Flooding is a troublesome thing, especially since Shandong already had one last year and it is coming again this year, so Dou Kuan has to scold the street. Scolding is a curse, but what should be done still has to be done, right here

When Dou Kuan was about to go down to see the situation in each county, Dongping County Gong Cheng Mingzhen rushed to the governor's office in the name of deputy imperial envoy.

The edict said: "Since ancient times, the sage kings have governed the world with benevolence and virtue, and they have always taken pastoral care and livelihood as the foundation of the country. ... I uphold the emperor's holy will to regent and supervise the country, and dare not neglect it.

He ordered Dou Kuan, the governor of Huazhou, to serve as the inspector of Henan Province, and Cheng Mingzhen served as his deputy. He was responsible for controlling the military and political affairs of all the states in Henan, acting on his own convenience, and acting alone wherever he went. The priority must be to provide disaster relief and save the people..., Part 1

Live up to the emperor’s trust and live up to the people’s diligent expectations.”

Seeing Dou Kuan and the government officials scratching their heads in confusion, Cheng Minzhen couldn't help but smile. He knew why these people were confused.

According to the regulations of the imperial court, in the past, either the Zhongshu Province would directly send senior officials, or the local governor of the governor's office would directly take over on the spot. When will it be his turn to be the little Zhupao governor.

"Yanji, the Crown Prince said when you came here that you are a good official who is close to the people, but also a bold person.

However, when the country is in crisis, people like you are really useful. As long as the floods in Henan Province can be quelled, even if the sky is broken, Your Highness will carry it for you." After speaking, Cheng Minzhen smiled and handed over the imperial edict.

Put it into Dou Kuan's hands.

Looking down at the imperial edict in his hand, Dou Kuan couldn't help but tremble. Because of what happened last time, he had offended many people in Henan Province. They openly and secretly tried to suppress him, saying that the prince was just using him for a while, and he could still do it.

Do you really do anything to others for him?

However, what they said was right. He was not from the East Palace. What could the prince do if he admired him, so Dou Kuan stopped refuting it over time. But today, this edict completely overturned his recognition of Li Chengqian.

You know, Your Highness is really benevolent and righteous. Your Highness knows that I am Kuan.

"My lord, Dou Kuan swears allegiance to the Tang Dynasty and your majesty. If you cannot block the hole in Henan in time, I will chop off my own head first!"

After speaking, Dou Kuan looked to the west and kowtowed respectfully three times. In fact, he wanted to say something to thank the prince, but he was afraid that people would talk too much. If someone misinterpreted it and spread it to the court, it would be a big deal.

The prince is causing trouble.

"Inspector Dou said that before I arrived, the imperial court had urgently allocated 200,000 dans of grain in Chang'an. According to the scheduled time, it will arrive at the border of Henan Province in half a month.

When passing by Luoyang, Governor Wang said that he would also raise some supplies to send over. In addition, he has also packed the seeds and farm tools for next year. Please go ahead and help." Cheng Minzhen helped him kneel on the ground while helping him.

Dou Kuan said.

Although he is a county official and a high-ranking official of the third rank, he does not dare to look down on this upstart who is valued by the prince. A person who can be valued by the prince is just an ordinary person. And I heard that he is also Empress Taimu's.

clansmen, then one can imagine the future.

Not to mention, the newly appointed Governor of Luoyang, Wang Zhi, rose from a small county magistrate to a third-rank official in just eight years after joining the prince. Even for a founding general and a senior official like him,

Others can't compare.

Well, after listening to Cheng Mingzhen's words, Dou Kuan couldn't help but nodded. The prince was really thoughtful. Not only did he let the prime ministers in the court take full-time responsibility for co-ordination, but he also put the officials of the Ministry of Integrity in charge of Luoyang nearby for protection. He really solved them.

of worries.

After thinking about it for a while, he said in a deep voice: "According to the latest arrival report from the Governor's Office, the disasters in Songzhou and Xinzhou between Bianshui and Si River are the most severe. You and I will divide our troops into two groups and go to these two places first.

Then return to Xuzhou.

Inform Governor Cui and ask him to distribute all the remaining food in the treasury and raise what is not enough on the spot. If people starve to death again and civil unrest is triggered, don't blame me for not remembering the old friendship."

Dou Kuan looked down on the stingy boss of the Cui family. How could he produce offspring if he kept all the grain? What he knew was that his hometown was Qinghe, but he thought he was a rich man from Shanxi...

.....

In Songzhou City, the victims of the city's disasters sat down on the ground directly after taking charge of the state in the porridge shed. Dou Kuan led several imperial envoys and staff in civilian clothes to shuttle among them. Seeing the people rolling in the mud, Dou Kuan frowned deeply. Hey, this year

The disaster was too great.

Just when he was about to go to the porridge shed and ask about the disaster relief situation with the government officials, he heard the cry of a woman not far away. When he took a closer look, it turned out to be a woman holding an eight or nine-year-old child.

The children cried bitterly, and the people around them just looked at it with numb eyes, and then went about their own business, as if nothing happened.

"Sister, is your son seriously ill?"

Wuwuwu... "To tell you what my son is doing, it was because he ate relief porridge that he ate too much and became poisonous. Oh, what a crime. Our Liu family has never been able to succeed from now on. How can I go underground if I do this?"

Meet his father."

Can eating porridge poison you? Dou Kuan bent down and picked up the bowl on the ground. In front of him was a bowl of dark porridge. When he put it to his nose and smelled it, a strong musty smell almost knocked him down.

.What the hell, it turned out to be a moldy, stupid governor of Songzhou. He dared to embezzle food relief. Veins popped up on Dou Kuan's forehead.

"Didn't the Governor's Office distribute grain? Why do you still eat moldy rice? Could it be that state officials are corrupt?"

The woman didn't reply, she just held her son's body and cried. Seeing that Dou Kuan and others were not dressed like ordinary people, the old man not far away shouted back: "Noble sir, this porridge is made from moldy grain. People eat it."

Whether you die or not depends on God's will?

We don’t know whether the imperial court distributed food or not. Anyway, since the porridge was distributed, this is what we have eaten. If you don’t believe it, just go to the porridge shed in the east and you will know. Hey, it’s the same if you can live for one day!”

People will not tell lies. This is what Dou Kuan learned from his experience as governor of Huazhou. With a belly full of anger, Dou Kuan and others went to the official porridge shed on East Street.

Seeing that the common people were still receiving the moldy porridge in an orderly manner under the organization of the clerks, Dou Kuan rushed up directly, which shocked his attendants and quickly followed him, not daring to let this man

Something happened, otherwise they wouldn't be able to report to the prince when they return to Chang'an.

"Moldy rice will kill people. You are not providing disaster relief, you are taking human life lightly. Why are you doing this?"

Seeing Dou Kuan's questioning tone, the yamen serving porridge said slowly while pouring the porridge: "Whose belt is not fastened tightly, exposing this thing of yours? Come on, treat me well."

Teach this guy a lesson."

Just as the surrounding government officials were preparing to deal with this troublemaker, their attendants took out a gold seal from the package and shouted loudly: "Don't move rashly. The person standing in front of you is the Huainan Road ordered by the imperial court."

The Imperial Envoy, Mr. Dou, dares to be disrespectful to the Imperial Envoy, which is tantamount to treason. You have grown a lot of heads, you."

Before the attendant could finish speaking, Dou Kuan raised his hand and interrupted him: "I don't have to lose my face by arguing with you villains. Go and invite you Governor Liu here. I want to ask him. He
Chapter completed!