Longyang loves Qin

When General Wang Lu's obituary came, the steward was looking for Ye Yu to discuss how to hold his birthday next month.

Although his coronation took place in February, his actual birthday was in July.

Hearing the news suddenly, he stood up abruptly, and said in disbelief: "Didn't you get better a few days ago? Why did you go suddenly?"

The servant didn't know either, so he could only shake his head.

Ye Yu pursed his lower lip, took two steps, but remembered that the steward was still there, turned his head and said to the steward, "Forget about the birthday banquet, and the mansion doesn't want any happy events in the near future."

The steward also understood the situation now, nodded and said: "I understand, the general is planning to travel?"

Ye Yu ordered along the way, "Go and prepare the car, I'm going to General Wang Lu's mansion to see the situation."

Instead of going directly to the funeral, Ye Yu thought about it and went wearing a black robe without patterns.

Like him, many people went to Wang Lu's mansion to see the situation, but no one went in, because they were all blocked by Wang Lu's steward, saying that it was inconvenient to entertain guests now.

Ye Yu looked at the Wangfu in Hangbai from a distance, ordered the coachman to stop, sighed, and sent people to go straight back to the residence.

Although his friendship with Wang Lu was not very deep, he felt depressed when he heard the news.

He looked out of the window, saw the transaction scene in the market, and thought of another incident, which made him even more frowning.

Wang Yan is an experienced veteran like Meng Ao, and he was assisted in the government for a while a few years ago. This time, it is inevitable that the government will be in chaos for a while.

Looking at the clear blue sky outside the window, he tapped lightly on the window frame with his index finger.

According to his inference, the locust plague mentioned in history was feared in July and August of this year, but he still has no way to prevent it.

He actually doesn't remember anything about locusts, but he knows that locust plagues are not as obvious as earthquakes and tsunamis. Even if he said there was a locust plague, no one would believe it.

It is barely possible to use the hands of those magic sticks to make people convincing, but he always thinks of Yingzheng's search for immortals and asking for medicine. If he uses this to hold up a magic stick now, wouldn't it make Yingzheng believe in those alchemists even more?

But if there is really no other way, he would rather use this trick. At least, he feels that he cannot accept that so many heads of Guizhou died because of his inaction.

When he was thinking hard, he suddenly noticed a disgusting sight, and he immediately lowered his face and looked at the crowd.

But he didn't see anyone with a different look.

He didn't think that his senses were wrong, but he didn't order the driver to stop, because it wasn't the first time this kind of dirty sight was seen, it was just the first time he felt so strongly.

Back in the mansion, he didn't stop, hurriedly put on a bunt and rode a horse towards the outside of the city.

The horse stopped at the edge of a field, and an old farmer who was carrying water saw him coming, put down the bucket quickly, wiped his hands on his clothes, and went forward to salute.

"Forget it." He got off his horse and quickly supported the old man.

The old farmer stood up in response, and said anxiously: "General, why are you here again?" He rubbed his hands against his legs, very nervous.

Ye Yu is also used to his blunt words, "I'm just taking a look, how is everything going?"

The old farmer nodded heavily and said, "Okay, everything is fine!"

Ye Yu didn't seem very satisfied with this answer, and looked at the crops in front of him and pondered.

The old farmer became even more nervous, "General, general, is there something I can't do well? Don't drive me away..."

Ye Yu didn't answer, and walked forward a few steps. The old farmer hurriedly stopped him, pointed to the ground in front of him and said, "The front is filthy, general, don't get too close."

Ye Yu glanced at the fertilizer below, but still strode forward.

Seeing him stepping into the manure with clean shoes on, the old farmer panicked.

In the eyes of the old farmer, Ye Yu looked so good-looking that he was like a fairy from the sky, and also a high-ranking general, how could he step into that stinky dung?

Ye Yu didn't care how panicked the old farmer behind him was. After walking for a while, he suddenly stretched out one hand to grab a millet plant in front of him, and stretched out the other hand to hold up a leaf, and asked solemnly, "Why did you get bitten?" so powerful?"

The old farmer thought that something had happened, so he ran over immediately. When he saw the leaves in his hand, he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "This is the time when weeds are abundant. Don't worry, I will definitely clean them up."

Ye Yu looked around at the crops, and continued to ask, "Is it always like this in previous years?"

The old farmer replied: "Almost, but this year seems to be a little more, probably because the field you gave me, General, is so good that even the weeds are greedy."

Ye Yu didn't feel at ease because of his words, but looked at the fields in the distance and said, "Is it the same for other people's fields?"

The old farmer said: "Of course, everyone is the same."

Ye Yu suddenly turned around, walked to the side of the horse, wiped off the dirt on his feet with the dirt on the ground, jumped on the horse and ran towards other fields.

***

"Your Majesty, there may be a disaster of katydids this year!"

After the morning court on the second day, Ye Yu asked to see Ying Zheng, and he said it straight to the point as soon as he came up.

Ying Zheng was still worrying about Wang Lu. He thought Ye Yu was talking about this too, but he didn't expect him to say a completely irrelevant thing and looked at him suspiciously.

Ye Yu thought maybe he was too abrupt, and added: "I learned from some old farmers that there are usually many more pests this year. I went to check the historical data and found that July and August are the most likely to be plagued by locusts. I thought maybe I thought about it a lot, but in my dream last night, I saw countless locusts covering the sky and covering the earth, as if I was there, as if God had foretold me, I was very frightened, so I came to tell the king."

This is a bit of a stretch, but Ye Yu really has no good tricks to make people believe that a plague of locusts is imminent, so he has to use the most popular theory of gods and ghosts at the moment.

After hearing this, Ying Zheng still didn't quite believe it, and even said, "I don't know that General Ye still knows this way."

It is said that the ancients all believed in the theory of gods and ghosts? !

Ye Yu complained in his heart, but he didn't show it at all, and said with a worried look: "I don't know this way, but I have to believe it."

Ying Zheng was curious, "Why do you have to believe in the Fa?"

Ye Yu apologized to Wang He in his heart, and then said: "I didn't notice this at all, but after hearing about General Wang He's death, I noticed it as if I was being drawn. I thought, maybe this is after the heavens took General Wang He away. Give us Qin compensation."

Only then did Ying Zheng straighten his expression and said, "Is what you said true?"

Ye Yu didn't think that his butterfly effect would affect natural disasters, he nodded, and said firmly, "I'm not talented enough, let alone the king, even I didn't believe it at first, so I implore the king to go through it as soon as possible." Investigate this matter and prevent disasters as soon as possible."

Only then did Ying Zheng believe most of it, and immediately ordered people to divide into two groups, one group went to the fields to ask questions, and the other group searched for relevant records from historical materials.

To prevent disasters, the crops must be harvested in advance. This is definitely a big loss for the current state of Qin, so Ying Zheng is not so easy to believe.

The next day, Ying Zheng held a court meeting to discuss the matter.

Although people nowadays are very superstitious, they are also very smart. No one believes the words of the gods and ghosts immediately. They only believe it after Ying Zheng has produced a lot of supporting evidence.

But even so, not everyone agrees to harvest in advance.

Seeing the ministers arguing, Ye Yu felt anxious.

Looking at this scene, Ying Zheng raised his voice and said, "Quiet, I will leave the matter of disaster prevention to..." He clicked the names of several ministers one after another, and made a final decision.

His unique hoarse voice during the voice-changing period was quite intimidating, and no one really stood up to object at the moment.

Ye Yu quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

And not far in front of him obliquely, Lu Buwei looked at the increasingly majestic Ying Zheng, but pursed his lips tightly, as if he was thinking about something.

Half a month later, just as Ye Yu said, the black army of locusts invaded the sky and covered the sky, and there was no grass growing anywhere they passed, just looking at it made people worry.

Although Qin State had already prepared, it still lost a lot. In addition, Qin State was not rich in food and did not know how long the locusts would last, so the famine still appeared.

To add insult to injury, countries such as Zhao State and Chu State did not suffer from such a large-scale locust plague.

Finally, after Zhao Guo once spared the border, a quarrel broke out in the court about this matter.

"Now our country has no food and grass, so we cannot go to war."

"Could it be possible for Zhao Guo to fight like this?"

Both parties are right, but it is precisely because of this that it is difficult to choose.

It's not that everyone doesn't want to fight, but that they don't have enough supplies to fight.

At this time, Lu Buwei, who had been quiet recently, stood up.

"I believe that those who leave the grain can be awarded nobles. If there are merchants who can donate a thousand shi of grain, they will be allowed to worship one level."

Although some people were angry that merchants had too much food in their hands, they would not say this in front of Lu Buwei.

What's more, this plan was not actually initiated by Lu Buwei. King Qin Zhaoxiang had done it decades ago.

Ying Zheng thought for a while, and said in a deep voice: "This plan is feasible, and Father Zhong will be in charge of this matter."

Lu Buwei retreated after receiving the order.

Then Ying Zheng called Ye Yu's name again.

"The minister is here." Ye Yu came out and replied.

"When the issue of food and grass is settled, you will lead an army of [-] to fight Zhao Jun."

Zhao Guo knew that Qin Guo had made preparations before the disaster, but he didn't know what the situation was. Now he just came to find out the truth.

As long as there is food in the army, it will be easier than ever to gather 5 people during a famine, but too many civilians may have an impact.

"The minister takes orders."