Dark clouds rolled in, and darkness covered the roofs.

Summer Resort, Qinzheng Hall.

Nie Yuan, the Minister of Household Affairs, reported the latest census work to the emperor.

Chu Yu was beside him.

One of the census tasks is the re-registration of ID cards and household registrations, which is the detailed plan he provided.

"The population this year is slightly higher than in previous years." He took the statistical list of people from various places and handed it to the emperor.

Since the founding of the Chu Dynasty, there have been wars every year, and the population and taxation have been under pressure everywhere.

The emperor was already physically and mentally exhausted.

Now that there is no bandit rebellion in the southern border, Banmeng in the southern border has been completely banned, Gufang City in the northern border has been recaptured, and the barbarians outside the Great Wall are no threat for the time being.

The common people are finally able to take a good rest and recuperate for a period of time.

The door of the main hall was open, and there was a strong wind outside. Several bolts of lightning flashed across, followed by heavy rain, and the sky and the ground were covered with rain.

The emperor put down his brush and looked at the white rain that continued to splash outside.

Early this morning, news came from the capital that the Crown Princess had had a miscarriage. The Crown Prince asked for excuses and hurried back with a team of royal guards.

The emperor asked: "Is it possible that the prince has not left the mountain pass yet?"

Chu Yu also looked outside, "The weather is bad. The prince should be settling in the town ahead. He shouldn't have reached Guanshan Pass yet."

The emperor put down the report in his hand and pinched his eyebrows, "The prince has been married for several years and currently only has two daughters. The imperial doctor said that the pulse of this fetus is like that of a son. No wonder the prince is anxious."

"The prince is still young. If he takes in a few more concubines in the future, he will definitely have a family full of descendants." Chu Yu replied.

"The prince is as old as you, and the eldest princess has already been born." The emperor turned the topic to Chu Yu, "I heard that there is a girl in your room, who is very popular with you recently. If the eldest son of the emperor is born when,

, just take her as your concubine."

He and the palace maid had never had a relationship at all, but Chu Yu did not deny it. He just said softly, "Yeah" and continued to work with his head down.

It started to rain at noon, and it stopped a little when it got dark.

Chu Yu accompanied the emperor and had dinner together.

Just as he was about to leave, the little eunuch hurried in from outside and said in a panic: "The emperor is not in good condition. There was a landslide at Guanshan Pass and the prince's men were trapped inside."

"What?"

The emperor was anxious and his blood surged up. When he stood up, his body swayed, and Chu Yu quickly caught him with his eyes and hands.

"What's going on? Is it serious? Where is the prince? Has he been rescued?" Chu Yu asked urgently.

Waiting outside the door was Jin Yiwei, who had obvious scratches on his body and his whole body was soaked by the rain. He refused to listen to the announcement and went into the house and knelt on the ground to report.

"There was a large-scale landslide on the mountain. The prince, the prince is still trapped inside. Moreover, Guanshan Pass is a wind outlet, and the mountain is in danger of collapsing again at any time."

Chu Yu knelt down and said, "Father, I would like to ask you to lead a team of forest guards to the rescue."

The emperor sat back on the dragon chair again, tried hard to steady his trembling fingers, and dug around his waist several times. Finally, he looked to the eunuch for help and took out a token with the word "royal" on it.

"Take the token, go to the vanguard camp, find General Lin Quan, appoint a hundred-year imperial guard, bring rescue supplies, and imperial doctors, and make sure to rescue the prince."

Chu Yu took the token and turned to leave.

Then the emperor told him again, "Yu'er, protect yourself."

Chu Yu paused for a moment, and he heard a trace of obvious worry in the emperor's trembling voice.

It’s been so long since it was so unfamiliar.

Chu Yu just nodded, without hesitation, took the token and quickly followed Lin Quan to order troops and set off.

The road was slippery at night, the rain came and went, and visibility was unclear, making the road in the mountains increasingly difficult.

Guanshan Pass is the official road that must be passed to go to the summer resort.

When everyone rushed to Guanshan Pass, it was already late at night.

The rain during the day was so heavy that half of the landslide fell. The rainwater in the ravine gathered and the water in the river surged.

Chu Yu was wearing a heavy raincoat, and the clothes on his body were still soaked.

In front of us were large landslides, uprooted trees, and mudflows wrapped in grass and rocks.

With heavy clouds gathering on Chu Yu's face, he ordered everyone to work in groups of five, holding rope tools, warning everyone to be careful of another landslide, and started rescue work.

The prince only brought thirty royal guards with him, riding in a carriage.

The Jin Yiwei who went back to report also followed.

He led Chu Yu towards the place where they collapsed. However, it was dark, and with the oil paper lantern he was holding, he could barely see his feet, and the mountains in the distance could not be clearly seen.

The Jin Yiwei was not sure where they were now.

We can only rely on a weak light to search forward gropingly.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince..."

"Commander Wei..."

The rainy night was full of shouts, and the only answers to them were the sound of rushing water and the constant whimpering of wind and rain in the mountains.

Suddenly someone screamed, "There's someone here."

Chu Yu hurried over.

The person was half buried in the soil, and several people dug out the person with small shovels they carried.

That man was wearing Jin Yiwei's Feiyu suit.

Chu Yu had already taken off his heavy raincoat, only wearing a bamboo hat, and squatted down, "Have you seen His Highness the Crown Prince and Wei Qingjie?"

"The landslide alarmed the horses, and our people were scattered at that moment." The man's legs were bent into a terrifying loneliness, and he reluctantly replied weakly, "Prince, His Royal Highness should be in front."

"try to find!"

The sounds of restlessness and anxiety shuttled through the rainy night, and everyone's expressions were extremely heavy.

Several more people were found one after another, some of whom had been submerged by the mudslide on the spot, with only a leg or hand limb missing.

Some were still half-buried, gasping for breath in pain.

In this landslide, seven or eight Jin Yiwei were found one after another.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial Guards, Shi Wei Qingjie, were still nowhere to be seen.

It was daybreak, and the mist in the mountains gradually became hazy again.

Someone detected the terrain, and large-scale landslides continued for several miles along the mountain road.

The prince's carriage was not seen.

After running around all night, his clothes seemed to have been soaked in muddy water, tightly wrapped around his body. Chu Yu pressed his hand on his chest. The discomfort in his chest made his face paler.

The bamboo hat he was wearing on his head had fallen off at some point. He looked up at the large landslide and saw a group of figures burying their heads in search.

Although he doesn't like the prince, he can't do anything right now.

After the Queen Mother heard that the prince encountered a mudslide, she called Jinyiwei Town Envoy Mo Ruchu overnight and brought a team of people to support him.

Mo Ruchu found His Royal Highness King Yu who was covered in mud. He stepped over a big tree lying across the road in front of him and said, "How is it?"

Chu Yu looked solemn and shook his head.
Chapter completed!