The Prequel of Baolian Lantern Konghouyin

Guide County is under the jurisdiction of Kuozhou, and there are five towns under it: Hedong, Hexi, Heyin, Changmu, and Garang. The land is vast and sparsely populated, and there are only more than [-] mouths in a hundred miles. It is not easy to find a person seriously. Yang Jian had no choice but to accompany Cun Xin to find him from the nearest river east.After walking for two days without finding anything, Cun Xin became a little impatient, and pouted, "Why don't we pretend to be fortune tellers, it's the most convenient way to read people's palm prints, and it's easier than walking around the streets There are many."

Yang Jian smiled and said, "You said you didn't want to touch the hands of smelly men, and now you're complaining." Cun Xin widened her eyes and said, "I didn't say I wanted to read palms for others, I said you were pretending! Are you Man, what are you afraid of showing a man palm reading?" Yang Jian's smile deepened: "I didn't say that Liu Che must be reincarnated as a man..."

Cun Xin didn't get the answer right, she turned her head and walked away, took a few steps up the embankment, stood under the shade of a tree, staring blankly at the green river below her feet.She suddenly felt itchy on the back of her neck, as if a leaf had fallen into her collar, and when she reached out to touch it, the bulge under the clothes struggled slightly.Cun Xin jumped up suddenly, his hair was straight all over his body, and even his fingers began to tingle, and he screamed and rushed towards Yang Jian: "Bug! My collar....... Hurry up!"

Yang Jian was also startled by her at the beginning, but when he heard that it was a bug, he breathed a sigh of relief, put Cun Xin in his arms with a smile, and stretched out his hand to pull out a small blue bug from under the collar of her nape.The little bug was only an inch long, and its body was as green as emeralds. It had long beard and big eyes, and a pair of powerful hind legs flopped backwards in the air, as if it could jump high at any time.

Locust worm!Yang Jian hastily raised his head to look at the big tree beside him. The branches and leaves were sparsely covered with such small insects. Although they only had wing buds and could not fly yet, they had already started to jump around with the strength of their legs. It was very obvious that this one jumped from the tree to Cun Xin just now.

Seeing Yang Jian groaning, Cun Xin looked into his hand curiously, and saw a cluster of small flames suddenly ignited at Yang Jian's fingertips, burning the locust gnats in his hand crackling, and turning them into ashes in a short while.He pulled Cun Xin down the embankment, and said softly: "You go back to the inn first, I'll go to Hualong."

Governor Yao Chong released Kuozhou from the second year of Jingyun, and it has been more than three years since Fanfan. This place is adjacent to Tubo. Since the Northern Zhou Dynasty, there have been constant disputes between the Han and the Tibetans.When Yao Chongzha came from the red-dressed Dongdu to this bitter cold place full of wars and disasters, he felt absurd for a while.He is the son of Yao Yi, the governor of Yizhou, who was the descendant of Jiangmen.After the Shenlong coup, because he refused to attach himself to Princess Taiping, he was moved from the left to be the governor and left Beijing to avoid disaster.

Yao Chong is upright, strict and meticulous. He has been in Kuozhou for three years, and his subordinates complained endlessly.At the beginning of the year, the emperor brought down Princess Taiping, and Beijing had sent out letters several times, saying that Yao Chong would be re-appointed as chancellor. Therefore, everyone inside and outside the government thought that Master Yao's days of holding the festival plug were coming to an end, and some even got close to him. People have already started to pack their bags and prepare to return to Beijing.Unexpectedly, when the plague of locusts came, Yao Chong wrote several chapters and said something, which actually upset the emperor.There were rumors among the servants that Li Longji was furious, saying that he wanted to let this "Tian Shehan" die of old age.

Yao Chong himself didn't care about it, and he still commanded the Hualongzhi Station every day, arranging manpower to relieve the disaster and exterminate the locusts.It's just that the locusts seem to be endlessly alive, they tried their best to go and return, and even slowly spread to the whole of Kuozhou, making Yao Yuanzhi so worried that he couldn't sleep or eat.

When Yang Jian arrived at the yamen, the doorman saw that he was wearing a black brocade shirt with cloud patterns and a gilded belt around his waist. Although he was not gorgeous, he was quite noble, so he didn't dare to neglect him, so he just bowed and said, "Mr. , Our master has been busy recently, and has already ordered that all adults come to worship, please go back. When the locust plague is over, our master will definitely come to the door to apologize..." Yang Jian was not annoyed, and smiled: "You go in and let us know. Let me tell you that my old friend Yang Jian is visiting, if Master Yao still doesn't see me, I will leave immediately."

After about a stick of incense, I saw the doorman running out, and when he saw Yang Jian, he forced his hand to the ground: "My lord, please wait a moment, Mr. Yang, he will come to greet you as soon as he changes his official robe!" Yao Chong came out in Feipao and fish bag, clasped his fists and said in a loud voice, "I miss Luoyang so much. Now that I see you, Mr. still looks the same!" Yang Jian didn't have time to return the gift, so he was held by Yao Chong, and said with a smile: "I'm having a headache from the locust plague. This is Mr. Tianci who came to help me!" One said, and the other walked in hand in hand with Yang Jian, staring blankly at the doorman.

It turned out that this plague of locusts was not a punishment from God, but a disaster from man.Last year when Li Dan abdicated and the new emperor Li Longji ascended the throne, two monks from the Western Regions came to Luoyang and presented a pair of white swallows, saying that it was an auspicious auspiciousness that would not be born in the world, and congratulated the new emperor on his enthronement.Then Li Longji was quite pleased with himself, saying that he obeyed the sky and responded to people, so he rewarded the two monks heavily and asked them to present Baiyan to various places for display.There is a saying that works from top to bottom, and Furui has flourished in various places since then. Because the white swallows are rare, they have caught the Sheyans in large numbers, in response to the saying "the mysterious bird of destiny" in the "Book of Songs".Unexpectedly, this community swallows only eat locust gnats, and the sudden drop in the number of locust gnats caused a sharp increase in this year's summer and autumn, causing disasters.

Yao Chong is a native of Shanzhou in the Central Plains. There is a plague of locusts every three to five years. He has seen many locusts since he was a child. , expelled the foreign monks, but the plague of locusts has already happened, sweeping through Kuozhou, and there is no effective way to restrain them. Now only Guide is still struggling to support.

Just as he was talking, Men Ding reported that Ni Ruoshui, the county magistrate of Guide, asked to see him.Seeing Yang Jian get up, Yao Chong hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Sir, I just came, so I don't have time to talk about it. This county magistrate is called by me to discuss disaster prevention. You just sit here for a while, and I will explain a few words." "During the conversation, Ni Ruoshui had already arrived at the flower hall. Seeing that the seat had been given up, Yao Chong said, "The purpose of inviting your county to come today is to arrange for the extermination of locusts. I don't know if your county has done anything about the things I explained last time. good?"

Seeing the question, Ni Ruoshui put down his teacup and said, "My lord, the treasury has been prepared and can release relief at any time." Yao Chong frowned, and said with displeasure, "Apart from the treasury, how are the preparations for extermination of locusts going? ",

Ni Ruoshui leaned back in the seat and said: "My lord, I have already reported it last time when I was in a lowly position - all natural disasters cannot be controlled by manpower! Moreover, the more insects are killed, the hostility will be generated. I hope Mr. Yao think twice." Listening to Yao Chong slapping the case, he said angrily: "in the past, King Hui of Chu swallowed leeches to cure diseases, and Sun Shuao killed snakes for blessing. Now if locusts cause harm and food is exhausted for a while, who will support the people? Killing insects to save people, if there is God's punishment, Yao Chong will be alone As a matter of course, I will never prolong the disaster!"

Then Ni Ruoshui still wanted to argue, and Yang Jian smiled and said: "I think Master Ni has a kind face, but your honor has served on the Jiannan Road?" Ni Ruoshui looked at Yang Jian, and Yao Chong hurriedly said: "This is the current sage, the former dragon. A dear friend from the time of Qian, Yang Gong is jealous, His Majesty is still called Mr. but not by name."

Yang Jian said "Don't dare", and bowed to Ni Ruoshui: "I remember that when Master Ni was in Jiannan, he built a Confucian temple and established a school, which was quite praised by the people." It is the duty of my Confucian disciples to cultivate the wind and prosper."

"Since that's the case, adults should have read the "Book of Songs." Yang Jian took the ink fan and talked eloquently: "The "Poetry" says: 'Bing the thief, pay for the flames.' Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty also issued an edict: 'Mian Shun Current affairs, advise the governor of farming and mulberry. Go to the other land, and the thieves.' These are all proofs of the ancients' extermination of locusts. Moreover, locusts are fearful of people by nature, and it is not difficult to get rid of them. Every farmland has its own owner, so that people can save their own land, and there is no need Do your best to persuade. My lord just set up a fire every night, burn it and bury it, and the locusts will be wiped out in a few days. This is an act of benefiting the people, why should we fear the punishment of heaven?"

Ni Ruoshui was left speechless by what he said, but Nuonuo kept saying that he would lead the people to fight the disaster when he went back.Yao Chong then chatted with Yang Jian for half a day, until it was almost dark before he clarified many details, and earnestly asked Yang Jian to move his family to live in the government office before letting him go.

When Yang Jian returned to Guide, the sky was full of stars and the moon was rising.Before entering the room, Cun Xin had already fallen asleep on the couch with her clothes crooked.Yang Jian lightly helped her take off her coat, and supported her on the pillow, only to hear the dragon girl muttering: "Smelly Yang Jian, draw a turtle..." Her long eyelashes fluttered slightly, and she struggled. After a while, he still fell asleep.Yang Jian suppressed a smile, and whispered softly in her ear: "I would rather you never be able to draw in your lifetime."

The author has something to say: This chapter is purely based on the plot, it is still embedding part of the historical facts, it is still sugary, and it is still talkative. . .So if there is a discrepancy between the OOC or the historical records (in fact, it is very different), you should not see it~