I, the prince, only want to be deposed.

Chapter 395 Liu Che: Could it be that this rebellious son had shit in the imperial edict?

A month later.

Weiyang Palace, Greenhouse Palace.

Liu Che flipped through the memorials on the table, his brows slightly furrowed:
"Feng Chan?"

Su Wen stood aside with his head down and did not interrupt without permission.

Although he was not appointed as the Minister of the Secretariat by Emperor Wu of Han, many memorials sent to the palace would pass through his hands.

Liu Che also allowed him to pay attention to these memorials, list the items in them and then submit them together. In this way, Liu Che could save some effort and know in advance which memorials could be glanced over and which memorials needed careful study before approval.

Su Wen had already looked through the memorial that Liu Che was currently reading.

This was presented to the palace by King Liu Hong of Qi yesterday.

The main content is to praise Liu Che's achievements over the years, saying that Liu Che has now established the country and accomplished his mission, and it is suggested that Liu Che choose an auspicious day as soon as possible to hold the Fengshan ceremony to report his achievements to heaven and earth.

This is the difference between Liu Hong and Liu Ju...

Although Liu Ju had not publicly opposed Liu Che's holding of the Fengshan Ceremony before, anyone could see that he did not support it. He even signed a military order in the court, saying that he would choose the best time for Liu Che to hold the Fengshan Ceremony, and then nothing happened.

As a result of this incident, Emperor Liu Che is now reluctant to mention this matter in the court.

He was unwilling to lose face and took the initiative to summon Liu Ju and said, "Kneel down first, I ask a favor of you", so the matter fell into an endless stalemate.

Look at Liu Hong.

The second prince was much more sensible. Not only did he understand Liu Che's concern, he was also considerate enough to offer him a step and a pillow. How could Liu Che not like him?

But Su Wen could see it too.

Since Liu Ju was deposed as the crown prince, Liu Hong has immediately taken a lot of actions. Now he has submitted such a memorial, which seems to be the official start of the fight for the position of crown prince.

But for some reason, Liu Che did not seem very happy when he saw this memorial. Instead, he frowned.

"Su Wen, I heard that Liu Hong of Zhumu Garden has started to keep retainers. In the past few months, he has made friends with no less than a thousand people, and he has kept hundreds of people in Zhumu Garden. Is this true?"

After pondering for a long time, Liu Che suddenly asked.

Su Wen didn't know why Liu Che suddenly asked this question, so he didn't dare to hide anything. He just lowered his head and answered:

"To reply to your Majesty, it is true."

"I also heard that Liu Hong has been in close contact with the Confucian scholars of the Imperial Academy and some court officials recently, and often holds banquets in Zhumu Garden and talks until late at night?"

Liu Che asked again.

"I have only heard about this matter, but I have not personally confirmed it."

The more Su Wen listened, the more he felt that the questions Liu Che asked were not right, and he spoke more carefully.

He knew better than anyone that Emperor Liu Che disliked his subjects making friends and keeping retainers.

General Wei Qing did the best job in this matter and never surpassed it.

The second is Liu Ju. Although he once kept many retainers in Bowang Garden, he suddenly and forcibly dispersed all of them a few years ago and never kept any again.

And not long after Liu Ju dispersed his followers.

Liu Che even specially summoned him into the palace and introduced him to Luan Da, the alchemist he most trusted, which was quite a praise and encouragement.

Unexpectedly, Liu Ju was very disrespectful to him. Not only did he say that he was confused to his face, he also exposed Luan Da's "chess fighting method" on the spot, making it difficult for Liu Che to back down. After driving Liu Ju away, he could only smash the table and the seat to vent his anger... and now.

Liu Hong, who had always been indifferent to worldly affairs, started to make friends and keep retainers. If this was done in order to compete for the position of crown prince, it would probably backfire, right?
"Ah……"

Liu Che did not say anything else, but just laughed dryly, then signaled Su Wen to grind, and then picked up the red pen and wrote a few words at the end of the memorial:
——【All industries have not yet prospered, the treasury has not been filled, the Western Regions have not been pacified, the other countries have not been vassalized, and the Xiongnu has not been destroyed. What merits and virtues are there?】

[At this time, I suggest that you perform Fengshan. You are deceiving the heavens, the earth, the people, and the emperor. You are even more deceiving yourself and others. I will confine you to house arrest for three months to reflect on yourself. The king should take precautions! ]

After finishing writing, Liu Che threw down his pen and said to Su Wen:

"Su Wen, you personally deliver my reply to Zhumuyuan and read it out in public. Tell Liu Hong to be safe for the time being."

"promise……"

Su Wen took the memorial and carefully blew it dry while checking what Liu Che had just written. The next second, his body froze uncontrollably and he glanced at Liu Che in surprise.

What's going on? !
When did Your Majesty change his temper to have such strict requirements for his own Fengshan ceremony? Does this mean you don't plan to perform Fengshan ceremony in this lifetime?

And there is this "deceiving the Heaven above, deceiving the Earth below, deceiving the people and deceiving the monarch". Does Your Majesty really think that you are not qualified to be enthroned now?

If these words were written by Liu Ju, I might have believed them. But how could Your Majesty have such an idea and write it in the reply to Liu Hong?
And the last sentence "The king should be careful", these words are very important!
This was already a clear warning to Liu Hong to make it clear that he was only a marquis.

If you think about it more deeply, you can also understand that it is telling Liu Hong that he is always a king and can never become a prince...

Just as I was thinking about it.

"Loulan's victory report..."

"Loulan's victory report——"

"Loulan's victory report --!!!"

The voice of the messenger came from far away and got closer. This was the rule of delivering good news in the Han Dynasty. From the moment the messenger entered the gate of Chang'an, he had to shout "good news" every ten steps.

After that, every person who took over the task of delivering the victory report, no matter how high or low his official rank was, had to shout out the news every ten steps until he reached Emperor Liu Che. This was to show respect for the contributions of the soldiers on the front line, and to boost the country's prestige.

"Su Wen, hurry up and bring him in!"

Liu Che stood up when he heard the voice, and while talking to Su Wen, he couldn't hold back and simply walked out.
"Forget it, forget it. I'll just go pick it up myself!"

"Your Majesty, please be careful..."

Upon seeing this, Su Wen hurriedly put Liu Hong's memorial back on the table, freed his hands, and quickly took a few steps to support Liu Che.

So we arrived outside the greenhouse.

"Loulan victory news... Your Majesty, victory news has been sent back from the Loulan front. The King of Loulan has been beheaded, and the entire Loulan nation has surrendered!"

The usher who had come running to deliver the victory news just happened to arrive. When he saw Liu Che, he hurriedly bowed and presented the unopened feather letter to him with both hands, while repeating the briefing that the messenger had brought back from Loulan.

"Very good, very good. This is the most exciting news I have received recently. Let me take a good look at it!"

Liu Che did not hide his joy on his face. He immediately snatched the bamboo tube containing the feathered letter, plucked out the chicken feathers, broke the seal on the mouth, and poured out the contents.

then.

"vomit--!"

Could it be that this rebellious son had shit in the imperial edict? Why does it smell so fishy?

(End of this chapter)