The First National Preceptor of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 1309

Gao Zhan thought about it carefully for a while, then quickly began to comfort the disaster victims.

Although most of the disaster victims had received food, he knew they might still be somewhat uneasy. He had to do everything he could to calm them down.

"The food we've distributed to you should last for a few days, so there's no need to rush," Gao Zhan said, striding forward.

Just as he was about to continue speaking, Gao Zhan was suddenly attacked by one of the refugees. Luckily, Gao Zhan dodged quickly, otherwise he would have been seriously injured.

"Arrest him." His trusted aide, worried about Gao Zhan, gave the order with a cold face.

Several of his men defended the disaster victims, only to find out that the princess was the one who had died.

"Let him go. He only obeyed the princess's orders because he was hungry. He meant no harm." Gao Zhan knew the three men's plight and didn't dwell on it any longer.

If he were to actually kill the disaster victims in front of him, it would be difficult to convince the public.

Some of his confidants were unwilling.

"Our enemy is not the disaster victims, but the Princess." Having no other choice, Gao Zhan strode up to the disaster victims.

The eldest princess is probably still throwing a tantrum, and there's nothing he can do about it.

After all, he has no way to go back to the imperial court to deal with the eldest princess.

Although there was no way to go back, Gao Zhan had already come up with a good idea.

Gao Zhan continued to send people to settle the disaster victims, and soon learned that some people had been injured while fighting for food.

The scene became chaotic, and even the high-level warriors couldn't keep everyone under control.

"How many people haven't received their rations yet?" Gao Zhan walked up to the soldiers distributing rations, his expression gradually becoming serious.

He had enough provisions, but he was still a little worried.

The soldier stopped what he was doing and replied quickly, "There are still a lot of people, and we are doing our best to distribute rations."

Nodding, Gao Zhan slowly turned around.

Just as he was about to leave, Gao Zhan suddenly heard a hurried voice.

The soldier rushed to Gao Zhan in a panic and knelt down immediately, crying, "Sir, something terrible has happened! The grain supplies have been burned!"

Upon hearing this news, many people became even more panicked.

"What did you say?" Gao Zhan hadn't expected this to happen either.

He always felt that the current situation was somewhat out of his control.

Taking a deep breath, Gao Zhan forced himself to calm down: "Were all the provisions burned? Or are there any left?"

They had only taken out a small amount of grain; there was still a large amount left in the granary.

If all the grain in the granary were really burned, the consequences would be unimaginable, and Gao Zhan became even more worried.

"Everything was burned. We were completely helpless," the soldier replied, head bowed.

Gao Zhan closed his eyes and gently patted his chest.

Opening his eyes, Gao Zhan found that Chao Feng had already arrived in front of him.

"My lord, I have arranged everything properly. Now I will follow your orders." Chao Feng said respectfully to Gao Zhan.

After grunting in agreement, Gao Zhan surveyed the panicked disaster victims from left to right. "You've come at the right time. I happen to have something I want to ask you."

It was precisely because the matter was urgent that Chao Feng's abilities could be tested.

Before Chao Feng could ask, Gao Zhan spoke up: "I hope you will go and collect grain from the nearby area."