I, the prince, only want to be deposed.

Chapter 412: How many steps are there from Marquis Piao to Marquis Conglong?
"Is this the achievement that Your Highness has given me?"

After listening to Liu Ju's words, Zhao Po Nu thought he finally understood Liu Ju's entire plan. While secretly admiring him in his heart, he also asked with a look of joy on his face.

Slaughtering the entire royal family of Gushi and killing all the nobles and ministers is certainly an achievement.

Moreover, the merit would definitely be greater than killing enemy soldiers in battle. A thousand soldiers might not be worth the head of King Gushi.

Besides, a small country like Gushi has few soldiers and is at the same level as Loulan. All the soldiers put together may not be more valuable than the heads of the king and several key ministers.

"No, this is just the beginning."

Liu Ju smiled and shook his head.

"General Zhao, you must first understand one thing. This plan was proposed by me, and I am a prince. As long as I am here, no matter what achievements you make, a considerable part of them will be attributed to me."

"Just as you once followed cousin Huo to fight against the Xiongnu, the achievement of Fenglangjuxu can only be attributed to cousin Huo, and no matter how much you have gained, it is only a contribution. When cousin Huo was granted the title of Marquis of Ten Thousand Households and appointed General of the Cavalry, it was already good enough for you to be a Marquis of a Thousand Households."

"This battle is far from the scale of the Battle of Mobei back then, and it is even less worth mentioning compared to the feat of Fenglangjuxu."

"Even though I highly praised your heroic feat of going deep into the enemy country and beheading King Gushi in my memorial, your achievements are still very limited after being divided. Even if General Zhao has a chance to be reinstated as a marquis, he can only be a marquis of a hundred households at best. In addition, General Zhao is not from a noble family, and no one in the court will help him speak well of you in front of Your Majesty. Maybe he will even be a marquis outside the pass."

"Are you satisfied with this, General Zhao? Can it be compared with General Zhao's previous service as a marquis?"

"This……"

Zhao Po Nu fell silent. He really had to admit that Liu Ruo had grasped the essence of the problem.

If Prince Liu Ju had not come this time, all the credit would naturally go to him as the commander-in-chief.

But now Liu Ju has come and participated in the war throughout, so he has been transformed from a main general into a worker, and the prince Liu Ju is the leader.

No matter how well a worker performs, it is all due to good management by the leader and the credit goes to the leader.

If a worker can get a share of the pie, it is already a great blessing, as he has met a leader with a conscientious mind.

What's more, this plan was indeed proposed by Liu Ju. In terms of emotion, reason, human relations and worldly wisdom, he must be credited with the greatest credit. If I am not tactful enough, I am afraid that not only will I not get a share of the profits, but I may also offend my leaders and the big bosses above me. Then, let alone whether I have made any achievements or not, I may get into trouble if I am not careful.

But this is how the world is, and Zhao Po Nu has nothing to say.

On the contrary, after hearing these words, I had a new understanding of Liu Ju, and felt that the relationship between the two of us became much closer...

Liu Ju must have truly regarded him as his own, which is why he said these words to him without reservation and considered his gains and losses so carefully.

Liu Ju must have thought about what kind of achievement he wanted to give him, and he would definitely let him get a marquisate that was more glorious than his previous title of Marquis of Cong Piao, so he dared to say this so clearly, without worrying at all that he would feel resentful.

This is just like Zhou Gong spitting out food to please others, which are the true feelings that cannot be told to outsiders.

Since Liu Ju cared so much about him, he should naturally express his gratitude.

Following such a leader, and a leader whose potential can now be seen, he could have become a marquis from Piao before, and now he may not be unable to become a marquis from Liu Ju...

What's more, Liu Ju is the eldest son of the emperor. Before His Majesty orders the appointment of a crown prince, he is still the first in line for the throne. An eldest son of the emperor with such potential as him may even become the Marquis of Conglong in the future!

Thinking of this in his heart, Zhao Po Nu took a deep breath, straightened his chest and saluted:
"I am superficial in thinking about matters of merit. Whether I can regain my status as a marquis depends entirely on your Highness's arrangements. I have no objection. I only hope to follow your Highness in expelling the Huns and helping you achieve unprecedented merit!" He finally figured it out!
A worker should have the awareness of a worker. Only when the leader has accomplished the feat of Fenglangjuxu, been conferred the title of Marquis Wanhu, and appointed General of the Cavalry, will he have the opportunity to become a Marquis Congqi.

Only Liu Ju achieved great enough achievements.

Only then will he have the opportunity to achieve more merits and truly have support in the court, instead of being like this time, where he couldn't even find anyone in the court to say a good word for him!
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Liu Ju was somewhat surprised by Zhao Po Nu's sudden statement. He had to admit that he had underestimated Zhao Po Nu's ability to comprehension.

In fact, the reason he said all this just now was first to continue to use carrots to hang Zhao Po Nu.

Then, in the process, he is guided subtly, so that he can truly be used by himself and dare to cooperate with him to do things that deceive the emperor and violate the rules when necessary.

Unexpectedly, the boot process was completed so quickly.

But if you think about it carefully, Zhao Po Nu was able to achieve great success before, so he must not be just a simple-minded general, otherwise he might not be able to serve his cousin Huo well and be relied upon by him.

In this way, Zhao Po Nu really became one of our own...

In fact, this is a good thing for Zhao Po Nu, as there is a causal relationship between him and Liu Ju.

Although history does not record what Zhao Po Nu did in the Witchcraft Incident, he was implicated and his family was exterminated. So whether he likes it or not, his past experiences will cause him to be classified as the Prince's Party and the Wei Huo Party by Emperor Wu of Han and the court officials who opposed Liu Ju. He has no power to choose his side, so it is better for him to stand on one side in advance and firmly.

Now we have this result.

The biggest obstacle in Liu Ju's next plan no longer existed, and he didn't even need the carrot...

……

Six days later.

"Your Majesty, I have recently ordered scouts to monitor the Han army day and night. The Han army has been stationed at the gap in Tianshan Mountain and has not moved. Your Majesty's delaying tactic is indeed effective."

The newly appointed Left General, who had recently been promoted from Right General, saluted the King Gu Shi and expressed his compliments in his words.

Because the country was influenced and controlled by the Xiongnu for many years, the left was also valued in the Gushi Kingdom.

"Haha, he is just a young prince. He has no idea how high the heavens are and how deep the earth is after being given some benefits. The fact that the Emperor of the Han Dynasty ordered him to lead the army to fight is his biggest failure."

King Gu Shi sneered. He had determined from what his servants had seen and heard in the Han army camp that Prince Liu Ju was the leader of the Han army, and the commander Zhao Po Nu was his deputy.

"The Emperor of the Han Dynasty does not know how to educate his sons. This time, I will educate the prince for him."

"Wait a little longer, and once the Xiongnu army arrives, we will march together with them. If we can capture the prince alive in one fell swoop..."

While talking.

"Report!"

Suddenly, a report came from outside the door, and a messenger ran into the hall quickly.

"Report, Your Majesty, the Xiongnu envoys have arrived at the royal city first!"

(End of this chapter)