I, the prince, only want to be deposed.

Chapter 49 Plague Box

However, Yi Shuo is also very clear about his position.

In this era, doctors did not have a high social status and were even considered a lowly profession.

Even though she was canonized as "Female Imperial Physician" by Emperor Liu Che and was much better than those doctors in the folk society, she was still just a tool to treat the royal family and had no right to interfere in the royal affairs.

Sometimes even hearing something you shouldn't hear can be a mistake that can lead to disaster.

It was precisely because he was clear about this that Yi Shuo was able to live a stable life during the years he worked in the palace.

So after criticizing inwardly, Yi Shuo could only look at Shi Wanjun with sympathy, and then bowed to Liu Ju and said:

"Your Highness, I will take my leave first."

"Go, Guo Zhen, teach the people below to serve Doctor Yi well."

Liu Ju didn't want to pay attention to Yi Shuo at the moment. He just looked at the kneeling and crying girl in confusion. He nodded slightly and asked after Yi Shuo left:

"Shi Wanjun, right? Stop crying and tell me what's going on."

……

Shi Wanjun naturally didn't dare to hide it at this moment.

Soon she told Liu Ju everything she knew.

Liu Ju frowned after hearing this:
"You mean my mother asked Princess Pingyang to propose marriage to your family a few days ago, but your father thought that my position as crown prince might be in jeopardy, so in order to avoid being implicated, he found an excuse for you to mourn for the elderly in the family."

"Not long after, the Imperial Court sent Du Zhou to investigate the Shi family."

"Now Du Zhou has detained your father for questioning, and is he waiting for his fate?"

This story sounds a bit like the kind of cool stories about breaking off an engagement and getting slapped in the face, but it's not as cool as described in the cool stories.

After all, in Liu Ju's opinion, this matter was somewhat related to what he had done before.

And it’s not wrong for Shi Wanjun’s father to think in that way.

A prince who is about to be deposed should not marry his daughter to a prince. Otherwise, not only will his daughter fall into the fire pit, but the historian may also be implicated.

So who was responsible for this?
Liu Ju soon got the answer
——It was his adopted father Emperor Liu Che!
Although her mother Wei Zifu was the queen, she had no power to mobilize the court judge at all.

The same goes for my uncle Wei Qing. Moreover, with Wei Qing's stable character, he would never do such a sensitive thing at this time.

So what is this?
Shouldn't Liu Che now look down on me, or even hate me?
If that is the case, why did he use the Supreme Court to deal with the historian who rejected his marriage?
And he used Du Zhou?

Is it just for the royal family's face?
"That's right. I beg Your Highness to show mercy and spare my father!"

Seeing Liu Ju's expression change several times, Shi Wanjun kowtowed and begged hurriedly, her tears having wet the ground in front of her.

Have to admit.

My mother's vision is still good. Shi Wanjun is only fifteen years old this year, but she is already tall and graceful with a beautiful appearance. She is obviously a beauty at first glance.

Especially now that she looks like a tearful girl, she vividly interprets what it means to be pitiful.

However, Liu Ju only looked at her twice more. In comparison, he still preferred an older sister like Yi Shuo, who made him feel particularly happy at first sight.

After a brief pause, Liu Ju asked a key question without making any comment:
"What crime did Du Zhou arrest your father for? It can't be because of refusing marriage, right?"

"In reply to your Highness, Du Zhou said that my father committed the crime of privately killing a family slave and occupying public land. According to the Han law promulgated by the current emperor, he must be severely punished."

Shi Wanjun quickly answered in a low voice.

Although domestic slaves are personal property these days, they also have human rights and cannot be killed just because the master wants to.

Even if a household slave really committed a crime, he had to be handed over to the government, which would decide how to deal with him according to Han law.

There are also public fields.

In addition to the mountains, rivers, and fields that were originally assigned to the royal family, the public land in the local areas today mainly comes from the land that was seized from local tyrants and merchants who concealed their assets and evaded the tax when Emperor Liu Che implemented the "Report on the Tax on Silk" and was nationalized.

Most of these public fields are rented to local people who have no land for cultivation, which can be regarded as an important national policy to alleviate poverty.

Therefore, occupying public land is definitely not a trivial matter, and anyone who does such a thing has lost his conscience.

"So did your father do these things? Are the crimes facts?" Liu Ju asked again.

"This……"

Shi Wanjun was speechless for a moment, her eyes wandering.

Liu Ju understood immediately, and the guilt in his heart disappeared instantly: "If that's the case, I'm afraid I can't help you, the historian. Your father violated the Han law, and it had nothing to do with your father's rejection of my marriage proposal."

Just now he was still thinking about how to politely reject Shi Wanjun so as to avoid implicating her in the future.

Now it seems that there is no need to find excuses, it is enough for me to just do nothing.

"But Your Highness, my father was not the only one who did these things. Many of the noble families in Lu State also did them."

Shi Wanjun couldn't help but raise her head to defend her father, "If it wasn't for the marriage between Your Highness and I, why did the court officer only investigate my father and not those noble families?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Ju's eyes turned, and suddenly he had a bold idea:

"If what you said is true, I have a way that may have a chance to save your father's life."

"Please make it clear, Your Highness, that as long as I can save my father, I am willing to do anything. I will not complain about being your slave in your mansion!"

When Shi Wanjun heard that there was a chance, she quickly leaned forward to express her opinion.

"There's no need to be a slave."

Liu Ju laughed and said, "Didn't you say that many aristocratic families in Lu did the same thing?"

"Go back and find a way to list all the evidence of those people's crimes and give it to me. It just so happens that I have some friendship with Du Zhou. I can help you report them in the name and identity of the crown prince, just like the previous report of the money."

"This may be considered as meritorious service for your family, and may even give you a chance to save your father's life."

The people are prosperous and suffer.

If they die, the people will suffer.

Regardless of rise and fall, these local aristocratic families are schistosomiasis attached to the country and the people, and are the biggest cancer of feudal society.

What's more, they did do something that violated Han law, so they should pay the price for it.

He felt that if he just went with the flow, he would have a chance to control the schistosomiasis in Lu, so why not do it?
And he could totally imagine it.

This matter will inevitably involve some powerful princes, ministers and local tyrants.

If these people knew that I was the one reporting them, they would definitely hate me to the core.

When it comes to their lives and property, they will definitely do something desperate. Taking advantage of my current weak position, they will jointly write a letter to Emperor Liu Che, launching the most frenzied counterattack and attack against me, and trying their best to bring me down.

It may not even be just the princes, powerful officials and local tyrants involved.

Those who have not been reported by him are also very likely to be involved.

After all, they have the same interests and classes. Once this kind of thing starts, it will be like opening a plague box against them, and disaster will befall them at any time.

And this is exactly the situation Liu Ju most wants to see.

Thanks to the preparation and influence previously laid on Liu Che.

Now these princes, powerful officials and local tyrants are taking advantage of the situation and launching frenzied counterattacks and attacks.

It is a two-pronged approach of internal and external application... as stable as a rock!
If we are lucky, we might be able to achieve our ultimate goal before our mission to Nanyue!

As for whether Shi Wanjun's father can survive, it depends on his own luck.

Some things are done and done.

Everyone is responsible for their own actions.

If it weren't for the fact that in history books Shi Wanjun gave birth to three children for him and was eventually implicated and died because of him, Liu Ju would not even give her the opportunity to be used by him.

Not only that, you also have to shout "Don't bully the young and poor" and show off your status to the fullest!

(End of this chapter)