Start from the thief

The Andong Protectorate had three core tasks in guarding Goguryeo. The most important was to prevent the remnants of Goguryeo from causing trouble, and the second was to prevent the Liao people from possibly moving south. This happened several times, but the Liao people stopped doing it after they did not gain any substantial benefits.

And the last purpose was to guard against Silla. Silla was a truly small country with a big heart. It was always thinking about taking advantage of others behind the scenes. When the Tang Dynasty was strong, it knelt faster than anyone else and assisted the Tang Dynasty in destroying Goguryeo and got a small fiefdom. Then, when it saw the civil strife in the Tang Dynasty, it immediately secretly instigated Goguryeo to rebel.

If the Grand Commander really withdrew the troops in the south and headed north with all his strength, then Silla would almost certainly cause trouble. At least, Silla would have to take over the thorn of the Tang Dynasty, Xiongjin Prefecture in the west.

"Master Yang, please forgive me for not being able to obey your order. The troops in the south cannot move a single piece of armor, let alone enter Linhuang Prefecture. Do you know how many soldiers there are in Linhuang Prefecture? Even if all the troops of the Andong Protectorate were to move forward, they would not be able to see the walls of Linhuang Prefecture."

Zhao Yushu shook his head directly: "What if I really want you to do this?"

The Grand Commander sneered, "Young Master Yang, why don't you just kill me, take my seal of command, and try to mobilize these 30,000 troops?"

Zhao Yushu put his hand on the hilt of the sword, as if he was really ready to take action.

The commander-in-chief's face tightened. In his mind, he had long defined Zhao Yushu and his wife as confidants of a certain emperor. Their coming here was not for so-called travel or by chance, but rather they came specifically for him. Killing the Liao people and Cui Jinghao was also part of his plan.

The request made by such a person is actually the request of a certain emperor. As for whether the other party wants him to die, or wants to take away his military power, or both, he is not sure.

Would he really kill himself?

The Grand Commander was a little unsure. He never questioned whether Zhao Yushu dared to kill him, because the other party was simply a madman.

A hand pressed on Zhao Yushu's hand.

Lan Ling shook her head slightly and stood up: "The Grand Commander is responsible for guarding a place, how can he march his entire army north directly? My husband, please don't do this."

Haha, the villains have finished their performance and the good guys are on stage. The commander-in-chief is well aware of this routine.

Let's see what she says.

The psychological facade effect: when you make a high request and get rejected, you then make a lower request, which the other party will find difficult to refuse. Although the commander-in-chief did not know this term, he knew the principle and he was waiting for the other party's request.

"We will continue to head north. Please lend us this golden wolf."

"That's it?"

The Grand Commander felt that it was a bit too light. In his estimation, it would be reasonable to have to send out at least 10,000 troops.

"That's all. We have to solve our own problems. If the Grand Commander wants to help, please do so. Husband, I'm leaving now."

Zhao Yushu said "oh", stepped forward to take the Liao Lord's medal of honor, the Golden Wolf, then turned around and left the lobby with Lan Ling.

"I will send a thousand elite cavalrymen to the north to harass Linhuang Prefecture. Don't worry, they are definitely first-class good men!"

The Grand Commander's powerful voice came from behind. Zhao Yushu stopped, turned around, bowed slightly, and left.

"You want to kill him?"

Walking on the road, Lan Ling held Zhao Yushu's hand tightly. She could feel that Zhao Yushu was not just trying to scare her by drawing his sword just now. If she was not around, he might really take action.

"You looked a bit murderous after returning from Jiannan Road."

"Yes, the number of people I killed in the first half of my life was not as many as the number I killed in one day under Songzhou City. To be honest, I am a little numb."

"That Li Canjun, if they win, they may not treat the Tang people in the city much better."

"I know, so I never thought of saving him. But, hey, whether they are Tang people, Liao people, or Goguryeo people, they are all the same."

Lan Ling sighed: "In fact, you have a dream. You should go to Chang'an and help Li Tong with Yang He, or watch over her. Only in this way can you make this place your world."

"It can't be changed."

Zhao Yushu was not good at history but not bad either. He knew that where there were people, there were classes, and no perfect system could solve this problem. Moreover, he was really not good at politics. If he intervened forcibly, he would probably become an unknowing tyrant.

"You want the Golden Wolf, are you planning to pretend to be someone from the Andong Protectorate who has been bribed?"

Zhao Yushu had to change his identity almost everywhere he went. The name Bai Jintang was so overused that he couldn't even say it in Goguryeo. He felt that if he continued to use this trick in Linhuang Prefecture, he might become schizophrenic.

I am Zhao Yushu?

Am I a jade rat?

I am Zhao Cheng?

No, hey, I’m Bai Jintang.

Zhao Yushu shook his head fiercely, trying to drive the silly, schizophrenic look on his face out of his mind.

"That's not necessary. We'll have to face the Liao Lord directly. He has many great monks around him. If there's any inner realm here, we'll have no choice but to run. And with a burden like me here, we may not be able to escape."

"You are not a burden."

"I know, be humble."

Lan Ling choked Zhao Yushu unceremoniously and smiled slightly: "Do you still remember how much Cui Jinghao said about this thing?"

"I think, twenty-four?"

"Yes, I remember you said to the little Taoist priest, what was your name?"

Zhao Yushu scratched his head, unable to remember.

"White Jade Soup?"

"Oh! I'm the Thief Saint of Dongdu!"

"My Lord Thief, now is the time for you to show off your skills. Steal as many of these twenty-four golden wolves as you can!"

Stealing the golden wolf?

Zhao Yushu considers himself a good planner, but there is an old saying that goes, when two people are together, one of them will become an idiot, and obviously, that idiot is me.

"What's the point of stealing the golden wolf?"

"Use your smart brain to think about it. Don't overthink it. For example, if someone takes this golden wolf to see the Liao Lord, will he attract attention?"

"inevitable."

"So what would happen if 10 or 20 people all took the golden wolf to see the Liao Lord?"

Zhao Yushu couldn't help but laugh. Things like the Golden Wolves didn't have numbers, so no one knew which one belonged to whom. If he could really steal a dozen Golden Wolves and put them in the hands of the right people.

Maybe some people are as timid as mice and quickly hand themselves in, maybe some people are deep-minded and endure it, maybe some people are arrogant and domineering and want to use this to get ahead in one step. When there are many people, there are many thoughts, and when there are many thoughts, chaos will naturally follow.

It is easier to fish in troubled waters. No matter what the Lord of Liao wants to do, no matter what the Lord of the Underworld wants to do, any master's layout requires the situation to go according to his ideas. But if the situation is so chaotic that no one can see clearly, then people who are not good at layout will have more advantages.

At least the gap can be reduced as much as possible.

For no reason, Zhao Yushu thought of the math questions from the college entrance examination in his previous life. For a poor student, the harder the questions, the better, since he couldn't do them anyway.

"Okay, Madam, you take command and watch as your husband turns Linhuang Mansion upside down!"