Chapter 636

Although this child knows nothing, this is the second time he has been used against his younger brother.

He didn't think that the Huns captured Liu Ku just to kill him to vent their anger. A living King of Yan was much more useful than a dead one.

Liu Che grabbed the letter paper and wrote to his son. At this moment, both emotionally and rationally, he did not want Liu Tan to bear too much pressure in order to save Liu Ku. He even hoped that Liu Tan could give up Liu Ku.

In order to worry that Liu Tan would feel psychological pressure, Liu Che specially took out Liu Tan's memorial, thought about it, and announced the news directly at the court meeting.

This news caused an uproar. They didn't expect that Prince Yan was actually abducted in the Prince Yan's Palace.

So the next question is to save or not?

When this question flashed through everyone's mind, they trembled for a moment. This... There is no need to ask, he must be saved. Liu Ku is a prince after all. If they dare to say no to saving him, he will probably be packed up and fed to the dogs the next day.

Besides, when has the King of the North ever suffered such a great loss?

He was a man who refused to be bullied. Back then, Wu Shilu had just made a trip around the Northern Border Country, but he felt that the other party had lost his face and ran over to stab Wu Shilu. This time... I'm afraid he's going to overthrow the Xiongnu royal court?

Before they could express themselves, their Majesty, with tears in his eyes, clutched his chest and said, "Although my son is in danger, the soldiers are fighting on the front lines. We must not abandon our great country for a child."

Everyone: ...

The smarter ones reacted immediately and began to shed tears: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty has sacrificed so much for the Han Dynasty."

Isn’t it? He is his own son, so he can just not save him.

Those who were slower to react only understood what Liu Che said at this time. They were shocked and wiped their tears. Anyway, those who could stand here, no matter whether they were smart or not, at least their acting skills were qualified.

Liu Che cried with everyone at the grand court meeting, and it felt as if he was holding a funeral for Liu Ku in advance.

In fact, as a prince, even if Liu Ku really passed away, there might not be so many people crying for him. Now... everyone feels that they have given dignity to this unfortunate King of Yan.

Since the other person’s father is about to give up, why should they keep fighting?

If they really fought against the Huns, fighting on two fronts, even with the King of the North there, they would feel unsure.

After the court session, Liu Che drank a sip of honey water with a calm expression. He turned his head to look at the prince who was also drinking water, and found that there was some depression between his brows. He couldn't help but sigh. His son never cared about his brothers before, and might even wish he didn't have those brothers.

Liu Che never doubted this, so he did not expect his sons to create any scene of brotherly love and respect.

But unknowingly, the prince had developed a soft spot in his heart because of Liu Tan. In addition, Liu Ku could not compete with him, so I am afraid he must be feeling bad at this moment.

Liu Che patted Liu Ju's shoulder and realized that his son had grown up and his shoulders were no longer as thin as they were in his youth.

Liu Ju looked up at Liu Che with some confusion: "Father?"

Liu Che said in a gentle voice: "Go back and rest first, there is nothing to do today."

Liu Ju nodded and hesitated for a moment before saying, "Father, my brother must be very angry right now. Should we let him return to the capital?"

Because Liu Che revealed some information to him from time to time, Liu Ju had some general understanding of the situation in Yan State. He couldn't help but feel a little upset when he thought of the situation in Yan State. His brother was now facing the situation of his younger brother being kidnapped, and Yan State was full of loopholes. He was probably angry to death.

Liu Tan is still young. What if he gets sick because of this incident and develops a chronic illness?

Only then did Liu Che realize that the only person Liu Ju was worried about from beginning to end was Liu Tan.

However, he was slightly relieved and simply said, "You know Tan'er's personality. Why don't you write him a letter and ask him first? Don't let him disobey my order and then become disobedient."

Liu Ju immediately responded and turned around to write a letter to his brother.

Liu Che thought for a moment and then turned to Bu Fan and said, "Send someone to the Queen to talk to her about this matter and ask her to calm down."

In fact, Liu Che would not be worried if he didn't say it. Liu Ku's biological mother and adoptive mother were both dead. Strictly speaking, Chen Ajiao later served as his adoptive mother for a while, so even if Chen Ajiao knew about it, she would not be able to harm the beauties in his harem.

However, although he would not harm the beauty, Chen Ajiao had money, and because the beauty salon was very popular among wealthy ladies, he also needed to be careful that she did not cause any trouble.

In fact, when Chen Ajiao heard that Liu Ku was kidnapped, she was indeed very angry and directly overturned the table: "Are all the people of Yan State drunkards?"

Well, it’s not that family members are inferior to each other. This family member’s way of cursing is similar.

Fortunately, Chen Ajiao felt much more at ease with Liu Che's attitude later on. If Liu Che insisted on letting Liu Tan go to rescue Prince Yan, then she would have to find a way.

It’s not that she dislikes Liu Ku. The child is quite cute when he is with her, and he is very sensible and rarely cries.

But that was just some liking, not as much as her love for Liu Tan.

However, Chen Ajiao and Liu Ju had the same idea. They both wanted Liu Tan to come back, fearing that their son would die of anger over there.

In fact, Liu Tan has calmed down now. After the initial impulse to chop off those useless people from Yan State passed, he began to analyze the current situation.

Li Xi's side is making great progress, but the Wuhuan... are too divided. If they stop now, the remaining few Wuhuan clans will still threaten the border, so it is best to wipe out the Wuhuan and then clear the coldest place over there, making it an uninhabited area to isolate other foreign tribes over there.

Li Buyan and his men had indeed recaptured Liaodong County, but they had fought a tough battle. Because Liu Tan did not follow them and they did not think of tunnel warfare at the time, they fought very hard. Li Buyan, Wei Deng and Li Ling were all injured to varying degrees, but fortunately they were not seriously injured.

But they still need to be taken care of, so they can't move.

As for the soldiers from the Northern Border Kingdom that he brought with him, he originally intended to let them go back after conquering Shanggu County. However, with the current situation of Yan State, Liu Tan no longer dared to entrust the defense of the royal palace and the royal city to the native soldiers of Yan State, so he replaced them all with his own people.

The remaining people need to go back to defend the Northern Border Kingdom. Since the Huns have taken action, they must want to tear off a piece of meat from the Northern Border Kingdom more than from the Yan Kingdom.

After doing the math, Liu Tan suddenly realized that he had no one available.

And just at this moment, news came from Chang'an.

Liu Tan looked at the details of the grand court meeting written to him by Liu Ju. Liu Ju wrote these to reassure him that no one was forcing him to save Liu Ku.

Liu Tan felt that the plot was somewhat familiar.

He thought about it seriously, and then he remembered that in history, when Princess Longli's son Zhao Pingjun committed a crime, everyone was persuading Emperor Liu Che to let Zhao Pingjun go because he had promised Princess Longli.

In the end, Liu Che killed his nephew while crying.

At that time, he felt that Liu Che had a clear goal and would not be bound by anyone. Now he finally understood that it would not work for him, not to mention his nephew, even his own son would not work.

However, he also understood that Liu Che probably didn't want him to take risks. Not to mention Liu Che, every high-ranking official in the entire Han Dynasty didn't want the King of the Northern Territory to take risks for the King of Yan.

Liu Tan was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. Liu Ku wasn't dead yet, so why did you just sentence him to death?

At least we should see what the Huns' conditions are, right?

Liu Tan felt that the Huns would definitely make demands on him, so even though he kept sending people to look for them, he was not in a hurry to send troops.

As a result, they waited for half a month, and during this half month, there was no trace of the people who kidnapped Liu Ku. Judging from the time, these people might have returned to the Huns' territory.

But Liu Tan waited and waited, but there was no letter from the Xiongnu, nor did he find any movement from the Xiongnu?!