I, the prince, only want to be deposed.

Chapter 297 Is this what it means to be a fool with good fortune?

"..."

Liu Che's perfunctory attitude made Liu Ju feel deeply powerless.

It only took Wei Qing one mouthful to spread rumors, but it took him a lot of running to refute them...

He could now finally understand the helplessness of Da Vinci and Huo Guang. When Huo Guang heard him calling "good cousin" over and over again, he must have wanted to hit him in his heart.

Unfortunately, Huo Guang could not attack him as the crown prince, and Liu Ju could not attack Liu Che as the emperor.

at the same time.

Zhao Yuze, the chief judge of the court, stepped forward and said solemnly:

"In reply to your Majesty, since we can confirm that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was shown a message in his dream, this matter is indeed worth a try."

"However, I still think it is inappropriate for Your Highness to go to sea personally. This matter is of great importance. If it were someone else going to sea, I would fully support it. I implore Your Majesty to reconsider."

After the words fell, others echoed and said:
"That's right. Your Highness the Crown Prince has a special status and must not take risks."

"Yes, Your Majesty, let's change someone..."

"I am willing to go to sea on behalf of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to find that fairyland with vast plains and swamps!"

Hearing this, Liu Ju and the others looked in the direction of the voice, only to find that the person who spoke was a middle-aged man with an unprepossessing appearance and who had not had much of a presence before.

However, everyone knew this person's identity, otherwise he would not have been able to become a close minister of Emperor Liu Che's inner court and enter the inner court to discuss matters.

His name is Ni Kuan.

The current Zuo Nei Shi was born in a poor family. In order to get a chance to study when he was young, he worked as a helper in the canteen of the county school. He always hung books on the handle of his hoe and studied them carefully during his breaks from farming. The beautiful story of "carrying scriptures while hoeing" refers to him.

Historically, Prime Minister Zhao Zhou was convicted and killed for "stealing a title with money", and Liu Ju's other non-stick pan tutor Shi Qing was promoted from Imperial Censor to Prime Minister, and Ni Kuan took over the post of Imperial Censor and was ranked among the Three Dukes.

If the historical trajectory has not changed, "Zhu Jin's Seizure of the Title" will only happen recently...

After that, Ni Kuan did several great things. He was the chief administrator of Emperor Wu of Han's Fengshan Ceremony. He was also the chief architect of the Taichu Calendar, which had a profound impact on later generations. Many capable ministers and alchemists, such as Hu Sui, Sima Qian, Gongsun Qing, Deng Ping, Luoxiahong, etc., were his subordinates.

In addition, he is also good at governing the country and ensuring the people's safety.

During his tenure as Zuo Nei Shi, he built six auxiliary canals to solve the problem of agricultural irrigation. He was also considerate of the suffering of the people. When collecting rent and taxes, he made appropriate adjustments for some regions and farmers with different harvests. He delayed and exempted payment for some poor households and those who could not pay on time for some reason, while ensuring that taxes were paid as quickly as possible when the country needed them.

It can be said that except for the lack of records in history books about him leading troops in battles, he was almost omnipotent.

"But if they just want to borrow the passage to go out to sea after resolving the issue of the Korean Peninsula, it seems that there is no need for him to fight, so it shouldn't be a big problem for him to ask for permission to go out to sea on behalf of Liu Ju."

At least that's what Liu Che and his inner court officials thought...

However, they had no idea that Liu Ju's so-called "plains and vast lakes" were not a fairyland at all, but an island country that had not yet become a country. There were also many foreign races on this island country. Where there are people, there are disputes, and conflicts were probably inevitable.

Therefore, seeing Ni Kuan volunteering, Liu Che started to laugh and immediately agreed:
"In that case..."

"Father, wait!"

Liu Ju quickly interrupted Liu Che and said sternly,
"Only I know my dream. Many things are hard to express in words. This is also the key to finding the plain and vast marshland. Therefore, I am afraid that no one can replace me in going to sea. Otherwise, I am afraid that it will not be accomplished!"

Before this, he had already made up his mind that he must go to Japan in person.

This is not only out of curiosity about the current Japan, but also a desire to personally verify many historical legends.

For example, as to whether Xu Fu and the three thousand boys and girls really arrived at Kyushu Island in Japan, Liu Ju tended to believe that they did.

Because later scholars have presented a lot of evidence.

For example, in the ancient history of Japan, the Jomon culture, which had lasted for more than 6,000 years, was suddenly interrupted after Xu Fu sailed to sea, and entered an era of using both gold and stone.

For example, there are many ancient surnames in Japan, including "Qin", "Tsukushi", "Fukuda", "Haneda", "Fukudai", "Fukuyama", etc. It is said that after Xu Fu arrived in Japan, he was worried that he would be hunted down by Qin Shihuang, so he asked the men and women accompanying him to change their surnames.

For example, the Xu Fu Tomb and Xu Fu Temple discovered in Japan in later times, the tradition of honoring Xu Fu as the "God of Agriculture" and "God of Medicine", and the annual Xu Fu Sacrifice Day...

In short, there are still many relevant statements and evidence.

However, due to various reasons, none of these evidences can be regarded as ironclad evidence that Xu Fu arrived in Japan, so they have always been just speculation and debate.

Since Liu Ju had this opportunity, and it was only a hundred years since Xu Fu set sail.

Naturally, I really want to verify it myself and find a definite answer.

Besides.

Liu Ju also had an extremely ambitious plan, which was to complete the transformation of Japan ahead of schedule, turning Japan into a "peaceful" country forever and preventing the shameful moments of later generations from happening again.

This plan is also extremely complicated and cannot be completed by just anyone.

Even if I say it now, I'm afraid no one will understand...

"But you are the crown prince of the Han Dynasty, my heir, and your future is related to the Han Dynasty. I will never let you take risks again. This matter is not negotiable!"

Liu Che's expression also turned serious, and he said without leaving any room for doubt.

"This... Actually, I think my second brother is pretty good too. How about you depose me first and let my second brother take over? If I come back safe and sound and you still think highly of me, you can make me the crown prince. If anything goes wrong with me, we already have a candidate for the crown prince, so it shouldn't shake the Han Dynasty's destiny."

Liu Ju asked tentatively.

If this is really possible, it would be perfect. He would become a full-level human in one fell swoop, and it would be even easier for him to sweep across the Kingdom of Weiman and the uncivilized Kingdom of Japan. Especially the Kingdom of Japan.

Based on Liu Ju's understanding of Japan, the Han army's arrival in Japan now would be like a divine army descending from the sky, a complete dimensionality reduction attack.

He estimated that even if he was not a full-level human, he would only need a few thousand Han troops to sweep across the entire territory of Japan and would not find any opponent at all!

If he became a full-level human... Liu Ju didn't even dare to imagine how invincible he would be when he led the Han army into battle.

"Asshole! Rebellious son! Listen to what you are saying, are these human words?!"

After hearing this, Liu Che finally could no longer use the word "stupid" to comfort himself, and immediately became angry and cursed.
"You think the Crown Prince of the Han Dynasty is a cabbage on the street, and you can transfer it as you please. You can give it up if you want and let anyone take its place. You really don't know what you mean!"

"???"

Wei Qing and other close court officials were also shocked.

Except for Su Wen, it was the first time for them to see Liu Ju say such words in front of Liu Che. He actually took the initiative to ask Liu Che to "depose his son". It was simply shocking!
At this moment, some people have begun to understand Liu Che's words "My stupid son".

See you soon.

Throughout history, this was the first time they had seen such a generous prince, who was simply too generous to count.

Liu Ju didn't care about it.

Seeing that this shortcut might be difficult to take, he came up with another plan and continued:

"Since your Majesty does not allow me to go to sea, I will obey your order. However, I have to go to the Korean Peninsula. When I go out to sea to find that vast plain, it may be difficult to do it in one go without me. If I have to go back and forth to Chang'an to send a letter to ask me, it may take several months. Your Majesty does not want to miss the opportunity, right?"

Once they left Chang'an and reached the Korea Strait, Liu Che was out of reach and had no choice.

deceive you?

Correction?

Liu Ju was not afraid at all. He could use any trick to secretly board a ship and escape to Japan.

It is really not far from the Korean Peninsula to Japan, and there are islands in the middle as transit stations. The risk of crossing the sea is much smaller than crossing the Frog Island Strait.

After hearing this, Liu Che cast a scrutinizing look at Liu Ju. After sizing him up for a long time, he asked the courtiers:
"What do you think?"

"…We think this is the most appropriate approach."

Everyone looked at each other and exchanged opinions, and finally expressed their support.

But Wei Qing added at this time:
"I think that if Your Highness goes to the Korean Peninsula to handle this matter, Your Majesty should send a few self-disciplined officials to accompany you to protect you. This will protect Your Highness and ensure that Your Majesty's orders are not wrongly corrected. This will ensure that nothing goes wrong."

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Liu Ju turned around and looked at Wei Qing.

This uncle with thick eyebrows and big eyes is stabbing me in the back again!

Before Liu Che said anything, he actually took the initiative to suggest that Liu Che send more "guards" to keep a close eye on him like they were guarding against thieves. He was simply not treating him as an uncle. Could they ever get along well in the future?
Wei Qing naturally knew that Liu Ju was looking at him, but he just lowered his eyes and ignored him.

Liu Che gave Wei Qing an approving look of "heroes think alike" and nodded, saying:

"General, you are right. These officials who are self-disciplined do need to be carefully selected. I have already made plans in mind."

"Your Majesty is holy."

……

The matter was settled.

After discussion, the inner court decided to solve the problem of Wei Man Joseon first.

In accordance with the fine tradition since Liu Che ascended the throne, while mobilizing troops, he first sent a human-shaped letter of war to Wei Man Joseon to show his magnanimity as a great country.

As a result, before the envoys had time to set off, Wei Man's Joseon delegation arrived in Chang'an first.

"Your Majesty, this time the Wei Man Joseon delegation not only brought a letter of surrender written by Wei Youqu himself, but also sent the Crown Prince of Joseon. We are willing to leave him in Chang'an as a hostage. We ask Your Majesty to forgive our previous rudeness and stop providing military assistance to Chen State."

Su Wen reported the news to Liu Che with a happy face.

Liu Che was pleasantly surprised, but he could not help looking in the direction of Bowang Garden and sighed to himself:

"Just like the incident in the southern border countries, this rebellious son's sudden inspiration always produces such miraculous results... How is this different from wishing for something to come true?"

"Could this be the rumor that fools have good fortune?"

at the same time.

"Ah!"

Liu Ju sneezed for no reason, rubbing his nose while speaking to a middle-aged man in front of him with the words "rumor stick" tattooed on his face:

"Gongsun Qing, there is an opportunity in front of you now. This should be your only chance to turn things around in this life. You must seize it well."

"Thank you, Your Highness, for giving me the chance to be reborn. I will fight to the death for you!"

Gongsun Qing had already knelt down and kowtowed heavily.

(End of this chapter)