Chapter 75: Prince Zhou said: How about going to cure the locust plague?
"Miss Xie, I have something urgent to tell you." Zhou Shaoyu came up to her and jumped off his horse.
Extremely urgent?
Xie Yanyan looked at him indifferently and said, “I am just a fugitive. As long as you don’t chop off my head immediately, it’s not a hurry.”
"Who is this?" County Magistrate Chen was in his 40s and with his qualifications, he had never seen Zhou Shaoyu.
"The Prince of Nanhai, the Prince of Zhou." Xie Ning hurried to help explain.
"How is the prince?" County Magistrate Chen immediately saluted.
"Okay, okay, I have something urgent to do. I won't bother with you any more. Forget about the formalities." Zhou Shaoyu said to Xie Yanyan in a hurry, "There is a locust plague in the northwest. Did you know?"
"have no idea."
Xie Yanyan told the truth. Chu Xiwang said four days ago that the locust swarm was in Xirong.
"The locust plague originally occurred in Xirong and was close to the border of Daqin the day before yesterday. Your Majesty urgently collects methods to control the locusts."
Zhou Shaoyu finished speaking in one breath, looking at Xie Yanyan eagerly, smiling beautifully, "I thought of you right away."
"Let me fry some locusts for you to eat?"
"Ah?" Zhou Shaoyu was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "No! I thought you might have a way to kill the locusts."
Magistrate Chen also received an urgent report that the emperor had issued an order to control the locusts. But who could control a disaster like that caused by locusts?
"When locusts fly over, no grass grows. Not only that, they also produce a large number of seeds, which can hatch in more than half a month. It is too difficult to eradicate them." County Magistrate Chen said in shock, "In the early years, Shu was rich, but because of the locust plague, it has become a barren land."
Xie Yanyan was unmoved: "It can't be cured."
No one else can cure it, how can she...she can cure it!
Seeing her suddenly pause, Zhou Shaoyu immediately said with a smile: "You have been walking around for half a day, you must be tired, right? Why don't we find a place to rest first? I will leave in a moment."
Xie Yanyan looked at Li Rong.
Li Rong is so smart, why is he in a hurry? Is traveling more important than the prince's business?
"It's okay, it's okay. We are already walking very fast and can definitely reach our destination within the scheduled time."
Okay, let's find a place to rest.
County Magistrate Chen wanted to follow, so why would Zhou Shaoyu ask him to follow?
Zhou Jin politely saluted County Magistrate Chen and said, "County Magistrate Chen, please stop."
In the teahouse, Zhou Shaoyu, Xie Ning and Xie Yanyan took their seats, and Li Rong also pulled a stool and sat next to them.
Zhou Shaoyu then said, "Prince Xi will also go to the northwest to deal with the locust plague this time."
"Didn't he go to the fiefdom?"
"I don't know. He sent an urgent report to Your Majesty over a distance of 800 miles, saying that he had a way to cure the locust plague." Zhou Shaoyu was unusually serious. "On his way to his fiefdom, he sent someone to the Wang family in Kuaiji to invite Wang Zhen, the eldest son of the Wang family."
Xie Yanyan immediately thought of Xie Xiangxiang's prophecy. She must have known that there was a locust plague in the northwest at this time in her previous life, and the Wang family of Kuaiji should have been able to control the disaster.
Xie Ning was a military general and knew nothing about this. He didn't know how to control the locust plague, and he didn't even know the Wang family of Kuaiji.
"Huiji produces strategists." Zhou Shaoyu said seriously, "Wang Zhen was recommended as a scholar at the age of 16, but he did not accept the recommendation for an official position. Instead, he continued to study hard at home. Some people say that he can see through the mysteries of heaven and deduce destiny. Do you understand?"
Xie Yanyan asked him: "Does your majesty know about this?"
"The Embroidered Uniform Guards found out about it," Zhou Shaoyu said, "but Prince Xi explained that he invited Wang Zhen, who had a way to cure the locust plague."
The Embroidered Uniform Guard reported the truth to the emperor, and the emperor was very troubled.
Don't believe King Xi. The locust plague is serious. The entire northwest and even the Central Plains may be destroyed by the locust plague.
Believe in King Xi?
Can you trust him?
Zhou Shaoyu said to Xie Yanyan: "If you have a way, I will accompany you to the northwest. If you can cure the locust plague, it will be such a great achievement. Before entering the exile area, your family can regain their freedom."
"It can't be cured." Xie Yanyan said with a serious face.
She had a face that was a high-level, world-weary one. It was extremely beautiful, but extremely cold and difficult to get along with.
King Hexi is trying to steal the credit? Are you dissatisfied with my family for dying too slowly?
Zhou Shaoyu blinked and smiled, "It's okay, it's okay. I'm also anxious to save millions of people from danger. I thought you were smarter than men, and maybe you would have a good idea."
What to do, she won't take the challenge
[King Xi went to the northwest not to control the locust plague, but for other purposes]
[We must not let King Xi sit on that throne]
Xie Yanyan suddenly asked, "How many days has King Xi been in the northwest?"
"He is honest and is still waiting for His Majesty's instructions."
They were not allowed to return to the capital without an imperial edict, and the princes could not leave their fiefdoms without the emperor's approval.
"Are there many people who reveal the imperial edict?"
"Not much. No one dares to joke about locust control. The family can't afford the risk."
Zhou Shaoyu was afraid of King Xi, so he invited Wang Zhen to come for great purposes. Who knows whether he wanted to be an adviser or to control the locust plague?
He had fought with the Crown Prince and had also fought with Prince Xi many times, but since he was a child, he knew that Prince Xi was the most cunning one.
What's more, King Xi has repeatedly tried to kill three birds with one stone by taking advantage of the relationship between Zhou Shaoyu, the King of Nanhai and the Emperor.
The crown prince was also very wary. He did not want Prince Xi to become popular because of his locust control, nor did he want Wang Zhen, after his success in controlling the locusts, to take the opportunity to tell his father that Prince Xi was the destined heir.
"I want to go to the northwest to have a look." Xie Yanyan said to Li Rong, "I will try to come back before the team reaches Lingnan."
Without waiting for Li Rong to speak, Zhou Shaoyu asked Xie Yanyan: "How long can it last just to treat locusts?"
“I don’t know,” Xie Yanyan thought about the pesticides she could exchange for, and said, “You can set it for five days for now.”
Zhou Shaoyu's eyes suddenly lit up. She said five days, which meant she must have a way.
"It takes a month to get from here to the northwest by fast horse. It takes five days to kill the insects, two days to rest, and then it will take another month to return and catch up with you. Two and a half months in total will be enough." Zhou Shaoyu calculated for Li Rong.
It is estimated that it will take 7 months to reach Lingnan, and it will take more than 3 months from here. They can make it back in time, and Li Rong has no reason to detain Xie Yanyan.
Seeing that they had decided to send his sister to deal with the locust plague, Xie Ning said, "I will go with my sister."
Zhou Shaoyu looked at Li Rong: "Is it okay?"
"OK."
There's nothing wrong with that. Anyway, I can get back before being exiled, and Prince Zhou will be my guarantor.
Li Rong said cheerfully, "Xie Ning, why don't you tell your parents? I think your wife is about to give birth."
Yes, Xie Yanyan immediately said to Xie Ning: "Brother, you can't go. Sister-in-law will give birth in two months. You can't go."
"I have mother to take care of me, and father is here too. Lord Li and the others can find a doctor to take care of them. I must go with you." He is a military general, and he will protect his sister's safety on the way.
Prince Zhou often fights, and I don't know how good his martial arts are, so I don't feel safe leaving the job to him.
Besides, my sister is an unmarried girl, how can she travel alone with a man from another family?
Xie Ning was determined to go, no question about it.
Xie Yanyan disagreed. Her sister-in-law was about to give birth and her nephew was still young. How could she selfishly ask her brother to accompany her to treat locusts?
"No need to accompany me, I can protect myself."
"No." Xie Ning still disagreed.
"In that case, I won't go." Xie Yanyan said.
Zhou Shaoyu's face suddenly fell: "You can't not go!"
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