nucmednet Chapter 171: Locusts Pass Through, No Grass Leaves
Chapter 171: Locusts Pass Through, No Grass Leaves
"Locusts have wiped out all the grass! Your Majesty, the Northwest is in danger! Are you still in the mood to joke?"
She was feeling particularly heavy at the moment.
In modern times, locust plagues are not difficult to control, but this was in ancient times and there were no pesticides!
The only way to eliminate the locust plague is to capture the locusts and destroy their eggs by human efforts.
Jun Mo took Yu Jiuer into his arms and comforted her: "Everything will work out when the time comes. I will help you. Don't worry too much!"
Having said that, how could she not worry?
Back in the room, Yu Jiuer called Yu Tao, Chun Xia Qiu Dong, the four maids, Anying and Yueying, and said to them solemnly:
"I plan to stay here for a few days and help the prince deal with the locust plague. I'll leave the two children to you to take care of! Protect them well and don't let outsiders get close to them!"
According to regulations, only servants and guards can accompany the trip to the capital this time, and the first lady and concubines are not allowed to follow.
Therefore, apart from her and Jun Mo, the children are most familiar with only these few people around them.
Chun Er asked worriedly, "But since Eunuch Cao is in such a hurry to leave, will he allow you to stay and fight the locust plague?"
Yu Jiuer said coldly: "He has to agree even if he doesn't want to! Even if the emperor blames me, I will definitely cure this locust plague! Otherwise, the people in the northwest will suffer, and even Yinshan County will not be spared!"
"Do you want me to provide you with some poison so that Eunuch Cao can sleep for a few more days?" Chun'er asked tentatively.
Yu Jiuer was surprised and said, "Wow, you can also make poison? Chun'er, what dirty tricks did you learn from Liangzihu?"
"Didn't I learn this for you?" Chun Er stamped her feet and said angrily.
"Doctor Liang said you like this and asked me to learn more. He also told me that if you don't ask, it's best not to tell you, so as to avoid you spreading poison everywhere in the capital and causing disaster!"
"Am I such an ignorant person? What kind of trouble could I possibly cause? Tell me, what kind of poison can you make?"
Yu Jiuer's eyes were full of interest. Finally, there was someone reliable.
There are many monsters in the big melting pot of the capital city. If she doesn't have some poison to protect herself, it would be like Sun Wukong without his golden cudgel. It would be useless!
Meeting Yu Jiu'er's interested eyes, Chun'er had already forgotten Liang Zihu's instructions and confessed honestly: "In the past six months or so, I have been devoted to developing poisons. I am only good at this. Most poisons are no longer difficult for me now!"
"That's great!" Yu Jiuer's brain started working at high speed.
Then he asked Chun'er with hope on his face: "Poisoning people is not a problem for you, so how about poisoning locusts?"
If she could make some pesticide, wouldn't it be much easier to control the locust plague?
Chun'er's eyelids widened and she shook her head: "My Lord, you think too highly of me. I only learned how to make poison based on the characteristics of the human body and have not studied locusts in detail. But even if I knew the structure of the locust body, the production of poison would require many precious medicinal materials. Can we afford it?"
Upon hearing this, Yu Jiuer felt like a row of crows were flying over her forehead!
"Ga! Ga! Ga!"
It seems she can only figure it out on her own!
In the morning, Jun Mo went to find Eunuch Cao and told him directly: "There is a locust plague in the surrounding counties. I plan to stay here with Miss Nine to deal with the locust plague before leaving!"
Eunuch Cao immediately jumped up and said, "Your Highness, no! The imperial court will send people to deal with the locust plague. You and Miss Nine must bring the children back to the capital to report in time! The emperor's order cannot be disobeyed!"
"I have never heard of who in the Great Dong Dynasty can control the locust plague, but I know that Yu Jiuer can! I have decided to stay!" Jun Mo said in a firm tone.
Eunuch Cao began to howl like a ghost: "You can't do this, Your Majesty! We have been delayed in Yinshan County for more than a month. If the emperor blames us, we will all be in trouble!"
"Water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it. The people are in trouble, and I cannot stand by and watch them die! If you are obstructing us like this and delay saving the people, can you bear the consequences?"
After Jun Mo put such a big hat on him, Eunuch Cao was speechless.
He just turned around and was about to leave when Eunuch Cao stopped him:
"Your Highness, listen to what this old servant has to say. The matter of the little emperor's grandson has not even been made public yet, but he has already caused an assassination attempt. The longer they stay outside, the more danger they will face. You have to think about them!"
"My own children are not worth worrying about!" Jun Mo said, adding playfully, "Perhaps it is God's will that we come here to deal with the locust plague. How can we go against God's will?"
After saying that, he walked away.
Eunuch Cao chased out to stop him: "Your Highness, please don't be so foolish as to joke with the child's life. If you still insist on not changing your ways, I can only send an urgent letter to the Emperor, asking him to punish you!"
Jun Mo paused slightly, raised the corners of his lips, and then quickened his pace and left.
Wei Zheng reached out his hand to stop Eunuch Cao and gave him a contemptuous look: "Eunuch Cao, didn't you bring 10,000 imperial guards? Didn't you surround the inn with three layers of defense? Even the street is full of your tents, not even a fly can fly in, what are you worried about?"
A eunuch dares to control his master? He overestimates his own abilities! He is unlucky to meet a prince who indulges his wife without any bottom line!
Just as Eunuch Cao was getting so anxious that he was spinning around in circles and was about to ask someone to deliver a letter to the emperor, someone from the Imperial Guards came to report: "Eunuch Cao, something bad has happened. Some people said that a section of the road ahead that must be taken to return to the capital is blocked by a large rock and cannot be passed!"
"What?" Eunuch Cao's eyes went dark and he almost fainted.
The man from the Imperial Guard was also a straight man, and he stabbed him in the heart, saying, "You are in trouble this time, eunuch! Going back to Beijing and getting a beating is considered light. If the emperor no longer trusts you, you may..."
Eunuch Cao couldn't catch his breath and fainted!
When Yu Jiuer heard that the road was blocked, she asked Jun Mo: "How could it be such a coincidence? The prince's three thousand personal soldiers didn't go out last night! What did you do?"
Jun Mo said casually: "I still have several thousand Yulin soldiers who are idle, so I went up the mountain to play last night!"
Yu Jiuer asked quietly, "Are the more than 7,000 Yulin soldiers in the prince's secret service also going to the capital?"
"That's right! It won't be very useful for them to stay in Yinshan County. They should deal with the affairs in the capital first and then come back!"
Jun Mo patted her forehead and asked with amusement, "What are you planning with that expression?"
"Nothing!" Yu Jiuer shook her head like a rattle. She absolutely couldn't let him know that she was thinking about his Yulin Army, so she changed the subject and asked, "Where will they live in the capital?"
"I have several farms in the suburbs of Beijing. They may also come to Beijing to take up positions and wait for an opportunity to act!"
Yu Jiuer gave Jun Mo a thumbs up, saying that he was indeed the person who had been trained by Prime Minister Rong since childhood and who stirred up the situation in the court.
When he returns to Beijing this time, there will probably be another bloody storm in the court, right?
But Yu Jiuer couldn't care less. What she was most worried about now was the locust plague. She raised the book in her hand and said to Jun Mo:
"This is a booklet I wrote overnight on how to deal with the locust plague. As long as you follow the instructions in the booklet, it will not be difficult to get rid of the locusts."
Jun Mo asked with eyes full of doting: "What good ideas do you have?"
Yu Jiuer explained to Jun Mo briefly: "First, the trapping method. Locusts prefer bright light at night and like to "fly into the flame". Using this characteristic, you can make a fire at night and kill some locusts;
2. Create natural enemies of locusts. Frogs, chickens, ducks, and geese all like to eat locusts;
3. Foodie Method: Humans are the most gluttonous animals in the world. As long as everyone preys on them, locusts will have nowhere to hide.
4. Destroy the eggs. This is the fundamental solution to the problem of locust reproduction.
5. Before the locusts are completely eliminated, you can plant beans, sweet potatoes, peanuts, potatoes, etc. These crops are not liked by locusts. "
Although Jun Mo's eyes flashed with surprise after hearing this, the expression on his face was obviously a little stiff.
"Why? Your Majesty thinks it's not feasible?"
Jun Mo shook his head: "Not really! Everything else is easy to say, but are you sure you can eat these locusts? They won't kill people, right?"
Yu Jiuer smiled mysteriously and said, "Not only are locusts edible, they also taste amazing! Your Majesty, would you like to try it?"
Jun Mo kept shaking his head with a stern face.
As if afraid that Yu Jiuer would really stuff a locust into his mouth, he quickly pulled Yu Jiuer onto the horse:
"Let's go. We'll head to Yun County, the county that was hit hardest by the disaster."
The two were about to ride out on horseback, but were intercepted at the door of the inn by Eunuch Cao and a large group of imperial guards.
Jun Mo got angry and waved his hand. Three thousand Yulin soldiers drew their swords and confronted the Emperor's Imperial Guards.
Eunuch Cao exclaimed: "Prince Jing, are you planning a rebellion?"
Yu Jiuer's scalp felt numb.
The Imperial Guards represent the emperor. Isn't it tantamount to rebellion to confront the Imperial Guards?
This time it’s a big deal!