Chapter 554 [First Update] 554

There is not much record of Zhao Pingjun in history books. Apart from his identity, he existed to prove that Emperor Liu Che was impartial, fair and just.

Liu Tan didn't have many interactions with him, or even none at all - at most they had met and greeted each other at the New Year's banquet.

However, Liu Tan attended the New Year's banquet in Chang'an the year he had just traveled through time. At that time, he could hardly recognize many people in the court, let alone Zhao Pingjun.

But if you think about it, he and Zhao Pingjun are close relatives by blood.

Starting from Liu Che, Zhaoping Jun was the son of Liu Che's sister Princess Longli, and also the grandson of his aunt Princess Guantao.

As descendants of meritorious officials, the Chen family has been the ruler for almost generations.

Tangyi Marquis Chen Wu married Princess Guantao and gave birth to Chen Xu, Chen Jiao and Chen Ajiao. Chen Jiao then married Liu Che's sister Princess Longli and gave birth to Zhaoping Jun.

Originally, Chen Xu and Chen Jiao both held titles, but they were spoiled by Princess Guantao and became lawless. They even committed adultery while mourning for their biological mother. As a result, both of them committed suicide out of fear of punishment.

After committing suicide, he was expelled from the throne. However, Zhaoping Jun was the son of Princess Longli. Even if he was expelled from the throne, as the son of a princess, he could still be granted a title. In addition, Liu Che was reluctant to let his daughter suffer.

In the end, he was given the title of Zhaoping Jun.

In history, when Princess Longli was seriously ill, she contributed a large amount of gold and money to Emperor Wu of Han in order to ask Emperor Wu of Han to forgive Zhao Pingjun once when he committed a crime.

It must be said that Princess Longli knew her son very well. Later, Zhao Pingjun repeatedly broke the law because of this amulet, and was finally arrested and imprisoned for killing a tutor.

At that time, the Chief Justice wrote a letter to remind Emperor Liu Che that he had promised Princess Longli to spare Zhao Pingjun's life.

As a result, the big pig's hoof Liu Che cried and said that although his sister had only this one son, he had indeed promised Princess Longli, but the law was set by the previous emperor. If the law of the previous emperor was violated because of him, he would not have the face to enter the temple of Emperor Gaozu, and it would also set a bad example for the people of the world. So he killed his nephew and son-in-law without saying a word.

Liu Tan guessed that Liu Che had been disgusted with Zhao Pingjun for a long time. After all, such an arrogant person might not be very good to Princess Yi'an.

It is true that Liu Che was a ruthless person, but that was only towards his sons who lived far away from him. It was indeed not easy to have deep feelings for them when they had not seen each other for a long time.

But if the child often appears in front of him, he will still take care of him.

So the treatment of the princesses was actually pretty good - except for Princess Danyang.

But now Princess Danyang is living a good life, and Liu Che is not stingy with money. He gives her rewards during festivals and holidays. Gradually, everyone no longer cares about these things.

When Chen Ajiao suggested that Zhao Pingjun take charge, Liu Tan understood that Chen Ajiao wanted to take care of her mother's family.

But this person... Liu Tan really didn't have a good impression of him. To be able to make Emperor Wu of Han kill him without any care, this Zhao Pingjun must be no ordinary playboy.

Liu Tan didn't want to work with such a person, but it was difficult to refuse Chen Ajiao. He thought for a moment and said, "This thing is relatively new. Even I, your son, can't guarantee that I can do it well, let alone lead Zhao Pingjun. If your mother wants to take care of him, why not let him invest some money and then give him a share of the profits every year?"

To be honest, Liu Tan is fully capable of owning this thing on his own, not to mention Chen Ajiao.

But Chen Ajiao had to take care of Zhao Pingjun, so Liu Tan would rather spend money to buy peace and quiet. Even if Zhao Pingjun didn't give him money, he could still send some money every year. However, doing so would be too obvious. In order to avoid gossip, Liu Tan chose the simplest way.

Chen Ajiao thought about it and didn't object. She obviously knew that her nephew was a fool, so she didn't force her son to help Zhao Pingjun become a talent. She just said casually, "Then let's talk about it when you meet. I'll leave this matter to you."

Liu Tan responded and said, "I'll study the recipe again when I get back to see if I can improve it."

When Chen Ajiao heard this, she knew that Liu Tan understood her thoughts very well, and she felt relieved.

In fact, it is not very easy to tamper with the formula. The reason why later generations were able to divide the products into different grades is because the formula itself is very varied. The more expensive ones use better materials, and the cheaper ones naturally use cheaper materials.

But the formulas Liu Tan is talking about now are not cheap, but the problem is that they can't be simpler.

So what he had to do was upgrade the formula.

Let Chen Ajiao use the best, and then take the rest to the beauty salon for the ladies to use.

Anyway, even the most basic ones are made of talcum powder and glycerin, without any chemical agents added, so how could they be so harmful?

In fact, talcum powder is the main raw material for making prickly heat powder.

Every profession has its own expertise. Since Liu Tan wanted to make money, the first person he thought of was Gongshujia.

It’s not that he disliked or doubted the Mohists, but he subconsciously felt that Gongshu Jia was more short of money, so he should pay more attention to this aspect.

In order to survive, the Gongshu family has been doing a lot of messy things over the years. Compared with the Mohists, their high-end technology has not improved much, but it can be regarded as a flourishing of all kinds of things. It feels like... they seem to be able to tinker with something very different.

It's a pity that neither Gongshu Can nor Gongshu Yi were there this time. After thinking about it, he decided to send someone to Gongshu's house to see who was in charge now, and then ask him to find a few trustworthy people to move directly into his Shiheyuan to prevent the recipe from leaking out.

He did not meet Gongshu Jia's people during the whole process, but just asked someone to bring the recipe over. Anyway, as long as he was not stupid, he would not want to leak the recipe.

Of course, even if it is leaked, it’s okay. Eye shadow may be imitated, but eyeliner cannot be imitated because the most important ingredient of eyeliner is paraffin wax, and paraffin wax... Sorry, only the Northern Border can produce it now.

Once the formula leaks out, Liu Tan can strictly control the whereabouts of paraffin from the source.

Of course, even if the news leaked out, no one would dare to be so short-sighted as to compete with the Queen and the King of the North for business. This was not the future. Liu Tan was a member of the privileged class. Unless someone of similar status to him came out to compete for his business, the weaker ones would basically be squeezed out by him.

Even if he doesn't want to squeeze the bank, there will be countless people who are willing to do so.

As for people of similar status...if they really want to make money, they will just ask implicitly if you want to be a partner. No one in their class has such an ugly way of eating. If they were that ugly, they wouldn't be able to survive.

After Liu Tan got the formula, he began to study the beauty salon. His only idea now was to open the beauty salon before the autumn harvest so that he could rush back to the Northern Border.

There were a lot of things going on in the northern border during the autumn harvest period, the most important of which was to guard against the Huns raiding the border. To be honest, even if Liu Tan went back, the impact would not be particularly great, as both Huo Guang and Li Buyan could stabilize the situation. Anyway, when it comes to fighting, Liu Tan is not that good.

But everyone felt that Liu Tan's presence would be a deterrent to the Huns.

Simply put, he is a guardian beast.

At the beginning, Liu Tan tried to persuade people earnestly that personal worship was unacceptable, but no one listened to him. In the end, he had no choice but to follow everyone's lead and consciously acted as the guardian beast of the house when needed.

After handing the recipe to Gongshujia's men, Liu Tan immediately sent an invitation to Zhaoping Jun, inviting him to his house for a chat, and also invited Princess Yian.

Although they were not close, Princess Yi'an was his sister after all. In terms of closeness, Princess Yi'an was closer to him. It was not right to invite only Lord Zhaoping and not Princess Yi'an.

More importantly, girls are naturally sensitive to beauty. Maybe Princess Yi'an can come up with some special methods. If that doesn't work, it would be a good idea to let Princess Yi'an take charge of the beauty salon. This princess has a good reputation and is much better than Zhaoping Jun anyway.

Seeing that Zhao Pingjun only had a title and not even an official position, if he was not a useless person to a certain extent, this would not have happened given his background. Chen Ajiao was worried that her nephew would promote him, so Liu Tan could only find a way to save the country in a roundabout way.

He was entertaining Zhao Pingjun and his wife in his own palace. As soon as the two entered the house, Zhao Pingjun took Liu Tan's hand and said with a smile, "Long time no see, my brother has become more handsome."

Liu Tan originally wanted to be polite according to the routine, but Zhao Pingjun interrupted his rhythm just after he said hello.

Liu Tan pulled his hand away... but it didn't move. He raised his eyebrows and glanced at Zhao Pingjun. Before he could say anything, Zhao Pingjun let go of his hand with a wry smile - the look in his eyes was a bit too sharp. He was afraid that if he didn't let go, he would be pierced through by the King of the Northern Territory in front of him.

Liu Tan withdrew his hand, nodded to Princess Yi'an, and said, "Long time no see."

Princess Yi'an had a somewhat unfamiliar relationship with him, so Liu Tan didn't say much and just asked the two of them to take their seats.

During this process, Liu Tan had been observing Princess Yi'an and discovered that her marriage with Lord Zhaoping was probably... not very happy. Anyway, the two of them demonstrated the reality of being physically together but spiritually apart to the fullest, even in front of "outsiders", let alone at home.

As for why I didn’t observe Zhao Pingjun, it was mainly because... it was too eye-catching.

To be honest, Zhao Pingjun was not ugly, especially her nose was very high and straight, which was very rare in the facial features of people in the Central Plains.

But the problem is that no matter how good-looking you are, you can't resist makeup.

It’s not that Liu Tan looks down on makeup. Everyone loves beauty, and it’s very normal. But the problem is that Lord Zhaoping has more makeup on his face than his wife Princess Yi’an!

I feel like every word the other person says will cause powder to fall off. If I see him at night, I'm afraid he will think he is a wandering ghost. I'm afraid I will have a nightmare if I look at him for one more moment.

Zhao Pingjun was still there, saying with regret, "We have always been very close to my brother, so why did he have to place the food table so far away?"