I, the prince, only want to be deposed.

Chapter 335 Honshu, Omori, Ginzan!

"Back to Beijing?"

Liu Ju's words made Jin Midi look up subconsciously.

He didn't know yet that Liu Ju was persuaded by his words and decided to believe in himself.

He had no intention of establishing a country and becoming an emperor overseas from the beginning. After all, such thoughts usually require long-term planning, and at this point the arrow is already on the string, and he can never persuade him with just a few words.

That was why he was prepared to die after saying these words.

If the persuasion is successful, then he will voluntarily accept death, which will solve the worries of Liu Ju, Zhao Zhou and others, and thus promote this matter to a greater extent.

If his persuasion fails, he will inevitably be silenced...

"Of course, Captain Jin still hasn't figured out who the 'Emperor of Heaven' preached in Shinto is? My father is determined to become an immortal, and I am just helping him."

Liu Ju smiled noncommittally, raised his hand and helped Jin Midi up.
"What I want to know most now is Captain Jin's ability. How did you make everyone ignore you, or even forget about you completely? There must be some unknown trick, right?"

"This... is actually not really a skill. It is just a self-protection method that I learned after coming to the Han Dynasty."

Jin Midi thought about Liu Ju's words in his heart, but answered truthfully:

"At that time, I was still young, my father was killed by King Hunxie, and I, my mother, and my younger brother were left alone, so King Hunxie forced me to surrender to the Han Dynasty."

"At first, I was raising horses for Your Majesty in the Huangmen Office. Because of my background as a Xiongnu, I was often bullied by my superiors and horsemen. In order to avoid getting into trouble, I had to avoid them as much as possible and tried my best not to attract their attention."

"Over time, this has become an instinctive habit for me."

"In any place, you should consciously blend into the crowd and the environment, never show your presence, and then use some external objects to subtly draw the sight and attention of others. After a long time, you will be ignored."

Liu Ju pondered Jin Midi's description and asked:
"Is it a trick?"

"It's not really a trick, it's just that the principle is slightly similar."

Jin Midi went on to explain,

"I gradually realized that people are always accustomed to focusing on the people or things they want to see. The more people pay attention to a person or an object, the larger the blind spots in their vision and memory will be."

"I just need to keep myself in this blind spot, or create such a blind spot when necessary. As long as I stand in the right position and do the right thing, I will be automatically ignored by others. In this way, even if I am in front of others, no one can see me, and no one can remember me."

"However, this method is not always effective and varies from person to person."

"For example, as the crown prince, your highness may have a blind spot only when His Majesty is present, because only when His Majesty is present will people focus on His Majesty instead of your highness."

"For example, right now, there are only three of us in this tent, Your Highness, Guo Xianma, and this humble official. What they are talking about is related to this humble official. Your Highness's attention is always on me, and Guo Xianma has never interrupted me, so there is no blind spot. No matter what I do, it will be useless, and it will only attract Your Highness's attention..."

"...That's about it. Your Highness insisted that I explain it in more depth. I don't know how to explain it more clearly."

"Understood……"

Liu Ju nodded upon hearing this, indicating that he understood.

In later generations, this should be a magic trick called "Misdirection", the purpose of which is to allow the audience's viewpoint to be guided by external objects to successfully achieve the effect. To put it bluntly, it is a trick of the eyes.

However, even the most famous magicians can only guide the audience's attention to a part of the performance.

However, Jin Midi can maintain this at all times in his daily life, to the extent that a whole living person would be ignored and forgotten if one is not careful. This method is obviously more advanced.

If you must say it, this is a rare talent.

At least Liu Ju felt that this was quite useful in the court, especially for some "non-stick pans", which could be described as a magical skill of "passing through a sea of ​​flowers without getting a single leaf on you". They would rarely be implicated in some things and would not easily be envied.

Okay.

The people around Liu Che really all have special skills. First there was Huo Guang who had severe obsessive-compulsive disorder, and now there is Jin Midi who can "become invisible".

Liu Che also had a keen eye for talent...

He really wanted to ask Liu Che how he discovered Jin Midi and promoted him step by step to the position of Imperial Concubine Duwei. Was it because Jin Midi's "invisibility" skills were not yet perfect at that time?
"So since Your Highness has to return to the capital to report, you have no intention of establishing a country and becoming an emperor on this island, right?"

Jin Midi still remembered his original intention and looked into Liu Ju's eyes to confirm it again.

Liu Ju smiled and asked back:

"As you just said, what is there in this shabby place that is worth staying in?"

"Then what Your Highness has done here..."

Jin Midi asked again, hesitating to speak.

For Liu Ju, Jin Midi was indeed a surprise.

However, he did not think that this accident had any impact on himself. Instead, it was quite serious for Zhao Zhou and others.

After all, Zhao Zhou and Han Shuo were both making amends for their crimes this time, Ni Kuan came to sea on his behalf, and Yang Pu could not clear himself of the suspicion of assisting him in going to sea.

Once Liu Che knew about this, although he had the "time travel blessing" loophole to rely on, there would be no problem, but these guys were equivalent to violating Liu Che's will, and they would probably not have a good ending after returning.

After a brief pause, Liu Ju said to Jin Midi:

"Didn't Captain Jin just express his willingness to write a letter to cover up my mistake?"

"I'm fine with that. Captain Jin can report it however he wants."

"But I still ask Captain Jin to cover up the mistakes of Zhao Zhou and others and not let them be punished by my father."

"Since Captain Jin has been following me all the way, he must know that everything here is led by me alone. They were just forced to get involved and should not suffer any misfortune."

"promise……"

Jin Midi bowed and responded.

He felt that Liu Ju's words were particularly well-spoken. If he wanted to cover up the mistakes of Zhao Zhou and others, then he could not mention the fact that Liu Ju had gone out to sea without permission.

And if we don't mention Liu Ju's secret voyage, then naturally nothing will happen...

Knew it.

This prince is no pushover either. At such a young age, he has made these statements very clear, and he is not necessarily any worse than those old-timers in the officialdom.

I just don’t know what Liu Ju is going to do next.

Logically speaking, now that they have conquered this island, even if they have not found the so-called fairyland and immortals, they have exceeded their mission and can return to the court... As long as no one mentions Liu Ju's secret voyage, both Liu Ju and the accompanying officials will just have to wait to receive rewards from Emperor Wu of Han after they return.

The only problem is.

Although this time it seemed to be "expanding the territory" for the Han Dynasty, it actually did not bring any practical benefits to the Han Dynasty and Liu Che. A large amount of money was wasted on building roads and seaports... No one really thought that they could recover the cost from these hungry and naked savages, right?
But Liu Che could not deny the contributions of these soldiers who "expanded the territory", so he had to grit his teeth and swallow his anger, otherwise he might discourage the Han soldiers.

And in the end, this account will probably only be attributed to Liu Ju.

After all, this matter was caused by Liu Ju from the very beginning...

……

Jin Midi's "sudden" appearance almost scared Zhao Zhou and others to death.

They all looked pale and ran to discuss with Liu Ju in private, but the only response they got was "Don't worry, Jin Midi is one of ours too."

Who believes it!
If he really was one of ours, how come even Liu Ju didn't know that he had secretly followed him to the island, and had to check him one by one?
And when they were in a state of panic.

Liu Ju was not idle at all.

He first ordered the messenger to select a "Great Wo" from each tribe and issued special "Great Wo Seals" to these Great Wo.

From then on, each tribe would only have one "Great Wa" who had to rely on the recognition of the shrine to have power. With the cooperation of these "Great Wa", the grain and land previously accumulated by the leaders and nobles were distributed to the "lower households", which completely calmed the people's hearts and further consolidated the status of the shrine in the hearts of the Wa people.

Then he led the Han army to continue northward and landed at the real target.

——Honshu Island.

Unlike Kyushu Island, which Xu Fu arrived at a hundred years ago, Honshu Island today is more primitive and sparsely populated, and those tribes are mainly concentrated in the Tokyo Plain in the central part.

As for the Kansai region where Iwami Ginzan is located, it is still a sparsely populated primeval forest.

Liu Ju had no plans to march into the Guanzhong area immediately. Now that he had conquered Kyushu Island, he would use it as a base and model. There would be professionals to complete the whole task later, so he would not need to worry too much.

In this way, the group headed north along the west coast of Honshu Island, encountering only two small Japanese tribes on the way. Finally, half a month later, they arrived near the Omori area of ​​later generations.

There are not many mountains in this area, with only a few prominent peaks. The highest one is about one thousand meters above sea level, and the lowest is only four or five hundred meters.

Unfortunately, Liu Ju only knew the approximate location and did not know the altitude of Iwami Silver Mine, nor could he be sure which mountain it was, so he had to search for it one by one.

But he was not completely ignorant.

The area where Iwami Ginzan is located must have been a lush broad-leaved woodland, which is why it was called Omori Ginzan in history. Even the place name Omori was derived from this.

In addition, it is said that Iwami Ginzan was discovered because there were silver ore exposed on its top, and the early Japanese mining also focused on the silver ore around the top of the mountain.

Therefore, as long as you choose the right area, Iwami Ginzan is not difficult to find at all, and no advanced exploration technology is required.

After using the elimination method to screen, Liu Ju finally selected two mountains with an altitude of only 400 to 500 meters and sent two groups of people to take samples and explore...

at the same time.

"In order not to implicate you, His Highness has ordered me to cover up your mistakes in the memorial. I have already agreed and will not break my promise."

Jin Midi, who was annoyed by Zhao Zhou and others, finally told them the truth and said with contempt,
"Your Highness treats you well!"

"Instead of worrying about your own situation, you should be grateful for the Crown Prince's kindness and think about how to prevent him from returning empty-handed and being blamed by His Majesty!"

(End of this chapter)