I, the prince, only want to be deposed.

Chapter 330 The disappeared Jin Midi!

Not long after, Gongsun Qing walked out of Liu Ju's tent and met Zhao Zhou and Ni Kuan who were hesitating outside the tent.

"Two superiors, do you want to see His Highness?"

Gongsun Qing was slightly stunned and bowed to the two of them.

"Yes yes... No no... Haha."

There was an awkward look on their faces. They returned the greetings while answering without any tacit understanding. Finally, they smiled at each other helplessly and laughed it off to cover up their embarrassment.

But at the same time, their eyes remained on the bamboo slips in Gongsun Qing's hands.

This should be the order that Liu Ju asked Gongsun Qing to convey to the various gods' envoys, and what they were most curious about at the moment was the specific content of this order.

After all, in their opinion, the problem of those "lower-class" savages has reached a critical point.

Faced with such a problem, they could not think of any effective solution for a while. The best way was to withdraw all the gods' messengers, and then watch the Japanese fall into civil strife under the protection of the Han army. When the civil strife was nearing its end, they would consider whether to order the Han army to take action to reap the benefits.

However, this result was obviously not what Liu Ju wanted to see.

Otherwise, Liu Ju would not have had to go to so much trouble to design the so-called "Shinto", let alone send these alchemists and wizards into various tribes to establish shrines to spread "Shinto". There would not even be a need to deal with these Japanese.

With the huge disparity in combat power between the Han army and the Japanese, even if they closed their eyes and pushed forward, they could still easily kill all the tribes on the island.

the most important is.

Liu Ju's words "People who can't hear the music think that the person dancing is crazy", as well as his confident tone when he spoke to Gongsun Qing just now, made the two more curious about what kind of "music" Liu Ju heard and how he would "dance" to solve the problem next.

Because they are both “people who can’t hear music”…

"If the two superiors wish to see His Highness, His Highness is inside now. I have important matters to attend to, so I will take my leave now."

Looking at the two people who were awkwardly struggling, and seeing that they were constantly stealing glances at the bamboo slips in his hands, Gongsun Qing had a rough guess about what they were thinking.

However, he had no obligation to explain to the two of them, so he bowed to them again and walked away.

"..."

Looking at Gongsun Qing's back, the two men smiled bitterly again, wondering whether they should go into the tent and continue discussing the matter with Liu Ju.

At the same time, the curtain of the tent was suddenly opened, and Guo Zhen walked out from inside:

"My two superiors, His Highness invites you to come into the tent for a chat."

"This……"

Obviously, Liu Ju had heard the noise outside just now. Zhao Zhou and Ni Kuan were even more embarrassed, so they had to bite the bullet and follow Guo Zhen's invitation in.

Seeing the two of them, Liu Ju stood up and said with a smile:
"Mr. Zhao, Mr. Ni, I suddenly thought of someone these past two days."

"Who is Your Highness thinking of?"

The two men didn't know what Liu Ju was up to, so they bent down and asked curiously.

"The Prince Consort's Commander Jin Midi."

Liu Ju pondered and asked,

"I can only remember that Jin Midi drove me all the way from Chang'an to the Korean Peninsula, but apart from the usual polite greetings, he never said a single extra word to me, so much so that most of the time I couldn't even remember that there was such a person on this trip."

"Do you know where Jin Midi is now and what he is doing?"

He is actually a little worried about Jin Midi's situation now.

After all, Chang Rong had been "forced" to fall into the sea, and Li Ji boarded Zhao Zhou's broken ship by submitting a letter of surrender. So how did Zhao Zhou and others deal with Jin Midi, who was the son-in-law of the emperor and an important attendant of Liu Che?
Yes, Li Ji thought he was on Liu Ju’s broken ship.

But in Liu Ju's mind, this guy was only boarding a broken ship that Zhao Zhou and others had wishfully set sail on.

After all, he didn't care whether he was deceiving the emperor or falsifying the rules. The people he was really afraid of were only Zhao Zhou, Ni Kuan, Han Shuo and Yang Pu. They thought they were in the same boat with Liu Ju, but in fact, only they themselves were in the same boat... At most, Liu Ju didn't want them to be implicated because of this matter.

For this reason, Liu Ju did not care whether Chang Rong was "forced" to fall into the sea, even if Li Ji was "forced" to fall into the sea together.

Anyway, these two people are not good people, so it’s not a bad thing to have someone do things for you.

But Jin Midi was different.

This future one of the four ministers of state, although history books record that his greatest achievement was to thwart the assassination rebellion against Liu Che by Ma Heluo and Ma Tong, which highlighted his loyalty, he did not make any commendable achievements in politics and military affairs.

But Liu Ju felt that Liu Che had a way of judging people. There must be other reasons why he chose him to be the regent before his death... even though Li Guangli was indeed a failure... Moreover, when Liu Che entrusted his son to the care of others, he had considered letting him be the chief regent before Huo Guang.

But the problem is, as Liu Ju said, after arriving on the Korean Peninsula, Jin Midi seemed to have completely disappeared. Most of the time, he could not remember that there was such a person among the accompanying officials.

Even in the past two days, I only remembered it occasionally...

"The Prince Consort...Jin Midi?"

Zhao Zhou and Ni Kuan looked at each other in surprise after hearing this. After a while, they suddenly seemed to come to their senses and opened their eyes wide in surprise,
"Yes, if Your Highness hadn't mentioned it, we would have forgotten that Jin Midi was also accompanying us on this trip. Where is he now?"

"You don't know either?"

Liu Ju was also surprised by their reactions.

It would have been fine if he had forgotten. After all, since they arrived on the Korean Peninsula, especially on the way to Hepu Port, Jin Midi had not driven for him for some time because of limited road conditions and difficulty for carriages to pass.

But Zhao Zhou, Ni Kuan and Jin Midi were all court officials. The position of the Duke of Fuma, with an annual salary of more than two thousand stones, was not much lower than the prime minister and the left minister of internal affairs. What's more, Zhao Zhou was a former prime minister who had made meritorious contributions while serving his sentence. They had completely forgotten about Jin Midi. Isn't this a little unreasonable?

"In reply to your Highness, when I think back now, I can only remember that when we left Chang'an, Jin Midi replaced Huo Guang as your chariot driver. I have no recollection of anything after that."

Zhao Zhou frowned and said,

"Perhaps... he is still in Wangjian City? Or maybe he has come to Hepu Camp with Your Highness?"

Ni Kuan also shook his head in confusion:

"Your Highness, I really can't remember it either."

"Now that I recall, it was General Yang Pu who first discovered that Your Highness had gone out to sea in disguise. Then I, Prime Minister Zhao, and General Han anxiously searched everywhere for him. At that time, I also remembered to ask Chang Rong and Li Ji, but I never thought of Jin Midi. It seemed that I had completely forgotten about him at that time."

"What is going on? Although I don't have an extraordinary memory, I have read a lot in my life. I have never forgotten the books I have read carefully over the years, and I rarely forget the people I have met. What's more, Jin Midi is a senior official traveling with us this time..."

"It shouldn't be like this. I shouldn't be unable to remember him at all. Why can't I remember him?"

"..."

Seeing the two people's reactions like this, Liu Ju frowned tightly and looked them up and down.

Are they telling the truth or are they just lying in front of me?
If it was a lie, it means that Jin Midi might have been silenced by them... just like Chang Rong?

But looking at their current appearance, it doesn't seem like they are acting.

After all, this matter is not just as simple as explaining to himself, but more importantly, he needs to explain to Emperor Liu Che. They had handled the matter of Chang Rong so flawlessly before, so how could they be so sloppy and perfunctory in the matter of Jin Midi, without even a proper and reasonable plan?

How could Jin Midi, such a big man and such a high-ranking official, completely forget about it?
Who can believe this?
I'm afraid it would be difficult for even them to convince themselves?

"Your Highness, don't you believe in the two of us?"

Zhao Zhou saw what Liu Ju was thinking and immediately swore:
"Your Highness, it's unfair. Ni Kuan and I really have no impression of Jin Midi. And it's not just the two of us. When Your Highness went out to sea in disguise, General Han and General Yang didn't think of him at all. No one ever suggested going to ask Jin Midi about it."

"If Your Highness doesn't believe it, you can call General Yang to confront him. There is also Li Ji, he should be able to prove this matter!"

"Or, Your Highness can order Yang Pu to send a ship back to Hepu Harbor and ask General Han stationed on the Korean Peninsula to help investigate. Jin Midi may be in Hepu Camp or Wang Jian City at this moment."

Ni Kuan also responded repeatedly, and said anxiously:
"Yes, yes, yes. I beg Your Highness to send a ship back to Hepu Harbor to ask. Perhaps we have overlooked Jin Midi before, and he is now in Hepu Camp or Wangjian City!"

"..."

After hearing this, Liu Ju fell silent again.

what on earth is it?

These two days he suddenly thought of Jin Midi, and naturally asked Guo Zhen, who was closest to him.

As a result, not only him, but even Guo Zhen did not have much impression of Jin Midi. Like him, he only remembered that he had driven for Liu Ju.

And now Zhao Zhou and Ni Kuan also ignored Jin Midi.

According to what they said, even Yang Pu, Han Shuo, and Li Ji had never thought of such a person coming...

After a long time.

Liu Ju finally nodded:

"Then let Yang Pu send a ship back to ask. I also need Han Shuo's help to make some things and send them here as soon as possible."

He still found this matter incredible.

Unless something unexpected happened to Jin Midi before he arrived on the Korean Peninsula, it would be impossible for him to be ignored by so many people.

But if Jin Midi had an accident, it would be an even bigger deal, enough to cause a shock among the accompanying personnel. It is impossible for this matter itself to be ignored by so many people, right?
(End of this chapter)