I, the prince, only want to be deposed.

Chapter 196 I have also chosen a marriage for you

"..."

Su Wen looked at Liu Ju helplessly, feeling depressed.

In his heart, Prince Liu Ju was more difficult to serve than Prince Liu Che.

After all, he had followed Liu Che for many years and must have a better understanding of Liu Che. Therefore, most of the time he was able to seek benefits and avoid harm and follow the will of heaven. Moreover, most of the time, Liu Che's behavior and decisions were relatively reasonable.

But Liu Ju was different.

From the very beginning when he "opened his heart", he began to fail to see through this prince.

You say he is smart...

Even if a not-so-smart person knows how to seek benefits and avoid harm, he chooses to do the exact opposite.

Just as we are now trying to abandon these Confucian scholars and virtuous writers from the Imperial Academy.

Smart people don’t even need to think too much, they know that doing these people a favor will be beneficial in the future, and they can easily make the choice.

But he just didn't want to do that. Even after he made things completely clear, he still wanted to do it.

I really don't know what he thinks.

If he really did this, even if he was proven innocent this time, would the remaining Confucian scholars and virtuous writers in the Imperial Academy still depend on him and support him in the future?
Isn't this cutting off one's own roots and making enemies everywhere?
Besides, this is a favor from His Majesty.

If he doesn't continue, wouldn't His Majesty be in vain?

And there were many things that happened before... Take the destruction of dikes and flooding of fields, for example, the truth of which has now been revealed. Who would have thought of concealing the matter of "Dayu's ancient river channel" and bearing the stigma of being foolish and heartless?
This is no longer a question of whether you are smart or not, but a question of whether you are normal or not!

But you say he is stupid...

Take a good look at what he has accomplished in the past year.

Although there are always some operations that are difficult to understand during the process, we can sort them out through the results afterwards.

Then you will find that everything he does is so clever. Even if some actions do not seem so smart, they are still wise and foolish, which is amazing.

Anyone who thinks such a person is stupid is truly stupid!
While thinking about these things in his mind, Su Wen was also quickly thinking about how to resolve the current problem.

If he failed to persuade Liu Ju and offended Liu Che, Liu Che would definitely be unhappy and might even blame him for not doing his job well.

But Liu Ju was not someone he could dissuade just because he wanted to. The prince was fearless and sometimes even Liu Che was helpless against him. How could he care about his dissuasion?

difficult!
It's really hard for me...

After weighing the pros and cons for a moment, Su Wen gritted his teeth and made a bold, even risky decision, and whispered to Liu Chuan:

"Your Highness, His Majesty is now in the back hall..."

"I know."

Liu Ju smiled.

The sound of something breaking just now did not escape his ears.

Combined with the timing of Su Wen's appearance and what he did after he came out, it is not difficult to guess that Liu Che was listening in on this court meeting at this moment.

Su Wen whispered again:
"Now that you know, Your Highness, please go quickly. His Majesty is waiting for you."

"Then this court meeting..."

"I will take care of it myself."

"OK then."

Liu Ju nodded slightly, turned around and walked around the barrier towards the back hall.

"Your Highness..."

The Confucian scholars of the Imperial Academy and the virtuous and talented writers became even more anxious when they saw this. If Liu Ju just left without saying anything, then their execution would be a foregone conclusion.

Just as Liu Ju bypassed the barrier and entered the back hall.

At the same time, his eyes met with Liu Che who was sitting on the dragon couch by the door.

He suddenly heard Su Wen's voice again:
"His Royal Highness just told me that although you believed in slander and made false accusations, and ruined His Royal Highness's reputation, you should be executed and put to death!"

"But His Royal Highness the Crown Prince follows the emperor's benevolence and has decided to give you a chance to forgive your sins. From now on, you must post notices on the main roads of your respective counties and towns to clarify the relevant matters and publicly apologize to His Royal Highness for a period of three months!"

"If you can do this, I will forgive you for the past!"

"If you can't do it, you will be punished even more severely!"

"Do you have any objections?"

Then came the voices of gratitude from the Confucian scholars of the Imperial Academy and the virtuous and talented writers:

"How dare we object?"

"Thank you, Your Highness, for not killing me. We are deeply grateful..."

"Your Highness is magnanimous and forgiving. It is we who believed in the slander. This is only right!"

"Thank you, Your Highness..."

"..."

……

"This old slave!"

After hearing these voices, Liu Ju realized that he had been tricked by Su Wen.

However, he had already arrived in front of Liu Che, and he couldn't ignore Liu Che or turn back to ask Su Wen to swallow back what he had just said...especially since Liu Che still had an unexpected expression on his face and was staring at him.

At Liu Che's feet, there was a broken teacup, and the tea that had spilled on the ground had not yet dried up.

It is not difficult to see that Liu Che was completely unprepared, so it is impossible that he was waiting to meet him.

This Su Wen is becoming more and more arrogant now, even Liu Che is involved in his scheme!

This is really pretense!

If Liu Che had a problem with him, he could have made him lose his head with just one sentence, or even be beheaded. Isn't this old slave afraid? Cursing Su Wen in his heart, Liu Ju still had to bow and salute:
"I have met my father."

"Who told you to come in? How dare you, a rebellious son, barge into the back hall of Xuanshi?"

Liu Che still glared and scolded coldly.

"Father, please forgive me. I just heard a noise coming from the back hall and was afraid that the oil lamp had been knocked over and the water leaked, so I came in to check. I didn't know that you were here too."

Although he cursed Su Wen in his heart, Liu Ju did not sell him out directly.

Although this old slave is not a good person, he is still somewhat useful. At least he can transform into "Su Liu" at critical moments and convey some important information.

Moreover, what he said to those Confucian scholars and virtuous scholars of the Imperial Academy just now did not mean to harm himself. Instead, it seemed that he was considering himself.

It’s just that this old slave doesn’t know his own situation.

Liu Ju now doesn't care about the so-called legal foundation at all, nor does he want to sell these sour Confucian favors to win them over. He just wants to strike back with one punch to avoid a hundred blows, so as to avoid encountering such troubles in the future and wasting energy and brainpower.

Anyway, with the loophole of "time travel blessing", his position as the crown prince will never be shaken, and he does not need the support of these people.

If you have that energy and brainpower, you might as well use it on more meaningful things...

"Oh, you probably heard the noise and guessed that I was here a long time ago, right?"

Liu Che glanced at him, but did not pursue the matter further.

"I just wanted to see if you have made any progress in recent days. As far as your performance at the court meeting just now is concerned, I am very disappointed."

"Although you are eloquent and have silenced those sour scholars, it is all in vain. It cannot solve the fundamental problem, and this court meeting has lost its meaning."

"Learn how I did it, how to be invincible!"

When Liu Ju heard this, his mind moved.

Father, we are different. I only need to disobey you to be invincible...

But this certainly cannot be said.

Thinking that Liu Che had really put in a lot of effort this time, and that he was even affected by the "Time Travel Blessings" loophole and was no longer like himself, Liu Ju finally decided to give Liu Che some face and said with a lowered brow:

"Father, your Majesty has taught me this, and I have learned my lesson."

really.

Liu Che's heart warmed slightly when he saw this. This rebellious son is indeed different in front of me. Although he sometimes speaks inappropriately, he will never be as eccentric and presumptuous as he is in front of others.

"It's good that you know your shortcomings. You need more experience in the future."

After a brief pause, Liu Che continued,

"Shi Wanjun's incident has reminded me that you are now seventeen years old and have reached the age for marriage."

"So I have recently looked for a suitable woman of the right age for you and selected a marriage for you. I have asked someone to ask for a name recently. The horoscopes and the horoscopes show no signs of incompatibility, so this matter is settled."

"When you go back, you should also prepare for the wedding when an auspicious date is set."

"This……"

Liu Ju was stunned for a moment, "Father, isn't this a little abrupt?"

"What's so abrupt? When I was your age, the Crown Princess had already been chosen and the Queen had been canonized..."

Liu Che glared again, but when he got to the end, his speech slowed down, and a face appeared in his mind.

——Ah Jiao Chen.

Now Chen Ajiao is still alive. Since she was deposed as queen, she has been living in Changmen Palace on the outskirts of Chang'an.

In recent years, with the death of their father, Tangyi Hou Chen Wu, and the passing of Princess Liu Piao three years ago, the two brothers committed suicide due to adultery during the mourning period.

Now she is the only one left, and it is no exaggeration to say that she is lonely and helpless.

In any case, Chen Ajiao was Liu Che's childhood sweetheart. They had been engaged when they were only a few years old, and there was also a good story of "hiding a beautiful girl in a golden house". Who could have thought that this would be the result...

Just as I was sighing.

But Liu Ju then asked with some concern:
"Father, may I ask you whose daughter your father has chosen for me?"

"It's the daughter that Longyi Houhan mentioned!"

Liu Che turned around, frowned and said,

"This girl is about your age and is currently waiting to be married. Han Shuo is the grandson of Han Wangxin and a descendant of a marquis. How can I treat you unfairly?"

Han Wangxin is not the well-known military genius Han Xin.

In order to avoid confusion with the military genius Han Xin of the same name in the same period, historical books specifically call him Han Wangxin, who was the King of Han who was conferred in the early Western Han Dynasty.

As for the current Longyi Hou Han said.

There are two identities.

One identity is that he was a former subordinate of Wei Qing. This marquis was also awarded for his meritorious service when he followed Wei Qing to conquer the Xiongnu.

Another identity is Han Yan's younger brother.

Han Yan is an amazing person.

First of all, he is a man. When Liu Che was still the crown prince, the relationship between the two was very close. "Records of the Grand Historian" even used the word "love" to describe the relationship between the two.

Secondly, the two of them slept together and often slept and woke up together...

Although Liu Ju has not found any concrete evidence that Emperor Liu Che was bisexual since his time travel, this matter has been widely discussed in later generations.

Besides.

If Liu Ju remembered correctly, this Han Shuo also seemed to have died in the witchcraft disaster.

But he died in his own hands!

(End of this chapter)