I, the prince, only want to be deposed.

Chapter 312: Capturing a Few Short Savages
"???"

Hearing this, Chang Rong felt his entire scalp go numb and he quickly chased after him:
"Brother Li, please stay. What is the reason for this?"

He really couldn't understand Li Ji's transformation.

When they first set out, Li Ji treated him as a brother, and they looked like they had met each other too late. They talked and laughed all the way, and their relationship was very harmonious.

Moreover, he could see that ever since Li Qing'er gave birth to the fifth prince, everyone in the Li family had been rewarded.

Li Ji has developed a nouveau riche mentality of looking down on everyone. Just a few words of compliment will make him so happy that he dares not take anyone seriously.

Such people are undoubtedly the easiest to be exploited, and in Chang Rong's eyes, they are no different from fools.

The best proof of this is that Li Ji, at the instigation of Liu Ju, took the lead in submitting a memorial because of Liu Ju's appointment of Gongsun Qing and a group of rumor-mongers.

But for some reason, Li Ji's attitude towards him suddenly became cold in recent times, and he no longer responded much to his compliments.

But even so.

He racked his brains but never imagined how Li Ji had completely become Liu Ju's eyes and ears without him noticing. He had just said a few words in private to hinder Liu Ju, and Zhao Zhou and Ni Kuan hadn't responded yet, but he was going to complain to Liu Ju directly and regarded him as a "bad guy"? !

What's going on?

When Li Qing'er gave birth to the fifth prince, wasn't there a natural conflict of interest between her and the crown prince Liu Ju?
Wasn't Li Ji quite keen on submitting a memorial to the emperor to expose Liu Ju's faults before?
"This……"

Looking at the two people's leaving backs, Zhao Zhou and Ni Kuan looked at each other in surprise.

After all, Zhao Zhou had been the prime minister for several years and had been in the officialdom for many years before that. He naturally sensed Chang Rong's intention to provoke him when he opened his mouth, and he would definitely not be easily used by Chang Rong.

What's more, Liu Ju had been kind to his son Zhao Guo and had saved his life.

Even if some of Liu Ju's actions were really problematic, he would advise him privately instead of openly standing against Liu Ju.

This is not only a moral issue, but also concerns the political interests of the Zhao family.

He is already quite old now, and although his political career with the emperor has not come to an end after the "stealing the title with money" incident, it will probably be greatly reduced.

On the contrary, Zhao Guo, who was recommended by Liu Ju, was appointed as the Minister of Agriculture at a young age, and was only one step away from becoming one of the Nine Ministers. This was the hope for the Zhao family's future, and Liu Ju was the future emperor. As long as Liu Ju could succeed to the throne, Zhao Guo would most likely have a bright future.

But he didn't quite understand. Weren't Li Ji and Chang Rong very close before?

Why did it suddenly become like this?

Ni Kuan is also thinking about this question...

As for other things, he didn't care much.

What is Gongsun Qing and that rumormonger?
What does it mean to build the road or not?

These were not things he needed to worry about, and if anything went wrong the responsibility would not fall on him. He was ordered to come to the Korean Peninsula for only one thing this time, and that was to go out to sea on behalf of the prince to find the "plain and vast lake" in his dream.

It doesn't even matter whether he can find it or not. As long as he didn't let the prince go out to sea, he would have made a great contribution. In the future, the emperor would at least give him praise for "daring to go deep".

So Chang Rong had definitely picked the wrong person when he wanted to use him as a spearman...

Soon the two of them thought of the person behind this incident—Crown Prince Liu Ju!
Li Ji's behavior just now clearly showed that he could not stand Chang Rong's private comments on Liu Ju, so he called him a "bad guy" and immediately went to Liu Ju to expose and report him.

But for so long, they only saw Chang Rong and Li Ji "birds of a feather flock together", and had never seen Liu Ju and Li Ji have any contact, or even speak to each other.

Why did Li Ji suddenly turn against Chang Rong and become such a staunch supporter of Liu Ju, daring to be Liu Ju's eyes and ears?

What kind of magic power does this Crown Prince have?
at the same time.

"Mr. Chang, I have nothing to say to you right now, so don't block my way."

Outside the house, Li Ji was stopped by Chang Rong who was chasing him, but Chang Rong did not show him a good look and just spoke coldly.

"Why is Brother Li treating me like an enemy? How have I offended Brother Li?"

Chang Rong became more and more puzzled, and asked with doubt on his face,

"Besides, I was just discussing the matter at hand. There is no final conclusion on this matter yet. Why do you regard me as a bad guy and go to the Crown Prince to complain?"

"Mr. Chang, did I ever say you were the bad guy?"

Li Ji glanced at him and asked back.

"Can……"

Chang Rong was stunned, it seemed that he really didn't say anything, but he was the only one who spoke just now, who else could it be but him?

This bastard was obviously playing word games with him...

"There is nothing to be gained or lost. Lord Chang is just discussing the matter at hand. Why should he be labeled a bad guy? Besides, I am not going to ask for an audience with the prince to file a complaint against Lord Chang. To be honest with you, Lord Chang, I actually think that Prime Minister Zhao and Internal Secretary Ni are bad guys, so I am going to file a complaint against them this time." Li Ji pulled the corner of his mouth with a forced smile, then walked around Chang Rong and walked away.

"..."

Chang Rong stood there in a daze, knowing that Li Ji was talking nonsense, but there was nothing he could do.

He really couldn't understand what Liu Ju had done to Li Ji. Could it be that he had cast witchcraft on him?
Now that things have developed to this point, won't he be able to say a word from now on?
After Li Ji took a few steps, he deliberately spat on the ground and cursed in his heart:

"You bastard! You traitor! You evil thief!"

"Before, I was instigated and deceived by you, and my family was almost harmed, which led to my nephew, the prince, being made a king and exiled from Chang'an by your majesty when he was only four months old. You will never be able to avenge this, and yet you dare to act in front of me!"

"From now on, I will never be compatible with you!"

……

"Uh... so... thank you?"

Liu Ju felt a little uncomfortable listening to Li Ji indignantly listing Chang Rong's faults in front of him.

He also couldn't understand why Li Ji suddenly became his own man and came to him to complain about Chang Rong, almost revealing all of Chang Rong's comments about him.

"Your Highness, you are too kind. I just can't stand that traitor stirring up trouble everywhere and damaging your Highness's reputation in public and behind people's backs."

Li Ji hurriedly lowered his head and smiled pleasantly.

Since he knew what happened in Chang'an, and naturally received the instructions from Li Yannian and Li Qing'er, he was now only thinking about repairing his relationship with Liu Ju.

"I understand. I will handle this matter myself."

Liu Ju nodded.

"Then I will resign first."

Li Ji also knew that "repairing" the relationship between the Li family and Liu Ju could not be achieved overnight, so he stepped down at an appropriate time.

Looking at his back, Liu Ju secretly analyzed the situation of the officials who came to the Korean Peninsula with him this time.

After the heart-to-heart talk between us when we set out, former Prime Minister Zhao Zhou should now be considered half of our own people.

Ni Kuan, the Left Secretary of the Interior, can be considered neutral for now.

General Han said that judging from every angle, most of them are his own people.

General Yang Pu of the Louchuan Army should have become a firm member of our army by now.

Li Ji...although I don't know why, he seems to have become one of us now.

Gongsun He and Zhao Po Nu, these two generals were far away in the northern desert to provide support and it was impossible for them to directly participate in the affairs of the Korean Peninsula.

It seems that Chang Rong is the only one who has openly stood out in the opposition.

Moreover, he was not surprised at all about Chang Rong's position. This guy was his enemy in history, although Liu Ju still didn't know what his purpose was in doing so.

Therefore, in this decision-making level, Liu Ju's "own people" already occupy the vast majority.

I think there shouldn't be too many obstacles in future actions, right?

As for this Chang Rong.

Should I have a heart-to-heart talk with him just like I had with Su Wen in the past? I feel this kind of communication would be quite useful for such a eunuch, and this way I can avoid intrigues with such villains in the future.

Or, find a way to bury him on the Korean Peninsula, once and for all?
Or...

Should we experiment on him first with the new idea of ​​"aiding the enemy" that we had prepared to use on Li?
Just when my heart was filled with evil thoughts.

"Report!"

Guo Zhen ran in briskly, followed by a tall, dark-skinned soldier.

"Your Highness, this is the messenger from the Louchuan General. I am here on the orders of the Louchuan General to tell you the good news!"

"Tell me quickly, what is the good news?"

Liu Ju was cheered up and turned around to look at the messenger.

"Reporting to Your Highness, after General Yang arrived in Hepu, he started to build a seaport and at the same time sent several warships out to sea to explore the islands according to Your Highness's instructions."

The messenger bowed and saluted and said,
"Sure enough, we soon found a small island suspended in the sea, and captured a few short savages on the island!"

(End of this chapter)