"King Xi" is none other than King Xi's personal bodyguard Xi Twelve.
When several princes were selecting guards and secret guards, he took a liking to Xi Twelve at first sight. Not only did this man look 70% like him, but he also had a calm temperament.
He ranked him 12th and named him Xi Twelve, which sounds like "happy event".
auspicious.
Over the years, he has been deliberately training Xi Twelve to imitate himself so that he can serve as a substitute at critical moments.
Prince Xi's coming to the northwest was just a cover. Even if Xie Yanyan hadn't thrown him into the water, he would have found an excuse to leave.
Because Xi Twelve had been waiting in Chang'an for a long time.
He and Wang Zhen went straight to Kyoto, while Xisi took Xie Xiangxiang and headed north quickly, passing through Hanguan and rushing all the way to the disaster area.
But I didn't expect that the method of using powder to treat locusts, although very powerful in theory, would not work in practice.
Xie Xiangxiang sat in the outer courtyard arranged by the warlord, without saying a word. The wound on her neck had never healed and it hurt a lot, and her vision was blurry.
What hurts more than my neck is my heart, which is filled with anxiety and uneasiness.
The government strictly prohibited people from going out, and she didn't know what had happened. Xisi was sent by her to find out the news and see how the prince was killing the locusts.
She had been waiting in the yard for a day and a night.
"Madam, don't be too anxious. Wang Zhen said that no one has been able to eliminate the locust plague since ancient times. But just wait until they pass and let them fend for themselves." The maid Xing'er beside her advised.
Seeing Xie Xiangxiang silent all day and night since the family members of the people who were poisoned to death were angry and denouncing her yesterday morning, I felt sympathy and tried to comfort her, "If we can't eliminate it, others may not be able to eliminate it either."
That being said, what if the prince eliminated the locust plague? Xie Xiangxiang didn't say what she was thinking. Xie Yanyan was really different from what she remembered.
If I can be reborn, can Xie Yanyan also be reborn?
No, if she could be reborn, she would not cling to the prince, nor would she cling to Zhou Shaoyu, the man who died long ago.
But what happened? The damned people are still alive, and they have formed an alliance for no apparent reason!
"Madam Xiang." Xisi came back after being out for a day and a night. The expression on her face showed that the prince had succeeded.
"Xisi, what's going on?"
"The prince killed the locusts!" Xisi said dejectedly, "I don't know how he killed them. I went out yesterday afternoon and accidentally bumped into Prince Zhou's horse outside the county government office. He wouldn't let me go and locked me up for a day and a night."
He didn't know what was going on and how he had offended that devil. He recalled that no one cared about him all day and night, and he was stuck in the cellar. It was hot, stuffy, and there were many mosquitoes. Whenever he shouted, someone would throw burning charcoal into the cellar. In the middle of summer, he was almost hot to death.
Today at dusk, he was finally released. Prince Zhou asked King Xi to accompany him with ten good horses, because his horse was frightened by Xisi and fell ill!
Xie Xiangxiang dug her fingers into her palms, but still asked softly, "What's going on with the locusts? What information have you heard?"
Xisi said that starting from the hour of You the day before yesterday until now, in just one day and one night, all the locusts, big and small, have disappeared from Jingchuan to more than ten counties in the northwest.
"Impossible! Let's go and take a look."
Xie Xiangxiang didn't believe it, how could it be possible that not a single one was left?
As the carriage left, Xie Xiangxiang still covered her face.
As soon as they went out, they heard the sound of big gongs beating all over the street.
All the government runners were mobilized and divided into several groups. Some stayed in the county town, while others went to the countryside. They carried large gongs on their shoulders and beat them while shouting, "Your Highness the Crown Prince has wiped out all the locusts. All the locusts have been caught alive and piled up in Jing Lake. Those who raise chickens and ducks at home can go and get them for free."
The streets were full of people, all running out in surprise and asking, "Are the locusts really gone?"
"It's really gone! I just checked and there's not a single locust left in the field."
"My husband went to Jinghu Lake and saw that the locusts were piled up like mountains, in baskets and sacks."
"I heard that grasshoppers can be fried and eaten?"
"Don't talk nonsense. Some are edible, some are not. They stink."
"You can eat rice locusts, but you can't eat anything else!"
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Xie Xiangxiang said to Xisi who was driving, "Let's go to Jinghu Lake."
The carriage quickly went to Jinghu Lake. Along the way, people were as happy as if it were New Year. They pulled carts, held their tools, and went happily to collect the locusts.
Xie Xiangxiang lifted the car curtain and looked at the fields.
The fields were a mottled green, no longer the color of dead leaves after autumn. Although the marks of bitten leaves were still there, the locusts were really gone.
When they arrived at Jinghu Lake, it was even more lively than the temple fair. Her carriage could not squeeze in, so she had to abandon it and walk in.
Standing by the Jing Lake, her heart sank.
The entire Jing Lake was filled with sacks, bamboo backpacks, rattan baskets, and drowned locusts everywhere.
She had never known that a locust plague could be so shocking. How many of these insects were there?
How many ten thousand stones are there?
They were all captured alive, what courage!
The gong sounds were still ringing, and countless people, dragging their children with them, flocked to the county government office to kowtow to the prince and express their gratitude.
Xie Xiangxiang looked ashen.
On the notice wall outside the county government office, there was a letter to the people, praising His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for his wisdom, his concern for the people, his travel thousands of miles, over mountains and across rivers, to help the people eliminate the locust plague in one fell swoop.
The content of the notice was very long. It not only told everyone that there were no locusts in the fields, but also told everyone that a total of more than 160,000 locusts had been caught, weighing 940,000 shi.
Ordinary people only know that locusts are terrible, but this is the first time that the severity of the locust disaster has been quantified.
940,000 shi, 160 million, my old swans!
Finally, the government told the people that locusts can not only be fed to chickens and ducks, but can also be eaten, so everyone can try it.
In the morning, when Xie Yanyan was half asleep, the county magistrate asked the two maids to come to her and said that the Crown Prince had something urgent to discuss with her.
Xie Yanyan packed herself up and went to the prince's place, where her father was also there.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was in particularly good spirits. When he saw her coming, he immediately offered her a seat.
"Miss Xie, how did you kill the locusts?" The prince was not deliberately asking about the method of killing locusts. He was very excited and just wanted to say hello to Xie Yanyan for her ability and hard work.
But Xie Anfeng and Xie Yanyan were both very vigilant.
"Is there anything wrong?" Xie Yanyan glanced at the prince indifferently.
Why are you asking? Wouldn't it be nice to get credit for nothing?
"Uh~" The prince instinctively knew that if he continued to ask, he would definitely say something bad, so he immediately changed the subject, "Miss Xie, I want to write a letter to the emperor to announce the good news. Do you have anything to say to the emperor?"
"I have nothing to say."
"Don't you want to write a letter to your father? Your father likes your letters very much." The prince thought of the last letter Xie Yanyan wrote. Emperor Xuanwen was so happy that he kept saying for many days that this was the letter. He wanted to ask Xie Yanyan to write another letter to his father, even just a few words would do.
"Then wait a moment, Your Highness. I will write it right away."
Xie Yanyan thought about it, dug out the photo of Jing Lake filled with locusts yesterday from his mobile phone, and pulled out the exchange panel.
"Xiao Mei, exchange a needle-punched photo and print it as a fine-brush painting. You can use a slightly larger paper to remove the watermark."
[A detailed painting of locust killing, exchange successful]
Xiaomei is extremely attentive. As long as Xie Yanyan has a need to exchange things, she will be able to steal the good things in her space sooner or later.
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