I, the prince, only want to be deposed.

Chapter 311 I will tell His Royal Highness the Crown Prince that there is a bad guy here!
"Before, because he missed his beloved wife at home, he delayed the army's departure. However, he used the excuse that the journey was long and dangerous, and openly violated the laws and regulations of the court. This is the general's third mistake. "

"When the army needed to replace the latest ring-handled swords and crossbows, the arsenal dispatched a certain number of weapons every day, but the general pretended not to know, deceived my father with lies, and took the opportunity to enrich himself. This is the general's fourth fault."

"My father ordered me to ask the general, if everyone behaves like the general, then is there anyone in the world that my father can trust?"

"My father is asking the general again, can the general lead the troops to cover up the mistakes when going out to sea this time?"

"Pfft!"

Before he finished speaking, Yang Pu's legs softened and he knelt before Liu Ju, bowing his head and begging for forgiveness:

"Your Highness, I deserve death, and I am willing to die to atone for my sins!"

After all, Yang Pu was a veteran in the court, so how could he not know what these charges meant?
Let’s put it this way, if it were someone else, any one of the charges would result in the undisputed death penalty, even if the entire clan wasn’t exterminated.

Moreover, he was extremely certain that this oral order must have come from Liu Che.

Because apart from the previous expedition to conquer the Western Qiang, Liu Ju had never participated in any military or political affairs, and had never had any contact with him, it was impossible to list all these crimes against him so clearly.

But how could he know.

These charges were actually exactly what Liu Ju copied from history books, with only slight modifications based on actual circumstances.

Liu Che did issue such an edict in history, but that was after he conquered the Nanyue Kingdom and before he prepared to attack the Dongyue Kingdom.

This time, because of Liu Ju's miraculous operation, not only did no war break out in Nanyue, but Dongyue and the southern Xinjiang countries also accepted "one country, two policies" and chose to submit to the country. Naturally, there was no war to conquer Dongyue, and this edict did not appear.

After receiving this edict, Yang Pu was obviously frightened.

From then on, when attacking the Kingdom of Dongyue, Yang Pu was extremely brave and always led his soldiers to the front line.

Later, he joined forces with Xun Zhu to attack Wei Man of Joseon. In fact, he also led by example. Although the result was not very good, after he returned, Xun Zhu was directly ordered to be executed by Emperor Che, but Yang Pu was allowed to use money to pardon his crime. It can also be seen that Emperor Che was relatively satisfied with his performance in this battle, and at least recognized his hard work.

As for whether the mistakes mentioned by Liu Che in this edict were true?

Liu Ju tended to believe that it was true, but it should not be too serious, at least it was still within the range that Liu Che could tolerate, so he only issued an edict to question him instead of directly arresting and executing him.

The fact that Yang Pu knelt down to apologize instead of shouting that he was wronged also proved this point indirectly.

"General Yang, please stand up quickly."

Liu Ju reached out his hand to help Yang Pu up, and said with a smile,
"My father ordered me to ask General Yang what I just said. Why does General Yang need to kneel down and apologize to me?"

"Besides, when I came to Wang Jian City this time, I saw that General Yang was good at managing the army. He also handled the military aid of Chen Kingdom in an orderly manner. I have long been impressed by General Yang."

"So in my opinion, the mistakes my father mentioned were probably caused by someone slandering him in front of him, which led to some misunderstandings... Moreover, if it were someone else, he would have committed so many crimes and his entire family would have been executed. But my father only ordered me to bring an oral order to General Yang. Doesn't this show that my father still values ​​and trusts General Yang in his heart?"

"Please rest assured, General Yang. As long as we can handle this voyage well, my father's goal will be achieved."

"General Yang's merits can make up for his faults. After I return this time, I will also speak highly of General Yang in front of my father and will never let a loyal general like General Yang shed blood and tears!"

Yang Pu had just stood up, but upon hearing this, he immediately knelt down again, and said with tears of gratitude:

"Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness. I have no way to repay you, so I will sacrifice my life to show my gratitude to you!"

This "Jun's grace" has two meanings.

The emperor is the monarch, and the crown prince is also the monarch.

He should be grateful to the emperor for giving him the opportunity to redeem himself.

The prince still trusted him and promised to speak well of him, so he should be thanked.

However, Yang Pu had gradually understood a fact: "Whether the merits and demerits can be offset" was up to Liu Che, while the right to influence Liu Che's evaluation of merits, and even whether to give more thanks on the basis of offsetting merits and demerits, was in the hands of the crown prince Liu Ju.

Therefore, the most important thing for him now is how to behave in front of Liu Ju...

"General Yang, there is no need to be so polite. You and I are both working for my father this time. It is my duty to support and assist General Yang. How can there be any talk of showing favoritism?"

Liu Ju helped Yang Pu up again, with a warm smile on his face.

Father, these are the methods you taught me this time.

You sent me a group of ministers who made meritorious contributions after serving their sentences, so you probably won’t mind having this one more, right?

As for whether this move would force Yang Pu to rebel, like Xu Fu who was suspected to have gone to Japan and never returned, Liu Ju was not worried. Historically, Yang Pu had received this imperial edict before the attack on Korea, and he did not have the slightest intention of rebelling. In the end, when the Han Dynasty fought a war against Korea, didn't he still honestly return to Chang'an to accept punishment?
Besides, Liu Ju still left him enough hope...

……

Inside the account.

"hiss……"

Han Shuo was pacing back and forth. It was impossible for him not to be curious about what Liu Ju had whispered to Yang Pu when he pulled him out.

Yang Pu was the commander of the navy this time, and he was the commander of the army. Although the two were nominally in a peer cooperation relationship, in fact, he should be above Yang Pu in terms of the number of troops he led and the official rank.

As a result, his future son-in-law had an affair with Yang Pu right in front of him. Isn't this inappropriate?
Besides, is there anything that cannot be said in front of his future father-in-law? As a future father-in-law, can I really betray my future son-in-law?
Just as he was thinking this, Liu Ju and Yang Pu returned to the tent one after the other.

Han Shuo immediately stopped and looked at the two of them. It didn't matter if he looked at them, his eyes immediately widened, and the look of surprise and suspicion in his eyes was beyond words.

what's the situation? !

How come Yang Pu's complexion became so ugly after just a short while? Not only was his face and neck covered with sweat, but his hanging hair also gathered into strands and stuck to his body. Even his vest was stained with water?
Could it be that he took a shower while he was out?
And why did the way he walked seem weak, as if he had just been through a life-and-death battle and was exhausted from fighting?
However, Liu Ju did not seem to have any obvious changes before and after.

"This is……"

Han was puzzled and became more and more curious about what had just happened.

"Generals, I'll leave the construction of the harbor and roads to you. As for the exploration at sea, General Yang needs to take care of it. I'm waiting for your good news."

Liu Ju just smiled, bowed to Han Shuo and Yang Pu, and walked out.

"Farewell to Your Highness."

Han Shuo and Yang Pu bowed and saw him off.

After Liu Ju walked away, Han Shuo finally couldn't help but touch Yang Pu's shoulder and whispered:
"General Yang, what's wrong with you? What did His Highness say to you just now?"

"General Han, it's better not to ask. If Your Highness wants General Han to know, why would you call me out alone?"

Yang Pu let out a long sigh, frowned and gave Han a bitter smile.

"..."

This made so much sense that Han was speechless.

"I have some personal matters to attend to. I will come back later to discuss the construction of the seaport and roads with General Han."

Yang Pu bowed to Han Shuo again and walked out without looking back.

When he came outside, several personal soldiers came to meet him. He looked around and saw no outsiders, so he lowered his voice and said to them:

"Go get me a change of clothes."

"General, do you want underpants too?"

One of the fools lowered his eyes and said something inappropriate.

Yang Pu immediately glared at him fiercely, turned around and cursed:

"Yes! I want both! You'll be exhausted if you take one more pair of underpants!"

……

Yang Pu soon returned to Chen State and went to Hepu area to arrange for the construction of a seaport and going out to sea.

The task of building the road fell mainly on Han Shuo.

Now, 50,000 elite Han troops are temporarily stationed in Wang Jiancheng Town. The "Joint Protectorate" and "Mutual Security Treaty" are being implemented very smoothly, and the small countries that have regained independence on the Korean Peninsula have responded with support.

Under the leadership of the "United Protectorate", the people-friendly project of "building roads first to get rich" naturally encountered no obstacles.

And because of the adoption of the scientific model of "work-for-relief", people from various countries were fully mobilized, and the "Silver Channel" planned by Liu Ju was soon started in multiple sections in various countries at the same time.

However, there were no external obstacles.

But it doesn't mean that there aren't people with ulterior motives looking for trouble inside.

"Mr. Zhao, Mr. Ni, and Brother Li, is it inappropriate to continue like this?"

Several major officials who were accompanying him gathered together. Chang Rong immediately put on a worried attitude of worrying about the country and the people, and said to them,
"The matter of going out to sea has not yet been finalized. The Crown Prince did not discuss it with you properly, nor did he order anyone to ask for permission from His Majesty. He has arbitrarily started a large-scale construction project in this barren land, wasting a lot of money and food for no reason. If there is nothing to gain from going out to sea in the future, His Majesty will blame you, and you will all be held responsible."

"I am just a eunuch, there is nothing to be afraid of."

"But Lord Zhao, Lord Ni, and Brother Li are different. Lord Zhao is redeeming himself for meritorious service this time, Lord Ni has been entrusted by His Majesty with the important task of sailing to the sea, and Brother Li is also a rising star with a promising future. I'm afraid they will all be affected by this."

"Look, shouldn't you all unite to stop the Crown Prince first, and then submit a petition to His Majesty to make a decision..."

As soon as he said this, Li Ji turned around and walked out without saying anything.

"Brother Li, where are you going?"

Chang Rong was puzzled and cried out in confusion.

Li Ji didn't even turn his head:

"I'll go tell His Royal Highness the Crown Prince that there's a bad guy here!"

(End of this chapter)