"What are your thoughts?"
Old Yuan looked intently at his youngest son, "Come, tell me. If what you say makes sense, I’ll listen to you!"
Despite his age, Old Yuan was still sharp-minded.
After all, the Yuan Family was new to Daxia, and although Daxia had laws to accept people like them, clearing land was no simple task.
It takes at least three years for wasteland to become fertile land.
During this period, the Yuan Family had to sustain themselves.
"Dad, just now, I observed that this small path seems to have been unused for a long time."
"Which means, those who traveled this path before us either didn’t report it to the authorities, or if they did, they were subdued by the authorities."
"If you know this, why would you still walk right into the Luo Net?"
Old Yuan looked at his youngest son in confusion.
The reason he opposed his son reporting this path was that he feared the Daxia authorities might secretly eliminate their family to maintain secrecy.
After all, the strategic value of this path was clear to anyone who wasn’t blind.
To guard against Daxia, Great Yin mainly relied on the Da Liang Pass.
Da Liang Pass was easy to defend but hard to attack.
But if attacking from behind Da Liang Pass, it would be as defenseless as an unguarded pass city.
This small path alone could allow Daxia to easily take the natural stronghold of Da Liang Pass.
Similarly, this path could also enable Great Yin to easily capture Daxia’s Xiao Pass.
This was a double-edged sword!
Yuan Yindi chuckled and said, "Dad, times have changed!"
"How have they changed?"
Old Yuan didn’t see any difference.
"Dad, Great Yin has been battered by Beili’s invasion in the north and faced rebellion in Jiangnan, now it’s severely weakened. If Daxia takes the Da Liang Pass at this time and advances eastward, they could conquer all seven counties in the northwest of Great Yin in a single battle."
"But what does that have to do with us?"
Old Yuan pointed out the key issue sharply.
"If the Daxia court already knows about the path, then they wouldn’t need us to guide them!"
"There are plenty of people who want that credit."
"Credit is hard to claim!"
Old Yuan had traveled south and north, his insight and experience were not lacking.
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Credit is hard to claim!
Those simple four words from Old Yuan sent Yuan Yindi, who was anticipating eagerly, right into an ice cellar.
Realizing he had oversimplified the issue, Yuan Yindi admitted his mistake candidly.
The thought of reporting the path to the Daxia court faded away.
He wanted to contribute to the family, but evidently, this matter was not simple.
This path carried great weight.
It was information that could reverse the military situation between Daxia and Great Yin, if revealed at the critical moment of war, then the credit would be unmistakable, no one could take it from him.
Because this path represented credit that, once revealed, would be rendered null.
If the timing wasn’t right, then anyone could claim this credit.
In comparison, how could his rootless family compete with the officials of the Daxia court? Even a low-ranking official could snatch his credit.
If they, as outsiders, were wiped out, no one would speak up for justice.
"Knowing your mistake is good, for now, we should just remain stable and secure."