Chen Xiao was a complete fool, but Duke Chen was a cunning old fox, and Chen Shiyu didn't seem like someone to be trifled with either.
Therefore, Shang Xiye also needs to carefully consider the battle with the Duke of Chen and his two sons tomorrow.
However, there's no need to put too much effort into dealing with those three men.
At noon, Shang Xiye took Ji Fengyao, along with Hei Xiao and his son Ji Fengming, to see the children who had been rescued from the Black Purgatory.
More than forty children were crammed together in one place.
They all took hot showers last night and changed into clean clothes.
After a night's rest, the children didn't seem as listless as they had been the day before, but most of them were still reluctant to speak, and their eyes were filled with fear and wariness.
"I asked them all last night. Most of these children witnessed their villages being slaughtered or burned down. Some of them were homeless and are basically homeless now," Wu Zhong reported to Shang Xiye and Ji Fengyao in a low voice, his tone full of pity.
"Those beasts should be dragged out and cut into a thousand pieces in front of the whole world!" Wei Shu clenched his fist and roared angrily.
Seeing his outburst and anger, the children in the room were so frightened that they all took two steps back and huddled closer together.
"Why are you still so impulsive and irritable? If you want to get angry, go after the enemy or the people in Black Purgatory. Don't scare the children in front of them," Ji Fengyao quickly stepped forward to stop her.
"Your Highness!" Wei Shu blushed as he faced Ji Fengyao, recalling his foolish act from that day.
He bowed to her with his hands behind his back, extremely embarrassed, not daring to talk back.
Ji Fengyao waved her hand dismissively, signaling him to stand up. Turning back to Shang Xiye, she said, "Your Highness, what are your plans for these children? With frequent battles on the border, it's definitely not suitable to raise children. Why don't we take them all back to the capital?"
“No, no, Kyoto is such a man-eating place, I can’t even stand being there, let alone raising children,” Ji Chenhai shook his head. “Let’s go to Vulture Village. If we go to Vulture Village, I guarantee that in less than three years, I’ll raise all these little quails into little tigers.”
“Yes, yes, yes, let’s go to our Vulture Village. Feng Hua and Feng Xiao are about the same age as them, they can keep them company. Those two little rascals, I guarantee they’ll be running wild all over the mountains every day,” Ji Fengming chimed in.
Everyone fell silent: "..."
Isn't this just going to serve as a reserve force for bandits in your Vulture Stronghold?
Shang Xiye was silent for a while, then said, "Let them go to Cangzhou. Cangzhou is my fiefdom, and I will be going to Cangzhou in the future."
"Cangzhou?" Ji Chenhai was taken aback: "What grudge or hatred did the emperor have against you that he would give you such a godforsaken place as your fiefdom?"
“That’s not some godforsaken place, there are plenty of birds there,” Wei Shu muttered under her breath, unconvinced. “It’s just that there are too many birds.”
Ji Fengyao wasn't very familiar with the regions of this world, so she asked curiously, "Where is Cangzhou?"
"It's about a month's journey from the South China Sea, near the northern and southern borders of Da Zhao," Shang Xiye said. "This place is characterized by high mountains and treacherous waters, short winters and long summers, and a small population. It's a poor and desolate place."
Ji Fengyao thought for a moment, "Isn't this just like the Shu region on Earth?"
If it's built properly, it'll be a wonderful place blessed by God!
"Then where are you sending these children? To play with birds?" Ji Chenhai was determined to add fresh blood to Vulture Village: "Let's go to our Vulture Village. Everything is readily available. There are many elderly people and women in the village. Even if each family takes one child to take care of, it won't be enough."
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