Chapter 667: Bisha Miao stockade Chapter 667: Bisha Miao stockade Editor: Atlas Studios Qi Haoran walked around the room a few times and said, âAlthough this matter involves Chief Sanglinâs second son, it might not have been instructed by Sanglin.
Thereâs a huge difference.â Fan Zijin frowned.
âBut weâre not close to the Bisha Miao stockade, and itâs always difficult to seek information about the Miao stockades.
How can we find out their intentions?â Qi Haoran stopped in his tracks and snorted.
âLooks like we should go to the Bisha Miao stockade to meet Chief Sanglin.â âNo.â Qi Haoranâs advisor, Advisor Qian, hurriedly stopped him.
âAn important figure like Your Highness should not put himself in such a perilous situation.
If the Bisha Miao stockade truly has the intention to rebel, wonât Your Highness be walking into a tigerâs den?â Qi Haoran laughed and said, âI donât dare to say anything else, but I can guarantee my own safety.
As long as you guys guard Ju Prefecture City well, everything will be fine.â Advisor Qian was secretly anxious.
One of the reasons why the Emperor had sent him to the Princeâs side was to ensure his safety and prevent him from being in danger.
Advisor Qian looked at Fan Zijin anxiously.
Fan Zijin, on the other hand, was very confident in Qi Haoran.
He only asked who was in charge of the Central Campâs military power.
Qi Haoran said, âLeave it to the generals below, but Iâve handed the token to Ah Ling.
If anything happens, Ah Ling will lead the troops.
When the time comes, I still need you to lend her reinforcement.â Fan Zijin knew that he was referring to Dali and West Xiaâs potential invasion of their borders.
As for the Miao stockadeâs betrayal, it could be left to the subordinate generals to take care of.
Advisor Qian was slightly surprised that the Prince and the Duke trusted the Princess Consort so much.
Seeing that the Prince had already made up his mind and obviously wouldnât listen to his advice, he could only sigh.
Upon seeing this, Fan Zijin said with a smile, âAdvisor Qian doesnât understand Haoranâs abilities.
As long as heâs on the ground and has an army of soldiers following his command, no one in this world can make things difficult for him.
Moreover, the guards he brought this time are all experienced guards.
Self-preservation is certainly not a problem.â âBut considering the Bisha Miao stockade has already rebelled, itâs still too dangerous to go now.
Why donât Your Highness send an envoy instead?â Fan Zijin snorted.
âIâm afraid the other envoys wonât be able to find anything.
Donât worry, the danger of Haoran going personally is much lower.
The Bisha Miao stockade doesnât know how much evidence we have right now.
Plus the Central Camp has a 100,000-strong army at the foot of the mountain, versus only 8,000 people in the Bisha Miao stockade.
They wonât be so dumb as to strike a rock with an egg.â âWhat if they take His Highness hostage?â Fan Zijin said, âNo, Haoran isnât stupid and Chief Sanglin isnât stupid either.â With Qi Haoranâs ability, he would not be easily caught.
Moreover, the Miao stockade had lost a lot of young men in the battle of West Xia.
Right now the stockade consisted mostly of the old, weak, women, and children.
As long as Sanglin still had the Miao stockade and the Miao people in his heart, he would not make such a mistake.
Otherwise, while he might be able to take away some young and strong men, he would have broken the roots of the Miao stockade.
They were going to visit and investigate, not directly interrogate them.
Smart people knew what to choose.
Mu Yangling was also very assured and even packed a few sets of clothes for Qi Haoran.
Seeing that the two people who cared about the Prince the most were so assured, Advisor Qian could only suppress the anxiety in his heart.
He thought self-deprecatingly in his heart.
If he didnât know that the Prince and the Princess Consort were deeply in love and that the Prince and the Duke were close as brothers, he would almost suspect that the Princess Consort and the Duke had joined forces to make the Prince fall into a dangerous trap.
Advisor Qian stopped his imagination from running wild, then quickly looked straight ahead with a straight face to show that he was not letting his imagination run wild just now.
Qi Haoran looked at him strangely and felt that Advisor Qian was a little strange just now.
This time, Qi Haoran brought along a translator.
Although the people in power in the Miao stockade all spoke Mandarin, he felt that it was better to bring along a translator.
When Chief Sanglin heard that Prince Rong had come to visit, he was slightly surprised.
He didnât know why a Prince of the Great Qi Dynasty had come to his place when he wasnât sucking up to the Imperial Court like Jiâan.
On the other hand, the Second Prince, Sanglin Zhong, who was standing behind Sanglin, changed his expression slightly.
He clenched his fists tightly, and a dark look flashed across his eyes.
Sanglin Ji glanced at his second brother before lowering his eyes, seemingly thinking about something.
Sanglin Zhongâs actions were only hidden from his parents and a few younger brothers, but it was common knowledge between the older ones.
Sanglin Ji did not have a good impression of Dali and had always opposed his second brotherâs interactions with them.
Doing business with them was fine, but he actually tried to collaborate with Dali against the Imperial Court when their stockade totally wasnât capable of that.
Sanglin Ji had always been worried that his second brother would drag the entire stockade down with him, so he did not stop him when the latter was getting rid of future troubles.
But now, Qi Haoran had come looking for them.
Had he found out?
Although the brothers of the Sanglin family knew that their second brother was close to Dali and that he wanted to silence a Miao citizen who had accidentally overheard this, they did not know the details.
After all, it was a confidential matter, so it was not good for them to probe too much lest they attracted hatred.
Therefore, when Qi Haoran came to the Miao stockade, other than Chief Sanglin and his younger sons who were still a little confused, everyone else was nervous.
Seeing a smiling Qi Haoran dismount with just 20 personal guards, they felt slightly relieved.
If he were here to interrogate them, he wouldnât dare to bring so few people to their Miao stockade, right?
Accompanied by everyone, Qi Haoran briefly toured the Bisha Miao stockade before he suggested to talk to Chief Sanglin alone.
Sanglin Zhong suddenly looked up at Qi Haoran and narrowed his eyes.
Qi Haoran looked at him without avoiding his gaze, then smiled and asked, âThis must be the second son of the chief, right?
Looks like a talented young man.â Chief Sanglin was stunned for a moment before he replied with a smile, âYour Highness is too kind.
Heâs far inferior to Your Highness.â Chief Sanglin wasnât being polite.
Though heâd just turned 20, Qi Haoran was already able to lead the three armies and help his Big Brother bring peace to the world and guard a region.
Meanwhile, Sanglin Zhong was already in his thirties and was only helping him deal with some matters in the Miao stockade.
He didnât have any outstanding talents.
Chief Sanglin turned around and waved his sons away, then invited Qi Haoran into the house to have a serious chat.
âMay I know why Your Highness came to visit personally this time?â Qi Haoran didnât beat around the bush and showed him Ah Yinâs confession.
As it was written in Miao and Chinese, even if Sanglin didnât recognize the Chinese words, he could understand what was written.
Sanglin took it in confusion.
After taking a look, his expression changed drastically.
He slapped down the confession in his hand with a bang, and his expression changed a few times before he asked, âIs Your Highness here to condemn me?â âWhat do you think?â Sanglin clenched his fists, closed his eyes, and asked, âYouâre here to punish my stockade for the crime of rebellion?â âWill you lead the Miao people to rebel against the Imperial Court?â âNo!â Sanglin said firmly.
âThe Bisha Miao stockade canât withstand a war anymore.â At this point, Sanglin was almost in tears.
At 53 years old this year, he could be considered to have lived a long life among the chieftains of the Miao stockades.
He had many sons, but many had either died or become crippled.
Qi Haoran only knew that two of his sons had died because of the war, but he did not know that because of the war, three of his other sons were crippled.
There were originally 10,000 people in the Bisha Miao stockade, with young and strong men accounting for a majority of their population.
When the war started, they combined with the nearby Miao stockades.
Out of more than 40,000 people, only 8,000 survived in the end.
Most of the survivors were the old, weak, women, and children.
It was all because the Bisha Miao stockade was located at the node where West Xia and Dali attacked.
After West Xiaâs army entered the pass, they had to pass through their Miao stockade, so they suffered the most casualties.
Back then, when the Imperial Court offered them amnesty, he ignored his sonsâ dislike of the Imperial Court and insisted on surrendering because he did not want to fight again.
However, he did not expect his son to secretly put the Miao stockade in danger.
Even though Chief Sanglinâs heart ached, he did not dare to protect him at the expense of the entire stockade.
He was not so shameless or ruthless.
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