small increase compared with last year, and this was still in the case of a locust plague!
Murong Jue looked at the book, and always felt that something was wrong, the grain output in previous years was not as good as a year, why did there suddenly be a breakthrough this year?
As he was thinking so, a letter suddenly fell out of the fold, and he bent down to pick it up, took out the letter from the envelope, and looked at the contents of the letter.
It probably means that a few years ago, the county magistrate in this small village filled his own pockets and swallowed all the grain into his stomach, you know, no matter what time it is, food is the most valuable.
"Hmph, I thought that this little town was not protected by the gods, because there was a gluttonous person who was haunting it. ”
"Your Majesty, do you want us to find the original county commander?"
Ping An proposed.
"No, I just want to meet the current prefectural magistrate. ”