For Li Xi's sake, Liu Tan couldn't kick Li Buyan out.

With three more people added at once, it was easy for Liu Tan to report their names, but it was not so easy to get official positions for them.

The Prime Minister was Huo Guang, so he didn't have to worry too much. However, there were two other people appointed by the court, namely the Chief Justice and the Commandant of the vassal states.

The Tingwei was in charge of a country's criminal justice system, and the Duwei was in charge of a country's military affairs.

These two people cooperated with the prime minister and almost controlled all the power of the country. In Liu Tan's eyes, the position of captain was actually very important, even more important than the prime minister.

The teacher once said that political power comes from the barrel of a gun. If we can control the military power in our own hands, can the prime minister still turn the tide?

However, even though he knew that he had no intention of rebelling or fighting for the position of crown prince, Liu Tan also knew that the idea of ​​fighting for military power was to play on the sensitive areas of Liu Che and Liu Ju, so he could only think about these things in his mind and then recommend Jiang to serve as the Chief Justice.

In fact, in Liu Tan's mind, the most suitable person for the position of Chief Justice is someone who is upright and honest, but not to mention the Chief Justices of the vassal states, even the officials in the Chief Justices of the entire Han Dynasty are difficult to describe, and Liu Che now likes to use cruel officials.

So even though he was not satisfied with Jiang Chong, Liu Tan pushed him up because he was the most suitable person. After all, he had just handled the witchcraft case before, and Emperor Wu of Han seemed to have a good opinion of him. If Emperor Wu of Han was willing to let him go, there should be no problem.

As for the captain... Liu Tan decided not to say a word. Whoever comes will be the one. If he is a good person, he will try to win him over. If not... then we will talk about it later.

However, Liu Tan did not expect that Liu Che would actually hand this matter over to Liu Ju.

Liu Ju has been carefully selecting suitable people for Liu Tan these past two days. In his mind, the Northern Border Kingdom is already in a difficult situation, and he can't afford to send a few more useless people over to hold his brother back.

Even if Liu Tan did nothing there but eat, drink and have fun, if these officials were incompetent, the tax revenue would be low, and with low tax revenue, the princes would be poor.

How could his brother endure hardship and poverty?

When he saw that Liu Tan wanted to let Jiang Chong serve as the Minister of Justice, he hesitated for a moment before calling Liu Tan to the Crown Prince's Palace and said straight to the point, "This Jiang Chong... do you want to replace him with someone else?"

Liu Tan's heart skipped a beat. Jiang Chong didn't offend the prince this time. Was he going to get rid of him?

He asked quietly, "What's wrong? Did Jiang Chong do something wrong?"

Liu Ju shook his head and said, "That's not the case. It's just that this person...is too cruel and ruthless. He's not a good person. I'm afraid you'll suffer."

Liu Tan laughed and said, "Your Highness doesn't trust me, but you should trust Huo Guang. When we went out to the border together before, Jiang Chong was very afraid of Prime Minister Huo. Your Highness doesn't need to worry too much."

Liu Ju was a little surprised: "It seems that you know him very well. If that's the case, why must he be the only one?"

Liu Tan smiled sheepishly and said, "After all, he's been through thick and thin with me. He didn't run away alone, and he didn't hinder me when I was fighting back against the robbers. Normally, I wouldn't have bothered him too much, but now that he's done what he's done, I'm afraid he won't survive. I can't bear to see him suffer this fate, so I'll take him away."

Liu Ju understood and asked, "Did he come to you for help?"

Liu Tan smiled and said nothing.

Liu Ju felt somewhat helpless, but after some thought he finally agreed with his idea and said, "In that case, I will have to find you a powerful captain. Otherwise, it will be too difficult for Huo Guang to suppress Jiang Chong alone."

Liu Tan asked cautiously, "Who... is it? Don't think they're too old."

Liu Ju laughed: "Why can't it be someone older? You should find someone older to look after you bunch of youngsters!"

Well, the oldest person in Liu Tan’s group is Jiang Chong, who is not even 30 years old. He is too young to be a leader of a country. No wonder Liu Ju said that.

Liu Tan said righteously, "Why would I think that? I just think the conditions in the bitter cold of the Northern Border are not good. The older generals have fought on the battlefield and might have sustained injuries. Going there would be too much suffering."

After all, Liu Ju was not as experienced as Liu Che. If it were Liu Che, he would probably give Liu Tan a disdainful look at this time.

But Liu Ju just looked at Liu Tan with some suspicion, unable to judge whether what he said was true or not.

The main reason is that Liu Tan’s face is so sincere and believable!

It is impossible to say that Liu Tan does not have this idea, but it is not impossible to say that he is really worried. He is more afraid that if a very capable person goes there, his opinions will not be consistent with theirs. Wouldn't that cause trouble for himself?

Liu Ju thought about it, then simply waved to Liu Tan and said, "I have two people here who are more suitable. You can choose one."

Huh? Can I choose my own?

Although the selection range has been given, no prince has ever had this treatment before.

Liu Tan didn't want to appear too excited, so he said reservedly, "Isn't this against etiquette?"

Liu Ju tapped his forehead and said, "I didn't see you being so disciplined when you led the troops to rob the country."

Liu Tan shrank his neck, moved closer to Liu Ju and began to look at the list of candidates and their resumes.

The first person Liu Tan saw when he moved closer was Sang Qian.

Liu Tan was a little surprised. After thinking for a long time, he still couldn't remember who this person was. He couldn't help but ask, "Who is he?"

This Sang Qian was not very old, only thirty years old.

Liu Tan didn't think that this person was too young, but was a little surprised. To be chosen by Liu Ju at this age, he must have some background, but why hadn't he heard of this person before?

Liu Ju couldn't help but raise his hand and knock on his head: "What are you concerned about all day long? His father is Sang Hongyang."

Huh? Sang Hongyang!

Although in history Sang Hongyang appeared as the opposite of Huo Guang and a loser, he must have been very capable, otherwise how could he be entrusted with the care of his son by Emperor Wu of Han before his death?

However, his son was not well-known, so Liu Tan did not pay much attention to him.

He simply asked, "How is this man's marching and formation?"

“It’s probably because I’ve never had any contact with it.”

Liu Tan looked up at Liu Ju in shock: "What?"

Why did you send such a person to me without any contact with me? What's the grudge between us?

Liu Qi said, "Sang Qian is well versed in the classics and should be good at studying. Plus, under the influence of his father, he must have good qualities."

Liu Tan couldn't help but say: "This is not the point!"

Liu Ju glanced at him calmly: "That's the point."

Liu Tan seemed a little bewildered, and then he realized that if Sang Qian was not good at this, he would inevitably be in a mess. At that time, Liu Tan would probably be able to take over naturally. Even if he did not take it over himself, he could let the people below him marginalize Sang Qian - there were also Li Buyan and Wei Buyi.

But... Liu Ju's favoritism towards him made him a little scared.

He asked in a low voice: "This...this is not good."

Liu Ju looked down at the list in his hand and said, "I don't think it's a good idea either, so there's another candidate, Zhao Po Nu. However... Zhao Po Nu's father may have someone else he needs, but... if someone like Zhao Po Nu goes, you can only be the King of the Northern Territory."

Liu Tan remained silent. What was he supposed to say? Admit that he not only wanted to be a dandy prince, but also wanted to hold real power?

Liu Ju rested his hands on the desk and said in a deep voice, "I know I'm taking a risk, but I'm only giving you this one chance. As long as you can truly defend the Northern Border, both I and my father will turn a blind eye. So...it all depends on your choice."

No matter how confident Liu Tan was, he didn't dare to boast. The previous robbery of the country caught them off guard.

What's more, the Jie State was weak, how could it compare with the Huns?

However, since Liu Ju was so courageous, Liu Tan would not back down at this moment. He said decisively, "Then Sang Qian, if that's the case... then let's just make Shuofang City the capital."

Liu Ju objected immediately upon hearing this: "No, it's too dangerous there."

Although everyone says that the Northern Border Kingdom is dangerous, there are always safe places, such as Jincheng County and Anding County. Although they are not in the center of the entire marquisate, no one stipulates that the capital must be in the center.

The Shuofang City in Shuofang County is almost at the border and is too dangerous.

Liu Tan laughed and said, "Don't be afraid. Isn't there a surrender city in front of Shuofang City? General Gongsun Ao is guarding it right now. What's the danger?"

Liu Ju said helplessly: "Gongsun Ao... Don't have too high expectations of him. Father will not agree to establish the capital here..."

Liu Tan said seriously: "But if we don't put it there, guarding the national border will be a joke."

As it turned out, even Liu Che was unable to change Liu Tan's mind in this regard, let alone Liu Ju.

Liu Ju had no choice but to say, "Then wait until the palace is built, then you can go."

At least make his brother's living environment a little better.

Liu Tan immediately waved his hand: "No, no, I can do it myself. What if I don't like what they do?"

In fact, if he didn't have to choose an existing city as the capital, he would have wanted to build a new capital himself.

It is always easier to paint on a blank piece of paper than to tinker with other paintings.

Liu Tan had many ideas in his mind, all of which he wanted to put into action. How could he let Liu Ju send people to rest in the capital first?

Liu Ju knew that he had an idea and didn't say anything more.

Liu Tan also managed to go to the northern border country in the autumn. His reason was really irrefutable: the Huns would come to plunder in the winter, and he needed to go there quickly to make preparations.

Seeing that he could not keep them, Liu Che simply kicked both sons away.

Well, Liu Fuling was also ordered to go to Qi, but he was different from Liu Tan. Liu Tan was eager to leave, while Liu Fuling wanted to do everything he could to avoid leaving.

It's a pity that Liu Che had made up his mind, so how could he change it? He even directly appointed Lady Gouyi as the Queen Mother of Qi and let Lady Gouyi follow Liu Fuling to his fiefdom.

This time, Liu Tan was completely relieved. It seemed that there was no chance for the mother and son to come back. Lady Li was dead, and Wei Zifu was very honest, so Chen Ajiao's life should not be too difficult.

Of course, there must be people around Liu Che, but Liu Tan couldn't control them.

On the day of departure, Liu Tan looked at the people he was going to take away, and suddenly he felt a little dazed - this team, except for the addition of Sang Qian, was a repeat of yesterday!

I don’t know if it’s because familiar people are gathered together again, but the relationship between Huo Guang and Jiang Chong seems to be much more harmonious.

Except for Sang Qian, everyone's face was filled with smiles, which formed a sharp contrast with Liu Fuling's team next door.

The people who came to see him off were a little confused for a moment, looking left and then right. If they were not sure that the imperial edict had been issued and the jade seal and other things were confirmed, they would have suspected that it was the fifth prince who was going to Qi and the sixth prince who was going to the Northern Border.

Liu Tan was even happier when he saw Liu Fuling's angry face. He couldn't help but hum, "Today is a good day~"

Liu Ju, who came to see him off, said: ...

Liu Ju immediately reported this to Emperor Wu of Han, who was so angry that he almost laughed: "He's still humming a little tune as he walks away? Let's see if he can still laugh when he reaches Shuofang City!"

In fact, when Liu Tan stood in front of the gate of Shuofang City and saw the three big words "Shuofang City" had weathered away, he really couldn't laugh.