Chapter 571 [Three Updates] 571
Liu Tan is actually quite passive about the matter of selecting talents for the Gewu exam. This thing must be done bit by bit. Without the educational foundation at the bottom, how many people can endure the loneliness to do this?
What's more, the main problem is that there is no suitable system for the study of things. The only systems are those of Mohism and Gongshujia.
But if it's these two companies, what's the choice? If Liu Tan is short of people, he can just ask them directly for people. Why bother?
However, Liu Tan was worried that if he said this reason out loud, Liu Che would wave his hand and say: Go and build a system.
Liu Tan’s head is really going bald. How can one person handle this in a short time?
However, Liu Che was indeed very eager to go to heaven, and even if Liu Tan was passive and lazy, there had to be a limit.
Fortunately, Liu Che did not ask him to go to Sang Hongyang late at night. He took down the telescope and played with it in his hand. The more he looked at it, the more he liked it.
Liu Tan said cleverly, "Father, if you want to build more Star Picking Terraces, you'll need to build a few workshops. The craftsmen here are all experienced. As long as the workshops are built, they can immediately build them."
Liu Che looked at the stars and asked casually, "No money?"
Liu Che's logic was very simple. His son had always been lavish with money, and he was never stingy when making things for him. As long as he needed it, he would make the amount he wanted without him having to ask.
Now suddenly the emperor was asked to build a workshop to make telescopes himself, which must mean that he had no money.
Liu Che also knew that Liu Tan spent a lot of money in making this thing, most of which was spent on smelting glass. In the middle, because the glass was not good enough, he also used crystal, but the transparency of the crystal was not suitable, so he finally returned to glass.
Until now, it seems that the glass used in this telescope cannot be produced stably. In addition, Liu Tan spent a lot of money to help Chen Ajiao open a beauty salon, and all the money was paid by himself, but the profits from the beauty salon all went to Chen Ajiao's hands - from the fact that Chen Ajiao smiled at everyone she met recently, it was known that she made a lot of money.
In this case, it seems... it's normal for his son to be a little short of money?
Liu Che's mind worked quickly. After asking, without waiting for Liu Tan's answer, he turned to Bu Fan and said, "Go and have someone bring some money to Tan'er."
Liu Tan had lost his temper at the fact that his father gave him money without saying anything. He could only laugh and cry and said, "It's not that problem, but this kind of workshop is not suitable for a son to be in the hands of."
"Hmm?" Liu Che put down the telescope and turned to look at Liu Tan: "What's wrong?"
Liu Tan said, "This thing can see the stars, so it can see other things too. So it must be strictly controlled. If it falls into the hands of someone with ulterior motives and is used to spy, wouldn't it be very troublesome?"
Liu Tan didn't explain it very clearly, but Liu Che understood what he meant in an instant and couldn't help but think seriously. This thing... really couldn't fall into the hands of others, otherwise, as long as they stood on the roof, they could see into the palace, and the dignity of the royal family would be destroyed. No, not only the royal family, but all the high-ranking officials and nobles of the entire Han Dynasty would have their dignity destroyed.
After Liu Che understood Liu Tan's meaning, he suddenly asked, "You've never made this thing before, so you're worried about this?"
Liu Tan was slightly stunned, thought for a moment and said, "Not really. It's mainly because I... just haven't thought of it."
To be honest, in this day and age, although technology is very backward, there are still many things that can be done.
Liu Tan does have a lot of things in his mind that can be used, but he usually can't remember them until he needs them. So once he does something, he has a strong purpose. Basically, he needs this thing, and then he thinks of improving or making it.
Liu Che looked at him deeply and asked, "Do you think of anything else now?"
For example, the "magic" of heaven.
Liu Tan's mouth twitched: "This thing, you have to go with the flow."
Liu Che suddenly felt that his son might not have done well in his studies when he was in the fairyland.
Liu Tan had no idea that Liu Che had begun to doubt his learning ability. He just whispered, "Father, a telescope is also very useful in war."
Liu Che paused. He had been thinking about how to go to heaven and had not thought about this aspect. At this moment, he suddenly understood when he heard Liu Tan's reminder.
Indeed, telescopes are more useful in warfare than in observing stars and lights.
Liu Che thought of this and stood up and said, "Announce the Grand Commandant."
Liu Tan was caught off guard and quickly stood up and said, "Father, it's already this late. Can we talk tomorrow?"
Although Liu Che only mentioned summoning the Grand Marshal, if they really wanted to discuss matters, it would definitely not be just the Grand Marshal who would be needed. It was really inappropriate to pull people out of bed in the middle of the night. What if they were doing some two-person or group exercise? They would be exhausted at any time.
Bu Fan was just about to repeat Liu Che's instructions and was about to send someone out of the palace after confirming that there was no problem. However, when he heard Liu Tan's words, he couldn't help but stop and wait for the emperor's order.
Liu Che then glanced at the time and couldn't help but be very surprised: "It's almost midnight?"
It was not yet midnight when Liu Tan dragged him over. How could they have been stargazing here for such a long time?
Liu Tan replied, "Yes, it's time for Father to go back and rest. We can talk tomorrow if we have anything to say."
When Liu Che saw that it was indeed getting late, he simply picked up the telescope and prepared to return to his bedroom.
Liu Tan was really relieved. He was really tired from fiddling with the telescope for the past two days.
As a result, he found that even if Liu Che listened to him, he could not return to his bedroom smoothly - the palace gate was closed.
There are gates between each palace in the imperial palace. When the time comes, the gates will be closed and locked, and no one can travel between palaces.
Liu Tan turned to look at Liu Che. The only exception in the palace was the emperor, so if he wanted to go back, he had to get Liu Che's personal order.
Then he saw Liu Che smiling and saying, "In that case, Tan'er, come back with me."
Liu Tan looked at Liu Che in confusion: "Huh?"
Bu Fan asked carefully, "Your Majesty, are you asking His Highness to stay in the side hall temporarily?"
Liu Che glanced at him and said: "He will sleep with me tonight."
Liu Tan was stunned for a moment: "This... is not possible?"
Liu Che raised his eyebrows and looked at him: "Why? Do you still despise me?"
Liu Tan quickly said, "I am not a child anymore. Even if I can't go back, it would be fine if I could stay in the side hall for a while."
Why does it feel so wrong to live in the same bedroom with Liu Che?
Liu Che waved his hand and said, "It's a good opportunity for you to talk to me about the matter of 'magic'."
Liu Tan: ???
How come you still remember this?
It’s so late, aren’t you going to sleep?
Since Liu Tan came here, he has never slept with anyone else except Lu Xuan, even though Liu Che's bed is big.
Wait...you won't let him sleep in the same bed with Liu Che, right?
Liu Tan was no match for Liu Che, and in the end he could only follow Liu Che back to his bedroom in fear.
Fortunately, Liu Che was not so cruel and asked someone to prepare a bed for Liu Tan.
Anyway, his bedroom is big, so adding an extra bed for Liu Tan is not a problem.
However, the problem was that Liu Tan's bed was placed directly next to Liu Che's bed, so there was only a visible distance between them and sleeping in the same bed.
So Liu Che saw for the first time how troublesome it was to prepare his son for bed. Not only did he have to take a bath, but he also had to wash his hair.
In fact, Liu Tan doesn't act like this every day. Today he just wants Liu Che to find him annoying and ask him to get out.
But Liu Che didn't care. He actually waited patiently for Liu Tan to finish his troubles and then listened to his "storytelling"
By this time, Liu Tan had basically accepted his fate. He lay in bed, thought for a while, and said, "Actually, people have always tried to ascend to heaven. I remember that the Mohist school and the Gongshu school had hang gliders."
Liu Che asked, "Hang glider?"
Liu Tan explained the characteristics of a hang glider and then said, "It can only fly from high to low, not into the sky, but it's an attempt. Another thing is a hot air balloon, and after hot air balloons there are airships, and then there are other things, but all of the above... none of them can be done now."
Liu Che was about to ask what a hot air balloon was when his son poured a bucket of cold water on him. He was speechless for a long time before he said, "Then you tell me about it too."
Liu Tan closed his eyes and began to tell Liu Che stories, and they were fantasy stories.
From hang gliders to hot air balloons, when talking about hot air balloons, Liu Tan couldn't help but think of the movie he had watched in his previous life. In fact, the plot of that movie is now very vague to him, but the scene where the hero and heroine took a hot air balloon to escape from the villain's pursuit left a deep impression on him.
As Liu Tan was talking, he suddenly realized that Liu Che didn't respond. He turned around and saw Bu Fan making a gesture to him to keep quiet. Then he looked again... Oh, his father had fallen asleep.
Liu Tan was speechless for a while, feeling that his father was tricking him into coming over to tell him a bedtime story.
However, after tossing and turning all night and talking so much, Liu Tan was indeed tired. He closed his eyes and fell asleep quickly.
When he woke up the next day, he found that no one was in Liu Che's bed. He rubbed his head and squinted his eyes and asked, "What time is it?"
Miao Rui came over and said, "Your Highness, it's morning."
Liu Tan tilted his head and thought for a moment: "Is there a grand court meeting today?"
Miao Rui replied, "Yes, His Majesty originally wanted to ask you to go with him."
Liu Tan: "Ah? What happened next?"
Miao Rui said in a daze, "Your Majesty called Your Highness many times, but Your Highness didn't wake up."
Not only did he not wake up, he turned over and covered his head with the quilt, demonstrating what it means to sleep until noon.
Liu Tan: ...
He began to wonder if the bed was too comfortable to sleep on, as he never slept so soundly on a normal day.
However, since he was awake, Liu Tan got up and washed quickly, preparing to slip away first, so that Liu Che would not come back and ask him to say anything about heaven.
But if he was in a hurry, he would not have time to ask Miao Rui to go back to get clothes, and he could not fit into Liu Che's clothes, so he simply found a more ordinary cloak, put it on, and prepared to go back.
When he walked out of Liu Che's bedroom, he happened to meet a young man wearing a feather crown and a linen robe who was walking towards the side hall.
The young man turned his head and looked at him, his eyes suddenly widened. He hesitated for a moment, then walked over quickly and asked, "Where are you from? Why haven't I seen you before?"
Liu Tan looked down at him. Seeing that the young man had deep features and looked somewhat like someone from the Western Regions, he couldn't help but ask, "Who are you?"
The young man estimated the heights of the two men, then immediately climbed up two steps, raised his head slightly, lowered his eyes, and looked at him and said, "You don't even recognize me?"
Liu Tan was surprised: "Where did this hammer come from? I haven't even said this yet."
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