"From now on, I, Zhong Sen, will obey you in everything you say. If you tell me to go east, I will never go west. If you tell me to chase a dog, I will never chase a chicken."
Jiang Zhong couldn't stand Zhong Sen flattering him at this critical moment, so he reminded him.
"Come on, stop flattering me and find a way to deal with the locusts."
"I know. Do I need to tell you?"
While the two were talking, a swarm of locusts flew over.
"Sir, this situation seems a little... not so good..."
After Zhong Sen confirmed that there would be a locust plague, his attitude changed drastically.
Before he thought there would be no locust plague, he was determined to ask adults to kill him and stop harvesting rice.
But when he knew that a locust plague was about to happen, the only thing on his mind was how to kill the locusts, and he did not delay at all.
This is also the reason why Zheng Shao tolerates Zhong Sen. Although Zhong Sen has many shortcomings, there is one thing he admires, that is, he can be clear-headed and consider the people.
For example, during the recent locust plague, Zhong Sen knew the situation was not good, so he stood in front of him without hesitation, trying to protect his county magistrate.
But when the locust swarms come, everyone has to go all out to catch the locusts, and he needs protection.
"Zhong Sen, spread the word, everyone must do their best to stop it."
"Yes, sir."
The moment Zhong Sen finished speaking, the sky became darker and darker, and a swarm of locusts flew over.
"Here we come, everyone get ready."
Then the following scene appeared at the gate of Lanlong County, where everyone worked together to catch locusts.
Unfortunately, the locusts are not only numerous but also very ferocious.
Less than half an incense stick of time passed before Zhong Sen called out to County Magistrate Zheng.
"Sir, there are too many of them. We can't stop them!"
"Even if we can't stop them, we have to catch as many as possible. As for the ducks, let them out quickly."
"The ducks were released a long time ago and they were eating the locusts very quickly, but there were so many locusts that the ducks couldn't finish them all."
Zheng County official felt powerless after seeing that the locust swarms had increased instead of decreased despite all his efforts.
He originally thought that even if there were more locusts, with more than 10,000 ducks and so many people, it shouldn't be a problem.
It turned out that he was wrong. He had never seen locusts of this magnitude in history books.
With this magnitude, the area swept across is definitely not small, and judging from the direction the locusts are flying from, they are flying from the south.
Yongkang is to the south of Qingshan Prefecture. If his guess is correct, Yongkang Prefecture has probably fallen.
Thinking that both cities were experiencing a locust plague at the same time, he felt cold all over.
"My lord, what's wrong with you?"
Zheng Shao thought of Yongkang Prefecture and was frightened by the speculation, feeling powerless all over.
Suddenly his body was pushed, and he finally reacted. Seeing Jiang Zhong's worried expression, he said casually: "Oh, I'm fine, go catch the locusts."
"Okay, sir."
Zheng Shao saw that everyone was trying hard to catch locusts, but it was not very effective. He felt that after the locust plague, many people would become refugees.
If it is not handled properly, the entire Zhou Dynasty will be in turmoil.
Not to mention his promotion, it is still unknown whether he can survive.
All he could do now was to lead the people of the entire county to stop as many locusts as possible and reduce some of the pressure on Suzhou, north of Qingshan.
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