The headmaster's face darkened and he said: "Send out some people and look around to find out whether it's the Liangzhou Army or someone from the garrison somewhere else. Let's find out."
Erge said, "Brother, if you send someone out at this time, you may never come back."
The headmaster frowned, "Then what do you mean? Just stay on the mountain and wait? Cover your ears and cover your eyes. What's the difference between being blind and deaf?"
"What I mean is that we can't let them disperse to search. It's too late today. I will personally take people out to check it out early tomorrow morning."
"It's been a day since today, and they have all reached Liangzhou City. What else can they find out if we check now?" The Third Master did not agree with pursuing this matter too closely, and said: "Maybe some stragglers came from somewhere and happened to meet them.
They took action, and I would say it was their misfortune. Killing the few remaining people in the village will be regarded as revenge for the brothers."
Many people agree with what the third leader said.
They like to plunder, but they don't want to have another big fight with the Liangzhou Army. They have fought so many times but they can't get any favors. The experience is really not very good.
The headmaster and Erge frowned at the same time. Although they did not want to fight the Liangzhou Army, it was very frustrating to see their subordinates so unambitious.
The boss weighed it up and finally agreed to Ergo's proposal.
It's impossible not to check it out. You don't know what kind of opponent is hidden in the secret. It's quite scary when you think about it.
The leader thought of something and asked: "Could it be the team you saw last night? Didn't you say they were government troops?"
Erge's eyes moved, and his face became a little solemn, "We entered their camp last night, and there was nothing unusual..."
"It must be them," the third master shouted: "Who else is there besides them around here? There is no place to hide in the surrounding areas. They couldn't have run very far yesterday..."
Erge said: "Third brother just said that one day was enough for them to reach Liangzhou City yesterday. Why did he change his mind now?"
The two immediately started arguing. Finally, the boss stepped in to stop them, and then sent someone to check their camp. "No one walked through the mountain today. They are either still where they were, or they went back to Liangzhou."
"If it's the former, it may have nothing to do with them, but if it's the latter, it must be them," he said, "It's really these people who did it. I don't believe they won't take my path when they go to the Western Regions. When the time comes, hum!"
Someone immediately followed the order and left, and did not return until nightfall to report, "Their camp is still there."
Ergo felt strange and asked: "What are they stationed there for? Why don't they set off?"
"We sent people pretending to be herdsmen driving cattle and sheep and inquired when they passed by. They said that their adults were very interested in the migration trajectory of the herdsmen, so they wanted to live in his tower for a while." He said: "Young people, please inquire.
However, the adults of their family went to his tower early this morning with generous gifts. I heard that they gave him gifts to his tower yesterday evening and they are still giving them today. They brought a lot of cars with them, and all the luggage on them was good.
It’s packed in a box…”
"Okay, okay, we all know this," Erge interrupted him, turned to the boss and said, "Brother, I went to see those people last night. There are a few young people among them who are particularly noble. The one headed by
The boss looks like a teacher, and we guessed last night that the leader of this team is a female imperial doctor from the capital."
The third master asked: "So what?"
Erge glanced at him and said: "I heard that this Zhou Imperial Physician is very popular with the emperor. He is also a prince. He has been living in the palace and is familiar with the people around the prince. I see that those young men behave in an elegant manner but with a clear sense of humor.
With his arrogance, he should be a nobleman in the capital."
The third master's eyes lit up, and he turned to the first master and said, "Brother, these are fat sheep. If we rob them..."
Erge: "...Are you crazy to provoke such people? They have a distinguished status. If something happens, the Liangzhou Army will definitely suppress the bandits vigorously."
"Damn it, Duan Ge wouldn't let us go in the first place, so why not just grab a big one and leave, and we'll set up camp somewhere else."
People on the grasslands are different from people in the Central Plains. They have little fear of imperial power. Originally, their leader was a khan more than ten years ago, not the emperor of the Central Plains.
Moreover, the capital's control over the grasslands was not that strong. Apart from conscription and taxation, the court had almost no requirements for the tribes, and the herdsmen were basically autonomous.
Sometimes the tribe has gone far away and is lucky. When other tribes occupying the place are not paying attention, they can sneak away to other places.
There are always three or four times that I can't collect it.
Under such circumstances, it is impossible to imagine how much the thieves would be afraid of the emperor, let alone the brats who came from the nobility of the capital under the emperor.
So the leader was also moved, but only for a moment. He didn't want to move, let alone confront the Liangzhou Army.
Seeing his hesitation, Erge breathed a sigh of relief and said quickly: "Brother, they are going to be officials in the Western Regions. Even if they are nobles, they bring many things, but most of them are their own daily necessities. I heard that the children of those aristocratic families are going out.
We even need a special toilet, so what’s the use of us grabbing it?”
He said: "Although the goods are good and there are many, not many can be cashed in. It is better to rob a caravan, and all the goods in it can be cashed. It is not worth changing places for them."
The boss finally calmed down and said, "Yes, it's not worth it to suddenly change places. Third brother, please stop provoking them."
The third master curled his lips.
The boss said directly: "If they leave in two days, restrain the people under your command and let them go directly."
Ergo responded.
The Third Master reluctantly agreed.
Only then did the head master think about other things, "Why did they think of checking the migration trajectory of the tribe? His Tabu wouldn't be so stupid to tell them such a fatal thing, would he?"
"That is the secret of the survival of each tribe. His tower will not tell them, but it is not impossible to tell them some false news or simply tell them the trajectories of other tribes." Ergo's eyes were deep, "But the court officials asked about this kind of secret.
I'm afraid the Emperor of the Central Plains is dissatisfied with the grassland and wants to take action against it."
It was also because of this guess that Ergo did not doubt Zhou Man and the others' behavior of not leaving the camp.
The emperor in the palace sneezed, picked up the handkerchief and wiped his face. He glanced outside before closing his clothes. "Strange, I don't feel cold?"
Gu Zhong silently poured a cup of hot tea for the emperor and said with a smile: "Maybe one of your highnesses missed your majesty."
The emperor immediately said: "Isn't someone scolding me?"
Bai Shan stood in the wind, watching the afterglow disappear little by little, the sky turned completely dark, and there was no movement on the other side of the mountain, so he breathed a sigh of relief.
Nie Canjun strode forward, frowned and asked: "Mr. Bai, did you send someone to spread the word that we wanted to find out the herdsmen's migration trajectory?"