Princess Danyang's words really surprised everyone. No one had ever thought about attacking Dingling and Wuheng before. These two were their neighboring countries, and they had a good relationship with them before.
Over the past few years, the Great Wusun has been in chaos and its strength has declined significantly. No one has ever thought of invading others, so why is it suddenly...
Seeing someone frown, Princess Danyang said, "Now that the main forces of the Dingling and Wuheng nations are at the Xiongnu River, this is a golden opportunity. They've been sneaking around and causing trouble for us for a while now. Normally, you all say nice things, saying you'll teach them a lesson, but back then you all said the time wasn't right. I felt the same way then. You're not saying the same thing now, are you?"
The Prime Minister of Wusun said, "Princess, this is too sudden. We are not prepared yet..."
"Let's discuss this now," Princess Danyang interrupted him. "Even if we go on a campaign, we won't need many men. We have plenty of food and fodder here at the palace. Now is the time to make great achievements. Who will go?"
Someone couldn't help but ask, "Why is the princess so determined to attack Dingling and Wuheng? These two countries are friendly to us."
Princess Danyang was surprised. "Didn't I just explain it clearly enough? Would a true ally take advantage of our weakness to plunder us? Even An Yanmi has never done such a cruel thing!"
At this time, the Wusun general stepped forward and said, "Princess, your words are reasonable. Wusun has been showing weakness for a long time. If we don't take action now, I'm afraid they will have forgotten the glory of Wusun in the past."
Princess Danyang smiled sweetly and said, "The general is sensible."
A man behind the general said sarcastically, "The general and the princess are in-laws, so of course they understand the situation. I think your intention to attack Dingling and Wuheng is fake, and your real intention is to take this opportunity to kill those who disobey you!"
Princess Danyang raised her beautiful willow-shaped eyebrows and said, "You are saying something with a hidden meaning. Who is disobeying me? Who am I going to kill now?"
The man simply said, "You want to turn Wusun into the Han Dynasty. Who doesn't know that the bastard you gave birth to is not Kunmi's son at all? You...ah!"
Before he could finish his words, blood was already splattered everywhere. Everyone looked in horror at the heroic young man standing in the middle who was sheathing his sword.
The young man looked around coldly and said, "Anyone who slanders the princess shall be put to death without mercy."
After saying this, he returned to Princess Danyang and stood there quietly, as if he didn't exist.
However, smelling the bloody smell in the hall, who would dare to pretend that he doesn't exist?
Princess Danyang glanced at the man's body and said nonchalantly, "Drag him out," while fiddling with her bright red nails.
Immediately, guards came up and dragged the body out, leaving a trail of blood on the ground as they dragged it out.
Princess Danyang lowered her eyes and asked, "Now... who still objects?"
Everyone fell silent instantly. Princess Danyang glanced at the general and said with a smile, "Then I'll leave this matter to you. I'm tired, and I think Nao Nao should be awake by now. Let's all disperse."
Princess Danyang stood up and walked slowly and gracefully onto the sedan chair.
After she left, the court of Da Wusun was in an uproar.
The Prime Minister of Wusun could not help but look at the general and ask, "General, you are destroying the foundation of Wusun."
The general sneered: "Fools, Princess Danyang has already taken control of all the fields. If you want to starve to death, then continue to oppose her!"
As the general's son-in-law, he saw more clearly than anyone else that the Han princess had already started planning when she first arrived. She had people farming and raising cattle and sheep. What everyone said at the time was: Han women are virtuous.
He thought so at the time, but later when he discovered that most of the arable land of Wusun was in the name of the Han princess, he knew that things were going to be bad.
The Wusun were indeed a nomadic people, but who would choose to be a nomad if they could survive in a stable way? The people didn't know much about this, they only knew that after the Han princess arrived, they had food to eat and were able to eat their fill, and everyone loved and supported her.
Other families don't care about the people. When their land is insufficient to grow food and the people are unwilling to sell it to them, what will happen? These nobles have long lost the ability to nomadize. What else can they do but wait for death?
So when Princess Danyang asked the general to help her, the general agreed without hesitation.
He didn't know what the future would be like, but at least now he had to find a way to save his life.
So, just as Liu Tan and Lu Xuan were waiting for news from the Xiongnu, Princess Danyang sent a letter of good news - she had captured Dingling and Dondu, and asked whether the court should send some troops over.
Liu Tan was surprised: "She acted very quickly."
Lu Xuan smiled and said, "I think it's about time. The internal conflicts of Wusun must be transferred to the outside world. The child's appearance cannot be concealed. If she wants to completely control the Great Wusun, she needs to make some achievements. Nothing is easier than war to weaken the enemy's strength and strengthen one's own strength."
Liu Tan turned and looked at him. "No wonder. I was wondering why you brought Dingling and Wuheng with you this time. Although these two countries are quite powerful, they have had some unpleasant experiences with you before. So, are you creating opportunities for Danyang?"
Lu Xuan said, "That's right and that's not right. If Princess Danyang doesn't seize this opportunity, then I will take action. When I ascended the throne at a young age, Dingling and Wuheng once tried to seize the opportunity to annex the country. I still remember that."
Liu Tan couldn't help but touch his head, thinking that there must have been many people eyeing the fat piece of meat of Little Wusun at that time, and it was not easy for Lu Xuan to hold on.
Lu Xuan held his hand, brought it to his lips, kissed it, and said with a smile: "It's okay, it's all over."
Liu Tan put away the information and said, "I thought Danyang would take the opportunity to train her own people, but I didn't expect that she would also want the Han Dynasty to send people over."
As Liu Tan spoke, he wrote a letter to Princess Danyang, asking her to write directly to Liu Che.
Ever since Princess Danyang learned about her life experience, her communication with Emperor Wu of Han almost reached a freezing point. Many times, she had to communicate through Liu Tan. But this was not a big deal. What if Emperor Wu of Han felt that his daughter was alienated from him? If she was just an ordinary princess married to a foreign country, it would be fine.
But Princess Danyang now holds great power. She is a disloyal princess who controls the important roads leading to the west of the Han Dynasty. What if Liu Che is cruel... no one can predict what will happen.
Liu Tan didn't think that just because Liu Che obeyed him in everything he said, he was really a loving father.
Look at Liu Dan. From beginning to end, Liu Dan never thought of cursing Liu Che. He just wanted Liu Tan to die.
As a result, he was taken advantage of by the descendants of the Zhao family. Emperor Liu Che directly escorted him to the capital, and later it was said that... he died in a miserable way.
It’s not that Liu Che used torture on him. He simply threw Liu Dan’s family into the most deserted courtyard outside Chang’an and imprisoned them, not allowing anyone to take care of them.
In the end, Liu Dan's family probably starved to death.
However, when people are extremely hungry, they can do anything. It is said that when someone found that there was no sound inside, they opened the door and found that two of Liu Dan's children were missing, and the rest were simply missing limbs. As for the adults, everyone had bite marks on their bodies, even Liu Dan was no exception.
The whole courtyard seemed like hell on earth.
Liu Tan couldn't help but gasp when he received the news. He thought that Liu Che would kill Liu Dan, but in his opinion, at most he would just have someone force him to drink a cup of poisoned wine or give him a piece of white silk.
I never expected that such cruel means would be used.
For a moment, he even doubted whether it was Liu Che who gave the order.
He always felt that even if Liu Che hated it so much, he would not do this. Maybe it was the people below who did this because of their divergent thinking.
After learning about this, Liu Che said with disgust: "Even a tiger won't eat its own cubs, but he eats his own children. He's nothing short of a beast!"
It sounds like he really wouldn't treat Liu Dan that way, but it's also true that he doesn't feel any sympathy at all.
Anyway, no matter what, Princess Danyang still has to repair her relationship with Liu Che.
After all, even though he knew the truth, Princess Danyang's identity was not exposed. She was still Liu Che's daughter and was very useful now. Liu Che would not disown her.
It was almost New Year's Day when Princess Danyang received Liu Tan's letter. After hesitating for a while, she wrote a letter to Liu Che and sealed it with many gifts.
Of course, her gift was not as good as Liu Tan's, but it was still a filial act.
However, Princess Danyang did not know that Liu Tan was also worried at this time.
He didn't come up with anything particularly novel this year, and felt that the New Year gift was a bit ordinary. It was expensive enough, after all, it was the current specialty of the Northern Border Country. The things were indeed expensive enough, but they could not be compared with previous years.
The main reason is that he has been fighting the Huns recently, and... his brain will work like crazy when he needs to, but when he doesn't need it, he is just a dead fish.
Then, Xianyu turned over and found that there were no gifts to give. He said helplessly, "Why don't I go to Beijing by myself."
His return to Beijing was probably the biggest gift. After all, Liu Che and Liu Ju had written a total of six letters to Liu Tan, asking him if he would go back for the New Year. This did not include the letters from Chen Ajiao and Princess Dangli.
It gave him the feeling that everyone in Chang'an was looking forward to his return.
Lu Xuan was very nervous after hearing this and asked, "You...you want to go back?"
They had clearly agreed to celebrate the New Year together. This was probably the first New Year they had celebrated together.
But after feeling disappointed, Lu Xuan stubbornly said, "Then... then I'll go back with you."
Liu Tan laughed. "No! It's too late to go back now. Hmm, let me think about it. By the way, how are the boats of the Mo family children going?"
Lu Xuan was shocked after hearing this: "You don't want to give His Majesty a boat, do you?"
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