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If Zhao Yushu had not chosen to stay in the city, but instead went directly out of the city to the north, perhaps the rebellion plan of the Goguryeo survivors could have been carried out smoothly, and Zhao Yushu could have safely entered Liaodong, and everyone would have kept to themselves.

But he stayed, and Cui Jinghao was greedy and asked Jin Shigui to take the initiative to contact him, and this disciple of the academy was extremely difficult to deal with.

Just as a horseshoe can determine the outcome of a war, a Sixth Master can certainly determine the rise and fall of an empire.

Zhao Yushu went back and declined Ye Shi's suggestion to let two Japanese beauties serve him. Damn, did this guy forget that I came here with my wife?

It's a pity that Japanese girls of this era haven't learned such weird makeup techniques as dyeing their teeth black. Yamato Nadeshiko is still quite attractive.

The lights in the room were still on and Lan Ling was still waiting for him.

In the past, some chicken soup magazines often mentioned that the greatest touch for a man is not that the mistress wears Pinru's clothes, but a bowl of hot porridge and a dim light when he drags his tired body home late at night.

Of course Zhao Yushu was not tired now, and Lan Ling did not prepare porridge for him.

"Hey, a mid-level Xuan-level sword! It's the same as Lao Yang's sword. It was given to me directly."

Zhao Yushu placed the long box on the table and opened it. Inside was a sword with intricate and beautiful decorations.

In this era, the Japanese sword that was very famous in the previous life has not yet appeared. Instead, the Tang sword is very popular in Japan, such as the legendary sword of Ame Murakumo.

If it was that sword, would I be able to go straight to the eighth heaven?

"We can't use them. Let's go back to the academy and exchange them for a ground-level one."

While Zhao Yushu was dreaming, he told Lan Ling everything about the meeting tonight.

Lan Ling thought for a long time, tapped his temple with his fingers, and frowned.

"The Liao people instigated the remnants of Goguryeo to rebel, just to use them as pawns."

"Oh?"

Zhao Yushu obviously didn't expect this.

"What good will it do to the Liao people if the Andong Protectorate rebels? But if the Tang Dynasty leads its army to suppress the rebellion, the Liao people will benefit greatly."

Zhao Yushu exclaimed, "If Li Tong hadn't come to quell the rebellion, Goguryeo would have become a stable rear base for the Liao people. Together with the possible attack from Japan and Silla, these forces would have united to harass the Tang Dynasty from the sea, which would have been enough to cause great trouble."

Considering how the Ming Dynasty was destroyed by pirates and Japanese pirates in the previous life, Zhao Yushu felt that this strategy was likely to work.

If Li Tong dispatched troops to quell the rebellion, the manpower in Hedong and Hebei would inevitably be insufficient. Perhaps the Liao lord would not immediately march south again after his defeat, but at least Li Tong would not have the strength to counterattack.

In the end, no matter what Li Tong chooses, the ones who will be hurt are the Tang Dynasty or the three Dongyi Kingdoms, and the Liao Kingdom can just talk and send a few soldiers and reap the benefits.

Is this kind of conspiracy the work of the national teacher?

Is he really the Lord of the Underworld?

Zhao Yushu shook his head and put these speculations aside for the time being. He would just deal with the situation as it came up. What I, Zhao, am best at is foiling people's schemes.

After resting for a night, the two of them wandered around the east side of Pyongyang the whole day the next day. At least three groups of people from different forces followed them, but they didn't care.

It's just that they are afraid that they will run away or that they have other plans.

It was not until dusk that an undisguised aura swaggered over and made the two people who were on their way back stand still in the street.

Eighth heaven.

The flash of inspiration is gone as soon as it is touched, this is a warning.

Zhao Yushu needs to think about the content of the warning himself: should he not be clever, or should he not run away?

"Their trump card has been revealed."

Zhao Yushu was now finally relieved that his identity had not been exposed. A great cultivator of the eighth level of the heavens was enough to deal with the rebellion of the Goguryeo survivors, but if used against Mr. Liu, he would only be cannon fodder.

Jin Shigui arrived at the inn on time again and invited Zhao Yushu and Lan Ling to come over, but surprisingly, this time they were not going to Cui's Mansion, but to the Grand Marshal's Mansion.

Cui Jinghao, Li Canjun and Ye Shi were already waiting at the door.

Ye Shi gave Zhao Yushu a subtle look and pretended not to care again.

"Please take a seat first, the master will be here soon."

The butler led the group to the living room, prepared some tea and snacks, and then left.

"Mr. Yang and Miss Fang, you were supposed to stay at my humble residence today, but the Grand Commander heard about this and was quite interested. He also wanted to meet you two. After all, you are both nobles from the upper country, and you may be homesick."

Cui Jinghao explained a few words and Zhao Yushu smiled to show his understanding.

Grand Commander interested?

What role did the Grand Commander play here?

After a while, a well-mannered middle-aged man in casual clothes walked in, nodded casually and sat in the main seat.

"Where are the two immortals coming from?"

"Jiangning."

"Jiangning, the last time I went to Jiangning was 20 years ago. Is the Liulifang by the Qinhuai River still there?"

He is testing us.

Zhao Yushu and Lan Ling immediately realized what the Grand Commander wanted to do.

"We are truly ignorant. We have lived in Jiangning for twenty years and have never seen it once. Could it have been demolished?"

Zhao Yushu decided to take a gamble.

Lan Ling nodded: "We usually go to Wuweilou and Lanfangzhai. Where exactly is this Liulifang on the Qinhuai River?"

The last sentence was directed to the Grand Commander.

The Grand Commander moved his lips and chuckled, "Perhaps it has really been demolished. What a pity. I heard that you two are here today. I am filled with sorrow. I also wrote to His Majesty a few years ago, requesting to retire and return home, but the decree has not yet arrived."

The Grand Admiral seemed to be reminiscing about the past, and his voice was a little bleak.

"You two are from the Central Plains. I wonder what the situation in the Central Plains is like recently?"

Another test. Why does he always test himself?

Zhao Yushu felt more and more puzzled. Things didn't seem as simple as he thought.

Where did this great commander-in-chief's hostility towards him come from?

"As always, before we set out, three members of the Tang royal family had already proclaimed themselves emperors, but the Duke had not yet expressed his opinion."

Zhao Yushu was ambiguous and pushed Duke Yue out. The Grand Commander nodded without commenting, but Zhao Yushu felt more and more uneasy.

"Enough talk, Mr. Cui, let's take a look at your stuff."

Cui Jinghao hurriedly stood up, took out something and put it on the table. It was a golden wolf.

The Grand Commander's eyes suddenly became sharp: "Liao people's things?"

"That's right. This item was held by the Liao Lord. There are 24 of them in total. They are used to reward ministers who have made great contributions."

Zhao Yushu almost jumped up. Was Cui Jinghao crazy? Was he planning to rebel? Then why did he bring him here? To kill him?

"Mr. Cui, what do you mean?"

The Grand Commander stood still as a mountain, but instead looked at Cui Jinghao who was standing below with great interest.

"If the Grand Admiral is interested, this is yours."

"Ha, hahaha, interesting, very interesting. What if I am not interested?"

Cui Jinghao sighed: "There are five monks here, why should the Grand Commander be so undignified."

Zhao Yushu and Lan Ling were suddenly stunned. When did they become members of Cui Jinghao's side?