Chapter 657 [Second Update]

After Liu Tan sent this message, he felt a little worried. He threw the phone aside as if he didn't want to face it.

He didn't know why he said all this. He just didn't understand how that person, even though he had done so many things, could make so many people like him?

His identity is very embarrassing. Either his true identity will be exposed, just like him, and when that day comes, there will be no other way to go except death. Or he will keep it secret, but in this case, he will become a threat to the prince.

He knew Liu Ju very well. He appeared gentle and polite on the surface, but was actually ruthless and merciless. He had suffered many losses at Liu Ju's hands before. How could Liu Ju let him go if it was someone else? He didn't believe it. That person could pose a threat to Liu Ju's position as crown prince!

The more Liu Tan thought about it, the more he felt that there must be something he didn't know. After thinking about it, he took out his mobile phone and searched for the four words "Liu Tan's bad reviews".

It can also be searched out. As he said, no one in this world is perfect. As a celebrity, there are always people who dislike Liu Tan for various reasons.

However, the information on the Internet is very confusing. The first link says that Liu Tan's biological mother is actually Lady Li Xi, and it also says that Lady Li Xi is very beautiful. After the emperor went to Li Xi's house, he fell in love with this lady, and after having an affair with her, he had Liu Tan.

It was also speculated that Liu Tan's return to the palace to become Empress Xiaodun's son was a temporary measure. Emperor Wu of Han, Liu Che, did not want his son to be stranded outside, and the empress happened to have no biological son, so he recognized this son.

The evidence is that Emperor Zhaosheng was not made the crown prince as the legitimate son. Although he later became powerful, he was unable to cover up this matter. In the end, Emperor Xuan of Han was grateful to the regent for his great protection and posthumously named him Emperor Zhaosheng.

The whole article was filled with solemn assurances, and Liu Tan was stunned. He then rolled his eyes and closed the page.

There were so many beauties in Emperor Liu Che's harem, and Li Xi's wife was not beautiful at all. Moreover, if the emperor really fell in love with this woman, I believe that Li Xi's mother's family might have snatched their daughter away and sent her into the palace.

If their daughter gave birth to a prince, perhaps their family would become prosperous. Wasn't Emperor Wu of Han's mother married and then sent to the palace?

Such things happened quite frequently at that time. Why would Liu Che have an affair with the wife of one of his subjects?

What bullshit!

Liu Tan clicked on the next article, which was more reliable than the previous one. It said that Liu Tan was jealous by nature and could not tolerate his brothers. It also listed historical records, stating that Liu Bo and Liu Dan both died because of Liu Tan, and Liu Fuling also became the King of Zhongshan from the King of Qi.

The only one who was slightly better was the prince, but he was still the prince after all.

The author even speculates that there may have been a power struggle between Emperor Zhaosheng and Emperor Xiaomu, but it was not recorded.

Liu Tan was delighted. That’s right, this really made sense. However… he had been in a hurry before and didn’t know that Liu Tan had also killed his three… two brothers?

These two people had done a lot of harm to him, especially Liu Fuling, who took advantage of his favor to do whatever he wanted and even threw Liu Tan into the Kunming Lake, almost drowning him!

Liu Tan hurriedly searched for historical materials, but he could not understand the records in those serious historical materials - he still did not recognize all the simplified Chinese characters. What's more, he was just an uneducated and dissolute young man at that time, and he did not know much about written language.

After looking at it for a long time, he was confused and found that the last link happened to be a forum he had replied to before. He didn't pay attention at first, and after clicking on it, the first thing he saw was the reply reminder.

Liu Tan, who felt that he knew the man's deeds that should not be made public, clicked on it with confidence, and then saw a series of rebuttals and insults, all of which told him to read a book carefully.

Liu Tan clicked on it and took a look around. He was furious for a moment and wrote with trembling hands: You praise me so sincerely, don’t you know that Liu Tan once framed his brothers?

523L: Tired? Is the person above mentally retarded? The "Records of the Grand Historian" clearly states that King Liu Dan of Yan was convicted of witchcraft, and King Liu Bo of Changyi was guilty of treason. You call this a frame-up? If he truly couldn't tolerate his brothers, he wouldn't have risked his life to go to the Xiongnu to find King Liu Ku of Yan, okay?

Liu Tan was indignant: What if the historical records have been changed?

525L: No, so many people have explained that you are blind? Sima Qian may be a fan of Liu Xiaomao, but he also has professional ethics. Thank you. Moreover, Liu Xiaomao saved his life, so isn't it normal for him to be biased?

526L: Catch the person above, I’m a new fan here, could you please tell me how Emperor Zhaosheng saved Sima Qian?

527L: Of course it was because Sima Qian did not know how to judge people and met the wrong people. Xu Zhai, the general who attacked Sindhu, was his best friend and relative-in-law. When Xu Zhai was defeated and captured during the attack on Sindhu, he surrendered directly. As a result, Emperor Wu was furious and wanted to punish Xu Zhai's family. At that time, Emperor Wu did not want to implicate Sima Qian. As a result, Sima Qian stood up and insisted that Xu Zhai did not surrender. At that time, Emperor Wu was going to kill them all. It was not until Liu Xiaomao heard the news that he pleaded for him and took the initiative to fight and went to defeat Sindhu. Only then did Emperor Wu show mercy and only sentenced him to castration.

528L: Yes, and ever since Liu Xiaomao defeated Shendu, the price of sugar in the Han Dynasty has dropped a lot, so the fact that everyone could eat sugar back then was thanks to Liu Xiaomao (shaking voice)

529L: It seems that Liu Xiaomao made many preparations for the battle against Sindhu, including but not limited to warships and gunpowder on the warships. However, his fiefdom was in the Northern Border Kingdom at that time, so he should not have cared about these things. So I reasonably suspect that Liu Xiaomao just wanted to eat candy.

530L: Stop joking above, take a good look at the records. One of Liu Xiaomao's early industries was making sugar. He made all kinds of candies. He also came up with the recipe for white sugar. At that time, no one except him knew how to make white sugar, so he could make money only when the price of sugar was high. He didn't go to fight Sindhu just to eat sugar.

531L: +1 to the above comment. Don't use your thinking to speculate about Liu Xiaomao. He has never cared about money from the beginning to the end. As long as it is an industry that can develop the economy, he will generously encourage everyone to do it.

532L: If we talk about Liu Xiaomao’s selfish motive, it’s probably about Empress Xiaodun’s posthumous title. I feel that Empress Chen... well, it’s a bit far from the word “Dun”.

533L: Hahahaha, the person above is right, unofficial history records that Liu Xiaomao once fought with court officials over the issue of posthumous title, but after the fight they got together to drink, which was very interesting.

534L: Isn't it said that Liu Xiaomao's martial arts skills are not high? During Emperor Wu's reign, several prime ministers and the three highest officials were military generals. How could Liu Xiaomao defeat them?

535L: Upstairs, have you forgotten that there is also the King of Wusun to help? The King of Wusun is very powerful. It is said that no one in the court could defeat the King of Wusun.

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Liu Tan held the phone tightly and pursed his lips. He wanted to say something, but didn't know what to say.

At this moment, there was a knock on his door. He quickly threw his phone aside, coughed lightly and said, "Come in."

A middle-aged woman with slightly graying hair walked in. She looked at Liu Tan with a strange look in her eyes. After hesitating for a long time, she said, "Tan Tan, Mom wants to tell you something."

Liu Tan raised his chin slightly and said in a condescending tone, "Go ahead."

The woman sat down and said, "Well, when you were sick, our family's savings were almost drained. Now, in order to pay off the debt, we have to sell this house, so we have to move tomorrow."

Liu Tan was slightly stunned: "Where to move to?"

The woman said, "Let's go to the countryside and stay for two days."

Liu Tan nodded, seemingly understanding: "Okay."

In his impression, the countryside is a large manor in the countryside. Although the environment is average, he has no money but to make do with it.

Seeing that he didn't protest, the woman smiled a little nervously: "Then... then Mom will go cook first."

Liu Tan nodded without saying anything. However, the next day, when he saw the low bungalow and the small, dirty and messy yard in front of him, his eyes suddenly went dark and he fainted.

Before he passed out, he had only one thought in his mind: I regret it.