Yuan Gaisuwen was a little flustered in his eyes, and it took him a long time to calm down. When he saw that the blood flowing from Yuan Taizuo's wound to the ground had solidified, he breathed a sigh of relief.
Yuan Gaisuwen squatted down, looked at his dead father, and murmured: "You are old and have no ambition at all. How can you lead the Yuan family to the top? Don't worry, the Cui family is in my hands.
It can definitely be more brilliant!”
After saying that, Yuan Gaisuwen stretched out his hand and tried to close Yuan Taizuo's opened eyes.
However, I don’t know whether it was because his body had stiffened for too long, or because Yeon Tae-jo had too much resentment towards Yeon Gaesoo-moon. When Yeon-gaeso-moon took his hand away, he found that Yeon Tae-jo’s eyes were still open.
This was not the first time that Yeon Gaesoo had killed someone. There was no warmth on Yeon Tae Jo's skin. It was obvious that he was dead and could not die anymore, but he always felt as if Yeon Tae Jo's eyes were looking at him.
Yuan Gaisuwen suppressed the panic in his heart, pulled out the dagger from Yuan Taizuo's chest, gritted his teeth, and stabbed him on the body.
Not long after, Yeon Gaesumun's body was covered with wounds, and his whole body turned into a bloody man.
Yeon Gae So-moon endured the pain, arranged the study room as if it had been a violent fight, and then lay down on the ground.
"Someone is coming! There is an assassin!"
Yeon Gae So Moon shouted loudly.
Because the protection of the Yuan family is very tight, there are no guards in the courtyard where Yuan Taizuo's study is located.
The reason for this is because Yuan Taizuo was confident that no one could sneak here without being discovered.
Another reason is that there are a lot of secrets in his study, and he is afraid that they will be leaked, so no one comes close to them.
This also gave Yeon Gae So-moon time to arrange the scene calmly.
When the guards outside the courtyard heard the sound, they rushed into the courtyard regardless of the order not to approach the study.
When they entered the study, they were shocked to see the messy study and the bloodstains all over the study.
"Master!"
The guard saw Yuan Taizuo lying motionless and quickly went over to check.
When he realized that Yuan Taizu was dead, his expression changed drastically. He quickly went to check on Yuan Gaesuwen's condition.
When I found out that Yeon Gae So Moon was still alive even though his whole body was stained with blood and turned into a snowman, I couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
If the head of the family and the future head of the family die, then the Yuan family will be in chaos.
Even now, it's a bolt from the blue.
The guards did not dare to delay, so they sent people to rescue Yuan Gaisuwen, and at the same time sent people to search for the murderer. At the same time, they sent people to notify the Yuan family's identity.
Not long after, the entire Yuan family was under martial law.
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Goguryeo Palace
After Gao Jianwu finished handling today's political affairs, he was ready to go to the harem to enjoy himself.
At this moment, Park Changshuo, the commander of the palace guards, ran in with an anxious look and said, "Your Majesty, it's not good. The Yuan family suddenly mobilized 20,000 troops and horses into the city."
"What?" Gao Jianwu's face changed drastically and he said in panic: "Hurry up and close the palace gate and send troops into the city to protect you."
Gao Jianwu's first reaction was that the Yuan family was going to rebel.
In fact, Gao Jianwu is very timid.
Gao Jianwu succeeded to the throne after Goguryeo repelled the Sui attack.
After Li Yuan established the Tang Dynasty, Gao Jianwu was worried that the Tang Dynasty would attack Goguryeo, so he sent tribute many times and wanted to have good relations with the Tang Dynasty.
Li Yuan was grateful for the Han soldiers who died in Goguryeo due to the attack on Goguryeo at the end of the Sui Dynasty, so he wrote to Gao Jianwu and agreed that the Goguryeo people who stayed in the Tang Dynasty for some reason would be escorted back to their country, and the Tang Dynasty people who stayed in Goguryeo for some reason should also be escorted back to their country.
Returning to China. So Gao Jianwu searched for all the exiled Han people who stayed here, handed them over to the relevant officials, and escorted them back to the Tang Dynasty as guests. There were nearly 10,000 people in total.
Li Yuan was very satisfied with his attitude and sent Shen Shuan, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, to Goguryeo to confer Gao Jianwu the title of Shangzhu Kingdom, King of Liaodong County, and King of Goguryeo.
In the ninth year of Takeoku, there was a conflict between Goguryeo, Baekje, and Silla. To pay tribute to the Tang Dynasty, Baekje and Silla needed to pass through Goguryeo. The two countries wrote to the Tang Dynasty, saying that Gao Jianwu had closed the road so that they could not go to the pilgrimage.
He saw them and harassed them many times. Li Yuan ordered Zhu Zishe, the minister of foreign Sanqi, to go to mediate with the festival. Gao Jianwu apologized and asked for peace with the two countries.
In the fifth year of Zhenguan, Li Shimin issued an edict to send Master Sun, the commander of the Guangzhou Governor's Office, to Goguryeo to collect and bury the bones of the war dead during the Sui Dynasty and destroy the large tombs buried in Goguryeo. Gao Jianwu was worried that the Tang Dynasty would attack Goguryeo, so he built the Great Wall, starting from Fuyu City in the northeast.
From the southwest to the sea, it stretches for more than a thousand miles.
This shows how timid Gao Jianwu is. If Emperor Sui Yang had attacked Goguryeo, Gao Jianwu might have been the king of Goguryeo, and he might have won.
"Your Majesty, it seems that the Yuan family did not want to rebel. After mobilizing 20,000 soldiers and horses into the city, they just put the Yuan family under martial law and did not take any other actions." Park Changshuo said.
"Ahem!"
When Gao Jianwu heard that the Yuan family did not rebel, he coughed twice to cover up his embarrassment and said: "What do the Yuan family want to do? They mobilized troops and horses into the city without my permission! Send someone to the Yuan family and ask Yuan Taizuo to come see me.
king!"
When Gao Jianwu heard that the Yuan family was not planning to rebel, he instantly felt that he could do it again.
"Yes, I will send someone right away."
Park Changsuk was a little disdainful, but he didn't dare to show it.
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Yuan family
At this time, all the higher-status members of the Yuan family and the generals who were attached to the Yuan family in Wandu City had arrived.
"How's it going? Is Yeon Gaesumun okay?" An elder of the Yuan family asked quickly when he saw the doctor coming out.
Yuan Taizu is already dead. If Yuan Gaesumun also dies, then the Yuan family will definitely fall into civil strife fighting for the position of the head of the family.
"The elder and young leader of the Hui clan are not seriously ill. They just lost too much blood and temporarily fell into a coma. They will wake up soon," the doctor said.
When Yuan Haiqing heard that Yuan Gaisuwen was fine, he breathed a sigh of relief, sent the doctor away, looked at everyone and said, "Who do you think did this?"
Everyone present was not a fool. The assassination of Yuan Taizuo was too strange.
Not to mention how tightly guarded the Yuan family was, how could the assassin sneak into the study without making a sound.
The fact that Yeon Gae So-moon is still alive is a big doubt in itself.
It's just that they don't know Yuan Haiqing's attitude yet, so they don't dare to say anything nonsense for a while.
Yuan Haiqing had a very high status in the Yuan family and was the biological uncle of Yuan Taizuo.
If he supported Yeon Gaesumun's succession, wouldn't they be causing trouble for themselves if they said that Yeon Taejo might have been killed by Yeon Gaesumun?
Yuan Haiqing was very satisfied when he saw that everyone was silent.
He also guessed that Yuan Taizu was probably killed by Yuan Gaesumun.
However, he was very close to Yeon Gaesumun. His son died young and he never had any heirs. Yeongaesomun liked to stick to him since he was a child, and he regarded Yeongaesumun as his grandson.
Whether it was for the stability of the Yuan family or the relationship with Yeon Gaesumun, Yuan Taizu's death had nothing to do with Yeon Gaesumun.
And Yeon Gaesumun knew that Yuan Haiqing would help him, and even though he knew that there were many flaws, he still chose to take action.