Song Xiangyu brought the musket with him and took it out to show Xiao Heng.
This is a tent, so we can only hold it and see how it looks. If we really want to test it, we have to find an open place outside. Xiao Heng weighed the musket for a while, then put it back on the table. He raised his eyebrows and looked at Su Rong and asked, "I heard that you went to Beizhen. What did you see?"
Su Rong and Xiao Heng have always had a good relationship. In addition, because of Su Yao, there is no shackle between the two of them. Therefore, Su Rong has no worries and directly tells everything he has seen and experienced. He sighed and said, "Before I came here, I thought the danger only came from the road. I never thought that the most dangerous place is actually Yongchang Prefecture. There were also a large number of Miao people settled in Chuxiong before, but they did not do this..."
So cruel.
Xiao Heng calmly let him sit down, and also calmly explained to him: "The Miao people in Chuxiong Prefecture are different from these Miao people. Those in Chuxiong Prefecture are mature Miao people. Even if there are some savage Miao people, they are a minority, just savage Miao people who avoid the world and do not contact outsiders. But the Miao people here are different. We only know so many differences after we came here. You don’t know that we suffered heavy losses here. We have lost several generals, all of whom were killed by Gu poison. The Miao people here are all Miao people who are good at Gu poison and witchcraft. They are also called Gu Miao and Wu Miao."
This was indeed the first time Su Rong had heard of this. This was an area he was not familiar with, so he listened very carefully.
When he heard that the Miao people had once established a small country here, he suddenly realized.
I finally understood why these Miao people could be so unscrupulous towards the people of Yongchang Prefecture. No wonder none of the people here dared to resist.
When Mu Tong was in power, this place was a lawless area and no one dared to cause trouble here.
However, the power of Yongchang Prefecture is no longer limited to Yongchang Prefecture, but has begun to reach out to the outside, so this matter must be completely resolved.
Su Rong couldn't remember how many dirty words he had cursed at these people. He just sat on the stool and said, "What should we do? Most of them are hiding in the village. Let's not talk about whether we can find their village. Even if we can find it, it's impossible for us to go up to it, right?"
It is impossible for a large army to go there. It is deep in the mountains and old forests, not an ordinary place. Besides, the poisonous insects, snakes and ants there are only familiar to the Miao people. If a large army goes there, it will just be a death.
However, although there are Miao people in the town, according to Xiao Heng and others, these Miao people are just higher-level Miao people, but not even high-level ones.
Then attacking the town or even Yongchang Prefecture would be of no use.
Su Rong narrowed his eyes: "Is it really true that we can only cooperate with the people from the Black Flower Miao Village?"
In fact, it is inevitable to cooperate with the people of Heihua Miao Village. Song Xiangyu coughed and reminded: "It's not difficult, but inevitable."
As both are Miao people, Heihua Miao Village could compete with Lijiang Village in the past. If there is any way to deal with Lijiang Village, it must be known by Heihua Miao Village.
But the problem now is how to get the help of Heihua Miao Village.
The condition of Heihua Miao Village is that Xiao Heng must marry the saint.
As the person who raised Xiao Heng, Song Xiangyu knew for sure that this was impossible.
That's impossible. We have to think of other ways.
But Song Xiangyu was not sure what kind of method it was. After all, those Miao people were really weird.
Su Rong asked angrily: "Why do they insist on you marrying the saint? This is so weird."
If the Heihua Miao Village really wanted to help the imperial court, they could have proposed countless other conditions or discussed it with the imperial court. Why did they have to fight to the death with Xiao Heng
There must be some secret behind this.
Su Rong thought for a while and said, "Shall I go up the mountain with you again?"
They had to find out the reason first, right? Why did the saint have to marry Xiao Heng? What did they want to gain from it? They had to find out clearly.
See if you can exchange it for other conditions.
Xiao Heng shook his head: "We can't go up without someone to lead us."
In other words, only when the people in the village come to them actively will they be able to go up the mountain to meet those people and negotiate terms with them.
Su Rong scratched his head. Someone came outside to look for Song Xiangyu. It seemed that something had happened and Song Xiangyu needed to deal with it, so Song Xiangyu left first.
Su Rong and Xiao Heng were the only ones left in the tent. Su Rong thought for a moment and asked Xiao Heng very seriously, "Is it because of Yaoyao that Your Highness won't agree to this?"
Originally, Su Rong had always been reluctant about their relationship. After all, in his opinion, Qi Da was not a good match, and Su Yao's personality was too clear about what he loved and hated. He was afraid that Su Yao was not suitable for the royal family. But now it seems that Xiao Heng's feelings for Su Yao are indeed deeper and purer than he knew.
Apart from anything else, just being able to withstand the pressure and refuse to agree to the saint's request is already a rare thing.
At least considering his status and situation, it is very rare.
Because of this, Su Rong sighed softly: "I'm afraid you will encounter this kind of thing more than once in the future. This time it's a saint, but next time it may not be a saint, but it may be a princess of Wala or a princess of Japan... Your Highness, have you thought about it?"
Can you refuse so directly and simply every time
Xiao Heng looked at him strangely, "Why can't we refuse this? Why should we let their princess come to marry? Putting aside other things, why are we fighting now? If they wanted to marry, they would have done it when the emperor was deposed. The reason they didn't do so is that they don't want to exchange women for benefits! For me, this is also an unchanging position. I don't believe their nonsense. She is just a woman. If women are really that important, why would they send her to marry? In the final analysis, they just want to achieve their goals by having me take these women."
Su Rong was speechless. He felt that Xiao Heng's ideas were always weirder than those of ordinary people, but they were just right for Su Yao. These two people seemed to have a very righteous momentum at all times, that is, they would definitely go on the path they insisted on, even if that road was full of thorns and everyone told them that there was a more suitable shortcut, they would not be shaken.
In fact, this is indeed a very powerful skill.
Su Rong laughed: "Your Highness, I finally understand why Yaoyao likes you."