Chapter 618 [Second Update]

Of course I am familiar with it. Isn’t this the legendary scalper ticket?

In later generations, anything that was in high demand, such as an appointment with a hospital specialist or a concert by a famous singer, was very popular. However, Liu Tan never expected that such a scene would appear in this day and age.

He suddenly realized and couldn't help asking, "That's not right. Where's the curfew? Are you guys openly violating the curfew?"

Dou Sibo shrank his neck and said, "In Jicheng... this... curfew is indeed... in name only."

Liu Tan frowned: "Why is that?"

Although Liu Tan felt that the curfew was not a good idea, the Northern Border Country was developing step by step and would strive to cancel the curfew when the time was right.

But this decree must be issued from Chang'an, which means it must be approved by Liu Che.

Now even the Northern Border Kingdom doesn’t dare to do anything, and Chang’an is still under curfew. Why does Jicheng dare to openly violate the law?

And... Dou Sibo obviously knew about these things a long time ago, but he never reported them. Was he doing it on purpose, or...

Liu Tan's expression gradually grew serious. Seeing this, Dou Sibo quickly explained, "Your Majesty... Your Majesty is helpless. Many people in Jicheng rely on work to survive. Only by working day and night can they maintain their existence. If a nighttime curfew is implemented, I'm afraid many people will starve to death soon."

Dou Sibo also felt pity for these people. Their lives had been ruined by Liu Dan and the former Prime Minister of Yan State, and they would not be able to get back on track for a while. The reason why he did not report it was that he wanted to delay it for a day. If His Royal Highness the King of the Northern Territory knew about it and was unhappy about imposing a curfew, at least it could be delayed for a few days.

Before, Liu Tan really didn't have the heart to take care of these trivial matters, but he didn't expect that selling salt would expose this matter.

Liu Tan immediately understood Dou Sibo's intentions. He said coldly, "Don't act on your own in the future. I have my own way of solving this problem. Remember, you are different from the prime ministers of other vassal states. You don't need to make decisions for me."

Dou Sibo was really sweating this time. Liu Tan's words were like a wake-up call, which suddenly brought him back to reality from his euphoric state. He thought of how before he came here, he had been told by countless people to be obedient. They didn't need him to be great at anything, but he had to listen to the words of the King of the North.

Since you want to be obedient, you naturally cannot hide it.

However, recently, His Royal Highness the King of the North has had too many things to do, and many things have been delegated to him, giving him a feeling of being in control of Jicheng, as if all the affairs of the city, big or small, are under his jurisdiction, and his words are counted.

After a while, he actually dared to conceal the truth.

Dou Sibo was really arrogant before, but he is also really cowardly when he is timid.

After regaining consciousness, he immediately knelt down and kowtowed to apologize: "I acknowledge my guilt."

Liu Tan said, "I'll fine you three months' salary as a lesson to teach you a lesson."

Dou Sibo immediately breathed a sigh of relief. It was only three months' salary. Without it, he would at most live a little more financially. What was more terrible was to anger His Royal Highness the King of the Northern Territory.

He immediately said happily, "Thank you, Your Highness, for your grace."

Liu Tan said, "Get up."

This is not a big deal. Liu Tan just wants to use this incident to sound a warning to Dou Sibo.

Dou Sibo stood up and asked cautiously, "Your Highness, what about this matter?"

Liu Tan said, "Let's put it aside for now. This situation won't improve overnight."

Anyway, when they have more things to do and make more money in the future, they will naturally be able to implement a curfew.

You know, who wants to work all day long as they can survive?

Dou Sibo heaved a sigh of relief: "Your Highness is merciful."

Liu Tan said, "Let's first investigate the salt shop. Didn't we already say we'll keep selling it this way? Why are they still queuing?"

There weren't so many troubles in the Northern Border Kingdom before, why are there so many troubles in the Yan Kingdom?

How lacking in credibility was the Yan court?

Liu Tan felt that his head was going bald and that Yan State was a place that presented him with all kinds of challenges.

Dou Sibo whispered, "Your Majesty... Your Majesty has an idea, but I'm not sure if it's correct."

Liu Tan glanced at him and said, "Speak."

Dou Sibo said, "Well... Your Highness is the King of the North after all. Now the King of Yan has also arrived. Although he is young, many people don't know about it. So they may think that cheap salt is only available when the King of the North is here, and it will be gone when he leaves. So they have to stock up no matter what."

Liu Tan thought about it and it was really possible. When he was in the Northern Border Kingdom, he was the prince there, and there were other things before that made the people have confidence in him. So after this policy was introduced, everyone was really happy, but they would not fight for it. But in Yan Kingdom...The King of Yan was young, and he didn't know if he would become like Liu Dan when he grew up. It would be better to grab the salt now while he could. It would be best to stockpile salt for ten years.

He was quite amused and helpless. This kind of thing could only be solved through publicity, and then the people's own observation to prove that there was really no shortage of salt.

In fact, if Yan State had a famous person or official with high reputation to do the propaganda, the people would generally believe it. However, the most disappointing thing is that Yan State did not have such a person, and the credibility of the court was extremely low.

Liu Tan felt that he had never encountered such a difficult problem!

Liu Tan asked Dou Sibo to quickly send someone to spread the word, then patted Liu Ku's little head and said, "You must be a good prince who serves the country and the people in the future."

Liu Ku didn't understand this at all and thought Liu Tan was playing with him. He rubbed Liu Tan's hand with his head and gave him a big smile.

Liu Tan pondered for a while, and always felt that this scene was a little familiar. After thinking about it seriously, he couldn't help but slap his thigh. Before he traveled through time, his classmate had raised a dog. When he teased the dog, the dog's reaction was like this.

Liu Tan suddenly became worried again. He didn't know how Chen Ajiao raised the child. He could only say seriously, "You are a prince, a prince. You must be dignified, understand?"

Liu Ku’s response was to smile and open his arms for a hug.

Liu Tan: ...

Forget it, he couldn't handle things like educating children, so he quickly wrote a letter to ask Huo Guang.

As for his parents, they are of no reference value.

Huo Guang was a little surprised when he received Liu Tan's letter. Could something have happened in Yan State again? But after opening it, he found that his prince was asking him for advice on raising children.

Huo Guang was really at a loss for words, and also a little puzzled. When educating his nephew, hadn't his Highness been so clear and logical? Why couldn't he do that now?

When Liu Tan received Huo Guang's letter, he saw that Huo Guang had given him a direct suggestion - find a learned person to enlighten the Prince of Yan, and then find a gentleman to teach him how to behave in society. That would be enough.

As a prince, he doesn't need to be a genius. As long as he doesn't harm the people, everyone will be thankful.

Then Liu Tan saw Huo Guang's question and thought to himself, doesn't that mean he knows? Although he had already left his middle school years when he traveled through time, it hadn't been long, and his actions and words during that period were still vivid in his mind. Of course, he knew what teenagers in this period were thinking.

But memories from infancy and childhood are so vague, it would be strange if he knew.

As for how his parents taught him before he came through time, in his memory, it seemed that he was sent to kindergarten at a very young age.

Liu Tan thought about Liu Ku's age. After the New Year, he would be two years old and almost three years old. It was time for him to start enlightenment. He had sent Fu Yu and Cen You over to teach Liu Ku.

However, these two have never been married or had children, so naturally they don’t know how to educate their children.

Liu Tan rolled up his sleeves. He had nothing to do anyway. The Liaoxi County was under the watch of the county governor and Wei Deng, and Jicheng was led by Li Ling. The weather was getting colder day by day, so he would not leave the palace easily. He might as well write enlightenment teaching materials for Liu Ku.

By the way, you can also get some toys, such as tangrams, literacy cards, nine-ring puzzles, etc. Children should like them, right?

Liu Tan didn't know what toys and teaching materials were suitable for children of this age, so he could only learn a little at a time. The Three Character Classic was very good, but he had to be careful because many of the words in it were not there yet and had to be deleted. However, once they were deleted, there would be missing words. The entire sentence had to be changed, and he couldn't change it randomly. He had to follow the meaning.

Liu Tanshen felt that he was too busy this winter.

When people are busy, they naturally feel that time passes quickly.

After a busy day, it was almost New Year's Day. The Northern Border Country had already established a precedent for celebrating New Year's Day, so there was no need to change it. As for the Yan State, Liu Tan originally thought that each region had its own characteristics, and the way to celebrate New Year's Day could be formulated based on these characteristics.

But after he really started to get busy, he found that he had no time or leisure to do those things, so he simply followed the example of the Northern Border Country.

However, there is a problem with this. As usual, the princes and kings are supposed to hold New Year's banquets on New Year's Day. How will they do it this year?

The Northern Border Kingdom cannot be without the management of the princes, but the princes on the Yan side are still useless little brats.

If Liu Tan stays, will the officials from the Northern Border Kingdom come over?

If Liu Tan goes back, what will happen to the officials of Yan State?

Two months before New Year's Day, all these problems were put before Liu Tan, making him feel that these trivial matters were more difficult than writing enlightenment textbooks for Liu Ku.

In the end, Liu Tan decided to return to the Northern Border Kingdom. As for the Yan Kingdom, he would leave the New Year banquet to Dou Sibo to host, and Liu Ku, as the King of Yan, would stay.

Even though he was worried, he knew that no one would dare to treat Liu Ku badly.

Even if Liu Ku is just a tool now, he must be alive. Once Liu Ku dies, the country will be destroyed without an heir. At that time, both Liu Tan and Dou Sibo will have to stop what they are doing and not interfere in the affairs here.

Of course, the governor of Yan State would probably be very happy, but Dou Sibo would definitely be able to take good care of Liu Ku, and with the hundreds of elite troops left by Liu Tan, there should be no problem.

As a result, when Liu Tan was about to leave Yan State and before leaving Jicheng, he heard that someone from Wuhuan had sent him a New Year's gift.

The person who sent the gift was a slave of the Wuhuan, and he was also dumb and could not understand what was said. He just sent a box and they could no longer communicate.

Dou Sibo didn't dare to hide it anymore and reported it directly. Liu Tan was thinking about what new things to give Liu Che for the New Year, so he said nonchalantly, "Then bring it up."

The slave holding the box was stopped outside by Li Ling as soon as he entered the hall. Li Ling said solemnly, "Your Highness, this box smells of blood."

Liu Tan frowned slightly: "Let him open it outside."

Li Ling drew the long sword from his waist and opened the box.

After the lid of the box was opened, a strong smell of blood wafted out. Li Ling looked and found that there was a human head inside.