The Time Traveling Prince Consort Plans to Rule the World for Me

Su Yuntian and Huang Xin arrived at the Yanmen Pass camp a day ago. Just now, Beiqi Kingdom sent a letter demanding five cities and 100,000 dan of food and fodder from Dongyue Kingdom, otherwise they would kill Mu Yan and fight to the death with Dongyue Kingdom.

Inside the camp, Huang Xin from the Dujian faction and Lin Song from the Mu family army were arguing over whether to negotiate or fight directly with Kitazaki.

Su Yuntian, the peace negotiator, was sitting on a military chair, drinking tea leisurely without saying a word.

Huang Xin glanced at Mu Weihou and said, "Mu Yan is just a fourth-rank official of my Dongyue Kingdom. Not to mention the five cities, he is not even worth a hundred thousand dan of grain. This Beiqi dog is too ignorant of the situation."

Lin Song, the adjutant of Mu Weihou, said angrily: "Huang Dujian is wrong. The captives in Beiqi include not only Mu Yan, a fourth-rank general, but also thousands of soldiers."

Huang Xin said sarcastically, "They are just a bunch of trash. If they were so good, how could they be captured?"

"You!" Lin Song wanted to argue with Huang Xin, but was stopped by Mu Weihou.

Marquis Mu Wei said with a half-smile: "Mu Yan is my soldier and my son. You can just say it clearly and directly say that this general is also a waste."

Huang Xin snorted coldly and bowed, saying, "How dare you."

"But in my opinion, General Mu is a great general of our Dongyue State. He has fought on the battlefield for many years. He should put the overall situation first and not let personal feelings get in the way just because the person captured is your son."

"Please put yourself in his shoes. If Mu Yan was not your son, and he was just an ordinary fourth-rank Xuanwei, then he would be insignificant in front of the two armies, the safety of Dongyue, and the interests of the country."

"General, you can't let Dongyue lose five cities and 100,000 dan of grain just for your son. In my opinion, there is no need to let King Yun waste his energy on negotiating with Beiqi. We should just defeat Beiqi in one fell swoop."

Deputy General Lin Song said: "They didn't even talk about it and just started a war. What's the difference between this and us offering machetes to the Beiqi people to kill our captured soldiers from Dongyue?"

Huang Xin snorted coldly: "When these two countries go to war, there will always be some sacrifices. I believe that these 1,000 captured soldiers will understand."

When Lin Song heard this, he slammed his palm on the table.

"Huang Xin, you are just seeking revenge. Don't think I don't know. You have had a grudge against Mu Yan since you were a child. It was because when you were young, you got drunk and beat Mu Yan. Your father broke your hand because of this and asked you to go to the general's mansion to apologize to Mu Yan. You have been holding a grudge for so many years, right?"

Huang Xin seemed to have been exposed, and gritted his teeth and said angrily: "What nonsense! I am a vindictive person. In short, I do not agree to peace talks! General Mu should end this war as soon as possible!"

Marquis Mu Wei said, "Well, since Huang Dujian said so, and the prisoner is my son, in case Dujian says that I abuse my power for personal gain, I will immediately write a letter to the emperor to resign and let you be the commander-in-chief. You will be in charge of all military affairs, and you must lead the charge at the Beiqi battlefield. I will not hesitate to do so."

"I failed to command my soldiers well. I will return to the capital to apologize immediately and wait for good news from General Huang. I want to see how General Huang can defeat Beiqi in the shortest possible time without sacrificing a single city or grain. How do you think?"

Huang Xin sneered, "General Mu, why do you have to say these childish words? I am the military commander appointed by the emperor himself. I am just fulfilling my duty as a commander and putting forward the most favorable opinions for our Dongyue Kingdom. I still want to ask the general to listen to me. Don't act on your own, otherwise, I am afraid it will be just as others say..."

Mu Weihou narrowed his eyes slightly and asked, "What about that?"

Huang Xin acted as if he was surprised and said, "Hasn't General Mu heard about it? People in the court and even the people in the interior of the country say that the Mu family army can defeat Beiqi country again and again, and Mu Yan has been captured by Beiqi until now, and his life is still not in danger. In fact, General Mu and Beiqi have secretly made some concessions..."

"Bullshit, do you mean that our soldiers in Yanmen Pass are colluding with Beiqi?" Lin Song couldn't help but cursed.

Huang Xin said innocently, "This is not what I said, and I don't believe it either. However, the details are not what others say. Only General Mu knows the truth."

Hearing Huang Xin's words, Lin Song clenched his fists, ready to go forward and hit Huang Xin, but at this moment Su Yuntian suddenly spoke.

"Alright! Stop arguing. Since I am the peace envoy, I must negotiate with Kitazaki first."

Huang Xin was stunned when he heard what Su Yuntian said, because Mu Jin divorced Su Yuntian and it caused an uproar in the court. If there was anyone in the world who hated the Mu family more than himself, it would probably be Su Yuntian. He didn't believe that Su Yuntian would let the Mu family off easily this time when such a rare incident happened to the Mu family army.

Huang Xin said, "Your Majesty, please think twice. The Beiqi people are cunning and go back on their words. Why not fight first and talk later?"

Su Yuntian raised his hand to stop them and said, "You have been arguing for a whole day and it has given me a headache. Except for General Mu, everyone else please leave. We will discuss the details tomorrow."

Huang Xinyu wanted to persuade Su Yuntian again, but was stopped by Su Yuntian with a look.

Recently, the calls in the court to make Su Yuntian the crown prince have been growing louder and louder. Huang Xin had already sided with Su Yuntian. When Huang Xin saw that Su Yuntian seemed unhappy, he shut up and left the meeting tent with the others.

After everyone had left, Su Yuntian stood up, walked up to Mu Weihou, and bowed respectfully.

"Father-in-law, I haven't seen you for a long time. I miss you very much."