I, the prince, only want to be deposed.

Chapter 166 Liu Che: Please let my son ascend to heaven!

"And that Gongsun Qing!"

"I knew he was a liar as early as when we were at Mount Taishi. Why did you arrest this rebellious son and bring him back to me for personal punishment on the charge of 'deceiving the emperor'? Is he deliberately trying to embarrass me?"

"Okay, okay, you want to dig up my past in front of everyone in the world, right?"

"Didn't I just misjudge Li Shaoweng and Luan Da, and now there is another Gongsun Qing?"

"No one is perfect, let alone these few people. Are they the ones I misjudged the most? It's obviously this rebellious son... How can he become an immortal?!"

"How virtuous and capable is he?"

"When has he ever worshipped ghosts and gods? He has barely made sacrifices to heaven and earth. He doesn't even have all his hair grown yet!"

"Is this fair? It's not fair at all!"

"..."

While thinking about these things, Liu Che unknowingly recalled the story of Liu Ju's ascension to immortality. His heart was filled with resentment and unwillingness, and he cursed the injustice of heaven.

After all, he still cares more about "becoming an immortal".

Everything else was trivial; only Liu Ju's becoming an immortal was the biggest stimulus to him.

The father sought immortality, and his son became immortal.

What kind of feint to the east and attack in the west is this? What kind of attack is this? What kind of attack is this? What kind of attack is this?
How can I deal with myself from now on?!

The most important thing is that Liu Che has been thinking about it for many days, but he still hasn't come up with a suitable response plan, let alone how to deal with Liu Ju after he returns to the capital...

He even felt a little regretful that he had issued three imperial edicts to summon Liu Ju back to the capital.

Since Liu Ju had already become an immortal, why didn't he just ascend to heaven? What was the point of staying on in the mortal world? What was there for him to linger on?

As long as Liu Ju ascends to heaven.

All the problems would no longer exist, and he naturally wouldn't have to fall out with Liu Ju, let alone consider the matter of "Zhu Xian".

The friendship between father and son still exists, and when he appears in a dream, maybe I can even ask him some secrets of "becoming an immortal", and from then on embark on the right path to immortality!

But if this rebellious son not only refused to leave, but also obeyed the imperial edict and returned to Chang'an...

Liu Che felt that this problem was very serious.

Does he really want to "kill the immortals"?

But let's not talk about how to kill Liu Ju, who could even come back to life after being beheaded. Even if he could be killed, it would certainly not be an easy task. And if too many troops were mobilized, it would at best shake the country's destiny, and at worst cause chaos in the world.

This was also not the situation that Liu Che wanted to see.

"If this rebellious son returns to the capital, I must make some preparations in advance..."

Liu Che pondered for a long time alone, and finally shouted to the outside of the palace,
"Su Wen!"

"Send Wei Qing to the palace and tell him to go straight to the Pepper Room!"

"I'm going to the Pepper Room too!"

……

Jiaofang Hall.

"What do you two think about this matter?"

After Wei Qing and Wei Zifu read the previous memorial about "Liu Ju's ascension to immortality" and the newly received memorial about "burning books and drowning prescriptions", Liu Che no longer played dumb and asked directly.

"Your Majesty, I still cannot believe this is true."

Wei Zifu hesitated for a moment, her expression looking even more complicated than Liu Che's. She bowed slightly and said,

"I watched him grow up. Although he is smarter and more studious than other children, and more mature and sensible than other children, I really can't see anything different from ordinary people."

"So now that you suddenly say that Juer has become an immortal, I was totally caught off guard and my mind is in turmoil."

"Your Majesty asked me what I think. At this moment, I just feel like I am dreaming. It is a chaotic dream that I don't know whether it is a good dream or a nightmare, and I don't know what will wake me up."

"..."

Liu Che actually had similar feelings, so he understood Wei Zifu's feelings and had to look at Wei Qing again.
"Wei Qing, what about you?"

"In reply to your majesty, I don't know how to comment..."

Wei Qing also shook his head with a complicated expression.
"The Crown Prince's ascension to immortality was too sudden. There was not even a single sign before. I am just shocked now and have no time to think about anything else."

"What if I tell you that there were already signs of this happening?"

Liu Che suddenly said.

"Were there any signs?"

Wei Qing and Wei Zifu looked up in surprise, looked at each other, and then looked at Liu Che with a confused look.

Liu Che could see that these two people really knew nothing. Their expressions could not deceive people, especially Wei Zifu.

Even though he sometimes couldn't see through Wei Qing, he could see through Wei Zifu, especially when it came to Liu Ju. Wei Zifu was always unable to control her emotions well and couldn't manage her facial expressions well.

Moreover, having said that, there was no need for Liu Che to hide some things anymore.

So he went on to say:

"Do you remember the incident when the dikes were destroyed and the fields were flooded?"

"You only know that Liu Ju's destruction of the dike and flooding of the fields turned out to be a good thing that benefited the country and the people. You probably don't know that the reason he dared to do that was because he had already calculated the direction of the river water after it broke the dike, and even ordered people to disperse and appease the people along the way in advance, right?"

"what?"

Wei Zifu was stunned. "Your Majesty, do you mean that destroying the dikes and flooding the fields was a deliberate move?"

Wei Qing was also surprised: "Your Majesty, I have no doubt about your intention, but how can we calculate the direction of the river after it breaks the dam? Isn't this too unrealistic?"

Wei Qing remembered it clearly.

It was his arrangement that Liu Ju went to control the flood in order to eliminate the grudge between Liu Ju and Liu Che over the incident of Luan Da.

At that time, Liu Ju still refused to go and even refused to submit the petition for permission. Finally, he had to resort to the trick of pretending to faint to force Liu Ju to surrender.

Therefore, it is not difficult to see that Liu Ju was unprepared for flood control before this.

In addition, Liu Ju had not been there for long and had no time to carefully survey the terrain, let alone dig a new river channel in advance to guide the direction of the river.

So now Liu Che suddenly said that Liu Ju had already calculated the direction of the river water after it broke the dike before destroying the dike and flooding the fields, and even ordered people to disperse and pacify the people along the way in advance... This is really hard to understand, at least it is definitely something that cannot be accomplished by human power.

Unless Liu Ju had already mastered... the magic at that time?!

"I have my reasons for saying this. Your former general Guo Chang participated in the whole thing. He will tell you the truth."

Liu Che just said calmly,
"Besides that, there is also the matter of the Tianlu Box. You probably don't know that this national weapon was also made by Liu Ju, right?"

"Your Majesty, wait a minute?"

Wei Zifu was startled again.
"Your Majesty, if I remember correctly, wasn't the Tianlu Box presented by the King of Qi?"

"Your Majesty issued an edict to confer the title of General Tianlu on the King of Qi and granted him a seal. Why do you now say that this item was made by Juer?"

"This……"

Wei Qing also looked puzzled.

"I get angry when I talk about this, so I'd better not mention it!"

Liu Che's face darkened for a moment, and he said angrily,

"You only need to know that the Tianlu Box was indeed made by this rebellious son. He saw that Liu Hong was simple-minded, so he led Liu Hong astray and joined forces to deceive the emperor. If I had not been so careful, I would have been deceived by this rebellious son!"

"..."

Although Wei Qing and Wei Zifu became more curious after hearing this, they did not continue to ask.

At the same time, they could not understand Liu Ju even more.

They felt that Liu Ju was clearly their son and nephew, but because of Liu Che's words, he suddenly felt a sense of unfamiliarity...

Liu Che did not dwell on this matter for long, and then continued:

"Also, when he pacified the Nanyue Kingdom a few days ago, you probably didn't know that he actually possessed unique medical skills. Even the female imperial physician named Yi Shuo respected him very much after she came back. She kept calling him a miracle doctor and only wanted to be his disciple, right?"

"This……"

After hearing this, Wei Qing and Wei Zifu didn't know what to say. They could only look at each other, trying to find a hint of truth in each other's eyes.

Especially Wei Zifu, she knew Yi Shuo quite well. After all, the place where female doctors often visited was the harem.

Therefore, Wei Zifu was well aware of Yi Shuo's top medical skills among all the imperial physicians. Otherwise, why would she have recommended Yi Shuo to be Liu Ju's personal physician?
Liu Ju was called a miracle doctor by Yi Shuo, who even wanted him to be his disciple. How advanced was his medical skills?
"I suspect he had anticipated the situation in which the southern border states were competing to submit to him."

Liu Che did not care about their feelings. He continued to speak to himself as if he had finally found someone to talk to after holding back for a long time.

"There is also the matter of conquering Western Qiang!"

"This battle strategy was decided by him before he left the capital. Li Xi and Xu Ziwei are just following the plan, so that there will be no more Western Qiang in the world."

“And sky lanterns!”

"And that Gongsun Jingsheng!"

"Wei Qing, tell me yourself. If you were asked to select a general, even if all the generals of the Han Dynasty were dead, would you recommend Gongsun Jingsheng to be the first lieutenant?"

"..."

Wei Qing could only shake his head with difficulty and confusion:
"Absolutely not. Even if all the generals of the Han Dynasty were killed, even if all the soldiers were killed, I would never choose Gongsun Jingsheng, for fear that he would ruin the plan."

"But this Gongsun Jingsheng was able to achieve three feats in one battle. This battle alone can be compared to Qubing!"

Liu Che said helplessly,

"Tell me, if these things are not signs, then what are signs?"

"..."

Wei Qing and Wei Zifu fell into complete silence.

Yes.

Any one of these things is almost comparable to a miracle, or at least a miracle.

If this is not a sign that Liu Ju has become an immortal, then what is?
After a long time.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I have never thought about this matter. Now that your Majesty has explained it, it is as if I have been enlightened. There have indeed been signs of this matter for a long time."

"Your Majesty, I also..."

Wei Qing and Wei Zifu finally had to admit that there were signs that Liu Ju would become an immortal long ago, but they were not as clear as Liu Che in seeing it, and they realized it too late.

"I know what's going on. If you knew this earlier, why would you be so worried about this rebellious son's actions?"

Liu Che nodded to the two of them and said seriously,
"I am telling you two all this today because I want you to understand that Liu Ju has become an immortal. Immortals are emotionless, desireless, and free from attachments. The moment they become immortals, all worldly ties are severed. From now on, I am afraid he is no longer my son, nor is he your son or nephew."

"The gods should go to the fairyland where the gods live."

"Otherwise, yin and yang will go in reverse, and the heavenly forces will turn upside down, and there will definitely be chaos."

"So if Liu Ju comes back this time, you can persuade him on my behalf. If he can follow the will of heaven and ascend to heaven on his own accord, it will be good for everyone."

(End of this chapter)