The lights in the room were dim, and a black figure could be seen on the canopy bed, leaning towards the wall. A strong smell of alcohol filled the room and went straight to Ulji Munduk's nose. Ulji Munduk cursed secretly in his heart.
This sentence was another Liu Ziqiu's usual trick. Unfortunately, the king fell into the trick and was drunk. While thinking about it, Ulji Wende walked towards the canopy bed with his dagger in hand.
When he was outside the door just now, because he was blocked by the guards, and the information Eulji Munde got was extremely important, he had to report it to Gao Yuan immediately. As a last resort, he pulled out the dagger he was wearing and planned to force him.
Chuang. This time, he was not able to meet Liu Ziqiu in person, but was arranged in another place, so he was not ordered to hand over the dagger. However, Zhang San appeared in time and drove away the guards, allowing him to enter the place smoothly.
He moved into a wing room to avoid a conflict, but in his desperation, he forgot to put the dagger back into its scabbard.
There is a bronze mirror inside the canopy bed. Through the reflection of the bronze mirror, the person lying on the bed can clearly see every move behind him. Gao Yuan was lying there motionless, but he had already seen Eulji Wende holding a dagger towards him.
He was approaching step by step. He held the sharpened iron rod tightly with one hand, and secretly praised in his heart that the person who originally designed this strange bedding must have taken the assassination situation into consideration.
"Your Majesty, wake up, something big has happened!" Eulji Munduk didn't pay attention to the unique design of the canopy bed. He just anxiously walked to the bed and called softly, his voice low and urgent. He had also just heard from the guards' chatting.
After receiving the news, the King of Baekje and the King of Silla both appeared in the domestic city and were meeting Liu Ziqiu. These two people came so unexpectedly, there must be a major conspiracy. Liu Ziqiu might join these two families to carve up their Korea. The matter is urgent, Eulji Moon
De didn't have time to think too much, so he ignored the details and completely failed to notice that the dagger in his hand was shining coldly under the dim light.
Gao Yuan's thoughts on the canopy bed were spinning. He was already sure that Eulji Mundeok wanted to regicide! He would be stronger if he struck first, but he would suffer disaster if he struck later. He would never sit back and wait for death. He would seize the opportunity and take Euljiwende with one blow.
Deok's life! Eulji Wende called out several times, but Gao Yuan was nowhere to be seen, thinking that he was still drunk. He looked down anxiously and saw the dagger in his hand. He hurriedly raised the sword and prepared to return it to the sheath.
This scene fell into Go Won's eyes, but there was another explanation - Eulji Mundeok was ready to take action!
The situation was "critical" and we couldn't wait any longer! Gao Yuan almost jumped up from the bed, and the sharp tip of the iron rod in his hand instantly penetrated Ulji Mundeok's left chest.
"Your Majesty, you, you..." Eulji Mundeok pointed at Gao Yuan and finally slowly fell down, his wide-open eyes full of unwillingness. He never understood why Gao Yuan wanted to kill him until his death. It was a pity that he
The hand pointing at Gao Yuan was still holding the dagger tightly, which further confirmed his "intention" to kill the king.
The sound in the room alerted the guards outside the door. Zhang Er rushed in with his men and surrounded Gao Yuan.
When Gao Yuan saw this, he shouted hysterically: "I want to see His Majesty the Emperor! I want to accuse you to His Majesty the Emperor!"
Next door to the side room was the hall where Liu Ziqiu was having a banquet. His yelling naturally reached Liu Ziqiu's ears. Liu Ziqiu quickly walked over by himself, glanced at the room, and asked in a deep voice: "What's the point of all the noise?"
Decency! Pretend that I don’t exist!”
When Gao Yuan saw Liu Ziqiu, he was like a drowning man seeing a life-saving straw. He ran over quickly, threw himself to the ground, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, Eulji Wende colluded with your generals to murder the little king. Please forgive me."
Xiao Wang is in charge!"
Liu Ziqiu frowned and said: "How can my people be bribed so easily? Where is Eulji Wende? Send him to see me!"
Gao Yuan quickly pointed in the direction of the canopy bed, and then he realized that he was still holding the bloody iron rod in his hand. He hurriedly threw the iron rod away and fell to the ground again.
Of course Liu Ziqiu knew exactly what happened in this wing, but he still pretended to be very surprised: "How brave! Who killed Eulji Wende!"
Gao Yuan still couldn't figure out what Liu Ziqiu meant, and he felt uneasy in his heart, so he whispered: "Back to Your Majesty, Eulji Wende wanted to assassinate the little king, but the little king fought back and killed him."
Wan pointed at Zhang Er again: "He has been bribed by Eulji Munde, otherwise how could Eulji Wende enter here with a sword?"
Indeed, Eulji Mundeok still held the dagger tightly in his hand and did not let go of it until his death. It is conclusive evidence that he intended to assassinate.
Zhang Er's face was stunned, and he raised his hands and said: "Return to your majesty, the villain has no collusion with Eulji Mundeok, nor did he know that he wanted to assassinate the King of Korea. The villain failed to protect the King of Korea, please forgive me!"
Gao Yuan scolded: "Nonsense! There is an agreement between you and Eulji Mundeok!"
Liu Ziqiu asked in a deep voice: "Is this possible?"
Zhang Er no longer concealed anything and lowered his head and said: "Your Majesty, it was Eulji Wende who saw that the villain was so wise and powerful that he repeatedly asked to marry his daughter to the villain. However, the villain was not as kind as he wanted, so he had no choice but to agree and marry him.
There is nothing hidden, I hope your Majesty will find out."
Gao Yuan saw that this person looked stupid, not even half wise or mighty. He was obviously talking blindly with his eyes open. He couldn't help but shouted angrily: "Your Majesty, don't listen to his nonsense. Your guard commander Daleng also has this matter."
participate."
Liu Ziqiu waved his hand and said, "Call Daleng!"
Before he finished speaking, Daleng had already led a group of guards and rushed in. He cupped his hands and said, "The general came here in a hurry after hearing that someone was committing murder here. I wonder why your majesty called the general?"
Liu Ziqiu pointed at Gao Yuan and said: "The King of Goryeo accused you of colluding with Eulji Wende and Zhang Erxiang and intending to murder him. Is this true?"
Daleng hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the general is wronged! There is indeed an agreement between the general and Eulji Mundeok. That was when Eulji Wende asked about the general's salary and said that the general's salary was too low to serve your majesty.
Do your best. In order to prevent the general from being bribed by the gangsters, Eulji Mundeok is willing to give the general a thousand taels of gold. This is just a private matter between the general and Eulji Mundeok, and has nothing to do with His Highness the King of Goryeo. Eulji Mundeok
I have never mentioned His Highness the King of Korea in front of the general. I have never even thought of harming His Highness the King of Korea. Please be aware of this!"
Gao Yuan shouted: "Your Majesty, don't listen to the sophistry of the two of them. Xiao Wang has already figured out the truth of the matter!"
Only now did Gao Yuan know what kind of agreement Eulji Munduk signed with Daleng and Zhang Er. In his opinion, these two agreements were full of loopholes. If there was no special conspiracy, it would not make sense at all. With Zhang Er looking like that, Eul Ji
How could Ji Mundeok marry his daughter to him? Even if Daleng’s salary was meager, Ulji Mundeok would not be able to give him a thousand taels of gold. The most important thing is that with Ulji Mundeok’s financial resources, he simply could not afford such a large sum.
Pen of gold, the only possibility is that Eulji Mundeok usurped the position of King of Goryeo and could use the gold in the treasury. If Eulji Mundeok hadn't bribed Jang Er, Daleng, how could he easily enter this wing with a sword?
.All these show that Eulji Mundeok had already had different intentions and colluded with Daleng and Jang Er with the intention of murdering him and seizing the throne!
Liu Ziqiu said in deep thought: "You are right when you say public opinion, and you are right when you say mother-in-law, but the most important witness, Eulji Mundeok, is dead. Now it is empty talk and there is no evidence, so we can only give it up temporarily. Gao
Yuan, since you're awake, why don't you go with me to the banquet. I'll introduce you to two new friends."
Gao Yuan could hear that Liu Ziqiu was deliberately protecting his shortcomings. Although he was not angry, but now his own life was in danger, he had to grit his teeth and endure it. Hearing Liu Ziqiu mention the two new friends, Gao Yuan suddenly remembered what he had just heard, and
He seemed to have discovered something and shouted again: "Your Majesty, Xiao Wang has new evidence!"
"Oh!" Liu Ziqiu frowned, as if he was very unhappy, "I would like to hear what new evidence you have!"
Gao Yuan took a deep breath and said: "Just now, when Xiao Wang was half asleep and half awake, he seemed to hear two of Eulji Mundeok's confidants introducing the King of Baekje and the King of Silla to His Majesty..."
Liu Ziqiu's face became stern and he interrupted him directly: "Are you eavesdropping?"
Gao Yuan hurriedly said: "Your Majesty misunderstood, Xiao Wang just accidentally heard something. Goryeo, Baekje, and Silla often have wars and are hostile to each other, but Eulji Mundeok sent his cronies and the King of Baekje,
The King of Silla colluded. With His Majesty’s wisdom, it must not be difficult to guess his conspiracy.”
At this critical moment, Gao Yuan had to put down his posture and flatter Liu Ziqiu a little.
Unexpectedly, Liu Ziqiu didn't listen to him at all, and sneered: "The King of Silla and the King of Baekje are my guests. What does it have to do with Ulji Mundeok? Don't think too much!"
Gao Yuan looked stunned and said repeatedly: "Impossible! Eulji Mundeok clearly told Xiao Wang that His Majesty promised to help Xiao Wang conquer Baekje and Silla and give their land to Goryeo. How could Your Majesty...
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"Shut up!" Liu Ziqiu scolded mercilessly, "Baekje, Silla and Goryeo are all vassal states of my Han Dynasty. As long as you pay tribute to my Han Dynasty year after year, I will naturally keep you safe. I will protect everyone.
All vassal states will treat each other equally, and will never favor one over another! It is even more impossible to help one family deal with another two! How can we, the great Han Dynasty, a country of etiquette, do such shameless things!"
Gao Yuan was so frightened that he trembled. Thinking about it, it was the same reason. How could Liu Ziqiu send troops to help him conquer the country for no reason? He clearly fell into Ulji Wende's trap. But he couldn't be blamed entirely, because the Han army was so destructive.
A general offensive has occupied most of Goryeo's territory, and troops are approaching Pyongyang. Accepting this suggestion may be the best choice. Moreover, he has an ulterior motive. If the Han army goes deep into Goryeo and becomes slack, he will
Then he could launch a counterattack, taking the opportunity to capture Baekje and Silla, and regain the lost territory. Pretending to agree to the Han army's conditions was actually a delaying tactic for him. But he didn't expect that this was simply Eulji Mundeok's "trick"
"He stole the chicken but lost the rice, and now he no longer knows how to explain it.