My father is Emperor Wu of Han, how can I be different from him?

Chapter 182 Alone
Not long ago.

When Pingyang Marquis Cao Xiang died, Princess Wei Chang became a widower. According to custom, she had to choose a new husband from among the marquises.

However, no one expected that the person chosen by the emperor for his eldest daughter would be a newly-conferred alchemist!

Treat him with courtesy, honor him with official seal, and regard him as a relative of the emperor.

According to Luan Da's invitation to the gods, the emperor's move was the third step, treating him as a relative.

However, the emperor's move was just like what the queen said sadly -

Why is it so insignificant?

Liu Ju left and went to the front hall. The crying in the Pepper Room gradually subsided, but sobbing could still be heard from time to time.

The queen called her son over, and Princess Wei Chang cried bitterly in front of her brother. There was certainly some deliberateness in this, but what could they do?

In this great Han Dynasty.

Unless there is a mistress in Changle Palace who can suppress others with her status and filial piety, the male master of Weiyang Palace will not be held hostage by any woman in the world.

If he really gets competitive, even the Queen can’t do it!

If one wants the emperor to change his mind, one can only place hope on the crown prince, the man second only to the emperor.

Yes.

Liu Ju is a man now. He has gained all the advantages of growing from a boy to a man. Today, he should also have some responsibilities as a man...

Outside Chengming Palace.

Shang Shu Pushe Huo Guang bowed and said calmly: "Your Highness, His Majesty does not want you to go in."

Liu Ju took off the sword from his waist and handed it to the guard. Then he waved his hand and waited until there was no third person around. Then he asked, "Do you think I should go in?"

Huo Guang looked ahead and said softly, "Your Highness, from a utilitarian perspective, I do not recommend that you advance. From a sentimental perspective, I think you should advance."

As he said this, he bowed again.

"If Your Highness enters, I will certainly admire Your Highness's character even more in the future."

A crown prince who is affectionate and righteous is far more supported by others than a crown prince who is cold-hearted. Huo Guang seems to be talking about himself, but it seems that he is not just talking about himself.

Liu Ju looked at him and said, "I'm going to go in when I get here. After hearing your praise, I'm even more determined to go in."

"Your Highness is so kind."

Huo Guang lowered his head slightly and looked down.

Liu Ju glanced at the palace walls in the distance, thought for a while, and asked the Shang Shu Pushe who was standing still beside him:

"The incident happened suddenly, and I came here in a hurry. I have a general understanding of the situation, but I have no idea how to get out of this predicament. Do you have any strategy to teach me?"

"Don't dare."

Huo Guang bowed his head and said, "I only have a rough idea. I can't say I have a good solution. I can help Your Highness sort out his thoughts."

Liu Ju didn't have time to care whether he was being modest or not, "Right, right?"

"Your Highness, please speak."

"Father, do you believe in Luan Da's magic?"

"Trust three points, doubt three points, and use three points." The remaining one point is the emperor's guarded attitude towards everyone.

Huo Guang continued in a calm tone, "The imperial edict conferring the title of Marquis of Le Tong was written by me. Your Majesty ordered me to write:

The river overflowed the Gaolu, and the dikes were built without end. I have ruled the country for twenty-five years. If Heaven will give me a gift, I will make it a great success. "

Luan Da, also known as General Datong.

Liu Ju nodded after hearing this. "The flooding of the river is a natural disaster, which cannot be cured by human power. In the future, Luan Da will be the one who will take the blame for his father."

"Yes, Your Highness, you have a good understanding." Huo Guang praised him and continued, "Recently, there are rumors in Chang'an City that today's Luan Da is the former Marquis of Wu'an Tian Fen."

"This is very meaningful."

"They have a similar prosperity today, so they should have a similar situation tomorrow..."

In the third year of Yuanguang, the Yellow River burst its banks and the river broke through Huzi, causing floods to affect 16 counties. The then Prime Minister, Wu'an Hou Tian Fen, tried to prevent the court from providing disaster relief because of the location of his fiefdom, claiming:
The flow of rivers is God’s will and cannot be blocked by human power!

Then, the emperor ordered to stop flood control.

"Father has learned his lesson. This time, I will hold the will of heaven in my hands. When the time is right, I will let Luan follow in Tian Fen's footsteps?"

"Most likely." Huo Guang nodded gently. "Your Majesty has met all the conditions for praying to the gods, but the river has not calmed down. This guilty minister who deceived the emperor should die as a token of apology."

"I will die to thank the world."

Liu Ju smiled and said, "The people have full trust in Luan Da. If one day they find out that he has deceived everyone, then it would be logical for him to have deceived Your Majesty and deceived His Majesty."

This sentence was disrespectful. It was said by the prince, but Huo Guang should not respond to it.

He whispered, "The flooding of the river is beyond human control. The death of a Taoist priest Luan Da can ease the people's hearts, but it is not a big deal."

"But His Majesty is still in the stage of building momentum, so Your Highness cannot interfere."

"How could I not know?"

Liu Ju's tone returned to being cold. Whether Luan Da lived or died was none of his business. The emperor wanted to find someone to take the blame, which was just imperial power politics and not a big deal.

Throughout Chang'an City, many important officials saw through Luan Da's intention and distanced themselves from him.

This is nothing.

But in the process of praising Luan Da and trying to bring him to the sky, the emperor wanted to sacrifice a princess and give him another push.

Actually, if this princess was not Liu Ju’s biological sister, it would not matter to him, but she was!
Then Liu Ju could no longer sit idly by.

"Your Majesty wants to use Princess Wei Chang's identity to elevate Luan Da. If Your Highness does not want Princess Wei Chang to marry him..." Having said this, Huo Guang shut up.

Some words can only be understood but not expressed in words.

Liu Ju stared at him for a while, went over it in his mind, selected the target, and then turned and walked towards Chengming Palace.

Not long after.

In front of the imperial desk, the emperor was bending over the desk, painting a landscape painting. Ever since the availability of rice paper that was a meter wide, the emperor had developed this hobby.

When he heard footsteps, he didn't even look up. "I asked Huo Guang to persuade you, but it seems I chose the wrong person."

"I think it's just the opposite."

"Did you come to a conclusion?"

Liu Ju took a step forward and clasped his hands, saying, "Father, Prince Guangchuan Liu Qi has been accused of committing adultery with his own sisters many times. It is not a good thing for the court to always cover for him."

"Since Father can't bear to punish Prince Guangchuan, why don't you make a decision for him and marry off Prince Guangchuan's sisters so that everything will be settled once and for all."

While talking.

Liu Ju leaned forward and asked tentatively, "Two princesses are equivalent to one princess, right?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the emperor stopped writing, and Liu Che threw the ink-stained brush on the paper without even looking at the finished painting.

"Did you come up with this idea, or did Huo Guang propose it?"

"That's what I thought!"

Liu Ju said sternly: "First, I don't want my mother and sister to be sad. Second, it is wrong to tolerate those princes' disorderly behavior and damage the reputation of the royal family."

"Yeah." The emperor put his hands behind his back and walked slowly and leisurely in the palace.

"Well said, anything else?"

"I know that your Majesty is unhappy, but I still want to say it this time!" Liu Ju followed beside him and said earnestly, "Father, Luan Da is just an abandoned child."

"Why do you want to involve my sister?"

"She is my father's eldest daughter after all. When Empress Chen was alive, my father had no children for many years, and I don't know how many rumors there were."

"Fortunately, my sister was born, which broke the rumor." Liu Ju looked embarrassed, "Father, although political tactics are good, personal feelings are not a crime."

After saying this, Liu Ju said nothing more.

There was silence in the hall for a while. The emperor looked calm, neither happy nor angry. He walked for a while. When Liu Che stopped, he looked at the prince and said slowly:

"I am alone, what do you think that means?"

(End of this chapter)