In June of the fifth year of Yuanguang, the Han army ended the battle in Mobei and left two thousand auxiliary troops to pursue the remaining Xiongnu. The main army, in accordance with the order, turned westward and pursued the Xiongnu headquarters led by Yizhixie.
When the team passed through Loulan City, they happened to encounter the funeral of the Loulan royal family.
According to tradition, the Loulan people cut down ancient trees that three people could hug together, set them up in a circle at a chosen location, and built a mausoleum to symbolize the most primitive worship.
The King and Queen of Loulan were buried together surrounded by ancient trees. The tombs of several princes and princesses were not far from each other and were similar in shape, but smaller in scale than the joint tomb of the king and queen.
Because the royal family of Loulan was massacred by the Yuezhi cavalry and their direct bloodline was gone, the prime minister temporarily took over the government of Loulan. After the funeral, he would send envoys to welcome back distant relatives of the royal family to inherit the throne of Loulan according to the rules set by the previous king.
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