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

Mu Jin grabbed Su Yi's sleeve tightly. She stared into Su Yi's eyes, expecting Su Yi to tell her that it was just a rumor and he was not sure whether it was true.

But Su Yi just held her hands back, looked at her silently and with heartache, and did not give her the answer she wanted.

"Your people must have heard the wrong thing. Our Mu family has been loyal for generations. Even the peace of Dongyue at this moment is inseparable from the Mu family army's sword and gun fight with the Beiqi people on the battlefield."

"It is absolutely impossible for us, the Mu Family Army, to collude with Beiqi and betray the Dongyue Kingdom. This is absolutely impossible!"

Tears welled up in Mu Jin's eyes. She gritted her teeth and spoke with determination. She would never allow anyone to slander the character and loyalty of the Mu family.

Su Yi looked at Mu Jin's painful expression and felt bad. He just held Mu Jin's hand tightly and said to her.

"Ajin, you are not the only one who believes that the Mu family army will not betray the country. I also don't believe it. It's just that Su Yuntian got the ironclad evidence of the collusion between the Mu family army and Beiqi from Beiqi."

"Also, this incident happened so suddenly. When my people were rescuing Mu Yan, I don't know why, but the Beiqi people seemed to have foreseen it and made sufficient preparations, which led to the failure of the rescue. So this incident is very strange."

Mu Jin raised his head, his eyes revealing a fierce look: "Someone has leaked the matter of rescuing my elder brother, and someone else deliberately framed my father and my elder brother?"

Su Yi looked at Mu Jin and nodded: "I am having people investigate who the traitor is, but the Mu family army's treason seems to have been premeditated."

"After all, the people of the entire Dongyue Kingdom know how loyal the Mu family army is to the country and the people. Even if the emperor suppresses them, they will rely on their inner loyalty to guard the border without regrets. So unless there is irrefutable evidence, the people of Dongyue will be the first to disobey."

"Then what did they use to frame the Mu family army for treason?" Mu Jin asked.

Su Yi sneered, "The so-called evidence of the Ding Mu army coming out of the Dongyue camp is ridiculous! They say that Beiqi did not really send troops to Dongyue this time. All this is just a private deal between Marquis Mu Wei and the Beiqi people. They deliberately created the illusion that Beiqi was invading so that Marquis Mu Wei could use this opportunity to ask the court for more troops and more food."

"It is rumored that the ultimate purpose of the deal between Marquis Mu Wei and Bei Qi is to use the troops transported from the imperial court to Yanmen Pass to strengthen the power of the Mu family army."

"As for the grain money, a portion of it was taken by Marquis Mu Wei to help Bei Qi recuperate. When Bei Qi recovers, he will help Marquis Mu Wei to usurp the throne!"

Hearing the rumors about the Mu family army from Su Yi, Mu Jin was furious. He slapped the tea table and stood up. He looked at Su Yi and asked, "Who is this shameless person who wants to harm my Mu family like this?"

Su Yi felt sorry for Yu Mu Jin's red palms that were clapping due to anger, so he quickly picked up her hands and blew on them.

"Ajin, don't be impatient. Just listen to what I have to say. Look, your hands are swollen from slapping yourself."

Mu Jin pulled his hand back and looked at Su Yi: "Do you know who harmed my Mu family?"

Su Yi said, "I am just suspicious, but it is almost certain. Marquis Mu Wei has repeatedly reported to the court that there are unusual movements in Beiqi and asked the court to increase troops and food, but the court ignored it."

"I heard that the imperial court hasn't sent food to the Mu family army guarding Yanmen Pass for half a year."

Hearing this, Mu Jin was incredulous and asked, "How did Dad and his army survive?"

Su Yi said slowly: "When the Mu family army found out that the court's attitude towards them was not right, they began to reduce their meals. Originally, they ate two meals a day."

"Later, Beiqi came to raid their granary. Mu Yan used the method of making a feint to the east and attacking in the west to deal with the Beiqi people. Not only did he take the food back, he also emptied the Beiqi granary, making life even more difficult for Beiqi."

"Although we have taken the food and grass from Beiqi, we can barely last for another month, but the court has been ignoring the Mu family army, so Marquis Mu Wei plans to allocate some food from the Nan Ya Imperial Guard stationed in the fertile land to get through the spring plowing season."

"But there was no response from the Southern Court's Imperial Guards. In the end, the Mu family army could only eat one meal a day until they ran out of food."

Mu Jin asked angrily, "Cut off food? Is this how your Dongyue court treats these loyal soldiers who defend their country?"

"Then when did my father run out of food? Where are the food and fodder I bought for them from Southern Shu? Have they been delivered to my father?"

Su Yi looked at Mu Jin and said, "On the third day when the Mu family army ran out of food, we waited for the 100,000 grains and fodder you sent us, so that the soldiers stationed at Yanmen Pass would not starve to death."

"But those food supplies also became evidence of the collusion between the Mu family army and Beiqi."

Mu Jin couldn't believe it: "How can food and fodder be used as evidence of collusion with the Beiqi people?"

Su Yi said: "This time, Su Yuntian actually found 60,000 dan of grain in the Dongyue camp! Now the people in Dongyue are living in poverty. And there is so much grain stored in the Mu family army's camp, which undoubtedly confirms that what the Beiqi people said is true! Dongyue and Beiqi are not at war at all. The Mu family army is purely using the name of war to force the court to supply grain!"

"For the sake of the people's peace, the court had no choice but to increase the taxes on the people and send the collected grain and silver to the Yanmen Pass to Marquis Mu Wei."

Su Yi's words were difficult to understand: "The remaining 60,000 shi of grain and grass are conclusive proof that the imperial court and the people of Dongyue were deceived by Marquis Mu Wei!"

"If you want to accuse someone of a crime, you can always find a pretext for it!" Just as she finished speaking angrily, she suddenly realized something and looked fiercely at Su Yi.

"It's Su Yuntian! He framed our Mu family for treason!"

Su Yi looked at Mu Jin and nodded: "Although it's just a guess, in the whole of Dongyue, apart from the emperor, Su Yuntian has a feud with the Mu family. I heard that after Su Yuntian was divorced by you, he acted very radically. This time he successfully became the ambassador for peace talks and went to Beiqi for peace talks. It's hard to say that it wasn't his work."

"Su Yuntian hated the marriage with our Mu family. It didn't bring him any benefits, but I divorced him in the end! He hated the Mu family and me, so he wanted our Mu family to die!" Mu Jin said affirmatively, turned around and rushed out.

Su Yi stood up and hugged Mu Jin: "Ah Jin, you can't be impulsive now. Let's think of a way to deal with it first, and then it won't be too late to find Su Yuntian."

Mu Jin guessed that it was Su Yuntian, and he wanted to fly to Su Yuntian and settle the score with him.

But she knew that Su Yi was right, and she couldn't act impulsively at this moment. She needed to think calmly and find a foolproof plan to help the wronged Mu Weihou and the Mu family army.

Mu Jin held Su Yi's hand tightly as if he had grabbed a life-saving straw: "Do you have any way to deal with it? Tell me quickly!"

Su Yi's voice was soft but firm as he tried to calm Mu Jin's restless mood.

"Calculate the time. Tomorrow, Su Yuntian's army returning to Beijing will pass through the border of Wulan. Then, we will go to negotiate with him."

Mu Jin was puzzled and asked, "Why do we have to talk to Su Yuntian instead of going directly to rescue my father and eldest brother?"

"Ah Jin, General Mu and his soldiers are all loyal and patriotic people. They would rather die on the battlefield than suffer injustice and die in obscurity. Your rescue of them has undoubtedly confirmed their crimes of treason and desertion!"

Mu Jin was stunned. She stared at Su Yi blankly, her heart seemed filled with despair. If it was true as Su Yi said, then unless there was evidence to clear the Mu family army of their guilt, Mu Weihou and Mu Yan would definitely not go with her, but would return to Beijing to stand trial.