This was what the Liao emperor resented the most.
A giant beast with footprints bigger than a house—how terrifying must that creature be?
The Liao emperor desperately wanted to know!
He knew that Liu Funeng's ability to sneak into the treasury and the palace without a sound must have been aided by these monsters.
But whether it was the theft of eight thousand warhorses or the killing of two thousand garrison soldiers?
Back in the ancient mangrove riverbed incident, 30,000 cavalrymen were killed by a giant beast, and the entire army was wiped out...
These terrifying creatures were definitely involved; otherwise, Liu Fu alone could never have accomplished all of this.
The Liao emperor not only wanted to see them for himself, but he also wanted to do his best to record the characteristics of these terrifying creatures, and then seek ways to deal with them, so as to find a way to get rid of Liu Fu, this scourge, in the future!
But Liu Fu rejected the Liao emperor's request with a single sentence:
"Your Majesty, to touch them even once will cost me ten years of my lifespan. It's not that I don't want Your Majesty to see them, but the price is simply too high."
Since that's the case, the Liao emperor couldn't force the issue any further.
But he had learned new clues from Liu Fu.
If Liu Fu were to move those things even once, it would cost him ten years of his lifespan.
According to this, Liu Fu must know a kind of summoning evil magic, and we should try to find a way to break it through the orthodox methods of the Xuanmen sect.
Another point is that each use consumes ten years of one's lifespan. As long as Liu Fu uses it a few more times to exhaust his lifespan, the threat posed by Liu Fu will naturally be resolved.
The Liao emperor began to reconsider his plans.
But little did he know that all of this was just Liu Fu's tall tales, fabricated by himself.
With the agreement reached amicably, things became much easier. They enjoyed a delightful welcome banquet, during which the two countries acted like one big family.
Liu Fu was quite cooperative that day, and the Liao emperor felt very proud.
Only Liu Fu's eldest and second eldest brothers looked dazed when it was time to eat, as if they hadn't woken up yet.
Goodness, just a few words and they've exempted me from the annual tribute of over ten million taels of silver?
The emperor, who lived during the Later Han Dynasty, was so preoccupied with this matter that he couldn't eat or sleep.
Liu Fu, on the other hand, managed to settle things with just a few words?
During the meal, Liu Dai was still talking to Liu Shan:
"Brother, do you think the Eighth Prince has cast a spell on the Liao Emperor? Why does the Liao Emperor listen to him so much?"
Liu Shan didn't understand either; as long as the matter benefited the Later Han Dynasty, wasn't that enough?
"Who cares? Just praise our eighth son as a genius!"
After the banquet, Liu Fu and the Liao Emperor agreed that he would set off for the Later Han Dynasty two days later, and to the outside world, he would say that the Liao Emperor had granted Liu Fu a leave to visit his family.
Liu Fu will be leaving in two days.
The Liao emperor is very happy and has ordered all the artisans in the city to start making fireworks, so that there will be a big celebration.
Back at his residence that night, Liu Fu had recovered from the joy of being exempted from paying tribute, and he unfolded a map.
Last night I met with my eldest and second eldest brothers, and we also chatted about the current situation of the Later Han Dynasty.
The common people couldn't get enough to eat. Not only did Liu Laowu tighten his belt, but he also shamelessly asked wealthy households and powerful families for money and grain.
In the end, they didn't get the money or the grain they were borrowing. These wealthy merchants cried poverty, dressed in fine silks and satins, yet described themselves as poorer than beggars. In a fit of anger, Liu Laowu had one of the wealthy merchants killed in an attempt to intimidate the others into obediently borrowing money and grain.
Unexpectedly, the powerful families of Dongjun seized the opportunity to rebel and formed a pacification army.
Because the Later Han court used all its money to provide relief to disaster victims, it had no money to quell the rebellion. As a result, the pacification army grew to 100,000 men in just one month.
And now, they are heading towards the Han capital, intending to kill Emperor Liu Laowu and then change the dynasty.
Liu Fu looked at the map, thought for a moment, and then analyzed:
"These pacification armies consisted of a small number of servants, loyalists, and wicked slaves from wealthy families, and also absorbed some barbarian tribes from the deep mountains. The reason why the court could not defeat them was that it did not have money and could not pay the soldiers, so it had no troops to quell the rebellion, but in reality, they were not to be feared."
Liu Fu didn't take the group of rebels, who hadn't experienced much warfare, seriously.
He pointed to the map and said to his two older brothers:
"My elder brother took the Emperor's decree and went to Beijun to mobilize 10,000 troops to rush to Dongjun to meet me."
"Second brother, please make the trip quick and head straight to the Jiangbei camp. Deploy 10,000 troops to Dongjun to meet me. Is there any problem?"
Liu Shan was taken aback:
"Eighth Brother, the imperial edict in my hand cannot be used to mobilize troops. It is the imperial edict that our father appointed me as an envoy of the Han Dynasty, not an imperial edict to mobilize troops."
Liu Dai was also completely bewildered:
"Eighth Brother, if we need to mobilize troops, we have to ask our father. How can we dare to mobilize troops without the emperor's permission?"
Liu Fu shook his head and said:
“Going back to find our father will take time. It will take at least twenty days for the troops to be mobilized. Moreover, the rebels will be on guard after they learn of the news on the way to quell the rebellion, and then it will be difficult to break through.”
Opportunities in war are fleeting, and the best way to defeat the enemy is to strike them by surprise!
Liu Fu understood this perfectly, which is why he was about to launch a blitzkrieg immediately, without even telling his own father.
Another point is that the rebels now number 100,000. If we let them snowball, their numbers will only continue to grow.
The sooner the rebellion is quelled, the more advantageous it will be for the Later Han Dynasty.
As for the imperial edict to mobilize troops?
That's too easy!
Liu Fu told his two older brothers:
"When you go to mobilize troops, just hold the imperial edict in your hands and tell them to send troops directly. Don't show the imperial edict to those generals."
"If the generals want to see the imperial edict, just scold them and say that there is a secret decree from the emperor in the edict that must not be revealed to others. With your status as princes, those generals will not dare to disobey."
"And one more thing, don't forget to tell those soldiers that each of them will be given five catties of white flour steamed buns to eat when they reach Dongjun. I guarantee they will march quickly to meet me."
When the eldest and second eldest brothers heard Liu Fu say this, they immediately nodded solemnly.
"Let's set off now and give it our all!"
Liu Fu immediately upgraded two more treasure-hunting rats, one for each of his elder brothers to save their lives.
With the treasure-hunting rats relaying messages, Liu Fu could obtain specific intelligence information from the two sides, which was very helpful for analyzing the battle situation.
At this moment, Liu Fu's eyes gleamed.
Which good man doesn't dream of fighting on the battlefield, serving his country, and being a hero on the battlefield?
Now that they have squeezed almost all the resources out of the Liao Kingdom, it is time to go back and save the Later Han from its peril.
Let's start by suppressing the rebels!
With over 4 million reputation points, Liu Fu immediately summoned two gorilla cubs and went all out to train them to three-star beasts.
Liu Fu has used up all his reputation points, but he now has five three-star beasts and his beast army has reached 5,120.
Moreover, having learned from his previous experience dealing with the iron cavalry, Liu Fu began equipping his beasts with gear.
The three giant dogs are all between 34 and 36 meters tall. Liu Fu named them Big Monkey, Second Monkey, and Third Monkey.
They equipped the gorilla with a giant 50-meter-long sword.
They equipped Gorilla II with a terrifying giant axe that was 20 meters long and weighed over ten tons!
Xing San's swordsmanship was quite good. Liu Fu forged two 10-meter-long double swords and equipped the three King Kongs and their gorilla underlings with iron rods and steel armor to protect their vital parts.
The Suanni is easy to deal with. It is equipped with a suit of armor covered with sharp metal spikes. Once armored, the Suanni only needs to charge around aimlessly.
Liu Fu fitted Qiongqi with four incredibly sharp steel claws and protected its most vulnerable belly with leather armor. This way, Qiongqi would not be afraid of any ground attacks when flying in the sky, as its four incredibly sharp steel claws could tear everything apart!
The equipment is all set, but I don't know how effective this suppression of the rebellion will be.
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