Liu Tan looked at the blood-stained golden crown with curiosity. After opening Lu Xuan's letter, he saw Lu Xuan wrote very bluntly: That golden crown is the golden crown of the Xiongnu Youguli King. It was he who led his men to plunder Shuofang in the south. The head is not easy to preserve, so I won't show it to you. You just wait for the rest. I will settle accounts with them one by one.
At the end of the letter, he wrote: My heart is the same as before, and attached a dried flower.
That dried flower is a common flower in the Gobi Desert. It is quite beautiful, but Liu Tan never knew what it was called.
Of course, at this moment, Liu Tan didn't care what the flower was called. All he could think about was: Is Lu Xuan going crazy?
The Xiongnu King Youguli was second only to the Left and Right Wise Kings. If we must compare it with the official system of the Han Dynasty, it was basically the level of more important responsibilities among the Nine Ministers, second only to the Three Dukes.
Can such a person be killed casually?
Although Lu Xuan casually said in the letter that he happened to meet the King of Youguli, the question is, is it so easy to meet the King of Youguli?
The Nine Ministers of the Han Dynasty, even those at the level of the Chief Justice, would not take people out for a stroll casually. This was even contrary to national customs.
King Youguli had just plundered Shuofang and would not easily escape again at this time.
Even if we take a step back and say that the King of Youguli really had nothing better to do and ran away, he would definitely be in the Xiongnu territory and it would be impossible for him to run into the Wusun territory. So where did Lu Xuan go to "accidentally meet" him?
So in Liu Tan's opinion, the "chance encounter" was fake, and the real one was a direct visit.
Of course, he was quite happy that someone avenged him, especially when he saw the golden crown. Even if he didn't take revenge himself, it didn't matter. After all, he would have to wait for a while, at least until the walls of Shuofang City were almost built.
He felt very suffocated when he thought about letting those people live for so long.
Now that he had vented his anger, he was still worried about Lu Xuan.
Not to mention whether the Huns will retaliate, the little Wusun has already fought several wars in a row and is even more warlike than Liu Che. If this continues, how long can the little Wusun survive?
But he also felt that Lu Xuan shouldn't be such an inconsiderate person. Ever since he accurately judged that the Huns were going to attack them and then decisively relocated his entire clan, he felt that Lu Xuan was a natural leader.
So what is the situation now? Has he become a troublemaker without my knowledge?
Liu Tan began to fall into deep thought.
At this time, Huo Guang was looking for him, but he couldn't find him in the main hall. After being reminded, he ran to the panda park and almost fainted when he saw him.
Liu Tan squatted there looking at the letter, not knowing what he was thinking, while his baby Gungun was lying on him and rebelling, making it so that Liu Tan's clothes were basically useless.
Huo Guang took a deep breath and walked over and asked in a suppressed tone, "Your Highness, what are you doing?"
Liu Tan raised his head reflexively because his upper body straightened up, and then he heard the sound of something heavy falling behind him. When he turned around, he saw Gungun lying on the ground and rolling around.
Liu Tan: ...
Was it his imagination? The little fat kid had gained weight again, and the sound of him landing was too solid, wasn't it?
Huo Guang reached out and pulled him up and asked, "Your Highness, please pay more attention."
Liu Tan felt a little guilty after hearing his weak words, so he quickly changed the subject: "I was just reading Lu Xuan's letter."
Huo Guang immediately became alert: "What did he say?"
Compared to Lu Xuan, even if Liu Tan rolled on the ground with the iron-eating beast, he would not be as powerful as Lu Xuan.
Liu Tan said in confusion, "He said he went to help me get revenge. This golden crown belongs to the King of Youguli."
Huo Guang took a deep breath. This little Kunmi was really crazy. That was the King of Youguli. Could he kill someone at will?
Even though the Han army was much stronger than the Wusun army, no one dared to say that they could kill the King of Youguli.
In fact, when two countries are at war, especially when the two countries are of similar strength, only a few can kill the other side's high-level officials. It is generally not easy to capture or kill some middle-level officers. If you can kill the other side's generals, it will be an unprecedented victory.
The fact that Huo Qubing was able to be promoted from a captain to a marquis is enough to show his outstanding achievements.
Lu Xuan had quietly killed the King of Youguli, without even the Han receiving any news. Thinking of the strength of the Wusun army, Huo Guang couldn't help but mentally adjust his alert level. On the surface, he said, "It's not surprising that the Kunmi did this. He always fought back when the Xiongnu invaded Wusun in the past."
Huo Guang felt that what he was doing at this moment was completely against his own principles. This behavior of secretly hinting to Liu Tan that Lu Xuan was not taking revenge specifically for him, but that he also wanted revenge himself, really made him feel uncomfortable.
But... they have to do this. Are they going to just watch that little Kunmi seduce their prince away?
Liu Tan was slightly stunned after hearing this, and then said: "I'm not thinking about that."
Huo Guang asked calmly, "Then what is your Highness worried about?"
Liu Tan scratched his head and said, "I'm worried that if Lu Xuan continues to fight like this, the country's strength will decline." After saying this, he was worried that Huo Guang would think his stance was questionable, so he added, "At least until now, the little Wusun have been our allies, and they also made great contributions during the attack on Dayuan. If it weren't for him... Zhao Po Nu... hmm, so should I remind him?"
Huo Guang also didn't want anything to happen to Little Wusun. From the perspective of the Han Dynasty, he really didn't want the ally to collapse suddenly. Secondly, if Little Wusun was gone, if Lu Xuan came to the Han Dynasty for help, Liu Che would definitely take him in. What if this little Kunmi brought people directly to the Northern Border Kingdom?
The reasons were readily available: the climate of the Northern Territory was very similar to that of the Western Territory. Would it be a problem for him to bring people here to settle down? No problem!
Wouldn't his Highness be in even greater danger then?
Huo Guang pondered for a moment and then asked, "How much does Your Highness know about the Western Regions?"
Liu Tan was stunned for a moment: "Huh? Why does Prime Minister Huo ask that?"
Huo Guang said, "Because what you worry about will basically not come true. The people in the Western Regions are often at war with each other, and they are actually used to it."
"That's just a minor friction, right?"
Huo Guang shook his head. "No, even if there were a large-scale war, it would still be the same. Essentially, they're no different from the Xiongnu. While their settlements are more fixed than the Xiongnu, that's because there aren't as many lush grasslands in the Western Regions. They'll settle wherever they find an oasis. But fighting is also a way for them to grow stronger. Whether it's the Xiongnu or them, they're best at fighting to support themselves."
Liu Tan looked thoughtful after hearing this: "Fight to support the war?"
Huo Guang said, "That's right. Just like this time, the Wusun Kingdom's capital is definitely not built yet. But they have already launched two wars in a row, and this time they are against the Xiongnu. Your Highness has to build the city first when he returns, so it is fundamentally different."
Huo Guoxiang frantically hinted to Liu Tan: You are different from him, you have no common language.
Liu Tan, however, seemed to have not understood at all. He breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's good that there is no impact. Let's send this thing... to Curry first."
Huo Guang: I feel so tired.
After Liu Tan handed the golden crown to Miao Rui, he turned around and asked, "What does Prime Minister Huo want to talk to me about?"
Huo Guang paused for a moment before remembering that he had come to discuss something with Liu. He quickly returned to work mode and said, "This is the place His Highness asked me to choose. It's the most suitable place for His Highness to build an industrial zone."
When he spoke of the latter part, there was a smile in Huo Guang's voice.
This matter was indeed entrusted to him by Liu Tan. There was no other way. Liu Tan had failed to choose a place before. He was worried that he would fail to choose another place this time. Then when would his paper mill be built?
Not only a paper mill, but also an industrial zone. Is there still hope?
Just let Huo Guang choose a place. It’s not possible that Huo Guang would choose a place where there would be a mine, right?
After hearing this, Liu Tan nodded without even looking at it and said, "Okay, let's go there."
Huo Guang was in a state of confusion. Although Liu Tan trusted him and made him very happy, wasn't this too casual a matter?
"There's one more thing," Huo Guang said, meeting Liu Tan's puzzled gaze. "Your Highness, we have so many things to do at once. Even if we mobilized all the people in Shuofang City, it wouldn't be enough. We must prioritize."
He felt a little emotional as he spoke. You know, they were worried about the destruction of Shuofang City and what would happen to the people's livelihood?
But then they turned around and found that what they needed to worry about was not the livelihood of the people, but the problem of insufficient manpower.
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