Wang Pu in the late Ming Dynasty

The vast number of locusts broke out of the soil from the wet soil that had just drawn rain, they looked at the sky, made long feathers, and wore armor just like the officers and soldiers transferred from the heavenly palace, just like the officers and soldiers of the Ming court and even the fierce calamity, followed by the mountains and plains restless, the sound of the wind and the wind, frightened countless birds and beasts, they fled one after another, and suddenly a "boom" thundered like a thunderous sound, a black mist rolled up the wind, and the current turned to the sky, like a war drum beating, and the command was given, and the black fog gathered more than Yu, and the atmosphere was magnificent.

There is a

manor in the northern suburbs of the county town that occupies an area of Yu Qing, there is a crescent lake semi-ring in front, there is a dangerous peak in the back, the high wall is really unusual, enough to run a horse on the wall, this style naturally belongs to the Li family, the first wealthy family in Qi County. Speaking of this Li family, it is really a good man full of people, this example of the rural gentry, usually willing to give, build bridges and pave roads, and take the lead in releasing grain for disaster relief many times, and was praised by the county magistrate Song Lao.

This night has just passed, people are asleep, the

dogs in the village first get the wind restless, all barking more than once, lifting people Li Xin is old and bright, a clever suddenly woke up from the bed jumped up, pushed the door out of the house, in the yard to listen carefully, the wind is really a little strange beep, turned around to see the old father Li Jingbai also came out of the house, just asked: "Isn't there a thief army outside, there are many people who listen to the movement." "

"My son, how can the thieves flee at night, and there are no officers and soldiers nearby to chase them. "Li's father is a high-ranking official of Zhishi, his knowledge is quite extraordinary, the thief army is mostly poor, and he will suffer from night blindness if he can't eat meat for a long time, so after the thief army enters the night, he can only gather in one place and dare not come out, but the officers and soldiers are not much better because of the long-term arrears of the imperial court, in fact, it is not much better, the officials and thieves are the same, the sun rises and drums, and the sun sets and rests, which is quite exquisite.

"Ah, what a big moth, no, it's almost autumn, where are the moths? Li Xin saw a flower in front of him, and a flying shadow passed in front of the lantern, and the insect pounced on the lantern, smashing the lamppaper into a small hole with a snap, and the sudden movement surprised him.

"It's not a moth, it's a locust, take it out. After all, Father Li was well-informed, and he could see that something was wrong at a glance, and ordered his subordinates to catch the insect that was scurrying up and down in the lantern, like a trapped beast.

"Locusts, locust plagues. Li Xin's face changed greatly, and the lantern fell to the ground with a slip of his hand, and the lantern had a moment of returning to the light, and burned the rest of its life recklessly, as if it was using this sudden dazzling light to uncover the truth covered by the night sky, only a few breaths, people gasped one after another, and it was clear that it was a locust, and many locusts fell from the sky.

"It's a misery. Father Li closed his eyes and sighed, and when people heard the voice, they only felt that the figure was magnificent, showing sadness and desolation.

"Father, go and rest, don't worry about these things, don't be sick in a hurry. Li Xin hurriedly went to help his father, with a worried face and comforted, he knew that his old man was worried about the country and the people, a few days ago, he was seriously ill when he entered the Kou, and recently read the arrival report of the government, and learned that the officers and soldiers had recovered Jizhou, and they had just recovered, but the vitality was lost, and the disease was likely to relapse at any time.

"Yes, Daddy, our family still has food, even if this insect plagues the crops in the field, we don't have to worry about eating. "Li Xin's wife, Chen, is busy singing with her husband.

"Nonsense, you don't know how powerful, I, I'm afraid that this natural disaster has fueled the thief. Oh, this is not good, I, I should go and write to the princes of the current court, and ask them to pay attention to the female thief in Xianghe taking advantage of the situation, and be sure to dispatch a large army to extinguish it quickly, and not delay. Father Li was anxious, but the rest of the people were at a loss.

"Father, Xianghe is in the north of Gyeonggi River, hundreds of miles away from us, if you want to promote the thief, it should be the local motherless thief. Li Xin asked confusedly.

"Flags, flags are different, there are

very few flags in the thieves, even those who have flags are ridiculous, not to be afraid, but the banner of this Xianghe female thief, her banner, I, really feel cold, especially when this locust plague comes, echoing before and after, it really makes people dare not think about it. Li's father said that his eyes were moist, looking back on his life, he was ignorant of the Longqing Dynasty of politics and harmony, and the Jinshi in the Wanli year, how rash he was at that time, and the eunuch career had experienced the three major expeditions, until the apocalypse year was a thief rebellion, this step by step, watching the prosperous Ming Dynasty in the past fall into ruin, there was also hope for Zhongxing, but at this moment the image of the end of the world was fully revealed, and he couldn't help but be heartbroken in despair.

"After several times of grain relief in a row, there is no surplus food at home, and we are already in this disaster. The horizon is too far away, and Li Xin is more worried about what he is looking for.

"Hey, how is this good, the lives are ruined, is it really the death of the Ming Dynasty, why, the East is becoming more and more prosperous, and I have a big trouble in China. Li's father said a bunch of words that others didn't understand, Li Xin was surprised, this sentence is a great rebellion, it is a great rebellion, it is terrible to spread out, busy to his wife, the couple persuaded the old father to go back to the house to rest, they just came out of the house, they heard a loud roar from inside: "China is going to die in a foreign race for the second time, hmm, ahhhh "

Li Xin and

his wife looked at each other, pushed the door into the house, only to see the lamp under the lamp Li's father face like gold paper, was lying on the edge of the bed vomiting blood, the couple cried silently, willing to beg the old man not to think about it, how can this old man have always been assertive, this time it seems to have sprouted a will to die, staring at the window, the window paper was hit by locusts Many holes, crackling like hail, a flying locust Huo Huo fell on Chen's hair bun, teeth and feet compared to the golden hairpin that fell beads, this rich daughter was born afraid of insects, suddenly lost her face, screamed, hugged her head and threw herself into the arms of her husband Li Xin, Li Xin helped her shoot the locust, comforted: "Don't be afraid, don't bite. "

Seeing this, the subordinates also came in from the outhouse, and pounced on locusts everywhere, how could the locusts pour in through the hole in the window, and pounced more and more, Li Xin saw that it was not a problem, stretched out his hand to extinguish the candle, ordered someone to open the cabinet and take the silk curtain out, and covered the gap between the windows and doors, which stopped the fierce momentum of the flying generals.

"Young master, do you want to send someone to invite the doctor, and boil a cup of ginseng soup to nourish the master. The old servant Li Yu stepped forward to ask for instructions, he still held a few locusts in his hands, and his fingers were full of dirty juice, and the insects seemed to have died in his abdomen, but he was still self-sufficient.

"Hey, go ahead. "

That night, all living beings were sleepless, every household was sad, crying endlessly, this locust plague together, even the blades of grass had to be cleared, the insect swarm swept through, and the ground was only the bark Guanyin soil to gnaw, which was particularly terrible compared to drought and flood.

Far away from the Li family manor, at the foot of a mountain called Turtle Mountain, four people of old and young sat opposite each other in the house of a tenant farmer surnamed Di, by the dim light of the moonlight, the faces of the old Di and his wife were all wooden, just sitting listlessly, and the locusts fell on the body and did not fight, but the girl on the side saw that the insects were crawling on her parents, and she obediently reached out for her clothes to pick it up, and put it into the small basket at her feet, and compacted it with half a cut of adobe bricks. Directly opposite the couple was the younger boy, who also had a basket beside him, and saw that he was clumsy, and it was easy to load a locust caught from the ground, and then ran away in time, and the gap between the baskets was empty.

"What to do. The woman asked.

"Let's go to Li's house tomorrow and beg them to accept it." Tenant Di Si replied lazily.

"Can it be done?".

"What can I do if I don't succeed. "

"Woo. The woman finally couldn't hold back her tears.

It was easy to wait until the sky was getting brighter, and the tenant Di Si took the girl to try his luck in the Li family Zhuangzi.

The Li family manor was busy last night, and asked the doctor to see Li Jingbai overnight, prescribed a prescription and went to the county seat to grab medicine.

At the beginning of the day, the

belly was white, Li Yu led the doctor out of the door of the house, and the hibiscus at the door was really unrecognizable, and the lotus canopy in the room was in the shape of a residual bowl.

"The plague bugs destroyed all the lotus seeds of the lady. Li Yu scolded angrily, and then turned back to the doctor and Yan: "Doctor Shi, there is a lot of dew in the morning, and the insects don't like to move, so take a good walk now and hurry back home, I should have prepared a carriage for you, but I am afraid that the horse will be frightened and take it to the ditch, so I have no choice, don't blame." "

"Hey, okay. The doctor had nothing to say.

"Doctor Shi, walk slowly, don't fall. Li Yuyao saw him swaying through a sea of yellow, orange and orange insects, the insect swarm was frightened and roared, like a torrent, seeing this thrilling scene, he felt some pity for this person in his heart, but then he thought about it: Isn't it the year of great hunger in front of him, he can live if he gets the money this time, and he is a hundred times stronger than the poor family.

As I was doing this, I heard a cry behind me, and when I

turned around, I was frightened, only to see a large circle of people in front of me, men, women and children, dragging their families and mouths quite like refugees.

"Who are you,

oh, who are you. Li Yu's sharp eyes actually recognized that there was an old man carrying a female baby among them, who looked vaguely like a tenant of the Li family, but he didn't remember his name.

"The big housekeeper, I, it's

Di Si, you can do it, I bought our family's autumn flowers, she is very diligent in housework. Di Si hurriedly squeezed towards Li Yu, but the people around him were also talking, and the panic and movement caused the locusts to sting, and they flapped their wings loudly, annihilating his few words that cowered.

"Stand out, get out of the way, our family doesn't accept people, you get out. This group of people are all ragged, and the smell of the body is almost unpleasant, Li Yu can't help but be furious, the courtyard door opens and closes lightly, and suddenly a small servant of the Li family appears, that is the son of the family Li Zhu, is a very favored clever child in front of the lady, I saw a whip in his little hand handed over, Li Yu was a little appreciative, took the whip and turned around to the crowd and whipped viciously, even dozens of whips, before the refugees were driven away, he was not young, only tired to the forehead of sweat, at this time the courtyard door was wide open, and six healthy servants came out, all of them were Li family nursing homes, they carried mahogany sticks majestic, and finally beat the crowd down with a stick。

"Don't fight, I'm leaving, don't fight, oops. Di Simune, seeing the stick beckoning, still standing still, not to hide a few times, the girl on the back also suffered an arm, only painful she cried, still in the distance Li Yu saw, frowned, this movement so that the young master and Mrs. who have always been kind-hearted heard, said that there will be some blame, so let go: "Don't start too heavy, you dogs, I really think that everyone is like you who eat good fish and meat every day, all of them are strong, those poor ghosts can't afford to eat a meal of meat a year, without beating." The Li family was kind-hearted, and in the end they had a sense of proportion, and the crowd dispersed after this bombardment, but fortunately no one was killed.

"Dad, my hands hurt. Escaping from the Li family's manor, the sensible Qiuhua finally stopped crying, but was aggrieved.

"It's okay, let's go home. The big butler is not in a good mood today, so he will try it again tomorrow. Although Di Si said this, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, he didn't expect that there would be so many people today, all families are selling their sons and daughters, this market, even if the Li family is willing to buy his autumn flowers, they will not put the price on it.

"Dad, let's go catch more bugs, that pot of locust soup last night was delicious. "Autumn flowers are very optimistic, locusts smell meaty, and they don't get tired of eating more.

"Well, good. Di Si's face was at a loss, the old people in the village were horrified, and they usually talked about the change of color, but for the time being, they didn't see the harm, but saw the benefits, maybe their so-called untruth, and they couldn't help but have a little luck in their hearts.

In front of the Wuying Hall of Bauhinia City, under a banyan tree, Chongzhen's face sank like water, and he silently took a warm and suitable cinnamon tea from the hands of the palace concubine, sipped it all from his own care, and raised his eyes to look at the ministers, there were only a few temporarily moved chairs under the banyan tree, Zhou Yanru was the first assistant, and he was given a seat, but he was sitting on pins and needles at the moment, and he couldn't hide in the heap of ministers, and he could only secretly envy in his heart.

"This, the thief's surname is white, but Daji in the god list is not a white-haired fox, according to the book, she, she is a golden retriever nine-tails, this. Zhou Yanru was hesitant, and he couldn't stop sweating after saying this.

"Elder Ge, what are you talking about? "There is that upright minister, Shi Kefa, a member of the household department, looked stunned, and shouted loudly, this is the right occasion for the king, how can you prevaricate with such strange ambitions as the god list, wouldn't it be a big joke in the world.

Zhou Yanru's old face was crimson, and he only glanced at Shi Kefa viciously, and made up his mind that this guy would clean him up when he turned around.

"Well, the people are stupid and susceptible to the temptation of treachery and evil, and the court should make a righteous argument and rumors. Chongzhen listened to his argument and said with joy on his face, and said: "Those thieves made trouble but didn't read the book carefully, so they made up jokes randomly, Daji clearly distinguishes a golden-haired nine-tailed fox, where did the white-haired nine-tailed fox come from, ridiculous, hahaha." "

"Yes, what Your Majesty said is very true, Su Daji is obviously a golden-haired nine-tailed fox, so this thief must be a fake Daji. Wen Tiren echoed flatteringly.