I, the prince, only want to be deposed.

Chapter 347 This is impossible! How dare he kill me in the street? !

Liu Ju had already prepared to take a tough stance and order Wei Kang and Gongsun Jingsheng to go back to their homes and find their mothers.

This move was naturally to avoid Wei Qing, Gongsun He and others from being implicated.

If Wei Kang and Gongsun Jingsheng were present when he went to kill Jiang Chong, then Liu Che would definitely think that the Wei and Gongsun families were also involved in this matter.

Liu Ju claimed to be a smart guy, so he was not worried about his situation and he also had ways to protect the officials in the Prince's Mansion.

But Wei Qing and Gongsun He were both Liu Che's inner court officials and could be directly appointed, dismissed and punished by Liu Che. If they were also involved in this incident, the nature of it would have changed completely.

And based on Liu Ju's understanding of Liu Che, Wei Qing and Gongsun He will definitely not just be kicked out of the inner court...

As a result, after walking a distance.

He discovered that Wei Kang and Gongsun Jingsheng did not follow closely. It was not that they did not want to follow, but Han Ling had stood in front of the two of them and forcibly stopped the two guys.

"Has Han Ling figured out what I'm thinking?"

Looking at Han Ling's slender back, Liu Ju felt a little relieved.

Not only had this girl been his lucky star many times before, she was also quite smart.

Previously, when he risked his life to perform appendectomy on Liu Hong, he felt a kind of tacit understanding from her, and no longer resisted this marriage "arranged" by Liu Che.

And this time when he went to the Korean Peninsula and Japan, Han Shuo also provided him with considerable help and support.

Even the copper seals with snake knobs sent to the Japanese Empire were cast with the help of Han Shuo on the Korean Peninsula.

If it were the historical Han Shuo, he would most likely have flatly refused because it seemed like an act of usurpation, just like he refused to obey the imperial edict and help him capture Jiang Chong during the Witchcraft Incident.

Liu Ju still doesn't know why he has changed like this.

But thinking about it carefully, it should be related to the marriage between him and Han Ling. After all, after the two of them got married, Han Shuo would become his father-in-law...

"It saves me some trouble. This girl always makes me feel at ease."

Thinking about this, Liu Ju took one last look at Han Ling's back, then headed straight to the East Market with Guo Zhen and Prince Zhongdun without distraction.

……

Chang'an East City.

Jiang Chong was still wearing a silk Zen robe and a bird-feather silk hat on his head. When he walked, it was as if his hat and tassels were flying, just like a moth fluttering in the mating period.

Behind him followed hundreds of armored and armed Northern Army soldiers, looking very impressive.

"Shangguan, please spare me. I collected this money from selling food. I didn't know it was not from the three officials of Shanglin. I didn't mean to violate the law. I am willing to hand it over. Please forgive me this time!"

A street vendor wearing a patched linen shirt knelt in front of Jiang Chong and begged bitterly, his nose and tears streaming, his legs shaking constantly.

The so-called Shanglin Sanguan coins are actually the Wuzhu coins previously promoted by Emperor Liu Che.

It was only in the last two years that an imperial decree was issued to prohibit the counties and states from minting coins, and to take all the minted coins back into the hands of the imperial court. The Wuzhu coins that had previously circulated in the country were also required to be recovered and melted, and only the Wuzhu coins with distinctive marks cast by the three officials of Shanglinyuan could be used.

But nowadays, especially for many people who have little money, it is not only troublesome to hand over the few Wuzhu coins in their hands to the government and exchange them for Shanglin Sanguan coins, but it is also not worth making a special trip.

Therefore, there have always been a small number of the previous Wuzhu coins still in circulation. As long as the weight and quality are sufficient, people will accept them.

And Liu Che was not originally targeting these people.

He targeted those lawless elements who stole and minted coins privately, and he chose to condone such business practices.

He even issued an edict allowing people to use the previous Wuzhu coins to pay the Suanmin tax. After the taxes were collected, they were sent to Shanglin Garden, melted down and cast into Shanglin Sanguan coins. In this way, the currency reform was completed imperceptibly.

Therefore, Jiang Chong was simply making a mountain out of a molehill.

The peddler only earned twenty copper coins today, three of which were not Shanglin Sanguan coins. Jiang Chong immediately ordered his men to tie him up and put him in jail on the charge of privately minting and stealing coins.

This crime is no joke—the three Yi tribes.

Just because they charged three copper coins, which were not the coins of the Shanglin Three Officials, for selling straw mats, an entire family was beheaded!

"I am also enforcing the law. If you want to blame someone, just blame yourself for being blind and spending money that you shouldn't have spent."

Jiang Chong simply glanced at the vendor and shouted to the Northern Army soldiers behind him,
"Why don't you quickly capture this man? Do you still want me to ask you for help?" "Yes..."

A hint of difficulty flashed across the eyes of several Northern Army soldiers, but they still stepped forward with shackles and ropes in their hands, tied up the frightened peddler, and pushed him into the dozens of prisoners behind.

Most of these prisoners were arrested on similar charges.

These Northern Army soldiers knew very well that even if those people were wrong, they did not deserve the death penalty. They could just confiscate their money and at most give them a few whippings and beatings to teach them a lesson. There was really no need to make such a fuss.

But at the same time, they also knew that this was Jiang Chong's way of getting promoted and taking credit...

The heads of these poor people and their families will be turned into fragments of Jiang Chong's official positions and titles, becoming the ladder for him to have great influence in Chang'an.

Just as I was thinking about it.

"Get out of the way! His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has arrived, why don't you retreat immediately!"

Suddenly, a scolding came from not far away.

Jiang Chong's eyelids jumped and he looked over in the direction of the voice.

Guo Zhen was seen showing his seal and shouting at the Northern Army soldiers who were trying to stop him.

Next to Guo Zhen stood a young man with an imposing manner. Although Jiang Chong had never seen Liu Ju before, it was not difficult to tell at this moment that this young man, whose facial features were somewhat similar to those of the current emperor, must be Crown Prince Liu Ju.

at the same time.

Liu Ju also looked at Jiang Chong with a half-smile. After all, someone like Jiang Chong, who always dressed like a moth in its mating period, would also stand out in the crowd.

"Haha, I punished the secretary of the Crown Prince's Mansion a few days ago, which made me famous in the capital. Now the Crown Prince has come to me personally, I'm afraid he has bad intentions."

"But I am the emperor's man, what can the prince do to me?"

"If he is rude to me, I can use this opportunity to complain to His Majesty. Then His Majesty will remember my loyalty and integrity and my integrity in a law-abiding manner, and will rely on me even more..."

Seeing Liu Ju walking towards him step by step, Jiang Chong was not panicked at all.

A smile appeared on his face, and he stood up to greet him, bowing politely to Liu Ju:
"Your Highness, welcome. Your Highness, what can I do for you?"

“Shua—poof!”

Following two soft sounds, Jiang Chong felt a chill in his chest.

With his eyes lowered, he saw a sharp sword passing through his arm that he had just raised, and piercing into the left side of his chest without any explanation.

The heart-piercing pain finally came after several seconds. Jiang Chong raised his head in shock and fear, only to see Liu Ju holding the hilt of the sword. His cold eyes made him feel like he was falling into an ice cellar.

"Your Highness, this is..."

Jiang Chong could no longer support his body, and even speaking became very difficult. He shook twice and then his legs went limp and he collapsed to the ground.

However, his brain was still filled with fear and confusion, and he still refused to believe that this was true!

How could this be? !
I am the emperor's man, how could he kill me in the street? How dare he kill me in the street?

This can't be true, this can't be possible, is he crazy?!

"???"

"!!!"

quiet!
At this moment, the originally noisy East Market became deathly silent!

The surrounding Northern Army soldiers widened their eyes.

The prisoners who were being held awaiting processing forgot to breathe.

A passerby not far away stopped, his feet feeling as heavy as if they were filled with iron.

Prince Zhongdun, who came with Liu Ju, was stiff and dumbfounded.

Even Guo Zhen, who was following Liu Ju, had his pupils trembling... He thought of the countless ways Jiang Chong could die, how Liu Ju would do it, and how he would assist.

But he never expected that Liu Ju simply didn't even say a word to vent his anger, but stabbed his heart with a sword!
(End of this chapter)