Seeing this, Gu Kun had to stand up, and it would be impossible if he didn't. The entire Chief Envoy Department, from the Chief Envoy to the Right Councilor and the Left Councilor, were all arrested by Han Du.
Now, the largest official in the entire Chief Envoy Department is the only one who participates in politics from the left.
"Gu Kun, who is a member of the lower-ranking official Zuo and participates in politics, has met my uncle."
"Master Gu, you're welcome." Han Du smiled kindly at Gu Kun and asked with meaningful eyes: "What do you want to say, Master Gu?"
"Uncle," Gu Kun didn't know what to say, so he paused and continued after a moment, "Although uncle has the Holy Purpose, Master Feng is the chief envoy after all and an important minister of the imperial court. Does uncle's move mean anything? Is it rash?"
Han Du was quite surprised by Gu Kun's words. Since Gu Kun also looked very hungry, it could mean that he was not with Feng Qing and others.
When this accomplice was about to put aside the relationship, he actually came out to speak for Fengqing.
Han Du didn't know why Gu Kun interceded for Feng Qing, but it didn't matter. The most important thing is to gather the people together and provide porridge in an orderly manner. This is the most important thing.
"Master Gu, it seems that you didn't hear clearly just now. The emperor's imperial edict is for the chief envoy, and all the officials are guilty. However, I think that the people in Henan still need to be comforted, and the food needs to be distributed to the people. Therefore, I I just want you to get away with it and make meritorious deeds."
Seeing Han Du's cold expression, the Chief Envoy official on the side quickly stepped forward to apologize, "Uncle, please calm down. Mr. Gu has such a temper. Please forgive me, and we will naturally do our best to assist you in disaster relief."
After saying that, several subordinate officials were about to take Gu Kun away. "Master Gu, the people are important now. If anything happens, we can talk about it later."
Gu Kun glanced at the people around him who were looking at him eagerly, and his heart softened. He lowered his head to Han Du and said, "I just offended you, please forgive me."
"It doesn't matter." Han Du shook his head and sighed: "Get the people settled first. The famine is so serious, but we can't delay it any longer."
"I understand." Speaking of the common people, Gu Kun couldn't help but look solemn. Although food has arrived now, it cannot be distributed to all people in Henan instantly. It is impossible for all the people in Henan to be concentrated in Kaifeng Mansion. There are still a large number of people in various prefectures and counties, just waiting
Food was transported to save lives.
Every moment now, people are starving to death. If we wait a little longer, we don’t know how many people will not be able to survive that time.
There was a lot of movement here just now, and the attention of everyone around was attracted.
But after everything calmed down, the people impatiently took their bowls and went to the big pot to wait for porridge.
The boatman on the boat had already been holding a big spoon and stood by and shouted loudly: "Everyone line up, no fighting is allowed, everyone has something. But you have been hungry for too long, and my uncle ordered everyone to have half a bowl. No one can eat more. If you eat more, it will kill you."
A little girl, who was no taller than the edge of the pot, was waiting by the pot early, holding a coarse porcelain bowl in her two little hands. She was not tall enough to see the contents inside the pot, so she could only look at the faint smoke coming out of the pot and smell it greedily.
The boatman banged the spoon on the edge of the pot, which startled the little girl, and tears suddenly filled her red eyes.
"Don't be afraid, uncle will give you meat porridge."
"Thank you, uncle," the little girl replied timidly, "but my grandfather is too hungry over there and can't walk. Can uncle give me some more?"
The boatman looked in the direction pointed by the little girl, and saw an old man covered in tatters and dirt, leaning on a stone with his head raised weakly.
"Okay," the boatman smiled, touched the little girl's head, and told her, "But remember not to eat too much, or you will die."
"Hmm~"
Seeing that the little girl was well-behaved, the boatman took a big spoonful and slowly poured it into the bowl.
The little girl held the bowl and walked towards her grandfather one step at a time. He moved carefully, fearing that the meat porridge in the bowl would spill out.
People nearby saw that their eyes were red after being hungry for too many days. Fortunately, everyone had a share, so nothing out of the ordinary was done.
More importantly, apart from leaving a few people to guard him, Han Du divided the others into teams of three and sent them all out for inspection. Under the intimidation of the navy officers and soldiers, no one dared to make mistakes.
The little girl moved step by step and finally reached the old man's side.
"Grandpa, this is meat porridge, eat it quickly."
The old man heard familiarity
He opened his eyes with difficulty, saw his granddaughter put the mouth of the bowl to his mouth, and subconsciously opened his mouth to drink.
After taking a few mouthfuls of meat porridge, I felt a warm breath spreading from my stomach to my limbs, and my almost cold body felt warm again.
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"Grandpa, eat more."
After resting for a while, the old man felt much better and could barely speak.
"No, you can drink the rest."
The little girl looked at most of the meat porridge left in the bowl and whispered: "Grandpa, the uncle said you can't eat more. If you eat too much, you will die. Niuniu can't eat so much."
The old man was helpless. He originally wanted to leave more for his granddaughter, but he didn't expect that someone from the government would specifically remind him not to eat too much. I had no choice but to drink a few more sips under the watchful eyes of my granddaughter, leaving only half of it for the little girl.
The little girl was also very hungry, and it was even more painful to see the meat porridge that she couldn't drink. Now that her grandfather stopped drinking, she was not polite. She picked up a coarse porcelain bowl that was bigger than her face and drank happily in small sips.
With half a bowl of meat porridge per person, no one can be full. Some people were still not convinced. After drinking half a bowl, they still wanted to drink. The boatman refused to give it to them and wanted to grab it openly.
For those who could not see the situation clearly, there were naturally naval officers and government officers who taught them a lesson. After killing the chickens to scare the monkeys, and dealt with a few of them severely, no one dared to complain anymore.
In addition to the food taken out of the ship, I have never heard of it from beginning to end. Seeing the mountains of food laid out, although the people were still hungry, they felt calm and no longer anxious.
With so much food, they would always have something to eat. Just be hungry. You can still be half full now. You know, they were so hungry a few days ago that they could even eat grass roots and tree bark.
The sky was getting dark, and although the people only ate half full, their hunger gradually disappeared. The exhaustion from the past few days made everyone fall asleep quickly.
Drought also has the advantage that it won't rain. When people sleep in the wilderness, as long as there is a bonfire, the people around them don't have to worry about anything else.
Han Du, the chief envoy to Si Yamen, sat down in the lobby, followed by Gu Kun and other officials. Judging from the empty seats in the lobby, it can be seen that the chief envoy Si Yamen was almost wiped out by Han Du.
