Liu Tan was indeed tired. Liu Che got up and washed up. The noise of the palace maids coming in and out like water did not even wake him up.

When Liu Che saw him, he made a gesture. Bu Fan had already asked people to be more careful and now he reminded everyone not to wake up the King of the Northern Territory.

At this moment, Liu Tan turned over and the quilt on his body was about to be kicked off by him. Liu Che couldn't bear to see it, so he walked over, picked it up and put it on him.

After making the quilt, Liu Che looked at Liu Tan's sleeping posture, which was not at all elegant, and felt that even in this state, he still found his son interesting.

You have to know that except when they were young and ignorant, the princes and princesses would be corrected even when they were sleeping. Over time, this habit would be formed and they would no longer have indecent postures.

Liu Che had never seen his child sleeping in such a carefree manner.

But when he thought about it, he actually hadn't seen children sleeping in such a way.

Liu Che walked quietly to the study in the compartment and asked, "Why did you let Tan'er sleep here?"

Although the couch was not small, it was no match for a real bed and did not look very comfortable.

Bu Fan had a good impression of Liu Tan and helped him to sell him some good words. He said, "His Highness said he will be staying there for the time being."

Liu Che looked up at Bu Fan and said, "Nonsense! Is there no other palace in the Northern Border Palace?"

Bu Fan explained, "The King of the Northern Territory said that since the alchemist believed he had great luck, his presence here could help Your Majesty mitigate some of the effects of the witchcraft. Whether it's true or not, it's at least more reassuring."

Liu Che lowered his eyes and stared at the water cup in his hand. After a long while, he sighed and said, "If only they could be half as filial as Tan'er..."

Liu Che did not continue speaking. He thought his heart was strong enough. After all, a witchcraft case had implicated both Liu Fuling and Liu Bo.

It seemed that these two people were innocent, but Liu Che found out something deeper - they may not have given the order personally, but they did not stop it either.

At that time, Liu Che had no expectations for these children. He treated Liu Bo well enough and doted on Liu Fuling even more. As a result, these two children disappointed him more than the other.

Liu Che was not surprised when Liu Dan did this. After all, Liu Dan was dissatisfied with his fiefdom from the very beginning, and even wrote letters to the emperor repeatedly requesting a change of fiefdom.

At that time, they were all blocked by Liu Che. He originally thought that Liu Dan was quite brave and might be able to help the Han Dynasty defend its borders.

The result...it's better not to mention it.

When Liu Che spoke, he exuded a murderous aura. When the emperor was angry, blood would flow and pestles would float. Bu Fan knew that this time the matter would definitely not be taken lightly as it appeared now.

It is estimated that the emperor is probably concerned about the King of the Northern Territory and does not want to connect this matter too closely with the King of the Northern Territory, so the outbreak will only occur when the emperor returns to Chang'an.

The other palace people in the study held their breath and dared not speak. Bu Fan took a moment to calm down before pouring Liu Che a glass of honey water and saying, "Your Majesty, there's no need to be too sad. Don't we still have His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the King of the Northern Territory?"

After hearing this, Liu Che's expression softened slightly. Indeed, at least he still had two obedient sons by his side.

At this moment, he heard Liu Tan say outside: "Is the emperor awake?"

Liu Che put down the water cup and said, "Come in."

Then he saw Liu Tan rubbing his eyes as he walked in, looking like he hadn't woken up yet, but he said, "Father, should I have them get ready? Should we leave tomorrow or the day after tomorrow to watch the martial arts performance?"

This is the solution Liu Tan came up with.

Originally, they had just returned from outside, and he wanted Liu Che to rest for two days before going to watch the martial arts performance. This way, after returning and staying in Shuofang City for a few more days, it would be the date Liu Che had set for returning to Beijing.

However, now that the witchcraft incident has happened, although it has no impact on other places, he is worried that Liu Che is avoiding it and unwilling to tell anyone, so he simply plans to take Liu Che out for a walk.

Anyway, this time they will be away for at least six or seven days. By the time they come back, the exorcism ceremony should have been completed, so people won't feel uncomfortable.

Liu Che glanced at Liu Tan and replied, "Okay."

If Liu Tan hadn't said it, Liu Che originally wanted to bring this matter forward. Even if he didn't go to watch the martial arts performance, the worst that could happen was that he would take people out hunting.

The purpose is to suppress the news of this matter first.

It would take some time for Liu Ju to send people from Chang'an, and the news from the Northern Border Kingdom would definitely reach Yan Kingdom faster than the people going from Chang'an, so he planned to suppress it.

Of course, Li Ling and Wei Deng had been rushing around with their elite troops, searching for things in Changshou Palace and the Northern Palace. Many people knew that something must have happened, and they couldn't give those people a chance to guess, so they just took them away.

So Liu Che instructed Liu Tan, "Give orders not to let any news spread."

No matter what, it is not a good thing for a son to use witchcraft to curse his father. It is a family disgrace.

Liu Tan nodded seriously, turned around hurriedly and went out to call Huo Guang and others over.

Huo Guang had heard some rumors and knew that something might have happened, but when he found out that the palace servant who led him was taking him to a side hall where small court meetings were held, he had a bad feeling.

When he arrived, all the important officials from the Northern Border Kingdom were already there, and they all looked very serious.

Huo Guang's heart sank, but he still sat down as usual.

After he sat down, the door of the council hall was closed. The sound of the door closing made everyone feel a little uneasy. What happened that required the door to be closed for council meetings?

Liu Tan's face rarely showed any smile. He said with a serious expression, "Everyone is here now. I won't keep you in suspense. The Prince of Yan used someone else to perform a witchcraft operation. They buried things in Changshou Palace and the Royal Palace. They have just been found."

Liu Tan's words were like throwing a spoonful of boiling water into a boiling oil pan, and the entire council hall almost exploded in an instant.

No one was in a hurry to discuss, but was so surprised that they couldn't help making meaningless noises. Even if each person's voice was not loud, the voices of these people gathered together. Now that the Council Hall is a semi-enclosed space, the voices are naturally particularly obvious.

Huo Guang did not say anything, but his pupils contracted and his body leaned forward, showing his great surprise at this matter.

While others were still pondering why Prince Liu Dan of Yan did this, Huo Guang had already skipped over the question and asked, "Your Highness, what does His Majesty mean..."

No matter what King Yan's purpose was, he had already done it. What we should do now is not to think about why he did it, but to think about how to solve this problem.

Liu Tan said, "Father has decided to dethrone the Prince of Yan and has sent an imperial edict to Chang'an, instructing the Crown Prince to send someone to detain the Prince of Yan and bring him back to the capital. We no longer need to take care of the Prince of Yan. I will be taking Father out to watch a martial arts performance. While we are away, you should start investigating and remove whoever planted this thorn in our side! I used to turn a blind eye to them because I didn't want to make things too awkward. I didn't expect these people to be so ambitious that they even dared to curse Father!"

Huo Guang's face turned pale. Liu Tan was angry about Liu Che being cursed, and Huo Guang was also very angry.

He was raised and educated by Liu Che. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is Liu Che's adopted son. How can a son be happy if his father is cursed?

Oh, Liu Dan is no longer considered a human being in Huo Guang's eyes.

Huo Guang said in a deep voice, "Your Highness, rest assured. I will not let go of anyone involved in this matter. As for the others who were planted here, I'm afraid it will take some time."

Shuofang City expanded too fast, and the hidden danger brought about by the rapid population increase was that the identities of some people could not be accurately identified. Huo Guang had originally been thinking that he could take it slowly, but now it seemed... other things could be put aside, and this matter must be dealt with first.

In fact, Liu Tan called everyone here so solemnly just to show that he attached importance to this matter. As for doing this... he decided to leave it to Huo Guang.

He knew that Huo Guang would be able to deal with those people within a reasonable range, so before leaving, he looked at Huo Guang and said, "After my father and I leave, this place will be completely handed over to you. I will leave the tiger talisman to you. Don't be lenient when necessary."

Huo Guang was startled: "Your Highness..."

Liu Tan held his shoulder and said, "It couldn't have happened earlier or later, but it had to happen at this time. This time, my father is lenient with me. If not... you can imagine what the outcome would be from top to bottom. This is definitely not just the work of Prince Yan. Keep digging until you can find nothing more."

Unlike the outward expression of his emotions in front of Liu Che, Liu Tan at this moment looked much more restrained, but he exuded a murderous aura from head to toe, and his eyes were frighteningly cold.

This was the second time Huo Guang had seen Liu Tan like this, except for the last time he heard Wu Shilu was heading south. He said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty...understand."

Just as Liu Tan said, if Liu Che had not been partial to you, according to his previous style, no matter whether you were innocent or not, if you had a relationship with him, he would definitely investigate thoroughly and interrogate you first. If you were really innocent, he would naturally release you, but the question is, how many people could survive that interrogation?

Liu Tan patted his shoulder, looked up and saw Liu Che leading his men out, and ran over and said, "Father, everything is ready, are we going to set off?"

Liu Che looked at Liu Tan, who seemed unaffected by anything, and unconsciously seemed to think that witchcraft was not a big deal. He nodded and said, "Let's go."

Their destination was the martial arts training ground that Liu Tan had mentioned before. Originally, in Liu Che's impression, the martial arts training ground might be similar to the parade ground last time. But when they got there, they were surprised to see that it had no end in sight.

Liu Che couldn't help but ask, "How did you design this?"

Liu Tan took Liu Che all the way to the room that had been prepared long ago. This place was originally reserved for him to live in. Of course, it was not as big as the royal palace, but it was also cleaner.

As soon as you enter the courtyard, you can see a huge sand table in the middle.