Yuan Taizuo snorted heavily and stood up to leave the hall. The ministers were frightened by Yuan Taizuo's threat and also said goodbye to leave one after another. Only Quan Huan and Gao Yuan were left in the hall.

Gao Yuan said coldly: "Drawing the sword in front of me, Yuan Taizuo is becoming more and more presumptuous."

"Your Majesty, he has always been so arrogant!"

"Hmph!" Gao Yuan snorted heavily and said dissatisfied: "Didn't you say you should take advantage of the opportunity of Pyongyang's soldiers to eradicate him?"

"Weichen has been waiting for the opportunity. We must not be in a hurry at this time, let alone show signs. Otherwise, Yuan Taizuo will definitely backfire and we will be in danger."

After a pause, Quan Huan said again: "Although Jian Wuqi has been attracted by the empress, Yuan Taizuo asked him to station troops in the water, which was beyond my expectations. The key now is that the 10,000 troops in the city, only 5,000 soldiers are loyal to His Highness, and the other 5,000 people are in the hands of Zhao Beiyi. I thought Zhao Beiyi was neutral and could win over. Later I discovered that he was actually Yuan Taizuo's person. Yuan Taizuo's city was very deep. He controlled Zhao Beiyi but did not show any expression. If we did not find this and acted in a hurry, we would probably die."

"What you mean is that as long as Zhao Beiyi is transferred out of the city, can we do it?"

"Zhao Beiyi's army cannot be transferred out of the city. Yuan Taizuo will not give us this opportunity. The minister suspects that Yuan Taizuo also wants to kill us. Master, we must wait patiently!"

Gao Yuan nodded slowly, "Well, then let's endure it for a few more days!"

Yuan Taizuo returned to the mansion in anger. As soon as he walked into the gate, a subordinate came forward to report, "Gao Lie asked to see the Lord."

"Let him come to the study to see me!"

Yuan Taizuo returned to his study. He stood in front of the window and looked at the sky. His anger gradually subsided, but there seemed to be a thorn in his heart, which made him feel restless. He knew very well what this thorn was. It was the murderous intent that flashed in Gao Yuan's eyes in an instant when he took out the sword. He was caught by him. Gao Yuan had already had a murderous intent for him and was likely to join forces with Quan Huan to attack him. Will Yuan Taizuo have to wait any longer?

"Sir, Gao Lie is here."

"Let him come in!"

Yuan Taizuo turned around and sat down on the soft mat. Soon, Gao Lie hurried in.

The Bohai Association has always been secretly supported by Goguryeo, but in fact it was the support of Yuan Taizuo. Last year, Gao Lie fled to Goguryeo after his defeat in the army, so he naturally defected to Yuan Taizuo. This time, Goguryeo's attack on Liaodong was also completely in line with the interests of the Bohai Association. Gao Lie hopes that the Goguryeo army will continue to fight to Hebei so that he can establish a country in Hebei again.

However, although Gao Lie's expectations were wonderful, the reality was cruel. The Sui army used the absolute advantage of the navy to tie Goguryeo into two in Yalushui, and concentrated its superior forces to divide and annihilate them. Now even Gao Lie is not optimistic about Goguryeo and has begun to consider a plan to escape for himself.

Gao Lie stepped forward and bowed, "See Lord Mo Lizhi!"

Yuan Taizuo waved his hand politely, "Please sit down by the Lord!"

Gao Lie sat down aside, and he asked tentatively: "I heard that the court is fighting and controversy today, I don't know what the result will be?"

Yuan Taizuo smiled and did not answer him directly, but asked indirectly: "Is the Lord worried that we will discuss peace with the Sui army?"

Gao Lie's muscles twitched for a moment. How could he not worry? Once Goguryeo and the Sui army negotiated peace, he would inevitably be handed over to Zhang Xuan by Goguryeo. He would definitely die. Yuan Taizuo obviously knew this, so one sentence put him at a disadvantage.

Sighing, Gao Lie smiled bitterly and said, "Sir, I asked it knowingly."

"So I firmly oppose peace talks with the Sui army, which is a great extent to cherish the friendship between us. I will never agree to hand over the Lord to the Sui army, so I firmly disagree with peace talks and would rather offend the emperor and the many ministers."

Yuan Taizuo's implication is that, "The reason why I oppose peace talks is to protect you from being strong and I pay a great price for you."

Gao Lie secretly scolded Yuan Taizuo for being shameless. It was clearly because he gave him 50,000 taels of gold, but Yuan Taizuo could never give him real benefits, so now he deliberately used opposition peace talks to sell favors. His opposition peace talks have nothing to do with him.

Although he cursed in his heart, Gao Lie still had to show a low posture. He bowed and said, "Thank you for your care by Lord Mo Lizhi!"

"You're welcome. I took the gold of the host, so of course I have to express it."

Yuan Taizuo took a sip of tea and asked again with a smile: "Is the leader who came to me for this?"

“Not exactly.”

Gao Lie hesitated for a moment and said, "That's right. We wanted to leave Goguryeo through the waterway. We also found several ships, but unfortunately we were detained by General Zhao Beiyi. General Zhao Beiyi said that we must obtain the consent of the adults to release the people. Can Lord Molizhi--"

Before Gao Lie finished speaking, Yuan Taizuo's face became gloomy. Gao Lie actually wanted to run away. If he really negotiated with Zhang Xuan, Zhang Xuan asked Gao Lie to ask Gao Lie, what would he give him?

But Yuan Taizuo was very cunning. His face just darkened and he immediately returned to normal. He smiled and said, "I want to protect the Lord. If the Lord really doesn't believe me, I must leave. Of course, I won't stop him. But the Lord just left like this, and some follow-up matters are difficult for me to deal with!"

This is bargaining with Gao Lie, which was also in Gao Lie's expectation. He pondered: "I really don't have any extra money in my hand, so I will hand over the last 10,000 taels of gold to the adults, which is my support for the adults."

Yuan Taizuo sighed, "I know the leader will also use money in the future, so I don't want gold. This is how you do something for me. After you finish the work, you will leave, and I will no longer stop you."

"With the power of the adults in Goguryeo, what else can't be done?"

Yuan Taizuo smiled, "Although that's the case, some things are indeed inconvenient to take action, so you still have to rely on external forces."

Gao Lie nodded, "Sir, just say it! What do we need to do?"

Yuan Taizuo said slowly: "Quan Huan strongly advocates peace talks, and even does not hesitate to fight with me. I want you to kill him for me. No matter what means you use, you will kill him within three days and you will leave."

Gao Lie pondered for a moment, and Yuan Taizuo understood his concern and smiled faintly: "Of course I have to put the blame on the Bohai Society, so the murderer must be caught, but the leader of the association does not have to appear. I hope that the leader of the Gao Society and I will have a chance to cooperate in the future."

Gao Lie knew that he had no choice anymore. Regardless of whether he agreed or not, Yuan Taizuo would have to take the risk of gamble, and he would still be useful to Yuan Taizuo.

After pondering for a long time, Gao Lie pondered: "I will keep the assassin, sir, please let us go first.

Yuan Taizuo shook his head, "Take the money with one hand and deliver the goods with the other!"

"What if the assassination failed?"

"If it wasn't for your failure, I'll let you go."

Helplessly, Gao Lie had to grit his teeth and agree, "Then we will make up for it!"

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Since Yuan Taizuo drew his sword in the palace, the battle for war was left unresolved, and the situation in Pyongyang became calm again, as if it was quiet at the moment before the storm came.

Two days later, a gorgeous and spacious carriage came out of the palace. This carriage with gems inlaid in Pyongyang was unique. Everyone knew that it was the carriage of Datonglu. In the carriage was seated with Quan Huan, an important official from Goguryeo. There were dozens of cavalrymen on both sides of the carriage. They were all tall and burly, wearing scales and iron helmets, holding copper spears, and were particularly majestic.

The carriage ran slowly on the street. Quan Huan's mansion was not far from the palace. In less than a quarter of an hour, the carriage slowly stopped in front of a mansion. A servant ran forward and quickly helped Quan Huan out of the carriage and walked up the steps. The guards entered the mansion from the other side. At this time, Quan Huan had no guards around, only four soldiers standing guard in front of the gate.

At this moment, a knight suddenly ran out of the alley next to him, and in the blink of an eye he ran to the side of the carriage. Only five or six steps away from Quan Huan who was about to go up the steps. Seeing that the situation was not good, the four soldiers pushed their spears and stabbed the knight. However, the knight was not in a hurry and raised a short crossbow. On the short crossbow was a green poisonous arrow. The short crossbow aimed at Quan Huan. A poisonous arrow broke out from the string and hit Quan Huan's back heart. Quan Huan screamed and fell to the ground immediately.
Chapter completed!