"Bang!" With a deafening crash, a delicate jade cup was smashed against the floor by Jiang Huanchu, shattering into pieces!
"Di Xin! This is outrageous!" Jiang Huanchu's eyes were bloodshot, and his chest heaved violently.
His daughter, the dignified Empress, had actually been deposed, and the reason was the laughable charge of "lacking virtue." This was not merely the deposing of an empress.
It was a slap in the face to him, the Marquis of the East, and an utter trampling of the Jiang Clan's dignity!
"Marquis, please calm down!" His strategists and generals tried to dissuade him, but indignation showed on every face.
"Calm down? How can I calm down?" Jiang Huanchu roared. "My daughter's virtue is known throughout the world! She was deposed despite committing no offense. It's obvious that Di Xin simply wanted to fabricate a crime!"
"He's planning to move against East Lu. Deposing the Vassal Lords in the Northern Lands wasn't enough for him; he wants to wipe out the Vassal Lords in the east as well."
"When Western Qi's envoy came earlier, I was still hesitating out of consideration for our relationship as in-laws. But now it seems that Di Xin has long since been unable to tolerate us Vassal Lords!"
Just then, a guard hurriedly reported from outside, "Marquis, Western Qi's state preceptor, Shen Gongbao, requests an audience again!"
Jiang Huanchu's gaze sharpened. "Let him in!"
Shen Gongbao strode inside. Seeing the wreckage covering the floor and Jiang Huanchu's livid face, he immediately understood the situation.
He nevertheless put on an expression of grief and sympathy. "Marquis, I've already heard about what happened in Zhaoge! Di Xin is tyrannical. To treat the Empress like this and humiliate East Lu so thoroughly is truly an outrage to both gods and men!"
Jiang Huanchu stared