I, the prince, only want to be deposed.

Chapter 333: Your Highness, are you planning to establish a country and become emperor? !
The next day, the ship that had been sent back to Hepu Port to inquire about Jin Midi's whereabouts also returned.

Yang Pu brought a heavy wooden box and a bamboo slip written by Han Shuo himself to ask for a meeting with Liu Ju.

Han said in the bamboo slips that he only remembered about Jin Midi after receiving the inquiry, and then he immediately started looking for him in the Hepu camp.

Soon they found Jin Midi's personal soldiers and Qimen warriors.

As a result, Jin Midi's personal soldiers and warriors did not know where he had gone. They only knew that Jin Midi had previously instructed them to do important matters instructed by the emperor and asked them to stay on the spot. Then he completely disappeared.

According to the recollections of Jin Midi's personal soldiers, the time when he disappeared coincided with the time when Liu Ju secretly went out to sea...

"This……"

After reading the contents of the bamboo slips, Liu Ju felt a little confused.

What exactly was Jin Midi's so-called "important matter entrusted by His Majesty"? Wasn't it to keep a close eye on him and forbid him to go out to sea?
Moreover, the time when he disappeared coincided with the time when I went out to sea secretly... What was going on? Could it be that this guy used the same method to go out to sea with me and stayed by my side without being noticed?
This possibility cannot be ruled out!
After all, this guy had suspected some means of reducing his presence before that, making himself, Zhao Zhou and others almost forget his existence.

If he hid among a group of alchemists or wizards, or among the accompanying Han army and followed Liu Ju to the sea, it would probably be even more difficult to detect...

"General Yang, please immediately order your officers to check the infantry under their command to see if there are any suspicious persons who are not on the list."

After having such doubts, Liu Ju immediately said to Yang Pu and Guo Zhen,

"Guo Zhen, you also go inform Gongsun Qing and ask him to check the divine messengers under his charge to make sure the number and names match. If you find anyone suspicious, bring him to me immediately."

He was not worried that Jin Midi would see what he did in Japan and report it to Emperor Liu Che truthfully. To him, this was a trivial matter that was not worth mentioning.

He was just very interested in Jin Midi's methods.

If Jin Midi could make everyone ignore him in public, follow him out to sea without anyone noticing, and hide beside him for such a long time without being discovered, then this method would be really interesting.

Even Liu Ju had reason to doubt.

Jin Midi was a surrendered Hun who had not made any great achievements, but he was able to rise all the way from Shizhong to Fuma Duwei, and was also appointed as Guanglu Xun, and finally almost became the head of the four ministers of state. Perhaps this was related to this method.

Even the time when Jin Midi rescued Emperor Liu Che in history may have been related to this.

In order to assassinate Emperor Liu Che, Ma Heluo went out late at night and killed the messenger, and asked his younger brother Ma Tong to forge an order to raise an army.

Ma Heluo took advantage of his position as Shizhong Pushe, avoided the guards, and sneaked into Liu Che's bedroom alone in the early morning when the defense was weakest... In this situation, Ma Heluo was only one step away from success, and the elderly and sleeping Liu Che had almost no power to resist.

And where was Jin Midi at that time?

The historical records say: "Riti played the toilet and his heart was moved, so he went in and sat down under the inner door."

When he got up at night, he had an idea and rushed into Liu Che's bedroom first, hiding behind the inner door and waiting quietly.

Not long after, Ma Heluo entered the bedroom from the east wing with a sharp knife hidden in his sleeve. When he saw Jin Midi, his expression changed drastically. He had to rush to Emperor Wu's bedroom, but he bumped into Baose and fell to the ground. Jin Midi was able to hug Ma Heluo and then shouted loudly: "Ma Heluo is rebelling!"

From then on, Ma Heluo's assassination plan completely failed, and Liu Che saved his life.

The record in this history book is vague and ignores some details. It does not explain why Jin Midi was "moved" and made a temporary decision to hide behind Liu Che's bedroom door and wait for the opportunity.

If he saw Ma Heluo breaking in when he got up at night, then why didn't Ma Heluo see him?

Moreover, as the Shizhong Pushe, Ma Heluo was also a close minister and eunuch of Liu Che, and one of his closest people. Naturally, he knew Liu Che's living quarters very well.

As assassinating Liu Che was such a dangerous matter, he would definitely take the shortest route in order to complete the assassination in the shortest time possible and avoid any complications.

So even if Jin Midi saw Ma Heluo outside, it would probably not be an easy task for him to get into Liu Che's bedroom before him and ambush him without Ma Heluo noticing. Either he had other shorter routes, or he used some unknown means.

Of course, this speculation is actually far-fetched.

After all, Liu Ju did not fully understand the situation at the time, and had no idea about the layout of the Linguang Palace in Ganquan Mountain where the assassination took place. All his speculations were just based on wishful thinking.

But it is undeniable that Jin Midi must have some unknown means!

After all, he was not the only one who completely ignored Jin Midi this time. Zhao Zhou, Ni Kuan, Yang Pu, Han Shuo, Li Ji, Guo Zhen... so many people also ignored Jin Midi. This can no longer be explained by the word "low-key".

"Does Your Highness suspect that Jin Midi also went out to sea with us and has been hiding among us all this time?"

Upon hearing Liu Ju's order, Yang Pu's brows immediately frowned and a look of worry appeared on his face.

This is not a good thing for them!
Now there is a hidden "prince" in the Hepu camp, and the real prince is on this big island. If the emperor knew about this, it would be a clear crime of deceiving the emperor.

If Jin Midi had gone out to sea with them earlier, he would have been hiding beside them.

Of course, all of their acts of deceiving the emperor were seen through, and the whole matter had a hidden danger that was completely out of control, and it might be a more serious hidden danger than Chang Rong's. What should he do?

"Let's check it out first." Liu Ju looked at Yang Pu ambiguously, and then said deliberately,
"No matter what the result is, I need to remind you that Jin Midi is Jin Midi and Chang Rong is Chang Rong. Don't have any bad thoughts about him. Leave this matter to me, otherwise even I can't protect you."

"promise!"

Yang Pu quickly agreed with gratitude.

How could he not understand what Liu Ju meant? Although Liu Ju warned them not to have any more bad thoughts, he also made it clear that he would let Chang Rong off the hook and would do his best to protect them after returning.

Soon Yang Pu and Guo Zhen went out to do business.

Liu Ju slowly opened the heavy wooden box that Yang Pu had brought him.

Dozens of snake-knobbed copper seals are neatly placed in the wooden box. These seals are made of golden brass and look very similar to gold, but their value is much lower.

Moreover, the specifications of this copper seal are very small. The length and width of the square seal surface are a little more than 2 centimeters, and the height of the seal base is less than 1 centimeter. Together with the snake button on it, it is only a little more than 2 centimeters, and the weight is about taels.

And this four taels is still the weight standard of the Han Dynasty. If the weight standard of later generations is used, it will be halved, which is about 100 grams, which is almost only two taels.

In fact, in the Han Dynasty, except for Liu Che's imperial seal, the official seals of officials were also of such specifications, and were not as huge and luxurious as many people imagined.

Liu Ju took out a few copper seals and turned them over to examine the inscribed text.
——【Han Wei Minu Da Wa】

——【Han Wei Ghost Slave Da Wa】

——【Han-Wen Nuguo Da Wa】

This is a bronze seal that Liu Ju imitated the gold seal that Emperor Guangwu of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Liu Xiu, originally gave to the King of Nu State. If he remembered correctly, the gold seal that Liu Xiu gave to the King of Nu State had a snake button, and the seal had five official script characters "King of Nu State of Han Wei" on it.

And these bronze seals of his will be bestowed by the gods on the "Great Wo" newly selected from each tribe.

This is not only a legal certification symbol that can make Shinto more deeply rooted in the hearts of the Japanese, but it can also serve as a historical evidence... When these bronze seals are discovered in later generations, they can not only play the role of "the Han Dynasty has been here", but when necessary, the Celestial Empire can also regard the entire Japanese territory as "since ancient times". If one day it really takes a fancy to this island country, it will have a certain historical basis.

……

Just as Liu Ju was admiring these bronze seals, Guo Zhen's voice suddenly came from outside the account book:

"Your Highness, the Royal Highness's son-in-law, Commandant Jin Midi, is outside the tent asking to see you."

Oh, this guy really went out to sea with us and is now on the Wakoku Island?

Liu Ju was both surprised and not surprised when he heard this, and immediately replied:
"Let him in."

After a moment the curtain was opened.

"I have met His Highness. I heard that His Highness is looking for me."

Jin Midi, dressed in ordinary Han army uniform, walked in and bowed to Liu Ju.

"No need to be polite..."

Liu Ju looked Jin Midi up and down.

This guy is about twenty years old, with a face that has slightly Northeast Asian characteristics. His cheekbones are slightly higher than those of Han people, his eye sockets are slightly deeper, and his skin is slightly darker, closer to brown.

However, these characteristics are not very obvious. Among the Han people, it is not easy to distinguish them unless you try to distinguish them and he doesn't say anything.

at the same time.

Jin Midi also noticed the box of snake-knobbed copper seals that Liu Ju had placed on the table, especially those seals that Liu Ju had turned over so that the official script inscriptions could be clearly seen.

The next moment, Jin Midi's face changed drastically, and his pupils trembled:

"Your Highness, are you planning to lead Zhao Zhou, Ni Kuan, Yang Pu and others to establish a country and proclaim yourself emperor on this island, and never return to the Han Dynasty to report to the emperor?!"

"What did you say?"

Liu Ju thought he had misheard. This guy was such a good hider, how come he said something so shocking when he opened his mouth?

"Your Highness, there is no need to hide it anymore. I have seen everything you did during this trip!"

Jin Midi frowned on his slightly distinctive face and gave Liu Ju an earnest advice.

"Your Highness, at the risk of your life, begs me to reconsider. Your Highness is the crown prince of the Han Dynasty. If you really bring Zhao Zhou, Ni Kuan, Yang Pu and others to establish a country and proclaim yourself emperor on this island, and then use Han Shuo's 50,000 troops to seize control of the Korean Peninsula..."

"The Han Dynasty will certainly be seriously injured, and it will cause unimaginable shock inside and outside the government!"

(End of this chapter)