I, the prince, only want to be deposed.

Chapter 4: A Multiple Choice Question
"This……"

Seeing this, Luan Da hesitated for a moment, silently took a few steps back, bowed his head and dared not say a word.

The one in front of you is the emperor, and the other is the future emperor.

This lineup is no different from a fight between gods. If you are not careful, innocent people might get hurt.

But now Luan Da still doesn’t quite understand why Liu Ju suddenly spoke disrespectfully to the emperor. Did he think the position of crown prince was too stable?

For a moment, the entire Xuanshi Hall was eerily silent.

It seemed as if Mount Qilian was pressing down on everyone's heads. Their chests were becoming increasingly stuffy, and all they could hear was Liu Che's increasingly heavy breathing.

A moment later.

"Liu Ju!"

Liu Che's voice was like the muffled thunder before a rainstorm, and his eyes, bloodshot with anger, stared at Liu Ju.

"I didn't hear you clearly, please say what you just said again!"

The change of address from "Ju'er" to "Liu Ju" instantly widened the distance between father and son.

But at this moment, Liu Che still couldn't believe that the words just now came from Liu Ju's mouth.

There is nothing better than a father who knows a son.

His son had been gentle and cautious since childhood. In the past, whenever he met him, he was extremely polite, and was very careful in what he said and did, never daring to disobey him in the slightest.

Liu Che felt a little disgusted with this and felt that his son's personality was not like his own.

Therefore, before this, even if he racked his brains, he could never have imagined that one day Liu Ju would speak to him like this.

at the same time.

All those who were already kneeling on the ground bent down again, almost lying on the ground.

All of these people were Liu Che's close ministers and eunuchs. They had reason to believe that if Liu Ju dared to say what he had just said again, he would be killed.

Even though Liu Ju was the crown prince, Emperor Liu Che was unwilling to target him directly.

He will also take action against the teachers and officials in the Prince's Mansion to dampen the Prince's arrogance and let Liu Ju know the consequences of speaking rudely.

In fact.

Liu Ju was also under tremendous psychological pressure at this moment, and his heart was pounding.

He had already seen a murderous intent in Liu Che's eyes that was so strong that it seemed tangible.

This horrible murderous intent made him feel as if he was falling into an ice cellar, and he couldn't help but shiver.

He just wanted to be deposed.

Instead of seeking death, I don’t want to implicate the people around me.

So Liu Ju carefully considered the language and changed it to a slightly more euphemistic way:
"Father, please calm down. I just want to tell you that Luan Da is just a liar. You were confused for a moment and were deceived by him."

Liu Che's mouth twitched when he heard this.

This rebellious son is so bold and presumptuous today. Even if he changes his words, isn't it still saying that he is confused?
Is this the opposite?!
However, while Liu Che could no longer suppress his anger, he also discovered something wrong with what he said and glared at Luan Da:

"Luan Da, have you deceived me?"

Luan Da never thought that even though he had hidden so far away, he would still be involved.

He was shocked and immediately knelt down to express his position: "Your Majesty, please understand that I am loyal to you. Even if I have ten bear hearts and leopard courage, I will never dare to deceive you."

After saying this, he did not forget to bow to Liu Ju as well, frowning and saying in an aggrieved tone:
"I have never met the Crown Prince. I don't know how I have offended him to be misunderstood by him."

"But all the mistakes are my fault."

"If it is because of me that Your Majesty and the Crown Prince have a rift, I will have no choice but to ask Your Majesty to allow me to retire and live in seclusion in the mountains. I will never forget Your Majesty's kindness. If I see an immortal again in the future, I will still do my best to pray for Your Majesty and the Han Dynasty, praying that Your Majesty will live a long life and that the Han Dynasty will have good weather and good harvests."

What a great move to turn retreat into advance!

It seems that Luan Da is also a master of tea art, no wonder he was able to deceive Liu Che. Liu Ju sighed inwardly.

Liu Che seemed to have gotten the answer he wanted, and suddenly raised his voice and asked, "Su Wen, according to the law I promulgated, what is the crime for false accusations?"

"In reply to your Majesty, the person who falsely accuses you will be punished..."

Su Wen, who was kneeling not far away, hesitated for a moment, then quickly answered cautiously.

this moment.

Everyone in the hall became active in their thinking.

Liu Che set the tone for this matter with just one sentence.

The prince said that Luan Da was a liar and had committed the crime of deceiving the emperor. So if he wanted to take the blame, the prince would have to bear the responsibility for the crime of deceiving the emperor.

Deceiving the emperor is an indisputable capital crime!
Does Your Majesty really intend to take real action against the Crown Prince?
"Liu Ju, I will give you another chance out of consideration for our father-son relationship."

"If you admit that what you just said was just nonsense out of youth and ignorance, and are willing to take it all back, I will only punish you by confining you to your home for a month to reflect on your actions, and will not hold you accountable for what happened today."

"If not, please provide evidence that can convince me, otherwise I will punish you impartially according to the law."

Liu Che nodded slightly. Although he appeared to be much calmer than before, the sense of oppression emanating from him was obviously much stronger.

Some people present understood it as soon as they heard it.

This question is actually a multiple-choice question. Liu Che is not only giving himself and Liu Ju a way out, but also fighting for the position of a monarch and father.

He would never admit that he was confused.

If Liu Ju was a smart man, or felt the pressure, he should have chosen the first path without hesitation, admitted his mistake, and went home to reflect on himself.

In this way, Liu Che would not be branded as foolish, and Liu Ju would not have to worry about the risk of deceiving the emperor.

But then again.

Is there really someone in the world who is so stupid as to prove in front of the emperor that he is stupid?
Damn, it really exists!

After hearing this, Liu Ju took a step forward and pointed at Luan Da who was kneeling not far away and said confidently:
"Father wants evidence, and the evidence is those two chess pieces. That is not magic at all."

As soon as he finished speaking, Luan Da's face changed slightly, and he hurriedly cried out in injustice with a bitter face: "Your Highness has wronged me. If it weren't for the magic, how could these chess pieces collide and repel each other?"

"What if the chess pieces were made of tsavorite?"

Liu Ju immediately retorted, "Father, it is said in Lüshi Chunqiu that a stone of mercy can summon iron, but this is only one of the properties of a stone of mercy. There is another property that few people know about today."

"That is, every piece of Ci stone has yin and yang."

"When two pieces of tzu stones are placed together, the phenomenon of like poles repelling each other and unlike poles attracting each other will occur."

"Father, it is not difficult to prove whether Luan Da's chess pieces are made of Cishi. It is also easy for you to prove the characteristics of Cishi that I mentioned."

"This is not magic at all. Luan Da is just a liar. He is deceiving you."

"Father, wake up!"

"..."

At this point, the Xuanshi Hall fell into deathly silence once again.

Only Liu Ju's last words, "Father, please wake up," remained like the lingering sound in everyone's mind, lingering for a long time.

This sentence was even more unpleasant and harsh than "Father, you are confused", making Liu Che's face turn red, white, blue, and black from time to time.

It changed several times in an instant.

At this moment, he no longer needed evidence. Luan Da, who was curled up on the ground and shivering with a wet area under his butt, was the ironclad evidence that surpassed any other evidence.

Noticed the change in Liu Che's expression.

Especially when he looked at himself with anger and dissatisfaction, Liu Ju was secretly delighted:
"My dear father, you are such a shameless and authoritarian person. You must be wondering if you were blinded by greed and why you appointed me, a rebellious son, as the crown prince."

(End of this chapter)