The Left Wise King continued, "This is the head of the tribal chief who secretly sent people to the Central Plains. There is indeed a misunderstanding between us. The Southern Xiongnu and the Han Dynasty should always live in harmony. We cannot let misunderstandings ruin our friendship."
"Who the murderer is isn't important," Wang Han said, glancing at the head in the box. "What's important is, how do you intend to resolve this misunderstanding?"
The Left Wise King quickly said, "The Chanyu is willing to make compensation for this misunderstanding by giving away 10,000 head of cattle and sheep, 5,000 horses, and returning the Han people and goods that were looted. The Chanyu also guarantees that no one will invade the Central Plains again in the future."
"Hmph." Wang Han snorted and looked at the Left Wise King with dissatisfaction, saying, "Ten thousand cattle and sheep, five thousand horses, and the number of people who died was far more than that. Moreover, the people who died because of the misunderstanding you mentioned were people."
"But..." The Left Wise King had anticipated that Wang Han would say such a thing, and wanted to refute that Wang Han had also killed many Xiongnu, but under Wang Han's gaze, he swallowed his words and asked, "I wonder how Lord Dingshan Marquis would be willing to resolve the misunderstanding between us?"
“We will provide 50,000 head of cattle and sheep and 5,000 horses as tribute each year,” Wang Han said. “In addition, we will return all the Han people among your Xiongnu, as well as all the goods you have plundered.”
"Lord Dingshan, it is indeed possible to return the Han people and their belongings, but we simply cannot afford to provide 50,000 head of cattle and sheep and 5,000 horses each year."
“Hmph, you Xiongnu have a population of over a million, and most of your food comes from cattle and sheep. Can’t you even reduce your diet by one head of cattle or sheep per household per year? If you can’t, aren’t there other ethnic groups on the grasslands? They have those too,” Wang Han said.
Upon hearing this, Zuo Xianwang realized that Wang Han wanted them to deal with other ethnic groups on the grasslands.
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