I, the prince, only want to be deposed.

Chapter 205 The prince is truly a god!
"Cousin, do you know this girl?"

Liu Ju moved closer and asked further questions.

"It's not even close to knowing each other."

Wei Kang shook his head and said,
"It's just that Han was once my father's old subordinate, and the two families occasionally interacted with each other, so I became friends with his brother Han Xing. It just so happened that when I was drinking tea with Han Xing a few days ago, I heard him mention this sister."

According to historical records, Han Shuo had two sons.

The eldest son was named Han Xing, and he also died in the witchcraft incident.

The second son was named Han Zeng. During the reign of Emperor Wu, he was promoted to Guanglu Dafu. During the reign of Emperor Zhao, he was promoted to Qianjiang Jiang. During the reign of Emperor Xuan, he was promoted to Da Sima and was listed as one of the eleven meritorious officials in Qilin Pavilion. He was definitely a talent.

However, Liu Ju didn't care about these for the time being. He was still concerned about Han Ling, so he immediately asked:

"So, cousin has never seen this girl?"

“I have never seen it.”

Wei Kang shook his head again.

It seemed that it was impossible to learn about her appearance through Wei Kang for the time being, but Liu Ju continued to ask:
"What did Han Xing say when he mentioned this sister to his cousin?"

"This……"

Wei Kang recalled for a moment before saying,

"Han Xing told me that his sister was the only daughter in the family and had been spoiled by the elders. Now that she is old enough to get married, his hard days are finally coming to an end. He also said that anyone who marries his sister will be in trouble for the rest of his life."

"That's right..."

Upon hearing this, Liu Ju couldn't help but label Han Ling as "willful and capricious". He thought to himself that fortunately he had insisted on keeping his bottom line in front of Liu Che and took the initiative in this marriage in advance, otherwise he would most likely be the one who had "bad luck for eight lifetimes".

Wei Kang had also noticed that Liu Ju seemed to be very concerned about Han Ling, so he asked curiously:

"Your Highness suddenly asked about Han Ling, what's the matter?"

"No, I just asked casually."

Liu Ju shook his head decisively.

He has decided to reject the marriage proposal.

For a girl who is evaluated like this by her own brother, the actual situation is probably even worse. She might just be another copy of Chen Ajiao.

It would definitely be a hassle to marry a girl like this. It's not suitable.

After finding out this, Liu Ju felt that there was no need to investigate her appearance any further. No matter how pretty a girl was, if she was spoiled by her elders and became arrogant and willful, her married life would be a mess.

"Then does your Highness's request for me to investigate this person still count?"

Wei Kang hesitated for a moment and asked again.

Liu Ju smiled and said:

"No need to check again, thank you cousin."

"In that case, Your Highness, please assign me another task to do."

Wei Kang was full of fighting spirit at this moment and saluted again.

"This……"

Liu Ju thought about it and felt that apart from this matter, there seemed to be nothing else suitable for Wei Kang to do.

The reform of the state-run salt and iron industry has been in the works of the Chief Justice and is nearing completion.

Du Zhou was also in charge of interrogating Fan Yuan.

Moreover, these people are all professionals, so they smiled and said:
"Don't worry, cousin. There is really nothing to do right now. Why don't you stay here with me first? When there is something else, I promise to ask you for help first. When the time comes, we brothers will work together and we will be able to achieve twice the result with half the effort."

"..."

Seeing Liu Ju say this, Wei Kang's eyes were obviously lost for a moment.

Liu Ju could not bear to dampen his enthusiasm, so he raised his teacup and invited Wei Kang to drink, thus changing the subject:

"Come on, cousin, let's drink this cup together!"

"please."

Wei Kang drank another glass of wine, and his head felt hot.

wrong!

My cousin is not an ordinary person. Since he mentioned Han Ling, he must have his own purpose.

It can't be as simple as just asking a question casually!
The reason why he stopped letting me do this was probably because he doubted my ability and was worried that I would fail more than I could accomplish. After all, I had never done anything commendable before, so it was understandable that he would have such concerns.

If I don't show some improvement soon, it might be hard for him to trust me in the future.

In that case, let’s start with this!

As long as I put all the information about Han Ling on my cousin's desk within a few days, he will see my potential and will entrust me with important tasks in the future!
Just do it!

……

Seven days later.

In the woodshed in the backyard of Bowang Garden.

"Take it away! Take it away! You want to harm me, you all want me dead, but I won't be fooled, I'm not that easy to fool!"

Fan Yuan suddenly knocked over the bowl of water handed to him by the clerk with his shackled hands. He became extremely manic and made indistinct sounds.

The clerk immediately became angry, spitted at him, and cursed:

"Hey! Are you looking for death? If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had not forbidden us to torture you in Bowang Garden, I would have broken your hand!"

"what happened?"

Du Zhou appeared at the door of the woodshed at some point and asked.

"Du Tingwei Shi, this bastard is crazy. He clearly wanted to drink water, and I kindly poured it for him, but he spilled the water and said that I wanted to harm him." The clerk quickly put on a smile and said,

"This bastard doesn't even think about it. If I wanted to harm him, would he be alive today?"

"Okay, you go back first."

Du Zhou nodded, walked straight to Fan Yuan, looked at Fan Yuan's eyes that had been unable to focus since the third day, and said,

"Fan Yuan, are you going to admit it or not?"

"You have to think clearly. You can't blame others for your current situation. You can only blame those people hiding behind you. They have never thought of rescuing you and are still living freely outside. Only you are imprisoned here and suffering. Is it worth it for you to continue to resist?"

Du Zhou had never conducted such a "gentle" interrogation.

Apart from taking turns to guard and not allowing sleep, food and drink are supplied on time, and there are no restrictions on defecation and urination. If you don't know, you might think that the Tingwei is doing charity work.

Even Fan Yuan was initially quite disdainful of this interrogation method and made outrageous remarks repeatedly.

But in the past two days, Du Zhou could clearly feel that something was wrong with Fan Yuan's condition.

First, his eyes became dull, and he gradually became slow and clumsy. Later, his speech became unclear, and he often talked to himself as if he had seen a ghost. His emotions became extremely unstable.

By now, Fan Yuan had entered a state of chaos. He always fantasized that someone was trying to harm him, and would scream and shout at the slightest movement.

After observing the entire process, Du Zhou no longer dared to think that this interrogation method was "gentle".

Admittedly, this interrogation method does not appear to be bloody or violent.

But this is the real torture.

He was very sure that if he continued like this, Fan Yuan would definitely go completely insane. He might not even know who he was in the end. Even if he survived, he would never be able to become a normal person again.

Before this, he had never thought that simply not being allowed to sleep could torture a person into this state.

Killing can only be done with a nod of the head.

Liu Ju knew how to make people unable to live or die!

At this moment, Du Zhou suddenly remembered Liu Ju's seemingly harmless smile, and felt that the smile was unspeakably cruel and chilling.

suddenly!

"you're right!"

Fan Yuan shouted wildly, frightening Du Zhou, who was in a trance, so much that he trembled.
"They all want to harm me. They all want me dead. As long as I die, they can rest easy. They can't wait for me to die as soon as possible!"

"Kill me, kill me! They can't kill me, I'm still alive and well, hahahaha!"

Fan Yuan suddenly burst into laughter again. His dry and flaky lips cracked and dark red blood oozed out of the cracks. He looked both crazy and hideous.

"Tell me clearly, who are they?"

This was the first time Du Zhou had heard such words from Fan Yuan in many days. His heart skipped a beat and he quickly asked,

"Tell it! Tell it and everything will be over. No one who wants to harm you will be able to escape!"

"Who are you? You want to hurt me too!"

Fan Yuan looked at Du Zhou with out-of-focus eyes again, then suddenly struggled with the shackles fiercely and raised both hands to grab it, but unfortunately the shackles restricted his movements and he could not hurt Du Zhou at all.

"You don't even recognize me?"

Du Zhou felt even colder in his heart. He felt that he would never be able to look directly at the word "gentle" again in his life, especially when Liu Ju said "gentle". However, he was still guiding Fan Yuan.

"I won't hurt you. I'm saving you. As long as you tell me who wants to hurt you, I will find a way to help you escape from here."

Fan Yuan seemed to suddenly wake up and became even angrier than before, yelling:

"I remember now. I recognize you. You are Du Zhou, and you are the Tingwei's man! Kill me, kill me now, and give me a quick death. Otherwise, I will not let you go even if I become a ghost!"

at this time.

"Why are you yelling so early in the morning? It's disturbing everyone's peace and quiet!"

Dong Zhongshu, who also lived in the backyard, had arrived at the woodshed at some point and started yelling from a distance, his tone full of anger.

Several clerks guarding the door hurried forward to stop them, forbidding outsiders from approaching the woodshed.

The Prince's Secretary Ji Ping also happened to pass by and came up to persuade them:

"Mr. Dong, Mr. Dong, they are also on official business. You should also control yourself a little. If you have anything to say, talk behind closed doors and don't disturb the peace and quiet of Bowang Garden."

"..."

Du Zhouzheng felt a little annoyed. He was just one step away from getting the most important information out of Fan Yuan.

This time, not only did Fan Yuan suddenly wake up.

With Dong Zhongshu and Ji Ping interfering, I'm afraid everything will have to start all over again...

Just as I was thinking about it.

"Kong Jin, Dongguo Xianyang, you two really came to harm me!"

When Fan Yuan saw the two old men, Dong Zhongshu and Ji Ping, he suddenly cried out in fear.

"I didn't say anything, I didn't say anything, you can't hurt me!"

"Kong Jin? Dongguo Xianyang?"

Dong Zhongshu and Ji Ping looked at each other.

"record on file!"

Du Zhouze instantly became excited.
"I've finally said it!"

"The prince is truly a god. His interrogation method is unique. No one in the court can match him!"

(End of this chapter)