si-mexico Chapter 325 Yuan Shao and Ju Shou: One for One? A Power Struggle in Yuan's Camp!
Chapter 325 Yuan Shao and Ju Shou: One for One? A Power Struggle in Yuan's Camp!
Faced with the astonished gazes of Zhang He, Gao Lan, Han Meng, Jiang Qi, and others, Ju Shou was speechless.
Even he himself was in a daze.
Those five swordsmen were assassins whom Ju Shou had kept for many years.
As assassins, they naturally only obey Ju Shou's orders.
Moreover, the families of those five swordsmen are all under Ju Shou's control, so there is no possibility of them betraying him!
But now, the situation is clear.
The five swordsmen attacked Yuan Shao and his son Yuan Shang.
Ju Shou even suspected that he might have given them the order to act while he was dreaming!
He also had his own personal seal, which he kept in his study when he was still in Ye City.
After setting out on the expedition, he carried the seal with him at all times.
No one but himself should have been able to get his hands on this seal!
Ju Shou felt in his pocket and found that the seal was still there.
That means someone must have temporarily stolen the seal while he was sleeping.
Or perhaps, a high-quality counterfeit was made.
Suddenly, the five swordsmen coughed up black blood.
Even before they assassinated Yuan Shao and Yuan Shang, they already had poison in their mouths.
Regardless of the outcome, the poison will gradually dissolve and enter the stomach.
At that moment, all five people died within a minute!
Upon seeing this, Chunyu Qiong pointed at Ju Shou's forehead and began to curse:
"Ju Shou, I never imagined you harbored such malicious intentions!"
“You yourself said that you were willing to accept any punishment for General Wen Chou’s death in battle.”
"My lord, considering your many years of hard work for my Yuan camp, will only temporarily relieve you of your post as military supervisor."
"But you, on the contrary, actually wanted to kill the lord and the third young master."
"Neither the eldest nor the second young master are here."
"Could it be that you intend to take his place?"
Ju Shou was unusually speechless.
Although he is a Celestial Dragon, he still has to consider the thoughts of his subordinates.
You can tell just by looking at the expressions on Zhang He's and Gao Lan's faces.
They were almost certain that Ju Shou was responsible for this sudden assassination attempt!
There's nothing we can do; we all know those swordsmen are assassins you, Ju Shou, have raised.
You can't exactly say that those men were turned against Yuan Shao, can you?
You promised that Ju Shou and the Ju family wouldn't directly step forward to fight for supremacy.
It is precisely because of this premise that we all support you wholeheartedly and put you first in everything.
You, on the other hand, were desperate and resorted to such dirty means as assassination to get rid of Yuan Shao behind everyone's back!
seriously.
At this moment, the civil and military officials in Yuan's camp, especially those in Ju Shou's camp, looked at Ju Shou with a hint of contempt.
Hypocritical!
Assassination is a method generally not used within aristocratic circles, otherwise it would be looked down upon by other aristocratic families.
This is also the default rule of the game.
Otherwise, if I assassinate you today and you assassinate me tomorrow, and we keep assassinating each other, what's the point in the end?
At this moment, Yuan Shao spoke.
"Ugh……"
"Yuan thought he could finish this meal with everyone today."
"But I never expected that something like this would happen."
"Gongyu, is there anything I, Yuan, have done to wrong you?"
"Please feel free to bring it up. I, Yuan, will definitely reflect on it seriously and will not let you or the company suffer the slightest injustice."
Yuan Shao revealed a sincere expression.
This pitiful appearance immediately broke Ju Shou's defenses.
If it weren't for the high-quality education he received from a young age, Ju Shou would probably have cursed him on the spot:
"Yuan Benchu, are you out of your mind?!"
"What are you pretending to be, a pure and innocent lotus flower?"
Unfortunately, Yuan Shao's expression appeared extremely aggrieved to the civil and military officials in his camp.
Ju Shou, on the other hand, was the one who deceived the emperor!
The thought of Ju Shou's harshness and disdain for Yuan Shao in the past made everyone despise Ju Shou's character even more.
"My lord, this assassin is not from Ju's faction."
"I am utterly loyal to my lord, how could I possibly send an assassin?"
Having come this far, Ju Shou was certain that he had fallen into Yuan Shao's trap.
Although it is unknown how Yuan Shao obtained his seal, Ju Shou absolutely cannot admit to assassinating Yuan Shao.
Yuan Shao spread his hands, looking innocent:
"Of course, Mr. Yuan believes that this matter was not done by the government."
"Since it wasn't Gongyu who did it, why is Gongyu so insistent on making excuses?"
Upon hearing this, even Zhang He, Gao Lan, and others could hardly bear to look at it anymore.
It was one thing for them to help Ju Shou bully their lord Yuan Shao on ordinary days.
However, Ju Shou openly sent someone to assassinate Yuan Shao, which was a slap in the face to all the civil and military officials in Yuan's camp, and a betrayal of the many supporters behind the Ju family!
Feeling the strange looks from everyone.
Ju Shou took a deep breath and sighed:
“Those five swordsmen are indeed men under my command.”
“But the assassination attempt on our lord was absolutely not carried out by me.”
"Since I cannot prove my innocence at present, I will lock myself in my tent and stay inside until the matter is investigated."
Yuan Shao gave Ju Shou a deep look.
A good move is to retreat in order to advance.
It sounds nice, but they're kept locked up in their tents and never allowed to leave.
However, Zhang He, Gao Lan, Han Meng, Jiang Qi, Feng Ji, and others still relied on Ju Shou in everything.
but.
Yuan Shao already had a solution.
Yuan Shao then laughed and said:
"I am certain that today's assassination attempt was not carried out by Gongyu."
"If Yuan punishes Gongyu without cause, wouldn't that cause outsiders to misunderstand Gongyu's reputation?"
"To show my trust in Gongyu, I wish to share a pillow and sleep with Gongyu from this day forward!"
“Anyway, Yuan’s camp is big enough. There’s more than enough room to put up another bed for Gongyu.”
"In this way, the rumors will surely be dispelled on their own after some time."
Ju Shou's eyes widened, and an unprecedented anger appeared in them!
The imprisonment was a sham; Ju Shou locked himself in his own tent.
He was truly imprisoned, sharing a bed and sleeping with Yuan Shao in the same large camp!
Yuan Shao is now barefoot and has nothing to fear.
Ju Shou's military power within Yuan's camp had reached a terrifying 70%.
But Ju Shou himself said that he would hand over all power.
Yuan Shao's choice to sleep in the same bed with him meant that before the end of this southern campaign, Ju Shou would no longer have any opportunity to issue orders to his followers alone!
But Yuan Shao was different.
Yuan Shao is the nominal lord!
Without Ju Shou's orders, I, Yuan Shao, would have you, Zhang He, Gao Lan, Han Meng, and Jiang Qi, lead troops to attack Cao Cao. As a general in Yuan's camp, you couldn't possibly refuse, could you?
Suddenly, Ju Shou's henchmen and Ju Shou himself were out of contact!
In this way, Yuan Shao temporarily seized power from Ju Shou without bloodshed.
"it is good!"
"I, Ju, agree to my lord's request."
Ju Shou angrily flicked his sleeve.
Rules are made by people.
Those who know how to utilize the rules are often the ultimate winners.
Clearly, Yuan Shao used the unspoken rules of the aristocratic circles and the inherent limitations of Ju Shou as a member of the Celestial Dragon Clan to defeat Ju Shou!
Suddenly, Guo Tu, who was in the crowd, felt a cold gaze.
Ju Shou glared at him fiercely, as if he were looking at a dead man.
Ju Shou was not a fool among the Celestial Dragons; on the contrary, he was the only and most outstanding Celestial Dragon in the late Han Dynasty.
Those five swordsmen could not possibly betray him.
That means there must be a mole within our own camp.
There is no one but Guo Tu who could be this traitor!
(Guo Tu: My dear Ju Shou, if I said it wasn't me, but Feng Ji who betrayed you, would you believe me?)
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