Chapter 13 Disaster in Longzhou

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Chapter 13 Disaster in Longzhou

"At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty favored Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty because of his loneliness. Later, he served as governor of Longzhou, Qiaozhou, and Qizhou. Later generations said: Li and Tang's hegemony began in Longzhou."——

"Old Book of the Tang Dynasty. Volume 1: Records of the Great Ancestor"

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Longzhou, today's Hanzhong, Baoji area. It was named in ancient times because it was located on the east slope of Longshan Mountain. It is bordered by Long River to the west and Tianshui to the east. It is the west gate of Chang'an.

In the early Sui Dynasty, there were only three townships and more than 380 households in Longzhou. It can be said that the people's livelihood was in decline, and everything was in ruins waiting to be revitalized.

In early summer, the afternoon sunlight outside the carriage was no longer so dazzling. Changsheng opened the curtain and looked at the winding river in the distance. The sparkling blue water of the river followed the convoy of the Li family returning home all the way westward.

Father's transfer order was quickly approved, and he issued a mobilization order for the whole family. He packed up all the belongings in two days at the speed of a march, and set out on the morning of the third day with the whole family and servants. The speed was so fast and the mood was so urgent.

, which made my mother wonder if the Turks were attacking us.

Correspondingly, the aftermath of the court turmoil also subsided with the departure of the protagonist. Only the Japanese envoys were left with ridicule on the streets when they left the capital of Daxing. It is said that some students even put the couplets of that day on the paper and distributed them to passers-by.

Japanese envoys followed him on both sides of the road and recited loudly, almost causing another diplomatic dispute.

But all these disturbances were scattered in the wind from the girl's hair.

Jixiang rode a pony to the car. Looking at Changsheng's beautiful little face lying at the window, he couldn't help but feel a little lost. He came closer and said softly: "Look at the wheat field over there. After passing there, go further."

We have entered the boundary of Longzhou before."

Changsheng looked in the direction pointed by Geely, and saw the endless yellow wheat fields, and the breeze blew by and set off waves of wheat.

When farmers in the wheat fields saw a convoy coming from a distance, they all stopped their farm work, stood up and looked over.

"Hello~~How are you~~" Ji Xiang looked at the other person looking over, waved the riding crop in his hand, and shouted to greet the other person.

"You have to use a Longxi accent. They probably won't be able to understand the Mandarin you learned in private school." Chang Sheng said, holding his head.

"When it gets closer, I'll go down and have a look." Ji Xiang said excitedly, suddenly looking into the distance, "What's over there? Is it going to rain?"

Chang Sheng was stunned and looked in his direction. A black cloud suddenly appeared in the distant sky, covering the sky with darkness and soon the sky became dark.

No, there is no wind, this speed is not like clouds!

Suddenly I heard my father's urgent voice: "Everyone stays in the car, and the handlebars are used to drive the cars over to form a circle! Hurry up!"

Changsheng and his mother's second brother in the car didn't know what was going on, but they felt the carriage slow down suddenly, and the driver shouted in horror: "Locust God, the Locust God is coming!"

Changsheng stretched out his head, and the stallion pulling the cart seemed to have sensed the approaching swarm of insects, struggling to run forward. The cart driver struggled to pull the reins with trembling hands, desperately trying to pull them back into the team.

It was too late, but soon enough, the sky above our heads had completely darkened, and the first batch of locusts had arrived.

The bugs fell like hailstones, hitting the roof of the carriage with a crackling sound. Some bugs got in through the gaps in the carriage, and then jumped on the faces of the people in the carriage. Mr. Dou buried Ruyi's head firmly in his own body.

On the chest, he vigorously beat the flying locusts.

The maid serving her mother was so frightened that the insects kept burrowing into her collar and cuffs. Only then did she react, her face turned pale, she screamed and danced, slapping the insects on her body.

"Don't be afraid, locusts don't eat people!" Changsheng covered his face with one hand and went to help him with the other.

Suddenly a locust hit the horse's eyeball. The horse was startled by the pain and stood up with a neigh. The maid near the door staggered and fell backwards to the outside of the car.

"Be careful!" Changsheng rushed up to pull her with quick eyes and hands. Unexpectedly, he was too weak and was dragged out of the car by her.

Changsheng fell to the ground and was knocked upside down. When he turned over, he found that the horse's hoof had stepped down in the air and was about to step on the maid's head.

Suddenly, I felt anxious, and I didn't know where the strength came from. I jumped up and pushed the maid's head away.

The horse's hoof stepped down and stepped on her arm.

A "click" sound!

Looking at his weirdly bent arms, Changsheng felt a chill in his heart, it was over!

Before he could feel the pain, he shouted with all his strength: "Father!"

As soon as a horse flew over, Li Yuan jumped off his horse, with several locusts hanging in his hair.

As soon as he got off his horse, he saw Chang Sheng lying in the mud and asked anxiously: "What's wrong?"

Changsheng smiled slightly, glanced at his right arm, and then passed out from the pain.

When Li Yuan saw the miserable state of his daughter's right hand, his liver and gallbladder burst into tears. He quickly and carefully placed his injured hand on her belly, took off his robe and covered his whole body, picked up Changsheng with one hand, held the reins with the other, and flew onto the horse.

He pinched the horse's belly hard twice, came to the front of the team, told the old slave, and ran towards the county as fast as he could.

At this time, sporadic locusts have appeared in Wenshui County. The experienced old people know that when the locust plague comes, the most important thing is to close the door tightly and hide the food. The young people are still unwilling to give up. Some even pick up sickles and straw ropes and rush to the ground.

Here, I want to save some food and bring it back.

Li Yuan flashed his badge to the guard at the county gate, shouted: "Get out of the way quickly," and then rode past like a whirlwind.

There is some chaos on the narrow streets in the county. The doors of the shops on both sides are being closed one after another. Some are nailing boards on the door gaps. People doing small business, street performers, and farmers carrying firewood and carrying dung are huddled together on the narrow road.

group.

Li Yuan stopped a passer-by, asked for the address of the nearest medical clinic, got rid of the pedestrians who were blocking his way, and rode away.

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