I, the prince, only want to be deposed.

Chapter 189: Deposing and Enthroning the Crown Prince
After learning that Wei Qing had left, Wei Kang, who had already hidden in the backyard, just walked out from the backyard.

These days, he finally lived the life of lying down that he had dreamed of in Bowang Garden.

Because no one here advised him to stand up, even Liu Ju supported him, so he would not feel any pressure.

All he had to do was eat and sleep all day, and if he wanted to go out for a stroll, no one would stop him. If he sat by the backyard pond and fed the fish for the whole afternoon, no one would look down on him. He didn't have to hide when reading some random books, and he didn't have to worry about Wei Qing suddenly kicking in when he drank until late at night. He didn't even have to pay the public grain...

Paying public grain is Wei Kang’s biggest worry.

Because he had been married for four years but had no children, Wei Qing and his mother urged him to take a concubine almost every time they met. Even his stepmother, Princess Pingyang Liu Zhao, who was his legal wife, would sometimes urge him to take a concubine.

Especially the sentence "There are three unfilial acts, and the worst is to have no descendants."

His ears are almost callused from listening so much.

Besides, it really can't be blamed on him for not working hard. He used to pay his public grain diligently, but his wife's pregnancy just didn't get better. What else can he do? Should he ask others for help?
Again.

What my father and mother say doesn't count.

He had never liked his current wife, Zhao, and didn't want to get married so early. If Wei Qing and his mother hadn't used the "parents' orders and matchmaker's words" to threaten him, and even said "we won't care about you once you get married", he would have naively agreed.

The results of it?
Doesn't he still have to take care of everything after he gets married?

The only difference is the way of saying it: "We will not care about you if you have children."

As a result, this time it was my wife's stomach that failed to keep up...

Moreover, Wei Kang now has an idea in his mind. Even if he really has a child, Wei Qing will not ignore him and let him lie down and do nothing. Otherwise, why would Wei Qing force him to join the army for training and even submit a petition to ask for permission for him to go to Wuyuan, a place where no one even shits?

Therefore, whether or not he had children was not important at all. What was important was what kind of person his father Wei Qing wanted him to become...

When thinking about this.

Wei Kang had unknowingly walked to the entrance of Qiufang.

“Squeak—squeak—!”

It's the taste of lying down!

Wei Kang looked quickly in the direction of the sound, and saw a rocking chair in front of the Qiufang door. Lying on the chair was his cousin Liu Ju, who was relaxing with his eyes closed, basking in the warm sunshine.

Look, look!
What kind of magical day is this?
Before coming to Bowang Garden, Wei Kang always thought that he was the only one lying flat.

But after arriving at Bowang Garden, he was shocked to find that Liu Ju was lying even flatter, not just ordinary flat.

He really wasn't making this up.

Before this, when Wei Qing forced him to be Liu Ju's bodyguard, Liu Ju was already deeply involved in a vortex of hiring murderers and destroying dikes and flooding fields. It was no exaggeration to say that his situation was precarious.

But faced with such a situation, what did Liu Ju do?

Wei Kang recalled that Liu Ju seemed to eat and sleep every day. When he had nothing to do, he would go to the backyard to play with the fighting cocks he raised. Occasionally, he would go to Dong Zhongshu to argue or gossip with Yi Shuo.

Even though the Crown Prince's assistant Guo Zhen and the Crown Prince's secretary Ji Ping have been as anxious as ants on a hot pan these days, sending people out all day long to gather information, and the news they usually bring back is even worse.

He didn't take it to heart at all, and still ate well and slept well, as if he was determined to carry out the idea of ​​"things will work out when the time comes" to the end.

As for the reform of the state-run salt and iron industries, this is a big and serious matter, right?

But he just acted like a hands-off boss.

Even when the court official came to report on the progress, he would always lazily say, "I don't understand criminal law, you guys can just do it yourself," as if everything had nothing to do with him. There was nothing in the world that could make him take it to heart or make him stand up...

"cousin?"

Perhaps he heard footsteps, Liu Ju squinted at Wei Kang in the sunlight, but only opened one eye.

"Your Highness, I am just passing by. Don't worry about me..."

Wei Kang hesitated for a moment, but finally couldn't help but asked again,
"I heard that my father came here just now. It should be because of... the matter of the historian of Lu State, right?"

"You really can't hide anything from your cousin."

Liu Ju smiled.

"Isn't your Highness worried at all?"

Wei Kang really couldn't understand it. Even he knew that the matter of the Lu historian was of great importance and had even threatened Liu Ju's position as crown prince.

How could Liu Ju still be so leisurely and carefree?

"It has already happened. What's the point of worrying? Will it go away if you worry about it?"

Liu Ju just smiled again, and said calmly, even yawning loudly, "It's better to lie down and bask in the sun. It's good for your physical and mental health after all."

"..."

Wei Kang was immediately convinced.

Compared with Liu Ju, he just felt that he was nothing compared to him.

If this kind of thing happened to him, he would definitely not be able to lie down no matter how flat he was.

Moreover, Wei Kang knew Wei Qing's expectations of Liu Ju. Although they were only uncle and nephew, and because Liu Ju was the crown prince, Wei Kang would not be as straightforward with him as he was with himself.

But things have developed to such an extent that it is impossible for Wei Qing to come here just to express his condolences!

But Liu Ju not only didn't take it seriously, he even lay there basking in the sun as if nothing had happened.

What is this lying level?
What kind of shitty mentality is this?
In other words, Wei Kang didn't know about ancient Greece, nor did he know about the Internet memes of later generations, otherwise he would definitely give Liu Ju the title of "the ancient Greek god in charge of lying down"!

at this time.

Guo Zhen led a man in from outside the courtyard and bowed and said:
"Your Highness, the palace eunuch Wang Bi has been ordered to come and deliver the imperial edict!"

"My father has finally made a move..."

After hearing this, Liu Ju finally sat up from the recliner and his eyes fell on the fair-skinned middle-aged man next to Guo Zhen.

Liu Ju also knew this eunuch Wang Bi.

In history, this man and his close attendants Su Wen and Chang Rong were all his mortal enemies. They often looked for his faults in secret and then exaggerated them to report him to Emperor Liu Che.

"Your Majesty has issued an edict that the three assistants and the Ministry of Rites should each nominate Confucian scholars and virtuous writers. Those who have recently submitted a letter to impeach the crown prince and those living in Chang'an should be given priority. They should enter the palace on the second day of next month to participate in the 'discussion on deposing and enthroning the crown prince.'"

Before Liu Ju could stand up, Wang Bi spoke to himself,
"This meeting will be hosted by Prime Minister Zhao Zhou, and the Crown Prince must personally attend the meeting to debate with the virtuous and talented scholars."

"Therefore, Your Highness, please be prepared and be sure to attend on time." "..."

The voice just fell.

There was a "click" sound, and Wei Kang was startled for a moment and lost his grip on the jade token he was playing with.

Discussion on deposing and enthroning the crown prince? !
Although the situation had developed to this point and seemed to have given Liu Ju a chance to defend himself, Wei Kang knew the seriousness of the situation better than anyone else.

If nothing unexpected happens, Liu Ju will most likely lose his position as crown prince this time!
After all, His Majesty's public holding of the "deposition and enthronement of the crown prince" has already made his attitude clear, and all the crown princes who have been included in the dethronement and enthronement agenda in the past will not have a good ending.

Moreover, judging from the scope of the participants summoned by Your Majesty, there must be more than a hundred Confucian scholars and virtuous writers this time.

These Confucian scholars and virtuous writers were best at debating and making specious arguments. Even if Liu Ju had a set of iron teeth and copper jaws, it would be impossible for him to gain any advantage in front of so many people.

"!"

Guo Zhen's expression also changed drastically, with deep worry in his eyes.

But the eunuch Wang Bi was still here, so even if he had something to say, he could only endure it for the time being.

Wang Bi still looked down, showing no expression, bowed and said calmly:
"I have brought your Majesty's edict. If your Highness has nothing else to do, I will go back and report."

"Walk slowly without sending."

Looking at Wang Bi's departing back, Liu Ju felt mixed emotions in his heart, and he couldn't tell whether he was excited or agitated.

The discussion on deposing and enthroning the crown prince!

How long had he been looking forward to this?

Although he now has new speculations about "the blessing of time travel".

But it is also clear that this will only have two results:

Either he was directly deposed by Liu Che after this meeting, and immediately achieved his ultimate goal of becoming a full-level human;

Either he activates the loophole of "time travel blessings" to the maximum and directly enters a state of invincibility. By then, no matter whether it is the Confucian scholars and virtuous writers, or the salt officials and iron officials, or those who want to bring him down, they will only shoot themselves in the foot!
No matter which result it is.

He will be the winner in the end, he is invincible!
In addition to being excited and nervous, Liu Ju had already started calculating the time in his mind.

The "debate on deposing and enthroning the crown prince" will be held on the third day of next month, which is half a month later.

By that time, the reform of the state-run salt and iron industry should have been almost complete. At least most of the local salt and iron merchants had been brought to justice, and the successor officials should have been in place...

In this way, the reform will be accomplished, and he will not lose no matter what.

Isn’t this a perfect win-win situation?
How could such a good thing happen in the world? Life is really full of surprises.

That's great, let me take a nap to celebrate first...

Liu Ju was in a very good mood at the moment. He didn't care about Guo Zhen and Wei Kang's feelings at all. He raised his arms as a pillow and lay back comfortably in the rocking chair.

hmm~~~
Even the warm sunshine has the sweet taste of first love.

Ouch, ouch, it tastes like strawberry...

"???"

Seeing Liu Ju's comfortable and relaxed posture, and the slightly raised corners of his mouth, Guo Zhen and Wei Kang couldn't help but look at each other, and at the same time saw an obvious look of "great confusion" in each other's eyes.

After a while.

"Cousin, wake up! You can't go on like this!"

Wei Kang could no longer hold back and urged Liu Ju loudly and earnestly,
"If my father really wanted to beat me to death, I would definitely stand up. Didn't I come to your Bowang Garden obediently before?"

"This time, His Majesty is clearly serious about taking action against you regarding the 'dethronement of the crown prince'!"

"The boat can no longer stand straight when it reaches the bridgehead. It's about to hit the bridge pier!"

"How can you still sleep now? How can you still laugh? Get up quickly and go find my father, go find your mother, or even burn some incense for our late cousin Huo!"

……

Half an hour later.

Greenhouse Palace.

"Your Majesty, the imperial edict has been brought to Bowang Garden, but..."

Standing in front of Liu Che with his head bowed, Wang Bi spoke with a deliberate hesitation.

"Just what?"

Liu Che was in a good mood, and his feet were shaking slightly under the desk. But when he heard this, he restrained his smile, turned his head and looked at Wang Bi with a slightly frown.

"I dare not hide anything from your Majesty!"

Wang Bi immediately knelt down, kowtowed and said, "When the imperial edict was delivered, Your Highness did not stand up to bow and listen to it, and did not thank you after hearing the imperial edict. It seems that you are disrespectful and disrespectful."

"Is it?"

Liu Che frowned even more tightly, but turned to Su Wen who had been waiting beside him and asked,

"Su Wen, do you think what he said is credible?"

Su Wen felt a chill in his heart when he heard this, and in just a moment, countless thoughts and considerations flashed through his mind.

Although he also knew that Liu Che had suddenly issued an edict to hold a "debate on the dethronement of the crown prince", the situation was extremely unfavorable to Liu Ju, and he might even have really thought about dethroning the crown prince.

But thinking of the past events, and remembering that Liu Che had just shaken his feet on the table after issuing the edict...

He suddenly realized that this matter was extremely complicated, and Liu Che's question was even more ambiguous.

So he bowed and chose the answer that he thought had a better chance of winning:
"In reply to your Majesty, I believe that the Crown Prince's filial piety to your Majesty is evident to all, and he would not do anything disrespectful or disrespectful."

"?!"

Wang Bi looked up in surprise when he heard this.

But Liu Che's eyes flashed with coldness, and he said coldly:
"Then this servant is deceiving the emperor. I don't want to see him again in the future."

(End of this chapter)