Rebirth of Lu Bu, the tyrant of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 139, Eliminate locusts and take Tang Ji away
Tang Mao took the fried locust with some hesitation, lingered at the corner of his mouth for a long time, then stuffed the fried locust into his mouth, and chewed it lightly.

He narrowed his eyes slightly, with a look of shock on his face.

"Oh my god, this thing is actually so delicious, it's really auspicious from heaven," Tang Mao said with a shocked expression.

"Well, I didn't lie to you. This food is really delicious. As long as you publicize it, the people will definitely accept it. By then, not only the food problem will be solved, but the locust plague problem will also be solved," Lu Bu said. .

"But this kind of thing has been regarded as a disaster by the common people for thousands of years, I'm afraid they won't accept it," Tang Mao felt a little embarrassed.

"If people are really hungry, they can eat even the bark of ants, let alone high-protein locusts. The county sheriff can make a copper-cast locust, hold a publicity meeting, and taste the fried locust for himself. .

Just imagine that even the governor of the county is willing to taste it for himself, so why are the common people worried about it?" Lu Bu said.

Tang Mao nodded meaningfully.

The next day, he ordered people to make a two-foot-long copper locust and placed it in front of the gate of the prefect's mansion, and called the people of Kuaiji County to come to discuss the solution to the locust plague.

There are several tables on the high platform next to it. On the table are several baskets of fried grasshoppers that have been put in the oil pan, and the top is covered with a layer of red gauze.

You can smell the aroma of fried meat in the air from a distance.

Countless people gathered in front of the gate of Kuaiji County Governor's Mansion, each with their eyes shining brightly.

"Isn't the county sheriff showing mercy today and prepared delicious fried meat for us? It's so delicious that you can see pieces of delicious meat through the red gauze," said a commoner.

"How is this possible? The sheriff has always been poor. Where did he get the money to prepare meat for us?" another person said.

"It's not meat, so what do you think is under the red gauze?"

Before the man could answer, Tang Mao raised his hand slightly, and said loudly, "Everyone, be quiet, today I have brought good news to the folks, and you will never be hungry again, and you don't have to eat food anymore." fear a plague of locusts."

The faces of the people were slightly startled, and they whispered to each other again.

"Although the locusts have destroyed the people's crops and left everyone without a harvest, this is also an auspicious gift from the heavens," Tang Mao said loudly.

"Huh, this is auspicious, I think they are all devils," said one of the people.

"Yeah, they ate our crops and left us with no harvest. The whole family was hungry. Why did the county governor still say they are auspicious?"

Tang Mao's right hand moved slightly, and three or five guards under him violently lifted the red cloth above the fried grasshopper, revealing the golden fried grasshopper.

The people were startled and took a few steps back quickly.

"Ah, what is the Lord Sheriff going to do? He doesn't really want to use these things to make food, does he?" the people said in shock.

Tang Mao grabbed a locust and slowly put it in his mouth to chew, "This thing is not a disaster, it is not poisonous, and it contains a lot of protein. Whether it is fried or braised, it tastes very delicious and has a rich flavor. The nutritional value, the most important thing is that it can fill everyone's stomachs, and it can also control locust plagues. If you don't believe me, you can come and taste it, it tastes great."

As he spoke, he grabbed a few and put them in his mouth to chew.

Everyone swallowed their saliva, and they didn't know if the sheriff was fooling them, but even he ate it himself, so there shouldn't be any fakes.

A few bold men braved up their courage and walked over, carefully picked up a few and put them in their mouths.

Chewing slowly with a ferocious expression.

Then his complexion changed drastically, and he stretched out his hand to grab it, "My dear, I didn't expect this kind of thing to be so delicious."

At first, only a small number of people rushed over in doubt
Seeing that everyone was scrambling to grab the locusts first, they swarmed up immediately.

The reaction was a little slower and I ran over, I couldn't see anything for a long time, only a few small locust legs were left, which were picked out by a few young people and put in their mouths.

"Today we will set it as the locust day. Every year in the future, we will take it out to worship the locusts. Now you know that I have not lied to you. These things are delicious. If there is no food at home, you can go to the fields. Go catch the locusts," Tang Mao said.

The people had already flocked to the farmland in all directions, and such a jubilant scene hadn't been seen for a long time.

Tang Mao saw it and was very happy in his heart, "It's really thanks to General Lu Bu that he was able to successfully treat the locust plague and help the people solve the food problem."

After living in Kuaiji County for a few days, Lu Bu bid farewell to Tang Ji and went to bid farewell to Tang Mao. By the way, he made a marriage contract in advance and came to marry Tang Ji later.

Lu Bu had just said that he and Tang Ji were in love with each other, and they fell in love with each other.

Tang Mao's expression changed in an instant, "General Lu Bu, since the little girl is not dead, she is still Princess Hongnong, how can she marry you again, so it should be against the emperor's orders."

"Daddy, I don't want to marry that Hongnong King," Tang Ji begged with moist eyes.

The corners of Tang Mao's mouth moved slightly, and anger flashed in his eyes, "You can't decide this. This is a marriage bestowed by the young emperor's imperial decree. As long as you are still alive, you will marry into the Hongnong Palace. How dare you openly disobey the sacred order."

"Your Majesty, King Hongnong is only thirteen years old, and even he himself is living in dire straits. If you do this, don't you push Tang Ji into the pit of fire? I don't agree," Lu Bu said with a serious expression.

Tang Mao snorted softly, "This is my family business, what does it have to do with you, General Lu Bu had better not stop it, otherwise I will report to the imperial court to impeach the general."

"Tang Mao, you are so old and confused. You are Tang Ji's biological father. Don't tell me you don't think about your daughter at all," Lu Bu said loudly.

Tang Mao sighed deeply, "Oh, I'm just such a daughter, why don't I want to care about her, but the marriage between my daughter and King Hongnong was bestowed by the young emperor, if I resist the order and don't follow it, I will surely It will lead to criticism."

"It doesn't matter if it's the young emperor, when will it be his turn to arrange the woman I Lu Bu likes?" Lu Bu said in a high tone.

Tang Mao was startled, looked around and saw no one around, his heart that had been hanging high finally fell down.

He said in a low voice, "General, don't say such rebellious words anymore. If someone else hears it and spread it to the young emperor, it will be bad. This will be decapitated."

Lu Bu snorted softly, "My life is in my own hands. He can't just take it away if he wants it. I, Lu Bu, don't care about the imperial decree. Tang Ji and I have already made a private decision for life. I want to marry Miss Tang Ji's lover eventually.

If the governor is worried about the court's punishment, then I will take Tang Ji back to Bingzhou, so even if the court wants to pursue the responsibility, it is my responsibility to pursue it, and it has nothing to do with the governor."

Tang Mao sighed helplessly, "If you make such a big commotion along the way, someone will definitely notice it, and if you spread the news by then, I'm afraid I will lose my position as the sheriff."

"The position of the small county guard is also in your eyes. If the court punishes you, you can just put the responsibility on me, Lu Bu," Lu Bu said angrily.

But Tang Mao still didn't give up, and kept arguing about sending Tang Ji back to Hongnong Palace, which made Lu Bu very unhappy.

(End of this chapter)