I, the prince, only want to be deposed.

Chapter 394 Let the arrow fly for a while!
"This……"

Everyone fell silent after hearing this.

After hearing Liu Ju's words, they suddenly realized.

It turned out that their thoughts were still at the first level, while Liu Ju's vision had already been raised to the second level. His horizons were on diplomatic affairs with other small countries in the Western Regions, and he was laying the groundwork for the next step of conquest.

And there's the sentence "My Han family has its own system, which is a mixture of the ways of the hegemon and the king..." These words don't sound like those of a prince, but more like the one who is strategizing far away in the Weiyang Palace.

"Your Highness is concerned about the safety of our envoys. I am deeply grateful!"

Su Wu seemed more moved than anyone else. He could not help but stand up and bow to Liu Ju, but he still advised with some concern,

"But this move will eventually have an adverse impact on your reputation. Whether it is reported back to the court or in the Western Regions, it will attract criticism. In the end, the ones who benefit are us envoys, the generals who participated in the war, and the Han Dynasty. Only you will bear the infamy... I implore you to think twice!"

"It may not be all insults. Let the arrows fly for a while."

Liu Ju still smiled.

"What do you mean?"

Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment. How could they understand the value of "applying for World Heritage status"?
"The way of the king is kindness, the way of the tyrant is power. Only by combining kindness and power can great things be accomplished."

Liu Ju could see that these generals were not as easy to fool as the Jianzhang Cavalry, so he continued to implement his strategy of "using tactics to win people over" and revealed more of his thoughts to them.
"After this battle, you should be able to see some clues."

"Killing Qibuchu is a sign of power, threatening to massacre the city is a sign of power."

"Then I didn't massacre the city in the end, which was a favor to the subjects of Loulan."

"In other words, when we sent troops to attack Loulan, no matter what the outcome was, in the eyes of Loulan's subjects, we were still invading foreign races. For the invaders, there is only hatred and fear for the invaded. Even if we set three rules, it will still be difficult to eliminate them for a long time."

"But after this incident, facing the threat of death, between hatred and fear, a trace of gratitude can be created out of nothing in the hearts of some people."

"There are three more rules. After our army captures the city, we will not destroy important areas of the royal city, we will not kill civilians, and we will not plunder civilians' property. Under the influence of this little bit of kindness, the people of Loulan will be more willing to accept and understand us. This kindness is like a seed that has taken root and sprouted silently, eliminating the hostility and hatred towards us."

"The same principle also applies to the countries in the Western Regions."

"To some extent, these countries along the way have kidnapped and killed Han envoys. If my attitude in this battle continues, the kings of these countries will have no choice but to die."

"Before this, the envoys of the Han Dynasty had no other plans in their diplomacy with these countries, except to send troops to conquer them and offer gifts to make peace with them."

"But after this incident, when our Han envoys conduct diplomacy with them, they suddenly have an extra chip in their hands, and it is a chip that concerns the lives and property of the kings of these countries."

"Killing them is a threat, not killing them is a favor, a favor that comes out of thin air."

"This is so out of nothing. There is the kingly way in the tyranny, and the tyranny in the kingly way. How can it be that the disadvantages outweigh the advantages? How can I bear only the infamy?"

"Even if there are some complaints, I would still like to call it awe. What do you think?"

"Uh……"

Everyone fell silent again after hearing this, and all frowned as they thought about Liu Ju's words.

I have to admit that this method of "creating something out of nothing" is indeed very sophisticated!
There is no grace in the world originally. Raise the knife high, but stop when it is about to fall on his neck, and tap his butt lightly with the back of the knife. Isn't grace coming?
Slow!

Why does this method look so familiar?
Lifting high and putting down gently, isn't this the way emperors usually rule people?

Liu Ju had thought so far, and used such a way to control people to control the Western Regions? Before hearing these words, they thought they were on the first floor and Liu Ju was on the second floor... But now it seems that Liu Ju has long been standing on the third floor, overlooking them and the entire Western Regions!

Wait a minute!

While thinking, Sima Qian suddenly realized something, and looked at Liu Ju with a more suspicious look than the others:
"Your Highness, this move is probably not only fabricated, but also contains a hidden plot to sow discord, right?"

"Your Highness only killed the king and ordered the prime minister to replace him. If the Han army comes to the gates of another country in the future, it will not only be a matter of other subjects not wanting to be buried with the king, but also whether the prime minister or general of the other country wants to replace him."

"After this incident, the interests of the king and his subjects have been completely separated, and it is difficult for them to share the same hatred."

"This will also enable the Han Dynasty to conquer other small countries in the Western Regions without fighting!"

"Your Highness, since you can create something out of nothing, you must have thought of this point long ago, right?"

Are there any experts?

Upon hearing this, Zhao Po Nu and others' eyes widened a little, and their gazes towards Liu Ju and Sima Qian changed.

Liu Ju was not just on the third floor, but on the higher fourth floor? !

What kind of monster is this? He is so young, but he has such foresight?
If he stayed in the Western Regions from now on, wouldn't the situation there change completely in the future? How could the small countries in the Western Regions fight against the Han people who were already full of martial virtues? !

At this moment, Zhao Po Nu and others suddenly felt that Liu Ju's previous strategy of conquering the surrounding Shan Kingdom, Yuli Kingdom and Yanqi Kingdom first and then plotting to conquer Gu Shiguo was still too conservative. He was fully capable of plotting more!

But now thinking back, it seems that what Liu Ju first proposed was not just the Shan State, Yuli State and Yanqi State, but the concentric ellipse, the "circle and kick strategy" in which all the countries in the circle had to be kicked...

This... If we follow Liu Ju and implement the "circle and kick strategy", wouldn't this be a great achievement that will be remembered forever?
So Liu Ju was not on the fourth floor, but on the fifth floor which was higher than the fourth floor!
Just as everyone was looking at Liu Ju with increasingly strange eyes.

Liu Ju just smiled without commenting, motioned Guo Zhen to take out a scroll of pre-written bamboo slips and a folded piece of silk from his bosom, and placed them on the table in front of everyone, before continuing:
"Let's first talk about how to report the victory to my father."

"The course and results of this battle will be reported truthfully. Your contributions will not be dishonored, and there is no need to conceal what I have done."

"When my father learns that the battle went so smoothly and the casualties were so minor, he will definitely order us to continue attacking Gushi to avoid the loss of going back and forth. Therefore, you don't have to think about returning to the court for the time being."

"It's just an insignificant matter. I hope you will cooperate with me in the victory report."

"I have written in this victory report that the people of Loulan are mostly slaves and have been oppressed by Qibuchu for a long time. After the Han army entered the city and made three laws, the kings and nobles burst into tears, calling the Han army the king's teachers and my father their parents. Thousands of people wrote in blood to ask my father to station troops here and bless Loulan."

“This is the blood letter.”

Liu Ju opened the piece of silk and found a letter written in blood in the Loulan Kharosthi script, which also emitted a pungent smell of blood...

The place for the military farm and garrison had already been chosen, which was the royal field previously controlled by Qibuchu.

But if they really wanted to formally establish military farms and station troops, whether in terms of materials, money, soldiers or civilians, they would all require the support and approval of Emperor Liu Che. At least for now, Liu Ju did not have the ability to act on his own.

"This……"

Looking at this blood-written letter that had been prepared at some unknown time, everyone looked even more strange.

Which floor am I on? Why can’t I see the top?

(End of this chapter)