Chapter 602 [Second Update]

Jiang Chong looked at Liu Tan anxiously. Liu Tan looked at him calmly for a long moment before laughing. "Why are you worried? This is just your responsibility for the time being. Don't worry, the Chief Justice is so important, I won't let you go to training with me."

Jiang Chong was helpless. If it was Liu Che, he would definitely not be worried at all, but if it was Liu Tan... it would be strange if he was not worried.

Liu Tan waved his hand in disdain and said, "Alright, let's go. I'm sure Ke Minghan will be looking for you soon."

Jiang Chong was always skeptical about this matter, but he didn't expect that as soon as he returned to the Supreme Court, he heard that Ke Minghan came to pay him a visit.

Jiang Chong: ...It’s amazing.

After arriving, Ke Minghan found that he had become a veteran of the Northern Territory's intelligence department, and now he was the only one in this department.

Jiang Chong calmly handed him the entire training plan. Ke Minghan was stunned after reading it: "I... I still have to do these things?"

Jiang Chong said, "His Highness said this is for your own good. If something does happen and the rescue arrangements aren't timely enough, you can at least hold on for a bit."

Ke Minghan suddenly had an urge to give up. Although he was a Xiongnu, he had not been very good at physical fitness since he was a child and was often ridiculed by other peers, so he worked hard to study.

At first, he really hoped to find a different path through studying, but later... he had a new goal before he finished his studies.

But now he has to train again. Isn't this a trap for him?

However, it was too late for him to regret now, because Jiang Chong was cunning and had asked Ke Minghan to sign the document first, and then came up with this plan.

Ke Minghan sighed softly. There was nothing he could do. Even if he regretted it was too late.

Signing the document was one thing, but the most important thing was that Ke Minghan was reluctant to give up his salary.

Because this department is not included in the sequence of the imperial court, or it has not yet been discussed whether it should be included, it is directly registered under the name of the King of the North. Strictly speaking, Ke Minghan is a direct subordinate of the King of the North, and his salary is naturally paid by the King of the North.

Although Liu Tan knew that he was an enemy undercover, he was not too harsh on him. Instead, he gave him very generous treatment - after all, enemies can also be developed into one of our own.

If this Ke Minghan really has this talent, then just buy him over with emotion and money.

Although Xulihu owned the entire Xiongnu, Liu Tan felt that Xulihu could not compare with himself in terms of money.

After training with those soldiers for a period of time, Ke Minghan felt that his trip was worthwhile. At least he learned about the training methods of the King of the Northern Territory. Previously, the current Xiongnu Khan, Xulihu, was afraid of the elite regiment of the Northern Territory and had always wanted to find out their training methods and find the flaws in them.

In the end, no matter how many people were sent, it was useless. All of them returned in defeat. Oh, those who were able to return were considered lucky. Most of them died directly in the Northern Border Country.

Now that he has this information in his hands, he will definitely be treated with courtesy by Xilihu when he goes to the Xiongnu.

Thinking of this, Ke Minghan became more motivated to train.

What he can think of, others can think of too.

While helping Liu Tan trim his nails, Lu Xuan asked, "Aren't you afraid he'll leak your training methods to Xulihu?"

Liu Tan held his chin with one hand, looked at Lu Xuan seriously, and said, "Don't be afraid. My training method is nothing special."

Lu Xuan shook his head: "No, this method is extremely valuable. If it wasn't so special, why would you be the only one to come up with it after all these years?"

Liu Tan laughed and said, "That's not what I thought, but what I said is true. The method is there, and you knew about this training method earlier, so why didn't you use it?"

Lu Xuan looked up at him helplessly: "I do want to use it, but I have to. The Wusun Kingdom has been constantly fighting for years, and it's only now that it has settled down. I might have to try this method next."

Liu Tan nodded. "Then I'm afraid Xulihu can't concentrate on training his troops right now. Even if he wants to, will you give him a chance?"

Lu Xuan pursed his lips and smiled. What Liu Tan said was right. Now the Wusun Kingdom and the Xiongnu were only separated by the Yanran Mountain. Although Lu Xuan would not take his troops across the mountains and ridges to fight him, it would not be difficult to cause trouble for him.

In order to reduce the threat posed by the Xiongnu to the Northern Border Kingdom, Lu Xuan probably wouldn't really calm down as he said.

Seeing that Lu Xuan had trimmed his left hand, Liu Tan handed over his right hand and said, "Besides, Ke Minghan has only been exposed to the basics. This training is about strict discipline. Xu Lihu might not be impressed. Besides, it would be better if he really trained like this."

Lu Xuan had a flash of inspiration: "Indeed, the Xiongnu cavalry's strength lies in their mobility. Having grown up on horseback, they are very familiar with coordinating with each other. Even without a commander on the battlefield, most of them can understand what they should do at the moment. If Xulihu uses this method, it would be like trapping the Xiongnu cavalry in a cage, which would restrict their actions."

After hearing this, Liu Tan pinched his chin and leaned over to give him a kiss: "Baby, you are so smart."

Lu Xuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and warned, "Don't provoke me. You said you wanted to rest today."

Liu Tan: ...

Alas, the hardware and physical strength of ethnic minorities are like plug-ins, which makes Liu Tan have the desire but not the courage. He can only rub his old waist and lie back obediently.

Seeing that he had calmed down, Lu Xuan asked, "When do you plan to leave?"

Liu Tan said, "I'll deal with things in seven days. What about you? Are you going to wait here for me to come back or..."

Lu Xuan shook his head. "I've been out for a while, so I'm taking this time to sort out some things. The royal city and palace should be almost finished. I'll take you to see them once they're finished."

When Liu Tan thought about parting again in seven days, he felt reluctant and couldn't help but put his arms around his waist and buried his head in his hands and said, "Hey, I thought I could rest for a while after coming back this time."

Lu Xuan smoothed his hair and said, "Even if these things didn't happen, you wouldn't be able to relax."

Liu Tan is always like this. Even if he says every day that he wants to take a vacation and rest, when he really gets quiet, he will feel bored and try to find ways to do something.

Liu Tan was very angry at Lu Xuan's sharp words and pinched him on the waist.

Lu Xuan held his hand and chuckled softly, "Don't want to sleep anymore, do you?"

Liu Tan stood up and kicked him: "If you don't behave, I'll punish you by making you sleep in the study!"

Lu Xuan held his foot and squeezed it, and was about to continue teasing his wife, but before he could say anything, he heard a loud bang coming from the bedroom door.

Liu Tan, who was originally half-lying down, was startled and sat up immediately: "What's going on? Is Xilihu attacking?"

Lu Xuan released his hand and was about to go take a look, but before he could stand up, he saw a fat man in black and white running towards him.

At this time, Liu Tan also saw the fat man, and his expression became indescribable: "GongGong, are you going to rebel?"

The door to his bedroom was closed just now. He asked Miao Rui and Big Gao to do other things and not to serve him here. The two were very considerate and were afraid that Liu Tan and Lu Xuan would have a daytime orgy, so they closed the door.

You have to know that the door of his bedroom is not an ordinary door. It is very heavy. Even Miao Rui and Big Gao have to use a lot of strength to open the door. As a result... After Liu Tan knew that it was Gungun who opened the door, he subconsciously glanced at the door and found that the door was flapping back and forth under the action of the force, which shows how strong the slap from Gungun was.

Lu Xuan calmly sat back down, looked at Gun Gun seriously, and said, "Stop!"

Gungun, who was running towards this side happily, suddenly slowed down his pace. He carefully glanced at Liu Tan and then at Lu Xuan. After analyzing with his smart brain, he found that the two might not be very happy. He immediately came to the conclusion that he might have come at the wrong time.

According to normal logic, if GunGun was smarter, he should have turned around and left. Even if he was dumber, he should have started to act cute and please others.

However, its reaction was to sit directly on the ground and cover its eyes with its two front paws, fully expressing with its actions what it meant by "I didn't see anything."

When Liu Tan saw its action, he couldn't help but blush.

It wasn't the first or second time that Gungun suddenly showed up, but it usually happened outside. Occasionally, when he and Lu Xuan were strolling in the garden, they couldn't help but hug each other, and were often watched by his naughty son.

Usually at times like this, Liu Tan would awkwardly let go of Lu Xuan and pull him back to the room to talk.

However, no one knew what Lu Xuan communicated with Gun Gun later. From then on, whenever Gun Gun saw them being intimate, he would subconsciously cover his eyes.

But today, he and Lu Xuan were clearly discussing political affairs seriously, and GunGun's action immediately changed the tone.

Lu Xuan walked over, pulled down Gungun's two front paws, rubbed its big head, and asked, "Why did you come here? Who asked you to come?"

Gungun's answer was to hand over a bamboo shoot. God knows where it was hidden just now. Neither Liu Tan nor Lu Xuan found it.

Lu Xuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Normally, when GunGun gave food to people, it meant that it was bored and wanted someone to play with it.

He pushed the bamboo shoots back and said seriously, "Don't do this next time. If you come in again, I won't let you eat bamboo shoots."

Gungun's answer was to turn his head and look directly at Liu Tan, his pair of black eyes full of innocence, as if he didn't understand anything.

Lu Xuan couldn't help but cup its face and made it turn its head. He said, "Don't play dumb. I know you understand."

Maybe GunGun is naturally smart or maybe it's because he has been around people for a long time. Most of the time, he can understand anything as long as it's not too complicated.

However, this understanding probably belongs to Schrödinger's understanding. Anyway, if Gun Gun is in a good mood and wants to understand, then he can understand.

If it doesn't want to understand, then it won't understand.

Now it is obvious that it is in a state of not wanting to understand.

Liu Tan raised an eyebrow and asked, "Is Gungun heavier? I felt the ground shaking when it ran in just now."

Lu Xuan: ...

Although it is true, it is not that exaggerated. The main reason is that Liu Tan used wooden floors in his bedroom, which are very sensitive to vibrations. Coupled with Gungun's weight, it is very normal to feel the vibration of the wooden boards under his feet.

In the past, he would have probably said something to help Gun Gun, but at this moment, Gun Gun still had a look on his face that said, "I don't want to listen."

He said indifferently, "It looks like it."

Liu Tan said calmly: "Then it should lose weight."

The word "weight loss" has basically never appeared in Gun Gun. In fact, this word has basically not been mentioned in this era.

In those days, being strong and sturdy was a blessing, as it represented wealth and a good life. Therefore, portraits of people that were passed down to later generations usually depicted them as fat. In fact, the people themselves might not be that fat, but people just thought it looked better that way.

So this time, Gun Gun really didn’t understand.

Liu Tan changed the words to something the bear could understand, patted the bear's head lovingly, and said, "From now on, reduce the amount of bamboo shoots and fruit you eat by half."

Rolling:!!!

This time it understood. Every time Liu Tan punished it, he would not use beatings or scolding, but would just withhold its food rations. As a result, GunGun remembered a few simple words.

In response to this, Liu Tan said that if he beat him, the guy would be thick-skinned and tough, and even if he beat him himself until he was exhausted, he might not be able to hurt him at all.

Not to mention scolding. No matter how smart it is or how human it is, it is still an animal or a beast. At most, it can only understand some simple meanings. It is impossible for it to really understand everything.

So the most convenient way is to reduce its food, especially snacks. Regular food is essential. What if it starves?

But snacks... sorry, if you don’t behave, you won’t get any!

Gungun walked away feeling aggrieved, looking back every few steps. Liu Tan looked at Fatty Xiong's back with a very serious expression.

Lu Xuan said, "What? Are you reluctant to let it go again? Gun Gun didn't do anything. Just let the guards stop it next time."

Liu Tan was helpless: "The question is who dares to stop it."

Gungun is not only a pet that the King of the North loves very much, but it is also a famous iron-eating beast.

The guards couldn't help but feel weak in the knees when they saw it eating bamboo shoots, fruits and even meat. If they were asked to stop the running iron-eating beast, they would probably faint on the spot.

GunGun has been in the Northern Kingdom for so many years that no one was afraid of it anymore. But it beat the prairie wolves like sheep and used them as cushions, which was so shocking that people were still afraid of it.

Lu Xuan said, "Then... I'll think of a solution."

Liu Tan shook his head. "No, I'm just wondering if I should find him a companion. Otherwise, he'd be too lonely on his own."

When Liu Tan is busy, he is really busy. He may not see GunGun for several days. Even if he sees GunGun, he can only touch it briefly, say a few words to it and leave.

Normally, Liu Tan would have people take GunGun out for a walk, but there was only one iron-eating beast like this in the Northern Territory, and it felt like there weren't any of its kind anywhere... which probably wasn't a good idea.

What's more, GunGun is an adult now, and it's time to find a wife for him. I just don't know if he will like her.

Lu Xuan truly didn't understand the Iron-Eating Beast, and said irresponsibly, "Isn't it okay to ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince or Princess Dangli about this matter?"

Liu Tan thought about it and agreed. It would not be difficult to find a companion for Gun Gun. He could just go to Jianzhang Palace. There were many iron-eating beasts raised by Emperor Liu Che there. He could just ask someone to catch one. The only thing he had to worry about was that no one dared to catch it, or that it would be difficult to catch one alive.

However, for the sake of his son, he still wrote a letter to Liu Ju.

He didn't say anything polite in the letter. Even if he did, it would be useless. As long as he opened his mouth, Liu Ju would definitely help him get things done.

Just as Liu Tan thought, Liu Ju was staying with Liu Che in Jianzhang Palace to escape the summer heat at that time.

In previous summers, Liu Che rarely stayed in Chang'an. He either went to Qi State to escape the summer heat or to the northern border country, but this year was special.

In Qi State, all the civil and military officials in the court did not dare to let the emperor go.

Back in the Northern Border, everyone found excuses to persuade the emperor.

The excuse is - the King of the Northern Territory still has to deal with the affairs of the State of Yan, so you should not go and cause trouble for him.

Liu Che, who was considered to be "making trouble", was very sad and could only run to Jianzhang Palace to escape the summer heat.

After hearing that his son wanted a ferruginous to keep his own company, he took a group of people to catch a ferruginous without saying a word.

So, a few days later, Liu Tan received a package from his father - a half-year-old iron-eating beast.

After Liu Tan saw the little ball, he turned to Gungun with a look of melancholy and said, "Gungun, you've lost your wife, but you're about to have a son. Are you happy?"