The moment Liu Tan heard the question clearly, his head buzzed and he was stunned.
How many spies did Liu Che have in Chang'an? He just casually told Li Buyan about it, how long had it been since Liu Che knew about it?
He didn't answer, and Liu Che didn't seem to be in a hurry. He looked at him very patiently.
Well, when facing people he is interested in, Liu Che always has surprisingly enough patience.
Liu Tan knew that at this moment he should not worry about how Liu Che knew it. What he should think about most is how to answer?
Is it better to dream or to calculate with your fingers?
No, no, no, neither is a good idea. Given Liu Che's passion for alchemists, I'm afraid he would immediately become very interested in him.
The most important thing is that Liu Che must have known about Liu Tan's past experience. Liu Tan did not have that opportunity to become an alchemist. Look at how the alchemists around Liu Che now came from? Either they were recommended by their subordinates to become the disciples of so-and-so, or they were the fellow disciples of so-and-so.
Simply put, everyone has a follower, but Liu Tan doesn't.
Liu Tan couldn't think of a better answer for a moment, so he could only bite the bullet and say, "I... I just said it casually..."
Liu Che laughed: "Just a casual remark?"
Liu Tan also twitched his lips and said, "Li Buyan looked like he was about to cry, so I just... said something to comfort him."
Liu Che said nonchalantly, "You are quite remarkable for being able to hit the mark with just a casual remark."
Liu Tan: Can you please just say what you want to say? I don't have enough brain capacity to understand the deeper meaning!
Liu Che changed the subject and asked, "How is it? Have you produced any results?"
Liu Tan hesitated for a moment and said, "I did think of a way, but it hasn't worked yet."
Liu Che didn't seem to be dissatisfied. He just said, "The date of Zhengdan has to be changed, but there is not much time left. Go."
Liu Tan: ????
He left the Weiyang Palace with a puzzled look in his head, and had no idea why Liu Che called him over.
Looking at Liu Tan's leaving back, Liu Che suddenly chuckled: "Little liar."
The news brought by the embroidered robe envoy even imitated Liu Tan's tone. At that time, Liu Tan spoke with certainty. If it was just to comfort him, how could he be so sure?
Thinking of this, Liu Che asked again: "Has Tan'er gone to find Ju'er?"
Bu Fan replied: "No."
Liu Che chuckled: "So he even deceived Li Xi."
At first, Liu Tan offered his help under the pretext that the prince had many followers and someone would surely be able to resolve the issue. However, from beginning to end, he had more contact with Lu Xuan than with Liu Ju.
Seeing that although Liu Che called Liu Tan a liar, he didn't seem to be planning to pursue the matter, Bu Fan asked, "Your Majesty, do you want to send more people to the Fifth Prince?"
Liu Che lowered his eyes, thought for a moment, and asked, "His manor seems to be very far away, right?"
Bu Fan said, "It's already a top-notch farm in my wife's hands."
Liu Che snorted, "What good manor can Chen Ajiao have? Go pick one out and rebuild it according to the specifications of Bowang Garden."
Bu Fan replied without changing his expression, "Yes."
Liu Che changed his mind and said, "No, it should be smaller than the Bowang Garden."
Bu Fan still responded: "Yes."
Liu Che looked at the figure outside the door that was getting farther and farther away, narrowed his eyes and said, "I want to see what he can come up with."
Bu Fan asked, "Your Majesty, do you really want to change the calendar?"
Liu Che nodded and said, "Tell the councilor to draft an edict to revise the calendar."
Bu Fan hesitated and said, "It seems that the imperial edict has not yet formulated a new calendar, and the foreign tribes who came to pay tribute have already entered the capital. If we really change it, I'm afraid..."
Liu Che said casually, "Then tell the Tang people to hurry up and come up with a new calendar as soon as possible. As for those foreigners... let them stay a little longer. It just so happens that they enjoy my white show, don't they? Let them watch it to their heart's content."
Bu Fan thought, who dares to say that His Majesty doesn't favor the Fifth Prince? This seems to be more powerful than favoring the Crown Prince and the Sixth Prince. He has never seen His Majesty go to such lengths to bother court officials and foreigners for those two.
However, once Liu Che made a decision, no objection was allowed. Only Bu Fan, an experienced person, dared to give some advice, but others, even the ministers in the court, might not dare to say anything more.
Liu Che looked at the door. He could no longer see Liu Tan, but he still smiled and said, "Let me see what tricks this little liar can come up with."
Liu Tan had no idea that all his lies had been exposed, and he was relieved that Liu Che did not pursue the matter too much.
Then he happened to run into Liu Ju who was walking towards him. Liu Ju smiled and asked Liu Tan, "Are you going to see your father?"
Liu Tan nodded and asked, "Your Highness, the Emperor said the date of the New Year's Day should be changed. Why is there no news outside?"
Liu Ju was also startled: "Wasn't this matter put on hold before?"
Liu Tan was also stunned: "Put it on hold? But just now, the Emperor said...it needs to be changed."
Liu Ju was also somewhat confused, but he still said, "Since the emperor has said so, then it must be changed. I don't know much about this matter. I only know that the emperor had Tang Du, Luo Xiahong, and Deng Ping prepare a new calendar. Since the next year's reign had already been named Taichu, they had to establish the Taichu Calendar, and the date of the New Year was also set in the Taichu Calendar. How come... it's moved up?"
When he said that, Liu Tan also remembered that Liu Che did make the change in the first year of Taichu, so why was it changed earlier this time?
It can’t be because of the grape seedlings, right?
Liu Tan's head was full of question marks. He deeply felt that those people in ancient times who could guess the emperor's intentions were all gods. No wonder they were favored by the emperor.
But no matter what, it seemed that he had already given the emperor and empress a clear excuse to leave the palace, and he didn't have to worry about being blamed for going out every day.
This is not bad either, as long as I can practice martial arts instead of studying, anything is fine.
It may sound like a dandy mentality, but Liu Tan can feel the clash of different world views every time he attends class. The most important thing is that the one who clashes with him is his teacher.
Even a prince cannot contradict his teacher, so Liu Tan had to find various excuses not to go.
Anyway, if he is uneducated, those who dislike him will probably be very happy.
Not to mention martial arts, just squatting in horse stance for a while would make his legs so sore that he could hardly walk the next day.
This was the result of someone giving him a massage to relax him in advance. If no one helped him relax, he would probably be disabled for several days.
Farming is still better. Farming allows him to go out and breathe fresh air, and he doesn't have to worry about being caught in his own farm. If he could, he would like to live in the farm permanently.
With such a farm, life would be complete, thought the very unsuccessful Liu Tan.
He sat relaxedly on the ox cart and looked out, just in time to see a group of foreigners surrounding a young man on the street and talking about something.
Liu Tan couldn't tell whether those people were Huns or not, because their clothes didn't look particularly similar, but he recognized the young man's back. Wasn't that Lu Xuan?
Maybe it was because the first meeting left such a deep impression, but Liu Tan felt that Lu Xuan was being bullied when he saw him alone.
He hurriedly said, "Stop the car."
The driver quickly stopped the car, and Miao Rui, who was following him, asked, "Your Highness, what's wrong?"
Liu Tan said, "I saw Lu Xuan. He seemed to be being bullied."
After Liu Tan finished speaking, he jumped out of the car, and Miao Rui and Bigo hurriedly followed.
When Liu Tan approached, he saw the leader of the alien race on the larger side with a distorted expression and reached out to push Lu Xuan.
Liu Tan raised his eyebrows and shouted, "Stop!"
The alien immediately looked over, and Lu Xuan also turned to look at him.
Liu Tan nodded to Lu Xuan first, then looked at the foreigner. The man's eyes were very fierce. Compared with Lu Xuan, he seemed more like a traditional Hun, fierce and barbaric.
Liu Tan had never met such a straightforward and fierce person before or after the time travel.
Even though Lady Gouyi and Liu Fuling wanted him dead now, they only tried to trip him up with words or in secret, and would never show any killing intention on the surface.
This caused Liu Tan's expression to become serious.
At that moment, he was thinking that he had brought Miao Rui and Bigo with him today, and he wondered if he could beat the other party in a fight?
Oh, Lu Xuan seems to be good at fighting, but he can’t. What should he do?
In fact, Lu Xuan's expression just now was not very good. Although there was no expression, murderous intent was already surging in those dark green eyes.
But after seeing Liu Tan, he put away all his sharpness. When he noticed that Liu Tan was frightened by the person opposite him, he took the initiative to walk over and asked with a look of surprise, "Where are you going, Your Highness?"
Liu Tan's gaze shifted to Lu Xuan's face, and he immediately felt more relaxed. He nodded and replied, "I'm free, so I went to the farm to take a look. Who is this? What happened? Why is the Imperial City so crowded?"
The man opposite seemed to recognize Liu Tan's clothing and said, "I am Sun Junxumi, the King of Wusun. I wonder which prince your highness is?"
Junxumi's Chinese was far inferior to Lu Xuan's, and it took Liu Tan a while to understand what he was saying.
Seeing that Liu Tan didn't answer, Miao Rui beside him said, "This is His Royal Highness the Fifth Prince. Why don't you pay your respects?"
Junxumi pursed his lips tightly. This Fifth Prince... he knew that he was one of the people his grandfather had repeatedly warned him not to offend before coming to the Central Plains.
No matter how the situation in the palace changes, in the eyes of the people who do not know the truth, Liu Tan is more difficult to deal with than Liu Fuling. Although Liu Fuling's mother is a favorite concubine, Liu Tan's mother is the queen. Moreover, he came here with a mission, and it is said that the queen's attitude is also a crucial part of his mission.
Unfortunately, they collected information about the Crown Prince and the Sixth Prince, but only about the Fifth Prince. He was too mysterious and they had no idea what kind of person he was.
Junxumi was about to grit his teeth and bow his head in greeting when Liu Tan said calmly, "No need. You are a guest from afar, so forget the courtesy. However, private fighting is forbidden within the imperial city. This time, considering that you are new here, I will not be too harsh on you. Please remember this."
Junxumi's face flushed red, but he didn't dare to stare at Liu Tan fiercely like he did just now. He just lowered his head and replied very stiffly: "Okay."
Liu Tan nodded. "Alright, I'm just passing through. Prince, please do as you please. Lu Xuan, I promised last time I'd take you to my farm. Now is the best day. Are you free to go today?"
Lu Xuan quickly responded, "Of course I have time. Thank you, Your Highness."
Liu Tan also said: "Then get in the car."
Junxumi watched Lu Xuan get on the car. When Lu Xuan passed by him, he said something vicious in Wusun language.
Lu Xuan's expression remained unchanged. After getting into the car, he lifted the curtain and replied very gently, also in Wusun language.
Liu Tan didn't understand what they were saying. He only knew that after Lu Xuan finished speaking, Junxumi looked like he wanted to jump up and kill Lu Xuan on the spot.
However, Liu Tan had already discovered that Junxumi did not dare to offend him, so he looked at Junxumi coldly and forced Junxumi to grit his teeth and give way.
After they left, Junxumi also left in the opposite direction.
Liu Tan breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "What did you just say to him that made him so angry?"
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