I, the prince, only want to be deposed.

Chapter 356 Anyone who stands in my way will die, even my father will not allow it!
Weiyang Palace, Qingliang Hall.

"Liu Ju didn't say anything and just obeyed the imperial edict obediently?"

Liu Che frowned as he looked at Su Wen who had returned to report, and couldn't help feeling a little suspicious.

Over the past few years, he had become accustomed to Liu Ju's disobedience and arrogance. This rebellious son had even dared to openly defy his arranged marriage, and had committed countless other outrageous acts. How could this deposed prince be so honest this time and accept the edict without saying or doing anything?

This is not the Liu Ju I know!
This rebellious son must at least scold me a few times. There is no way he can just accept it like this!

Or maybe... this rebellious son is deliberately doing this to paralyze me, and is actually planning something bad in his heart?
"In reply to your Majesty, after I read the edict, Your Highness just looked up to the sky and shouted, 'It is done! My Master has done it!' Then he bowed and took the edict without any objection."

Su Wen bowed and reported the situation truthfully.

"What happened? What did he do?"

After hearing this, Liu Che was also confused.

He had imagined Liu Ju's countless reactions when faced with this matter: grievance, indignation, unwillingness, loss... It was even possible that this rebellious son would openly disobey the order and go to the palace to confront him face to face.

It is impossible to start a rebellion.

Liu Ju had offended many people in the court in the past few years and had expelled all his retainers. The only person available was Crown Prince Zhongdu. He had no ability to raise an army at all. Wei Qing and Wei Zifu had also been appeased in advance by his will, so they would not openly support Liu Ju.

But he never thought that Liu Ju would react like this in the end...

"Isn't he unable to bear the shock and going crazy?"

Liu Che suddenly became nervous and asked subconsciously.

"No, he has been like a normal person since he shouted. His Highness behaves politely and respectfully, and there is nothing unusual about him."

Su Wen continued to answer with his head lowered, but he couldn't help but complain in his heart.
"If you want to talk about madness, then Your Majesty is more like madness. If you are so nervous about the Crown Prince, why would you do such a thing? Is this something a normal person would do?"

In fact, he could roughly understand why Liu Che was like this?

This time Liu Che was really being framed. Liu Ju openly stabbed Jiang Chong to death in the street, which had seriously affected his authority. Even though he knew that Jiang Chong deserved to die, Liu Ju could not do it on his own.

Therefore, Liu Che had to give each of them fifty lashes, and he also had to let the court and the public see that he was more severe on Liu Ju.

Only in this way can all the civil and military officials in the court know that Liu Che is still the supreme ruler of the Han Dynasty, and avoid some speculators starting to sit on the fence, betting on both sides, and gradually sidelining him... After all, Liu Che has reached this age, and some people have already begun to speculate on his death date and seek a way to transfer power for themselves.

But at the same time, Su Wen also felt that Liu Che could punish Liu Ju in many ways, and there was really no need to depose him directly...

"So what has he become?"

Liu Che's focus was still on Liu Ju's words "It's done", and his brows furrowed even more tightly.

"I really don't know, and I don't dare to ask more."

Su Wen bent even lower.

"Um……"

Liu Che also fell into deep thought. After a long silence, he suddenly said,
"Su Liu cannot die yet. Su Liu must live. You must continue to contact Liu Ju secretly and find out what he means before you die!"

"?"

Su Wen's heart trembled when he heard this, and he cried out in pain.

Your Majesty, you can play with me, but even if you do, this is not the way to play, right?

Is it appropriate for me to be living in such a desperate situation?
If I had known earlier, I should have taken the initiative to tell you that Liu Ju already knew about Su Liu's death. If I say it again now, His Majesty will not only question my evasion of responsibility, but also suspect that I have come back to life in the Prince's Mansion. This is probably even more inappropriate, right?

This is what they call "serving the emperor is like serving a tiger", right?

A monarch and a crown prince...

In my situation, can I invent a new character, just like the character “嬲”, which is written as “虎兔虎” and pronounced as “nan (second tone)”?
However, even though he felt helpless, Su Wen only had a split second to bow and say, "Yes."

……

Lanling Hall.

"Big brother, second brother, third brother, the crown prince has been deposed now. Even if our family fights for the throne, we will not be the crown prince's enemy. Can we fight for the throne again?"

Upon receiving the news, Li Qing'er's originally depressed heart immediately began to beat again, and she immediately summoned Li Guangli, Li Yannian and Li Ji to the hall to discuss the matter.

Although she had never met Liu Ju.

But whether it was the eldest brother Li Guangli or the third brother Li Ji, after they went out with Liu Ju, they kept it a secret to Liu Ju and insisted that the Li family should not covet the position of crown prince and should not become the enemy of the crown prince.

She even thought that Changyi was a fairly fertile place. Her son Liu Bo was named King of Changyi so early, which was considered as occupying a good place in advance. It was at least much better than the State of Yan of the third prince Liu Dan and Guangling of the fourth prince Liu Xu. She regarded this as a good thing.

Later, Liu Ju stabbed Jiang Chong to death in the street, which made Li Qing'er more wary of Liu Ju. She seemed to finally understand why her eldest brother and third brother were so content with the status quo and dared not covet any more intentions.

However, it is not as good as God.

Who could have thought that because of this incident, Emperor Wu of Han actually deposed Liu Ju from the position of crown prince!

Now that the position of Crown Prince has become vacant, how can she not be eager to make a move? Is she going to just watch others take it?
"Even if the crown prince is deposed, according to the order of succession, Prince of Qi Liu Hong has the greatest hope."

Li Guangli pondered and said,
"Liu Hong was granted Zhumu Garden by His Majesty. Although he was the King of Qi, he was granted the right to live in Chang'an. He also presented the Tianlu Box to His Majesty. Because of its great significance, he was named 'Tianlu General'."

"Think carefully first, what can the Li family provide for Liu Bo so that he can surpass Liu Hong in your majesty's heart?"

"Although the position of the crown prince is tempting, it is also the most dangerous for those who try to get their hands on it."

"If it succeeds, it will be a great success. Liu Bo will become the emperor, and the Li family will also have great power in the court."

"But if we lose, I'm afraid we won't be tolerated by the new crown prince. Not only will we lose the chance to be the King of Changyi, but our lives and property will also be in danger."

"Therefore, this matter must be handled with caution..."

……

Zhumu Garden.

"Your Highness, Your Highness!"

Prime Minister Bu Shi could not hide his excitement and rushed into the hall to tell Liu Hong this unimaginable and shocking news.

He felt it necessary to have a thorough discussion with Liu Hong immediately and come up with a set of rules for competing for the position of crown prince to prevent someone else from grabbing this pie in the sky first.

As a result, as soon as I entered the room, I saw Liu Hong with a calm face, sharpening the three-foot sword in his hand.

Liu Hong is now fifteen years old, and his delicate face has a more angular and heroic look.

"Prime Minister, I already know, no need to say more."

Hearing Bu Shi's voice, Liu Hong did not raise his head, but said in a resolute voice,
"Raise an army for a thousand days, use it for a while."

"Brother Ju has always been very kind to me. He even gave me my life. Now it is finally time for me to repay him."

"This position of crown prince must be mine. Whoever dares to stand in my way will kill me, and I will fight to the death."

"Even my father... definitely can't do that!"

Bu Shi naturally hoped to see Liu Hong have such fighting spirit, but when he heard the last sentence, his brain twitched. He looked around and quickly closed the door:

"Your Highness, you can't say that... His Majesty is no match for you, Your Majesty is the arbitrator!"

(End of this chapter)