I was engaged in infrastructure construction in the Han Dynasty [Transmigration Book]

Seeing that Lu Xuan's ears were turning red, Liu Tan couldn't help laughing and said: "I was negligent, Miao Rui, go to the dining room and get some snacks!"

Lu Xuan was a little embarrassed, thinking that luckily the matter he and Liu had talked about had almost been settled, and the two of them were already acquainted, if this happened when they first met three years ago, he might wish to find a place Get in and hide.

Actually, it's not his fault.

Liu Che doesn't eat too much at this age, even if he still has that appetite, for the sake of his health, he would rather eat smaller meals than eat too much in one meal.

And Liu Tan has never eaten too much, so when the dining room prepared lunch, it was prepared according to the father and son's appetite.

Liu Tan also thought about whether Lu Xuan would not have enough food, but the dining room prepared more food, so Liu Che and Liu Tan basically couldn't finish it, and Liu Tan added another serving Yuanxiao and a serving of Jiuniang Yuanzi felt that even Lu Xuan should be enough to eat.

It turned out that Lu Xuan's food intake seemed to be much higher than usual today.

This is no wonder for Lu Xuan, mainly because his exercise volume has increased a lot today compared to usual.

Usually, he just practiced in the morning and evening, and his body was used to it, so the consumption was not too great.

Today was a good day. First, they fought against Liu Che's guards, three in a row, and then they were archery and horseback riding. After a series of fights, Lu Xuan had already digested the little thing he ate in the morning.

In addition, he was only 20 years old after the new year, and it was the time when he ate a lot. When he sat in front of the food table, his stomach was basically empty for a long time.

So it's really not because of his eating habits that he eats so fast, but because of his hunger.

It's just that he didn't expect that after eating these things, he would fill in the bottom line for him. Originally, he wanted to wait until Liu Tan's place to eat some snacks, which would be enough, but he didn't expect to be hungry again halfway.

Liu Tan was very envious of Lu Xuan's digestion ability, but he still asked, "What did my father take you to do?"

Lu Xuan said in a flat tone: "It's nothing, it's just a test of my martial arts."

Liu Tan didn't know what he had imagined, so he swallowed and asked, "How did you pass the school exam?"

Lu Xuan said: "It's nothing, it's just the skill of bow and horse, and then I did a few tricks with the guards around His Majesty."

Liu Tan didn't feel anything when he heard the front, but he couldn't help but asked nervously when he heard the back: "Did you do it? Are you injured?"

Lu Xuan said with a smile: "Don't worry, I fought hard anyway. It's impossible not to be the opponent of those guards. I didn't get hurt, and I didn't hurt them. Well, there may be some bumps. Don't worry, I didn't use too much force."

Liu Tan didn't care about those guards. Anyway, Liu Che didn't show any dissatisfaction, so there was no problem. He only cared about Lu Xuan at this moment.

He was worried that Lu Xuan would not tell the truth, and he would swallow it by himself after being wronged. He couldn't help but wondered: "Is it really not hurt? You can't hide it from me."

At this time, the two of them had arrived at Liu Tan's bedroom, and Lu Xuan teased him after taking off the black fur cloak outside, "Would you like to show it to you?"

He pretended to take off his clothes while talking, Liu Tan glared at him: "Rogue!"

Lu Xuan looked innocent: "It's you who insist on asking, but you won't believe me when I say it, so what do you want me to do?"

Before Liu Tan could think of what to say, someone had already brought snacks over, and Liu Tan took them and stuffed them into Lu Xuan's arms and said, "Eat yours!"

Lu Xuan smiled and sat next to Liu Tan and began to eat. Liu Tan looked at him sideways with his chin resting.

Because of eating, Lu Xuan's cheeks were slightly swollen, and Liu Tan couldn't help poking him.

Lu Xuan held his hand and put it to his lips for a kiss. Liu Tan deliberately said with disgust, "It's so dirty, it's all oil!"

Lu Xuan let him go, took the water handed over by the waiter and rinsed his mouth, turned around and pulled Liu Tan into his arms, blocking his exclamation.

After a long while, Lu Xuan let go of Liu Tan, who was already out of breath, and laughed in a low voice, "Is it dirty?"

Liu Tan glared at Lu Xuan, but at this moment his eyes were full of water, not to mention that this glance had no deterrent effect, and it made Lu Xuan stare so hard that his heart beat faster and his blood surged.

Lu Xuan let go of Liu Tan and took a deep breath for a while. Liu Tan didn't tease him this time. The last time he dared to, it was because he could run away at any time, and Lu Xuan always kept his sense because he was worried that he would leave.

But now... Liu Tan calculated the time of Liu Che's lunch break, um, enough time for them to do something, let's not mess around

He turned his head to look at Lu Xuan who had a little blush on his face and asked, "What did my father tell you?"

Lu Xuan was a little helpless, thinking that when the emperor left, he must discuss the three chapters of the contract with Liu, and never mention Liu Che when the two were making out, the effect of defeating the fire was too good.

But now it is better than before, probably because he passed the list with Liu Che. Although Liu Che was not happy, he didn't demand anything strongly, so he was somewhat relieved.

Lu Xuan shook his head and said: "Your Majesty didn't say anything, he just said that I should send envoys to Beijing at Zhengdan."

Seeing Lu Xuan's frown, Liu Tan said, "Is that so? That proves that things are almost done, and the rest are just details, don't worry."

Lu Xuan relaxed slightly after hearing this: "I think so too."

With Liu Che's temper, he never wronged himself. If he felt that it was inappropriate, he would reject Lu Xuan on the spot, and he would never ask him to send envoys to Beijing for talks in an ambiguous manner.

Lu Xuan looked at Liu Tan apologetically and said, "I thought I could spend the New Year with you this year, but I didn't expect to be separated again."

Liu Tan was a little surprised: "Are you going to Chang'an in person?"

Lu Xuan nodded, and said frankly: "I have no one under my command."

As long as there is someone who can provoke a leader, he would not have gone to Chang'an at the beginning, but at this time he is a little lucky. If he hadn't gone to Chang'an in person, he might not have known Liu Tan.

Liu Tan patted his head and said, "It's okay, we still have many New Years in the future."

Only after the negotiation is settled this time, can they celebrate the New Year together with peace of mind in the future.

As Liu Tan said, Liu Che did not refuse, even in disguise, he even asked Lu Xuan to have dinner with him.

Because of the cold weather today, Liu Che did not choose to go out for a walk, but sat in front of the crystal window to enjoy the scenery.

I have to say that the crystal window is indeed a good thing, but it is a pity that Weiyang Palace can't get it. The treasury has been empty because of the successive wars. If we get the crystal window again, I'm afraid Sang Hongyang will quit.

Liu Che asked casually, "What are you going to do tomorrow?"

Liu Tan sat beside him, lying on the window sill, looked sideways at Liu Che, and said, "I don't have any plans for tomorrow, let's see if the emperor is in the mood to help the minister choose someone."

After hearing this, Liu Che turned his head and lowered his eyes to look at him and asked, "Choose someone?"

Liu Tan said: "Father also knows that I have always been short of people here. Before that, Prime Minister Huo was caught inside and out. I am not afraid that Prime Minister Huo has great power, but I am afraid that he will be exhausted, so I want to choose some people. In the past, my people were all brought from Chang'an, and His Highness the Crown Prince also helped to select them, but we can't always bother His Highness the Crown Prince, because I had done a few exams before, and it just so happened that it was coming to an end recently, and the palace exam was needed."

When Liu Che heard about the exam, he remembered what Liu Tan had written to him before, and couldn't help laughing: "Is that the exam where you stabbed the magistrate of Xi'an Yang County with a sword?"

Liu Tan felt a little guilty, sat up straight and said in a low voice, "I know my mistake."

People are dead, so don't argue, don't care about right or wrong, first admit your mistakes, anyway... Liu Che wouldn't really think that he was wrong, otherwise he would have scolded him and punished him in the first place.

Sure enough, Liu Che reached out and knocked on his forehead and said, "Stop being a good boy, and tell me in detail how you passed the exam."

Previously, Liu Tan just wrote a rough outline of the examination process. Of course, Liu Che knew how different the written process was from the actual operation. Now what he wanted to listen to was the actual operation.

Immediately, Liu Tan was refreshed, turned to Miao Rui and said, "Bring it here."

He had long planned to tell Liu Che about this tonight, so the paperwork was naturally prepared early.

After Miao Rui sent the document up, he retreated lightly, and Liu Tan picked up the document and explained it to Liu Che in detail.

Liu Che couldn't help being a little surprised when he heard that Liu Tan asked the county guards to organize literate people to take the test: "Why are there still such tests?"

Even in the northern border country, mere literacy is not enough to be an official.

Liu Tan carefully explained: "Since you have been able to read and write, it proves that you have a certain foundation. This level is not only for the selection of ministers, but also for the county guards in various places to know. If they are fancy, it is not enough to enter. Those who are officials in the imperial court, they can accept them first, and if they come out of experience in the future, it is not impossible to be promoted to the capital."

Liu Che was thoughtful: "This method is not bad, so as not to leave the sage in the house."

As for whether there will be people who can read and write not to take the test, it is basically impossible. As long as they can read and write, who doesn't want to be an official?Being an official means having the opportunity to cross classes.

If it is said that the county guards in various places are obedient and obedient, Liu Tan has no good solution for the time being, and he is not a god, so it is impossible to cover everything, and he can only correct things a little bit if there is a problem.

But this time there shouldn't be a big problem with the exam - all these county guards are almost scared out of their wits by him, how dare they do this?

Liu Che nodded, and Liu Tan continued to explain to him. In fact, the whole process is very simple. It is just a matter of mobilizing teachers and mobilizing people. Every link needs the cooperation of various places to achieve the current effect.

Liu Che looked at the end and asked, "Have you arrived at the palace examination?"

Liu Tan nodded: "Yes, there are not many talents in the northern border country. There are only about [-] people left here. It's okay to stay here, but I still want to ask Father to give me the palm of my hand."

Liu Che was in a good mood. Although he was only asked to preside over the palace examination, it also proved that the Northern Kingdom was under his control, and they were all selected by him. Those people would also be grateful to the emperor at that time.

So Liu Che asked, "Who are there?"

Liu Tan asked people to bring up the files of those people, and the ones at the top were the most outstanding ones. Liu Che glanced at the names, then his hometown and family situation, and couldn't help being a little surprised: "Zhu Shanzhang? The son of Zhu Maichen ?”