"I hope you will watch the three courtyards and avoid locusts in Jiagu." [Furong City]
"He's beautiful, isn't he?" After the man flew across the water and left in a hurry, Jia Xu said to Zhou Yu, who was still looking at the other person's back, with a rare teasing look in his eyes: "Liangzhou
The Qiang and Han people live together, and the land is connected to the Western Regions. Unlike you in Jianghuai, the people in Jiangdong are born slender and handsome. People in Liangzhou, regardless of Qiang and Han, are mostly majestic in appearance and strong in body. It is rare to find a man as 'handsome' as him."
Zhou Yu calmly withdrew his gaze and said in a calm and calm tone: "But he is also a strange man who does not seek fame and fortune. He has the style of a chivalrous person in ancient times."
"Yes, otherwise he wouldn't have escorted me all the way from Wuwei to Longxi with just one sentence." Jia Xu's eyes flickered and he said leisurely: "Many people mistakenly thought he was a woman when they first met him.
For the generous and self-respecting Liangzhou people, this is intolerable. If anyone dares to be frivolous and immoral like this, he will definitely draw his sword and kill to avenge his shame. Gong Jin just dealt with it well."
Jia Xu spoke to Zhou Yu in an elder-to-younger tone. Zhou Yu did not feel anything strange, but said very naturally: "Jia Gong is so complimentary. Those who are deceived by beauty are all weak-minded."
Although my generation is dull, it is not that bad."
"Looking at the world, it is rare to find a young and handsome man like Gong Jin. Not only in the way he treats people, his will and character, but also in fighting enemies and taking on important tasks, he is many times better than his peers." Jia Xu said slowly.
Zhou Yu's heart moved. He could vaguely guess that his trip to Panhan this time was largely due to Jia Xu's recommendation. But how did Jia Xu know that when they arrived at Panhan, Han Sui would order an attack on the city, and Song Jianhui would just escape.
What about running into him head-on? This kind of analysis of clues, insight into people's hearts, and prediction of situations put even Zhou Yu to shame.
Because of Zhou Zhong, the captain of Shuiheng, Zhou Yu was favored by a group of Yingchuan scholars such as the Xun family in the court. Even when he came to Xiliang this time, the governor Zhong Yao paid a lot of attention to him. For many complicated things in the court
Zhou Yu was more or less aware of the factions. After talking to the emperor alone by the Wei River, the emperor directly pulled him into his camp and gave him this golden opportunity.
He surrendered to the emperor with just a few words in the Weihe River. As a master, the emperor would naturally not be gullible and would always ask him to do things that only his close associates could do as a sign of submission. But after Zhou Yu came to Yongliang,
The tasks he received were all for the imperial court, and there was no difference. Now that the Yongliang affairs were about to come to an end, whether he had passed the emperor's 'observation' or not, it seemed that he had to start with Jia Xu's attitude.
So Zhou Yu replied cautiously: "Thanks to Mr. Jia for his promotion and giving me another chance."
"I just raised the sail for you. How far the ship can travel depends on how strong the wind is." Jia Xu did not hide his intentions at all. He looked at the young man in front of him who was young and handsome.
, his expression suddenly became a little complicated.
This person has been promoted and made friends with Xun You in many ways, and he has been in the emperor's heart for a long time. He is favored and favored by many people. He himself is smart, brave, young and handsome. It is not an exaggeration to say that such a person is the pride of heaven.
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"Huh?" Zhou Yu suddenly thought. Could it be that he had inadvertently met the emperor's expectations? But if he killed Song Jian and earned a title, what would it do to the emperor and Jia Xu?
At this time, there was a sudden "buzzing" noise in the sky, just like the mosquitoes buzzing around the ears in the summer night, but the mosquitoes in the summer were far less dense than the current sound. Jia Xu turned his head to look to the west, and moved
Naturally, he wanted to watch the setting sun in the west: "You should have noticed it when we were in Wuhan, right?"
He asked Zhou Yu in a low voice, and Zhou Yu also replied very seriously: "I have heard this kind of sound in the southeast of Wuhan, which is northwest of here, but I was busy chatting with Han Sui and lost my awareness for a moment.
When I came back to my senses, I could no longer hear the sound."
It has not yet set, and the sun is hanging over the mountains in the west. Between the pale yellow sky and the vast mountains, a ball of light black air suddenly rises. It seems that people in a rural settlement at the foot of the mountain are lighting a fire to cook.
The smoke from the cooking pots curled up; it was like the beacons at the frontier to guard against the Qiang and Hu, and the smoke was soaring into the sky; it was more like a group of dark clouds that moved very fast, dark and dense, covering half of the sky in an instant, but there was no wind or rain at this time.
the meaning of.
"The locusts are like corn when they are born, and within a few days they become as big as mosquitoes and flies. They can jump in swarms, and within a few days they can fly in swarms, crossing the state and county, biting everything." Jia Xu had already started to turn his horse back at this time.
Seeing this, Zhou Yu also prepared to return to the camp. Not far away, under the camp gate, a group of cavalry came to meet him under Zhang Ji's military order. These men, who are always mighty and brave in normal times, all looked panicked at this time.
Apparently, we also discovered the locust swarms on the horizon.
Hearing this, Zhou Yu rode his horse and looked at the black clouds in the distance that seemed to be getting closer and closer to him, and asked: "But I remember that the imperial court issued edicts many times, asking the people to search for locust eggs and kill the insects in the eggs. Why is this so?"
Are there still locust swarms?"
Back then, he had followed the emperor many times in incognito in the countryside of the city. He had personally witnessed the emperor giving Zhao Wen and others the decision to exterminate and catch locusts. He knew the importance of the emperor's determination to take advantage of the fact that the locusts had not yet fully hatched.
, nip problems in the bud.
But why is it that human power is still no match for destiny?
"When I was observing filial piety in Wuwei, ww. I often interacted with old farmers in the fields. There are two types of locusts: spring and summer. The locusts in March and April are spring locusts, which are born from the soil, and the locusts after April are spring locusts.
'First locust'. As long as we can't completely prevent it the first time, summer locusts will still cover the ground. What's more, the people hunting for locusts are in Guanzhong, Longxi, but it is a place where government orders can't reach, so the locusts take advantage of the situation to come back.
." Jia Xu said softly on the horse.
At this time, the two of them had crossed the gate and returned to the military camp. The camp was noisy at this time, just like the hustle and bustle before the storm. Zhang Ji had ordered officers at all levels to take soldiers into the camp to take shelter and calm the morale of the army; he also allocated some manpower to guard the camp.
The food and grass were hidden and guarded. Although Zhang Ji was not good at strategy, he was a good hand in running the army. With Jiang Ji, Guan Qiu Xing and others helping him, the noisy situation was quickly controlled.
Not long after, Li Shen sent a chief secretary in the city, saying that he had sent people on fast horses to the southern counties and villages to inform them of the situation and prepare for the locust swarm. After the two sides exchanged information on each other's situation, they immediately decided to join forces immediately.
Heading south to Didao, the seat of Longxi County, Li Shen led the troops to guard it and preside over the relief. Zhang Ji led more than 10,000 people under his command to Xiangwu County at the junction of Hanyang County and Longxi County to prevent the stricken Qiang Han people from taking risks and rebelling.
Make chaos.
"If Longxi is invaded by locust swarms, the neighboring counties such as Jincheng and Wudu will not be spared. However, in recent years, Wudu, Hanyang and other counties have been subject to imperial edicts, opened canals to prepare for famine, have good officials to govern the people, and have large armies to guard them.
Yu. The only ones we are worried about are Jincheng and other counties in Liangzhou. If Han Sui fails in disaster relief and the Qiang and Hu rob the county, we should take precautions early." Jia Xu sat under Zhang Ji and spoke calmly.
said.
"This matter should be reported to the imperial court immediately." Zhou Yu added: "Guanzhong is the foundation of our Han Dynasty. We have already suffered from drought this year, and we must not suffer from locust swarms again."