You Can't Be Fierce Towards Me!

Changliu County is to the south of Fengshui, located in the south of the middle of Dachu, surrounded by four or five counties, and close to the canal, the land is fertile, and the annual harvest is very good, so the people's life is considered rich.

In this severe drought, Changliu County is close to the canal and has sufficient water sources, and the people have replaced new rice species under the leadership of the local officials. Therefore, the impact of the drought on Changliu County is limited. Although everyone is worried, the reclamation and planting are all It was well organized, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief, seeing that the harvest was about to be harvested, but unexpectedly the plague of locusts suddenly broke out.

The locusts that covered the sky flew from a distance and landed on the fields and grass, leaving no grass in their path. The golden rice was eaten by the hungry locusts, leaving only bare stalks standing on the field among.

The fed locusts fly away in swarms, or land in the fields to lay eggs and breed again.

The farmers who are full of expectations can only cry bitterly at the fields with no grains left and the locusts everywhere. These grains are their only hope this year. Now that they have been eaten up by the locusts, their hope is gone. After the farmers mourned Only at a loss.

However, the locusts passing through the border have not stopped. Large areas of locusts continue to fly to the surrounding counties. Every time they pass through a county, they have to eat up the crops in the fields, leaving only a mess and countless fed locusts.

Four or five counties in succession were affected by the locust plague, and local memorials were sent up one after another. Before Chu Fengyuan could deal with it in time, the border was in a hurry again.

In the year of severe drought, no matter whether it is Chu people or foreigners, they cannot avoid this disaster. This is especially true for the foreigners who live by water and grass. Want to plunder enough food from Da Chu.

Chu Fengyuan convened a few generals to discuss, and his expression could not hide his exhaustion, "The old leader of the Mulla tribe passed away, and the second son Mulla Kili succeeded to the throne. After he succeeded to the throne, he launched wars against several tribes, and several tribes followed suit. If they are defeated, they will be taken under his command, and he will be respected as king."

The invasion of the border this time was an order from Mulla Kili.

Mu Laqili is not like his father Shoucheng. He is cunning and cruel, but he is also very ambitious. After succeeding to the throne, he took advantage of the severe drought and lack of food and clothing to arouse the emotions of various tribes, and integrated all tribes into one. Huge cavalry invaded Shanyu Pass, intending to open a gap from Shanyu Pass and occupy the land of Dachu.

"As a general of an army, Zhang Yixing guarded the Shanyu Pass, but he was arrogant and aggressive. He didn't listen to dissuasion and fell into the tricks of foreign tribes. Half of the [-] soldiers who went to battle were lost! If the deputy general did not block the city in time, I am afraid that Lianshan Even Yuguan can't hold it!"

Chu Fengyuan was furious, "This is my Great Chu's general!"

"Who can take back the revenge of four thousand soldiers?!"

Ling Lie's gaze swept over several people, except for Chu Xiangtian, everyone lowered their heads in shame. The border has been peaceful for many years, and they have been pampered and pampered. They have long forgotten the passion of killing the enemy on the battlefield.

"I am willing to go to battle, and use Mulla Kili's head to commemorate the souls of four thousand soldiers!" Chu Xiangtian knelt on one knee, straightened his back, and looked firmly at the disappointed Chu Fengyuan.

Chu Fengyuan knew this would be the result. He closed his eyes and patted him on the shoulder, "The battle is urgent. You will go out immediately, and you will be the commander of the soldiers and horses at Shanyuguan. Zhang Yixing will execute him on the spot!"

When he thought of Zhang Yixing, he became very angry. If he hadn't been so overjoyed, the four thousand soldiers would not have sacrificed in vain. For such a heinous crime, not killing him would not be enough to appease the public outrage.

Chu Xiangtian nodded in acceptance, got up and strode out.

In the imperial study room, Chu Fengyuan's expression turned cold, and he looked at the old generals who dared not speak like quails, and said coldly: "The generals are old and can't work anymore, and the military affairs will be arranged elsewhere in the future Please take care of it, generals, rest well at home."

He almost jumped out of the four words "take a good rest" word by word. These people eat vegetarian meals and receive salaries on weekdays, but they all shrink back when they are employed. Instead of keeping it an eyesore, it is better to take the opportunity to solve it.

A few people bowed to thank them, they didn't dare to say anything, they left the imperial study room, wiped the cold sweat from their foreheads and left in a hurry.

After Chu Xiangtian left the palace, he rode his horse directly to the camp outside the city to gather troops. The battle was urgent and there was no delay. He ordered enough soldiers and horses, and sent a letter to Zhou Chuanqing, ordering him to prepare food and grass for support.

Before leaving, thinking that Fu Tian might still be waiting at home, he hurriedly sent a message back, and galloped north with his soldiers and horses.

When Fu Huang received the message, Chu Xiangtian had already left with his people for a long time. Although it was not the first time, he was still a little dazed when he heard the news suddenly.

After reacting for a while, I remembered to ask about the specific situation of the war.

The little soldier with the message knew very little, "I heard that foreigners have been besieging the Shanyu Pass, trying to break through the pass by force. The battle is very urgent."

Fu Tian's heart tightened, he suppressed the worries in his heart, and gave the reward silver to send the soldiers away.

On the second day, there was another news that Zhou Chuanqing counted the troops and rushed to Shanyuguan to escort the grain and grass.

The three armies went ahead without mobilizing food and grass. This time the battle was urgent, but Chu Xiangtian led the people to go first, and Zhou Chuanqing fell behind.

When the army outside the city pulled out its camp and rushed to Shanyu Pass, the news of the foreign invasion of Dachu finally spread.

The combination of natural disasters and man-made disasters made the people panic. They didn't even know where the rumors came from, saying that this was God's punishment, and that the emperor had to issue an edict to punish himself and plead guilty to the heavens, so that the anger of the heavens could be appeased.

Especially in counties and counties that have just been plagued by locusts, the people are more and more trusting of such rhetoric when they see the locusts flying all over the sky outside their houses and the fields with no crops.

Rumors of Heaven's Punishment spread more and more widely, and some people even poured black dog's blood on the gate of the government office in the middle of the night.

Someone in the court also persuaded Chu Fengyuan to open the ancestral temple to offer sacrifices and pray for blessings. Chu Fengyuan was furious, and his extremely angry appearance looked scarier than King Yu, who was known as the killing god.

"Investigate! Let me investigate! Some people are secretly spreading rumors to confuse the people. You don't think about how to find out the source, but fuel the rumors! What use do you want?!"

There was no sound in the court hall, and the silence of panic spread. Standing in front of the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, he came out to ask for orders, "I am willing to share your majesty's worries and find out the rumors."

Afterwards, the servant of the Ministry of Punishment also came out, "I am willing to go!"

The two stood in front of the courtiers, their eyes were firm, and they moved forward indomitably.

Chu Fengyuan glanced at the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, his piercing eyes made the minister's scalp numb when he offered sacrifices and prayed for blessings. After a long time, he said coldly, "Quite!"

Qin officials and Wei Yang were appointed as imperial envoys, holding the gold medals bestowed by the imperial court, and made unannounced visits to Changliu and other counties to find out the source of rumors that spread rumors to confuse the people.

Since it was an unannounced visit, the two planned to travel in a low-key manner, but they were accidentally found by Fu Tian before leaving.

Fu Huang took two strong men with his own package and Shi Shiran stopped the carriage, and said with a smile, "Both of you will give me a ride along the way?"

Wei Yang frowned and stopped him, "Changliu County is in a mess right now, you can't go." If something goes wrong if you get people there, Chu Xiangtian will be in trouble.

The official Qin knew a little bit, "I heard that Lord Hou entered the palace yesterday?"

Fu Tian nodded. If disasters and man-made disasters continue today, Chu Xiangtian rushed to the battlefield to kill the enemy. He didn't want to just take refuge at home, but also wanted to do his part for the people.

He had some ideas about the locust plague in Changliu County and several surrounding counties, so he entered the palace and offered to the emperor to go to Changliu County for disaster relief.

Chu Fengyuan thought for a long time before agreeing to his request. For safety, he sent two guards to protect him.

Wei Yang looked at the two guards behind him, and waved his hands tiredly, "Let's go, I didn't know you were coming, the carriage is a bit small, let's squeeze."

Two guards followed on horseback, and the three got into the carriage and walked slowly to Changliu County.

The three of them were not idle in the carriage, but read some news from Changliu County.

Since the locust plague broke out in Changliu County, although the government has quickly carried out disaster relief, the locusts outside are overwhelming, and they have to be packed tightly when going out. In addition, the farmland has been destroyed, and many people are disheartened. The local county guard posted Several announcements were made to encourage the common people to participate in catching locusts, but the results were not very good.

Later, a group of monks who did not know where they came from prayed for the people under the guise of Buddhism. This group of monks first set up an altar to pray for blessings.Porridge and rice were given out to help the victims. The county guard saw that they were indeed helping the victims, so he didn't stop them.

But as time went by, they found that what these monks were doing was getting more and more wrong.The rumors of God's punishment first spread from these rescued victims. The victims even praised these monks as living Buddhas who rescued the suffering. "Living Buddha" accumulates merit, let them pray for blessings, and let the disaster pass earlier.

The Qin official put away the letter in his hand and said coldly: "Stupid!"

Wei Yang sighed, "Natural calamities and man-made calamities go hand in hand, these people always have to find a sustenance to live on, and they will be taken advantage of by these evil monks."

"From the letter, these monks should have a certain foundation in Changliu County. We should not confront each other head-on. Changliu County also has the Fu family's rice shop. We will first settle down in the rice shop and then plan other things."

Both of them had no objection, and sped up to Changliu County.