noffsinger Chapter 324 Ju Shou assassinates Yuan Shao? Zhang He: Nobody notified me beforehand!
Chapter 324 Ju Shou assassinates Yuan Shao? Zhang He: Nobody notified me beforehand!
"How long until Yuan Xi and Gao Gan arrive here?"
Ju Shou's Great Tent
While eating the candied fruit that had been peeled by his servants, Ju Shou asked the guards he was raising questions.
"Reporting to you, sir, the two of them are expected to arrive no earlier than twelve days later, and no later than half a month later."
"Twelve days to half a month?"
"That's enough time."
A glint of light appeared in Ju Shou's eyes.
In fact, he was not afraid of Yuan Xi and Gao Gan's arrival at all.
Because the two officials under their command, the Prefect of Youzhou and the Prefect of Bingzhou, were also from Ju Shou's camp, namely Wang Ling and Cui Yan.
therefore.
Even after Yuan Xi and Gao Gan arrived, the proportion of military power in Yuan's camp would not change much; it would still be three for Yuan Shao and seven for Ju Shou.
Win over a portion of Yuan Shao's 30% force and eliminate the rest.
Ju Shou could then return to Ye City perfectly and announce Yuan Shang's succession!
Looking back now, Ju Shou can only laugh.
When Yuan Shao first took over Bingzhou, he even intended to support Wang Ling to oppose Ju Shou.
Little did they know, the moment Wang Ling encountered Ju Shou, he shattered on his own, surrendering instantly without the slightest hesitation!
Fortunately, Ju Shou had never heard the song "How Lonely It Is to Be Invincible".
Otherwise, he would surely be singing a song to express his loneliness and desolation.
at this time.
Guo Tu has arrived.
He rushed into Ju Shou's tent in a panic and reported to Ju Shou:
"Brother Gongyu, something terrible has happened!"
"Yuan Shao is plotting to assassinate you!"
"Assassination?"
"Heh, can he do it?"
Ju Shou didn't care at all.
Putting aside everything else, the number of assassins he kept was countless.
Furthermore, most of the remaining senior military officers are his people.
How did Yuan Shao assassinate Ju Shou?
"Gongze, don't believe everything you hear."
"Do you know the specific assassination plan? Why don't you tell me about it and broaden my horizons?"
Ju Shou said this in a joking tone.
He genuinely didn't believe Yuan Shao could defeat him.
Unexpectedly, what Guo Tu said next took him by surprise.
"What!?"
"How dare that bastard Yuan Benchu?"
"He actually colluded with Cao Cao's camp to kill Ju?"
Guo Tu curled his lip, thinking to himself, "Ju Shou, you're such a good actor!"
Even though you didn't directly collude with Cao Cao's camp, didn't you still use the power of Cao Cao's camp to kill Yan Liang and Wen Chou?
"Since that's the case, don't blame me for being ruthless!"
A ruthless glint flashed in Ju Shou's eyes.
He planned to teach Yuan Shao a lesson.
Of course, it was not an assassination of Yuan Shao.
……
After the sun sets
Yuan Shao sent someone to Ju Shou's camp to invite Ju Shou to a banquet.
Ju Shou accepted it with a smile.
He was certain that Yuan Shao wanted to use this banquet to make a move against him.
No problem, let Yuan Shao have a good taste of what it's like to lift a rock only to drop it on his own foot!
Leading over a hundred elite warriors, Ju Shou made a high-profile trip to Yuan Shao's camp.
Inside the camp
Yuan Shao looked at his third son, Yuan Shang, with a smile on his face.
Yuan Shang, however, was not very happy.
He felt that his father was narrow-minded.
Mr. Ju is such a good person, yet my father doesn't trust him. What an incompetent ruler!
If I were to take over, I would definitely listen to Mr. Ju completely and treat him like a father!
Yuan Shao was unaware of Yuan Shang's thoughts.
Otherwise, he would definitely slap Yuan Shang a few times right now.
Upon seeing Ju Shou enter the main tent, Yuan Shao, along with other high-ranking officials and military officers from Yuan Shao's camp besides Tian Feng, also arrived one after another. Yuan Shao raised his wine cup and addressed the crowd:
"Ladies and gentlemen, today is the birthday of Mr. Yuan's late wife."
“His deceased wife had been gone for many years. When he married her, he promised her that he would make her birthday lively and festive every year.”
"Unfortunately, she left Mr. Yuan forever after only a few years of marriage."
“I know that I shouldn’t waste your time with my deceased wife’s birthday.”
"But I am suffering in my heart and really do not want to stay in the tent alone and secretly shed tears. So I would like to ask you all to have a drink with me to relieve my sorrow."
After saying this, Chunyu Qiong burst into tears.
He was one of the oldest followers of Yuan Shao, even earlier than Yan Liang and Wen Chou.
In Chunyu Qiong's eyes, Yuan Shao's deceased wife was also a true "sister-in-law".
Speaking of which, Chunyu Qiong's current wife was arranged by Yuan Shao's deceased wife back then.
The generals were also deeply moved and praised Yuan Shao for his loyalty and righteousness.
Only Yuan Shang had a face as ugly as an iron pot.
He is the son of Lady Liu, Yuan Shao's second wife!
How could Yuan Shao be happy when his father openly reminisced about his first wife in front of him?
Yuan Shang even pondered things in a more profound direction.
Is it possible that the father wants to pass the position to his eldest brother?
That's why I said that!
The more Yuan Shang thought about it, the more convinced he became that way.
Just as he was about to express his dissatisfaction.
Suddenly, a stream of blood gushed from his arm!
When Yuan Shang looked up again, he was already a prisoner of the assassin in front of him, with his neck tightly strangled.
Yuan Shao was the same; he was subdued by the assassin in an instant.
Let's leave aside the question of Yuan Shang's martial arts skills for now.
But Yuan Shao was by no means weak!
Having learned swordsmanship since childhood, he has a pretty good ability to defend himself.
There were five assassins in total, and they all appeared to be swordsmen.
Yuan's generals realized that an assassination attempt had occurred and immediately surrounded the assassin.
However, the assassins had already taken Yuan Shao and Yuan Shang hostage, and were forced by the crowd to retreat to a corner of the main tent.
what happened?
These are Ju Shou's inner thoughts at this moment.
He had considered that Yuan Shao might make a move against him at the banquet.
Furthermore, he had even devised countermeasures!
But he never imagined that Yuan Shao and Yuan Shang would be suddenly kidnapped by assassins who appeared out of nowhere!
Ju Shou was completely bewildered.
"Everyone, please don't hurt yourselves!"
Yuan Shao shouted with all his might.
Chunyu Qiong, Zhang He, Gao Lan, Han Meng, Ma Yan, Zhang Kai, Jiang Qi, and others all raised their weapons and glared angrily at the assassin.
Although Zhang He and others obeyed Ju Shou's orders.
But Yuan Shao was, after all, the nominal lord.
How can we stand idly by while our lord is being held hostage by assassins?
When the assassin who had kidnapped Yuan Shao made a mistake.
Zhang He drew his sword and slashed heavily at the assassin's arm.
Gao Lan, Chunyu Qiong, Han Meng, Jiang Qi, and others followed closely behind, launching a fierce attack on the assassins.
All five assassins were captured.
The masks they were wearing were also torn off by Yuan Ying's generals.
The next moment, Zhang He, Gao Lan, Han Meng and the others stared in disbelief at Ju Shou with suspicious eyes.
The five assassins were all swordsmen they had seen in Ju Shou's tent before!
The letters found on the five swordsmen bore Ju Shou's personal seal.
The situation seems to have become clear.
Ju Shou, resorting to any means necessary, wanted to kill Yuan Shao and his son Yuan Shang together!
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