The revival of Shu Han

Chapter 268 Queen's Power

The locust, the emperor of the Zerg race.The reason why this little thing can be named by the ancestors of China is of course because his lethality to the farming people is the strongest among the Zerg race.

Where is the strength?Not picky eaters.No matter what rice, wheat, pasture or even wild vegetables, as long as the locust swarms pass, everything will be wiped out.Let the humans and livestock in the affected areas have nothing to eat.

The land in East Asia, which is the most suitable for farming, is of course also the place where various agricultural disasters occur most frequently.For locusts, there are all over China.But locust plagues usually occur in northern China.

The reason lies in the rain.

Locusts generally like to lay eggs on land with a certain amount of moisture, but is relatively dry, and there is no vegetation on the surface.If there was less rain in a place in the summer and autumn of the previous year, the water level of rivers and lakes dropped, and a large number of tidal flats formed on the shore.It will provide an excellent environment for the mass reproduction of locusts.

If the luck is even worse, there will be no snow or less snow in the first winter, which will cause most of the locust eggs in the land to survive the winter safely.Then in spring, a large number of jumping gnats will surge out from under the soil layer.

If luck is a little bit worse, there will be less rain in the spring of that year, resulting in lower moisture content in the crops.This is the best food for jumping gnats.They will quickly complete metamorphosis, and finally spread their wings and fly!Covering the sky and covering the earth, hundreds of millions of locust swarms were formed!

Unfortunately, the climate in the Guanzhong area from 267 to 268 AD was simply prepared for locusts.Everything fits!
This thing can fly, and it will go to the next place after eating, so there is no way to limit the scope of the disaster.At this time, the people and officials did not know the cause of the locust plague, and they believed that it was God who was angry and asked the locust god to send his people to punish him.Therefore, the idea of ​​killing locusts did not exist at this time—besides, once a plague of locusts formed, it would be difficult to exterminate them.

Therefore, the emergence of locust plagues, in this era, often means that the harvest of a place has completely returned to zero.

On the basis of history, it is clearly written in the history books that from 268 to 270, there was a severe drought in the Guanzhong area for three consecutive years.The so-called extreme drought will be followed by locusts, and droughts are often accompanied by locust plagues.This directly led to the great alien rebellion in Guanzhong.

But in this plane now...

Sima Yan sat down on the steps of the palace hall without any image, his head was buried on his knees, his head was held in his hands, his whole body was twitching non-stop, and from time to time, he could hear faint weeping that was extremely restrained .

The Great Court Meeting has already ended, and now the eunuchs in the corner of the hall feel sorry for His Majesty the Emperor when they see him like this, but at the same time they can't help trembling: His Majesty will wake up later, and find that we have seen his appearance, will Won't you kill us to silence us?
Why do you think these court ministers are so stupid?Wu and Shu invaded, and Guanzhong suffered a catastrophe.There are so many things going on in the country, why are you still making trouble for His Majesty?

At the Great Court Meeting just now, it was aimed at the locust plague that broke out in the Guanzhong area.Pei Xiu and Jia Chong are in the same party, and the Yang Jun brothers are in the same party.The two sides tore apart again.Pei and Jia demanded to immediately allocate food to Guanzhong for disaster relief, so as to stabilize the morale of the army and the people.However, Yang Jun said that the national inventory is very small now, and if a large amount of grain is transferred into Guanzhong, if there is a problem in the Guandong side before the autumn harvest, it will not be able to deal with it.

Pei Xiu said that if you don't go to disaster relief, you must solve the problem.Yang Jun said it was simple, the military rations in Sima Wang's hands are as high as 300 million shi now, enough to feed 20 troops until next year.Wouldn't it be good to let him take some out for relief?It is said that locusts fell into the army camp and ate most of the army rations. I believe what others say, but I can't believe what Sima Wang said!Don't you know who he is?God knows if he took this opportunity to be greedy for ink again?
Pei Xiu said that you, Yang Jun, have led soldiers, have you been on the battlefield?You, Lao Tzu, and I followed Emperor Jing (Sima Shi) and Emperor Wen to Huainan twice.Things in the barracks are not that simple.Have you ever thought about how the soldiers feel when there is a catastrophe and the military rations are reduced?How can you fight without the morale of the army?

Yang Jun said that 20 troops are now sitting outside Qinchuan and Mei counties. It has been more than half a year, and the battle situation is rotten.How can such a soldier have morale?Anyway, sitting still can't consume much, so it's better to take it out to help the victims.

Jia Chong couldn't help but come out to help at this time, but Yang Jun immediately changed the topic: let's not talk about the Guanzhong matter, you haven't settled the Cao Ti matter yet.Then Jia Chong immediately fought back, saying that the root cause of Cao Ti's incident was not caused by your Qianliju.

As soon as these words were spoken, the two sides could not talk normally.Soon the younger brothers under their respective bosses stood up and tore each other, and finally the whole court meeting could not go on normally at all.

Finally, since he ascended the throne, Sima Yan, who changed his father's vicious and vicious ruling style and pursued to rule the country with the king's tolerance, couldn't help losing his temper, and directly drove all the court officials out of the court.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty."

A pleasant voice sounded from behind, and a warm catkin was tightly attached to Sima Yan's vest.

After all, the eunuchs in the main hall were not too stupid, so they sent someone to invite Yang Yan over.

"Queen?"

"Your Majesty, Zitong just heard that His Majesty encountered some troubles in the court. Zitong doesn't know how to manage state affairs, but Zitong and His Majesty are married after all. So if you have any embarrassments, you can tell Zitong, Say it all, and it will be better."

"Queen... woo woo woo..." The Ninth Five Lord is also a person with feelings. Sima Yan, who is in his thirties, has endured pressure and encountered too many setbacks in the past few years.Hearing Yang Yan's words, he suddenly lost control of his emotions and threw himself into Yang Yan's arms.For a moment, the entire court hall was crying loudly, and there was a heart-piercing feeling that could not be concealed.

While hugging Sima Yan tightly, Yang Yan flirted with the maid behind her.In the blink of an eye, all the other people in the entire court hall retreated quickly.In the empty hall, only the husband and wife were left.

"The country is in dire straits, natural disasters and man-made disasters continue, Wu and Shu don't stop, courtiers openly fight with each other...I am the emperor, I am so unhappy! Sometimes I think, does God really dislike my country, Dajin? Really Don't you like my Sima family?"

"Your Majesty, be careful! You are the founder of the Jin Dynasty, and you are the proud son of heaven blessed by the heavens. A little tribulation is nothing more than a test from the heavens. If you can't bear this test, then the gods are really good!" wouldn't like you."

"But...all of these things are difficult!"

"Your Majesty, both of Zitong's parents died when he was young. He didn't learn much. So he really doesn't know much about national affairs. But from Zitong's point of view, it doesn't matter whether it's a country or a family. When encountering things, it's important to think carefully. , but it is more important to act quickly."

"What does the queen mean?"

"Your Majesty, although Zitong was born in the Yang family, he was loved by his adoptive parents since he was a child. But Zitong can clearly feel what he saw and heard in the palace. In today's world, Wu and Shu still exist, and foreign races are about to move. This It was not a time of peace. Therefore, in such an environment, His Majesty should trust and reuse those old ministers who followed Emperor Xuan, Emperor Jing, and Emperor Wen all the way through the waves! These people are well-informed, and they can To survive in such a dangerous environment, one must have one's own unique side. These things cannot be possessed by Zitong's adoptive fathers and uncles in a short period of time."

"What the queen said really moved me inexplicably. It's just that the treasury..."

"Your Majesty, you can ask the princes and families from all over the country to support the country and tide over the difficulties together. Zitong will go and tell his adoptive father and uncles later that the Hongnong Yang family should take the lead in responding."

The emperor, a lonely family, ruled the world with one person, and it was inevitable that he would fight against the world with one person.If anyone is the emperor's most reliable ally, it can only be the empress.

In the past, when Cao Pi was on behalf of the Han Dynasty, it was Cao Cao's daughter who fought to the last moment for the Han Family Ancestral Temple - she was the queen of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty.

Therefore, although Yang Yan was born to promote the Yang family, she finally made it clear when the country was in crisis: she stood firmly on the side of the emperor and ignored everything else.

On May 268, 25 AD, Luoyang held another round of the Great Court Meeting.

Sima Yan was the first to speak, Guanzhong suffered a catastrophe, and Wu and Shu invaded.I can't sleep or eat.Empress Yang Yan took the lead in donating all jewelry, which was worth 300 million yuan.

Qi Wang Simayou immediately expressed his position on behalf of the clan: the country is facing difficulties, and the princes and county kings are as one with the country. At this moment, of course they must stand up and share the difficulties with the country.The Kingdom of Qi donated 20 shi of grain to the imperial court and handed over 2000 soldiers of the kingdom's army free of charge.

On the clan side, King Qi took the lead, and the princes, county kings, and county kings all took more or less food and handed over a certain number of troops.

On the aristocratic family's side, the Hongnong Yang family took the lead, followed by the Pei family and the Jia family, who also handed over a certain amount of food.

In the end, in total, this time the whole court raised donations, and received a total of more than 320 million shi of grain and more than [-] troops.

For many princes and aristocratic families, this thing is still a drop in the bucket.But in any case, the disaster relief food in the Guanzhong area is available.

Afterwards, Sima Yan formally ordered Sima Wang, Sima Liang, and Sima Ni to return to the court.Shi Bao, Chen Qian, and Wei Guan served as the three-line commanders of Yongzhou, Jingzhou, and Yangzhou respectively.

(End of this chapter)