I, the prince, only want to be deposed.

Chapter 346 The siege must be missing!

"My two cousins, please go back first. I will handle this matter myself."

Upon hearing this, Liu Ju shook his head at Wei Kang and Gongsun Jingsheng, and had no intention of discussing the matter with them.

"Your Highness, how can this be possible? Are we two people who cannot distinguish between the important and the unimportant?"

Wei Kang just wouldn't retreat so obediently, and Gongsun Jingsheng also said,
"This matter is of great importance. Only when Wei Kang and I assist Your Highness in clearing the way for his retreat can we ensure that nothing goes wrong!"

"It is precisely because this matter is so serious that my two cousins ​​decided not to go with me."

Liu Ju frowned slightly and said without question,
"You two, please go back. Han Ling, you should go back first too. You have never been to Bowang Garden today, and you know nothing about this matter. I will have a drink with you again after this matter is settled."

"But……"

Wei Kang and Gongsun Jingsheng wanted to say something, but they saw Liu Ju had already walked away with Guo Zhen and Prince Zhongdun.

The two exchanged glances and were about to take a step to catch up.

"Cousins, please stay."

However, Han Ling, who had not expressed his opinion until now, suddenly opened his arms and stopped the two of them.

"Han Ling, now is not the time for you to act like a spoiled brat!"

Wei Kang couldn't help but said impatiently,

"Jiang Chong is patrolling the East Market with hundreds of Northern Army soldiers. Your Highness only brought Guo Zhen and twenty Zhongdun to confront them. I'm afraid it will be difficult to subdue them. If you get hurt, not only will you not be able to seek justice for Ji Ping, you will also lose face and be laughed at by the world!"

"That's right, get out of the way!"

Gongsun Jingsheng also frowned and insisted,
"The two of us must go and help Your Highness. If Jiang Chong still doesn't know what's good for him in front of Your Highness, I can teach him a lesson on Your Highness' behalf. Guo Zhen is still a little bit behind."

"Who dares? The prince's face is the emperor's dragon buttocks. Jiang Chong is just the emperor's dog. The soldiers of the Northern Army are also the emperor's soldiers. Who dares to confront the prince openly?"

Han Ling still stood in front of the two of them, examining them with his obsidian eyes, as if he had already seen through their little tricks.

"From what I see, the two cousins ​​are trying to find an opportunity to stop His Highness, right?"

"..."

Wei Kang and Gongsun Jingsheng actually felt guilty being looked at by a girl who was one year younger than Liu Ju.

However, Wei Kang did not think there was anything wrong with what he did, and immediately said:

"You and I both know that Jiang Chong is just a dog that Your Majesty has released to bite people. If Your Highness attacks Jiang Chong in the street, even if it's just a stab wound, it would be an enemy of Your Majesty in front of the whole world. How would Your Majesty deal with it?"

"And if His Majesty is embarrassed by this, Your Highness, as the instigator of this matter, will be the first to bear the brunt of it."

"Han Ling, you are engaged to His Highness. Now that you have passed the mourning period, if nothing unexpected happens, you will be married into the Crown Prince's Mansion soon. Are you going to watch His Highness perish like this?"

I have to say, after what happened in Hejian State.

Perhaps influenced by Wei Qing's words and deeds, Wei Kang now considers things more comprehensively. He is no longer the kind of young man who is hot-blooded and does not consider the consequences.

At the same time, he unknowingly took on Wei Qing's mission.

He put Liu Ju's interests first, and was even willing to do things against Liu Ju's wishes, just like Wei Qing's deceiving the emperor and faking pregnancy in the Hejian State incident.

"You can think of these, can't Your Highness think of them?"

Han Ling frowned and asked back,

"Cousin Wei, don't forget what the opportunity was for you to become a minister. And cousin Gongsun, don't forget what the opportunity was for you to be a marquis and a general."

"His Highness has seen more than you, and his mind is smarter than you. What you can think of, His Highness will think more clearly than you, and what you can't think of, His Highness has already known in his heart." "His Highness didn't let you go, he must have seen through your mind, even if you go, you will definitely not be able to stop him."

"On the contrary, you will become His Highness's weakness and a hindrance, ruining His Highness's plans. After all, your father and mother are His Highness's uncle and aunt."

"If you don't believe me, follow me now."

"I can guarantee that His Highness will still speak kindly to you just now and make an appointment with you to have a drink and chat afterwards, but if you dare to follow him again, you will be punished by His Highness and will be scolded by him in return."

"This……"

Wei Kang and Gongsun Jingsheng looked at each other and smiled bitterly. They couldn't make up their minds for a moment, but they didn't dare to chase after him. So they had to ask again,

"So in your opinion, what should we do now?"

"I support Your Highness in killing Jiang Chong in the street."

Han Ling's obsidian eyes flickered with light as he continued,
"Ji Ping worked for the Prince's Mansion, but encountered this disaster for no reason. If Your Highness cannot kill Jiang Chong and seek justice for Ji Ping, not to mention how the people of the world and the Prince's Mansion view Your Highness, the spirit of "who else but me" in Your Highness's heart will definitely be damaged."

"This vigor is like morale: it is strong at the first, weak at the second, and exhausted at the third."

"If your spirit is damaged, Your Highness will no longer be Your Highness. What will happen even if you succeed to the throne in the future?"

"Just as Emperor Xiaohui (Liu Ying) failed to protect Prince Yin of Zhao (Liu Ruyi) and Qi, he drank and enjoyed himself every day, ignored state affairs, and died at the age of 24."

"Is this what the two cousins ​​want to see?"

Gongsun Jingsheng was silent for a moment after hearing this, and finally nodded, looking at Wei Kang and said:

"What Han Ling said is indeed reasonable. The morale of the army is particularly important. Otherwise, it will collapse at the slightest touch. Your Highness's morale must not be damaged."

"But just because of this arrogance, are we going to sit back and watch His Highness touch His Majesty's reverse scale? Don't you think about whether His Highness can bear the consequences?"

Wei Kang was still a little worried. He looked at Han Ling with a frown, hoping to get an answer from her.

"Your Highness has killed Jiang Chong, and the nature of this matter has changed. From then on, it has become a battle of wills between Your Majesty and Your Highness. Especially for Your Majesty, it is like being put on a high platform. You cannot compromise or show weakness no matter what."

Han Ling then pondered and said,
"But if someone can set up a ladder for Your Majesty in time, just as there must be a lack of troops in a siege, as long as there is such a ladder..."

"Your Excellency, the life of a dog and the interests of the country are before you. Your Majesty will know the importance of both."

"Personally, Your Majesty and Your Highness are father and son. Blood is thicker than water. All the previous signs show that Your Majesty still values ​​Your Highness very much."

"After weighing the pros and cons, Your Majesty will most likely follow the ladder and go down, and the crisis will be resolved."

Wei Kang and Gongsun Jingsheng were confused again and said with doubts:
"But how do we put up this ladder?"

"Cousin Wei, Cousin Gongsun."

Han Ling said seriously,
"Please ask the two of you to secretly spread the news among the people."

"First, let's say that Ji Zhanshi had been working hard for the safety of his sworn sister and the emperor's grandson, but Jiang Chong deliberately made things difficult for them in order to gain credit for his achievements, and almost caused a big mistake, endangering the lives of his sworn sister and the emperor's grandson."

"Besides, Ji Zhanshi died from the injuries caused by Jiang Chong's whipping. When my sister learned about this, she felt so guilty that she almost fainted. Now she is about to give birth and has a miscarriage. If there is any mishap, there will probably be two deaths."

"I think that Jiang Chong had previously reported and impeached so many princes and nobles in Chang'an, and there are many people who are willing to add fuel to the fire in this matter."

"They will also be the greatest help to Your Highness."

"There is no time to lose. My two cousins, please go and do it."

"I will also go to Bowang Garden to look after my sister first, and try to conceal the news of Ji Zhanshi's death before she gives birth. I also cannot let her know what Your Highness is about to do, lest my sister becomes sad and anxious, and if she does have a miscarriage, that would be bad."

(End of this chapter)