"Your Majesty, the Cao Thief has appointed Zhuge Xu as a general to lead troops in an invasion!"
Inside the Imperial Palace in Chengdu.
Another Court Assembly was underway, with the ministers gathered inside the Imperial Palace.
Jiang Wei stood at the very front, his brows furrowed, reporting the affairs of Cao Wei to Liu Shan.
Liu Shan sat in the seat of honor, bored out of his mind. His body was here, but his thoughts seemed to be elsewhere. His eyes were somewhat vacant, and, having apparently thought of something amusing, he even wore a faint smile.
Just as Zhong Hui had said, after the Imperial Court granted Zhuge Xu the nominal title of General Who Conquers Shu and transferred Sima Wang to Liangzhou, unrest soon began to stir in the Shu Kingdom.
Jiang Wei was the first to learn of this, and he immediately began pondering Cao Wei's intentions.
Since taking personal rule, Cao Mao had already proved his abilities to the Shu Kingdom. He was an exceptionally difficult enemy to handle.
The situation in Yongliang was volatile, and Jiang Wei sensed that something was wrong.
Could Cao Wei truly be planning a large-scale invasion?
Jiang Wei believed that Great Han ought to consider countermeasures early. If Cao Wei intended to invade on a large scale, they would have to make deployments beforehand. Cao Wei had always wanted to seize Hanzhong, and Jiang Wei felt that its military activity in Yongliang very likely meant it had designs on Hanzhong.
"Your Majesty, troop movements in Liangzhou have grown increasingly frequent, and the troops in Yong Province have begun repairing abandoned roads. These are already signs that a great army is preparing to march..."
"We do not have many troops in Hanzhong..."
Jiang Wei talked until his mouth went dry,