Along the way, refugees made a specific effort to kneel and bow before Gu Xi's carriage from every direction.
There were even those bold enough to shout out loud.
"Grand Tutor, please save us."
"Lord Gu, save us, our entire family won't be able to survive."
"Immortal... my son is dead, I can't be without a grandson, he was the only descendant of our family, please save us."
"Immortal... our family has never ceased worshiping the God of Harvest, Immortal... please save my child."
"....."
Cries of despair echoed through the Great Han's lands.
Gu Xi became increasingly silent and reticent.
From then on, he would make a point to stay longer whenever he passed through a place, intimidating the local officials and powerful families.
This did indeed have some effect.
But it was clearly not a solution to the underlying problem.
....
Given the current situation, the court's central army was naturally impossible to be deployed.
