Chapter 314: Don’t Act on Impulsiveness]
After hearing what the masked man said, Qin Mengyue's eyes widened and she looked at Qu Wenmin in surprise, as if she wanted to see through him whether he really had such thoughts.
Using Xiao Yunhao as an excuse to purge the court, although the winner is the king and the loser is the bandit, even if it succeeds, Xiao Yunhao will inevitably collude with the Beirong and be branded as a traitor and patricide, and... he is only five years old, and in the end, all the power of the court will be in the hands of Qu Wenmin.
Qin Mengyue would rather die than see this kind of thing happen.
"Qu Wenmin! How dare you! You colluded with Beirong to rebel, don't harm Hao'er!"
Qu Wenmin glanced at Qin Mengyue again, then looked at the masked man and said, "I do have this intention, and I hope the master will grant it."
The masked man smiled, thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, "Even so, Ninth Prince Dayu is also a very important bargaining chip for our Beirong. Therefore, I have no choice but to reluctantly refuse General Qu's request. However, if General Qu has achieved his goal in the future, our Beirong is still very willing to send the Ninth Prince back. At that time, whether General Qu supports the Ninth Prince to ascend the throne or otherwise, our Beirong will be happy to see it happen."
Qu Wenmin's eyes twitched imperceptibly. He glanced at the masked man and said, "Since that's the case... I have no choice but to give up. However, I ask that you keep your promise and not harm the Ninth Prince's life. Once I'm done, I'll return him. As for the Queen, I'll take her away today."
Shen Fenghe, who had been listening on the side, narrowed her eyes slightly.
Qin Mengyue felt anxious and desperate. Beirong refused to release the Ninth Prince, so they would naturally take him back to Beirong. And Qin Mengyue would be given to Qu Wenmin...
Thinking of parting with Hao'er, she hugged Xiao Yunhao tightly and said sternly, "Qu Wenmin! You're dreaming! I'd rather go to Beirong, even die there, than go with a traitor like you! Don't even think about separating me from Hao'er!"
Qu Wenmin looked at Qin Mengyue and said in a low voice, "Miss, don't act on impulse!"
Qin Mengyue was about to scold him again, but Chen Fenghe held her back and whispered, "Mom, don't be impatient. Let's just take it one step at a time... There's no need to argue with them any further."
Qin Mengyue quickly calmed down after hearing this.
There was indeed no point in arguing about these things at the moment. She was anxious just now because it concerned Hao'er's life and death.
The masked man smiled and said, "Don't worry about this, General Qu. Now that everything has been said, General Qu, please take me to inspect the goods."
On Xiao Yunshuo and Qin Guihong's side, the game soup was quickly ready, and everyone gathered around to eat and chat, even the guards at the warehouse door came over.
They had been staying in the mountains for several years, and no one had ever trespassed, so everyone gradually relaxed their guard.
Qin Guihong winked at Xiao Yunshuo, and he stayed by his side while Xiao Yunshuo took the opportunity to secretly take away the warehouse key, then left quietly and began to explore the village in the valley.
Just as he guessed, the several large warehouses were filled with gunpowder, cannonballs, etc.
Xiao Yunshuo frequently went in and out of battlefields, and seeing such a large scale, he couldn't help but be amazed.
The production of gunpowder is difficult and dangerous, and the raw materials are very scarce. Even the elite firearms battalion he led before was only a few hundred people in size, which was only a very small part compared to the entire army of tens of thousands.
But the firearms battalion of a few hundred people had a killing power that was equivalent to that of several thousand infantry, and it always made the Northern Rong cavalry return in defeat.
The reason why such strong combat capability was not promoted was the shortage of gunpowder.
The inventory in these large warehouses is now enough to supply the elite firearms battalion for a year!
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