Lu Xuan felt that the way he opened the letter might be a little wrong, so he placed the letter on the table, took a few deep breaths, and prepared himself mentally before opening the letter.
Watching it again, he still found it quite magical.
When Lu Xuan saw Wu Shilu running rampant in the Northern Border Kingdom, he was indeed very angry and even had the urge to kill Wu Shilu.
But if he were to do it, he would definitely have to plan carefully before taking action. The most important thing is that even if he planned, he might not be able to come up with a way to kill Wu Shilu.
You have to remember that the other party was the Xiongnu Chanyu. Unless he wiped out the Xiongnu in one fell swoop, or Wu Shilu died of illness, how could he die so easily? Assassination was even more out of the question. In reality, no one would actually carry out an assassination. Not only would it be difficult, but breaking the rules would only put everyone in danger.
Strictly speaking, Liu Tan also performed an assassination this time, but this assassination... was a little absurd in it, because not everyone can do it.
Lu Xuan felt that if he were to ask Wu Shilu out, Wu Shilu would definitely not come out to see him, but would instead ask him to meet him in the Xiongnu camp.
Even if Liu Che wanted to meet Wu Shilu, Wu Shilu would probably choose a place that was safe for both of them to meet, and would not be so hasty.
Lu Xuan looked at the candle on the desk and thought about how he had felt that Wu Shilu's feelings for Liu Tan were complicated, not just love and hate. If it was just love, then Wu Shilu would probably do the same as he did in the past, and would try every possible means to snatch the person away to the grassland.
Not to mention love, even if he only liked Wu Shilu a little bit, he would probably do this.
If you say it is hatred, then the look in Wu Shilu's eyes every time he looks at Liu Tan can't be described as hatred.
And the gift he gave to Liu Tan that originally belonged to Yanshi was very complicated. On the one hand, it expressed his love for Liu Tan, and on the other hand, he hoped that Liu Tan would die.
It seemed as if Wu Shilu was completely split apart. If he had to say something, it was from a personal perspective. He liked Liu Tan, although he didn't know why, but sometimes he couldn't seem to explain why.
It was just a momentary impulse. When Lu Xuan first saw Liu Tan, he was stunned by her beauty. At that time, Liu Tan was not as dazzling as she is now, but he liked her very much. It seemed normal for Wu Shilu to like Liu Tan.
However, from the perspective of family and country, Liu Tan was a formidable enemy, and the Huns wanted this man to die even more.
Lu Xuan came out of his trance holding the letter, then suddenly smiled and said, "Ah Tan really helped me a lot."
Next, he just needs to wait for the news of Wu Shilu's death and then find a way to intimidate these small countries.
As for the march, perhaps he could be more relaxed.
After Lu Xuan made up his mind, he took another look at the letter. Liu Tan didn't write anything cheesy in the letter. The whole letter was about what happened this time. Lu Xuan felt a little sorry, but it didn't matter. He just had to finish beating him quickly so that he could go back and celebrate the New Year with his Ah Tan!
So everyone noticed that the King of Wusun, who had a somewhat radical style of marching and fighting, suddenly seemed to go crazy. He didn't seem to care about the opponent's resistance at all, and began to attack aggressively, which was very different from his previous style of preferring to use strategies.
In fact, Lu Xuan used strategies because there was a huge gap in strength between the enemy and us. As long as he had more people and better equipment than the enemy, wouldn't he like to crush them?
Originally, other countries thought he was going crazy and couldn't help but unite to find Lu Xuan to protest.
After they entered the central tent, they saw Lu Xuan with a smile on his face as he said, "You've arrived just in time. I was just about to visit you on some business."
The monarchs of the smaller nations exchanged glances, each wondering what he was about to say. Just as they sat down, they heard Lu Xuan say, "We've just received news that the Xiongnu Chanyu, Wu Shilu, has been killed by His Royal Highness the King of the Northern Territory. His son is still young. Now that the Xiongnu are leaderless, it's a perfect opportunity for us to take advantage of the chaos and attack. I'm sure you won't miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, right?"
Everyone: ???
No, wait a minute, what did you just say?
Looking at the crowd that was so shocked that they were speechless, Lu Xuan couldn't help but feel refreshed.
The former King of Loulan, now the King of Shanshan, couldn't help but ask, "How could... the Xiongnu Chanyu die at the hands of His Royal Highness, the King of the Northern Border of the Han Dynasty?"
This sentence contains too much information, but the main problem is that no one can figure it out.
Lu Xuan said calmly, "Wu Shilu led his men south to plunder the Han Dynasty's Yan territory, and then entered the pass from Yan territory, angering His Royal Highness the King of the Northern Territory. After discovering his whereabouts, the King of the Northern Territory personally met with him and then... killed him."
Everyone gasped, and the pale image of His Majesty the King of the North in their minds suddenly became more three-dimensional - it was the appearance of the devil in the legends of various countries.
Lu Xuan said calmly, "His Royal Highness the King of the Northern Territory wrote to inform me a few days ago, but at that time, we didn't have any confirmed information, so I was not in a position to tell you. Now that the Xiongnu have begun their funeral, the dust has settled."
Everyone was silent. For a moment, their thoughts were a little incoherent and they didn't know what to say.
Seeing they were silent, Lu Xuan added, "By the way, His Royal Highness the King of the Northern Territory has invited me to meet him in Shuofang City before the New Year. I'm sure you won't let me break my promise, right?"
Everyone shuddered instantly. If Lu Xuan was simply threatening them, they wouldn't be afraid. After all, they were all neighbors and generally wouldn't tear each other apart. Once they did, it would be disgusting and annoying to each other. Why bother?
But if the King of the North gets angry, that would be a disaster. Who knows if His Majesty the King of the North would kill them in a fit of rage?
The Xiongnu Chanyu died at the hands of the King of the North, and it sounds like it was His Royal Highness the King of the North who did it himself.
Because Lu Xuan concealed many details, these people did not know the specific situation, but the more this was the case, the easier it was for people to imagine.
Some people even began to doubt whether His Royal Highness the King of the North really knew witchcraft or something, and in anger they directly used witchcraft to kill the Xiongnu Chanyu.
Lu Xuan looked at their trembling faces and smiled secretly, suddenly tasting the comfort of being a gigolo.
Well, there is nothing shameful in relying on your wife. Others want to rely on you but have no one to rely on.
Lu Xuan happily began to plan the next move. Suddenly, the soldiers of these countries were no longer at his beck and call, but they were no longer as hypocritical as before.
As expected, they had all been secretly told by the monarchs of various countries to take a passive approach.
Lu Xuan secretly took note of them and planned to go back and deal with them after the fight was over.
Chang'an received the news of Wu Shilu's death later than Lu Xuan. Liu Che first received Huo Guang's memorial and the letter written by Liu Tan.
When Liu Che learned that Liu Tan had written a letter and brought him a new gift, he put Huo Guang's letter aside and read Liu Tan's letter first.
In the letter, Liu Tan showed great concern for Liu Che. He asked about his food, clothing, housing and transportation, and was even worried that Liu Che would get sick with the change of seasons. His thoughtfulness made Liu Che very happy. You know, not even his daughters were so considerate.
In particular, Liu Tan said that the last time Liu Che came to the Northern Border Kingdom, he felt that his clothes were too thick, making it inconvenient for him to move around. He was worried that his father would be cold if he didn't wear enough, so he tried to get some warmer and lighter clothes.
When Liu Che saw this, he was quite curious. He didn't know what kind of warm and lightweight clothes Liu Tan had got, so he simply asked someone to bring the things to him so that he could take a look.
Bu Fan immediately asked someone to bring over the things Liu Tan had sent. It was a small box. When the box was opened, there was a pile of neatly folded clothes inside.
Liu Che asked someone to take them out and found that there were long robes, short jackets and trousers, all kinds of things. The shapes were nothing special, but the material made Liu Che look a little strange.
Because the whole piece of clothing looked furry and different from a fur coat, he took it and touched it and found it was very soft and felt very good, which made him feel a little strange.
I went to look at Liu Tan's letter again, and only then did I realize that these were actually made of wool.
Liu Che subconsciously looked at the clothes in his hands again, feeling that it was a little unbelievable.
He knew about wool, and he even had wool carpets from the Western Regions in his palace.
In the past, he had the impression that wool was rough and hard. How did it become such a soft garment?
When Liu Che was wondering, Liu Ju suddenly said, "Father, my younger brother wrote down the method of wool weaving and asked me to arrange for the palace maids to do it and make clothes for you."
The clothes Liu Tan sent were not many, they served more as samples. He could indeed pay tribute to Liu Che with woolen clothes every year, but if all of Liu Che's woolen clothes were paid tribute by the northern border countries, the cost would be quite high.
You have to know that the emperor was frugal in his clothes. It was considered good if he could wear a piece of clothing several times. But for someone like Liu Che... it had nothing to do with frugality at all. If he liked a piece of clothing, he might wear it twice, but if he just liked it a little, he might only wear it once.
He doesn’t like it… He won’t wear it at all if he doesn’t like it.
Oh, this is clothing other than the official uniforms such as court dress and formal attire.
If the Northern Border Country is really asked to provide them, they may have to provide at least several hundred pieces in one winter.
It may not sound like much, but the wool given to Liu Che when he entered the palace was all fine wool. How much fine wool can a sheep produce? The pressure was too great when all this was calculated.
Moreover, the journey was long and it was inconvenient to transport back and forth. What's more, Liu Tan never kept anything secret from Liu Che. As long as it was something new, he would give the recipe to Liu Che, and Liu Che could do whatever he wanted with it.
For example, glass is now very popular in Chang'an City, but the glass produced locally in Chang'an can only be supplied to the royal family, and more has to be transported from the northern border. Liu Che would not compete with his son for profit.
Liu Che was in a good mood and waved his hand to let Liu Ju find someone to prepare to weave wool.
Just as Liu Che was touching his clothes and thinking about whether to let his son come back for the New Year this year, he received shocking news: Wu Shilu was dead.
Liu Che: ?????? Is there something that happened that he doesn’t know about?
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