Shi Le's plan was good, but the situation changed too quickly.
The disaster in Youzhou and Jizhou was so severe that there was no rain for ninety consecutive days. Moreover, since the Qingming Festival, the sunshine in the two places has become increasingly intense. After Xiaoman, the temperature has risen sharply. The sun is so intense that it feels like entering a minor summer heat.
At this time, not to mention the plants that have been without rain, even people can't stand it. There are more and more fights over water in various places.
At this time, Wang Jun had no intention of going to Yuncheng to participate in the heaven-sacrifice activities. What was even worse was that young locusts began to be found in various places in Youzhou. Some farmers went to the fields that were so dry that they wanted to see if the green seedlings were still growing.
Is there any possibility of remediation? As soon as I walked into the field, the sky was filled with locusts...
They are still young, but they flap their wings and hit people on the face, causing a burst of pain.
The farmers standing in the fields were instantly desperate. If it was just a drought, they could still hold on to a glimmer of hope, thinking that maybe it would rain in the evening, or they could find a water source to irrigate a little;
But with the locusts all over the sky, can they still be able to defeat them?
Due to drought, less than two-thirds of the wheat that was planted sprouted. In the past two months, more wheat seedlings died due to drought, and the remaining wheat seedlings were short and small. After two months, they had even ears.
Didn't see any.
The farmer standing in the field licked his parched lips and looked up at the fiery sun in the sky. There were light spots in his eyes and his brain was dizzy. He fell back without any consciousness.
He flopped and fell into the field, and the back of his head hurt when it hit the cracked field. Only then did he think, dying like this would be a relief, right?
The thought flashed through my mind, but the memory in my mind was faster than this thought. Almost as soon as I thought about it, the faces of my wife and children at home appeared in my mind.
The farmer opened his mouth, moved feebly like a fish stranded on the shore, then raised his arms and got up. At this time, he still couldn't see clearly in front of him, he could only feel the fog.
He pushed up his body vigorously, ignoring the locusts that pounced on his face, and stumbled forward...
He can't live here anymore, He can't live in Youzhou anymore, he has to go, he has to leave with his wife and children, he can't die, if he dies, his wife and son will definitely not be able to survive, he has to go back, he has to go back...
…
There were many farmers who were as desperate as him, and they all chose to leave.
This is the only way they can find to survive.
The situation in Jizhou was a little better than that in Youzhou, but locusts began to appear in the fields, and bandits were rampant in the territory. Liu Kun occupied the territory and handed it over to his clan brother Liu Xi to manage it. Neither Liu Yuan nor Shi Le could watch him gain a foothold in Jizhou.
, so they constantly sent troops to harass him.
Coupled with the fact that Zu Ti and Shi Le from time to time fought over territory in the south, the political environment in Jizhou was difficult to stabilize, and more people fled.
Under this situation, Liu Kun had to ask for help from the imperial court, hoping that the imperial court could allocate some money and food to him to help the people of Jizhou fight the disaster;
When Wang Jun heard that Liu Kun and the imperial court were asking for money and food, he was not to be outdone and also asked for money and food.
The emperor received the notices from both places, and his heart dropped when he saw how serious the disaster was.
The courtiers also felt anxious. Yuncheng is not very far from Jizhou. Once the disaster gets out of control in the north, Yuncheng and Yanzhou will be greatly affected...
Could it be that the Xiongnu did not destroy the Jin Dynasty, but God wanted to destroy the Jin Dynasty?
Even Zhao Zhongyu had nothing to say. He thought silently, is it really because of the injustice of the founding of the country that God does not wish for the good of the Jin Dynasty, and disasters are coming one after another?
Although the court was also in a difficult situation, the emperor decided to collect some money and food to send to Jizhou and Youzhou.
Zhao Zhongyu, as Shangshu Ling, raised funds on his behalf.
Zhao Zhongyu agreed, and after raising food, he wrote a letter to Zhao Hanzhang, telling her the news that Yuncheng had received, and said to her, "There is still some time before the summer solstice, and the matter of worshiping heaven may change. Now the world
The general situation is changing and getting worse day by day. Your safety is the top priority. Please find a way to push back on the matter of worshiping the heaven."
Zhao Hanzhang received the letter but did not reply immediately. She pressed down the letter with a sullen face and asked, "Do you have a reply from Xie Shi?"
Fan Ying immediately said: "Mr. Xie said that Pingyang City was not found.
There are signs of troop deployment."
Zhao Hanzhang said: "Let him continue to watch closely. If there is any abnormal movement in Pingyang City, he will report it immediately."
"yes."
Zhao Hanzhang thought for a while, but still felt uneasy, and said: "Let Mr. Ji pay attention to the news about the Han Dynasty and Shi Le. Where is Wu Erlang? Is he still in Bingzhou? Let him stay in Bingzhou and not come back in a hurry to inquire about the Han Dynasty.
News from the country.”
Fan Ying: "Any news about troop deployment?"
Zhao Hanzhang shook his head, "Detective, even if it only has a general impact on Bingzhou's harvest, farming, business travelers and refugees in and out of Bingzhou this year, let him report one by one and compare it with the information Mr. Ji received."
Fan Ying wrote down, feeling a little worried, "Are the Huns going to send troops to attack us again?"
Zhao Hanzhang shook his head and said: "I don't know, it's just that I felt uneasy, so I paid more attention."
After giving the instructions, Zhao Hanzhang stood up and said, "The official documents have been processed. Please sort them out and send them out."
Seeing her raising her feet and walking out, Fan Ying quickly followed, "Your Majesty, we received another invitation today. He said he is Wang Meizi. Do you want to meet him?"
Zhao Hanzhang: "I'm gone. I've met eight Wang Meizi during this period. Let Tinghe go see her. She has also met Wang Langjun."
Fan Ying quickly chased after her and asked, "The envoy from Jingzhou..."
"Let him go to Uncle Ming if he has something to do." Zhao Hanzhang met the envoy from Jingzhou in person when he first arrived. He thought Wang Cheng had something important to discuss with her secretly, but it turned out that he sent the envoy all the way here just to
Take Wang Huifeng and Wang Siniang to Jingzhou.
Can Zhao Hanzhang agree?
Of course that's not possible.
Both Wang Huifeng and Wang Siniang are now one of her capable men, and Wang Huifeng has a special status and can suppress the Central Plains family. Why should she let her go?
However, Zhao Hanzhang still wrote to Wang Huifeng who was far away in Luoyang and asked what she meant. The letter was written sincerely and successfully kept Wang Huifeng.
As for Wang Siniang, they had a good relationship. She refused the envoy from Jingzhou as soon as he opened his mouth. The reason was that her father was buried in Luoyang and she was unwilling to leave Luoyang.
Envoy: ...But this is Yuzhou and I don’t want to leave Luoyang. Why are you here?
However, he did not say it out loud, but said the second purpose of his coming here, "Young Master is away on a study tour, and he has disappeared since the destruction of Luoyang City. It is said that such a major event as the destruction of Luoyang City has happened for more than a year, and the Young Master should have already
After hearing the news, I should have come back early, but I still haven’t found my whereabouts.”
He said: "The governor is very worried, so he wants to ask Governor Zhao to help find him."
Wang Huifeng and Wang Siniang were also very concerned about Wang Xuan's safety and wanted to find him. Zhao Hanzhang also wanted to find this elder brother and agreed immediately.
She immediately asked the local government offices to post notices to find people. In just ten days, there were eight people who came to the government offices claiming to be Wang Meizi. Including today's, there were nine people. On average, 0.9 Wang Meizi appeared in one day.
mysterious.
Wang Siniang was so angry that she went on a business trip after receiving a task, and was too lazy to meet fake people here every day.
Zhao Hanzhang really wanted to open those people's heads and see what was inside. Wang Xuan had only been missing for two years, not twenty years. There were countless people who knew him. Do you really think they couldn't recognize the fake ones?