Xie Yushu tried to pull anyone up, but no one dared to get up. She glanced back at Han Zhongyu, who was leaning against a tree, his back ramrod straight, his chin practically raised to the sky. He coughed twice and said…
"Lord Han? My brother is paying his respects to you!"
Han Zhongyu then said reservedly
"Get up!"
Xie Tianqi and the others then stood up after hearing this.
"Tianqi, eldest brother Liu, third brother, and Xiaodong, I think you all have a sense of justice and are people I can entrust my life to, which is why I called you here. The current situation is like this: Tai'an Prefecture is suffering from a severe drought. The imperial court has sent people down with grain twice to provide disaster relief, but these two batches of relief grain totaled over a million dan, yet not a single grain has reached our people!"
As you can see, the thin porridge that the disaster victims received outside the city was so clear that you could see your reflection in it. It was barely enough for the disaster victims to live on, and some of the elderly and weak could not even survive on this thin porridge!
We'll just keep living like this now, but what will we do when autumn and winter come?
This Lord Han is an imperial envoy appointed by the current emperor to investigate the current situation. However, the prefect of Tai'an Prefecture and a group of officials in the city are all in cahoots, deceiving their superiors and blocking information. Lord Han has also fallen into trouble here!
What we can conclude is that, firstly, this is a very dangerous situation, and getting involved could cost you your life!
Second, since the imperial court has sent an imperial envoy, it must be determined to investigate Tai'an Prefecture! The truth will eventually come out. Under normal circumstances, the prefect of Tai'an Prefecture could act like a tyrant here because the emperor was far away. But now that they have attracted the attention of the capital, their good days are coming to an end!
Is that what you mean, Lord Han?
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