Chapter 542 [First Update] 542

The eldest prince did it on purpose, because he knew that the Prime Minister was also in contact with the King of the North, so he had to destroy the possibility of their cooperation even if it meant sacrificing his own reputation.

What's more, the people of Jiaozhi are very open-minded and don't care much about so-called reputation. He was unhappy before because he didn't like being passive, but later he felt that having a brief romance with the King of the North might not be bad.

It’s a pity that the other party doesn’t seem to have this idea.

But it doesn’t matter. It doesn’t matter whether the other party has this idea or not, as long as everyone thinks they are having an affair.

Private matters are always the hardest to refute. Would His Royal Highness the King of the North go around explaining to everyone that they have nothing to do with each other?

It's impossible. As for whether the other party would be angry, the eldest prince felt that it might be possible, but he wouldn't be too angry. After all, it wasn't a big deal.

If the King of the North feels that he is at a disadvantage... then he doesn't mind turning the fake into real.

The eldest prince thought of many ways to go back and apologize to the King of the North, but he was not in a hurry. He just wanted to see what His Royal Highness the King of the North thought.

Unexpectedly, what he was waiting for was the King of the North traveling with his different brothers for two consecutive days!

Although his ninth brother is not among them, that may be just because the ninth brother is too young. And even though it seems that the battle for the position is between him and the ninth brother, his other brothers are also not easy to deal with.

The most important thing is that there are a few people here who are much better looking than him.

After all, it was a rule that the queen of the King of Jiaozhi could only come from the prime minister's family. Even if the daughters of the prime minister's family were not good-looking, he had to marry her. As a result, the kings and successors of Jiaozhi in history were not that good-looking.

But the King of Jiaozhi was not limited to marrying only one queen. He could also marry many concubines. Naturally, he would look for good-looking concubines. Among a large number of concubines, there would always be one or two good-looking ones. For example, his third brother was very beautiful.

The eldest prince has heard more than once that His Royal Highness the King of the North likes this type of person.

As there was only one day left, these Han people left. After two days of restlessness, the eldest prince finally came to ask for a meeting again on the second night.

Liu Tan decisively refused. On the third day, the eldest prince learned his lesson and visited during the day, but was still rejected.

Liu Tan rejected him partly because he wanted to warn the eldest prince not to try his tricks. He was able to cooperate with many people, and in the face of pure military strength, some conventional things were nothing.

On the other hand, he is on a shopping spree.

After all, he was out for a trip, although he wasn't out for tourism, but he still needed to bring back some souvenirs.

There was nothing better than pearl jewelry for Chen Ajiao and Madam Wei. He bought almost all the best and largest pearls obtained in the entire Jiaozhi Kingdom in the first half of the year. He was so rich that the princes who followed him were very polite to him at first because he was a guest, but later they became sincere - Liu Tan bought the largest pearl in Jiaozhi Kingdom so far.

The pearl was originally owned by a nobleman of Jiaozhi State and was also their heirloom. The nobleman became famous because of this pearl, and then gradually rose to where he is today.

This shows how precious this pearl is. The pearl was well kept by the merchant, which greatly delayed the time it turned yellow. At the same time, even if the surface turned yellow, they had special means to remove the yellow.

So generally speaking, that family would not sell this pearl.

But there was no way. The money Liu Tan gave was too much. His Royal Highness the King of the Northern Territory was directly using gold to hit people.

Everyone knows that pearls cannot be preserved for long. This pearl has been out for more than ten years, and the merchant has long been worried about what to do with it. Now that there is such a big buyer, he is of course tempted.

Of course, the most important thing is that the King of the North is followed by several princes, and nobles are also divided into big and small. This noble rarely sees the princes on weekdays. Seeing so many princes at this time is a kind of pressure on him, so in the end he sold it.

This time, the princes realized how rich the King of the North was, and they became more attentive towards Liu Tan.

In fact, Liu Tan felt that Jiaozhi Kingdom was not very rich. Such a large pearl could be bought with such a small amount of money. You should know that the size of the pearl was almost the size of his palm. It was the largest pearl he had ever seen in his two lifetimes.

Or it could be said that it was the largest round pearl he had ever seen in his two lifetimes. This pearl was actually a bit oval, and there were some growth lines on the surface, but it was still okay. I believe Chen Ajiao would like it.

As for pearls that are larger than this one, they are the irregular-shaped pearls, which were later called Baroque pearls. These pearls come in all shapes, and one of the most prominent features is that they are naturally formed, and no two pearls are exactly the same. However, they have never been very popular in China, and people still prefer round beads.

In addition to this pearl, Liu Tan, who was wealthy, bought many larger pearls, requiring them to be of similar size and with almost flawless surfaces.

After this trip, the princes felt sorry for the money they spent.

After buying the pearls, Liu Tan wanted to buy some things for Lu Xuan. However, the most abundant thing in Jiaozhi was pearls, and there were not many other ornaments. He could not think of any jewelry for men that could use pearls. Finally, he thought about it and had someone make two wolf head earrings with special-shaped pearls. The ears were made directly from the polished tail of the pearls, and the wolf's face was made from the round bead below. It turned out that the wolf head looked much more three-dimensional.

Liu Tan originally wanted to inlay gems as eyes as before, but because pearls are small, gems are hard to find. In addition, he felt that no matter what gems are used, it would not look good, so he simply left it blank. Anyway, the shape can be seen as a wolf head, which is quite cute.

Liu Tan was happily spending money, but the eldest prince became very anxious. Finally, on the last day when Liu Tan and his companions were about to leave, the eldest prince finally met the King of the North.

Liu Tan saw that the eldest prince had become extremely haggard in the past two days. It seemed that his younger brothers were not easy to deal with either. It seemed that he was almost forced into a desperate situation in the past two days.

During the farewell ceremony, since the eldest prince was sitting closer to the front, Liu Tan was able to speak to him. He glanced at the eldest prince and said lightly, "Being too clever can sometimes lead to stupid things, which is absolutely unacceptable."

The eldest prince looked up at Liu Tan and whispered, "I am ignorant. Please don't take it to heart, Your Highness."

Liu Tan then spoke up and said, "Your matter has been handed over to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. He will send someone to communicate with you. There is no need to come to me."

Of course you can't find it either.

The eldest prince asked with some disappointment after hearing this: "Your Highness...don't care anymore?"

Liu Tan laughed: "It's not my business anyway."

The eldest prince looked at him and asked, "Then... Your Highness, will you come again in the future? I think you will, right?"

Liu Tan was instantly alert: "That shouldn't happen. My fiefdom is quite far north, thousands of miles away from here. This time it was an accident, but I think there shouldn't be any accidents next time."

The eldest prince was very disappointed after hearing this. He asked again, "Then...if there is a chance, can I go to your highness's kingdom?"

Liu Tan was really puzzled. Why did this person pester him?

He didn't refuse but just said, "Of course you can if you have time."

Anyway, if Lu Xuan is there, he will let Lu Xuan entertain the eldest prince to avoid a family war. Perfect!

The eldest prince laughed after hearing this. Although he knew that the possibility was very low, after all, it was thousands of miles away...but there should be a chance, right?

Liu Tan felt his gaze grow even more clingy after he finished speaking, and hurried back to his car, puzzled. Even the phrase "thousands of miles away" couldn't dispel his thoughts? What was going on?

The so-called "ten thousand miles" was of course an exaggeration, but in fact it was not much different. If it were placed in later generations, ten thousand miles would be more than 5,000 kilometers, and it would not take long by plane. But in this era, it is very likely that people will not be able to complete this journey in their lifetime, so no one will really embark on such a journey - even Li Bai did not walk on the road all the time, but visited so many places in his life.

If he couldn't figure it out, he wouldn't think about it. The eldest prince wasn't worth his time to figure out. He would probably never see him again anyway. And after he left, no matter what thoughts the eldest prince had, he should be able to let them go with the passage of time.

It has to be said that after leaving the territory of Jiaozhi, he felt refreshed, as if a heavy burden had been lifted from his body. Even being on the road could not affect his good mood.

Of course, the most important thing is that they don’t have to take the Shu Road. Compared to other things, this is what really makes people happy.

The main reason for not taking the Shu Road was that Liu Che's imperial carriage could not pass through. Liu Tan came in a hurry and had no time to help build roads in Shu. Of course, even if he had time, he would not be able to do it. The terrain there was too difficult. Professional road designers might be able to handle it, but he couldn't.

However, if he did not take the Shu Road, he would have to go from the southeast, and going from there would inevitably pass through Qi State. Liu Tan began to think about what to do when the King of Qi and his son arrived in Qi State.

The Queen Mother and her son have been relatively well behaved these days. Even when they are called to have a meal together, they remain quiet and act as if they are invisible.

Liu Tan could see that the Queen Mother of Qi was somewhat unwilling, but the King of Qi was still qualified to be called to have meals together. As for the Queen Mother of Qi...if Liu Che didn't want to pay attention to her, she basically couldn't see Liu Che.

He was a little surprised that Liu Fuling suddenly became so honest. He always suspected that the other party was planning some big move, otherwise it would be too inconsistent with Liu Fuling's character. Could it be that he really had an epiphany?

However, he later found out that the one who was holding back a big move was not Liu Fuling, but his father.