The Liao emperor gritted his teeth.
I've seen people bullied before, but I've never seen anyone bully people like this!
Since Liu Fu arrived in Liao as a hostage, a series of strange events have occurred.
This man is unruly and disregards the dignity of the Liao Dynasty. He not only repeatedly ruins his own plans but also disturbs the peace of the court.
The Liao emperor wanted to quell his anger, but the third prince had just died a few days earlier, and the crown prince had only just passed his seventh day memorial.
With so many frustrating things piling up, the Liao emperor was even more enraged.
I cannot swallow this insult!
Fine!
The Liao emperor already had a plan in mind, and suppressing his anger, he coldly laughed:
"I will bestow Xiao Ying'er in marriage to the Seventh Prince, and in a few days I will make the Seventh Prince the Crown Prince. This matter will be put on hold, and you must not mention it again."
The Liao emperor extinguished Liu Fu's hopes with a single sentence:
"Xiao Ying'er was born a member of the Yelü royal family, and she will die a member of the Yelü royal family. Liu Fu, if you take a fancy to another Liao woman, I will grant you a marriage. But if you bring this up again, I will kill a thousand Han people for you to see."
"Tell it twice, and you'll kill ten thousand!"
"If you don't believe me, you're welcome to try."
The Liao emperor rejected him again, threatening to kill Han people, but Liu Fu was not disappointed at all.
Liu Fu's purpose was not to request the Liao emperor to grant him a marriage.
Why should someone else decide my marriage?
If you really want to spend your life with Xiao Ying'er, you can just take her back to the Central Plains. What is the Liao Emperor anyway, that you have to beg him for permission?
To put it bluntly, this was nothing more than Liu Fu's way of making the Liao emperor and the entire Liao people suffer, while also gaining prestige points.
"Oh, is that so?"
Liu Fu sighed:
"Alright then, since Your Majesty has said so, I, Liu Fu, am not an unreasonable person."
Liu Fu said calmly:
"I'll say it again: I won't touch someone who's already taken, unless Xiao Ying'er becomes unclaimed, then I'll come to His Majesty again to ask for a marriage decree."
That phrase again?
You've got nothing else to say, haven't you?
The Liao emperor cursed inwardly!
The last time Liu Fu did this, he said those words at the morning court, and by evening the Third Prince had turned into a pile of bones, and Xiao Ying'er went from being someone with a master to being someone without a master.
Here we go again, huh?
Upon hearing these words, the Liao emperor felt his heart pound with fear.
But he had already gone all in, and he used the Seventh Prince to test Liu Fu, just to take another gamble.
With this in mind, the Liao emperor extended an invitation to Liu Fu.
"Eighth Prince, stay and enjoy the imperial meal with me later. Tonight, I will arrange a blessing ceremony at the Imperial Ancestral Temple. Since you are a prince of the Later Han Dynasty, you will participate in this blessing ceremony with me and pray for blessings for the Later Han Dynasty from Heaven."
Before Liu Fu could refuse, the Liao emperor said to the maids around him:
"You escort the Eighth Prince to my study and have him sit down. I will go to see him immediately after the morning court session."
As he spoke, the Liao emperor even forced a smile and looked at Liu Fu:
"I've heard you're very good at chess. What a coincidence, I'm also quite good at chess. Let's have a good game today!"
After inviting Liu Fu to the Imperial Study.
The Liao emperor appeased the Japanese delegation, then quickly adjourned the court and summoned the astronomical master of the Imperial Observatory to his presence.
"Liu Fu is just an ordinary man, yet he has repeatedly caused trouble in Liaodu. I suspect he possesses some kind of sorcery or evil magic. Does the Imperial Observatory have any way to subdue this man?"
At this point, the Liao emperor was convinced that Liu Fu possessed some kind of sorcery and evil magic; otherwise, he would never have done such bizarre things.
There were no signs of digging or any evidence of sabotage in the stolen national treasury and granary.
Moreover, so much grain and silver would take thousands of laborers several days to move; how could it have vanished into thin air overnight?
The only explanation is that Liu Fu possesses some kind of teleportation technique or earth-遁术 (earth-遁术 is a type of magic used in Chinese fantasy novels).
Even the fact that the third prince, Yelü Xiong Hai, suddenly turned into skeletons was examined by the Liao emperor.
The bones of the third prince were clean and bright, without even a trace of meat scraps, indicating they were definitely not from an ordinary wild animal.
All of this is shrouded in mystery.
Aside from the explanation that Liu Fu possessed sorcery, the Liao emperor couldn't think of any other reason to explain the matter.
The recent events have made the Liao emperor realize that the Liu prince of the Later Han Dynasty refers to Liu Fu!
Although there is no evidence to prove it, the person behind this is definitely Liu Fu, there is no mistake!
The Imperial Observatory was summoned by the emperor and had no choice but to bite the bullet and start thinking about it.
"Your Majesty, there is a Taoist technique in the Central Plains called the Five Ghosts Moving Secret Method, which can very likely drive five evil ghosts to empty the national treasury and granary."
Upon hearing this, the Liao emperor immediately inquired:
Is there a way to break this?
The Imperial Observatory replied:
"Ghosts and demons fear talismans; simply affixing a ghost-repelling talisman will suffice."
"As for the evil art of burrowing underground, the Central Plains fears filth the most. Your Majesty only needs to spread a large amount of black dog blood on the floor and walls, and Liu Fu will no longer be able to use the burrowing underground art."
The Liao emperor nodded, and after hearing the solution, his face showed excitement.
"Liu Fu, Liu Fu, tonight I'll see how you run!"
At a command, the Liao emperor donned a talismanic robe under his dragon robe to prevent Liu Fu from using evil magic on him.
Three hundred archers were ambushed in the Liao Dynasty's ancestral temple, using talismanic bows and arrows to deal with Liu Fu in order to protect their own safety.
Then they took the seventh prince to a secret place, where they covered the entire area with exorcism talismans and splashed it with black dog blood.
The Liao emperor wants to see.
How will Liu Fu make Xiao Ying'er lose her owner again this time?
He used his own son as a gamble, wanting to see if the Seventh Prince would be killed by Liu Fu again.
Of course.
The Liao emperor was still very uneasy. He was so angry that he couldn't control himself and made an irrational decision in his rage, putting one of his sons at stake.
But now that things have come to this point, and with the Imperial Observatory's assurance, the Liao Emperor felt it was worth a try this time.
That day, the Liao Emperor and Liu Fu played chess all day in the imperial study.
That night, the emperor bestowed upon him another imperial meal. The food Liu Fu ate contained cinnabar, which, once ingested, would suppress Liu Fu's evil magic and render his methods ineffective.
Then we arrived at the Imperial Ancestral Temple, which had also undergone multiple renovations.
The entire area was covered with a black dog blood net, then yellow talismans were pasted on it, and a layer of cloth was placed on top to disguise it.
Once Liu Fu uses evil magic, all these arrangements will take effect. At that time, the ancestral tablets in the Liao Dynasty's ancestral temple will also provide protection, making it virtually foolproof.
When Liu Fu entered the Liao Dynasty's ancestral temple, although he did not see these hidden arrangements, he could already smell the stench of dog blood.
He just secretly found it amusing.
The Imperial Observatory was still not at ease, so they brought in several shamans and sorcerers to perform exorcism rituals at several exits near the Imperial Ancestral Temple.
And all of this was arranged to point to Liu Fu.
Two prayer mats were placed in front of the Liao emperor, and he invited Liu Fu to sit on one of them.
"Eighth Prince, we must pray for the country with sincerity. Tonight, we will sit cross-legged on the prayer mats and complete the ceremony after dawn."
Liu Fu decided to play along with the Liao emperor and agreed.
The Liao emperor sneered inwardly:
"I've dragged you here today to see how you plan to kill my seventh prince."
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