Liu Tan touched Huo Shou's head lovingly and asked, "Are you scared silly?"

Huo Shou looked up at him blankly, then saw the King of the Northern Territory smiling coldly: "If you don't run, then fight. Unless Wu Shilu personally leads the troops south again, what can these shrimp soldiers and crab generals accomplish?"

Huo Shou tilted his head: "What are shrimp soldiers and crab generals?"

Liu Tanshidun patted his head and said, "It means waste."

Alas, how long will he have to live with the habit of letting things slip?

Fortunately, Huo Shou did not continue to ask questions, but only asked in confusion: "If you can fight, why didn't you fight just now?"

Liu Tan glanced at him ten times and said, "Today is the New Year's Day."

Huo Shou nodded, seeming to understand. Liu Tan said expressionlessly, "You can stand here safely and incarnate a hundred thousand whys because someone is protecting you. Many of them have paid the price of their lives for this."

Huo Shoushi looked thoughtful: "But... there will be casualties in war."

He recovered so quickly. Liu Tan didn't know if it was Huo Qubing's genes that were inherited. He just said, "Yes, there will be casualties in war. Today I only want to see the blood of the Xiongnu, not the blood of my own people. Scare them away and let everyone have a peaceful New Year. We can talk about the future later."

In fact, before he climbed the city wall, he was still thinking, "How dare the Huns come? Kill them!"

However, after reaching the city wall, he suddenly realized ten problems. The Huns might be annihilated, but there would inevitably be casualties in the process.

How sad would it be if the families of these soldiers received the news of their deaths during the Chinese New Year?

So actually scaring off the Huns was just a sudden idea of ​​Liu Tan's. As for those honeycomb coals... well, he had them brought to keep the soldiers warm in these bitterly cold places, and they were temporarily mobilized to scare people.

But it doesn’t matter. At worst, we can just have someone deliver ten more batches.

Huo Shou felt that he had received a lot of information tonight. He couldn't help but rub his forehead and said, "I...I need to think about it carefully."

Liu Tan didn't say much, just pointed behind him and said, "Remember what you saw today. Think about it later. Now let's go back to welcome the soldiers back and celebrate the New Year!"

Huo Shou nodded vigorously. He felt that what His Royal Highness the King of the Northern Territory said was quite different from what he had heard before.

At that time, the information he received from the people around him was that he had to learn to command with confidence, make accurate judgments, and be bold and careful, as these were essential if he wanted to win a battle.

Now he realized there seemed to be ten things he hadn't noticed.

Huo Shou returned with a heavy heart. After Liu Tan dismounted, he deliberately walked side by side with Huo Guang and asked in confusion, "What happened to you today?"

She actually let him fool Huo Shou without saying a single word?

Huo Guang had calmed down by now, and after hearing this, he asked, "What do you mean, Your Highness?"

Liu Tan turned around and walked backwards, looking at him and asked, "No ideas?"

Huo Guang said calmly, "I am not well versed in the ten principles of military affairs, and what's more, what Your Highness said is all reasonable. I have nothing to say."

Liu Tan looked at him suspiciously: "There's something wrong with you."

Huo Guang was helpless. He reached out and grasped Liu Tan's shoulders, pulling him back and saying, "Your Highness, please walk properly first! I really don't know who is twelve years old between you and Huo Shou."

Liu Tan laughed: "It's good to keep your childlike innocence."

Huo Shou, who was walking behind, looked up at Liu Tan who was laughing, and was very impressed. His Royal Highness the King of the Northern Territory was really amazing. He had just witnessed such a scene, but now he was still talking and laughing as if he didn't worry about anything.

Liu Tan really didn't take it to heart, as the scene today was much smaller.

He had just said it casually, but Huo Guang was in a delicate and sensitive state today, and when he heard his words, he automatically understood that His Royal Highness the King of the Northern Territory also hoped to return to the age of twelve or thirteen and live a carefree life.

He thought about the rumors about the King of the North. It seemed that ever since returning to the palace, this prince had been facing countless troubles that needed to be resolved.

Moreover, considering the current situation of the Northern Kingdom, there will probably be many troubles waiting for him in the future.

Huo Guang was silent, then suddenly asked, "When was the tenth time Your Highness saw blood?"

Liu Tan was stunned for ten seconds and hesitated for a moment. This question was not easy to answer. He did not remember anything about the original owner, and of course he did not know whether the original owner had seen blood before.

In fact, judging from the general behavior of the nobles in those days, it is very likely that they have seen blood. After all, they do not treat slaves as human beings. They kill them at will without mercy.

Seeing that he was silent, Huo Guang thought he did not want to recall the past, so he said gently, "It was my recklessness..."

Liu Tan glanced at him ten times and said, "Nothing. It should be when we went to the Western Regions. Those ten nights we fled... well, it doesn't really count. I was protected by Lu Xuan at the time, so I didn't see anything. The real story... was when I went to see Lu Xuan."

Huo Guang was drawn to his words: "What did the King of Wusun do?"

Liu Tan looked at him ten times. He found that since Liu Che came, everyone's name for Lu Xuan changed from Little Kunmi to King Wusun.

He didn't know whether this change was good or bad. Thinking about it carefully, the title of King Wusun was more in line with the customs of the Han Dynasty. When he heard the name of Little Kunmi, he thought he was a Xiongnu. Doesn't this mean that everyone has actually accepted him?

Thinking about this, Liu Tan said, "Nothing much, it's just... he chopped off the head of King Hu Hu in front of me."

Liu Tan felt a little tired as he spoke. Lu Xuan's way of chasing people always confused him. So he asked, is there anyone who would chop off the enemy's head ten times in front of his loved one?

The scene of blood splattering everywhere is unforgettable!

Huo Guang was also stunned for ten seconds, and immediately looked at Huo Shou behind him with a strange expression on his face.

So... their prince learned all this from Lu Xuan?

Could Lu Xuan still teach their prince to be good at ten o'clock?

As they were talking, ten groups of people returned to the hall, and all ten generals who had just left came back.

Several of them had red eyes, but still had smiles on their faces.

Liu Tan returned to his seat and said, "The Xiongnu almost disrupted our New Year's Eve banquet. Fortunately, they didn't interrupt our New Year's Eve vigil. Everyone, don't feel suffocated. Sooner or later, within ten days, they will be terrified at the sight of the Han flag."

Everyone laughed, and ten of them said, "Your Highness has already struck fear into the Xiongnu. If Your Highness were not here, they would not have retreated so easily."

Liu Tan was not modest and did not continue to talk about this. He just asked everyone to continue drinking and eating.

The atmosphere became lively again, but everyone felt heavy in their hearts.

Liu Tan realized for the tenth time that the Huns were the ten swords hanging over their heads. It would be useless for him to develop the Northern Border Kingdom no matter how well he developed it unless he killed the Huns.

He did not return until dawn. He had stayed up for ten nights, attended two banquets in a row, and even encountered the attack of the Huns. Even though Liu Tan was young, he could not bear it anymore and listened to everyone's advice and got on the carriage.

However, after he got on the carriage, he found that Huo Guang, Jiang Chong and others came on horseback to catch up with him. He looked at his carriage ten times and thought, well, it was spacious enough and could easily accommodate a few people.

Then he waved to Huo Guang and the others and said, "Don't stand outside in the cold wind. Get in the car."

Huo Guang and the others did not refuse. After getting on the car, they quickly found comfortable positions and fell asleep.

After returning to the palace, Liu Tan slept for ten whole days.

When he opened his eyes at 10 p.m., he heard Miao Rui say, "Your Highness, General Li is here."

Liu Tan was stunned for a moment: "General Li? Which General Li?"

"That's General Li Buyan."

Liu Tan wondered, "What is he doing here?"

Of course Miao Rui didn't know, so Liu Tan just asked him a few questions casually and then got up to meet Li Buyan.

Then he saw Li Buyan holding two bamboo slips. After seeing Liu Tan, Li Buyan immediately said, "Your Highness, I have completed what you asked me to do yesterday."

Liu Tan paused: "What's the matter?"

Li Buyan said cautiously, "That is... you asked me to summarize what needs to be improved in Shoujiang City and how much budget is needed..."

Liu Tan paused for a moment, then slowly sat down at his desk. He looked up at Li Buyan with a blank expression and said, "Li Buyan."

Li Buyan shuddered suddenly and swallowed his saliva: "Huh?"

Liu Tan spoke very slowly, "Do you remember that the annual holiday in Shuofang City is on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month?"

After hearing this, Li Buyan said righteously, "I will be working overtime on my own accord."

Wow, even overtime came up. I don’t know when this guy learned this word from him.

Liu Tan pressed his hands on the desk, his hands turning pale with strength, and said in a ten-character sentence: "This prince does not want to work overtime!"

He's been busy for ten years! Is it wrong to want to take a vacation?

Li Buyan moved cautiously towards the door: "Then... then I will come back after the New Year..."

Liu Tan pointed at the desk and said, "Put it down and get out."

Li Buyan immediately placed all the bamboo slips on the desk. Liu Tan's head ached as he looked at them. He couldn't help but ask, "Didn't I give you paper? Why are you still using this?"

Although the output of the paper workshop is not very high now, it is still no problem to supply these senior executives. After the new year, Liu Tan plans to expand it ten times and promote paper as much as possible in the Northern Border Country.

Li Buyan chuckled and said, "Isn't it... that I have to stop writing before the 15th, but it doesn't say to stop using my sword. So, I will..."

Liu Tan: ...

You are really good at taking advantage of loopholes!

He pointed at the door expressionlessly and said, "Go ball!"

Li Buyan slowly backed away from the door and said, "Your Highness... look at that glass..."

Liu Tan sneered, "We'll talk about it later if you can transport the glass intact to Shousuan City."

Li Buyan had already retreated outside the door. Upon hearing this, he couldn't help but cling to the door frame and said, "It's... that tempered glass."

"Get lost! No!"

Li Buyan walked away dejectedly. Liu Tan rubbed his forehead with a headache. He found that Li Buyan was becoming more and more like those old veterans in Shoujiang City. He even learned to rob military supplies. Oh, no, glass is not even considered military supplies. Does he rob everything he sees?

He thought about it as he opened the bamboo slips and took a look at them, then threw them back with a snap. After thinking for a while, he said to Miao Rui, "Come, take this bamboo slip to Prime Minister Huo and let him take care of it."

Well, the proposals written above and the required amount of military supplies are enough for Huo Guang to deal with Li Buyan.

He had other things to do and had no time to be angry with Li Buyan.

At this moment, ten young eunuchs came in from outside and said, "Your Highness, here is a letter from the King of Wusun."

Liu Tan took it, opened it quickly and looked at it ten times, and found that it said: See you in five days.

Liu Tan's emotions were instantly calmed down. He turned around and asked, "How are the things prepared in the backyard?"