Chapter 625 [First Update]

Liu Tan finally discovered that there were always one or two people holding him back in his pursuit of science.

Of course, this wasn't what made him most angry. What made him most angry was that paying homage to him was nothing. If you wanted to pay homage, you should pay homage to Liu Che. How could you not have any political sensitivity at all?

He became even angrier when he saw that the Wuhuan people thought his gunpowder barrel was a punishment from heaven and killed all the wounded.

Liu Tan grabbed a piece of paper and wrote a letter to Li Xi, but because Li Xi was his nominal adoptive father, his wording was quite polite.

Then he added a few more words to the letter to Liu Che. Well, these few words made him rewrite the letter. Fortunately, the memorial did not need to be rewritten. These words were not suitable to be said in formal occasions.

When Li Xi received Liu Tan's letter, he first heard that the King of the Northern Territory had sent people to deliver a lot of gunpowder barrels, and he immediately felt relieved.

He had calculated before that at his current rate, he might not be able to completely defeat the Wuhuan.

Because the Wuhuan were in a state of division, each clan or group of clans had a royal city, so he needed to keep these things for use when attacking these royal cities.

This way he could save some money, for example, he wouldn't use gunpowder barrels when attacking ordinary cities.

But Li Xi was already used to using gunpowder barrels to blow up the city gates, and he felt uncomfortable when such a good thing was not allowed to be used.

Now that the King of the North has sent so many, I guess his intention is to let him use them as he pleases.

Li Xi opened the letter happily, but before he could even read it for a few seconds, he broke out in a cold sweat.

He was too proud, the powder keg made him so arrogant that he made a mistake on such a sensitive matter.

The most important thing now is to correct the mistakes. He thought for a while. Although he is a military general, he has been in the court for so long and has experienced all kinds of ups and downs, so it is not completely impossible.

The previously occupied areas can be left alone, because they border the State of Yan. When asked about it, they can just say that they got the news from the State of Yan.

Anyway, in recent days, Yan State has gradually begun to sell salt at a fair price. The people have not felt the things planned by Liu Tan. Before, it was hard to say whether the King of the Northern Territory was good or bad in managing Yan State, but selling salt at a fair price is what really saved the people money. So the people of Yan State now praise Liu Tan when they talk about him, saying that he is a wise ruler.

Even though it was a bit strange that just this one thing made the Wuhuan people believe that Liu Tan was a god, it didn't matter, because Liu Tan still had other moves to make next.

Haven't you seen how devoted the people of the Northern Territory are to the King of the Northern Territory? If it weren't for the court's strict regulations on obscene worship, someone would have already built a shrine for Liu Tan by now.

However, it is said that even now, some people secretly worship a clay figurine at home, praying to the King of the North to bless their family to be more prosperous.

After attacking the royal city, the propaganda subject must become Liu Che.

Li Xi calmed down and thought about it. In fact, this matter did not seem so difficult to reverse. His Majesty the Emperor said in person that his son was Qian Tong. Qian Tong was a god, so it was not strange for people to worship him.

The fact that the King of the North attaches so much importance to this can only mean that he has a high level of political sensitivity.

Li Xi couldn't help but sigh. There was a reason why this one was the best among so many princes.

In fact, Liu Tan’s political sensitivity was not that good, but he was used to thinking about everything from Liu Che’s perspective.

Many people these days don't think from other people's perspectives, and Liu Tan is different from others. He was indeed a commoner before he traveled through time, but even commoners were the masters of their own homes, and there was no one suppressing them, so his way of thinking was different from that of ministers these days.

In addition, after being a prince for so many years, he is already able to think from the perspective of a monarch.

Think about it, if his subordinates were worshipped by the people and called J immortals, would he be happy?

Even if he is a son, it won’t work. The emperor’s son is first a subject and then a son.

Liu Tan is just sensitive about Liu Che's affairs. As for the rest... as long as he can deal with Liu Che, he doesn't need to worry about anything else.

Li Xi decided to use his military achievements to cover up his stupid behavior.

When he was attacking one of the Wuhuan royal cities, Liu Tan's victory news finally reached the capital.

At this time, everyone in the capital was still paying close attention to this battle. The main reason was that it was unbelievable that Liaodong County had been occupied for three months without anyone noticing. In addition, everyone knew the temper of the King of the Northern Territory and knew that the Wuhuan people would definitely not get any benefits.

But no one expected that Liu Tan would directly let Li Xi lead troops to invade Wuhuan.

As for the fight for Liaodong County, it was handed over to three young men.

All of a sudden, the main battlefield shifted from Liaodong County to the territory of Wuhuan.

At the beginning, some people thought that the King of the Northern Territory was making a big deal out of nothing and was trying to start a war. Some people even felt that the King of the Northern Territory was just being ostentatious and were worried about asking Liu Che to curb Liu Tan.

They didn't really want Liu Tan to be in trouble, but they were worried that Liu Tan would often provoke wars because of his high military strength. You know, he now has the Northern Border Kingdom and Yan Kingdom in his hands, the Western Regions in the west, the Xiongnu in the north, and the Wuhuan in the east. Even if the Wuhuan are gone, there are still other ethnic groups such as Goguryeo, so it would be too easy for him to start a war.

Some people even suggested that Emperor Wu of Han change Liu Tan's title to King of Qi or King of Lu because of this incident.

It seems that they really don't want to trick Liu Tan, they just don't want to start a big fight.

Of course, everyone knew that Liu Tan's title could not be changed during the war against Wuhuan, and it was even unlikely before the State of Yan got on the right track.

Moreover, Liu Che did not seem to want to agree, so they just wanted to give Liu Che a signal first, and then persuade him little by little.

Liu Che didn't say anything at the time, but he was feeling angry.

Because the treasury had insufficient funds, he had to make repeated concessions in dealing with the Huns, and even had to send his princess to marry the Wusun.

It was one thing that Princess Danyang was not his biological daughter, but asking him, who had always opposed the marriage, to agree to it had always been a thorn in his side.

Now Liu Tan has money and a legitimate excuse to fight, but these people come again.

However, these ministers' concerns were not wrong, so Liu Che could not reprimand them and could only wait for news from Liu Tan.

Thanks to his son who never let him down, the first good news came very quickly, but the focus of the good news was not actually on victory.

Everyone thought it was not surprising to win the battle. That was an army of 100,000. Except for idiots like Zhao Po Nu, it was really not easy for ordinary people to lose.

What shocked everyone the most was the number of casualties among their own people. It seemed like something that only happened in fairy tales that no one died in the war.

Of course, these are only people who did not die in the war. Some people died from various other reasons, the most common of which was disease, but this can basically be ignored.

Liu Che let out a long sigh, and then he did something that left everyone speechless - he sent the victory report out to everyone for circulation, and would not leave the court until everyone had read it.

Everyone: Your Majesty, this is a grand court meeting!