I, the prince, only want to be deposed.

Chapter 533: Rebellious son, you are so good at playing!

Chang'an, dominate the city gate.

"Su Wen, please ask clearly why Chang'an is closed in broad daylight?"

Liu Che sat in the carriage with six golden roots and asked Su Wen, whom he had just met with the city gate commander, through the curtain.

Naturally, no one dared to stop the emperor's carriage. Even though Chang'an was under martial law, the defending generals opened the city gates from afar and came out in person to welcome the emperor when he returned.

"Your Majesty, the Crown Prince was just assassinated in the East Market..."

Su Wen swallowed and answered carefully.

"what?!"

Inside the carriage with six golden roots, Liu Che's voice suddenly rose.

"It is absolutely true. The Supreme Court, the Prefect of Jingzhao, and the Imperial Guard have all taken action and are searching for the assassin."

Su Wen quickly added.

"What about Liu Ju? How is Liu Ju now?"

Liu Che asked anxiously again.

"This……"

Su Wen said more carefully,

"The commander of the city gate only knows that when the prince's carriage with five green canopies arrived at the East Market, it was suddenly shot at by more than ten crossbows. Then, under the escort of the prince Zhongdun, he rushed back to Bowang Garden. It is not clear what the prince's condition is now... I request that I immediately ride a fast horse to Bowang Garden to investigate, and then come back to report to Your Majesty!"

"audacious in the extreme!"

The sound inside the six-golden car was terribly low,
"Liu Ju only issued two national policies, and they dared to assassinate the prince in Chang'an City. Is there anything else they dare not do?"

"If I forcefully push these two national policies, will they even dare to assassinate me?"

"It seems that I was too kind to them before..."

"Pass the order down. I will not return to Weiyang Palace. I will go to Bowang Garden first!"

"Also, order someone to pass on the imperial edict to the Weiwei, and lead the army to surround Zhumuyuan!"

"promise……"

Su Wen's heart tightened and he quickly agreed.

How could he not hear that Liu Che was really angry this time?

Liu Ju was the crown prince and the heir apparent to the Han Dynasty.

Someone dared to assassinate Liu Ju in the street. This was almost as serious as the arrow shot at the Zhou emperor. Therefore, no matter what Liu Ju's current situation was, this matter could not be fooled. What followed was bound to be a bloody storm.

Su Wen couldn't figure it out either.

How could these people be so stupid as to do such a thing?
Even if Liu Ju pushed those two national policies and affected the interests of many people, and Liu Hong was eager to seize the throne because Liu Che pretended to be sick and wanted to prepare for his succession, he should not have been so radical.

Otherwise, even if Liu Hong could eventually ascend the throne, he would be destined to bear the suspicion of being illegitimate. I'm afraid he would be like Qin II, and might not be able to sit firmly on the throne, right?

And even if they had to do so, they should wait until it was certain that Liu Che would never be able to return to the Weiyang Palace.

Otherwise, wouldn't this be handing a knife to Liu Che?

Moreover, it is a fast and sharp knife. No solid evidence is needed and it can be used as long as there is suspicion. Does he think that he is not dying fast enough?
There are also Liu Ju’s two national policies.

After something like this happened, who would dare to stand up and oppose it openly?

Not only could he not openly oppose it, he had to hold his nose and strongly support it, otherwise he would be considered suspicious in the eyes of Emperor Liu Che.

I really don’t know what these people are thinking... Even if Liu Hong is young and ignorant, those who support him behind the scenes are probably old foxes who have been in the court for many years. Otherwise, how could they plan such a vicious conspiracy as the "Borrowing Longevity Ceremony", and how could they infiltrate An Yu and the chefs around Liu Che and make them willing to commit suicide by taking poison in order to keep the secret?
These people are cunning and will never drag me down easily, let alone put me in such a passive situation...

……

Bowang Garden.

There were hundreds of luxurious carriages parked outside the gate, and countless servants.

A group of ministers led by Shi Qing, Zhang Gan and Han Qianqiu had already got off the carriage and gathered here, pacing back and forth anxiously, stopping from time to time to say a few words, and every sentence was about Liu Ju.

Such a scene would be unbearable if it weren't already afternoon.

If I didn’t know, I would have thought this was the bus office. These ministers were all rushing to attend the morning court.

However, because Chang'an City is now under martial law, there are very few people who can walk around openly like them, and not many people saw them.

"Alas, I wonder how His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is doing?"

Han Qianqiu sighed sadly, stopped and looked at Shi Qing and Zhang Gan.

"..."

Shi Qing and Zhang Gan glanced at him and just shook their heads, then looked at Huo Guang, Sang Hongyang, Gongsun He, Han Shuo and others not far away, but did not respond.

In fact, they all knew it in their hearts, or rather, the ministers who came here all knew it in their hearts, that at this point, the focus of their coming here was no longer to see Liu Ju and find out Liu Ju's situation, but to let Liu Che, who had just returned to Chang'an, know that they had been here and that they cared about Liu Ju's safety.

In this way, perhaps some suspicion can be cleared from Emperor Liu Che?

As for Liu Ju's situation... Huo Guang, Sang Hongyang, Gongsun He and Han Shuo were all similarly turned away, so it was even more impossible for them to get in?
at the same time.

Sang Hongyang, Gongsun He and Han Shuo were also opening the small window in a low voice.

They did not bring Huo Guang with them because Huo Guang did not enter the back hall with them to make a last appeal during the morning court session, and they were not sure whether some of their words should be heard by Huo Guang.

"Do you think this is the motivation and pressure that His Highness talked about to us that day?"

Sang Hongyang lowered his voice and whispered in the two people's ears.

"What Sang Nong Ling means is..."

Gongsun He and Han Shuo were slightly stunned and looked sideways at Sang Hongyang.

They already understood what Sang Hongyang meant.

That day, Liu Ju mentioned four prerequisites for pushing forward these two national policies, which are:
Liu Che personally pushed for it, with reinforcements from the Western Regions to prevent and suppress unrest, and the unremitting support of most officials in the court, and the national policy could even be discounted.

Liu Ju also wanted to tell them that Liu Che was in good health and would be back to take charge of government affairs soon. Now that they had received the news that Liu Che had entered the city, the first two conditions were no longer a problem, which showed that Liu Ju was right.

Then all that is left is the discount on national policy and the unremitting support of most officials in the court.

In fact, it is easy to talk about discounts on national policies.

At that time they realized that Liu Ju might be using the tactic of "demolishing the house", playing the villain himself and letting Liu Che play the hero after he came back, so there was no big problem.

Then the only thing left is how to gain the unstinting support of the majority of officials in the court...

Even though most officials in the court were "forced" to express their support, Sang Hongyang and others knew that these people were best at pretending to obey but secretly disobeying, and some even wanted to praise Liu Ju to death, so they were not so easy to control.

But after this incident.

Liu Ju has essentially gained an invincible golden body. Not only can these people no longer disobey the national policy in secret, they must even spare no effort to support the national policy in order to clear themselves of suspicion in front of Liu Che... Isn't this motivation and pressure?

and so……

"..."

The expressions of the three people immediately became interesting.

Su Wen had already thought of all the connections that Shi Qing and his people could think of, so naturally these three people could also think of them.

They also don't believe that those in high positions would do such stupid things. Those people have one thing in common: they value their reputation and their lives and will not take risks easily.

If we analyze the pros and cons based on the results.

Such an event was of course most beneficial to Liu Ju, and even more beneficial to the two national policies he proposed.

For those in high positions, it is real motivation and pressure, and may even become a death warrant hanging over their heads!
The fact that there is such a grand occasion at the entrance of Bowang Garden today is proof of this.

When Liu Ju was deposed as the Crown Prince, not so many people came to visit him. Instead, Zhumu Garden was immediately crowded with people, and the threshold was almost worn out by their shoes...

high!
It’s really high!

Compared with this method, many of the methods Liu Che had used before pale in comparison. Isn't this the awe that comes with it?

Just as I was thinking about it.

"Boom!"

"His Majesty has arrived, please be quiet and stay away!"

Accompanied by bursts of heavy bell sounds, the Jianzhang cavalry and ceremonial guards who cleared the way for Liu Che arrived first.

The ministers gathered in front of the gate of Bowang Garden were all worried and retreated to both sides of the road, bowing their heads and not daring to utter a sound.

Seeing Liu Che's six-golden carriage approaching, they, under the leadership of Shi Qing and Zhang Gan, shouted "Welcome, Your Majesty".

Prince Zhongdun, who was guarding the gate, did not dare to delay and immediately opened the door.

Afterwards, he drove the Liujingen carriage without stopping and went straight into Bowang Garden. After asking a few simple questions, he went straight to Qiufang where Liu Ju was "recuperating".

……

Autumn House.

"Your son Liu Ju respectfully welcomes your father."

Liu Ju naturally came out in person, came to the front of the carriage, lifted the curtain for Liu Che, and helped Liu Che get out of the carriage on behalf of Su Wen.

Seeing that Liu Ju was still able to come out to greet him in person, Liu Che breathed a sigh of relief, but he still quickly looked Liu Ju up and down, and his eyes finally stopped on Liu Ju's ears wrapped in white silk:

"Just this one injury?"

"That's right. It's nothing serious. It's just a minor injury."

Liu Ju answered with lowered eyebrows.

Su Wen watched from the side and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

It's good that you're okay, it's good that you're okay... If it's just a minor skin injury on the ear, it can't be considered a disfigurement. Even for the Han people who attach great importance to appearance, it will not affect the future succession to the throne.

To be honest, those people are not only stupid, but also very unsuccessful.

Since he has chosen to take the risk and can only do this much, it is simply stupid and evil. Liu Hong's choice to cooperate with these people is really the most wrong decision.

The information gap made him still believe that this matter was closely related to Liu Hong, and he was almost suffering from stupidity.

"Show me!"

Liu Che snorted coldly and said in a deep voice.

"Father, I'm afraid it's a little inconvenient here. I've made some tea in the workshop. Father, you've been tired from the journey, why don't you come in and rest first?"

Liu Ju said with a smile.

"Alright."

Liu Che didn't waste any words and walked towards Qiufang.

Liu Ju followed closely behind and gave a wink, ordering Guo Zhenping to dismiss the servants in the square and close the gate of Qiufang.

Until then.

Liu Che turned around and watched Liu Ju slowly remove the white silk from his right ear, revealing a small scratch less than one centimeter in size on the auricle.

Such a small wound has now formed a blood scab, and even the blood scab has become hard and black.

If Liu Che had not returned in time, he might have really recovered.

"That's it?"

Liu Che was slightly stunned when he saw this.

Even if an ordinary person squeezes out a pimple, it is likely to leave a wound like this. The acne scar left on Liu Che's face during adolescence was bigger than this, so wrapping the wound is simply unnecessary.

At the same time, Liu Che also noticed something and immediately widened his eyes:

"Rebellious son, you are so good at playing!"

(End of this chapter)