"Okay, okay." Fengqing gritted his teeth and replied. After saying that, he took two steps back without leaving a trace.
The smell of these things was too strong for him.
Although the sea fish is salted and then hung to dry. However, because the people are not yet proficient in cooking techniques, the dried sea fish has a very strong taste. For those who are not used to it, if you take a whiff, it will feel as if your soul is about to ascend to heaven.
Fengqing couldn't stand the smell at all. If Han Du hadn't been staring at him, he would have wanted to find a chance to escape.
Although the smell was unpleasant, it was nothing to the hungry people. How can a very hungry person care about anything else when he smells the smell of food? The idea is that under the temptation of the taste of food, you will feel a strange fragrance.
A large pot was set up, filled with water, and a fire was lit. Pour handfuls of dried sea fish in and cook over high heat. Soon, the entire bank of the Yellow River was filled with the aroma of meat.
But the aroma of meat that makes all the people salivate, when a few people in Fengqing smell it, it makes their internal organs twitch and twist. When they think of the dry and black appearance of those sea fish, they can't help but spit it out.
Fengqing's face turned green and white, and he couldn't stand it anymore, so he had to suppress his nausea, and said to Han Du with a flattering smile: "Uncle, it's great to have uncle here to help you. I have to continue. Inform all prefectures and counties to summon manpower to carry the grain, and we will say goodbye."
After Fengqing finished speaking, he turned around and wanted to leave.
But he was stopped by Han Du with a smile, "Mr. Chief Minister, dinner is about to begin, why bother to leave in a hurry? It's better to eat before going."
"This~" Feng Qing's face turned green when he heard that Han Du wanted to treat him to something in the pot. But he didn't dare to show it and let Han Du find out the clues.
He could only say with a smile: "No, the people's affairs are still important. If we don't notify the prefectures and counties now to transport food, we don't know how many people will starve to death in a moment."
Han Du said expressionlessly, "Notify all the prefectures and counties. It's enough to send a small official. Why bother with the chief envoy? Henan reported to the court that it has been without food for more than a month. I think the chief envoy must be considerate of the people. You won’t secretly store food secretly, right?
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"How, how could this happen, how could this happen?" Feng Qing said righteously, "Of course I share the joys and sorrows with the people."
Fengqing's words were so sonorous and powerful that even the people around him couldn't help but shed tears at him. They have such kind of parents, even if it is a bit hard and tiring, it is worth it.
There was a flash of coldness in Han Du's eyes. The people Han Du saw on the boat with red lips and white teeth and rosy faces were the two dozen officials headed by Yi Fengqing. In other words, these people now want to leave with Fengqing.
Everyone can say nice things, and there are few people in this world who are consistent in their words and deeds, and more people do not mean what they say.
Even Zhang Chao could see that there was a huge difference between Fengqing and the people around him with their sallow complexion and skinny appearance. What he said was that he was just ignorant of the people.
How could Han Du believe it?
"Since your lord has shared the joys and sorrows with the people, you must have been very hungry for so many days." Han Du had no intention of letting Feng Qing and others get through. He shouted to Zhang Chao: "Come here, serve porridge for all of your lords." .”
Zhang Chao quickly called to the soldiers to bring the meat porridge, and said with a smile to Feng Qing and others: "My lords, this is a good thing from the sea. It will be very nourishing if you eat it."
The soldiers brought bowls of meat porridge to Fengqing and others and motioned for them to take them.
But Fengqing and others looked at the dark, sticky stuff in the bowl, coupled with the nauseating smell, and almost vomited it out. No one dared to reach out and take it.
However, Han Du took the bowl with a smile, gestured towards Feng Qing and others with the bowl, and said: "My lords, please."
In front of everyone, facing Han Du's cold eyes, all the officials had no choice but to accept it. But even though I accepted it, it was really difficult for them to ask them to eat it.
Han Du laughed heartily and said, "Master Chief Envoy, I will give you a glass of porridge instead of wine." After saying that, the mouth of the bowl touched the bowl in Fengqing's hand. Han Du blew the porridge water to cool down and drank it one mouthful at a time.
The taste of this meat porridge is actually not good, it has a strong smell of sea. But after all, it is meat. After drinking it, a warmth will rise from the stomach, which makes people
Very comfortable.
Besides, what does this fishy smell mean? When Han Du went to sea to eliminate Japanese pirates, in order to save fresh water, he even drank water soaked in rotten wood. That taste is something you will never forget.
Seeing Han Du drinking the dark meat porridge in one mouthful, all the officials holding bowls were forced into the corner by Han Du. Just now Fengqing was still saying that he would share the joys and sorrows with the people. Now Han Du saw that all the nobles with titles were drinking. How could they not drink? If they don't drink, how will they be viewed in the eyes of the people?
But Fengqing really didn't want to drink, and the hand holding the bowl couldn't help but start to tremble slightly. The people of Henan were without food for a month, and it was not like him, the chief envoy, who was without food for a month. Even if people starve to death every day, he, the chief envoy, can still live in peace and prosperity. How could he drink such disgusting porridge and water now?
Li Cheng on the side saw that he couldn't hide, so he covered his face with his sleeves and robe. Secretly pinching his nose, he wanted to drink the meat porridge in one go to get through this. But this meat porridge stimulated him far beyond his imagination.
When he took a mouthful of meat porridge, he didn't know what words to use to describe the smell of this meat porridge. It's like the smell of being wrapped in footcloth and rotten smelly fish.
"Wow~ vomit~"
Li Cheng obviously overestimated himself. As soon as the meat porridge entered his mouth, he could no longer hold on and vomited it out. Not only that, vomiting is like triggering a mechanism and breaking the original nerve. As soon as he vomited, he got out of control. Not only did he vomit out the meat porridge, he even seemed to want to vomit out everything he had eaten in three days before he would stop.
As soon as Li Cheng collapsed, the others were like dominoes, bending over and vomiting. Even Feng Qing couldn't hold back.
When Han Du saw what everyone vomited, not only did he not feel disgusted, but a smile appeared on his face, but the coldness in his eyes could no longer be hidden, and there was no need to hide it anymore.
"This, these are all meat." Someone pointed at the vomit spit out by a group of officials and became angry.
"Okay, we common people have been hungry for more than twenty days. We can only eat some grass roots and bark every day. We are so hungry that we can't stand it anymore. We even eat dirt."
