I, the prince, only want to be deposed.

Chapter 465: The counselor enters the game with his own body and beats half the opponent with a single move.

Not long after, Liu Ju met the secret envoy sent by Zhao Xincheng Duwei.

Although the secret envoy that Liu Ju had tricked Wei Lu into going on a diplomatic mission to the Right Wise King was fictitious, the one who came back was actually a real Hun secret envoy who came to discuss with him about rebelling against the Huns and surrendering to the Han.

"They actually want to use the head of Zuo Xian Wang as a gift to surrender to Han. This is a very valuable gift."

Liu Ju looked at the secret envoy with an exaggerated expression.
"If my father knew about this, he would definitely reward your captain handsomely. He might even make him a marquis of a thousand households within the pass, so that all his descendants would enjoy his protection."

"We, the lieutenants, only hope to settle down and make a living after surrendering to the Han Dynasty. We dare not ask for any extravagant reward."

This time the secret envoy did not seem to have the arrogance of the previous Hun envoys. Not only was his expression humble, but his etiquette and speech were also quite good.

"Don't worry, your captain is indispensable."

Liu Ju smiled and said,
"You are not bad either. If you surrender to the Han Dynasty with your captain, you can stay with me as an envoy and help me travel between the countries in the Western Regions. I promise that you will be rich and prosperous for the rest of your life."

"Thank you, Your Highness, for your appreciation."

The secret envoy bowed in thanks.

This time, the Huns did their best to keep the secret. Even the secret envoy did not know that the surrender of Zhao Xincheng Duwei was a ploy to lure the enemy. Therefore, even if Liu Ju detained the secret envoy and tortured him, he would not be able to discover the Huns' trick.

So now the secret envoy behaved very naturally in front of Liu Ju, and it was difficult to see any clues from his face and body.

"Guo Zhen, take this envoy down, treat him to good food and wine, but also try to meet his other needs. Let this envoy see our great Han sincerity, so that he can explain it to the commander of Zhao Xincheng when he returns."

Liu Ju nodded slightly, smiled and waved to Guo Zhen, indicating that he should invite the secret envoy down.

Until the secret envoy left.

Wei Qing, who had been sitting on the side with drooping eyelids and not even a change of expression, finally showed some reaction. He frowned slightly and looked up at Liu Ju, saying with some concern:

"Zi'er, although this is a rare good thing, you still need to be more cautious. In particular, you can't lead the army to support them personally as the secret envoy requested. If the commander of Zhaoxin City is pretending to surrender, you may be in danger."

"Uncle, I know."

Liu Ju burst into laughter when he heard this.

Wei Qing's expression relaxed a little, and he asked again:
"So what exactly are you planning to do?"

Liu Ju hesitated for a moment and replied:

"I intend to go there myself."

"???"

Wei Qing's heart, which had just been at ease, was immediately lifted again.

The more he understood his nephew's personality, the more he realized that Liu Ju was exactly like Liu Che in some aspects. He would not easily change any decision he made, and it was not a matter of persuasion or not.

Although most of the time, especially after arriving in the Western Regions, he increasingly found that any decision made by Liu Ju was actually well considered.

Therefore, although Wei Qing was concerned, he did not directly reject Liu Ju's proposal in the tone of an elder as he had done before. Instead, he resisted the urge to reject Liu Ju and said patiently:
"Zi'er, tell me first, what do you think about this matter?"

"There are only two possibilities."

Liu Ju also patiently explained to Wei Qing,
"One possibility is that what the secret envoy just said is true, and the commander of Zhao Xincheng did intend to assassinate Zuo Xianwang and surrender to Han."

"I have already inquired about it. The Xiongnu's Left Wise King is called Wu Shilu. He is violent and murderous. Many people in the Xiongnu are indeed afraid of him. Even the deputy kings are uneasy about him."

"So the commander of Zhao Xin City did have the motive to do this."

"If this is true, it will be a great thing for the Han Dynasty and a huge blow to the Xiongnu. It will accelerate my goal of forcing the Xiongnu to migrate westward.

"The other possibility is that this is a false surrender." "And the reason why they asked me to personally lead the army to meet them is to carry out a decapitation operation against me to solve the current predicament of the Xiongnu."

"If that's the case, I should go there myself."

"As long as I go, the main force of the Xiongnu will no longer hide from the Han army, and my uncle will have the opportunity to really inflict heavy damage on the main force of the Xiongnu, making it difficult for the Xiongnu to organize a counterattack in the short term."

"Once such a situation is formed, no matter how reluctant the Xiongnu are, they will have no choice but to flee far away."

"With my previous preparations and hints, when the Xiongnu were desperate, they would have to prioritize migrating westwards in exchange for a chance to make a comeback. My 'God's Whip' strategy has been largely successful since then."

Upon hearing this, Wei Qing's expression changed again:

"No! Do you know who you are?"

"Do you know how much of a blow it would have on the morale of the Han army and how it would have overturned the current favorable situation if something went wrong?"

"I will never allow you to take such a risk!"

At this point, Wei Qing also realized that Liu Ju was a donkey who would not respond to any force but only to soft words. It would be difficult to persuade him with such words, so he slowed down his tone and said earnestly:

"Ji'er, just listen to your uncle this time. After this, your uncle promises that he will never lecture you again and will never interfere in your affairs. Okay?"

"Uncle, I'm not an adventurous person."

Liu Ju said with a smile,

"If I wasn't absolutely sure, even if my father issued three imperial decrees and sent a supervisory team to stand behind me to force me to go, I would only say three words: I would never go, even if you kill me!"

“That’s five words.”

Wei Qing kindly reminded.

"Well, it all means the same thing. Don't worry about the details."

Liu Ju said nonchalantly.

Wei Qing still frowned and said:

"Then tell me what your infallible confidence is, and I will make my judgment after I have listened to it."

"I'd better tell my uncle why I have to go."

Liu Ju said to himself,

"I wonder if you have ever heard the saying, 'A strategist who puts himself in the game can win half a move against heaven'?"

"Never heard of it."

Wei Qing shook his head, thinking that this sentence sounded very cool.

Liu Ju was not surprised, after all, this sentence came from the "Thirty-Six Strategies" written in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

Although there have been some experts who have "jumped into the game" in this era, there has not yet been a book that has reached a consensus on this issue, and naturally there are no similar sentences.

He then explained:
"It doesn't matter if your uncle hasn't heard of it. I just want to tell you that if I don't join the game this time, the main force of the Xiongnu will probably stay in the northern desert forever and won't come out in full force unless they have no other choice."

"Once we miss this opportunity, we won't know when we'll have the chance to wipe out the Xiongnu's main force again."

"Uncle, this opportunity is now or never."

"Some people and some things, like a son wanting to take care of his parents but they are no longer around, can't wait even a bit."

(End of this chapter)