I, the prince, only want to be deposed.

Chapter 288 This matter is like possessing talent, how can it be concealed?
Stupid thing?

Liu Ju was completely confused when he heard this.

He had no idea when Wei Qing, Wei Kang, and Gongsun Jingsheng submitted their memorials to Emperor Wu of Han, let alone the content of their memorials.

However, it is not difficult to hear from Liu Che's words that they may not have said anything good about themselves in their memorials.

But this shouldn’t happen at all!
Wei Qing was his uncle, and Wei Kang and Gongsun Jingsheng were his cousins. These three people were absolutely his own people, and even shared his success and failure. How could they possibly say bad things about him in their memorials to Liu Che?
Besides, how could Wei Kang and Gongsun Jingsheng say anything bad about him?

Although what he did this time in Hejian State might be presumptuous to Emperor Liu Che, and might also frighten his uncle Wei Qing, Wei Kang and Gongsun Jingsheng actually enjoyed it. They had expressed their admiration for him more than once, and they almost turned against Tian Gang and called him cousin instead.

"Still not coming over?"

Liu Che waved his hand again, frowned and scolded in a commanding tone.

In order to find out what was wrong with the memorial, Liu Ju had to reluctantly come to Liu Che and reach for the bamboo slips in the wooden box.

"sit down."

However, Liu Che reached out and pressed his shoulders, allowing him to sit on the dragon couch side by side with him.

"Father?"

Liu Ju's butt suddenly felt hot and he looked at his cheap father beside him in surprise.

This is a dragon collapse!

Although Liu Ju thought he was a powerful man and was not afraid of anything, especially being deposed by Emperor Liu Che, he had never thought of sitting on the dragon bed reserved for the emperor before ascending the throne, especially in front of Emperor Liu Che.

Although this is a good way to be disabled, being disabled means you are basically only one step away from death.

But now, he was pressed onto the dragon couch by Liu Che, and they were sitting side by side like this...

This reminded Liu Ju of a most special and noble title.
——The King of Side by Side!

In fact, there has never been such a title in the history of the Celestial Empire. This thing usually only appears in folk literary works and film and television, and has a certain degree of exaggeration, because there is no emperor in this world who is willing to stand shoulder to shoulder with others, and there is no prince who dares to publicly admit that he can stand shoulder to shoulder with the Son of Heaven.

Moreover, the princes and nobles who were suspected to have approached this level almost invariably had a bad end.

There are many such examples in the Han Dynasty, such as the Military Genius Han Xin and King of Liang Peng Yue. They were just kings with different surnames and were far from being on par with each other.

But now, Liu Che suddenly allowed him to sit on the dragon bed side by side, and he was so proactive...

Liu Ju really couldn't help but doubt whether the person in front of him was Liu Che. Was it possible that he was possessed by some dirty creature, or was he deliberately testing him in this way?

After all, Liu Che was a man known for his autocracy and protection of his own power.

Only such a person would be the first to create an inner court that was superior to the imperial court, would come up with the "Enfeoffment Order", would "spend money and seize titles", and finally lead to the witchcraft disaster, in which he could not even tolerate his own son, and killed Lady Gouyi before entrusting his son to the care of others on his deathbed.

"Sit down if I ask you to!"

Liu Che seemed very satisfied with Liu Ju's reaction at the moment. He increased the strength in his hands and pressed Liu Ju down to sit firmly. Then he pushed the wooden box in front of him and said with a smile,
"Take a good look at yourself. If you always remain like this and don't know what you are lacking, how can I be at ease handing the throne to you in the future?"

"promise."

Liu Ju agreed and picked up the bamboo slips, still thinking about the strength of Liu Che's hand.

At the beginning, Liu Che's hand strength was actually not that strong, but he was not prepared at all and was accidentally pressed onto the dragon couch by Liu Che.

But when he showed surprise and doubt, and even a little resistance, Liu Che's grip suddenly increased, instantly overcoming his resistance and making him sit firmly on the dragon couch, unable to get up.

This……

This should be a test from Liu Che, right?
If this is true, then this cheap father is too cunning and scheming... He is worthy of being an old fox who can become the greatest emperor of all time.

But we don't seem to be doing badly now.

At least when the old fox used this method, I was already aware of it, unlike when I first traveled through time, when I didn't pay attention to these details at all, and even if I noticed them, I wouldn't think too much about them.

This is growth. Although he is still far from reaching the maximum human level, he is not something that an old fox like Liu Che can easily control.

With these in mind.

Liu Ju was still very curious about what Wei Qing, Wei Kang and Gongsun Jingsheng had said about him, so he quickly picked up the bamboo slips and started to check their contents.

Liu Che sat beside Liu Ju like a study companion, watching him.

After a while.

"Is this really Wei Qing's memorial?"

Liu Ju's expression became much uglier, and he began to doubt the authenticity of the memorial, because in Wei Qing's memorial, there were only a few words praising Liu Che, and they were insignificant.

The memorial criticizing him was a long and eloquent one, and the gist of it was:

"Your Majesty, please don't let the prince go out on tour again!"

"The prince is still too young and doesn't know anything. He is only willful and reckless when he is out there. He doesn't know how to judge the situation and lacks political wisdom. If it weren't for his good luck and the loyal performance of Hejian County Governor Wei Chen, it would have caused instability and probably led to a disaster."

"Your Majesty, while he is still young and has room to grow, you should teach him well, or find him a few smart teachers and let him read more books to broaden his horizons!"

"Otherwise, let alone without your Majesty's protection, he may not live to the day of inheriting the throne. Even if he really inherits the throne one day in the future, I am afraid that few court officials will support him. By then, he will definitely make the Han Dynasty a mess, angering the heavens and the people, and I am afraid that the country will no longer exist."

"..."

Liu Ju felt that this was not something Wei Qing would say at all, and it was even more impossible for Wei Qing to say this to Liu Che.

This uncle had previously forced him to ask for orders to control floods, and was wholeheartedly trying to help him consolidate his position as crown prince.

But now it seemed like he was impeaching him to Emperor Wu of Han. Although it had not reached the level of asking Emperor Wu of Han to depose him, it also expressed his doubts about his ability very directly.

"Do you agree with what your uncle said?"

Seeing this, Liu Che smiled like a big-tailed wolf and asked with crow's feet at the corners of his eyes.

"Of course I don't agree with you. I'm not that bad!"

Liu Ju was very unhappy and didn't quite understand.

How did it become that Wei Chen, the governor of Hejian County, was loyal to his duty? It was obvious that he took precautions in advance and forced this guy to "voluntarily" hand over the tiger talisman early on. He maintained the stability of the situation in Hejian State himself, and then took action after careful planning.

How many people of his age can do this?
How come when it comes to Wei Qing, it becomes Wei Chen, the governor of Hejian County, being loyal to his duties?
What did he do? He just pretended to protect the emperor, then "voluntarily" handed over the tiger talisman and went home to recuperate. He was the most useless one!

However, the purpose of Wei Qing's doing this is still unclear, and Liu Ju chose to hold back for the time being and did not immediately point out the "nonsense" in the memorial, in order to avoid embarrassing Wei Qing by not making arrangements in advance and accidentally being charged with the crime of deceiving the emperor.

"I knew you wouldn't admit it. You are my son, how could I not understand your character?"

Liu Che laughed when he heard this, patted Liu Ju on the shoulder and advised,

"Don't bear a grudge against your uncle. He said these things to me for your own good. Isn't it because he is afraid that you will act recklessly like you did during this tour and end up causing trouble?"

"Besides, you have indeed caused quite a bit of trouble this time. Otherwise, how do you think your reputation as the ruthless crown prince spread? Wasn't it because you didn't pay attention to means, didn't know how to judge the situation, and lacked political wisdom, so you offended the Confucians, the marquises, the officials, and those aristocratic families in one fell swoop?"

"You must remember that the throne is not a castle in the air. The people are the cornerstone of the throne. These people are also the cornerstone of the throne. They are even more important than the people."

“So when dealing with them, you can’t just kill them, otherwise it would be tantamount to rebelling against yourself.”

"This is the first principle I will teach you today. Please understand it well after you go back."

"..."

In his last few words, Liu Che actually spoke with a tone of earnestness and sincerity, and this was definitely the first time in his memory that this had happened.

After hearing these words, Liu Ju did not rush to refute, but just silently picked up the other bamboo slips.

Next came the memorials from Wei Kang and Gongsun Jingsheng.

After reading it, Liu Ju became even more annoyed.

Because these two guys didn't speak according to the facts. Not only did they confirm in their memorials that Hejian County Governor Wei Chen was "dedicated to his duties",
Even his witty remarks, domineering and scheming on-the-spot performance, as well as his final feat of angering Guan Changqing to death, were all omitted in the memorial by these two people?
So that in the whole incident he looked like a lucky little kid who had a stress reaction after being frightened by an assassination and therefore went on a killing spree in Hejian Kingdom?

Row!
Good job, Wei Kang!

Good job, Gongsun Jingsheng!

No matter what your reasons are, no matter whether you were under pressure from some bad person, you actually slandered me without informing me. I will remember this grudge and will take my revenge one day!
By this point, he had already read all the memorials from Wei Qing, Wei Kang and Gongsun Jingsheng.

There was still a bamboo slip left in the wooden box.

Liu Ju also picked it up.

As he picked it up, Liu Che frowned again, squinting his eyes and scolded:
"I must scold you for this. You, a rebellious son, actually hid such a big thing from me. This matter is like having a talent. How could you hide it?"

"WTF?"

Liu Ju opened the bamboo slips with doubt in his heart, only to find that it was actually Yi Shuo's memorial.

The content of this memorial made Liu Ju's eyes widen instantly.

Yi Shuo actually claimed in a memorial that she was pregnant, and asked Liu Che to resign from her position as a doctor of medicine, hoping to return home to take care of the baby for his enemy? !
(End of this chapter)