I, the prince, only want to be deposed.

Chapter 167: What will be the fate of those who dare to fool me!
"My concubine... well!"

Hearing this, Wei Zifu suddenly covered her mouth and tears flowed uncontrollably.

Liu Ju is her biological son whom she has raised carefully for more than ten years!
Now that he has finally grown up, he has become an immortal, cut off worldly ties, and is no longer her son...

How could she, as a mother, bear this?
Not to mention losing her son forever, even every time Liu Ju went on a long journey, it still touched her heart, making her cry every time she thought of it.

If this is the price of becoming an immortal.

No matter how many benefits there are to becoming an immortal, she would rather Liu Ju never become an immortal.

She just wanted to keep her son by her side, watch him grow up little by little, watch him get married and have children. This was the family happiness she wanted.

After all, although she is the queen, she is still a little woman at heart.

What prince?
What emperor?
What national destiny?
What does it mean to become an immortal?
In her eyes, these are not that important, but some things gradually become beyond her control as circumstances change.

Just as she was favored by Emperor Liu Che, entered the palace, gave birth to Liu Ju, became the queen, and was made the crown prince by Liu Ju...

With every step she takes, the shackles on her will become heavier, and she will be forced to move forward and not backward. Otherwise, she, her son, her relatives, and her family will all be doomed!

Who still remembers.

At the beginning, all she wanted was to have a harmonious family, a man who loved her wholeheartedly, a few filial and lovely children, no worries about food and drink, the man farming and the woman weaving, supporting her husband and raising her children, and having many children and grandchildren.

She had long since deeply experienced what it meant to "the more you gain, the more you lose."

This palace is inhumane and more like a prison.

Everyone living here has a hard life. Every day is like rowing against the current. If you don’t move forward, you will fall behind.

And the way to retreat no longer existed. It seemed as if there was a thousand-foot waterfall approaching behind him at any moment. Even if he took even one step back, he would fall into the abyss and be shattered into pieces.

Therefore, she is still a little woman at heart.

Even if you are already exhausted, you have to pretend to be a strong woman who has no weaknesses in the eyes of outsiders.

But some things once involve Liu Ju.

She could no longer pretend to be that way. There were not many people she really cared about, and her son Liu Ju was the most important one, having surpassed Liu Che.

"Zi Fu..."

Seeing this, Liu Che sighed, stretched out his hand and took Wei Zifu into his arms.
"This is Juer's destiny. No one can change it. He is an adult now, and he will eventually go further and further. It's just that this day has come a little early, and this step is a little big, which is beyond our expectations."

"You don't have to be too sad. I have already adopted Liu Hong to you. From now on, he is your son."

"I will come to the Pepper Palace often from now on. If you can still give birth, I will spare no effort to ensure that you have another lively son and appoint him as the Crown Prince."

"If you cannot have a baby, I will appoint Liu Hong as the crown prince."

"You will still be the Crown Prince's mother and my queen at that time. This will never change."

"..."

Wei Qing felt somewhat embarrassed listening to these words.

But he could also see that Liu Che was very humble this time...

This was a most humble attitude he had never seen towards Liu Che before. He even involved himself and said to Wei Zifu "spare no effort".

From this we can see what kind of shock Liu Ju's becoming an immortal brought to this emperor who had never known what "bowing" meant.

"Gentleman, I understand..."

Wei Zifu leaned on Liu Che's shoulder and couldn't help sobbing.
"How could I not understand your painstaking efforts? I just couldn't bear to let go of Ju'er. After all, she is my flesh and blood. I also thought that Ju'er had not yet married and did not even have any offspring. I was just feeling miserable for the time being."

"No matter what, it's a good thing for Ru'er to become an immortal. I will certainly not hold Ru'er back..."

"..."

Hearing this, Liu Che's heart couldn't help but avert another knot.

Heaven is unfair, I should be the one to become an immortal!
At the same time, he glanced at Wei Qing: "Wei Qing, I also want to hear your thoughts."

"I think your Majesty is right."

Wei Qing immediately bowed and said,
"The gods have their own fairyland, and mortals have their own mundane world."

"This is the way of heaven and earth that has existed since ancient times. It cannot be easily violated. Otherwise, it is indeed possible that yin and yang will go in reverse and the heavenly power will be reversed."

"In addition, I also think that although your highness has severed worldly ties by becoming an immortal, he cannot sever the fact that his parents gave birth to him. Therefore, after your highness ascends to heaven, he will definitely protect your majesty and the Han Dynasty for thousands of years. This will be a great benefit to the country and the people."

Wei Qing had already considered this question carefully when he learned that Liu Ju had become an immortal.

He knew that Liu Che must be extremely concerned about this matter.

If Liu Ju became an immortal but remained in the mortal world, the situation between father and son would inevitably develop into a confrontation between imperial power and immortal power, with absolutely no room for maneuver.

And this must be the reason why Liu Che is so humble today.

I just don't know whether he didn't want his son to kill each other, or was worried about the immortals' magic, or both.

After all, human beings are very complex animals. Even Liu Che is not necessarily an absolutely cold-blooded political machine. Otherwise, how could he have tolerated Liu Ju's disobedience many times before? This is absolutely unimaginable for others.

Therefore, from Wei Qing's perspective.

He also hoped that Liu Ju would ascend to heaven smoothly. Just as Liu Che said, this would benefit everyone.

Otherwise, even if Liu Ju had no taboos, he might even become the final winner.

This would be a terrible disaster for the Wei family, the Han Dynasty, and even the Han Dynasty and its millions of subjects. No one could remain unscathed from this disaster.

……

So a few more days passed.

As the messenger entered the Public Vehicle Office, Huo Guang's last memorial was also delivered to the Weiyang Palace.

At this time, Liu Che was checking the secret report sent by the Chief Justice, his brows were twisted into knots.

These secret reports were all about the reactions of the people in Chang'an to this matter, which were collected by the court judge under his order. The situation was not optimistic!

Naturally, there were also many mocking voices saying, "The emperor seeks immortality, and the prince becomes an immortal."

This was within Liu Che's expectations, but under the current circumstances, he could only turn a blind eye to these voices.

After all, there are too many voices like this. If we use the law to punish everyone, we will easily lose the support of the people, which will not be conducive to dealing with the worst situation that may arise when Liu Ju returns to Beijing.

Some people have also begun to support Liu Ju.

After all, in the minds of people of this era, gods are omnipotent, and the benefits that gods can bring to them are naturally greater than those of him, the emperor.

At the same time, some "smart people" have realized the crisis that this incident may cause.

Some people even sent their families out of Chang'an in advance to avoid possible troubles as much as possible...

In short.

These were not what Liu Che wanted to see, but now he could only sit back and do nothing.

Now these people are not important, only Liu Ju’s attitude is the most important.

Unfortunately, he knew nothing about Liu Ju's current attitude, and could only wait for Liu Ju to return, waiting for the second boot to drop...

Just as I was lost in thought, Su Wen came running in:

"Your Majesty, Commandant Huo has sent back another memorial."

"Show it to me!"

Liu Che shuddered and suddenly came to his senses.

After a while.

"Dangdang!"

"Snapped!"

The desk was overturned, the bamboo slips were smashed, and a dragon's roar almost pierced through the dome of the greenhouse hall:
"Rebellious son! This damn rebellious son!!!"

"What are you doing?!"

"Are you making fun of me?!"

"???"

"!!!"

Although Su Wen and other attendants and warriors in the hall had no idea what was going on, their reason told them that the good days of their knees were over.

"Pfft!"

"Pfft!"

"Pfft..."

In an instant, no one in the hall dared to stand, and no one even dared to breathe easily.

It’s still the familiar taste, and the same familiar recipe.

The prince is starting to behave like a nobody again!

Hiss...that's not right!
Didn’t the prince become an immortal?

Then they heard Liu Che suddenly burst into laughter again:

"Hahaha, I knew it, I knew it!"

"How could this rebellious son become an immortal? How could he possibly become an immortal?"

"He is a rebellious son who doesn't even obey the rules of his father and his king. Does he deserve it? He doesn't deserve it. He will never become an immortal!"

"???"

Su Wen and the others understood a little more this time.

So the story of the prince becoming an immortal is fake?
But that doesn't make sense, he was flying on the clouds in front of tens of thousands of people, he also retrieved the fairy wine from the fairyland, and he even came back to life after being beheaded!
Is this something a mortal can do? Can it be faked?
Or... Your Majesty is angry and laughing at the same time, is he crazy?
"Su Wen!"

"promise!"

Suddenly hearing Liu Che calling him again, Su Wen quickly crouched lower.

"Pass on my order, and order all the alchemists and wizards in the palace to leave the palace and go to Taiye Lake. Teach them to bring back the results of their respective painting methods. I will test them one by one beside Taiye Lake!"

Liu Che said loudly.

Taiye Lake is a large artificial lake covering an area of ​​ten hectares, located in Shanglin Garden west of Weiyang Palace.

At this time, the Jianzhang Palace had not yet been built in this place, and the lake was not used for seeking immortality. The three rockery symbolizing Yingzhou, Penglai and Fangzhang had not been erected. It was mainly used for training naval battles.

"promise!"

Su Wenru was pardoned, and he quickly stood up and ran out of the palace to pass on the order.

However, he was still a little confused and didn't quite understand what Liu Che was going to do.

If we want to test those alchemists and wizards, it seems more convenient to go to the palace. After all, over the years, the painting results have been piled up into a mountain, and it would take a lot of effort to transport them over...

Looking at Su Wen's back.

Liu Che was still hot-headed, his face flushed, and a fierce look flashed across his eyes:
"Book burning and drowning prescription?"

"Haha, you rebellious son, you are just a bluff."

"I am not just a bluffer. No one can fool me. Today I will teach you what will happen to those who dare to fool me!"

(End of this chapter)