I, the prince, only want to be deposed.

Chapter 83 This rebellious son has grown up!
Imprisonment.

In a single cell.

Liu Ju leaned on the hay which was much thicker than that in other cells, and looked up at the ceiling with his arms as a pillow. His mind had already followed Liu Hong to the Weiyang Palace.

"I don't know what's going on with Liu Hong..."

Liu Ju had to admit that when Zhao Yu suddenly brought Liu Che's imperial edict to Bowang Garden to arrest people on the charge of "fraudulently causing great harm", he was indeed panicked and confused, so much so that his thinking ability declined sharply.

But after entering the imperial prison and completely calming down.

He soon noticed something a little illogical about the incident.

The most unreasonable part is:

If Liu Che really wanted to kill him, why would he throw him into prison?

According to historical records, many people were convicted and died during Emperor Liu Che's reign, including the marquises of the Liu clan.

But the vast majority of these clan members died in the same way - suicide!

No matter whether this suicide is true or not, as long as their crimes are exposed, Emperor Liu Che always sends people to investigate, but basically they never get to the stage of being thrown into prison, because they have already "committed suicide out of fear of crime."

So is this a coincidence?
Liu Ju thinks it is definitely not!

There were hardly any good people among the Liu clan marquises in the Western Han Dynasty who "committed suicide out of fear of punishment". They were capable of all kinds of immoral acts such as torture, murder, incest, and incest.

Usually, only people with a sense of shame would commit suicide. Such shameless people just want to survive.

Therefore, their "suicide out of fear of punishment" is worthy of careful consideration.

In addition, Liu Ju has recently gained some understanding of the real Liu Che.

Therefore, he was almost certain that most of these people were forced to be respectable by Liu Che.

If they themselves were unwilling to behave decently, Liu Che certainly wouldn't mind ordering others to help them behave decently.

However, there is only one explanation to the outside world, that is "suicide".

Because Liu Che was a kind-hearted man who only wanted to be a decent person, he would never easily dirty his hands and bear the reputation of killing his relatives.

That is the case.

Naturally, Liu Che would not allow himself to be branded as the murderer of his son.

It is a coincidence that Liu Ju's cause of death in the Witchcraft Incident was "suicide".

Therefore, Liu Ju had reason to question Liu Che's actions this time.

If Liu Che really wanted to kill him, he should have "committed suicide" in Bowang Garden.

In any case, it is absolutely impossible for him to "commit suicide" in the imperial prison, or be beheaded in the end. This would really damage Liu Che's image as a great and kind man and lose his dignity, which is something Liu Che cannot accept.

And just when Liu Ju realized this problem.

Liu Hong came to visit him in prison at the right time.

Then he learned that Liu Hong was about to be summoned by Emperor Wu of Han, and the boy was going to take the opportunity to plead for him. Liu Ju suddenly had an idea to test Liu Che's mind and secretly taught Liu Hong some words.

Now all he had to do was to patiently wait for the results of the test and further confirm his current situation...

Just as I was thinking about it.

Suddenly, a series of light footsteps were heard outside the prison.

The footsteps came closer and closer, and then a familiar face appeared outside the fence:
"Your Highness, I am here today to deliver an imperial edict to the Imperial Court, and I came to visit you on the way. Are you all right?"

This person was none other than the Imperial Court Minister Su Wen.

"It turned out to be Minister Su."

Liu Ju tilted his head slightly, thinking that Su Wen must be here for more than just a passing visit, but he said lazily,
"Are you sure that Minister Su is here to visit me, and not just to laugh at my joke?"

"Your Highness has really wronged this old slave."

Su Wen smiled and bowed, then looked around furtively, and after making sure that no one was around, he leaned against the fence and said in a low voice,
"Your Highness, I am here to deliver a message to Your Highness."

"Your Highness, don't worry. Since your Highness returned from Nanyue, many small countries in southern Xinjiang have also sent delegations to request to join the Han Dynasty. This is an unprecedented event."

"Your Majesty is greatly pleased with this and has already drafted an edict granting amnesty to the entire nation."

"Your Highness only needs to wait for His Majesty to issue an imperial edict, and you will soon be able to leave the imperial prison and return to Bowang Garden."

Hearing this, Liu Ju was stunned for a moment:
"Since I came back from Nanyue, the small countries in southern Xinjiang have been vying to submit to the Han Dynasty?"

Is there any necessary connection between the two?

Or has something unexpected happened during the days I was under house arrest in Bowang Garden? "Your Highness has made great contributions but does not take credit for them. This really makes this old servant admire you."

Su Wen then raised his eyebrows and smiled, "I understand."

"I have important matters to attend to, so I will take my leave now. Your Highness, please forget that I have been here. Otherwise, if Your Majesty finds out, I am afraid my life will be in danger."

After saying this.

Su Wen took a few steps back, straightened his collar slightly, then crouched down and tiptoed away into the corridor outside the prison.

"But what on earth is going on?"

Liu Ju was completely confused at this moment and couldn't figure out what was going on.

However, Su Wen did bring reassuring news.

It was just as he thought.

Liu Che really had no intention of killing him, but was trying to scare him by raising his hand heavily and then putting it down lightly.

But even so, this time it was dangerous enough...

It is true that serving the emperor is like serving a tiger. Liu Ju felt that he had just walked through the gates of hell and still felt a little scared.

No matter what, I will never take such a risk again!

It turns out that the safest choice is to live in the present, completely forget about that blessing, and just start lying down and doing bad things!
From now on, whoever wants to get involved in these messy things can do so, but he will definitely not cause any trouble.

Even if Liu Che came to beg him personally and promised with his own mouth that he would never turn against him, he would never do such a risky thing again. Who cares!
If you have the ability, just destroy him!

……

That afternoon.

It's still the Greenhouse Palace.

"Are you also here to plead for Liu Ju?"

Liu Che frowned and looked at the female doctor Yi Shuo in front of him.

Yi Shuo had never taken the initiative to ask for an audience with him before, and she usually mainly treated illnesses for the concubines in the harem. Therefore, even though Liu Che had rewarded her before, he did not have a deep impression of her.

However, this time Yi Shuo accompanied Liu Ju on the diplomatic mission to Nanyue as his personal physician, which made him remember this name.

I also want to take this opportunity to hear what Yi Shuo has to say, perhaps something that others have not reported.

"Wei Chen dare not."

Yi Shuo bowed and said, "I am requesting an audience with Your Majesty today to ask Your Majesty to allow me to visit the Crown Prince in the Imperial Prison every day."

"Oh? Why is that?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Che looked Yi Shuo up and down.

Although this Yishuo is a little older, she is still quite pretty.

In addition, the journey to South Vietnam is long and boring, and Liu Ju, a single man and a single woman, would not...

This rebellious son has grown up!

Yi Shuo replied with a frank expression:

"The Crown Prince is very skilled in medicine. I hope to take this opportunity to become his disciple, record his experience in medicine, and compile it into a medical book for future study."

"What did you say? Liu Ju is...very skilled in medicine?"

Liu Che was stunned and thought he had heard it wrong.

"That's right. I dare not deceive Your Majesty. In fact, the Crown Prince's medical skills are far superior to mine. If Your Highness had not rescued me in time during this mission to Nanyue, I am afraid that not only would I die in a foreign land, but at least 30% of the delegation would also be buried in the southern border."

Yi Shuo bowed his head, but his tone was very firm.

"Every word I said is true. I am willing to vouch for it with my medical ethics. Please grant me your approval, Your Majesty."

She made a great determination to make this request to the emperor.

Just because he was worried that Liu Ju would not survive this, the superb medical skills he mastered would be completely lost. This would be a huge loss to all doctors in the world, and it was something Yi Shuo absolutely did not want to see.

Therefore, even though she was reluctant about asking to see Liu Che, she still came anyway.

　Thanks to Mr. Xia Wei Ai Ya Ping for the reward and support.

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

　　
　
(End of this chapter)