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The responsible officials were divided into civil servants and military officers, and those responsible for military affairs were the thousands of households in the military and horse divisions of the five cities. As long as civilian officials were present, they had little say.

The civil servant was the general magistrate of Shuntian Mansion. He looked about forty or fifty years old. He reported with fear on his face: "Reporting to Your Majesty, some unruly people ignored the martial law of the court and tried to rush out to beg on the street, so a conflict broke out!"

When Hu Guang heard this, he was a little stunned. If you put it this way, the Wucheng Army and Horses Division was performing its duties and there was no fault. But the dead people he saw before him, as well as those who were about to die, immediately flashed through his mind.

He looked up, then stared at the general judge and asked, "Is there any help?"

"Your Majesty, one porridge a day and five hundred catties of charcoal."

When Hu Guang heard this, he couldn't help but said angrily: "There are so many people, such a cold weather, so little relief? What do Shuntian Mansion and Hubu do for food?"

The judge had helplessness on his face, and he kowtowed and said: "Your Majesty, the imperial court has mobilized supplies to prepare for King Qin's army, and there is really nothing more we can produce!"

The nearby soldiers listened to the conversation in silence. The refugees who had been on the front line and clashed with the soldiers lowered their heads, as if there was a hint of helplessness on their faces. They knew very well that compared to the supply of King Qin's army, refugees like themselves were insignificant. Haha, so what if the emperor is here, he might just say a decent word and turn around and leave.

Hu Guang frowned when he heard this. He was not an unreasonable person. I remembered that Jianlu invaded the capital in October, and martial law began in the capital. It had been more than two months, and so many people did consume a lot of supplies.

Relatively speaking, the imperial court naturally gives priority to the military, so it is reasonable to reduce the relief to the refugees to the minimum. The original Emperor Chongzhen might not even know about the refugees in the capital. Just the military supplies and logistics for King Qin's army already gave him a headache. In the final analysis, in one sentence, the court has no food.

Fortunately, he traveled through time and ordered the transfer of King Qin's army, which reduced the supply pressure on the capital. Thinking of this, Hu Guang turned to Gao Shiyue and said, "I asked the wealthy households in the capital to donate money and food. This part is considered as extra. Go get the list. I want to know how much food has been donated."

"As you command, Your Majesty." Gao Shiyue agreed and immediately ordered a horse beside him to gallop out.

Hu Guang turned his head and looked at the square. The cold wind was howling and most of the people were shivering from the cold. Then he turned around and ordered: "Deploy military tents from the Beijing Camp to provide them with shelter from the wind and cold, and ensure that no one freezes outside. "

The capital camp is under the supervision of the eunuch Li Fengxiang, the eunuch Bingbi. He is currently assisting Mangui in the defense of the city. However, with the emperor's oral instructions, this was enough, and immediately another attendant galloped out.

The refugees who were closer couldn't help but be extremely surprised when they heard Hu Guang issued two decrees. They didn't expect that the emperor would start to solve the problem for them without hesitation. Now it's better, they should be able to survive!

They had a feeling of survival from a desperate situation. In excitement, someone immediately took the lead and shouted: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

The refugees at the back didn't know what was going on, and their fear of the imperial power made them shout together, but their momentum was obviously not as strong as those at the front.

After they finished shouting, they heard the news coming from the front. Immediately, the refugees behind were both surprised and happy. They changed their minds and started shouting loudly and happily again. While shouting, they kowtowed, and some even shed tears of joy.

The system prompts "ding ding ding", but Hu Guang is not in the mood to see how much the achievement is worth. At this moment, he deeply realized that in this feudal dynasty, how many people could see hope and save their lives with a single word from the superior.

I don’t know how many of the refugees in front of me have lost their loved ones, and they themselves don’t know if they can survive until tomorrow. And these were caused by the incompetence of the imperial court and the ravages of imperial rule in the capital.

Thinking of the original history, this situation will happen repeatedly and affect the whole country. All life on the land of China will be devastated, bones will be exposed in the wild, and there will be no roosters crowing for thousands of miles. One of the hundreds of things left behind by the living people will break people's hearts just thinking about it.

At this moment, Hu Guang suddenly felt that being the emperor was not that exciting, but instead he felt heavy responsibility. Military disasters, man-made disasters, severe drought in the north, typhoons and floods in the south, these will all be problems that he, as the emperor, must work hard to solve. There is a long way to go on the road to reviving the Ming Dynasty!

Thinking of this, Hu Guang suddenly turned around and ordered: "Pass an order to the cabinet, the six ministries and nine ministers, and all the royal relatives to come here to meet you!"

Gao Shiyue was stunned for a moment after hearing this, but seeing the emperor's cold face, he did not dare to dissuade him. He agreed and immediately sent out men.

There were more than 4,000 refugees in the square. At Hu Guang's order, they all started to move, letting the old and the weak get closer to the fire to keep warm, and boiling hot water to ward off the cold. The dead refugees gathered together and lined up on the road in front of Hu Guang one by one.

Hu Guang was still sitting on the horse, watching all this silently, watching the refugees who were still confronting the soldiers just now doing things obediently. In fact, as long as there is a way to survive, who would think of making trouble.

Not long after, before the officials arrived, the list of donors was quickly fetched. Hu Guang took it and unfolded it. He saw that there were so many wealthy households in the capital. More than a day had passed, but there were only more than fifty names.

Among them, he saw Ruhua's name. Near this name, there were also names such as Ruyue and Qiuxiang. At a glance, he could tell that he had a similar identity to Ruhua. Such names accounted for nearly half of them. The total amount of money and food registered on the roster is probably only enough for these refugees to survive for two days.

Hu Guang slowly closed the register, looked up at the sky, took a deep breath and said nothing.

On the street, the flow of people gradually increased. There were very few people riding horses, and most of them were sitting in sedans, gathering towards the refugee area.

Just when I saw the emperor sitting on the horse with his back to this side from a distance, he dismounted one by one, got off the sedan, and walked over.

Looking at his colleagues around him, a scarlet-robed official complained: "What are you doing for food? Why did you let the emperor leave the palace?"

"Okay now, the emperor saw something he shouldn't have seen with his own eyes. Wait for Long Yan to be furious!" Another person also murmured.

They, the civil servants, knew in their hearts that no matter how miserable the memorial was, it was only written in words and was far less shocking than seeing it with their own eyes. The reason why ministers throughout the dynasties have tried hard to use excuses such as disturbing the people, danger, etc. to keep the emperor in the palace, the main purpose is not to let the emperor see everything outside with his own eyes.

When these ministers came near and knelt down to greet them, Hu Guang did not let them get up. It was not until Gao Shiyue reported that everyone had arrived that he coldly glanced at the senior Ming officials kneeling all over the floor and handed over the roster in his hand. Throwing it down: "Let's all take a look!"