Chapter 656 [First Update]

At one o'clock in the morning, Liu Tan closed the book and breathed a sigh of relief.

He almost shed tears of sadness when he saw the words "Chinese, Grade 6 (Second Volume)" written on the cover of the book.

When his soul first entered this body, he was ecstatic. He really changed his destiny. The witch was right. This soul-replacing formation really works!

Although he didn't know who would replace him, why did he care? As long as he could escape that inevitable death, he would love whoever he wanted.

As early as when he knew that he would become a tool in the emperor and empress's struggle for power and would end up miserably, Liu Tan had thought of countless ways to escape from there.

After he finally succeeded, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Then he realized that it was too early to relax - he was facing a whole unfamiliar world!

He couldn't understand what the people here said, nor could he understand the words they wrote. He felt as if he was excluded by the world.

Fortunately, there is a middle-aged couple who take care of him. Although the owner of this body does not live in good conditions and lives in a small house, he can only endure it for the sake of survival.

After three months of study, he finally learned the language of this world and could speak a few words, but he still spoke with an accent.

He remembered that an old man who claimed to be his teacher came to see him and said that his classical Chinese was now very standard, so standard that it could be used as a textbook reading demonstration.

Liu Tan was cautious at the time and planned to look up what ancient Chinese was after he knew more characters.

Liu Tan closed the book, picked up the mobile phone beside him, and wrote the two words "Liu Che" using handwriting input with some unfamiliarity.

Then the relevant entries about Emperor Wu of Han suddenly appeared. Liu Tan scrolled down stumblingly, and the first thing he saw was the entry summary. The first line was in bold: He created several firsts in the history of the development of the Chinese nation.

Liu Tan continued reading. He already knew some of the early deeds by heart. What he really wanted to see was Liu Che's successor, or his children.

I don’t know what happened to the person he replaced.

It wasn't that he cared, he was just curious.

After sliding to the family member column, the words "Empress Xiaoling Chen" were clearly written on it.

Liu Tan was a little confused. This... wasn't right. From what he knew, Chen Ajiao was eventually crippled because of him.

He frowned and continued to read, skipping the column of wives and concubines, and then the column of children.

The first in line is the eldest son, Emperor Mu of Han, Liu Ju, whose mother is Lady Wei.

Liu Tan couldn't help but widen his eyes. This... this is impossible. Liu Che's successor should be Liu Fuling, and his mother should also become the queen.

At this point, many things were no longer what he had imagined. Although he knew nothing after arriving in this strange world, his IQ was still barely above the passing line. He thought it must be related to the person whose soul had returned, the real Liu Tan!

He couldn't wait to look down, and only saw the familiar name when he reached the fifth place, and then... his eyes widened.

What did he see?

It actually says Emperor Zhaosheng Liu Tan?

How could he be the emperor? Wasn't it Liu Ju who succeeded him?

Fortunately, everything in this era is very convenient. The line of words about Emperor Zhaosheng Liu Tan is displayed in blue. Liu Tan remembers that this means he can jump to the entry.

After he jumped directly there, the top part was written with Liu Tan's birth and death dates, followed by the fact that he was the fifth son of Emperor Wu of Han, Liu Che, whose mother was Empress Xiaoling Chen. During the Taichu period, he was named King of the Northern Border and held the military and political power of the Northern Border. In the second year of Taishi, he replaced King of Yan, Liu Ku, with power over the State of Yan. In the fourth year of Yuanjun, he returned power to King of Yan.

He died in the fourth year of Shenque reign of Emperor Xuan of Han and was posthumously named Emperor Zhaosheng.

When Liu Tan saw this, he was stunned. He couldn't take his eyes off the line of words "in charge of the military and political power of the Northern Border Kingdom". This was impossible in his understanding.

Is there any need to think about Liu Che's attitude towards the princes? He wanted to deprive the princes of all their rights, so how could he give rights to that imposter?

Liu Tan gritted his teeth and continued reading. Below was a brief introduction to Liu Tan's life. The first paragraph was: He had a rough childhood and was fostered outside the palace.

Liu Tan spat indignantly, why is it so difficult? It’s much easier outside the palace than inside!

If you return to the palace, you will die miserably!

He had known this paragraph for a long time, so he skipped it and then saw the title of the second paragraph: The young king shows his brilliance for the first time.

This paragraph describes the time when Liu Tan was in Chang'an and just arrived in the Northern Border Kingdom.

It records his actions in great detail, even the fact that he brewed wine to save Li Xi was recorded clearly.

Later, he manufactured cement and developed horse harnesses. He even wrote in a joking tone that Emperor Zhaosheng might be a hidden gourmet because he invented many delicious dishes, even soybean oil.

It was precisely because of these inventions that the future status of the Northern Kingdom was established and a solid foundation was laid for the great achievements of this young prince.

When Liu Tan saw this, he was silent for a while. He knew that things seemed to be different since Liu Tan returned to the palace.

In his dream, when he just returned to the palace, no one looked up to him, and the emperor and empress were not very close to him. But this person... seemed to be surrounded by all the light after entering Chang'an.

The words "jewel in the palm" are generally used to describe young ladies, but when he saw the historical materials about the royal family recorded above, he felt that it was not an exaggeration to say that Liu Tan was the jewel in the palm of the emperor and empress.

Not only the empress and queen, but even the later Emperor Xiaomu, also known as Emperor Mu of Han, Liu Ju, was very indulgent towards his younger brother.

Liu Tan's facial expression was a little distorted. Why? Why was he not loved by his father and mother, and finally had to die a tragic death? Why did this person receive so much love?

He seemed to have touched something while he was distracted, and then he saw the page scroll down and freeze on the eight big words: Expand the territory and lay the foundation for the map.

The above lists in detail how many battles Liu Tan won. He killed one of the two generations of Xiongnu Chanyu and captured the other alive. Later, he even expanded the territory of the Han Dynasty to Lake Baikal in the north and Vladivostok in the east.

Liu Tan widened his eyes, compared them, and then found that if the historical records were correct, then... wouldn't it be that Emperor Zhaosheng's achievements were not only comparable to Wei Huo, but even surpassed Wei Huo?

The entries were all very general, and Liu Tan couldn't help but want to search for specific things.

However, he was very unfamiliar with such smart devices, and he just typed in the two words "Liu Tan" and was directly redirected to the search interface.

In addition to the entry for Emperor Zhaosheng, below is a link to the title of a forum, which reads: After carefully learning about the life of Emperor Zhaosheng of Han, I discovered that I might really just be here to make up the numbers.

Liu Tan clicked on it for some unknown reason, and then saw the post on the first floor: Let’s not talk about Liu Xiaomao’s civil and military skills here, just look at the things he invented. The author of the post couldn’t help but want to ask: Is this still a human being?

2L: Don't feel inferior to me, the author of this post. He is an important figure who has left his name in history and is known as the link between the past and the future of the Han Dynasty. Most people can't compare to him! PS: What the hell is Liu Xiaomao?

Original poster: Lucky cat, don't you realize he's incredibly good at making money? There seems to be a record of Emperor Zhaosheng, the king of the Northern Territory, building several more treasuries in the palace to keep them full. It's said that this led him to invent banks and banknotes, and later, pawnshops. It seems like he could make money just by doing anything.

4L: Then the OP might as well just call him Liu Zhaocai! Woohoo, I'm so jealous too, I wish I had the ability to make money.

5L: Wake up everyone above. You guys will just live a life of luxury after making money. Although Liu Xiaomao has a lot of money, he has subsidized the people. And according to Sima Qian's records, Liu Xiaomao paid full taxes no matter what he did. This is probably one of the reasons why the Northern Border Kingdom developed so fast.

6L: Regarding the taxation, I seriously doubt it's true. It's well known that Sima Qian was a die-hard fan of Emperor Zhaosheng. Can you imagine that Emperor Zhaosheng's biography has more words than Emperor Xiaomu? When Sima Qian died, Emperor Zhaosheng was still the King of the Northern Territory, so he wouldn't even be included in the biographies of the emperors!

7L: You are wrong about one thing. Not only Sima Qian was a die-hard fan of Liu Xiaomao, his son Sima Lin inherited his father's official position and was also a die-hard fan of Liu Xiaomao. The subsequent records were all written by his son!

8L: Wait…wait a minute, wasn’t Sima Qian castrated? He still had a son?

The original poster: Wow, where did this elementary school student above come from? Sima Qian already had several children when he was castrated!

9L: I’m sorry, I thought Sima Qian had really come back to life.

10L: I say, are we... off topic? Isn't this forum supposed to be about discussing Liu Xiaomao's achievements?

11L: Upstairs, is this even worth discussing? Being a winner in life is the end of it.

12L: I’m not a winner in life. I can’t even leave a child. How can I be called a winner in life?

13L: Where did this idiot come from? Emperor Zhaosheng and King Wu of Wusun were living in harmony and happiness. Do they need a monster like you to comment on them?

14L: I have to say that I feel a little sorry that Liu Xiaomao's genes didn't pass on. He was so powerful, and the King of Wusun was also very smart. If they had a child...

15L: Upstairs, men cannot have children with each other. If you really want to see it, just look at King Xiao of Yan, Liu Ku. He was taught by Liu Xiaomao and Lu Xuan, and was also a very good prince.

16L: Actually, there is another person, Emperor Xuan of Han. After Emperor Mu of Han passed away, his son Emperor Ping of Han died after two years in office. At that time, Emperor Xuan of Han was still young. The King of the Northern Territory, who had retired and started traveling, ran back to stabilize the government and accepted the entrustment of Emperor Ping of Han to become the regent. He raised Emperor Xuan of Han little by little.

17L: Yes, it seems that Liu Xiaomao is really good at teaching children. The children he teaches are all very good.

Liu Tan frowned as he looked at the post, his mind full of disbelief. How could one person... have so many people admiring and praising him?

His father, the emperor, and his mother doted on him, and his brothers and sisters were also very good to him. Even these people in later generations praised him sincerely.

Why? It's all his!

Liu Tan awkwardly clicked on the reply, pondered for a long time, and then wrote: "Don't you think Liu Xiaomao has been deified? Where in the world is there such a perfect person? Could it be that all the negative records about him were deleted during his time as regent?"