Chapter 627
Liu Che gave the order casually, and Liu Ju thought about it and felt that there was nothing wrong with it, so he didn't care.
Liu Tan was shocked when he heard the news. He turned around and looked at Liu Ku who was having fun on the bed and said, "You are so lucky, kid. Someone like this is here to teach you?"
That’s Ouyang Shi.
Speaking of this person, many people may not be familiar with him. His father is Ouyang Sheng. Well, this name is not so famous, but Ouyang Sheng has a disciple that many people should know, that is Er Kuan, also known as Ni Kuan.
He once served as the Imperial Censor and, together with Sima Qian, created the Taichu calendar, which changed the New Year's Day from the first day of October to the first day of January.
There are not many records about Ouyang Sheng himself, but he was one of the doctors of Confucian classics in the early Western Han Dynasty. Not only that, his Ouyang family had been studying Confucian classics for generations. He taught Ni Kuan, and Ni Kuan taught his son, and then this cycle continued until Ouyang Shi's eighth-generation grandson.
Later, these eight people were called the Eight Doctors of Ouyang. It can be said that the whole family is full of erudition.
As the son of Ouyang Sheng and a disciple of Ni Kuan, it seems wrong for Ouyang Shi to be the one to enlighten a child.
But if Ouyang Shi is regarded as an existence who instructs the princes, then that is enough.
Liu Tan thought about it and guessed that Liu Che was still worried that Liu Ku would grow up astray. After all, he had many sons who grew up astray. Although the reasons for their development were different, they all ended up on the path of rebellion, which was a bit hurtful to the old father.
He originally wanted to meet Ouyang Shi, but after Liu Che gave the order, he said that Liu Ku was still young and Ouyang Shi did not need to take office immediately, and should wait for another two years.
So Liu Tan could only regretfully continue to let his subordinates organize the spring plowing.
Now he faced another problem - how to carry out the Xiannong ceremony?
This should be an example for the princes. Now that the King of Yan is young, it is reasonable to let the Prime Minister carry out the execution. However, the problem is that the actual government affairs of Yan are in the hands of the King of the Northern Border, so Liu Tan may have to be asked to come over to actually carry out the execution.
But Liu Tan still had to manage the Xiannong ceremony of the Northern Border Kingdom. He had been away for a long time. Huo Guang said that the people of the Northern Border Kingdom missed him very much. Elderly people often stopped Huo Guang and asked when the King of the Northern Border would come back or whether he would never come back.
His long absence from home has made the people of the Northern Kingdom feel uneasy. They are afraid that the good days they have now will be like a mirage. What if the King of the North leaves and they return to the same days as before?
I had lived a hard life before and didn't have much hope for life, so I didn't think it was a big deal.
But now their lives are going well and everyone is motivated. If they go back to the way things were, many people probably wouldn't be able to bear it.
Liu Tan thought about it and felt that it was time to go back.
He called Dou Sibo over, and when Dou Sibo heard that he was going back, he seemed to have lost his backbone.
He is different from Huo Guang. The people of the Northern Border Kingdom are not at ease when Liu Tan is not there. Although the Prime Minister is still there, if the Northern Border King is renamed, the Prime Minister will definitely have to go with him.
However, although Huo Guang felt that it was a bit troublesome to write letters for instructions on many matters when Liu Tan was not around, there was no problem overall. If Liu Tan was not special, the entire Northern Border Kingdom should actually be under the jurisdiction of Huo Guang, and he also had the ability to do so.
Dou Sibo is not so good. After taking over the political affairs of Yan State, he has not sorted it out until now. The smoothest thing he does is to listen to Liu Tan and do whatever Liu Tan asks him to do.
If Liu Tan left, how would he handle such a big event as Xiannongli?
Dou Sibo advised, "The time for the Xiannong Ceremony varies from place to place. Isn't the Northern Border Kingdom different from Chang'an? Yan Kingdom can also postpone it. We can discuss it after Your Highness returns."
Liu Tan shook his head. "When it comes to farming, the climate of Yan State is similar to that of the Northern Border State, at least for now. If we wait for my return, the trip back and forth might delay the farming season. Besides, you'll have to learn it sooner or later. Not just this time, but until the King of Yan is old enough to perform the ceremony in person, you have to come. Otherwise, what's the point of having you as Prime Minister?"
Dou Sibo's face suddenly turned bitter: "But Your Highness...I...I really didn't do it."
Liu Tan said calmly, "I had never done this before when I first arrived in the Northern Border Kingdom. It's actually not that difficult. Besides, you don't need to plow the fields yourself. The Northern Border Plow is very useful now. It's a good opportunity for you to promote the Northern Border Plow during the First Farmer Ceremony. Then, before the autumn harvest, you can push the harvester. It's ridiculous that the farm tools in Yan Kingdom are still so backward. Those county governors really don't work, do they?"
Dou Sibo suddenly didn't dare to speak, fearing that if he said one more word, another county governor would be lost.
Ji County still has no county governor. When he asked Liu Tan whether to elect a new county governor, Liu Tan’s meaning was that Ji City was the royal capital anyway, so the affairs of Ji County should be left to Dou Sibo. Why bother to elect another one?
Or you can choose, but you have to wait. A hasty choice will definitely not be suitable, so just make do with what you have now.
Dou Sibo now not only has to take care of the affairs of the entire Yan State, but also the affairs of Ji County. He feels that even if he is split in half, it will not be enough.
But Liu Tan had made up his mind. No matter what he said, it would be useless. So he had no choice but to do this.
In fact, Liu Tan will not participate in Yan State’s Xiannong Ceremony only this year, he will not participate in it every year thereafter.
It is still many years before Liu Ku can make his official debut. Even if he takes on the responsibility of King of Yan when he is fourteen or fifteen, it will still take more than ten years. During these ten years, the King of the Northern Territory has been active outside. When he is about to leave, the people of the entire Yan State will not know who the real King of Yan is. Wouldn't that be a disaster?
So in this matter, he had to send a signal first - he was only temporarily taking over the position of King of Yan, and he would have to go back later.
Well, when Liu Ku grows up a little, we can take him with us to formal occasions so that everyone can accept the young King of Yan first.
After Liu Tan finished his calculations, he turned around and asked, "Any news from Liaodong County?"
Dou Sibo immediately replied, "General Li has already sent people to pick up the three young generals. Now the two sides are working together internally and externally. The Bo Xi clan shouldn't be able to hold out for long."
Liu Tan asked, "Do you know how many casualties there are now?"
Dou Sibo sighed slightly: "So far, we have only occupied more than half of Liaodong County, but we have already lost 300 people and injured 900."
Liu Tan's brows relaxed after hearing this. He had originally sent 20,000 people to Li Buyan and his men, plus the 10,000 people sent by Li Xi, a total of 30,000 people. The casualties were not too bad. Just now, when he saw Dou Sibo's expression, he thought something was wrong.
Dou Sibo was puzzled and said, "But General Li's casualties were not as great as theirs."
Liu Tan rolled his eyes and said, "You really don't understand. When you have time, go look up the old records and see how many casualties there were."
After he finished speaking, he gave Dou Sibo some instructions and turned around and ran back to the Northern Border Kingdom.
To be honest, after returning to the Northern Border Kingdom, he didn't want to go back to Yan Kingdom. Shuofang City was destroyed and rebuilt at the beginning, and now Yan Kingdom has to demolish the city before it can be rebuilt. The project is too big, and he has already submitted several plans.
In order to avoid this headache, he originally decided to go back later and see how Lu Xuan was doing.
As a result, just after he finished the Xiannong ceremony, he received an urgent report from the State of Yan: the Huns invaded the south and Shanggu City was broken!
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