I, the prince, only want to be deposed.

Chapter 445: Your Majesty, Wei Qing... obeys your command!
Although Wei Lu, whom Liu Ju knew, had the surname Wei, he had no relationship with the Wei family.

He was a Hu man. When he was young, he lived with his father in the Changshui area of ​​Hexi. In the Battle of Hexi, the Xiongnu Hu people in Hexi were beaten to a pulp, and his father had to take him and the rest of the tribe to surrender to the Han Dynasty.

Fortunately, Liu Che was very tolerant and had no prejudice against the Hu people. He was not restricted by any particular pattern in employing people, and the shadows of the Huns and the Hu people could be seen in many places in the court and the army.

For example, Jin Midi, who had previously accompanied Liu Ju to the Korean Peninsula, was a Hun, and later became one of the four ministers of state.

However, there are many differences between Wei Lu and Jin Midi.

According to historical records, after this man came to fight the Han Dynasty, he was deeply influenced by Han culture and had a very close relationship with the current Xielü Duwei Li Yannian. As a result, he was recommended by Li Yannian and came into the sight of Emperor Liu Che.

Liu Che immediately appointed him as an envoy and sent him to the Xiongnu.

However, when he returned, Li Yannian was executed because of his brother Li Ji's debauchery in the harem. Wei Lu was worried about being implicated, so he simply betrayed the Han Dynasty and defected to the Xiongnu, and from then on he worked for the Xiongnu.

It can be said that he did have some abilities and soon became the confidant of the Xiongnu Chanyu. He was named King Ding Ling and was always by the Chanyu's side.

Although Li Ling, who was later forced to surrender, was also valued by the Xiongnu Chanyu, who married his daughter to Li Ling and made Li Ling the Right School King, Li Ling was always just an external official and only Wei Lu could enter the inner court. This shows how favored Wei Lu was.

It was also under Wei Lu's arrangement that Su Wu was captured by the Xiongnu Chanyu and tied up in the North Sea, where he herded sheep for 19 years without being able to return.

But these are not this person's biggest problems, Ergouzi is also like this.

This person's biggest problem came after Li Guangli surrendered to the Huns.

Logically speaking, Li Yannian was Wei Lu's best friend and had recommended him.

Li Guangli is Li Yannian's elder brother.

No matter how you think about it, even if Wei Lu and Li Guangli were not close friends, they should have some kind of friendship.

But after Li Guangli surrendered to the Xiongnu, the Xiongnu Chanyu knew that Li Guangli was a great general and minister of the Han Dynasty. Therefore, he not only married his daughter to Li Guangli, but also gave him a higher official position, even higher than Wei Lu.

Wei Lu became jealous and took advantage of the Shanyu's mother's illness to use wizards' rumors to deceive the Shanyu, which eventually led to Li Guangli being killed and sacrificed to the gods.

Although for the big man, this was a very satisfying dog-eat-dog drama.

But from this incident, we can also see that Wei Lu is not only a bad guy, but also has extremely bad intentions, is narrow-minded and vicious, and is definitely not a useful person...

"Your Majesty's edict arrived so soon?"

Wei Qing naturally had no idea what Liu Ju was thinking. When he heard Guo Zhen's report, he should have been looking forward to it, but he felt inexplicably nervous and lost.

He had previously dared to bet with Liu Ju and said something like "I will join your team".

Of course, he was certain that based on his understanding of Liu Che, Liu Che would only recall Liu Ju immediately to report back, and might even use some tough measures to instantly increase the pressure on the people around Liu Ju, forcing them and Liu Ju to submit.

But I just heard Liu Ju's "driving the tiger to devour the wolf" plan, which has not been fully explained.

Wei Qing suddenly felt that Liu Ju should not go back like this. If there was anyone in the world who could completely solve the threat to the north of the Han Dynasty and make the best use of the Huns, it would probably be only Liu Ju who could do it.

Even if Liu Ju revealed the plan in full and ordered other people to carry it out, it might not achieve the desired effect.

Because if anyone else were to take over, the plan would be dead.

With today's communication speed, if the people executing the plan cannot adopt appropriate strategies and tactics according to local conditions, and have to consult Emperor Liu Che before making a decision on some things, they will definitely miss many opportunities and timing, and if they are not careful, the plan will go awry and it will ultimately be difficult to achieve the goal.

And Liu Ju was able to think so deeply and so far.

Looking at what he has done recently in the Western Regions, everything is unexpected, but the results are gratifying. He has controlled half of the Western Regions almost without fighting, and can even gather people to fight against the Huns without using the Han army.

This is enough to prove Liu Ju's wisdom.

Therefore, this plan can probably only be completed to a high degree if he is in charge personally.

Wei Qing had to admit that his nephew's growth rate far exceeded his imagination. He used to think that Liu Ju was always on the verge of an abyss like Huo Qubing.

But now it seems that this nephew has grown into a sea king without knowing when, and has become a person sitting firmly on the fishing platform holding the fishing rod, only fishing by the abyss.

That was why Wei Qing suddenly felt a sense of sympathy. He felt that if Liu Ju was allowed to go back like this, he would always have a huge regret in his heart.

Although Liu Ju had the opportunity to succeed to the throne in the future, he could continue to implement this plan with his status as emperor.

But this is a different time and God knows whether there will be such an opportunity at that time. Just as Liu Ju mentioned the "military situation" in front of Liu Che, Sang Hongyang and him before he went on the expedition, "form" and "momentum" are indispensable, otherwise the same means and results will probably be difficult to replicate.

Now, he hoped very much in his heart that Liu Che could temporarily put aside his obsession with power, give Liu Ju enough freedom, and let him let go and do it for once.

Liu Che, ah, Liu Che.

The Han Dynasty belongs to your Liu family. No matter how great the achievements your son has made, it is the result of your good upbringing. Your blood flows in his body.

Do you have to be so protective of me? Can't you be more generous for once?

Thinking this in his heart, Wei Qing just sighed helplessly, and went with Liu Ju to meet the envoy from Liu Che who was delivering the imperial edict.

……

After a cup of tea.

"Uh……"

Wei Qing did not immediately accept the order and thank the emperor. Instead, he scratched his ears with a confused look on his face, and then repeatedly confirmed with Wei Lu in an unsmooth tone.

"Your Majesty...are you really ordering me to stay in the Western Regions and lead the troops?"

"And... send the troops and food supplies that have been mobilized this time to Yumen Pass and leave them all to me?"

"Order me to give it my all and wipe out... the main force of the Xiongnu Chanyu in one fell swoop?"

He just thought that Liu Che was joking, or that the edict was a fake, and even the person who delivered the edict was fake, and was deliberately arranged by Liu Ju to perform in front of him.

Liu Ju had done many things like forging imperial decrees and deceiving the emperor before, so he might not have dared to forge the imperial edict.

But the problem is that the soldiers, food and supplies cannot be fake, and Liu Ju has no say in this matter. If they are fake, they will be exposed soon...

While thinking this, Wei Qing glanced at Liu Ju.

But Liu Ju smiled at him calmly, as if he had expected this result.

what on earth is it?

at the same time.

Facing Wei Qing's questioning, Wei Lu saluted, showed his staff, and said solemnly:

"General, this is His Majesty's personal edict, so it must be genuine. Please accept it and express your gratitude. By the way, before leaving, His Majesty also told me to bring a message to you, General."

"What?"

Wei Qing asked subconsciously.

"Your Majesty said that this time, Your Majesty wants to see the real general, the one who just walked out of the Jianzhang camp. You are not allowed to hide your incompetence and you are not allowed to feel burdened."

Wei Lu bowed and repeated.

"Click it!"

Wei Qing's head buzzed, tears instantly filled his eyes, and his body trembled violently.

His joints made clear and audible crisp sounds, as if a long-forgotten machine was breaking free from heavy rust:

"Your Majesty Wei Qing..."

“…I obey your command!”

(End of this chapter)