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

Liu Tan's expression was blank for a moment, he always felt that there was something wrong with this scene.

He looked down at the eldest prince who was still kneeling on the ground and didn't know what to say for a moment, but luckily there was someone beside him who could help him out.

Bi Gao took a step forward and asked, "What does the eldest prince mean by this? Get up quickly, my Highness does not stick to common etiquette."

When the eldest prince just took off his cloak and knelt down on the ground, he was still a little bit embarrassed and unwilling. It was because he relaxed a lot after he actually finished this action.

No matter how many people are here, try to satisfy His Highness as much as possible. If he suffers all losses and makes the other party unhappy, what is he trying to do?

The eldest prince's mother passed away early, and passed away after giving birth to his ninth brother. At that time, the eldest prince was only ten years old, and he is still a resilient person even today in the harem surrounded by enemies.

After he got up, he sat down beside Liu Tan very meekly and said, "It's my great honor to have His Highness look at you differently."

Look at it differently?What to look at differently?

Liu Tan was at a loss for a moment. After so many years, he was no longer the student who didn't understand anything. He had met countless people who wanted to recommend themselves.

It's just that those people... are not as blatant as the eldest prince.

He didn't expect the eldest prince to put the pot on him first.

Liu Tan thought about it carefully. He and the eldest prince had a lot of plans and met twice. The first meeting was when they just returned from Luzon Island, and the second meeting was during the daytime today.

The first time he didn't look at the eldest prince, but as for today's daytime...he suddenly remembered that he had indeed looked at the eldest prince a few more times.

But... the conscience of heaven and earth, he looked at those two eyes to arouse the eldest prince's doubts, or to ignite his ambition, so that he would come to him logically.

In the end... did the other party misunderstand something?

Liu Tan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, he turned to Miao Rui and said, "Go find him some clothes!"

The eldest prince glanced at Liu Tan in a daze, and he said uneasy, "Doesn't Your Highness like me wearing this?"

Liu Tan turned his head, but he couldn't see it, so he could only say, "You...you misunderstood."

The eldest prince looked at Liu Tan in amazement, Liu Tan couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed and said at this moment: "This king sees that you have a good temperament, and you are the eldest son of the king, and you are at the side of the king. It's up to you."

Hearing what he said, the eldest prince thought to himself, don't you mean the same thing?However, Han people seem to be more reserved?I heard that they like to be more tactful, recite poems and make right things, but I don't know how.

Just as he was saying this, he heard His Royal Highness Prince Wang change the subject: "So...you don't know that the Prime Minister is more optimistic about the Ninth Prince, right?"

The Eldest Prince was thinking about those romances, and when he heard this sentence, he couldn't help but look up at Liu Tan in surprise: "Your Highness means..."

Liu Tan said with a serious face: "You may not know that what we big men value most is orthodoxy. If you have a descendant and no descendant, you should be a decent heir in our eyes. What the prime minister does is the original one. The king disdains it, it's just that we big men can't get involved in the affairs of your Cochin Kingdom, so we want to see more about how capable the eldest prince is, if it really doesn't work...we can only regret it and let it go."

The eldest prince sat there with a blank face and listened to Liu talking nonsense. He thought to himself that you haven't intervened yet?Any more meddling and we're all going to die.

It's just that Liu Tan's sentence that there is a direct line and no direct line is really in his mind, he couldn't help but said: "Father does intend to make me the crown prince, but the prime minister obstructs it. If your highness is willing to help me, your highness has Any request is welcome."

Well, he believed Liu Tan's last sentence very much. This man came here just because he could wear a single look in his eyes, so he didn't have a high bottom line.

It happened that the attendant came over with a set of robes, Liu Tan pointed and said, "You put on the clothes first, and we'll talk about it later."

The eldest prince suddenly raised his head and smiled at Liu Tanzhan. He had to say that although his skin was a little darker, his facial features were three-dimensional and he looked good. His eyes were slightly lighter in color. Kind of naive.

At this time, the eldest prince was looking at him with innocent eyes and asked: "Your Highness...do you really mean it?"

Liu Tan glanced at him lightly and said nothing, the eldest prince could only stand up and get dressed.

He originally thought that he should be relieved. After all, this kind of thing is usually ashamed to be done by other people's young masters. What's more, as a prince, he didn't know why after the king of the North really rejected him, he still refused. There is a trace of loss and regret.

After he got dressed, Liu Tan said straight away, "The prime minister came to look for this king, and he obviously has the upper hand in the court by being so unscrupulous. Even if you have the support of the king, what chance do you have of winning?"

After the eldest prince got dressed, he became a serious person when he sat opposite Liu Tan. He thought for a while and said, "I have the military power."

Liu Tan was a little surprised: "The king handed over the general power to you?"

The eldest prince said: "Not all of them, about one third, only the palace guards are not under my command."

One third is indeed not too small, Liu Tan asked again: "Does the prime minister have military power?"

The eldest prince smiled wryly and said, "Two-thirds are with him."

Liu Tan held the hand of the water cup for a while, what the hell are you playing?

No wonder the prime minister is so arrogant, as long as he wants to, he can enter at any time.

Liu Tan lowered his eyes and said, "This...I'm afraid this king won't be able to help you much."

The eldest prince said in a low voice: "But the ninth brother lives in the palace."

Liu Tan raised his eyes to look at the eldest prince: "You mean to say...the bottom line?"

The eldest prince was taken aback: "Ah? What does that mean?"

Oh, I forgot, everyone here is illiterate, he said tiredly: "That's... you want the prime minister to lose someone he supports?"

The eldest prince said in a dignified manner: "The ninth younger brother is my brother. Of course I don't want to do this unless it is absolutely necessary."

Liu Tanxin said that you are lying to ghosts. For the sake of the throne, you can beat a dog's brains out of your head, what brother?Is it still rare for brothers to kill each other?

However, no matter whether the eldest prince is pretending or sincere, at least he is willing to put on this posture, so it is more in line with the values ​​of the Han people.

He nodded and said, "Then what else can you do?"

The eldest prince said in a low voice: "I once had a guard of His Highness holding a strange bow and arrow..."

Liu Tan looked at him with a half-smile: "Do you want a hand crossbow?"

The eldest prince asked: "Is that called a hand crossbow? I hope to buy a crossbow from Your Highness."

Liu Tan shook his head and said, "This is not for sale."

The eldest prince was a little anxious, and he couldn't help but said: "You can ask for whatever your Highness wants."

Liu Tan asked, "Besides my guards, have you ever seen this thing in the hands of other soldiers?"

The eldest prince was slightly taken aback, then shook his head: "No...no."

Liu Tan nodded: "That's right, this thing is very complicated to manufacture, and a crossbow costs a lot of money, and not everyone has my king's guards. It's not a question of conditions, but a question of whether you can't afford the money." .”

The eldest prince's heart turned cold when he heard it. Although they are located in a remote place, they have been in contact with the Han people for so long, and they know that the king of the northern border in front of him has a lot of money and is very rich, and he usually doesn't pay attention to money.

But even he felt that bows and crossbows were very expensive, so...he might not be able to afford them.

Liu Tan said: "Hand crossbows are not good, but bows and arrows are not necessarily bad. Don't think that bows and arrows are bad. Our bows and arrows are different from yours."

After he finished speaking, he ordered: "Go and get my bow and arrow."

A little eunuch immediately ran to fetch the bow and arrow that His Royal Highness the King of the North used to use. The eldest prince was stunned when he saw the bow.

They also have bows in Cochin, as for good or bad... These days, at most, there are differences in materials, and there are more tree species in Cochin than in Dahan, so they have a wider selection of bow materials.

So what surprised him was not the bow itself, but the round thing on the bow.

Liu Tan took the bow and lightly stroked the bow and said, "I think the eldest prince has also discovered that the most special thing on this bow is the sight."

"Aimer?" The eldest prince repeated, vaguely understanding the function of this thing.

Liu Tan nodded and said, "Yes, with this thing, as long as they are strong enough, even ordinary soldiers who are not good at bows can become perfect marksmen."

The eldest prince's heart skipped a beat after hearing this, and he couldn't help asking in a low voice: "I...can I try?"

Liu Tan said with a smile: "This king and the eldest prince have a very happy conversation. Since the eldest prince likes it, I will give you one. You can go back and take a good look. If you like it, this king can make the decision. "

The eldest prince was overjoyed after hearing this: "Thank you, Your Highness."

Liu Tan asked someone to bring a bow with a sight and handed it directly to the eldest prince. The eldest prince took the bow, looked up at Liu Tan and asked, "Your Highness, please allow me two more days."

Liu Tan smiled: "It's okay, it's just that it's not just my own intention that the eldest prince came today, right?"

The eldest prince said frankly: "That's right, my father asked me to come. He hoped that I could discuss the conditions with His Highness again."

Liu Tan raised his eyebrows: "Then now..."

The eldest prince weighed the bow in his hand and said: "Don't worry, Your Highness, just leave this matter to me, and His Highness will definitely be satisfied."

He can't talk to Liu much, the only thing he can do is to help in this area, as for whether such help is traitorous... the eldest prince can't care so much now, he has to plan for himself, otherwise he will inevitably If you can't live, if everyone is dead, can you manage whether the country is good or bad?

He even felt that if the position of king could not belong to him, it would be better to let the country disappear completely.

Liu Tan smiled slightly. When it came to this point, the two of them had basically achieved their initial goal. The eldest prince put on his cloak again, but before he left, he suddenly turned to look at Liu Tan and asked with a smile, "Your Highness, really don't you?" Let me stay?"