Although Shen Qian pretended to be calm, he still couldn't completely hide the decline and collapse in his heart.

What kind of person is Zhong Yebai, before crossing into this world, as a special soldier, it is not unheard of to have the experience of breaking into the lair of terrorists as an undercover agent, and his eyesight is still good, Shen Qian's every subtle movement can't escape Zhong Yebai's eyes, not to mention the obvious decline.

It's just that Zhong Yebai pointed to the black and pressed a disaster victim and said that it was a gift to Shen Qian and Shen Junshou, Shen Qian was really stuck in his throat, and he didn't know what to say.

Although Shen Qian has been in the officialdom for many years and knows that sometimes he has to be patient, his skin has not been thick to that extent. Moreover, Shen Qian also knew that if he thanked His Royal Highness the Prince in public for giving a big gift, with the shamelessness of His Royal Highness, he might ask himself, "Where is this gift good?"

In this way, he will be even more embarrassed, and with the temperament of His Royal Highness the Prince of the World, he must laugh a few times like he was in the city gate.

I was afraid of something, but I didn't expect that before I could thank His Royal Highness the Prince, His Royal Highness the Prince had already asked that question.

"Shen Junshou, do you know why this prince wants to give you this great gift?"

After Shen Qian scolded His Royal Highness the Prince more than a hundred times in his heart, he still replied with patience and humility, "I am ignorant, and I ask His Royal Highness the Prince for some advice!"

The question asked by Zhong Yebai was indeed difficult to answer, because no matter how Shen Qian thought about the siege of the 100,000 disaster victims, it was not a good thing, why did His Royal Highness the Prince give this "great gift" to himself, could it be said that His Royal Highness the Prince just wanted to embarrass himself? Obviously he couldn't! Thinking about the benefits of this "great gift"? Shen Qian couldn't think of any benefit this "great gift" could do to himself. In other words, no matter how you answer, it may not satisfy His Royal Highness, and it is very likely to be a reason for His Royal Highness to continue to embarrass him.

But Shen Qian is also worthy of being an old fritter who has been in the officialdom for many years, and after several times entangled in the embarrassing problem of how to return to His Royal Highness the Prince, he actually thought of such a wonderful way to deal with it.

Shen Qian had a lot of questions in his heart, but Zhong Yebai's heart was very pure.

I only listened to Zhong Yebai and said, "Shen Junshou, I know that you are difficult, but do you know what I have seen along the way? They have eaten and slept in the open air, they have a meal but not a meal, they are good when they are thirsty, they have water to drink, but they are hungry? I walked all the way, the bark of many trees on both sides of the road was gone, the grass on the ground was also uprooted, and the roots of the grass were completely turned over, why? Because they were hungry, they were really hungry. ”

"From Qixian County to here, it is only more than 100 miles, since I met this group of victims this morning, the scene I have seen is more frightening than the other. Have you ever seen Yi Zi eat? I have seen it, just today? Have you seen my mother die, and the little baby who can't walk lies on her mother's chest and cries with hunger? I have seen it, just today? Have you ever seen someone who fell down while walking not far from you, and then never got up? I have seen it, just today. ”

"Shen Junshou, this kind of thing doesn't happen only today, but it just happened to be touched by me today! But since I have encountered it, can I ignore it? What do you say, Shen Junshou? As a child of anointed sorghum, I still have the heart to save people, and you, as a parent and official of the people, can bear to let them starve to death in the wilderness? If you don't care about this, then are you still a person?"

Listening to His Royal Highness the Prince tell about the various tragic conditions among the victims, Shen Qian's heart ached, as he was born in a poor family, he knew the people's sufferings best, but as the head of a county, the people in his county still couldn't manage it, how to take care of these hundreds of thousands of disaster victims? What's more, he also took in more than 3,000 disaster victims under the pressure of the Taishou, and for this matter, he was severely reprimanded by the Taishou several times, and he was almost demoted to the county to be the magistrate.

I have done so much, and I was still asked by His Royal Highness the Prince of the World if I was a human being?

I couldn't hold back all the grievances in my heart anymore, and tears poured out of my eyes again, at this moment, I really wanted to scold His Royal Highness.

"I may not be human, but you're a real dog!"

But thinking about it, in the end, I still didn't blurt it out, I just kept choking up, and tears flowed down.

Of course, Zhong Yebai didn't know Shen Qian's inner activities, seeing Shen Qian's tears in his eyes, he thought that Shen Qian had been moved by his words, so he hurriedly struck while the iron was hot and continued.

"Shen Junshou can empathize with the plight of these victims, this son is very pleased, dare to ask the county guard, how much surplus grain is there in the city at this time?"

This time, Zhong Yebai asked Shen Qian's sore spot.

At this time, there are still 200,000 loads of grain in the city, but it is the food assigned by the imperial court to recruit strong men to deal with the floods, if it is distributed to these victims, it is true that the tragedy among these victims will not be staged again, but then its own tragedy is about to happen, and if it can't send strong men to deal with the flood, can the court spare itself?

But after thinking about it, apart from the emperor, isn't it the biggest king with a different surname in the court? Long live the emperor, but this king with a different surname is 9,000 years old! And isn't His Royal Highness the Prince standing in front of him the son of 9,000 years old? If His Royal Highness the Prince can help him take responsibility, what punishment will he be afraid of from the court?

Thinking of this, Shen Qian did not hesitate, and said to Zhong Yebai the truth.

"Back to His Royal Highness, there are still 200,000 loads of grain in the city at this time, but these grains are distributed by the imperial court to levy strong men to control the floods. Shen Qian didn't finish the rest of the words, at this time he thought that since His Royal Highness the Prince was sympathetic to the people's feelings, he would wave his hand for himself and distribute these grains to the victims, so that even if he couldn't recruit strong men, he could escape with the unparalleled shield of His Royal Highness the Prince.

Who would have thought that His Royal Highness the Prince would directly ask himself, "How did Shen Junshou do to recruit strong men?"

Zhong Yebai's rhetorical question, Shen Qian was directly stunned, and he threw the problem back again, Your Royal Highness the Prince of the World, are you going to play me to death? Yes, His Royal Highness the Prince of the World, where can you be a shield for yourself!

"Your Royal Highness, you are really not a human, and you are a real dog!" Shen Qian scolded in his heart.

Helpless, Shen Qian could only bite the bullet and said dejectedly, "The population of Chen County is withering, it is really difficult to recruit strong men to control the floods, and the grain, grass and silver distributed by the imperial court are too little, in the past ten days, there are only a thousand people, and the task of 200,000 strong men can be completed one day!"

Hearing this, His Royal Highness the Prince laughed out loud, and pointed to the black victims outside the city, "Lord County Guard, do you know the intention of this prince to give you this great gift?"