Great Wei Nengchen

This made Cao Cao very worried. The way of civil and military affairs, one piece and one piece, can only go far in the long run, otherwise, after three generations, the person who presides over the overall situation in the court should not have the surname 'Cao'. This is really worrying. matter!

After the Cao clan, Guo Jia, Cheng Yu and others also came out. They also picked up a few locusts, and the food was very sweet. If you observe carefully, you will find that most of these people are from poor families. Officials, but also Cao Cao's hardcore political supporters!

The official career in the Han Dynasty has always been monopolized by the gentry, and the children of the poor have not had the opportunity to make their debut. Even if you are talented and full of money, you can only hide in the hut in the mountains, recite poems and Fu, and enjoy the wind and moon. Such major events have nothing to do with them!

It wasn't until Cao Cao's rise in the troubled times that he broke the previous "family concept", implemented the "talent-only" selection standard, and boldly used those capable but humble children, which gave them a head start. Opportunity!

Therefore, these people absolutely support Cao Cao. Even if it is "Replacing Han with Cao", they will continue to follow. They are extremely reliable politically. The number of people is still very small, less than [-]%, and their positions are relatively low. After all, they don't have strong family support!

Next, there are officials from the "gentry faction" headed by Xun Yu and Xun You. Their families have been officials for generations and are inextricably linked with the Han Dynasty. In terms of emotions, they are still loyal to the emperor Liu. Moreover, Cao Cao's "talent-based" employment principle also greatly hurt their political interests. They were just afraid of Cao Cao's overwhelming power, and that's all. !

The gentry are proud, but they are also the most spineless. They hesitated again and again. Under Cao Cao's fierce gaze, these people finally gave in. They walked up one by one, carefully picked up a locust, and stuffed it into their mouths with their eyes closed. They didn't dare to chew, their cheeks were puffed up, and when they turned around, they secretly spit into their sleeves and foamed. Even so, they ate locusts after all, and they also expressed their obedience to Cao Cao, which was enough!

On the court, the Cao clan accounted for two points, the poor family had one point, and the gentry officials accounted for the largest number, accounting for four points. Together, [-]% of the officials expressed their support and obedience to Cao Cao. Three points, he is a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty, even if his body is smashed to pieces, he will live and die with the Han Dynasty!

Under Cao Cao's murderous gaze, although these people were afraid in their hearts, they still insisted on their political stance unwaveringly, "Heads can be broken and blood can be shed, the emperor must be named Liu". It should be as long as the sun and the moon in the sky, if even this collapses, then the end of the world will come!

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No one knows when the end of the world will come, but Liu Xie feels that his end is coming. Although he is young, he has experienced so many storms, and he still has the basic ability to judge!

Being able to sit on the throne is the result of the struggle and compromise between several forces in the world. One is the princes in the separatist areas. It is precisely because of the need to command these princes that Cao Cao pushed him out as the emperor of the Han Dynasty, but what? After several years of fighting, those princes are obviously not Cao Cao's opponents, and they are being wiped out one by one. When the world is really peaceful and the Kyushu is unified, the role of his "signature emperor" may disappear!

Another force is these loyal ministers of the Han Dynasty. Although they have little power and political ability, they are the most resolute "defenders". From Luoyang to Chang'an, and now to Xuchang, only they The little emperor will never leave, and live and die together. If these people are all killed by Cao Cao, or driven out of the court, then the little emperor will really become a lonely family. From then on, his voice will never be heard in the court, and the great Han Dynasty will exist in name only. up!

"What should I do? It's definitely not the answer to push it hard, but who can resolve the crisis in front of us?"

In the main hall, the little emperor was sweating more and more, and the coldness in Prime Minister Cao Cao's eyes became more and more intense, examining those loyal officials of the Han Dynasty one by one. With his political skills, there are countless ways to make these people live forever. Some disappeared in the court, and even disappeared from the world, but isn't it...

Just when the two sides were about to fight for life and death, there was a sudden sound of light footsteps from the back of the hall, and then the red curtain was lifted, and a beautiful woman in a palace dress walked out slowly, with a red dress dragging the floor and a gold handle around her waist The machete is the little emperor's sister--Princess Haiyan!

"See Her Royal Highness, thousand years old, thousand years old, thousand years old!"

Princess Haiyan is very prestigious in the court. In a sense, she is the real representative of the Han family, and her importance is still higher than that of the little emperor. Therefore, all the officials bowed and saluted, and even the prime minister Cao Cao raised her eyebrows slightly. He made a move, and did not dare to underestimate this big Han princess!

"Hehe, I heard that the Prime Minister brought a delicious delicacy, and I was very curious. I came here to taste one or two. I hope you will forgive me if I am presumptuous!" Princess Haiyan smiled lightly, and then moved her lotus steps lightly, I picked up a locust on the tray, put it in my mouth, and chewed it carefully. It was very sweet!

Not to mention, after eating one, Princess Haiyan simply took the tray from the attendant, picked the fattest one, and handed it to the little emperor on the dragon chair. Liu Xie didn't know why, but her instinctive sense of trust still Let him open his mouth and swallow the locusts!

"How can such a delicacy be enjoyed alone? Your Majesty should give it to the officials as a reward!" While speaking, Princess Haiyan stepped down the imperial steps and distributed the locusts in the tray to the loyal Han Dynasty loyalists one by one. The latter quickly took it with both hands, and after thanking him, he swallowed it without hesitation!

The same locusts were given by Cao Cao just now, everyone can resist eating them, but now they are given by the little emperor and delivered by the princess himself, not to mention fried locusts, even a glass of poisoned wine, these people will not hesitate If you eat it, it is called "the king ordered the minister to die, and the minister had to die!" '

After the locusts finished eating, the tense atmosphere in the hall disappeared. At least on the surface, the two sides were resolved, and there would be no more deadly fights!

The little emperor breathed a sigh of relief, the officials of the neutral faction breathed a sigh of relief, and even the loyal ministers breathed a sigh of relief. No one wanted to fight Cao Cao unless it was absolutely necessary, because they couldn't beat him at all. The majesty of the Prime Minister, did not expect to backfire, and almost trapped himself, and he has to be careful in the future, don't easily offend this fierce tiger!

On the imperial steps, Cao Cao and Princess Haiyan looked at each other. One was stroking his long beard with a majestic gaze, while the other was holding a long skirt, elegant and luxurious. The same thing is that both of them have sparkling eyes!

Cao Cao: "The princess of the Han family really shouldn't be underestimated. Fortunately, the person sitting on the dragon chair is not her. Otherwise, the world's major events are unpredictable..."

Princess Haiyan: "A traitor in troubled times, with extraordinary means, this time the turmoil can be suppressed, but what about next time? Next time..., we must find a way to restrain him, otherwise this great man will eventually be destroyed. The day of the change of owner...

571. Chapter 571 Hua Tuo Shows Up

"After a great disaster, there must be a great plague." The locust plague in Yuzhou and Yanzhou gradually subsided, but Xiao Yi's hanging heart never let go. Wherever the locusts went, there were thousands of miles of red land, and countless people and animals died , coupled with the hot weather in September, a large number of germs will grow after the corpse rots, and the plague will break out accordingly!

The level of sanitation and epidemic prevention in this era is extremely poor, and the victims of the disaster are moving around. If one person is infected, it will soon spread to a village, a town, or even a city. The plague of locusts is worse than ever!

Faced with this severe situation, Xiao Yi ordered the victims everywhere to live in the local area and not to move around at will. At the same time, he brought a large amount of spirits and medicinal herbs from Xuzhou and distributed them to the victims, and sent soldiers to teach them simple health protection knowledge. !

Liquor is a good thing for disinfection. Using it to wipe the body can effectively eliminate germs and protect human health. As for those medicinal herbs, Xiao Yi personally wrote a prescription to prevent the plague, and distributed them to officials from all over the world. In places with dense crowds, they set up large pots to cook medicine and soup, and each person has three bowls a day. This is the case for adults and children.

After the previous locust extermination incident, now Xiao Yi's prestige is quite high. Everyone regards him as the reincarnation of the star king in the sky, who came to save the suffering. There are medicine brewing points set up at gates, ferries, post stations and other places. All passers-by must drink medicine, otherwise you will be unable to move a single step!

At the gate of the city: "Do you want to go in? The whole family drinks medicine first, and then they can pass!"

Ferry: "Want to get on the boat, drink the medicine first, and then cross the river!"

Granary: "Do you want to receive relief food? Go drink some medicine first, what~ you already drank it,~ you also ate yesterday, do you still want to eat today? I didn't say anything, obediently drink another bowl!"

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All of a sudden, every city was filled with the fragrance of medicine. If you go out for a stroll, you won’t be able to come back if you don’t drink seven or eight bowls of soup and medicine. There are two consequences of doing this. The chest is raised, there is no way, the stomach is too swollen, it is full of soup, and it can be spit out whenever it is spoken!

The second is that babies are generally anorexic. Women drink too much soup and medicine, and even the milk has a strong smell of medicine, which makes it difficult for babies to accept. This is our ration. Who can eat medicine as food? , But I don’t eat and I’m hungry, so I have to cry to protest!

Ever since, from the towns to the people, there are children crying everywhere. The noisy people are restless day and night, and they can't be coaxed or persuaded. In the end, the adults have no choice but to come up with a unique trick!

Child: "~~Wow~~Wow!"

Adult: "Don't cry, cry again and Xiao Lang will come!"

Child: "Xiao Lang? Big bad wolf? ~~ Which one is scarier?"

Adult: "Of course Xiao Lang is more terrifying. The big bad wolf eats people and spits out bones, but Xiao Lang never spits out bones when eating people!"

Child: Wow! ~~~~ Get into bed, shivering!

Relying on this reputation of being able to stop children from crying at night, the common people obediently drank the decoction, and naturally they would not drink raw water, and the outbreak rate of the disease dropped immediately. Even so, Xiao Yi was still worried , personally bring a team of guards, patrol around, be sure to be foolproof!

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Huayang County, one of the 23 counties under the jurisdiction of Shanyang County, has attracted countless businessmen because of the production of high-quality iron ore. In just a few years, it has become a prosperous commercial city, with countless gold and silver flowing every day. , Known as 'Fujia Shanyang'!

Because it is a commercial city, it is not very dependent on the land. Although it was also affected by the locust plague, it did not affect the livelihood of the people. Everyone still went to the river to dig sand, went ashore to strike iron, and then supplied high-quality iron to the army. In exchange for a large amount of money and food, the people live a very prosperous life, and there is still room to accommodate a large number of victims, provide them with food and clothing, and win the reputation of "Land of Love"!

Different from other cities, the most prosperous place in Huayang County is not inside the city, but outside the city. For one thing, there is a lot of open space outside the city, which is convenient for business travelers to stock up on goods. Furthermore, there is also a peculiar "Temple of Wealth" there , whether it is a business traveler or a local resident, they all like to burn incense and worship gods to keep their families safe and rich!

There are two major attractions in the Temple of Fortune. One is the earthen platform on the west side. The things placed on it are very special. They are neither shrines and Buddha statues, nor celebrity relics, but grinning skulls, densely packed together. There are hundreds of them, and this is the first scene in Huayang County~~'Skeleton Terrace! '

In Huayang County, the execution ground will be set up in the Temple of the God of Wealth for the execution of those who are treacherous and evil criminals. Those outlaws!

Just relying on this iron and blood method, in a few years, the folk customs in Huayang County have been greatly improved. No one picks up things on the road, does not close the door at night, and no one dares to touch the law. They are all obedient and good babies. Even those passing merchants are here After turning around, he will also restrain his behavior and become cautious, for fear of becoming a new member on the 'Skull Platform'!

The other scene is the main hall on the east side, where neither the "God of Wealth" Bigan nor the "God of Wealth" Zhao Gongming is enshrined, but a statue of a young man wearing a robe of "Yin Yang, Bagua, Water and Fire". &039;, wearing the 'Eight Treasures Lotus Crown', holding a blood-dripping sword, eyes like lightning, a small black face full of murderous aura, quite a ghostly spirit, and beside him is a handsome little boy , his eyes became crescent-shaped with a smile, and he was holding a big money bag in his hand, which was full of big golden ingots!

That's right, this is the 'Blood God of Wealth' worshiped by everyone in Huayang County. As for his real identity, hehe, everyone knows it, and it's all in the air...

At noon, a group of 'Xuanjia Cavalry' suddenly appeared outside Huayang County, led by a young man with a wolf's back and a wasp waist. His eyes, like a wolf seeing an eagle, are breathtaking!

It was Xiao Yi who came down to visit the place. For the sake of convenience, he didn't use his guard of honor as a captain, but changed into an ordinary captain's uniform, and took a dozen of his own soldiers with him. He walked and inspected the place. !

Although the soldiers guarding the city gate didn't know Xiao Yi, they knew the costumes of the Xuanjia Army on them. They knew that this was the famous 'No. [-] Strong Soldier in the World', and all of them were warriors who counted as ten, so they hurried over and bowed to say hello!

"Brothers of the Xuanjia Army, are you going to enter the city? According to the military order of Governor Xiao, outsiders must drink soup and medicine before entering the city, in order to prevent the introduction of diseases, please bear with us!"

The leader of the "City Gate Order" is a veteran in his 30s. He greeted him kindly, and at the same time asked his men to bring the boiled soup from the iron pot. For fear of scalding people, he poured it back and forth in an empty bowl. Second, dissipate heat!