I, the prince, only want to be deposed.

Chapter 44 Back pain, heart-wrenching pain

After Su Wen's lengthy introduction, Liu Che finally walked out from the back hall surrounded by several attendants.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty."

All the officials in the hall stood up and saluted.

After receiving the greetings, Liu Che sat down on the dragon couch. After all the officials had knelt down in an orderly manner, he got straight to the point and said:

"I want to perform the Fengshan Ceremony to report my merits to heaven and earth. Today I have summoned you all to discuss the ceremony in order to collect the etiquette and rules for the Fengshan Ceremony. You may speak freely."

"..."

Upon hearing this, Liu Ju's heart couldn't help but skip a beat.

Because of his unintentional action before, Dong Zhongshu had already finalized the etiquette regulations for the Fengshan Ceremony in advance!
Although that thing may not be true, at least there are ancient books as evidence.

When all the civil and military officials in the court and those alchemists knew nothing about anything, that thing had to be true even if it was not real. It was at least many times more real than the "Zha" presented by Gongsun Qing.

So...will this have any adverse effects on me?

But think again.

What does this have to do with him?
The ceremonial procedures of the Fengshan Ceremony were completely arranged by Dong Zhongshu himself. He did not participate in it from beginning to end. How could this credit be attributed to him?

at the same time.

"..."

A group of civil and military officials have fallen silent.

Although the envoy told them the content of the court meeting when he delivered the imperial edict yesterday, there was no mention of the Fengshan Ceremony in the "ritual" of the Six Arts for Gentlemen.

However, most of them were not familiar with this, and the time given by Liu Che was too short, so even if they wanted to look for it, it would be too late.

Of course, the most important thing is.

The officials who were qualified to participate in the court meetings were all very smart people. It was not the first time they had dealt with Liu Che, so how could they not know the temperament of this emperor?

Although Emperor Liu Che believed that "having talent but not making full use of it is the same as having no talent at all", he was also extremely demanding of his officials.

It is not enough to do it with all your heart, you must also do it to satisfy Liu Che, otherwise punishment will come soon.

Therefore, serving as an official during Emperor Liu Che's reign often meant making more mistakes the more you did, and making fewer mistakes the less you did.

Unless you are forced to do something, it is better not to do it.

The current Prime Minister Zhao Zhou is already the ninth Prime Minister appointed by Liu Che. There were not many Prime Ministers who had a good ending before him. This is the best proof...

Moreover, in the near future, even Zhao Zhou will be blamed and die because of the incident of seizing the title with Zhuo Jin, but only Liu Ju, the time traveler, knows about this.

Therefore, many of the civil and military officials participating in the court meeting today had already made up their minds before coming.

Try to speak less, the law cannot blame everyone.

Even if Liu Che was furious about this, his anger would ultimately only be directed at those alchemists.

After all, the idea that holding a Fengshan ceremony could allow one to ride a dragon and ascend to heaven was proposed by those alchemists.

If even this group of "masters" don't know what to do, then naturally there is even more reason for us not to know, isn't it?
Also.

Some of these officials have received some inside information.

At today's court meeting, a group of ignorant doctors and scholars were preparing to cause trouble...

So it’s better not to be the first one to stick out at times like this.

"I say...you can speak freely now!"

After waiting for a few seconds, Liu Che saw that all the civil and military officials in the court lowered their heads and no one stepped forward to speak. He became furious.

However, he had seen this kind of situation before, and it was easy to find a breakthrough.

However, in the past, a breakthrough had to be made from the prime minister or the general, the two highest-ranking officials. This time, since Liu Ju and Liu Hong were present, they could only start with Liu Ju, the crown prince, who was second only to the emperor.

"Liu Ju, you speak first!"

Liu Che glanced at Liu Ju, but suddenly felt something was wrong. He immediately widened his eyes and took a shot of precaution.

"Don't say anything irrelevant. I only want to ask you about the etiquette and regulations of the Fengshan Ceremony!" "Yesterday, when I sent someone to pass on the imperial edict, I informed you of the agenda of today's court meeting in advance. You didn't take it to heart and didn't prepare at all, did you?"

Upon hearing this, everyone in the hall held their breath and focused their eyes on Liu Ju.

By saying this, Liu Che had quietly changed the nature of the issue.

Anyone who continues to remain silent will be deemed to be not taking the imperial edict to heart and will surely be charged with disobeying the imperial edict!

It seems that if I don't say something today, I will have to pay a price...

"..."

Seeing this, Wei Qing showed a barely perceptible worry in the depths of his eyes.

Now we can only rely on the freedom of this nephew.

However, in Wei Qing's opinion, it is not difficult to get away with this matter.

Moreover, the fact that Liu Che was the first to interrogate Liu Ju was not really treating him as a chicken to scare the monkeys. It could even be said to be a good thing.

It's just like explaining to your homeroom teacher why you didn't do your homework.

Whoever explains first will have the easiest reason to find.

For example, if the first person gives the reason that "my homework was torn up by my Husky after I finished it", the second person cannot use this reason, unless the two students are a family and have the same Husky.

"Ah……"

Chang Rong, who was standing behind Liu Che, was already sneering inwardly.

As he expected, Liu Ju, as the crown prince, would be the first to bear the brunt of the attack.

He was not afraid that Liu Ju would retaliate and sue him for not stating the subject of the imperial edict.

After all, the only people present at the time were Liu Ju and people from the Prince's Mansion, and there were no audio or video recordings in those days, so no one could prove whether he said it or not.

Moreover, given the relationship between Liu Che and Liu Ju, it is not certain who Liu Che will trust in the end...

But no one knows.

Liu Ju was almost grinning from ear to ear at this moment. Wasn't this another opportunity that came right to his door?
As long as he personally admitted in front of all the civil and military officials in the court that he was unprepared, he could get a reason to be deposed for free!

Thinking this in his heart, Liu Ju immediately stood up, bowed, and said in a loud voice: "Reporting to the emperor, your son..."

As a result, he just opened his mouth.

"Your Majesty, I can attest to the fact that the Crown Prince and Your Majesty are in perfect accord, and your filial piety to Your Majesty is evident to all!"

Dong Zhongshu actually stood up faster than Liu Ju, and had already trotted to the center of the hall with the wooden box in his arms, his voice completely drowning out Liu Ju's.
"More than half a month before this court meeting, the Crown Prince had already asked this old minister, specifically reminding him to come up with the etiquette and regulations for the Fengshan ceremony in advance for use by Your Majesty in the Fengshan ceremony."

"Then the prince and the old minister read a lot of books together. They worked day and night without sleep and forget about food. Two carts of books were never missed every day."

"Finally, hard work pays off, and God is grateful for your Majesty's achievements."

"Finally, a few days ago, the Crown Prince and the old minister found the relevant records of the Fengshan Ceremony held by Emperor Huangdi in an anonymous ancient book."

"Then the Crown Prince and the old ministers looked up the rituals of the Shang Dynasty and Zhou Dynasty, and supplemented the missing parts. Finally, they completed the complete ritual regulations of the Fengshan Ceremony before Your Majesty's court meeting!"

As he spoke, Dong Zhongshu raised the wooden box in his hand high above his head and pointed it in the direction of Liu Che:

"Your Majesty, please look. This box contains the results of the joint efforts of the Crown Prince and this old minister."

"It includes the source of the ancient book and some details. Every link can be found in the etiquette. Your Majesty, please take a look!"

"!!!"

"???"

After hearing these words, Liu Ju was completely stunned.

He turned his head mechanically and with difficulty, glaring at the old man with gray hair who usually looked a little crazy.

Alpaca Dong Zhongshu!

My waist hurts, it hurts so much!!!
(End of this chapter)