After being forced to marry the prince

The few rough pictures I received that day seemed to have a soul at this moment, and they really appeared on this small painting.

The sky is scorching like fire, and the ground is dry and chapped without any life. In the devastated world, people who are like corpses are either gnawing on a dry branch, or lying on the ground biting a dry and cracked clod.Some people set fire to roast corpses for food, and some use knives to exchange sons for meat...

The vividness of the picture makes people who see it feel as if they are in such a scene for an instant, and no matter how sharp the words are, they lose their power.

If one hadn't seen it with one's own eyes, one's imagination would not be able to replicate such a tragic state.

Not to mention the emperor, even the few people who had tried to reprimand Sun Yan just now were speechless.

There were a few veteran officials who were still a bit bloody, and their eyes were red immediately, mourning the hardships of the people.

"Your Majesty!" Sun Yan wailed, "Cooking human bones for firewood and cooking human flesh for food, how tragic this is, the people are in danger! I implore Your Majesty to send people to relieve the disaster as soon as possible, so that the victims will be destroyed."

The emperor looked at the ministers who had spoken up before, and said angrily:

"This is the alarmist talk in your mouth. The people have no way out, but you are still singing the prosperity and peace in front of me. Do you really plan to wait for me to tell the people to die before you pass the news to me? To deceive me like this is really a crime worthy of death!"

Immediately there was another kneeling in the courtroom, "If the minister fails to investigate, he deserves death!"

Some people struggled and said, "Your Majesty, this...is just a painting after all, so it's hard to prove it!"

Gu Baiji didn't refute immediately, his greatest goal had already been achieved, as long as the disaster victims and possible people's chaos entered the emperor's heart, he would not let himself close his eyes and listen in a short time.

Sure enough, as soon as the man finished speaking, he heard the emperor say angrily: "Since you don't believe me, you should seek proof instead of letting it go. Since Ning Qing is such a vegetarian, there is no need to be an official anymore."

That person never thought that he would lose his entire official career with just a small question.Just as he begged for mercy, the emperor waved his hand impatiently and ordered someone to drag him down.

After killing the chickens to warn the monkeys, there were no more rebuttals in the court.

"Sun Yan, Gu Baiji." The emperor said, "Talk to the two of you carefully, what is going on with this famine, and is there any other evidence besides this?"

"Report to Your Majesty..."

"Report!" Just as Sun Shangshu was about to speak, he heard an urgent report from an envoy from Yuzhou outside the palace gate. The emperor raised his hand, and the envoy hurried in.

Gu Bai took a step back calmly, his heart finally came.

Since Yuzhou's reports couldn't be delivered, he didn't mind doing it for them.

Knowing that there has been no news about this matter until now, it must be the inaction of the local officials. Since this is the case, Gu Bai does not mind that someone will pass on a news for them.

"Your Majesty." The envoy handed over the letter card to prove his identity, and said anxiously, "There are natural disasters and severe droughts in Yuzhou, the people have no crops, and those who starved to death don't know who they are. Now the villages are empty and the towns are deserted. In the future, the whole Yuzhou may be destroyed. will cease to exist."

The emperor was already shocked by the scene in the previous painting. Now that the news was completely confirmed, he was worried and furious, so he immediately ordered several important officials including the Minister of the Household Department to discuss the disaster relief.

During the next court, Sun Yan caught up with Gu Baiji, and while there was no one around, he lowered his voice and asked, "General, please forgive me for taking the liberty, today's painting is so skillful that ordinary people can't draw it, right?"

Gu Baiji slowed down his pace and waited for him, said: "Since Shangshu Sun asked about it, I just don't want to hide it, it's really not."

Sun Yan asked again: "The person who made this painting must have compassion in his heart, and he has the compassion to accommodate all people in the world. I dare to ask who is the person who made this painting?"

Gu Baiji hesitated for a moment, then smiled softly, and said calmly: "Sun Shangshu must also know that person, he is just a mere partner."

After finishing speaking, Sun Shangshu didn't care about the stunned Sun Shangshu, nodded his head slightly, then turned and left.

Behind him, Sun Shangshu didn't even realize who Gu Baiji's partner was at the first moment. After a while, he murmured in a low voice: "His Royal Highness King Youke, I am Dazhao who will never die!"

Two days later, the emperor made a rare effort to go to court again, and discussed with his ministers about disaster relief.

Disaster relief has always been difficult to explain, and it is often difficult to tell the twists and turns. It is common for people to fill their pockets with rice chaff as food.

Therefore, after discussing candidates for disaster relief, many people in the court recommended themselves, hoping to take on this responsibility.

However, the emperor did not speak all the time, his eyes turned around the courtiers, and finally stopped on Sun Shangshu and Gu Baiji. After a while, the emperor looked at Gu Baiji with complicated eyes:

"This disaster relief, in order to prevent the recurrence of civil unrest in southern Xinjiang, let Gu Qing go there!"

Gu Baiji received the decree, and said again: "Your Majesty, I have an unfeeling request, and I implore Your Majesty's permission."

The emperor said: "Tell me and listen."

Gu Baiji said: "There is a severe drought in Yuzhou, and the task of disaster relief is heavy. There are also issues such as resettlement of victims, appeasement of victims' anger, and even follow-up survival. If there is no two or three months, I am afraid it will be difficult to end."

The emperor said: "So?"

Gu Baiji said: "Your Majesty and King Ke have finally had a hard time, and I really don't want him to stay alone. I implore Your Majesty to allow King Ke to go with you."

Without waiting for the emperor to answer, Chu Jun frowned and said, "Gu Baiji, there is no reason for officials to accompany their family members for disaster relief. What do you want to do?"

Gu Baiji looked at the words, and replied unhurriedly, "I just said that I don't want to be separated from King Ke for too long."

Chu Jun wanted to say more, and Lin Huan, who was standing behind, said, "General Gu, there is a severe drought in Yuzhou, the weather is bad, and you can't even find a fresh grain. You want to take His Royal Highness Ke down. Don't you want him to suffer?"

Hearing this, Chu Jun and the people around him suddenly realized that it was true that Yuzhou was so barren, but Gu Baiji had some thoughts and didn't have the conditions.

Several courtiers who were about to refute looked at each other, but remained silent.

Gu Baiji glanced at Lin Huan, and replied lightly: "I just believe that King Ke would rather endure hardships, and he is willing to go and return with mere."

Lin Huan, who kindly rescued the siege, ate a mouthful of dog food for no reason, and walked back speechlessly.

The emperor said indifferently: "If Ah Jiu is willing to go, then go!"

Obviously, he could hear Lin Huan's words clearly.

Chu Wu waited at home for a long time. When he learned that the emperor asked Gu Baiji to go to the disaster relief, it was somewhat expected, but when he knew that he could go with him, he was a little stunned, "I will leave in two days, and I will go too?"

"Why?" Gu Baiji asked back, "Ah, you don't want to?"

Chu Wu shook his head and said with a smile: "How come, it's just a little accident!"

"Why was there an accident?" Gu Baiji held him in his arms, lowered his head and bit his neck lightly, "Didn't we say that we will never be separated again? Besides, none of these people in the capital can rest assured , let alone Chu Jun and those people, even if there is another villain like Li Juncai, it will not work."

"The general is still angry?" Chu Wu said with a smile, "Didn't I also suffer?"

"You didn't suffer from him." Gu Baiji said, "But it was also because of him that you were targeted by Chu Jun and others."

In the end, he suffered so many crimes.

As Gu Baiji was talking, he suddenly hugged Chu Wu a little tighter, his voice was a little astringent, "I was wrong, it's not because of Li Juncai, it's because of the General's Mansion."

"General." Chu Wu turned his head and kissed him on the forehead comfortingly, "It's all over."

"I can't make it through." Gu Baiji held him in his arms, "As long as Chu Jun and others are still alive, it will be difficult for you to survive."

Chu Wudao: "Isn't there you?"

"Yes, there is me, Ah You, and I will protect you." Gu Baiji simply picked him up and put him on the bed, leaned over and kissed him, and said firmly, "I will protect you with my life."