"Hostess, serve the wine."

Cheng Yuan's chest rose and fell slightly, not only sighing at the wine but also sighing at life, he let out an extremely complicated breath, filled the wine glass, and then pinched the wine glass motionlessly, and poured it for the person opposite: "Kuang Yu, do you know the White Lotus Sect." ”

The White Lotus Sect is like an unbeatable Xiaoqiang, persistently fighting the Yuan Dynasty, fighting the Ming Dynasty after the Yuan Dynasty, and then fighting the Qing Dynasty.

Kuang Yu nodded, the White Lotus Sect is a secret religious association that has been circulated among the people since the Tang and Song dynasties.

Originating from the Pure Land sect of Buddhism, the Pure Land Buddha Association was popular in the Northern Song Dynasty, and was mostly called the White Lotus Society or the Lotus Society.

During the Shaoxing period of the Southern Song Dynasty, Mao Ziyuan (legal name Cizhao), a monk in Kunshan (now Kunshan, Jiangsu), founded a new sect on the basis of the popular Pure Land Association, called the White Lotus Sect, that is, the White Lotus Sect.

The White Lotus Sect worshipped the unborn mother in the White Lotus sect in the Ming Dynasty's North and South Zhili, Henan, Shandong, Shanxi, Hubei, Anhui, Sichuan, Yunnan and other provinces for a long time.

Kuang Yu said: "Master suspects that Aunt Tang is from the White Lotus Sect?" ”

Cheng Yuan didn't deny it, nor did he affirm it, but just analyzed: "At the last temple fair, Cheng Guogong arrested more than 100 White Lotus Sect disciples, and I was afraid that the White Lotus Sect would retaliate, so I was so cautious. ”

Kuang Yu said: "This Aunt Tang said that she fled from Shandong, and the princess took her in." ”

Cheng Yuan frowned, The woman who fled the famine fell impartially at the gate of the Zhenguo Mansion and was saved by the people of the Guogong Mansion.

also understands the princess's preferences very well, and in just half a month, she is very pleasing to her, and according to her arm strength, Cheng Yuan is sure that this Aunt Tang has practiced martial arts, and she is poor and rich in martial arts, and those who flee the famine are generally poor, and women must be illiterate.

"Kuang Yu, pay more attention to this Aunt Tang."

"Yes, are we tonight?"

"Let's go to Zhenguo Academy, go back tomorrow, and you can reason with the princess."

"Don't try to reason with women, especially princesses, you will doubt life."

Kuang Yu doesn't understand, His Royal Highness An Cheng is obviously the most reasonable, but he is a little cold.

..........................

"Are you back?"

"Guogong didn't come back."

"Your Highness, did you quarrel with the Duke of the Kingdom just to leave Aunt Tang?"

"It's not."

In the bedroom of the Guogong Mansion, Shi Jian made the bed, her face was full of doubts, she was dedicated to her Royal Highness, and she always felt that there was something wrong with this Aunt Tang.

"Bengong obviously likes to eat loquat, he has to give Bengong lychees, how can he remember Xianning's preferences. He likes Xianning to marry, why hide from the palace and hug in the back garden. An Cheng said: "This palace doesn't mind Xianning, what I mind is that the horse doesn't dare to talk to this palace directly, so naturally I want to quarrel." ”

The servant said boldly: "The slave maid thinks that Grandpa Guo is because His Royal Highness does not send Aunt Tang away, and His Royal Highness is arguing about the affairs of the back garden, and the two of you are not arguing about one thing." ”

"Aunt Tang is helpless, but she is very understanding, as soon as the horse comes back, there is no reason for her, let Aunt Tang go, how can this palace not be angry."

But then he softened his tone and said: "When he comes back tomorrow, the palace will ask him clearly, and then send Aunt Tang away." ”

At this moment, the gate of the Guogong Mansion opened, and several people hurried in.

Hearing the voice, An Cheng's face flashed with joy, It must be the one who has no conscience who has come back, so he touched his lower abdomen and said softly: "Your father is back." ”

I was about to go out to see it, but after thinking about it, I sat down at the table again, pretending to be cold and ignoring people.

The sound of "bang" came, and the attendants from the palace outside shouted: "Grandpa Guo, Your Majesty has a will." ”

An Cheng was stunned, not Cheng Yuan.

He walked over and opened the door, and said, "He's not here, he should have gone outside the city, something." ”

The chamberlain took Zhu Di's holy decree and stood at the door with a bow.

"After seeing His Royal Highness An Cheng, His Majesty ordered the grandfather of the country to go to Shandong immediately to treat the locusts, and the slave maid went to find him outside the city."

After speaking, the chamberlain hurriedly left with a few people.

Steward Liu had just taken advantage of the middle of the night to deliver food and scriptures to Zhu Yunwen, and when he saw the person standing at the door, he asked and found out that it was someone from the palace.

..............

The locust plague has begun, Cheng Yuan looked at the people who were rushing in the dark on the official road, standing at the door of the Zhenguo Academy, letting the summer breeze blow him, and felt very comfortable.

shouted with all his might: "The locust plague will pass, the prosperous era will come, it will be, those who don't believe in Lao Tzu and want to see Lao Tzu's jokes, in the next life." ”

In the dark night, a sturdy horse galloped over, and the attendant helped the official hat and entered the Zhenguo Academy.

Cheng Yuan happened to be standing in the middle of the avenue in front of the greenhouse and said, "Father-in-law, what's the matter?" ”

The chamberlain handed over the holy decree to Cheng Yuan, "The General Administration Department has received news that the locust plague in Jinan Mansion is serious, please take a boat to the north."

"Now?" Cheng Yuan asked.

"Now."

Cheng Yuan didn't have time to return home, ordered a few people and horses to leave, and thought about taking Kuang Yu with him.

The boat departed from Yingtian overnight, then entered the canal and headed north.

There was no panic in the court, especially many courtiers were very relaxed.

Zhu Di didn't understand why, apart from himself and Cheng Yuan, the other officials were like masters outside the world, and they were not shocked.

Although the matter of locusts has been known, the scope of the disaster expansion is still far beyond Zhu Laosi's psychological defense.

At the beginning, only Cheng Yuan and Zhu Bai were doing their best, and the other officials felt at ease.

Even officials in Shandong feel that there is a court to prevent and control it, what are they afraid of.

This is the greatest sorrow, in the face of disaster, not all of them are united, some people only think about seeing Cheng Yuan's joke.

Now, locusts have begun to spread in Qingzhou Mansion and Jinan Mansion!

"Is Cheng Yuan gone?" Zhu Di smashed his fist on the imperial case in Fengtian Palace.

"Your Majesty, I have already gone to Shandong."

"Cheng Yuan went to Shandong, what should I do in Henan now." Zhu Di pointed to the officials in the court: "He can't take care of the Ming Dynasty alone."

Could it be that in my Yongle Dynasty, except for Cheng Yuan, there is no one who dares to resist the locusts, what do I want you to do? ”

On the map, the prefectures and counties of Shandong and Henan have been painted with disaster symbols.

The locust plague spread rapidly, and Zhu Di was anxious.

On the turbulent canal, the scenery on both sides of the river is very good.

The wheat in the north has matured, but it has not yet been harvested, Cheng Yuan looked at the good fields and said: "If the locusts in Shandong provinces run to other prefectures and counties, the consequences will be unimaginable. ”

"Master, is Shandong full of locusts now?"

"That's right, originally there was only Qingzhou Mansion, and now there are others, if you think about it, the locusts in the sky are rolling in, like the sand and dust of the desert, which is particularly terrifying.

At the beginning, I told them that everyone was skeptical and unbelieving, believing but not acting, and it was true that they were hoarding food to raise prices.

Now it's serious, Your Majesty immediately asked me to go to Shandong, and it was very difficult for the prince of Xiang to be alone in Shandong, and he was close friends with me. ”

Kuang Yu shook his head: "Master, you sent so many ducks to Shandong, and the money is all yours." Why didn't the imperial court care. ”

Cheng Yuan shook his head: "It's not mine, mine has long been spent, it's His Royal Highness's money, she used her dowry to make up for the duck money for me." ”

"And you're still arguing with her?" Kuang Yu asked with a straight face.

"Master, a powerful person like you, it's okay to have three wives and four concubines, but for a person like me, where can I dare to have a concubine if I have a wife in the family."

Cheng Yuan nodded in understanding: "How old is your child." ”

"Two or three years old."

"Actually, His Royal Highness An Cheng is cold to us, and you are really good to Master, she has been waiting for you at the gate of the mansion every night for half a month."

"I know."

"Shi Niang is not angry because of that Aunt Tang, but because of you."

Regarding this question, Cheng Yuan said: "You are not allowed to discuss Master's affairs. ”

"Master, don't you make a choice?"

Cheng Yuan looked at him: "If I give up His Royal Highness Xianning for your sister and don't interact with each other from now on, what do you think?" ”

Kuang Yu looked at him and didn't speak, frowning.

"But what about His Highness Xianning? She thought yesterday that the master would help her find someone to impeach Na Wu, who was a princess.

Now that she is wholeheartedly for the sake of the master, and she is willing to put down her body, if the master abandons her, His Majesty and the queen will lose face in the future. ”

"Then if I reconcile with your master for the sake of Xianning, what do you think?"

Kuang Yu: "...... Master, Master is pregnant with your child, how can you abandon your wife and children, that disciple will think that you are a wicked person. ”

Cheng Yuan said: "It's hard to choose, isn't it." ”

Kuang Yu was a little speechless, but he still persuaded: "Whether it's Shi Niang, His Royal Highness Xianning, or that Miss Xu, Master should treat them well, they are worth it, you ...... It's worth it, don't live up. ”

What is Aunt Xu's doing...... She would just wait for him to say a few words every time she passed by Chengjin Study...... This Kuang Yu followed all day long, peeping into his private life.