There are quite a few Zhao clans in this world, but there is probably only one Zhao clan descendant that Liu Ju could mention so solemnly - the descendants of Emperor Qin Shi Huang.
Moreover, only the descendants of the First Emperor would deliberately want to kill the current emperor.
Even though it was not the Liu family who destroyed the Qin Dynasty, they were the ones who benefited in the end. If the Zhao family wanted to restore their country, they would have to kill the current royal family first and then rebel.
However, because Qin Ershi slaughtered all his brothers and sisters, many people believe that the First Emperor had no direct descendants. There is also a saying that some of his descendants moved to Korea and then to Japan.
However, it remains to be seen whether those so-called descendants are the direct descendants of the First Emperor.
Thinking of this, Liu Tan couldn't help but look at Liu Che and ask, "Father, do the descendants of the Zhao family really exist? Are they descendants of the Qin Empress?"
Liu Che looked at Liu Tan intently: "Why do you care so much?"
Liu Tan was startled, wondering if he had revealed himself to be a fanboy of the First Emperor. He coughed lightly and said, "I'm just confused. Weren't all the descendants of the Qin Emperor killed by the Second Emperor? Where did these descendants of the Zhao family come from? Could they be imposters?"
Liu Che looked at Liu Tan deeply and said, "That may not be the case. The Qin Emperor has many children and grandchildren, so it is not certain that they will not escape."
An idea suddenly flashed in Liu Tan's mind: "Young Master Gao!"
Liu Che neither admitted nor denied it, but the more Liu Tan thought about it, the more he felt that this was the case.
When Qin Ershi came to power, he killed his brothers and sisters on a large scale. Prince Gao originally wanted to escape, but was worried that his family would be implicated. In the end, he simply applied to be buried with the First Emperor and asked Qin Ershi to spare his family.
Not to mention, although Qin II was mentally ill, he promised Gongzi Gao and really spared Gongzi Gao's family.
These are the only records left by Gongzi Gao. Although the Han Dynasty was not too far away from the Qin Dynasty, many historical materials were lost due to wars.
The most treacherous person was Xiang Yu. He burned all the books collected by the First Emperor!
However, if there really are descendants of the First Emperor, then... they are most likely descendants of Gongzi Gao.
He lowered his head to take another look at the document, carefully placed it on Liu Che's desk, and said, "I wonder if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has found the whereabouts of these Zhao family members."
Liu Che asked, "Should we wait for the Crown Prince to capture them and hand them over to you for disposal?"
Liu Tan immediately said, "No... no need. This matter is of great importance. It is best for the emperor to handle it."
Although he wanted to leave a bloodline for the First Emperor, the orphans of the Zhao family were now plotting to curse Liu Che. Even if those people were the First Emperor's bloodline, Liu Tan's heart was tilted towards Liu Che.
If the First Emperor were here, he might hesitate, but... he would probably stand on Liu Che's side.
Apart from the personality cult, there are also personal emotional factors involved.
Liu Che curled his lips and said, "Be careful. The enemy is in the dark while you are in the light. If these people can contact the King of Yan, they may also be able to contact your men."
Liu Tan nodded obediently. After hearing what Liu Che said, he suddenly asked, "In that case... then... the King of Yan was wrongly accused?"
Liu Che's voice suddenly turned eight degrees colder: "How was he wronged? Didn't he set up a witchcraft to harm you?"
Liu Tan didn't say anything. It was true that witchcraft was used to harm him, but the problem was that the degree of harm to him was different from that to Liu Che.
If they used witchcraft to harm Liu Che, there was no doubt that Liu Dan would die. But as for harming him, although it would be called killing a brother, it would probably just be imprisonment.
Seeing Liu Tan lowering his head and not saying anything, Liu Che said earnestly, "Don't be so soft-hearted. If you beg me to let him go now, he will still harm you if he gets the chance. By then, it will be too late for you to regret it."
Liu Tan: ...
He doesn't want to plead for Liu Dan. He wants to kill Liu Dan right there, okay?
The only problem is that if the crime of cursing Liu Che is not put on Liu Dan, then his crime will not be so serious. Even if Liu Che is angry, he is still his son after all. Maybe he wants to save his son's life?
In order to avoid Liu Che suspecting that he was dissatisfied with the result, he might as well show his magnanimity and take the initiative to mention reducing Liu Dan's sentence.
But unexpectedly, Liu Che didn't seem to have thought about sparing Liu Dan's life.
Liu Che’s idea was very simple. If he dared to curse Liu Tan now, he would dare to curse the prince and even his father in the future!
Things like witchcraft are something you should either not touch or you will never turn back once you do.
Liu Che felt relieved when he saw Liu Tan nod seriously.
What worried him most about Liu Tan over the years was that this kid always seemed to have a strange open-mindedness towards his family.
This was the case with Liu Fuling, Liu Bo, and Liu Dan.
Compared with the ruthlessness he showed when facing Wu Shilu and even the prefect of Xi'an Yang County, he seemed like a different person.
Although Liu Che did not think this was a bad thing, if it continued for a long time, wouldn't he be bullied to death by those brothers who disliked him?
Now Liu Che’s only hope is that Liu Dan’s incident can teach Liu Tan a lesson.
With the end of the grassland martial arts performance, the journey of observing the martial arts performance also came to an end.
Liu Tan also received news that both the Changshou Palace and the Northern King's Palace had been exorcised and tidied up, so the Emperor and the Northern King could go back and live there when they returned.
Liu Tan was worried that Liu Che might have some concerns, so he asked someone to prepare a bed for him in a side hall of Yanshou Palace.
The result was that he was once again beaten back by Liu Che.
Liu Che waved his sleeves and said, "Go, go, go, do what you need to do. Aren't you going to handle the affairs of the Northern Border Kingdom? Stop playing tricks on me."
Liu Tan: ????
Dog... cough cough, doesn't know how to appreciate a good person!
However, Liu Che was so careless that he didn't care about the impact of witchcraft?
In fact, Liu Che was not careless. Instead, he really believed that Liu Tan had great luck, so he could rule the northern border country.
Liu Che was also very confident in himself. He was the emperor. The thing had been buried for so long without any accident, obviously because of Liu Tan. Now he needed Liu Tan to use this luck to guard the border. If he wasted it here and it would lead to the invasion of the Huns, Liu Che would rather eliminate the impact by himself.
What's more... Liu Che doesn't necessarily have to have Liu Tan come. There are so many people willing to help him solve his problems.
After Liu Tan was driven away and returned to Shuofang City, there were indeed some things that needed to be dealt with. That was that Huo Guang actually caught some people with ulterior motives.
However, few of them are related to witchcraft. Most of them are trying to take advantage of the situation and do some illegal business in Shuofang City.
You know, the stricter the regulations are, the higher the profits of illegal businesses will be.
Liu Tan said lightly, "These people will be dealt with according to the law. As for those involved in witchcraft, they will be beheaded, executed in public, or their entire families exterminated."
After Liu Tan said these three words, he felt dazed for a moment.
When he was studying history, although he knew that such punishment was normal in that era, he still felt it was too bloody.
When was the last time he could say these three words so easily and get his men to put them into action?
Unfortunately, his sigh did not last long, and he heard Huo Guang say: "Your Highness, according to the law, he should be charged with treason and his entire clan should be executed."
Liu Tan: ...
He was silent for a moment and then said, "Do as you say."
Huo Guang responded and spoke casually about the matter of seeing the emperor off, as if the life and death of many people had not been decided in a single thought.
Because of the Witchcraft Incident, Liu Che moved up the date of his return to Chang'an by five days, so he would have to leave in two days after returning this time.
In fact, there was not much Liu Tan needed to do. He just had to decide what to bring to Liu Che.
Apart from anything else, you must bring some soy products. Among them, there are a few that Liu Che likes to eat. Bring them back to change his taste. By the way, also bring some for Chen Ajiao, Liu Ju, and Princess Dangli.
There is also glass, which needs to be taken back, but it depends on where in the Weiyang Palace needs to be replaced, and then we can send them all there at the time.
There wasn't much left to take back.
After reading the list, Liu Tan was obviously in a much lower mood. Every time Liu Che came, he felt it was too troublesome to welcome him, but every time Liu Che left, he was reluctant to let him go.
Lu Xuan stayed beside him silently. Liu Tan placed the list on the table and suddenly asked, "Are you leaving soon too?"
Although Lu Xuan's expedition was scheduled for winter, there were many things that needed to be coordinated before then, and it was too late to go back now.
Lu Xuan was silent for a long while before responding, "Yes."
Liu Tan let out a long sigh: "Everyone is leaving."
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