Seeing that Mu Jin remained silent, Su Yi couldn't help but turn to look at her.
He noticed a hint of sadness in Mu Jin's brows and couldn't help but wonder if he had said something wrong that had caused Mu Jin to suddenly become like this.
Su Yi was a man of great stature. In just a moment, recalling what he had just said to Mu Jin, he was able to guess why Mu Jin had suddenly become sad.
Su Yi scoffed, "You've just gone through a life-or-death situation, and you still have the mind to think about Nangong Min?"
Mu Jin turned to look at Su Yi's teasing smile, surprised that he could guess it.
Su Yi then asked, "I've always been curious, how did you come to like Nangong Min? He's not right for you."
Mu Jin didn't want to talk to Su Yi about Nangong Min. Indeed, she shouldn't waste her energy on someone who was impossible for her.
At this moment, Mu Weihou and Mu Yan are the people she should worry about the most.
Mu Jin turned to look at Su Yi: "You've been saying you can help me rescue my older brother, but I haven't asked you yet how you plan to do it."
Upon hearing Mu Jin's sudden question, Su Yi was taken aback for a moment, and then his smile slowly faded.
Su Yi had men in Beiqi Camp. He had already given orders to rescue Mu Yan from Beiqi Camp, and things were going smoothly.
Until two days ago, when Su Yuntian went to the Beiqi camp for peace talks, the spies that Su Yi had planted in the Beiqi camp suddenly lost contact with them.
Su Yi had a vague feeling that something might have gone wrong. He was afraid that once Mu Jin found out about this, she would be worried about Mu Yan's safety and would probably ignore his advice and leave immediately.
Thinking of this, Su Yi smiled and said to Mu Jin, "I have spies planted in the Beiqi camp, so you don't need to worry. Mu Yan has always been fine. The Beiqi people are using him as a bargaining chip in the negotiations with Dongyue, and they won't do anything to him."
Mu Jin asked, "You told me that Su Yuntian has arrived at the Beiqi camp. What do you think Dongyue will ask Su Yuntian to do in peace talks with Beiqi?"
Su Yi turned to look at the dark river in front of him, his eyes narrowing slightly.
"Dongyue will probably give Beiqi some incentives. After all, this war won't break out. Regardless of who wins or loses, it will be a lose-lose situation for both countries."
"At this point, Beiqi is like a mad dog at the end of its rope, with nowhere to go. If Dongyue cannot meet their demands, they will probably give everything they have and will not let Dongyue have an easy time before they die."
"This battle may destroy Beiqi, but Dongyue will not be able to escape unscathed. Dongyue has been fighting Beiqi for years. It may seem like a powerful country, but it is already riddled with holes inside and out."
"I'm sure you've seen a lot of unsavory things along the way since you left the capital. There are corrupt officials who collude with bandits, and city gate guards who openly extort money from refugees in broad daylight. But the people of Dongyue are the ones who suffer the most."
"In order to have more money to fight wars, the imperial court even did despicable things like selling official positions and increasing taxes on the people."
"Those who buy official positions, giving up everything for a post, do so only to have more power to exploit the people's blood and sweat."
"The current Dongyue is rotten to the core. Even if it defeats Beiqi, it will be severely weakened. I estimate that even a small Xiliang Kingdom will be able to easily take over Dongyue by then."
“Now all countries are eyeing Dongyue and Beiqi at war, so they can sit back and reap the benefits. Beiqi understands this, and Dongyue understands it even better.”
"But Kitasaki had no choice; they were making a last-ditch effort, and Dongyue was also trying every possible way to quell the war with Kitasaki."
Mu Jin said, "You mean, Dongyue will offer Beiqi some benefits to resolve this dispute?"
"Okay!" Su Yi nodded.
"If I'm not mistaken, Dongyue might choose to compromise with Beiqi, giving them some cities and wealth in order to quell the war and preserve their strength."
"Although doing so will come at a certain cost, it is undoubtedly a wiser choice than suffering heavy losses in war."
"Both countries seem to have made compromises, but this is merely an opportunity for them to recuperate, build up their strength, and await future revenge."
"After all, both countries are ambitious nations, and temporary humiliation is only for the sake of a better rise."
Su Yi took Mu Jin's hand and said, "So, Jin, Mu Yan's life is not in danger, you don't need to worry about that."
Su Yi's words were like a reassuring pill, calming Mu Jin's worries about Mu Yan.
Su Yi looked at Mu Jin and seemed to breathe a sigh of relief before turning his head away, lowering his eyes, and slowly concealing the slight smile that had just been on his lips under the cover of night.
He ultimately didn't dare tell Mu Jin the truth: although Mu Yan's life was not in immediate danger, the cause of this conflict in Dongyue was Mu Yan.
The loss of cities and huge sums of silver by the Eastern Yue Kingdom undoubtedly placed an even heavier burden on the court and its people.
In order to quell the anger and discontent of the people, the imperial court may choose to target Mu Yan, or even the entire Mu family.
The Mu family was made a scapegoat for the crisis in order to divert public attention and ease the tensions that had been building up over the past few years due to taxes, conscription, plague, and the strained relationship between the court and the people.
After all, Su Mu had long wanted to take action against the Mu family, and this time it was much easier to blame the Mu family for the conflict than to confront the incompetence of the entire country.
Su Yi took off his cloak and covered Mu Jin with it, saying to her, "Ling Yu and the others probably won't be here so soon. You can rest against me for a while. I'll call you when they arrive."
Mu Jin nodded, probably because she had been too tired lately. Since Su Yi had repeatedly assured her that Mu Yan would not be in any danger, she was always on edge.
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