"Dang Cang..."

With a crisp collision sound, the blood-stained sword fell to the ground.

At this moment, Empress Du felt an endless emptiness in her heart.

Before today, he never thought about leading his army into Chengdu and killing Du Jiameng, the traitor who usurped the country.

But when the sword was inserted into his vitals again and again, and when he fell in front of her, Du Hou felt that everything was over.

Without the support of the hatred in her heart, the fatigue of many days surged directly into her heart, and Empress Du fell down helplessly.

At this moment, Empress Du no longer thought about reviving Shu. He just wanted to lie here alone.

Seeing Empress Du's behavior, Wei Shen, who had become sworn friends with him during these days of fighting side by side, subconsciously stepped forward.

But just as he made a move, there was a tugging behind him. When he looked back, Gongsun Yang, who had arrived at an unknown time, was already standing in his sight.

Facing Wei Shen's questioning look, Gongsun Yang didn't say anything, just shook his head silently.

Wei Shen, who understood what his teacher meant, no longer insisted on moving forward, but just stood there, waiting quietly.

Time passed by in a hurry, and after a long time, Empress Du slowly stood up and came to Wei Shen step by step.

"Brother, today Empress Du has the opportunity to kill the enemy with her own hands, and the Kingdom of Shu can escape from the hands of the traitors, all thanks to the help of my brother and Wei Xiang."

"Empress Du would like to thank all the people of Shu for their great kindness to my brother and the great Wei Dynasty."

"Brother, please accept Empress Du's bow."

Wei Shen did not refuse Empress Du's bow, but chose to accept it calmly.

After a few breaths, Wei Shen slowly stepped forward and helped Empress Du up, "I hope that Wei and Shu will be like this from now on."

Her right hand tightly grasped Wei Shen's hand, and a hint of determination appeared in Queen Du's eyes.

"must!"

…

With the recapture of Chengdu and the killing of Du Jiameng, the war that started due to the rebellion finally came to an end with the victory of the coalition forces of Wei and Shu.

Just the end of the war does not mean that things have come to an end. The Shu Kingdom, which is in desperate need of revitalization, will still need a long time to restore its severely damaged national strength bit by bit.

In addition to bringing things back to order after winning the war, there was always one thing that weighed heavily on Empress Du's mind as the crown prince of Shu, and that was the whereabouts of Du Shang, King of Shu.

According to those captured rebel generals, the rebels led by Du Jiameng indeed invaded the palace that day, and even Shu Prime Minister Du Kai died in the rebellion.

However, even if the rebels dug deep into the ground, they could not find any trace of the King of Shu in Chengdu.

The only clue is that on the night of the rebellion, some soldiers indeed saw someone escaping from Chengdu City in the chaos. However, there is still a question as to whether the person's identity was Dushan, King of Shu?

Although she was unable to obtain the specific whereabouts of her father, and although her father's life and death were still uncertain, Empress Du never chose to give up.

In the days that followed, orders came out from the palace one after another, and the reward for finding Du Shang, King of Shu, became more and more generous day by day.

Just when Empress Du was eager to find her father, a report came from outside the palace.

"Report..."

"Prince, someone asked to see you and said they know the whereabouts of the king."

"What! Please!"

With this voice ringing in his ears, Empress Du could no longer suppress the anxiety on his face, and he stood up directly from his seat.

After a while, when her eyes could clearly see the appearance of the person coming, Empress Du knew that she was about to find her father.

Just because the person who appeared in front of Empress Du at this moment was none other than one of the several personal guards who guarded Du Shang on weekdays, and it was he who escorted Du Shang to escape from Chengdu that night.

"The general will finally pay homage to the prince."

"No need to be polite." In three or two steps, Empress Du arrived at the guard's side. His hands directly held the guard's arms, "Where is your father? Are you okay?"

Empress Du asked eagerly, which suddenly made Konoe's expression become miserable.

"Prince..."

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, he is dying..."

"What!"

…

"Xilulu..."

Outside an unknown valley to the west of Chengdu, a loud neighing sound of war horses suddenly came.

Led by the personal guard, Empress Du immediately led her light cavalry to gallop for a long time, and finally arrived at the valley where Dushan was located.

Before the horse could completely settle down, Empress Du had already dismounted and threw the reins into the hands of the guards at the side.

But before Empress Du, who looked anxious, could take a few steps forward, she was immediately blocked by a loud shout.

"Who is coming?"

After seeing clearly the identity of Empress Du, these people's faces suddenly showed a hint of joy.

"I'll wait to see the prince."

"No need to be polite." At this moment, Empress Du had no intention of accepting their visit. He was so anxious that all he could think about was his father, "Where is your father?"

"We are still waiting for the prince to come with me."

Following the footsteps of the guards, Du Hou quickly entered the valley and came to the front of a cave.

When she saw the man lying in the cave clearly, Empress Du could no longer suppress the expression on her face.

"Father..."

As if hearing this voice, Dushan, who was originally unconscious, suddenly woke up.

When his vision slowly became clear, a face that he had been thinking about came into view, Dushan's eyes were still full of disbelief.

"Hou'er, is the widowed Hou'er back?"

"It's the queen. Father, the queen is back. The queen is back with a large army."

Looking at her father Du Shang, who was haggard and completely different from the one in his memory, Empress Du's tears broke through the dam and flowed down her cheeks.

"When the news came that Jiameng Pass had been recaptured, I knew that I would be able to capture Chengdu."

"Father, not only has Chengdu been successfully conquered, but the evil thief Du Jiameng has also been killed by the queen himself."

"Father, I will take my father back to Chengdu right now."

"Okay, the widow's son is finally able to take charge of his own business, but..."

"Cough cough cough..."

A violent cough sounded, and Dushan's body could be said to be extremely weak at the moment.

The already old body, coupled with the arrow wounds he suffered the night he escaped from Chengdu, and the harsh living environment these days, have made the life of this king of Shu almost come to an end.

The reason why he has been able to survive until now is entirely due to one obsession, an obsession to see his prince take back the Kingdom of Shu with his own eyes.

Now that he had seen with his own eyes the prince he had longed for and heard him say with his own ears that his enemy had beheaded him, Dushan's body could no longer support him.

"Cough cough cough..."

After finally suppressing the violent cough, Du Shang braced himself and looked at his prince, "It's just that I'm afraid my father will never have the chance to visit Chengdu, our country of Shu."

His hands slowly climbed up to Queen Du's. Du Shang used all his strength to arrange the last thing for his prince and his country of Shu.

"Hou'er, within a short period of time, the Wei State successively captured Nanzheng, Jiameng Pass and Chengdu City. Looking at the world today, there is no one more powerful than the Wei State."

"My queen, if you are ambitious, you should wait in wait and serve carefully. If you are not absolutely sure, you must not turn against Wei. If not, the Du Jiameng of today may not be the same as you tomorrow."

"My queen, if you have no intention of serving the world, you might as well follow the example of Qin and Zhao and lead our country of Shu to completely surrender to the country of Wei. The country of Wei has always put faith first, and the current king of Wei is even more ambitious. Since then, our lineage of Shu has been

There should be no worries."

"Hou'er, how to choose..."

With the last trace of nostalgia, Du Shang gently confided to his crown prince, Empress Du: "It depends on you, the new King of Shu."

In the 26th year of Zhou Xian Wang Bian's 26th year (343 BC), King Du Shang of Shu, the ninth monarch of the Kaiming Dynasty of Shu, died in an unknown valley southwest of Chengdu. Later generations called him "King Shu Ping".
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