Three Kingdoms: From Yinlin to Great Wei Xiongzhu

Chapter 168 Come, make this bowl of poisonous chicken soup!
Chenliu County, Cai Mansion, Study Room.

The hulking Dian Wei stood in front of the door, paying close attention to the people who came and went. His mission was to protect Lu Yu. Because of his mother's entrustment, he dared not slack off in the slightest!
Today, early in the morning, Lu Yu came to the study.

Cai Zhaoji, Zhuge Jun, and Cao Mu are also here.

now…

The forging workshop and the oil workshop were restricted by raw materials, so they were free all of a sudden. Zhuge Jun and Cao Mu had nothing to do, and they came to the study room to attend lectures as usual.

Cai Zhaoji has tens of thousands of volumes of books hidden in her chest, and she will teach them some sage ways at her fingertips.

Lu Yu doesn't come often, but... occasionally, he will come to mention the two newly promoted forge masters and oil master masters, which can be regarded as pre-job training before expanding production.

But... Seeing Lu Yu, it seemed that Zhuge Jun and Cao Mu's eyes had infinite questions.

Of course, this is not about academics but about "locusts"!
That's right... now, the whole Chenliu County has heard that the locusts in the six counties of Yanzhou and the four counties of Xuzhou are edible, and they taste delicious and great tonic!But if you switch to other states and counties, it will be miserable... Whoever eats will die.

Liu Bei in Xiapi City was considered the most unlucky, and the people complained...

But in some other states and counties, there are also people who do not believe in evil. Why can the people under Cao Cao eat locusts, but the people under their rule cannot eat locusts?Is your stomach filled with iron?
There are state shepherds and county guards who are not afraid of death... to organize the people to catch locusts. They dare not try with their lives, so they let the chickens and ducks eat them. As a result... without exception, the chickens and ducks were poisoned to death!
When this happened, eating locusts became a fantasy story!

But now, the entire Yanzhou, the entire Chenliu County... everyone's focus and topic of discussion are on this locust.

Why?Is it okay if we eat?Could it be... we Yanzhou people are physically strong?
For this reason, the people themselves did not believe it.

There is only one person who can answer this question—the legendary great Onmyoji, Lu Yu!

Seeing Zhuge Jun's suspicious face and Cao Mu's big blinking eyes, full of curiosity, Lu Yu decided not to tell them, let them go and dream about it!
"Brother Yu, if you know the reason, please tell us..."

Seeing that both Cao Mu and Zhuge were shut out, Cai Zhaoji opened her mouth to ask.

In fact...she was also very curious. She even recalled many ancient books and documents of the "Yin Yang School" school, trying to find some magic spells from them, but... none of the ancient books seemed to record the curse seal of this locust!

That’s right, it’s been rumored that it’s miraculous now…

Many people really think that someone put a "curse seal" on the locusts in the six counties of Yanzhou and the four counties of Xuzhou, purifying their bodies...so the insects can also be used as food.

This kind of mysterious saying is reminiscent of the talisman water used by the great virtuous teacher of the Taiping Dao to cure diseases and the mantra to exorcise evil spirits!
Of course, those who know the inside story will naturally associate this "curse seal" method with Lu Yu, and will even stick out their thumbs behind their backs, and cry out inwardly.

——Great Onmyoji Lu Yu, awesome!

"Sister Zhaoji? Do you really want to know?"

After all, he felt sorry for Sister Zhaoji. Lu Yu couldn't bear to let her think about it all the time, so don't associate yourself with any monsters and ghosts.

Cai Zhaoji nodded...

Lu Yu turned his head and asked Zhuge Jun and Cao Mu again. "You two want to know too?"

same nod...

"Cough cough..." Lu Yu coughed lightly, and today he simply gave them a "Little Sunflower Zoology Mom Class" with a lot of voice and emotion!
"Actually, it's very simple!"

Lu Yu started speaking.

"The locusts in Yanzhou are the same species as the locusts in other cities and counties in the Central Plains, called Chinese rice locusts!"

"The Chinese rice locust has its unique characteristics. Simply put, they have two forms. When a small number of them live scattered, I call it the 'scattered' form. The locusts in this form are introverted and gentle. , scary, at this time the locusts are green overall, this color is non-toxic, and it can also be fried and eaten!"

"But when locusts reach a certain number and gather, which is commonly known as a locust plague, their bodies collide with each other, which will cause some odors to volatilize, and these odors will enter the bodies of scattered locusts, causing changes in their bodies. A liquid!"

"This liquid caused a huge change in the locust's personality, temperament, and body shape, turning it into a yellow-black shape. At this time, the locusts changed from the original 'scattered' to 'gregarious', and they also became extroverted. , became violent, became not afraid of people, and even became aggressive towards people!"

Speaking of this, Lu Yu paused, and continued:
"Locusts of this color cannot be eaten, and the reason... is that the gregarious locusts contain toxins in their bodies! It is fine for humans to consume a small amount, but once they eat too much, they will be poisoned, and a series of adverse reactions will follow."

"Cough cough..."

Speaking of this, Lu Yu turned his head to look at Cai Zhaoji, Cao Mu, and Zhuge Jun. "You are useless...ah no, have you learned it yet?"

Lu Yu tried his best to explain in depth and concisely, and explained the technical terms in a simple and easy-to-understand manner.

In fact, a single book on the entomology of locusts is thicker than the Oxford Dictionary, and the calculations of chemical formulas involved in it... are so many!

In the last life, when there were locusts in Africa in 2020, Internet keyboardists always advocated dispatching the Chinese [-] duck army or something.

In fact, in the face of gregarious locusts, the duck army is not easy to use at all...

The "phenylacetonitrile" produced in the gregarious locust has a pungent smell, and the duck army doesn't like to eat it after smelling it;
If the duck army insists on eating, gregarious locusts will quickly convert phenylacetonitrile into hydrocyanic acid out of defensive instinct. This is not a problem of whether it smells bad or not, it is poisonous!
Lu Yu simply didn't mention these advanced principles...Let Sister Zhaoji and the others figure it out by themselves!
"Master Lu...I understand." Zhuge Jun was the first to nod, he realized...

I have to admit that in the field of biology, boys are more talented.

"In other words, scattered locusts are edible, but gregarious locusts are not edible. Master Lu knew this in advance, so... before the locusts became a disaster, he mobilized the people to catch locusts vigorously to curb the locusts. The locusts gather in Yanzhou and Xuzhou, so the locusts here are all scattered, that is, the edible type!"

"And... other states and counties know what it is, but they don't know why... they just copy Master Lu's method, but they don't know the connotation in it. They are like tigers and cats, and they are learning to walk in Handan. Therefore... they eat locusts that live in groups. There was also a vicious incident of people being poisoned, after all, they still have a half-knowledge, not as good as Master Lu!"

Zhuge Jun's words made Cai Zhaoji and Cao Mu completely understand!

Of course, this small mouth is very sweet, Lu Yu thinks that "Kong Ming" is really a child who can be taught!
call…

Cai Zhaoji and Cao Mu both breathed a sigh of relief. Who would have thought that this is not a spell of the Yin Yang family at all?Obviously Lu Yu knows more about locusts!
Cai Zhaoji got up slowly, the female master always has to make a final concluding statement:

"It is mentioned in "The Analects of Confucius" that 'forty without confusion' is to know what it is, and 'fifty to know the destiny' is to know why, just like this migratory locust. Only then can we know that migratory locusts can’t eat everything, just like ‘destiny is nature, and willfulness is Tao’...you, Master Lu, are telling you the truth of knowing it and taking it for granted, do you understand it?”

ah... ah...

When Cai Zhaoji said this, Lu Yu felt that he was so tall.

Sure enough, no matter what the behavior is, once it is wrapped in words, it will be amazing.

"Cao Mu has been taught..."

"Liang has also been taught!"

Cao Mu and Zhuge Jun slowly got up and greeted Lu Yu and Cai Zhaoji respectively...

"Okay... That's the end of today's class." Lu Yu waved his hand, "Although some raw materials are lacking during this period, you must not slack off! Sister Zhaoji said it well, know what it is, let it be what it is, Just as the so-called silent knowledge, many things should be silently remembered in the heart, repeated scrutiny and experience, to find out the root cause of it!"

"You are sister Zhaoji's disciples, you must work hard, and you must not humiliate the master!"

Lu Yu clenched his fists, just like that when his teacher gave him chicken blood.

"Cut..." Cao Mu was rather annoyed, Lu Yu taught her a lesson when she was about the same age...

"Disciple understands." Zhuge Jun bowed his hands humbly.

After the morning class was over, Cao Mu and Zhuge Jun slowly withdrew...

Only Lu Yu and Cai Zhaoji were left in the study.

"Brother Yu? When did you know so much about locusts? Isn't this recorded in the ancient books of the ancestors?" Cai Zhaoji blinked her eyes and asked again and again...

This is what she cares most about.

As Brother Yu grew up, she found that she couldn't understand this little brother more and more!

Even Brother Yu has become a lot more mysterious, not only his understanding of "locust", but also...

"And the Onmyo School? I remember, I didn't silently write any books about the Onmyo School for you? Where did you learn these heresies?"

The former sentence is quite gentle, while the latter sentence is a bit serious.

In the eyes of Confucian disciples, especially those who have been trained by "Dong Zhongshu", all other schools are heresies!
"Ahem..." Lu Yu scratched his head, how should he explain it?
"Sister Zhaoji, it is said that reading thousands of books is not as good as traveling thousands of miles, and traveling thousands of miles is not as good as reading countless people."

Lu Yu thought of the chicken soup for the soul sent by the seven aunts and eight aunts in the group of relatives and friends in the previous life, but now, he just opened his mouth. "Human, what you experience in your life will affect the ending of your life. The vision determines the pattern, and the big pattern makes life! It doesn't mean that all the truths can only be obtained from books!"

"Besides, the knowledge in ancient books was pioneered and explored by the predecessors, and what we have to do is to stand on the shoulders of giants and continue to write new chapters... So, sister Zhaoji, don't stick to what the predecessors said Writings, the so-called "ask how can the canal be so clear, so that there is a source of flowing water", "on paper, ah no... the book is shallow, and I know that this matter has to be practiced"... It's all true! Miss Zhaoji , you should be more flexible in reading!"

ah... ah...

It was Cai Zhaoji who questioned Lu Yu, but she turned around and asked Lu Yu to teach her...

However, Cai Zhaoji, who is a talented woman in the world, can't argue at this moment, what Brother Yu said has some inexplicable truth.

At this time, Cai Zhaoji looks very much like you before time travel... When you read the chicken soup article-yes, you made this bowl of poisonous chicken soup!
"Sister Zhaoji, I still have some things to do, so I'm leaving first, see you tonight..."

"Chicken tonight!"

While talking, Lu Yu slipped out directly...

Only Cai Zhaoji was left stunned in the study, murmuring what Lu Yu had said just now.

"Reading thousands of books is not as good as traveling thousands of miles, and traveling thousands of miles is not as good as reading countless people!"

"Truth comes from practice?"

"Ask where the canal is so clear, for there is a source of flowing water!"

"Also... and... on paper, no, what Brother Yu said was 'what you learn in the book will eventually become superficial, but you will never know that you have to do it yourself!'"

The more she tastes, the more Cai Zhaoji feels... Brother Yu's words are broad and profound.

No wonder... Brother Yu has known so many things since he was a child, and he can judge the changes in the situation from subtle observations... and even became known as "Yin Lin"!
How can this be dead reading, what can be done by reading dead books!

Thinking about it this way, she, Cai Zhaoji, is rather rigid and rigid.

No way... She also wants to make progress and catch up with brother Lu Yu. Only in this way can she walk shoulder to shoulder with brother Lu Yu in the future!
Of course, Cai Zhaoji at this moment would not know that he and Lu Yu's younger brother were just shoulder to shoulder, and their bodies were connected to each other.

...

step... step!

Get out of the study.

"My lord..." Dian Wei, who was five big and three rough, bowed his hands.

During this period of time, Dian Wei was with him to protect him... Lu Yu was used to it.

After the Battle of Puyang, Cao Xiu and the soldiers of the Longxiao Battalion unanimously elected Dian Wei to serve as the guard to protect Lu Yu personally, so that they could feel more at ease.

Lu Yu has no opinion on this...

Dian Wei always brings him a full sense of security.

"Where is your master going next?" Dian Wei asked...

"Let's go to Xun Sima's mansion!" Lu Yu replied without thinking.

During this period, Cao Cao sent more envoys and secret agents to Guanzhong. At the same time, Cao Hong had already ordered his troops to march to Luoyang at any time to clear the passes and protect them along the way.

Now, just waiting for the harvest of upland rice and paddy rice, the soldiers and horses along this road can march westward.

It stands to reason that Cao Cao has made complete preparations for welcoming the emperor... However, the process of welcoming the emperor is extremely cumbersome, and Lu Yu plans to discuss it with Xun Yu in detail, and many details...need to be finalized repeatedly.

This is the so-called war plan...

Don't look at welcoming the Son of Heaven, Cao Cao and a group of generals lead the troops there, it's only a month's work, but in fact, the counselors need to consider more things!
The external situation, the internal changes, a careless move, may lose everything!
"Get the carriage ready..." Dian Wei ordered the guards behind him, and the guards trotted away immediately.

However, Lu Yu paused, feeling the scorching heat around him. He raised his head to look at the scorching sun. It was almost August...the first step towards welcoming the Son of Heaven could finally be taken!
"Upland rice and paddy rice are about to be harvested!" Looking up at the sky, Lu Yu said to himself. "There has been a severe drought for four months, and in August... it should be raining!"

It's just four months of drought, which has already made Yanzhou lose a layer of skin. It's hard to imagine... how miserable Sansuke's land will be in two years of drought.

Hehe, presumably...Emperor Liu Xie had a miserable life, right?

call…

Take a breath.

Lu's eyes narrowed slightly, after all... Yanzhou in August is about to experience heavy rain, and the upland rice and paddy harvest will also be bumper, which is a good thing!

and many more…

Just closing his eyes and sighing, Lu Yu suddenly thought of something.

To be precise, it is a widely circulated saying among farmers in the previous life - after a severe flood, there must be a severe drought, and after a severe drought, there must be a severe flood!

That's right...

Three years of severe drought and three years of severe flood and drought, although there is no scientific basis, this is a sentence that farmers have believed in for thousands of years.

Lu Yu tried to analyze it, maybe he could understand it this way.

The water on the earth will exist in different forms, and its total amount will remain constant, and it will continue to circulate.

Once it starts to rain after a long drought, due to the lack of rainwater supply for a long time, a large amount of water will accumulate in the clouds, forming long-term rain, or even short-term torrential rain...

If you do not take precautions, it is very likely to cause flood disasters!
This…

Lu Yu thought of the flood in [-] in the Longguo Era. Before that, it was also accompanied by a long drought!
Who would have thought that when the torrential rain pours down, it can destroy the dams and the houses in an instant!
call.

With a long exhale, Lu Yu's eyes narrowed.

Although science cannot explain the connection between drought and flood, Lu Yu did not dare to neglect the experience of the farmers that "after a severe drought, there must be a severe flood".

This kind of thing is better to be believed than not to be believed!
And...it happens that during the heavy rain in August, the place where upland rice and rice are planted is the pond next to the Taishou River. If there is a flood, then maybe...the hard work of planting rice for the past four months will be destroyed in an instant, so we have to prevent it!
Thinking about this...

"Dian Dutong..."

"The end is here!"

"Go to the Taishou River in person immediately, meet General Xiahou, and tell him to prepare for flood control in August!" Lu Yu blurted out a word, and his whole person became a lot more serious.

As if feeling that the words were not strong enough, Lu Yu added: "You just tell him, I calculated that there will be heavy rain in August, and the Taishou River will flood, so he must do a good job of flood control as soon as possible and rush to harvest rice! "

"Also, Dian Dutong, you take the soldiers of the Longxiao Battalion to the Taishou River to help General Xiahou..."

ah... ah...

Dian Wei was taken aback for a moment, but he didn't move. He thought, is there a severe drought now?Why... say flood control means flood control?

Is it a drought or a flood, why is it a bit silly to tell the difference?

"Didn't you understand?" Seeing that Dian Wei was indifferent, Lu Yu spoke again...

"I...I understand. It's just...just..."

"Just what?"

"It's just... my mother said, let me stay close to protect the young master, if I leave, in case Mr. Lu has something..."

Before Dian Wei could finish speaking, Lu Yu interrupted directly. "Your mother didn't say anything else?"

"Also, let me listen to Mr. Lu, go through fire and water, burn my heart and brain, it is a sea of ​​swords and fire, if Mr. Lu asks me to dance, I have to dance too!"

"That's it." Lu Yu looked serious. "Now the Taishou River is a mountain of swords and a sea of ​​flames. If we can harvest rice from the flood, this is going up the mountain of swords and down the pan of oil. Just say, do you want to jump or not!"

what…

Dian Wei was taken aback, seeing Lu Yu's serious appearance, he also became serious.

Immediately afterwards, he clenched his fists and blurted out two words.

——"I jump!"

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　Launch a new book - Emperor Hongzhi

　　
　
(End of this chapter)