Liu Tan was really annoyed by the little Kunmi, and he really couldn't find any useful answers from those bamboo slips.
Now he felt irritated when he saw those bamboo slips, so he decided to divert his attention and simply agreed to Lu Xuan's request.
Before agreeing, he personally went to ask Chen Ajiao whether it was convenient to let the little Kunmi enter the palace.
Chen Ajiao has always been very strict in controlling the palace restrictions. I think it was because she was deceived too badly by witchcraft in the past, and she was afraid of repeating the same mistake, so she was especially strict about outsiders and the things they brought.
However, she was tolerant of Liu Tan and said with a smile: "It's rare for you to make a friend. Even if he is a Wusun, you don't have to be too cautious."
Liu Tan felt relieved after hearing this, and went back to write a reply to Lu Xuan. However, after finishing writing, he stared at his own post for a long time, turned around and looked at Lu Xuan's post, and suddenly he felt a little bad: he, a genuine Han Chinese, wrote Han Li not much better than Lu Xuan, and some characters were even worse.
But at least he had some basic knowledge of calligraphy. Even if he had never written Han Li before, he would be almost as good after practicing for a while. Lu Xuan...how long had he spent practicing Han Li?
Is it really because his mother is Han that he is close to the Han people?
Lu Xuan didn't know that Liu Tan was guessing his inclinations. He was very happy after receiving Liu Tan's reply. After thinking about it, he changed into Han Chinese clothes and went over.
Liu Tan was quite surprised when he saw his outfit. It had to be said that the clothes of the Wusun people were thick and had no particular pattern. When wearing the national costume, it was impossible to tell that Lu Xuan had such a good figure.
Maybe because he is not very old, his shoulders look a little thin, and his waist is very thin because of the belt. Although his legs are covered by the camisole, you can tell that his legs are not short just by looking at the position of his waist.
Lu Xuan had an upright posture, with his shoulders and back straight whether he was walking or standing. If you didn't pay attention to his face, you would think he was a solemn, cheerful and upright young man of Han ethnicity.
It's just that his face is too eye-catching. Fortunately, his face has some Han Chinese features, so it doesn't look so abrupt in this outfit.
Liu Tan invited him into Sui Yu Palace. The whole way, Lu Xuan stared straight ahead, his eyes fixed on Liu Tan's face. Liu Tan, who had been quite relaxed at first, almost didn't know which foot to walk with in the end.
After finally arriving at the small flower hall and sitting down, Liu Tan quickly had snacks served before saying, "I was really busy a few days ago and didn't have time to meet with the young Kunmi. I hope the young Kunmi won't blame me."
Lu Xuan smiled and said, "I am sorry for disturbing Your Highness. We Wusun people always repay favors, but this favor is so great that I cannot repay it right now. So I can only send some gifts to express my gratitude."
Liu Tan quickly said, "Little Kunmi, there's no need to be so polite. I was trying to protect Fuling that day."
Lu Xuan kept saying that he wanted to repay a favor, which made Liu Tan feel very embarrassed. After all, Lu Xuan was in an unexpected disaster, as Liu Fuling was targeting him at that time.
They just found a foreigner who was easy to bully, or who would not have much impact even if he was bullied. Lu Xuan was the unlucky one. He was young and held a high position, and the little Wusun was hoping to rely on the Han Dynasty to fight against the big Wusun and the Xiongnu. No matter how you think about it, you feel that this child is a bit unlucky.
Lu Xuan continued, "I know this matter clearly. Your Highness, rest assured. I will not spread this matter around. I only hope that Your Highness will accept my gift."
Seeing that things had come to this, Liu Tan did not object. He could just find an excuse to send it back next time anyway.
Seeing that he had no objection, Lu Xuan asked his attendant Aga Mu to fetch the things.
Liu Tan was a little puzzled when he saw Aga Mu leaving. When he saw the other party coming over with a big box, he had a bad feeling.
The box was really too big. It looked at least one foot high and about two feet wide. Fortunately, this man was strong and tall, otherwise he would have had to carry the box in.
When Aga Mu approached, Liu Tan realized that the box was actually a gold-painted lacquer box. The outside should be a painting, but because the painting was too abstract, Liu Tan could not tell what it was.
After asking for instructions and getting Liu Tan's consent, Aga Mu placed the lacquer box on Liu Tan's desk.
Liu Tan stood up, looked at the lacquer box, turned around and asked, "What is it?"
Lu Xuan also walked over to Liu Tan and said to Ajia Mu, "Open it."
Aga Mu nodded, half squatted down and carefully took off the lid, then fiddled with something and the four panels of the lacquer box actually fell down and lay flat on the table.
At this time, the contents of the lacquer box also appeared.
At that moment, Liu Tan really felt that his eyes were going to be blinded by the light - it turned out to be a golden statue, the image of a running horse, the whole horse was golden, the horse's eyes were decorated with black agate, and the hooves were also made of black agate.
From the materials used to the exquisite workmanship, it exudes a very expensive atmosphere.
After his initial surprise, Liu Tan came to his senses and subconsciously wanted to refuse. This was too expensive.
Before he could say anything, Lu Xuan spoke up, "This is just a small token of my appreciation. I hope Your Highness the Fifth Prince won't despise it. I came here in a hurry and have nothing but some money. Your Highness is a noble man, so I imagine you wouldn't care about money. I heard that Your Majesty loves BMWs, so I'm sure Your Highness wouldn't mind. So, I had a horse forged. If I ever return to Wusun, I'll definitely select the best one for Your Highness."
Liu Tan's mouth twitched. Is this just a small amount of money? Is this a lot of money?
He believed that since Lu Xuan had given him a gift in such a serious manner, he would not fool him with something gold-plated, and the purity of the gold should be good.
Although Lu Xuan said that he gave a golden horse statue because Liu Che loved horses, what else could he use to make it better? Perhaps gold was used because the Han Dynasty was already well-known for its love of gold?
Liu Tan couldn't help but say, "This... Little Kunmi is too expensive. There's no need to do this."
He originally wanted to say it was too expensive, but after thinking about his own status, he thought, "well, he couldn't lose face," so he spoke more tactfully.
Unexpectedly, Lu Xuan insisted, and in the end, Liu Tan had no choice but to glance at two of the four Dharma Kings beside him - Cen You and Big Gao, and found that their expressions were very calm, so he asked them to find someone to move the golden statue down and place it outside his bedroom.
Lu Xuan's smile deepened after hearing this.
During the move, a bamboo slip from Liu Tan's desk was swept to the ground. Lu Xuan bent down to pick it up and spotted the words "Hunnu" (Hsiungnu). For the sake of etiquette, Lu Xuan suppressed his curiosity and returned the slip to Liu Tan, asking bluntly, "What are you reading, Your Highness?"
Liu Tan had just received a generous gift, so it was difficult not to answer. It wasn't a big deal anyway, so he said, "It's about grapes. I'm sure Little Kunmi knows that Marquis Bowang brought back many specialties from the Western Regions, one of which was grape seedlings. Father loved them and had them planted in Chang'an, but unexpectedly, there were so many difficulties. Now that an old friend of mine has been sent to do this, I'm going to see if I can help, but unfortunately, I don't have any clues at the moment."
Liu Tan's explanation was quite detailed. It wasn't that he was being too superficial, but he just wanted to see if Lu Xuan had any solutions.
But after he finished speaking, he remembered how Lu Xuan, who had a golden horse as his weapon, could possibly know how to grow grapes? He didn't even know what a grape seedling looked like, did he?
After hearing this, Lu Xuan praised, "Your Highness the Fifth Prince is truly kind-hearted. This is indeed not easy. The climate and environment are different, and it is indeed difficult. However, there must be a way to accomplish it."
Liu Tan was a little surprised: "How do you know you can do it?"
Lu Xuan was silent for a moment before saying, "My mother told me that flowers from the Central Plains can't grow freely on the grasslands. But I think that's because they haven't found the right method. If the soil and water are different, then we can just change them and create an environment suitable for their growth, right?"
When Lu Xuan was talking about the flowers in the Central Plains, he deliberately glanced at Liu Tan.
Unfortunately, Liu Tan didn't receive any of this. He just thought Lu Xuantian was naive and cute, so he said, "Changing the water and soil is not something that can be achieved by human power."
Lu Xuan smiled and said, "Everything depends on human effort. If you really want to, why not change the world for him?"
Liu Tan sensed something was wrong at this point. He initially thought that Lu Xuan had fallen in love with a certain flower from the Central Plains and wanted to bring it back to plant.
But as I listened, I felt that the other party was not talking about plants, but people.
Could it be that... he has taken a fancy to some young lady?
Liu Tan immediately became alert. Emperor Wu of Han particularly disliked marriages, and the woman who could come into contact with Lu Xuan should be a noble lady from a high-ranking family, or even a princess or other daughter of the royal family. If the lady liked him, it would be fine, but if not... even Liu Tan would not be willing to let a Han woman suffer on the grassland.
Unfortunately, Liu Tan wasn't familiar with Lu Xuan, so he couldn't ask too many questions. He decided to go back and find out who had the most contact with Lu Xuan. Meanwhile, he changed the subject, saying, "Young Kunmi is so kind. It's a shame that the people below also tried to get closer to the Western Regions' climate, but they couldn't succeed."
Lu Xuan didn't beat around the bush on this topic, simply sighing, "Unless they suddenly develop the ability to survive here, Your Highness, don't worry. The Wusun people also grow grapes. If you like them, I'll have them brought here."
After hearing this, Liu Tan had a flash of inspiration in his mind, and he felt as if he had grasped something key, but the idea ran too fast and he could no longer find its trace.
He quickly said to Lu Xuan, "What did you just say?"
Lu Xuan was a little surprised but still repeated, "I said Wusun also has grapes. If Your Highness likes them, I'll have someone bring them here."
Liu Tan quickly said, "Not this one, the one before, the one before..."
Lu Xuan was even more bewildered. "Unless they suddenly have the ability to survive here, is there... something wrong?"
Liu Tan lowered his eyes in thought for a moment, then suddenly slammed his head and said excitedly, "I figured it out! Lu Xuan, you're truly a genius!"
Lu Xuan: ???
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