I, the prince, only want to be deposed.

Chapter 350 Get out of Chang'an, the farther the better!
Liu Che's words did not sound like he was praising Liu Ju, but they did acknowledge Liu Ju's contribution on this trip.

Even if it's just "good luck", who can say that "luck" is not part of strength?
Speaking of which, before this, Liu Che had indeed not thought that after Liu Ju's trip, his father would suddenly become the "Emperor of Heaven" in the eyes of the overseas barbarians, and his messenger would become a "messenger of God", which could be regarded as becoming an immortal in disguise.

This is the underlying fact.

Liu Ju's crime of privately casting seals and ribbons can be forgiven. After all, Liu Ju issued the seals and ribbons in the name of the "Emperor of Heaven" and in the name of the Han Dynasty. Even when the seals and ribbons were distributed to those overseas barbarians, Liu Ju was not present and did not accept their thanks. It seems that Liu Ju did not have any rebellious intentions, but actually publicized the grace of his "Emperor of Heaven".

Therefore, in Liu Che's view, although this matter seemed to be an act of usurpation, it was essentially just a correction of the rules.

And it is a successful correction.

But there is no need to think about rewards. Not only will Liu Che not encourage him, he must also give Liu Ju appropriate warnings. Otherwise, if everyone follows his example and privately casts seals, how will he, the emperor, deal with the situation?
As for the so-called fairyland and immortals...

There was also the suspicion of deceiving the emperor, but Liu Che had been seeking immortals for so many years, and his mentality was affected by Liu Ju's "waiting for the gods in Donglai" before. The events in Hejian State also made him no longer believe in these things of seeking immortals, asking ghosts and observing the weather, so that before Liu Ju set out this time, he actually had a skeptical attitude.

It's the kind of thing where you have to say you believe it, but in fact you don't completely believe it.

But even if he said he didn't believe it, he still had some expectations in his heart. What if?
Rather than believing in Liu Ju's dream, he would rather believe in Liu Ju's luck...

Therefore, when he learned that there were no fairylands or immortals overseas, he was a little disappointed, but not too disappointed.

In comparison, he was more distressed about the military supplies and fodder consumed on this trip.

In this matter, Liu Che originally intended to teach Liu Ju, the "prodigal son", a profound lesson. After all, this time he even touched the "Fengshan Book", which was no different from touching the coffin book.

As a result, we learned that Liu Ju had actually found a silver mountain on an overseas island.

Moreover, this time when they came back, they also brought back dozens of tons of silver mine evidence excavated from the Silver Mountain... This was undoubtedly a huge surprise for Liu Che. It felt like he was eating hot pot and singing songs, and suddenly a pie fell on his head.

But even so, he didn't intend to let Liu Ju see the surprise in his heart.

Because this rebellious son had such a strong gambling nature, it was really a fluke that he found such a mountain of silver. If he had not found it, this rebellious son had thought about how to end it and how to make up for the losses of the Han Dynasty.

This is very different from me!

The governing principle that I have always adhered to is the word "steady", and I never gamble on such frivolous things.

Yes, I am very steady, no one in the world is more steady than me!

what?
Is going to war with the Huns a gamble?
Nonsense!

Didn’t I win the bet? Didn’t I drive the Huns to the northern desert?

How can winning be called gambling? That's called being confident and planning strategically. I made the decision only after exploring the national strength of the Huns. That's called "victorious troops win first and then seek battle"!
My foolish son, when will you become as steady as I am?
Gambling alone will not protect the Han Dynasty...

"..."

Zhao Zhou naturally didn't dare to respond to this.

The rest of the people also looked at their noses with their eyes, and their hearts with their noses, and silently lowered their heads without saying a word.

"okay."

Liu Che had no intention of making things difficult for them, so he waved his hand.

"You have been away for more than half a year. I will remember your contributions and hard work. I will not bury your loyalty. Go back and rest first. I will reward you based on your merits one day..."

While talking.

"Report!"

Su Wen ran in from outside the hall with light steps, skipping many etiquettes, and went straight to Liu Che. He bent down and whispered in his ear to inform him of the news that Dongfang Yu had just sent.

"What happened?"

Zhao Zhou and others also looked at each other.

Under normal circumstances, Liu Che dismissed the eunuchs and held a meeting in the Xuanshi Hall. Even if Su Wen had something to report, he should have announced it outside the hall first and then come in to report it after getting Liu Che's permission. But now Su Wen barged in along with the announcement, and it was obvious that what he was reporting was definitely not an ordinary matter.

It's an extremely urgent report, an important report...

"What did you say?!"

Before he had time to think further, Liu Che's brows were already twisted into knots, and he stared at Su Wen.

"Your Majesty, I have confirmed it again and again, this is absolutely true..."

Su Wen quickly lowered his head to avoid Liu Che's shocked gaze.

"..."

Liu Che was silent for only a second, then immediately asked in a deep voice,
“How many people saw it?”

Su Wen knew what Liu Che meant by asking this question, but he could only answer helplessly:
"This happened in the East Market. In addition to the Northern Army soldiers who were accompanying them, all the people around saw it with their own eyes. Moreover, Your Highness used a deer cart to pull Jiang Chong's body back to Bowang Garden. I'm afraid that half of the people in Chang'an City have seen it. I'm afraid that even more people will hear about it..."

"Asshole!!!"

Liu Che suddenly stood up and kicked over the table in front of him, and the "Shinto" that he had been so fond of just now fell to the ground.
"Even Huo Qubing wasn't as stupid as him!"

"..."

Seeing this, Su Wen quickly bent even lower.

He naturally knew why Liu Che suddenly mentioned Huo Qubing.

When Li Gan injured Wei Qing, Huo Qubing shot Li Gan to death with a hidden arrow while hunting in Ganquan Palace in order to avenge Wei Qing. This incident made Emperor Liu Che very angry...

Fortunately, not many people saw it at the time. In order to protect Huo Qubing, Emperor Liu Che had to issue a gag order to the accompanying personnel and announced to the public that Li Gan was killed by a deer while hunting.

But even so, some rumors still spread, making this matter an open secret.

However, as long as Liu Che did not admit it, no one dared to mention the matter in front of him, so it naturally came to nothing.

And now.

Liu Ju stabbed Jiang Chong to death in public at the East Market, and nearly half of the people in Chang'an City witnessed it with their own eyes. Even if Liu Che wanted to cover up the matter, pretend he didn't know, or make a big deal out of a small matter, it would probably be impossible.

Most importantly, the nature of this matter is serious, very serious.

The situation was so serious that Liu Che could not sit idly by. He had to make some response, and it had to be a strong response, otherwise it would damage the imperial power!

"You guys should step back first!"

Liu Che suddenly looked at Zhao Zhou and others in the hall. His angry eyes made everyone feel like they were falling into an ice cellar.

"promise……"

Although Zhao Zhou and the others had many doubts in their hearts, they dared not say a single word at this moment. They all stood up and retreated quietly.

Treat these people like this after they leave.

Liu Che paced back and forth for a few steps, and finally shouted at Su Wen coldly:
"Call Wei Qing to the palace! Call Wei Zifu as well! I want to see how the two of them handle this matter!"

"promise."

Su Wen agreed and ran to pass the message, but he was unconsciously thinking deeply about the matter.

When Huo Qubing shot Li Gan to death, Emperor Wu of Han was so angry that he shook all over. He cursed and ordered Huo Qubing to get out of Chang'an, the farther the better, and go to Shuofang to guard the border.

So this time, will Liu Che also let Liu Ju get out?
But where could Liu Ju go?
Huo Qubing was the General of Cavalry, and it was his duty to go to Shuofang to guard the border.

But Liu Ju was the crown prince of the Han Dynasty. Where else could the crown prince go except staying in Chang'an?
(End of this chapter)