Hearing Gu Ming's explanation, the prince was not stupid, and said thoughtfully: "What does the teacher mean that they should grow some drought-tolerant crops?" ”

"Yes!"

Gu Ming nodded with satisfaction.

"For the environment here, changing seeds is undoubtedly the best way.

Another way is to dig ditches to divert water, but that's a bit of a stretch......"

"So, what kind of crops does the teacher think is better to grow here?"

"Like corn, potatoes, sweet potatoes and so on...... These are relatively drought-tolerant, so you can try to plant them first to see which crops are more suitable for the climate and soil here, and then promote them.

In short, I still say that if you adapt to local conditions, you must know how to be flexible.

Moreover, the imperial court should also pay attention to it, cultivate more talents in this field, improve the soil, improve seeds, and increase grain production, so as to fundamentally solve the problem of feeding the people.

The people live and work in peace and contentment, and the Great Yan Dynasty will naturally become prosperous and ......prosperous."

Hearing these words, the prince was fascinated, and his eyes were full of longing.

After Gu Ming finished speaking, he couldn't help but salute sincerely: "Listening to the teacher's words is better than reading for ten years, no wonder my father trusts the teacher so much."

It's a pity that the teacher resigned early and returned to his hometown......"

"Your Highness, although I resigned and returned to my hometown, I am not ignorant of the world."

"Well, the student understands, if the student encounters any confusion in the future, please ask Mr. to give advice."

After leaving Maliu Village, Gu Ming and the prince visited several villages together, and basically grasped the situation of the disaster and the distribution of relief food.

Needless to say, the damage was seen by the two of them.

As for the relief grain, it was obvious that most of it had been deducted, and the grain that had been distributed to the victims had also been dropped, and it was all moldy grain.

"Teacher, let's go to the county seat, the students must find out about this matter, and they will definitely make those dog officials who dare to fight the idea of disaster relief food pay a painful price!"

"Well, let's go!"

Gu Ming nodded.

After walking for about a dozen miles, a small mountain town appeared in front of me.

There is a river running around the town outside the town.

But at this time, there was not a drop of water in the river, and the riverbed was dry and cracked, like a turtle shell.

There was a large crowd of people on the beach, at least two or three hundred.

Without exception, their eyes glanced in one direction: there, someone set up an altar with incense and candles, red cloth, yellow charms, and other things.

On both sides of the altar, three small animals were sacrificed: pigs, chickens, and fish.

In addition, on the left and on the right, there were two children who kept crying, a boy and a girl, who seemed to be only four or five years old.

"Let my children go, please let my children go......"

"Why do you sacrifice my daughter, and give back my daughter......

In the crowd, two women were crying and crying, desperately trying to rush to their children, but they were twisted and could only cry helplessly.

"I'm so annoyed, shut their mouths! If this offends the river god and can't ask for rain, then it has nothing to do with me. ”

At the side of the altar, an old man in a Taoist robe drank impatiently.

"The Taoist Elder Calms His Anger......"

A fat middle-aged man replied with a smile, then turned his head sideways, his face was cold, and said to the two family members: "Go, tie them up, and then seal their mouths with a cloth, so as not to affect the Taoist leader's practice of opening the altar." ”

"Yes, sir!"

The two servants answered, and then rushed towards the two women with a fierce look.

……

"Huh? What's going on over there? Why are so many people gathered around? ”

The prince looked at the crowd outside the town and couldn't help but sigh.

Gu Ming didn't answer, he looked at it carefully for a while, and his face couldn't help but change: "There are demons in the crowd!" ”

With his current strength, even if he doesn't need to be discerning, he can sense the existence of demonic energy within a certain range.

Moreover, he also received a special task of the system: to destroy the demons that plague this place.

"Demons?"

The prince was stunned, and then he was a little excited.

"Great, the students have never seen the teacher hunt demons with their own eyes, and this time I finally had the pleasure of seeing it......"

Gu Ming was very pleased with the prince's reaction.

It's not that he's vain or complacent, but because the prince is calm and doesn't panic when he hears that there is a demon.

On the contrary, this prince is really a bit wasted......

"Let's go, let's go up and see how it goes."

So, the two quietly blended into the crowd to observe the situation.

After getting closer, Gu Ming finally saw the true body of the demon who was pretending to be a Taoist priest: the black fox spirit!

The black fox is an outlier of the fox family, and its number is quite rare and rare.

Not to mention for humans, even if it is the fox clan itself, the black fox is also a public enemy.

Black foxes are evil, brutal, bloodthirsty, and cunning by nature...... There are almost no advantages to be found in them.

Gu Ming observed for a while, listened to the whispers of the people around him, and roughly understood what was going on.

It turned out that this black fox spirit took advantage of the great drought and the people were panicked, pretending to be a master of the Tao to deceive people to eat and drink, and even asked the people to pick out a pair of boys and girls to sacrifice under the pretext of asking for rain.

The sacrifice is fake, and this pair of virgins and boys will inevitably end up being a delicacy in this guy's mouth.

"Mmmm......mmmm

The two women were bound hand and foot by the housekeeper, and their mouths were stuffed with strips of cloth, and they could only struggle in despair, and their mouths were muffled and muffled.

"Teacher ......"

"Don't worry, let's see what tricks this guy plays."

"Okay!"

After a while, the black fox spirit began to pretend to beg for rain.

What kind of rain can it beg for? It's nothing more than using demon magic to fool the people.

"Great, the wind is up, the wind is up......"

Someone shouted in surprise.

"Sure enough, it's a master!"

"It's raining, it's really raining......"

After a while, the world was really sparsely falling with some raindrops.

It's not really asking for rain, it's just that this black fox spirit used magic to make a little bit of rain in a small area, otherwise how could he deceive the people?

"Huh? Why did the rain stop again? ”

"It's just a few o'clock ......"

"Ahem!" The black fox spirit stopped, and said with a fairy demeanor: "This is because everyone's hearts are not sincere enough, but all natural disasters are punishments from God."

To ask for rain in times of drought is to go against the destiny of heaven.

Therefore, we need to show enough sincerity......"

As soon as he heard this, the fat man from before hurriedly stepped forward and saluted, and asked, "Dao Chief, what do we have to do to show sincerity?" ”

"There is still not enough sacrificial things, at least four boys and girls."

"Huh?"

The man was taken aback.

"Since the folks are embarrassed, then I have no choice, don't ask Gao Ming!"

After speaking, the black fox spirit was about to leave.

It's called wanting to get away with it.

After all, he had already shown his hand just now, and I believe that the people will not give up.

"Dao Chief, wait, we must find a way, we must find a way......"

At this time, Gu Ming finally couldn't stand it anymore.

The sacrifice of boys and girls to heaven is itself a demonic act, and it is a shame that these people still believe it.

So, he slowly walked out of the crowd and said to the black fox spirit: "Dare to ask this Taoist chief, why do you want to use boys and girls when you sacrifice to the sky and ask for rain?" ”

As soon as these words came out, Gu Ming suddenly became the focus of the crowd.

The black fox spirit was stunned, then his face sank, and he asked angrily, "Who are you?" You don't look like the people here, so don't make trouble here. ”

"It is true that it is not the people here, but a scholar, and he has also read some Buddhist and Taoist classics.

However, no matter which sect it is, there has never been a mention of sacrificing virgins, boys and girls, so there is such a doubt. ”

"Hahaha, what a pedantic reader. You're just a scholar, and how much do you know about Taoism? ”

"Maybe I don't know much, but the saint has clouds, the heavens have the virtue of a good life, the earth has the thickness of loads, and the gentleman has the beauty of adults.

Look at the mothers of the two innocent children, what did they do wrong? What did the child do wrong? ”

"This ......"

The black fox spirit was a little speechless.

"Using boys and girls to sacrifice to heaven is, to put it bluntly, to kill innocents indiscriminately, this is an evil act, how can it conform to the will of heaven?

Therefore, there is reason to suspect that you are not a master of the Tao at all, but a demon in the world! ”

"Bold, you dare to slander the poor road...... What are you still doing in a daze? This kid is the real demon!

It is he who has brought this natural disaster to everyone, and if this evil is not removed, the heavens will inevitably send more severe punishments! ”

I have to say that these remarks had a rather incendiary effect, and they immediately aroused the hatred of the people.

If it is one person or two people, I am afraid that when I hear the word demon, I am afraid that I will be frightened.

But there were so many people at the scene, and there were high-ranking people here, so they were emboldened one by one, and they flocked to Gu Ming one after another......

"Fools, what a bunch of fools!"

The prince shouted angrily.

Gu Ming didn't have anything to be angry about, after all, how could these people have the ability to identify the real demons?

Only speak with facts.

"Whew~"

A strong wind suddenly blew at the scene, blowing the people who rushed forward to stagger.

"Demon, don't show up soon!"

At the same time, Gu Ming shouted at the black fox spirit.

Of course, the black fox spirit will not be so obedient, let it appear, it will appear.

However, Gu Ming's shouting contained a force that it could not resist at all, making it impossible for it to maintain its human form......

"Yokai ......"

Seeing that the Dao Chief suddenly disappeared, a huge black fox suddenly appeared in the field, and someone shouted in horror.

It was only at this time that the people finally knew that they had been deceived, and even treated a monster as a guest and treated him like an immortal master.

As soon as the black fox spirit appeared in its original form, it didn't dare to stay for a moment, and its body instantly turned into a wisp of black mist and fled away.

After all, how can someone who can make it appear with a single drink, how can it be an opponent?

"Come back!"

Gu Ming grabbed the void, and a huge hand shadow faintly appeared in the sky, dragging the wisp of black mist back in the palm of his hand.

"Boom!"

Then, there was a thud on the ground.

I saw that the black fox fell to the ground heavily, and before it could come back to its senses, Gu Ming stretched out his fingers and flicked it, causing the demon's body to stiffen and no longer be able to move.

However, he can still say what he says: "The great immortal spares his life, the small cultivation is not easy, and the great immortal is asked to raise his noble hand and let go of the small life." ”

"Since you know that cultivation is not easy, and you dare to do such a thing that is not tolerated by heaven, can you ask these people if they are willing to spare you?"

"Plop!"

The first to kneel was the fat man.

"Immortal Chief, this is none of the villain's business, the villain is also deceived by this monster, please also ask the Immortal Chief!"

"So, you asked it to open the altar and ask for rain?"

"No, no, it's it that came to the door and said it could ask for rain, little one...... For the sake of the people of the town, the little one believed it......"

"Phew, your Zhu intestine is not a good thing......"

I don't know who scolded in the crowd.

"Immortal Chief, this demon can't stay ......"

"Yes, if the fairy chief hadn't arrived in time, the children in our town would ...... But it was a disaster. ”

The people were so angry that they couldn't break the black fox spirit into pieces.

Indeed, anyone who encounters such a thing is also angry, not only was he deceived, but he almost killed the innocent children in the town.

According to this guy, four boys and girls have to be chosen, and that's six lives, and they are still a few years old.

As soon as he heard that the situation was not good, the black fox spirit hurriedly quibbled, saying that the reason why it proposed to sacrifice boys and girls to the heavens was just for show, and it would not hurt the child's life.

It's a pity, who believes this kind of nonsense?

Even if someone believes it, it will not escape, because Gu Ming can't let it go at all, just take this opportunity to let the people remember it longer, so as not to be fooled again in the future.

"Immortal Chief, Immortal Chief, please spare the little one, the little one must remember your kindness, and he will definitely change his life in the future......"

"Okay, no need to talk about it, it's useless to say anything!"

After speaking, Gu Ming raised his palm and whispered two words: "Leave the fire!" ”

"Whew~"

A cloud of flame instantly enveloped the black fox spirit......

"Ah......h

From the flames came the screams of the black fox spirits in a changed tone.

It didn't take long for it to completely turn into a pile of fly ash and disperse with the wind.

"Thank you Immortal, thank you Immortal Chief......"

Seeing that the demon was punished, the people were grateful, and knelt down to thank them.

The prince witnessed all this with his own eyes, and he had a little more admiration and awe for Gu Ming in his heart.

"All right, get up......

Gu Ming looked up at the sky, and then said, "Otherwise, I'll try to see if I can ask for some rain." ”

He can control the water, but only if there is a water source nearby. On such a dry day, even if you use all your strength to control the water, it won't have much effect.

However, Gu Ming also learned some ancient secret techniques in the ancient books left by the Linglong Pagoda.

Although almost all of these secret techniques are Taoist techniques, Taoism and Confucianism themselves have an inseparable and delicate relationship.

Therefore, Gu Ming can now be regarded as a dual cultivator of Confucianism and Taoism, combining the strengths of the two families.

Gu Ming had never performed the rain technique, but it didn't hurt to give it a try.

The way he performed the rain technique was a little special, first he took out a pen and paper and wrote down a poem:

"The mountains are cloudy and cloudy, and the weather is cold and rainy.

A few sprigs are faintly wet and red.

Don't be sorry for the flowers and melancholy to the east wind.

The lily hat is facing out, and the ditch is open everywhere.

The hard work of the world is the three farmers.

I want to have a plough of water and hope for a good year. ”

Then, he lit a fire and pinched the trick with one hand, while silently reciting a mantra.

The people watched excitedly and expectantly, looking up at the sky from time to time.

The prince's expression was the same, but he was a little more nervous...... He was afraid that Gu Ming didn't ask for rain, wouldn't he be embarrassed?

Of course, Gu Ming was not a whim, and he was somewhat sure in his heart.

This is not only self-confidence, but also a kind of perception of heaven and earth, or tacit understanding.

"It's getting dark......"

"The wind is up, the wind is up......"

"It's really going to rain......"

Not to mention the people, even the prince, who has no experience, can see that it is really going to rain.

The dark clouds kept coming, the wind blew on the face, and you could feel a damp breath.

Sure enough, after a while, the long-lost raindrops finally began to fall.

"God has opened his eyes, God has finally opened his eyes......"

Some wept with joy and threw their heads up, tears mixed with the rain.

"This is the rain that the fairy chief asked for us, thank you the fairy chief, thank you the fairy chief......"

The rain became heavier and heavier, and the parched fields began to become wet. In the riverbed, small streams of water also began to appear.

The prince couldn't care about getting wet, and rushed to Gu Ming excitedly and excitedly: "Thank you, teacher, thank you...... This is simply amazing, and the students have finally opened their eyes. ”

Gu Ming smiled, and then gently patted the prince's shoulder: "Okay, let's go to the county seat." ”

"Hmm!"

……

Let's say that after the two little princesses came to the county seat, it was called a cheerful one.

The two of them have lived in the deep palace since they were children, and they have no chance to experience the life of ordinary people. The understanding of the people is also limited to what some palace maids said.

This time, I had the opportunity to experience it for myself.

As soon as they entered the city, the two little girls looked around like curious babies, and asked from time to time:

"Master, what is that?"

"What is this?"

Although the palace is extremely luxurious, it lacks the atmosphere of folk fireworks, especially in this kind of remote small county, which has strong local characteristics, and the two little princesses are dazzled.

Nie Xiaoqian knew that this opportunity was extremely rare for the two little princesses, so she was used to them, buying whatever she wanted, and eating whatever she wanted.

Anyway, with her and Snake Ji here, there is no need to worry about safety at all, even if you eat a bad stomach, it doesn't matter, a small spell can do it.

Anyway, try to make the two sisters have a good time.

After walking around for a while, when I came to a street in the west of the city, I found that it was full of people, and the whole street was blocked.

Unlike the people I had seen before, these people were almost all ragged, yellow-skinned, and carrying all kinds of cloth bags in their hands.

"Oh my God, there are so many refugees!"

Princess Ningyang had seen refugees before, and when she saw that these people were dressed similarly to refugees, she couldn't help but exclaim.

"Are they all begging?"

Princess An Yun also asked.

The two little princesses don't eat the fireworks in the world, and they don't know the situation, but Nie Xiaoqian saw the reason and whispered back: "They should be buying food." ”

"Master, don't they have any food to eat?"

An Yun asked again.

"Yes, you see they're all hungry like this......" Nie Xiaoqian sighed as she looked at the crowd.

"When I go back, I will tell my father and let me ......"

"Shhhhhh

"People forgot ......"

Ning Yang stuck out his tongue embarrassedly.

If others knew the identity of her and her sister Princess, how could they have fun?

"Forget it, let's change places."

Nie Xiaoqian was about to take the two little girls to change directions, but the crowd on the street suddenly stirred.

There was a burst of beatings and scolding and crying from the front of the crowd......

"You poor ghosts, if you can't afford rice, get out, don't stop us from doing business here."

"Do you still have any heavenly reason? Why do you still beat people? ”

"Who told you to block the door? Whoever dares to mess around again, they will all be arrested and reported to the official! ”

"Bastard, are you still going to be shameless? The price of rice rises several times a day, and the price of rice on weekdays is five cents a pound, and if you raise it to thirty cents, it is just mixed with rice bran and sand grains......"

"Yo, you're pretty good at talking, I'm sorry, it's up to thirty-five now, do you like to ......buy it?"

"Bang~"

"Hit someone, beat someone......"

"It's too bullying, everyone is starving to death, these black businessmen are still hoarding grain and selling it at a high price, folks, fight with them ......"

"Everyone went in and grabbed food ......"

The streets were in chaos in an instant.

Nie Xiaoqian and Snake Ji hurriedly pulled Ning Yang and An Yun aside to avoid any accidents.

"The officers and soldiers are coming!"

After a while, I don't know who yelled, and the crowd began to disperse.

"These Diao people, all of them are arrested!"

"Not a single one is allowed to run!"

The two officials roared like this, and the crowd dispersed faster.

After all, everyone is angry and angry, but no one wants to be caught in prison, once they go to prison, they have to shed their skin if they don't die.

However, there are still people who are open-minded, not only do not run away, but also have the courage to go to the official mission to argue.

"Official, we didn't make trouble, it was the guys from their rice shop who started beating people first, you see, they even beat children of a few years old."

"Shut up, this is clearly your collusion, taking advantage of the chaos to go in and grab food, right? Shopkeeper Wang, how much grain have you been robbed? ”

In fact, the official messenger came in time, and there was not much food that was robbed, but the shopkeeper of the king opened his mouth and replied: "I'm afraid that two or three thousand catties have been robbed......

The leader of the team immediately shouted: "What a bold man, he actually colluded to grab food, came to someone, and arrested all these people!" ”

"Yes!"

A group of officials began to arrest people like tigers and wolves.

"Stop! You dog slaves will oppress the people, won't you? ”

Princess Ningyang couldn't help but put on a princess style for a while, and shouted loudly.

This shout suddenly made all the officials glance over......

"Hmph, they're all bad people!"

Princess An Yun also snorted, and raised her small fist at the group of officials.

"Yo ho, whose wild girl is this? No father and no mother to discipline you, right? How dare you be wild in front of Lao Tzu? ”

The leader of the catcher finally came back to his senses, touched the handle of the knife with one hand, and walked over with a murderous spirit.

Just presented the speed of his tongue, and it was doomed to the tragedy of his life.

The two little princesses became wild girls in his mouth, and they had to add a sentence of no father and no mother to discipline them...... Isn't this cursing the emperor?

This guy is used to being arrogant and domineering on weekdays, but today he finally kicked the iron plate......

Nie Xiaoqian has always been gentle, but at this moment, she had a frosty face, and commanded at Snake Ji: "Snake Ji, teach him a lesson!" ”

"Yes!"

Snake Ji answered, and then her figure flickered......

None of the officials could see what was going on, and they saw that their leaders had teleported in front of the two little girls and knelt on the ground.

"Smack~Slap~"

Then I saw that the hunt's cheeks were red and swollen, and his mouth was full of blood.

After being slapped with two big ears, this guy fell into madness even more, spurting blood foam and shouting: "Hack these two stinky women to death for Lao Tzu......"

It's okay now, and it completely angered the snake queen.

If it weren't for the two little princesses in front of them, I was afraid that it would be too bloody to scare them, this guy would have died a miserable death.

"Poof~"

The shouts of catching fast still echoed in his mouth, and a wisp of dark energy struck, which immediately made his eyes black, and his body fell to the ground softly......

"Head~"

"You are so bold that you dare to kill an official?"

"Quick, surround them, don't let them run......"

"Call someone, go back and call someone......"

A group of officials shouted, but no one dared to step forward and make a move, so they could only disperse and surround Snake Ji, Nie Xiaoqian and the two little princesses.

"Madame, what now?"

Snake Ji didn't make a move, but glanced at Nie Xiaoqian and asked.

"Wait and see, it's best to wait for the prince and my husband to come over."

"Well, that grain store must have colluded with the government to raise the price of grain."

"That's inevitable...... So, it's actually a good thing that they're surrounding us......"

Speaking of this, Nie Xiaoqian squatted down, took the hands of the two little princesses and said, "Remember, when the officers and soldiers come, don't talk to the two of you, just let the master and mother speak." ”

"Mmmm, I know my wife."

Princess Ningyang nodded a little excitedly.

For her, encountering such a thing is like playing a game, which is quite exciting and fun.

Although An Yun was young and didn't understand the situation very well, he still responded obediently.