Seeing this, Gu Kun had to stand up. If he didn't come out, it wouldn't be possible. The entire Chief Envoy, from the Chief Envoy to the Right Councilor and the Left Councilor, were all arrested by Han Du.
Now, in the entire Chief Envoy Department, he is the only one who is the largest official and is a leftist political activist.
"I've met Gu Kun, the official of Zuo, who has participated in politics. I've 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, Lord Feng is the chief envoy after all and an important minister in 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 wanted to intercede for Feng Qing, but that was not important. The important thing was to gather the people together and give porridge in an orderly manner. This was 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 appeased, and the food needs to be distributed to the people. Therefore, I
I just want you to take the blame and make meritorious deeds."
Seeing the cold expression on Han Du's face, 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 pull Gu Kun away. "Mr. Gu, the people are important now. If you have any questions, 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 that we can't delay it any longer."
"I understand." Speaking of the people, Gu Kun couldn't help but look solemn. Although the food has arrived now, it cannot be distributed to all the people in Henan in an instant. It is also impossible for all the people in Henan to be concentrated in Kaifeng Mansion.
There are still a large number of people in the prefecture and county, waiting for food to be transported to save their lives.
Now every moment, 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 a long time, and my uncle ordered everyone to have half a bowl."
No one can eat more. If you eat too much, it will kill you."
A little girl, who was not as tall as the edge of the pot, had been 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, and could only look at the wisps of food coming out of the edge of the pot.
The smoke smells greedily.
The boatman banged the spoon on the edge of the pot, which startled the little girl, and tears suddenly started to well up in her red eyes.
"Don't be afraid, uncle will give you meat porridge."
"Thank you, uncle," the little girl replied timidly, "but my grandpa is too hungry to walk over there, uncle."
Can you 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 rock with his head raised weakly.
"Okay," the boatman smiled and touched the little girl's head, and said, "But remember not to eat too much, as it will kill you."
"Hmm~"
When the boatman saw that the little girl was well-behaved, he immediately scooped up a large spoonful and slowly poured it into the bowl.
The little girl held the bowl and walked toward her grandfather in small steps. She 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 so many days. Fortunately, everyone had a share, so they didn’t do anything extraordinary.
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, no one dared to make any 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 a familiar voice and opened his eyes with difficulty. When he saw his granddaughter putting the mouth of the bowl to his mouth, he subconsciously opened his mouth and drank.
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.
"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 the government officials would specifically remind him not to eat too much. He had to drink a few more sips under the watchful eyes of his granddaughter, leaving only half for the little girl.
The little girl was also very hungry, and it was even more painful to see that the meat porridge could not be drunk. Now that her grandfather stopped drinking, she was not polite. She picked up a coarse porcelain bowl that was bigger than her face and took small sips happily.
Started drinking.
With each person having half a bowl of meat porridge, no one could eat enough. Some people were still unconvinced and 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 couldn't see the situation clearly, the navy officers and government officials naturally taught them a lesson. After killing the chickens to scare the monkeys and punishing a few of them, no one dared to complain anymore.
In addition, the food taken out of the ship had never been heard of before. Seeing the mountains of food laid out, although the people were still hungry, they calmed down and were not anxious.
With so much food, there is always something for them to eat. Just be hungry. They can still be half-full now. You must know that a few days ago, they were so hungry 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 its advantages, that is, 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.
The Chief Envoy Si Yamen and Han Du sat down in the lobby, with Gu Kun and other officials sitting next to them. Judging from the empty seats in the lobby, it was known that the Chief Envoy Si Yamen was almost given a seat by Han Du.
Seeing this, Gu Kun had to stand up. If he didn't come out, it would be impossible. The entire Chief Envoy, from the Chief Envoy to the Right Councilor and the Left Councilor, were all arrested by Han Du.
Now, in the entire Chief Envoy Department, he is the only one who is the largest official and is a leftist political activist.
"I've met Gu Kun, the official of Zuo, who has participated in politics. I've 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, Lord Feng is the chief envoy after all and an important minister in 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 the accomplices were about to put aside their relationship, he actually came out to speak for Fengqing. .??.
Han Du didn't know why Gu Kun wanted to intercede for Feng Qing, but that was not important. The important thing was to gather the people together and give porridge in an orderly manner. This was 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 appeased, and the food needs to be distributed to the people. Therefore, I
I just want you to take the blame and make meritorious deeds."
Seeing the cold expression on Han Du's face, 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 pull Gu Kun away. "Mr. Gu, the people are important now. If you have any questions, 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 that we can't delay it any longer."
"I understand." Speaking of the people, Gu Kun couldn't help but look solemn. Although the food has arrived now, it cannot be distributed to all the people in Henan in an instant. It is also impossible for all the people in Henan to be concentrated in Kaifeng Mansion.
There are still a large number of people in the prefecture and county, waiting for food to be transported to save their lives.
Now every moment, 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 a long time, and my uncle ordered everyone to have half a bowl."
No one can eat more. If you eat too much, it will kill you."
A little girl, who was not as tall as the edge of the pot, had been 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, and could only look at the wisps of food coming out of the edge of the pot.
The smoke smells greedily.
The boatman banged the spoon on the edge of the pot, which startled the little girl, and tears suddenly started to well up in her red eyes.
"Don't be afraid, uncle will give you meat porridge."
"Thank you, uncle," the little girl replied timidly, "but my grandpa is too hungry to walk over there, uncle."
Can you 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 rock with his head raised weakly.
"Okay," the boatman smiled and touched the little girl's head, and said, "But remember not to eat too much, as it will kill you."
"Hmm~"
When the boatman saw that the little girl was well-behaved, he immediately scooped up a large spoonful and slowly poured it into the bowl.
The little girl held the bowl and walked toward her grandfather in small steps. She 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 so many days. Fortunately, everyone had a share, so they didn’t do anything extraordinary.
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, no one dared to make any 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 a familiar voice and opened his eyes with difficulty. When he saw his granddaughter putting the mouth of the bowl to his mouth, he subconsciously opened his mouth and drank.
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.
"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 the government officials would specifically remind him not to eat too much. He had to drink a few more sips under the watchful eyes of his granddaughter, leaving only half for the little girl.
The little girl was also very hungry, and it was even more painful to see that the meat porridge could not be drunk. Now that her grandfather stopped drinking, she was not polite. She picked up a coarse porcelain bowl that was bigger than her face and took small sips happily.
Started drinking.
With each person having half a bowl of meat porridge, no one could eat enough. Some people were still unconvinced and 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 couldn't see the situation clearly, the navy officers and government officials naturally taught them a lesson. After killing the chickens to scare the monkeys and punishing a few of them, no one dared to complain anymore.
In addition, the food taken out of the ship had never been heard of before. Seeing the mountains of food laid out, although the people were still hungry, they calmed down and were not anxious.
With so much food, there is always something for them to eat. Just be hungry. They can still be half-full now. You must know that a few days ago, they were so hungry 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 its advantages, that is, 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.
The Chief Envoy Si Yamen and Han Du sat down in the lobby, with Gu Kun and other officials sitting next to them. Judging from the empty seats in the lobby, it was known that the Chief Envoy Si Yamen was almost given a seat by Han Du.