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Zhao Yushu is different from Wei You. Wei You is smart and has a long-term plan with a big plan, commonly known as an open conspiracy, while Zhao Yushu is only a little clever and can only come up with small conspiracies like thinking quickly.

For example, the so-called "there is a deal to be discussed" is a typical statement that one just thought of and said it casually.

The gifts of Lord Xiao and Cui Jinghao were naturally very important as a gift. Even if they were not enough, the Grand Commander did not dare to say it, for fear that the other party would kill his own palace servants and bodyguards as extras.

As for Lord Ye Shi who lay lying on the ground, no one took him seriously.

"Someone, clean up! Mr. Yang, please take a seat and let's continue our conversation."

The Grand Admiral casually pulled a chair and sat down, seemingly not caring about the mess in the room and the corpses on the ground. His demeanor and the courage he had to hide under the noses of a group of monks just now were truly worthy of his status as the Grand Admiral.

Watching the trembling servants dragging the corpses away one by one, replacing the tables and chairs with new ones, and serving tea and cakes, the Grand Commander's expression suddenly became amused.

"Before we chat, let me take care of some household chores."

housework?

The Grand Commander emphasized these two words. Zhao Yushu and Lan Ling were a little confused. Then they saw the snake-like palace servant carrying the limp General Li in.

The palace servants saw Lord Xiao's body being dragged away, and there was fear in their eyes that they tried hard to conceal but could not hide.

The fifth heaven kills the eighth heaven?

The kind where no one laughs at jokes.

The palace maid left General Li behind and returned to the commander-in-chief, lowered her head and resumed her status as a loyal servant.

Li Canjun was a general appointed by the Tang Dynasty, and even held the highest position among the remnants of Goguryeo. He participated in treason, and the Grand Commander could execute him first and report later according to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, or he could escort him back to Chang'an to obey the emperor's sentence, but in any case this was a public matter.

But he said it was a family matter.

Zhao Yushu immediately understood that this was a demonstration by the other party, the kind of demonstration that he was not afraid of even if he was a man of the Tang Emperor.

As the Grand Commander in Chief, he had the final say in the Andong Protectorate.

He is so brave! Isn’t he afraid that I will kill him?

"You bastard, I treat you well on weekdays, don't I?"

The Grand Commander looked at Li Canjun who was lying on the ground with a smile and started cursing.

The reason why General Li was paralyzed was not because he was scared, but because all the bones in his body had been strangled by the palace guards. If he was not a monk, he would have died long ago.

Li Canjun raised his head and looked at the high commander-in-chief. He spat out the blood in his mouth and uttered two words with all his strength.

"Tang dog."

"Well, you have guts. No wonder I admire you so much. Take him away and don't let him die. Tomorrow at noon, have all the famous Goguryeo people in the city come and watch. Skin this bastard alive."

Two soldiers immediately stepped forward and arrested Li Canjun, who was muttering and cursing. Looking at the smug look on the commander-in-chief's face, Zhao Yushu suddenly felt an uncontrollable disgust.

"Mr. Yang, you just said you wanted to discuss a business deal with me. What is it?"

"The Liao people are interfering in the rebellion of the remnants of Goguryeo. What do you think their purpose is?"

The Grand Commander sighed, "What other purpose could there be? It's nothing more than the same old trick, forcing the Tang Dynasty to send troops to quell the rebellion so that the Liao dogs can catch their breath."

It has to be said that as the highest official of one of the four protectorates of the Tang Dynasty, the Grand Commander's political insights were far superior to those of the two young men, Zhao Yushu and Lan Ling. Although they also discussed the truth, they were definitely not as fast as the Grand Commander.

"In this case, what does the Grand Commander plan to do after today?"

The Grand Commander looked at Zhao Yushu deeply and said, "Chang'an, Dongdu, Jiangning, which family are you from?"

The two men had already claimed that they were from Jiangning, so the commander-in-chief was naturally not asking about their hometown.

"neither."

Zhao Yushu shook his head.

The Grand Commander smiled and said, "In that case, why should I tell you two what I am going to do?"

The implication is, who do you think you are?

Zhao Yushu discovered that these old foxes in officialdom would not talk to you nicely if there was any possibility. They would either use official jargon to make excuses or abuse their power to bully others. On the contrary, people like Lan Rong, who came from a cultivator family and suddenly rose to a high position, still managed to have a bit of the unrestrained air of a gangster.

In that case, Zhao Yushu sighed.

The Grand Commander only saw Zhao Yushu sitting upright on the chair the moment before. He just blinked his eyes, and then he heard a "click" sound in his ears. A long sword pierced through the back of the chair and stopped beside his neck.

Given the sharpness of this sword, the person holding it only needs to press lightly with his hand to separate his own body.

The palace servant behind him reacted immediately, but was still not as fast as the Young Master Yang in front of him.

"slow!"

The Grand Commander once again demonstrated his due reaction ability in the face of life and death, and hurriedly stopped the palace servant who had approached him.

He saw with his own eyes that Zhao Yushu turned into thunder and caught up with Lord Xiao in an instant, and he didn't think that the palace servants could be faster than Zhao Yushu.

"Can you speak properly?"

"Okay, it was my fault before. Please take a seat, Mr. Yang."

Zhao Yushu drew out the cold iron sword and returned to his seat leisurely.

"I repeat my question. What does the Grand Commander intend to do after today? Please be clear in advance. Don't play Tai Chi with me. I like swords, and I like to speak like a sword, straight to the point."

"I know. Officially speaking, I will send an urgent letter to Chang'an tonight. Haha, no matter how many emperors there are in the world, I will still obey Chang'an for the time being."

Zhao Yushu nodded to show that he understood, but at the same time he felt sad for the delay in the news from the Grand Commander. There are not many emperors in the world now. But it was right for you to listen to Chang'an.

"But Chang'an is a long way away. Even if we send a letter by flying sword, it will take several days to go back and forth. The Liao people have already taken action. I don't believe they don't have reinforcements. If my prediction is correct, in a few days, the Liao people's masters and army will cross the Yalu River."

Zhao Yushu expressed his agreement again and signaled the commander-in-chief to continue.

"So tomorrow I will send two groups of troops, one to the north to guard the Yalu River, and the other to the south to keep an eye on those bastards from Silla."

The view of maturity has neither merit nor fault.

"That's about all I have to do. Are you satisfied, Mr. Yang?"

Zhao Yushu thought about it, exchanged glances with Lan Ling, and shook his head.

The Grand Commander's hands immediately grasped the armrests of the chair tightly.

They are not satisfied? So what do they want?

"I wonder if I have missed anything, you two?"

Zhao Yushu stood up, and the palace maid hurriedly took another step forward.

"Don't send troops to the south. Push all your forces to the north. Don't just defend. Directly attack Liao territory."

"What did you say?"

The Grand Commander suspected that he had heard wrongly.

"You heard me right. Don't worry about Silla or Japan. Send all your troops northward, invade Liao territory, and directly threaten Linhuang Prefecture!"