I, the prince, only want to be deposed.

Chapter 320: The officialdom is full of tricks, I want to go back to the countryside

I don't move, and they don't move either.

When I move, they move with me!

Liu Ju had to admit that he had underestimated the officials who came to the Korean Peninsula together this time. In order to prevent the news of this incident from reaching Liu Che, they dared to create an "accident" for Liu Che's attendants...

But then I thought about it again.

The officials accompanying this time are not ordinary people.

A prime minister, definitely one of the three highest officials in the country.

An Internal Historian is comparable to nine ministers.

Adding two more generals, they were also high-ranking officials in the imperial court who might not be lower than the Nine Ministers.

The lineup composed of these people is much more luxurious than his previous trips. It is more than enough for them to cover a county or a country with one hand. Naturally, what they can do is not comparable to that of ordinary officials.

this moment.

Liu Ju suddenly felt that his adopted father, Emperor Liu Che, was quite pitiful.

The last time when dealing with the Hejian State incident, my uncle Wei Qing only came out once, and he took his two cousins ​​to deceive the emperor, and even designed a fake pregnancy for Yi Shuo.

This time, these court officials came out and designed an accident for Chang Rong in order to cover up the fact that they had gone to sea. This was naturally also an act of deceiving the emperor.

From this we can see that none of the ministers under Liu Che can be worry-free.

Liu Ju even had to wonder if Liu Che, the emperor who lived deep in the Weiyang Palace, had actually lived his entire life like Truman, living in a world of lies carefully woven for him by a group of people...

But I have to say it.

Whether it was Wei Qing's deception of the emperor before, or the current deception of the emperor by Zhao Zhou's group, the source undoubtedly points to one person.
--he himself!

Wei Qing deceived the emperor with the purpose undoubtedly of protecting his nephew.

Although he was regarded as a "stupid son" by Emperor Liu Che because of this, the suspicion of usurpation in Hejian State was completely cleared, and he even got a "heart-to-heart talk" from him.

And this time, Zhao Zhou and others created this accident.

Although there must have been considerations of his own interests, at the same time he also suppressed the crime of falsifying the rules to prevent him and them from being punished by Emperor Wu of Han after they returned.

Moreover, the purpose of Liu Ju's voyage this time was to break the window, that is, to drag these accompanying officials onto his pirate ship, and then cooperate with him to deceive the emperor.

Therefore, the essence of this matter is that his daring son led a group of court officials to deceive the emperor...

However, he had never expected that these guys would be so swift and decisive, and sent away Chang Rong, who might have become the biggest hidden danger, on the same day!
Fine……

Each of you is a hero, a good man, and I underestimated you before.

And there is Li Ji.

From Li Ji's expression and hesitant tone at this moment, Liu Ju had already made some judgment in his mind.

The reason why this guy did not "fall into the sea" with Chang Rong was probably because he had come to them to complain for some unknown reason. Therefore, Zhao Zhou and others regarded him as "one of their own" who could be won over.

However, since Zhao Zhou and others dared to let Chang Rong "fall into the sea", they must ensure that the matter is foolproof.

Therefore, it is absolutely impossible to make them lose their vigilance just by saying "you can fight for it". So Li Ji must make a pledge of allegiance that can completely make them lose their vigilance before he is qualified to board this pirate ship.

And from what Li Ji said just now, it is not difficult to hear that he has already boarded this pirate ship and is deeply involved in this matter...

Then there is only one possibility.

In the case of Chang Rong falling into the sea, Li Ji was at least an accomplice, or even the direct murderer!
These people are really good at it...

Chang Rong was unlucky. Liu Ju had originally planned to test the tactic of "aiding the enemy" on him. However, as soon as the evidence was handed to him, this guy was "forced" to fall into the sea because of the collaboration of Zhao Zhou and others.

Doesn't this make his shooting skills seem a little too accurate?
It's a bit unreal...

When Liu Ju came to his senses, he was already in deep pain, and sighed with regret:
"This is all my fault. If I hadn't secretly gone out to sea out of filial piety, Emperor Chang wouldn't have had to come with the ship to look for me, and how could I have encountered this accident? Sigh, how can I explain this to my father when I return?"

"?"

This time it was Li Ji who was confused and filled with doubt.

What, what’s going on?

Shouldn't this be something the prince had expected? Why did he suddenly begin to mourn for Chang Rong?

If the prince did not know how to explain to the emperor, then how should he, the murderer who pushed Chang Rong into the sea, explain to the emperor?
However, Yang Pu, who was standing by, said at the right time:
"Your Highness, please accept my condolences. General Han and I are guarding the Hepu Harbor. I only know that Your Highness is always stationed in the Hepu camp and have never seen Your Highness go out to sea."

"However, after I followed your Highness' instructions and found an island, Emperor Chang, out of loyalty, volunteered to go out to sea with the ship to investigate in person. Your Highness's persuasion was fruitless and he had no choice but to agree."

"We were unexpectedly hit by a storm at sea and were accidentally thrown off the ship by the waves. We tried our best to rescue them but failed. We searched for them at sea for many days but to no avail. It was truly a tragedy. How sad it was."

"Therefore, I dare to ask Your Highness to write an obituary and send someone back to Chang'an to report the sad news to Your Majesty, and request a posthumous title for Chang Huangmen. We are also willing to sign the obituary to comfort Chang Huangmen's loyalty and to show the benevolence of Your Majesty and Your Highness!"

"??"

Li Ji looked at Yang Pu in shock again. These words sounded so high-sounding, no one was at fault, even Chang Rong was portrayed as a loyal and righteous man, wasn't it too far from the truth?

However, it is undeniable that this statement is indeed flawless and sounds like it is true.

If Li Ji didn't know the inside story, he would have almost believed it...

"Since General Yang and everyone else have said so, I will have no choice but to continue to stay in the Hepu camp as before."

Liu Ju nodded and said reluctantly,
"It's a pity for Emperor Chang, a man of such loyalty and courage had to suffer such a disaster. I must personally send this obituary. I must not let such a loyal and righteous man shed blood and tears!"

"???"

Li Ji turned around and looked at Liu Ju again, his expression becoming even more complicated.

Changing your words so easily?

No, no, this is not a change of words. Why does it sound more like testing the plan of Yang Pu and others, and successfully completing the collusion without making a fuss?

"Your Highness is right. When Your Highness hears the tragic news, he will personally come to Hepu Harbor tomorrow to hold a memorial ceremony for Chang Huangmen. I will arrange Your Highness's itinerary in advance. Please prepare in advance."

Yang Pu then bowed again and asked sincerely.

Liu Ju laughed and nodded:
"That's great. Then General Yang, please go to the Hepu camp to meet me tomorrow."

"Hepu Camp?"

Yang Pu was stunned, a look of doubt appeared on his face.

Liu Ju smiled and asked back:

"Shouldn't I be in Hepu Camp right now? Why didn't General Yang go to Hepu Camp to greet me, but came to this island in the middle of the sea to arrange my trip? How could this be possible?"

"..."

Yang Pu's face instantly drooped, he was about to kneel down as he wanted to cry but had no tears:

"Your Highness, this matter is of great importance. Please do not embarrass me. I really cannot bear the responsibility."

"General Yang, don't underestimate yourself. Besides, there are Zhao Zhou, Ni Kuan, and Han Shuo. You said you couldn't bear the responsibility, but now you have taken the responsibility, haven't you?"

Liu Ju reached out his hand to support Yang Pu, still smiling and saying,
"I trust you so much, you should also have confidence in me, so that we can 'be in the same boat' and achieve mutual benefit based on mutual trust."

"General Yang, don't you think this is the truth?"

"????"

Li Ji was completely confused at this moment, with constant noise in his mind.

Although the previous "riddle man" communication between Liu Ju and Yang Pu left him a little confused, Liu Ju's last sentence with emphasis on "we are in the same boat" finally revealed his true intention and made Li Ji sort out his thoughts in an instant.

Because before helping Chang Rong fall into the sea, Zhao Zhou and Ni Kuan had repeatedly mentioned to him something like "people in the same boat", using threats and inducements to give him the opportunity to "get on board" this time.

Originally, he thought he had boarded the broken ship of Zhao Zhou and others, just to cover up his mistake of not trusting Liu Ju.

But now when he heard Liu Ju's words, he immediately realized it.

The broken boat of Zhao Zhou and others was nothing. Before he and Zhao Zhou and others got on the boat, Liu Ju had already prepared an even more broken boat for everyone, and was ready to force them to "be in the same boat".

Big fish eat small fish, small fish eat shrimp.

He was the shrimp, Zhao Zhou and others were just the small fish, and Liu Ju was the big catfish who had already opened his mouth wide and was ready to swallow all of them in one gulp.

Mother! Brother! Sister!

The officialdom is too complicated, shall we continue to be advocates?
Big brother is so foresighted. The prince is not someone we can afford to offend.

I will resign from your Majesty when I find a chance. I will join my elder brother's singing troupe, go on tour in the countryside, go to the grassroots, and go back to the countryside...

……

The next morning.

Yang Pu only sent two small boats back to Hepu Port to deliver a message to Zhao Zhou and others, while he himself stayed on Tsushima Island with Liu Ju. He had no choice but to board Liu Ju's even more dilapidated ship.

What's more, he knew clearly that after Zhao Zhou and others received the news, they would have no choice but to board the ship.

Because the moment Liu Ju secretly went out to sea, all of them had been calculated by Liu Ju. They thought they were on the second floor, but in fact Liu Ju was at least on the fourth floor...

at the same time.

Captain Tu Fei brought him another piece of news:
"General, the people monitoring this tribe discovered that several savages sneaked out of the tribe at daybreak and headed north to the valley together."

"Did you send someone to follow them secretly?"

Yang Pu immediately became alert and his eyes turned cold.

Liu Juke is still on this island at this moment, so nothing can be taken lightly!
(End of this chapter)