I, the prince, only want to be deposed.

Chapter 334 Self-attack is the most deadly

"?!"

When Liu Ju heard this, he was stunned at first, but he actually felt that Jin Midi's words made a lot of sense and were like pointing out a path for himself.

Just as Jin Midi said.

If Han Shuo were allowed to command the 50,000-strong army to seize the Korean Peninsula, he would then take the entire Wo Island into his possession and use Yang Pu's naval forces to guard the Korean Strait.

Then even if Liu Che couldn't tolerate me, I'm afraid it would be difficult for him to do anything to me...

After all, even if Liu Che sent another large army to attack, if Han Shuo could not resist on the Korean Peninsula, he could also retreat to the Japanese islands by sea.

If Liu Che wanted to set up a navy to attack the Japanese islands, it would take a lot of time and treasury money just to build ships, not to mention mobilizing troops and training them with food and fodder. Even this would not guarantee victory.

After all, the army under Liu Ju was equipped with the same equipment as the Han army.

The Han army was equipped with the most powerful crossbows in the world today, and was best at forming a battle array and defending. In history, Li Ling encountered the main force of Xiongnu Chanyu, Xiongnu Chanyu, with only 5,000 infantrymen, and was besieged by 120,000 cavalrymen including Zuoxian King and Youxian King. In the end, he managed to shoot and kill more than 10,000 Xiongnu cavalrymen, and was defeated and captured because he ran out of arrows.

As a Han army, if Liu Ju chose to defend the Korean Strait and the Japanese Islands, he would definitely have a certain advantage in being on the defensive.

In this case, Liu Che might have to use troops several times larger than Liu Ju's to land and destroy him.

So can Liu Che do this? Will he do this?
I'm afraid it's difficult...

After all, navy is not cheaper than cavalry at all, and the resources at Liu Che's disposal are also limited. It is absolutely impossible for him to attack Liu Ju at all costs. Otherwise, how can he guard against the Huns in Mobei who are already ready to make a move?
From the perspective of the Han Dynasty, the Huns, who could take advantage of the situation and move south at any time, were more threatening and had a higher priority.

Therefore, even if Liu Che was extremely angry, he had no way to mobilize the entire country to attack Liu Ju. The best option was to trap him on the Wo Island. Otherwise, not only would the Huns be in trouble from outside, but internal troubles would also arise.

In addition, the impact of this incident on the political situation will certainly be extremely significant.

The prince led his army in rebellion, fled to the island of Wo, founded a country and proclaimed himself emperor, accompanied by a prime minister, a left minister of internal affairs, and two generals...

This is equivalent to taking away half of the court. Liu Che and the Han Dynasty will lose all face and prestige.

This would certainly become an arrow shot at the Zhou emperor, making the subjects of the Han Dynasty, both at home and abroad, believe that Liu Che was no longer as good as before and could no longer lead the team.

If Liu Che wants to return to the pinnacle of absolute power, he will definitely need to use a lot of means and time to deal with internal problems first before he will be able to mobilize the whole country to deal with him.

During this process, it is not impossible that the Seven Kingdoms Rebellion will occur again.

After all, many people must have been dissatisfied with Liu Che's previous high-pressure policy towards the princes. When Liu Che was strong, they would naturally accept it, but once Liu Che fell into a bad situation, they would immediately have evil thoughts.

In this case, not to mention whether Liu Che still has the energy to deal with him, I am afraid that the Han Dynasty, which was already unable to make ends meet, would face the situation of collapse...

of course.

If Liu Ju did this, he would also feel a lot of pressure.

Although Shinto has been established now, the four islands of Japan will gradually fall into his hands, and the threat from the Japanese is very small.

But leading an army to rebel, establish a country and become emperor is not a trivial matter. In some previous small matters, Zhao Zhou, Ni Kuan, Yang Pu, Han Shuo and others would obey him, but it would be difficult to say about rebellion. After all, they each have their own concerns, and their families and clansmen are all left in Chang'an.

Again.

The Han army was able to march to the Korean Peninsula and even do whatever they wanted on the Japanese islands without any worries because they had a steady supply of military supplies from the Han Dynasty.

If we establish a country and proclaim ourselves emperor on the Japanese island, we will no longer have any supplies.

Let’s not talk about other things for now, let’s just say that if Han said that the 50,000 troops would retreat to the Wa Island in the future, could the poor land and resources on the Wa Island support so many elite Han troops?

Look at the thin arms and legs of the Japanese, who look like dwarfs...

Liu Ju could easily imagine that in a few decades, even if so many Han men did not starve to death or mutinied, they would probably become closer and closer to the Japanese.

What's more, these Han men also have families and clansmen. Would they be willing to abandon their homes and children and let the prince stay in such a place just to satisfy his political ambitions?
In short, no matter from which angle Liu Ju considered this path, he felt that it was a huge problem.

Not to mention that he is a cheater, a cheater who will never be abolished by Liu Che no matter what...

The future of the entire Han Dynasty belongs to him. What exactly is he trying to achieve by doing this? Just to make his relatives hate him and his enemies happy?
Think about this.

Liu Ju glanced at Jin Midi and cursed in his heart:

"Stir it up, stir it up as you please. If you want to make me, the crown prince, really think about establishing a country and becoming an emperor, and if you want to shake the Han Dynasty and destroy it, I will just risk my life with you!"

"Father, please take a good look. If this big man didn't have me, if you didn't have a prince with positive energy like me, I'm afraid he would be gone..."

But he asked again:
"I wonder what Captain Jin saw that led to such a misunderstanding?" "Misunderstanding..."

Jin Midi obviously did not agree with Liu Ju's definition. He glanced at the bronze seal on the table and said in a resolute tone,
"Your Highness first disguised himself and went out to sea secretly, forcing Zhao Zhou and others who were originally sent to assist Your Highness by imperial decree to have no way out and had to go out to sea together to search for him. After Chang Rong, the only person who had a grudge against Your Highness, fell into the sea for no reason, they had no way out and had to advance and retreat together with Your Highness."

"From now on, your Highness's orders have completely taken precedence over the Emperor's orders, which is a clear manifestation of your ambition to usurp power."

"Then, His Highness devised a plan to eliminate all the leaders and nobles of the tribes on this island, leaving these short savages leaderless. He then used Shinto to influence their spirits and thoughts. This was no longer a simple attack and occupation, but a fundamental move to usurp the throne."

"From now on, Your Highness and [Shinto] are the supreme existence on this island, and it can also reflect the intention of settling down here."

"Now, Your Highness has privately cast so many official seals, which are the proof of enfeoffment."

"Your Highness is obviously going to divide the land on this island. Dividing the land is the law of the country and the power of the emperor. Your Highness is now interfering in other people's affairs. If it is not to establish a country and become an emperor, then what else can it be?"

In other words, there is no allusion of "Sima Zhao's intentions are known to everyone" at that time, otherwise Jin Midi would definitely use this sentence to describe Liu Ju's behavior.

Having said this, Jin Midi took a deep breath, as if he was ready to die at any time, and knelt on one knee on the ground and pleaded solemnly again:

"Your Highness, please think twice!"

"Your Majesty has mentioned the issue of deposing and enthroning the crown prince many times before, and has held discussions on deposing and enthroning the crown prince. He has also punished Your Highness, thrown Your Highness into prison, and no longer ordered Your Highness to assist in government affairs."

"But from what I know about Your Majesty, Your Majesty is just pretending. If you really want to depose Your Highness, Your Majesty will act very carefully and Your Highness will not have any room for maneuver!"

"Moreover, if His Majesty had any grudge against Your Highness, he would never allow Your Highness to leave Beijing, let alone come to the Korean Peninsula and overseas, which is out of reach."

"Your Highness must not allow this to cause any misunderstanding, and you must not establish a country and proclaim yourself emperor without authorization."

"Otherwise, Your Majesty and Your Highness will never be able to return!"

"Your Majesty is the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, and Your Highness is the Crown Prince of the Han Dynasty. Every decision made by your Majesty and Your Highness, father and son, is related to the hundred years of the Han Dynasty and the fate of millions of Han people. It is no joke!"

Hearing this, Liu Ju helplessly spread his hands and smiled bitterly:

"Captain Jin, there is no misunderstanding between my father and I. It is you who misunderstood..."

"I know!"

Jin Midi immediately interrupted him again, and continued to say earnestly,
"I know that now that things have come to this, Your Highness cannot help but have concerns and worry that there is no turning back."

"Zhao Zhou and others have already surrendered to Your Highness, and Chang Rong has already fallen into the sea. If Your Highness wants to turn back now, the person you should be most concerned about should be this humble official."

"As long as Your Highness turns back, I am willing to die to eliminate Your Highness's concerns!"

"Before he died, he personally wrote a letter and ordered someone to report it to His Majesty. In the letter, he covered up all of His Majesty's actions and found reasonable excuses for the mistakes of Zhao Zhou and others. He tried his best to publicize His Majesty's merits and mend the father-son relationship between His Majesty and His Majesty!"

"Then your Highness will not have to worry anymore, and Zhao Zhou and others will not have to follow your Highness down the same path."

"Your Highness, please think about it again. How can this isolated island in the sea be more prosperous than the vast Han Dynasty?"

"How can being an emperor on this isolated island be more majestic than being the emperor of the Han Dynasty?"

"How can ruling these uncivilized little savages be more fulfilling than ruling over the millions of subjects of the Han Dynasty?"

"Your Highness, please think about this issue again for the sake of the Han Dynasty and its millions of people. Don't make the same mistake again!"

"..."

This time, Liu Ju truly realized what it meant that "self-attack is the most deadly."

Before he even said anything, Jin Midi had already completely conquered him, and was "willing to die", and even wrote a letter to cover up the "sins" of him and Zhao Zhou and others, praising him, just to mend the father-son relationship between him and Liu Che...

This guy must be thinking now, if he hadn't been so understanding and sensible to mediate, Liu Che's family would have been broken up and the Han Dynasty would have perished, right?
Okay, okay.

Liu Ju could also see that Jin Midi's words were indeed without any selfish motives, and he was more of a plea for the destiny of the Han Dynasty and its people.

It is no wonder that Emperor Liu Che finally chose him as his regent. Just based on his loyalty, even if it was Liu Ju, he would make the same choice.

Especially since he was a Hun, it was even more commendable for him to be able to achieve this.

So Liu Ju, who once again attributed all this to the "crossing blessing" loophole, laughed:

"Captain Jin, please stop making such a fuss. Chang Rong is already dead. If you die here too, won't it be even harder for me to explain after I return to the capital?"

(End of this chapter)