June.


    At first step into Qingzhou, the temperature rises sharply.


    Tang Hao''s clothes faded, and he still felt hot and dry in the carriage.


    Tang Hao, wearing only a thin shirt, looked at Li Zhi wrapped tightly and stuffy there, sweating profusely.


    "Take it off when it''s hot. Don''t cover up?"


    Li Zhi took out the folded square towel, wiped the sweat from his forehead and smiled foolishly.


    "My father taught me that when meeting guests, I should be polite and well dressed. I''m going to see the governor of Qingzhou. I don''t dare to be rude."


    After hearing this, Tang Hao felt that it was not easy to be a prince and grandson. He waved his hand at will.


    "At this time, it is thousands of miles away from the imperial city. It''s up to you."


    The moment he opened the curtain of the carriage, Tang Hao was stunned by the scene in front of him.


    The vast acres of fertile fields, the seedlings are green and yellow, the seedlings have been rolled into a rope, and some things with big fingers and eggs jump around, which is very happy.


    grasshopper?


    This is what Tang Hao sounded for the first time.


    After stopping the groom, Tang Hao turned over and got out of the carriage.


    A heat wave spread upward along the trouser legs, like being in a steamer. The hot air wave distorts the air like a gentle water flow, and the air between the nose and breath becomes hot and sticky, which is sucked into the lungs and uncomfortable.


    "I didn''t expect the drought in Qingzhou to be so serious."


    While talking, he took a step forward and stepped on the grass on both sides of the road, which startled many grasshoppers, jumping around and flying away.


    Squat down, buckle up the clods in the good field, turn upside down and check carefully.


    The caked mud is as hard and compact as stone, and there is only a small wet mark at the root.


    Tang Hao took it in his hand and weighed it. There was no water. It was faster than normal mud and hurt a lot.


    "Such a serious drought, the court was playing one or two on the ground where Qingzhou was not seen at all."


    "Qingzhou''s parents are at ease!"


    Plain words, with a lot of anger, Li Zhi frowned and clenched his fist.


    "Such an official, pretending to be an official!"


    "I will report the disaster to my father and treat them for their dereliction of duty."


    Tang Hao gave a cold hum, glanced at the angry young man and said.


    "Have you ever heard the sound of sand silkworm gnawing?"


    Without Li Zhi''s response, the mud in his hand was suddenly thrown out and crashed into the vast Yellow seedlings.


    Just there, locusts flew up in panic, like a thin cloud, suddenly flew up and scattered.


    In the subtle squeak of wings, the dark clouds faded again and finally disappeared into the vast fertile fields.


    Li Zhi suddenly stepped back, a touch of panic appeared in his eyes, and pointed to the direction of the cloud rising just now.


    "This... This is... Locust?"


    Tang Hao patted the dust on his hands and said.


    "The plague of locusts has just begun and has not yet reached its peak. In another half a month, I''m afraid all the grass and leaves around will gnaw away."


    Li Zhi''s eyes stared like a bronze bell. He looked at Tang Hao who turned and left and said.


    "Then... How much does that cost?..."


    Tang Hao jumped into the carriage and heard a long voice.


    "The population of Datang is still less than."


    "Get in the car and let''s go to Qingzhou County Government."


    The carriage shook again, and Li Zhi was still terrified. When he saw this creature blocking the sky and the sun for the first time, he couldn''t help feeling scared.


    Think again about this good field, above the grass seedlings, there are all these flying locusts with big mouths. They can''t help shrinking their pores and cooling their back ridges.


    Looking at the timid young man, Tang Hao smiled, patted Li Zhi on the shoulder and smiled.


    "Before long, you will catch these locusts in the field every day."


    Through the end of the dirt road, set foot on the stone paved road, and finally entered the Qingzhou City.


    There are no roads to welcome Qingzhou people, no government officials in full dress and warm reception, only lifeless empty streets.


    The naked beggar, bent under the eaves of the house, weakly shook his bowl to the passers-by.


    Occasionally, I met several local villagers, sweating and carrying a load full of clean water, walking towards their house.


    In the creaking sound of the carriage, Tang Hao looked at the scene of decay all the way, and his heart was like a knife.


    Due to the severe drought and water shortage, every family has large pots and small bowls, followed by standby drinking water.


    Villagers with little surplus food had to wander the streets and beg for a living.


    "Xicang! Let''s put the grain in."


    Shout out in the street somewhere.


    The closed door suddenly opened, and the people with cloth bags ran to the West like death.


    In the sound of footsteps, the young and strong pushed and pushed the women, children and old people in the way, plowed a shortcut in the crowd, attracted abuse, pain howling and angry shouting.


    The thin old people, women and children, like a boat, fluctuated with the waves in the noisy waves and the sea of people pushing and shoving.


    Tang Hao''s carriage is like a stone statue, which forcibly divides the flow of people into two.


    The surging stream of people rolled to the West. Many people looked at the carriage in the way with resentment and cursed maliciously from time to time.


    "Damn dog officer, it''s time for me to go to the street and rob food."


    "Damn rich man! What a blind dog."


    "Things that don''t have eyes can''t die easily. If I miss the time to grab food, I will throw some rotten eggs for your carriage."


    The horseback guard behind him, holding the cold blade in his hand, shouted at the crowded crowd.


    "Go away!"


    The turbulent flow of people comes ferociously and retreats very quickly.


    Not long after, at the end of the street corner, several limping people, carrying cloth bags, staggered and clattered away.


    Tang Hao put down the curtain corner, and the haze in his heart was even worse.


    "This plague of locusts has frightened these people!"


    After looking at the pale Li Zhi, Tang Hao smiled and said.


    "This time, it''s not good for the people of Qingzhou to take us. You should hide your prince''s identity and never expose it, so as not to worry about your life."