Chapter 586 [First Update] 586
Liu Tan felt unhappy when he heard the name "Xilihu" and said directly to the gatekeeper who came to report the news, "Send them back. If anyone asks, just say it was my order."
After he finished speaking, he felt that he shouldn't make the decision for Lu Xuan directly, so he turned to look at Lu Xuan. Lu Xuan immediately understood what he meant, smiled and said, "I didn't want to see them anyway."
These are all fence-sitters. In the past, Lu Xuan would have needed to feign complicity with them to maintain a balance. However, now the focus of the entire Wusun Kingdom is actually not on the Western Regions. The largest force in the Western Regions should be considered the Great Wusun.
Liu Tan touched his face and said, "Be good and wait for me to come back."
Lu Xuan was obviously a little surprised: "You will come back?"
Liu Tan: ...
What he said was that this was his palace.
But to be honest, he wasn't really sure if he could come back. In the end, he could only say hesitantly, "I think so. The palace should be quite lively right now. It doesn't matter whether I stay or not."
As the Chinese New Year approaches, this period can be said to be the time when nobles socialize most frequently. During this period, many officials serving outside will come back to report on their work. A large number of these people are related to the royal family and need to submit applications to see the emperor and empress from time to time.
So recently, there has been revelry almost every night in the palace, with palace banquets every night, but the scale is not as big as the New Year's banquet.
Liu Tan guessed that his parents would be very busy at night and probably would not notice whether he stayed in the palace or not.
In fact, they were busy not only at night, but also during the day. Liu Che and Chen Ajiao had people coming to see them. Officials who came to Beijing to report on their work and their wives all had to come to see them.
In previous years, Chen Ajiao was always accompanied by some concubines favored by Emperor Wu of Han, but this year there was only Wei Zifu. The newcomers who were in the limelight before were nowhere to be seen, which made these officials and their wives very strange.
After Liu Tan entered the palace and asked around, he learned that the person who was currently the most free was Liu Ju.
Liu Ju did not need to stay there to study the officials' performance reports. He would not be able to understand the people's livelihood anyway, so Liu Che simply gave him a vacation.
Liu Tan thought about it and decided to go to the Prince's Palace.
When Liu Ju heard that he had returned to the palace, he came out to greet him and said, "You still remember to come back."
Liu Tan sighed, "Alas, there's no sun or moon in the mountains, and the cold lasts forever. If someone hadn't reminded me, I'm afraid I would have forgotten."
He happened to see a young man about ten years old following Liu Ju, and couldn't help but ask with a smile: "Is this Jin'er?"
Liu Ju responded, then lowered his head and said to his son Liu Jin, "Why don't you call for help?"
Liu Jin bowed in a very dignified manner and said, "Nephew pays homage to the Emperor."
Liu Tan reached out and touched his head and said, "Alright, why are you so serious at such a young age? Listen to your uncle and have some fun."
Liu Jin, the grandson of Emperor Shi Huang, although there are not many historical records about him, his son is very powerful. No one knows where Liu Xun is now, so he can only masturbate his father, Emperor Xuan of Han, to satisfy his desire.
Speaking of which, if Liu Ju really didn't plan to appoint a crown princess, Liu Jin would indeed have the potential to become the crown prince when he ascended the throne.
After all, he came from a good family and was the son of Shi Liangdi. Liangdi was the number one person in the prince's harem, second only to the crown princess.
Liu Ju was at a loss for words when he heard this: "Can you teach my son a lesson?"
Liu Tan said as he walked inside, holding Liu Jin's hand: "Am I wrong? At this age, it's time to play. If you miss the opportunity, you won't be in the mood and won't have the fun. Of course... you still have to study, so you have to study hard. Then you can have fun. Got it?"
Liu Jin was at an age when he was establishing his values. He was a little bewildered after hearing Liu's seemingly plausible theories, which conflicted directly with the principles he had learned. "Playing... isn't playing good?"
After Liu Tan entered, he pulled Liu Jin to sit next to him and said, "Who told you that you can't have fun? Look at how many things your uncle has made? Aren't they all made by me? I tell you, even if you want to have fun, as the emperor's grandson, you have to have fun in a special way. Don't indulge in sensual pleasures, those are boring."
Liu Jin looked thoughtful, while Liu Ju beside him looked horrified, feeling deeply that his son would be "contaminated" by his brother if he stayed any longer.
So he quickly said, "Okay, do you understand what I just told you?"
Liu Jin immediately stood up and said with his hands down, "Son, I understand."
Liu Ju waved his hand and said, "Go find your mother."
Liu Jin glanced at Liu Tan with some reluctance. He didn't have much contact with this uncle, but every time this uncle would bring him some very interesting things, and he felt that the fifth uncle and he had a lot in common. He also liked listening to Liu Tan talk, but unfortunately he had to be obedient.
Liu Tan pinched Liu Jin's face and said, "Go and have some fun. The emperor's uncle sent someone to bring you some interesting things. They're not worth much, so have some and play with them."
Those things were all brought back from the south by him. They were not from Jiaozhi Kingdom. Liu Ju had also been to Jiaozhi Kingdom, so there was no need for Liu Tan to bring things to Liu Jin. Instead, they took a detour when they came back and did not go through Shuzhong. When Liu Tan passed by Shuzhong, although he was in a hurry to travel, he still asked people to buy a lot of things. After he came back, time was tight and there were many things to do, so he just gave them all away during the New Year.
When Liu Jin heard this, his eyes lit up and he said in a very clear voice, "Thank you, Uncle!"
After saying that, he bowed to Liu Ju again and then left.
After the child was completely out, Liu Tan looked at Liu Ju and shook his head, saying, "A good child, you've almost turned him into an old man."
Liu Ju didn't think it was a big deal: "Only a strict father can produce a filial son, and my requirements for him are more than just filial piety."
Liu Tan curled his lips and said, "Don't you see that you and that child are getting along like father and son? I'm even more warm and friendly to my county magistrates than you are to your son."
Liu Ju said sarcastically, "So kind as to send them off personally?"
Liu Tan rolled his eyes in annoyance: "That's an exception, and I don't admit that he is my subordinate. I'm talking about the ones now."
Liu Ju put down the water cup and asked, "Then what do you think we should do?"
Liu Tanxin said, "You definitely won't accept my philosophy, so there's no point in talking to me." After a moment's thought, he said, "I don't understand this either, and I don't have any children. But look at what Father does. Is he stricter with you or with me? Father, a true emperor, doesn't put on airs. Why are you acting so arrogantly in your own palace? If you end up alienating your son, let's see what you can do."
If Liu Tan had only said the following words, Liu Ju would have thought he was exaggerating, and would have kept a tighter watch over Liu Jin because of his concern about this matter.
However, when Liu Tan gave the example of his father, Liu Ju couldn't help but think about it seriously, and it seemed... it was really like that.
In fact, he was also led into trouble by Liu Tan.
What about Liu Ju? Liu Che was so desperate for a son at the time that his eyes were green with joy. Finally having a son, how could he not be happy? Even if he didn't always grant Liu Ju's requests, he was still different from an ordinary father.
As for Liu Tan himself... he was fourteen years old when he returned to the palace. At that age, he was already half grown up. Even if Liu Che had no feelings for him at the beginning, he would not be too harsh on him. As for later... Liu Che spoiled him just like he spoiled his youngest son, because he did not need him to take on more responsibilities, so he let him go.
However, Liu Tan just felt that Liu Ju might have too high expectations of Liu Jin, which might be a bit too much. He just needed to let Liu Ju relax.
According to the current situation, Liu Jin should not grow up abnormally. Even if he does, then... Liu Bingyi will be born early, and then he will be useless.
I just don’t know whether Liu Bingyi, who did not have such a complicated life experience, would still be the famous wise king in history.
Liu Ju didn't dwell on this matter any further and asked, "What on earth have you been doing for so many days?"
Liu Tan blinked and said, "It's a secret. I won't tell anyone until my father speaks."
Liu Ju understood instantly and looked at the time and said, "It's time for the emperor to have his meal. Maybe you can get a free meal if you go."
Liu Tan said, "Don't worry, I can't tell you that thing, but I can show you this."
After he finished speaking, Miao Rui immediately asked the eunuch to bring up the fan.
Liu Ju was surprised to see the fan, which was almost as tall as a person, and asked, "What is this?"
Liu Tan said, "It's a fan for summer use. Although it's not suitable for the season right now, I figured it out while I was tinkering with it, so I decided to send it to you first."
As he spoke, he asked someone to demonstrate it. Anyway, there were plenty of earthenware in the Prince's Palace, so people wouldn't feel cold if they tried it.
Liu Ju already liked the exquisite pattern on the fan blades, but when the fan started spinning and the blades connected to form a pattern of thousands of galloping horses, he was even more astonished. He couldn't help but stare at the fan blades with wide eyes, holding Liu Tan's hand and saying, "These horses feel like they are about to run out."
Liu Tan laughed and said, "It's okay, right? In the summer when you can't use ice, you can use it first. When it gets warmer, you can use ice. But it's still usable. If you put a basin of ice in front of it, the wind it blows out will be very cool."
Liu Ju stared at it intently, which made Liu Tan wonder if there was something he had not noticed. The pattern was fixed. It would definitely be amazing at first glance, but it would get boring after looking at it too much.
Liu Tan shook his arm and said, "Alright, alright, don't let it freeze you in the middle of winter. Let someone put it away."
Liu Ju waved his hand and said, "No need. Just ask someone to heat up the floor heater. This looks good. I like it very much."
Liu Tan: ???
You heat up the floor heating just to use the fan. Are you sick?
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