Liu Tan never expected that Li Xi's first words upon seeing him would be these. He even looked like he was about to cry. Suddenly, he felt helpless: "I... I'm not used to the food here. Fortunately, you're here, so I can go back."

Li Xi wiped his eyes and said immediately, "Yes, yes, yes, Your Highness, please go back quickly. His Majesty and everyone else are waiting for you."

Liu Tan thought to himself that Liu Che must be looking forward to my return. After all, the description in a letter is not as good as the oral description, not to mention the matter of Li Guangli... Liu Che will definitely ask about it.

With this thought, Liu Tan was no longer in a hurry to return. However, since Li Xi was already here, he couldn't delay any longer. He simply said, "There's no rush. I need to explain a few things to you and send a letter to the Kunmi of the Little Wusun, asking him to come to the capital with us. By the way, what is the attitude of the court towards the Little Wusun?"

Li Xi spoke seriously, "The court was still discussing this before I arrived, but His Majesty's intention is to accept it and provide some assistance to the Little Wusun. However, the Little Wusun's capital city... retains some strength, so no one knows for sure. So we have to wait and see."

Liu Tan subconsciously defended Lu Xuan, "Little Kunmi deliberately lured the Xiongnu into the Wusun Royal City. From what I understand, he also set a trap there. The Xiongnu suffered greatly there, so they simply burned the entire city down."

Li Xi couldn't help but sigh after hearing this: "Young people are indeed formidable. Little Kunmi's decision can be considered a heroic act, but..."

Li Xi looked a little hesitant. Seeing this, Liu Tan said, "Just tell me what you want to say. Why are you hesitating in front of me?"

Li Xi thought so too, and whispered, "This little Kunmi is so capable, everyone in the court is worried that he will bite back when he becomes stronger in the future."

Liu Tan's mouth twitched. "What do you mean...do you still want to support a loser as an ally?"

Li Xi smiled and said nothing. Liu Tan knew that he was only saying this to support Lu Xuan.

Otherwise, considering the interests of the Han Dynasty, the best way is to support a puppet and then let the Han Dynasty slowly take over the power of the Little Wusun. If the puppet is stupid enough, the Little Wusun will become a part of the Han Dynasty within ten years.

Liu Tan knew that this was the most advantageous option for the Han Dynasty, but Lu Xuan could not become a puppet. Even if Lu Xuan was killed, the Han Dynasty might not be able to achieve the desired effect without any arrangements in Xiao Wusun.

If he brought in a fool who knew nothing but loved to mess around... Liu Tan would rather cooperate with a smart person like Lu Xuan.

However, it is not uncommon for someone to bite back. The early Tang Dynasty was so open and tolerant, but it ended up raising a bunch of ungrateful people. The most impressive one was probably Tubo.

So Liu Tan couldn't say that everyone's worries were wrong, so he could only talk and negotiate a price that both parties were satisfied with. As for what would happen in the future... he could only wait and see.

Liu Tan had no control over this matter, and he didn't even want to. With his limited political acumen, even with five thousand years of experience, it was useless. The most he could do was to find similar events in history and make some suggestions.

But those suggestions may not really be suitable for the Han people.

He simply put these things aside and took out the compass he had made before to show Li Xi.

Li Xi didn't take it seriously at first, but when he found that this thing could really play the role of a Si Nan, and when he pushed out the Si Nan car and found that the direction of the pointer was almost exactly the same, his eyes widened.

The Si Nan Cart is good, but it is big. During battles, people are often needed to protect the Si Nan Cart, especially in the Western Regions, where the Si Nan Cart is of paramount importance.

Now that the Si Nan has shrunk so much, it can almost be put in the sleeve pocket!

The compass looked simple in Liu Tan's eyes, but in Li Xi's eyes it was a peerless beauty!

His eyes were fixed on the compass, not making a single mistake.

Seeing that he couldn't bear to blink, Liu Tan couldn't help but move the compass slowly from left to right and from right to left, and then found that Li Xi's eyes also moved left and right, even at the same speed.

Liu Tan couldn't help laughing three times and then put the compass away.

"Don't...don't." Li Xi stretched out his hand, looking pitiful as if he wanted to grab it but didn't dare to.

Liu Tan said with a smile: "This is just a sample, it's not perfect yet. I'll take it back to my father and see what he thinks."

Li Xi was a little anxious: "Why is it not perfect? ​​Isn't it quite useful? Your Highness, how about... you lend it to me first?"

Liu Tan laughed: "You are here to defend the city, not to go to war, what do you need it for? Besides, don't you have a Si Nan car?"

Li Xi glanced at the Sinanche with some disdain and said, "Your Highness, you don't know, this broken thing is not very useful, really..."

As he spoke, he kicked Si Nan Che, trying to make him make some mistakes.

However, even if the Si Nan Car is broken, as long as the magnet is not broken, how could there be any problems?

Liu Tan had no choice but to throw the cruder one he had made earlier to him and said, "This thing is temporary. I don't know how long it will last. Just use it for now."

Li Xi was overjoyed and immediately felt like he had found a treasure. He no longer cared about his son and turned around to go back to play with the compass.

Liu Tan quickly grabbed him and said, "Wait a minute, there's something else I haven't explained yet!"

Li Xi immediately put the compass into his sleeve pocket and asked cautiously, "Anything else?"

Liu Tan said, "Go to Captain Huo for the details. He will explain everything to you."

Only then did Li Xi believe that Liu Tan had no intention of taking the compass back. He agreed repeatedly and left happily.

After Li Xi left, Liu Tan quickly wrote a letter to Lu Xuan, and agreed to meet up 20 miles before Yumen Pass. He didn't dare go directly to Yumen Pass, fearing that they would be misunderstood as the Huns were attacking.

After Huo Guang had explained everything clearly, he turned to Liu Tan and asked, "Your Highness, what should we do with Li Guangli's body?"

When Liu Tan heard the name Li Guangli, his expression turned grim. After a moment of silence, he said, "Burn it."

Huo Guang was stunned: "Huh?"

Liu Tan said coldly, "It's already quite hot in the Western Regions. It will definitely get even hotter on the way back. How can we preserve the body? Do we need ice? Besides, there may not be ice all the time along the way."

Huo Guang found it very hard to accept: "Then...burn it..."

Liu Tan said, "Or we can just find a random place to bury it. Choose one."

Jiang Chong, who was standing by, asked cautiously, "How about... writing a letter and asking..."

He didn't dare to continue talking halfway because Liu Tan's eyes were too scary. He felt that if he continued talking, he would be beaten up by him in minutes.

Huo Guang said, "Your Highness... this is certainly a way to avenge a debt, but... I won't be able to explain it to His Majesty when I return."

Liu Tan said, "When I return, my father will have no time to think about these things. As for Madam Li..."

Liu Tan sneered: "She'd better know what's best for her."