"The dog emperor always kills ministers. I heard that even the chief minister's head was removed. We sent someone to bribe and spread rumors, and asked the dog emperor to kill Chen Qiyu and the dog official again. Isn't that enough?"

When everyone in the conference hall heard the sound, they couldn't help but be overjoyed. Yes, why didn't they expect this? They turned around and found that this time, it was Zhang Xianzhong's adopted son who was talking, but it was not Zhang Dingguo, but Zhang Kewang.

This time, even Huidenxiang praised: "Yes, this idea is good, it's worthy of being able to read and read, I have an idea!"

Among Zhang Xianzhong's four most capable adopted sons, bravery in war, the most important thing is to be able to read and write, which is also famous among the thieves. Therefore, Hui Dengxiang has this saying.

When Zhang Xianzhong heard the praise, he laughed loudly, obviously very proud.

Relatively speaking, Zhang Kewang performed better than the other three adopted sons with this, so he became the leader of Zhang Xianzhong's many adopted sons.

"Scholars are just thinking a lot, which is good!" Luo Rucai also praised, but after hearing this, I don't know if this is praised sincerely!

However, Luo Rucai was right. After reading this book too much, he would have thought more, and he might not have listened to Zhang Xianzhong. In the original history, he eventually betrayed Zhang Xianzhong's last words and surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, but his final outcome was not very good.

Luo Rucai's nickname is Cao Cao, so he naturally has his own tricks. Based on this hopeful idea, he added: "We can also lead the army to make some moves that can convict Chen Qiyu, the dog official. In this way, we will do a multi-pronged approach. I believe that Chen Qiyu, the dog official will be killed by his master sooner or later!"

"Yes, Huang Hu, what if we go and fight Fengyang again? Haha!" The thief leader Wang Guangen also said excitedly.

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With this in mind, other thieves also spoke, and for a moment, the conference hall became very lively.

At the door, Zhang Kewang felt proud when he heard this, and looked at Zhang Dingguo slightly, and the disdain in his eyes flashed by.

It seems that you are saying that you deserve to compete with me?

No matter what these thieves were doing, Emperor Chongzhen had already led his troops south at this time and was about to arrive in Xi'an Prefecture.

This is the Guanzhong Plain. At first glance, there are at least a lot more grain fields than Yan'an Prefecture, which makes Emperor Chongzhen feel a little relieved.

To be honest, there are few rivers in northern Shaanxi, and the land was cracked under the drought. This made Emperor Chongzhen feel very worried. Only when he could see green in the Guanzhong Plain area made him feel better.

You should know that relying solely on the accumulation of money and grain from the vassal palace can only help for a while. Even if it is transported by other provinces, it is unrealistic. The loss on the road is too great. The most important thing is that Shaanxi can produce grain by itself and achieve self-sufficiency.

The accompanying governor Zheng Chongjian saw that the emperor was very concerned about the grain fields, so he smiled and introduced them to the emperor. In fact, the officials of the Ming Dynasty also knew the importance of this grain, so he paid more attention to this area. However, most of these grain fields were from vassal kings and landlords.

Emperor Chongzhen disagreed with this. So what if it is theirs? If you really want to say it, it is also the emperor who is the emperor. As long as you have food, they can hand over the food to overcome the famine. Those who are conscious will supplement them. If you dare to keep a penny, you will clean up and do something extraordinary at the most extraordinary moment!

While he was talking about food issues, a fast horse suddenly came flying.

Zheng Chongjian looked up and immediately responded to Emperor Chongzhen seriously: "Your Majesty, you are the road-exploring night."

When the army marched, of course, it was necessary to send Ye Wucheng out from all directions, and there was no tolerance for any carelessness. If you didn't take him back tonight, you might have an important military report.

Zheng Chongjian was a little strange about this. Because according to previous news, the main force of Li Zicheng's troops had already rushed into Henan Prefecture. He was still in southeastern Shaanxi. There were only a small group of thieves around Shangluo Mountain, which was not enough to get stuck in the army. There seemed to be no need to be so anxious.

When he thought about it, he suddenly became shocked: Is there another place where a new thief has appeared?

This is very likely. In Qin, when you sleep, you may receive news of rebellion and mutiny in many places. It was normal before.

Zheng Chongjian thought this way, and when he turned to look at Emperor Chongzhen, he found that the emperor's face seemed a little serious, and he seemed to have thought of this.

I was so close that I was really anxious to see the Ye Bushang, and I knew it was not good news at first glance.

Zheng Chongjian was even more shocked when he saw it. His military strength is unprecedented. I believe that this is clear about the fact that he didn't accept at night. But he was still so anxious. Could it be that a very big riot occurred somewhere? Or was a family of a vassal king and a royal family were killed by thieves?

While he was thinking about it, the Jinyiwei had already verified that he would not collect that night and released that night to report the situation: "Your Majesty, a locust plague occurred in Jingyang area, and the overwhelming locusts were eating the crops there!"

"What?" Emperor Chongzhen was stunned when he heard this and confirmed a little disbelief.

"What?" Zheng Chongjian was also shocked when he heard this. This news shocked him even more than hearing the thief rebellion.

When he stopped listening, he quickly reported it again.

In fact, it is not normal to have locust plagues in the years of severe drought. Because the dry season is conducive to locust breeding. Especially in the chaotic times of the late Ming Dynasty and severe droughts, there were no precautionary measures for the people. The large-scale locust plagues that are well-documented during the Chongzhen period almost every year. Not only Shaanxi, including Henan, Shandong and other places, have experienced locust plagues many times.

After Emperor Chongzhen confirmed the news of the locust plague, he couldn't help but feel very worried. It was rare that the grain fields in the Guanzhong Plain were OK, but a locust plague broke out again. What can be done now is to minimize some losses.

Thinking of this, he immediately issued an order, and the entire army marched urgently to the locust-affected area. Even he himself followed the cavalry and rushed to Jingyang first.

As for the thief, it doesn't matter at this time, you can put it aside first.

It is only more than ten miles away to Jingyang, and the cavalry will not take much time to travel.

When Emperor Chongzhen led his army to the northern suburbs of Jingyang, let alone the grain fields here, including weeds, all the greens that can be seen were gone. In the fields, some locusts were still scattered.

Seeing this, he couldn't help but feel very heavy. It was a severe drought and the people's lives were hard, but suddenly this locust plague came again, eating up all the greens he saw. If he didn't come, he didn't know how many people would starve to death, and how many people took risks and embarked on the road of rebellion and survival.

As he was closer to Jingyang, Emperor Chongzhen saw that there were many people in the north of the city. From a distance, he should be the people of Jingyang City.

They must be purging the locusts vigorously! Seeing this, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but think in his heart.

Or the sound of thunderous horse hooves scared the people in Shaanxi who had become frightened. The crowd obviously showed signs of dispersing, as if they wanted to escape into the city.

Although you can see red from a distance, there are border soldiers among the bandits. Moreover, if the official army comes, will it be a good thing?

However, the cavalry led by Emperor Chongzhen were the Cavalry Camp and the Guanning Army, and were the elite of the Ming cavalry. The speed was so fast that the people could roar to the roar before they could escape back to the city.

When these people saw the well-equipped cavalry coming, they felt relieved. What they feared the most was the kind of court official army that looked like beggars.

"Dare you ask which official army it is and which Shangguan leads the army?" A county magistrate came out of the crowd, followed by a group of squire, and asked the Ming generals who were in front of him with a smile.

However, he did not get a reply. The Ming soldiers just quickly made way for a passage, and then alerted both sides and stared at the large group of Jingyang people.

In fact, these people were also looking at these elite cavalry. Some showed fear on their faces, some were a little curious, and they looked a little numb and lifeless.

The county magistrate was a little puzzled, but seeing this situation, he knew that there should be a big man leading the army, so he looked up at the passage where he was moving wide.

It's okay if you don't look at it, but when you look at it, you're shocked. A group of generals surrounded by a young man and drove over. The most important thing is that there are also a group of Jinyiwei, and even one of them is wearing a python robe. Not the commander of Jinyiwei, who else can it be!

He naturally heard about the fact that the commander of the Jinyiwei appeared in Shaanxi. After all, the house of King Rui was raided, which caused a sensation in Shaanxi.

However, now the commander of the Jinyiwei is just by the young man. Obviously, his status is not as high as this young man.

Suddenly, the magistrate of Jingyang County immediately remembered a rumor that the emperor had already left the capital after he personally marched.

When he thought of this, he suddenly opened his eyes wide and showed an incredible expression. Could it be that this young man is the current emperor?

He was only a juren and had not yet passed the palace examination, so he had never even seen the emperor. However, Li Ruolian reminded him: "Why don't you welcome him quickly when the emperor is here?"

Hearing this, the magistrate of Jingyang County and the gentry behind him were shocked and did not dare to neglect. They quickly knelt down to welcome the emperor. Including the people of Jingyang behind them, they were all scared at the first time and quickly knelt down. Some of them were also brave, and secretly looked at the legendary emperor.

Emperor Chongzhen did not let them get up at the first time. He glanced at him, but found that the place where these people gathered before was actually tributes and other things. What were they worshiping? After a closer look, he immediately became angry.

When the locust plague is coming, I don’t quickly organize the people to kill the locusts, but instead worship the locust gods here. This is useless! It’s extremely stupid!

With anger rising, Emperor Chongzhen immediately pointed to the altar and shouted loudly: "As a parent in Jingyang, you are attacking locusts, but you don't want to kill them in time. Instead, you worship God here. The books of sages that have been in the stomach of a dog for many years have been read into the dog's belly?"

The magistrate of Jingyang County crawled on the ground, his body trembling slightly. He knew that the emperor was furious and he was afraid that he would be in trouble. But he naturally was unwilling to give up and replied: "Your Majesty, there are too many locusts, and I can't kill them. And some people said that anyone who wants to kill the locusts is disrespectful to the royal family, and the censor must impeach. Therefore, the subordinates discussed with them, and finally someone suggested worshiping the gods, which is said to be very effective..."

"Enough!" Emperor Chongzhen was very angry and didn't want to listen any longer. He immediately interrupted, "Time is tight now. I will settle the score with you afterwards. Now let the people of the city immediately kill the locusts. I will also ask the army to help. Be sure to extinguish all these locusts so that they will not harm him again!"

"The criminals obey the order!" When the magistrate of Jingyang County heard this, he immediately received the order, and then quickly ordered the gentry and officials behind him to arrange the matter of killing locusts.

On the other hand, in addition to the army that needed to be vigilant, all the troops immediately joined the team to kill locusts.

So, an incredible scene appeared in the late Ming Dynasty.

The elite brigade of the sky put down his swords, spears, halberds, picked up branches, brooms, etc., and mingled with the people. Just outside Jingyang City, they killed the overwhelming locusts together.

It has to be said that while the people of Jingyang were trying to kill locusts, they suddenly felt grateful to the government troops around them. For the first time in so many years, they felt that it was great to have an official army!

Many people secretly look in the direction where the emperor is when they are sweating profusely. When they see the emperor, they stand on a high place and command the official army to kill locusts. Under the scorching sun, although there is an umbrella to hide the sun, they still sweat profusely. However, the emperor seemed to not care at all, but instead looked anxious, anxious for them, and focused on killing locusts.

In this regard, they all came to a conclusion in their hearts: The emperor is a good emperor!

By afternoon, the three-sided governor Zheng Chongjian led the infantry, basically all from the Qin border troops, and saw it at the speed of a marching force.

I have to say that the scene I saw in front of me shocked Zheng Chongjian and these Qin border troops.

I saw that there were the figures of the emperor's strong men everywhere outside Jingyang City, and they were mingling with the people of Jingyang, busy in the fields and mountains, trying hard to kill the locusts all over the mountains.

Their emperor had joined the ranks of slaughtering locusts at this time. He took a branch and was waving it, but he was still chewing the green locusts wildly.

This scene was deeply imprinted into the minds of every Qin border soldiers.

At this moment, there was no need to say anything. Regardless of the fatigue of the rushing march, all the soldiers immediately joined the ranks of killing locusts.

This is the emperor and the guest army, as the master, how can we not do our best?

So what about the natural disasters of locusts? The emperor takes us to fight against the natural disasters of locusts!

Long live, Your Majesty!
Chapter completed!