The powerful princess arrives with a space warehouse

Wu Zhizhou had a worried look on his face. He looked at the prince and the others and said worriedly, "Your Highness, we still have four teams of people who haven't returned yet."

After listening to Magistrate Wu's report, Crown Prince Chu Chenxiao nodded slightly, his tone gentle but majestic: "Lord Wu, you did a good job."

Then the prince said again: "Don't worry, I will send someone to the village in a while, and we should be able to meet them."

Wu Zhizhou felt relieved, but still felt guilty. He knelt in front of the prince and Chu Chenjing and said sadly:

"Your Highness, Prince Jing, I am guilty! I was careless and did not realize in time that this heavy snow would cause disasters.

I was not able to report this to His Majesty in time. After this snowstorm, I will definitely go to His Majesty to apologize." He believed that he was largely responsible for the deaths of the people.

Xiang Tongpan couldn't help but kneel down, his voice choked with sobs: "Your Highness the Crown Prince, Your Highness Prince Jing, I will also go and apologize to the emperor. This is not the responsibility of Wu Zhizhou alone.

It was Wu Zhizhou who thought the snow was unusual, so he quickly organized and reported it."

Other officials from the state government also knelt down.

The meeting hall was silent, with only the sound of wind and snow whistling outside the window.

Seeing this scene, Ouyang Yunyao and Chu Chenjing looked at each other, and Ouyang Yunyao raised her eyebrows at him.

Chu Chenjing understood what she meant instantly. The look in her eyes meant that there were indeed many good officials in ancient times. Chu Chenjing looked at her with amusement and raised his eyes, which meant that there were many good officials like Wu Zhizhou in our Western Chu State.

There are quite a few of them who truly love the people.

Crown Prince Chu Chenxiao looked at the officials kneeling on the ground and said quickly: "What are you doing? Get up! Now is not the time to trace the responsibility.

This heavy snowfall was unusual. You sent someone to present a memorial to the Emperor the next day. You are also actively organizing rescue efforts. I will definitely explain the situation to the Emperor."

Wu Zhizhou raised his head, his eyes full of gratitude: "Thank you for your magnanimity, Your Highness, but I am really worried. It's so cold, and the people are still freezing. If it weren't for the New Year approaching, and every family prepared food and supplies, they would definitely not be able to hold on."

Prince Chu Chenxiao waved his hand, walked up to Wu Zhizhou, helped him up and said, "Let's not talk about this for now, you should get up quickly and tell me what you know about the situation in the villages and towns.

Let's analyze which towns and villages are most affected by the disaster, and we need to quickly deploy people to rescue people."

"Yes, Your Highness, I will report this to you right away." Wu Zhizhou stood up and said quickly.

But he was very confused. There were only His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Prince Jing and more than ten people here? How could they save so many villages and towns? And how could they go at night? He sighed deeply in his heart.

As Magistrate Wu spoke, he led the prince and his entourage to the wall in the council hall where a map was hung.

A governor came over with an oil lamp and illuminated the map on the wall so that they could see it clearly.

Wu Zhizhou pointed to the place on the map and said anxiously, "Your Highness, Prince Jing, and all the gentlemen, please look at this. We have three counties, nine towns, and thirty-one villages in Linghe Prefecture."

Then he continued, "I, Xiang Tongpan, and other officials from the prefecture have analyzed the situation and believe that Huashan County should be the worst hit by the snowstorm."

Ouyang Yunyao looked at the area and interrupted, "Master Wu, Huashan County? Why is it the worst hit there? Is it because there are so many mountains?"

"Yes, yes, yes! Princess Jing, Huashan County is located in the mountains, with inconvenient transportation and is far from the provincial capital. Many villagers in the villages rely on hunting for a living and are very poor. Their houses are very simple, all low thatched houses, which are easily collapsed by heavy snow. I am worried that if rescue is not timely, the consequences will be disastrous."

"Yes, yes. The team sent by our provincial government today cannot go to Huashan County. We don't know anything about the situation there." Xiang Tongpan also added.

The atmosphere in the meeting hall was very tense.

Magistrate Wu and other provincial officials gave a brief introduction to the situation of the three counties, nine towns and thirty-one villages in Linghe Prefecture.

Crown Prince Chu Chenxiao, Prince Jing Chu Chenjing, Ouyang Yunyao and the others who came with them listened carefully to the introduction of the people from the provincial government and gained a general understanding of the terrain and conditions here.

Based on what the people in the prefecture said, they carefully analyzed the situation in Linghe Prefecture. After some intense analysis and discussion, they decided to divide the disaster relief members into two groups to lead the rescue operation.

They unanimously requested that the prince stay in the provincial capital, while Chu Chenjing and Ouyang Yunyao led a team to the farthest Huashan County and Luoyuan County adjacent to Huashan County.

They analyzed that the disaster in Douhe County might be quite serious as there were many rivers there. The team going to Douhe County was led by General Ning Zhenwu and the fourth prince Chu Chenyan, with the cooperation of Han Fengli.

Since Han Fengli's flying skills were quite good, he had no choice but to follow the team.

Cooperating with Han Fengli in flying the plane is Chu Feng, who has very good flying skills. The two of them also operated it in the snow today.

The crown prince Chu Chenxiao insisted on going with them tonight, personally visiting the scene to see the people, and then making arrangements based on the situation tomorrow. So he went with Ning Zhenwu and the others first.

The officials of the prefecture were also arranged to be led down by them. Wu Zhizhou and several other officials followed the prince and his party.

Several officials including Xiang Tongpan followed Chu Chenjing and his team.

General Ouyang Xiao, the fifth prince Chu Chenye, Song Zixu and others led the soldiers to shovel the snow on the official road near Lingzhou Prefecture.

The officials of Lingzhou Prefecture met His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, His Royal Highness Prince Jing and the princes and generals who came with them and were discussing where to go to provide disaster relief, and decided to set out overnight.

They were all stunned and looked at them strangely. They were very confused. What these people said was funny. Just a few princes, two generals and a few men could go to rescue the disaster. And they said they would set out at night. They were talking nonsense.

Wu Zhizhou and Xiang Tongpan looked at each other and nodded.

Wu Zhizhou touched his head, walked to Chu Chenxiao and Chu Chenjing a little at a loss and said:

"Your Highness, Prince Jing, it is already night, I have asked someone to prepare some midnight snacks, you can have some first, you can still rest for a few hours before daybreak."

Crown Prince Chu Chenxiao turned around and quietly discussed with Chu Chenjing, saying, "Lord Wu, let's have some supper first, and then we will set off immediately."

Wu Zhizhou asked someone to send supper to the meeting hall. He could only bite the bullet and say to the prince, "Your Highness, this... this... the relief team hasn't arrived yet. How can we set out at night?"