After hearing this, Liu Tan smiled and patted his shoulder: "I'll give them a reward when I get back for saying that!"

Lu Xuan finally realized: "Fake?"

Liu Tan nodded seriously. "Where can I find a tree this big? I don't even know if there's one in the entire Han Dynasty. Besides, even if I find one, I won't bring it here. It might not survive if I do."

As the saying goes, "A moved man lives, a moved tree dies." If there really is such a huge tree, let alone whether it can be transported here, even if it is really transported here, it will probably be dead.

The most important thing is that if a tree house is built on it, the tree will definitely not survive. If such a tree really lives for hundreds or thousands of years, it would probably become a spirit. Liu Tan couldn't bear to see it die because of a tree house.

After hearing this, Lu Xuan walked over with a look of surprise and circled the tree house several times before saying with a smile, "It's amazing that you have such a clever idea."

Liu Tan pulled Lu Xuan up the stairs that spiraled around the fake tree and checked the furnishings in the house.

He just checked it once and found that there was no problem. It was almost the same as he imagined, so he hurried downstairs to go back.

After getting in the car, Lu Xuan asked, "Is the tree house only prepared for His Majesty?"

Liu Tan nodded. "As you can see, although the forest is not small, the tree house takes up so much space, and it is also quite troublesome to build. So, let's just let Father live in the tree house alone, and the others can stay in the tents!"

Lu Xuan rolled his eyes and smiled, saying, "That's good too."

Liu Tan held his chin in his hand and said, "If you hadn't mentioned it, I would have forgotten. We need to have someone set up the tent first. It's best not to ruin the overall effect of the forest."

Lu Xuan glanced at the slide again and said, "That slide...isn't it a bit too exciting for Your Majesty?"

Liu Tan glanced at Lu Xuan and said with a smile, "Don't worry, my father isn't afraid of heights."

Lu Xuan pursed his lips, looking a little unconvinced: "How did you know?"

Liu Tan thought for a moment and said, "My father seems to have built a Seeking Immortal Platform in Penglai. It should be quite high."

When praying to the immortals, everyone believes that the immortals are in the sky, so the platform for praying to the immortals must be built high so that the prayers can be transmitted to the sky and heard by the immortals.

Lu Xuan was stunned for a moment. He knew a little bit that Liu Che was obsessed with seeking immortality.

Thinking of this, he suddenly asked, "Shouldn't His Majesty go on an eastern tour at this time every year? Why didn't he go this time?"

Liu Tan had some thoughts in his mind, but now he just wanted to say: "I don't know. Don't try to guess what my father is thinking. You can't figure it out."

Lu Xuan didn't say anything else.

In this way, he followed Liu Tan busily to check almost everything that could be checked, and Liu Che had already entered the northern border.

Without saying a word, Liu Tan immediately took people to meet Liu Che.

After not seeing him for a while, Liu Che hasn't changed much, or maybe it's difficult for him to change at his age.

However, Liu Tan and Lu Xuan have changed a lot. Compared to his obviously younger appearance before, Liu Tan's facial features have fully grown and he has become more mature and stable.

However, perhaps because his black eyes were too clear, or perhaps because things had gone smoothly these days, Liu Tan looked very lively. Not to mention that when he saw Liu Che, he smiled and showed two small canine teeth, which made him look full of youthfulness.

When Liu Che saw him smile, somehow all the fatigue he had felt along the way disappeared. However, he glanced at Lu Xuan and felt a little puzzled, wondering why Lu Xuan had come here.

If it weren't for the report from the Embroidered Robe Envoy, he would have almost suspected that Lu Xuan had stayed in the Northern Border Kingdom.

He nodded to Lu Xuan: "The King of Wusun is here too."

Lu Xuan lowered his eyes, bowed, and said respectfully, "I heard that Your Majesty was going on a northern tour, and I happened to have something to report, so I came to the Northern Border Kingdom in advance."

Liu Tan paused, narrowing his eyes slightly as he looked at Lu Xuan, who looked more like a grown man than last year. "What's so important that the King of Wusun has to come here in person?"

Lu Xuan said softly, "It's neither important nor unimportant, but Your Majesty has been traveling for days, so you should return to the city and rest."

Liu Tan took the opportunity to say, "That's right. We can't let anything interfere with our meal. Father, I've had people prepare everything. Let's go."

Liu Che looked at his son and smiled: "Come up."

Liu Tan climbed onto Liu Che's carriage very skillfully. Liu Che looked at Liu Tan, and the pride in his eyes almost overflowed.

Among so many sons, apart from the crown prince, this little guy is the one who brings him the most honor.

After Liu Tan got into the carriage, Liu Che said, "As for Liu Dan, I have already reprimanded him."

Liu Tan looked up at Liu Che in confusion: "Huh?"

As soon as Liu Che saw his expression, he knew that the little guy must have forgotten, and he couldn't help but remind him, "About the selling of people."

Liu Tan suddenly realized: "Oh, that... That's not important. The main thing is that we must crack down on the smuggling of ironware. Wu Shilu came to trouble me a while ago."

Liu Che actually knew about this, but the report from the embroidered robe envoy and Liu Tan's personal statement were two different things. It was a tacit understanding that everyone ignored it.

If Liu Che pointed it out directly, it would mean that he didn't want to cover it up or give anyone a chance, and he was already very dissatisfied!

Liu Tan thought he was always open and honest and had nothing to hide, so he would tell Liu Che everything.

Liu Che heard a chuckle and asked, "Why did I cause you trouble?"

Liu Tan recounted the story and said with great pride, "Keeping Gungun around is quite useful."

After hearing this, Liu Che laughed and said: "Then I must reward Gun Gun well."

Liu Tan said helplessly: "Don't mention it. Gungun has been acting too naughty lately. If I reward him any more, I won't be able to control him."

After finishing speaking, Liu Tan paused, somewhat confused, and said, "Father, did you say Wu Shilu... just happened to be there, or did you go there on purpose?"

Liu Che also felt a little troubled. This Wu Shilu first approached Liu Tan in disguise, and then ran over to meet Liu Tan.

He suddenly asked in a deep voice: "Have you checked the people around you?"

Liu Tan wasn't stupid. He immediately realized what was going on when he heard the question. "Father, are you saying someone revealed my whereabouts, which is why Wu Shilu was able to find me? That's impossible, isn't it?"

Liu Che drank some honey water and said nothing.

Liu Tan was silent for a long moment before he whispered, "Your Highness...I'll have someone investigate when I get back."

Liu Che glanced at him and felt that the little guy was completely wilted. He thought that if someone around him really leaked his whereabouts, it would be no different from treason. He always treated people around him kindly. If there really was such a person, he would probably be really sad.

So he paused and said, "Don't move rashly, lest you alert the enemy. I will send someone to investigate."

This sentence is both the truth and an excuse. Liu Che has already made up his mind that if there really is such a person around Liu Tan, he will just find an excuse to deal with it cleanly and not tell Liu Tan that someone around him has committed a crime, so as not to make the little guy sad.

Intellectually, Liu Che knew that this was not a good thing. If such a thing really happened, Liu Tan should be allowed to handle it himself so that he could grow up.

But emotionally, Liu Che felt that he was not unable to protect his son. Even if he was gone, he still had the crown prince, and he could always make Liu Tan happy for the rest of his life.

Well, Lu Xuan...it's not impossible.

Thinking of this, Liu Che suddenly asked, "What important matter does Lu Xuan have?"

Liu Tan immediately said, "A Xuan wants to unite several countries to fight the Xiongnu for the area north of Yanran Mountain."

Liu Che frowned: "How long has Wusun been recuperating? If they are so belligerent, Wusun is in danger."

Liu Tan couldn't help but scoff inwardly: "How dare you talk about Lu Xuan? You two are almost identical in this respect, aren't you? If I weren't certain that Lu Xuan had no blood relationship with the Liu family, I'd seriously doubt he was your illegitimate child."

But... I don't know if it's because of this that the atmosphere between Liu Che and Lu Xuan is always so weird.

After all, when people face someone who is very similar to themselves, it is definitely not happy but subtle.

It is more comfortable for people to get along with each other if they complement each other. People who are too similar are prone to conflict with each other.

Liu Tan suppressed this thought and said seriously: "Father, this place is worth taking."

Liu Che was surprised: "What is there that you are so interested in?"

It's just a desert with a few oases at most. He has never seen Liu Tan so obsessed with a place, except that he insisted on making the Northern Border Kingdom his fiefdom.

Liu Tan said seriously, "Maybe there is a mine."

However, Liu Che showed no sign of being moved and even scoffed, "You're still saying that Qi and Changyi have coal mines?"

Liu Tan choked.