Chapter 1524 Locust Plague

The emperor issued an edict and used the jade seal on the spot. Someone went out with the imperial edict, and the edict officer would rush to deliver it to Henan. Pudu Cihang looked at everything in front of him and smiled in his heart. He already had a premonition that another stumbling block would be removed.

As for Xue Ji's ability to completely control the locust plague, he didn't believe it unless Xue Ji could kill the locust god.

Two days later, the edict arrived in Henan, and Xue Ji greeted the imperial edict. The imperial edict reprimanded Xue Ji, and then ordered him to do his best to control the locust plague. There was no disaster relief and pension from the court. If he failed to complete the task, the emperor would impose a serious crime.

Xue Ji took the imperial edict and felt heavy in his hand.

He felt bitter in his heart. It was so difficult to control the locust plague. In the past few days, all the crops in Kaifeng had been eaten up. Several other prefectures were also severely affected. The disaster was almost complete. After the locust plague, there would be famine. By then, I am afraid that the entire Henan will be starved to death.

People had no food to eat, so they had only two options. One was to escape from famine, and the other was to start a riot in order to survive. These historical books clearly record it.

By then, he, Xue Ji, is guilty even if he is not guilty, and I am afraid he will not be able to escape death.

Taking a deep breath, he enshrined the holy edict in the ancestral hall and turned back to the study. He knew that he couldn't collapse now. Even if he was doomed in the end, he still wanted to work hard, not for himself, just to save a few more people. common people.

"Order all governments and counties to do their best to provide disaster relief. Negotiate with large households on rent reductions to reduce the burden on farmers. All governments try to borrow grain as much as possible and be prepared to open warehouses for relief."

After writing the orders, I asked the government officials to send them to each government. I just didn't know how well each government could complete these orders.

Hey~!

Jinhua Mansion.

In the Wujiang Villa.

Jiang Hao was wearing casual clothes and was practicing the Heavenly Escape Sword Technique in the courtyard. The Chunjun Sword and Qingyun Sword were spinning around him. The Heavenly Escape Sword Technique was a profound sword-controlling technique, not inferior to the Shushan sword-controlling technique.

Moreover, it is also recorded in the Laoshan Classics that the Heavenly Escape Sword Technique is not only a sword-controlling method, but also a practice method. The annotation says that the Heavenly Escape Sword Technique cuts through ignorance of greed and anger in the first step, love and desire in the second step, and ignorance in the third step. It is of great benefit to understand the troubles and understand this sword technique and the cultivation of mind.

At this moment, old man Zhuge walked in quickly. When Jiang Hao saw it, he immediately put away his flying sword.

Zhuge Wolong walked to Jiang Hao and said with a heavy face: "I just received an urgent report from the City God of Kaifeng, Henan. There is a locust plague in Henan, and it is very large. The City God of Kaifeng asked the City God's Mansion what needs to be done?"

Hearing the news, Jiang Hao frowned. In ancient times, locust plagues were a major event, often causing famine and causing people to live in dire straits.

"Tell me more details?" Jiang Hao said.

"Kaifeng Prefecture City God reported that just two days ago, a large number of locusts suddenly appeared in Kaifeng. They were overwhelming. In just two days, they ate up all the grain crops in Kaifeng and then spread outward."

"The government issued a disaster relief announcement and asked various places to drive away locusts, but the results were minimal. The locusts only left a mess wherever they passed. I am afraid there will be no harvest this year."

"Now locusts have poured into Guide, Runing, Nanyang, Huaiqing, Weihui, Zhangde, Ruzhou and other places, and their momentum continues to wreak havoc. People go to the Locust Temple to offer incense and worship, but it has no effect at all."

Jiang Hao listened silently to Old Man Zhuge's report, thinking about the information he had read.

Historically, China has been a country prone to frequent locust plagues, and it is also one of the most serious natural disasters in the country. On average, a large-scale locust plague occurs in one place every two or three years without interruption.

It was not until after liberation that the country made great efforts to comprehensively control the locust plague, which suppressed the locust plague and prevented it from breaking out for decades.

According to records in ancient books, locusts flew across the sky and blocked out the sun. They ate up all the crops, leaves, and leaves. There were remains of grass, trees, and animal hair wherever they came. They died of hunger on the roadside, and the victims were howling in the mountains and forests.

If the people have no food to eat, other disasters will definitely occur. Most of the several peasant uprisings in China were caused by hunger and no way to survive.

Jiang Hao has watched the movie "1942", which is the Great Famine in Henan. It was caused by a severe drought in Henan and later a locust plague broke out, causing disasters to 12 million people in Henan.

As a city god, he could not sit idly by in the face of disaster, so he immediately made a decision in his heart.

"This matter cannot be taken lightly. It needs to be dealt with as soon as possible, otherwise countless people will suffer disaster. I will take people to Kaifeng to find a way to deal with this matter. You stay here and handle official duties."

Zhuge Wolong looked at Jiang Hao and suddenly sighed, "If the current emperor and the court care about the people as much as the City God, the people will be blessed."

Jiang Hao immediately called Zhu Guang and ordered: "Gather Li Zhi, Yu Xian, Pei Yan, and Chi Xie immediately. The five of you will go out with me to do business."

"Yes, sir!"

Zhu Guang took the order and went out.

Jiang Hao returned to the backyard. The little fox was arranging Jiang Hao's clothes. Seeing Jiang Hao come back, he opened a silk brocade robe and said, "Mr. Lang, what do you think of this dress? I just made it for you."

Jiang Hao picked it up, looked at it, and nodded with satisfaction, "Xinyue's craftsmanship is getting better and better."

The little fox was filled with joy.

"Xin Yue, I have something to tell you. I'm going on a long trip and I don't know how long it will take to get back." Jiang Hao looked at Hu Xinyue and said.

Hu Xinyue paused, "Can you tell Xinyue where to go?"

"I have nothing to hide from you. There is a locust plague in Henan, and I am going to go and control it." Jiang Hao touched the little fox's face and said.

Hu Xinyue looked at Jiang Hao tenderly, "You have only been back for a few days, and I am reluctant to leave you. However, I know that as a city god, your husband has worldly affairs on his mind, so I dare not stop you."

Jiang Hao looked at Hu Xinyue with a look of reluctance, and suddenly had an idea in his mind, "Does Xinyue want to go with me?"

Hu Xinyue's eyes lit up and she said quickly: "I will definitely not delay Lang Jun's work!"

The little fox moved so quickly that Jiang Hao had no time to regret it.

The next day,

He used the purple gold gourd to collect Zhu Guang, Li Zhi, and Yu Xian. He put one hand around Hu Xinyue's waist and summoned two flying swords. Each person stepped on one, and the two of them flew towards Henan.

Because it was daytime, to avoid being seen by others, Jiang Hao used a small spell to cover the two of them so that ordinary people could not see them at all.

After wielding the sword all the way, Jiang Hao's spiritual power was exhausted after flying two or three hundred miles. The two of them landed in a mountain field. After two hours, Jiang Hao's spiritual power was full. He hugged the little fox with a red face and continued on the road. This was what he carried with him. Benefits of Gas Stations.

After flying to Henan, Jiang Hao discovered that there were countless locusts in the fields gnawing at the crops. Many of the crops had been eaten into patches. Countless farmers were beating gongs hard to try to drive away the locusts, but there were too many locusts. It simply drives away the impurities.

In a farmland, Jiang Hao suddenly waved his sleeves at the locusts, and suddenly shot out a stream of spiritual power like silk. The spiritual power shot through the bodies of the locusts, killing a large number of them in one stroke, but Jiang Hao discovered , the dead locusts fell down, and new locusts immediately took their place and continued to eat the crops.

"There are too many, we can't kill them all." Jiang Hao frowned.

"What should I do, Mr. Lang?" the little fox asked with a frown.

Jiang Hao thought for a while, "Keep looking inside."

The two of them continued flying with swords in the direction of Kaifeng. Along the way, they saw the same scene. The fields were filled with densely packed locusts, countless of them, lying on the crops and gnawing crazily. The farmers either chased them away or cried.

He happened to pass by a temple. Countless people were kneeling in front of the temple. The incense burners were full of burning incense. People kept kowtowing and begging. Jiang Hao saw the plaque on the temple at a glance, "Locust Temple."

"Grandpa Locust God, please collect the locusts and give us a way to survive."

"From now on, we will have three animal sacrifices and incense every year, and please take away the locusts."

At this time, a young man stood up, pointed at the Locust God and said loudly: "Why don't we kill those locusts, but we indulge him so much that there will be a locust plague every few years? Please ask the Locust God, how has he helped us?" !”

Just as the young man finished shouting, an old man stood up, pointed at the young man and cursed: "Don't be rude, can you bear the responsibility of offending the Locust God? Besides, can you and I drive away these overwhelming locusts?"

The young man looked at the statue, tears streaming down his face, and murmured: "Our family has worked hard for a year, and now the crops in the fields have been eaten clean, and there is no harvest. How will we survive in the second half of the year?"

"So I ask Grandpa Locust God to accept his magical powers." The old man shouted.

When Jiang Hao saw this, he didn't show up and said anything. He left with Xinyue and continued to fly to Kaifeng City God's Temple. The closer he got to Kaifeng's boundary, the cleaner the crops in the fields became. Even the weeds and trees were gnawed bare. .

Jiang Hao sighed, "It seems that a catastrophe has already occurred. Even if the locusts are eliminated now, countless people will suffer."

Finally arriving at the City God of Kaifeng Prefecture, Jiang Hao took the little fox and flew directly in, covering his body, and his spirit entered the City God's Temple.

As soon as he appeared as the City God of Yinsi in Kaifeng, he immediately put on his purple dragon robe. The City God of Kaifeng was at a loss in the lobby. When he saw Jiang Hao coming in, he immediately bowed and saluted.

"I've seen the City God!"

Jiang Hao nodded to the Kaifeng City God.

This Kaifeng City God is the head of the Changchun Sect of Kaifeng Prefecture, a medium-sized sect. The head of the Kaifeng City God has reached the pinnacle of cultivation and foundation building.

"Tell me about the current situation." Jiang Hao said.

Taoist Master Wu Qing immediately introduced, "Just a few days ago, a large number of locusts suddenly appeared in Kaifeng without any warning. They were like falling from the sky. Before people could react, they ate up the crops in just two days. clean."

"Yesterday, the governor issued an order requiring all prefectures and counties to fully organize disaster relief. However, depending on the situation, a major disaster may be unavoidable."

"I once sent people to try to eliminate the locusts, but the locusts were overwhelming and there were so many that they couldn't be killed."

Jiang Hao thought for a while, "Go and summon the governor of Henan. I have something to ask him!"

"Now?"

It's still daytime.

"Now, without delay." Jiang Hao said.

Taoist priest Wu Qing did not dare to delay and immediately went to the governor's office. Governor Xue Ji was reading reports from various governments in the study when he suddenly felt dizzy and fell to the ground.

Then his spirit floated out of his body, and Xue Ji was startled when he saw a man wearing official robes standing nearby. Taoist Master Wu Qing immediately introduced himself, "I am the City God of Kaifeng Prefecture."

Xue Ji immediately saluted, "I have met Lord Cheng Huang."

"Master Chenghuang is at the Chenghuang Yamen of Kaifeng Prefecture at the moment. He is here to discuss the insect plague in Henan. He has summoned you to ask questions." Taoist Master Wu Qing said.

Xue Ji was even more surprised. Du Cheng Huang, isn't that the Fuming Spirit King? Taoist Master Wuqing grabbed Xue Ji's hand, and the two flew up quickly. During the flight, Xue Ji suddenly felt a sense of hope in his heart. Now they are all The city god intervened in the locust plague in Henan, and maybe he could be saved.