Perhaps because he had been in high spirits all afternoon, Liu Che had half-closed his eyes and began to rest. He spoke lazily, "I think the two young men of the Wei family have a promising future under your leadership. Li Ling is the most talented among these young men. Keep him with you and make good use of him."

Liu Tan sighed deeply, "Father, you're treating this place like a military academy, but I don't understand that. Wei Buyi and Wei Deng both fought their way to success."

Liu Che played with a jade pendant in his hand and said, "You don't have to think too much. Just do what you did before."

Liu Tan was a little confused, but Liu Che had no intention of helping him.

In fact, Liu Che knew very well that a general's temperament had a lot to do with his commander.

Why did Wei Qing and Huo Qubing dare to take risks? Wasn't it because they knew that Liu Che had the support of the emperor?

Now it's the same with Wei Buyi and the others. No matter whether it's Wei Buyi or Wei Deng, they are both men who dare to fight and kill. Liu Che was a little surprised before. These people usually don't show their talents in Chang'an, so how come they become so extraordinary after arriving in the Northern Border Kingdom?

Later, after he saw Liu Tan's letter of apology, he understood.

The principle is the same. This time, Liu Tan took the initiative to take the blame. There may have been countless times before when Liu Tan took the initiative to take the blame, but because the final result was good, there was no need to do so.

That would explain a lot of things.

In Liu Che's view, placing people under Liu Tan to gain experience was the best choice.

First of all, the Northern Border Kingdom is close to the Xiongnu. Even during the most peaceful period between the Han Dynasty and the Xiongnu, there were constant disputes on the border. And even if there were no disputes, Liu Tan's dishonest nature would make people take the initiative to capture Xiongnu to work, so there was no need to worry about not having the opportunity to gain experience.

It can also avoid sending these people out to participate in a war right away, which would lead to disastrous consequences.

Secondly, they have Liu Tan as their backer, and Liu Tan also has Liu Che as his backer. As long as they don't make a big mistake, everything can be covered up.

As for the big mistake, Liu Che thought about it seriously, unless Liu Tan was not satisfied with being the king of the Northern Border Kingdom one day and wanted to rebel.

But... he looked at Liu Tan, who was sitting next to him, hugging the hand warmer and the incense burner in love.

Tsk, what a little coward. When he really gets the courage, I’m afraid the mountains will fall apart and the sky and the earth will merge.

Liu Tan felt Liu Che's gaze and thought that he had not agreed to it immediately, which made Liu Che unhappy. He quickly said, "Of course I can, but... Father, how is Li Ling's ability to recognize the way?"

"Hmm?" Even Liu Che was stunned when he heard this question.

Liu Tan said in a low voice, somewhat embarrassed, "Well... General Fei is... not very good at finding his way. This is very important."

Liu Che immediately understood his idea and said with a smile: "You have a map and a compass in your hand, are you still worried that he won't know the way?"

Liu Tan whispered, "General Fei also has a map and a compass."

Liu Che didn't care: "Then let him go and try. If it doesn't work, let him come back."

Liu Tanxin said, forget it, this will offend people.

He was not afraid of offending Li Ling, but now the Li family might have placed all their hopes on Li Ling, and he couldn't destroy their hopes.

He thought about it carefully, and it seemed that the history books did not record much about whether Li Ling knew the road or not. There were more records of him surrendering to the Huns, and... Sima Qian suffered castration for defending Li Ling.

Well, I hope Li Guang’s lost gene is not that strong?

Liu Tan asked again, "Then...are there any special requirements from the elite regiment? I can intensify their training in the next two days."

Liu Che waved his hand: "This is good enough for today."

Liu Tan asked again, "They don't need to fight anyone, right?"

After Liu Che looked over, Liu Tan whispered, "Except for the archers and crossbowmen, the others are just for show."

Liu Che couldn't help but laugh: "It doesn't matter, it's for those people to see anyway."

To those people?

Liu Tan understood instantly that New Year's Day was the time when envoys from various countries came to the capital to pay tribute, and it was probably to intimidate those foreign envoys by attacking them.

Thinking of this, Liu Tan couldn't wait to give the elite regiment more training! They couldn't let down their guard at the critical moment!

Liu Che looked at Liu Tan's thoughtful face and smiled slightly. If he really just wanted to intimidate others, there would be no need to bring so many people back to Chang'an.

The more important purpose is to tell some people that the King of the North has a brave army. I know about it and I support it. Don't cause trouble!

No matter who it is, if people know that he has such elite soldiers and generals under his command, they will definitely make trouble for him, especially since Liu Che also noticed that some people in Chang'an were restless and not very friendly to Liu Tan.

Liu Che remembered that the prince had reminded Liu Tan at the beginning, but the little fool forgot about it as soon as he turned around.

Liu Che was also angry. He had dealt with the Xiongnu so decisively, but why was he so indifferent to this matter? He even asked the emperor to personally help him suppress those people. What a little bastard.

But the meals arranged by the little bastard were also very thoughtful.

After returning home and having dinner, Liu Che turned to look at Liu Tan and asked, "What are your plans for tomorrow?"

Liu Tan said, "Meet Lu Xuan. You wanted to see him before, right? Why don't you meet him tomorrow?"

Liu Che squinted at him and said, "I thought you didn't intend to let me see him."

"That can't be done. This is a matter of great importance to the unification of the Western Regions by the Han Dynasty. I'm just not in a hurry."

After hearing this, Liu Che said, "You are quite good at speaking up for him."

Liu Tan said, "I'm not trying to defend him, but with the little Wusun around, even the Xiongnu will be wary. Father, you've seen it too. It's fair to say the Northern Border is in a state of disrepair right now. I'm not afraid of the Xiongnu, but if he comes a couple more times, the Northern Border won't be able to develop. We have to delay it at all costs. Um, Father, do you think training the troops like the elite regiment... is okay?"

Liu Che said expressionlessly: "How much money do you have to support them?"

Liu Tan thought for a moment and said, "It's not impossible. You see, many things now require forced labor. In the future, many things can be done by these people, and the people can focus on farming. It may not affect the situation much. Besides, I am also looking for other income for the Northern Border Kingdom, so I can afford to support at least 10,000 people. I just don't know if it is possible to do so."

Liu Che pondered: "How far can you go with these ten thousand people?"

Liu Tan's eyes were firm: "One is worth ten."

"What?" Liu Che was shocked. In this day and age, a warrior who could fight ten enemies at once was a very brave one. This was still an internal war in the Central Plains. If they were facing the Huns, they would not have to fight ten enemies at once, one against five would be enough.

Liu Tan said, "That's right. I'm not just pursuing the team's combat effectiveness, but also the individual combat capabilities. Otherwise, would it be a waste to keep these people around?"

Liu Che became interested: "How do you want to train?"

Liu Tan turned to Miao Rui and said, "Bring me the document from my study."

Liu Che knew at a glance that Liu Tan must have been prepared for this matter.

Not long after, Miao Rui brought a locked lacquer box. Liu Tan took out the key and opened it, revealing bound documents inside.

Liu Che couldn't help but laugh: "You are careful."

Liu Tan said, "This thing must not fall into the hands of others. If it is loyal to the Han Dynasty, it is fine. I will not treasure it. But if it is obtained by the Xiongnu, it will be disastrous."

Liu Che took it and found that the cover was written with "Three Rules for Training Soldiers".

When I opened it, it said Number One: Obedience Training.

Then the training written below, such as marching in step, etc., are what we have seen today.

Liu Che looked at this and thought: "Obedience is quite interesting."

Second, physical training.

There are many more items below than above, such as push-ups, sit-ups, pull-ups, climbing trees and walls, etc.

It is something that only Liu Che could not think of and nothing Liu Tan could not write about.

The third is exercise confrontation.

The following was set up by Liu Tan based on Zhurihe in later generations. However, Zhurihe would simulate various backward scenes to train soldiers.

It was very simple for Liu Tan - he was already very backward without any settings, and all he needed was to use various methods to strengthen the communication between the teams.

Of course, it says "to be determined" on it, and he doesn't have any good solution at the moment.

When Liu Che first started watching it, he was basically just giving Liu a face and planning to take a casual look.

Liu Che had never had any hope for Liu Tan to lead the troops. Although all the wars Liu Tan participated in were now victorious, there were various factors, among which the role of the main general was almost infinitely weakened.

In other words, Liu Tan's role was to give the army control, not to deploy troops.

Besides, he has never been involved in such things as training soldiers, so how could he possibly do it well?

However, as he read, Liu Che couldn't help but sit up straight. After reading carefully, he looked up at Liu Tan and asked, "Did you write this?"

Liu Tan's tail was already raised, ready to receive Liu Che's praise. However, when Liu Che looked at him expressionlessly, Liu Tan couldn't help but retract his tail and said cautiously, "Yes... I just wrote it casually when I had nothing to do. What's wrong with it?"

No? That's great.

Liu Che thought to himself that he had never seen such a systematic way of training soldiers. All the famous generals in the past had their own training methods, with extremely distinctive personal styles. Ordinary people could not learn them, and even if they did, they might end up with something worse than what they had hoped.

However, Liu Tan's work is both complex and simple, and anyone can get started with it.

This training plan was formulated very strictly. Liu Che vaguely saw the work of Wei Qing and Huo Qubing in it. Wei Qing looked like a gentle and introverted person, but he was extremely iron-blooded and strict when training soldiers.

Not to mention Huo Qubing, if he didn't have that kind of ruthlessness, he wouldn't have been able to charge directly into the heart of the Huns when his friendly army Gongsun Ao was lost.

But Liu Tan lacked this iron-blooded hand. Liu Che thought he could never make a mistake in judging people. Liu Tan was softer than most people. Even Princess Dangli was more cruel than him.

Such a person will only show his small and sharp canine teeth and bite the enemy when he is forced into a corner. He will not maintain this state all the time on normal days.

A person's inner qualities and temperament determine his way of thinking. How could such a person develop such a rigorous training plan?

Even Liu Che couldn't help but feel divided for a moment.