"Juhou, Juhou..."

Chengdu, in the palace of the King of Shu, Marquis Du Jiameng was walking in front with his horse and golden sword, followed behind him was a group of anxious-looking palace servants and sergeants.

At this moment, an official slowly walked out and stopped in front of Du Jiameng.

After seeing clearly the identity of the visitor, Du Jiameng, who had been hurried forward just now, suddenly stopped moving forward.

Standing on the steps, he glanced at Juhou Du Jiameng who was about to go up below, and then at the palace servants and soldiers chasing him behind him.

The person who came here said calmly: "Marquis Ju, please come back."

"I want to see Brother Wang, and I want to ask him why he abandoned my country of Ju in exchange for the peace of the country of Shu?"

Although he knew clearly that the person in front of him was a close minister of Shu King Dushan, and the Prime Minister of Shu State under one person in the court, he also knew that his words today would definitely reach the ears of Shu King Dushan;

However, Marquis Du Jiameng still walked up a few steps reluctantly, looking at his posture as if he must seek an explanation today.

"Marquis Ju, please come back. The king will not see you today."

Looking at Marquis Ju Du Jiameng who stopped again, the Prime Minister of Shu said in a calm tone: "Your Majesty, please rest assured, Marquis Ju. Your Majesty and the Kingdom of Shu will definitely give Marquis Ju an explanation for this matter."

"Explain, what explanation?"

The anger in the heart of Juhou Du Jiameng seemed to be completely ignited by the words of Prime Minister Shu.

Recalling the conflicts with the prince and his family over the years, I also thought that the land of Hanzhong under my rule might soon become the territory of another country...

One after another, one after another, Marquis Du Jiameng felt filled with resentment that he could not vent. He stared at the Prime Minister of Shu in front of him with vicious eyes.

"Could it be that the explanation he gave me was to ask me to voluntarily donate the land of Hanzhong? Could it be that the explanation he gave me was to move my country to a wild land further south?"

"He's just like that..."

"Marquis Ju, you are so presumptuous..."

Listening to the increasingly outrageous words of Marquis Du Jiameng, and accompanied by a scolding from the Prime Minister of Shu, the Shu Palace sergeants on both sides immediately stepped out.

In just a short moment, Juhou Du Jiameng was surrounded by sharp spear blades.

Feeling the chill so close at hand, Marquis Du Jiameng knew that if he said one more word, he might be dead and dismembered on the spot.

Faced with a threat to his life, Du Jiameng had no choice but to lower his head even though he had been at the border for a long time and was used to fighting on the battlefield.

"My brother has lost his temper."

Seeing that Du Jiameng had lowered his head, Prime Minister Shu on the steps also breathed a sigh of relief.

He knew very well in his heart what kind of terrifying influence Marquis Ju had over the court of Shu.

Once the relationship is really broken and it reaches an irreversible point, the Shu Kingdom will immediately encounter a large-scale civil strife.

There are countries like Wei and Ba from outside who are watching with eager eyes, but the Shu Kingdom cannot withstand such turmoil internally.

So it might be possible to dampen the Marquis Ju's spirit today, but killing him on the spot is not what Du Shang, King of Shu, wants to see.

"Today, Marquis Ju was impulsive and lost his temper. Your Majesty, you can ignore it. But if it happens next time..."

With some weight added to his tone, Prime Minister Shu said in a deep voice: "I hope Marquis Ju can take care of himself."

"Thank you, Prime Minister, for your teachings."

It seemed that he had listened to the advice of the Prime Minister of Shu and stopped saying anything about meeting the King of Shu. After bowing, Marquis Ju turned around and left along the way he came.

It was just something that the Prime Minister of Shu and the people around him did not notice. At this moment, the seemingly peaceful Marquis Du Jiameng had a trace of resentment clearly flashing through his eyes.

…

"boom……"

The table was shaken from the seat by the slap of the palm, and a loud noise like thunder exploded in the room.

"It's too much. He, Duchamp, goes too far to bully others."

Returning to his mansion, Marquis Du Jiameng had no scruples at all and even dared to call the King of Shu by his name.

Seeing that his lord was so furious, a confidant general who was following him hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Your lord, calm down."

"Calm down my anger, how can I calm down my anger."

"Not to mention Du Shang, Empress Du and his son want to use the Hanzhong land of our country to beg for peace with the country of Wei;"

"Let's just say that today in the palace, they made me humiliated like that. I can't wait to..."

Marquis Du Jiameng was cursing the King of Shu and his son crazily, but the confidant general standing beside him had other calculations in his mind.

"According to your Majesty's words, Your Majesty is determined to take over the Hanzhong land of our country..."

"Of course he is determined." Before his confidant general could finish his words, Du Jiameng replied directly: "Otherwise, he can send all his princes to Wei, and I think Wei will agree to it in all likelihood.

he."

Du Jiameng's heart ached when he thought of Hanzhong, which was as wealthy as the core of Shu.

At the same time, he also believed that if he were the King of Wei, he would never give up such a golden opportunity.

"Then your Majesty should have made preparations in advance."

The words of the confidant general beside him immediately made the expression on Juhou's face become serious, "What do you mean?"

"In the past, your Majesty had the land of Hanzhong as its foundation, and naturally no one could shake it from the court of Shu."

"But your Majesty intends to offer the land of Hanzhong to Wei State, so your Majesty becomes a rootless duckweed and can only be blown away by the currents."

"On the other hand, the king's side, using the land of Hanzhong in exchange for such a powerful ally as the Wei State, can be said to be even more powerful."

Having said this, the eyes on the face of the trusted general immediately became solemn, "Sure enough, when all the dust settles, your Majesty will be in danger."

"What should I do?" Du Jiameng, who was not panicking and had already made some calculations in his mind, asked quickly and calmly.

"The situation is not conducive to me. The only solution now is..."

Halfway through the words, the confidant general stopped speaking, and instead took out his right hand and slowly made an obliterating motion.

"good."

Without any hesitation, Du Jiameng immediately said viciously: "It's Du Shang. Empress Du and his son betrayed me first, so don't blame me for being cruel."

"Now, I still have a large number of confidants in Chengdu, and there are also my former subordinates in the army..."

The two people gradually got closer, and the conspiracy slowly took shape in this room.

Although today's Chengdu is still the capital of the Shu Kingdom, everything seems calm on the surface, but secretly there are already turbulent undercurrents.

What Ju Marquis Du Jiameng didn't know was that just as he was plotting to launch a major event, there were people thousands of miles away in Hedong who were also paying close attention to the movements of Shu.

At this time, the Kingdom of Shu was like a singing cicada that did not know the danger and only drank the clear dew, while Marquis Du Jiameng was the mantis who deliberately tried to seize the Kingdom of Shu.

As for the role played by the monarchs and ministers of the Wei State far away in Anyi, they are like oriole who stand down from a high position and pay silent attention to everything.

Of course, in this version of the story, there is no boy with a slingshot under the tree.

Everything is gradually falling into place, all that's left is a spark to ignite the fire.
Chapter completed!