I, the prince, only want to be deposed.

Chapter 450 They are not worthy of marrying a Han princess

Looking at Wei Lu's back, which was clearly overjoyed but trying hard to suppress his emotions.

Liu Ju smiled and shook his head, sat back in his chair, poured himself a glass of goat milk, and drank two sips.

This stuff is very inflammable, but Liu Ju can't drink alcohol, so drinking some goat milk is also quite invigorating... Anyway, with Han Ling by his side, he is not afraid of getting inflamed.

Han Ling came over and asked in confusion:

"Sir, when did the Xiongnu Right Wise King's secret envoy come? How come I have never seen him before?"

"How can you call him a secret agent if everyone has seen him?"

Liu Ju asked back with a smile,

"Besides, did I ever say such a thing? When, where, and to whom did I say it? Don't talk nonsense without evidence, or I'll sue you for defamation."

"..."

As soon as these words were spoken, Han Ling immediately realized that there was no such thing as a secret envoy.

If there was no secret envoy, but Wei Lu was sent as an envoy to the Right Wise King of the Xiongnu, wouldn't this cause some problems?

Wei Lu is the emperor's envoy after all, so if something really goes wrong...it doesn't seem to be a problem.

Anyway, Dongfang Yu and Zhao Qian had both been sent out by Liu Ju, and even Su Wu, the envoy who was specifically responsible for the marriage, was sent by Liu Ju to other small countries. However, the marriage was delayed again and again until recently when Su Wu was allowed to go to Wusun.

The emperor naturally knew all this.

Otherwise, their contribution would not be counted, and the emperor would not have issued an edict to praise them or promise them rewards. This shows that the emperor had already acquiesced in Liu Ju's behavior.

If something really went wrong, there have been so many envoys who have encountered problems while on diplomatic missions to other countries over the years, so if we want to blame someone, we can only blame the enemy country, not Liu Ju...

Thinking about this, Han Ling became more and more curious about what Liu Ju was up to.

But in the end she said nothing and asked nothing.

As Liu Ju's bedmate, she has fully noticed the great transformation of Liu Ju after he came to the Western Regions. His mind, skills, tactics, mentality, and "riding skills" have all reached extraordinary levels. Up to now, he has not made any mistakes, and every step is linked to each other, so perfect that it is heart-pounding.

Being with Liu Ju is like reading a book, opening one volume after another, and each volume has surprising and awe-inspiring content that makes you unable to stop.

So she didn't need to say anything or ask anything, she just needed to live her life as a couple.

Although this sometimes made her feel a little frustrated as she had been confident in her intelligence since childhood, she felt more proud when she thought that Liu Ju was her gentleman.

This time will be the same...

Since the gentleman has promised to help Wei Lu achieve a greater achievement than Dongfang Yu, then the timing has been arranged in advance. Although it is a bit risky for him to go and persuade the Right Wise King to surrender, if he succeeds, his achievement will indeed be greater than Dongfang Yu's.

I just don't know why Wei Lu was treated so courteously by the gentleman?
Dongfang Yushang could understand it. After all, the two of them had once received the envoys from the Chen Kingdom together, so they could be considered old friends.

But looking at the expressions of Junzi and Wei Lu, it didn't seem like they were old friends. Otherwise, why had Junzi ignored him for several days before this, as if he was deliberately trying to tease him?
"Okay, okay, don't think about it anymore. Some things may not be right no matter how much you think about them. Instead of wasting time, you might as well teach me the Tocharian language that you have already mastered."

Seeing Han Ling's obsidian eyes darting around, Liu Ju simply reached out and pulled her over.

"Gentleman, are you teaching here?"

Han Ling quickly collected her thoughts, but her pretty face immediately turned red, because Liu Ju's "learning foreign languages" had never been pure.

Liu Ju laughed and said:

"Of course not. I always fall asleep when I study. It's better for us to teach in bed."

……

Just two days later, Su Wu returned from Wusun.

Su Wu did fulfill his mission and successfully brought back the one thousand horses that Wusun had promised to give to the Han Dynasty as a betrothal gift. In other words, the marriage was halfway completed.

However, the diplomatic results were so-so. He had sent someone to report back a few days ago. Even now, Wusun still had an ambiguous attitude towards the Han Dynasty and had not agreed to become a member of the Western Alliance. Lie Jiaomi still found the excuse of "old age and a divided country, unable to be autocratic" and tried to continue to play both sides between the Han Dynasty and the Xiongnu.

"General Su, you have worked hard on this trip."

Liu Ju glanced at the group of horses that looked like the leftovers, of mixed quality. He felt no guilt at all and just welcomed Su Wu into the tent with a smile.

After Su Wu entered the tent, he first briefly recounted to Liu Ju what he had seen and heard in the Wusun Kingdom, and finally asked tentatively:

"Your Highness, we have already taken back the betrothal gifts. When will the marriage be completed?"

"General Su, have you carefully examined these horses?"

Liu Ju did not answer but asked instead.

"The horses are not really of very good appearance."

Su Wu said awkwardly,

"But he is not injured or disabled. This matter involves the diplomacy of the two countries. I cannot point it out to your face. I am afraid that it will ruin your majesty's plan to cut off the right arm of the Xiongnu. Therefore, I can only accept it and rush back."

"General Su, you were there when we conquered Gushi City. Do you remember how many good horses we got in Gushi?"

Liu Ju asked again.

"About four thousand."

Su Wu didn't know why Liu Ju asked this question, but he answered honestly.

"You also witnessed the battle with the Huns yourself, and remember how many good horses we captured when we defeated the Huns' army?"

Liu Ju asked again.

"About 7,000 horses..."

When Su Wu answered this, he already understood what Liu Ju meant.

Does our Han Dynasty need your thousand inferior horses? We have no shortage of superior horses either.

If the Han Dynasty really wants them, it would be more cost-effective to just rob them. For a big country in the Western Regions like Wusun with a population of hundreds of thousands, if it could get tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of high-quality horses in one wave like Master Gu did, it would be no problem.

We, the Han people, could have clearly robbed them, but we chose to make peace with the Wusun in a nice way. The betrothal gift of a thousand horses was just a symbolic gift, just to save face. Yet the Wusun still treated us so badly.

If this isn't shamelessness, then what is this?
Isn't this like refusing to accept a toast and then drinking a penalty?

How is this different from sending away a beggar?
"Then according to your Highness, this marriage..."

Su Wu asked subconsciously.

"Let's put it aside for now. It's not time yet."

Liu Ju grinned.

"I am also very embarrassed by the lack of sincerity of Wusun. This makes me feel that they are not worthy of marrying a Han princess, but only worthy of kneeling to welcome a goddess who is the mother of the nation and saves the people."

"Mother of the Nation?"

This time Su Wu was confused again.

"Do you still remember my great grandmother? She was Empress Dou Yifang, the Empress Xiaowen Dou, who made my father feel aggrieved for many years."

Liu Ju smiled and said,

"Liu Xijun is still young. If nothing unexpected happens, she should be able to live for many years and educate Wusun for many years."

(End of this chapter)