Chapter 241: Great Potential
"Sixth Young Master's wife, you forgot that the Xianbei have another achievement." Xue Xu reminded with a smile.
Lu Songli nodded seriously, "Yes, the Tuoba princes also got a Tuoba Lian to go back and compete with them for the position of Khan."
The Qin brothers tried to hold back their laughter. What kind of achievement was this?
Tuoba Khan had more than just Tuoba Lian as his son. Tuoba Lian also had several brothers. It was certain that not all of his brothers sincerely wanted to rescue him.
Lu Songli warned, "Mr. Xue, when you get there, you must pay close attention to the above points and help Tuoba Khan solve his problems."
Xue Xu agreed, "Don't worry, Madam Sixth Young Master. I will definitely find the person when I go to the grassland and pass the above analysis to Tuoba Khan and the princes, so as not to let Madam Sixth Young Master down for taking so much trouble to plan for them." These are all points they can use.
Qin Yan was still puzzled. "Even if they didn't understand the subsequent impact of these principles, didn't the Xianbei royal court understand the consequences for Chunmu? Then why did they still issue a warning, giving Liaodong five days to release the hostages, threatening to march south if they didn't? Aren't they afraid that Liaodong County wouldn't release the hostages or actually kill Tuoba Lian?"
Lu Songli explained, "These five days are actually to give Dali time. The Xianbei need to see Dali's attitude."
It’s like a game of Texas Hold’em. The other party has gone all in, and it depends on whether Liaodong County dares to follow suit.
The contest between the two sides is bound to be back and forth. Unless you can kill your opponent with one punch, you still have to judge the next action based on the opponent's reaction.
Qin Sheng chimed in, "Brother, it takes time to assemble the army."
Everyone understands this.
Qin Heng suddenly had an idea!
"Sixth brother's wife, do you think it's possible that even Tuoba Khan doesn't want to start a war?"
When he said this, the Qin brothers all looked at him. This inference was a little unbelievable. If Tuoba Khan didn't want to fight this war, why would the Xianbei royal court make such a statement?
Xue Xu smiled but said nothing when he heard this. He glanced at the Sixth Young Master's wife and found that there was no strange expression on her face either. It was obvious that she had already thought of this possibility.
Lu Songli smiled at him and gave him a thumbs up, "Brother, this is very likely."
Qin Heng had been pondering the timeframe given by the Xianbei royal court. It didn't seem right. Five days wasn't long, but it wasn't short either. If the enemy wanted to pressure Liaodong County, the timeframe could have been shorter. If they truly wanted to send troops, they could have given them more time to paralyze them.
Lu Songli clapped his hands, "I've said before that war is always fought to achieve political goals."
"When Tuoba Khan is still alive and has many sons, he is not worthy of mobilizing troops for a Tuoba Lian." The main reason is that there are few benefits but many disadvantages from this war.
The current Tuoba Khan is a man with great ambitions. He is also very smart and not short-sighted.
Now this explanation makes sense.
"Mr. Xue, there is great potential in this matter." Lu Songli said with a smile. Tuoba Khan did not want to go to war, but wanted to take back Tuoba Lian. This was the space for them to operate.
"Yes." Xue Xu nodded immediately.
No, how could it be so promising? The Qin brothers were completely bewildered. They hadn't left, so why did it feel like they'd missed a whole section? Even Qin Heng didn't understand this time.
"Sixth Young Master's wife, why don't we write one or two words at the same time, exchange them, and see if we have the same idea?" Xue Xu suggested.
Lu Songli first said to Qin Heng and the others, "Brother, secrets lead to success, while disclosures lead to failure. This matter is extremely crucial, so please allow me to keep it a secret for a while."
Qin Heng and others expressed their understanding.
She then said to Xue Xu, "Come on."
Qin Sheng hurriedly prepared pens and ink for them, but he just casually put the ones for Xue Xu aside, but he prepared the ones for Lu Songli very carefully.
The corner of Xue Xu's mouth twitched. Is the difference in treatment so obvious?
It didn't take long before the two of them finished writing and then exchanged their words.
There were only two notes with the words "steps" and "face" written on them respectively.
The two looked at each other and smiled, and made a plan.
Xue Xu sighed in his heart that the Sixth Young Master's wife, at such a young age, had already reached the pinnacle of insight and understanding of human nature.
After the two sat down again, Lu Songli said, "Mr. Xue, you still have to go on this trip. We must make good use of this golden time."
Xue Xu nodded, he already understood what to do.
Then Lu Songli raised his voice and said, "Butler Chen! Bring the things here!"
Butler Chen just told her that her father had brought her dowry, which was the two boxes of gems given by the Qin family.
Most of her dowry was lost when the Qin family was ransacked, except for the two boxes of gems that she left at her parents' home and did not take with her.
Originally, her dowry was not included in the list of confiscated property. Who made the Qin family's assets not counted? So, the furious Lord Wu simply refused to listen to reason.
Butler Chen came in with a box of gems in his hand.
Lu Songli motioned him to give it to Xue Xu.
Xue Xu took it with both hands. He understood that this time, he was going to spend money, to spend money on those key figures!
"Sixth sister-in-law, wait a minute—" Qin Heng stopped them and nodded to Qin Yan.
Qin Yan went out, and after a while, he also brought back a box of jewelry and gems, but the quality was slightly inferior to hers.
This time, the Qin family's personal guards who followed them back to Chang'an also brought back a large amount of gold, silver and jewelry.
"If Mr. Xue needs help on the grasslands, please use ours. Sixth sister-in-law, please keep this box of jewels."
Xue Xu looked at her.
Lu Songli shook her head. "Let's just use my box. Mr. Xue deals with people of higher status on the grasslands. Ordinary gems are not as good as fine gems."
"Brother, if you feel bad, please give me this box of gems. But I may sell it later." There will be many places to spend money in the future.
"Then I'll do as you say. As for selling it, I've given it to you, so you can do whatever you want with it."
Qin Sheng's ears pricked up. Is his wife short of money?
Lu Songli said to Qin Heng and others, "Brother, you guys should also be prepared."
She was 80% confident of this plan, but any plan could have unexpected consequences. If their plan displeased Tuoba Khan, he would most likely send his elite troops in and out quickly to teach Liaodong Commandery a lesson.
Qin Heng nodded to show that he understood.
Lu Songli was hesitating whether to get the explosives out to help Qin Sheng and others.
But after thinking about it, she decided not to do so. She understood the principle of being guilty of possessing a treasure, and they were still too weak now.
Once explosives are released, they will directly enter the era of hot weapons from the era of cold weapons.
If this thing were to be used on a large scale on the battlefield, the consequences would be too difficult to control. Even if it were to be used, it wouldn't be now.
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