"Your Majesty, Eunuch Lu has been brought here."
As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Yun entered the emperor's study, accompanied by Prime Minister Zhang He and several ministers.
"Your Majesty."
Chen Mu didn't pay much attention to it and asked quickly, "Eunuch Lu, you should have received the news. Now there is a traitor in my Shu Kingdom. This traitor is a member of the royal family of my Shu Kingdom."
"Such a major incident has occurred at the border. We are still unclear about the Miao Kingdom's intentions, but they are definitely trying to evade our Shu Kingdom and your Great Zhou."
"So, in my opinion, this matter still requires our two countries to unite and jointly deal with the traitors and this hateful Miao nation. They are going too far!"
Lu Yun seemed relatively calm, and asked curiously.
"Didn't Your Majesty say before that the war wouldn't spread to your Shu Kingdom? Why are you so anxious now?"
"you……"
"Eunuch Lu, let's not talk about this matter. Do you agree or not? Are you willing to unite with our Shu Kingdom? If not, then it's up to you! This is our own family affair, and our Shu Kingdom can resolve it."
Lu Yun smiled softly and explained, "Alas, Your Majesty, that's not right. What do you mean by 'at your pleasure'? Of course we are willing to do so. I just wanted to nag you a little."
"Besides, Your Majesty, do you have any choice now?"
"In fact, our positions have reversed. Now it's your Shu Kingdom that's begging us, the Great Zhou."
"We have lost 50,000 troops stationed at the border, and we have also lost many leaders, but our Great Zhou still has a staunch ally, the Xiongnu people on the grasslands."
"That won't work. We can also let the people from the grassland come and stretch out the front and help us fight. That's also possible."
Chen Mu finally reacted at this point. This kid just wanted him to bow his head and speak more gently. After all, what he said just now meant that he was standing in a superior position.
It’s quite an advantage!
However, after such a careful analysis, he was indeed correct. Their Great Zhou was not the same as mine and their Shu Kingdom.
The Shu Kingdom is different. It is sandwiched between the Zhou Kingdom and the Miao Kingdom!
If they offended both of them, they would be left alone and helpless, with no one willing to help them.
The other countries certainly wouldn't want to either! Not only is the journey long, but the southwest is also remote...
However, before Emperor Chen Mu could say anything, Prime Minister Zhang He immediately became restless and shouted angrily, "Lu Yun!"
"Don't go too far in this matter. His Majesty took the initiative to bring this up to you. You should be content and not act so high and mighty, and not take this opportunity to turn your back on him!"
"Do you really think I'm afraid of your threats? Do you really think we don't have any other options? I tell you, my Shu army is incredibly powerful!"
"How could the Shu army be scared away so easily? We, the Shu army, will definitely be able to take back the glory that belongs to us!"
Lu Yun curled his lips and smiled calmly, "I didn't say anything."
"Besides, since Prime Minister Zhang thinks this matter is okay, then you can solve it yourselves."
"To be honest, His Majesty just sent me a message saying that the Miao Kingdom has retreated near my border. They can't defeat us. After all, our pass is only a small one, easy to defend but difficult to attack, which would be a waste of manpower."
"Attack and defense are easy nowadays. We in the Great Zhou can also stay out of the world. We can also sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight."
"Your Majesty wants me to go back quickly and not stay here. I'm on a diplomatic mission!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the Emperor of Shu immediately panicked. How could he be like this? Wouldn’t he be in great loss?
Things happened too fast. Just a few days ago, they were still complacent and thought that the Great Zhou would definitely need the help of their Shu Kingdom, but now, they don’t need it at all!
This is too cunning!
Before, it was the Great Zhou who came to him humbly to beg him, and now he is the one who humbly begs the Great Zhou. The change of identity and positioning was too fast, even the ministers couldn't react, let alone the emperor?
Chen Mu smiled awkwardly. Although the border area had just been lost, the consequences of this incident were still very serious. How could he not know this? But he didn't dare to think about the consequences.
"Eunuch Lu, please calm down. That's not what I meant. I sincerely wanted to help your Great Zhou. Now that things have developed like this, will I kick you when you're down?"
"What I just said was just a few words from Prime Minister Zhang."
"Apologize to Eunuch Lu!"
After hearing this, Zhang He was stunned for a moment, but he also realized that His Majesty might have weighed the pros and cons of both sides and felt that their Shu Kingdom was in some danger.
What he had just said did have some promise, so he had no choice but to kneel on the ground.
"Eunuch Lu, I was wrong. I apologize to you here!"
Zhang He was quite skilled at kneeling down to apologize, and he just knelt down directly.
"Since Prime Minister Zhang has apologized so sincerely, this eunuch can forgive him."
"Your Majesty, if you sincerely want to cooperate with our Great Zhou, then we will naturally have no problem. I will explain this situation to Your Majesty after I return."
"With such a big problem in your country, you will need time to prepare. Don't worry."
After hearing this, the Shu Emperor finally relaxed his brow.
This kind of thing happened recently too suddenly, and he must do everything he can to resolve it as soon as possible.
Fortunately, the envoy from the Great Zhou happened to come to their Shu Kingdom and discuss cooperation with them, otherwise he would really be in a state of panic.
"Thank you very much, Eunuch Lu."
Lu Yun waved his hand. "Your Majesty, there's no need to be so polite. However, I have one thing to say in advance. The Miao Kingdom is now attacking your Shu Kingdom. I will have to discuss this with Your Majesty after I return."
"If His Majesty disagrees and thinks your attitude is problematic, then I really can't do anything about it."
Chen Mu, who had been a little happy just now, became gloomy again.
Wait until nightfall.
Chen Yuan'er quietly called into the bedroom.
Chen Mu grabbed his sister's hand and started complaining.
"Sister, the emperor is very anxious now. The rebellion of Prince Nan'an caught us off guard. You must go back and persuade the emperor of your Great Zhou, no matter what means you use!"
"good!"
Chen Yuaner nodded. Since the matter had come to this point, she naturally couldn't just stand by and watch him die!
"Brother, I will explain this matter to you after we return to the Great Zhou."
"I deeply regret this. If I had known this would happen, I should have agreed to your request directly."
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