I, the prince, only want to be deposed.

Chapter 428 Your Majesty, is this what you mean?

Chang'an, Weiyang Palace.

At this time, Liu Che had just received a memorial regarding the affairs of the three kingdoms of Yanqi, Shan and Yuli.

After reading the memorial, he was overjoyed and immediately summoned Dongfang Yu's father, Dongfang Shuo, into the palace. Then, with a stern face, he threw the memorial in front of Dongfang Shuo:

"Look for yourself at what your son has done!"

"promise……"

When he heard this, Dongfang Shuo's liver was trembling.

Even though he was eloquent and had a silver tongue, he did not dare to show off his wit in front of Liu Che in this situation. Otherwise, he had already been demoted to a commoner for getting drunk and urinating during the swearing-in ceremony. Now if he had done something else, he would be demoted to the lowest level. If his strategic depth was not good enough, he could only pay with his life.

Make money to atone for sins?

Firstly, he still didn't know what the matter was, and Emperor Liu Che might not allow him to pay for his sins.
Secondly, he didn't have much money. All his savings and his sons' salaries had been spent on women over the years. Unless Liu Che allowed him to use his illegitimate sons as money.

However, after Dongfang Shuo finished reading the memorial with fear, his face was filled with shock. He looked up at Liu Che in surprise:

"Your Majesty, this, this, this..."

The next second, he fell to his knees with a thud and bowed his head:

"Please forgive me, Your Majesty. I failed to discipline my child properly and raised such a rebellious son who dared to deceive the emperor and take credit for his achievements. I deserve death!"

What a bummer!
This rebellious son is really going to ruin his father's life!

Didn't your father take some of your money and food to support a few women on a daily basis? It is only natural for you, a rebellious son, to respect your father. Although I knew that you and your wife were dissatisfied for a long time, you actually used such a lose-lose method to harm your father this time. Are you planning to fight to the death with your father?
Dongfang Shuo simply did not believe that his son could accomplish such a feat as going on a diplomatic mission to Yanqi and brazenly assassinating a Xiongnu servant commander in Yanqi.

He's his own son, how could he not know?
Although this rebellious son is not afraid to kill even a chicken, he is definitely not a brave warrior who dares to sacrifice his own life for justice.

Moreover, even if this rebellious son really has the courage, he must have the strength to match it. Leading dozens of people to attack the Huns' camp at night and assassinating more than 300 Huns' servants and captains, do he have the ability to do so?
This is how this rebellious son deliberately harmed and retaliated against him!

Otherwise, even if he wanted to deceive the emperor and claim credit, he would never make up such a despicable lie. He didn't believe it after seeing it, so how could Your Majesty believe it after seeing it... Your Majesty summoned him today, and he still had the same expression and tone. It was because he couldn't catch the rebellious son for the time being, so he had to bring him to justice first!
Just as I was thinking about it.

But Liu Che suddenly burst into laughter:

"Hahaha, Su Wen, what did I say? Dongfang Yu usually keeps quiet, but this time he suddenly became famous. Even his father Dongfang Shuo couldn't believe it."

"Your Majesty is indeed as good as a god."

Su Wen also smiled and responded with lowered eyebrows.

"Your Majesty, what do you mean by this?"

Dongfang Shuo became more confused after hearing this, and even began to doubt the mental state of Liu Che and Su Wen.

"Dongfang Shuo, Your Majesty has personally questioned the messenger who brought back the message and learned the whole story. Everything mentioned in the memorial is true. How can you say that you failed to discipline him and that Dongfang Yu deceived the emperor and took credit for his achievements?"

Su Wen explained to Dongfang Shuo with a smile on his face on behalf of Liu Che.

"really?"

Dongfang Shuo's brain got hot, but he still couldn't believe it.

"really."

Su Wen pursed his lips and nodded slightly.

"This is a merit that earns you a title of nobility. Are you willing to swear an oath in front of your majesty?"

"Hey, you frivolous Dongfang Shuo..." Su Wen was a little angry, but Liu Che was amused and laughed again. After laughing once, he waved his hand at Su Wen and said,

"Su Wen, since you know this guy is not serious, why bother with him?"

After saying this, he rolled his eyes at Dongfang Shuo:
"In the previous sentence, you are guilty of the crime of death, and in the next sentence, you imply that I should make your son a marquis. After all these years, your skills in talking and pretending have not declined at all."

"Your Majesty has misunderstood me. I did not mean that."

Dongfang Shuo quickly retracted his expression and bowed with lowered eyebrows.

"Whether it is a misunderstanding or not, your son has done such a great deed, so I will certainly not leave him out of the title of Marquis."

Liu Che smiled and said without comment.
"But your son is indeed a talented person. It is a bit unfair to ask him to stay in the palace as an usher. You have read the contents of the memorial. He just came out of Yanqi State at the request of Liu Ju, and then he took the initiative to ask for permission to pass through the country to go on a diplomatic mission to Qiuci. It can be seen that he is already very good at diplomatic missions and is indeed determined to do so."

"As I now also have my sights set on the Western Regions, I will issue an edict to appoint him as a special envoy and have him stay there temporarily to assist Liu Ju in coordinating diplomatic affairs between the Han Dynasty and the countries in the Western Regions on my behalf."

"Do you have any objection to this?"

When talking about the word "Liu Ju", Liu Che always seemed to increase the volume unintentionally.

"..."

Su Wen, who was standing behind Liu Che, also kept winking at Dongfang Shuo, as if giving him hints in this silent way.

"How dare I object to the honor of being able to relieve your majesty's worries?"

Dongfang Shuo was very quick-witted. Although he still didn't understand why Dongfang Yu could suddenly accomplish such a feat, he also understood Su Wen's suggestion. He immediately bowed and said,

"However, I believe that my son's achievements are entirely due to the prince's insight. If your highness had not given him this opportunity, he would not have been able to show his talents, let alone have the opportunity to serve your majesty. Therefore, I dare not take credit for my son. I beg your majesty to give this credit to your highness."

"Nonsense!"

Liu Che immediately frowned again, slammed the table and scolded,

"Achievement is a merit. It belongs to whoever did it. How can it be denied at random?"

"If you say so, then the merits of Wei Qing and Huo Qubing in defeating the Xiongnu in the north should also be attributed to me. Why don't I simply not reward them and the other generals, and just hold a Fengshan ceremony for me?"

Your Majesty, is this what you mean?

Did you accidentally say what was in your heart?

Dongfang Shuo had already seen that Liu Che and he were probably in the same profession in their previous life, but he said:

"Your Majesty is scolding me for being short-sighted. I am willing to listen to your Majesty's arrangements..."

While talking.

"Urgent report!"

A servant ran in quickly from outside, holding up a bamboo tube with chicken feathers stuck in it with both hands.
"Your Majesty, this is an urgent report sent by the governor of Jiuquan County. The messenger claims that it is extremely urgent. Please take a look, Your Majesty."

"Jiuquan?"

Liu Che's smile froze when he heard this, and he immediately ignored Dongfang Shuo and waved to Su Wen.
"Quick! Bring it up to me!"

Jiuquan County is an important place in Hexi. After leaving the Great Wall and crossing the Altai Mountains, you can go straight to Junji Mountain, Zhuoxie Mountain and Yanran Mountain where the right wing of the Xiongnu is entrenched.

The closest point is even less than a thousand miles away, just a little bit farther than Gu Shi Country!

(End of this chapter)