Zhenguan Crown Prince Li Chengqian

Chapter 46

In Danzhou, the sky was covered by locusts, and the people waved branches and farm tools to drive them away, but there were too many locusts.

Like a black cloud, the blackness fell directly from the sky, and fell into the crop fields and the wilderness. As long as they were green branches and leaves, they were the food in their mouths, and they ate the leaves of the crops with a rustling sound.After the locusts left, only the main trunk was left in the field, and the branches and leaves were all eaten up.

The people really complained that every day should not be done, and that the land was not working, so they could only squat there and shed tears silently. Countless people knelt down by the field and prayed to God to stop the power of heaven.

But God has no mercy, and only endless sorrow and a messy field are given to them.The locust plague is no different than other disasters. With other disasters, you can go up the mountain and find some wild vegetables and wild fruits to satisfy your hunger.

But when the locusts crossed the border, not a single blade of grass grew, and there were not many leaves on the wild vegetables. Except for poplars and other trees that the locusts would not eat, the rest were as bare as winter trees.

At this moment, a horse ran along the official road, and the knight on the horse yelled loudly: "Fathers and folks, the supervision of the state will distribute grain in the county, the seeds of the next season, and the government will buy locusts for five cents a catty." , everyone, hurry up, the emperor's grace is mighty, the imperial court has not forgotten you!"

Hearing this yell, the dead eyes of the people who were already in despair suddenly became brighter. The supervisory state issued an order to relieve the disaster. There is food, seeds, and money, and this day can go on!
The people of Tang Dynasty are indeed the kindest people in the world. As long as they can survive, they will guard the two acres of thin land in peace,
They are willing to be exploited by the gentlemen riding on top of them. As long as they are not forced to a corner, they will not take the road of rebellion.

Especially for the people of the Tang Dynasty at present, the world has just stabilized, and it is hard to stop suffering from the war, and the people cherish this hard-won life even more.

So after hearing the hopeful news, bursts of cheers erupted in the fields. Everyone used various tools to hunt and kill locusts. Many people hurried back to the village to find bags. For five cents, you can buy them How much food.

Under the attack of money, the common people didn't care whether the locust god would blame them, and took their families with them in the fields, villages, and woods. Anyway, they were all places where locusts could be caught and killed these culprits who ruined their crops.

God abandoned them, but the court did not, and the crown prince did not. He sent people to bring food, seeds and money.Li Chengqian's move this time was supported by people all over Guanzhong. Many people kowtowed to Chang'an when they received food and money, muttering: "Long live the Tang Dynasty, long live the prince",
When the common people said this, it was because Li Chengqian saved them. They were grateful from the heart, and it was an unintentional act, but they, including Li Chengqian, would never have thought that this was one of the reasons for his "rebellion".

For a while, the compliments of people from all over the place to Li Chengqian were written down and sent to a certain mansion in Chang'an, "Li Chengqian sees that you will not die this time", a young man wearing Shu brocade said bitterly towards the direction of the palace.

So a group of people supported each other, drove a car full of locusts, and set off for the distant county town. Many of them had never been to the county town in their life, and they didn't know what the county town was like. They were too poor to go The county town can't do anything except beg for food. I heard that people in the county town don't need to farm. I really don't know what they do for a living.

In Yinzhou, an official in a green robe was urging his servants: "Hurry up, bring me all the kerosene used to defend the city, pour it into these bags and burn them!"

The guards carried the cans one by one, and threw the heavy cans towards the hill of bags pointed by the green-robed official.

The kerosene flowed out from the shattered jar, which wetted a large area of ​​the ground. The head catcher then threw the torch onto the bag mixed with kerosene. After a while, a smell of barbecue permeated the surroundings, and the people onlookers erupted. Long live the cheers.

In Shengzhou, a large black cloud is rapidly approaching, the sound of slapping is deafening,
"Burn it for me!" Governor Liu Yuan ordered with a stern face, and immediately the burning torches were thrown out of the crowd, igniting a large crop field in front of him.

The raging flames shot straight into the sky, and the billowing smoke was blown away by the strong wind. The fire burned countless locusts to death, but there were still more locusts bypassing the sea of ​​flames.
It rushed towards those places that did not burn, landed on the crops, opened it to eat, and began to bite vigorously, and there was a rustling sound of chewing.

Liu Yuan's complexion changed for a while, and then a mouthful of blood spurted from his mouth, and he murmured: "Your Majesty, I am incompetent, and I am ashamed of my grace!"

As he said that, he rushed towards the sea of ​​flames, wanting to die in the line of duty, facing his fellow villagers speechlessly.The surrounding guards hurriedly stopped him, and after some entanglement, they finally persuaded him.

But Liu Yuan just knelt down and kowtowed his head in the direction of Chang'an. No one could persuade him to get up until his head was bleeding and he fainted.

The people around also shed tears, watching the locusts eating the crops they planted, that is eating their hearts and livers, their lives.

The people rushed into the field frantically, grabbed the locusts with their hands, crushed them to death, and trampled them with their feet, killing a lot of locusts. It can be said to be pitifully small.

"Woooo..." I don't know who was the first to start crying, and the crying spread among the crowd like a plague.Endless resentment soared into the sky and rushed straight up towards the sky. The sky is so unfair, it doesn't allow people to live.

"There is an order from the imperial court that the county will start distributing food, as well as seeds for the next season. At the same time, it will order all over the country to hunt and kill locusts. The money and food have already been shipped, everyone go and get them!"

A knight shouted loudly on his horse, and countless locusts hit him, hitting the iron armor with a bang, but they couldn't stop him from moving forward.

Liu Yuan, who had just woken up, heard the knight's words, and took care of his dignity, and yelled at the people again and again: "Fathers and folks, the imperial court has not forgotten us. We are saved. Everyone follow me, and the food is distributed."

In the government office of Shengzhou, Liu Yuanlai was in no hurry to change his dirty and torn official robes. He pulled the squires of the counties to convey the imperial edict, asking them to organize the people in the village after returning to their hometowns, catch and kill locusts, and hand them over to the government offices of the prefectures and counties. Pay to buy.

Hearing that there was still money to be paid, the squires patted their chests and assured the governor that they would fully cooperate with the government and let the people affected by the disaster earn some money to supplement their families.

(End of this chapter)