At the beginning of the next day, Liu Tan behaved quite normally. He just asked someone to carry the sedan chair behind him, and then he took Liu Che to visit the Changshou Palace.

Although the Changshou Palace was not able to completely imitate the Humble Administrator's Garden, it was already exquisite and beautiful enough by simply creating the parts that he thought were the most beautiful and easiest to restore.

Liu Che was used to solemnity and grandeur, so seeing such a garden was like being used to eating big fish and meat and suddenly eating light porridge and side dishes. It was really a unique flavor.

The most important thing is that Changshou Palace is different from Weiyang Palace. Although Weiyang Palace belongs to the emperor, the place where he moves around is only so big, and the concubines and his children occupy a large part of the area.

The Changshou Palace was obviously prepared specifically for Liu Che. Even the two gardens, east and west, are independent yet connected to the others.

There is a special place for Liu Che to live in each garden, so he can sleep in a different place every day.

The North Courtyard, which served as the backyard, was used for Liu Che's entertainment. Unlike the main hall, although the main hall also had a place for performances, more than half of the seats were occupied by guests.

Here, the performance space occupied more space, and the other guests lined up on both sides like the wings of a goose.

It has to be said that if Liu Che knew the phrase "乐不思蜀", he would definitely use this idiom to describe his mood at the time.

This garden was exactly what he liked, especially in Chang'an in winter, where one might not be able to see so many lush green flowers and trees.

After hearing Liu Che's sentiment, Liu Tan smiled and said, "Actually, this isn't very pretty yet. It will only be really pretty when the flowers bloom in spring and summer. Now..."

Now it is all artificially stimulated, so it is hard to say how long it can last. It is likely that it will last until Liu Che leaves, and the flowers and trees in the garden will enter winter.

After hearing this, Liu Che was suddenly moved. Indeed, the garden was so beautiful in winter, and it would naturally be even more beautiful in summer.

He thought for a moment and said with a smile, "Alright, next time I'll set aside some time to tour the north."

Liu Tan: ????

Goodbye, right? Although it's true that he has money, he can't afford to burn it like this, right?

But he still had to act as if he was very surprised: "Does the emperor come here every year?"

Liu Che replied, "I heard that the summer in the northern border country is cooler, so I think you can come here to escape the heat."

Liu Tan immediately said, "That's great. Next summer, when the surrounding grasslands are almost ready, we can set up a hunting ground for Father. There are more wolves and rabbits in the Northern Territory."

Liu Che was tired from walking, so he had lunch in Yanfu Palace, and then continued strolling after lunch.

I have to say that this garden is so large in design, and there are surprises and differences everywhere, which makes Liu Che feel dazzled.

When we got here, everything was actually quite normal. At night, the lanterns were still there.

Although it still looks good, it no longer has the same stunning feeling as yesterday.

But today we changed the place, and it felt a little different from yesterday in Yankang Palace.

Liu Tan chose the Yong'an Hall in the east today. The reason for choosing this place is that the layout of this hall is quite special. It is semi-open, but this semi-open means that there is a movable wooden board in the center. As long as the board is moved away, you can see the bright starry sky above your head.

Again, this hall is more suitable for spring and summer.

However, it was winter now, so Liu Tan chose this place, which surprised Liu Che a little.

When he arrived at Yong'an Hall, he was stunned before he even reached his seat.

He also glanced at Yong'an Hall during the day. At that time, Yong'an Hall looked no different from other palaces, but at this moment, Yong'an Hall was almost unrecognizable to him - there was a huge fire pit in the middle!

The flames burning in the middle of the fire pit dispelled the chill brought by the open air.

Liu Che asked curiously, "What is this?"

Liu Tan asked with a smile, "Father, have you ever heard of the bonfire party?"

Liu Che thought for a moment and asked, "But what about the customs of the Xiongnu people in the Western Regions?"

Liu Tan nodded. "Yes, I participated in it once before. It was quite interesting. I have always wanted to let Father see it, but I didn't have the chance in Chang'an. Now I finally have the chance."

Liu Che was quite interested: "Then...how about the bonfire method?"

Liu Tan said: "This bonfire party is not so restrictive and is more free, so there is no fixed program."

Liu Che found it even more interesting when he heard it. No matter what he did, there were people who made various arrangements in advance to ensure that there were no mistakes. He didn't think there was anything wrong with it, but he rarely saw such an original appearance.

However, although Liu Tan said that he was relatively free, he actually did not dare to be too free. If something went wrong, he would have no place to cry.

But Huo Guang, who was sitting below, didn't know this.

When he brought the officials in, he saw the fire pit in the middle at a glance.

During their long stay in Shuofang City, although the Han people were relatively hostile to the Xiongnu, they were inevitably influenced by them to some extent, and they had held this kind of bonfire party before.

Not to mention that there were real Huns living in the city. Although these people surrendered to the Han Dynasty, they did not give up their national traditions and held a rebellion from time to time.

Huo Guang had seen this more than once, and when he saw this posture, he knew what Liu Tan was going to do and almost fainted on the spot.

If he had known earlier, he should have asked one more question yesterday!

However, when he looked up, he saw the emperor and his son sitting there, talking and listening happily!

Of course Liu Che was happy, and the bonfire party began with the singing and dancing of the Huns.

Of course, these Huns all surrendered to Liu Tan.

Liu Che was instinctively alert when he saw them. Not only him, but other officials were also a little worried. What if these Huns went crazy on the spot?

But when they looked up again, they found that there were many more guards in the hall today than yesterday. Looking closer, they saw that it was the elite group led by the King of the North, whose every move was very orderly.

Everyone felt a lot more relieved in an instant, and then looked up at Liu Che and Liu Tan. Well, the emperor and his son were both there, so nothing would happen for sure.

After the initial surprise, Liu Che was not so nervous anymore, because his son would not betray him anyway.

What surprised him was that all the people who came out to sing and dance were men.

You should know that Liu Che brought back more than one or two beauties from outside during his tours.

So when he arrived at a certain place, even if he did not express his intention to have beautiful women serve him, local officials would try their best to find beautiful women to send to him.

Generally, beauties appear by listening to music and watching dances while having a meal.

Yesterday there was only music but no dancing, but the presence of lanterns weakened the sense of incongruity. Today was even better, as all those who came up were men, big and strong men at that. Being a male favorite did not even suit Liu Che's aesthetic taste.

Liu Che looked at Liu Tan with a half-smile and asked, "Is this the special thing about the bonfire party?"