I Am a Corrupt Official, But They Say I Am a Loyal Minister!

Seeing Lin Beifan's appearance, Li Yuxin knew what he was worried about, and smiled: "Don't worry, sir, it's not a big deal, they just lost their stomachs collectively, they've already taken medicine, and they'll be fine after two days of rest!"

"It turns out that this is the case, this official is relieved!" Lin Beifan smiled and sent an invitation: "Miss Yuxin, it's been a long time since you came to my house! It's better to meet by chance, come to my house for a light meal tonight, my wife I've been talking about you!"

"Thank you for your invitation, but the little girl is disrespectful!" Li Yuxin was full of joy.

The two returned to the Lin Mansion talking and laughing.

Lin Beifan had to go to the study room to deal with some things, and Li Shishi received Li Yuxin.

Li Shishi was very happy: "Sister Yuxin, you are finally here, seeing you have lost a lot of weight!"

"Sister Shishi, long time no see, your complexion looks better and better!" Li Yuxin was also very happy, grabbing Li Shishi's hand, and said, "Listen to the lord, you often talk about me, so I will come to see is you!"

"I often talk about you... no?" Li Shishi blinked.

"No?" Li Yuxin was confused.

Li Shishi's eyes turned slightly, and he smiled softly: "Actually, it's your husband who is always talking about you! He said that without you, life is like a year! So sister Yuxin, you must come often when you are free!"

"My lord... does he really talk about me a lot?" Li Yuxin was surprised and shy.

"Can I still lie to you?" Li Shishi said with a smile: "So you must come here often, and treat this place like a home. The concubine wants to be a good sister with you for a lifetime!"

"Yeah!" Li Yuxin lowered her head and replied as delicately as a mosquito's whisper.

At this time, the little county master rushed in: "Come here, I'm here, what's there to eat tonight? Is dinner ready, my stomach is going to be hungry!"

Li Shishi smiled and said: "Little county master, it's almost time! Just wait for half a stick of incense!"

"Okay, okay!" The little princess nodded happily.

Lin Beifan was quarreled and said helplessly, "I don't see you at all, but you are very active during dinner!"

"I'm not active in eating, and there is a problem with my head!" The little princess plausibly said.

"Eating too much, your nerves have problems!" Lin Beifan said with a stern face: "Let me see, which nerve of yours is wrong, so nervous?"

"Disgusting! You are necrotic, I went to the kitchen and ignored you!"

The yard was full of laughter.

However, at this time, the King of Jiangnan, who was far away in Jiangnan, was in a bad mood.

At this time, he was facing the fierce sun, sweating profusely, and came to the farmland.

Looking at the dried-up river course and the gradually withering rice seedlings, I was so anxious: "What's going on with this ghost weather? There hasn't been a drop of rain for three consecutive months, the weather is still so hot, and the riverbed is dry... If this continues, the food I'm going to owe it!"

He is now in the critical period of the uprising. After the autumn harvest, the food is fully prepared, and he can start the uprising!

If the food is not harvested, the military strength will be greatly reduced.

A group of officials next to him shivered with fright, fearing that the prince would convict him.

King Jiangnan didn't blame them, because he knew clearly that it was none of their business.

The weather is like this, how can it be done by human beings?

Raising his head and looking at the sun shining in the sky, King Jiangnan wiped off his hot sweat and couldn't help but scolded: "God, last year you gave this king a flood, but this year there was a drought, and you deliberately followed suit. Is this king doing the wrong thing.'?"

A thought moved: "By the way, how is the food situation in Beijing?"

Everyone looked at each other, no one dared to speak.

"Rich, you come and tell this king!" The king of Jiangnan said with a stern face: "If you want to say everything, say it as it is! If you dare to lie about the military situation, this king will ask you to question!"

"Yes, Your Highness!" Wang Fugui stood up and said, "Reporting to Your Highness, since the beginning of the New Year, the capital has been in good weather, as warm as spring, and the food is growing well! In addition, the government's large-scale construction of water conservancy projects has , the introduction of the eight agricultural methods, and the expansion of fertilizer varieties, this year's increase in grain production will not be a problem!"

"Damn!" Jiangnan Wang gritted his teeth angrily.

My own life is not as good as the day, but the enemy is getting better and better, it is so uncomfortable to hear!

Especially when he thinks that the other party still has a lot of reserves, he is even more uncomfortable!

His face turned black with anger!

Seeing this scene, Wang Fugui secretly thought that it was not good, and said quickly: "My lord, although our situation is not very good, the situation in the north of Hebei and the west of Wuxi is not very good!"

"Northern Hebei has always been a barren land with limited food production! Now the population loss is serious, and there are fewer people working in the fields. This year's food production will definitely be in short supply!"

"The land of Wuxi is in a similar situation! And now, they are still being harassed by the rebels, and they are constantly losing soldiers and soldiers. The situation is even worse than us!"

"Among the three princes, our situation is relatively good!"

"That's true!" King Jiangnan's expression finally changed.

This is a bad age. Although I am bad, as long as you are bad than me, then I will be happy and satisfied.

Looking at the withered paddy field, Wang Fugui was worried: "My lord, what should we do now?"

"What else can I do?" Jiangnan King said angrily: "Hurry up and dig the river, dig a deep well, and bring the water in, otherwise there will be no food to eat this year!"

"Yes, yes... Your Majesty, the subordinates will ask someone to do it!"

At this moment, there was a humming sound in the distance.

Jiangnan Wang and others turned their heads to look over, and saw a dense mass of insects, forming a black mass, overwhelming the sky and covering the earth.

The King of Jiangnan was stunned: "This... what is it?"

Many officials panicked.

"The plague of locusts!"

"This is a plague of locusts!"

...

I saw this swarm of locusts flying over everyone quickly, leaving only the devastated rice fields.

The king of Jiangnan let out a mournful cry: "This king's food!"

The matter quickly spread to the court, and the Empress immediately summoned the ministers to discuss the matter.

"A locust plague has occurred in the Jiangnan area, and it is ravaging the rice fields in the south of the Yangtze River! According to the information below, this locust plague has reached a scale of once-in-a-century, and the harm is huge! This locust plague is migrating to the capital, dear friends, how to prevent it?"

Manchu civil and military smiled bitterly, how to prevent this locust plague?

Locust plagues, floods and droughts are one of the three most destructive natural disasters!

Among them, the plague of locusts is particularly terrifying. It is huge in number, and it comes and goes like the wind. It cannot be destroyed at all, and it cannot be controlled!

Once it appears, it will bring huge destructive power, resulting in the reduction of farmland production and income!

This is simply beyond human control!

Under the eyes of the Empress, the officials lowered their heads one after another.

The Empress looked at Lin Beifan with a hint of anticipation: "Lin Aiqing, what's your best plan?"

"Report to Your Majesty, I have some immature suggestions!" Lin Beifan bowed.

The queen's eyes lit up: "Speak!"

"Your Majesty, like the chickens and ducks we usually raise, they actually eat locusts! As long as we release chickens and ducks, we still need to be afraid of locust plagues?" Lin Beifan laughed.

The Empress' eyes brightened: "This idea sounds good!"

"However, Your Majesty, there are too many locusts, and the number of chickens and ducks we keep in captivity is too small, and we may not be able to solve the locust plague!"

The Empress' eyes dimmed: "¨々That's it!"

"Your Majesty, Wei Chen has another plan!"

The queen's eyes lit up again: "Speak!"

"Actually, locusts are delicious and nutritious. We can't finish eating chickens, ducks and geese. We can let people catch them and eat them!" Lin Beifan added.

The empress' eyes brightened: "It sounds like it's feasible!"

"However, the locusts are too difficult to catch, the number is huge, and the common people can't catch a few at all. Let's save some effort!"

The Empress' eyes dimmed again: "Yes, locusts are hard to catch!"

"Your Majesty, I have another plan..."

The queen is angry!

This guy, who can't speak completely, hangs her up and down, it's too hateful!

Gritting his teeth, he said, "Aiqing, are you playing with me on purpose?"

Lin Beifan felt very aggrieved: "Your Majesty, how dare Wei Chen! Wei Chen said it just now, these are all immature suggestions. You insisted on me to say it. If you don't say it, you will not obey!"

The queen was so angry that she wanted to knock his head down and kick it as a ball!

This little bastard has become more and more skinny recently, and he often makes fun of her, which is outrageous!

"Aiqing, you directly say the final solution!"

Lin Beifan cupped his hands and said, "This...I really have no choice, please understand!"

There is no way to completely solve this locust plague now, let alone ancient times?

Even in modern times, the main thing is prevention.

It can be prevented by spraying pesticides, or directly using the natural enemies of locusts such as chickens, ducks, and birds. If the scale of the locust plague was large, pesticides would be sprayed directly, but how could such conditions exist in ancient times?

The queen's eyes dimmed.

"However, don't worry too much!"

The Empress' eyes brightened again: "Why did Aiqing say this?"

Lin Beifan said with a smile: "This locust plague is indeed a huge threat to me, but its appearance is conditional! Generally, as long as the weather is hot and dry, there will be a locust plague! This is the case in Jiangnan! However, our capital Since the beginning of the year, the weather has been good, the rain is abundant, the air is humid, and the locust plague has limited threats to us!"

"I can only hope so!" The Empress sighed worriedly.

At this time, the locust plague in Jiangnan was also known by his two brothers.

The land of Wuxi, the palace.

King Wuxi was very happy when he knew about this, and he laughed loudly: "Brother Huang, brother, if there is no food, how are you going to fight with this king? In this battle for the throne, you are going to be out early! Haha!"

"Come on, let this king keep an eye on the situation of the locust plague in Jiangnan! As soon as there is a situation, report it immediately!"

"Yes, my lord!"

The land of northern Hebei, the palace of the king.

The King of Jibei was also very happy, with a smile on his face: "Brother Huang, if you have suffered two natural disasters in a row, is this God's will? It seems that you are no longer with the throne! Come on, send that bell back to King of Jiangnan, comfort him! Haha!"

"Yes, my lord!".