I, the prince, only want to be deposed.

Chapter 14 Bear’s Heart and Leopard’s Boldness

Chen Guo and Zhang Liang were already kneeling on the ground, not daring to utter a word.

Now seeing Liu Ju and Du Zhou confronting each other, Du Zhou even brought out the emperor's scepter.

He was so frightened that he didn't dare to breathe. He bent over with his forehead almost touching the ground, for fear of being implicated.

However, Liu Ju was not afraid at all. On the contrary, he grinned and looked Du Zhou up and down: "Du Tingwei Shi is so majestic."

"I am only being loyal to the emperor. Please forgive me, Your Highness."

Although Du Zhou bowed slightly, his gaze and attitude were still extremely firm, and he was in a tit-for-tat posture.

As a cruel official, he knew the basis of his career better than anyone else.

He is the emperor's minion and white glove. If he cannot worry about his way out and is not hesitant because of his reputation, then he will lose the meaning of his existence and it will be time for him to be abandoned by the emperor.

"What a loyal act."

Liu Ju was still smiling, but his smile gradually became more cunning, "It seems that Du Tingwei Shi and I are of the same type, except that the other one is stubborn and insists on his own way."

As he spoke, he had already moved to Du Zhou's side, and whispered in his ear in a voice that only the two of them could hear:

"Since you insist on using the scepter to stop me, you can't blame me."

"I can assure you that tomorrow the people affected by the flood in Liangchu will know that the flood is becoming more and more serious, and it is a critical period to repair and block the flood. However, the emperor today is reluctant to give up that small bamboo forest and ignores the hundreds of millions of people in the sixteen counties."

"???"

Du Zhou was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and looked at Liu Ju with a strange expression.

This threat sounds a bit...irrelevant, and even has a bit of the Seven Injury Fist flavor, which makes most people confused.

But Du Zhou gradually became aware of a strong murderous intent!
As a result, Liu Ju was too lazy to keep him in suspense, and directly revealed his true intention, and continued to laugh:
"Someone must bear this infamy and blame. I definitely can't do it, and my father will never do it either..."

"Du Tingwei Shi is a smart man. It should be easy for him to guess who will be the one who has to pretend to convey the emperor's will, bear the blame, take the blame, and apologize to the world to appease the people, right?"

"..."

Facing Liu Ju's harmless smile, Du Zhou suddenly felt a chill in his back and couldn't help shivering.

Especially when seeing Liu Ju’s eyebrows and eyes which are somewhat similar to Liu Che’s.

He was actually distracted for a moment, as if he saw another version of Liu Che.

Is this really the Crown Prince who is known for his kindness, tolerance, gentleness and prudence as rumored?
Du Zhou couldn't help but feel fearful. Liu Ju was only sixteen or seventeen years old. If time passed...

At this moment, his fingers that were tightly gripping the staff moved unconfidently. He became a cruel official in order to get promoted and make money, and definitely not to be a scapegoat and apologize to the world.

"So, Du Tingweishi."

Liu Ju took Du Zhou's shoulder and said, "Why don't we each do our own job and not interfere with each other?"

"I'll treat my water, and you'll study your books. This staff is so heavy, so don't take it out to scare people all the time. I'm tired even if you're not."

"In this way, you and I can live in peace. Do you agree?"

"I, I agree."

Du Zhou silently lowered the upright staff a little, and only then did he realize that his palms were already slippery with sweat.

"By the way, I won't interfere with your petition, but you have to promise me one thing."

Liu Ju nodded slightly and said with a smile,
"Now I am still short of manpower for flood control. The one hundred Qimen warriors you brought are the elite among the elite. They are strong and have powerful weapons. It would be a waste to keep them idle. It is better to let them take off their armor and follow me to Qiyuan to cut bamboo."

"I think Master Du Tingwei should have no objection, right?"

"..."

"..."

……

In the following days, led by Liu Ju, the Qimen warriors, and the soldiers brought by Guo Chang, a large group of laborers marched towards Qiyuan.

The gardeners who settled in Qi Garden had never seen such a scene before. Seeing that it was the prince himself leading the team, they naturally did not dare to stop it like Du Zhou did.

Therefore, the work of cutting down the bamboo forest in Qiyuan went very smoothly.

On the other hand, Ji Ren, Chen Guo and Zhang Liang also led the laborers to mine the soil and rocks needed to block the breach.

All preliminary preparations are proceeding step by step.

at the same time.

As a galloping horse entered Chang'an, a small commotion that was unknown to others was once again caused in the Xuanshi Hall.

Soon after.

Liu Che moved to the Pepper Palace, which he had not visited for a long time.

Wei Qing was also summoned by the envoy and hurried into the palace, heading for the Pepper Palace.

Liu Che, Wei Zifu and Wei Qing gathered together, and all the guards and servants were dismissed.

Liu Che just took out a bamboo slip and threw it on the table in front of Wei Zifu and Wei Qing, snorting coldly:

"Look, look at the good things your good son and your good nephew have done in Dongjun!"

"promise……"

Wei Zifu and Wei Qing looked at each other and opened the bamboo slips with full of concerns.

After looking at it carefully.

Wei Zifu's face was full of disbelief. She moved to Liu Che's side and bowed her head and said:
"Gentleman, is there any misunderstanding here? I have been kind-hearted since I was young. If I accidentally stepped on an ant, I would be sad for a long time. How could I ignore the people on the north bank and say such a ridiculous thing as tearing up the north embankment to end it all?"

"Your Majesty's lesson."

Wei Qing also bowed and said solemnly,
"Although the Crown Prince is not as ambitious and ambitious as Your Majesty, he is definitely not a ridiculous, foolish, incompetent or immoral person. I really cannot believe that these words came from the Crown Prince's mouth. This matter is not in line with common sense. I am afraid that someone is interfering."

"Haha, I don't want to believe it either."

Liu Che sneered, then took out another bamboo slip from his sleeve and threw it to the two of them, "Take a look at this!"

"..."

besides?

At this moment, Wei Zifu and Wei Qing both felt a pang in their hearts, wondering how many "good things" Liu Ju had done this time?
There was even a second when Wei Qing began to regret forcing Liu Ju to go and control the flood.

If he had not gone to control the flood, these things that were completely beyond his control and expectations would not have happened. Wouldn't he have ended up making things worse?
This happened in front of Liu Che.

The two of them finished reading the second volume of bamboo slips with trepidation, their faces had quietly changed from disbelief to extreme shock...

The two looked at each other, completely at a loss as to how to defend Liu Ju, and they couldn't even convince themselves.

If the previous volume of bamboo slips only recorded the ridiculous words Liu Chuan said, it could be said that it was a misunderstanding, or someone took it out of context, or it was just a casual joke.

So now what is recorded in this volume of bamboo slips is already an established fact!

"How dare he?!"

"He actually brought people into the royal gardens to cut down the bamboo forest without even saying hello. The prince openly encroached on the emperor's private property. This is an indisputable crime of treason. He is simply not worthy of being a human being!"

"Ruer has always been cautious, when did he become so bold?!"

Wei Zifu and Wei Qing suddenly felt that their brains and hearts were not enough, and they quickly knelt down in front of Liu Che:

"Your Majesty, please forgive me for my poor discipline."

(End of this chapter)