The middle-aged man said to Jian Huaizhen sadly: "That's true, that child is gone." ”

"Nope." Jian Huaizhen couldn't help but be a little shocked.

Immediately afterwards, Jian Huaizhen spoke: "How did it disappear? ”

When the child heard this, he said, "My hometown was plagued, and there was no harvest, and the locusts were gnawed, and I couldn't stay at all, and my brother was starved to death, and then my father took me around begging for food." ”

Hearing the child's words, Jian Huaizhen asked the middle-aged man: "The news from the Henan newspaper said that the disaster was not serious, how could people starve to death." ”

The middle-aged man shook his head and said, "The villain doesn't know about this matter, the villain just heard a little news that the government is not allowed to report." ”

Jian Huaizhen was surprised when he heard this, he didn't expect that such a thing would not be reported.

"What you said about the government not allowing you to report is true." Jian Huaizhen asked.

The middle-aged man said: "The villain doesn't dare to have a lie, even if the villain's eldest son was starved to death, the villain personally went to the official office to report the matter, but he never thought that someone in the official office refused to issue a document, and the person in the official office said that the above ordered it to come down, and those who starved to death did not have to wait for the book to be made." ”

Hearing the middle-aged man's words, Jian Huaizhen was greatly surprised.

"Lang Lang Qiankun, is this the case?" Jian Huaizhen opened his mouth and asked.

"It is true, and the villain will never dare to hide it in the slightest." The middle-aged man said without hesitation.

At this time, some people who came to the village with the middle-aged man next to him opened their mouths and agreed: "We were also present at that time, and the government really refused to make a register to register the people who had died. ”

When Jian Huaizhen heard this, he asked his neighbors who came forward, "Are you all here that day?" ”

As soon as Jian Huaizhen's words came out, some people opened their mouths and agreed: "Yes, I will be present on that day." ”

"Speaking of that child's life, he was starved to death at a young age, that day I and his father carried the corpse over, the older child in his teens, there were no more than fifty pounds, hungry skin and bones, there was really no way, I thought about how to get something to eat, but there was really no way." One of the villagers spoke.

"Where there will be food left, as soon as the black pressure on a mass of locusts comes, the crops will not have time to be harvested, they will be eaten cleanly, and nothing will be left." A village elder said with some emotion.

"It's hateful that those locusts have eaten up the crops we have worked so hard to get for a year, and even those trees that are not crops will not let go, and those that cover the sky and the sun are flying around, and even the bark of the trees that can barely satisfy hunger can be found." Another villager said.

"Yes, the bark is gone, the grass is gnawed, and the people in our village had to dig up the grass roots to eat, but when the grass roots are finished, there is nothing to eat. Later, some villagers were so hungry that they couldn't stand it, so they had to eat Guanyin soil. The middle-aged man said.

When Jian Huaizhen heard him say this, he felt quite strange in his heart, as if he had never heard of such a thing before.

Jian Huaizhen then asked the middle-aged man, "What is this Guanyin soil?" ”

The middle-aged man heard Jian Huaizhen's words, so he stepped forward and explained to Jian Huaizhen: "This Guanyin Hall is not a good thing, it's just a white soil turned out of the ground, and it can only be dug up three feet in some specific places, and the soil is white, barely swallowable, and the villagers call it life-saving soil." Later, it was called Guanyin soil. ”

The other villagers said: "In fact, eating Guanyin soil is to drink water to quench thirst, and it is said that it can be eaten, but it is not like this in the future." ”

Jian Huaizhen said, "What will happen later?" ”

The middle-aged man said gloomily: "After eating this Guanyin soil, you can be full for the time being, but this soil is in the stomach, but it is difficult to come out. Speaking of which, my eldest son ate Guanyin soil and died. Speaking of which, it's just that I'm useless as a father, and I can't even get something to eat. ”

After saying this, the middle-aged man felt a little sorry for himself.

Jian Huaizhen heard this middle-aged man's words, so he opened his mouth and said: "There is no need to be like this, people cannot be resurrected after death, and please mourn and change." ”

Saying that, Jian Huaizhen directly took out the money bag, and said to the village elders who came with the middle-aged man: "Fellow villagers, I have some silver here, you take it and divide it, buy something to eat, and eat it first." ”

Hearing Jian Huaizhen's words, these begging people thanked Jian Huaizhen for their kindness.

After Jian Huaizhen arranged this matter, he went to the palace to see Yingzong Zhu Qizhen.

Zhu Qizhen heard Jian Huaizhen's request to see him, so he didn't dare to slack off, and soon asked the eunuch to summon Jian Huaizhen in.

After entering the palace and saluting Zhu Qizhen, Jian Huaizhen asked: "There was a catastrophe in Henan, I don't know if the emperor has heard of it." ”

Zhu Qizhen nodded when he heard the words and said: "There has been a locust plague in Henan, but according to the report of his subordinates, it seems that there is no big problem. It's not a catastrophe. ”

Hearing Zhu Qizhen's words, Jian Huaizhen shook his head slightly.

When Zhu Qizhen saw Jian Huaizhen with this demeanor, he opened his mouth and said, "It's not like this. ”

Jian Huaizhen nodded and said, "What the emperor said is not bad at all, things are not like the officials of the imperial court reported to the emperor. ”

Hearing Jian Huaizhen's words, Zhu Qizhen's complexion changed, and then he opened his mouth and asked, "What about the matter?" ”

Jian Huaizhen heard Zhu Qizhen's question, so he opened his mouth and said: "Today, your subordinates met more than ten people who fled from Henan on the street, it is said that the disaster in Henan, many people starved to death, and even the bark was gnawed by locusts, and the people had no food, so they had to go to the grass roots hidden in the ground to eat, but the grass roots and roots were quickly eaten, then there was no way, some people were hungry and had no way at all, and they actually went to eat Guanyin soil." ”

Hearing Jian Huaizhen talk about Guanyin soil, Zhu Qizhen felt that he had never heard of it, so he opened his mouth and asked, "What is Guanyin soil?" ”

Jian Huaizhen opened his mouth from the side and said: "According to the villagers, this Guanyin soil is the first kind of white mud in the field. ”

Hearing Jian Huaizhen say this, Zhu Qizhen felt very strange, so he opened his mouth and said: "Guanyin soil, white mud, this mud is not rice, how to eat it." ”

Jian Huaizhen nodded and said: "The emperor is sage, this mud is indeed edible, but as the emperor said, it is something that cannot be eaten." ”

Hearing Jian Huaizhen's words, Zhu Qizhen felt a little strange, so he opened his mouth and said: "Slow, why do I feel that the more I listen to it, the more confused I become, since this cup of white mud called Guanyin soil is something that cannot be eaten, why does the eldest princess say that this thing can be eaten." ”

Jian Huaizhen opened his mouth and explained to Zhu Qizhen: "What the emperor said is not bad at all, but what Jian Huaizhen said can be eaten is because those affected Henan villagers have eaten up the roots and grass roots, and there is really nothing to eat, but even so, when they are really hungry and have no choice, they have to eat this kind of white mud that can fill their stomachs." ”

Hearing Jian Huaizhen's words, Zhu Qizhen nodded and said: "Aiqing's statement, I understand, hunger does not choose food, this is also inevitable. It's better to eat a little than to starve, but this mud has eaten into the stomach, and there is something incredible, won't it be a bad stomach? ”

Zhu Qizhen had such a question, Jian Huaizhen couldn't help nodding secretly, feeling that Zhu Qizhen had grown a little after the change of seizing the door, and he could see the key to the matter at a glance.

After thinking about it carefully, Jian Huaizhen replied to Zhu Qizhen: "What the emperor said is not bad at all, mud is mud after all, even if it is called Guanyin soil, it has become a life-saving land for relieving suffering, it is still not food, according to the villagers, this Guanyin soil can only be used as a last resort to satisfy hunger, and it is by no means something that can be eaten." ”

When Zhu Qizhen heard this, he nodded and said, "I said that this mud is mud after all, how can it be used as food." ”

Jian Huaizhen smiled slightly and said: "What the emperor has seen is extremely good, if it weren't for the terrible disaster in Henan, no one would have eaten such things." As far as his subordinates know, many of the descendants who ate Guanyin soil could not be resolved, and finally died of bloating, but except for the stomach, the rest of the place was covered with skin and bones. ”

Hearing Jian Huaizhen's words, Zhu Qizhen was a little shocked, and hurriedly asked: "There are really such things in the world, but why did Henan never mention this matter, but just said lightly about the disaster, and it seems that the situation is not serious." ”

Jian Huaizhen smiled and said: "Hearing the emperor's words, His Majesty also feels that this matter is quite strange, if there is a disaster in the past, there will be a disaster report, why is there no news this time." ”

Hearing this, Zhu Qizhen was reminded, and then said: "What I said is not bad at all, I also remembered that this time Henan was affected by the disaster, and I have not seen how many people were affected and how many people suffered because of the disaster. ”

Jian Huaizhen was a little stunned, so he said to Zhu Qizhen: "If this is the case, I'm afraid that something is wrong, and the emperor can investigate it to the end." ”

"Yes, this matter should be pursued to the end." Zhu Qizhen patted the royal case and said.

Jian Huaizhen said: "If the emperor pursues this matter, he should first find a minister in charge and ask him to see what is going on." ”

When Zhu Qizhen heard this, he said: "What I said is that I should ask the minister in charge for clarification." ”G