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

Chapter 203 I Want to Share the Country’s Worries
Being fierce only means having the intention, but whether it can be accomplished depends on a variety of considerations, such as the situation in foreign countries and the ability of the envoys.

During the hundreds of years of the Han Dynasty, countless envoys were sent out, many of whom caused trouble. Some succeeded, such as Fu Jiezi, while others failed, such as Zhang Sheng.

And what about this mission to the Kingdom of Nanyue?

The book said that the envoys who went to the Kingdom of Nanyue in history did not survive...

but.

This is a moment.

Now there is a big variable. His Majesty the Emperor, who was supposed to be in Chang'an, has fled to the east, and the person in charge has been replaced by the Crown Prince. This change has brought about even bigger variables.

Little Liu is not Old Liu. Without decades of experience on the throne, Liu Ju only has a vague understanding of the abilities of many court officials.

Since Zhongjun volunteered, the emperor might be able to make the decision directly, but Liu Ju had to find out the truth first.

Simultaneously.

You have to think about it.

The opinions of ministers should be listened to, but not completely listened to or trusted.

Liu Ju first asked someone to check the "love affair" of the Queen of Nanyue, and then looked through the resume of the counselor Zhongjun.

As a result, whether it was the former recommended by the ministers or the latter who requested it himself, Liu Ju was somewhat hesitant.

Not to mention the guy who was in love with the Queen of Nanyue. There was nothing remarkable about him at all. He was just an ordinary bureaucrat.

Zhongjun, who entered the officialdom as a doctoral student, has two records worth mentioning.

one.

In the sixth year of Yuanshuo, the emperor went to Yong County to offer sacrifices to the Five Emperors. During the period, he captured a "one-horned beast". Zhongjun immediately submitted a petition, saying that it symbolized great unification and requested a change of the reign title.

Afterwards, the Yuanshou era was established.

Another incident happened in April this year. When Liu Ju went to the regular court to listen to government affairs for the first time, the Minister of Justice Wang Wenshu submitted a memorial requesting that officials be sent down to inspect local coinage, salt and iron affairs.

The emperor did not hand the matter over to the Supreme Court, but to several doctors of the Imperial College.

During the inspection.

A doctor pretended to have received an imperial edict in order to pacify the people. Judging from the law alone, his behavior was even more serious than Yi Zong's disobedience to the imperial edict!
As expected, the doctor was interrogated after returning to Beijing, and the person who interrogated him was Zhongjun.

I won’t go into detail about the interrogation process.

In short.

The person on trial was sentenced to death, but the emperor did not execute him. He demoted him and kept him in a position. The interrogator Zhongjun was appreciated by the emperor and was later replaced by Zhongjun and sent to inspect the counties...

Judging from the above two things, the Imperial Counselor Zhongjun was undoubtedly very much to the emperor's liking, but for Liu Ju...

He is difficult to judge.

It is difficult to judge Zhongjun's character based on just two things. If we combine the evaluation of others and only look at his ability, Zhongjun, a Confucian disciple, has two advantages that are praised by others:

He is eloquent and writes well.

This……

Liu Ju thought for a long time and ordered someone to call a person whose abilities were extremely similar to Zhongjun's, but more outstanding.

Prince's Palace, garden path.

The two walked one after the other, and Liu Ju said in the front: "The official you recommended has a past relationship with Queen Qin. I think it's not appropriate."

"Your Highness, please tell me clearly." Dongfang Shuo bowed and asked.

"If that person goes, it would be convenient to persuade Queen Qin, but it would easily arouse the dissatisfaction of the people of Nanyue, and even damage the reputation of Queen Qin. The gain would not outweigh the loss."

Liu Ju held his sword with his hand and said as he walked: "Queen Qin is my Han daughter. Since she has always been on the side of the Han, when the envoys enter Nanyue, one more acquaintance will be enough to persuade them, and it won't have much impact."

"…I was careless."

Dongfang Shuo said again that today his words and actions were particularly serious, neither laughing nor joking.

Because he had a premonition of the purpose of the prince calling him here.

Unsurprisingly.

The next moment, the prince raised his finger and pointed, "I plan to send you and Zhongjun to the South Vietnam together. What do you think?"

At this point, Liu Ju turned around and said to Dongfang Shuo solemnly: "The Prime Minister of Nanyue has already shown hostility. This time I will be responsible for reprimanding him. Maybe there will be other incidents." "You can judge whether it is dangerous or not. You can also judge whether to go or not. I called you here today to ask for your opinion."

"I won't force it."

The emperor summoned the vassal states, but Nanyue turned a blind eye, so he must have been reprimanded. However, in addition to the reprimand, a tone was set in the court yesterday while the king of Nanyue was ill - to make trouble!
Liu Ju had no objection to this.

At this moment, he even told Dongfang Shuo the truth, so that he could weigh the danger himself and decide whether he dared to go or not.

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

Dongfang Shuo had already made up his mind. Right beside the garden path, he bowed deeply to the prince, his tone faintly excited, "I thank Your Highness for your liking me, and I thank Your Highness for your respect for me. This time I will go to Nanyue as an envoy, even though there are dangers everywhere!"

Even if there are mountains of swords and seas of fire, Dongfang Shuo will wade through them!

Because he had been waiting for this moment, the moment when he could do something, for too long.

Start waiting from the time when the Crown Prince was enthroned in the first year of Yuanshou, start waiting from the time when Zhuang Zhu defected to Prince of Huainan and took a radical approach, start waiting from the time when the Crown Prince gradually grew older.

until!

I waited until today, and finally got the opportunity - His Majesty is on an eastern tour, and the Crown Prince is regent.

Yesterday in the court, Dongfang Shuo stood up and recommended the lover of the Queen of Nanyue. Was he really recommending someone else?

No.

He is recommending himself.

The reason why Dongfang Shuo did not recommend himself directly like Zhongjun was because he was rejected by the Majesty too many times. A man who had always been carefree, finally learned to be reserved when it came to his life ambitions.

Fortunately, his action was successful, and Liu Ju noticed this eloquent master of rhetoric.

Compared with Zhongjun, Dongfang Shuo is slightly better in both eloquence and literary talent.

Furthermore.

Liu Ju recruited him to be his vassal in order to train him to be a great leader, so he would definitely not ignore him...

Three days later, there was another regular court meeting.

The prince agreed to the request of the counselor Zhongjun, but rejected the suggestion to send the lover of the Queen of Nanyue as an envoy.

immediately.

Taizhong Daifu Dongfang Shuo made another recommendation, this time he was not recommending others, but himself.

Not surprisingly, the prince agreed.

Originally, it was thought that the messenger had made the decision, but no one had expected that even the person who suddenly showed up to disrupt the situation was acting on a whim.

In the Xuanshi Hall, seeing that the prince had approved Dongfang Shuo's mission, Li Guangli thought to himself, "I've always felt that Dongfang Shuo and the prince were flirting too much, not like just casual friends."

"Seeing you today makes it even more suspicious!"

"If that is the case, then the prince placed his own people in the delegation to South Vietnam in order to gain credit?"

Don't say it.

There are many people who share the same idea as Li Guangli. Ever since the prince used the disciples and old officials left by Zhang Tang, all officials in the court have been suspicious of everyone and regard everyone as a thorn buried in the prince's palace.

It would have been better if Dongfang Shuo didn't jump, but as soon as he jumped out, all the officials immediately became suspicious.

The emperor's comment that Liu Ju's methods were too artificial and too simplistic was not without purpose...

but.

Many ministers were suspicious, but only one took action. Li Guangli pondered for a long time, and just before Liu Ju decided on the candidate, he suddenly stood up and said loudly:

"Your Highness, I am also willing to go to South Vietnam to help the country!"

"Ok?"

Liu Ju looked in the direction of the voice and saw who was asking for orders. He hesitated for a moment and raised his eyebrows and said, "General Zhonglang, are you sure?"

Actually, Liu Ju wanted to ask: "Your sister is the emperor's favorite concubine. The emperor is not in Chang'an at the moment. He is the regent. If I send you away and you die in Nanyue, will it be your fault or mine?"

It doesn't matter whether he dies or not.

It's a big deal to throw dirty water on Liu Ju!

(End of this chapter)