"Brother, there are some things I don't understand when I'm studying, and I want to ask you for advice."
Seeing that Situ Ye locked the door after entering the room, Mu Lige immediately understood that his second brother might have something important to say to him.
As they were talking, the two of them had already come to the table in the room and sat down. Looking at the half-made clothes on it, Situ Ye was slightly moved. His elder brother's hands were really extraordinary and skillful.
However, if he is really Su Mulige, then what on earth has he been through over the years to be able to transform the pampered crown prince of Zhaoyang Kingdom into a woman-dominated man of Laifeng Kingdom who can weave, embroider and make clothes and is capable of everything?
"Brother, do you know about Zhaoyang Kingdom?"
Mu Lige looked at Situ Ye in confusion: "Why do you suddenly ask this, second brother?"
"I happened to read a book from my mother a while ago, which mentioned such a country."
"Yes, Zhaoyang Kingdom is to the east of Laifeng Kingdom."
"I heard that the people there are very different from us. It's said that men are in charge of things, while women stay at home to take care of their husbands and children, and women can also give birth to children."
Mu Lige nodded, "Indeed. Our Laifeng Kingdom is a country where women are superior to men, while Zhaoyang Kingdom is a country where men are superior, which is exactly the opposite of us. People from different countries have different physiques, and generally do not intermarry."
Situ Ye looked at Mu Lige with a burning gaze. "When I was reading, I saw some mention of the history of Zhaoyang Kingdom, but it didn't explain it in detail. I wonder if you've heard of the Battle of Wushan?"
"The Battle of Wushan?"
Mu Lige's eyes widened slightly upon hearing this, the light in them dimming slightly. He was only one year old when the Battle of Wushan took place, and he had indeed heard his father, the Crown Prince's tutor, mention this period of history while he was still a child in school.
"Eighteen years ago, the then Emperor of Zhaoyang, Su Mu Qianxing, appointed Crown Prince Su Mu Tiansheng as the General to Suppress Bandits and sent him to Wushan to suppress the bandits.
The Crown Prince has a fierce general under his command named Tian Lang. He has been fighting on the battlefield since he was fourteen years old. He is courageous, resourceful, and brave, and has repeatedly achieved military success. At the age of sixteen, Tian Lang was personally appointed as a major general by the Emperor of Zhaoyang, Su Mu Qianxing.
"Tianlang?"
Situ Ye's eyes were distant, as if he was recalling the past.
"Um."
Mu Lige nodded and said, "During the Wushan bandit suppression campaign, Tianlang was appointed by the Crown Prince as the vanguard general, leading 10,000 soldiers to explore the way, gather information, and harass the bandits.
According to the established plan, the Crown Prince will lead 60,000 reinforcements in three days to meet Tianlang's vanguard, and with internal and external support, they will encircle the bandits from three directions and capture them in one fell swoop."
"And what happened next?"
Situ Ye couldn't help but think of the scene in his dream where Crown Prince Su Mutiansheng gave Tian Lang a farewell drink.
"The then King of Jin, Su Mu Tianjun, reported to the emperor that Tian Lang was colluding with bandits and secretly communicating with the Lengyue Kingdom before the crown prince led the army to war, and presented evidence of their correspondence." When Mu Lige said this, his face became grim and his brows knitted slightly.
"What?"
"That's pure nonsense!"
Situ Ye couldn't help but get angry when he heard this.
"The emperor was furious and removed the crown prince's title of Bandit Suppression General, replacing him with Prince Jin Su Mu Tianjun as Bandit Suppression General and arresting Tian Lang."
"Catch Tianlang?"
Situ Ye was in disbelief. Tian Lang never imagined that the reinforcements he and his soldiers had been waiting for would only be the sword that would send him to hell.
"Okay, even if we want to capture Tianlang, did the reinforcements arrive later?"
Mu Lige's eyes were cold. "Su Mu Tianjun led 60,000 reinforcements to Wushan, but encountered a rebellion in the north. Su Mu Tianjun led 60,000 troops and turned north to suppress the rebellion first. Seven days later, he led his troops south to Wushan."
Situ Ye's face paled upon hearing this. Even with a hurried march, it would take ten days to reach Wushan from the north! Furthermore, the suppression of the rebellion had already taken seven days. The reinforcements and provisions originally scheduled for three days would arrive on the seventeenth at the earliest. By then, the food would be cold!
"And what happened next?"
Mu Lige sighed slightly, with a look of regret and sorrow: "Tian Lang is a traitor. Not only did he collude with the bandits, resulting in the annihilation of the 10,000-man vanguard army, but he also secretly communicated with the Lengyue Kingdom to the west and leaked the Zhaoyang Kingdom's troop deployment map to the enemy country."
"What?"
Situ Ye jumped up from his chair.
"That's pure nonsense!"
"The royal family has been loyal and righteous for generations, and they are full of brave men who have defended the people of Zhaoyang. How could they possibly collude with bandits and secretly communicate with an enemy country?"
Situ Ye clenched his fists tightly, his eyes red, heartbroken for Tian Lang who died from thousands of arrows piercing his heart.
Seeing the emotional Situ Ye, Mu Lige closed his eyes slightly, as if feeling sorry for Tian Lang. Although he didn't believe that his father's right-hand man would be like this, this was already a part of history, a past that he could not change.
"When the King of Jin arrived at Wushan, not only were the 10,000-man vanguard army completely wiped out, but even Tianlang himself was killed by the untrustworthy bandits, his heart pierced by thousands of arrows."
Situ Ye's eyes were filled with sorrow when he heard this. "So what happened next? Were the Wushan bandits wiped out?"
Mu Lige shook his head.
"The Prince of Jin led 60,000 troops to Wushan, where the bandit leader Yin Jiu surrendered and accepted the imperial court's offer of amnesty. Su Mu Tianjun resolved the bandit problem without a single soldier, earning him the praise of the then-Emperor Su Mu Qianxing.
After Tianlang's death, the Crown Prince's power was weakened, and many of the court's opponents turned to the side of Prince Jin. From then on, Prince Jin Su Mu Tianjun began to rise, becoming a prince who could rival the Crown Prince.
"This Su Mutianjun is simply a wolf with evil ambitions!"
Situ Ye slammed the table in anger.
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