Liu Tan looked at Lu Xuan in shock, not knowing what to say for a moment.

Huo Guang quickly recovered and asked, "What does the little Kunmi want?"

Lu Xuan glanced at him and said slowly, "I don't want anything. Even the Great Man might not be able to give it to me. Originally, that woman and my brother were in love and were about to get married, but Wu Shilu broke them up. Plus, we've always had a bad relationship with the Great Wusun. Is there anything wrong with this?"

After hearing this, Huo Guang increased Lu Xuan's danger level by several levels. He originally thought that the Xiongnu people were not good at speaking, but now it seems that they have many tricks up their sleeves.

Liu Tan calmed down and asked, "Will this matter not bring disaster to you?"

Lu Xuan's brows furrowed as he spoke, "Even if we do nothing, the Xiongnu might still cause us trouble."

Liu Tan suddenly became a little worried and subconsciously wanted to ask if he needed help, but he soon realized that given his and Lu Xuan's identities, such words could not be said lightly.

What could he do to help Lu Xuan? If Lu Xuan really needed help, he would ask for help from the Han Dynasty. It all depended on Liu Che's opinion; his words didn't count.

Fortunately, Lu Xuan never embarrassed Liu Tan. After informing Liu Tan of the Xiongnu Princess's whereabouts, he stood up and said, "It's getting late, and I should be leaving. The Xiongnu Princess will definitely not return, so Ah Tan can talk to Junxumi without worry."

As he spoke, he winked at Liu Tan, and Liu Tan couldn't help laughing out loud.

Huo Guang stood up and said, "I will take the little Kunmi with me on behalf of Your Highness."

Isolate, these two people must be isolated. It is obvious that their fifth prince is no match for this little Kunmi.

Liu Tan was about to stand up, but when he heard what Huo Guang said, he didn't know whether he should follow him out.

Lu Xuan said to Liu Tan, "It's cold outside. Don't come out. You might catch a cold. I'm leaving now. I'll bring my A-lan over for you to meet next time."

Alan?

Liu Tan pricked up his ears. The name sounded a bit like a girl's.

He knew he shouldn't ask, but he couldn't help asking, "Is she your future wife?"

Lu Xuan: ...

He said helplessly: "It's one of a pair of eagles I raised."

Eagle! Liu Tan's eyes lit up. "I heard it's very difficult to train an eagle."

Lu Xuan said, "I rescued them when they were very young and raised them from infancy. They're quite obedient, and most importantly, they know their way around. If communication is inconvenient next time, I can ask Alan and the others to deliver messages."

Liu Tan suddenly realized that this was a messenger sent to him.

Huo Guang, standing by, could not help but open the tent door and said, "Little Kunmi, please come in!"

Lu Xuan smiled at Liu Tan and left.

After a while, Huo Guang returned to Liu Tan and asked, "What do you think of the young Kunmi?"

Liu Tan played dumb. "Ah? What do you mean? He's pretty good. I feel he's much more kindhearted than Lie Jiaomi. Of course, you could also say that the Lesser Wusun is in an awkward position, at odds with the Greater Wusun, and now at odds with the Xiongnu, but this is actually beneficial to us."

Huo Guang stared at him for a long moment before saying, "Your Highness, the charge of collaborating with the enemy is something even Your Highness might not be able to withstand."

The smile on Liu Tan's face gradually faded. "Then... Captain, what level of treason does it constitute?"

Huo Guang said, "Frequent private correspondence... doesn't mean it's collusion with the enemy, but... it just makes it easy to be criticized."

Liu Tan pursed his lips and said, "So we can't be friends with the Wusun people anymore?"

"Yes." Huo Guang's face was as cold as jade. "Unless Wusun one day completely surrenders to the Han Dynasty and becomes a vassal state of the Han Dynasty, and the Wusun leader becomes a vassal of the Han Dynasty, the Han people and the Xiongnu will not be friends."

In fact, Liu Tan had ten thousand ways to refute Huo Guang, but he swallowed them all.

Because he felt that this was a difference in ideology. He knew very well that the Han people and the Huns were enemies at that time, but he couldn't express his feelings so sincerely.

Perhaps he had not been in the Han Dynasty long enough to experience the feeling of being invaded. Whenever he saw Lu Xuan, he subconsciously regarded him as a fellow ethnic minority and not a potential enemy.

But Huo Guang and his men were different. They really hated the Huns.

However, even if they hated them, they did not lose their minds. If the Huns sincerely surrendered, the Han Dynasty would accept them with a broad mind.

Liu Tan thought about this, nodded and said, "I understand. I didn't think enough."

Seeing Liu Tan's sincere eyes, Huo Guang suddenly sighed and said, "Your Highness, there are so many princes and nobles in Chang'an who are willing to make friends with you. Why do you have to be so obsessed with the little Kunmi?"

Liu Tan smiled and said, "Isn't it... that I have more contact with him? Captain, don't worry, I know what's going on."

It would be a lie for Huo Guang to say he wasn't worried, but he also felt that this matter seemed to have little to do with Liu Tan. From the very beginning, it was Lu Xuan who took the initiative. It seemed that their Fifth Prince had never taken the initiative to communicate with Lu Xuan, and he hadn't even written a letter.

Thinking of this, he was no longer so worried and simply said, "Since the Xiongnu princess is confirmed to be unable to return, then we will discuss this with Junxumi tomorrow. Does Your Highness have any plans?"

Liu Tan simply leaned over the desk, looked up at Huo Guang and said, "How about we make another request?"

Huo Guang looked at those clear, bright eyes, and for a moment he didn't even notice that his voice had softened eight degrees: "What conditions does Your Highness want to add?"

"My request isn't high. How about asking them to build a Han-style palace for Danyang?"

Huo Guang was a little surprised: "Hasn't Your Highness always wanted Princess Danyang to integrate into the local community?"

Liu Tan sat up straight and slammed his desk. "Integration means letting Danyang blend in with the locals, but it doesn't mean she should become a Wusun. She's still Han, and we need to use this to influence the Wusun people. She can't become a Wusun just by marrying into the Wusun community, right? How would that benefit the Han?"

Huo Guang suddenly said, "I don't think Your Majesty wants Princess Danyang to bring any benefits."

Liu Tan: ...

Well, it seems to be true. Liu Che just wanted her to leave his sight. The princess sent to marry was basically a tool.

As tools, they just need to do their job well. No one expects them to perform beyond their expectations.

Liu Tan said, "How do you know if you don't try? You have to fix it anyway!"

Huo Guang laughed: "Okay, okay, this is not a difficult task."

Just ask Wusun to pay some money, which is probably the easiest condition for Wusun.

Liu Tan was also very happy. The original plan was to let Danyang find someone to build the palace herself. If she didn't have enough money, Liu Tan would pay for it for her. He had only one requirement: it must be grand and magnificent enough.

Well, the standards are in place compared to those of the princes.

Liu Tan thought about this and suddenly asked, "Are there any craftsmen among the people we brought who are good at drawing?"

Huo Guang looked at Liu Tan meaningfully and said, "Didn't Your Highness bring only one?"

Liu Tan was stunned for a moment: "Oh, you mean Wei Guan, he is different, I am talking about someone who is good at making maps of mansions, Danyang's palace doesn't even have a map."

Huo Guang asked, "Your Highness, what kind of palace do you want to build for Princess Danyang?"

Liu Tan said, "It shouldn't be too much to build it like a princely palace, right?"

Huo Guang: ...

He didn't know where Liu Tan came to this reasonable conclusion, so he said helplessly, "Your Highness, without His Majesty's special permission, it's not possible."

"I understand your concerns, but that was within Han territory. Now that we're in Wusun, of course we should build as big as possible, so as not to tarnish the Han's prestige."

Huo Guang asked, "What's the point of the princess living alone in such a large palace?"

Liu Tan laughed and said, "That's very meaningful."

Liu Tan had too many things for Princess Danyang to do.

Huo Guang couldn't bear it any longer and said, "It's up to you. Just figure out how to explain it to His Majesty."

Liu Tan touched his chin and said, "Anyway... the capital has been built. Father can't let it be demolished again, right? It doesn't matter."

Huo Guang couldn't help but sneer and said, "You'd better hold on tight."

Liu Tan: ...

He pondered for a while and said, "What do you think? I'll go back and ask my father to let me go to the country."

Huo Guang sneered: "You wish."

After saying this, he left, leaving Liu Tan alone to worry.

However, Liu Tan has always been careless and thought that Huo Guang's words were just a metaphor. He had never heard of Liu Che beating children. He usually killed his sons... directly... killed them?

Liu Tan trembled and thought, "Not really, not really. It's just a small matter. He is just... promoting the prestige of the Han Dynasty."

I don’t know if it was because of Huo Guang’s threat, but Liu Tan dreamed every night that Liu Che was chasing him and beating him with a scabbard in his hand.

When I woke up in the daytime, I felt completely dazed. This dream didn't seem right. Why was it a scabbard?

After thinking about it for a long time, he still couldn't figure it out. Finally, he decided to believe in the ancient wisdom - dreams are the opposite of reality.

After he finished washing up and walked out, he saw Jiang Chong talking to a Hun outside. When Jiang Chong saw Liu Tan, he greeted the man and walked over.

When Jiang Chong was paying his respects, Liu Tanwei asked, "When did you learn the Xiongnu language?"

He remembered that Jiang Chong didn't know how to do it before, otherwise he wouldn't have asked Huo Guang to be a temporary translator. This would be a matter of showing off for Jiang Chong.

Jiang Chong said a little embarrassedly: "I learned it these past two days when I had some free time."

Liu Tan was surprised: "Just learned it? In just the past two days?"

Jiang Chong nodded: "Yes, Xiongnu language is relatively simple and not difficult to learn for daily conversation."

For a moment, Liu Tan didn't know whether Jiang Chong was attacking him by lowering his level. What was so difficult about it? The Xiongnu language was like a heavenly book to him. He spoke in a jumble of words as if the words were hot on his lips.

How can I put it? I can only say that those who can leave their names in history books are not comparable to ordinary people.

Liu Tan coughed lightly and said, "Today, you will go with Captain Huo to talk to Junxumi. Captain Huo knows the conditions. This time, we will definitely not back down. Oh, you know about the disappearance of the Xiongnu princess, right?"

Jiang Chong was shocked: "The Xiongnu princess is missing?"

Liu Tan looked at Jiang Chong's shocked face and felt a little embarrassed for a moment, as if they were collectively ostracizing Jiang Chong.

So he nodded and said, "From the information I received yesterday, Junxumi probably doesn't know that we already know, so...it depends on Captain Huo and you."

Jiang Chong asked curiously, "Your Highness isn't going?"

Liu Tan said, "I have other things to do."

In fact, what he said in his heart was that he was afraid of holding you back.

When had he ever experienced such a situation in international negotiations? When Junxumi came to him before, he was able to hold on only because of his willpower. Now that he was the one putting forward the conditions, he was worried that he would give the other party an opportunity to take advantage of him because of his soft heart.

Although Jiang Chong didn't know what was more important than the negotiations, he felt that Liu Tan's specific instructions to him were meant to give him a chance. Thinking of this, Jiang Chong couldn't help but cheer up and said, "Your Highness, rest assured. I will definitely not let you down."

Liu Tan patted his shoulder and turned to go to Princess Danyang.

In fact, Princess Danyang was the one who knew nothing. Liu Tan briefly told her what happened, but concealed the reason why the Xiongnu princess disappeared.

Unexpectedly, Princess Danyang said directly, "Did she elope with someone?"

Liu Tan almost spit out a mouthful of water: "Why... do you guess like that?"

It was a close call, he almost told you how you guessed it.

Princess Danyang tilted her head and said, "Isn't that what it says in the storybook?"

So...what kind of stories are you reading?

Liu Tan didn't want to dwell on this topic and said directly, "Now that we have the upper hand, I'm sure Wusun will agree to our request. I came here to tell you something I almost forgot. After you get a foothold in Wusun, besides reclaiming wasteland, you should also build a ranch!"

Princess Danyang asked curiously, "A pasture? Raising cattle and sheep?"

After she finished speaking, she said thoughtfully, "Brother, are you saying that we should raise more cattle and sheep to hold the lifeline of Wusun?"

Liu Tan: ?????

It's okay for you to say that, but...that's not what I meant!

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