I, the prince, only want to be deposed.

Chapter 273 I finally have a reason to show my skills!
"Cousin, how are you?"

Liu Ju was the first to step forward to check on Wei Kang's condition.

Among these people, apart from Hejian County Magistrate Wei Chen, it seemed that only Wei Kang was injured.

Although Liu Ju certainly could not be blamed for this, Wei Kang was after all his cousin and the eldest son of his uncle. He was also injured while saving him. If something went wrong, he really didn't know how to explain to Wei Qing.

"It's okay, it's just a minor skin injury, I don't think he will die."

Wei Kang raised his arm and looked at Liu Ju, still smiling playfully.

It wasn't too serious, just a two-inch long cut on the outside of my forearm.

The depth was about one centimeter, far from hurting the muscles and bones, nor did it damage the blood vessels, so the bleeding was not serious.

For injuries like this, you only need to disinfect them with alcohol, suture them up and slowly heal them with herbal medicine. If it really causes inflammation, you can also extract some allicin to help. It will definitely not leave any disability, and at most only a scar will be left.

"That's good."

Seeing this, Liu Ju breathed a sigh of relief, then looked at Yi Shuo again.
"Doctor Yi, are you okay?"

Although Yi Shuo should not be injured, his condition does not seem to be very good at the moment.

Just now, only her legs were shaking, but her hands dripping with blood were extremely steady. But now, for some reason, her hands also began to tremble slightly, and her expression began to become a little dazed and absent-minded. Her beautiful eyes were always staring at the corpses of the three assassins, and her pupils kept shrinking.

"do not come!"

Hearing Liu Ju's voice, Yi Shuo seemed to be suddenly awakened from a nightmare. She looked tense and screamed. When she saw clearly that it was Liu Ju, she finally came to her senses. Then she panted as if she was frightened and lowered her head. She whispered in a dull and hoarse voice,

"Your Highness, please forgive me. Yishuo was impolite... Thank you for your concern. Yishuo is safe and sound..."

"?"

Everyone's attention was drawn to Yi Shuo who was suddenly startled, and they didn't understand what was wrong with her.

Only Liu Ju felt inexplicably distressed.

He could probably guess why Yi Shuo suddenly became like this.

Although this girl had dissected many corpses before, the only time she had ever operated on a living person was during Liu Hong's appendectomy surgery. And no matter what she did, she always practiced the ways of the living, never the dead.

Even when she saw Han Ling's biological mother's life passing away in front of her, Liu Ju felt the sadness and loss from her from the inside out. She has always been a person who loves life.

But now, for Liu Ju, she personally killed three lives.

Liu Ju had never seen her hands shaking like this. Even though she was under so much pressure when she performed surgery on Liu Hong that she almost collapsed after the operation, her hands were always as steady as a rock, and every movement she made was extremely fast, precise, and decisive.

At that time, Liu Ju only thought that Yi Shuo might be born to do this job. He was born with the psychological qualities and hands of a surgeon, but he was born in the wrong era.

But now, her hands were shaking constantly, as if she was frightened.

Liu Ju knew that she was not afraid of blood or dead bodies. She had seen bloody scenes during the autopsy process. She probably could not accept the fact that she had deprived someone of their life.

Or maybe because of what happened today, I developed post-traumatic stress disorder. In later generations, this problem is also called PTSD...

Looking at Yi Shuo like this, Liu Ju gently pressed her shoulders, hoping to give her some psychological comfort and support.

He felt that Yishuo might need to do something that would allow her to concentrate so that she could forget or fade the memory of what happened as soon as possible.

So he said to Yi Shuo in a gentle voice:
"Doctor Yi, please take a look at Wei Kang's wound first. He may need stitches. County Magistrate Wei is also injured and needs your help to treat him. Please."

"promise."

Yi Shuo did not raise any objection, but just nodded slightly in agreement.

"Wei Kang's wound is not deep. You can clean it with alcohol before suturing it." Liu Ju said again.

Wei Kang, who was standing by, hesitated when he heard this:

"Alcohol? It doesn't hurt, does it?"

"Don't worry cousin, it doesn't hurt at all."

Liu Ju smiled, but in his heart he was thinking that Wei Kang's high-pitched screams might have some beneficial effect on the depressed Yi Shuo...

Who knows? We have to try, right?

……

Hejian County Magistrate Wei Chen's injuries were more serious than Wei Kang's.

However, it was more optimistic than expected. The wound on his shoulder was four inches long and about half an inch deep. Fortunately, it did not hurt his muscles or bones and also required stitches.

Considering that Wei Chen had just acted recklessly, Liu Ju would naturally not ignore him.

This didn't last long.

Yi Shuo, Wei Kang and Wei Chen left the living room first and went together to treat the wounds.

At this point, the county government's guest hall was completely under the control of the Qimen warriors.

Looking at the corpses and blood all over the ground, the nose was filled with the pungent smell of blood. Guo Xuanzi, the local officials of the county, Hejian King Liu Shou and his officials all held their breath, watching with their eyes and noses, and no one dared to make a sound at this time.

Because they know that now that everything has settled, it is time to settle the accounts.

"Hey, can you still breathe?"

Gongsun Jingsheng stepped forward and kicked over Jia Xun, the magistrate of Houjing County, whose arm he had previously cut off.

"..."

Although Jason's eyes were open at this moment, his pupils had already dilated and he was not even breathing, and it was obvious that he was completely cold.

"You got a bargain, you bastard!"

Gongsun Jingsheng didn't care about the death or not. He cursed and turned to look at Guo Xuanzi, whose face was already bloody, and shouted coldly:

"Old woman, it's your turn now. Jason killed you just now because you knew too much and wanted to silence you, right?"

"If you don't want to suffer, answer whatever His Highness asks you and tell him everything you know, or else Jason will be your fate. Do you hear me?"

"Ah……"

Guo Xuanzi smiled bitterly upon hearing this, and looked up at Liu Ju. Although he looked like he had accepted his fate, he still said in a neither humble nor arrogant manner,
"I accept defeat. Since the trap I set has been discovered by Your Highness, you can kill me or chop me up as you wish. Why should I say more?"

"But before I die, I can tell you the reason why I set up a trap to deceive you."

"My elder brother's name is Guo Jie, and he was once a respected knight in Hanoi. If Your Highness wants to blame someone, then blame the current emperor for killing Guo Jie's entire family, but not realizing that Guo Jie had a sister like me."

The knight-errant Guo Jie?

This person was indeed quite famous and was also recorded in history books. Liu Ju had some impression of him.

A hero is one who breaks the law by using force.

This title gradually became a positive term under the influence of martial arts novels in later generations. However, in the Western Han Dynasty, especially for the imperial court, it has always been the key target of cracking down on crime and eliminating evil.

And Guo Jie was such a knight-errant.

When he was young, he committed robbery, minted coins, dug graves, hid desperate criminals and committed robbery. Countless people died at his hands, but he always managed to escape in times of distress and danger, or encountered amnesty, and thus turned danger into safety.

When he got older, as Emperor Wu of Han became more strict with his laws, he had to restrain himself. He also learned to gain fame by being low-key and frugal, repaying evil with kindness, and giving generously without expecting much. He bribed many so-called wise men and heroes, and also won over many young and ignorant evil men to work for him. In fact, he was still cruel and vicious in his heart, and he would still suddenly get angry and commit crimes over trivial matters.

Later, Emperor Liu Che ordered all the heroes in the world to be moved to Maoling.

The local officials reported Guo Jie to the higher authorities based on the actual situation. Guo Jie therefore killed the official and soon killed the official's father. The official's family members wrote a letter to complain, and Guo Jie even dared to order his men to kill the person who complained at the palace gate.

Liu Che was furious and ordered the arrest of Guo Jie.

Later, when Guo Jie was captured, the officials who assisted in the case criticized Guo Jie for "only committing crimes and violating the law, how can he be called a virtuous person?" and he was killed by Guo Jie's followers and his tongue was cruelly cut off.

In the end, Liu Che ordered the execution of Guo Jie's entire family for the crime of treason...

Regarding the treatment of Guo Jie, Liu Ju just wanted to say that his cheap father Liu Che did the right thing, absolutely the right thing!
The only problem was that he failed to eradicate the problem completely. He did not even realize that Guo Jie had a sister, Guo Xuanzi. He failed to get rid of this old witch, and instead invited her to Ganquan Palace to worship her as a deity, which created such a huge hidden danger for himself.

But it can also be heard from what Guo Xuanzi is saying now.

Although Guo Xuanzi was almost killed by Jia Xun's pawn just now, she still decided to take on the matter of "Lady Gouyi" alone and would rather die than reveal the person behind the incident.

Perhaps she still had hope for the person behind the scenes, hoping that the person behind the scenes would carry her hatred for Liu Che and avenge Guo Jie and her one day?

After all, the enemy of my enemy is my friend.

After all, she was already dying, so it didn't really matter whether the person behind the scenes killed her to silence her or not. Maybe it could even save her from the torture of living a life worse than death.

It’s a pity that Jia Xun met Gongsun Jingsheng, and he was still a little short of it.

"..."

After hearing Guo Xuanzi's words, the county government's guest hall remained silent.

Many people glanced at Liu Ju out of the corner of their eyes, and no one knew what they were thinking.

"Ha ha ha ha ha……"

Liu Ju suddenly laughed. At first it was just a breathy "hehe" sound, but gradually the laughter became louder and louder, and his shoulders kept shaking.

"?"

This inexplicable laughter puzzled everyone in the room, and no one knew why he suddenly laughed.

Then Liu Ju slowly raised his head, and his slightly excited eyes swept across the entire living room, and he said with a grin:
"Assassinating the prince, what a great assassination! This time I finally have a reason to show off my skills, hehe."

"It's just a 'lucky star' scam. I don't need to know the truth."

"I only know one thing now: the people of Hejian State worked together to instruct Guo Xuanzi to trick me here, intending to murder me, the crown prince. None of you can escape, and those who deceived me will not be able to escape unscathed."

"Cousin, capture them all. Even the King of Hejian doesn't need to show mercy!"

(End of this chapter)