When Lu Xuan came over after showering, he saw Liu Tan sitting there lost in thought and couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong?"
Liu Tan turned to look at him and said, "I probably didn't hide it."
Lu Xuan was stunned for a moment, and only understood what he meant a little later. He couldn't help but smile and said, "As long as we don't say it explicitly, it will be fine."
Liu Tan said, "You're deceiving yourself. Who can't see that? What if... Hey, wait, my last name is Liu. That's fine."
Lu Xuan agreed and said, "Yes, you are the King of the North. They will all live under you. Don't worry."
Liu Tan said solemnly, "You don't understand."
Lu Xuan looked at him in surprise. Liu Tan hesitated for a moment and decided not to tell Lu Xuan about the "family tradition". He just let Lu Xuan continue with the good impression that he loved him as a person, not because of his gender.
From this perspective, as long as the two of them get together, it is impossible for others not to know.
The men in Lao Liu's family are rare species in the closet.
Liu Tan looked at Lu Xuan and said, "I've already threatened the Embroidered Robe Envoy. Don't worry, we don't need to be too cautious in the Northern Territory."
Lu Xuan smiled and said, "Okay, I'll listen to you."
Liu Tan hugged his waist, sniffed at his neck and said, "Not bad, not bad, a feast for the eyes."
Lu Xuan held onto his increasingly unruly paw and said in a low, hoarse voice, "How do you want to eat?"
Liu Tan sensed Lu Xuan's enthusiasm, and just as bold as he had been earlier, he now felt just as timid. "Forget it. I'm exhausted after a busy day today. Let's rest."
Lu Xuan smiled helplessly after hearing this, put his arm around Liu Tan's waist and led him to the bed.
Liu Tan's exclamation was blocked before he could even utter it, and the two people's lips and tongues were instantly entangled together.
Lu Xuan's attitude was as usual, full of enthusiasm as if he wanted to devour him.
Perhaps because there was nothing important to do tomorrow, or perhaps because he was covered by his clothes, Lu Xuan was more unrestrained this time and left his mark on Liu Tan's fair skin.
The dots of stars look like a picture of falling plum blossoms after snow.
But even so, both of them tacitly chose to stop before losing control.
After calming down, Lu Xuan hugged Liu Tan, kissed his forehead and said, "Go to sleep."
Until the situation between the Han Dynasty and Wusun is settled, neither he nor Liu Tan can be considered to have achieved a happy ending.
Liu Tan was indeed very tired at this time. He nestled in Lu Xuan's arms and soon fell asleep unconscious.
The two people here fell asleep early, while Huo Guang over there was hesitating in front of a blank piece of paper.
Logically speaking, he shouldn't interfere too much in Liu Tan's private life, and no prime minister would interfere in the bed of a prince.
Liu Tan is much better than other extravagant princes, and now he only has Lu Xuan by his side.
However, Huo Guang felt that it would be better for Liu Tan to indulge in the pleasures of other women, and let the little Kunmi be just one of them. This would also prevent him from worrying that Lu Xuan would become inactive in the future and hurt the feelings of their prince.
Huo Guang hesitated for a while and decided to write a letter to the capital. Since the last time he wrote a letter to Liu Che, Liu Che praised his behavior and also reminded him to write more letters when encountering major events, so that the King of the Northern Border would not only report good news but also bad news.
Huo Guang didn't know that Liu Tan and Lu Xuan had already discussed their future.
In his opinion, these two people are at an age when they are easily impulsive, so it is not strange that they are infatuated with each other and not afraid of the future.
Although he thought so, he didn't rush to send the letter after writing it.
This kind of thing is really beyond the rules and goes against his principles as a human being.
However, the next day he went to report the loss to Liu Tan, and also gave Liu Tan the estimated losses for the coal mine.
When he went there, Lu Xuan was not there. Huo Guang casually asked, "Is the little Kunmi no longer here?"
Liu Tan laughed and said, "He took Gun Gun with him to race. Gun Gun hasn't left the palace since he got here. It's really unfair to him."
Huo Guang paused, and seeing Liu Tan's cheeks flushed when he mentioned Lu Xuan, his eyes filled with smiles, he felt even more uneasy.
In comparison, Liu Tan's state when he was favored by beauties is more like those beauties whose hearts and eyes are filled with the emperor after being favored.
Huo Guang didn't dwell on the topic too much, simply saying, "Someone has visited the coal mine before. Although the explosion collapsed the mine, it also blew up a lot of coal. They are currently collecting the coal. According to estimates, there may be no problem supplying Chang'an with this coal. Your Highness does not need to cancel the reservation there."
Liu Tan shook his head and said, "No need. Time is too tight and there's no time to do it. Let's prioritize supplying the Northern Territory this year."
Huo Guang said, "If we ask the Xiongnu to help, it will still be in time."
"Huns?" Liu Tan's first reaction was that Huo Guang was talking about the people brought by Lu Xuan. After all, in the eyes of many people, all foreigners in the Western Regions were Huns.
However, he quickly realized that Huo Guang would not make such a mistake.
Seeing that he was a little confused, Huo Guang said, "Those Xiongnu prisoners from before. They had been with the guards to resist the Xiongnu before, so we can't just treat them as ordinary prisoners. We need to ask Your Highness how to deal with them."
Liu Tan suddenly realized that there had been so much going on these days that he had almost forgotten about the Hun captives.
He became curious when he mentioned these people: "By the way, I haven't asked Wei Deng before, how did he subdue those Huns?"
He was already very surprised that the Hun captives did not rebel when the Huns attacked, but it was outrageous that these people actually followed Wei Deng to resist the Huns.
Huo Guang laughed and said, "I asked the commander of the Wei army about this matter, and he said it was the prisoners who took the initiative."
Liu Tan: ???
Don't treat him as an ass because he has little knowledge!
Huo Guang explained, "Those captives were originally slaves in the Xiongnu, and most lived in miserable conditions. Now that they are here, Your Highness, they still have to work, but at least they can eat and wear warm clothes, which is much better than their original life."
Now Liu Tan understood, and for a moment he felt both amused and confused. He had never expected this.
Liu Tan thought for a moment and said, "Since that's the case, we've made contributions to the Northern Territory. How about we make us civilians?"
Huo Guang said, "You can mention them, but not all of them. Let the Marquis of Wei report his achievements first, and then draw the line according to their merits."
Liu Tan thought about it and agreed. Those who took the lead at the beginning were definitely taking risks, and there were definitely those who were unwilling but blindly followed. In the end, the blind followers were treated the same as the leaders, and no one would feel comfortable.
He nodded and said, "Okay, thank you, Prime Minister."
Huo Guang saw that it was almost time to say goodbye, so he stood up and said, "Your Majesty..."
He wanted to say he was leaving, but when he stood up to salute, he lowered his head and saw the faint red marks under Liu Tan's collar.
He paused, then faced Liu Tan's somewhat doubtful gaze and said calmly, "I'll take my leave."
After saying that, he turned around and sent the letter to Liu Che.
At that time, Liu Che was reading the letter sent to him by Liu Tan. When he received the letter before, Liu Che's hands were shaking when he opened it. When he saw clearly that it said that no one was injured and Li Buyan, Wei Buyi and others were only slightly injured, Liu Che breathed a sigh of relief.
He had been extremely worried these past few days. Even though he knew that the absence of bad news meant that Liu Tan was fine, he couldn't help but feel distressed when he thought that his son, who was only seventeen years old, had to face the King of the Huns.
Even the Xiongnu king was not much greater than Liu Tan.
When everyone saw Liu Che's relaxed expression, they knew there was good news. They looked at the prince beside them and found that he also had a smile on his face. They couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
The atmosphere around the Supreme father and son these days has been so heavy that everyone has been feeling a little hesitant, fearing that they might do something wrong and be vented on by the father and son.
Liu Ju said with a smile: "My brother is indeed a good general sent by God to our Han Dynasty."
Liu Che snorted and said, "Have you ever seen a good general blow up his own mine?"
After hearing this, Liu Ju felt a little sorry for Liu Tan, but he still said, "My brother has few men under his command, and the Xiongnu came suddenly, so his men didn't suffer many casualties. From ancient times to the present, there are only a handful of generals who can do this. Only my uncle and cousin are better than my brother."
Liu Che sighed, "If Wei Qing and Huo Qubing were still alive, why would Tan'er have to take such a risk?"
Liu Ju was slightly disappointed, but he quickly changed the subject: "I heard from my sister that most of the families who had ordered honeycomb coal before didn't ask for compensation. Not only did they not ask, they didn't even take the original deposit, saying that they wanted to do their part for the Han Dynasty."
Liu Che snorted coldly: "They have a conscience."
Liu Ju smiled and said that those people didn't have a conscience at all. They simply didn't dare to accept it.
Liu Che has punished a lot of people for this matter recently. Zhao Po Nu's family was just the beginning. Later, those who selected military horses, those who delivered messages and even those who transported food and grass were all punished. In short, a large number of people were implicated.
But it is not true to say that they are completely innocent, because many illegal things were indeed discovered in the process, such as sand mixed in the food and fodder; for example, the military horses were shoddy; and for example, the maps were not prepared and had to be provided by the King of the Northern Territory - well, Liu Ju had reason to believe that this was just an excuse.
But if Liu Che said he was guilty, then he was guilty.
This is not the end yet. As far as Liu Tan knows, Gongsun Ao, who is rushing back, cannot escape either.
He felt powerless against Gongsun Ao and was quite angry at him for not fighting back. He had no choice before because he didn't have many people under his command. Now... he should just let him come back and stop holding his brother back.
While talking to Liu Ju, Liu Che continued reading the letter, and then he saw Liu Tan's plan for Wusun.
Liu Che saw Liu Tan's division of territory at first sight and couldn't help but laugh and scold: "You little bastard, you have become so ignorant of the world after winning a battle that you have already started to regard Langjuxu Mountain as your own territory."
Liu Ju's eyes flashed: "My brother has always wanted to take back Langjuxu Mountain."
Liu Che sighed and continued reading without saying anything. When he saw the three words "Ji Mi Zhou" and the explanation of these three words, his eyes lit up instantly.
He has always been unsure about his attitude towards Wusun. It must be said that this method is very beneficial to the Han Dynasty, but... it may be difficult. How could the little Wusun agree?
As he was thinking this, he turned the page and saw Liu Tan writing that he had reached a preliminary agreement with Kunmi of Xiao Wusun.
Liu Che frowned slightly and looked at it carefully again, but did not find anything that was beneficial to the little Wusun. What's more, what's the good of it when the favorable regime is controlled by the suzerain country?
Although the kings of the small countries in the Western Regions were mostly short-sighted, they were not fools. Liu Che could not see the reason why Lu Xuan agreed. Even though Liu Tan wrote about Lu Xuan's attitude in detail, he felt that the other party had made too many concessions. There must be a reason for this. If this reason could not be figured out, it would be a hidden danger.
He couldn't figure it out, so he put the letter aside for the time being. After all, it was just an intention that he hadn't fully agreed to, so he probably had to discuss it further.
After opening Huo Guang's letter and reading it, he looked at Huo Guang's letter and then at Liu Tan's letter, and couldn't help but sneer: "So this is why."
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