"Since the beginning of April, locusts have spread all over Yongzhou, and by June 23, the plague has stopped."

"In this locust plague, the land covered by locusts is more than 3,000 miles, the land is barren, the seedlings are not harvested, the affected people's families are ruined, displaced, and mourning is everywhere."

"As of today, more than 600,000 people have been lost, and the tragic situation is shocking."

"The minister respectfully asks Your Majesty to announce the lifting of the province, order the local government to quickly carry out disaster relief, activate the national treasury and local granaries, and provide relief to the victims of the disaster, such as food, clothing, medicine and other materials, so as to save the people in urgent need."

"In addition, Chenjiang Zhihong invited himself to be the relief envoy for the locust plague in Yongzhou, and the general leader of the relief matters."

"I beg Your Majesty to consider it carefully and serve the people wholeheartedly. Whew! ”

"On the twenty-ninth day of June in the nineteenth year of Yongtai, the Hong of Chenjiang was played."

That's how a letter is written.

Jiang Zhihong waved his hand: "Someone is coming, and the postman is urgent, and it will be sent to Kyoto as soon as possible!" ”

"Yes."

The stern-looking official ran in, picked up the fold and left.

"Hey......"

Jiang Zhihong sighed faintly and sat down.

"Why did Jiang Lao sigh?"

Xu Chong came to the door.

“…… Xu Chong? It's you kid! Hahaha. ”

Jiang Zhihong got up suddenly, walked over with a big laugh, and pulled Xu Chong to go inside.

And Xu Chong didn't move, staring at Jiang Zhihong's face, "How ......do you look?"

He clearly remembered that the last time he said goodbye in the capital, Jiang Zhihong had not been planting the Tao for a long time, and his spirit was strong and his face was full of red light.

And only a year apart, Jiang Zhihong has actually become like this!

The hair is sparse and snow-white, and deep wrinkles cover the entire face, and it looks like it is going to die of old age at any moment.

"Hey, that's what you're talking about."

Jiang Zhihong pulled the skin that was hanging together, and smiled indifferently: "The older you get, the faster you age, it's normal." ”

“……”

Xu Chong was silent.

If it had been before, he might have believed it.

But now that he is the same kind of Tao, how can he be deceived by such a clumsy lie?

After planting the Dao, all the Dao seeds are used, and under normal circumstances, no one will use physical strength.

And even if the physical strength is exhausted, and it remains empty for a long time, it will not make the physical body age like this.

Jiang Zhihong suddenly aged twenty years old, and there was only one possibility.

"Dao Seed Collapse?"

Xu Chong asked.

The Dao seed collapses and devours one's own body.

Only in this case will Jiang Zhihong be deprived of twenty years of life.

"Uh, you can see it......"

Jiang Zhihong was slightly stunned, and then he was stunned: "How do you know the Dao species?" ”

Since he came to Fenggu County to be the county magistrate, he has been dealing with local affairs and ignoring the turmoil in the outside world, so he doesn't know what happened to Xu Chong.

"I'm a nobleman now."

Xu Chong replied casually, "You are the Dao seed that took the initiative to collapse for the sake of those people outside the city, right?" ”

There are too many victims, and each of them is cleansed with their strength, even if they are planted, the strength of the physical body is definitely not enough.

Naturally, you can only use the Tao seed.

And the power of the Dao is not the same concept as the strength of the force.

For example, Xu Chong's Yin God can only be used to predict good fortune and evil, and manipulate good and bad fortune.

And the Huang Ting Cultivation Dao's knot pill can only be used to manipulate celestial phenomena.

These two do not have the function of repairing and protecting the physical body.

If you want to have more strength, you can only collapse the Dao seed and let the Dao seed become strength again.

"You kid, why are you still the same as you were at the beginning...... Knowing everything. ”

Jiang Zhihong was a little depressed, and walked back to the main seat and sat down.

"IMHO."

Xu Chong followed in: "Those people outside the city, many of them should not be infected with the epidemic, if you do this, you will only let those people who are confused and make them more rampant." ”

"No way."

Jiang Zhihong shrugged his shoulders, "This is not the same as mixing sand in bran, not sand in strength, and there are too few doctors in Langzhong in the county, so there is no way to effectively screen whether it is infected or not." ”

"......"

Xu Chong wanted to speak and stopped.

Jiang Zhihong waved his hand to interrupt, "It's all collapsed, why are you talking about this?" ”

"Okay."

Xu Chong sighed, "When I came in, Elder Jiang seemed to be very worried? ”

Speaking of this, Jiang Zhihong's expression became solemn: "Because, the bigger disaster is still to come." ”

Xu Chong remembered the red light that the Yin God saw, and also became solemn: "What do you say?" ”

"A month ago, I manipulated the celestial phenomena and walked around Yongzhou, and none of the thirteen prefectures in Yongzhou were spared from this locust plague."

Jiang Zhihong's tone was extremely low, "Almost everything, the grain in the field, the wild vegetables in the mountains, and everything that can be used normally for the stomach are mostly destroyed." ”

"In the past two months, the people have run out of food, but now they can still feed on what the locusts can't eat or look at."

"In two months, I'm afraid I won't even have the bark to eat."

Two more months......

Xu Chong narrowed his eyes: "The imperial court, refuse to give food?" ”

For two months, no matter how slow the news is delivered, the imperial court should send someone down to help.

"As early as a month ago, I played it every day, imploring the imperial court to help ...... in time."

Jiang Zhihong shook his head, his face gloomy, "And until now, I haven't received any response." ”

“……”

Xu Chong's face was difficult to look at.

"But there's no need to worry too much."

Jiang Zhihong smiled lightly, "I suspect that this is a traitor who is deliberately embarrassing me." ”

"Heh, don't you just want me to experience a time when I have to exchange corn for bran and mix soil into the bran?"

"I have already asked myself to be a relief envoy in the recital, and I think it will not be long before the appointment papers and limited food will be delivered."

As he spoke, Jiang Zhihong's face turned cold, "But this traitor really deserves to die, just to embarrass the old man, he dares to treat so many human lives as child's play...... One day, I will expose his ugly face! ”

“……”

Xu Chong was silent, and his mood fell again and again.

If his guess about the natural calamity, 'to ensure that there are enough deaths,' is true......

He could conclude that this was definitely not Lou Youzhi's doing.

Even, the so-called 'limited food' may not be delivered in time!

Even if it is delivered in time, it may not be as 'limited' as imagined.

Why?

Because, I have already experienced a relief of bran mixed with sand.

How can you ignore this card bug behavior if you want to guarantee enough deaths?

Thinking of this, Xu Chong opened his mouth and asked, "Who made your appointment to Fenggu County in the first place?" ”

"You're asking who can predict where a natural disaster will occur, right?"

Jiang Zhihong waved his hand and said, "Coming to Fenggu County is my own request." ”

Xu Chong was stunned.

Jiang Zhihong, can you predict natural disasters by yourself?!

He had thought of many possibilities, but he had never thought of this.

"Now that you're a nobleman, it's okay to talk to you about something."

Jiang Zhihong stroked his beard and said abruptly: "You also know that I used to be a member of the Gandu Procuratorate. ”

"To put it bluntly, the work done by the Metropolitan Procuratorate is to stare at people to find faults, and naturally, they have more information than ordinary people."

"After the drought in the state, I would like to review the records of natural disasters in the past."

"But...... You may not believe it. ”

Speaking of this, Jiang Zhihong paused, and his tone became solemn: "The dignified Zuodu Imperial History, after all, is also at the level of the second grade, but he is not qualified to read these things at all." ”

"What?!"

Xu Chong's face trembled.

"Really."

Jiang Zhihong nodded seriously, "The records of natural disasters, celestial phenomena, and astronomy have always been kept in the Qin Heavenly Prison. ”

"You must know that Yuan Shouyi has been transferred to the capital at that time, and the new supervisor in the capital does not have such a deep background as Yuan Shouyi."

"However, it is such a fifth-grade supervisor, who rejected me in person, the left-capital imperial history of the second grade, and said fiercely, bluntly saying that if I am dissatisfied, I will be impeached casually."

Jiang Zhihong glanced at Xu Chong deeply, "You should know what this means." ”

"So fearless......"

Xu Chong slowly exhaled a breath of turbidity, "It can only be the explanation of that person." ”

"That's what I thought too."

Jiang Zhihong nodded and said, "So, I didn't really go to the book for impeachment, but changed the way." ”

"What's the method?"

Xu Chong was curious.

"That prison is having an affair with one of An Guogong's granddaughters, if An Guogong knows about it......"

Jiang Zhihong smiled slyly, "So, without anyone knowing, I got a detailed record of the natural disaster. ”

Xu Chong looked at Jiang Zhihong in wonder: "I always thought you were a good official......

"Ahem, I don't dare to say whether a good official is a good official or not."

Jiang Zhihong was a little embarrassed, "But I have already investigated the matter between the prison and An Guogong's granddaughter, although the age difference between them is a little big, but it is true that the two are happy, otherwise I wouldn't have kept suppressing it...... I was going to get this out in the first place. ”

"But you're still going to blackmail him."

Xu Chong looked disdainful.

"It's called flexibility, don't you understand flexibility?"

Jiang Zhihong was depressed and didn't have a good air, "Let's get down to business." ”

"In short, I didn't see any clues in the records of those natural disasters."

"It's nothing more than the interval between natural disasters that are being shortened little by little."

"It wasn't until later that I presided over a major plan to conduct a Jingcha, and that year, there happened to be a disaster."

"Because of the Jingcha plan, I saw more things."

Jiang Zhihong's face began to be solemn, "The natural disaster was the sea boiling, and the location of the outbreak was Binzhou Province. ”

"Binzhou ......"

Xu Chong raised his eyebrows.

"From the drought in Bingzhou to the boiling sea in Binzhou, there was an interval of 18 years."

Jiang Zhihong continued, "In the past 18 years, Binzhou has had the most vacancies, disappearances, and deaths. ”

"What does this have to do with natural disasters?"

Xu Chong frowned.

"I doubt ......"

Jiang Zhihong slowly spoke, "This is the most fundamental reason why Binzhou was chosen by natural disasters. ”

"Chosen by the Scourge?!"

Xu Chong was shocked.

"That's right, natural disasters will choose their own place."

Jiang Zhihong's tone was low again, "After I had this suspicion, I deliberately went to consult the file of the ministry...... Without exception, after each natural disaster, the place where the next natural disaster will befall is the place with the largest shortage of officials and the longest shortage of officials during this period! ”

"How could it be ......"

Xu Chong's heart fell again and again.

"I can't tell if His Majesty knows this, or rather, I don't dare to guess at all."

Jiang Zhihong smiled faintly, his smile was full of bitterness, "So, this time, I relied on my feelings to go to the Ministry of Officials to check the file after the Binzhou Sea Boil, and then I came to Fenggu County, and then ......."

"And then, the plague of locusts came......"

Xu Chong's body was a little stiff.

If Jiang Zhihong's judgment is correct.

What about the locust plague in Yongzhou...... And part of your own credit?

"Uh... Why do I feel self-reproach in you? ”

Jiang Zhihong looked at Xu Chong suspiciously, "This matter has nothing to do with you." ”

"I ......"

Xu Chong opened his mouth.

"I know, you're a bloody guard, and there will always be a few officials who die because of you."

Jiang Zhihong waved his hand, "But this matter really has nothing to do with you." ”

"In the past ten years, there have been many conflicts between Taiping Dao and the imperial court in Yongzhou, and a large number of officials have been killed and injured."

"Especially in the first few years, Taiping Dao killed many prefects one after another, and even killed a political envoy."

"Do you calculate, how many officials are there in a province?"

"Thirteen prefects, two political envoys on the left and right, plus the criminal envoy department, and the commander of the envoy department."

"If you kill one or two magistrates at most, it will be heavenly, and it really has nothing to do with this matter."

Is that so......

Xu Chong sighed faintly.

"In fact, I could confront His Majesty in person and ask him if he really knew about it."

Jiang Zhihong closed his eyes, his voice trembling a little, "But I don't dare...... I'm afraid that he will deny it, and I am even more afraid that he will admit it. ”

If you deny it, why seal the dossier of the natural disaster and not allow anyone to access it?

And the words of admission......

Why didn't the imperial court prevent it?

After so many years, who should those souls under natural disasters be counted on?

(End of chapter)