I, the prince, only want to be deposed.

Chapter 301 My son’s name is Liu Fuling!

"Father..."

Liu Ju was really curious and couldn't help but want to know how powerful Liu Che's strategy was.

"Someone, escort the prince out of the palace!"

Liu Che did not give Liu Ju a chance to speak. He turned his back and brushed his sleeves.

Upon hearing the noise, several Qimen warriors entered the hall, and kept shouting, "Your Highness, please don't make things difficult for me," and forcibly escorted Liu Ju out of Qingliang Hall.

At this time, Liu Che turned around and looked at Su Wen, Sang Hongyang and She He, and said without changing his expression:
"I was just teaching my son a lesson just now, so that he wouldn't be ignorant of the immensity of heaven and earth. Now you can re-evaluate his strategy."

"..."

Su Wen and She He both suffered a heart attack.

Only Sang Hongyang, who had taken advantage of the opportunity, stepped forward and said with admiration:

"Your Majesty, I think that the Crown Prince's strategy is amazing and may create a precedent for Han diplomacy."

"This 'Joint Protectorate' and 'Mutual Security Treaty' can be used not only on the Korean Peninsula, but also in the Western Regions when our Han Dynasty's influence in the Western Regions far exceeds that of the Xiongnu. It will definitely achieve twice the result with half the effort."

"However, if you want to implement this policy on the Korean Peninsula, you still need a strong Han army as a backing. I suggest that your majesty send envoys to Wiman Joseon and negotiate with Wiman Joseon and other small countries. At the same time, the army should simultaneously press on Wiman Joseon to put enough pressure on Wiman Joseon and give enough confidence to other small countries."

"In this way, Wei Man Joseon is trapped both internally and externally. Perhaps this can be accomplished without bloodshed..."

There was no precedent for the Han Dynasty to set up a "Protectorate" at that time. Even when the Han Dynasty defeated Dayuan and the Western Regions were terrified, it only established a small amount of military farms in Luntai and Quli and set up transportation stations.

By the time Sang Hongyang officially came up with a similar idea and suggested to Emperor Liu Che to establish large-scale military farms in Luntai, thereby promoting the political, economic, military, and cultural systems of the Han Dynasty in an attempt to break the political structure of "no unification" in the Western Regions, the Han Dynasty experienced a great defeat at the hands of Li Guangli and the Huns.

So Liu Che had to issue the "Luntai Edict" to completely put the matter on hold.

It was not until the reign of Liu Xun, the Emperor Xuan of Han, grandson of Liu Ju, about fifty years later, that the Protectorate of the Western Regions was truly established, realizing the situation of "Han's orders were spread across the Western Regions", making the Thirty-Six Kingdoms in the Western Regions the "old kingdom" of the Celestial Empire.

Therefore, even without considering the "Mutual Security Treaty", the concept of the "Joint Protectorate" alone was advanced enough to shock Sang Hongyang for decades.

……

Liu Che's arrogance left Liu Ju in a suspense, making him curious for quite a long time.

While Liu Che and his close court officials were busy planning and preparing for the affairs of the Korean Peninsula, Liu Ju also completed his lifelong event.

He and Yishuo are officially married!

After all, it was the prince's wedding and his first marriage. What's more, Yi Shuo was "pregnant", which broke the rumor that Liu Ju was destined to be cursed by the lonely phoenix. Even if Liu Che became a hands-off boss, Wei Zifu wanted to make the wedding grand and splendid, so that everyone could celebrate.

And it's a win-win situation.

Liu Che had no objection to this marriage, and Wei Zifu was quite satisfied with Yi Shuo... In fact, she still had some complaints about her family background and age, but Yi Shuo's advantages were enough to outweigh these shortcomings...

Liu Ju himself was even more satisfied. He had said long ago that compared to those bean sprouts who were going to get married early, he always preferred an older sister like Yi Shuo. Not only was she good at serving people, but she also knew how to prepare tonic medicine for maintenance after use. Moreover, he felt more secure when she was around. She was like a scalpel that kept strangers away.

Relatively speaking, the process of this wedding was much more streamlined.

Because Yishuo had already lost her parents and had no family, there were no complications on the girl's side, and everything was handled by Wei Zifu, who acted as both the queen mother and the mother-in-law.

However, in the eyes of many people, Liu Ju's marriage was actually an "invalid marriage."

Being able to give birth to children is important, but for Crown Prince Liu Ju, the woman's family background is also very important when there is no certainty that she can inherit the throne.

It was because of a correct marriage that Liu Che was able to become the current emperor from being the tenth son who had little hope of inheriting the throne.

Until now, Liu Ju had too few truly steadfast political allies besides the Wei family's relatives, and Huo Qubing had already passed away. If Wei Qing ever...

"Is this really how people view the prince's marriage?"

Hearing such rumors, Liu Che frowned slightly.

"Exactly."

Su Wen answered with lowered eyebrows.

"Hehehe..."

Liu Che smiled and shook his head, thinking to himself,
"They think so because they don't understand me at all. I think this is the smartest thing my stupid son has ever done. If they knew my heart..."

After the marriage, Yishuo temporarily conferred the title of Duke of Ruzi on him.

The only problem at the moment is Yishuo’s stomach.

It has been several months since Liu Ju returned from Hejian State. Although he did not work hard every day, he could not say that he did not work hard. However, Yi Shuo's belly did not show any improvement. At the wedding, she had to put something in her belly to make it look like she had been pregnant for several months.

In fact, Liu Ju was also very anxious.

It’s not that she was worried that Liu Che would find out that Yishuo’s pregnancy was fake, but she was worried that Yishuo was already quite old and was almost at the threshold of being an elderly mother.

It is said that the risk of childbirth for older mothers is very high. After the first child, future births will be much smoother.

However, with the medical level of that era, even if Yi Shuo herself was a female doctor who was proficient in this field, and even if a woman of childbearing age gave birth, there was no guarantee that it would be foolproof. Therefore, Liu Ju still felt that this matter should be done as soon as possible to minimize the risks.

Besides.

During this period of time, Han Ling had not met Liu Ju, nor did he attend the wedding ceremony that day.

It’s not that she had any ideas, but according to the etiquette of that era, people like her who were in mourning were not allowed to participate in such happy events, and could not even attend ordinary banquets in public.

However, Han Ling still asked someone to send blessings and gifts to Liu Ju and Yi Shuo.

The gifts were sent together with gifts from his father Han Shuo and his two brothers. The most eye-catching bronze peacock lantern was carefully prepared by Han Ling.

Liu Ju specially ordered people to carry the peacock palace lantern to Qiufang, intending to use it on the night of his wedding.

This move is naturally not to let Han Ling have a sense of participation in his wedding night like Fei Yangyang, but to take advantage of the girl's good fortune.

After all, when Liu Hong was undergoing appendectomy surgery, this girl's luck helped Liu Ju a lot.

So he thought that maybe Han Ling's Peacock Lantern could bring him some good luck in preparing for pregnancy.

As a result, when the servants carried the peacock palace lantern into Qiufang and filled it with oil to light the lamp, they unexpectedly took out a piece of plain gauze from the palace lantern to hold their belly.

It is the underwear of women in the Han Dynasty, with belts on the top and bottom, wrapping the belly, and no back covering the back.

To put it simply, the shape is actually similar to the small camisole of later generations, except that it is a backless camisole tied with only one strap at the back.

The belly-hugging dress Han Ling gave was made of thin and transparent plain gauze, which added a touch of romance to it.

In addition, there is an image of a unicorn delivering a child embroidered with colored threads on the front of the belly. Judging from the stitches of the embroidery, a lot of effort and thought must have been put into it.

There is even a signature embroidered on the right side of the Qilin Delivering a Child painting:
——A gift from Han Ling to congratulate Sister Yi on her wedding.

"..."

Seeing this sexy belly-hugging piece, Liu Ju really couldn't help but wonder if this girl did it on purpose.

It is just to have a sense of participation in his wedding night. Otherwise, who would deliberately embroider their own name on such a private thing.

"Your Highness, what is this?"

Just as I was thinking this, Yi Shuo's curious voice sounded behind me.

She had finished her bath, and her body exuded the scent of flower petals in the bathtub, but she did not forget to repaint her lips red and eyebrows dark, and also put a light powder and pink rouge on her cheeks, looking more charming than ever.

Although it was not the first time they met, the wedding night still held extraordinary significance for her. How could she be perfunctory about it?

"It's a gift from Han Ling to you."

Liu Ju handed the ball that was rolled up into a ball to Yi Shuo.

"If it weren't for the incident in Han Ling's family, it wouldn't be my turn right now..."

Yi Shuo sighed softly, took it and shook it open to examine it.

After seeing clearly that it was actually a belly hug, and that the one used was the kind of translucent white gauze, she immediately let out a soft "ah" and her whole pretty face turned red in an instant.

Although she had never seen anything like this before, she could still imagine the scene of wearing this belly-hugging thing. It would be so embarrassing...even more embarrassing than wearing nothing at all.

"How about trying it tonight?"

Liu Ju became interested when he saw this.

Maybe with Han Ling's blessing, I can really get what I want.

"Um……"

Although Yishuo was too embarrassed to raise her head, she curled her belly into a ball again and held it tightly in her hands.

But she did not refuse. Instead, she nodded and made a nasal sound. Then she turned around and ran to the couch quickly, pulling the curtains closed. Only a soft voice floated out:

"Your Highness, please come back in ten breaths. I will make some preparations..."

……

A month and a half later.

Yi Shuo snuggled in Liu Ju's arms and said casually:
"Your Highness, my period has stopped for nearly two months. My pulse is smooth and round, like beads rolling on a jade plate. It is a slippery pulse..."

"My menstrual period has stopped... my pulse is slippery... are you pregnant?"

Liu Ju stood up.

"Ah."

Yi Shuo nodded slightly and responded with a shy but joyful smile.

As a female doctor who is an expert in gynecology, it is impossible for her to make a wrong diagnosis.

"..."

Liu Ju made a careful calculation and found that according to this time, Yi Shuo's winning bid would be on the days of her wedding...

This Han Ling is really a bit weird, how do I explain this?

In addition, according to the time Wei Qing had previously reported to Liu Che, the day of his wedding with Yishuo should have been when Yishuo was more than four months pregnant.

That is to say, if the baby in Yishuo's belly is born normally after ten months of pregnancy.

So from the outside, it seems that the baby was born after a 14-month pregnancy? !
According to historical records, Lady Gouyi was pregnant for fourteen months and gave birth to Liu Fuling. Because her pregnancy period matched that of the mother of Emperor Yao in ancient times, Emperor Liu Che was overjoyed and named Lady Gouyi's palace gate Yaomu Gate.

Now the same trick was used on him. Although he was not deceived, he could only claim to the public that he was pregnant for fourteen months before giving birth to his child...

It's not a coincidence, isn't it?

If Yishuo really gives birth to a baby boy this time, he must be named Liu Fuling!

……

at the same time.

Weiyang Palace, Lanling Hall.

The palace servants walked in a hurry, and everyone had a happy look on their face.

"Quick! Quick! Quick! Go and tell His Majesty the good news! Concubine Li has successfully given birth to a prince!"

Someone loudly urged the palace servants to go and announce the good news, more excited than if they had given birth to a son themselves.

Someone was busy looking for a longbow and was asking people to nail the bow on the palace door.

Li Yannian, who was standing outside the door, had a flushed face, his hands clasped together and shaking excitedly, his chest beating like a bellows:

"Qing'er is so hardworking. She successfully gave birth to the fifth prince for His Majesty. My Li family has finally made it. We have made it!"

(End of this chapter)