I, the prince, only want to be deposed.

Chapter 72 Return of Money

In the following days, Liu Ju once again became a hands-off boss.

Today, the Qin clan and the King of Nanyue remain determined to return to Han.

The biggest troublemaker, Lu Jia, accepted the appeasement and became Liu Ju's comprador.

In addition, the policies of awarding titles for military merit, atonement orders, and obtaining official positions by paying grain were also implemented under the "notarization" of the Han Dynasty's envoys.

The situation couldn't be more stable, and there was really no need for him to do anything.

As for what happened after Nanyue became a vassal state of the Han Dynasty, such as whether the Han Dynasty should station troops there, how the two sides should conduct cultural and economic exchanges, whether they should implement the same writing system and the same wheels, etc.

Liu Ju didn't take it to heart at all.

In the current dynasty where "the Han Dynasty has the most talented people at this time", what it lacks the most is talents in all aspects.

When he returns to Chang'an with Qin Shi and Zhao Xing to pay homage, Liu Che and the ministers of the Han Dynasty will take care of the subsequent matters.

Moreover, Liu Ju had a clear understanding of himself. Governing a country is a complete system of macro-control. Many things are closely related to each other. If you are not careful, you may lose everything.

Not to mention that he is an ordinary young man who has never been exposed to politics and governance.

Even those influential politicians in foreign countries in later generations shouted slogans loudly during elections, as if anything could be turned into something magical in their hands, or even create miracles with ease.

But once they really come to power, they will immediately become restricted and turn from dragon slayers into evil dragons.

Is it that these politicians are not smart enough and don’t want to ensure their personal interests while leaving their names in history?
neither!
But I don’t have this ability.

Anyone, even the emperor who is high above, will find his abilities and wisdom insufficient when faced with a sophisticated and huge state machine.

In order to keep the machine running, we had to do our best to "dismantle and repair" it.

Just like the late Ming Emperor Chongzhen, the man who was once known as the "King of Micro-Management".

Perhaps from the perspective of hindsight, some of his actions seem very stupid, even retrograde. Some people think that it was he who brought about his own and the Ming Dynasty's demise, otherwise the Ming Dynasty might have been able to survive for a few more decades.

But who can guarantee it?

Aren’t those actions that seemed “absolutely correct” in later generations actually removing the “spark plugs” of this state machine?

At least Liu Ju didn't dare to guarantee it.

Perhaps only when he reaches the maximum level of human will he be able to see more clearly how this state machine works?
Who knows...

Therefore, in this world people always choose to believe in the wisdom of future generations.

Liu Ju decided to trust Liu Che's wisdom. After all, he was the greatest emperor of all time. Who did he think he was?
Unfortunately, the tree wants to be still but the wind does not stop.

Just a few days after the peaceful and harmonious days, a major event suddenly occurred that shocked the entire country of Nanyue and plunged the Han envoys into crisis again:

[General Lu Bode of Fubo is marching south and will arrive at Yuecheng Pass soon! ]

[General Yang Pu of the Tower Ship is also moving swiftly and will arrive at Cangwu Pass soon! ]

[The two armies have a total of 60,000 Han troops. If they launch a strong attack immediately, they can meet outside Panyu City and attack the city in just a few days! ]

When I received this message.

Everyone in the delegation was shocked and confused.

Hasn't everything been going well so far in this pacification campaign? Why did Lu Bode and Yang Pu suddenly lead a large army here to join in the fun?
Could it be that even after receiving the emperor's edict, he still wanted to forcibly attack Nanyue?
Isn't this putting the Han envoys in an unjust position?

If the people of Nanyue were forced into a situation with no way to retreat, they would probably have no choice but to drag the crown prince and the Han envoys with them to be buried with them even if they didn't want to!
"How many days' journey is it between Panyu and Guiyang?"

Liu Ju also frowned, feeling puzzled, but he calmed down and asked a question.

He had reason to believe that this was not what Liu Che meant.

Because historically, before Lü Jia rebelled and killed the Qin family, the King of Nanyue and the Han envoys, Liu Che had no intention of sending troops to attack. He also hoped that he could turn Nanyue into a vassal state of the Han Dynasty without bloodshed.

Moreover, Liu Che should not have any intention of taking this opportunity to kill himself.

Otherwise, he would not have sent Huo Guang and five hundred elite soldiers from the Qimen Army to accompany him. These five hundred elite soldiers from the Qimen Army alone would have been enough to make Liu Che feel distressed for a long time.

"If we ride fast, it will take about six days."

Huo Guang was quite calm, as if facing a catastrophe, and said solemnly, "But Your Highness, now is not the time to talk about this." "Now everyone in Nanyue is terrified by this incident. Under such circumstances, I am afraid that someone will take a risk."

"In my opinion, Your Highness should leave immediately. I will escort Your Highness out of the city and leave the territory of Nanyue as soon as possible. After ensuring Your Highness's safety, I will consider the reasons for this matter."

The other members of the delegation also nodded:

"Captain Huo is absolutely right. Your Highness, please leave immediately. Even if it costs us our lives, we will escort Your Highness out of Nanyue first!"

However, Liu Ju pondered and asked:

"Do you think it is possible that Lu Jia's action of mobilizing troops in Panyu City during the state banquet a few days ago caused misunderstandings between Lu Bode and Yang Pu?"

While speaking.

"Report!"

At the right time, a report came from outside the door, and a warrior from Qimen was allowed to come in quickly:
"Your Highness, Queen Mother Qin of the Nanyue King and Prime Minister Lu Jia sent people to report that General Fubo and General Louchuan suddenly retreated for some reason. So I want to ask Your Highness, is the Han Dynasty training its troops by making such repeated advances and retreats?"

"???"

Everyone in the delegation was even more confused when they heard this.

What are Lu Bode and Yang Pu playing?
Everyone has had the experience of being played in official circles to some extent, but usually not in this way...

But these two people are not leading troops for the first time, so why are their behavior so abnormal? Is it really like Liu Ju just guessed, that the misunderstanding was caused by the delay in information?

Liu Ju started laughing when he heard this:

"I am to blame for neglecting this matter. Send a message to Lu Bode and Yang Pu, and ask them to send some people to Yuecheng Pass to meet us and escort the money."

……

Lu Bode also felt that he had been played badly in recent days.

The day before, I received a secret report saying that the situation in Panyu City was tense and the prince might be in danger.

He was horrified and immediately mobilized a large army to go to the Kingdom of Nanyue to provide assistance.

As a result, when they were halfway through the journey, a secret report from the next day was delivered, saying that the prince was not only safe and sound, but was also carrying out a "paying grain to increase official positions" program in the Nanyue Kingdom, and had even managed to get the Nanyue Prime Minister Lu Jia to preside over the auction on his behalf?

Lu Bode was completely stunned, his head was buzzing, but he could only quickly order his men to retreat.

What is this called?
This is called changing orders every day, which is a big taboo in leading troops.

There has been no war for several years now, and the emotions of his soldiers have been mobilized by him. They are just waiting to enter the Kingdom of Nanyue and kill him to gain military merit.

So I took off my pants and showed them this?

How can this be tolerated?
After a few more days, Lu Bode finally managed to pacify his soldiers.

The Han envoys sent another letter.

In the letter, the prince actually asked him to send a small number of troops to Yuecheng Pass for support.

To respond to what?
"Take the money?!"

Sima Qian in the tent was also tortured.

Historians were highly respected in this era. The most important reason was that in order to write truthfully, many of them were stubborn and fearless, and they also had the spirit of Yugong, who hoped that their descendants would be passed down through the ages. Sometimes, even the emperor had to be cautious with the pens in their hands.

Therefore, when Sima Qian designed to sneak into the camp.

Lu Bode still gave him enough courtesy and allowed him to stay in the tent as a war correspondent.

Then Sima Qian followed Lu Bode through this bizarre operation from the start, to the forced march, to the sudden brake, and then suddenly returning to the camp.

But now the prince sent another letter asking Lu Bode to send some troops to Yuecheng Pass to "get the money."

This incident still touched his heart deeply:
"What is going on here?!"

"The Han Dynasty has sent out countless diplomatic missions over the years, and each time they went to other countries to distribute wealth to show off the country's strength, but the effect was often extremely limited, and sometimes it was even worse than feeding the money to dogs."

"How come the Crown Prince saw return payments during his diplomatic mission to the Kingdom of Nanyue?!"

(End of this chapter)