Chapter 1915 Three Strategies of Heaven and Earth, Elimination of Locusts in Guanzhong
Because locusts are very invasive, they are regarded as a symbol of disaster and destruction in different cultures. For example, in the Bible, God used locust plagues to attack Egypt, and in the Book of Revelation, locusts are also used as a metaphor for the devil. This description is actually consistent with the Han Dynasty. The theory of "induction between heaven and man" is very similar. It is all the gods, or gods, who are dissatisfied with some actions of human beings, and then bring down disasters.
The emperor did something wrong, there was a natural disaster, Sangong resigned, and the common people were unlucky.
Pharaoh did something wrong and locusts came. There is no specific record in the Bible, so it is not known whether any of his subordinates have been removed from office, but it is still his people who are unlucky.
The so-called emperors and pharaohs who did wrong things, did they experience the pain like ordinary people?
It is very interesting that such a process is clearly expressed in the Bible.
When the water turned into blood, Pharaoh hardened his heart and did not take it to heart. Frogs, lice, flies, and animal plagues, Pharaoh hardened his heart, but his heart was stubborn. Plagues of boils, hail, locusts, and darkness, Pharaoh sinned more and more, and his servants hardened their hearts.
In the final disaster of killing the eldest son, every family, including Pharaoh’s family, died. Pharaoh was convinced and couldn’t bear it any longer.
Of course, according to later generations of scientists, the so-called ten plagues of Egypt were actually caused by global warming and volcanic eruptions at that time, and had nothing to do with the so-called miracles. The pharaoh put pressure, and then the pharaoh also figured it out later, and then there was the Red Sea pursuit...
However, such a record also clearly shows that only when the pharaoh was threatened close at hand would he feel the seriousness of the matter.
People, what happens to others is called a story.
So Dong Zhongshu''s "Heaven-human Response" is really a thing that does more harm than good...
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty originally wanted to use the "induction between heaven and man" to do things, but what he didn''t expect was that it ended up on his own head, and it was a disaster for thousands of years. In the Tang and Song Dynasties, there were still some smart people who took this opportunity to do it. Things, like the bunch of smart people trying to escape Egypt.
Li Shimin eats locusts, it really tastes like chicken, crunchy? It was obviously a forced and helpless move. Just like the Xuanwumen Incident launched by Li Shimin back then. If he was picked up by the group of guys under him, if he didn''t do it, he would do it, otherwise he would die, just like Lu Henggong before, he had to do it or die. Of course, Li Shimin is also a ruthless person, so he did it as soon as he was determined.
Fei Qian consciously couldn''t be more ruthless than Li Shimin, so he couldn''t do anything to eat locusts on the spot, and when he saw the locusts all over the sky, he felt a little nervous. No way, it''s really too much.
Locusts are bigger than ordinary grasshoppers, and when they fly in groups, they don''t avoid people at all. If it weren''t for the armor mask to block them, they might all hit their faces.
This is only the first batch, a large number of locusts are still ahead, but it doesn’t make much sense to rush forward, one is that locusts can fly, and the other is that most of the edible vegetation in front is eaten by locusts, so it’s better to go This interception.
Fei Qian resisted the urge to use his hands to pull those crawling locusts on his head, turned his head and looked at the "women''s army" shivering in a circle behind him, he couldn''t help but sigh in his heart, it was a miscalculation...
Because the rumors pointed to these women, Fei Qian wanted to use the names of these women to exterminate the locusts, just like when the locusts were infested in the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin was pointed at, and then Li Shimin swallowed it directly. Not for disasters". But what Fei Qian didn''t think about was that the interests of these female soldiers were not in line with Fei Qian''s. Most of the women in it looked at Zhi Yin Jian for fun, or thought that having an official position would give them more face. For women I don’t have a high level of cognition about obtaining a position or rights and interests. It’s not a big deal to go home and pick up the children if I don’t feel like an official...
So now it is normal to show a look of "little girl is afraid".
Fei Qian felt a little headache.
These women choose to do such a behavior, which is actually a kind of instinct inscribed in their genes, because when they don''t know how many generations of ancestors discovered that when they behaved like this to express "weakness", they would often have Some stupid men will stand up "automatically" and solve some problems for them, so over time this kind of behavior will be reflected in the genes, passed down, and women will naturally develop it Show "weakness" when encountering problems, and then see if anyone will stand up and work for them...
Only when they are alone, or when they can’t find a "voluntary" scapegoat, will they show their sturdy side, repairing the room, repairing the children, repairing the husband and repairing the earth.
So now...
『Wang’s daughter-in-law! come out! Come on! Armor with it! 』Fei Qian couldn''t help but began to roll the roll.
You Mohist girl, why are you pretending to be pitiful? Just look at the calluses on your hands and the marks left by the tiger''s mouth, anyone who says you are a veteran in the battlefield will believe it! What are you still shrinking back and shaking?
Wang Heng raised his eyebrows, then looked at Fei Qian, and felt that Fei Qian must be serious, so he slowly let go of his holding hand, pushed away the other two women who were leaning over, and stepped forward boldly, Opening his hands, he let the maids on the side wear the armor on his body, then reached out to take the bag, weighed it up and down twice, then slapped a locust off the bag, and put it on his head On, tie the silk ribbon.
No fun, no fun. Wang Zheng came up and stood beside Cai Yan.
Wang Zhen is really not afraid of these locusts. When he was wandering with his father, what didn''t he eat? Not to mention bugs, even human blood was stained on the hands, so what is there to be afraid of?
Fei sneaked a glance at Wang Zhen, who looked heroic after wearing the armor, and then looked around the rest of the "Women''s Army". "Who else is willing to kill locusts with a certain one?" Fei Qian said in a deep voice, "This action will last for thousands of years, and it will be famous in history!" 』
Although Cai Yan and Wang Zhen took the lead, most of the female officers of Zhiyin Supervisor still looked at me and I hugged you, and there was no movement. Just when Fei Qian was about to give up, a woman walked out of it, " A certain willing to go! 』
Fei Qian took a closer look and realized that he was Chun Yuying who he thought was a half-grown boy under the first glance.
Chunyuying also didn''t have much fear of these locusts, and even had some indescribable disgust. After all, he lived in Lishan Xize for a while, and the most annoying thing every day was those mosquitoes and flies at night...
『Prepare armor with it! ’ Fei Qian nodded.
Three people are enough, just a representative. For the rest, since you only want to "shake" in the back, then just shake in the back...
Locusts do not eat and fly all day long, but fly for a while and eat for a while, and most of them fly during the day and stop at night, so they are given the opportunity to eliminate the locusts.
Fei Qian turned around, walked up to the high platform, and then said in a deep voice: "If you want to get rid of locusts, you must know the root cause!" In the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there were also locust plagues, and the scribes recorded one hundred and ten times. It is most prosperous in autumn, and it is greedy for rice dumplings, and it is never cooked, so it is very harmful! The birth of locusts must be at the edge of the great marsh, where it is suddenly filled and dried up, which is the so-called dry marsh. Therefore, locusts are not things that fell from the sky, but are born and harmed by the earth! Most of the records in the Spring and Autumn Period are like this. If a place is hit by a disaster, it will be extended to its descendants, and it will come again next year. If you don''t avoid it and seek it, you can avoid the harm! 』
Fei Qian paused for a while to give everyone some time to think and buffer, and then continued: "There is a saying in the poem, "Kids feathers, scorpions. Yier''s descendants, cheer up", not to respect katydids, but Pretend to ask your descendants to ask for the rope, and it is true! The katydids give birth to a large number of children, and they come in groups, covering the sky and blocking out the sun, which shows the current momentum! However, the ancients also said, "Get rid of the borers and thieves, and it will not harm my Tianzhi. Tianzu has a god, and he is holding the flames." That''s right! 』
Feiqian spoke loudly, looked around, and then said, "Thus, the ancient sages, tell you that if you want to get rid of katydids, there are three methods of "heaven, earth, and man" passed down!" Now a certain one also uses the ancient method to destroy it! 』
『Three Laws of Heaven, Earth and Man? 』
『The locust is not a natural disaster, but the growth of the earth? 』
Immediately there were whispers among the crowd.
Fei Da flickered online, and his words were scorching, which seemed to be well-founded, and the quotations from the classics seemed to have a cause and a consequence, which immediately made the surrounding soldiers and civilians stunned, and immediately became a little more confident in exterminating the locusts. After all, what my ancestors have done, is it possible that future generations are afraid of it instead?
Even Cai Yan was meditating on the sidelines, do the so-called "Three Laws of Heaven, Earth and Man" really exist? If so, why haven''t I seen it in my impression? Or is there another book on Feiqian that I haven''t read?
Fei Qian waved his hand, and he brought three red lacquer plates, on which were the three scrolls of "Heaven, Earth and Man".
No way, the ancients used this trick.
Feiqian is now using his own way to deal with his own body. Since he is spreading rumors and talking about "Heaven and Man Interaction", then he will come up with a set of things that are earlier than "Heaven and Man Interaction" to deal with it. …
As for whether the "Three Laws of Heaven, Earth and Man" is true or not, it can only exterminate locusts, even if it is not true, it is true. Of course, if the locusts cannot be eliminated, no matter how true it is, it will become false.
『Zhi Yin supervised and supervised Cai, stepped forward to accept the "Heaven''s Policy" for eradicating katydid locusts! 』Fei Qian picked up a volume and looked at Cai Yan.
Cai Yan was stunned for a moment, then realized that he also boarded the wooden platform, took the scroll, and stood aside.
『Zhiyin supervised the history king and stepped forward to receive the "Strategy of the Land"! Chunyu, the author of Zhi Yinjian, stepped forward to accept the "strategy of people"! ’ Fei Qian also simply handed out the other two scrolls, and then waved his hands and said, ‘The three of you, lead the army and the people, and implement the three strategies of “Heaven, Earth and Man” to eradicate the katydids! 』
Are you doing a show? Naturally, you have to do a full set.
The sense of ritual is very important.
Sure enough, in this way, almost everyone focused their eyes on the scroll in the hands of Cai Yan and the three of them. It seemed that it contained the majestic power of heaven, earth and man, and when it was unfolded, it was full of brilliance, and locusts flying all over the sky It will be like ash...
Cai Yan hesitated, and even felt the heavy weight of the scroll in his hand.
Well, of course Shen.
Can the scroll handle made of high-quality sandalwood not sink?
The storehouses of the General’s Mansion are naturally full of good goods, as for those rotten soft pine woods, they can’t be found at all...
Fei Qian nodded slightly.
Cai Yan plucked up his courage, unfolded the scroll, and immediately...
There is no brilliance, only a large black text.
『The katydids, when against the sky, thicken the soil and harm the people, are the thieves among insects! However, thieves are short-sighted, greedy for words and forget morals, drive away small profits and destroy themselves. Therefore, when the sky is dark and the yin is rising, they can gather the fire of the sun in the wild, just like wealth exposed in the market. , the worms and thieves gather themselves, and lure them to throw themselves into the fire and burn them! Cai Yan recited it aloud, feeling that there seemed to be some truth in it, "This is a strategy to get rid of weeds with the right time!" The measures are as follows...」
This is not Fei Qian''s own creation, because the method of burning locusts already existed during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods. In the Book of Songs that Fei Qian quoted before, there is a sentence about burning locusts with fire, but because of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, this method of Spring and Autumn and Warring States was not officially inherited and matured until the Tang Dynasty.
If you want to "burn the locusts", you must light a bonfire when it is dark, and besides the bonfire, you must also set up lights according to the flight routes of the locusts, and use lights and fire to attract a large number of locusts along the route. Then the locusts that were burned by the fire will be removed naturally, and those whose wings are scorched by the flames will also lose their ability to fly, and naturally cannot continue to fly forward, so they can take the opportunity to hunt and kill the locusts that have been killed. , Concentrated burial at the trench.
During the Kaiyuan period of the Tang Dynasty, in the face of a locust plague sweeping across the Central Plains, the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty, Yao Chong, eliminated the interference of the so-called "disaster from heaven" and used bonfires to kill the locusts, thus eliminating the plague of locusts. In the Song Dynasty when agricultural technology was more developed, large-scale locust eradication and burning of wasteland were often adopted. The breeding grounds of locusts were burned out and plowed, which not only cut off the hidden danger of disasters, but also obtained a certain amount of fertilizer to supplement field strength. Serves multiple purposes.
As for the "Strategy of the Land", it was actually recorded in the book "Lunheng" written by Wang Chong in the early Eastern Han Dynasty. This method is to use the habit of locusts to fly and stop for a while to dig a large number of large pits two feet deep and wide in the area where the locusts will pass. Concentrate on landfilling. There are many locusts that can be caught by this method. In comparison, it is naturally more efficient than manual direct swats, but the disadvantage is that if the pit dug is too shallow, the locusts can easily get out if they are not suffocated and gnaw again. Eat crops and seedlings.
So Fei Qian simply changed the standard to three feet, and then asked to tamp it with rocks after the landfill...
The last "people''s strategy" is even simpler, to settle accounts after the autumn, to cut grass and roots.
Locusts fly all the way, eat all the way, mate and lay eggs all the way, so all the areas where the locusts stay and pass must be burned in winter, and then plowed, so that a large part of the locust eggs can be removed naturally, which means Reduced the risk of follow-up disasters in the coming year.
Therefore, although the three strategies of "Heaven, Earth and Man" that seem to be talked about on the surface are actually a relatively complete strategy for eliminating locusts, it just seems a bit lofty under the guise of the so-called concept of favorable time, place and people.
What?
Chickens and ducks to remove locusts? Or do people eat locusts directly?
The Institute of Zoology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences later discovered that locusts have a mechanism to defend against natural enemies, that is, most of the scattered locusts are fine to catch and eat, but once the locusts gather, because the group target is too large, they are easy to be attacked by natural enemies such as birds , so locusts will secrete phenylacetonitrile to release an unpleasant smell, making natural enemies retreat. If these predators do not retreat, the locust colony will turn phenylacetonitrile into HCN through a series of reactions. , that is hydrocyanic acid...
And hydrogen cyanide...
Hehe, I can only say that Li Shimin has a big life, or a locust, the dose is still too small, if you eat more, um, you can’t say that Li Shimin will be so...
Even if chickens and ducks can resist the toxicity of locusts and can eat locusts, how many chickens and ducks are needed to extinguish the plague of locusts? Don''t talk about how to achieve the manpower and material resources related to collecting chickens and ducks in a short time, even if you catch chickens and ducks from all over the world, but after hundreds of chickens and ducks are brought together, the chicken plague, duck plague, bird flu, etc. The sharp increase in risk is a huge problem that cannot be avoided by modern modern farms that constantly spray drugs. If it breaks out in ancient times, it will be so sour...
So those who want to use chickens and ducks to kill locusts should wash up and sleep first.
After Fei Qian''s packaging, the seemingly ordinary method of exterminating locusts has become mysterious and classic. With the promulgation of orders, Ma Yan and Ma Yue are responsible for the specific deployment of soldiers and civilians. , The vigorous Guanzhong extermination of locusts began.
In fact, if you put aside the inexplicable fear of locusts, in fact, this thing is vegetarian and does not hurt people at all. It is more docile than rabbits. After all, rabbits bite people when they are in a hurry. None, so when the soldiers and civilians in Guanzhong put aside their fear, and with the support of the "Heaven, Earth and Man" three strategies of the big Han hussar general Fei Qian, it seems that they are getting more and more vigorous in dealing with locusts.
After all, isn’t it just to exert some strength? The soldiers and civilians in this area, especially the people who plant Zhuanghe locally, even if they are extremely tired, sit down to eat and drink, take a rest, and then rejoin the battle with the locusts.
My own field, the Zhuanghe that I planted after a year of hard work, how can I let the bugs eat it for nothing?
Many people dare not be ruthless to the gods, nor dare to challenge Fei Qian and others, but these people are ruthless to themselves. They don''t need any repeated orders and five orders. They almost risk their lives to cull the locusts. Killing, setting fire at night to attract locusts, day and night, immediately strangled the momentum of locusts invading Guanzhong...
(end of this chapter)