My point is he doesn't need direct influence. He just needs the knowledge of the issues and know how to make persuasive arguments using the facts. Knowing who wants what and then being able to convince them the deal will help them achieve that goal is the bargaining chip.
Like, I don't need to have the candy in hand to use the knowledge that the kid wants the candy to convince them to do something. Such as "Hey, you want candy right? Guess who has lots of candy? Mom. If you help me with this, I'll help you convince mom to give you candy." That kind of thing.
when Jingliu showed up claiming to have had a hand in the stellaron crisis (which turned out to be a made up excuse in order to get an audience with the higher ups), Jing Yuan turned her over to the Yuque for questioning. So why doesn't he do the same thing here?
First, isn't the whole sending Jingliu to Yuque Jing Yuan's attempt to foil Jingliu's plot and it basically failed, since she got the audience she wanted.
Second, presumably the situation with Taoran is being treated to the same processing protocol as the Sedition, which is arrest by Cloud Knights then hand over to local Ten-Lords. I think Jingliu's situation is the one that's actually an exception to the usual proceedure, not Taoran's. I believe Luocha even cited an obscure law that they (Luocha and Jingliu) specifically violated so they'd get sent to questioning rather than the Ten-Lords. (Can't remember the specifics anymore and honestly not up for looking it up at the moment.)
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Date: 2024-09-12 08:25 (UTC)My point is he doesn't need direct influence. He just needs the knowledge of the issues and know how to make persuasive arguments using the facts. Knowing who wants what and then being able to convince them the deal will help them achieve that goal is the bargaining chip.
Like, I don't need to have the candy in hand to use the knowledge that the kid wants the candy to convince them to do something. Such as "Hey, you want candy right? Guess who has lots of candy? Mom. If you help me with this, I'll help you convince mom to give you candy." That kind of thing.
First, isn't the whole sending Jingliu to Yuque Jing Yuan's attempt to foil Jingliu's plot and it basically failed, since she got the audience she wanted.
Second, presumably the situation with Taoran is being treated to the same processing protocol as the Sedition, which is arrest by Cloud Knights then hand over to local Ten-Lords. I think Jingliu's situation is the one that's actually an exception to the usual proceedure, not Taoran's. I believe Luocha even cited an obscure law that they (Luocha and Jingliu) specifically violated so they'd get sent to questioning rather than the Ten-Lords. (Can't remember the specifics anymore and honestly not up for looking it up at the moment.)