I, the prince, only want to be deposed.

Chapter 55 Doctors don’t heal themselves
"Uh...No!"

Guo Zhen obviously did not expect Liu Ju to give such an order. He was stunned for a moment before he quickly agreed.

"Come here, get a rope to tie her up, and follow me to throw her... back to the Shi family!"

"Your Highness?"

Seeing Guo Zhen and his men rushing forward, Shi Wanjun was caught off guard.

This matter had been discussed many times by the elders of the Shi family, and was only put into practice after they all agreed that it was feasible.

Who could have imagined that Liu Ju would not follow the script they had planned at all, and would just tie himself up and throw him back to the Shi family?
There's also that line "If you keep nagging, kindness will turn into hatred." The script is not like this at all. This is a result that the elders of the Shi family had never thought of after discussing it for several days!

at the same time.

Everyone present suddenly had a new understanding of Liu Ju.

Huo Guang's hand trembled, and the horse's butt that had been adjusted with great effort was tilted. He turned around unconsciously and looked at the carriage where Liu Ju was sitting:

"Beautiful! Clean and neat, cutting through the clutter with a sharp knife, I learned that!"

"I've only heard other people talk about him before, and I've never seen him make decisions in person. Now that I've seen him today... have I been misled?"

"..."

Yi Shuo also subconsciously looked up at Liu Ju.

As a woman herself, and having seen Shi Wanjun go to the Prince's Mansion to plead with Liu Ju, she had a general understanding of the matter.

Therefore, I can roughly guess the situation and motives behind Shi Wanjun's actions today, and I can't help but feel some empathy.

But what Liu Ju did at this moment was far beyond her expectations.

This prince seemed to be different from what she had imagined when she first met him...

But Liu Ju just turned around and met her gaze.

Yi Shuo was about to lower her head when she saw Liu Ju winking at her again and grinning, "Why, are you trying to say that I don't understand romance and don't know how to cherish women?"

"How dare this humble official speak to your Highness?"

Yi Shuo lowered his eyes and bowed slightly.

"You are such a boring person."

Liu Ju shook his head helplessly. It seemed that this journey would be difficult to endure. So he deliberately added,
"As boring as Huo Guang."

"!"

Huo Guang was just about to get in the carriage and drive the horse, but when he heard this, his movements froze again and he smiled bitterly in his heart.

……

This little incident did not have any impact on the mission's itinerary.

More than ten days later, the delegation's convoy had successfully entered Changsha, and if they continued south for several hundred miles they would reach Guiyang.

Once we arrived in Guiyang, we were not far from the border of Nanyue Kingdom.

As the delegation continued to move south, the climate and environment were gradually changing.

Needless to say, the temperature is getting higher and higher, the humidity is getting heavier, and the number of mosquitoes has increased.

The main road is becoming increasingly difficult to travel on.

Although Emperor Liu Che built many official roads during these years, there were not many that extended to the south. Moreover, because he did not pay enough attention to the south, the few official roads that existed had suffered varying degrees of damage, and in some places were even worse than mountain roads.

This situation has greatly delayed the progress of the delegation.

I could walk a hundred miles a day before, but now it’s considered good if I can walk a few dozen miles a day.

At the same time, what made Huo Guang even more depressed was.

As the journey got longer, perhaps because of boredom, Liu Ju spoke more and more.

Although Liu Ju seldom came to talk to the taciturn Huo Guang, he kept looking for Yi Shuo in the carriage to chatter with him. Huo Guang was driving the carriage in front, and there was a curtain between the two of them, so he couldn't help but hear:
"Doctor Yi, are you married? How many children do you have? How old are they?"

"I have never been married."

"What? If you are still unmarried at your age, you will have to pay extra taxes according to Han law. Won't your family urge you to get married?" "I don't have any family."

"How is that possible? Where are all your family members?"

"died."

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm being rude... But you're already this old, alone and helpless, and you don't even have anyone to talk to when you go home. Have you never thought about finding someone to keep you company?"

"I am so absorbed in my art that I don't feel lonely."

"You really love what you do. I admire you. By the way, how much salary do medical officers like you get every year?"

"Compared to three hundred stones."

"It's not much. You've been living alone all your life for such a small salary, and you've also followed me to Nanyue to take risks. You've really lost out. Hahahaha, why don't you laugh?"

"..."

Look, look!
What topics are they talking about?
If you have nothing to say, don't say it. Wouldn't it be nice to just curl up in the carriage and take a nap?

Liu Ju didn't feel awkward, but Huo Guang did, to the point that he almost dug a hole in the footrest on the carriage with his toes!
In the end, Huo Guang was forced to pull a handful of horse hair and plug his two ears.

Although this still could not completely block out Liu Ju's voice, it could at least ensure that he would not accidentally get distracted and drive the carriage into a ditch.

A few more days passed like this.

Something finally happened in the delegation, and it was very bad.

It was not known whether it was because Liu Ju annoyed him or because he had been infected by the evil miasma of the southern barbarians, but Liu Ju was still alive and well, while Yi Shuo, the prince's physician, fell ill first.

And the situation looks very serious, sometimes cold and sometimes hot.

When it was cold, I shivered even after wrapping myself in several layers of clothes. When it was hot, I sweated all over and my face turned red. After just two days, I was so weak that I couldn't get up.

In order to prevent Liu Ju from being affected, Huo Guang could only forcibly "invite" Yi Shuo to the carriage at the back and ask her to cure his illness first before coming to accompany him.

Unfortunately, the saying "A doctor does not treat himself" had not yet appeared at that time, and Huo Guang did not know this truth.

In addition, Yishuo was from Hedong and had been practicing medicine in the Central Plains. He had never been to such a southern place, so he had never seen similar diseases.

To the extent that Yi Shuo had forced herself to give herself acupuncture several times.

I also tried to make some medicine and take it on my own, but it still had no effect.

Instead, his head started to hurt, and finally he could only lie still in the carriage at the back, leaving his life or death to fate.

"Cousin, I'm going to see Doctor Yi."

Liu Ju originally believed in Yishuo's medical skills, but after waiting for two days, he saw that Yishuo's condition not only did not improve, but became worse, so he finally could not sit still any longer.

"Your Highness doesn't know any medical skills, so it's better not to go. If this evil miasma can be passed on to others, it will ruin the pacification."

It was Huo Guang's duty to come out and dissuade them.

"What if I know a thing or two?"

Liu Ju took a piece of cloth and wrapped it around his face three times, then said with a smile,

"Don't worry, cousin. I heard that miasma is usually transmitted through the mouth and nose. I cover my mouth and nose tightly, so the miasma can't do anything to me."

"What do you mean by just knowing a little bit..."

Huo Guang was speechless.

And that title, didn’t I tell you before, don’t call me cousin!
However, seeing that Liu Ju had ignored his advice and walked towards the carriage where Yi Shuo was, he had no choice but to follow him quickly.

At the same time, he did not forget to tear a piece of cloth from the one that Liu Ju had messed up and wrapped it around his face.

Wrapped three times.

Still feeling it was not enough, he wrapped it three more times.

Since you've already wrapped it six times, why not add three more to make it a full nine?

Moreover, nine is a large number, representing the extreme yang, which may be able to suppress miasma and evil spirits...

No, Liu Ju must also be able to wrap nine circles!
(End of this chapter)