Liu Tan was very surprised when he saw the tiger talisman and said, "Didn't the emperor take the tiger talisman that was supposed to mobilize the entire army? Now the only thing left in Chang'an is to mobilize the Chang'an garrison?"

Liu Ju lay on the bed and said calmly, "How can I easily hand over the Tiger Tally in my current state?"

Liu Tan thought about it and agreed. Liu Qumao could send people to assassinate the Grand Marshal. What if he got angry when he saw the tiger talisman and killed the person who got it? Wouldn't that mean he would fall into Liu Qumao's hands?

Liu Tan thought of this and stuffed the tiger talisman back into Liu Chuan's hands, saying, "Since Father has taken it away, don't let it out."

Liu Ju was surprised: "How can you defeat the rebels without any soldiers?"

Liu Tan immediately said, "Who said I don't have any troops? How did I kill General Liang Marquis Liu Chaoping and General Lu Marquis Liu Yi without any troops?"

Liu Ju smiled bitterly: "The number of people you have is too few, and... they are all trained by you with great effort, you..."

"The other soldiers are human beings too, and the most important thing to do now is to send a letter to the other county governors to come to the king's aid! Do you really want me to fight? How could I do that?"

Liu Ju laughed: "You still can't do it?"

Seeing Liu Ju's fatigue, Liu Tan quickly said, "Alright, enough nonsense. First, tell me who in the court is trustworthy. I'll take care of the rest."

Liu Que said, "Liu Qumao has rebellious intentions. Although the others have their own petty thoughts, they are not violating the greater cause."

Liu Tan nodded, which meant that most of it was credible, at least more credible than Liu Qumao.

Liu Tan said, "Then I understand. You rest assured and recuperate. I'll take care of this mess for the time being. But please get better soon. As for those words, I don't know how to do these things. I can only stabilize the current situation, and there's nothing more I can do."

Liu Ju, however, lay on the bed, looking up at the sky and said, "Well, I'm going to take a good rest for a while anyway, so keep going."

Liu Tan rolled his eyes in anger and couldn't help but pat the back of his hand and said, "If it's not good, then keep taking the bitter medicine!"

Liu Ju turned around and smiled at him: "I'm not afraid."

Liu Tan was so angry that he stood up and said, "I'm leaving. I won't talk to you anymore."

But as soon as he left the Prince's Palace, Chen Ajiao had someone send him a bunch of information, which was basically about recent events, including the situation inside the palace and some outside the palace.

Then some were also sent over from Crown Prince Liu Ju. Liu Tan's head started to hurt when he saw the pile of documents. He had been thinking about whether he could kill Liu Qumao today.

Now he has discovered that even if he kills Liu Qumao... there are still many things left to do.

And at this moment, news suddenly came - King Zhongshan Liu Kunchi led his troops to come to the rescue.

When Liu Tan saw the news, his first reaction was: Is he here to support the king or to help his uncles?

Yes, the current King of Zhongshan is actually Liu Qumao’s nephew.

Liu Kunchi's father died two years after he succeeded to the throne of King Zhongshan, and finally passed the throne of King Zhongshan to him.

Liu Tan didn't know much about Liu Kunchi, but he hadn't heard of any obvious misdeeds of his.

But... when Liu Sheng died, the size of Zhongshan Kingdom was greatly reduced when it was passed to his son Liu Chang, and a lot of territory was divided among his sons, including Liu Chaoping, the Marquis of Liang.

So Liu Kunchi and they were all neighbors. He should have noticed when these neighbors made any unusual moves. But now you have come all the way here to support the king. What does that mean? Are you dissatisfied with your own wealth and need to mobilize the army to consume it?

The most important thing is that Chang'an did not order the King of Zhongshan to come to the rescue. Didn't you see that the other princes or marquises stayed at home obediently?

Liu Tan took this news and wanted to send someone to inform Wei Buyi, but after thinking about it, he felt it was inappropriate.

Although Chang'an is now in a stalemate with the other two rebel groups, they still dare not send anyone out. Liu Qumao may have many spies in Chang'an. If he sends someone out to contact Wei Buyi, Liu Qumao will definitely find out.

Liu Tan thought for a moment and said to Miao Rui, "Go get the tiger talisman from our mother, and we'll go out tomorrow to eliminate those two rebel forces."

Now that the rebels are gone, Liu Kunchi should go back. If he doesn't go back... that would be a problem.

Of course, Liu Tan's main purpose in leading his men to the expedition was to take advantage of the chaos to form an alliance with Wei Buzhi.

After hearing this, Miao Rui immediately went to the Jiaofang Palace in person, but he didn't expect that Chen Ajiao actually came to the Suiyu Palace in person.

When Chen Ajiao saw Liu Tan, she said, "You should be going to Weiyang Palace to take care of things now. Why are you still hiding here?"

Liu Tan went up to him and said, "Without the emperor's order, how dare I enter or leave the Weiyang Palace without permission?"

When Liu Che comes back and hears about this, he will probably be furious. He has only been away for a while and all kinds of evil spirits have jumped out. If even Liu Tan does this, then he should be held accountable together with him.

When Liu Che doted on his son, he really did it, but the prerequisite was that the son had not betrayed his king and father. Otherwise, he would be truly ruthless when he turned against him.

Chen Ajiao snorted coldly: "Who knows if he can come back!"

Chen Ajiao was very dissatisfied with Liu Che. Why did he pray to the immortals for help? At the critical moment, his good prince was useless and he still had to rely on her son.

Although Chen Ajiao wanted Liu Tan to be the crown prince and the emperor, she, who had grown up almost in the palace, understood very well how important a smooth transfer of power was.

Think about how much hardship Liu Che, as the crown prince, had to go through when the previous emperor passed away, and with the imperial edict in hand. Now, even if Liu Tan can ascend to the throne, it may not be easy to stabilize the government, and there is a danger of overthrow if he is not careful.

So it is false to say that Chen Ajiao hoped that Liu Che would not come back this time.

Liu Tan comforted Chen Ajiao and said, "Don't be angry, mother. Once I have wiped out all the rebels, Chang'an will be safe. Then I will go to Qi State myself."

After hearing this, Chen Ajiao said with some embarrassment, "The Grand Marshal is dead, and none of the generals in the capital are really useful. They're all speechless when it comes to suppressing the rebellion. If... if Wei Huo were still alive, why would it be like this? Wei Kang, the son of Wei Qing, is also useless! By the way, why didn't you bring anyone back this time? Aren't Wei Buyi, Li Buyan, Wei Deng, and Li Ling all capable?"

It is true that Chen Ajiao hated Wei Qing and Huo Qubing, but at this time, these two people she hated could actually make her feel at ease. Unfortunately... they left too early.

Liu Tan sighed. "The Northern Kingdom needs garrisoning even with such a long border. Li Buyan can't move without authorization in Shoujiang City, and the others... have to prepare for war. Even Lu Xuan will be there to prepare his troops, so I have no choice but to return alone."

He had to keep the matter of bringing Wei Buzhi back a secret until the matter was settled.

Chen Ajiao didn't suspect anything, she just sighed and said, "Who should we send to fight this battle?"

Liu Tan said, "Don't you have a son?"

Chen Ajiao raised her eyebrows. "No! The safety and prosperity of the Han Dynasty depends on you. How can you risk your life?"

Liu Tan was stunned by what she said. He didn't even know that he was so important!

But after coming to his senses, he tried to dissuade the enemy, saying, "Don't worry, mother. I never fight a battle unprepared. Think about it, Wu Shilu is no match for me, so how can those rebels be as strong as Wu Shilu? I'm afraid that if I stand on the city wall, they'll be scared into surrendering."

After hearing this, Chen Ajiao said angrily, "Don't try to play tricks on me. If you're not allowed, then you're not allowed. At most... you can just stand on the wall and watch. You can't go down. If you can't win, then come down from the wall as soon as possible."

Liu Tanxin said that the defenders of Chang'an probably numbered 10,000 people. I have one elite regiment in the open and one in the dark, but we still can't win. Wei Buyi and all the people in the elite regiment can just wait to be punished when we get back!

Just as Liu Tan was about to continue to comfort Chen Ajiao, Bi Gao hurried over and said, "Your Highness, Du Tingwei requests an audience."

Liu Tan quickly helped Chen Ajiao sit down, then turned and said, "Please invite Du Tingwei in."

Du Zhou hurried over, looking rather worried. After bowing to Chen Ajiao and Liu Tan, he said, "Your Highness, the rebels have confessed, but... they insist they didn't have anyone behind them."