Jiang Hao's high school came first in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang Provincial Examinations. Many people came to congratulate him and even come to establish relationships. The next day, after attending the hairpin banquet, Jiang Hao directly boarded the ship back to Jinhua with Lychee and the girls.

The scenery on both sides of the strait was beautiful, and the boat sailed smoothly. A few days later, we returned to Lanxi. When the boat docked, the Hu family's motorcade was already waiting here. The little fox came to pick her up in person, and saw her husband beaming with joy.

"Do you miss your husband?"

In the carriage, Jiang Hao pinched the little fox's face and asked.

"After my husband has been gone for three or four months, I miss you every day." The little fox said playfully.

"My husband will take good care of you that night."

Jiang Hao leaned into the little fox's ear and whispered.

We stayed at Hujia Villa for a few more days. After packing up, we said goodbye to the old fox and sailed again. Soon we arrived at Jinhua Villa. As soon as we came back, Zhuge Wolong came up to us, holding several thick registration books in his hand.

"In the past few months, the city gods from various places have reported the situation. There are a large number of people who can be called into the city god's mansion to serve as city gods, judges, and generals of the underworld. There are also some demons who have successfully practiced and surrendered to serve as mountain gods and river gods. I have the details here.

Register and wait for you to come back to make a decision." Old Man Zhuge said.

Taking a few books, Jiang Hao looked through them one by one. They included almost every government in the country, and the number reached four to five thousand. If all these people were collected, the current manpower shortage could be greatly alleviated.

However, Jiang Hao will not be careless when it comes to recruiting people. A good official is a blessing to the local people, but a bad official is a disaster for the people.

"Okay, after a few days, I will personally inspect each state and government, use the power of the city god to investigate the situation of these people, and grant the right person the title of god." Jiang Hao said.

...

Beijing.

Huguo Temple.

A man in yellow robe stepped over the high threshold and walked into the main hall. In the middle of the main hall, there was a statue of Tathagata Buddha. This Buddha statue was five meters high, solemn and golden in color. The man in yellow robe looked at the Buddha statue and couldn't help but gulped.

, I heard that the gold foil affixed to the body of this Buddha statue amounts to one million taels of gold.

There is no gold foil here, it is simply made of gold plates.

Under the Golden Buddha, an old monk sat on a futon, wearing a robe, a string of thick rosary beads hanging around his neck, a monk's hat on his head, two ribbons placed on his shoulders, and a solemn appearance.

Just when the man in yellow robe looked greedy at the big golden Buddha, the old monk suddenly opened his eyes, golden light flashed in his eyes, and there was a sharp look in his eyes.

"Namo Amitabha, you are greedy for the Golden Buddha!" ​​the old monk said.

The man in yellow robe was startled, and immediately calmed down, bowed slightly to the monk on the futon, and said with a smile: "I have met the national master, and I just felt that the Tathagata Buddha statue was majestic and majestic, so I took a second look."

The Imperial Preceptor naturally knew what this guy was thinking, and did not argue with him. He said in a deep voice: "Xue Ji, the governor of Henan, does not respect Buddhism and does not obey orders. He even went to the emperor to ask him to stay away from me, the Imperial Preceptor, so as not to harm the country.

What a mistake, huh, I really don’t know how to live or die.”

"Now you go to Henan and cause a locust plague. I will make Henan lose its harvest and people's livelihood. Then someone will naturally deal with Xue Ji and have him dismissed from office and killed!"

"I am the God of Locusts, and creating locust plagues is my specialty. It's just the right time to have a good meal!" The man in yellow robe smiled. After bowing to the Imperial Master, he flicked his cloak and suddenly turned his whole body into a pile of locusts. These locusts spread out.

The wings quickly flew out of the main hall, flew out of the capital, and flew towards Henan.

The Imperial Preceptor looked at the disappearing swarm of locusts with a smile on his face, "The locust plague in Henan has left victims everywhere. The emperor will hold Xue Ji accountable and either demote or kill him. Then I can take action to resolve the locust plague. I will definitely gain countless followers. I wish

The strength is greatly increased."

"If people's hearts are not enough, it's not enough to just give. Only through suffering can they know how valuable happiness is and how to be grateful, Amitabha."

...

When the Locust God arrived in Henan, it was midsummer and the vegetation was luxuriant. Looking at the sky, the moon was bright and clear. The Locust God smiled and said,

"The time is just right. When those people wake up and see the bare fields, I don't know how they will cry."

After speaking, he shook his cloak violently, and countless locusts rushed out of his cloak in an instant. The Locust God looked at the locusts rushing out, and felt that it was still not enough. He took off the cloak and threw it into the sky with a swipe. The cloak instantly became bigger, enough to

Several dozen feet long.

"Buzz buzz~~!"

The cloak in the sky was like a dam that had opened its gates. The locusts swarmed out like a flood. In a short time, they covered the sky and the sun. There were probably hundreds of millions of them.

The Locust God laughed loudly, "My sons, there are delicious food everywhere, just go and eat to your heart's content. The more you eat, the stronger I will become. Go ahead, hahahaha!"

The army of locusts in mid-air automatically divided into more than a dozen groups and flew in all directions.

It was still summer at this time, and wheat, millet, rice, bean crops, etc. were planted in the fields. These locusts pounced on the crops and immediately began to eat them. There was the sound of clicking and eating the crops all around. The crops in the field were visible to the naked eye.

Visible speed disappears.

The Locust God flew twice in the air and nodded with satisfaction, "If there is a locust plague, I'm afraid these guys will offer incense to me again. I will not only raise a son, but also get incense, hahahaha."

The Locust God laughed three times, flicked his cloak and disappeared.

...

Kaifeng Prefecture has a certain Dujia Village under its jurisdiction. Almost all the villagers have the surname Du. Before the sky turns completely white, the hard-working people get up, clean up briefly and get ready to go to the fields. But when they walk to the field with their hoes, everyone is shocked.

In the crop field in front of them, all the crops had become bare. The people were dumbfounded. This was the food they depended on for survival. People ran forward like crazy and found that the remaining stems were all covered with gnawing marks.

Old Man Du, who had lived for fifty or sixty years, immediately turned pale when he saw this situation and said with a trembling voice.

"It's locusts, it's locusts!"

Others looked at the crops that had been eaten clean. Many people knelt down and cried loudly, "The harvest is all over, how can we live like this!"

They planned to buy some grain so that they could live through a winter that would not be too cold and hungry. But the current situation was that there was absolutely no harvest. Their rent, their rations, everything was ruined.

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The locust plague was followed by famine, and no one knew how many more people would die. Everyone cried for their fate in the future.

This matter was reported very quickly, and the village chief reported it to the town mayor, who discovered that not only Dujia Village, but the entire town had been affected by the disaster.

The mayor quickly reported the situation to the county magistrate. The county magistrate discovered that the situation was even more serious. Most of the towns in the entire county were plagued by locusts, so he immediately reported it to the prefect.

The prefect also discovered that not only one county, but many counties in Kaifeng Prefecture had been hit by the disaster, and he quickly reported it to the governor's Yamen.

Xue Ji, the governor of Henan Province, looked at the reports on his desk. In just two days since the locusts were discovered, the locusts swept through Kaifeng Prefecture. Then the locust swarms dispersed. They are now Henan Prefecture, Guide Prefecture, Runing Prefecture, and Nanyang.

Locust swarms have also been discovered in Huaiqing, Weihui, and are raging here.

Xue Ji immediately wrote a memorial and rushed it to the capital at a cost of five hundred miles.

The memorial flew to the capital and was delivered to the cabinet.

Morning morning,

Forbidden City,

The emperor is sitting on the throne, wearing a golden dragon robe. He is about thirty years old, with a sad beard and a slightly tired look in his eyes.

Not far from the throne, Imperial Master Pudu Cihang, dressed in monk's robes, stood there with a calm expression.

And below were all the civil and military officials kneeling on the ground.

When civil and military officials knelt down and kowtowed, a flow of luck would naturally emit. However, when this flow of luck floated towards the emperor, it was intercepted by Pudu Cihang who was standing in front of the emperor and sucked into his body.

These officials didn't know that what they were worshiping was no longer the emperor, but the state advisor. In this way, the state advisor absorbed the country's destiny.

After the ministers stood up, Cheng Guoxiang, the first assistant, took the lead and took out a memorial and said quickly: "Your Majesty, Xue Ji, the governor of Henan Province, sent a five-hundred-mile urgent report that a locust plague has occurred in Henan. The locusts were overwhelming and ravaged Kaifeng Prefecture. Kaifeng Ten

Several counties were severely affected. After eating up all the crops in Kaifeng Prefecture, they have invaded seven prefectures in Henan including Runing Prefecture, Guide Prefecture, and Nanyang Prefecture."

When the officials in the main hall heard the news, many people were shocked. A locust plague was a serious matter. It was going to cause a catastrophe.

Once a major disaster occurs and the people flee, the government and the country may be unstable.

After hearing this, the emperor, who was sitting on the dragon throne, frowned slightly and said, "There was a locust plague in Henan. It is said that there was no severe drought in Henan last year. Why is there a locust plague this year and it is so fierce?"

"No one can really figure out the whole story about the locust plague, maybe~~" Chief Assistant Cheng Guoxiang glanced at the National Preceptor standing in front.

The emperor also looked at the Imperial Preceptor and asked: "Ion Adviser, can you figure out why there is a locust plague in Henan?"

Pudu Cihang turned around, raised his hand to the emperor and gave a slight salute, and then began to recite sutras. Everyone in the court stared at the imperial master reciting sutras. The only sound left in the hall was the sound of reciting sutras. After about a cup of tea,

The Imperial Master opened his eyes.

"Your Majesty, this is a natural punishment. Someone must have made a mistake, so a natural disaster was imposed." Pudu Cihang said.

"God's punishment, who made the mistake?" the emperor asked.

Pudu Cihang gave a slight salute to the emperor and said, "The disaster in Henan must be caused by someone in Henan who offended heaven."

The emperor thought for a while and said, "Xue Ji has been patrolling Henan for more than a year, but has made no achievements. This locust plague must be because of his poor performance, so he was summoned back to Beijing."

As soon as the emperor finished speaking, the person below quickly stood up, but it was Chen Yan, the second governor, who bowed to the emperor and said: "Your Majesty, who can tell clearly about ghosts and gods? Please temporarily withdraw your order. At this time, the locust plague is raging in Henan.

, it is a critical moment for disaster relief. Xue Ji has been in charge of patrolling Henan for a year and a half and is familiar with the situation in Henan. Temporary substitution is afraid of delaying the war effort."

The emperor thought for a while and felt that he had been a little hasty just now. After thinking for a while, he said: "I am issuing an order to reprimand Xue Ji for his inability to defend the position and ask him to deal with the locust plague with all his strength. If he fails to handle it well, he will be punished for several crimes together!"

"Your Majesty, how should disaster relief be arranged?" asked the chief assistant, Cheng Guoxiang.

The emperor looked a little impatient and said: "Now that the treasury is empty, let Xue Ji find a way to provide disaster relief. He will be considered guilty and meritorious. If it is handled well, I will take over the matter. If it is not handled well, I will punish him.

The crime of incompetence!”
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