I was engaged in infrastructure construction in the Han Dynasty [Transmigration Book]

When Liu Tan heard the words Xiongnu Shanyu, he subconsciously thought: What is Wushilu going to do again?

It was half a beat later that he remembered that Wushilu was dead, and the current Xiongnu Shanyu should be Xiaolihu.

But what did Xiaolihu write to him for?

Liu Tan asked, "Where is the letter?"

Hong Lu immediately asked someone to present a silver box and said: "All have been checked, and there is no poison."

After the silver box was presented, Liu Tangang said to Yan Xingsheng who was sitting behind him, "Your Highness, let me come."

Although the box was fine, Hong Lu did not dare to open the letter from Xiaolihu at will. After all, the letter was addressed to His Highness the King of the Northern Territory by name. If he opened it, in case there was something he shouldn't know Isn't that courting death?

Liu Tan glanced at Yan Xingsheng and said, "Put a cloth towel on it."

He didn't think there was anything wrong with the people around him being so cautious. After all, they had a big enmity with the Xiongnu now. He could pretend to ask Wu Shilu to come out and stab him, and the other party could pretend to write him a letter and poison the letter.

Yan Xingsheng responded, and carefully untied the silk rope on the cloth, and unfolded it little by little.

Liu Tan had already covered his mouth and nose with a cloth towel at this time, and raised his eyebrows after the cloth was unfolded: "This handwriting is sharp and strong, and I don't know who wrote it."

Yan Xingsheng murmured: "No matter how good your handwriting is, you can't say you have a backbone if you go to join the Huns."

But Liu Tan said: "People's situations cannot be generalized. No one knows what his situation is. Let's read the content of the letter first."

He just glanced at it casually, but found that Xiaolihu actually asked Liu Tan to help him secure the Shanyu position.

In the letter, Xiaolihu expressed that as long as His Royal Highness the King of the Northern Territory is willing to help him, he can offer the tribes of Wushilu with both hands - that means knowing that you are short of people in the Northern Territory, you can take these people and use them as you like.

When Liu Tanzheng was wondering, he saw the last sentence—the Huns were willing to cede the west of Yanshan Mountain to Wusun State. I wonder if it is possible for Wusun State to withdraw its troops temporarily?

There are two things written in a letter from Xiaolihu, each of which makes Liu Tan unable to understand.

He put the first thing aside, turned to Yan Xingsheng and said, "Go to King Wusun's mansion and ask if there is any news about King Wusun these two days."

There have been too many things recently, one after another, if it hadn't been for Xiaolihu to mention it, he almost forgot that Lu Xuan hadn't written to him for several days.

Judging from Lu Xuan's previous posture of wishing to write a letter a day, Liu Tan had every reason to suspect that he had done something quietly again.

Thinking of this, he said to Yan Xingsheng again: "By the way, I would like to ask about the battle situation over there."

Yan Xingsheng took the order to go, Liu Tan looked at Honglu and asked: "What's the situation with the Xiongnu now? Isn't it a logical thing for Xiaoli Lake to become Shanyu? Is there any objection?"

Honglu immediately explained: "The original heir should be Wushilu's youngest son, but his youngest son suddenly disappeared, and now only Xiaolihu is left who is qualified to inherit the Shanyu's position, but... the Xiongnu is not without incident. In the matter of seeking power and usurping the throne, there are now a few big nobles who use the banner of Xiaolihu to murder Wushilu's youngest son for the position of Shanyu, saying that he is not worthy of being Shanyu, and they want to oppose him."

Liu Tan couldn't help laughing after hearing this: "Wu Shilu's move...is also possible."

Hong Lu was slightly taken aback: "Your Highness, what do you mean... Wu Shilu thought of this long before he died?"

Liu Tan said: "It is very possible that he knows that his son is not stable in the position of Shan Yu. The most people who fight for it are to let his son be a puppet. When the time is right to decide the winner, it will be his son. At the time of his death, even if someone ascended to Shan Yu's position directly, he would not treat his son kindly, he is completely disgusting his successor."

To be honest, if Wu Shilu is not an enemy, Liu Tan would appreciate him, this move is beautiful.

Honglu was a little puzzled: "But where did Wushilu's youngest son go?"

Liu Tan was slightly taken aback, and then remembered that Honglu didn't know that Wushilu had entrusted his youngest son to him. Now that child has arrived in Chang'an, it is said that Liu Che gave Qiemo Che a mansion to raise the child. The children grow up, and they are left to fend for themselves.

Liu Tan didn't want the situation of Wushilu's youngest son to be exposed too much. It would be better if no one knew his identity. If it wasn't necessary for Qi Mo Che to raise him, Qi Mo Che would not stay here.

He coughed lightly and said, "Who knows? Since Wushilu still has party members resisting Xiaoli Lake, it means his son must not be dead."

And those people knew very well in their hearts. As for whether these people were really loyal to Wushilu or wanted to have a puppet young master, they didn't know.

Hong Lu always felt that His Highness must know something, but since he didn't tell him, it meant that he should not know about this matter.

So he just asked: "Then His Highness, do you want to reply to Xiaoli Lake?"

Liu Tan looked at the cloth and said, "You go back for now, I have to discuss it with the Prime Minister."

Honglu retreated immediately.

Liu Tan looked at the letter on the table, and at the map, and suddenly felt that perhaps this was the best opportunity—an opportunity to split the Xiongnu.

The countries in the Western Regions and the Xiongnu are different from the countries in the Central Plains. Since Liu Che exclusively respected Confucianism, the entire nation has begun to embark on the road of civilization, and the most important thing is to start paying attention to teachers who are famous.

And you have to worry about your reputation, but those countries follow the law of the jungle more.

They will also pay attention to the thoughts of the people below, but that is when their thoughts are not much different from their own. Once there is a disagreement, they will not mind showing their fangs.

Therefore, because Lu Xuan's father was dissatisfied that he was not a prince, but his nephew became a grandson, he directly rebelled against the country and made himself king. Naturally, the Xiongnu could also be split.

Since those people refused to accept Xiaolihu, now that Xiaolihu came to ask Liu Tan for help, it was obvious that he could not suppress those people with his power.

There is a lot of room for Liu Tan to operate.

Thinking of this, Liu Tan wrote a letter to Xiaolihu. The letter didn't say anything, but only wrote one sentence: I want the king to make a move, but the population is not enough as a bargaining chip.

He wasn't afraid that Lihu would be angry when he saw it, and the condition he put forward meant that the matter could be negotiated.

It's a deal if there are back and forth. If he doesn't mention any conditions, the other party will be suspicious.

After writing the letter to Xiaolihu, he called over the person who had been selected to be in charge of installing the Huns.

This person's name is Yu Dory. It is said that he grew up by the sea, so he took such a name, but he was selected as the Embroidered Clothes Emissary, so he moved all the way from there to the north.

Liu Tan previously handed over the Huns to Yudao for selection in order to install the Huns carefully, and the suitable people were sent to the Huns through his training.

There is no way, the Huns he accepted originally did not have a high status in the Huns, and it is extremely difficult to let them mix in with their original identities, so the only way to train them is to let them get useful information as much as possible .

At that time, Yudao proposed a method-using the children of the Huns to obtain information.

The Xiongnu is still in slavery. Children who are half-grown and young can easily be bought back as slaves by the high-level Xiongnu. It is entirely possible for the Huns in the northern border country to pretend to be unable to live on and sell their children.

As for why children are used, in the words of Yu Dory, children are easier to educate than adults, and it is easier for people to let their guard down.

Liu Tan originally didn't want to use the child for anything, but the northern border country really lacked news about the Huns, so he had to turn a blind eye.

It's just that the intelligence system is not something that can be done overnight. The big net for fishing bream has just been laid, and I don't know if it can be harvested.

After the fisherman arrived, Liu Tan directly asked, "What's the situation with the Xiongnu now? How many people are against Xili Lake?"

Yupi said: "I am about to report these news to Your Highness. The Huns are now in civil turmoil to a certain extent. There is only one Captain Zuo who can threaten Xili Lake, and Captain Zuo is from Wushilu."

Liu Tan smiled slightly: "Are you opposing under the banner of supporting the young master of Wushilu?"

Fisherman said: "It's not just a banner, this person is loyal to Wushilu, not only him, but those around him and King Zuoguli are also very loyal to Wushilu."

Liu Tan was slightly taken aback, first he felt strange, and then thought that Qin Hui still had two or three friends. Although Wu Shilu was crazy, it didn't mean that he was really a loner, otherwise he would not be able to sit on the position of the Huns long ago. Steady.

He thought of this and asked: "These people are beyond my expectation, they can pose such a big threat to Xiaoli Lake?"

Fishing bream was also a little confused: "They are not as strong as Lili Lake, and Lili Lake shouldn't be forced to be like this by them."

Liu Tan asked, "Xiaoli Lake is so powerful?"

Yu Dory explained: "It's not that he is strong, but the main reason is that the night Wushilu died, he directly led people to slaughter several tribes that finally ended up in Wushilu, which led to its decline."

After hearing this, Liu Tan smiled and said, "This Lili Lake is a bit interesting."

He likes people who do things straightforwardly, but it's a pity that this person is an enemy. If he is an enemy, he hopes that the more indecisive the other party is, the better.

But this can indeed understand why Wushilu's subordinates and Xiaolihu are not dead, and they were killed directly without even buying them, otherwise they would have been killed one by one.

But the question still came back, since Xiaoli Lake was weakening the strength of those people in Wushilu in the first place, why is he so anxious now?

Just when he was wondering, Yan Xingsheng, who had just been sent out by him, returned quickly with an indescribable expression on his face.

Liu Tan looked at him and asked, "What? No news about King Wusun?"

Yan Xingsheng said: "Yes, it's just that... King Wusun has deviated from the original route and marched eastward all the way, and now he has accumulated troops by the Xiongnu River."

Liu Tan was dumbfounded, and then he looked at the fish and said, "No wonder, Xiaoli Lake is so anxious, the focus of the letter is actually on the last sentence."