The entire hall fell silent.
"...We are terrified and furious, yet entirely powerless. He commands tens of thousands of private troops, and in Yizhou, Suizhou, and throughout the entire Jiannan Road, his word is law. We dare not even lodge a complaint, let alone show the slightest discontent."
Xiang Chao said, "Those who were killed were thrown into the river and were washed away by the floodwaters. No one knows where they ended up. The breach of Qianwei Weir took thousands of lives. Later, due to lack of food, thousands more died of hunger and disease. There were even cases of exchanging children for food. Who would care about a village changing hands mysteriously?"
