The extermination of the locusts was enough to shock the entire court, but even more surprising things were yet to come.

The news came that the locusts were eliminated under the leadership of a girl named Mengyue.

It is said that before the locust plague came, Mengyue learned from the old man that there might be a locust plague. Thinking that ducks love to eat locusts, she raised tens of thousands of ducks in advance.

The ducks are not fed with grain every day. They are raised in the wild and feed on locusts and insect eggs in the fields.

In this way, the ducklings grew up day by day while eating locusts and insect eggs. When the locust plague really broke out, they played a significant role.

First of all, there are not many locusts in Wuning County, and they have not caused much damage to local people. This is because the ducklings eat a large number of locusts and eggs every day, so there are very few locusts in Wuning County.

But the locusts in other counties caught people off guard. Later, Miss Xiao gathered several surrounding villages and led a large army of ducks to various counties to help eliminate the locusts.

The locusts, which were originally extremely scary, were all turned into food for the ducks after being swept by the army of ducks, contributing a lot to the fat on the ducks' bodies.

Under such circumstances, Miss Gui led the duck army, sweeping through one county and then moving to the next.

In just one month, the huge locust swarms were completely wiped out.

Of course, we cannot rule out the possibility that some locusts slip through the net, but those that do slip through will never be able to cause trouble again.

When this news reached the capital, it caused a sensation. The people of the capital all thanked Miss Gui for stopping the locusts from moving north. However, the attitude of some officials in the court was intriguing.

Some people think that Miss Xiao’s contribution to exterminating the locusts is very great and she should be rewarded. In addition to empty fame, she should also receive substantial rewards, such as gold, silver, and jewelry.

Some people also think that Miss Gui just stumbled upon the fact that ducks are the natural enemies of locusts, and that's why she started raising ducks.

Moreover, in the process of raising ducks, apart from spending some money on buying the ducklings, the girl did not spend any time and effort on the subsequent growth of the ducks.

Because they thought that the ducks raised by the young lady would find food on their own every day and would return home at night, so there was no need to worry about them.

Later, a locust plague broke out, bringing countless food to the ducks.

It can be said that all the ducks raised by Miss Mengyue were raised with the help of locusts. Miss Mengyue got tens of thousands of ducks for free, which was already a big enough advantage. Not letting Miss Mengyue eat the ducks was already a reward for Mengyue.

If Mengyue still feels that it is not enough and wants other rewards, it can only be said that Mengyue is too greedy. People like her are not worthy of the court's attention at all.

To be honest, he has always known that some officials in the court have strange ways of thinking. Many times, they only look at things from their own perspective and consider whether it is beneficial to them. Once their interests are infringed, they will show their fangs.

But he didn't understand. Mengyue was just a little girl, but that group of ministers actually pointed their spearheads at Mengyue. Not only did they slander her maliciously, they also erased Mengyue's contribution to eliminating the locusts and spoke so badly of her.

He even hinted that Mengyue should bring up tens of thousands of ducks.

Logically speaking, he had encountered such things before, and although he felt disgusted, he was not angry.