I, the prince, only want to be deposed.

Chapter 7 Stable as a mountain
A moment later.

"Shu'er, are you saying that Zi'er might have done this to save you from danger?"

Wei Zifu frowned slightly and said thoughtfully, "If you were to marry Luan Da, you would never have a chance to turn things around in this life. Zi'er is a person who values ​​friendship and loyalty, so it makes sense for you to do this."

"But there is one thing that I, as a mother, cannot understand."

"This marriage decree was only delivered to the Marquis of Pingyang's residence yesterday. Even my mother didn't know anything about it. How did Er know about it? Could he have predicted it?"

Liu Shu was stunned for a moment and shook her head: "This...I can't explain it clearly."

"Don't I know the secret?"

Wei Zifu suddenly felt overwhelmed again.

Liu Ju had indeed given her a big scare in the past two days. He dismissed her retainers and offended the emperor, which made Emperor Liu Che so angry that he almost demolished the Xuanshi Hall. Each of these events was a major event that shook the foundation of her.

But no matter how hard she thought, she couldn't understand Liu Ju's motives.

"Mother, I came here for one thing."

Liu Shu did not delve into this issue further and continued.

Wei Zifu withdrew her thoughts and looked at Liu Shu.

"This time, the Crown Prince lost face for my father, and I was thinking about how to make amends for him."

Liu Shu said, "Finally, I came up with a solution that might help consolidate his position as the crown prince, so I came here to discuss it with my mother."

"Whatever you want to do, just tell me."

Wei Zifu suddenly became energetic.

"The other princes are still young, but the crown prince is already old enough."

Liu Shu concentrated and said, "If my mother can find him a wife and concubine as soon as possible, as long as a grandson is born, it will consolidate the foundation of the Han Dynasty, and the position of the crown prince will naturally be more secure."

"That makes sense! What you said makes sense!"

Wei Zifu understood it after a brief thought and nodded repeatedly.
"Recently I have ordered people to go out and look for decent girls of marriageable age, so that Juer can find a wife and concubine as soon as possible."

"The relationship between you and Juer is similar to that between me and your uncle. I feel relieved. This is great. This is great."

……

Bowang Garden.

"uncle……"

Liu Ju met another great figure who was famous in history books, Wei Qing, alive.

If we have to use one word to describe Wei Qing's image, it would be "scholar-general".

He is now over 40 years old. He is tall and strong, with strong and three-dimensional features. Although his skin is a little dark, it cannot conceal the humble, easy-going and elegant temperament between his brows.

But if you look into his eyes, you can feel a restrained murderous aura.

"I heard that the prince was under house arrest. I shouldn't have come to see you at this time."

Wei Qing nodded and said straight to the point, "But now that things have come to this, I have no choice but to come. Otherwise, your mother will never be at ease. I'm afraid she will be too concerned."

Liu Ju understood Wei Qing's intention as soon as he heard it.

It seems that what happened in the past two days has indeed caused considerable trouble to his mother and uncle, so he had to come and ask the reason and the whole story.

So Liu Ju acted like a good boy and said, "Uncle is not an outsider. Just speak your mind."

"The first thing is to disperse the guests."

Wei Qing said seriously, "I think you did the right thing."

"Your Majesty is most averse to your subjects supporting scholars and retainers. Moreover, most of your retainers consider themselves benevolent and often make irresponsible comments on current political affairs and oppose Your Majesty's use of power and measures."

"Your Majesty may turn a deaf ear to this, but you must be dissatisfied in your heart."

"As time goes on, you will have more and more political enemies in the court, and His Majesty will become more and more dissatisfied with you. This will always be a sword hanging over your head." "Although your move has shaken some of the foundations, it has also eliminated His Majesty's dissatisfaction."

"This is also the reason why His Majesty tacitly allowed me and your mother to help you deal with the aftermath of this incident... I couldn't convince your mother before, but this time you took the courage to do it yourself and got it done."

“You’re growing up, and that’s good.”

"In short, you only need to remember one thing. You are only the crown prince when His Majesty considers you as the crown prince. His Majesty will pave the way for you. You don't need to prepare in advance."

"As for how others view you and evaluate you, it's all false, don't worry about it."

"..."

After hearing Wei Qing's words of praise, Liu Ju's first reaction was - Damn, something bad has happened!
He suddenly remembered the warm and friendly smile on Liu Che's face when he first saw him when he entered the palace, instead of the disappointment he had expected.

He also remembered the time when Liu Che introduced Luan Da to him, and the excitement he showed was like showing his favorite thing to someone close to him.

That doesn't look like it's fake...

That’s what happened!
Liu Ju realized that this was his limitation.

Although he knows some history, he lacks sufficient political wisdom.

Therefore, he only knew the facts but not the reasons behind them, which led to his perverse actions and actually consolidated the position of the crown prince.

For a moment, Liu Ju's expression kept changing, sometimes he was suddenly enlightened, sometimes he was annoyed, and sometimes he regretted.

Wei Qing saw this, but regarded it as a process of growth. He nodded secretly in his heart and continued:

"The second is what happened today."

"As for what you said and did in front of His Majesty, I will not comment on it."

"Do you know that after you left, His Majesty flew into a rage and smashed many tables and seats in the palace with his own hands, even accidentally scratching his arm?"

Liu Ju immediately sat up straight upon hearing this:
"Uncle, are you serious?"

At this moment, the annoyance that had just arisen in his heart was instantly swept away.

So what if dismissing the retainers ruins things?

Being able to make Liu Che so angry would not only be enough to offset the little bit of goodwill he had for himself, but it should also make him take another step down and get one step closer to being deposed.

"Humph."

Wei Qing looked at Liu Ju strangely, thinking to himself, "Why are you so excited for no reason?" But he continued,
"I want to tell you that when you decide to speak out your opinions, you should first understand the concerns of His Majesty."

"Your Majesty has his reasons for everything he does. If I only speak out and make honest suggestions without trying to resolve your Majesty's concerns, then in your eyes I will never be considered a loyal minister, but a traitor who disrupts the government."

"Let me ask you, do you know what His Majesty is most concerned about right now?"

Ok?
This seems to provide a new idea for achieving my ultimate goal!

Liu Ju quickly straightened his attitude and asked eagerly, "Uncle, please explain clearly."

"The great river floods, cinnabar refining gold, the Fengshan ceremony, immortality."

Wei Qing summed it up in just four words:
"Luan Da claims to be able to address all four of your majesty's concerns at the same time, and that's why he is favored by your majesty."

"You exposed Luan Da in person, which made your majesty's concerns all go to waste. Afterwards, not only did you not care about your majesty's concerns, but you also shouted that your majesty was confused. How can your majesty not be angry when you are so ashamed?"

"But then again, apart from the river flood, the other three concerns are all illusory ghost immortal ways, and we can only leave it to those eloquent alchemists."

"If you want to remedy the situation now, you should take the initiative to petition for permission to control the flooding of the river."

"As long as this matter is handled well, your position as the crown prince will be as stable as Mount Tai, just as there was Dayu in ancient times and there is the crown prince today."

While talking.

Wei Qing took out a scroll of bamboo slips from his bosom and gently placed it in front of Liu Ju: "I have already written the petition for you. You can submit it after stamping it with the imperial seal."

(End of this chapter)