After the salted fish is married

Liangzhou Liwei

The visitors were riding on tall horses. There were only three or forty people, but they ran like hundreds of people. The billowing yellow sand quickly approached with the sound of horseshoes.Not long after Yan Ke finished speaking, the neighing of a horse came from ahead.Yan Xining opened the curtain and looked, and saw a group of men in armor and red scarves tied on their right arms, holding the reins tightly and reining in their horses.

Amid the dust, the men quickly got off their horses.They rushed towards the direction of the convoy: "Brother - we are coming!"

At that time, in order to select those who would follow Ji Song to the capital, the soldiers drew lots and finally selected more than 30 people to send Ji Song to the capital.The soldiers who couldn't go stayed in the Chiling Army. They looked towards the direction of the king's capital day after day, waiting eagerly for the commander and his brothers to return as soon as possible.

Now they are finally here!

The soldiers of Chi Ling Army cheered like children.The guards were so excited that they jumped off the carriage and ran towards the Chiling Army brothers.The joy of reunion made them hug each other, and the sounds of fists and chests clashing could be heard endlessly.

After the guards and Chi Ling Army soldiers had had enough laughing, the soldiers finally remembered the purpose of their trip.They knelt on the ground and shouted in unison: "The Chiling Army welcomes the commander back to the camp!"

The voices of the soldiers were like a bell, and Yan Xining's ears rang with loud and clear voices.This is the general of the Chiling Army, and he is indeed a group of tough men.

Seeing the familiar subordinates again, Ji Song's body tensed up, and his hands trembled slightly.How good would it be if he could stand up now?He could rush into the crowd of soldiers and laugh with them like Yan Ke.However, at this time, he could only sit in a wheelchair, and he couldn't even help his subordinates with his own hands.

Ji Song's voice trembled slightly: "Everyone get up. Yan Ke, help the soldiers up."

The two leading generals looked up at Ji Song, and when they saw the wheelchair under Ji Song, their eyes turned red instantly: "Boss!" The coach's legs are really crippled as the rumors say, how can this be? Is good?

Yan Ke stepped forward quickly and helped the two leading generals up: "Old Pang and Lao Wu, get up quickly." He lowered his voice and said to the two generals: "We are brothers, we can't let the master suffer any more."

The soldiers didn't understand what Yan Ke meant. It was God's blessing that the coach could save his life.As long as he can come back, everything will be fine.

After the soldiers stabilized their bodies, they looked curiously at Yan Xining beside Ji Song. This must be the princess, right?Sure enough, it was as gentle as the rumors said.

During this time, Yan Ke and the others praised the concubine in their letters. Although the soldiers saw Yan Xining for the first time, they had already heard of his name.

Princess Rong made tofu from indigestible beans. After having tofu, the soldiers could finally bid farewell to the unpalatable salt beans.In addition, the princess also wrote a lot of recipes. With these recipes, Chi Lingjun's meals are countless times better than before.Soldiers can only have the strength to defend their homes and the country if they are full and well-fed, right?

Because of these reasons, the two leading generals were extremely respectful to Yan Xining.They saluted seriously: "The last generals Pang Wenyuan and Wu Chengkai are meeting with His Royal Highness the Princess."

Yan Xining had been sizing up the two generals for a long time, and now he responded generously: "I have seen the two generals." Ji Song had told him about these two generals in the carriage before.

Left general Pang Wenyuan is the second son of An Guogong Pang Chong. He has a handsome face, a slender figure, and a gentle manner.He is not like a member of the army, but more like a student of the Imperial College.Everyone in the capital knew that An Guogong Pang Chong was a princeling, so when Pang Wenyuan took over the Qianfeng camp, the people in the court felt that the Chiling Army was now under the control of the prince.

However, only Ji Song understands that Pang Wenyuan is his own.

The right general, Wu Chengkai, is tall and dark-skinned. He and Qi Zhong are cousins.Qi Zhong stayed in the capital to manage the property of the palace, while Wu Chengkai managed the soldiers of the Chi Ling Army in the Chi Ling Army.

The team set off on the road again after a short repair, and with the escort of the Chiling Army, Yan Xining felt full of security.Because Ji Song wanted to discuss military affairs with the two generals, he went to the back compartment.

Lifting the curtain and looking at the land of Liangzhou, Yan Xining felt very uncomfortable.He grew up in a water town since he was a child, and the interlaced river network and fertile land are the familiar scenery in his memory.He has been a man in two lifetimes, and all the places he has traveled are green mountains, green waters, and prosperity. Wherever you look like now, you can see loess.

The water, soil and climate of Liangzhou are completely different from those of the capital. The climate here is dry and the land is barren.Just like its name, it's cool.

Yan Xining put his head on the car window, he was already worried.He is a person who cannot live without water. Liangzhou is so dry, what should he do in the future?Can I take a shower every day?

Just when Yan Xining was thinking wildly, Ye Linfeng shook his hands in front of him: "What are you thinking about?"

Yan Xining told Ye Linfeng about his troubles, and Ye Linfeng became happy when his voice fell: "You think too much, it is true that most of Liangzhou is dry, but Liangzhou is not without water."

What Ye Linfeng said was not a lie. Judging from the map of Liangzhou, Liangzhou is not completely barren.Chu Liao's mother, the Minjiang River, flows through Liangzhou, and a river divides Liangzhou into two parts, the north and the south.

Minjiang River is fertile, with abundant water flow, dense river network and fertile land, most of the counties are concentrated here.However, the terrain in Jiangbei is low, and swamps have formed in many places.In addition, Liangzhou is surrounded by high mountains on three sides, which leads to a scene of affluence in the middle of Liangzhou and barren surroundings.

Yan Xining and the others were heading towards the interior of Liangzhou from the edge, and the scene they saw was naturally rather desolate.Ye Linfeng smiled and said, "Liangzhou will be your and Rong Chuan's home from now on, can you have no water in your own home? Don't be stupid."

Yan Xining frowned and looked at the surrounding loess: "It's a pity..." In his impression, as long as there is land, crops should be planted.Seeing stretches of yellow land exposed outside, he felt very uncomfortable: "It would be great if we could grow crops."

After continuing to walk westward for an hour, large patches of green appeared all around.When I took a closer look, I saw corn all over the mountains and plains.Ye Linfeng teased and said, "Here, don't you have the crops you want?"

Corn is more drought-tolerant than rice and can be grown even in places where the water and soil are not very fertile.The people of Liangzhou are industrious, and they are reluctant to waste all the land that can grow grain.Just because of the lack of water, the leaves of the corn curled up and looked like they were dying.

After entering Liangzhou, it was difficult for Yan Xining to see tall trees.However, not long after walking in the cornfield, a low forest appeared in front of him.Seeing this forest, Yan Xining almost shed tears. It was the first time he saw such a sparse forest. Compared with the forests on the outskirts of the capital, the forests in Liangzhou seemed bald.

It's been a long drive and the horse needs a rest.At this time, the voices of the guards came from outside the car: "The carriage stopped in the woods to rest."

After the carriage stopped, Yan Xining got out of the carriage.The hot wind was blowing with the smell of loess, and even with the trees covering his head, he felt the heat was unbearable.

The ground under my feet was dry, and there were big gaps in many places. It seemed that Liangzhou hadn't rained for a long time.Yan Xining looked around, and saw the undulating mountains, yellow-green eyes.Even though he had arrived at his fief, he couldn't feel joy in his heart.

At this time, Bai Tao brought a watermelon: "Master, eat watermelon."

Yan Xining didn't have much appetite, he pointed to Ji Song's carriage: "Take it to the prince and the generals, I'm not thirsty."

Bai Tao responded, "Okay."

When Yan Xining got out of the car, she was not used to the dry air, but after walking a few steps, the discomfort was greatly relieved.Just as he was about to take a stroll, he suddenly noticed something jumping on the ground in the forest.

When I looked down, I saw small gray grasshoppers that were half an inch long fleeing in panic.Maybe there were too many horses and chariots coming into the woods, which alarmed the grasshoppers.

Looking at the swarms of grasshoppers, Yan Xining felt a little emotional: Sure enough, no matter how barren the land is, there are life surviving.

But... there are too many grasshoppers, right?There is a large piece of dust, which looks quite oozing.

At this time, there was a sighing sound from around: "Sin, there will be another locust plague this year. Take a look at these locusts, and they will multiply several times in a few days."

Yan Xining followed the sound and saw two soldiers crouching on the ground holding their swords and shaking their heads.He was startled, locust plague?Aren't these grasshoppers?

Yan Xining, who was born in a peaceful age, has only heard about locust plagues in books and news, but he has never experienced it himself.Just like now, there are locusts in front of him, but he recognizes them as grasshoppers.

When Bai Tao came back from delivering the melons, he saw his young master squatting on the ground catching grasshoppers.Bai Tao laughed: "Master, are you catching grasshoppers? I'll help you."

As soon as Bai Tao squatted down, a gray grasshopper appeared in front of his eyes.Yan Xining said seriously, "Look, Bai Tao, what's the difference between these grasshoppers and the ones we caught in Prince Rong's Mansion?"

Bai Tao looked at it and then thought about it: "The grasshoppers in the palace are green and have pointed faces. This kind of grasshoppers have bald heads, are gray in color, and their mouths are so big..."

The mouthparts of locusts take up one-third of their heads. At this time, their bodies are still small, and they look fine.But if after a period of time, let it magnify several times, how many crops should it devour?

No, he had to tell Rong Chuan that the locusts could not be allowed to develop.

Ji Song frowned. After talking with Pang Wenyuan and the others just now, he felt that the burden on his shoulders suddenly became heavier.If he is just a simple Marshal of the Chiling Army, all he has to do is guard the frontier and prevent the Liaoxia people from invading.But now he is King Rong, Liangzhou is his fief, and he has to make decisions on all matters in Liangzhou.

As soon as he arrived in Liangzhou, he heard two things that gave him a headache.The first thing is that there has been no rain in Liangzhou for two months. If this continues, Liangzhou's grain production will be reduced by more than half, and the people will starve.The second thing is that severe drought is often accompanied by locust plagues, and food that can survive natural disasters may not be able to withstand insect plagues.

These two things are the top priority, but he just came to Liangzhou, how should he solve these two headaches?Although he is a prince, he is not strong enough to be able to spread clouds and rain.The plague of locusts is a frequent disaster in Liangzhou. What can he do if he has been unable to do anything about it as a parent official in Liangzhou?

At this time, Yan Xining opened the curtain, holding a locust in his hand: "Rong Chuan, there are a lot of little locusts outside, we have to start raising ducks."

Not only Pang Wenyuan and the others were stunned, but even Ji Song was stunned.Do locusts have anything to do with raising ducks?

Yan Xining held the locust and said seriously: "Ducks can eat locusts, we have to raise ducks quickly."

The moment she saw the locusts, Yan Xining remembered a piece of news she had read.It is said that there was a plague of locusts in a certain country, and the people were helpless. Later, neighboring countries supported [-] ducks.The army of ducks began to eat locusts from the border, and the pests disappeared all the way, and the ducks became fat.

Afterwards, he and his colleagues discussed how many locusts a duck can eat. At that time, some colleagues went to check it out, and the result surprised them: a duck can eat a hundred locusts a day.Although grown-up locusts have a certain degree of toxicity, this toxicity has no effect on ducks at all.Moreover, the ducks that ate the locusts were firmer and more lively, and I heard that the taste would be more delicious.

Yan Xining seriously suggested: "Look, Rong Chuan, we will start raising ducks now, and let the ducklings feed on locusts. Ducks grow up eating locusts, which saves food, and the droppings on the ground are high-quality fertilizers. You see With such a big locust, the ducklings eat one bite at a time. When the locusts are eaten up, the ducks will grow up too."

Ji Song was a little confused, and it took him a while to come back to his senses: "A-Ning, are you sure ducks can kill locusts?"

Yan Xining nodded: "Yes." He originally wanted to tell the story of his previous life, but after looking at the two generals of the Chiling Army, he changed his mind: "Ducks are indeed delicious, or we can make a test."

Wu Chengkai stood up quickly: "I will go to the town ahead to buy ducks." Wu Chengkai was very excited. If ducks could really eat locusts, it would be a great joy for the people of Liangzhou.

Yan Xining waved his hand: "No, General, you don't need to go to the town to buy it, we brought ducks."

Among the supplies Ji Nan prepared for Ji Song were many live animals, among which pigs, sheep and most of the chickens and ducks had been slaughtered by the cook on the way, but some chickens and ducks were still left behind.

Hearing that the prince and concubine were going to use chickens and ducks as an experiment to kill locusts, the servants quickly circled a field among the woods.Seeing the servants get off the carriage carrying the chicken and duck boxes, Pang Wenyuan was flustered in the wind: "I never thought that the coach and the princess would bring live chickens and ducks to Liangzhou..."

Yan Ke patted Pang Wenyuan's shoulder solemnly: "These are from the crown prince."

Pang Wenyuan said softly, "Prince...maybe he is a fool." But this time the fool was right to the point.

After opening the box, the chickens and ducks, which had been imprisoned for a long time, slowly came out of the cage.They flapped their wings and made cheerful calls.As the chickens and ducks flapped their wings, the locusts on the ground began to jump around.The locusts without wings can only jump on the ground, and they quickly attracted the attention of chickens and ducks.

The chickens and ducks were overjoyed, they ran after the locusts.The flat beaks of the ducks slid all the way on the ground, and when they raised their heads, several locusts were already in their beaks.In contrast, chickens are not as good at eating locusts as ducks.Chickens have small beaks and can only peck one locust per peck.

After a while, the chickens were full, and they laid down on the ground leisurely and took a bath with yellow mud.But the ducks are different. The stomachs of ducks are like a bottomless pit. They chase after the locusts to eat, and chase all the locusts in the circle after a while.

The generals were amazed, they didn't expect the ability of ducks to exterminate locusts to be so strong.

After thinking for a while, Ji Song said to Yan Ke, "Changing to Pingchang County."

Pingchang County is the richest county in Liangzhou, and it is also the political and economic center of Liangzhou.When Ji Song entered Liangzhou, the officials all thought that Prince Rong's mansion would be located in Pingchang County.However, Ji Song did the opposite. He planned to go to the Yongchang County Mansion closest to Chiling Army.Even if officials wanted to visit him, he had to settle down with Aning first.

Now that he knows the way to exterminate the locusts, Ji Song doesn't want to wait any longer.The soldiers of the Chiling Army must not be able to buy ducks and release ducks. He will hand over the task of raising ducks to officials in Liangzhou.This matter is related to Liangzhou's autumn harvest this year, so we can't be sloppy at all.

On the mountain road, nine carriages were wandering towards Pingchang City, the seat of Pingchang County, and the eight behind them were Wang Wenyue's carriages.Wang Wenyue was transferred to Liangzhou, and he was appointed in Pingchang County.Therefore, whether he likes it or not, the carriage of the Wang family has to part ways with the carriage of the Rong Palace.

The leading carriage was Prince Rong's Mansion, Ji Song sent the other carriages to Yongchang County first, and he only brought a small number of people to meet Liangzhou officials.After entering the range of Pingchang County, the surrounding trees, fields and pedestrians gradually increased. Yan Xining even saw rice fields.All this reassured him a lot. It seemed that Liangzhou was not as cold as he had imagined.

As soon as he relaxed, he started talking more, Yan Xining looked enviously at the generals of the Chiling Army riding tall horses outside the car: "I want to ride a horse too."

Ji Song gently held Yan Xining's hand: "When you settle down, I'll take you to Chiling Army's horse farm. Then you can ride any horse you want."

After thinking for a while, Yan Xining said: "Actually, I think a horse with short legs is good..." Although it is not as powerful as an ordinary war horse, it is stable and easy to control.

Ye Linfeng suddenly choked on the water, he coughed twice and then laughed: "So Xi Ning is still thinking about your short legs?" The first time he saw Yan Xining riding a pony, he almost laughed out loud , I have never seen such a funny scene.

Just when Yan Xining wanted to justify the short-legged name, there were noises and cries from the front of the carriage.Ji Song raised his voice and asked, "Yan Ke, what's going on in front?"

After confirming it, Yan Ke replied: "Master, it seems that someone from the government is handling the case."

Everyone looked intently, and saw seven or eight yamen servants on the official road surrounding five or six old and weak women and children.The yamen servants beat and kicked them impatiently, causing the women and children to cry.

At this time, a nimble girl got out of the encirclement from the yamen servant's armpit with a bent waist, holding a cloth bag tightly in her arms, and after breaking through the encirclement, she ran towards the convoy.The yamen servants were furious: "Stop her, don't let her run away!"

Pedestrians on the road stepped aside one after another, and they whispered: "It's a man from the government office, hurry up, stand aside."

"For crimes, I don't know which family offended the government again, even the old and weak, women and children will not be spared."

"Hush, keep your voice down, do you want to be arrested too?"

The official road is very long, how can a thin girl be an opponent of a strong yamen servant?Seeing that the yamen servant was getting closer and closer to her, the girl was flustered, she looked back frequently, her heart almost jumped out of her chest.

Just when she was about to despair, she suddenly saw Chi Ling Army soldiers riding on tall horses.When she saw the red scarves on the left arms of the soldiers, the girl's eyes lit up suddenly.

Everyone in Liangzhou knows that the officials and soldiers in Liangzhou are not the same.The officials in Liangzhou are very dark, but the Chi Ling Army stationed outside Liangzhou is good.There is no unparalleled road, and she did not expect that she would meet the Chiling Army outside the city.

She rushed to the soldiers and knelt down with a plop, then kowtowed heavily to them.She said sharply and quickly: "Master, help! I am the family member of Sima Huang Xingjian of Pingchang County. I have evidence of corruption and dereliction of duty by the governor of Liangzhou and the prefect Yurou people. Help, I beg you to help—"

Ji Song's eyes froze, and he gave Yan Ke a look.Yan Ke understood, and he gestured to the soldiers.

Before the girl finished speaking, two yamen servants had already arrived behind her.The leader was about to grab the girl's hair with his hand, but just as his hand was about to touch the girl's hair, a cold light flashed in front of his eyes, and a sharp long sword had already reached the Yamen servant's neck.

The yamen servant obviously didn't expect that someone would attack him on his territory, he sneered twice: "Chiling Army? You meddling your own business in Pingchang County? This is not a place where you can play wild, so get out of here quickly. Don't delay your errand with your dirty hands."

There are flames burning in Wu Chengkai's eyes: "Who is playing wild?" Beating the old, the weak, women and children in broad daylight, do you still want to kill people?

Wu Chengkai smashed the long stick in his hand, and another yamen servant was knocked down by him.

The girl saw that the two people chasing her were restrained by the Chiling Army, and she finally mustered up her courage: "My father, Huang Xingjian, has been locked up by the Pingchang County Order for collecting evidence of Liangzhou governor's crimes. The people of the state are not living well. I want to sue for impeachment, and I want to sue His Royal Highness Rong Wang..."

King Rong and the Chiling Army are good. When the people of Liangzhou heard that King Rong was coming to Liangzhou, they were so happy that the eight counties of Liangzhou could finally see the light of day.It's just that officials in Liangzhou have been exploiting the common people for so many years, how could they allow their crimes to be exposed?So during this period of time, there were miracles in the counties of Liangzhou. The government took people regardless of day and night.

The restrained yamen servant did not interfere with the long sword on his neck at all, and he proudly said: "You are the only one who still sues? To tell you the truth, even if King Rong arrives in our Pingchang City, he will have to bow his head. What do you think? Does King Rong believe your words, or our lord governor?"

Yan Ke snorted coldly: "King Rong only believes in evidence and facts."

Ji Song's fists gradually clenched. When he was in the Chiling Army, he had several encounters with Jiang Yi, the governor of Liangzhou.Jiang Yi was polite when facing him, but I heard that he was not friendly when facing other generals. Now I think Jiang Yi is only afraid of his status as a prince.

Ji Song lifted the curtain, Yan Xining pushed him out of the carriage.Ji Song said in a deep voice: "Don't be afraid, girl, show me the evidence of the crime in your hand." Afraid that the girl would not hand over the things easily, Ji Song said softly: "This king is Rong Wang Ji Song."

The girl shook her body and tears rolled down her eyes: "You are His Royal Highness Rong Wang? Why did you come here... We waited so hard for you..."

The girl cried so hard that those who heard it were sad and those who heard it wept.The corners of Yan Xining's eyes couldn't help getting wet, he jumped off the car and carefully helped the girl up: "Don't worry, girl, you are safe now."

The yamen servant who was arrogant just now turned pale, and his body shook like a sieve: "Rong... King Rong?" Didn't he read the almanac when he went out today?Why did the family members of the chasing officer chase after King Rong?

Ji Song glanced at the yamen servants coldly: "Detain all the yamen servants." With an order, the guards rushed towards the several yamen servants on the other side of the official road like arrows from the string.

At this time, there was an exclamation from around: "King Rong! King Rong has come to Liangzhou!" "His Royal Highness has come down, we can finally see the light."