Liu Ju was a little confused after hearing this: "Luzon Island? What is that place?"
Liu Tan pointed to the small red dot in the southernmost part and said, "This should be Luzon Island."
He paused. Back then, there was probably no such thing as Luzon Island. Even the Han people hadn't discovered it yet, so Liu Tan had to temporarily change his words and say, "No, that's not right. I don't know what island this is. Anyway, there is an island there, but it's too far from Donglai Port... isn't it?"
He originally thought that Liu Che got lost north of the Jiaodong Peninsula and wandered in the waters of the Yellow Sea and Bohai Sea.
After all, there is the Jiaodong Peninsula to the west, the Korean Peninsula to the northeast, and then there is the Japanese Island, not to mention the thirty-two small islands near Penglai.
As a result, Liu Che's fleet really did not take the usual route. It bypassed all the islands and sailed towards the southwest.
This is equivalent to getting lost all the way from Yantai in the future to the Philippines. Is this something a human can do? Is his father a god?
Liu Ju ignored Liu Tan's change of heart and simply said, "Anyway, now that we know where they are, it's enough. Let's send someone to fetch our father immediately."
Liu Tan said, "I'll go there myself, but... I can't go through Qi this time. It would be best to sail from Xuwen or Hepu. They're closer, and it would be better to go there when I land."
According to the current navigation technology, if he really ran back to Donglai from Luzon Island... not to mention the length of the journey, Liu Tan was not sure whether he would get lost somewhere else.
Liu Ju frowned. "These two ports are both in Jiaozhi. Nanyue has always been stubborn and unyielding. Father has tried to attack them many times but was always put on hold due to treasury problems. Now..."
Liu Tan said, "That's no other way. If we don't go there, what about following this route again? I'm afraid we'll both get lost somewhere."
Getting lost at sea is no joke.
Liu Tan was also a little puzzled. He remembered that historical records showed that by this time Liu Che had already destroyed the Kingdom of Nanyue, and ports such as Xuwen and Hepu had fallen into the hands of the Han Dynasty. How come the Kingdom of Nanyue was still alive?
Liu Ju asked, "Let's not talk about the Nanyue issue. What are you going to do with the ship? It's a thousand miles from Chang'an to Nanyue. How are you going to get the ship there? And... I see on the map that even walking from the two ports of Xuwen and Hepu to this island is quite far. I'm afraid we don't have a ship that can sail there safely."
As for how Liu Che's fleet got there, this is probably an unsolved mystery. Unless they can meet Liu Che, it will take some time to solve the mystery.
Although the Nanyue Kingdom was very close to the sea, their national strength was actually more backward, and they were even worse than the Han Dynasty in shipbuilding.
Liu Tan sighed deeply and said, "I'll send someone back to the Northern Territory."
Liu Ju was puzzled: "Why send people back to the Northern Border Kingdom?"
Liu Tan had a blank expression on his face. "I asked Mo Shi and the others to research boat building before, and they've already made some great progress. I'll just take them and the craftsmen over there and have it finished."
Liu Ju frowned after hearing this: "I remember there are some differences between seagoing ships and river boats. The ships you build there are also river boats..."
"No." Liu Tan interrupted him and said, "I asked them to build the sea ship."
Liu Ju paused, his face full of questions: "Your Northern Kingdom doesn't even have a coastline, what do you need ships for?"
Liu Tan was in a state of great distress. "I just... they caused me some trouble before, so I wanted to cause them some trouble too. I felt like they were all dishonest, so I deliberately tried to make things difficult for them."
Liu Ju looked puzzled: "So they really made it?"
Liu Tan thought for a moment and said, "Half and half."
Liu Ju: "Hmm? What do you mean?"
Liu Tan sighed, "I saw how difficult it was for them, so I couldn't help but lend a hand and solved a few of their problems."
Liu Ju: ...
Originally, he was a little bit skeptical of Mo Shi and the others. He knew a little about Mo Shi, and this was because he went to work for Liu Tan, so he asked someone to investigate. He was worried that someone would use the name of the Mo family to mess with his brother.
Since I know a little bit, I naturally understand that these people are indeed outstanding among the new generation, but they are definitely not as good as the older generation of Mohism.
So Liu Ju wanted to persuade Liu Tan to arrange some better craftsmen to be taken over.
Unexpectedly, Liu Tan took action himself, so there was no need for the Mohist school at all.
The so-called Mo Shi and his men went to build ships, but in reality... they could probably only serve as supervisors, right?
This was such a coincidence that Liu Ju couldn't help but mutter to himself, "You've already started building sea vessels. It seems that this is indeed my father's fate."
Liu Tan couldn't help but elbow him and said, "How can you talk like that? This is just a coincidence, don't you understand?"
Liu Ju was incredulous. "Ask anyone and they'll believe you, the King of the Northern Territory, built a ship just to punish a few Mohist disciples. Who would punish someone this way? Isn't it a waste of manpower and resources?"
Liu Tan: ...
Where the hell is this rational?
How was that a waste of manpower and resources? He wasn't asking them to build the entire ship straight away; he was asking them to make a model first. How much would a model cost?
What's more, the money for making the model was paid by Mo Shi and his friends themselves, and Liu Tan wanted to make them lose money!
Seeing that he couldn't communicate with Liu, he simply said, "Alright, let's not talk about this anymore. I need to hurry and finish the case of treason in the next two days."
He actually already has a lot of evidence in his hands. If he hadn't insisted on finding evidence pointing to Liu Qumao, he would have closed the case long ago.
The eunuch was dead, and he died in the seventh prince's bedroom. However, sometimes the dead can speak.
Du Zhou did have some capable people under his command. From the daily necessities of the eunuch and some interactions with his family, they traced back to several officials.
The origins of these officials are all closely related to the descendants of the Zhao family.
According to the current situation, closing the case is not a problem, but the most important point has not yet appeared - the highest-ranking officials are mid-level officials, and they cannot access a lot of information.
Liu Tan said, "I never thought Liu Qumao could hide so deeply."
Liu Ju was more cautious: "If it really doesn't work, let's wait for the emperor to come back and deal with it. We have already received news."
I have to say that after knowing the whereabouts of Liu Che, Liu Ju completely relaxed. From the beginning, he thought that the prime minister must have other purposes for hiding so deeply, and he must be found out. But now he thought, my father is coming back, so let's leave such a complicated matter to my father, anyway, he definitely can't deal with my father.
Liu Tan thought about it and said nothing more. He just looked at the news and said, "Forget it, let's do it this way for now."
Liu Ju then asked, "How many people are you taking with you this time?"
Liu Tan said, "You don't need to bring many people, just my elite group."
Liu Ju advised, "Even if you don't bring any troops with you, you still have to go to the local area to mobilize them. Your elite regiment is indeed powerful, but they are from the northern border after all. They might not be able to acclimate to the climate in the south, and they will have to go to sea... No, no, you better not go."
Liu Tan: ???
How come it changed so suddenly while we were talking?
Seeing his shocked expression, Liu Ju said, "The main thing is that you've never been to the seaside since you were a child. Sailing on the sea is completely different from sailing on a lake. If you're not used to it, you might get sick. It's best not to go."
Liu Tan was at a loss for words: "You talk as if you know everything about it. Have you ever been there?"
Liu Ju: ...
The two brothers looked at each other in bewilderment. They thought that they were not as good as the officials who followed Liu Che. At least those officials had seen a lot by following Liu Che around, and their lives were much more interesting than theirs.
Liu Tan patted his shoulder and said, "Don't worry. If it really doesn't work out, I definitely won't go against my body. But since we have to go to Jiaozhi to build ships, I have to go."
Liu Ju was helpless. Originally, shipbuilding was something that did not require the supervision of a prince. However, the problem was that the drawings in Mohist school's hands were said to be modified based on the drawings designed by Liu Tan before.
Seeing that he couldn't stop it, he stuffed the tiger talisman into Liu Tan's hand and said, "No matter what, you must take the tiger talisman this time. If you encounter resistance, you can mobilize troops directly."
Liu Ju was a little worried as he spoke, mainly because if Nanyue was so easy to defeat, why would they have to wait until now?
What's more, there is actually not only one country, Nanyue, but also hundreds of countries.
Liu Tan's hand trembled as if he was holding a ball of fire, and he threw the tiger talisman to Liu Ju again. "I'm not leaving yet. I have to wait until my people arrive. What are you doing to me now?"
Liu Ju held the tiger talisman with a look of confusion on his face. Why was he so disgusted? Liu Qumao was actually drooling over the tiger talisman.
However, Liu Ju was probably wrong this time. At this moment, Liu Qumao no longer cared about the ownership of the tiger talisman.
He sat in his study and listened to people report news about the emperor, with a smile on his face.
At this time, his son ran over hurriedly and said, "Dad, Dad is not well."
Liu Qumao raised his eyes and frowned at the young man in front of him. He said, "Yu'er, I have told you many times that no matter what happens, you must not panic. If you panic, you will lose your composure."
Liu Yu immediately lowered his head and said, "I know I'm wrong, but... Father, the King of Changyi has been arrested."
Liu Qumao's eyes lit up immediately after hearing this: "The King of Changyi was captured? By whom?"
Liu Yu instinctively felt something was amiss and hesitantly said, "They were captured by the Northern Territory King's elite troops, led by Wei Buyi himself." He became furious at this and said, "The Northern Territory King is truly cunning. He actually claimed he only had 500 men with him, but in reality, the entire elite group was out in full force, and he even allocated another 500 men to capture the King of Changyi. Father, what should we do now?"
Liu Yu was extremely anxious. Prince Changyi had been captured, and the seventh prince was said to have been sent to Sui Yu Palace for upbringing. Prince Qi Liu Fuling had fled with the emperor to an unknown place. They didn't even have anyone to help them ascend to the throne.
Unexpectedly, Liu Qumao burst into laughter after hearing the news, and then said three times in a row: "Good, good, my chance has finally come!"
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