Han Yi was right. The governor of Weizhou really did not want to meet Wu Meiniang, so he went to sacrifice. This superstition power is very terrible.

However, this is also very beneficial to Han Yi. Han Yi can easily take over the Weizhou Prefecture Prefecture and simplify the procedures. Otherwise, he would have to deal with the Weizhou government. Although the Tang Dynasty was also centralized, due to the lack of technology, information cannot be conveyed instantly. It must be given sufficient power to the local government, so the local government has very great power.

It can be seen that everything has two sides.

At Han Yi's order, the court posted a notice of using grain to purchase locusts.

On the second day, more than ten local gentry from Weizhou came to visit.

Han Yi met them immediately because this was what he expected.

After Zheng Shanxing's introduction, Han Yi had a rough understanding of this group of people. In short, they were all famous gentry classes, either Cui Lu and Zheng Wang, or Liu Pei and Zhao Li, because the Henan region is the origin of Central Plains culture, and Luoyang also belongs to Henan region, and these top gentry are concentrated in this area.

Their influence here is very great.

"I have lost all the names of seniors for a long time. I'll see you today, which is a long-cherished wish!"

Han Yi seems very enthusiastic.

These gentry were all flattered and were led by the old man and bowed: "Brother Han's name is well-known. It's really better to meet him than to be famous!"

This person's surname is Liu, and his single name is Zheng, and he is the highest-ranking person here.

For a long time, Han Yi was really notorious among the gentry class, because Han Yi represented new forces and they represented traditional forces and were naturally enemies. However, after the last crisis, Han Yi's reputation rose sharply and was a hero in the hearts of the people. Therefore, the gentry class could no longer despise him. No matter what he thought in his heart, he was very polite to him on the surface.

“Where, where.”

Han Yi smiled modestly, asked them to sit down first, and then asked again: "I wonder if you are here today, but it's for the locust plague?"

Liu Zheng said: "We heard that the Shangshu Ling escorted the queen here this time to promote the altar and let the queen beg for God's forgiveness? I wonder if it is?"

Han Yi nodded straight and said, "Yes, yes, yes, I came here because of this. I think this is the only way to stop the spread of the disaster."

"The Shangshu Ling's words are reasonable!" Liu Zheng said and said a little confused: "Since that's the case, why did the government post a notice to encourage the people to hunt and kill locusts?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a slightly fat old man beside him immediately said, "Shangshu Ling, this locust cannot be hunted and killed. This is a locust plague from heaven. If we go against the sky, we will only anger God. There will only be more and more locusts. For the locust plague, we should be allowed to cultivate virtue and be cautious in punishing the world and pardon the world to repay God's punishment. Therefore, when we heard that Shangshu Ling was escorting the emperor and begging God for forgiveness, we were very happy, but what Shangshu Ling said and did was contradictory, and we were very puzzled."

Han Yi said excitedly and said, "It's all the blame for governor Han."

"What does this have to do with the governor of South Korea?"

"I don't know if you know that when I first proposed this natural disaster, it was because of the queen. The queen actually opposed it. She argued with me and some ministers in the court, and wanted to prove it. Later, on the way, I used a provocation to convince the queen and let her come here to repent to God. If it doesn't work, let's talk about it. But I didn't know that when we just arrived here, the governor of Han didn't give him any face and didn't know where to go. As a result, the queen came to the government office and didn't even have a single person to greet him, without any etiquette and law. This made the queen very angry. The queen is now unwilling to cooperate with me. She wants to prove to herself that the locust plague was not caused by her. She originally wanted to order to kill locusts in full. It was because I tried my best to stop the queen from doing this, and then it turned out to use grain to purchase locusts."

“What is the difference between the two?”

"The difference is so big." Han Yi said: "Think about it, if you order the full killing of locusts, it is mandatory and must be executed. If you do not, the queen may mobilize the imperial guards to execute it. However, if you acquire the locusts, it will be voluntary. If you look down on those kilograms of rice, you can only understand it and not pass it on words."

"So that's it, so that's it."

These gentry were fooled by Han Yi and stunned.

Zheng Shanxing and Lu Shi Gua are not easy to make a sound. This lie is really reasonable and well-founded!

Liu Zheng asked again, "Why don't you know what the queen is thinking?"

Han Yi sighed: "Who would be willing to think that she is an unknown woman? It is reasonable for the queen to have some temper."

"When it comes to the queen, I don't understand anything. As long as the queen interferes in politics, there will be a great disaster in the world, and loyal and kind will be persecuted. This is enough to prove that the queen is an unknown person. Why does Your Majesty still keep her? Is my country and country still not as good as her or a woman?"

"I remember when Queen Wang was there, the world was peaceful. Your Majesty wanted to abolish Queen Wang and make Wu the queen. If there are constant disasters today, Your Majesty is still obsessed with it. It is really a cold heart for the people of the world."

These gentry classes are really not afraid of the emperor, because in the past few hundred years, the gentry and emperor ruled the world together, so they had to scold them even if they should be scolded. This is also a very important reason for the political enlightenment of the Tang Dynasty.

And they can say that I am thinking about the country. If such a big disaster occurs, your emperor cannot be irresponsible.

Han Yi hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, everyone is very reasonable, but the most urgent task is to alleviate the disaster. Your Majesty is very concerned about the people here, but this requires the queen to repent and beg for forgiveness. At this time, he will definitely not anger the queen. The person who tied the bell must be tied. After the disaster eases, Your Majesty will definitely give an explanation to the people of the world. Everyone can rest assured about this. I will definitely report to Your Majesty."

Liu Zheng smiled and said, "With this sentence from Shangshu Ling, I will feel relieved."

They would not doubt Han Yi because they all knew that Han Yi and the queen had a grudge. They completely believed that Han Yi was the first to propose this statement.

But Zheng Shanxing became more and more confused when he heard the Lu Master Gua.

After these gentry left, Zheng Shanxing immediately asked, "Brother Han, I am becoming more and more confused. On the one hand, you say that having money can make the devil push the mill, but on the other hand, you support their statement. Are you contradictory?"

Han Yi laughed and said, "There is no contradiction. If you lose all your money on the road, let the people passing by don't pick it up. Will they listen to me? Of course not. Actually, what I say doesn't matter. As long as you lose all your money on the road, someone will naturally pick it up. So what I say doesn't matter. Just think I'm talking in a sleep, just throw the money out. This is real."

Lu Shigua wondered: "But you said earlier that the function of money lies in the person who uses money?"

Han Yi said: "So this is a science of losing money. Anyone can lose money, but it may not be effective. If you throw a penny into a cesspool, who will pick it up? It's too unprofitable. You have to throw your money at the door of someone's house. See if anyone picks it up. This is very simple. Oh, hurry up and tell Cui Jie Ren and the others what I said. I think someone will definitely encounter similar troubles on their side."

Although Zheng Shanxing and Lu Shi Gua still don’t understand them very well, they can only obey their orders because they are indeed helpless about it.

After leaving the lobby, Han Yi went to the backyard again.

When I arrived at the door, I saw a palace maid walking out of the inside with food.

Han Yi suddenly called the palace maid, "Wait a minute, why haven't this food been moved?"

The palace maid hurriedly said, "The queen said she had no appetite."

Han Yi pondered for a moment and said, "Give it to me."

"yes."

Han Yi took the tray to Wu Meiniang's room and knocked on the door a few times.

"who?"

"It's a humble minister."

I was silent for a moment inside, and then I heard Wu Meiniang say, "Come in."

Han Yi opened the door and walked in.

When Wu Meiniang saw him coming in, her phoenix eyes suddenly flashed with a fire.

Han Yi said with concern: "Is the queen feeling uncomfortable? I heard from the servants that the queen doesn't even eat food."

Wu Meiniang snorted, "Do you think I can still eat now? How did you slander me in front of those gentry, do you know in your heart?"

Han Yi said in surprise: "The Queen sent someone to eavesdrop on our conversation?"

Wu Meiniang slapped the table, stood up and scolded angrily: "So what? If you don't know this, don't do it unless you do it."

Han Yi said: "If so, the queen should be happy. In fact, the queen doesn't need to eavesdrop. I'm just going to come and announce the good news to the queen."

"happy?"

Wu Meiniang's huge "mountains" were about to burst out, which made Han Yi very worried. An awkward scene would appear later. She kept silently thinking in her heart, don't break, don't break.

"You slandered me with them and said that I was an ominous woman. That's fine. You even rehabilitated the Wang family with them, implying that she was the destiny of heaven. It's really unreasonable."

This Wang Xuan has always been a taboo in Wu Meiniang's heart.

Han Yi smiled and said, "Empress, you really misunderstood me. I am sacrificing myself as the queen. It's okay if you don't understand me. You're still treating me like this. It's really hurting my heart."

Wu Meiniang said anxiously: "For my good? Are you slandering me so much?"

Han Yi said: "Of course, why are we here here? Isn't it to prove that this natural disaster has nothing to do with the queen, but if I think so, you will rob me of the limelight, so I will take myself to the believers. In this way, only the queen, you firmly believe that killing locusts is the only way. Then once you succeed, all the victory will be due to the queen, not because of me. Otherwise, based on the comparison of our current reputations, all the credit will be attributed to me. Isn't this self-sacrifice as the queen, and what is it?"

Wu Meiniang blinked, and the anger on her face decreased a little.

Han Yi put the tray on the table and said, "Eat something. This battle has just begun, and I still have to be busy later."

Wu Meiniang hesitated for a while before sitting down and said, "But if you say that, who else will go to hunt locusts?"

Han Yi smiled and said, "There must be a brave man under the heavy reward. When they are hungry, they will know that it is not God who gives them food, but the queen. As the saying goes, if you have milk, you are mother."

His eyes unconsciously glanced at him.

Wu Meiniang heard this and said, "Can you stop being so vulgar?"

"Please, how tall can my farm be?"

Han Yi said as he picked up a rice ball and threw it into his mouth, saying, "Yeah, that's really good."

Wu Meiniang said, "This is my meal."

Han Yi blinked and then said, "Queen, you misunderstood me again. I am proving a truth to you. Look, no one cares about this food when put here. Queen, you don't even want to look at it, but as soon as I eat it, Queen, you will immediately become nervous. By the same token, no one takes a look at the food there, but as long as someone robs it, they will feel nervous."

Wu Meiniang was stunned for a moment, then suddenly burst into laughter and said, "You can really fool you."

"This is all for you!"

Han Yi sighed, picked up another rice ball and threw it into his mouth.

Are you finished? Wu Meiniang quickly pulled the tray to her side.

Han Yi laughed and said, "Empress, you are like this, let alone those foolish people. We will not lose."
Chapter completed!