After the people left, the middle-aged man who had been frightened and had a chill in his back immediately took two steps forward, and complained to the county magistrate standing aside in dissatisfaction: "Who is this person?" Why is it so rude, the county magistrate, before you even spoke, she made a decision for you without authorization, it is really hateful, and it should be punished! ”

Hearing this, the county official touched his nose in embarrassment, and said coldly: "This official doesn't have the courage to commit a crime, and you should also accept the disrespectful thoughts in your heart as soon as possible, otherwise the official will ask the official to arrest you and take you to the county government to fight the board to show the public." ”

As soon as these words came out, not only the middle-aged people were taken aback, but even the rest of the people began to be restless.

Seeing this, the grain delivery officer stood up, looked around with his eyes, and said calmly: "The one standing in front of you just now is the current Lord of the East Palace, the future Lord of the Great Jin, His Royal Highness Prince Changrong. ”

People: "......"

Suddenly, the middle-aged man only felt that it was dark in front of him, he stumbled under his feet, and almost fell to the ground, and a sense of despair suddenly arose in his heart.

What did he just do?

actually offended His Royal Highness the Prince!

If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has a grudge against him, he will not want to continue to mingle in the Western Realm.

Thinking of this, the middle-aged man immediately felt a sense of remorse in his heart, and was thinking about how to express his apologies euphemistically, when he saw the grain delivery officer's faint gaze passing over him, and then said to everyone:

"Even His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can condescend to be noble, eat this kind of food, is it possible that you are more noble than His Royal Highness the Prince?"

People: "......"

For a while, there was only endless silence left in front of the yamen, and no one dared to speak at this time.

Even if they were given bear heart and leopard gall, they would not dare to say that they were more noble than His Royal Highness the Crown Prince today.

Unless you don't want to die.

Seeing that their expressions were slightly moved, the grain delivery officer's face softened a little, and said: "This time, the yamen only supplies three days of fried locusts, and the opportunity must not be lost and will not come again, you should think carefully, should you save these three days of food for your family." ”

Finally, the first person got into action.

With trembling hands, he took a wooden bowl from the side and brought it to the officer, watching as the officer scooped the bowl to the brim.

Immediately, under the eager and caring gaze of everyone, he showed the courage to go to the guillotine and put the crunchy locust into his mouth and chewed it for a while.

The tantalizing aroma spreads farther and farther away.

"How's it taste?"

"Can you eat this thing? Won't it be bitter? ”

"You're not going to be poisoned and speechless, are you?"

For a while, everyone flocked to the top.

Under their 'care', the first man who tested the poison opened his eyes in a daze, and the unbelieving one ate another.

And then......

"To be honest, this thing is pretty tasty, crispy and crispy."

After saying this, the man's eyes quickly wandered around the filled wooden basin, and he ate the whole bowl in his hand by dividing it by two, and then stretched out the bowl.

"Can I have another bowl? If you want to take it home and give it to the people in your family to taste, don't worry, I will send this wooden bowl back when I finish eating. ”

The official nodded with a smile: "Of course, as long as there is still stock, as long as you want to eat, you can eat as much as you want in the past three days." ”

With the first, there is the second.

Inexplicably, the appearance of locusts made the originally resistant crowd slowly have a little receptivity.

Qi Changrong, who was standing in the dark, saw this scene, couldn't help but raise his lips and smile, and said lightly: "The people of Gu Dajin are still a little cute after all. ”

……

After this day, fried locusts became a more famous delicacy on the dinner table of the people of the West.

Three days later, the yamen no longer offered fried locusts.

As a result, the people sighed.

Those who already like to wander around have made their own nets.

The appearance of fried locusts has even caused many people who are reluctant to go out because of the disaster to start catching locusts.

or eat it at home, or sell it.

There are a lot of rich people in Xijing, and vaguely, eating locusts not only does not make people feel disgusting, but has become a habit here.

The grain delivery officer was almost moved to tears.

For him, this is tantamount to relieving the burden on his shoulders.

Xijing is not poor, but he is not so rich that he is not so rich.

Even if there is a stored, there is a lot of what can be saved.

Naturally, we have to wait until the most difficult time to take it out, so that the consequences of this disaster can be minimized to the greatest extent.

The grain delivery officer said excitedly to Qi Changrong: "Your Highness, if this trend develops, or there is no need to raise food support from the Beijing side, Xijing will be able to survive this disaster without danger." ”

It's only April in the end, and as long as we get through this month or two, Xijing will be able to start planting heavy crops again, and maybe this year will be a little more difficult than usual, but at least it will be okay.

Seeing that the grain delivery officer's excited eyes were slightly red, Qi Changrong responded and chuckled: "Yes, in this way, the grain that should be sent to Lincheng will not be missing a grain of rice." ”

This locust plague could not have come at the right time.

Lincheng is at war with the Liang Kingdom, and it is a time when there is a shortage of various materials, if the court bureau devotes half of its energy to support the western border, it will be tantamount to a difficult struggle for Lincheng.

Junchen cannot be defeated, and the Jin army cannot be defeated.

Therefore, it is imperative to solve the dilemma in the western border.

Fortunately, the people here are very simple.

Fortunately, the locust plague was not the worst ever.

Everything can be reversed.

In May, when there was no longer a single locust in the field, Qi Changrong set off for Beijing.

The people of Xijing bid farewell along the road, obviously, seeing that the reverence for the current prince of the East Palace is beyond words.

They saw one who was willing to stand with them when disaster struck—the future new emperor.

Shi Xia lifted the curtain of the car and looked out.

Unsurprisingly, at the head of the crowd, I saw a middle-aged man who had offended His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

"Your Highness, with your departure, some people can finally catch their breath." Shixia gloated and covered her mouth and snickered.

"Who are 'some' referring to?" Qi Changrong, who was reading the book, asked without raising his head.

"You don't remember?" Shi Xia blinked in surprise: "It's the one who dared to disobey you in public when you launched the locusts to eat!" ”

"I don't remember."

Qi Changrong pressed his temples and said lightly: "Lone has a lot of things to do every day, how can he have the heart to remember an inconsequential person." ”

Shixia: "......"

Now she actually felt a little sorry for the middle-aged man.

Obviously, in order to reverse the impression of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, he has made a lot of contributions to the disaster in the western realm in the past month.

While contributing money and effort, he was terrified.

But then I didn't remember people for a long time, or I never remembered people and those people in my heart.

It's very pitiful.

Thinking of this, Shi Xia snorted and laughed, and as the carriage gradually moved forward, the appearance of unbearable joy made her delicate body tremble slightly.

Hearing the sound, Qi Changrong raised his eyes and glanced at her, his eyebrows frowned slightly, and his voice was flat and could not be refused: "If you can't keep quiet, change into men's clothes and go out to ride a horse." ”

Suddenly, Shi Xia completely closed his mouth, quiet as a chicken.

……

The road back to Beijing was peaceful, and there were no accidents along the way.

When the carriage drove into the gate of Shangjing, whether it was the people or the ministers of the court, they understood something again.

The prince of the East Palace has made a great contribution again.

It took only three months to deal with the locust plague and to keep the western frontier free of any turmoil, which must be a surprising achievement.

When he saw Qi Changrong standing in the Jinluan Hall without losing his demeanor in the past, and standing in the Jinluan Hall without being shocked, Emperor Jin An could be described as a dragon-faced and happy, and laughed out loud without any scruples.

"As a prince, he has his own set of rules for doing things, and if I have the opportunity in the future, I will also go to see the customs of Xijing, and then taste what the fried locusts are said to be evocative."

Qi Changrong replied: "It's a very ordinary taste, and it's also a very unusual taste. ”

It is said to be normal because no matter where you are, you can eat it as long as you want.

It is said to be unusual because it was born in a time of calamity, and the cause is not pleasant.

Obviously, no one who can stand on the Jinluan Palace is not a human spirit, and they naturally know that Emperor Jin An suddenly mentioned this matter, not really wanting to taste the taste of fried locusts, but affirming the approach of the prince of the East Palace from the side and supporting the prince of the East Palace.

This is a compliment, but also a recognition.

For a time, the voice of flattery spread throughout the hall.

Qi Changrong didn't react much, he still looked faint, just like the calm lake, except for a trace of ripples that broke from time to time, there was no movement.

Emperor Long Yan Dayue, who had a light on his face, couldn't help but feel relieved in his hands: "The prince has made this contribution, I don't know what reward he wants?" ”

"The sons thank their fathers for their kindness, but the rewards are not necessary." Qi Changrong stood in the center of the main hall, and bowed back to the head of the man wearing a dragon robe: "If the father really wants to reward his sons, please reward the returning soldiers with a glass of turbid wine on the day of the great victory of the monarch's gate." ”

Hearing this, Emperor Jin An was even more satisfied: "This is natural, on the day of the great victory, the prince can also stand beside me, personally toast the princes with a glass of turbid wine, and talk about admiration." ”

"Thank you, Father."

The early dynasty did not last long.

After returning, Qi Changrong immediately called up the battle report that had been sent back from Lincheng in the past four months.

One, two......

The situation went from simple to complex, and the battle went from calm to intense.

The handwriting on the battle report is very familiar, it was written by Jun Chen, just like what he wrote by his own hand, similar to the 'military strategy' of the art of war, and the war report he wrote was long and incisive, which made people unconsciously obsessed with it.

Every word on the letter made Qi Changrong's blood boil.

As soon as she closed her eyes, she seemed to be standing in the middle of the battlefield, holding a sword in her hand, and slashing all enemies in front of her with all her might.

Blood and roar, like the strongest wine in the world.