Yan Shujin tried her best to remain calm and said, "The opening of the trade market in the southwest was mainly for trading with the foreign people. Suddenly, the foreign people demanded that the terms of the trade market be changed, and they even sent a princess and their prince to the southwest city. The court then sent Prince Xuan to negotiate with them."
Chief Jin nodded; this was largely consistent with what they knew.
"But when Prince Xuan was entertaining them at the post station, the princess suddenly died there, killed by a dagger bearing the mark of Prince Xuan's residence," Yan Shujin said. "Prince Xuan immediately detained and placed under guard the barbarian prince and envoy, as well as everyone at the post station. Not only that, but even the city gates were heavily guarded. However, three days later, the barbarians suddenly appeared with a letter written in blood by the prince and a dagger, demanding an explanation from the court."
Even though Yan Shujin spoke calmly, the inside story was still astonishing.
The chieftain asked, "Did that barbarian prince escape?"
Yan Shujin said, "No, even the body of the barbarian princess was intact, and the dagger was still 'stuck' in her body."
Chief Mu frowned and said, "Does the princess mean that this was premeditated?"
Yan Shujin did not answer, but continued, "The barbarians demanded compensation such as ceding land, but His Majesty disagreed, which led to the fighting. However, those barbarians were not as tough as they appeared. Some things were quickly investigated and found out. The remnants of the previous dynasty contacted the barbarians because the court was undergoing reforms and could not spare many troops, so they wanted to take advantage of the situation. Moreover, the remnants of the previous dynasty said that they had contacted the barbarians."
"I just didn't expect that the barbarians were unwilling to cooperate with the Tibetans at all, and instead launched a surprise attack on them," Yan Shujin said. "This is also why the Tibetans retreated so quickly."
The chief of the village said, "I don't think there's any reason why my wife, daughter and I died."
Yan Shujin said, "Chief Mu, don't be in a hurry, I haven't finished speaking yet."
Han Jing took out several letters and confessions and placed them in front of them.
“Lord Wang doesn’t have any sons in the capital. You can think about it yourselves. Who would send their son, whom they value, to study in such a far place?” Yan Shujin directly pointed out Lord Wang’s excuse: “Lord Wang was demoted to the south and hasn’t been able to return all these years. It’s because he has no one in the court. He has no elders in the capital, which means he has no one to entrust with his affairs.”
Yan Shujin exposed the loopholes one by one: "Besides, during the wars of previous years, the South was safer than the capital. If you were in that situation, would you feel more comfortable having your offspring in the capital or in the South?"
Naturally, it's in the south, right beside me.
Now, the three chieftains of Mu Village have realized that many things are not right. According to what Lord Wang and the others said, it means that they left their child, who was not yet five years old, in the capital so that the child could study. Then, when the war was at its most dangerous, they did not return to the relatively safe place of Nanzhong, but instead stayed in the capital.
Once things calmed down and the imperial examinations were starting again, he called his academically accomplished son back home. What was he after?
Now that everything has been laid bare, they can no longer deceive themselves.
Yan Shujin said, "This may be a bit presumptuous of me, please forgive me, Chief Mu."
Chief Mu clenched his fist: "You speak."
“If Lord Wang truly cared for his son, he would have endured more than a decade of separation and would not have agreed to this marriage, much less allowed his son to remain in Nanzhong.” Yan Shujin said in a deep voice, “Young Master Wang should marry someone who can help his future. As for love at first sight… to be honest, my husband and I also fell in love at first sight. Of course, it was me who liked him the moment I saw him.”
Following Yan Shujin's words, everyone looked at Han Jing.
At this moment, Han Jing suddenly understood why the princess had specifically told him last night to dress up before going out today.
Yan Shujin also had a portrait painted of the daughter of the chieftain of Mu Village. The daughter of the chieftain of Mu Village was only considered pretty. The so-called love at first sight was more of a stunning first impression: "There are not many men in the capital whose looks can match those of the prince consort, but there are quite a few women with beautiful faces."
The chieftain's expression changed repeatedly as he stared at Han Jing, then looked at the portrait of Consort Zheng.
Yan Shujin didn't say anything more. In fact, love at first sight does exist, and sometimes it doesn't matter about appearance. Yan Shujin was just using the result to imply the reason. Moreover, with Han Jing there, it was easy for Chief Mu to believe Yan Shujin's words. If he didn't have ulterior motives, there would be no way he could fall in love at first sight.
Chief Jin and Chief Sha also felt there was some truth to it. They exchanged a glance, and although they didn't want to say anything to Chief Mu's daughter, they agreed with Yan Shujin's words.
Yan Shujin said, "At this moment, those who most want the court to be in chaos are the remnants of the previous dynasty, because they want to regain the throne and no longer be stray dogs. They will use any means necessary to achieve this goal. For example, a prince of the previous dynasty actually used such cruel and despicable methods."
"Moreover, they chose the perfect timing. During the reforms, they barely managed to spare some manpower to fight against the barbarians, and they also had to be wary of the 'barbarians'," Yan Shujin said. "At this time, the court was short of manpower. Don't you think the way the officials in the south handled this matter is strange? Why don't you take a look at the evidence found in their homes?"
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