Liu Ju's illness came at such a coincidence that anyone would start to suspect Chen Ajiao.

Seeing Liu Tan was silent, Liu Qi quickly said tremblingly: "I~I~everything~I~said~is~true~"

Hearing his voice tremble from being tossed about by the horse, Liu Tan couldn't help but say irritably, "Got it, shut up! If you say another word without being asked, I'll cut off your tongue."

Prince Guangchuan now had no doubt about Liu Tan's cruelty. Before meeting Liu Tan and even the moment he saw Liu Tan, he subconsciously thought that Liu Tan looked easy to bully.

After all, even when wearing tight clothes, Liu Tan still looks like a gentle young man. When his eyes look at you, people can't help but feel soft in their hearts.

However, he soon understood the meaning of "don't judge a book by its cover". This guy who always draws his sword is really not to be messed with.

After he calmed down, Liu Tan thought about what to do next while he hurried on his way.

When they reached the next post station, he summoned Wei Buyi and said, "Find a few people and go along this road to see if the King of Changyi has left the State of Changyi."

Wei Buyi knew at a glance that this road led from Changyi to Chang'an. He asked in surprise, "Your Highness, are you worried that the King of Changyi will rebel?"

"It doesn't necessarily mean rebellion. Liu Qumao has the upper hand now. If I were him, I would summon Prince Changyi as soon as possible and have him arrive in Chang'an first. Then I would find a way to help him ascend the throne. Even if it means honoring my mother as the Queen Mother, nothing else matters as long as the status is established."

Wei Buyi frowned and said, "Your Majesty is only missing now. Are they so sure that Your Majesty will never come back?"

Liu Tan looked out the window coldly and said, "Even if it comes back, so what? They can just send people to block it at the docks and prevent it from landing forever."

Wei Buyi was shocked when he heard this: "How dare they?"

Liu Tan looked at him and said, "Liu Qumao has already used every possible means to gain the throne. What is there that he wouldn't dare to do?"

Wei Buyi's eyes became bloodshot after hearing this. His relationship with Liu Che was naturally not as close as Huo Guang's, but his Wei family had always been loyal, and he was taught by his father to be loyal to the emperor. After all, if His Majesty had not valued and promoted them, their Wei family might still be slaves of Princess Yangxin.

Therefore, Wei Buzhi was very grateful to Liu Che. At least his current life was inseparable from Liu Che.

Naturally, he could not tolerate someone trying to murder His Majesty the Emperor.

He was very angry when King Yan Liu Dan was involved in witchcraft, and he led a team to arrest all the people who had some connection with the matter. In order to get a confession, he couldn't help but interrogate them. It was only after being warned by Jiang Chong that he restrained himself a little.

At this moment, Liu Tan's guess made him furious, and he wished he could bring people there personally immediately.

However, he still calmed himself down and asked, "Your Highness, if you really see it, what should you do?"

"Capture the person and bring him back secretly. Don't act on your own. Even if you want to kill him, wait until the dust settles."

At that time, whether Liu Che dealt with his son who intended to rebel, or Liu Ju dealt with his brother who intended to rebel, it would be their business.

At this time, Liu Tan didn't want to think about the fact that Liu Che might no longer be around.

Thanks to the fact that there were many things going on at the time, Liu Tan was able to temporarily forget about this matter.

However, he did not expect that when he was rushing back to Chang'an, scouts a hundred miles away from Chang'an discovered something wrong - Chang'an was now being attacked by a large army, the city gates were closed, and there were archers on the city walls guarding the city day and night, while the land outside the city was dark red, obviously a conflict had already occurred.

Liu Tan was shocked when he heard this: "What's going on? Who is this?"

"I don't know." The scout gasped, "Chang'an is now blocked by rebels. News can't get in or out."

Liu Tan sat there, puzzled for a moment. "Liu Bo... How could he be so bold as to lead his troops straight to Chang'an? No, that's not right. If Liu Bo really led his troops here, he would have to pass through other counties. Unless those county governors had defected, it wouldn't be possible for him to arrive so quickly."

Chen Ajiao and Liu Ju passed the news to him as soon as they received the news. The distance from Chang'an to the Northern Border Kingdom is not far from that to the Changyi Kingdom. He and Liu Bo should have received the news at about the same time, but Liu Tan and his men basically ran all the way back without much rest on the way.

He is able to sit here and analyze things only by holding on for a breath. Unless Liu Bo can run here without sleep like him, he should not be faster than him.

Moreover, he had the Prince's Decree and the Queen's Order in his hands, which enabled him to have a smooth journey. Now he probably had to be prepared for the fact that many places in the south had already turned to the traitors.

Liu Tan sent out scouts to continue watching, at least to see the enemy's military flag, mainly to see if the flag of King Changyi was there. If not... Liu Tan had already decided to send someone to capture King Changyi first.

No matter when, removing the fuel from under the cauldron is always effective. Without Liu Bo, who else could Liu Qumao help to take the throne?

Of course, he couldn't just sit here and wait for the people below to capture Liu Bo. He needed to find a way to repel these people first, and then enter Chang'an openly.

When the scouts reported back that night, they reported a series of names, such as the military flags of several marquises, including Liu Zhong, Marquis of Guangwang, Liu Chaoping, Marquis of Jiangliang, Liu Yi, Marquis of Ludi, and so on.

When Liu Tan saw these names, he knew they were members of the royal family. However, he couldn't match them up and felt a little confused.

Fortunately, he had Wei Buyi by his side. Wei Buyi's basic knowledge was not as good as Huo Guang's, but he still had some understanding of the royal family of the Han Dynasty.

When he saw these names, he immediately said, "These people are Liu Qumao's brothers."

Brothers of Liu Qumao? In other words, these people are all sons of Liu Sheng?

Oh, yes, Liu Sheng was lustful all his life and left behind more than a hundred sons. Few of them had titles, and many did not. These are only the ones with titles, and it is unknown how many sons were left without titles.

Liu Tan took a deep breath and asked, "Can you estimate how many people are coming?"

"The scouts reported about 10,000 people."

Liu Tan closed his eyes and pondered for a while before saying, "Prince Guangchuan was actually just a cannon fodder he threw out to delay me. If I had marched at a normal speed, Chang'an might have been taken by the time I got here."

Wei Buyi said with some concern, "Even so, we are too few in number. Now these people have surrounded all four gates of Chang'an, preventing anyone from entering or leaving. I'm afraid they are planning to cause chaos in Chang'an."

"All four gates are surrounded?" Liu Tan suddenly laughed. "So they've divided their forces. Great! I was worried they wouldn't."

When Wei Buyi saw Liu Tanxiao, he suddenly felt a little nervous. The last time this smile appeared on Liu Tan's face was when he decided to stab Wu Shilu.

No one understood the meaning of his smile at the time, but now that Wei Buyi had gained experience, he couldn't help but whisper, "Your Highness, what should we do?"

Liu Tan said, "To capture a thief, we must first capture the leader. Since we are outnumbered, we should be more flexible and maneuverable. Come on, follow me to raid the camp!"