I, the prince, only want to be deposed.

Chapter 331: Swords, crossbows, and armor are all very good
When they came out of Liu Ju's tent, Zhao Zhou and Ni Kuan were already looking worried.

Whether Liu Ju believed it or not, no one knew better than them whether they had done anything to Jin Midi.

Although they have no idea where Jin Midi is now, they believe that Jin Midi is probably safe and sound.

After all, even if Jin Midi was not the team leader this time and did not have the power to lead troops, he was accompanied by two hundred Qimen warriors. If something really went wrong for him, these two hundred Qimen warriors would definitely not be able to conceal the matter, and Liu Ju and their people would not be completely unaware of it.

Most importantly, they were not yet sure how much Jin Midi knew about Liu Ju's voyage.

If Jin Midi had already reported Liu Ju's voyage to the emperor, then the emperor would probably become suspicious of Chang Rong's fall into the sea, right?
Even if not, the fact that Liu Ju went out to sea alone was enough to cause them trouble.

Otherwise, why did they design Chang Rong to fall into the sea?
"Mr. Zhao, please tell me what is going on. Why do we have no memory of a living person like Jin Midi?"

Ni Kuan still couldn't understand what was going on, and said to Zhao Zhou with worry in his heart.

"How would I know..."

Zhao Zhou shook his head and suddenly lowered his voice and said,
"When Your Highness mentioned this matter just now, I carefully recalled my experiences over the past few days, and I remembered a detail that I was not sure about."

"In the morning when His Highness secretly went out to sea, he was giving a speech to the people who were going out to sea."

"I vaguely remember that there was a person standing behind me on my left side watching the ceremony. That person was definitely not you, nor was it any of Han Shuo, Yang Pu, Chang Rong, or Li Ji. Apart from you, only Jin Midi was qualified to stand in this position."

"But after thinking about it, I still had a very vague impression of that person's face and figure. I couldn't be sure that person was Jin Midi. Even when I thought about it carefully, I gradually became a little unsure whether this person existed at that time."

"This……"

Hearing this, Ni Kuan's brows were twisted into knots. He also recalled carefully and said in a firm tone,
"Now that Lord Zhao has mentioned this, I have some impression of it."

"There was indeed someone behind the left side of Lord Zhao. At that time, Han Shuo and Yang Pu stood with their respective soldiers. I stood behind the right side of Lord Zhao. Chang Rong and Li Ji were even further back. If there was someone standing behind the left side of Lord Zhao, it must be Jin Midi. It would be rude to replace him with someone else."

"It must be, that person must be Jin Midi!"

"No matter whether Lord Zhao has a clear impression or not, this person can only be Jin Midi."

"So, when Your Highness went out to sea secretly, Jin Midi should have been in the Hepu camp. If so... we are very likely to end up making things worse. What should we do?"

Zhao Zhou held Ni Kuan's shoulders and continued:

"Don't worry, Master Ni. Although I am not sure about other things, I am absolutely sure of one thing. When the four of us learned that His Highness had secretly gone out to sea and discussed the matter of Chang Rong, Jin Midi was definitely not there and might not know these secrets."

"Master Ni, think carefully again. When we followed His Highness into Wangjian City, Han Shuo and Yang Pu held a banquet in the palace of Wangjian City to welcome us. Jin Midi should have been there, too. Otherwise, who would be sitting below you and me?"

"There are many similar public occasions where everyone has their own position. In fact, between you, me, Chang Rong, and Li Ji, there is always an extra person like this in my impression."

"And when there were only a few of us discussing things, didn't we have a similar impression?"

Ni Kuan continued to recall following Zhao Zhou's instructions. His eyes gradually widened again, as if he finally understood something:
"What Mr. Zhao meant was..."

"In fact, Jin Midi has always been by our side, but he is too low-key and has never shown his true colors in public. He also has no personal relationship with us, so he has been ignored by us?"

Zhao Zhou nodded slightly:

"For now, this is the only explanation... but it's not completely clear. You and I have both been in the officialdom for many years. Logically, we should not easily ignore a consort like Jin Midi in any situation. We should even observe his words and expressions at all times."

"Unless..." "He is always deliberately reducing his presence, or there are always some trivial things diverting our attention, so that we have no time to pay attention to him."

"Is there such a method in the world?"

Ni Kuan didn't seem to understand.

"Your Highness?"

Zhao Zhou suddenly bowed slightly behind Ni Kuan.

"Ah... Your Highness!"

Ni Kuan hurriedly turned around and saluted, but saw that there was no one behind him. He turned around and looked at Zhao Zhou in surprise.

Zhao Zhou turned a leaf in his hand, which had appeared out of nowhere, and said:

"Did you notice me bending down to pick up this leaf just now?"

"That's about what I mean. However, it's easy to do this kind of thing temporarily. I've never seen anyone who can do it all the time in my life. I'm not sure if that's why Jin Midi was ignored by us."

"In short, if it's a blessing, it won't be a disaster. If it's a disaster, it can't be avoided. Now we can only take it one step at a time."

"I can only be sure of one thing now."

"If we are doomed this time, the only person in the world who can save us and dares to save us is the prince..."

……

at the same time.

In the large house with a high bed where the leader of the Nuguo tribe lived, several newly promoted "Great Japanese" were discussing in a low voice behind closed doors.

"Those adults think they are smart, but in fact they are even more stupid than Xu Fu. They actually think that they can use this method to make us surrender willingly. They think that relying on a shrine can make those strangers sincerely believe. It's so naive that it makes people laugh."

A Japanese man laughed and said,
"This time, let these people see clearly whether their 'fate' is in the hands of those adults and the 'Emperor of Heaven' they call it, or in our hands."

"Just wait and see. It won't be long before these people will have to kneel down and beg us in order to avoid starvation. They hope to become our prey again. In the end, the shrine will become nothing more than a joke!"

"But... can you explain this to the adults?"

Some people are still a little worried.

"Those adults may be stupid, but their warriors and weapons are too powerful. If they get angry, will it be harmful to us?"

The previous big Japanese snorted again and said disdainfully:
"What are you afraid of? We didn't force those people to do anything. They made their own choices."

"Besides, can't you see that these adults are here to conquer us, not to kill us all."

"We have to make those adults understand that it is impossible to conquer this land and the people on this land with only powerful warriors and weapons. They cannot do without our assistance, so they must make some concessions to us and give us more benefits instead of treating us, the great Japanese, as lowly slaves."

"I think... your great sword, crossbow and armor are all very good. What do you think?"

(End of this chapter)