Even if Zhao Po Nu was appointed as General Junji by Emperor Wu of Han, he was not qualified to be personally received by Emperor Wu of Han, and even Huo Guang did not need to be dispatched.

But if these two don’t come, the next ones left can only be Jiang Chong, Li Buyan and Wei Buyi.

Liu Tan thought about it and sent out the entire lineup.

When Zhao Po Nu saw Jiang Chong, he was obviously not very happy, feeling that he was being neglected. So after the standard greetings, Zhao Po Nu looked at Li Buyan and Wei Buyi and said, "You two young men have made great progress. It's been a long time since we last met. How is Prime Minister Huo?"

Zhao Po Nu did not bully Jiang Chong, but simply ignored him.

Li Buyan and Wei Buyi were a little embarrassed. Li Buyan said directly, "Your Highness and Prime Minister Huo have been busy with the city construction recently. As you know, the Xiongnu invaded and almost destroyed Shuofang City, so they decided to rebuild it. This time, it will be Jiang Tingwei who will receive General Zhao."

He was straightforward and not afraid of offending Zhao Po Nu. Anyway, Li Buyan had already noticed that although his prince did not say it explicitly, he seemed to dislike Zhao Po Nu very much.

If you don't mind, why would you take time out of your busy schedule to select elite soldiers and generals?

His Highness's sleep time was not long to begin with, and now it was shortened a lot, which made them all feel distressed.

If Li Buyan made the judgment based on intuition, Wei Buyi was unraveling the mystery. Liu Tan was so anxious to recruit soldiers because he didn't trust Zhao Po Nu. Even though Zhao Po Nu was a famous general of the time and had made great military achievements, Wei Buyi decided to trust his prince and not have too much contact with this man.

So he nodded and said, "That's right. Shuofang City is in ruins and needs to be rebuilt. The general has military orders. Let's reminisce when the general returns victorious."

Zhao Po Nu sensed the two men's avoidance, frowned, glanced at Jiang Chong, and said with some dissatisfaction, "Even if that's the case, it should be the captain who comes. Why let the court officer come to greet him, not to mention that he has a flawed face."

Li Buyan and Wei Buyi were young and hot-headed, and their faces immediately turned red with anger. They felt somewhat guilty. As generals, they should not have left. They knew that the border was very dangerous in winter, but they still returned to Chang'an and left Jiang Chong alone to handle the affairs.

As a result, Shuofang City was attacked and Jiang Chong was left with a scar on his face.

Strictly speaking, it was their fault, so no one tacitly mentioned the scar on Jiang Chong's face. Even Liu Tan didn't say anything. Moreover, the people of Shuofang City loved Jiang Chong very much. The scar was Jiang Chong's achievement, but now Zhao Po Nu despised him.

Just as Li Buyan and Wei Buyi were about to lose control of their temper, Jiang Chong stepped forward and stopped them from exclaiming. He said with a smile, "Excuse me, General. The Northern Territory is short of talent right now, and Captain Sang has been temporarily transferred to serve as the governor of Xi'anyang County, so I was asked to come and greet him."

Zhao Po Nu didn't know the situation in Shuofang City and was a little surprised: "The commander is also the county governor? What's going on?"

Jiang Chong said casually, "Oh, the prefect of Xi'anyang County offended His Highness, and in a rage His Highness pierced his heart with a sword, so the position was vacant. Later, His Highness said that Captain Sang was the son of the Minister of Agriculture and had a rich family background, so he should be able to take the position, so he was appointed. Captain Sang worked diligently in Xi'anyang County, so His Highness let him stay there for the time being."

Zhao Po Nu choked. He met the gazes of Li Buyan and Wei Buyi, and felt that there seemed to be a warning in their eyes.

Before he came, he considered Shuofang City from top to bottom, and then found that there was no one who was particularly difficult to get along with. As everyone knew, Huo Guang was famous for being a rule-abiding person. As long as he was not provoked, he would definitely not say anything.

Sang Qian, the son of Grand Minister of Agriculture, is considered his junior and is familiar to him. The same goes for Li Buyan and Wei Buyi. As for Jiang Chong... he is just a villain who flatters his superiors, so what can he count for?

As a result, I forgot that there is a most terrifying person here - the King of the North.

Today, in the legends of Chang'an, the King of the North is a vicious man.

When he went to the Western Regions, he destroyed a country at will. When he arrived in the Northern Border, he killed the county governor at will. Even Zhao Po Nu would have to consider whether it was worthwhile to confront such a vicious man.

Therefore, Zhao Po Nu did not continue to make trouble for Jiang Chong, but just casually asked a few questions about the construction of the city.

Regarding Shuofang City, Jiang Chong basically just needs to be realistic. This is what Liu Tan had advised him not to be modest all the time and to say what he wanted to say.

You think you are being modest, but others might actually believe it to be true. If the rumor gets out, you'll be in tears.

But Jiang Chong thought he was being realistic, but to Zhao Po Nu it became an exaggeration.

The capital has doubled in size, the streets are neat and well-organized, the planning is thorough, and the posthouse has been completed.

He didn't believe any of it. Zhao Po Nu had also built a temporary city outside, a temporary earthen city, for the convenience of garrisoning.

Basically, they just randomly planned out a few plots of land and then built a half-person-high earthen wall.

How much longer would that take? And now they were telling him that the Northern Kingdom had built a city in just over two months? He wouldn't believe it, even if it was just an empty shell!

How could Jiang Chong not see the disdain in Zhao Po Nu's eyes? However, he didn't point it out. He just sneered in his heart. This person had better be smart and not provoke their prince, otherwise he would be dead.

Zhao Po Nu had already prepared some sarcastic remarks. Of course, these remarks were definitely not directed at others, but at Jiang Chong, because he had exaggerated too much after all.

However, when he saw a gray-white city wall appearing on the horizon in the distance, he was stunned.

Zhao Po Nu was experienced after all. Based on their current distance, he estimated that the height of the city wall was at least three meters, which was even higher than the city wall of Chang'an!

Zhao Po Nu thought he was dazzled and looked at it carefully for a long time. Before he could ask, Jiang Chong beside him said, "This is the newly built city wall. Originally, the Prime Minister said it only needed to be two zhang high, but Your Highness disagreed and insisted on adding another zhang."

Zhao Po Nu turned to look at him with a slightly shocked expression: "Is it really three meters high?"

Li Buyan held it in for a long time before finally finding an opportunity to speak: "Three feet high and two feet wide, your highness has decided on this!"

Two meters wide!

Zhao Po Nu had been shocked by the height just now, and now he was even more shocked by the width.

For example, the city wall of Chang'an is two zhang high and about one zhang wide, which is the best among all the city walls in the Han Dynasty.

Now Shuofang City has been built so big?

Zhao Po Nu had an expression of disbelief on his face, but he also knew that there was no need for Shuofang City to lie at this time.

In fact, in Liu Tan's opinion, this height is not too high. Converted into the height of later generations, it is about ten meters, the height of three and a half floors. He is actually not very satisfied with this height. According to his idea, it must be at least fifteen meters to feel safe. Even the Huns probably cannot climb up.

Unfortunately, he was in too much of a hurry and the construction period was not enough, so he took another grudge against the Xiongnu - it is impossible to hold a grudge against one's own people. Was Liu Che's choice wrong? Yes, he had to fight when he had to, so it was all the Xiongnu's fault!

Zhao Po Nu restrained the nonchalant expression on his face. The closer he got, the more he felt the height and grandeur of the city wall. As he got closer, he began to raise his head slightly. Only then was he even more shocked to find that there was not even a trace of bricks or stones on the city wall!

How is that possible?