I, the prince, only want to be deposed.

Chapter 62 Take Care of Your Bird

Take the Dragon Bird Big Ring Knife from the Qimen warrior.

Lu Fang held the knife in his hand and examined it carefully for a long time, looking at almost every detail, before he flicked the blade with his finger.

"when--"

A clear and pleasant sound was followed, and then a resonant echo lasting for several seconds.

"It is indeed a good knife!"

Lu Fang couldn't help but sigh in his heart, and immediately turned around and bowed to Liu Ju.

"Your Highness, would you allow me to call one of my soldiers over so that we can fight each other and see the might of the Han army's magic weapons?"

"whatever."

This time Liu Ju did not continue to act weird, but nodded slightly.

"Thank you again, Your Highness."

Lu Fang waved to the South Vietnamese army more than ten feet away, and then a soldier ran up and presented a long sword shaped like a ring-handled sword with both hands.

At this time, the iron smelting level of the Nanyue Kingdom was not high, and most of its weapons were copied from the Han Army.

This long sword, which looks like a ring-handled sword, was made by imitating the ring-handled sword of the Han army.

"I come!"

Wei Chen, a brave warrior of the Han Dynasty, took the initiative to step forward, grabbed the long sword from the soldier's hand, and stood opposite Lu Fang.

"..."

Lu Fang had just noticed Wei Chen, a man in the Han envoys group who was as strong as a bear. Now that he was facing him, he couldn't help but feel a little pressured. He had to get ready and laughed awkwardly, "Please show mercy, sir."

"It's just a clash of weapons, there's no need to show mercy!"

Wei Chen snorted and raised his knife to chop.

He could also see that what Lu Fang had done before was just a show of force. Although Liu Ju had exposed it in a joking manner, everyone in the delegation was still holding their breath.

Wei Chen was no exception and wanted to take this opportunity to teach Lu Fang a lesson.

Seeing this, Lu Fang's face changed and he could only raise his knife to meet the enemy immediately.

"Qiang!"

"Clang!"

Accompanied by two sounds of metal clashing.

Only half of the Nanyue sword in Wei Chen's hand was left. The half of the sword almost flew past Lu Fang's side and fell to the ground.

"?!"

Lu Fangze was so shocked that his palms went numb and the Dragon Bird Ring Knife in his hand almost slipped out of his hand.

However, the Dragon Bird Big Ring Knife seemed to be intact!

At this moment, he didn't care about the tiger's mouth and immediately took it back to examine it carefully.

Upon closer inspection, he discovered that the Dragon Bird Big Ring Knife was not unscathed. After the previous strike, a gap the size of a grain of rice appeared at the point of contact.

But in comparison, the long sword of the Nanyue Kingdom was directly broken into two pieces!

Lu Fang was horrified.

When two armies clash, if one side's weapons are so strong, even if the soldiers on both sides are evenly matched, wouldn't it still have the upper hand? !

at this time.

"General Lu, your hand seems to be bleeding."

Suddenly, a faint voice came from not far away, and it seemed to carry some smile.

Lu Fang turned around and just saw Liu Ju's half-smiling face. Why did that cynical face now look a bit like an old man?
As for his hands.

There was indeed a small hole at the base of his thumb caused by the previous blow, and a trickle of bright red blood was flowing out from the palm of his hand.

But he was already trying his best to turn his hand away from the Han envoys. Why was this kid still so sharp-eyed?

It’s fine if you have sharp eyes, but why do you have to point it out in public?
Is this the etiquette of the Han envoys? Can't they even consider the face of the generals of other countries? Who is trying to intimidate whom...

Unfortunately, he was a man of few words after all, and could not be as outspoken as Liu Ju, so he could only raise his hand and wipe his body casually, pretending to be nonchalant and saluted with a smile:

"Thank you for your concern, Your Highness. It's just a minor wound. It's nothing serious."

"That's good. What are the welcoming rules next? Since we are in Nanyue, we should follow the local customs. It's all up to General Lu to arrange."

Liu Ju said with a smile.

He didn't care about all that. He only knew that this was also an achievement made by Wei Chen.

If it is an achievement, it should be demonstrated and everyone should know about it. We should stand up and enhance the prestige of our country. Otherwise, wouldn’t it be a waste of the efforts and loyalty of the Han warriors?
Upon hearing this, Lu Fang had no choice but to swallow his pride and made a gesture of invitation:
"I have prepared a welcoming banquet for Your Highness and the other superiors. Please move over."

In this way, Liu Ju and the Han envoys were lured into the interior.

Taking advantage of the time when the wine and food were being served at the banquet, Lu Fang immediately came outside the hall on the pretext of "urging the food to be served" and summoned his most capable confidant.

"Hurry to Panyu to report to the Prime Minister!"

"The Han army has equipped itself with powerful weapons. I have personally tested them and found that our army's weapons are no match for them."

"If the Han Dynasty sends troops to attack Nanyue at this time, even without the Han army stationed in Lingling by Yang Pu, the troops stationed in Guiyang by Lu Bode could be the cause of the annihilation of the country. Do not act rashly unless it is absolutely necessary!"

"Go!"

……

That night.

After eating and drinking, An Guo Shao Ji and Zhong Jun were summoned into Liu Ju's tent.

"I don't know much about diplomatic etiquette, so you can give some reminders when necessary, especially regarding local customs and practices. We should follow the local customs to avoid causing public outrage."

This time, Liu Ju was very humble and took the initiative to point out his shortcomings.

"Your Highness, you are overthinking. Although Your Highness spoke more bluntly today, his response was still very appropriate."

An Guo Shao Ji bowed quickly and said, "If I were to teach this humble official to do it, I might not be able to do it better than Your Highness."

"Exactly."

Zhongjun was also generous in his praise, "Your Highness has led the Han Dynasty's envoys here this time to accept Nanyue as a vassal state of the Han Dynasty. Once it becomes a vassal state, all the officials of Nanyue, from the dukes and kings to the officials, will be subjects of the Han Dynasty."

"Your Highness is the crown prince of the Han Dynasty. Lü Fang disturbed the crown prince's carriage today. According to Han law, he would be sentenced to death."

"Your Highness is considering the overall situation by not arguing with it."

"If he dares to harbor resentment, then he is ignorant of good and evil, and he deserves death. Your Highness, why should you be polite to him?"

"..."

Upon hearing this, Liu Ju glanced at the two of them helplessly, thinking that these two guys didn't understand what he was saying at all.

What he was talking about was "public indignation", not what Lu Fang thought or the Lu family.

However, Anguo Shaoji and Zhongjun had nothing to say to Liu Ju, but Liu Ju still had something to say to them.

After a brief pause, he looked at An Guo Shao Ji:
"Doctor Anguo, I heard that you and Queen Mother Qin had a love affair in Handan, and it was not until my father arranged for Qin to marry Zhao Yingqi, the King of Nanyue, that you two lost contact?"

"This... really is something that can't be hidden from Your Highness."

An Guo Shao Ji's face turned red, and some doubts inevitably arose in his heart.

The reason why Emperor Liu Che ordered him to lead the diplomatic envoy was actually because of this relationship. He hoped that he could further win over Queen Dowager Qin after arriving in Nanyue.

He even thought about how to rekindle the old relationship in advance...

But I don’t know why Liu Ju suddenly asked this question?
"Listen carefully, I don't care what your previous relationship was."

Liu Ju then said seriously,
"I have only one request for you on this trip."

"Watch your bird."

"When you get to Panyu, don't have any contact with the Qin family alone. If you cause trouble and ruin my plans, you'll be killed!"

(End of this chapter)