I, the prince, only want to be deposed.

Chapter 260: I Will Never Compromise
At this moment, Liu Ju was already certain that the historical Lady Gouyi was a scam against Liu Che.

Even Liu Fuling was most likely not Liu Che's son. After all, it was not normal to give birth to a baby after fourteen months of pregnancy. At least from the medical perspective of later generations, a baby born after fourteen months of pregnancy would most likely only give birth to a dead fetus soaked in smelly amniotic fluid. Even Lady Gouyi herself might not survive.

What's more, Liu Che was already 63 years old at that time. Although it was not absolutely impossible to sow seeds, the probability of successful sowing would definitely be greatly reduced.

And this so-called Lady Gouyi could be any woman of appropriate age.

Because this method is easy to implement, just find a woman holding a jade hook, then hype up and tell a good story, and then let Liu Che pry her hands open in public.

In such an era, a superstitious and conceited person like Liu Che could also use this incident to show his extraordinaryness, which was simply playing to his heart's content!
As for why Lady Gouyi was assigned to Liu Ju now...

This may be what people with ulterior motives do.

Liu Ju thought about it carefully and easily figured out the ultimate purpose of this scam.

If he and Liu Che both believed what Guo Xuanzi said and believed that they were destined to be alone, then Lady Gouyi would become the only woman in Liu Ju's life, the only person who could give birth to a child for Liu Ju, and naturally the only candidate for the Crown Princess.

And if Liu Ju succeeds to the throne one day.

Lady Gouyi would definitely become the queen, and the future crown prince could only be chosen from the children she gave birth to for Liu Ju.

Once such a situation is formed, the future queen and the future crown prince are determined, and the person who plans this matter becomes a confirmed "relative by marriage" and possesses certain power.

As for whether these people are Lady Gouyi’s blood relatives, it doesn’t matter at all.

Because this matter has been Lady Gouyi's fatal handle from the very beginning. No matter where she goes in the future, anyone who knows the inside story can destroy her in an instant. No one dares to be her enemy at any time and can only be an obedient chess piece. This kind of relationship will only be more reliable than blood relatives.

At the same time, Liu Ju was more clear in his mind.

This is definitely not something that can be accomplished by just one person. From top to bottom, from Chang'an to Yanzhao, people must cooperate. There must be a powerful and well-organized interest group behind the scenes to manipulate it. Otherwise, there will be no guarantee that there will be no omissions in all links.

Even...even the rumors of "Gu Luan Sha" that suddenly appeared in Chang'an might have been the work of this group, and they had planned this conspiracy since then.

And this Guo Xuanzi may just be a chess piece placed on the stage.

If Liu Ju targeted Guo Xuanzi alone now, it would very likely alert the enemy and miss the real big fish behind the scenes.

Thinking about this, Liu Ju already had a new plan.

He planned to play the game against the opponent and play the long game to catch the big fish...

at the same time.

"If this strange woman has had her fists clenched since she was born, and now she is past the age of 19, she still can't open them. This should have happened for at least fifteen years. There should be rumors in the local area, right?"

Liu Che frowned slightly and said thoughtfully,
"If that's the case, why would Liu Ju have to go look for her in person? I only need to send an imperial edict to the direction of Yan and Zhao, ordering officials from all regions to search for this girl. It shouldn't take long to find her."

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid this matter will not be so simple."

Guo Xuanzi still closed his eyes and said calmly,
"If an ordinary family gave birth to such a wonderful girl, they would probably just regard her as disabled, and would often keep her secret for the sake of their own reputation. There might not be any rumors among the people, and it might not be possible to find her in the short term."

"And now, Your Highness is seventeen years old, and it is less than four months away from your birthday. If you cannot find this girl before your birthday, Your Highness's good fortune will be over, and it will be difficult for you to have a star official visit you again in this life. As the saying goes, once you lose the opportunity, it will never come back. Even if you find this girl by then, I am afraid it will be too late to help."

"So the best thing to do now is for Your Highness to go and look for her in person, and I will follow her and help her by observing her aura at all times. The closer Your Highness is to this extraordinary woman, the easier it will be for their auras to resonate with each other."

"This way, we can achieve twice the result with half the effort and help Your Highness find this girl before his birthday."

Liu Che was silent for a moment before he said:
"If that's the case, then let's do both."

"I will issue an edict to order the local officials in the direction of Yan and Zhao to search for this girl, and at the same time, Liu Ju and Lord Guo will go on a tour in the direction of Yan and Zhao. This way, we can achieve twice the result with half the effort."

"..."

After hearing Liu Che's decision, Guo Xuanzi just nodded slightly and finally stopped expressing his opinion.

At this time, Liu Che looked at Liu Ju, who was sitting quietly in his seat, deep in thought, and said:
"Liu Ju, you must have heard what Lord Guo said just now. Go back and prepare as soon as possible. I will send another 500 Qimen to escort you all the way to the land of Yan and Zhao. We will set off in three days!"

"..."

Liu Ju came to his senses and looked at Liu Che without saying anything.

"Rebellious son, I am talking to you!"

Liu Che stared.

"..."

Liu Ju still said nothing, but turned around and made faces and gestures to Su Wen.

Su Wen looked at him puzzledly for a long time before he barely understood what he meant. He leaned forward and asked tentatively:

"Your Highness, do you want me to fetch the study supplies?"

"..."

Liu Ju nodded vigorously several times.

How dare Su Wen act on his own? He looked at Liu Che again, and only after getting Liu Che's approval did he get a pen, ink and a piece of white silk for Liu Ju, and he also took the initiative to add water and grind ink for him.

"?"

At this time, Liu Che, Wang Shuo and Su Wen were all full of doubts.

Even Guo Xuanzi, who had been keeping his eyes closed, couldn't help but half-open his eyes and quietly looked at Liu Ju, not knowing what he was going to do. Then he saw Liu Ju dip the brush in ink in front of everyone and began to write on the white silk.

After a while.

Liu Ju put the pen back into the pen holder, then pinched the two corners of the white silk, lifted it up, and turned it to face Liu Che.

Only then did everyone see the slightly scribbled handwriting on it:

"Father, may I speak?"

"..."

Su Wen and Wang Shuo were speechless, and Guo Xuanzi closed his eyes silently again.

Only Liu Che's face suddenly darkened again. This rebellious son was so bold that he dared to tease him even at this time. Otherwise, just let him fend for himself!

Although he thought so in his heart, considering that Liu Ju was already unlucky enough and had no suitable trumpet for the time being, he forced himself to calm down and just shouted in a cold voice:
"Say!"

"Father, I am willing to travel with Lord Guo to the direction of Yanzhao to find this extraordinary woman who can cure the evil spirit of Lonely Phoenix."

Liu Ju immediately stood up and said obediently.

It seems that this rebellious son still knows the importance of things, at least he won't do anything outrageous when it comes to his own affairs...

Liu Che felt slightly relieved when he heard this and was about to say a few words to Liu Chuan to comfort him.

But Liu Ju immediately changed the subject:
"But I have a few conditions for this extraordinary woman."

"First of all, there is no need to talk about appearance. This extraordinary woman must be a beauty with extraordinary appearance. I will never compromise on this aspect. "

"Secondly, talent is also something that needs to be considered. At the very least, she must be familiar with the Five Classics and have some knowledge of music, chess, calligraphy and painting. It is better for a woman to have talent and temperament, otherwise I am afraid she will not be worthy of my temperament;"

"You also need a good personality. Being gentle and virtuous is just the foundation. Being humorous and witty can add extra points. This way, when I am depressed, you can cheer me up and make me laugh. "

"Also, your family background cannot be bad either. Your ancestors must have at least been marquises. Otherwise, you are not worthy of your son's status as the crown prince."

"Oh, right, family wealth is also necessary. Although I have enough food, clothing, cars and horses, I will not accept poverty alleviation. I do not ask this girl to be a good match for me, but at least she should bring a decent dowry, instead of having to rely on me to support the whole family."

"Besides..."

As soon as he said this, he heard Liu Che shout angrily:

"That's enough! You rebellious son, if you want to make a wish, you should have gone to worship the Taiyi God a few days ago!"

"Find out what you are doing now. Are you looking for a matchmaker for you?"

Even if they found a matchmaker, some of Liu Ju's requests seemed a bit mean for a royal family like them.

What does “at least you have to bring a decent dowry” mean?
I am a member of the royal family of the Han Dynasty. Don’t you think I am short of a dowry?
"?!"

Su Wen and Wang Shuo also looked confused at this moment.

What a mess of requests! Now you want to resolve the loneliness evil, why are you picky?

Guo Xuanzi opened his eyes again and looked at Liu Ju as if he was a fool.

There must be something wrong with this prince's brain!

I just said so much, but I may not have made him realize the seriousness of the problem. Otherwise, how could he have made such harsh demands?

After being scolded by Liu Che, Liu Ju still looked unimpressed:

"I am already alone. I can only marry this one woman in my life. My life has lost a lot of fun."

"So even if this woman is the only one in the world who can give birth to a child for me, as long as she cannot meet my requirements, I will never compromise. No matter what the solitary phoenix is, no matter what the child is, I don't care at all."

"I only recognize one thing. No matter whether I can succeed to the throne in the future, if I am not happy, everything else will lose its meaning."

"Anyway, I will never give in. Father cannot force me, and I am not afraid of any consequences."

Since Lady Gouyi can be anyone.

Even if it was just a trick, Liu Ju would not let these people have it too easy. These conditions were to restrict them from finding a common woman to fool around at will. Even if they came to deceive or attack by surprise, they had to be serious, and they might even have to cut their own flesh to meet his conditions.

And the more action they take to do this, the easier it is for them to reveal their flaws.

"伱!"

Liu Che became even more angry after hearing this. If there were no outsiders here, he would have to teach this rebellious son a lesson personally.

at this time.

"Your Majesty, calm down."

Guo Xuanzi closed his eyes again without knowing when, and said calmly,

"At present, we still don't know the identity of this extraordinary woman. If God has destined Your Highness to be with this woman, perhaps the conditions Your Highness has proposed will not be a problem."

(End of this chapter)