When Shi Yi thinks about Xianyu, someone always comes to disturb her.

Shi Yi covered her mouth and laughed, "I just want to satisfy my desire with my mouth. I don't dare to offend officials."

King Dongshan and Shi Yi laughed and joked for a while, and they felt much better immediately.

If it weren't for this, he would have been almost suffocating these days.

I don't know whether he was angry because the officials refused to transport grain, or he was worried about the hungry people having no food to eat.

King Dongshan: "Okay, if you don't plan to leave right away, you should stay in the county government for a few days."

After all, it is the only place in Dan County that is relatively safe now.

After all, the doctor was still his lifesaver at this time, and he had to take care of him when he was away from home.

Upon hearing this, Shi Yi expressed his gratitude and unceremoniously moved into the backyard of the county government office with his people.

County Magistrate Tang found Prince Dongshan and asked him, "Your Highness, is there any news about the relief grain from the court?" He really asked this question three times a day.

King Dongshan gets a headache whenever he sees him. County Magistrate Tang is now even more powerful than the debt collector.

King Dongshan shook his head helplessly, indicating that there was no news yet.

County Magistrate Tang also felt aggrieved, and if possible he would not want to come and ask.

He said anxiously:

"Then what can we do? Your Majesty, the food in our Tan County warehouse can only last for two more days at most. We are about to run out of food."

Upon hearing this, King Dongshan paced back and forth in the room in a state of panic. What happened is... why hasn't the food delivery guy arrived yet?

Seeing that his master was also on the verge of going berserk,

Mu Feng consoled him, "Your Highness, didn't you send people out yesterday to urge for food? Maybe there will be good news soon."

He himself couldn't believe what he said.

King Dongshan gritted his teeth and said viciously:

"Otherwise, I will go to the nearby counties and prefectures myself to requisition grain. I don't believe that they can shirk their responsibilities in front of me." Anyone who dares to pretend to obey him in person should not blame him for being ruthless.

Shi Yi didn't want to interrupt, but since she was under the protection of King Dongshan, she couldn't help but remind him:

"There are too many disaster victims outside the city. If we run out of food now, it will probably lead to civil unrest and conflict, and this small county will most likely suffer."

County Magistrate Tang slapped his thigh and said, "That's right, how dare we cut off the food supply now?"

Shi Yi continued, "But it is probably difficult to transfer grain from the outside counties now. There are too many conflicts of interest and it is not easy to achieve." This is an obvious fact.

King Dongshan closed his eyes and fell into deep regret. He shouldn't have been so arrogant as to rashly interfere in the political affairs of Dan County.

If it weren't for his coercion, Dan County would at least not have to face the current predicament.

Although it seemed quite cold-blooded of Magistrate Tang to close the city gates, but then again, with the capabilities of Dan County, it was indeed impossible to accommodate so many disaster victims.

Now, he can't let the situation get out of control. Even if he has to use his status as a prince to suppress several other counties, he has to transport grain here to ensure the safety of Dan County!

He was about to order his men to leave the city when he heard Shi Yi's voice next to him:

"Right now, food is in great demand, and it's hard to get it right away! But if we replace it with broken rice and old rice, or at worst, horse bran and bean cakes, these things shouldn't be hard to get."

Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures, so don't be too picky.

It's fine to eat something, after all, it's a hundred times better than grass roots or tree bark.

County Magistrate Tang looked at the strange girl in shock and was speechless for a moment, but King Dongshan's eyes lit up and he clapped his hands.

He praised: "Yes, why didn't I think of that?" He just kept his eyes on the food.

County Magistrate Tang hadn't figured it out yet, so he asked, not really understanding, "So what are these things used for..."

Shi Yi: "Feed the disaster victims. Make sure they don't starve to death first. Any coarse grains or leftover grains can be used. After all, food is not something you can get whenever you want it."

But the things she mentioned were not valuable, and they should be easier to get than directly allocating food.

King Dongshan: "Mr. Tang, even the grain store in Dan County should be able to gather a lot of broken rice and bran. Let's use these to make up for it first."

It’s okay even if you buy them, after all, these things are not valuable.

This could help them gain a few more days.

The imperial court should also take action!

County Magistrate Tang stamped his feet and took the yamen runners to collect anything that could temporarily satisfy their hunger. Of course, the first choice was the low-cost grain scraps.

Shi Yi sighed helplessly. As expected! She shouldn't have come out this time.

Hey! Whoever gets into this kind of thing is unlucky!

King Dongshan: "Mu Feng, report the situation in Dan County to the imperial court in an urgent document!"

Mu Feng: "Yes! Your Majesty."

The emperor, who was on a secret visit, also asked the ministers around him,

"Have you prepared all the food? We need to deliver it to King Dongshan as soon as possible. Who should be sent as the emergency officer?"

“Your Majesty, I have sent my uncle Chen Xu with the royal token to requisition grain, and I have also sent an official document to the Jeju government warehouse, asking them to deliver grain to King Dongshan as soon as possible.

With Uncle Chen supervising us along the way, we will be safe."

Chen Guojiu is the Queen's brother, a royal relative, and an important official in the court. The fact that he personally took action shows how much the Emperor values ​​this matter.

The emperor nodded. Chen Xu was steady and mature in his work, so he should be able to handle this matter properly.

Thinking of the source of the disaster victims, he frowned and asked:

"The flood in Yingzhou is very strange. Send someone to investigate carefully for me and find out what is going on.

The imperial treasury was not short of money for repairing the canal and clearing the silt in Yingzhou during the two most difficult years. How could such a severe flood occur? We must find out whether it was a natural disaster or a man-made disaster. "

"Yes, Your Majesty, we have already sent an imperial envoy to Yingzhou. I believe that it won't take long before we can find out the truth."

The emperor gritted his teeth and said, "The Yingzhou officials who escaped must also be brought to justice. Not a single one should be let off!" They've caused such a big mess, and they still want to escape?

The world is so big, but there is no place for them to stay.

"Yes, Your Majesty, please rest assured! We will definitely not let them go."

It would be strange if they could let it go. Even if the flood was a natural disaster, if there were officials on the spot to evacuate and resettle the victims, there wouldn't be a situation where the victims are running around now.

Regardless of whether the flood was a natural disaster or not, the officials of Yingzhou are guilty!

Abandoning the lives of all the people in the city, the official's death a hundred times would not be enough to atone for his crime.

What’s more, we still don’t know how many local people in Yingzhou died in the flood.

How many people died in the process of fleeing famine?

How many originally happy families fell apart in an instant, and how many innocent people were dragged into this unprovoked disaster.

All of these will ultimately be blamed on the officials who escaped.

Not only will they have to bear the consequences for the sins they have committed, but their three clans will also suffer as a result.

孽 孽!