The Necromancer of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 109 The Natural Enemy of Locusts is Human

Yecheng publicly executed dozens of farmers who participated in obstructing the arrest.

There are many people watching.

There was a lot of discussion, and many people thought that these farmers killed themselves.

Yuan Xu has always been lenient, and it was the first time to execute a farmer.

The criminal was executed, and the interrogator returned to the government.

Entering the front hall, he saw someone standing in the room, he was stunned for a while, and then hurriedly asked, "Why are you here, young master?"

"Everyone has been dealt with?" It was Yuan Xu who was in the room.

"All dealt with." The judge replied: "Anyone who participated in obstructing the arrest will be executed."

"Has the announcement been made public?" Yuan Xu asked.

"It has been posted." The judge replied: "It won't take long for the whole of Hebei to know why these people were executed."

Yuan Xu nodded, and then he asked, "How do you feel in charge of the law recently?"

"Working under Mr. Yuan is different from when Mr. Yuan was here." The examiner replied: "Although Mr. Yuan gave him authority, he would often mention a few things. Mr. Master never asks..."

"Because it's not necessary." Yuan Xu said, "I've always been at ease in handling public affairs."

"There's one thing I've been stuck in my throat all the time." The judge had a guilty expression on his face.

"What about Xu You?" Yuan Xu asked.

"Exactly." The examiner replied: "If I hadn't dealt with his family when I was in Guandu..."

"He will also betray the Yuan family." Yuan Xu interrupted him: "Xu You has a problem with his character. Why can't he deal with his family's crimes? You didn't do anything wrong. It's because he doesn't know how to be grateful. What does it have to do with you?" relation?"

"It is said that the young master was in Wuchao that day." The examiner replied, "Cao Cao's surprise attack nearly killed the young master..."

"It's just close." Yuan Xu patted his arm lightly: "Aren't I standing here properly now?"

"But..." Although Yuan Xu said so, there was still a lump in the interrogator's heart that could not be resolved.

Yuan Xu continued to enlighten: "What I need is not that you feel guilty about the past, but to hold the law for me and not let any villain get away with it."

Shen Pei replied: "Young Master, don't worry, I will do my best!"

He then asked Yuan Xu: "The people who were executed today are all ordinary people. Don't you think the punishment is too heavy?"

"From the moment they prevented soldiers from entering the village to arrest people, they were no longer ordinary people, but thugs." Yuan Xu said: "No one has privileges before the law, and the law does not blame the public. It doesn't work in my place. When one person breaks the law, punish one person. When a group of people break the law, punish a group!"

"I understand." The judge said: "If someone makes trouble again, I will deal with it according to what the young master said."

"I'll leave the follow-up to you." Yuan Xu said, "I still have to go to Tian Yuanhao's place, so I won't delay your official duties."

"I'll see you off, Young Master." The examiner sent him outside the gate of the official mansion.

Yuan Xu left, and the judge bowed to see him off. He didn't straighten his back until he disappeared at the corner of the street.

Deng Zhan came here with Yuan Xu.

He did not enter the front hall, but has been waiting in the outer courtyard.

He didn't ask Yuan Xu until he turned the corner and couldn't see the judge, "The matter has been dealt with, why did you come here?"

"Didn't you find that Shen Zhengnan couldn't let go?" Yuan Xu asked back.

Deng Zhan shook his head in bewilderment.

Yuan Xu said: "He is from my father's old department, and I was not very familiar with him in the past. I am in charge of Hebei, so I must use the people around me. It is reasonable for Shen Zhengnan to have concerns."

"Young master is not easy to use, you can replace him." Deng Zhan said: "Whether Tian Yuanhao or Pang Shiyuan is better than him. No matter how bad it is, Feng Yuantu can do it."

"They can." Yuan Xu asked: "But who do you think is more principled than the trial match? Who is more ignorant than him? Who else is more upright than him?"

Deng Zhan was speechless.

He is not familiar with the judge, and he also knows that this person has always enforced the law strictly, and if his relatives commit crimes, they will be dealt with fairly.

"The law cannot be trampled on." Yuan Xu said, "Only in the hands of someone like Shen Zhengnan can it be more effective."

"Young master employs people and makes the best use of them, I admire that." Deng Zhan echoed.

"Come with me to see Tian Yuanhao. Yuan Xu said hello,
Deng Zhan agreed and accompanied him to the official residence where Tian Feng was in charge.

When Yuan Xu arrived, Tian Feng greeted him in a hurry: "Why are you here, Master?"

"Let's see if you have successfully taken over all the affairs." Yuan Xu replied and walked into the government office.

With Tian Feng beside him, Yuan Xu asked, "The people who went to the Huns have already left?"

"It's still Jiang Gan." Tian Feng replied: "He took two bolts of silk to the Xiongnu, but I think it's very difficult to accomplish."

"Why?" Yuan Xu asked.

"The Huns are coveting the wealth of the Central Plains. If the young master sends a lot of money, they may be able to exchange it for Cai Yan. With only two bolts of silk, I am afraid it will be really difficult to achieve."

"I think it can be exchanged smoothly." Yuan Xu said: "Jiang Ziyi has been on a mission to various places recently, but he has not been able to persuade him once. He will definitely try his best when he goes to the Huns. I think he can succeed."

Tian Feng didn't believe it: "Young Master's offer of exchange is too little, not to mention Jiang Ziyi, even I can't do it."

"Just wait and see the result." Yuan Xu changed the subject, "Is there any important affairs reported recently? "

"I just got an urgent one, and I haven't sent it to you yet." Tian Feng replied: "Second young master ordered someone to send the documents. There is a plague of locusts in Youzhou. I'm afraid there will be no harvest this year."

Yuan Xi handed over the military power, and the soldiers and horses of Youzhou were all under the command of Yuan Xu, but he retained his position as governor.

Yuan Xi no longer intervened in military affairs, and all government affairs were still handled by him.

The locust plague in Youzhou is a government affair.

"The plague of locusts?" Yuan Xu asked, "How serious is it?"

"The locusts covered the sky and the sun, and the people suffered unspeakably." Tian Feng replied, "I'm planning to allocate food for disaster relief."

"No need." Yuan Xu stopped him: "I'll go to Youzhou, and everything can be solved easily."

"My lord has a solution?" Tian Feng was surprised.

Locust plagues are more harmful to agriculture than water and fire.

From ancient times to the present, many places have had the experience of crop failure due to locust plagues.

What Tian Feng didn't understand was that after Yuan Xu heard about the situation, not only was he not in a hurry, but he looked confident.

"Bring Wei Ji here." Yuan Xu ordered the guards.

He said to Tian Feng again: "I have no choice but to fight against disasters like floods, fires, and earthquakes. If the locust plague causes no harvest, it means we are incompetent!"

"How does the young master plan to deal with it?" Tian Feng wondered.

Yuan Xu replied: "Most living things have natural enemies, and locusts are no exception. The reason for the disaster is that there are too few natural enemies. Let them have multiple deadly natural enemies, and the matter will be solved?"

"Natural enemies?" Tian Feng asked: "Could it be that the young master wants to release a large number of birds in Youzhou?"

"Where do you get so many birds?" Yuan Xu said, "Farmers are afraid of locusts, but they don't know that their biggest natural enemy is humans."

(End of this chapter)