Chapter 597 [Second Update] 597
Liu Tan looked at Huo Guang in shock, shocked by his imagination.
How did this conclusion come about?
According to Liu Tan's idea, Liu Che should have thrown the seventh prince to him so that Liu Tan could return to Chang'an again in a year or two.
After all, before he came back this time, Liu Che repeatedly told him to go back to celebrate the New Year if he had nothing else to do.
Now in Liu Che's eyes, Liu Tan is probably just a useless idiot. Other princes are trying their best to go back to Chang'an through hardships. It would be the best thing if they could settle down in Chang'an.
However, when it came to Liu Tan, he didn't want to go back to Chang'an once he left. It was useless for Liu Che, Chen Ajiao and Liu Ju to write to him every time, because he always had a bunch of excuses.
Even Liu Che could not refute those reasons, so he simply threw Liu Ku to him, and when the need arose, he would issue an edict to have the King of the Northern Territory send Liu Ku back personally.
But it seems that Huo Guang’s ideas are different from his.
In fact, not only Liu Tan was shocked, even Lu Xuan was a little shocked.
Huo Guang was staring at them in shock, but he remained calm and asked directly, "Is there something wrong?"
Liu Tan felt a little uneasy. "Everything is wrong. Are you trying to adopt the son-in-law scheme? It's not that serious, is it? What if... I mean, what if I have a child? Besides, even if I don't have children, it would be more appropriate to adopt another brother's child, right?"
Huo Guang looked at him silently: "Who else do you think you can adopt?"
Liu Tan was stuck for a moment and thought about it...Liu Ju's son would definitely not work, even if he was a concubine's son. Even if he was adopted, he would have to wait until Liu Tan was really unable to give birth to his own child.
At that time... most likely... Liu Ju had already become emperor, so his son would be the prince. Unless this prince was particularly unpopular or committed a crime, he might be adopted by a prince.
However, according to the current relationship between Liu Tan and Liu Ju, it is impossible for Liu Ju to abandon a bad son to trick him.
As for Liu Fuling's child... Liu Tan doesn't want it either, he will be angry to death!
The other brothers... have been killed by Liu Tan, so the brothers' children are not really suitable.
Liu Tan thought for a moment and said, "But I still have many cousins."
This time, even without Huo Guang's words, Lu Xuan couldn't help but whisper, "Those cousins aren't as good as the Seventh Prince."
Liu Tan thought about it and agreed. If Liu Ku really grew up by his side, he would at least be close to him, but... this was too unbelievable.
Seeing Liu Tan fidgeting, Huo Guang said, "This is just my speculation. Your Highness, don't worry too much about it. Your Majesty may have this intention, but he may not have made the final decision."
After listening to Huo Guang, Liu Tan pondered what he meant and felt that he understood a little bit.
Although the future is uncertain, if Liu Tan has a true heir, it will definitely not be Liu Ku's turn.
Even if he had a better option, he would not let Liu Ku go.
In short, Liu Ku is a spare tire and the last choice.
Thinking of this, Liu Tan couldn't help but touch Liu Ku's head lovingly. The child didn't know anything yet and just smiled foolishly at Liu Tan.
But Huo Guang was right. No matter what Liu Che planned, there would be many variables in the future, and he didn't need to think too much.
Anyway, even if he was not trained as an heir, Liu Tan would not fail to take good care of Liu Ku.
At least we have to cultivate this child's three views well, so that even if he becomes a prince in the future, he will not cause harm to others. It would be even better if he can become Liu Ju's right-hand man.
In fact, according to Liu Tan's idea, the Northern Border Kingdom does not need any heir. Once this place develops to a certain extent and the county governors in various places are capable, it is time to reduce the power of the feudal lords.
Liu Che had been very rude to the princes in various places and weakened the power of many of them, but even this could not stop their ambitions.
Although Liu Qumao only used his brothers as a cover at the beginning, in other words, these brothers did have the strength, otherwise they would not be worthy of being part of Liu Qumao's rebellion.
Liu Tan didn't think any more about it when he came to this point. After all, Liu Ku was still young.
After thinking for a moment, he called Fu Yu and Cen You over and said, "The Seventh Prince is still young, and it's not yet time for him to start learning, but he still needs education and guidance. You two should go and take care of him first."
Fu Yu and Cen You were a little surprised after hearing this: "Then what should we do here, Your Highness?"
Liu Tan waved his hand: "No, aren't there other people? I'm too lazy to look for anyone else."
Fu Yu and Cen You didn't have any other thoughts. After all, they were the women with the highest status in the entire Northern Royal Palace. With the golden signboard of being personally selected by the Queen, Liu Tan couldn't just throw them aside and ignore them.
So when it was evening, Lu Xuan was surprised to find that the people serving Liu Tan had all become eunuchs. He couldn't help but ask, "Where are the two palace maids beside you?"
Liu Tan said, "Let them serve Old Seven."
Lu Xuan frowned. "If the Seventh Prince needs people, just select a few for him. Why would he need to transfer people from you? Besides, didn't the Seventh Prince bring people with him?"
Liu Tan's expression was indifferent. "Those people? They couldn't take good care of Old Seven in the palace, let alone here. Besides, Fu Yu and Cen You are both educated, so it would be good to let them teach Old Seven first."
Lu Xuan still felt that he had wronged Liu Tan. Liu Tan turned around and saw his frown and couldn't help but laugh, "I haven't selected many palace maids to enter the palace in all these years. What do you think the scene would be like if I suddenly selected a group of them?"
Lu Xuan tilted his head and thought for a moment, instantly thinking of the beautiful women in the imperial palace far away in Chang'an, and then combined it with the rumors he had heard about the concubines in the harem competing for favor.
In fact, he didn't need to hear about it. Even his father was surrounded by various concubines, and it was normal for him to fight openly and secretly.
Lu Xuan immediately said, "This is also good."
He has confidence in Liu Tan, but what if there are one or two careless people who insist on getting into bed with him?
Will he be angry or not at that time?
If I get angry, I feel like I don’t trust Liu Tan. If I don’t get angry, I feel suffocated just thinking about it.
Liu Tan was amused by his frankness and found a comfortable place in his arms. Just as he was about to say something, he heard hurried footsteps running towards him outside.
The corner of his mouth twitched, and he had to sit down again.
The one who came running over was Bi Gao. Fortunately, he knew Lu Xuan was inside and understood that what he needed to do at this time was to report outside the door instead of coming in directly.
However, when Liu Tan saw him stop outside the door, he said directly, "Come in."
Bigo came in beaming and said, "Your Highness, the seeds have sprouted!"
Liu Tan's eyes lit up instantly after hearing this. He immediately stood up, pulled Lu Xuan and said, "Let's go, let's go take a look."
When they arrived at the greenhouse, a group of people were gathered around a small piece of land and talking in low voices. When they saw Liu Tan, they couldn't hide the joy on their faces.
Liu Tan walked over quickly and found that a batch of seeds had indeed grown a little green, which could not be seen unless you looked carefully.
However, because the seeds here were divided into several batches for experiments in different environments, only one batch germinated, and the others have not shown any movement yet.
Liu Tan turned around and asked, "Have you recorded everything?"
A young man dressed as a clerk said, "It's all recorded."
As he spoke, he picked up a document nervously. Liu Tan took it and took a look. He found that it even recorded in detail how many times to water each day, when each time, and the amount of water.
Liu Tan nodded with satisfaction and said, "Yes, this is the record of these germinating seeds?"
The boy nodded and said, "Others... there are others..."
Seeing that he was about to run back, Liu Tan said, "Don't worry about that for now. Let me take a look at these sprouted seeds. Do you have wheat and rice? As for the wheat, you can prepare to plant it in the ground. Just like before, divide it into several batches. Cultivate some according to the method for planting soybeans, and cultivate some according to the method for planting sorghum and millet. As for the rice... rice needs to be transplanted. I will write down the method later. Plant these in the soil first, but remember to keep it well hydrated."
The cultivation of wheat needs to be tested, but it is best to follow the cultivation methods in the south for rice. Let these rice plants survive in the northern country until they can be harvested. It would be even better if we can select those with cold-resistant genes from this wave.
As Liu Tan spoke, the boy frantically took notes with a charcoal pencil.
He watched with his own eyes as the serfs planted the sprouted wheat seeds into the ground little by little, and saw the faint green sprouts emerging from the ground. He felt that the sprouting of seeds could really make people feel full of hope for life.
After returning from the warming room, he called Huo Guang over and said, "The documents that needed to be processed recently are almost done. Are all the candidates who were admitted as Gongshi returned? Have they prepared for the palace examination?"
Huo Guang immediately responded, "Yes, Your Highness, what question would you like to ask?"
Liu Tan looked at him in shock. "What? You haven't even thought of a topic yet?"
Huo Guang was also shocked: What? I have to come up with the questions? Who is actually presiding over the palace examination?
After the king and his minister exchanged shocked glances, Liu Tan sighed softly, "Let them wait a little longer. Bring their papers over for me to take a look."
He was still unsure about the quality of this group of students, and it would be easy for problems to arise if he directly conducted the palace examination.
Especially in this wave, many students came from other places, which was not consistent with the average level of students in the Northern Territory that Liu Tan had learned before.
After reading the papers, he had an idea in his mind. He had to admit that there were indeed a few good candidates in this batch, but Liu Tan found out that none of them were students from the Northern Border Country. After thinking about it, he asked Huo Guang to find someone to publicize to these people who were not from the Northern Border Country that Chang'an would also hold the imperial examination.
After participating in the palace examination in the Northern Border Kingdom, you will not be able to participate in Chang'an. The subtext is that it is basically impossible to stay in the Northern Border Kingdom and use the Northern Border Kingdom as a stepping stone to go to Chang'an.
Unless you have the ability to defy the will of heaven, but if you really have that ability, you might as well go to Chang'an to take the imperial examination.
Liu Tan and Huo Guang both thought that giving the choice to the students was a perfect idea, but they didn't expect that as soon as they turned around and left, they would be stopped by someone and cried out for justice.
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