The first emperor of the Song Dynasty

Chapter 121 Locust plague
At three quarters in the afternoon, Wang Lun was pushed to the guillotine.

On the high platform of the Jin Army's barracks, Wang Lun's hands were tied behind his back, and the executioner next to him was holding a shining machete, waiting for the time to come.

The celestial dynasty has always had the theory of yin and yang since ancient times. The living are yang, the dead are yin, the world is yang, the underworld is yin, and killing people is a matter of yin. People worry that people will become evil ghosts after death. , to entangle the executioner, so they chose to execute at three o'clock in the noon, when the yang qi was at its heaviest. No matter how powerful the ghost was, it would be impossible to fight fiercely when the yang qi was extremely strong, and it might even be wiped out.

"There is a grievance and a debtor. I just follow orders. Even if you have any grievances after you die, don't come to me." The executioner muttered a few words in a low voice, and he was about to execute.

But Wang Lun suddenly said: "Wait!"

The executioner stopped. Usually at this time, any request of the dying person will be satisfied.

"What more do you want?" asked the executioner.

Wang Lun didn't speak, but struggled to stand up, turned in one direction, knelt down facing the south, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, Chen Sheng is a man of Song Dynasty, and death is a ghost of Song Dynasty. It's just a pity that I didn't see it." Wang Shi went north to pacify the Central Plains."

The executioner ignored Wang Lun's words and raised his sword to carry out the execution. At this time, Wan Yanchang suddenly walked over from a distance.

He waved his hand and prevented the executioner from executing.

"Do you want to thank me for allowing you to live longer?" Wan Yanchang looked at Wang Lun who was kneeling in front of him, and said with a proud face.

"Bah!" Wang Lun spit at Wan Yanchang. He didn't think Wan Yanchang was here to save him. He must be a weasel giving a New Year greeting to a chicken. He didn't have any good intentions.

Wan Yanchang jumped to avoid the "bullet" spewed out of Wang Lun's mouth, and said sullenly, "Boy, I think you are looking for death." At this point, he suddenly paused, and said with a smile: "I forgot, you are a dying person, why am I angry with you as a dying person?"

Wang Lun grinned and said, "You, a defeated general, dare to be arrogant in front of me. I really don't know where you have the courage."

Wan Yanchang was exposed by Wang Lun again, at this time he really wanted to kill Wang Lun himself.

"Forget it, you're going to die soon, no matter what you say, I don't blame you." Wan Yanchang said with a smile: "I'm here to tell you that according to reports from spies, there was a plague of locusts in your Song Dynasty. Now, even God won’t help you, to be honest, I hope you can live, and see how our golden cavalry will wipe out your Song Dynasty step by step.”

Hearing this, Wang Lun was taken aback. This news is definitely not good news.

"Hahaha..." Wan Yanchang looked up to the sky and laughed, and said, "Yes, I just want to see your expression, hahaha...I like it so much."

After hearing what Yan Chang said, Wang Lun also laughed out loud, and said: "Your Majesty is a genius, such trivial matters will not trouble His Majesty at all."

"I really don't know who gave you confidence!" Wan Yanchang sneered.

Hearing what Wan Yanchang said, Wang Lun laughed and said, "Of course you gave it to me. If it wasn't for His Majesty's ingenious arrangement, how could it be possible to destroy your [-] troops."

"Execute quickly, execute quickly!" Wan Yanchang was furious, and waved his hands to let the executioner hurry up to execute, he was really worried that if he talked to Wang Lun any more, he couldn't help but kill him himself.

At this time, in the court of the Song Dynasty, Zhao Huan naturally received the urgent documents from the prefectures and counties below.

In the past few days, Sichuan has experienced drought and little rain, and locust plagues have ravaged several states and counties. Wherever these locusts have passed, all the crops have not been spared, and several states and counties are about to lose their crops.

Zhao Huan looked at the booklet in his hand, threw it aside casually, and said to Zhu Shengfei: "How much food is left in the treasury, send it to the disaster-stricken areas immediately."

Zhu Shengfei took a step forward and said to Zhao Huan: "Your Majesty, it is the time when the crops are in short supply. The grain in the counties below has not yet been harvested, and the remaining surplus grain needs to be supplied to the military supplies ahead. Therefore, there is no surplus grain in the national treasury. Supplies are in disaster areas.”

In the past, he was always worried about money, but now he was worried about food. Zhao Huan could think of a way to do it without money, but now that there is no food, he can't change it.

"Do you have any good suggestions, all my loves?" Zhao Huan asked his ministers.

"Now we can only hope to reach an agreement with Jin Guo. In this way, even if the war is temporarily over, we can temporarily send military rations to the disaster area." Zhao Ding stood up and said at this time.

For what Zhao Ding said, Zhao Huan was noncommittal, but with this kind of result, he still had to pin his hopes on the enemy, that was too uncertain.

"Don't have too much hope for the Jin army. The most important issue right now is to find a plan that meets both needs." Zhao Huan waved his hand and said, it is estimated that it is impossible for the Jin country to withdraw without paying a little price. matter.

Li Ruoshui, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, stood up and said at this time: "Your Majesty, in recent years, the battles have been fought for years, and the heavens must have sensed them, so such punishments have been sent down. In my opinion, it is better for your majesty to choose an auspicious day and sacrifice to heaven. God bless you."

"God's punishment for shit!" Zhao Huan cursed secretly in his heart. As a time traveler, he didn't catch a cold at all about such foolish things for a few days. After breeding, when the number is large, they start to look for food everywhere, which forms a plague of locusts.

But Zhao Huan also understood that this divine grant of monarchy was a symbol of imperial rule, and now that he was the supreme ruler, he naturally couldn't deny this existence, otherwise it would be a slap in the face of himself.

Zhao Huan nodded and said: "Since I ascended the throne, I have been fighting for days, and I haven't properly sacrificed to the heavens. In the opinion of Aiqing, the Sitianjian deduces an auspicious day for the zodiac. I will sacrifice to the heavens, so that the heavens will be rewarded." Bless!"

"Your Majesty is holy!" All the officials said in unison.

"Your Majesty, during the reign of Emperor Taizong Li of the former dynasty, there was a once-in-a-hundred-year plague of locusts, but Emperor Li also offered sacrifices to heaven and prayed for blessings, and ate a locust on the spot during the sacrifice. Stop it." Li Ruoshui continued.

Although Li Ruoshui didn't say it clearly, the meaning is very obvious. You, Zhao Huan, also learned from Li Shimin. You wronged yourself when you sacrificed to the heavens, and you also ate a locust on the spot. You will definitely be able to move the heavens when the time comes. The next plague of locusts is over.

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