Chapter 579 [Second Update] 579

Liu Ju's eyes widened as he asked, "My brother left the capital? What did he do? Why did he leave without a word?"

Liu Tan rarely did things without consulting Liu Che first. He would usually tell Liu Che openly about what he was going to do, and not only would Liu Che know about it, he would not hide it from anyone else either.

He clearly remembered that the people below him said that he was going to Shiheyuan to study something.

Liu Che snorted, "What else can he do? He must be going to find the King of Wusun!"

Liu Ju: ...

He knew about Lu Xuan's injury, and he had paid close attention to it at first, but after learning that Lu Xuan's injury was not serious, he stopped paying attention to it.

He also concealed it intentionally because he was worried that his brother would go crazy and bomb the Huns after hearing it.

Unexpectedly, he still found out.

Liu Ju asked quietly, "Where did you get the news, brother?"

Liu Che sat there angrily and said, "I figured it out myself. This little bastard could tell from Lu Xuan's handwriting that it was weak and frail, and then concluded that he was injured."

Liu Ju was neither surprised nor surprised after hearing this. Everyone thought that the relationship between the King of the Northern Territory and the King of Wusun was not much better than a fleeting romance.

After all, according to everyone's aesthetic standards, the King of Wusun is really not within the aesthetic range of the Han people.

Many people thought that the King of the North was just looking for something new, but who would have thought that the two of them had such a deep relationship?

Liu Ju sat there and sighed, "My brother and he are often separated for long periods of time. I originally thought that their fate was over."

Liu Che didn't say anything. Who said it wasn't?

How long could Liu Tan and Lu Xuan have been together? Most of that time was when Liu Che was gone, so their time alone together over all those years was less than a year.

Logically speaking, if you are not together for a long time, even if your feelings are deep, they will be limited.

But they all seemed to have underestimated these two people.

Liu Che held his forehead with a headache and said, "When he comes back, I really have to teach him a lesson."

He even learned to run away!

Liu Ju suddenly became nervous and asked, "No, did you take anyone with you when you went out, brother?"

Liu Che frowned and said, "I think I should have brought Miao Rui and Bigo." At this point, he became even angrier: "What nonsense!"

Liu Ju thought to himself, what's the point now, why bother about him messing around?

He immediately stood up and said, "Son, send someone to chase him."

The King of the North is currently in the limelight, and many people are jealous of him, and even more hate him. What if one of his enemies finds out and leads people to hunt him down, what will happen if something goes wrong?

Liu Ju hurriedly arranged for people to chase Liu Tan, while Liu Tan was listening to Miao Rui and Bigao chanting scriptures in turn with an expressionless face.

To be honest, before leaving the city, Miao Rui and Big Gao had no idea what Liu Tan was thinking. They both thought that Liu Tan was going to Shiheyuan.

But when they were halfway there, they realized that the route seemed to be wrong.

Miao Rui asked curiously, "Where are you going, Your Highness?"

This direction is not towards Shiheyuan, nor is it towards the manor. Could it be that their prince is lost?

Liu Tan said in a relaxed tone: "Oh, nothing, just going to pick someone up first."

Bigo immediately became alert: "Who is Your Highness going to pick up?"

Miao Rui was also a little puzzled: "No one wants to come recently."

What he meant was that no one from the Northern Border Kingdom had returned. Even though Liu Tan had decided to have Huo Guang come back for the New Year, it was actually still several months away. How could Huo Guang come back now?

Liu Tan said, "Go pick up A Xuan."

Bigo couldn't help but be surprised: "His Royal Highness the King of Wusun? Has he entered the capital?"

Liu Tan puffed out his cheeks and said, "Not only did he come to Beijing, but he came injured. Everyone knew that he had kept it a secret from me. What a shame!"

Miao Rui immediately asked, "When did the Wusun King set out? Where is he now?"

Liu Tan thought for a moment and said, "Now... we should have arrived in Youfufeng County, right?"

Bigao said in a lost voice, "Just arrived in Youfufeng? Your Highness... this... the journey is long, why didn't you tell us earlier? We should at least prepare some things before leaving. This is too hasty. Let's go back first."

Liu Tan curled his lips and said, "Why do you think I ran away secretly? Isn't it because the emperor didn't allow me to go?"

Miao Rui and Bigo's faces paled. "Your Highness, if His Majesty won't allow it, why take the risk? It won't be long before His Highness the King of Wusun arrives in Chang'an, and you'll naturally meet him then."

Liu Tan's expression was calm: "But I can't wait even a day."

Otherwise, he wouldn't be so anxious to squeeze Nan Wu. He just wanted to deal with Nan Wu before leaving, and then he could go to pick up Lu Xuan with confidence.

Otherwise, he was afraid that after picking up Lu Xuan, Nan Wu might play some tricks again. What if Liu Che was really deceived?

Miao Rui and Bigo continued to persuade him earnestly. Actually, at this point, they knew that it was impossible to persuade Liu Tan to come back, but since they couldn't persuade him to come back, they had to persuade him, right?

That would be a dereliction of duty on their part.

Liu Tan's ears were almost callused from listening to this. He simply kicked the horse's belly, and the good horse that Lu Xuan had personally helped him pick out galloped away in an instant, leaving only a shadow behind.

Miao Rui and Bigo could only shut their mouths and quickly catch up.

It's just that the horses they rode were not very good, and they couldn't catch up no matter how hard they tried. In the end, Liu Tan slowed down on his own initiative because he was going to the inn to stay, and they were able to catch up.

Liu Tan did not reveal his identity when he went to the posthouse but chose to spend money.

Liu Tanjiang calculated his own speed and estimated that he would meet Lu Xuan's team halfway in two days.

As soon as Liu Tan entered the room, he heard someone shouting, "I am a subordinate of the King of Wusun. Why can't I stay at the inn?"

Liu Tan walked out in surprise and asked, "Under the Wusun King? Who is that? Aga Mu?"

It was Aga Mu who was feeling indignant outside. When he looked up, he saw Liu Tan standing on the second floor. He couldn't help but widen his eyes and shouted with joy, "Your Highness!"

The postmaster's expression suddenly changed after hearing this. "Your Highness? Which Your Highness is this?"

To be honest, there are indeed a lot of royal family members, but the range of princes or princes of this age is much smaller. The postmaster looked up carefully, praying madly in his heart that it was not the person he guessed, otherwise he would probably go home and eat himself.

Liu Tan walked down and asked, "Where is your Kunmi?"

Ajia Mu said, "Kunmi is still at the posthouse in Zuofengyi. Since many officials have returned to the capital to report on their work recently, he asked his subordinates to come here in advance to make arrangements."

Even if Lu Xuan's rank was high, people would make room for him when he arrived, but it was not a good idea after all. Lu Xuan didn't want to cause trouble for himself or Liu Tan - if someone held a grudge against him and wanted to cause trouble, Liu Tan would have to help him deal with the other person.

Zuo Fengyi was not far from Chang'an. Zuo Fengyi, You Fufeng and Jingzhao Yin were originally the three auxiliary prefectures that protected Chang'an.

After saying this, Ajia Mu said with a hint of indignation, "I didn't expect that the postmaster would not let us stay."

Liu Tan looked at the postmaster, who smiled cautiously and said, "This...it's not that I don't want to give it to you, but I really don't have a room."

Liu Tan raised his eyebrows: "When I went up just now, I saw a lot of empty rooms. Are those rooms occupied by ghosts?"

Because it was just a small inn, everyone was just staying temporarily and didn't ask for anything like a yard. Liu Tan had quietly moved into a room on the second floor, so Lu Xuan probably wouldn't ask for too much either. How could there be no place to live?

The postmaster said carefully, "But those rooms have been booked in advance. Your humble servant...your humble servant has no other choice."

Most of the people who came to book rooms were high-ranking officials, whom he, a mere postmaster, could not afford to offend. On the contrary, the King of Wusun had no roots in the Central Plains. After all, they were a nomadic people, so there was no problem for them to spend a night outdoors.

Liu Tan glanced at him nonchalantly and said, "Go and clear out a yard for me."

As he spoke, he threw a badge over. The postmaster took the badge and almost fell to the ground: King of the North!

Now everyone in the world knows that the one among all the princes who must not be offended is the King of the North. The Postmaster was about to cry when he saw this badge.

Liu Tan ignored him and said, "Take this and tell anyone who asks about it that it was my order."

Now that you have learned how to judge people by their appearance, let them see for themselves.

The postmaster immediately nodded and said, "Yes, yes, don't worry, I will do it for you immediately."

Liu Tan let Miao Rui help him put on his cloak while saying, "Don't worry too much. Just get it ready before I come back."

He turned and walked out without waiting for the postmaster to reply. As he walked, he said to Aga Mu, "Come on, take me to see your Kunmi."

Agamu said happily in an instant: "Yes!"

The postmaster looked at the receding figure of His Royal Highness the King of the Northern Territory and seriously considered whether he could pack up and go home to retire.

In fact, Liu Tan did not intend to make things difficult for him. The postmaster of the post station had no high status. The postmasters of the three prefectures of the capital were slightly better. If they met someone of lower rank, they would be polite to them. If someone of higher rank came... it would be difficult for them to deal with such a scoundrel.

Liu Tan mainly dislikes the attitude of these people today.

Do they all know what tolerance and inclusiveness mean? The Wusun Kingdom is now a legitimate vassal state of the Han Dynasty. Lu Xuan's status is the same as that of other princes. Even if these people rank the princes into different levels, there must be a certain bottom line.

He will really have to deal with those people when he returns to Chang'an.

As for the fact that the target group is too large to be targeted accurately, that is not a problem. With Lu Xuan in his hands, doesn't he know how to conduct a sting operation?

Of course, the most important issue now is to see how badly Lu Xuan was injured.

Because it was already midnight when they set off, it was already dawn when they arrived at the posthouse in Zuo Fengyi.

Lu Xuan was a little surprised when he saw Ajia Mu walk in: "Didn't I tell you to wait for us there?"

Aga Mu said joyfully, "Kunmi, look who's here?"

He dodged and revealed Liu Tan, who had a stern expression on his face, behind him.

Liu Tan looked Lu Xuan up and down and found that he looked fine, except that his face was a little pale. He immediately felt relieved and was in the mood to settle the score with Lu Xuan.

So he walked over and said as he walked, "Your Highness the King of Wusun, long time no see."

Lu Xuan: It’s over!