Chapter 535 [Fourth Update] 535
Liu Tan took the earplugs out of his ears and asked in surprise, "What's going on? It's too hot outside and the king is too old to handle it. Help him inside to rest."
However, the Jiaozhi people were weaker than the others. When had they ever seen firecrackers? They had never even seen a gunpowder barrel. They had only seen Xuwen Port, which had been bombed into ruins.
Back then, Liu Tan used a few gunpowder barrels to scare the natives out of the woods. Now, these firecrackers are no different to the people of Jiaozhi and the natives.
Well, the only difference is probably that there was no damage.
But this thunder-like sound was extremely terrifying to them. They looked at Liu Tan with expressions as if they had seen some kind of monster.
Liu Tan originally took two steps forward out of concern for the King of Jiaozhi, but as a result, the entire Jiaozhi Kingdom, from top to bottom, took two steps back.
The scene was very awkward for a moment.
Fortunately, Liu Ju was a kind man. He held back his laughter and stepped forward to smooth over the situation. He had the King of Jiaozhi sent back to rest.
After the Jiaozhi people left, Liu Tan couldn't help but sneer: "This guy is even more timid than a quail."
Liu Che squinted at him and said, "Did you do this on purpose, brat?"
Liu Tan stood with his hands behind his back. "We're leaving soon. I don't want to waste any more time talking to them. Let them figure it out on their own."
They have to choose between peace and nuclear peace.
Liu Ju said helplessly: "This is not good."
Liu Tan tilted his head and looked at him. "I invited him to watch a fun show. This thing was just made. He was extremely lucky to be able to watch it with my father. Others would beg for it but couldn't. Why is it not good?"
Liu Ju couldn't help but say, "If you had prepared earplugs for them, your words would have been more convincing."
Liu Tanwangtian said, "They're really stupid. We were wearing earplugs before, weren't we? They didn't even think to put them on when they were startled by the noise. They frightened themselves to death and now they blame me?"
Liu Ju thought silently that the other party was probably not simply frightened by the sound. You know, the King of Jiaozhi has experienced many ups and downs and seen the world. Even if he was frightened by the sound, why would he faint?
He must have fainted from fright!
Liu Che didn't say much, but he felt that what Liu Tan did was very much to his liking.
He was the kind of person who would start a fight if he disagreed with something. This character trait was probably inherited from his father, Emperor Jing. After all, Emperor Jing would pick up a chessboard and smash his cousin on the head if he disagreed with something.
He didn't care about Jiaozhi Kingdom at all, and naturally he didn't have the patience to talk nonsense with them. He just wanted a result as long as the people below could talk however they wanted.
If Liu Fuling hadn't been making any progress and was not upset about it, he wouldn't have asked Liu Tan to come.
Liu Che didn't take this matter to heart, and the others didn't say anything either. The group prepared to go back - it was too hot outside, and there was an ice basin in the house.
Liu Fuling also passed by Liu Tan in silence. Liu Tan felt a little uncomfortable looking at his back. He originally thought that Liu Fuling would definitely take the opportunity to say something, but he didn't expect that the other party didn't say a word.
In fact, Liu Fuling was also wondering whether he had been taking the wrong path all along.
He pretended to be friendly with the King of Jiaozhi because he did not have enough strength. In the past, he thought that as long as he had Liu Che's favor, he would be invincible, but now he found that this was not the case.
Think about the path Liu Tan took. From the very beginning when Liu Tan just returned to the palace, Liu Che's attitude was not very enthusiastic. It was only because his son was good-looking that he paid a little more attention to him.
From being not special to being almost indulged now, Liu Tan's path cannot be replicated, but it taught him a truth: the strongest person is the one who has his own strength.
Liu Fuling thought about it and suddenly realized that the reason he was doing well in Qi was not because he was so powerful, but because he was the son of Liu Che, and he had no control over the affairs of Qi.
Those who hold the lifeline of Qi State are of course happy to coax him and please him. To put it bluntly, they are just playing with him.
Liu Tan didn't expect that his firecracker would directly make Liu Fuling wise. Liu Che did notice something, but didn't say anything.
He educated his sons in a similar way - he devoted himself to the crown prince. After all, he was the successor. There was the example of Qin Ershi who died before. No one wanted to raise the heir to be useless and then ruin the country.
As for the other sons, those who are not under his supervision will be put aside, and those who are under his supervision will be taught according to his mood. If he is in a good mood, he will teach him a lesson. If he is too stupid, just forget about it.
Liu Fuling was not stupid, but unfortunately he was influenced by his narrow-minded mother. The influence was too deep to change, so Liu Che was too lazy to care.
If there were only the Crown Prince and Liu Fuling in the palace, he might really pay attention to it, but unfortunately there is also Liu Tan who makes him very worry-free and happy. Who would have the mood to do that?
But now that his son has come to his senses, he is relieved.
However, this sense of relief was completely lost when he saw the food Liu Tan brought him. He asked in near shock, "What is this?"
As he spoke, he pushed the thing aside, his disgust evident in his expression.
The thing really didn't look that good. It was in the shape of an inverted round bowl, and it shook very elastically when pushed. Inside the brown translucent exterior were round worms. The scariest thing was that those worms were entangled together.
Liu Che even doubted that this was really made by his son? You know, every dish Liu Tan made in the past was delicious, so what on earth was this?
He almost suspected that Liu Tan was taking the opportunity to take revenge!
Liu Tan couldn't help but laugh as he watched his father, who rarely looked at food with such disdain, say, "This is called earthworm jelly. It's quite delicious. Alas, there's nothing else you can do. This is all Jiaozhi has to offer. I'm at my wit's end. I have nothing else to make."
Liu Che raised an eyebrow and looked at Liu Tan: "The donkey from Guizhou has run out of tricks? What does that mean?"
His son actually called himself a donkey? The old father was a little angry.
Liu Tan's smile froze for a moment, and after thinking for a moment, he said, "This is a story."
Liu Che calmly pushed the bowl away and changed the subject: "What story?"
If told well, it's a story; if told poorly, it's an accident!
Liu Tan had no choice but to tell the story of the donkey from Guizhou, who had run out of tricks. After listening to it, Liu Che looked at him meaningfully and said with a smile, "That's quite interesting."
When Liu Tan saw his smile, his hair stood on end, fearing that his father would ask him about whether he was a god or not, so he just slipped away.
Liu Che sat there, watching Liu Tan's figure getting smaller and smaller, and said to Bu Fan beside him, "Is he gone?"
Bu Fan immediately said, "Your Majesty, it seems that the Fifth Prince has gone to the Jiaozhi envoys."
Liu Che immediately breathed a sigh of relief and waved his hand, saying, "Quick, quick, throw this thing away! This little bastard is really trying so hard to get me back to Chang'an as soon as possible!"
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