I, the prince, only want to be deposed.

Chapter 275 If you show your head, you’ll be killed instantly. If you don’t show your head, you’ll be killed instantly too!
"Your Highness, I will draft a memorial according to what you just said and send it to Chang'an at an expedited speed of 800 miles to present to His Majesty..."

Coming out of the county government's guest hall, Guo Zhen supported Liu Ju while confirming it again in a low voice.

Liu Ju had already publicly stated that he would pretend to be dying. If he continued to draft a memorial in this way, it would be a blatant deception to the emperor. Guo Zhen couldn't help feeling worried and had to confirm it again and again.

Liu Ju laughed when he heard this, raised his eyebrows and said:
"I was just talking, why do you really want to deceive me?"

"..."

Guo Zhen was speechless for a moment, thinking to himself that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince really did whatever he wanted. Fortunately, he asked another question.

Then Liu Ju continued:

"No need to say anything extra. Just briefly explain the objective fact that I was assassinated in Hejian State in the memorial, and then ask my father to issue an imperial decree to abolish Hejian State and appoint a new group of county officials to take over as soon as possible."

"?!"

Guo Zhen's steps slowed down instantly.

Eliminate the State of Hejian?

Send a new group of county officials to take over?
Even if his reaction was slow, he would be able to understand the meaning of Liu Ju's words.

Liu Ju clearly intended to kill the King of Hejian first and report later, and to completely reshuffle all the officials of Hejian State...

This memorial was by no means a request to the current emperor for instructions on the matter, but rather a direct notification to the emperor to clean up the mess!

This is... not as good as the bullying just now, okay!!!

Deceiving the emperor is similar to correcting the rules, and can be either big or small.

Moreover, Liu Ju was indeed assassinated in Hejian State. Even if the situation was exaggerated a little, the emperor and he were father and son, and blood was thicker than water. Considering that Liu Ju might have been frightened, the emperor would probably not pursue the matter afterwards.

But if you just act first and report later, it might be considered as usurpation of power!

If the emperor felt resentful because of this, then the originally good situation would have an adverse impact on Liu Ju.

Thinking of this, Guo Zhen quickly advised:
"Your Highness, think twice. I think this move is inappropriate. Both the Prince of Hejian and the county officials are appointed by His Majesty. If Your Highness handles them without permission, it may be suspected of meddling in other people's affairs. Moreover, Your Highness does not need to dirty his hands. The impact of this matter is extremely bad. Even if Your Majesty handles it personally, these villains will not be able to escape the blame, and the result will be the same."

“It’s narrow, isn’t it?”

Liu Ju laughed and shook his head.
"Duke Zhuang of Zheng shot an arrow at the emperor of Zhou. Although the arrow did not kill him, it destroyed his majesty and royal power, and marked the beginning of the princes usurping the title of king."

"Although I am not the Son of Heaven, even if I were the Crown Prince, I would never easily show my blood bar if I were in this position."

"No one can shoot an arrow at me, even with a bow. If I show my head, I'll be killed instantly. If I don't show my head, I'll be killed instantly too."

This was the realization that Liu Ju gradually developed as his political wisdom grew.

Before the Witchcraft and Poisoning Incident in history, Liu Ju was often framed by a group of villains. People kept looking for his faults and went to Emperor Liu Che to complain with exaggerations.

Wei Zifu was so angry that she gnashed her teeth and repeatedly suggested to Liu Ju to report to Emperor Che to kill these villains.

However, Liu Ju thought that Liu Che was a smart man and would not believe these slanders. He only needed to do his own duty and did not need to pay any attention to these villains.

And then in this kind of tolerance and ignoring.

More and more people lost their respect for him, and more and more people framed him.

Until finally the Witchcraft and Poisoning Disaster developed...Now when Liu Ju thinks about this matter in detail, he feels that the occurrence of the Witchcraft and Poisoning Disaster was not just caused by external factors, but also had its own internal factors.

Every frame-up by others was like an arrow shot at him.

Every arrow shot weakened his authority. If he did not launch the strongest counterattack, the rest of the people would dare to intensify their attacks until they completely ignored him and dared to do anything to him.

Tolerance and kindness mean showing your health bar.

It will only make the "players" inside and outside the government treat him as a boss who can explode gold coins, and everyone is looking for opportunities...

"Show the bleeding strip...kill instantly if the head shows up?" Guo Zhen really couldn't understand these two words, but he was very familiar with the story of "Duke Zhuang of Zheng shooting the Emperor of Zhou with an arrow".

Indeed, after Duke Zhuang of Zheng shot that arrow, the Zhou Dynasty’s rituals and music began to collapse...

At this moment, Guo Zhen suddenly had a new understanding of Liu Ju.

Although Liu Ju's change began with the expulsion of his retainers two years ago, the change at that time could only be called a mutation rather than real growth.

And now.

Or it could be said that in the past two years, Guo Zhen has seen extremely obvious growth in Liu Ju.

From the very beginning, the eccentric market people who did things in a scattered manner are gradually evolving into a eccentric market people who combine the kingly way with the hegemonic way. Although it is still difficult to change the style of the market people, it now has a hint of obvious kingly temperament. Many times, people dare not look directly at it, dare not make assumptions, and dare not disobey it.

Even though Guo Zhen still thought that Liu Ju's move was inappropriate.

But he also had to admit that Liu Ju might be right. Liu Ju must come in person to avenge the arrow, and he should do it in a way that would not hesitate to risk being suspected of usurping power, and report it to the world, so that no one would dare to shoot an arrow at the prince again...

"Your subordinate...understood."

Guo Zhen finally stopped admonishing and bowed to Liu Ju.

Although such a prince is worrying, he is also reassuring. Although this sentence sounds very contradictory, this is the truest thought in Guo Zhen's heart at this moment.

As one of the prince's closest officials, he had long been an insider and would rise and fall with Liu Ju.

Being able to follow a reassuring prince is the greatest blessing for someone like him.

Then, just relieve Liu Ju's worries...

……

Half an hour later.

"Your Highness, Beitang Cheng, the head of the Beitang family in Houjing County, is kneeling outside the door in handcuffs and with a whip on his back to plead guilty to your Highness. This is his confession that he has taken the initiative to present to your Highness, and he has already pressed his fingerprints on it."

Guo Zhen presented a folded piece of white silk with both hands and bowed to report to Liu.

Now the "lucky lady" Beitang Zhaohui was also imprisoned by Liu Ju. Although Liu Ju promised to give her a chance to redeem herself with merit, Beitang Zhaohui did not even have time to confess before Jia Xun's assassination plan was disrupted, and naturally she missed this opportunity.

Moreover, the opportunity to redeem herself by making amends was only for her clansmen, not herself.

As someone who was directly involved in this incident, no matter what the reason was, and whether it was voluntary or not, it cannot be a reason to forgive her.

"Let Gongsun Jingsheng take this man into custody first."

Liu Ju just raised his eyes slightly, took the white silk, and asked,
"How are Yishuo and Wei Kang?"

"Master Wei's wound has been sutured and it looks like he is fine."

Guo Zhen replied, "Right now, the Yi doctor is treating the wound of the Wei governor, and it should be almost done."

"It's been so long... Let's ask Wei Kang to come see me first."

Liu Ju frowned slightly and nodded.

"Go check on Yi Shuo again and stay by her side. Once she has treated Wei Chen's wound, bring her to see me immediately. I have something to say to her in private."

Compared with other things, Liu Ju is more concerned about Yi Shuo now.

Although he had just found something for Yishuo to do in the hope of diverting his attention, Yishuo's condition after killing someone was really worrying.

The body is easy to heal, but the mind is hard to cure!
Moreover, suturing the wound should have been an extremely simple matter for Yishuo... Under normal circumstances, it really shouldn't have taken so long.

(End of this chapter)