Chapter 418

I understand!

Everything is clear now!

The reason Qin Mu released the tiger back to the mountains was that there were preconditions!

This precondition was that there was already a tiger on that mountain!

In other words.

The so-called releasing the tiger back to the mountains is actually two tigers competing for food!

As the saying goes.

One mountain cannot hold two tigers!

And between Ashina He Lu and Jieli, peaceful coexistence is absolutely impossible!

In the face of power, anyone standing in one's path has only one fate.

And that is death!

Especially for a grassland tribe like the Turks.

Jieli's return will be a bloody power struggle!

If things go poorly.

The Turks might collapse directly from within!

Li Chengqian, as the Crown Prince of the Great Tang, was cowardly and incompetent, yet he still wanted to rebel against heaven.

How much more so for two ambitious warlords like Ashina He Lu and Jieli?

Wouldn't they have to fight until one of them dies?

What a poisonous strategy!

What a precise judgment!

"Gulp!"

Li Er couldn't help but swallow his saliva, his eyes trembling slightly as he looked at Qin Mu.

A monster!

This kid is truly too formidable!

His grasp of human nature has reached a state of perfection.

Even I, the Emperor, am far from his level!

"So Your Majesty had already calculated everything; this humble servant is in awe!"

Fang Xuanling bowed with a grave expression.

I have truly learned something today!

This kid Qin Mu is truly too cunning!

"You two are both good seedlings, it's just that you've been made stupid by following that Great Tang Emperor of yours."

Qin Mu smiled faintly, not forgetting to mock Li Er.

Li Er's old face flushed red instantly.

You little brat!

You just wait for me!

"When Your Majesty spared Jieli's life back then, had you already anticipated today?"

Li Er asked the question that had been bothering him for a long time.

Logically speaking.

For someone as ruthless as Qin Mu, his specialty is cutting weeds and eliminating the roots.

Isn't the century-old noble Cui clan a living example of this?

This shows what? That following the right leader is very important!

A large family of over ten thousand people was actually killed by Qin Mu until not a single one remained!

Except for the one who escaped, Bianji.

Dealing with noble families is already like this, let alone foreign enemies like Jieli who have national and personal grudges!

That Jieli has been able to survive in Qin Mu's hands until now is already a miracle!

Precisely because of this.

Li Er had to associate Qin Mu's actions with a specific purpose.

And what is this purpose?

It is to prevent the situation of today from happening!

"Not bad, Old Li. It seems your aptitude is even above Old Fang's, to actually be able to guess this level." Qin Mu looked at Li Er with quite a bit of appreciation, though in his heart, there was also a hint of doubt.

Who exactly is this Old Li?

How come I've never heard of him before?

Having such talent used by Great Qin is not bad at all.

Once he, this vanguard commander, has gone through fire and water for my Great Qin, I will consider entrusting him with important responsibilities.

Qin Mu is deep and calculating.

He naturally has to wait for this Old Li before him to prove his loyalty before he can use him.

After receiving a definitive answer, Li Er's heart sank, becoming even heavier.

It really is so!

Every time we meet, this kid can come up with unexpected ideas.

It's too terrifying!

After the morning court session ended.

Qin Mu specially invited Li Er and Fang Xuanling to join him for dinner.

During this time.

Empress Zhangsun, Li Xueyan, and Princess Changle were also called over.

After all, they are family.

They should meet at least once!

In the palace corridor.

Princess Changle pulled Wu Meiniang toward the side hall.

"Sister Changle, this absolutely cannot be! His Majesty invited the two sisters and the Empress to the banquet; I am just a servant, how can I go to the banquet?"

"Besides, the guests are special envoys from the Great Tang, and their status must be very noble. Such a banquet is truly not suitable for someone like me to attend."

Wu Meiniang's pretty face flushed red, and she panicked, trying to break free from Princess Changle.

Today.

Wei Zhongxian specially came to tell Princess Changle about the banquet.

As Princess Changle's personal maid, Wu Meiniang naturally knew about this.

The simple and kind-hearted Princess Changle naturally didn't want to leave Wu Meiniang behind alone, and insisted on pulling her along to the banquet.

"Oh my, where are there so many rules? In my eyes, you are like a younger sister; I have never treated you like a slave."

Princess Changle laughed freely.

"That still won't do! If His Majesty finds out about this, it will be terrible."

Wu Meiniang was still unwilling.

She worried that Qin Mu would see her as a woman without rules.

Wu Meiniang could be careless about her image in front of anyone, but not in front of Qin Mu.

He was the man she admired most in her entire life.

"Don't worry, brother-in-law won't blame you. If he really blames anyone, it was me who pulled you along anyway, it has nothing to do with you."

Princess Changle waved her hand, continuing nonchalantly:

"By the way, there is one more thing you must remember. Among the special envoys from the Great Tang who came this time, one of them is my father the Emperor!"

"What did you say!?"

Hearing this, Wu Meiniang stopped in her tracks, her eyes widening in surprise.

Li Er?

How could he come to Great Qin?

How could he share a dinner banquet with Qin Mu?