I, the prince, only want to be deposed.

Chapter 98: A Benevolent King Who Enjoys Making People Beautiful

"There is such a righteous man?"

Liu Che instantly became alert upon hearing this, and immediately waved to Su Wen behind him.

"Quick, quick, present it to me!"

"No matter who this person is, I will make an exception and appoint him as a lieutenant commander, so that all my subjects will know that I will never let anyone down!"

Just as recorded in history books, Liu Che must fight this battle!
Zhangye and Dunhuang counties must also be established!
Today, all of Southern Xinjiang has become a vassal state of the Han Dynasty.

Now that the Han Dynasty has completely freed up one hand, it is natural that the North and the Western Regions should also take some action!

Otherwise, the Xiongnu, Qiang people and those small countries in the Western Regions would think that after more than six years of recuperation, he, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, has lost his original sharpness, and they would collude with each other, plundering and killing Han envoys without paying any price!

Moreover, Liu Ju's actions in southern Xinjiang also provided Liu Che with a new strategy:
His previous method of sending envoys with large amounts of money and property to pacify these small countries was not feasible. Those small countries would not remember his kindness and would only regard him as a fool.

He should have been like Liu Ju, holding a stick in one hand and a whip in the other!
Either take my stick or take my whip, you have to choose one!

Those who choose the stick will seek their own destruction. Only those who choose the whip will be qualified to eat the date pits that I, the great man, will reward you with afterwards!
Now think about it carefully.

Why did these small countries waver between the Xiongnu and the Han Dynasty? Was it because the Xiongnu gave them more benefits than the Han Dynasty?
joke!

The Huns only continued to plunder them and force them to pay taxes. In the eyes of the Huns, they were nothing more than slaves, and they never treated them with courtesy like the Han envoys.

Don’t they know why the generals sent by the Xiongnu to travel between the small countries in the Western Regions were called “Child Servant Captain”?
Bastard!
Just as Sang Hongyang said before, these small countries are all cowardly people who fear power but not morality!
It is time to change the Han Dynasty's long-standing diplomatic concepts.

It is far better to use the huge amount of money spent on pacifying them to make weapons that can kill them and whip them than to say thousands of kind words of advice!

at the same time.

Liu Che couldn't help but look at Liu Ju differently again, and was even slightly shocked in his heart.

This rebellious son might not have been scared back, but instead became smarter than before!

His three "rights" have made him invincible in today's court. He has not offended the pro-war faction, the pro-peace faction, or any of himself, and has kept himself out of the matter.

This military order was a very clever and subtle way of testing the thoughts of his father.

Expressing a stance in a non-stance-based way!
If he, the father, advocates war, then he is handing over the knife.

If he, the father, advocates peace, then he will hand over the sheath.

No matter what, he is right... This rebellious son, how fast is he growing? Is he really born to be a king? !

However, Liu Che had no idea.

Liu Ju now has no such idea at all. He is just lying down and doing nothing while solving the hidden danger that may kill him in the future.

"..."

The ministers below did not think as deeply as Liu Che at this moment.

Some people are even wondering whether this move is a means for the prince to promote his own direct descendants in the court?

Even Wei Qing was confused at this moment and could not understand Liu Ju's thoughts for a moment.

After a while.

The so-called "military order" has been presented to Liu Che.

Liu Che just raised his hand and shook it, then unfolded it on the table in front of him and checked the contents.

The "military order" contained only a few words, which roughly meant: [Today I volunteer to participate in the war against the Western Qiang, and to make contributions that will bring honor to our family.]

【I swear here that I will do my best to get this done. 】

[If anything unexpected happens, I will bear all the responsibility, and it has nothing to do with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. I have written this document and used my bloody handprint as proof.]

[I am willing to take the lead and be the first to reach the top! 】

[Signed: Gongsun Jingsheng (blood handprint)]

Most of the content of the military order was written by Gongsun Jingsheng himself.

Liu Ju simply added, "I am willing to take the lead in the charge and be the first to reach the summit."

This is also thanks to the fact that people in this era still used the ancient and neat official script for writing, with no obvious personal style and no punctuation marks for sentence division.

Therefore, it did not seem at all inappropriate for Liu Ju to add such a sentence at the end of this document.

And the content is completely consistent with the artistic conception of the previous words, no one can see it at all...

After reading the contents on the bamboo slips, especially the name in the signature.

Liu Che was also stunned for a moment, then he looked up and searched among the ministers, his eyes finally fixed on a man in his forties in the front row:
"Gongsun He, if I remember correctly, your son's name seems to be Gongsun Jingsheng, right?"

"what?"

Gongsun He's eyes widened instantly, his face full of surprise and doubt.

Now Gongsun He is the Grand Coachman, one of the Nine Ministers. He was once the prince's attendant of Emperor Liu Che. He also followed Wei Qing to fight against the Huns and was granted the title of Marquis of Nanhuan for his military exploits.

He was also Liu Ju's uncle and Gongsun Jingsheng's father.

And together with Gongsun Jingsheng, he was the fuse of the witchcraft disaster...

"???"

Wei Qing and all the civil and military officials in the court were also puzzled. They all looked at Gongsun He, and some looked at Liu Ju. They had no idea what was going on.

Liu Ju added at the right moment:
"Your Majesty is wise. This righteous man is none other than my cousin Gongsun Jingsheng."

Gongsun He finally came back to his senses, with an expression that said "I don't have it, don't talk nonsense" on his face, and bowed to Liu Ju with a wry smile:

"Your Highness, this matter could not be... a misunderstanding, right?"

"My cousin wrote the military order in front of me and even put his fingerprints on it to express his determination. How could it be a misunderstanding?"

Liu Ju smiled slightly and said seriously,
"My cousin Jingsheng told me that he had actually long been determined to fight in the battlefield and serve his country, but you, my uncle, were worried about his safety and never agreed. That's why he had to hide it from you and came to me. He asked me to present this military order to my father, hoping that he would not waste his life in vain."

"My cousin Jingsheng also told me that it is his lifelong dream to lead the charge and be the first to reach the summit."

"He hoped that I would ask my father on his behalf to give him a chance to realize his dream. I was so moved that I shed tears when I heard this, so I agreed with great reluctance."

"Fortunately, I have fulfilled my mission. Father has just personally issued an order to make an exception and appoint cousin Jingsheng as the first lieutenant."

Having said that, Liu Ju turned around and looked at Liu Che.

Then he bowed respectfully once again, making sure that Liu Che would be kept on a high place and unable to come down.
"Father, please accept my son's greetings on behalf of my cousin Jingsheng. I have already told my cousin Jingsheng that father is a benevolent ruler who is eager to help others achieve success. He will never let down his loyal heart!"

(End of this chapter)