At this time, the Chief Secretary Han Dongwen Han came over wearing a robe, holding an umbrella, squeezed into the crowd, and came to An Mingchen, his face did not look very good. "Lord An, why don't we go in and go back to Lord Liu."

In just one sentence, An Mingchen heard the meaning of Lord Han's words. An Mingchen looked at him, nodded without thinking, and then the two turned around and came to the gate together.

Although Lord Liu did not come out, he kept sending people to keep an eye on the situation outside, and if there was any disturbance, they would immediately return to Lord Liu. Seeing the two adults come forward, the little guy turned around and ran to the backyard.

Lord Liu was having a drink with the concubine, the two were eating while warm, the atmosphere was ambiguous, and when he was on the verge of wiping the gun, there was a knock on the door, and the good thing was interrupted, and Lord Liu's face was not very good.

"Who, if you have something, say it quickly, and if you have nothing to do, just get out with this official." The little girl heard the displeasure in her words, but ...... The little guy stubbornly leaned forward, "My lord, it's not good, Lord An and Lord Han are here, and they will be at the door, saying that they want to see your lord." ”

"Han Dongwen, this old thing, is here to make a fuss." Han Dongwen is the political envoy of Jiangnan, at the same level as him, but he rarely interacts with him on weekdays, she has wooed him when she first came to Jiangnan, but this person has a very stubborn temper and does not eat oil and salt, and after a few times, he ignored him.

He knew that today's rain was not right, but he didn't expect these victims to come to the door, let alone the two of them coming. Hmph, come on, the official is still afraid that they won't succeed. 、

"Go and tell them that the official is sick......

"What kind of illness does Lord Liu have, he can't even hear the shouts outside, and Lord Liu's illness seems to be unclear. What's the matter, do you need this official to ask Lord Liu for a doctor? An Mingchen pushed the door and walked in, and at a glance he saw a woman with half-faded clothes and a flushed face. ，

Lord Han also saw it, "Lord Liu is really interested, you can't hear the heart-rending cries of the victims outside, but you are in the mood to flirt with the concubine here, you are really their good parents." ”

"Why does Lord Han say it so seriously, yes, it's raining heavily outside, and the victims are really pitiful, although this official is their parent official, he is also an ordinary person, God wants to punish here, deliberately heavy rain from the sky, what can this official do." Lord Liu defended himself.

Lord Han and An Mingchen both looked disdainful, "Even so, doesn't Lord Liu even have the ability to go out to meet them?" Or did Lord Liu never care about their lives? Lord Liu knows the importance of the people, if there are no people, how can Lord Liu be the parent official here, an empty city, what kind of parent official is needed. And if something like this happens here today, what does the court think of you, how does the emperor think of you, when the time comes, not only will you not be able to be a parent official here, but I am afraid that you may not even be able to keep your name. ”

"Lord Han, you keep questioning this official, you are also an official in Jiangnan, what have you done. What did you do when the Japanese officials were anxious about the food for disaster relief, and the officials could do things that didn't hurt their backs while standing and talking. Lord Liu looked disdainful, this Lord Han usually doesn't like him, but now she is too deceitful to say this.

"Lord Liu, time is pressing, this official hopes that you can open the gate and let those people come in to hide from the rain, you can rest assured, they are just taking shelter in the house for a while, and they will go back when the rain stops."

"No, absolutely not." Lord Liu refused without thinking about it. "Doesn't Lord Han love the people like a son, why doesn't Lord Han tell the people to take you to your mansion."

"The official also thinks, but my mansion is already overcrowded." Master Han finished speaking in a hurry, and when he heard this, An Mingchen turned his head and glanced at her, thinking secretly, no wonder he came out at this time, it turned out that the matter was more serious than he thought.

"Liu Runlian, this official is warning you again, if you don't do it today, you will regret it. Engraving your excerpt will be sent by the Japanese official tomorrow. And count today's incident on your head, and the lives you lost today, the official will also count it on your head, and when the time comes, you will be the biggest sinner in Jiangnan. ”

"You threaten this officer?" Lord Liu's face can no longer be described as difficult. Lord Han looked calm, "It doesn't matter if it's a threat, it's okay to treat each other sincerely, and ask Liu Dafang to make a decision." ”

An Mingchen glanced at Lord Liu, turned around and shouted loudly outside, "Lord Liu has an order, all the little people in the house will go to the door to settle the victims, and wait until the heavy rain stops before letting the victims leave. ”

"Yes." As soon as the words fell, the little ones went outside one after another, and Lord Liu's face became more and more ugly when he saw this, "An Mingchen, you are really bold, this is the mansion of this official, and it is not your turn to be an outsider to point fingers." ”

"Your mansion? This is the housekeeper's mansion, you are the parent official of Jiangnan for a day, you can stay here for a day, but if you are not the parent official here, then you have nothing to do with this place at all. But the court is the court of the people, and this is also the place of the people, so in this way, you are the outsider here, and the people are the masters here. ”

When Lord Han heard this, he clapped his palms in agreement, "What Lord An said is very true. He turned around and instructed his little servant, "Go and help." ”

An Mingchen's guards have already led people to start pacifying the victims, most of the victims have been drenched in the rain, An Mingchen was worried that they would be sick, so he specially invited someone to invite a doctor, and found a big pot to boil ginger syrup, so that they drank a big bowl. Overnight, the river was already full, and the nearby villages were flooded, but fortunately the people had left yesterday, otherwise many people would have died today.

Near noon, the rain finally stopped, and the people left the yamen one after another to go back to their homes to check the situation, and found that the courtyard that had finally been restored was in the water again, and finally saved some food and now it was also soaked in water, and some people were anxious to cry directly.

An Mingchen looked at it all the way, very unbearable. Lord Han is too, but even if they sympathize, they are powerless. There is still about half of the relief food sent by Huangfu Xue last time, but for these victims, I am afraid that it will not be eaten for a few days before it is gone. Seeing that the situation here is not only improving, but getting more and more serious, An Mingchen decided to talk to the emperor again today to see if he can allocate some more food.

"My lord, it's okay; My big cow hasn't eaten for three days, and now he is unconscious, and my family has no food at all. A woman knelt directly in the muddy water, crying with tears in her nose. An Mingchen couldn't bear it when he saw this. Fortunately, when he came out, he asked the guard to bring some food, and hurriedly called the guard, and the guard handed the steamed bun over, and the woman didn't care about anything else, so she tore a large piece of the steamed bun and stuffed it into the little girl's mouth.

The little girl was originally unconscious, but after noticing the food, she began to swallow consciously, and the woman cried and laughed when she saw this, "There is still salvation, there is salvation." ”

Seeing this, the guard gave her all the steamed buns in his hand. An Mingchen knew that this was only a temporary solution to their difficulties, and if they wanted to solve it for a long time, they were afraid that they had to find a way quickly. At this time, a group of troublesome villagers came over, and the leader was still holding a sickle in his hand, and surrounded them angrily.

"You dog officials, take the court's money, but you don't care about the life or death of our people, from the flood to the present, what have you done, just send that little food to do what, we are all starving to death, I am the only one left, I may not be interesting, just kill you, and then go to accompany them."

After the man finished speaking, he was about to rush forward with a sickle, but when Lord Han saw this, he scolded loudly, "Presumptuous, attacking the officials of the imperial court, you don't want to die?" ”

"Life is better than death, and killing him can be more companions." The man's face was not afraid, "Folks, it was these corrupt officials who hurt us so badly, and now we kill him, which can be regarded as avenging our relatives." ”

A group of people were eager to try, but An Mingchen was not afraid at all, "Do you think this is avenging them?" So what's the point of them trying so hard to keep you alive in the first place? ”

Although An Mingchen has not experienced what they have experienced, he can imagine that what the family left in the end must be the most cherished, their parents and relatives think about them so much, and it is not because they lost their lives because of impulse.

Everyone was silent when they heard this, but the man who took the lead was still unwilling, Lord Han saw this, stepped forward and said, "The corrupt officials you keep talking about are the ones who have worked hard for you to find food these days, and the disaster relief food given by the imperial court is missing, she is worried about your lives, and she pays for and helps you to find food, is this how you treat your life-saving benefactor?" ”

"This ......" There are some words that they don't know, it's just that the disaster has worn out their willpower, and when Lord Han mentions it, they immediately think of everything last night, and the events of last night are vivid, and they know very well in their hearts that if it weren't for the two in front of them, Lord Liu would definitely not let them in.

Now that he heard that the food they had eaten recently was also found by him, he felt more and more guilty in his heart, the villagers were simple and kind, and if it weren't for the fact that disasters again and again had worn out their willpower, they would not be like this today.

An Mingchen understood so he never blamed them. Seeing that their faces were full of guilt, he stepped forward to comfort them, "The official knows your mood at this time, and the official assures you that as long as I have a little way, I will never watch you lose your life." ”

After the people left, An Mingchen turned around and thanked him, "Thank you just now Thank you Lord Han for relieving the siege for this official." ”

"Lord An is polite, just now the official just told the truth, besides, even if the official doesn't say it, they will recognize the adult later." After a pause, he said with a sincere face, "It is a blessing for our people to be able to come to Jiangnan to be the governor. ”