Emperor Tianzuo was puzzled and said, "What does Uncle Huang mean by this?" Didn't you cut off Jeruzhangnu's tongue? ”

"Definitely! Definitely! Ye Luchun smiled and said, "Your Majesty, have you forgotten what day it is?" ”

"Today is the Cold Food Spring Festival, how can I not know? Oh... You mean..."

"Exactly!" Ye Luchun explained: "In the past, Taizu Abaoji fought in the south and the north, and when the army had no time to cook, he would eat the flesh of birds and beasts when he was hungry, and drink the blood of roe deer when he was thirsty, which can be described as a cold food every day. My generation is in a prosperous era, although we no longer have to suffer so much, but the will to work hard should be remembered. Therefore, every time the cold food spring festival, according to the routine, the kitchen is ordered to prepare the favorite food of Taizu, reward the monarchs, and taste the Mingzhi. According to the minister's opinion, today's delicacies will be given to Yeluzhangnu. ”

"Good, good! So much better! Emperor Tianzuo jumped up with joy: "Come on!" Take the tongue sauce! ”

Xiao Yu obeyed the holy order, Zhang Luo and a few soldiers went to the back kitchen, and brought a half-person high pickle jar when he was young, removed the sealed water, opened it, and a foul smell suddenly swept the entire tooth tent, and even the war horses under the tent fled without reins.

Emperor Tianzuo covered his mouth and nose and said to Yeluzhang: "This tongue sauce is made of raw deer tongue fermented acid, Taizu loves to eat, and should have rewarded the Zhongqing clan, today you will reward you with your skills and shoot willows!" ”

Yelu Zhangnu was helpless, so he took some with a spoon and put it in his mouth, and the fishy and salty taste and texture suddenly made him want to die, and although he tried his best to endure it, he couldn't help frowning.

"If you don't have the will to work hard, how can you lead your troops to war? Taizu took this thing as a delicacy, and gave it to you to enjoy it? You take this jar away from afar, and don't go back until you finish eating! ”

After respecting the king's order, Yelu Zhangnu hugged the altar in the ridicule of the full hall of clans and nobles, and the so-called humiliation was nothing more than that.

When the sun was shining three poles, the already drizzling light rain stopped, Xiao Yu Zhang Luo Palace tent army removed the tarpaulin on the wooden stake, and the warm sunlight suddenly poured into the grassland on the outskirts of Beijing.

Emperor Tianzuo and the hundred officials indiscriminately bought some pastries and dried meat, or sat on the bed, or on the circle chair, or found a dry place to sit on the ground, drinking the dragon group Shengxue paid tribute by the Song people, so it was not comfortable.

Concubine Yuan Niangniang is well versed in the way of ordering tea, and after a few gentle movements, a dense and sweet dragon and phoenix tea is presented in front of Emperor Tianzuo.

"Aifei's tea art has improved a lot, looking at the pattern in this lamp, it is like a unicorn descending into the world."

Concubine Yuan said with a smile: "Your Majesty is wise and martial, and Daliao is even more peaceful and peaceful, so it is worthy of such auspicious blessings." ”

Before Concubine Yuan's words fell, the crowd suddenly became noisy: "Look! Look at the sky! It's auspicious! Auspicious sign! ”

Everyone followed the sound and looked, only to see a flying rainbow suddenly appear in the southern sky, and there seemed to be ten thousand points of dazzling colors under it, and the two reflected each other, and the strange scenery was beautiful.

But after a while, Tobe Shulingshi suddenly exclaimed loudly: "Not good! ”

This voice was like a rooster's crow, so frightened that Concubine Yuan actually knocked over the teacup, and the hot tea was not missed, and it was all poured on the dragon robe of Emperor Tianzuo.

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty! Cheap concubines are guilty! Guilty! Concubine Yuan panicked, and Xiao Fengxian also rushed forward to dust off the tea stains for Yelu Yanxi.

"Good for you, you are a household secretary! Why is it strange to drive? Are you guilty? Xiao Fengxian reprimanded sharply.

The secretary of the household department was aggrieved, knelt down and pointed to the wonders in the sky and said: "That... That's not auspicious, that's locust infestation! ”

Emperor Tianzuo was shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly got up to look, only to see that the ten thousand dazzling colors under the flying rainbow were approaching, gradually fading the colorful and brilliant luster, revealing the dim yellow flesh and hideous face.

"It's a locust!"

Seeing this scene, Xiao Yu ordered the palace tent army to maintain order, and ordered the camp to escort His Majesty back to Beijing.

The locust swarm seemed to be far away in the sky, but with just a bag of cigarettes, it flew over the suburbs of Beijing, destroying all the vegetation everywhere it went, and even worse, because they could not grab the blades of grass to eat, they began to bite cattle, sheep, and horses, and it was not uncommon for nobles to be bitten by the locust swarm.

The palace tent army chopped the tarpaulin into pieces, covered the heads of the hundred officials and the royal family, and escorted them to each board. In the chaos, he only forgot Yeluchun, the king of Qin and Jin.

Xiao Gan looked around, only to see that Ye Luchun was still on the high platform, holding his head and falling to the ground, becoming the most obvious target of the locust swarm.

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty! Xiao Gan shouted, but in the crowd retrograde could not move an inch, and when he was anxious, he suddenly saw a person flying on the stage, landing beside Yeluchun, the sword in his hand flew up and down, and the cold light covered the body, and after a while, the locust swarm faded a little.

"King Qin and Jin, don't be surprised! Come with me! ”

Yeluchun looked up and saw that this person was Yeluzhangnu, so he hurriedly got up, put it under his robe, and ran down the high platform with a rolling belt.

"Thank you, brother Ren for protecting my lord, come, the car is here!"

Under the escort of Xiao Gan and Yelu Zhangnu, Yelu Chun finally climbed onto the carriage, blocked the doors and windows, and then galloped away in the direction of Linhuang Mansion.

"Thank you for the rescue!" On the bumpy car, Yeluchun thanked him in every way.

Yelu Zhangnu saluted with his hands on his chest and said: "King Qin Jin is polite, today His Royal Highness made a statement to relieve the siege, and I was able to protect my official position, but the taste of the tongue sauce is really difficult to speak." ”

Ye Luchun said with a smile: "Although Taizu loves this thing, it is only for sobering up after getting drunk, swallowing like you today, I am afraid that few people can bear it." Although this tongue sauce can be eaten, it is a raw food after all, and General Yelu still needs to add more ginger and garlic. ”

Receiving the care of a feudal marquis, Yelu Zhangnu, who had been unwilling for a long time, seemed to have encountered a charcoal fire in the cold winter, and saw a bright light in the dark night, and a warm current surged from his heart, and he actually squeezed out a little tear in his eyes.

"The man doesn't flick when he has tears, Brother Zhang Nu, why is this?" Seeing this, Xiao Gan asked.

"It's just a locust wing that gets into the eye, so it's okay."

Xiao Gan wanted to ask, but was stopped by Ye Luchun, and then the three of them were silent all the way until they stopped in front of the Kaihuang Palace.

Fortunately, the flying locusts had no interest in the court, and the hundred officials who ascended the palace finally breathed a sigh of relief, and on the dragon chair, Emperor Tianzuo was still wearing the dragon robe that was soaked in tea.

"It's time for spring ploughing, and the locust plague suddenly appears, do you have a good plan?"

Xiao Feng stepped forward and said: "There is abundant pasture in northern Liaobei, even if the locust infestation develops to the north, it can also drive cattle and sheep to avoid it. What I am afraid of is that this locust goes south to the land of Yanyun, where there are mostly Han people, and they are engaged in farming, if the locusts suddenly arrive, there is a risk of no harvest. ”

Ye Luchun said: "The minister has lived in Nanjing for a long time, and he knows the temperament of the Han people, if the harvest is lost, the people are afraid that it will be difficult to avoid a riot!" ”

Emperor Tianzuo knew that wherever this locust plague went, there would be no harvest, and the methods in the ancient books on the treatment of locusts had never had any substantive effect. He stood up and raised his head and made a wish to the sky: "I only hope that God will bless me Daliao, and the locusts will not go south!" ”

At this time, the Hubu Shuling Shi, who had been startled a moment ago, ran into the Kaihuang Palace in a panic, shouting, "Report...... His Majesty...... Your Majesty! The flying locust suddenly turned its head in the sky above Linhuang, and now it is galloping south! ”