Chapter 296: The Plague of Locusts
"It's the people's daughter who lost her words, and I ask the emperor to forgive her sins." When Celadon saw Yu Wenxu's expression, he knew that that person was real.
That person used to be Yu Wenxu's beloved.
But she didn't know what happened between them, even if that person came to beg her later, he only told her that she was Yu Wenxu's beloved, and he didn't say anything about the past between them, and that person's name seemed to be a taboo in the harem.
Thinking about it carefully, celadon was very confused in his last life.
Yu Wenxu was silent for a moment, waved away those pasts, and said directly to Celadon, "I want you to stay in the Tai Hospital, and tell Chang Ying that you are willing." ”
Celadon looked at Yu Wenxu in surprise.
Yu Wenxu frowned and said, "If you like him, you should know how to be good to him, only if you become better, he will chase you, and in order to match you, he will be motivated." ”
If you really let Chang Ying marry easily, I'm afraid that Chang Ying will be addicted to women and can't extricate herself.
That's not what he wants.
When he left the imperial study, Celadon was still thinking about Yu Wenxu's words.
But Yu Wenxu's words made Celadon very uncomfortable, in the last life, she kept changing herself in order to match what others said.
She was tired, tired, and couldn't see the end.
But Yu Wenxu was obviously not consulting with her, but ordering her.
Celadon has no way but to obey the order.
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Chang's winning method did make the rice last until the beginning of August.
There was no water in the pond and the water level in the riverbed began to drop.
The old king ordered the people to harvest in advance, and although the yield would be less, it would be better than nothing.
The weather was still provoking, the people went down to the ground, and the old county king was happy to see it, "What about the drought, we can't survive it." ”
Chang Ying grinded his teeth, "Old man, when can I go to Linzi." ”
The old king said, "Wait, I've already handed over the fold!" ”
As soon as he finished speaking, a small insect fell on the head of the old county king, and before the old county king could react, Chang Ying had already raised his hand and pinched it, "What is this?" ”
When the old county king saw it, his face changed, "It's a locust." ”
"Locusts?" Chang Ying raised his eyebrows.
The old king hurriedly ordered people to come, "Let them go and see when they go to threshing rice, and the number of locusts has increased." ”
Locusts love dryness, and the hotter the weather, the more abundant they are.
If the locusts swarm the locusts, they must gnaw the bark of the trees wherever they pass.
"Yes." The guards were busy looking.
"Old man, this thing is scared?" Chang Ying frowned.
The old county king nodded heavily, looked down at a locust dancing at his feet, gritted his teeth and said, "Does the sky want to make my Song Shou sad about this?" ”
Chang Ying was even more puzzled, and after pinching the locusts to death with one finger, he went to ask the guard, and the guard also said with a serious face, "King Huijun, according to the records in the book, there are swarms of locusts all over the sky. There is not a single leaf left where the locusts pass, and if there is no food, they have to gnaw the bark clean. ”
"They, cannibalism?" Chang Ying asked.
The guard shook his head, "I don't eat it, but if it really causes a locust plague and there is no food, people can eat people." ”
"Can the locusts be eaten?" Chang Ying asked.
The guards froze.
Eating locusts?
After a while, he shook his head truthfully, "My subordinates haven't eaten it." ”
Chang Ying lowered his head and looked at the ground under his feet.
The land still looks moist, but it will soon dry up as the riverbed bottoms out.
Looking at the uncomfortable old county king, Chang Ying said, "Hey old man, there are not many locusts in that way, what do you have in mind!" ”
The old king stomped his feet, pointed to the field, and said, "You know anything, they will all incubate their eggs in the field, and if it doesn't rain, they will come out soon." "A rainstorm can kill all the locusts, but if you are afraid, you are afraid, and before the rain comes, the locust plague has been caused.
"When the people have finished harvesting the rice, let them go and catch locusts." Chang Ying said, while instructing the guards, "You go and catch some first, come and show me." ”
"What do you do catching locusts?" The old king frowned.
"I don't know, hey, do you have any money at home?" Chang Ying asked.
"You're going to gamble again?" The old king frowned.
"Nope!" Chang Ying said, "Is there any!" One word! ”
"Yes!" The old king stomped his feet and added, "But not much!" ”
The guard did as instructed to catch a bag of locusts, and Chang Ying carried them all to the kitchen, "Make them for me." ”
The cook looked at a bag of locusts jumping very happily, and her scalp was numb, but when she saw Chang Ying's serious appearance, she could only grit her teeth and pound with the locusts.
Half an hour later, a fried golden locust came out.
The cook smiled and said, "Lord Wang, it's spicy noodles, it's delicious." ”
Chang Ying nodded and tasted it.
Oops, not bad, crispy texture.
"Quick, you can taste it too!" Chang Ying pushed the plate forward and said to the guard.
The guards didn't dare to move, and swallowed silently.
When the old county king came back, it was rare to see it, "What is this?" ”
Chang Ying didn't say what it was, pushed it to the old county king, and said vaguely, "Fragrant things, you taste them." ”
The old king said in his heart, this kid is good, he knows that Lao Tzu is exhausted, so he specially asked people to make good things to treat him.
After the locust entered its mouth and bit crunchy, the old king's eyes lit up, "It's not bad." ”
"Hey, hey!" Chang Ying smiled, "Not bad!" It's locusts! ”
The old king's face changed instantly, he hugged the guards and vomited, pointing at Chang Ying and saying, "You...... You ......"
"I ...... I...... I'll ......" Chang Ying trembled his hand and pointed at himself, "Old man, I've thought of a good way for you, when will you get me into the capital?" ”
The old king was angry and wanted to get a broom, "You feed Lao Tzu to eat locusts, and you still want Lao Tzu to get you into the capital?" It's a beautiful idea! ”
"Hey! Locusts eat rice, we eat locusts, isn't that the same! Chang Ying hurriedly jumped up, pulled the wall three times and divided five by two, and went up to the wall, "You hurry up and issue a notice, just say that the county king's mansion collects locusts, ten locusts for a penny, and guarantees that someone will catch them!" ”
Wouldn't it be better if we could catch the locusts before they start out?
The old county king stopped his movements and looked at Chang Win.
"Hurry, hurry, hurry!" Chang Ying looked excited, "I have thought of the old man's method for you, do you still want a daughter-in-law!" ”
Soon, Song Shou's county palace posted a notice that there were ten locusts for a penny, and the housekeeper of the county king's mansion sat at the door of the county king's mansion with several cups of money and began to collect locusts.
When the people looked at it, ouch, the grasshoppers could make money.
Busy began to move.
It's not that they blow it, as long as the grasshoppers have it, they can catch the county king's mansion go bankrupt!
Because of this matter, please be in a hurry, and by the time the old county king Xiu turned to Linzi and the nearby prefectures, the news was already two days late.
Two days is not much, the people harvested rice in advance, but two days is enough for the locusts to grow rapidly, Songshou County because of the start of catching locusts two days in advance, the county king's mansion lost hundreds of taels of silver out of his own pocket, harvested a large number of locusts, but also successfully slowed down the speed of the locust plague, for the people of Song Shou to buy a lot of time.
But Shangling County and Wenyuan County next door to Song Shou are not so lucky, the two counties are far from the sea, and it is not easy to divert water, so the rice is harvested in advance of Song Shou, and the harvest is less than Song Shou. The land dried up faster, the locusts rose faster, and the twists and turns of Wenyuan County and Song Shou arrived in Linzi almost at the same time.
With Song Shou's folding, it was the fried grasshopper that the old county king paid tribute to.
Seeing the golden-colored grasshopper, Yu Wenxu was silent for a long time, and finally had to pinch one and dip it in the chili pepper face to taste it.
The taste buds suddenly open the door to a new world.
Looking at the old county king's recital, Yu Wenxu paused, "How many counties have been affected by the disaster?" ”
"Back to the emperor, Shangling County is the center, there are four counties of Song Shou, Dingchuan and Wenyuan nearby, of which Song Shou is the best, Shangling County and Wenyuan County are the most serious, the county guard of Shangling County is vacant, and there is no vacancy, and the county code of Wenyuan County is newly appointed two years ago. Emperor...... The county guard of Wenyuan County was recommended by Prime Minister Su Cheng...... "the guards returned," and Wenyuan County has not been in a good situation, and Prime Minister Su Cheng folded it for Wenyuan County to ask for disaster relief food two days ago. ”
Yu Wenxu snorted coldly and said in a deep voice, "Re-investigate the disaster situation in Wenyuan County." ”
"Yes."
After the guards retreated, Yu Wenxu saw the letter from the old county king, and it was obvious that there was no reason to stop Chang from winning into the capital now.
And Chang wins also has a bottom line, if he presses hard, he may give up on himself.
Therefore, Yu Wenxu approved the old county king's fold and asked him to return to the post of county king, but asked the excerpt to be sent to Chang Ying half a month later.
The Wenyuan disaster is a foregone conclusion, the aqueduct is a big project, it took more than half a year to build it that year, and the follow-up small renovation is more than a year, and now it takes a lot of time to change to the introduction of ground water, and even if the water is used to solve the waterless realm, but the locust plague is unavoidable. From Song Shou to Linzi, he will inevitably pass through Wen Yuan, but he wants to see if Chang Ying can still be so distracted after seeing Wen Yuan's disaster?
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In mid-August, Nian Yun's belly began to kick in.
She was originally planning to go out for a walk with Yu Wenhao, but she didn't expect her stomach to tighten for a while, so she couldn't help but clench Yu Wenhao's sleeve, "No, don't go......"
Yu Wenhao frowned, Nian Yun bit his lip and said, "The amniotic water is broken." ”
Yu Wenhao's face changed, and he hurriedly hugged Nian Yun into the delivery room that had been prepared.
Celadon did not dare to leave a single step.
Half an hour later, the news also got in the Autumn Palace.
Jiang Cainu smiled, "I must have given birth to a daughter, a son, in my belly." ”
Fleur walked over step by step with the medicine, "Cai Nu, this is today's fetal medicine." ”
Jiang Cainu didn't doubt her, so she drank the fetal pill in one gulp and frowned, "Why does this taste different from the one from a few days ago?" ”
"Jiang Cainu is a month old, and she has added some tonic medicine to the fetal medicine, which is naturally different." Fleur said softly.
But soon Jiang Cainu also felt that something was wrong.
Knowing that the Qiushi Palace was launched, the mother who had been extremely forbearant in the harem for several months came out and breathed a sigh of relief when she looked at the hot day.
Because Jiang Cainu did not start naturally, but induced labor, and Jiang Cainu's belly was big, she only opened her mouth with three fingers.
Wen Po is very nervous, although Jiang Cainu is not important, but the child in Jiang Cainu's belly is important.
When it came to the moment of giving birth, Jiang Cainu realized that the suffering of the past few days was nothing at all.
She cried out bitterly, "No, I don't want this child!" ”
Wen Po said, "No, Jiang Cainu work hard, the child is too big and it is difficult to come out, and it will suffocate to death after a long time." ”
Fu Hui's face changed, but she didn't gently boil the hot ginseng soup for Jiang Cainu to pour down.
Jiang Cainu struggled and gained some strength.
"The head is out!" Wen Po said, "Jiang Cainu, don't let the little prince get stuck!" ”
Jiang Cainu's face turned the color of pig liver, "No, I can't give birth." ”
Fu Hui approached Jiang Cainu's ear and said, "If Cainu can give birth to the emperor's heir, it will be a blessing from three lifetimes." Even if Cai Nu is gone, when the little prince ascends the throne in the future, he will give Cai Nu a name. ”
Jiang Cainu realized that Fuyuan, who had been serving her for several months, had changed her face.
Not only Fleur, but also the palace maids around her, all of their eyes were extremely unkind, as if they had endured it for a long time, just to wait for this moment.
Wen Po took out a pair of scissors and said solemnly, "Jiang Cainu, in order to prevent the little prince from having an accident, the slave can only cut it." ”
Jiang Cainu's eyes widened in horror and wanted to scream, but her mouth was covered.