The elders who had been shouting so loudly just now were silent, and they were obviously hesitant. After all, dealing with the Heihua Miao Village was one thing. It was the Miao people's own business. No matter what, it could be solved and the consequences were predictable. But to take action against those people in the imperial court, especially... especially the eldest grandson of the emperor in the imperial court, that was a different matter.
Although the Miao people are now opposing the imperial court, the situation is still under control. They are just testing each other and there have not been too many casualties.
But if they attacked their grandson, it would be a complete declaration of war against the imperial court. Would those officers and soldiers let it go? I'm afraid the village would never have peace again.
The Great Witch ignored their hesitation and just chuckled: "There are three thousand mountains, where can't we go? We can go, but can the imperial army go? For the sake of training and for our goals, is there anything we dare not do? Do you want to see hope end in this generation?"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's expression changed again, and they became very hesitant and wavering.
Yes, if they can't make up their minds, then this thing will not be accomplished. And once this thing fails, won't everyone in the village still die
Thinking about it this way, I have made up my mind to go against the court anyway.
An elder immediately spoke up: "If that's the case, then let's do this. Anyway, I've disliked that so-called Crown Prince for a long time. Those people are really annoying. We have lived well for so many years. Now it's their turn to come and force us to surrender! We didn't even surrender to Dali Prefecture, so why should we surrender to them?"
This was just nonsense, so everyone told him to shut up first, and then looked at the Great Witch: "Great Witch, what do you think we should do? Should we put a curse on the eldest grandson of the emperor?"
The Great Wizard was speechless for a moment and looked at him coldly: "Can you get close to him?"
The eldest grandson of the emperor also had some skills in martial arts, and judging from his appearance, he was clearly a cautious person, so it was certainly impossible to directly put a curse on him.
The elder was somewhat annoyed by the question, but he still coughed a few words to explain: "I was too impatient. So what do you think we should do about this matter?"
On the other hand, Su Rong had seen many wounded soldiers who had been poisoned by the Gu in the military camp in a short period of time, and his mood became heavy. It would be fine if these poisons only affected a few people, but now it seems that the probability of officers and soldiers getting hurt is too high.
Although Miao doctors were invited, they were only effective in treating common injuries. They could only sigh in despair when it came to most other things. Those wounded soldiers were ten times more pitiful than ordinary injured soldiers. Looking at the wounded soldiers with distorted expressions on their faces due to pain, everyone felt bad, especially Su Rong.
Many of these soldiers were the ones he brought with him from Kunming. They had fought all the way to Dali Prefecture. Even when facing the elephant soldiers, they had never suffered such a loss. But now they were half killed by a few tiny insects. What was even more hateful was that the wound could not be cured. Seeing the wounds of these soldiers rotting and their vitality disappearing bit by bit, even Su Rong could not bear it anymore.
He cursed, but said nothing in front of the soldiers. He turned and walked out of the tent. He looked at the Miao doctors and barefoot doctors coming and going, spat on the ground with a gloomy look, and asked the people around him: "How long has this situation been going on?"
The person who stayed with him was Song Xiangyu's deputy general, a middle-aged man named He Chaoyan. He knew what Su Rong was thinking and said carefully, "It's been a while. These Miao people are hateful enough, but there is no way. If we leave them alone, then Yongchang Prefecture will never be completely recovered. As long as our court troops leave, these Miao people will come down the mountain. The people of Yongchang Prefecture are all enslaved by these Miao people. Don't you know..."
He Chaoyan sighed deeply, not knowing how to explain to Su Rong, so she simply said, "I'll take you to the town ahead."
Su Rong looked back at the tent and saw that the man in front of him had a determined look. After thinking about it, he agreed. He asked someone to go back and tell Song Xiangyu a message, and then he followed him on the horse and went to the front to Beizhen.
Because the mountain road was difficult to walk on, they were not riding very fast. Taking advantage of this time, He Chaoyan explained to Su Rong softly: "Daobei Town is the town with the most Miao people. There are many small villages around it. You will know when you get there."
This was a different direction from when Su Rong came here, so it was a completely unfamiliar place for Su Rong. Along the way, he met many very young children. These children were not looked after by their parents. They stayed together in groups, either leaning under trees or lying in the grass looking for something.
They all looked skinny.
Su Rong frowned. He couldn't tell what was wrong, but he could see that the situation before him was indeed a bit strange.
Until he saw a child coming out of the bushes holding something that looked like mushrooms. Just as he was about to say something, he suddenly saw the child kicked away by a man.
The kick was so heavy that the child lay on the ground and was unable to get up for a long time. The mushrooms were thrown aside and the other children stood by in silence, no one dared to move.
There are not many brave men in the world who can watch a child suffer. Su Rong's hair stood on end when he saw this. He was about to ride his horse over, but before he could move, he was pulled back by He Chaoyan.
He Chaoyan coughed lightly and shook her head at him: "Don't move."
Su Rong simply couldn't understand it, but He Chaoyan was very persistent.
Su Rong had no choice but to purse his lips and endure it.
The Miao man with his head tied up on his head who had kicked the child away was still cursing at the child. After a few curses, he suddenly stepped forward and kicked the child again, saying a few more words in Miao language. The child struggled to get up and soon walked away with the other children.
The Miao man seemed to sense something and looked towards Su Rong from a distance. Seeing that there were only two people on horseback, he withdrew his gaze and walked away with a swagger.
Su Rong took a deep breath, unable to comprehend what he had just seen and heard: "What on earth is going on? Why did you try to stop me? They were about to beat that kid to death!"
With Su Rong's vision, he could naturally see that the child was probably kicked in the lungs. Even if he looked fine now, he would definitely fall seriously ill later and might even lose his life.
He couldn't understand why Pansy Ho could be so indifferent.