Siheyuan: tomb robbing? I am serious about hunting.

Chapter 972 Passing the throne

Unfortunately, Cao Cao was too conceited and did not listen to him completely. When Zhou Yu adopted Huang Gai's self-torture trick, pretended to surrender and set the warships on fire, Cao Cao's army was instantly engulfed in flames. Lin Yuan tried his best to protect Cao Cao from breaking through. After the Battle of Chibi, Cao Cao was seriously injured and retreated to the north. Lin Yuan was also named a general by Cao Cao because of his outstanding performance in the battle. But he knew that his days in Cao Cao's camp might not last too long. Because he knew that Cao Cao would be suspicious of the people around him, especially people like him who had unknown origins. So Lin Yuan decided to leave Cao Cao and look for new opportunities. He heard that Liu Bei was courteous and was recruiting talents, so he went to Jingzhou to join Liu Bei. When Liu Bei saw Lin Yuan, he was overjoyed: "I have heard of General Lin's name for a long time. It is my honor to meet him today!" Lin Yuan was moved by Liu Bei's sincerity and decided to assist him in achieving great things. Under Liu Bei's command, Lin Yuan, together with advisers such as Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong, gave advice to Liu Bei. He used his knowledge of geography to help Liu Bei develop a plan to seize Yizhou. In battle, he skillfully used tactics and defeated the enemy many times. However, Lin Yuan always had a regret in his heart, that is, he failed to change the course of history. He knew that Guan Yu would lose Jingzhou, and Liu Bei would launch the Battle of Yiling to avenge Guan Yu, which would eventually cause great damage to Shu Han. In order to avoid these tragedies, Lin Yuan suggested to Liu Bei: "My lord, Jingzhou is a place that must be fought for by military strategists. Although Guan Yu is brave, he is arrogant. You can send a general to assist Guan Yu in guarding to prevent a sneak attack by Dongwu." Liu Bei hesitated: "Yunchang is my sworn brother, I believe he can defend Jingzhou." Lin Yuan was helpless, he knew he could not change Liu Bei's decision. In the end, Guan Yu lost Jingzhou carelessly, was defeated in Maicheng, and was killed by Dongwu. Liu Bei was heartbroken and insisted on avenging Guan Yu. In the Battle of Yiling, Lin Yuan followed Liu Bei to the expedition. He advised Liu Bei not to set up camps for 700 miles to prevent fire attacks by the enemy. But Liu Bei was overwhelmed by hatred and did not follow his advice. As a result, Lu Xun burned the camps, Liu Bei was defeated, and Shu Han never recovered. Looking at the devastated battlefield, Lin Yuan was full of helplessness and sorrow. He knew that although he had traveled to the Three Kingdoms and became a celebrity, he could not change the general trend of history after all. After that, Lin Yuan assisted Zhuge Liang in governing Shu Han, recuperating and accumulating strength. He taught some of the knowledge he had learned in modern times, such as agricultural technology and water conservancy projects, to the people of Shu Han to help them improve production. During Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition, Lin Yuan also went on expeditions with the army many times and gave advice to Zhuge Liang. However, due to the limited national strength of Shu Han, the Northern Expedition eventually ended in failure. Time passed quickly, and Lin Yuan spent his life in the world of the Three Kingdoms. He witnessed countless wars and partings, and experienced countless glory and setbacks. Before his death, he looked at the sky with a lot of emotion in his heart. Chen Yuan felt as if his head was hit hard by a heavy hammer, and he opened his eyes with difficulty in the severe pain. What came into view was the shabby thatched roof, the hard earthen kang under him, and a pungent smell of mold in the air. He struggled to sit up, but found that he was wearing a coarse cloth shorts, which was completely different from the home clothes he wore before going to bed. "Where is this?" Chen Yuan muttered to himself, trying to recall what happened before. He remembered that he was looking up Ming history materials in the library, and lost consciousness after a dizzy spell. He held his forehead and suddenly caught a glimpse of the bronze mirror hanging on the wall. A strange young face was reflected in the mirror. "Sir, you are finally awake!" A young man who looked like a little boy rushed into the room, his face full of surprise, "You have been unconscious for three days, and I am so worried!" Before Chen Yuan had time to ask, the young man chattered: "Now the world is difficult, Fengyang Prefecture has suffered a locust plague, and the people are almost eating all the bark of the trees. The day before yesterday, you went out to check the disaster, and you came back with a high fever..." Fengyang Prefecture? Locust plague? Chen Yuan was shocked. Fengyang is Zhu Yuanzhang's hometown, and it is the early Ming Dynasty. Could it be that he has traveled to the early days of the Ming Dynasty? He suppressed his shock and asked, "Is the current emperor Zhu Yuanzhang?" Xiao Si widened his eyes and hurriedly covered Chen Yuan's mouth: "Young master, be careful with your words! If this is heard by others, you will lose your head!" Chen Yuan already understood in his heart. He took a deep breath and began to think about countermeasures. As a graduate student who has studied Ming history for many years, he knew that although the Ming Dynasty had been established at this time, its foundation was not stable, the people's livelihood was in decline, and the remnants of the Northern Yuan Dynasty were eyeing it covetously. The most urgent thing at present is this locust plague. In modern times, Chen Yuan has studied the ancient methods of controlling locusts. He immediately ordered Xiao Si to gather the young and strong men in the village, and asked people to prepare a large number of gongs, drums, torches and sacks. The villagers thought that this scholar was crazy, but seeing that Chen Yuan was usually kind and generous, they still did it. As night fell, Chen Yuan led everyone to the field where locusts gathered. "Listen to my command, beat the gongs and drums together, and light the torches!" he shouted loudly. Although the villagers didn't know why, they still took action. For a while, the sound of gongs and drums, shouts shook the sky, and the flames shot up to the sky. The locusts were really disturbed by this scene and flew towards the flames. Chen Yuan commanded everyone to catch locusts with sacks. After one night, thousands of kilograms of locusts were harvested. The villagers looked at the piles of locusts and were surprised and happy. "These locusts are all high-quality proteins." Chen Yuan said to the villagers, "Wash them, dry them, grind them into powder and mix them with coarse grains. They can not only fill your stomach, but also last longer than ordinary food." The news soon reached Zhu Yuanzhang's ears. At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang was worried about the locust plague. Hearing that a scholar in Fengyang Prefecture had come up with a trick to treat locusts, he immediately sent someone to summon Chen Yuan to the palace. In the Fengtian Hall, Zhu Yuanzhang sat on the dragon throne, looking at Chen Yuan who was kneeling in the hall with a sharp gaze: "Are you the scholar who cured locusts?" Chen Yuan raised his head and faced the legendary emperor for the first time: "I am Chen Yuan, a humble man, and I am honored to meet your majesty." His neither humble nor arrogant attitude made Zhu Yuanzhang look at him twice. "Tell me, how did you come up with this method to cure locusts?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked. Chen Yuan was well prepared and answered calmly: "I have traveled all over the world and heard that there is a method of using fire to drive away insects in the Western Regions. This time, I combined the local conditions and made some improvements. I didn't expect it to be effective." Of course, he couldn't say that he learned the knowledge from modern times, so he could only find an excuse. Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and asked many questions about people's livelihood and governance.