After hearing this, Huo Guang looked at Liu Tan in shock. He never expected this would be the outcome.
Liu Tan said, "Just now, Marquis Bowang and General Su were in front of me and it was difficult for me to speak directly. After all, this matter is not worthy of public discussion. Anyway, it is enough for you to understand."
The act of making a night out and stabbing someone is already somewhat sinister, and adding poison to it is even too insidious.
If everyone in the tent was his own people, Liu Tan would definitely say it directly, but Su Wu and Zhang Qian were not his subordinates, and they still had to return to Chang'an. It would be bad to let them think that His Royal Highness the King of the Northern Territory was a sinister villain.
Huo Guang held his forehead with his hand, feeling a bit of a headache. He said unhappily, "Should I thank Your Highness for not saying it out loud just now?"
Liu Tan chuckled. He was so excited that he didn't even want to sleep for a moment.
Huo Guang saw that he was smiling like a fool, a completely different person from when he stabbed Wu Shilu. He couldn't help but take a deep breath and said, "I will write a letter to Your Majesty about this matter."
These words were like a bucket of cold water poured over Liu Tan's head. The smile on his face froze instantly. Seeing Huo Guang about to leave, he couldn't help but jump up and grab Huo Guang's sleeve, saying, "Wait...wait a minute, your father is very busy. Let's not bother him with such a small matter, okay?"
Huo Guang looked sideways at him and said, "A small matter? Your Highness thinks this is a small matter?"
Liu Tan coughed lightly and said, "This is not important. What's important now is that Wu Shilu is going to die. How should we deal with it?"
Huo Guang turned and looked at Liu Tan and laughed, "Your Highness also knows that Wu Shilu is going to die. Do you think His Majesty won't get the news of such a big thing?"
Liu Tan was stunned for a moment. He seemed to have really forgotten about this matter before.
Seeing that he remained silent, Huo Guang sneered and said, "Your Highness, please remember that when Wu Shilu's father, Wuwei Chanyu, died, Your Majesty sent envoys to offer condolences. Do you think this matter can be concealed?"
Whether the Huns wanted to avenge Wu Shilu or were busy fighting for power, this matter could not be concealed. Moreover, the Han Dynasty was not completely without sources of information in the Huns. Once Wu Shilu died, the news would quickly reach Chang'an. It would be better for them to report the cause and effect of the matter first, otherwise who knows what Chang'an would think?
Liu Tan was silent for a while, then said with a headache, "Um... write it more gently."
He had originally wanted to write it himself, but...how should he write it? Should he tell Liu Che that Wu Shilu was rampant throughout the Northern Border Kingdom, and in the end he was forced to release him, and then he couldn't swallow his anger, couldn't stand this injustice, and ran out to stab him?
This is a bit too sloppy.
In fact, this matter was indeed very sloppy. No matter who it was, no one would have thought it would develop into this way.
First of all, it is estimated that no one would sneak out to meet Wu Shilu at night like Liu Tan did. Secondly, it is not so easy to make an appointment with Wu Shilu. But Liu Tan gave him a jade crown, so he really came. Even if he brought people with him, they were not many.
Finally... no one would really stab the Xiongnu Chanyu themselves.
The whole thing is full of incredible operations, which led to the current result.
Liu Tan felt that he didn't know what to say, so he simply left the matter to Huo Guang. Even if Huo Guang complained, he would not say anything that was unfavorable to him. In other words, although he was complaining on the surface, he was actually defending him.
Huo Guang couldn't help but waved his sleeves and left. What was going on all day?
Liu Tan sat in the tent and thought for a while, then suddenly stood up and said, "Quick, quick, give me paper and pen. I need to write a letter to A Xuan."
He needed to tell Lu Xuan to fight with all his might this time. The poison he applied to the dagger was not a particularly strong one. He did not dare to use a particularly strong one. It was not because he was afraid that Wu Shilu would die on the spot, but because he was afraid that he would accidentally kill himself.
After all, he had to hide the dagger in his sleeve, and for convenience, he couldn't wear a sheath.
It is not impossible for someone to cut himself, so he needs to ensure that he has enough time to take the antidote, otherwise it would be really stupid to die by then.
I guess he will be laughed at for thousands of years even after his death. This is intolerable.
Now that Wu Shilu is still alive, his people will definitely save him, and those who want to rebel will definitely take the opportunity to fight for power. The Huns have no time to care about him. What a good opportunity.
Lu Xuan could fight with all his might. Not only that, Liu Tan also sent a letter to Wei Buyi, asking him to go into battle immediately.
After finishing both letters, Liu Tan finally felt a little tired.
He had been on edge these past few days, simulating the knife move over and over in his mind many times.
Others only saw his momentary impulse, but failed to see that he was organized from beginning to end. If he was really just impulsive, he would not have remembered to ask Li Ling to deliver the letter to Huo Guang.
He was exhausted both physically and mentally as he hurried on his way, and when facing Wu Shilu, he had to use his extraordinary acting skills so that the other party would not discover any clues.
After instructing them to deliver the letter to Lu Xuan as quickly as possible, he quickly washed up and fell asleep.
Then I slept until noon.
Originally, the envoys from the Northern Territory wanted to set off early in the morning, but the King of the Northern Territory suddenly arrived. Who would dare to move when the old man was still asleep?
So they waited until Liu Tan woke up before setting off.
After the talk, Liu still felt very tired, but he forced himself to walk out, pretending to be fine and having no problems. After saying a few words, he announced his departure.
Then when he returned to his car, he collapsed in it like a salted fish that had lost its dream.
After Huo Guang returned home last night, he wrote a memorial overnight. He originally wanted to send it back as quickly as possible, but after thinking about it, he decided to talk to Liu Tan about it.
No matter how angry he was, he had to admit that what Liu Tan did was particularly pleasing to the people and also very beneficial to the Han Dynasty.
So he went straight to Liu Tan's car. When he saw Liu Tan's half-closed eyes and pale face, he was suddenly shocked: "Your Highness? What's wrong? Is he sick?"
Liu Tan rubbed his temples and said, "Maybe it was blown away by the strong wind last night."
Huo Guang instantly went over Liu Tan's movements in his mind, and then found that Liu Tan had actually run over in such a short time. With his riding skills, he was basically on the road except for three meals a day.
How could His Royal Highness the King of the Northern Territory have ever suffered such hardship? Even when he was escorting his bride, the treatment he received on the road was quite good by the standards of those traveling abroad.
Huo Guang reached out and touched Liu Tan's forehead. When he found that he didn't have a fever, he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Your Highness, have a good rest."
Liu Tan opened his eyes and hummed, "If you have anything to say, just tell me. If you have the energy, then solve it. If you don't have the energy, then you can handle it yourself."
Huo Guang: ...
He handed the document to Liu Tan and said, "Originally, it's nothing serious. I just wanted to see if this is okay, Your Highness."
Liu Tan took it and took a look, his eyes suddenly widened in surprise.
He looked up at Huo Guang, then at the document in his hand, and said doubtfully, "Is this written by Xiao Cheng?"
Huo Guang nodded: "I told Xiao Cheng what to write, and then he wrote it."
Liu Tan asked carefully, "Have you seen it?"
Huo Guang was speechless: "Of course I have seen it before showing it to Your Highness."
Liu Tan hesitated for a moment: "This... seems a bit exaggerated."
Well, it's not just a bit exaggerated, it's actually too exaggerated. He originally thought that the memorial written by Huo Guang must be a complaint, but he didn't expect that although the other party's memorial also described the course of events, the course of events was extremely vague, and the whole memorial was almost praising Liu Tan.
Huo Guang asked in return, "Didn't Your Highness kill Wu Shilu?"
Liu Tan said honestly, "Hasn't the Xiongnu received news of Wu Shilu's death yet?"
Huo Guang said, "That doesn't matter. It's wrong to charge into the enemy camp single-handedly and inflict heavy damage on the enemy leader."
It seems... that's right.
Liu Tan felt his mind was a little confused: "No, let me sort it out."
Huo Guang pulled the document out of his hand and said, "Your Highness, don't think too much. Rest well and wait for His Majesty's commendation."
Liu Tan: ???
He looked at Huo Guang's departing back and felt a little confused. Who was the person who vowed to accuse him last night?
Little did he know that in Huo Guang's mind, filing a complaint was just a game between him and Liu Tan. Anyway, they both knew that even if they really filed a complaint, Liu Che would at most write a letter to scold Liu Tan, and might even send him some money to calm him down.
But killing Wu Shilu is definitely a great achievement. Between playing and achievement, Huo Guang naturally chose achievement.
Even if Liu Tan could not get any better rewards now, at least he could shock the people in Chang'an and make those who had something to hide think about whether they were afraid of the King of the North chasing them for thousands of miles.
Anyone who is hated by the King of the North will be stabbed to death with his own hands.
Liu Tan couldn't guess what Huo Guang was thinking and just felt strange.
Just as he was wondering, Lu Xuan, who received his letter, was also a little confused.
Originally, Lu Xuan was very happy to receive his letter. Since the expedition started, everything has been going smoothly. However, even so, coordinating the teams of three or four countries at the same time still made Lu Xuan feel a little overwhelmed.
He always hoped that one day he would be able to rival Wei Huo, and he also felt that he had some talent in leading troops. However, he did not expect that after he actually led a large army of tens of thousands of people, he did not feel high-spirited, but only tired.
Of course, one could make an excuse and say that Wei Huo was leading a whole, unlike his place which was a mess, and that Wei Huo had people assisting him, while he had too few people who could assist him.
But the Xiongnu that Wei and Huo faced back then were very powerful, and the Xiongnu that Lu Xuan faced now... were really not that good. Even if they were not overwhelming, they were still advancing.
It was precisely because of this that Lu Xuan was truly holding on with a spirit of not admitting defeat. Every day he not only had to think about how to attack, where to attack, and what to do next, but he also had to find a way to settle the intrigues between those small countries.
Under such circumstances, Lu Xuan received Liu Tan's letter. Just reading the words on the letter made him feel relieved. As he opened the letter, he wondered how Tan was doing recently. Had he gained weight or lost weight? Had he grown taller? Did he miss him?
After opening the letter, Lu Xuan was caught off guard when he saw the gentle and lovely Ah Tan in his heart running to stab Wu Shilu.
Lu Xuan: ...
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