Light Dance Jiajing

Seeing that the atmosphere in the mountains was becoming increasingly tense, Zaihou said to Meng'er worriedly, "Sister, is a war about to start here? Let's go quickly."

Meng'er shook her head. Zaihou's poison had not yet been cured. She was unwilling to leave, so she comforted him, "Don't worry, Hou'er. Haven't you heard that the government troops are here to repair the wall? It will take several years to complete the repair."

Zaihou still asked anxiously, "What if they break in?"

Meng'er thought for a moment and said, "No, think about it. If you were a general, this place is rugged and rugged, with miasma and cold weather. The soldiers are from the Han area, so even if there are 80,000 to 8,000, there is no chance of winning. If it is so easy to fight, why bother to build a wall? This wall stretches for dozens of miles, and I think it will take at least ten or eight years to build it. So we just have to be patient and we can get out eventually."

Zaihou said, "I heard them say that we can't go out anymore. Sister, I don't want to live here forever."

Mei'er frowned and said, "Since these Miao people are not in danger of losing their lives and are afraid of the imperial court, they naturally dare not fight. But they will figure it out slowly. Do you remember the story of the frog boiled in warm water that I told you?" Zaihou nodded, and Mei'er continued, "That's the reason. When the water gradually gets hotter, the frog can't jump out of the pot even if it wants to. But no matter what the Miao people do, we don't have to worry. Don't we still have the Three Protectors? How can you imagine him staying here? We can just follow him."

"Tsk tsk, the little girl is quite smart." As he spoke, Ajin came out from the woods. Meng'er was startled, not expecting there was someone else here. She subconsciously protected Zaihou behind her, but when she saw it was Ajin, her face darkened and she looked at him warily.

Seeing that Meng'er looked as if she was facing a great enemy, Ah Jin said with a smile: "Don't be afraid, there are some misunderstandings between us. Don't worry, I won't hurt you." Meng'er looked unconvinced, but Ah Jin ignored her and looked at her for a few seconds before saying: "Forgive me for my ignorance. I didn't know that you and your sister are royal nobles." He looked at Zaihou again, "Your Highness the Third Prince."

Mei'er said with a gloomy face: "What do you want to do?"

Ah Jin seemed to be talking to himself: "What do you want to do? I haven't thought about it yet, but there is no need for us to be enemies. Maybe I can help you, right?"

Mei'er sneered and said, "I don't deserve it. I'll be grateful if you don't harm me." As she spoke, she pulled Zaihou back, and seeing that Ajin had no intention of stopping her, she quickly pulled Zaihou tight and ran out of the bamboo forest.

In the past few days, some Miao people who couldn't sit still secretly took their families and fled to the outside of the mountains. Some of them ran away, while others were blocked and returned. The people in the village were even more panicked. They didn't know whether the government troops would take any other actions besides building the wall. The Miao king was unable to make a decision because of the quarrels of his subordinates, so he simply called a meeting. All the young and strong men in the village could participate, and everyone brainstormed to see if they could come up with a solution.

The flat area on the mountainside is as large as half a football field. Most of the major sacrificial activities in the village are held here. At this time, the square is crowded with people. After a while, the Miao King came with a few people. Mei'er and Zaihou squeezed at the outside. From a distance, they saw people walking up to the stage from time to time, but they couldn't hear what they were saying. The Miao King sat still all the time, looking at his thoughtful look. What these people said didn't move him. Mei'er saw more than a dozen people on the stage arguing endlessly. These people were divided into two factions at a glance. The majority party was obviously crushing the minority party. There were only three people on the minority side, and they were about to be crushed by more than a dozen people on the other side. Those who were besieged were unable to speak. Meng'er squeezed forward to hear what they were arguing about. She heard the discussions of the people around her. Most of them would rather hide in the mountains than take the risk of death. The majority were conservative. They were scared of fighting in recent years and would accept not having to fight even if it was a bit hard. The three people on the stage who advocated fighting were defeated and walked off in disgrace. No one went up to the stage for a long time. The Miao King advocated fighting in his heart, but he could not reveal his thoughts too early. He wanted to see the reaction of his people. Although he had the final say on whether to fight or not, if everyone was afraid of fighting and the morale of the army was low, then there was no way to fight. The Miao King was very disappointed to see that none of his tribesmen had any fighting spirit. He stood up and was about to adjourn the meeting when he saw a man step up to the platform with very agile movements. This man was tall, especially compared with the short Miao people. When he came on stage, the noisy noise in the crowd suddenly died down, until everyone looked up at him curiously. This man was none other than Meng'er's old acquaintance, the traitor Ajin. Meng'er frowned slightly, but also became interested.

Ah Jin stepped forward and saluted the Miao King, then turned around and said to the dozen or so Miao people who were afraid of fighting on the stage: "What you said makes some sense, but I think that it is time to fight with the government soldiers. Although the government troops are numerous, they have traveled a long way..." Ah Jin's voice was very loud, and Meng'er, who was quite far away, could hear it clearly. He paused, as if he was thinking about how to phrase it, and suddenly frowned, thinking that it was too strenuous to speak like this. He also wanted to learn the literary style of the scholars, but he couldn't. He had limited knowledge, and even after several months of cramming in the Central Plains, he still seemed quite uneducated. So he simply ignored the choice of words and continued in a loud voice, "The soldiers are several times more numerous than you, but what are you afraid of? Aren't they here to build the wall? It will take a few years to build the wall. Now you are talking about being trapped in the mountains? Well, you can just stay in the mountains and be savages, which will just fulfill the soldiers' wish. When the wall is built, they will eat you one by one."

Someone from the other side stood up and said, "We know what you said, but if you fight out of the mountain, you will die..."

Before the man finished speaking, Ah Jin scolded him, "You are just asking for death. You haven't even started the fight yet and you are talking nonsense to boost others' morale."

The man got angry when he heard Ajin's impolite words and sneered, "The Han people have powerful bows and crossbows and are well-equipped. We have some chances of winning because of the high mountains and dense forests. But if we go out of the mountains and fight with real swords and guns, what else do you think is suicide?"

Ah Jin said very conceitedly, "I think we have an 80% chance of winning a battle." He did not want to keep people in suspense, and continued, "You guys are all afraid of the imperial court. They know that you are afraid of the enemy like a tiger and dare not fight. So I guess they don't want to guard against you at all. Moreover, since you dare not fight out, they naturally dare not fight in. The reason they stationed troops and built walls is just because they have not been able to get rid of you after so many years of fighting. They can't afford to fight for years, so they simply built walls to separate you and then eat you up bit by bit. Although this place is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and connects the north and the south, it is all mountainous. If you want to be savages, just stay there. In my opinion, it is better to move to Yunnan and Guizhou. There are many ethnic groups there, and the imperial court is out of reach. If you take a step back, you can unite with the southern tribes, which is always better than waiting to die now.