I, the prince, only want to be deposed.

Chapter 307: He was crowned king at only four months old?

"Gongsun Qing?"

The moment Guo Zhen led a group of fraudulent alchemists into the accompanying convoy, Chang Rong immediately recognized Gongsun Qing who was walking in the front position.

The two had met each other when Gongsun Qing first came to the palace to present the book "Zha".

Later, Liu Che went to Shicheng to see the giant footprints of the immortal made by Gongsun Qing, and climbed Mount Taishi to listen to the "Long live the mountain". Chang Rong also accompanied him as a eunuch, and the two met many times.

Later, Liu Ju came back from "Donglai Waiting for the God".

Gongsun Qing was labeled a rumormonger and was enslaved and sent to Bowang Garden, where he completely disappeared. If Chang Rong had not seen Gongsun Qing today, he would have thought that this guy had died long ago.

"Mr. Chang, is there anyone you know in there?"

Li Ji came with Chang Rong this time, and now they were both close attendants of Liu Che. They seemed to hit it off and had similar interests, and they stayed very close all the way.

"Did you see the man in front with a cloud-like pattern tattooed on his face? That cloud pattern is used to cover up the word 'rumour stick'."

Chang Rong nodded and said in a low voice,
"His name is Gongsun Qing. He had presented a letter to Your Majesty before, and tried his best to promote the Fengshan Ceremony. He also waited for the gods on Mount Taishi on Your Majesty's behalf. However, these things were all lies. Later, Your Majesty handed him over to the Crown Prince for disposal. Unexpectedly, the Crown Prince did not kill him, but kept him by his side and appointed him."

"If His Majesty knew about this, he would definitely blame me."

"After all, Gongsun Qing deceived not others but His Majesty, and he is guilty of deceiving the emperor!"

"The prince not only did not severely punish such a person, but also kept him by his side. How could this not be disrespectful to Your Majesty?"

Hearing this, Li Ji suddenly became more energetic, frowned and said in an exaggerated tone:

"Mr. Chang is absolutely right. The prince's actions are tantamount to disregarding your majesty's reputation. I never thought that your majesty would trust the prince so much, but the prince would repay your majesty in this way. It is really heartbreaking!"

"That's right. It is our duty to record this matter in detail and immediately send someone back to Chang'an to report to His Majesty."

Chang Rong narrowed his eyes slightly, smiled and bowed to Li Ji, and said flatteringly,

"Unfortunately, my words are of little importance. Shouldn't you let Brother Li write this memorial?"

"Brother Li's elder sister is now a noble lady, and his two elder brothers are high-ranking officials comparable to the Nine Ministers. If Brother Li submits a memorial, it will surely attract the attention of His Majesty."

"I'm afraid this... isn't a good idea?"

Although Li Ji was very pleased to hear this, he also thought that now that his sister had given birth to a prince, if he could find an opportunity to shake Liu Ju's position as the crown prince, the Li family would also have a chance to make a further step forward, and he could even become the emperor's uncle.

But now he and Chang Rong were not very close after all. Before he really got to know Chang Rong, he was still a little wary. He was unwilling to obey his orders, and even more unwilling to let him stay out of it.

So after a brief pause, Li Ji finally smiled and said:

"Mr. Chang came with me on official business, and he is a respected senior. How can I take all the credit? Even if I need to submit a memorial to Your Majesty, Mr. Chang should submit it together with me. This is in accordance with the rules."

"Brother Li, you are too kind."

Chang Rong laughed again.

"In that case, Brother Li will lead this memorial. I will sign my name to second it before it is sent out. What do you think, Brother Li?"

"That's great. I'll go draft a memorial right away!"

Li Ji nodded repeatedly and happily took on the task.

Although he had some brains, it was not much. He just thought that as long as Chang Rong was involved, the two of them would be in the same boat, so naturally he didn't have much to worry about.

Moreover, with the current family status of the Li family, if Chang Rong did not let him take the lead in submitting the petition, he would feel that Chang Rong lacked respect for the Li family.

How could a mere eunuch like them, the in-laws who were enjoying great popularity around the emperor, be able to lead them?

Who are you?
What do you have?
Looking at Li Ji's back, Chang Rong slightly curled the corners of his mouth.

He said so much to Li Ji just to encourage Li Ji to take the lead in submitting the petition instead of letting himself bear the brunt of it.

Because he was now somewhat afraid of Liu Ju, he did not dare to speak against him in front of Liu Che.

As a eunuch, he saw many things between Liu Che and Liu Ju, and naturally knew how Liu Che favored Liu Ju many times. It is no exaggeration to say that he loved his son deeply.

In addition, he still remembered clearly that half a year ago, another eunuch named Wang Bi had spoken against Liu Ju in front of Emperor Liu Che, and was eventually executed by Emperor Liu Che in the name of Su Wen. As a result, he had not dared to play tricks on Liu Ju for a long time, for fear that he would be implicated if he accidentally took the wrong pulse...

……

Half a month later.

A feathered letter entered the Weiyang Palace.

After reading it, Liu Che quickly frowned:

"This rebellious son has hired Gongsun Qing and recruited these rumormongers. What on earth is he planning to do? Is he going to sacrifice them to the sea again?"

The last time in Donglai, Liu Ju almost used these fraudulent alchemists to sacrifice to the sea.

In the end, these alchemists admitted that they were liars and were only spared from death after being tattooed. However, having tattoos on your face is almost the same as death. For some people, it is a fate worse than death.

Although Liu Ju went to the Korean Peninsula this time to search for plains and vast marshes by sea, which was no different from seeking immortality, but these people were rumormongers when they were in Donglai. Would they no longer be rumormongers when they arrived on the Korean Peninsula?
After thinking for a long time, Liu Che still couldn't figure out what Liu Ju could do with these people.

Finally, he had to turn his attention back to the letter.

"Incompetent!" "You only report the fact but not the reason. If you report nothing, it's better not to report at all!"

Liu Che didn't care at all whether Liu Ju was disrespectful by keeping Gongsun Qing by his side. He was used to such things. What he cared about was that this imperial edict had whetted his appetite.

"And this Li Ji!"

"Li Qing'er had just given birth to my prince, and he immediately seized every opportunity to attack Liu Ju. What was he thinking? Didn't I see it?"

"How can the father-son relationship between me and Liu Ju be severed by just a few words from him?"

"It seems that some people just can't be treated well after all!"

He became more and more dissatisfied when he saw that the last signature was led by Li Ji, and Chang Rong, a senior attendant with a higher official position, was only seconding the motion.

"Su Wen!"

"The servant is here."

Su Wen hurriedly trotted in to support.

"Draft an imperial edict to confer the title of King of Changyi on Liu Bo. He will be temporarily raised by Li Qing'er. When the ceremony of paying respect is ready, he will immediately go to his fiefdom and take up his throne!"

"Eh?"

Su Wen was stunned when he heard this and thought he had heard it wrong.

Liu Bo is the name of the fifth prince who was just born to Li Qing'er. Su Wen naturally knew this.

But the problem is, Liu Bo is only four months old. Isn't it a little too early for Xue Wei to make him a prince now?
Generally, children are able to perform the etiquette of bowing when they are about two years old, which is when they can barely walk… At this time, many children are not yet weaned, especially the noble princes who are raised by many wet nurses, so weaning will only take a little longer.

Is it necessary to let Liu Bo go to his fiefdom and serve his country at such a young age?
what on earth is it?

In fact, Su Wen was not unaware of what Liu Che's decision meant. This edict was equivalent to directly telling the Li family and the people of the world that Liu Bo had been excluded from the central power by Liu Che at this time.

Just as after Liu Ju was named the crown prince, Huo Qubing quickly took the lead in leading the ministers to request Emperor Liu Che to make the three princes Liu Hong, Liu Dan and Liu Xu princes and require them to go to their fiefdoms to serve their country.

But this time no one asked for it.

When Liu Bo was only four months old, Emperor Liu Che took the initiative to confer the title of prince on him and ordered him to go to his country as soon as he could walk. Isn't the meaning of this warning or restriction too obvious? What exactly happened?
"Didn't you hear that clearly?"

Liu Che looked at Su Wen with cold eyes.

"I heard it clearly, Nuo!"

Su Wen trembled, and quickly agreed and went to do it.

……

Lanling Hall.

"Mr. Su, this, this, this! Why on earth is this happening?"

Li Qing'er was still lying on the couch to recuperate after giving birth. When she saw the memorial sent by Su Wen, she was completely stunned and climbed up without caring that her body had not yet fully recovered.

"Please forgive me, Madam Li. I was just following orders and I don't know the reason."

Su Wen bowed slightly, lowered his eyebrows and said pleasingly,
"But before Your Majesty issued the edict, you received a letter from your brother from Yan and Zhao. Madam Li, do you know what your brother wrote in the letter?"

"Li Ji?"

Li Qing'er was still confused.

She only knew that Li Ji had recently been sent by His Majesty to the Korean Peninsula as an official to accompany the Crown Prince on business...

Wait, the prince?!

Li Qing'er suddenly remembered the earnest warning her elder brother Li Guangli had given to her and Li Yannian when she had just become pregnant!

At that time, Li Guangli seemed to have said:

"You have never come into contact with the prince, so you have no idea who he is!"

"Listen to my advice. We cannot afford to offend the crown prince. Even if Qing'er really gives birth to a prince, don't try to compete with him for the crown prince's position. Just be a duke or a king. Otherwise, the Li family will be destroyed soon, and we will become unworthy descendants of the Li family and won't even be able to be buried in the ancestral tomb!"

Combined with what Su Wen revealed, Li Qing'er had reason to suspect that her brother Li Ji mentioned things related to Crown Prince Liu Ju in this imperial edict.

After all, this time he was following Liu Ju to do business.

The memorial that needed to be sent back to Chang'an in the form of a feathered letter could not be an ordinary matter. It was 90% likely related to the real master, Liu Ju.

and so……

Li Qing'er felt worse and worse.

Could it be that Li Ji wrote something in this imperial edict that would hinder or disadvantage Liu Ju?

This possibility is very high. Ever since she gave birth to this prince and Liu Che rewarded the Li family with great rewards, Li Yannian and Li Ji have become somewhat inflated and have developed some ambitions. Even her mentality has quietly changed...

And Li Guangli's warning was by no means alarmist? !
(End of this chapter)