I am a corrupt official, but they say I am a loyal minister!

He rushed all the way to the capital just to see how the locust plague wreaked havoc on the capital, in order to regain his psychological balance.

The result was good now, there was a strong wind and it started to rain.

Even if he didn't understand locusts before, he has learned in the past few days that locusts are afraid of water and even more afraid of rain.

It's windy and rainy, they won't be able to fly.

"How could this happen? Why did it suddenly start raining?"He felt a little broken in his heart.

On the contrary, the people in the capital were very happy.

"It’s raining so well!"

"When it rains, locusts won’t dare to come!"

"Keep going, don't stop!"

……

On the tower of the capital city, the empress and the civil and military officials saw the drizzle, and their faces showed long-lost smiles.

"This is a good rain, a timely rain!"

"With this rain, the locust plague will not come for the time being, and our crops will be saved!"

"This is God bless Dawu, God bless the imperial court!"

……

The empress looked around at the officials, officers and soldiers, and the common people. Everyone had bright smiles on their faces, as if they had escaped disaster.

But at this time, she noticed a person, Lin Beifan.

He was still so calm and calm, looking at this storm without feeling sad or happy.

His heart moved, and he remembered what Lin Beifan once said, and asked with a smile:"Lin Aiqing, you have been so calm and composed from beginning to end, have you expected it?"

Lin Beifan cupped his hands and said:"Exactly, Your Majesty! Wei Xiao I have long said that this locust plague will never come!"

Everyone looked sideways, very curious as to how he could tell.

"How did you figure it out?"The empress asked everyone's thoughts.

Lin Beifan smiled and said:"Wei Chen has said before that since the beginning of the new year, the weather here has been good, with abundant rain and relatively humid air, which is not suitable for locusts to breed at all! Locusts like to be dry and will not come here! The empress smiled and nodded:"

That makes sense!""

"Another point is that Wei Chen watched the stars at night and knew that it will rain today, and locusts are afraid of rain! Therefore, they did not dare to cross the border at all! Lin Beifan smiled and said

"Yeah?"The empress narrowed her eyes.

She had long heard Bai Guanyin say that since Lin Beifan became a grandmaster, he has gained all kinds of strange abilities, and this is probably one of his abilities.

Otherwise, this rain will How could it be so timely?

"My dear, I didn’t expect you to know how to observe the stars at night and know the changes in the weather. You are worthy of being my humerus minister! So, can you tell me now, how long will this rain last, and whether it can completely stop the locust plague?"The empress asked again.

Lin Beifan pinched his fingers and said in a confused voice:"Your Majesty, this rain will last for about three days! The rainfall is not heavy, just like now, and it does not affect people's lives! However, it should be able to completely stop the locust plague!

Empress Long was delighted and said loudly:"Okay!" If it really rains for three days, I will remember your success!"

Outside the capital, King Jiangnan shook his plump body, wiped the rain off his face, looked at the capital bathed in drizzle in the distance, and said viciously:"Let you be proud for now! It's just a light rain. The wind will stop soon and the rain will stop soon. Then it's time for you to cry!"

So, he stayed where he was and waited, hoping that the wind would stop and the rain would stop, and then the locusts would cross the border and ravage the capital.

As a result, he waited and waited for a stick of incense, but the rain still didn't stop.

King Jiangnan comforted himself:"It doesn't matter! This rain just came not long ago, it can last a little longer, but it will stop soon! Once it stops raining, your capital will be hit by a disaster!"

He continued to wait and wait. After waiting for an hour, the rain still didn't stop.

"It's been an hour, why hasn't it stopped yet? But it doesn’t matter, it’s summer now, this kind of rain usually doesn’t last long, and it should stop soon! Just wait, just wait!"

He continued to wait and wait. After waiting for three hours, the rain still didn't stop.

"Why haven't you stopped yet? When will this rain last?"

King Jiangnan stared at the sky with absent-minded eyes, letting the rain fall on his face, so refreshing.

But inside, he was so angry that he wanted to vent but didn't know how.

He couldn't help but He thought of his own Jiangnan.

In the past, it often rained like this in his Jiangnan land.

The amount of rain was not large, and the wind was not strong, but it was very persistent.

Moistened by such rain, his rice seedlings grew quickly. It is prosperous, and there is a bumper harvest every year.

But this year, there is a terrible drought. Without a drop of water for three months, the river bed has dried up, the rice seedlings have withered, and it has led to a terrifying locust plague.

If they were in the south of the Yangtze River, they would also How many rains like this could come, why would he do this?

At this time, the sky was getting dark, and he had to go back to eat.

King Jiangnan glanced at the cloudy sky, and then at the capital in the distance, and felt resentful Said:"I don't believe it, this rain can last all day! Tomorrow, I will come again to appreciate your crying expressions!"

On the second day, King Jiangnan returned to his original place.

Bathed in the still heavy rain, looking at the capital with eyes like smoke, fog and dust, he was so angry that he almost cried.

"Why haven't you stopped yet? When will you go down?"

The officers and soldiers who were dealing with the locust plague in the distance have now beaten their drums and retreated, and went back to warm themselves up.

With the rain blocking it, the locusts couldn't fly over at all.

However, King Jiangnan still refused to give up and continued to use up his hands. , prayed to the sky very devoutly:"God, please let this rain stop!" This king is willing to trade 200 kilograms of meat on his body for a scorching sun and drought!"

""Plop la la"

The rain suddenly started to fall heavily, and it splashed over with a plop sound. King Jiangnan was soaked in the water.

King Jiangnan:"……"

Just wait until it gets dark, but the rain still doesn’t stop

"I don’t believe it, this rain can last for three days! If it doesn’t stop raining, my name will be written upside down!"

On the third day, King Jiangnan was bathed in the drizzle and finally collapsed.

He knelt down and kowtowed:"God, please do it, don't do it again!" You have given enough, don’t give any more! They are all a bunch of bad boys and they don't deserve your love! Only I am your most beloved cub! If you go down any further, my heart won’t be able to bear it any longer. I beg you.……"

""Buzzing"

The movement of the locusts became louder.

King Jiangnan raised his head in confusion:"What's going on?""

I saw this dense group of locusts, actually changed direction, flew towards the west, and quickly disappeared.

King Jiangnan was confused:"Did they fly away? Where are you going?"

In the capital, the empress, the civil and military officials, and the people all became excited when they saw the locust plague moving.

"The locust plague is finally over!"

"From beginning to end, they never crossed the border or destroyed our crops and farmland!"

"There will definitely be a good harvest this year!"

"What a good rain, what a rain!"

……

Everyone was very happy, singing and dancing, as if the battle was a victory.

In fact, for them, they did win a victory.

If this locust plague cannot be overcome, it will lead to a large reduction in food production and revenue, trigger a series of problems, and lead to turmoil in the entire country. The harm will be no less than a war.

Empress Long Xin was delighted:"We have finally overcome this once-in-a-century locust plague! This year, food production will inevitably increase and income will increase. I have decided to grant amnesty to the world!" We have introduced some tax reduction policies so that everyone can pay less food tax.

"Your majesty is wise!"Everyone is very happy

"Lin Aiqing, as you said, it rained for three days! It is precisely because of this timely rain that we survived the locust plague safely. You have made a contribution!"The empress said with a smile.

"Your Majesty, this is God's will. God bless your Majesty, God bless the great force, and humble ministers dare not take credit!"Lin Beifan is modest.

"My love is too modest, this is what should be given to you! Without you, we may not be able to survive the locust plague and win this food defense war!"The empress said with some meaning.

The empress rewarded a series of good things, and all the officials were jealous when she saw them.

"Your Majesty, we have also put in a lot of effort, you can't just admire Mr. Lin!"

"You should consider us!"

"It’s not easy for us veterans!"

……

Looking at the officials who were waiting for food, the empress was very generous:"I have everything! Each person will be rewarded with 100 taels, please thank the Lord for his kindness!"

The civil and military officials said:"……"

At this time, the news that the Dawu court had safely survived the locust plague quickly spread throughout the world, shocking everyone's attention.

"The Dawu Imperial Court actually got through the locust plague so quickly? How did you spend it?"

"It turned out to be a drizzle that lasted for three days!"

"Heaven favors the great Wu court, damn good luck!"

"Without this timely rain, the capital would have been plunged into chaos. Hate it!"

……

In the land of northern Hebei, the royal palace.

The King of Jibei was very unhappy. He originally thought that this locust plague would bring the greatest disaster to the court so that he could profit from it.

It turned out to be a false alarm and nothing happened, causing him to waste his emotions and be depressed for two days.

Military Mr. Zhuge advised:"Your Majesty, the court is indeed lucky, but such good things do not happen often! To forge iron, you need to be strong yourself. We have an army of tens of thousands of warriors, so why worry about failing to achieve a great cause?""

"Military advisor, what you said is absolutely true!"The King of Jibei nodded.

The land of Wuxi, the palace.

King Wuxi was also depressed.

He thought that this locust plague would cause a wave of trouble for the court and cause them to lose some food, but in the end there was no threat at all.

He was emotionally exhausted. We are in place, just short of climax, and you want me to watch this?

A rain extinguished this enthusiasm, are you deliberately trying to fool people?

Military advisor Mr. Feng Chu advised:"Your Majesty, the court can only say that it was a matter of luck, but This luck won't last long! We now have strong troops and horses, and we can only wait until after the autumn harvest to raise our troops and march directly into the capital!

King Wu Xi nodded:"What the military advisor said is absolutely true!" Take good care of our food and keep it constant in the face of ever-changing conditions! After the autumn harvest, it’s time for us to set our sights on the Central Plains!"

"The prince is right!"Mr. Feng Chu stroked his beard and said with a smile.

At this moment, a person hurriedly ran in.

"The prince is in trouble, the locust plague is flying towards Wuxi!

King Wu Xi was shocked:"What?""