I, the prince, only want to be deposed.

Chapter 188 Do you have any regrets in your heart?
Jiaofang Hall.

"What did you say?!"

Wei Zifu's face changed drastically and the teacup fell to the ground.

The debris and tea spilled all over the floor, soaking her silk shoes without her noticing.

She had realized the seriousness of the matter after seeing the previous incidents of hiring a killer to commit murder and destroying dikes and flooding fields.

Therefore, he immediately sent a message to Wei Qing, asking Wei Qing to persuade Liu Ju to stop and not to go too far, lest someone become desperate and bring greater trouble to Liu Ju.

She originally thought that the matter ended there.

After all, with Wei Qing's ability, he could definitely accomplish this task, even though Wei Qing did not reply to the letter.

Unexpectedly, just a few days later, something even more serious happened, and it was a major problem that directly threatened Liu Ju's position as crown prince!
Most importantly, she had never heard of this before.

At first, the Shi family rejected the marriage proposal in the name of mourning for an elderly person in the family. Although she felt a little resentful, she also knew that the word "filial piety" should not be touched, and if she was not careful, it would give people a chance to talk about it, so she did not make things difficult for the Shi family.

Later I heard that the head of the Shi family had committed a crime and was investigated by the Supreme Court.

Although she didn't know the whole story, Wei Zifu didn't need to bother with a dead man, so the resentment in her heart disappeared, and from then on she completely put the historian out of her mind.

The result was unexpected now.

The historian suddenly appeared in this way, like an evil ghost in the water who is keen on dragging people into the water!
"Have these rumors been confirmed?"

Wei Zifu was awakened by the action of her trusted maid hurriedly changing her shoes and socks. She moved her throat, still unable to believe that the rumor was true.

Liu Ju is her son, and she knows Liu Ju's character well!

Her son would never do such a thing. No matter how confused he was or how unable he was to distinguish the important from the unimportant, he would never be so cruel. This was his nature, a nature she had seen growing up since he was young!
"To answer your question, Your Highness, there are witnesses from the State of Lu. It is said that 80% of the people in the capital of the State of Lu also know about this matter."

The trusted maid said cautiously,

"Even Shi Wanjun was buried by the Crown Prince and King Lu. When the Crown Prince erected the tombstone, he changed Shi Wanjun's surname to 'Li'. It should be... not fake."

"impossible!"

Upon hearing this, Wei Zifu suddenly stood up.

"Where is Wei Qing? Go and call Wei Qing over. I want to see him now. I want to know how he, as an uncle, protects his nephew!"

She couldn't understand why things had developed to this point.

Didn’t Wei Qing already receive the message?

With Wei Qing's ability and power, he should have been able to prevent things from getting worse. Why did he let things develop to this point? What exactly did he do?
At this moment, Wei Zifu suddenly felt more tired than ever before.

Since she entered the palace, she has played all the games that were favorable to her, and they were all games with great success.

She gave birth to Liu Che's first prince, the legitimate eldest son.

And she became the queen because of this.

One of her brothers and one of her nephews, with just one chance, became generals with outstanding military achievements and had great power in the court.

Even looking back through history, it is rare to find a situation where things were more favorable than hers.

But in the past year.

The situation suddenly took a turn for the worse, and the good situation suddenly began to go against her will, making it difficult for her to get used to it.

At first, one could think that Liu Ju was young and ignorant, or had reached his rebellious period.

But now even Wei Qing has become confused and unable to distinguish the important from the unimportant. He has allowed things to develop to such a passive level, it can even be said that he has entered a dead end!

Why is that?
What happened to the Wei family?
Could it be that I was cursed by witchcraft and infected with something unclean?
"promise."

The trusted maid hesitated for a moment, not daring to do the trivial task of changing Wei Zifu's shoes and socks, and quickly stood up to go out to deliver the message.

"Wait!"

Wei Zifu suddenly called her back.
"Your Majesty must have known about this earlier. Is there anything unusual going on?"

"I haven't heard of any movement yet."

"No one smashed the table and threw the seats like before?"

"It seems that there is no ..."

"Go and ask around. The more detailed the better!"

Wei Zifu said anxiously.

Although she was extremely anxious at the moment, she still had a trace of clarity in her mind. She knew that even if she called Wei Qing now, it would be too late. The most important thing was Liu Che's reaction.

At this moment, she would rather hear the news that Liu Che smashed the table and threw the seat.

This at least proves that Liu Che still cares about Liu Ju...

……

Bowang Garden.

Wei Qing came again, but this time he did not take a carriage, but came on horseback in a hurry.

After entering the room, he immediately called Liu Ju to the guest hall, dismissed all the servants, and said in a serious tone:
"This matter is of great importance!"

"The main thread is the rope of the net, the focus of all eyes. The country and the world must first be upright, and the ruler, father and husband must be upright before the ministers and wives can follow suit." "You are the crown prince of a country. Now that you have violated filial piety because of your own personal grudge, you are not upright in the eyes of the world. You must not be the main thread of the minister anymore, otherwise it will be difficult to govern the country and the world and unify humanity!"

"I can already imagine that there will be many impeachment petitions submitted to the palace soon."

"This time, let alone your mother and I, even if your father wanted to protect you, I'm afraid it would be difficult to stop Youyou from talking!"

"I asked you a few days ago if you regretted it, and you said you didn't regret it."

"So now, do you have any regrets in your heart?"

Wei Qing had no idea what Liu Ju had done in Lu before, and he didn't even have any impression of this historian. If he had known that Liu Ju had such a big handle, he would have fallen out with his nephew a few days ago and would never have let it go. He must stop Liu Ju from continuing to "weed".

After all, you need to be strong to make iron.

If you are full of loopholes that can be criticized, you are not qualified to do these things!
"Don't worry, uncle. Didn't I tell you that I have a plan in mind?"

Liu Ju still had a smile on his face at this moment, and he didn't look serious at all.

Wei Qing would not indulge Liu Ju this time, and immediately asked:
"Tell me what's in your heart!"

"I can't say it. If I say it, it might not work."

Liu Ju was still trying to cover up the truth, but there was nothing he could do about it. He couldn't just tell Wei Qing that he was a cheater, and that he had his own "time-travel blessing" loophole to protect him, right?

Besides, let alone saying this to Wei Qing, a native of the Western Han Dynasty.

If Liu Ju was not the person involved, he would never believe it. He might even call the mental hospital and give the person a ride out of the spirit of helping others.

"That's bullshit!"

Wei Qing's eyes widened, but his tone softened a little.
"I was your age too, and I know what you are thinking. You love this land deeply, and you are sincere in your heart. You want to do something for this land with your own strength."

"You are afraid that your uncle will worry, and your mother will worry, so you use this excuse to evade us so that we can be at ease."

"But you have to understand!"

"No matter what you want to do, the most important thing is to protect yourself first. Only by protecting yourself can you do more things and play a greater role!"

"As you said before, weeds in the fields will grow again every year, and even revive after just a few months of weeding. So we have to weed from time to time. But what is the purpose of weeding? It is simply to make the crops grow better and the harvest better next year. It is also to ensure that the weeders can have food to eat and not starve to death, so that they can continue to grow crops next year!"

“Otherwise, what’s the point of weeding?”

"It's the same with you, understand?"

Liu Ju heard this and said helplessly:

"Uncle, I am not that stupid. I understand all the principles you said, so I have a good idea in my heart. Otherwise, I would not do these things."

"Be tough!"

Things had developed to this point, and even Wei Qing didn't know what to do. How could he continue to believe Liu Ju's inexplicable "knowledge"? He immediately said,

"Now that things have come to this, there is no other way. The reform of the salt and iron industry must be stopped first. I will use my power and connections to prevent the memorials impeaching you from entering the palace, and forcibly disperse the Confucian scholars gathered at the Golden Horse Gate. In short, we must stabilize the situation first."

"As for your father, this matter cannot be hidden from him."

"As for how he will deal with this matter, we can only leave it to fate. I can only win over my former subordinates and petition for your mercy..."

"uncle!"

Hearing this, Liu Ju quickly interrupted Wei Qing.

Wei Qing said that he was trying to win over his old subordinates to plead for him. This was not just a simple plea, it could also be understood as putting pressure on Liu Che.

Even Liu Ju understood this clearly, so it was impossible that Wei Qing was unaware of it.

He even knew Liu Che better than Liu Ju, otherwise why would he have been so low-key before? Not only did he not keep any retainers, but he also took the initiative to hand over his military power and cut ties with his old subordinates?
He is risking his life!
In order to save Liu Ju, he has made the worst plan, no matter how great the price!

This is definitely not the result Liu Ju wanted to see.

"What do you want to say?"

Wei Qing frowned and looked into Liu Ju's eyes. The aura emanating from him was unprecedentedly cold and powerful.

"Uncle, I am no longer the child who needs to rely on you and our mother for protection!"

If it had been in the past, Liu Ju would have given in immediately, but this time he did not give in, and he could not give in.

Facing Wei Qing's sharp gaze, he was neither humble nor arrogant, and his eyes were more solemn and firm than ever before:

"I have escaped danger many times before. Do you think it was all coincidence? You should believe me this time. I can also escape unscathed. No one can threaten me."

"So please don't interfere in this matter, uncle. The development of the situation to this point is completely under my control."

"If my uncle gets involved and ruins my plans, it will harm me and the Wei family."

"Please also tell this to my mother, uncle."

"Please don't worry about me, my mother, and don't try to do anything for me. Just watch and I will give you a satisfactory answer!"

"..."

Looking into Liu Ju's eyes, Wei Qing's heart finally began to waver again, and the cold and powerful aura on his body quietly disappeared.

This nephew seems to have really grown up...

(End of this chapter)