I, the prince, only want to be deposed.

Chapter 360: With a son like this, what else could I ask for!
Qingliang Hall.

"I have met my father."

Liu Ju was dignified and bowed to Liu Che.

Thinking back, he hadn't seen his adoptive father for nearly a year. Liu Che had aged a little now, with a lot more white hair on his temples than the last time he saw him... In this era, even an emperor who lived a life of luxury looked older than in later generations.

The only thing to be thankful for is that the Liu family now does not seem to have the baldness gene, so Liu Ju does not have to worry about becoming bald in his forties or fifties.

"Liu Ju, I abolished you, do you resent me?"

Liu Che just nodded slightly and asked straight to the point.

"Father, you only did what you had to do, and I only did what I had to do. I don't resent you, just like you don't resent me."

Liu Ju said with lowered eyebrows.

"Can you understand me?"

Liu Che's eyes quietly swept across the moon beam of Qingliang Palace, where there was a wooden box that he had placed there with his own hands. In the box was the will that he had shown to Wei Qing and Wei Zifu a few days ago.

However, the moon beam was very wide, blocking the wooden box tightly. If he didn't mention it, no one would find it.

At the same time, Liu Che also looked at Liu Ju differently.

This answer was of great talent, much better than Liu Ju's previous outspokenness. Even though Liu Che was surrounded by many talented people, he had to admit that just with this answer, he had surpassed 90% of the court officials at that time.

"Father's vision and ambition are as vast as the rivers and the sun. I am a short-sighted person living in a small corner. How dare I claim to understand you?"

Liu Ju bowed again and said,
"I hope that one day I can follow in my father's footsteps, see what he sees, and understand what he thinks. Even so, I have tried my best, but I still cannot catch up."

Yo ho!

This rebellious son is really good at chatting today!
Just listening to these two sentences actually made me feel relaxed and happy, and even inexplicably moved.

You say he is flattering me, but what he said is not without substance. What he said about my vision and ambition, which are as far as the rivers flow and as far as the sun and the moon shine, really touches the heart of my heart!
If this isn’t understanding, then this is understanding. He understands me!
Wei Qing, Wei Zifu, please take a good look at this!

I knew I was right. This rebellious son needed frustration education, so I abolished him, and the effect was immediate. Now I only regret why I didn't abolish him earlier!
Thinking about this, Liu Che said:
"You want me to make you the King of Dunhuang and guard the country on my behalf, so that you can follow in my footsteps?"

"In reply to your Majesty, I'm afraid I won't be able to reach the level of your Majesty in my lifetime. This is just to help me better understand you."

Liu Ju nodded first, then shook his head and said without comment,

"My father had previously sent Zhang Qian to open up the Western Regions. After that, he continued to send envoys on missions, and ordered people to open up the southwest and stay in Dian to explore Shentu. This shows that my father had a vision and ambition to be in harmony with the world and the universe."

"In order to open up the Hexi Corridor and eliminate the Xiongnu's hidden dangers, my father has launched wars against the Xiongnu many times before."

"As a result, the national treasury was depleted greatly, and the people were burdened with heavy corvée labor. Father had no choice but to implement many measures that were criticized as 'competing with the people for profit' in order to maintain the war, and therefore he has a reputation for warmongering among the people..."

Hearing this, Liu Che's brows finally frowned again, and a hint of displeasure appeared in his eyes.

Could it be that this rebellious son wouldn't fall into his old habits again?
As expected, this bad habit of disobedience is like pregnancy. Even if you can pretend for a while, you can never pretend forever...

But Liu Ju suddenly changed the subject and continued:

"I didn't understand it at first, but now I finally understand it. It's just because everyone else is drunk, and only father is sober." "How could father be a tyrant who abuses his power? Father is a benevolent monarch who upholds the Way of Humanity. He has always been based on benevolence and ruled by righteousness."

"Zhan You Sanren:"

"If killing someone brings peace to others, then killing him is fine."

"Attack a country, but love its people, and you can attack it."

"To end war with war is fine."

"For many years, the Xiongnu have repeatedly invaded the borders of the Han Dynasty, causing the people living on the borders to suffer. Father was forced to fight them, so he fought to stop the war. This is a kind act."

"The Qiang leader colluded with the Xiongnu and threatened the Hexi Corridor. Father was forced to fight them and only killed the leader and the stubborn ones. The rest of the surrendered Qiang people were moved to the interior and properly settled. This not only brought peace to the Han people, but also to the Qiang people. This was killing people to bring peace to others. These are two kinds of benevolence."

"Before this, Wiman Joseon oppressed small countries and prevented them from trading and paying tribute to the Han Dynasty, cutting off their livelihoods. My father was forced to send troops to Wiman Joseon. General Han followed the emperor's order and although he captured Wang Jiancheng, he did not harm the local people. He also allowed them to receive relief through work. He attacked the country and loved its people. This is the third benevolence."

"Although the Han are good at fighting, I have come to a conclusion after reviewing all the wars in the past."

"Father is not a warmongerer, he is forced to fight."

"Even if we have to go to war, Father has always been benevolent. How did he become a warmongering tyrant?"

"People in the world don't know the pros and cons of this, and they misunderstand my father like this. They are really stupid!"

"I request to be named the King of Dunhuang, to guard the country with the remains of a noble, in order to truly understand my father."

"I believe that only by facing war head-on can we understand it, and only then can we respect it. Only then can we see what the emperor sees, understand what the emperor thinks, appreciate the emperor's benevolence, and understand why the emperor is always successful."

"Therefore, I beg you to grant me a chance to understand you!"

Having said this, Liu Ju bowed his head with a pious look on his face, waiting for Liu Che's response.

This speech was of course thought out in advance, and it implicitly conforms to many lobbying techniques in Han Feizi's "Shuo Nan" that directly target human nature.

Such as "The purpose of any speech is to know how to embellish what you say and eliminate what you are ashamed of", "If you want to be proud of your intelligence, you should cite similar things that are different from others", "If you want to keep the words within, you must express them with a good name, and show that they are in line with your personal interests".

Liu Che was not an ordinary person. Ordinary lobbying methods would probably not be able to convince him. He had to form a powerful mixture and combine it with his own extraordinary charm to ensure that there would be no mistakes.

"Snapped!"

As soon as the words fell, Liu Che stood up and slammed the table, his eyes gleaming with a twinkling light.
"Rebellious son, you hit the point this time!"

"I am not a war-monger, but I have to fight. I fight out of benevolence, so I am invincible!"

Why didn't I think of this before?!

Such a noble and honorable benevolence is clearly written in "Sima Fa". Just as this rebellious son said, many of the things I did before were in line with this principle. Why didn't I ever think of connecting them together?
This is such a perfect story, I won’t be polite with you!

No, no, no, this is not a story at all. This is what I have always thought.

I am a truly benevolent monarch, and everything I do is benevolent!
At this moment, Liu Che's nose felt inexplicably sour and his eyes felt a little dry.

You are worthy of being my son. You have indeed grown up under my cultivation. If there is one person in this world who can truly understand me, I'm afraid it's only you, right?
With a son like this, what more could I ask for!
(End of this chapter)