I, the prince, only want to be deposed.

Chapter 75 Am I so despicable? !
……

A whole afternoon.

An Guo Shao Ji was spitting out foam and his mouth was dry, but he was still energetic and had an unusually strong desire to express himself.

Sima Qian sat upright, his facial expressions constantly changing. Just one of the prince's diplomatic missions made him feel that he had experienced a unique and strange life, which was more exciting than many people's lives.

Although An Guo Shao Ji did not give him an explanation until the end, why couldn't interesting things be related to birds?
However, after listening to this, Sima Qian's expression became more complicated.

I even started to feel worried, and asked subconsciously:

"Uncle, the policies that the Crown Prince is implementing in Nanyue have been commissioned by the Emperor?"

"This... the prince never said it, so I don't know."

An Guo Shao Ji naturally knew why Sima Qian asked this question.

In fact, the delegation had already discussed this matter privately, and more than once, but they had never reached a conclusion.

They had the same worries as Sima Qian.

Although the overall results of this mission to the Kingdom of Nanyue were good and even exceeded expectations.

But many of the things Liu Ju did were tantamount to touching the emperor's reverse scale. It was hard to imagine how the emperor would react after learning about these things, and whether he would punish him...

Sima Qian thought to himself when he heard this:

"If the prince is on this trip with the emperor's order, then it's easy to say."

"If not, I'm afraid..."

"How should the history books evaluate this prince?"

"The prince's life should have been recorded in the annals."

"But if we don't write a separate biography for him, it seems to be unfair to these deeds..."

"But the biographies of cruel officials, assassins, knights-errant, comedians, merchants... it seems that only a separate biography can be written for him. If a separate biography is written for the crown prince, the emperor might feel offended..."

……

Greenhouse Palace.

"There is a beauty in the north, peerless and independent~
One look can conquer a city, another look can conquer a country~
I would rather not know that a beautiful woman can overthrow a city or a country, as it is hard to find a beautiful woman again~"

Beautiful and gentle female voices came from the hall.

But if you enter the hall, you will find that the singer is actually a fair-skinned, beardless man.

His name was Li Yannian, and he was originally a singer.

He had been castrated for breaking the law and had since stayed in the palace to raise dogs for the royal family.

He originally thought that this was how his life would be.

As a result, a few days ago, Dong Zhongshu presented the "Yinggu Ceremony" for the Fengshan Ceremony, which made Liu Che suddenly realize that his previous sacrifices to heaven, earth and the Five Shrines, but such frequent and pious sacrifices had never been able to bring good weather to the country. Could it be that something was missing in the sacrifices?
By the way, it may be because there is no music in the sacrifice!
"Yinggu Ceremony" is a music ceremony that was used very successfully by Emperor Huangdi. He also has to keep pace with the times!

So Liu Che immediately began to search for musical talents and soon discovered Li Yannian in the palace.

Listening to Li Yannian's unique cross-dressing singing, Liu Che was gradually attracted by the artistic conception of the poem and could not help but sigh:
"You sing really well, but is there really such a beautiful woman in the world?"

Princess Pingyang Liu Zhao, who was sitting beside him and listening, chuckled:
"Your Majesty, you may not know that Li Yannian has a younger sister. I once held a banquet and invited her to my house to entertain. She is indeed a beautiful lady who is good at dancing."

"Oh? Is this happening?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Che instantly became alert and stood up from the couch.

If Liu Ju were here at this time, he would immediately find that the course of history had changed because of his appearance.

Originally, Liu Che should have started to pay attention to Yuefu a few years later, and Li Yannian would not be favored by Liu Che until a few years later. Only then would his sister Lady Li, his brother Li Guangli and others be able to officially step onto the historical stage of the Han Dynasty.

But now, these things have happened ahead of time!
At the same time, Liu Ju also had to question his "step-aunt".

She is now married to Wei Qing, and is at least half a member of the Wei family. Why is she still so keen on introducing a new woman to her father?

at this time.

Su Wen walked in quietly from outside, holding a tray with several scrolls on it.
"Your Majesty, this is a memorial sent from South Vietnam. Please take a look at it."

"Bring it here."

Liu Che has been waiting for news from Nanyue recently.

If he had not asked Su Wen to send this memorial immediately upon receiving it, Su Wen would never have dared to come in and disturb him while he was listening to music.

While Liu Che was reviewing the memorials.

Liu Zhao also tactfully shut his mouth and stopped mentioning the "beauty" for the time being.

However, she soon discovered something was wrong.

When Liu Che just picked up the memorial to read it.

His expression was visibly relieved, as if a weight had finally been lifted off his shoulders.

As he watched, Liu Che's expression suddenly changed from sunny to cloudy for some reason, and the heaving of his chest became more and more violent.

Looking further back, his face had turned as black as charcoal, and his hands holding the bamboo slips began to tremble, as if he was about to tear them into pieces at the next moment.

Then his face quickly turned red again and his breathing became rapid.

In other words, the words "Hong Wen" did not exist in this era, otherwise Liu Zhao would know how to use two words to summarize Liu Che's current state.

suddenly!

"Bang!" Liu Che suddenly stood up and raised his hand to overturn the table in front of him which was filled with fruits and wine.

"!!!"

Su Wen and other eunuchs and Qimen warriors were well prepared and knelt down and bowed their heads skillfully.

"???"

Just as Liu Zhao was considering whether he should kneel down as well, a dull and explosive dragon roar exploded in his ears:

"Am I so despicable?!"

"How much money can a small country like the Southern Yi have even if it devotes all its resources? My envoys actually went to ask them for money in my name, and even brought the money back to me with great fanfare..."

"How will those small nations view me? Will they regard me as a hooligan begging for food from beggars?!"

"This damned rebellious son!"

"He has brought shame to my country and the dignity of the Han Dynasty to the barbarians, making me and the Han Dynasty a laughing stock among the barbarians. I will punish him!"

"Su Wen!"

"Order the Northern Army to be on high alert. Once the envoys from South Vietnam arrive in Beijing, bring all of them to me immediately!"

"Order Zhao Yu to lead the court to take control of Bowang Garden immediately. Once Liu Ju returns to the capital, he will be taken back to Bowang Garden and placed under strict guard. He is not allowed to meet anyone!"

"Order Wei Qing to enter the palace immediately and live there for the next few days. He is not allowed to leave the palace without my permission!"

Until this point, Liu Che was still avoiding some issues in the memorial.

Martial merit titles, atonement orders, and official positions for paying grain...

Although Liu Che did not mention it, this was the real source of his rage.

In other words, his current state should be called angry and humiliated!
He could ignore the comments of those scholars and Confucian scholars and shut them up by ordering people to suppress and punish them.

He could also tolerate Liu Ju's previous outspokenness. Even if it was irritating, it was a conversation between father and son. In his heart, he still recognized this son and even liked him a little recently.

But this time.

This rebellious son actually used this method to blatantly mock him in front of the whole world in a small country of the four barbarians, and slapped him in the face with both hands.

This completely broke his bottom line and was wantonly trampling on the paternal and monarchical authority!
How could he endure it any longer?!

……

"I feel more timid when I am near home, and I dare not ask the people who come."

Although this poem did not exist at that time, it was a true reflection of the inner feelings of everyone in the delegation.

The closer they got to Chang'an, the more uneasy they felt with every step they took.

They knew better than anyone that although the mission of the diplomatic corps was accomplished, Liu Ju's actions actually had serious problems, making the outcome of this return trip to the capital...full of crises.

Therefore, the delegation's return journey was very slow, and sometimes it seemed as if they were deliberately delaying time.

But what is coming will eventually come...

"Cousin, how far is it to Chang'an?"

Liu Ju's voice came from the carriage.

He seemed to be fine, talking and laughing along the way, telling Yishuo some dark jokes that were chilling enough to make them shiver every now and then, and even urged Yishuo to speed up the journey several times.

"Your Highness, please stop addressing me like that..."

Huo Guang was also deeply troubled at the moment. Hearing this, he just smiled bitterly, but his tone was full of helplessness in giving up treatment.

"Okay, Commander Huo, how far are we from Chang'an now? We should be there soon, right?"

Liu Ju asked again in the carriage, and this time for some reason he suddenly listened to the advice and changed his address for the first time in his life.

"?"

Huo Guang's body stiffened for a moment. He turned back in surprise and looked at the curtain that separated him and Liu Ju.

After a long silence, Huo Guang slowly replied: "To answer your Highness, at most... there are still twenty miles to go."

"Thank you for your hard work, Captain Huo."

Liu Ju's voice came out from the carriage again, "Doctor Yi, thank you for your company all the way. You can also sit in the carriage at the back."

"!"

At this moment, Huo Guang seemed to suddenly understand something, and his pupils began to tremble violently.

Is Liu Ju starting to avoid suspicion with the people in the delegation?

He knows everything!

Everything done in Nanyue was probably done on purpose!
But what on earth does he want to do, what on earth is he planning? !

at the same time.

However, there was something happening that Liu Ju could not possibly understand even if he racked his brains.

Southeast, due south, southwest.

Many delegations were heading to Chang'an at the same time. They came from various small countries in Lingnan and carried letters of credence written by the kings of various countries.

The fastest distance to Chang'an is less than a hundred miles!
(End of this chapter)