Chapter three hundred and fortieth listen to the wind and thunder
"If there is a huge river, I will use you to make a boat; if there is a severe drought, I will use you to make the rain.ena`"
Ma Ri took a few deep breaths and cursed loudly, "That bastard! He's trying to hinder my entire Ma family!"
Ma Bi, who was standing by, felt deeply ashamed. It was said that he had failed to handle this matter. After all, he had underestimated the interests of Ma Fang. Not long after he became honest, he began to act unscrupulously again. Now Ma Ri is the mainstay of the Ma family.
, it was absolutely impossible to fail, Ma Bi stood by to comfort him for a long time, and Ma Ri finally regained his breath, but his expression was already gloomy, and his eyes were dim.
At this moment, there was a sudden noise outside. Ma Bi stood up and looked around, but it was Mu Shun of Xiaohuangmen who was ordered to visit.
After Mu Shun and Ma Ri, who managed to get up, greeted each other, they said, "The country heard that Situ was ill and sent a special imperial doctor to treat him. He was also worried that there were many rules at the table and that Situ was strict with etiquette and did not enjoy himself to the fullest, so he sent him a special gift.
Several boxes of meals are given to everyone in your house for their use."
As he said that, Mu Shun glanced at Ma Bi unintentionally, turned around and took a food box from Zhonghuangmen who was following him, and gave it to Ma Bi with both hands. Ma Bi took it tremblingly, when Mu Shun saw this,
Without staying much longer, Shi Shiran returned to the palace and resumed his duties.
Ma Bi weighed the weight of the food box and couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief. However, when he opened the food box, he was stunned. He saw a plate of fried locusts in the food box, all of which had to be tailed.
The head and feet have not been removed, and the bright black eyes reflect the sunlight outside, shining brightly, like a living thing.
"This..." Ma Bi was heartbroken. Before he could speak, Ma Ri's face suddenly lost all color. Under the dual physical and psychological pressure, he finally couldn't bear it anymore and bent over and vomited.
"Ming Gong, Ming Gong!"
Weiyang Palace, Diaotai.
The emperor stood on the edge of the railing and looked down at the railing. Since the imperial court began to allow large-scale use of Kunming Pond, Cang Pond and other ponds, coupled with the long-lasting severe drought, the water area in Guanzhong has decreased sharply.
Even the Cangchi in Weiyang Palace was not spared. After the water level receded, the exposed ground was quickly dried and cracked by the sun. There was no wind, and a few white water birds walked slowly on the dry and cracked land.
, trying to find shrimps and snails hidden in the mud deep in the crevices.
"Your Majesty." Mu Shun came over quietly and offered a bowl of cold drink. "Situ Shangshu is ill."
The emperor turned around and stretched out his right hand to take the cold drink, but did not drink it in a hurry. "What does the imperial physician's order say?"
"Situ is old and weak, and cannot eat too much greasy food. There is no shortage of greasy food in today's meal. On the way back, Situ was exposed to the hot sun again. He felt a lot of discomfort and vomited several times. Although he is feeling much better now, he is still in good spirits.
But he was in a trance." Mu Shun met the emperor's gaze and said softly, "The imperial physician ordered that you should rest more to avoid heat poison entering the body."
"In the end, it was my lack of thinking and my good intentions that turned out to be a mistake." The emperor sighed softly, lowered his head and took a sip of cold drink. In fact, the emperor expected Ma Ri to act like this, and the other party was probably extremely disgusted.
That's why there are these adverse reactions. It's just like how later generations saw people eating bamboo worms in the Lingnan area. Even if they didn't eat them themselves, they would feel nauseated. This was originally a small punishment, but Ma Riruo
If you are alert, you will stay sick these days, just like Shangshu Ling Yang Zan, so you can still maintain some dignity.
Mu Shun quickly prostrated and said in horror, "Why did your Majesty say this? Your Majesty is thinking about the common people in the world. In order to save the locust plague, he laments day and night. He finally came up with a way to let the people eat locusts to tide over the difficulties. How can he put it aside just because of this one case?"
?My servant thinks that Situ is old and has some hidden health problems. It would be unfair to blame it entirely on the locusts. Even the imperial doctor would not dare to make a judgment next time."
"This is a rare thing to say." The emperor glanced at Mu Shun approvingly. It seemed that he had gained a lot of knowledge in the past six months or so by letting Mu Shun discuss political affairs with the audience. He nodded and said, "Get up."
"Jinnuo." Mu Shun heard the satisfaction in the emperor's tone and responded happily, stood up with his head lowered, and followed the emperor.
The emperor had just come to Diaoyutai from Qingliang Hall for a while, and this time he planned to drive away. Before leaving, the emperor looked at the low and motionless curtains under the waterside pavilion and the gradual platform in the center of the pool that was about to be integrated with the ground.
, suddenly said something, his voice was so soft that even Mu Shun who was nearby could hardly hear him clearly.
"As soon as the water in the pool becomes less, the wind also stops."
On the twelfth day of the eighth month of the first year of Jian'an, all the ministers and officials had finished praying for rain. Not only was the weather still unbearably hot, but even the wind and clouds that had gathered a few days ago when Taichang Chenji was offering sacrifices to Mount Hua disappeared without a trace.
Without a trace. The courtiers were panic-stricken, wondering what went wrong in this higher-level prayer for rain. Just when they were panicking, Zuo Fengyi made trouble again.
It turns out that after Zuo Fengyi's extensive rectification the year before last, the water conservancy facilities were very sound, which allowed the people's farmland to be barely irrigated to a certain extent, reducing some losses. However, because a large amount of water was used for farming mulberry acres, there was insufficient water in other places, and many vegetation
Because the rivers dried up and died. Most of the Qiang tribes living here were semi-farmers and semi-pastoral. Without fodder and water sources, they lost a large number of cattle and sheep. They were also jealous of Zuo Fengyi's government's aid to the Han people, so
They raised troops to rebel, gathered thousands of people, and attacked Yunyang and other counties.
Most of Zuo Fengyi's Qiang people were the descendants of those who had been surrendered by the imperial court during its campaign against the Eastern and Western Qiang and settled in the interior of Guanzhong. They were weak in power, had poor tribes, and lacked capable people and organizations. Originally, such rebellions were not enough for the imperial court to pay attention to at this time.
However, it is now a troubled time. Hongnong and other places have also launched rebellions due to drought locusts earlier. People everywhere are uneasy. The timing of the Qiang rebellion is too strange to guarantee that people will not think too much about it.
What's more, the Changshui Camp of the Northern Army has many Qiang and Hu Yicong who were recruited from Zuo Fengyi to resist Li and others. They are not of our race, so the court must be wary of them.
For this reason, the emperor specially issued an edict to everyone in the Chengming Hall. He immediately issued an edict, appointing Guanglu doctor Huangfu Song as the cavalry general, leading the Northern Army Lieutenant and Lieutenant Gao Shun, Infantry Colonel Zhao Yun, Shesheng Colonel Yan Yan, etc.
Thousands of soldiers and horses were used to quell the Qiang rebellion. In order to prevent the Qiang rebels from escaping northward from Zuo Fengyi to Anding, Xihe and other counties triggered chain turmoil. Yang Ru, the Qiang guard captain, was transferred from Liangzhou with 5,000 soldiers and horses.
People set up defenses in Anding County to stop the attack.
Immediately afterwards, after all the actions of praying for rain were in vain, the emperor finally issued an edict to express his opinion: "Inform Situ, record the affairs of the minister, Taiwei Cheng, Sikong Wen, and all the ministers. I have always heard that there is a drought in Chengtang.
When disaster strikes the entire landscape, rain does not come from praying to the mountains and rivers, but from the sincerity in the heart, which brings down the sweet rain... All the people are guilty, but it is only one person. Today, the whole world is mourning, and everyone is mourning. If God has a spirit, why?
Can you bear to see the common people in trouble? You should only blame yourself and wait for God's punishment."
Without waiting for the courtiers to say anything, the emperor was very efficient and went to the east chamber of the front hall of Weiyang Palace without any delay, sat down and asked for rain. This edict blamed himself rather than sinned against him, but the sincerity of his attitude made even those who were urgent
Those who urged the emperor to come forward as soon as possible to pray for rain had nothing to say.
Then, the emperor ordered Liu Wan, the commander of the Lingtai, to choose a good day and prepare the ceremony for the great sacrifice.