[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-controlling-my-ancestors-building-an-immortal-cl":3,"chapter-controlling-my-ancestors-building-an-immortal-cl-controlling-my-ancestors-building-an-immortal-cl-chapter-39":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Controlling My Ancestors: Building an Immortal Clan Starting from the Eastern Han Dynasty",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2285708,4471,"Chapter 39: Combating the Locust Plague, Surpassing Heaven by Half a Move","controlling-my-ancestors-building-an-immortal-cl-chapter-39",39,"\u003Cp>For the current Great Han;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—the morale-boosting effect of this great victory on the hearts of the people actually far exceeds any concrete benefits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the current circumstances of constant natural disasters, nothing raises morale more than a great victory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is exactly what Gu Xi wanted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as the battle ended, he ordered people to spread the news throughout the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once this news had completely spread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The court and the public were both shaken!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The current Great Han court is different from the time of Gu Cheng and Gu Kang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Years of regency have created a clear gap between Gu Xi and the other ministers; no one cares how much more merit Gu Xi can achieve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, no matter how much merit he gains, Gu Xi can only go so far, and it will not affect their interests.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, hearing of the great victory, they are naturally overjoyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And for Liu Hu and Deng Sui.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Xi being safe is a good thing for the Great Han, let alone a great victory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the reaction among the common people, it is much more intense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many commoners attribute the credit for this great victory to Gu Xi’s earlier sacrifice at the Luo River.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under these circumstances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rumors regarding the court’s superstitious omens are self-defeating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, the court’s disaster relief has never stopped!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst these various rumors, the hearts of the people of the Great Han have returned!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is a very obvious change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if the natural disasters continue unabated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as the gloom in the hearts of the people gradually dissipates, for the current Great Han, this series of natural disasters cannot shake the foundation of the state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The most critical point is that Gu Xi’s methods have not yet ended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After noticing the shift in public sentiment, Gu Xi tirelessly arranged for one artificial auspicious event after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Various rumors such as ancient steles revealing characters, divine birds delivering messages, the sudden appearance of white pheasants, and the emergence of a qilin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did not even bother to put on a show.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He simply had people spread them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The power of rumors, from ancient times to the present, has always been like a tide hidden in the shadows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seemingly formless, yet capable of stirring up massive waves at critical moments, swaying the direction of the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Borrowing the momentum of this great victory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These rumors flowed to every corner of the Great Han at an astonishing speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What? A white pheasant appeared in the forest? And it actually walked into the capital on its own? Oh my, this is a sign of great prosperity!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Have you heard? A giant boulder descended upon the peak of Taishan, with text appearing on it, saying that the Great Han’s natural disasters are merely a test from the Heavens, and if we can survive them, we will enjoy eternal prosperity?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A lucky star appeared in the night sky? Is this true??\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\".\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, there was no longer any need for Gu Xi to arrange anything; once these rumors spread completely, the commoners themselves would create many more miracles to pass on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They have returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They have all returned!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Great Han of yesteryear, with its overwhelming national prestige, seems to have truly returned!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though some sorcerers still wanted to spread rumors, they could not stop this trend; there were even instances of commoners rising up in anger to beat the sorcerers directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the reputation of the Gu family rose crazily in this favorable wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of this left Gu Yi dumbfounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How does it feel like Gu Xi’s attitude toward talk of ghosts and gods is even more disdainful than that of Gu Kang and Gu Cheng?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this can truly continue to be passed down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just how far ahead could the thinking of the Gu family descendants be?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, for those with high political acumen, this has a high probability of serving an unexpected purpose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was indeed completely beyond Gu Yi’s expectations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire Great Han court was waiting for Gu Xi’s return.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially Liu Hu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sudden drowning of Wang Sheng made Liu Hu very sad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since childhood, he had deep feelings for this wet nurse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that Wang Sheng was dead, his sense of reliance on Gu Xi grew even deeper, and he waited for Gu Xi’s return at every moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Gu Xi did not intend to return to the court immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, the hearts of the people of the Great Han are settled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wants to use this opportunity to completely pull the Great Han out of the fire and water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Disaster relief!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He does not intend to sit in the court and oversee the overall situation anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The disaster relief strategies for various regions have been basically determined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What follows is to grasp the details.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There is immense profit to be made in disaster relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Gu Xi has been keeping an eye on this matter, in the face of profit, human nature always appears too weak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that the court is stable and the hearts of the people are warming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he does not take this opportunity to launch a comprehensive operation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then if the Great Han wants to truly and completely overcome this calamity, it is destined to take a very long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He first went to the prefectures and counties in Bingzhou and Liangzhou that were most severely affected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He personally supervised the progress of the officials' disaster relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And by using his current reputation, he calmed the local public sentiment, and through practical investigation, made more detailed changes to the disaster relief plan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The effect was astonishing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Xi’s reputation was too high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, he could even be said to have surpassed the original Gu Kang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the status of regent, he had the power of life and death, and the power to dismiss officials in all regions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Officials everywhere feared him like a tiger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When they heard that Gu Xi had arrived in person, no one dared to engage in any tricks regarding the disaster relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless commoners were deeply grateful to Gu Xi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Xi truly became that beam of light, set to break through the gloom that had shrouded the entire Great Han for years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However... things are destined not to go smoothly forever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Natural disasters will not change in the slightest because of human effort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—The fourth year of Yongchu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Locust plagues still occurred in various places.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, a locust plague is just like that; as long as a plague occurs in one place, the locusts of that year will leave behind countless eggs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To return the following year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is a difficult problem that is hard to handle in this current era.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Xi rushed to the disaster area to observe, and had people bring all the books left behind by Gu Kang, beginning to study them carefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Kang’s talent in farming goes without saying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under Gu Yi’s education.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His level of farming was crushing for the current era.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Gu Kang naturally left behind some methods for dealing with locust plagues.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Gu Xi studied them seriously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He decided to implement the strategy of turning the soil!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a method left behind by Gu Kang, which was different from most methods of the current era.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was to turn the soil on a large scale when the locusts were laying eggs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this time, the tilling had to be deeper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To bury all the eggs underground, increasing the difficulty of their hatching, and to change the crops usually planted in the local area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was an experience Gu Kang discovered after focusing on farming for many years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Gu Xi did not know if it could solve such a large locust plague, since things had reached this point, why worry?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the greatest characteristic of this woman, Deng Sui, was her immense courage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was not at all like ordinary women who would panic and hesitate when facing major events.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After receiving Gu Xi’s letter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She did not hesitate at all, immediately agreeing to the matter and handing full authority to Gu Xi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Gu Xi naturally could not implement this across the entire world all at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention whether the Great Han can withstand such consumption.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this matter proves useless, it would deal a major blow to the public morale that has only just begun to recover.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He simply chose to conduct the experiment in the commanderies where the locust plague was most severe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Jizhou!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That is correct; the locust plague was most severe in Jizhou this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jizhou was already a major grain-producing province with a dense population.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And because of the existence of the Gu clan, the current population of Jizhou is actually far greater than it was in history.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its development in agriculture can be said to far exceed that of other commanderies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is precisely because of this that the locust plague, which affected the entire world, dealt the greatest blow to all of Jizhou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, as the base of operations that the Gu clan has managed for many years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If carried out in Jizhou, the common people would absolutely provide sufficient support.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is the most important reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This matter is destined to be earth-shattering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like Gu Kang managing the Dahe in years past, Gu Xi is determined to use human effort to combat a natural disaster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The national strength left behind by generations of ancestors gave Gu Xi full confidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was in the autumn of the fourth year of Yongchu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Xi personally went to Jizhou to launch this grand project, which is destined to go down in history.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He ordered local government offices to organize the common people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he personally supervised the work and set the standards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Locust eggs are generally about one inch underground; in the current feudal era, it is impossible to achieve a completely standardized project.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Xi could only do his best to have the people turn the soil deeper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The talent of the Gu clan descendants in agriculture is known to all under heaven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention that Gu Xi's current reputation has long since spread throughout the entire world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The common people everywhere had long suffered from disasters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing this policy, there was simply no reason to refuse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention that Gu Xi even took the lead in going into the fields?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire Jizhou began to move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the great clans in various places were all actively cooperating with this matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Natural disasters do not distinguish between people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to ordinary commoners, these great clans who possess more land are even more afraid of disasters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only difference is that they can still survive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While the common people cannot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Yi has been silently watching all of this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth, he also does not know whether this measure will actually have any effect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to the original history, the natural disasters throughout the Eastern Han during this period were continuous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To say nothing of anything else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just speaking of the locust plague alone, it lasted for a full six years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It almost drained the foundation left behind by all the previous emperors of the Eastern Han.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the current Great Han is much stronger than in the original history, the increase in population has also increased the consumption of grain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether Gu Xi can specifically end all of this early, he also cannot be certain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Gu Xi is overseeing everything in Jizhou from the outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the imperial court of the Great Han, things have not stopped either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>October.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>News came from the coastal commanderies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was said that sea bandits were attacking cities and plundering the people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naturally, there is no need to trouble Gu Xi with such matters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deng Sui quickly formulated a strategy and dispatched generals such as Wang Zong and Fa Xiong to lead the army to exterminate the bandits, winning battle after battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And while Deng Sui was supervising disaster relief in other commanderies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She also did not give up on the recruitment of talent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Heng and others arrived at court one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Liu Hu has now also undergone a transformation, perhaps because those with ulterior motives were dealt with, or perhaps because of Gu Xi's initial promise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he gradually calmed down and observed Deng Sui from another perspective.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He actually discovered that Deng Sui was not at all as he had previously imagined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether viewed from the perspective of governing the country;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or from other aspects;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deng Sui is completely different from the Empress Dowager Dou of the past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the most critical point is that as he began to become more diligent, Deng Sui also gradually reduced her lecturing of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is absolutely a major change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if an Emperor has no power, he is still the Emperor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When this Emperor and the Regent Empress Dowager gradually came together, it would have a certain influence on the entire imperial court.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire Great Han seems to have changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Jizhou's land is vast, its arable land is limited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When a person of Gu Xi's status is determined to accomplish something, it does not take much time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just after the plowing was completed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Xi conducted another series of inspections.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He required the people to plant crops completely different from previous years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If millet was planted in the past, then switch to beans!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If beans were planted in the past, then plant millet!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although doing this might affect the yield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But for the current Great Han, stopping the locust plague is the top priority.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—The fifth year of Yongchu, during the spring plowing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Xi and the accompanying officials inspected the entire land of Jizhou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the common people rushing about in the fields, the officials' moods were all somewhat heavy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their appearance and expressions were completely different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Years of natural disasters had long since driven them to the brink of desperation, and their figures all looked somewhat thin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tenant farmers of the great clans were the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But their faces were all filled with a deep sense of anticipation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, they were all looking forward to this year's harvest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Gu clan stepping in to manage the locust plague gave them great hope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is the purest form of expectation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is also the strength brought to them by faith.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Grand Tutor...\" following behind Gu Xi, Yuan Chang could not help but sigh deeply, \"If there is still a locust plague this year, what should we do?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuan Chang is the third son of Yuan An, currently serving as Minister of Works; his character is upright and unyielding, and he is deeply valued by Gu Xi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, in the original history, he would have already been dead by this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason being his discord with Deng Sui.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, because of the existence of Gu Xi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He perfectly became the buffer between these ministers and Deng Sui, which is why he is still in this world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What else can we do?\" Gu Xi's expression was calm as he said indifferently, \"We can only find other methods and continue to manage the disaster.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Yuan Chang fell silent, and after a deep sigh, he said again:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I do not know how long Heaven intends to test our Great Han.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the most talented of people cannot escape the limitations of their era.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuan Chang is clearly the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing these words, Gu Xi gradually stopped his footsteps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the farmers busy in the fields, looking at the expectant expressions on their faces, he then raised his head to look at the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could he not be under pressure?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It can be said that he is carrying almost all of the burden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But for Gu Xi, he simply has his own persistence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He must never let the Great Han go wrong in his hands!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment of silence, Gu Xi suddenly spoke, as if murmuring to himself, \"If we are truly playing a game against Heaven,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then I will win half a move against Heaven.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He paused, turned his head to look at the stunned officials, and continued with exceptional firmness:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I absolutely cannot let the Great Han fall in my hands.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Absolutely not!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having said this, Gu Xi stepped forward once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching Gu Xi's back, the gathered officials were filled with astonishment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The eyes of the world were all focused here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regarding this management of the locust plague by the Gu Shizi, the reaction of the common people across the world was almost identical.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>———They all held great expectations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the spring plowing ended, crops began to sprout in various regions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The news everyone least wanted to hear arrived nonetheless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of the thirteen provinces of the Great Han, nine were struck by a locust plague.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Jizhou was among them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, compared to the locust plagues in other provinces and the locust plague in Jizhou last year, this year's plague in Jizhou was much smaller.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Xi simply had the local people follow the old methods to capture and kill them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And just like that, the locust plague was suppressed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although some remained and still caused damage to the crops, it was far from reaching the level of a disaster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once this news broke, the world was shaken!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—————————\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In the fourth year of Yongchu, there was a great famine in Bing and Liang, with the starving dead blocking the roads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grand Tutor Gu Xi, having quelled the rebellion and returning with his troops, did not go to Luoyang to report the victory, but instead led only a hundred Tiger Warriors directly to Bingzhou to oversee disaster relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That summer, locusts rose in the commanderies of Jizhou, Yanzhou, Yuzhou, Qingzhou, and Xuzhou, blotting out the sky; the beating of their wings sounded like thunder, and day and night were obscured for three days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recalling the old records left by the Marquis of Wencheng, Gu Xi directed the people of Jizhou to dig into the earth and bury the locust nymphs, sealing them underground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He personally held a plow in the suburbs of Julu, his back calloused and bleeding, staining the handle of the plow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing his purple robes stained with dust, the people all wept and worked with all their might.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The following year, the locust plague raged across the nine provinces, yet in the fields of Jizhou, only the occasional shadow could be seen, less than one-tenth of that in other commanderies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Emperor once sighed: 'Gu Gong has torn his own back to save the ten thousand people; this is a blessing for the altars of soil and grain.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——\"Biography of Gu Xi, Book of the Later Han\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",3135,"2026-06-20T03:16:01.192Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash 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