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

Mu Yan stood on the city wall, staring coldly at the rows of Southern Yamen Imperial Guards soldiers who were tightly tied up with ropes below.

"Last year, Dongyue suffered a severe plague, which led to a food shortage. Our Mu family army held on to Yanmen Pass, but we have been waiting for food from the court."

"We have reported this to the court many times, but the court has turned a blind eye to our plight and has no intention of lending a helping hand. In desperation, Dad can only ask for help from the Southern Court's Imperial Guards, hoping to borrow some food to solve the urgent problem."

Then, Mu Yan continued, "Liangcheng is an important grain-producing area in Dongyue, and its grain output accounts for one-fifth of the country. In other words, the Southern Ya Imperial Army actually controls one-fifth of Dongyue's grain resources. According to the court's regulations, once a war breaks out, the Southern Ya Imperial Army must unconditionally support the army's food supply."

After listening to this, Mu Jin frowned slightly and asked, "Could it be that the Southern Court's Imperial Guards are unwilling to provide any food support to our Mu Family Army?"

As soon as he said this, Mu Jin suddenly thought of something. "It must be gone. If they had given food aid to the Mu family army, I probably wouldn't have tried to buy food for Daddy later, and Su Yuntian wouldn't have caught hold of it and used it to frame Daddy for colluding with Beiqi."

"They dare not refuse to lend it to them!" Mu Yan gritted his teeth, his eyes flashing with strong hatred, and continued in a low voice: "After receiving our request for help, the Southern Court Army actually replied that the entire East Yue was in urgent need of support and faced a serious food shortage. They could only provide Yanmen Pass with 10,000 stones of grain as aid at most."

"Ten thousand grains are better than nothing at all. We can find a way later. However, a month has passed, and the life-saving grain that was supposed to be delivered has not arrived as expected."

"Later, we finally got news, but it said that the grain was robbed by bandits from the Black Wind Valley in Yizhou during transportation. Now Liangcheng has no extra grain to support Yanmen Pass again."

"At that time, our food reserves were extremely scarce. Even if we only ate one meal a day, it would be difficult to sustain for more than three days. And Kitazaki was eyeing us covetously, ready to attack us at any time."

"In such a desperate situation, I discussed with my father and decided to go personally to the Black Wind Valley thieves' nest, which is only two days away from Yanmen Pass, to take back the stolen food."

"But when we arrived at the Black Wind Valley, we saw the bandit's corpses scattered all over the place. And there was no trace of food in the vehicles that were originally loaded with food or in the entire mountain village."

"Just when we were full of suspicion, we found a surviving bandit in the woods! After asking, we learned that this bandit had gotten up to relieve himself that night and happened to avoid the brutal robbery."

Mu Jin stared at Mu Yan, only to see the anger in his eyes grow stronger. She couldn't help but ask, "So, the tragic deaths of those bandits are related to the Nanyang Imperial Guards?"

Mu Yan nodded slightly and continued, "According to the bandit, they received news that 10,000 dan of grain would pass by their mountain."

"The world is not doing well these days, and the bandits are not having an easy time. They just wanted to grab a few carts of food so that they could fill their stomachs. But they never expected that when they were thinking about how to fight to the death with the soldiers who were delivering the food and grab a few carts of food, the soldiers who were responsible for escorting the food did not resist them at all when they saw them, but fled in all directions."

"The bandits were extremely shocked. They had never expected that the soldiers would be so vulnerable. So they happily pulled the vehicles back to the mountain stronghold, thinking that they could return with a full load this time."

“However, when they opened the sacks filled with grain, they were stunned by the sight before them. There was no grain in the sacks at all, only straw mixed with stones!

"Using straw and stones as food?"

"That's right!" Mu Yan said, "The Southern Court's Imperial Guards had no intention of sending us real food, but they didn't dare to disobey orders openly, so they resorted to a sinister trick. They deliberately induced the bandits to rob the food, and then pushed the blame onto these bandits. After the crime was accomplished, they brutally killed the bandits in an attempt to cover up their crimes."

"How despicable!" Mu Jin cursed, gritting his teeth, "How can we let such despicable people live until tomorrow?"

After Mu Jin finished speaking, he clenched his sword tightly and walked downstairs to settle accounts with the leader of the Southern Court Guards, but was stopped by Mu Yan.

"Ajin, don't be impatient! Do you think I will let them go so easily?" A trace of cruelty flashed in Mu Yan's eyes. "When we just broke into the city, it seemed that the Southern Court's imperial guards were about to be defeated. That bastard actually tried to escape, but I happened to catch him. How could I let them go? I will let them die with one strike of my sword."

Mu Jin couldn't help but feel a little regretful after hearing this: "Why didn't my brother tell me? If I had known that my brother was going to seek revenge on that man today, I should have rushed over and stabbed that bastard a few times to vent my anger." Mu Jin complained indignantly.

Mu Yan gently stroked Mu Jin's hair, a smile on his face, and comforted her: "Don't feel sorry, they are just small characters who are following orders, and the real mastermind is still living a good life in the capital!"

Hearing this, Mu Jin's eyes dozed off and he quickly asked, "The mastermind behind this? Could it be Su Yuntian?"

Mu Yan frowned, thought for a moment and then replied, "I don't know whether Su Yuntian was involved. But before he died, that man mentioned the name Li Fuge, wanting me to spare his life."

"Li Fu Ge?" Mu Jin suddenly remembered what Mu Yan had mentioned to him before - the Southern Ya Imperial Guards were supposed to be the emperor's trusted army and had always been under the jurisdiction of Prime Minister Li Fu Ge.

"So, although the Southern Court Guards are no longer under the control of Li Fuge in these years, is he still the one actually manipulating them behind the scenes?" Mu Jin analyzed and asked Mu Yan.

"That should be the case. Liangcheng is such a wealthy place, and it is estimated that Li Fuge has made a lot of money."

Mu Jin sneered and said, "In that case, I am now eager to return to the capital and kill the old thief Li."

Su Yi laughed softly and said, "Don't be angry, let's go downstairs to eat now. If there is a big commotion today, maybe some people have already escaped from the city. If it's too late, I guess Su Yuntian will already know that Liangcheng has been captured. Based on my understanding of him, he will definitely take action."

Mu Yan turned to Mu Jin and said, "Your Majesty is right. Ah Jin and Your Majesty will have dinner first. I still have some things to tell the soldiers in the army. I will come to you later to discuss the next battle plan."