Tu Kui did not expect that these people would become so sharp-tongued, but he still suppressed the anger in his heart and said in a friendly manner: "If you don't need money, who would dare to come to Zhangzhou to sell food? Folks, don't listen to the rumors. Since Another grain merchant came to our Zhangzhou to sell grain, which also helped us a lot..."
Another person among the people said loudly: "I heard that the imperial court allocated one million yuan to Zhangzhou to buy grain for disaster relief. It has been almost a month since the snow disaster occurred. Why didn't Tu Taishou use this money to buy grain for disaster relief? Ours The money has all been used up, where is the money left to buy food?”
"Did the imperial court really allocate one million taels of silver to Zhangzhou? Prefect Tu, does he really have this money?" the people questioned.
Suddenly, a stone stirred up a thousand ripples, and someone else said: "Your Excellency, if you don't say anything, could this money have been embezzled by Tu Taishou?"
Tu Kui heard the people's discussion and said angrily: "Where did you hear the rumors? They are nonsense. The imperial court has not allocated funds to this official at all."
"Prefect Tu, do you mean that after such a serious snow disaster occurred in Zhangzhou, the imperial court didn't care about the life and death of our people?" Someone else said loudly.
Taishou Tu did not expect that the people would raise such nonsense questions, "I never said that."
"Prefect Tu, the snow disaster has been happening for so long. You are the father and mother of the people. Why don't you open a warehouse to release grain? Before the snow disaster happened, we paid taxes and grain to the government. Where did the money and grain go? .”
Tu Kui's face was ashen. He wanted Tu Feng to arrest all those who tried to arouse the anger of the people, but there were more and more people, and in the blink of an eye, the person who just spoke disappeared.
Nangong Yuanyi stood on one side, pulled Tu Kui aside, and whispered: "Prefect Tu, why are so many people here suddenly? Look at it, this matter is not simple, it seems to be for our food." Come on, every word they say is aimed at you. Have you offended someone? Or maybe someone found out about our food shipment today and wants to stop us from selling food..."
Tu Kui originally felt strange, but when "Master Yuan" reminded him, he suddenly narrowed his eyes and looked at the people. Could it be that Zhu Gui deliberately incited these people to cause trouble?
If Zhu Gui came to him, he would have already thought of his words. The disaster in Zhangzhou was serious, and he had to find another grain merchant to supply Zhangzhou's grain, because more and more people came to him to sue Zhu Gui. He was also forced to do nothing.
When Nangong Yuanyi saw Tu Kui's face, he knew that he must have suspected Zhu Gui, because Zhangzhou suddenly had a big grain merchant, which harmed Zhu Gui's interests, so Zhu Gui was provoking Tu Kui now. The destruction is also a threat to him.
Nangong Yuanyi said again: "There are more and more people watching. In order to gain Lord Tu's official reputation, I would like to suggest that you answer all the questions in the minds of the people, so that you can overcome the deliberate attempts to create difficulties."
"I also heard that the disaster relief team from Kyoto has entered Zhangzhou. At this time, if the people cause riots and bloodshed occurs, I'm afraid it won't be easy for you to explain to the imperial envoy."
Tu Kui thought for a while and felt that it was right. When the official food was "stolen", he did not explain it to the outside world. He thought that as time went by, people would naturally forget about it.
Suddenly, a look of sadness flashed across his eyes, and he said loudly: "I should have explained to the people where the spare food went. Alas! When there was a snow disaster in Zhangzhou, a group of vicious bandits suddenly appeared and took the people away. The warehouses storing grain in Zhangzhou were all looted and the grain was stolen overnight, and I have been investigating."
