I, the prince, only want to be deposed.

Chapter 338 The Emperor's Temperament is Rebellious
"Your Majesty, this is Jin Midi's memorial..."

Seeing that Liu Che did not respond, Su Wen reminded him again.

As the head of Liu Che's close attendants, Su Wen naturally knew the position of Jin Midi in Liu Che's heart.

Unlike Chang Rong, Jin Midi was a secret weapon of Liu Che. In the obituary sent back by Liu Ju, Jin Midi did not sign his name, which shows that this secret weapon was still playing a role.

Therefore, Emperor Liu Che would definitely read his memorials.

"I know, please step back first."

Liu Che still didn't react much. He just nodded slightly and waved his hand impatiently.

"Yes, I will take my leave."

Su Wen lowered his eyes, bowed and quietly retreated.

He knew in his heart that Liu Che was going to review this memorial, but he didn't know what Jin Midi had written in it. And how would the relationship between Liu Che and Liu Ju be affected by this memorial?
Thinking of this, Su Wen felt a dull pain at the severed part of his right little finger.

Oh, what is going on?
Why can't this prince just be content? Every time he goes out, he has to cause trouble. Can't he just live a good life?
Your Majesty, what a fool you are! Knowing that the Crown Prince is restless every time he goes out, can't you stop him from leaving the capital? Isn't this just trying to make things difficult for you?

Or, are these father and son deliberately trying to test each other...

After Su Wen left.

Liu Che really picked up the bamboo tube, checked the mark on the seal, smashed it with a slap, and took out several scrolls of bamboo slips inside.

[Your Majesty, I, Jin Midi, am late in reporting this for some reason. I hope you will forgive me.]

[I personally think that Your Highness made three mistakes in this trip. ]

[First, the dream is false, and I am afraid that I might be deceiving the king...]

[Secondly, going out to sea without permission might be seen as a violation of the law…]

[Third, privately casting official seals may be suspected of usurping power...]

【…】

In his memorial, Jin Midi eloquently enumerated the three crimes of Liu Ju and discussed each of them in considerable detail.

Dreams are illusory, there is no fairyland, no immortals, only deserted islands and wild people;

He went out to sea without permission, which frightened the officials who accompanied him. To protect themselves, they dared not report the matter, which resulted in Chang Rong accidentally falling into the sea when he went out to sea to search for him.
He privately cast official seals, privately issued official seals on islands, granted official positions to wild people, disregarded the order of the court, and arbitrarily abused the power of the emperor.

"Snapped!"

Liu Che slammed the memorial on the table, his face clouded with gloom, and he gritted his teeth:

"audacious in the extreme!"

When Liu Che saw the obituary before, he had already determined that Liu Ju had the intention of usurping the throne.

Jin Midi's memorial not only confirmed this, but also went a step further... This rebellious son even dared to privately cast official seals, privately grant official positions, and openly exercise the power of the emperor!

What is the nature of privately casting official seals?

This is not just an act of usurpation, it is also no different from blatant treason!
The next step is probably to start a rebellion, right? !
Then can my 50,000 soldiers and my warships and navy come back?

Jin Midi is probably in danger now. Even though he has always been low-key and dutiful, and is often ignored by careless people, it must be very difficult for him to send back this memorial, right?
So how should I respond now?
Send an envoy secretly to the Korean Peninsula, secretly win over Han Shuo and Yang Pu, instigate Zhao Zhou, Ni Kuan and others to rebel, put this rebellious son in an isolated and helpless situation, and forcibly capture him and deal with him?
No, no!

Let’s wait a little longer!
Although Liu Ju was a bold and rebellious son, he dared to deceive the emperor, to change the rules, and to overstep his authority. He had done all these things.

But he has never really harmed me, and I have never really blamed him. I have also had heart-to-heart talks with him many times in private. What reason does he have to rebel against me?

What if I am too sensitive and think too much?
If they really sent envoys to win over Han Shuo and Yang Pu, and to incite Zhao Zhou, Ni Kuan and others to rebel, even if he had no intention of rebelling, he would probably be forced to go all the way out of fear...

This matter is of great importance. I cannot just rely on one person's words or the suspicion in my heart to make it a reality.

If this is not the case, I will regret it deeply!

Liu Che has never been an indecisive person, but at this moment, his heart was extremely conflicted. The feeling of worrying about gains and losses suddenly occupied his entire heart, and he was unable to make a decision for a long time.

If Liu Ju knew Liu Che's current state and thoughts, he would immediately think of Liu Che's reaction during the Witchcraft Incident. During the Witchcraft Incident, when Liu Che learned that Liu Ju was found to have a Paulownia puppet, he raised an army to kill Su Wen and a group of Hu wizards.

His first reaction was shock, and his second was suspicion. He also said to Su Wen who had escaped: "The prince must be afraid, and he is also angry with Chong and others, so this change happened." Then he sent an envoy again to summon Liu Ju.

But the messenger was too timid to enter the city. After making a circle, he went back and lied to Emperor Che that Liu Ju had not only rebelled but also wanted to kill him.

From then on, Liu Che finally believed that Liu Ju had rebelled, and he immediately dispatched troops and made plans to cut off Liu Ju's retreat, leaving him isolated and helpless. In the end, he could only lead his guards in a bloody battle with the prisoners in Chang'an for several days, and then he was defeated and fled Chang'an.

Liu Che's current state and thoughts are quite similar to when the Witchcraft Incident occurred!

Or wait a little longer...

Let’s see what Liu Ju plans to do next. It would be better to take action after the evidence is conclusive. Otherwise, once he takes action, there will be no going back!
……

When Jin Midi's memorial was sent to Chang'an from afar.

Liu Ju and his entourage have returned to the Korean Peninsula and are temporarily living in the Hepu camp, making final preparations for returning to Beijing to report.

Also returning with them this time was the first batch of silver ore transported by the ship, weighing about several dozen tons.

Previously, Liu Ju had the idea of ​​building a silver smelting site on the Korean Peninsula, smelting all the silver mines into silver, and then easily transporting it back to Chang'an, which would greatly reduce the transportation cost and difficulty.

But in the end he gave up and decided to take part of the silver mine back to Chang'an first.

Then people like Liu Che and Sang Hongyang would decide where to build the silver smelter and the subsequent transportation issues.

After all, smelting technology is also one of the important strategic technologies of the Han Dynasty. Whether to carry out this process on the Korean Peninsula still requires comprehensive political considerations. In this regard, Liu Ju knows that he still has considerable shortcomings and cannot act on his own.

And at the same time.

Zhao Zhou, Jin Midi and others were considering other issues.

"Captain Jin, is it really okay to do this?"

Zhao Zhou asked with some concern, holding a memorial he had just written in his hand.

The other people also looked at Jin Midi with trepidation, and they were still undecided.

"No matter what you say, Han will never submit a petition according to your wishes, let alone sign your petition."

Han Shuo also said in a firm tone,
"Han and His Highness are half family after all. I cannot push the blame onto His Highness no matter what!"

Liu Ju and others returned to the Hepu camp and finally reunited with Han Shuo. As people on the same broken boat, Han Shuo naturally had to join the discussion.

However, since I read Han Ling’s three tips.

He was as determined as if he had been weighed down with a weight, and he stood firmly on Liu Ju's side, and no one could easily persuade him.

"You must understand the principle of suppressing before promoting, better than I do, so I won't elaborate on it."

Jin Midi was not impatient, but just said slowly,

"But as for the emperor's temperament, none of you here are close to him. Apart from attending court meetings, you rarely see him very often. I'm afraid no one knows him better than me, right?"

"So according to Captain Jin, what is His Majesty's temperament?"

Zhao Zhou asked again.

The others also straightened up curiously, waiting for Jin Midi's answer.

"I am not in a position to say more about other matters, but when it comes to the Crown Prince's affairs, Your Majesty cannot avoid the word 'rebellion'."

Jin Midi lowered his voice and spoke seriously.

"Rebellion?"

Everyone looked at each other.

This word doesn't seem appropriate to describe the emperor, right?

(End of this chapter)