Chapter 635 [Second Update]

Liu Tan now almost doubts whether he has some unreliable halo that affects the people around him.

I remember how gentle and steady Fu Yu and Cen You were back then. Why are they acting weird now?

Since the people who came had planned everything, even the elite regiment was caught off guard and couldn't stop them, what was the point of them leading people to chase them?

He felt that Fu Yu and Cen You shouldn't have chased out, but in fact, if the remaining members of the elite regiment had not been so seriously injured, they would have chased out long ago - His Royal Highness the King of the Northern Territory had given them many instructions before leaving because he was worried that something might happen to the King of Yan, and they had all agreed to it at the time.

What happened now? The King of Yan was captured right under their noses!

These people were not afraid of Liu Tan punishing them, but His Royal Highness the King of the Northern Territory was famous for being reasonable. Strictly speaking, they were derelict in their duty in this matter, but they would not be punished severely.

But the more they do this, the more they feel ashamed of His Majesty the King of the North.

Liu Tan rubbed his temples, calmed down, and said, "Fu Yu and Cen You have been following me all the time. They know a lot of things. At least they should know about leaving marks along the way..."

Before he finished speaking, someone said, "Don't worry, Your Highness. We have sent people to follow them along the way and have also found the marks left by the two young ladies."

Liu Tan immediately asked, "Which direction are they going now?"

The people below immediately said, "Judging from the markings along the way, their target seems to be... Shanggu City."

After they finished speaking, they no longer dared to look at Liu Tan's expression. You know, their Royal Highness the King of the Northern Territory had just returned from Shanggu City. If he received the news on his way back, he would definitely be able to rescue His Royal Highness the King of Yan in time, and maybe even intercept him halfway.

As a result, because of different information, they missed this opportunity.

Liu Tan was not very angry. This was the way of the times. Communication technology was completely legal, and there was nothing he could do unless he could really develop electricity. But even if he could develop electricity, it did not mean that radio technology could separate Huang Tengda.

Liu Tan just felt that Liu Ku was a really miserable child. He had just lived a comfortable life for such a long time. Although he was young and might not remember it, he was probably the only one among Liu Che's children who had such an experience.

Liu Tan immediately gave the order, "They're being chased by Cen You and his men, so they're definitely not going to take the main road, so they won't be moving very fast. Immediately order the county magistrates and prefects of all the cities along the way to close their gates from now on. No one is allowed to open the gates without news of me!"

He gave the order naturally, and the people below didn't think there was anything wrong with it.

Liu Tan didn't care. It was too easy to close the city these days. After all, most families were self-sufficient. Except for the royal city and some county towns, there might be more service industries. But Liu Tan would rather send people to deliver things to them than keep those people in the territory of Yan State.

But they were still a little slow. Just as Liu Tan ordered the city to be sealed off, the Yan Kingdom's Honglu came over trembling and said, "Your Highness... there are envoys from the Xiongnu."

Liu Tan's heart suddenly sank, but he still said, "Go ask him what's going on, don't bring anyone before me."

These people from Yan State are really unreliable at the critical moment. If it were the Northern Border State, Honglu would have already communicated with the Xiongnu envoys by now. If it was a small matter, they could handle it themselves. For big matters, they would go to the Prime Minister, and only then would they go to him for even bigger matters.

As a result, now the Hun envoy just came and reported to him. What use is there for you?

Liu Ku's disappearance caused Liu Tan's irritability index to soar. Not to mention the officials of Yan State were trembling with fear, even Miao Rui and Bigo who were beside Liu Tan were a little worried - they were afraid that their prince would get angry if he went down anxiously.

While Liu Tan sent people to track down the thief, he wrote letters and memorials to Liu Che. Then he took a look at the victory report that he had just finished writing but had not yet sent out. He felt a little uneasy. What the hell was going on?

But such a big thing could not be kept secret from Emperor Wu of Han, so Liu Tan had no choice but to turn a blind eye and hand over everything to the messenger, hoping that his father would not be angry to death because of him.

When Liu Tan's memorials and letters were sent to the capital, Emperor Wu of Han had just finished offering sacrifices to the Taimiao with the Xiongnu Zuogudu Hou.

Both he and Liu Ju were in an excited state. Even though Liu Che said that he would not let Liu Tan fight into the Xiongnu territory, he still imagined in his heart how great it would be if his son led his men to sweep across the desert.

So when Liu Che heard that Liu Tan's letter had been delivered again, he even joked with Liu Ju: "Is this kid going to do something else again without reporting to the emperor?"

The time interval between the two letters was too short. Liu Che now had some experience. If Liu Tan had not done something, he would not have written to him again so quickly.

Liu Ju laughed and said, "Didn't the great victory announcement reach the capital? It should be about Li Buyan."

Although the Yan State is now in a state of turmoil and wars are everywhere, the news received is all good news. This makes the worried ministers in the court sigh that the King of the Northern Territory is still stable. As long as he takes action, there is no time he cannot win.

Their record is so strong, it doesn't seem appropriate for them to lag behind. The most important thing is that there is nothing they can be criticized for. The emperor allowed them to send troops, and the military expenses... no matter where the money is used, it didn't come from the national treasury anyway.

Even if he has made military achievements, he will not compete with other generals for resources, nor will he become a general or a prime minister to seize the space of civil officials. He is simply invincible.

Liu Che opened the top letter while chatting and laughing with Liu Chuan. As for the memorial... he threw it directly to the prince. They were all official documents anyway and not as interesting as his son's letter.

As a result, when Liu Ju was reading the memorial and was happy because Li Buyan and others had recaptured Liaodong County, his father's face was as black as the bottom of a pot.

Liu Ju was almost startled by his father when he looked up, and couldn't help but ask cautiously: "Father, what's wrong?"

Did his brother poke the sky? Why did he make his father so angry?

Liu Che slammed his hands on the table and said, "The Yan State is a bunch of rubbish!"

When Liu Ju heard that they weren't targeting his brother, he felt relieved and said, "If they had any ability, they wouldn't have given my brother such a headache. But... what are they doing now?"

Liu Che simply pushed the letter aside and said, "Read it yourself."

Liu Ju didn't hesitate and sat down next to his father. He picked up the letter and took a look. Before he finished reading, he couldn't help but widen his eyes and said, "What kind of good-for-nothing are these?"

Liu Che sneered, "It would be fine if they were just good-for-nothings, at least they are still useful!"

A good-for-nothing can still be used to drink and eat, but these people are of no use other than causing trouble for his son!

Liu Ju was very worried: "My brother must be in a dilemma now. If we can find Liu Ku, it will be fine. But if we can't..."

I'm afraid that someone will scold his brother for not caring about his younger brother's life or death.

Liu Ju almost suspected that Liu Ku and his brother were incompatible!