95 Chapter 95
◎Live a long life.◎
The next day, Liu Ju obtained his father's permission and followed Huo Qubing to ride horses outside the city.
As for His Majesty the Emperor and the General who stayed in the palace, the production of bamboo paper, horse harnesses and telescopes required their arrangement and regulation. It can be expected that they would not have much free time for quite some time in the future.
Liu Ju rode his pony, and Huo Qubing rode very slowly to accommodate him.
Liu Ju asked, "Cousin, shall we go to my uncle's house and call the others to join us?"
Huo Qubing looked at him expressionlessly: "No."
Liu Ju smiled innocently: "If you don't want to scream, then don't scream. Cousin, you should smile, so that the girls on the street won't dare to throw handkerchiefs at you."
Huo Qubing said, "I already have a family."
"Oh!" Liu Ju asked, "Are you still living at your uncle's house?"
"My uncle bought me a house." Huo Qubing said.
After Huo Qubing's mother Wei Shaoer got married, she went to the Chen family, but Huo Qubing did not follow his mother, but continued to live with his uncle. Later, he was given an official position. The official of Shizhong was responsible for serving the emperor personally. He had to live in the palace for most of the month, and when he left the palace for rest, he still lived in his uncle's house.
Later, when he got married, Huo Qubing moved to the house that his uncle had already prepared for him. After all, he would be an adult after getting married, and the face-conscious young General Huo would feel embarrassed to stay with his uncle.
Huo Qubing later had his own mansion as Marquis of Guanjun. Although he said, "I have no home unless the Huns are destroyed," the emperor obviously did not think so and still built a magnificent and spacious mansion for him.
However, in his previous life, until his death, Huo Qubing never slept even for a single day in his Marquis of Guanjun Mansion.
When Liu Ju looked at Huo Qubing, he couldn't help but think that according to the time of his previous life, he had already entered the countdown of his life. This made Liu Ju feel like a huge stone had fallen in his heart.
Liu Ju asked again, "Is your home far from your uncle's?"
Huo Qubing said, "Of course not."
Liu Ju asked again: "Can I come to your house to play, cousin?"
"..." Huo Qubing paused and said cautiously, "Not today."
As for when it would be possible? Huo Qubing thought, I'll wait until I have some free time... Maybe I won't be free again until the Xiongnu are annihilated.
Liu Ju said helplessly: "Cousin, why are you guarding me like the Huns? I just want to go to your house to have some fun, I have no other plans."
Huo Qubing said seriously: "I am not on guard against all Huns."
Of course, because you have soldiers under your command who surrendered from the Xiongnu, Liu Ju thought to himself.
Liu Ju also said seriously: "Since we have entered the Central Plains and speak Chinese, we are all Han people, and there are no longer any Xiongnu people."
Huo Qubing nodded, agreeing with this statement.
Along the way, Liu Ju and Huo Qubing talked a lot, mainly because Liu Ju kept bringing up new topics.
By the time they stopped their horses on the grass outside the city, both of them were thirsty.
Huo Qubing took off the water bag and handed it to Liu Ju. The two of them each held the water bag and gulped it down.
Liu Ju licked his wet lips and asked, "Cousin, is this boiling water?"
Huo Qubing looked at him speechlessly: "Yes..."
Liu Ju couldn't help but smile: "Did you have water to drink during your long raid?"
Huo Qubing said, "The key to a long-distance raid is speed. It's good to have some water to drink."
Liu Ju stopped laughing.
The young champion Hou didn't know that the long-distance runs again and again were consuming his young life.
"Cousin, would you rather live a life of mediocrity or be successful for only a few years?"
"Of course it's the latter." Huo Qubing tilted his head. "Strange, you look like I won't live for many more years."
Liu Ju almost couldn't catch his breath. He coughed a few times, grabbed Huo Qubing's hand as he was about to massage his back, and said viciously, "Bullshit! You will definitely live to be a hundred years old!"
Huo Qubing looked at him in shock for a moment, then suddenly burst out laughing: "What did you say?"
Liu Ju: “…”
Huo Qubing tightened his lips, trying to maintain his usual coldness, but he failed. When he spoke again, there was still a smile in his voice: "Zi'er, what did you say?"
Liu Ju said expressionlessly, "What's wrong? Marquis Guanjun, have you never heard anyone say bad words?"
When Huo Qubing was a child, the Wei family was already prominent. He usually came into contact with either princes or high-ranking officials, who were the best at pretending, so he had never heard any swear words at that time.
But when Huo Qubing grew up, he started to join the army. Wei Qing had not only good family men from the six counties under his command, but also many rough people from various backgrounds. They could speak many vulgar words at will, and there were also quite a few dirty words.
Of course Huo Qubing didn't say it, but he definitely had a rich knowledge of swear words.
Huo Qubing snorted, "Do you call this dirty talk?"
Compared with the education that Huo Qubing received, Liu Ju's was even more strict. He couldn't even come into contact with anyone who could swear, or in other words, no one would swear in front of him.
Liu Ju humbly asked for advice: "Cousin, what are swear words? Please teach me a few!"
Of course Huo Qubing had a stock of swear words, but he opened his mouth again and again without uttering a single word.
Liu Ju asked doubtfully, "Cousin?"
Huo Qubing was silent for a moment, then said honestly, "I can't say it."
Liu Ju: “…”
You see, sometimes being too well-educated can actually be a disadvantage.
Huo Qubing felt that he was being looked down upon, but the education he received since childhood really made him unable to utter a single curse word. In order to maintain his appearance, he had to cross his arms and change the subject: "Aren't you going to ride a horse? Are you still riding?"
"Ride!" Liu Ju said hurriedly, "I want to run very fast! Even the horse farm in the palace can't run fast enough!"
Huo Qubing raised his eyebrows and said, "Okay, run away."
In the eyes of Marquis Guanjun, apart from him and his uncle, no one in Chang'an City could ride a fast horse, including His Majesty the Emperor.
In his eyes, the Crown Prince's speed was not much different from that of a turtle in a race, and they both had four legs.
Liu Ju didn't know what his cousin was thinking. He ran two laps by himself and let out some steam. He felt much better when he came back.
When they sat down to rest, Liu Ju asked, "Cousin, do you know allicin?"
Huo Qubing handed him the water bag and casually replied, "I don't know. What is allicin?"
Liu Ju took a sip of water and said, "It's a compound extracted from garlic. It can be antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and enhance immunity."
Huo Qubing had many questions, and he asked the first one: "What is garlic?"
"Garlic..." Liu Ju paused, realizing that garlic wasn't called garlic at the time. "It's just gourd grass, brought back by Marquis Bowang."
Huo Qubing was about to ask again, but Liu Ju said directly, "In short, cousin, once the allicin is made, you can carry it with you when you go on the expedition. It will be good for healing injuries and illnesses."
Huo Qubing understood: "Allicin is a medicine."
Liu Ju nodded.
Huo Qubing thought of the question Liu Ju had just asked and his sudden loss of composure. His eyes softened and he asked again, "Ju'er, did you do this for me and my uncle?"
Liu Ju thought about it and said, "Yes and no."
"It's for you and my uncle, and for every general and soldier of the Han Dynasty."
Huo Qubing's eyes changed when he looked at Liu Ju. At this moment, he realized very clearly that Liu Ju was the crown prince of the Han Dynasty. His heart was no longer only focused on the people around him. He saw more people and looked further away.
Perhaps because of this momentary admiration for the prince, on the way back, Huo Qubing took Liu Ju to visit his home.
When on a long-distance raid, Huo Qubing could go for several days without taking a bath or changing clothes, but he grew up in wealth and luxury after all, and after returning to Chang'an City, he was a noble young man.
Therefore, after his hand, the overall layout of the Huo family was so magnificent, magnificent, luxurious and eye-catching.
General Xiao Huo never knew what it meant to be low-key.
Walking along the way, when Liu Ju arrived at the main hall, he suddenly realized that this style... was obviously inherited from his father!
His Majesty the Emperor likes Marquis Guanjun not just because he is a gifted young general.
Huo Qubing's wife Mu Ya came to greet Liu Ju, and he quickly returned the greeting, saying with a smile, "My cousin, there's no need to be so polite."
After exchanging a few pleasantries with his cousin's wife, Liu Ju decided to continue his visit and said tactfully, "Cousin, you don't have to accompany me. Just accompany my cousin's wife."
"I'll follow you." Huo Qubing said.
Liu Ju glanced at his cousin's wife, and there was no unhappy expression on her face.
Okay.
Liu Ju nodded: "Cousin, please go first."
Huo Qubing led the way, and Liu Ju followed behind him. When they passed a grape trellis, Liu Ju looked up and said, "Cousin, are the grapes you grow sweet?"
Huo Qubing said, "I don't know. This grape has never borne fruit."
"Oh." Liu Ju said again, "Are you going to be an old man soon?"
"What?" Huo Qubing turned around and looked at him, "Are you saying that I'm going to be an old man?"
Liu Ju: “…”
"I'm just curious, just asking." Liu Ju said speechlessly, "Cousin, I'm really not that amazing."
Huo Qubing said disappointedly: "Oh."
Liu Ju laughed and said, "Don't you dislike children? Why are you still looking forward to being an old man?"
Huo Qubing said, "My uncle was an old man at my age."
Liu Ju's smile widened. "You want to be like your uncle in everything? You can also learn from your uncle. When my sister was born, my uncle..." He calculated, "my uncle was twenty years old. Thinking about it this way, cousin, you really should hurry up."
Huo Qubing couldn't help but roll his eyes: "How old are you? Can you please not discuss having children with me?"
"Hahaha..." Liu Ju laughed, "Cousin, you've been married for a long time, don't be shy!"
Huo Qubing was so angry that he said, "Are you still going to stroll around? I'll take you back to the palace!"
"Let's go shopping!" Liu Ju said hurriedly.
But Liu Ju certainly couldn't stay quiet for a while, after all, the young champion marquis was still very interesting.
"Cousin, I think you are indeed going to be an old man soon."
"...You should return to the palace!"
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