Liu Tan said confidently, "Of course. You see, these people are all leaders of the Xiongnu tribe. Now these leaders are singing and dancing for you around the campfire. Isn't that special enough?"

Liu Che: ...

Does this little bastard really think that I don’t know what he is thinking?

However, it was indeed more to his liking that other tribal leaders presented him with performances rather than beauties.

There are many beauties in the world, but scenes like this are rare.

Liu Tan came up to Liu Che and began to tell him who these Hun leaders were.

Liu Che casually asked, "Is this the one we captured last time?"

Liu Tan said, "Of course not. That madman Wu Shilu doesn't trust anyone. It's said that he brought his own trusted troops with him."

Liu Che was a little surprised: "Then where did these people come from?"

Liu Tan coughed lightly and said, "He was instigated to rebel."

Liu Che: ????

Liu Tan whispered, "When I was writing to Lu Xuan earlier, I saw him mentioning taking Xiongnu prisoners and sending them to him to build a city. At the time, Shuofang City was short of people, and I was worried about not having enough manpower to do many things. When he mentioned that, I thought we could capture some prisoners and have them do the work."

Liu Che's mouth twitched: "So you sent someone there? You guys are really bold."

Liu Che listened with a tingling feeling in his heart. What was this? A newborn calf fearing no tiger? He had sent so many men to garrison the border, all of them viewing the Xiongnu as a grave threat, their only hope being spared the Xiongnu invasion as victory. But by the time Liu Tan arrived, had he already begun to capture the Xiongnu to work for him?

Liu Tan rubbed his hands and said, "This minister has no other choice. Exploiting the Xiongnu is better than exploiting our own people, right?"

Liu Che asked, "Then why haven't I seen you write a letter?"

The relationship between the Han Dynasty and the Xiongnu was so tense that any fight involving more than a hundred people had to be reported to the court.

Liu Tan quickly explained, "This is a bit unusual. I originally sent Li Buyan and Wei Buyi to roam north of Madam Fan City, hoping to try my luck and capture them if I could find them. They actually encountered a tribe, and... that tribe followed them."

Liu Che was drinking at the time and almost choked when he heard this: "Come over here on your own initiative?"

Liu Tan asked, "Does your Majesty still remember how Wei Deng almost held the mine with the Xiongnu captives?"

Liu Che said thoughtfully, "It seems the internal problems of the Xiongnu are more serious than I thought."

Liu Tan breathed a sigh of relief. Well, talking to a smart person is worry-free. He didn't have to say much as Liu Che understood the whole cause and effect.

Liu Tan whispered, "So later I sent people to the Xiongnu to gather information and see if I could persuade some of them to rebel. As a result, I actually brought back several tribes."

Liu Che turned to look at him and asked, "How long did it take?"

Liu Tan calculated with his fingers and said, "About three or four months."

Liu Che narrowed his eyes slightly and asked: "Where among your men could someone escape Wu Shilu's sight?"

Not everyone can do something like instigating rebellion. According to what Liu Tan said just now, the people under him are either slaves obtained from the Huns or members of the Huns tribe who are unable to survive.

There's no way these people could possibly have that kind of ability.

Liu Tan paused and glanced at Liu Che secretly. Liu Che noticed and pinched the back of his neck and said, "Confess honestly."

Liu Tan, like a cat caught in a bloody trap, said honestly, "It was someone Lu Xuan sent."

Liu Che was not surprised. He snorted and said, "You dare to use the people he sent to incite rebellion?"

Liu Tan whispered, "I didn't use them much either."

Liu Che asked, "They are not used? Then what do you use them for?"

Liu Tan said, "We're just about to have them plant trees and dig a lake."

Liu Che paused and said, "Plant trees and dig lakes?"

Liu Tan immediately perked up and told Liu Che about his idea. He paused and said, "I'm not sure if it will work, but we have to do it first."

Liu Che was a little dazed. He thought his son came here to guard the country's border and defend against the Huns every day.

In fact, he instigated the Huns to serve as laborers, and he built the Northern Kingdom here with great success?

This didn't seem to be what he thought.

Liu Che glanced at Liu Tan and said, "You are quite capable of making trouble."

Liu Tan smiled sheepishly and said, "I have to produce some results to make my father proud."

Liu Che laughed, Liu Tan really made him proud.

He drank his wine slowly before asking, "Aren't you worried that if we can't resist the Xiongnu, all this will just be a wedding dress for them?"

Liu Tan became excited when he heard this: "So my goal is to take back Langjuxu Mountain."

puff!

Liu Che really couldn't help it this time.

He made quite a noise, and those closest to them all looked over.

Liu Tan hurriedly went up and gently patted Liu Che on the back, while Huo Guang below was worried: What on earth did his prince say to scare the emperor?

Is Liu Che someone who is so easily frightened?

However, Huo Guang observed carefully and found that the emperor did not look angry, so he winked and asked the servants to add more wine and food to divert other people's attention.

Liu Che was not choked too hard. After he caught his breath, he looked at Liu Tan and said, "You really dare to say that."

Liu Tan puffed out his chest. "Father, why do you think I want a professional army? It's to fight them. Wolf Mountain was originally conquered by Marquis Jing Huan. The Xiongnu took it back. Now we can take it back!"

When Liu Che heard the words "Marquis Jing Huan", he suddenly fell silent for a moment. He stared at Liu Tan for a long time before rubbing his head and saying, "There's nothing good about that place. It doesn't matter whether we take it back or not."

It's not that he didn't want it, but he also didn't want to add pressure to his son because of this matter. What's more, he was already worried every day before the war broke out in the Northern Border. When he heard the news about the Huns, he was worried that they would cause trouble for the Northern Border. If a war really broke out, he was afraid that he would not be able to sleep.

However, Liu Tan felt that Liu Che was a big pig's hoof and was too hypocritical. No emperor could resist the temptation of expanding territory, even if that place was not of much use.

However, Liu Tan didn't say anything, only saying: "This is just within the plan. There are too many things that need to be done in the Northern Border Country right now. It's better to have some peace and stability for a while. Otherwise, I will not agree to go to war with the Xiongnu."

Liu Che laughed: "You are still young."

Liu Tan looked up at him. Liu Che's eyes were indifferent, showing no emotion. "We have to fight the Xiongnu, but it won't affect trade. He's giving us money, so why not accept it?"

Liu Tan blinked. He certainly knew this truth, but everyone has their own temper, especially someone like Liu Tan who had never experienced the trials and tribulations of court life.

Liu Che certainly understood this, so he patted his son on the head and said, "In the future, ask Huo Guang more about things, and don't mess around on your own."

Liu Tan responded guiltily, wondering how Liu Che knew that he often got into trouble without telling Huo Guang?

However, all his recent outrageous actions had been cleared up by Liu Che, so he felt relieved.

The main reason why he didn't write too much detail in the letter before was that he couldn't grasp the tone well. If it was just words, people could imagine many different tones, and if it was misunderstood, something might happen.

Liu Che spoke to him a few more words when he suddenly smelled the aroma of meat. He looked up and found that the Huns who were singing and dancing just now had retreated. At this time, four more powerful Huns came up, two of them carrying a wooden rack and two of them carrying a sheep.

Liu Che watched the Huns set up the wooden frame and then put the sheep on it.

He asked in surprise, "Is this...going to be roasted?"

Liu Tan nodded: "Yes, that's their custom. They roast and eat at the same time. It's quite interesting, isn't it?"

Liu Che rarely saw such raw materials. He had seen live sheep on the hunting ground and mutton on the dining table, but this was the first time he had seen a whole sheep after it had been killed.

Although Liu Tan said that the sheep was freshly roasted, in fact it was already half-cooked, otherwise it would not have been lifted up in such a bloody state for Liu Che to see.

Everyone was quite curious about this method and watched the Huns roasting the sheep with great effort.

After a while, the aroma of barbecue gradually wafted out. The Huns cut the tenderest part of the mutton into thin slices, put them on a porcelain plate, and handed them to Bigao.

Liu Tan took the porcelain plate from Bi Gao and placed it on Liu Che's desk.

Liu Che reached out and picked up a piece to taste. It tasted good, not amazing, but he found the way of eating it right after baking quite interesting, so he ate two more slices.

After finishing his meal, while strolling outside, Liu Che asked casually, "Let's meet the Kunmi of the little Wusun tomorrow."

Since Liu Che met Lu Xuan when he came here that day, he never mentioned him in the past few days.

He wanted to leave Lu Xuan alone, even though he knew he should be more friendly to Lu Xuan. After all, Little Wusun, or Lu Xuan, was a potential stock and now seemed to be stronger than Big Wusun.

On the side of the Great Wusun, Junxumi was a waste and was almost sidelined. Danyang also had some hands in it, but after all, she had a shallow foundation, was a woman, and was a princess of the Han Dynasty, so she could only start from the basics. Even if Liu Che sent people to help her, she only had a part of the power.

In Liu Che's opinion, unless Junxumi suddenly wakes up one day, the weakening of the Great Wusun's national strength is a matter of time.

Although it was convenient for Danyang, it was not worth Liu Che's excessive worry.

On the contrary, the little Wusun has become the hegemon of the Western Regions. It is said that other small countries in the Western Regions are now afraid of Lu Xuan and basically avoid the little Wusun as much as possible. If they really can't, they will try their best to flatter Lu Xuan, for fear that they will become the next Huhu Kingdom.

If such a small country like Wusun were an ordinary neighboring country, the Han Dynasty would never allow it to grow.

However, if it is a friendly country, or even if Lu Xuan still has the idea of ​​surrendering, then naturally the stronger it is, the better.

However, the relationship between Lu Xuan and Liu Tan was a thorn in Liu Che's heart, but it was almost time to let it hang out for so many days.

Moreover, the matter he had previously sent people to investigate had already been discovered - when Wu Shilu invaded the south, he sent people to impersonate him as a diversionary tactic. If Lu Xuan had not arrived with his men in time, the consequences would have been hard to say.

It was because of this incident that Liu Che decided to meet Lu Xuan.

What he didn't expect was that Liu Tan said nonchalantly, "Don't worry, I've arranged another project for Father tomorrow."

Liu Che turned to look at Liu Tan and asked, "What is it?"

Liu Tan's eyes lit up: "Military parade!"