I, the prince, only want to be deposed.

Chapter 211 I understand everything, no need to say more!
The rear hall of Xuanshi.

"Humph……"

Liu Che's emotions were relatively stable this time. He just sat on the dragon couch and glared at Liu Ju for a long time before he finally let out a deep breath and asked in a cold voice,
"I'm going to ask you one last time, who is this Zhao Guo and how did you know him? Tell me everything!"

"Don't challenge my patience. Don't say I didn't warn you!"

While talking.

Liu Che's eyes intentionally or unintentionally swept across a bunch of brand new brambles next to the armrest of the dragon bed, with a full sense of threat.

The thorns were tied together into a bundle, with a golden handle at one end. It was unknown whether the material was gold or brass. There was also a tassel tied at the end of the handle, and a transparent jade pendant with a dragon pattern was worn in the middle of the tassel.

This was the inspiration that Wei Zifu provided to Liu Che.

After hearing a few days ago that Wei Zifu chased Liu Ju with a whisk from the Pepper Room Palace all the way to the Shiqu Pavilion, Liu Che felt relieved, at the same time, he finally found what Liu Ju was afraid of.

After all, verbal threats were of no use to this rebellious son, and he was not even afraid of being deposed and enthroned as the crown prince.

Then the only way is to find another way and correct his behavior from a physical level.

Then... Su Wen got him such a flashy thing, which can't be said to be untrue. At least the rattan is indeed a good thing to teach a rebellious son a lesson.

"Father..."

Liu Ju's eyelids twitched at the sight of the golden handle on the rattan branch, and he thought to himself that Liu Che was such a prodigal son.

Thorns can be found everywhere and are not valuable.

Anyway, it's just used to teach myself a lesson. Is it really necessary to install such an extravagant and blinding handle?

Perhaps this is the simple and unpretentious side of the royal family...

at the same time.

Liu Ju's brain was also working at full speed, trying to give Liu Che a reasonable answer that would make sense, so as to save him from being scolded by the seven wolves who loved him as much as a father.

After all, if Liu Che really wanted to beat him, it would be different from how Wei Zifu beat him.

If he ran away like he did in the Pepper Room, it would be extremely impolite and Liu Che would definitely be even more angry. The punishment might be increased. By that time, the whole world would belong to the king. Where could he run to?
Although he was not afraid of being abandoned, the blessing of traveling through time and space could not guarantee that he would not feel pain when being beaten...

"Actually..."

After pondering for a moment, Liu Ju finally came up with some ideas, and immediately said with his head lowered,

"Although I have never seen this Zhao Guo, this Zhao Guo does exist. Father, do you remember that I had some retainers in Bowang Garden? I heard the news about Zhao Guo from them."

"It is said that this man not only has his own ideas on farming, but also can produce one hu more harvest per year than others with the same acre of land."

"And this man has the ability to innovate farm tools. He only needs less than half the effort of others to cultivate the same piece of land."

"Therefore, I think that if we can find Zhao Guo to help us develop agriculture, we will be able to achieve twice the result with half the effort."

"It's just that I was anxious to share my father's worries, and I didn't think carefully enough to forget that I didn't ask the retainers for detailed information about this person, so I made such a joke."

"Father, please give me a clear warning."

Liu Che still looked at Liu Ju with scrutiny after hearing this, and said doubtfully:

"So, I have wronged you?"

"I am indeed wronged."

Liu Ju nodded, but seeing Liu Che's brows furrowed again, he quickly continued,
"But this matter is not your father's fault. If anyone is to blame, it can only be your son's fault for being outspoken. I spoke nonsense in the court without any confirmation, which broke the court's rules and failed your father's high hopes for your son."

"Hehehe..."

Upon hearing this, Liu Che finally sneered and raised his hand to stroke the golden handle of the bramble.

It has been a long time since I had such a relaxed and pleasant conversation with this rebellious son, and it has been a long time since this rebellious son has been so talkative...

Knew it.

Filial piety is only on the brambles, and truth is only under my tyranny.

I just didn't use the right method before, and I have to thank Wei Zifu for providing me with the idea...

"In that case, the task of finding this man will be left to you. I will inform Prime Minister Zhao Zhou and order him and the officials of the Civil Affairs Department to check the civil registers in the capital area and send all those named Zhao Guo to Bowang Garden. I hope you will not disappoint me."

"My son, I obey."

Liu Ju bowed in response.

Liu Che nodded slightly and then did not mention the matter again.

Even he had to admit that although Liu Ju was a rebellious son who had no respect for his emperor and father, he was still quite reliable when it came to doing serious things. For example, the reform of the state-run salt and iron industries was done very much to his liking.

But although this matter is over, other things are not over yet:

"Also, have you visited Han these days to learn about his daughter's appearance? Do you agree to this marriage?"

"In reply to your Majesty, I think this marriage is not suitable. Let's forget about it."

Liu Ju answered without hesitation.

Hearing this, Liu Che immediately frowned again, and the hand that was stroking the handle of the bramble clenched:
"Have you ever been there to check it out? Are you trying to put me off on purpose?"

"I have already asked the matchmaker, and the daughter Han mentioned is not bad looking. She is definitely one of the best girls of marriageable age among the princes and nobles in Chang'an. Isn't this what you want?"

"Or do you mean that any marriage I choose for you will not suit your wishes?" "Father has misunderstood."

Liu Ju's eyelids twitched again, and he hurriedly explained,
"Your Majesty, you should have heard about the time when my mother chased and beat me a few days ago. It was because I put the marriage chosen by your father first and rejected the marriage chosen by your mother. I didn't even ask which family the daughter was from. Your Majesty was angry and chased and beat me."

"Then tell me why Han Shuo's daughter is not to your liking..."

Liu Che's tone really slowed down after hearing this, but he only asked half of the question when he suddenly felt a shock, and a look of extreme worry appeared in his eyes. He grabbed Liu Ju's shoulders and said:

"You are such a rebellious son, are you not...not interested...in women?!"

This is definitely a huge problem for Liu Che and even the Han Dynasty!
There are different levels of being unsatisfied with women.

If he simply has no interest in women, then the problem is too serious, because such a person cannot leave offspring, and a person who cannot leave offspring naturally cannot become the emperor, otherwise the court will definitely not be stable.

Of course, he cannot continue to be the crown prince, because the crown prince is the future emperor.

"???"

Liu Che's performance also scared Liu Ju, but he soon understood the worry in Liu Che's eyes.

What the hell!

Why didn't I think of this before?!
Can you be easily destroyed just by a few words?
But now that he has found the "Time Travel Blessings" loophole, it's hard to say whether this trick will work...

So Liu Ju decided to play a joke and verify it again, pretending to be afraid and embarrassed:

"Now that things have come to this, my father has finally discovered it..."

"!!!"

Liu Che suddenly became stiff all over, as if struck by lightning.

He now has four princes in total, and the one he favors the most and has the highest hopes for is Liu Ju. How can he accept this fact? It is simply a bolt from the blue!
After being petrified for a while, Liu Che suddenly said:

"I don't believe it!"

"I will now order some young and beautiful palace maids to serve you. I want to see if you can remain as still as a mountain!"

Check it out!

It was easily cracked by Liu Che. There was no way he could have endured it, so there was no way he would be deposed because of it.

Liu Ju sighed helplessly in his heart, but he began to sincerely apologize:
"Father, please forgive me. Under such circumstances, I cannot remain calm..."

He had already begun to regret having played such a trick. Not only was it useless, but he was also bound to be beaten with a thorn this time. After all, this was, to put it mildly, an act of deceiving the king.

"That's good! Just be as still as a mountain!"

Liu Che interrupted him again at this time, and while heaving a sigh of relief, he said earnestly,
"I understand, no need to say more!"

"But you must know in your heart that you are the crown prince of the Han Dynasty, you are the future emperor of the Han Dynasty, there are some things that must be done with the overall situation in mind, and you must not act solely based on your own preferences!"

"Believe me, when you have truly experienced the beauty of women and are older, you will no longer be obsessed with this."

"???"

Upon hearing this, Liu Ju looked at Liu Che in surprise, feeling that his cheap father had just confirmed something incredible with his own mouth.

Then I heard Liu Che quickly skip over this topic and continue:
"Therefore, I will decide this marriage for you..."

"Father, Han's daughter is really not suitable. It has nothing to do with my preference!"

Liu Ju hurriedly explained,

"Although I have never seen Han Shuo's daughter, I have inquired about her. Father probably doesn't know that she beat her brother when she was only twelve years old, and more than once. I am afraid that I am not worthy of such a willful and capricious woman."

"Sure?"

"Absolutely true!"

Liu Ju nodded affirmatively.

"Then she and your rebellious son are a perfect match, right?"

As Liu Che pondered, the image of Chen Ajiao appeared in his mind, and he shook his head again.

"It's not suitable. It's really not suitable. In this case, I will not mention this marriage anymore..."

If Liu Ju were to marry another woman like Chen Ajiao, wouldn't that be pushing him and the Han Dynasty into the fire pit together?

However, when thinking of Chen Ajiao, Liu Che couldn't help but think of Chen Ajiao's witchcraft curse.

If this curse cannot be dispelled, there will be endless troubles.

Although he had burned Chen Ajiao's suicide note and the puppet to ashes, he was still a little worried.

At the same time, he also remembered another thing that made him equally uneasy, so he asked tentatively:

"By the way, I heard that you can see evil spirits. Previously, on your way to Donglai to wait for the gods under my order, you also went to Gongsun Qing's ancestral home to exorcise the evil spirit for him, and you personally beat the evil spirit to death on the white silk?"

"I want to know."

"If someone casts a witchcraft curse on you, can you see it and dispel it yourself?"

(End of this chapter)