Chapter 573 [Second Update] 573
Liu Tan felt that if he was not mistaken, the little barbarian Liu Ju was referring to should be the young man beside Liu Che.
And that young man said that there was a beauty hidden in the emperor's bedroom... Could it be that this rumor was spread because he had just walked out of Liu Che's bedroom?
Liu Ju saw that Liu Tan had a strange expression on his face and couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong?"
Liu Tan puffed his cheeks. "That day I went to talk to Father about something, but it was too late and I didn't have time to come back, so I stayed at his place. When I was going back that morning, I met a fool who asked me who I was."
Liu Ju: ...
OK, case solved.
Liu Tan looked at him strangely and asked, "Why are you suddenly concerned about this kind of thing?"
Liu Ju has always ignored Liu Che's harem, why is he so curious this time?
Liu Ju's mouth twitched: "The whole palace is saying that my father has really prayed for the favor of the immortal."
Everyone's logic was simple: How could a mysterious beauty suddenly appear if she wasn't an immortal? Besides, no one else had ever seen her except that little barbarian who accidentally ran into her. Who else but an immortal could appear without a trace?
If it wasn't a matter of gods, Liu Ju wouldn't care about his father's harem. At most, he would care about whether his father would give him another younger brother.
However, at this point, it seems that there would be no problem even if his father gave him another younger brother. Who still remembers the seventh brother now?
Liu Tan was overwhelmed by what he heard. "Are you so idle all day long that you have nothing to do? And you're spreading rumors?"
Liu Ju thought about it and couldn't help laughing: "Okay, I have to go. It's very sunny outside. You should go back quickly."
Liu Tan was helpless, and he felt that these people were really too idle. Unfortunately, even so, he couldn't do anything about them. After all, those who spread the rumors were Liu Che's harem. No matter how powerful Liu Tan was, he couldn't deal with Liu Che's harem... Oh, that's not right. He can't do it, but his mother can.
Liu Tan turned around and prepared to go find his mother to complain.
When he got there, Chen Ajiao was teasing the Seventh Prince.
She was also a little bored now. Although someone had used the Seventh Prince to cause trouble before, the child did not understand, and she would not get angry with the child, especially since Liu Che did not care about this son at all, and Chen Ajiao did not care even more. Now he brought the child to her just to play with him like a little pet.
When Liu Tan came over, she was a little surprised: "Oh, are you out of quarantine?"
Liu Tan: ...
Why does everyone say the same thing when they see him?
Liu Ju was in the same situation just now. He calculated the time and felt that he had not been busy for too long.
Chen Ajiao patted the seat next to her and said, "Come, come and sit down."
When Liu Tan walked over, he took a special look at the Seventh Prince and found that the child was actually quite good-looking, with a pair of black eyes and a chubby and round face, which made him quite cute.
After he sat down, Chen Ajiao asked, "Who made you unhappy?"
Liu Tan felt that he was becoming more and more justified in his complaints. He directly complained about the magical operations in the harem. When Chen Ajiao heard that there was another young man beside Liu Che, her expression was still indifferent. However, after hearing the subsequent developments, she laughed so hard that she fell over, which attracted the seventh prince to follow her.
Liu Tan said with a frown on his face, "Mother!"
Chen Ajiao touched Liu Tan's face and said, "That little barbarian has quite a bit of taste."
Her son is just good-looking.
Liu Tan was helpless and felt that he was just there to make Chen Ajiao laugh.
Just when he was about to say that those people were too idle and asked Chen Ajiao to find something for them to do, Chen Ajiao suddenly said nonchalantly: "Don't worry about this matter, just let it pass to your father's ears."
Liu Tan looked at Chen Ajiao, rolled his eyes and asked, "Does the Queen Mother want to teach that man a lesson?"
Well, he couldn't bring himself to call Lu Xuan "little barbarian". After all, Lu Xuan was also from the Western Regions. It felt like he was scolding Lu Xuan as well.
Chen Ajiao touched Liu Tan's head and said, "Him? Who is he? I want to deal with the people behind him."
Liu Tan was surprised: "Who is behind him?"
Chen Ajiao was helpless: "Little fool, do you think he appeared out of thin air? If no one offered him an offering, how could he appear beside your father?"
Liu Tan ignored Chen Ajiao's complaints and asked, "Who is it? Is there anyone who dares to take advantage of my father? They really don't know how to live or die."
Do you really think that you can control Liu Che by offering him beauties? Over the years, there have been so many people offering beauties to Liu Che, but how many of them have achieved what they wanted?
Oh, the only winner was probably Princess Yangxin. After all, the beauty she offered gave birth to the eldest prince and crown prince. But even so, Princess Yangxin was never able to interfere in state affairs.
Liu Che has been in power for so many years. Anyone who really thinks that he is like those tyrant emperors who never attend court in the morning after seeing a beautiful woman is a fool.
What's more, the person being offered up is a man. I don't even have a chance to fight, so I don't know what the point is.
Could it be that you still want to find Liu Che's true love?
As if Chen Ajiao knew what he was complaining about in his heart, she said, "Don't underestimate that little barbarian. He is the great witch of Baiyue."
Liu Tan was stunned: "Huh?"
Chen Ajiao said, "It is said that there is a tribe in the Baiyue who are born with longevity. Not only do they live long, but they also age slowly. It is said that most of them maintain their youthful appearance until death."
Liu Tan was full of questions when he heard this. How come he didn’t know there was such a place?
In later generations, we have heard of longevity villages, but the average age in longevity villages is only slightly longer, and people do not look like teenagers until they die.
He couldn't help but ask, "Isn't this another story made up by someone?"
Chen Ajiao said, "Who knows? It doesn't matter whether others believe it or not, as long as your father believes it or not."
Well, what his mother said makes sense. No matter whether others believe it or not, as long as Liu Che believes it, others will have to believe it even if they don’t, oh, except Liu Tan.
After Chen Ajiao finished speaking, she saw that Liu Tan's expression became very cold, and his whole temperament changed, as if he had entered a combat state.
She couldn't help but ask in surprise: "What are you doing?"
Liu Tan snorted and said, "Don't do anything, just prepare to fight against counterfeiting!"
Knowing that he still dared to do this in Chang'an, was it because he was not diligent enough in fighting counterfeiting before?
Chen Ajiao held his shoulder and said, "Why are you so anxious? This so-called great witch is different from the previous alchemists. It is said that he really has some skills. Don't rush to fight him, or you will suffer a loss."
Liu Tan hesitated for a moment before turning around and asking, "Father... do you really believe it?"
Chen Ajiao looked indifferent: "He didn't tell me, so who would know?"
Male favorites were not part of the harem, so even if Liu Che took in a hundred or eighty of them, he wouldn't have to tell Chen Ajiao.
However, Liu Tan also understood why the words of that great witch spread throughout the palace immediately, and even Liu Ju knew about it.
Obviously this person is the new favorite, and everyone is fawning over him.
It was right for Chen Ajiao to ignore it for the time being. She wouldn't gain any benefit anyway. She was living a leisurely life now, so why bother getting involved in this mess?
Only Liu Tan was worried that Liu Che would be deceived again. After thinking for a while, he said, "Mother, please send someone to help me keep an eye on him."
Chen Ajiao smiled and said, "Okay, but you don't have to worry. The telescope you presented to your father earlier is apparently more interesting to him. I heard that he hasn't summoned that little barbarian much in the past few days."
Liu Tan was a little surprised: "I saw him boating on the lake with my father before."
Chen Ajiao laughed and said, "Didn't he stick it there himself?"
Liu Tan raised his eyebrows: "Is that so."
That's easy. If he can come up with something, the so-called great wizard will not be able to produce any results in a short time, and Liu Che will naturally stop paying attention to him.
To be honest, the appearance of Liu Tan has spoiled Liu Che's appetite.
In the past, whether Liu Che was searching for immortals or praying, he would not feel bad even if he did not get any response. Instead, he thought that this was normal. How could it be so easy to see an immortal?
As a result, Liu Tan now gave Liu Che new hope. He could go to the stars. Liu Che simply believed that going to heaven was equivalent to becoming an immortal.
As long as Liu Tan can give Liu Che more hope, why would Liu Che care whether this is a great witch or not?
Liu Tan rolled up his sleeves and prepared to study how to make a hot air balloon.
He had never planned to do this before mainly because it was too energy-consuming. He had too many things to do before, so how could he have the time to do such flashy things?
In his eyes, hot air balloons are at most an entertainment activity. In terms of practicality, they are really not that good, let alone being used in war. This thing is not flexible enough. If it does not fly high enough, a salvo from the enemy will basically destroy the hot air balloon. If it flies high enough... not to mention how much fuel is consumed, what can you see at that height?
But nowadays, it is really useful when used with a telescope.
Even if it was useless, it was still an explanation to Liu Che. Liu Che had money anyway - although he had said before that he didn't want money, Liu Che still asked people to send him money, directly sending it in carts, and the standard was based on filling up the warehouses of Sui Yu Palace and his palace.
The King of the North is not short of money!
There are two difficulties in making a hot air balloon. The first is the material used to make the main part of the balloon. The material must be strong and airtight, but not too heavy. The second is the fuel.
Perhaps the most important issue is fuel. Based on the previous fuels, burning wood is obviously not an option, nor is charcoal, as these cannot reach a high enough temperature. Coal is possible, but it is too heavy. How heavy would a hot air balloon be if it were too heavy? How could it possibly take off?
But now this problem has been solved in advance - artificial petroleum.
Liu Tan cannot see the difference between artificial oil and natural oil at the moment, which means that the current production of artificial oil is not good. If the production of artificial oil is higher, Liu Tan would dare to let the Han Dynasty enter the industrial age ahead of time.
Unfortunately, artificial oil alone is not enough. If you want to climb the technology tree, the overall technology of the entire society must develop comprehensively.
Of course, it should be possible to get Liu Che a hot air balloon to play with now.
After solving the most difficult fuel problem, Liu Tan was now a little overwhelmed by the materials for making the main part of the hot air balloon.
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