Of course this is not the point. The point is why should we avoid him?
If he wasn't sure that Lu Xuan and Liu Che had no relationship at all, he would have suspected that these two people were hiding some unspeakable secret from him!
Liu Tan was just about to muster up the courage to ask to stay when he heard Lu Xuan's gentle voice say, "Your Highness, please go."
Liu Tan looked at him: Are you sure there is nothing wrong?
Lu Xuan: I’m sure there’s no problem.
Liu Che looked at the two little bastards flirting with each other in front of him and said with a stern face, "Go away."
Liu Tan had no choice but to leave with regret.
After going out, he stood at the door and sighed deeply.
Bu Fan, who was standing by, asked with a smile, "What's wrong, Your Highness?"
Liu Tan said sadly, "My father has forgotten his son because he has a new love. A lonely white rabbit wanders east and west, its clothes are not as good as new, and its people are not as good as the old ones."
Two people in the room: ...
Liu Che suddenly felt a little regretful for sending Liu Tan away, and his hands were itching to do something.
Liu Tan left with a long sigh, as if he was really abandoned. Bu Fan was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. He thought that His Royal Highness the King of the Northern Territory was really a funny guy. No wonder His Majesty treated him differently.
If it were someone else, who would dare to tell the emperor that clothes are not as good as new and people are not as good as old?
The emperor would only be unhappy if he heard this, but when it came to the King of the North, everyone could see that he was just playing tricks.
Liu Che looked towards Lu Xuan and suppressed the smile on his face. From that moment on, he instantly transformed from the kind father he had just been to the emperor who held the power of life and death and would not be swayed by emotions.
Liu Che stared at Lu Xuan and found that although Lu Xuan kept his eyes downcast out of politeness, he remained motionless from beginning to end, and his facial expression never changed. Even when facing the pressure brought by Liu Che, he was not worried or afraid.
Liu Che stared at him for a long moment before saying, "The King of Wusun once promised me something, but I think he's forgotten it."
Lu Xuan raised his eyes and looked straight at Liu Che: "My prince has never forgotten."
"Oh?" Liu Che was not in a hurry and simply asked, "Is the King of Wusun planning to have a casual romance with Tan'er?"
At that moment, even Lu Xuan could sense that Liu Che truly had murderous intentions towards him.
It is one thing that Liu Che does not like Liu Tan and Lu Xuan being entangled together, but it is another matter if Lu Xuan is playing with Liu Tan's feelings. Although Lu Xuan was the one who took the initiative from the beginning to the end, so what if Liu Che clearly wants to be partial?
Lu Xuan said frankly: "Of course not, I want to spend my whole life with him."
Liu Che chuckled: "So you still broke the contract."
Liu Che didn't want to argue with Lu Xuan, so he didn't know how sincere his words were.
Didn’t he think the same when he and Chen Ajiao first got married?
But life is too long, so long that familiar people will become strangers, and so long that the originally firm feelings will slowly change.
Liu Che never believed it in his life, but he didn't want to discuss this issue with a teenager.
Lu Xuan looked at Liu Che and said sincerely, "I promised Your Majesty that I would never force His Royal Highness the King of the Northern Territory and would never embarrass him. I believe I have done so and have never broken my promise."
Liu Che was slightly startled, then he remembered that when he first talked to Lu Xuan, Liu Tan had not expressed anything to Lu Xuan.
At that time, he just didn't want Lu Xuan to pester Liu Tan too much, as it would have an impact on Liu Tan.
Liu Tan's identity was very sensitive, and many people wanted to attack him at that time. It was true that Liu Che and Liu Tan did not have such a deep relationship at that time, but it was also true that he wanted to protect his son.
So at that time, he just wanted Lu Xuan to restrain himself, and Liu Tan would naturally forget about it after he left.
Who would have known that Liu Tan would actually fall deeply in love.
Liu Che was both angry and amused at the same time. He didn't expect Lu Xuan to be waiting for him here.
He didn't want to dwell on this with Lu Xuan, so he asked, "Then let's not discuss this. Tan'er said that the Wusun people intend to become a vassal state of the Han Dynasty. I don't believe it, so tell me yourself."
Lu Xuan said calmly, "We can annex the state, but Wusun has paid so much and naturally has other demands."
Liu Che remained noncommittal: "Tell me about it."
Lu Xuan said, "First of all, I hope that the great man will not interfere in the affairs between me and Junxumi."
Liu Che raised his eyes and looked at him: "Is the King of Wusun going to attack the Great Wusun?"
Lu Xuan's eyes were cold and gloomy. "It's only a matter of time. Even if the young prince doesn't have this intention, Junxumi will have it. The young prince will ensure that Princess Danyang is unharmed. And when the time comes, she can stay or go as she pleases. The dowry and her property will be hers to take with her."
Liu Che nodded after hearing this. He had complicated feelings towards Princess Danyang, but if Princess Danyang died in the struggle between Wusun, it would be disrespectful to the Han Dynasty by Wusun, and he would naturally not be happy.
Hearing Lu Xuan's assurance, he also believed it, because Liu Tan and Danyang had a good relationship, Lu Xuan would not make things difficult for Princess Danyang even for Liu Tan's sake.
"What else?"
Lu Xuan said, "Secondly, the officials sent by the Han Dynasty to Wusun can participate in government affairs, but they cannot interfere in military affairs."
Liu Che still had no expression, just raised his chin and said: "Continue."
Lu Xuan clenched his hands under the table into fists and said, "Wusun, I hope to learn the Han language and various technologies, such as farming and animal husbandry."
Liu Che raised his eyebrows, a little surprised. Only then did he look Lu Xuan in the eye.
It wasn't that he looked down on Lu Xuan before, it was just that Lu Xuan was too young, and even though Liu Che treated him with courtesy, he still looked down on him. Now that he had said these words, Liu Che took a new look at him.
Liu Che looked at him quietly for a long while before saying, "Send an envoy to Chang'an on New Year's Day to discuss this matter."
For such a big thing, a verbal agreement is sometimes not very meaningful, and making an agreement in the Northern Border Kingdom seems a bit informal. It is better to publicize it after the Chang'an Agreement.
Lu Xuan was truly uneasy at this moment, feeling as if he had been tricked by this old fox in front of him.
He said a lot, but Liu Che didn't express his opinion at all. It was hard to tell whether he agreed or disagreed, which made Lu Xuan, who was ready to take action, very uncomfortable.
He actually thought about it for a long time last night, including the expression and tone to use when meeting Liu Che. He carefully studied it for a long time. He even thought about how to lobby Liu Che if his request was rejected by Liu Che.
As a result, Liu Che didn't give him any chance at all, making all his preparations go to waste. It was also thanks to the supreme concentration he had cultivated over the years, otherwise he would have collapsed at this moment.
He then lowered his head and drank the honey water, concealing the helplessness in his eyes.
Liu Che smiled slightly, but he was still too naive.
He turned to Bu Fan and asked, "Where's Tan'er?"
When Lu Xuan heard this, he immediately raised his head and pricked up his ears.
Bu Fan immediately said, "I will send someone to look for him right away."
After a while, Bu Fan finally came over and said with some embarrassment, "Your Highness...Your Highness is in the kitchen."
Liu Che's first reaction was: "What is he tinkering with again?"
Bu Fan said, "Except for the imperial chef, His Highness won't let anyone get close to him. He just said he'll give His Majesty a surprise later."
Liu Che laughed and said, "I didn't get to eat anything new this time when I came to the Northern Border. I didn't expect that you would be waiting for me here."
He turned to look at Lu Xuan and said with a smile, "The King of Wusun is in for a treat."
Lu Xuan smiled faintly: "Since I met His Royal Highness the King of the Northern Territory, I have been blessed with good fortune."
Liu Che was too lazy to argue with him and just said, "Since Tan'er is busy, King Wusun, please come with me for a walk."
Lu Xuan thought he was just following Liu Che to enjoy the snow scenery, but unexpectedly, Liu Che took him all the way to the parade ground of Changshou Palace.
Seeing the cleaned-up training ground, Liu Che nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile, "I have always heard from Tan'er that the King of Wusun is a man of both civil and military talents. Today, I would like to test him."
Lu Xuan also wanted to sigh, what could he say?
Even so, when he saw several burly guards standing behind Liu Che, he couldn't help but doubt whether he could walk out of the training ground upright today.
Liu Che didn't really make things difficult for him, and specifically asked him to stop at the right time.
If Lu Xuan was just Liu Tan's male favorite, it would be fine. Liu Che would not even look at him. At most, he would tell Liu Tan not to hurt himself.
Now... he still had to warn him, especially since he could see Lu Xuan's ambition from his inclination. If the Wusun Kingdom really became a neighbor to the Northern Border Kingdom in the future, he was worried that his son would be bullied.
Lu Xuan took off his cloak and stood there. In an instant, the originally gentle young man became like a sword drawn from its sheath. The murderous aura on his body startled the guards around Liu Che.
Liu Che narrowed his eyes. Lu Xuan had concealed himself well before. He was just a wolf cub, disguising himself as a sheep.
If you really underestimate him, you will probably only realize it when this wolf cub bites off a piece of your meat.
Liu Che originally just wanted to put some pressure on Lu Xuan, but what he didn't expect was that Lu Xuan's skills, in addition to being the result of training since childhood, were more of a result of his experience on the battlefield.
Every move was strange and brutal. Even though he tried his best to restrain himself, he was no match for the guards around Liu Che.
Those guards were originally from good families and had never even been on a real battlefield. They had learned martial arts only for competitions and had rarely even fought. How could they be a match for this little wolf cub?
The result was that these guards were pinned to the ground by Lu Xuan.
Liu Che's forehead twitched as he watched. Thinking of Liu Tan's previous military training plan, he felt that it was a good method. Otherwise, if the so-called elite troops were all like this, what was the point of fighting a war?
However, Lu Xuan was not at ease either. He was unable to give full play to his abilities due to some concerns, which made him feel very uncomfortable.
Fortunately, Liu Che quickly called a halt and started a more elegant way of fighting: a bow and arrow competition.
Lu Xuan felt a little guilty when he saw the guards who were beaten to the point of doubting their lives. It was not that he had to be competitive, but if he did not even have this little bit of strength, Liu Che would probably look down on him even more.
In fact, Liu Che knew that Lu Xuan would win without any comparison, but he did not expect Lu Xuan to be so strong that he could not only hit the bull's eye, but also hit the same position with every arrow.
When he saw Lu Xuan's second arrow directly split the first arrow stuck in the target, he couldn't help but feel a sense of admiration for his talent.
Especially when Lu Xuan drew the bow with an upright posture and deep eyes, at that moment, Liu Che could actually appreciate this exotic beauty to some extent.
At this moment, Liu Tan had no idea that Lu Xuan was being tortured by his father. He was standing there directing people to make the stuffing.
This time he wants to make a simple and sweet food - Yuanxiao.
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