I, the prince, only want to be deposed.

Chapter 67: Paying Grain to Become an Official
Guiyang Camp.

From the day the Han Dynasty's envoys entered the Kingdom of Nanyue, General Lu Bode sent a group of messengers to travel back and forth between Guiyang and the Kingdom of Nanyue on a daily basis.

This means that he would receive an update on the mission's status every day.

Although this still cannot shorten the information delay caused by the journey, it can ensure that if anything goes wrong with the delegation, he can lead the Han army to respond in the shortest time possible.

Until now, Lu Bode still hasn't figured out what the current emperor is thinking.

The emperor clearly expressed his concern for the prince's safety in the edict. Since he couldn't bear to part with the prince, why not just not send him to the Kingdom of Nanyue? What was the purpose of doing this?
But he soon found the answer in the latest secret report sent back by the messenger.

The emperor is indeed not shooting at random!

It turned out that he sent the prince personally to the Kingdom of Nanyue to do something important!
However, Lu Bode couldn't figure out what the big event was for the time being, because what the prince was doing was so strange that his rules and purpose were completely unclear.

Why are the military titles and atonement orders being implemented in the Kingdom of Nanyue?
"General, this matter is too strange. Should we send someone to deliver a letter to His Majesty to report and explain?"

After reading the secret report together, the deputy generals also showed doubts on their faces and made some hesitant suggestions to Lu Bode.

"Since His Majesty has ordered the Crown Prince to personally pacify the Kingdom of Nanyue, then the Crown Prince and the delegation must have received His Majesty's order before leaving the capital. What the Crown Prince is doing now may also be the Emperor's intention. It is best for us not to interfere."

Lu Bode hesitated for a moment, shook his head and said,
"Besides, the decree from His Majesty only ordered us to keep an eye on the Crown Prince's safety at all times, and to immediately send troops to attack if we find that the Kingdom of Nanyue intends to harm the Crown Prince. The rest of the things were not mentioned. We just need to follow His Majesty's orders and not meddle in other matters."

In fact, Lu Bode had considered the general's suggestion.

But after thinking it over carefully, he decided not to interfere.

Otherwise, how should one write the memorial?
Just say that the prince is promoting military titles and atonement orders in the Nanyue Kingdom, and ask the emperor to make a holy judgment?

On the surface, this seems to be nothing wrong.

But if you analyze beyond the surface, they are all big problems.

If the emperor reads the memorial and ponders for a moment:

"What do you mean?"

"You specifically wrote a letter to explain this matter and request a judgment. Do you think it is inappropriate for the Crown Prince to do this?"

"You think it's inappropriate for you to do this, Prince? Well, that's what I did before. Do you also think it's inappropriate?"

"..."

Well, now that things have come to this point, it is no longer just something that General Fu Bo can do...

Lu Bode didn't dare and couldn't take this risk. After all, the current emperor had executed Yan Yi, the governor of agriculture, for the crime of "slandering in his heart". As a general of Fu Bo, he was not as tough as the governor of agriculture.

It is not easy to be an official under the rule of this emperor!
Being careful in what you say and do is the way to live a long life. Otherwise, you may not even know how you died.

And the most important point is

——Save money and make fewer mistakes. When you make a mistake, you will have money to redeem yourself.

……

The Han envoys attached great importance to this state banquet.

So much so that meetings were held two days in advance to discuss the situation and constantly simulate possible situations that might arise at the state banquet.

In particular, in response to the possible actions of Lu Jia, who had been rejected by Liu Ju despite receiving a gift, everyone had made many contingency plans and discussed them for two consecutive days until the late night.

Only Liu Ju seemed relaxed.

Everyone came to invite him to attend the meeting, but he only listened for a while and then said, "Let's wait and see," and then went to sleep yawning.

This made everyone feel helpless, helpless, and helpless.

There was nothing they could do. It was Liu Ju's fault for not telling them anything important.

Naturally, they could not be sure whether Liu Ju behaved like this because he was confident or simply did not take the state banquet seriously.

So everyone was full of suspicion and anxiety.

The state banquet arrived as scheduled.

With the cooperation of Queen Mother Qin, 500 elite soldiers and the envoys' guards had quietly hidden in the back hall of the state banquet. With just one call, they would immediately rush in to protect Liu Ju and risk their lives to keep him safe. At the same time.

Lu Jia had also ordered his younger brother Lu Xiang and his nephew Lu Fang to secretly lead the army and make preparations.

If anything goes wrong, make sure the Crown Prince of Han and the Han envoys will have trouble escaping.

A tense atmosphere was unfolding invisibly.

It quietly enveloped the entire Panyu Royal City, with the focus being the Changle Palace, which was built in imitation of the Han Palace.

Wait until everyone has entered.

Liu Ju, the crown prince of the Han Dynasty, entered the hall from the east gate at a leisurely pace as the finale. As a group of high-ranking officials of the Nanyue Kingdom, led by Lu Jia, bowed to him, he walked towards the honorable seat on the west side of the hall.

"Welcome Your Royal Highness!"

However, just when everyone was ready to follow Liu Ju and sit down.

Liu Ju suddenly turned around, and then took out five walnut-sized gadgets from his arms one by one as if he was taking out some treasure.

It also looks like they are displaying figurines, lined up on the table.

After doing all this, he looked at Lu Jia and other officials opposite him and said with a smile:

"Everyone, you can eat at any time. Besides, you probably didn't come here for this meal. Why don't you get down to business first?"

"?"

Everyone present was stunned when they heard this and looked at each other.

Among them were Queen Mother Qin, King Zhao Xing of Nanyue, and members of the Han envoys.

Except Liu Ju himself, no one here knew what he was going to do.

However, they had now seen clearly what Liu Ju had placed on the table.

One silver and four bronze.

There is an image of a turtle engraved on the top of the silver square base, which is the silver turtle-shaped Prime Minister's seal.

There is only a raised semicircle on the top of the square copper base, with a small hole in the middle, which is the official seal with a copper nose button.

As for the ribbons of different colors, they are wrapped around the small holes of the seal, making it look like a pendant that can be hung around the neck.

This is the official seal unique to the Han Dynasty at that time!

Under the puzzled gaze of the crowd.

Liu Ju continued calmly:

"Everyone, I believe you have all read the royal decree issued by the King of Nanyue before. You are already aware of the preferential treatment that the Han Dynasty has granted to Nanyue after it became a vassal state, that is, the one country, two systems issue, so I will not elaborate on it."

"You should all have heard of Wang Ling's martial arts nobility system a few days ago. In our Han Dynasty, it is called 'enter the Yang as a Lang'. This move is mainly for the benefit of the common people."

"Today, I would like to take this opportunity to solemnly explain to you another national policy recommended by my father that is closely related to you."

"This national policy is called 'Paying grain to fill official posts'."

"What does 'paying grain to fill an official post' mean?"

"As the name suggests, officials who are not satisfied with their current positions can pay money to get the positions they want, so that officials can give full play to their subjective initiative, serve the country in the most suitable position, and realize their personal ideals and ambitions."

"This is a win-win strategy that benefits both the country and you."

　Thanks to Mr. [Wuyin Guke] for his reward and support.

　　Thanks to Mr. Guyuexinren for his reward and support.

　　Thanks to Mr. [shiuxxxxx] for the reward and support.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)