Question: How does it feel to have Emperor Wu of Han as your father and Chen Ajiao as your mother?
Liu Tan: Thank you for the invitation. I'm in the Han dynasty, just stepped out of a...
Seeing the boss' distressed expression, everyone laughed, and the people around him immediately started to make a noise: "Are you afraid that this young man will win the things?"
"Don't take it, don't take it. Let's see if this young man can throw eight."
The boss said with a sad face: "No, no, this is my heirloom."
"You're offering a family heirloom as a reward, aren't you afraid your ancestors will call you a spendthrift?"
The boss muttered, "That means you can't take it away."
It was indeed the case in the past, and basically no one could hit all eight. But today this guy was a bit weird, and he hit as many as he said. Although the last round has not started yet, the boss doesn't dare to gamble anymore. If he really wins, the money he has earned since the opening of the business will not be as much as this piece of jade.
Lu Xuan also said directly, "I don't want your stuff. If everyone wants to see it, I'll vote for it and show it to everyone."
Suddenly someone shouted, "Young Master, you are very open-minded."
Lu Xuan smiled slightly and threw eight arrows in a row. Basically, he would pick up the second arrow as soon as he threw the first one, without even looking at the previous one.
After he threw them quickly, he hit them all.
The scene was quiet for a moment, and then suddenly there was thunderous cheers.
Lu Xuan smiled and clasped his fists at the people around him. He walked over and took the bowl and the pottery figurine from Liu Tan's arms. Then he leaned close to Liu Tan's ear and said, "I'll carve one for you when we get back."
Liu Tan was about to say something when he looked up and met Liu Che's gaze. He cleared his throat and said, "No need. A good life is a reward."
He took out two golden pills from his sleeve pocket and threw them to Lu Xuan, then walked to Liu Che.
Liu Che watched him put the two crudely made gold and silver coins into his sleeve pocket and didn't want to say anything anymore.
Liu Che said, "Let's go. I just saw a venison shop over there. It looks good."
Liu Tan immediately stared at Liu Che and said, "Father, if you see anything you want to eat, please write it down first. I will ask someone to buy it for you later." At this point, he emphasized, "You can't eat it today!"
Liu Che glanced at Liu Tan with disdain: "Why are you so worried at such a young age? You act so old-fashioned!"
Liu Tan was furious. Was he worried that Liu Che would get an upset stomach from eating too much? Even if he could digest it, food from outside wouldn't be as clean as what was made in the palace. What if he got an upset stomach? Why was he so nauseous?
Lu Xuan walked over and said, "I have a pill here that strengthens the spleen and helps with digestion, and it can also prevent stomach upset."
After hearing this, Liu Tan stretched out his hand and said, "Why didn't you say so earlier? Take it out."
Lu Xuan pulled out a ceramic vase from the deerskin bag at his waist. When Liu Tan saw it, he said, "I'll have someone make some porcelain vases later. Let's replace them all. The ceramic vases aren't very pretty."
Lu Xuan replied, "Okay."
Liu Tan took the pottery bottle, poured out a pill, and sniffed it. He couldn't make out anything except the scent of Chinese medicine. He thought for a moment and said, "I just ate a lot at the palace banquet and two pieces of glutinous rice cakes and barbecued meat. I'm not feeling well."
After saying that, he swallowed one.
Liu Che and Lu Xuan didn't say anything. They both knew that Liu Tan was testing the medicine.
Even if he ate too much at his age, he would have digested it after walking outside for so long, so there would be no food accumulation.
Liu Tan did this simply because he trusted Lu Xuan and wanted to show Liu Che that Lu Xuan's medicine was fine.
Liu Che snorted lightly, stretched out his hand and said, "Give it to me."
Liu Tan hesitated for a moment and handed it to him. He had originally thought of giving it to Liu Che later. After all, he had just eaten it and there was no time for him to react.
If that really happened, it would be unless the medicine was highly toxic, but Lu Xuan couldn't do that.
Of course, Liu Che also knew that Lu Xuan would not do this. Although the Wusun tribe was now the hegemon of the Western Regions, it was still far behind the Han Dynasty.
If Lu Xuan dared to show any disloyalty towards him, Liu Tan would immediately turn hostile and attack him directly with his elite troops, without anyone else's intervention.
What's more, there is no reason for Lu Xuan to assassinate him. The little Wusun can get more from the Han Dynasty. Is he trying to surrender to the Xiongnu by assassinating the emperor?
Before this, the little Wusun had almost offended the Xiongnu to death.
Liu Che drank the medicine without hesitation, threw the bottle back to Lu Xuan, and continued shopping.
Lu Xuan's medicine was indeed quite effective. I couldn't say anything else about it, but it was really good at helping with digestion, because Liu Tan felt hungry again not long after he took it.
Fortunately, Liu Che wanted to try everything new he saw along the way, so he ate some as well. Otherwise, he would have wanted to go back to the palace immediately for another meal.
This street eventually came to an end. Liu Che looked back and said with some regret, "Some of the food tastes quite good. Why can't we find it in the palace?"
Liu Tanxin said that those things were too crudely made, who would dare to put them in front of you?
He began, "Many of these dishes are unique to the Northern Kingdom and may not be available in Chang'an. If you like them, I'll have someone copy the recipe and bring it back to you."
Liu Che shook his head and said, "No need."
In fact, the food may not taste very good, but it is easy to make people feel good in such a lively environment, and when you are in a good mood, you naturally think that food is delicious.
It wouldn't be so interesting if he was the only one tasting it in the palace.
Liu Che looked up at the sky and said, "It's getting late, let's go back."
Seeing his regretful expression, Liu Tan thought for a moment and said, "There's a place called Pingkangfang in the city with some very unique wine shops. If your father isn't tired, you could go and have a look."
After hearing this, Liu Che was somewhat moved and nodded and said, "Okay."
Liu Tan turned around and said a few words to Wei Deng, then accompanied Liu Che into the car.
Seeing Liu Che looking at him, he said, "Those wine shops are only busy at night. By then, it's already curfew outside. I'll send someone to tell them to avoid any misunderstanding when we return to the palace."
It's not easy for the Wuhou Guards every day. If they catch them while patrolling at night, it will alert a group of people, so it's a waste of time.
Liu Che did not object. The carriage drove all the way to Pingkangfang. After getting off the carriage, Liu Che discovered that there was a very large wine shop in the center of Pingkangfang. He could not help but ask, "Is this the one you were talking about?"
Liu Tan nodded and said, "One of the characteristics of this tavern is that there are performances at night, which is very unique."
After hearing this, Liu Che became even more interested. After entering, he spent a lot of money to find a seat with the best view and sat down.
As soon as they sat down, they heard the sound of dense drumbeats, and at the same time, a group of scantily clad dancers walked onto the stage in the center.
Liu Che was a little surprised: "Hu Ji?"
Although these dancers were wearing veils, the veils were so thin that one could see each other's facial features at a glance.
Liu Tan replied, "Yes, the Hu Ji dance in this tavern is very famous."
Liu Che nodded. He had to say that these Hu girls were pretty good-looking. One of them particularly suited Liu Che's aesthetic taste. She also had a great figure with a slim waist and long legs. In addition, these dancers wore some accessories, and the sounds made by the accessories when they danced actually coincided with the music, which was indeed unique.
After Liu Tan finished explaining, he was about to go watch the dance when Lu Xuan came over and asked, "You know so much?"
Liu Tan said seriously: "I heard it from others."
Lu Xuan asked, "Do you like it?"
Liu Tan said jokingly, "I quite like it. I would like it even more if little Kunmi performed this dance."