Great Wei Nengchen

The people cried, the officials panicked, and there were no crops. What did everyone eat?

Messengers who reported the disaster rushed into Xudu in groups, and now the court couldn't sit still. The little emperor Liu Xiesheng sat on the dragon chair, and the prime minister Cao Cao presided over it himself. , Finally came to a conclusion ~~~ No way!

There is no way, the Chinese are no strangers to locust plagues, especially in the Qin and Han Dynasties, there would be a locust plague every ten years or so on average, the location is very random, as long as there is a drought, it is possible, and the scale can be large Small, if it is small, it will harm more than a dozen counties and counties, and hundreds of thousands of people will suffer. If it is big, it will spread to seven or eight states. The people of the world will be unlucky. Because of limited knowledge, no one knows how the locust plague appears, nor does it know How did it disappear, and naturally I don't know how to deal with these flying insects!

However, the Chinese are very self-disciplined, advocating the "response between heaven and man", and regard the plague of locusts as a punishment from God. Every time this happens, from the emperor to the common people, they will all bathe and change their clothes and worship God devoutly , I hope God can take back the locusts!

Of course, God is also giving face. Whenever the frost comes out, those locusts flying all over the sky will disappear immediately, but the crops in the fields and the grass and trees in the fields have also been eaten up!

When the locusts are full, people will have nothing to eat, and famine will inevitably occur. At this time, the people often have only three ways to go. The first way is to starve to death. Your appetite is strong enough to digest stones, otherwise starvation is inevitable!

The second rule is that people who eat people, hungry and red-eyed people are not people, but ferocious beasts, and the people around them are not people anymore, but fat sheep walking on two legs, even if they don’t look like sheep, But the burning hunger will automatically make your brain hallucinate, thinking that it is an edible sheep, because if you don't eat him, he should eat you!

If you don't want to starve to death, eat people, or be eaten by people, then there is only one way to go, go home and find your ancestral armor, sword, or other weapons. Pole, dung fork..., as long as you can use it, pick a bamboo pole and hang a door curtain~~ Let's rebel!

The Chinese are smart and know that the correct answer is to choose one of the three options. They are also brave. If they are not brave, they will die, because hunger is more terrible than death. Many people are not afraid of death, but no one can withstand hunger. Therefore, in history There will be a strange circle, the drought will lead to locust plagues, the locust plagues will lead to civil disasters, and finally starving people will be everywhere, the world will be in chaos, and the regime will collapse!

Now under the rule of Cao Cao, there is a plague of locusts, the hearts of the people are in turmoil, and civil uprisings may happen at any time. Yuan Shao, who is in Hebei, is happy. This is simply God helping him. The princes are fighting for hegemony. , If you don’t have soldiers, you will be doomed. Yuan Shao, who was extremely happy, even held a ceremony of worshiping heaven on the altar, thanking God, and sending down locusts, so that he defeated a powerful enemy without bloodshed!

However, Yuan Shao was obviously happy a bit early. After the locust army ate up the crops in Yuzhou and Yanzhou, they divided into two groups and went straight to the five counties of Xuzhou to open up a new battlefield there!

The other way went northward, crossed the Yellow River, and rushed directly into the territory of Jizhou. This is like a fish in water. In September, the crops in the north have just begun to fill up. Jizhou is fertile and wild, and it is also a famous grain-producing area. What are you waiting for, you won't be able to eat less!

As a result, in just over ten days, the army of locusts rolled forward and became stronger and stronger, sweeping across the entire territory of Hebei and Qingzhou, as well as the southern part of Youzhou and the eastern part of Bingzhou... wherever they went, the crops gnawed There was not even a single leaf left!

In short, they did not let go of the anointed land in Hebei, and they were full. Now Yuan Shao started to cry, and Cao Cao comforted him a lot. When one person is unlucky, if another person is worse than himself Unlucky, no doubt a happy thing!

If there is no food, there will be no soldiers. How can we fight without soldiers? The two princes had no choice but to put their swords back into their sheaths, shake hands and make peace, and then turn around to deal with the imminent famine and civil uprisings. !

People with insight judged that based on the damage caused by this locust plague, within three years, the two major princes would not have the ability to launch a large-scale war. Therefore, those little princes who were frightened were safe and sound, and the stalemate between the two powers continued. It is in their best interest!

In just one month, Yuzhou, Yanzhou, Jizhou, Qingzhou... are all gone, and there is only one Xuzhou left in the Central Plains!

566. Chapter 566 Destroying Gods and Exterminating Locusts

"Xuanjia cavalry, invincible in the world!"

"Xuanjia cavalry, invincible in the world!"

Yanzhou, on the wide official road, with flags flying and iron hoofs clanging, a group of Xuanjia cavalry is galloping at full speed. The leader is wearing a "ghost mask" and a "cold iron armor". It's the governor of Zhengxi - Xuzhou Mu - Xiao Yi!

A sudden plague of locusts prevented the imminent battle between the princes and changed the situation in the world. If Cao Cao and Yuan Shao did not fight each other, Sun Ce in Jiangdong would have no chance. However, in order to prevent the "tiger" from being injured People, Xiao Yi ordered his general Zhang Liao to command [-] soldiers to sit in Shouchun, while he himself led the Xuanjia Army back to the north overnight, preparing to deal with the army of locusts that made people look pale!

In order to learn more about the disaster situation and figure out how to deal with it, Xiao Yi did not go back to Xuzhou directly, but detoured to Yanzhou and rushed towards the worst-hit counties. Along the way, there were thousands of miles of bare land, all the grass and trees were wiped out, and there was only a little bit of green I can't see it anymore, except for the bare yellow-brown land, there are groups of ashes-faced victims. When the locusts eat up the crops, it is equivalent to eating up their way of life!

The way of life is cut off and the people are in panic. Today's Yanzhou and Yuzhou are like a huge pile of dry firewood. As long as a spark pops out, it will immediately blaze into the sky. Facing such a severe situation, it is too late to ask the court for instructions. Xiao Yi Immediately, in the name of the "Governor of Zhengxi", he forcibly ordered the local governments to provide disaster relief, and made hard and soft preparations!

For this battle between the princes, the governments of various places have prepared a large amount of military rations. Now that there is no need to fight the war, these military rations will naturally become "relief rations". In a family of disaster victims, as the saying goes, "there is food in hand, no panic in the heart", as long as the people can feed their stomachs, few people are willing to take risks!

On the other hand, Xiao Yi divided the Xuanjia army under his command into dozens of teams, patrolling the disaster area, shouting the slogan "Xuanjia cavalry, invincible in the world" to deter those villains with ulterior motives. The government, without further ado, beheaded for public display!

Using food and grass to stabilize the situation, and killing people to frighten people, relying on these two methods, there was no large-scale civilian frontier in the disaster area. Even some minor disturbances were quickly suppressed by the Xuanjia Army, but the locust plague continued. Yuzhou is over, and most of Yanzhou is over. Now the army of locusts is advancing all the way to the east and is sweeping Shanyang County. If they pass by, the vast land of the five counties of Xuzhou will be behind!

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Shanyang County, located at the junction of the three states, is not only a battleground for military strategists, but also a channel for the locust army to move eastward. Xiao Yi once served as a prefect, and he is very familiar with the "geographical environment, local customs" here, so he I am going to place the battlefield for sniping the locust army on this piece of land that I have governed!

"Sacrifice... the Locust God!"

"Grandpa Locust God, enjoy the sacrifice!"

"Grandpa Locust God, return to heaven as soon as possible!"

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Outside the city of Shanyang County, a huge sacrificial ceremony was in progress. From the local officials to the common people, the crowd was so dark that it could not be seen at a glance. There were tens of thousands of people, all kneeling on the ground, holding their With a traditional tribute, bow to a newly completed altar on the hillside!

The altar is very luxurious, with huge stones as the base and blue bricks as the floor. It is divided into nine steps up and down. On the four corners are the soap-colored flags of 28 constellations. In addition to the three sacrifices, there is a huge bronze tripod in front of the altar, which contains cigarettes. Winding, sparks flying!

Looking at the stage again, there is a statue of the locust god with a "worm head and a human body". I saw this god, with a square head, green face, long beard, a pair of huge front teeth, and the corners of his mouth were almost cracked to the ears. , was wearing a bright red robe, with a jade belt around his waist, and there was even a big seal on it, engraved with eight big characters~~'The locusts descended from the sky, devoured the world! '

Just like mice regard cats as idols, people are not resentful towards these locusts that have devoured the crops, but are deeply afraid, and then develop a sense of awe!

They think that they are sent by the heavens to sweep away the world. If so, how can humans fight against the heavens, so they can only worship the locust god devoutly and offer precious sacrifices, hoping that the god will return early. Go to heaven, if you can show mercy and leave a little crop for the common people, that would be great, but it is a pity that Grandpa Locust God has always had the character of 'never eat everything, never give up'!

When the Xuanjia Army arrived, the sacrificial activity was at its climax. Countless officials and people knelt down on the ground and kowtowed desperately to the altar. How fearful people are of this locust god!

Seeing this situation, Xiao Yi rode straight in, the iron cavalry in front cleared the way, the horn blared in the back, and there was a dark green flag fluttering in the wind beside him, on which was the word "big" Xiao, the people along the way gave way one after another, some with good eyes, After seeing Xiao Yi sitting on the 'Moyan Horse', he hastily bowed down and saluted, saying, 'See you, my lord! '

Although it has been two years since he left, Xiao Yi's prestige in Shanyang County is still unmatched. The barren land brought the impoverished Sanyang County full of vitality, and then became the most prosperous place among the eight counties in Yanzhou. The common people even built a shrine for him, and the incense is endless!

"My subordinates paid homage to the governor, but they didn't know that the soldiers and horses were here, and they couldn't meet them far away. They still hoped to make amends!"

Seeing Xiao Yi's appearance, officials of all sizes from Shanyang County came forward to pay respects. The leader was the prefect Qin Yu. He used to be a chief bookkeeper, but because he was diligent in his work, he was outstanding. After Xiao Yi left, he recommended him to take over. The position of prefect, in the past two years, he has managed the local area and appeased the people, which can be regarded as quite a achievements!

"Bastard, incompetent, a bunch of useless things!"

Xiao Yi's face was ashen, and after jumping off the horse, he swung the whip in his hand and beat Qin Yu across the head and face. The bloodstains from the beating were bloody, the official robe was torn, and the governor was angry. Let the whipping there!

"The locust plague is rampant, the vegetation is wiped out, and the people of the Li people are in dire straits. Instead of going to rescue the people, you guys hide here and bow down to a useless clay sculpture. You have completely disgraced the officials of the Han Dynasty!"

After whipping Qin Yu, Xiao Yi stepped into the crowd of officials, each with a whip, and no one let go, the whipping made a 'crack' sound~~~

"Great governor, atonement. Locusts are a gift from God. They cannot be saved by manpower. Although the officials are very anxious, there is no other way to do it. They can only sacrifice to the God of Locusts and pray for God's blessing!"

Qin Yu was beaten with tears in his eyes, and felt wronged. It’s not that he didn’t provide disaster relief. The food and grass in the treasury were all distributed, and the money and silk were also used up. However, the plague of locusts was too great and there were too many victims. In order to appease the hearts of the people, Only then did he order to sacrifice to the locust god. For this reason, he hadn't eaten meat for several days, and he bathed and changed his clothes again. It can be said to be devout!

"Sacrificing to the Locust God, this is what you came up with. The incense is burned and the head is kowtowed. Can the locusts be reduced even a little bit?" Xiao Yi was so angry that he was almost speechless. The little bug was so frightened, and it was a sacrifice and an offering. The question is, is it useful?

Along the way, the fields are full of locusts, and the sound of gnawing and gnawing can be heard endlessly. At least half of the crops in the entire Sanyang County have been eaten, but these people can only kowtow, and no one wants to strangle these insects to death. ?

"Great governor, locusts are god-given insects, they can only be worshipped, not offended!"

"That's right, please ask the governor to offer a few sticks of incense to the locust god, and pray that the old man will return to the sky soon!"

The officials who had just been beaten came up again, holding a few joss sticks in their hands. Since ancient times, when encountering locust plagues, they have kowtowed to sacrifice, and the higher the status of the worshiper, the better. Now the governor is here, Naturally, it is the best candidate to worship the locust god. Maybe this "foodie god" will go back to the sky when he is happy~~

"I am the 'Great Governor of Zhengxi, Xuzhou Mu, and Marquis of Wushouxiang' conferred by the Han Dynasty. I kowtowed to a worm, just kidding. Today, the governor will let you see whether this worm is effective or not!"

Breaking the incense candle in two or three times, Xiao Yi knew that no amount of reprimand would be useless, if he wanted to break people's awe of locusts, he had to take some practical actions today!

Thinking of this, with a wave of his hand, the soldiers under his command immediately rushed up, surrounded the altar, bowed one by one, drew their knives out of their sheaths, and watched the surrounding people murderously to prevent them from causing trouble!

Looking at Xiao Yi again, he shook the black cloak on his body and walked towards the altar. The first thing he saw was the big bronze cauldron weighing several hundred catties, and the incense was burning inside. He kicked it over, and only heard a "boom", the huge copper tripod was kicked to the ground by Xiao Yi, and then rolled down with a "jingle" all the way~~

"What is the governor going to do? Is he~~ is he crazy?"

Seeing the huge cauldron rolling down, all the officials under the altar were stunned. First of all, they marveled at Xiao Yi's divine power. It weighs [-] jin, but it was kicked off with one kick. Is this still a body of flesh and blood?