Great Warriors of Sui and Tang Dynasties

Chapter 512
Liaodong.

On the banks of the Yalu River, the domestic city.

royal palace.

On the table of King Gao Jianwu, there is an invitation card, which was sent by Yuan Taizuo.Along with this invitation, there is another memorial from Yuan Taizuo.

Yuan Taizuo asked the king to resign from the post of Goguryeo Molizhi on the grounds that he was old and critically ill. He asked the king to be replaced by his eldest son Yuan Gaisuwen.

And that invitation was Yeon Taejo inviting the king, Eulji Mundeok and other ministers to his mansion for a banquet.

"What's Yuan Tae-jo's plan again?" Ulji Mun-deok knelt in front of the king with doubts on his face.

"I heard people say that Yuan Taizuo seems to be dying. He hasn't got out of bed for several days. It is said that he can't eat any food. He can only drink some porridge every day. He is probably going to die." When Gao Jianwu said that Yuan Taizuo was going to die, his face looked There is no regret at all, but a kind of excitement overflows the surface.

Since the Wubu Rebellion, the Yuan family, which controlled the east, had already controlled the northern region north of the Yalu River, and the royal family could only retreat to the northern part of the Korean Peninsula south of the Yalu River. In name, the king was still the leader of the five tribes. , but in fact, the Yuan family has always held the position of Mo Lizhi, and has long controlled the state affairs of Goguryeo.

Gao Yuan worked hard for many years to build the Royal Guards, but he still failed to overwhelm the Yuan family.

If it weren't for Yuan's seizure of power, Goguryeo would not be able to defeat the Sui Dynasty. This is the idea of ​​Gao Jianwu, many royal families and the royalists.They think that the last time the Sui army razed Pyongyang, it was Yuan's fault.If Yuan's can stop it a little bit, it won't be like this.

"It would be great if Yeon Taejo really died." Eulji said.

"Since he is going to die, why does Gu let his son continue to be Mo Lizhi?"

The Yuan family has held the position of Mo Lizhi for several generations. The Yuan family has used this position to control the government, suppress the royal family, and usurp the royal power.Now that Yuan Taizuo was about to die, Gao Jianwu thought it was time to take back Mo Lizhi's post.

"I just think that the position of Mo Lizhi should be taken by you, Marshal."

Eulji didn't say anything.

What he was thinking about was the possible consequences if he did so.After the Wubu Rebellion that year, a delicate balance was formed in which the north was controlled by the Yuan family and the south was protected by the king.

The hereditary position of Mo Lizhi from the Yuan clan is also the guarantee of this balanced situation.

If it is broken now, no one knows what the consequences will be.

"Why don't you worry if you don't have a commander? The Yuan family lost Xincheng and other cities in Liaodong, and lost troops and generals. Now the only big cities in their hands are Fuyu, Anshi and Wugu. The combined number of soldiers and horses is less than [-]."

Gao Jianwu believed that as long as the old guy Yuan Taizuo died, there would be no need to be afraid of Yuan Gai Suwen. After all, Yuan Gai Suwen was young and did not have the prestige of his father.

When Yuan Taizuo dies, the royal family can win the support of Mohe, and then the Yuan family can be completely seized.

"It's better to take your time first, don't worry, Your Majesty," Ulji said.

Night falls.

The Molizhi mansion of the Yuan family in the domestic city was decorated with lanterns and festoons. Yuan Taizuo hosted a banquet for the king and officials and nobles today. It is said that he wanted to ask the king to let Yuangai Suwen succeed Molizhi.

There is a lot of traffic in front of the door.

The robes Yuan Gai Su Wen wore today were all decorated with gold, and he also wore five long and short knives.He is tall, with a well-trimmed beard all over his face, and this outfit is indeed extravagant.

More and more guests came.

Although there are rumors that Yuan Taizuo is going to die everywhere, Yuan's has also lost several big cities in Liaodong in the past two years, and his strength has dropped greatly, but Yuan's still has no less than [-] soldiers in hand, and he is still the most powerful among the tribes. strong.

Even the royal family now has only [-] soldiers, not as good as the Yuan family.

When almost all the guests arrived, Ulji Mundeok and the king still hadn't been seen.

Yuan's mansion.

Yuan Taizuo was sitting in the study, wearing a military uniform, he didn't look like he was about to die of illness.

"Isn't it here yet?"

"Not yet, but apart from them, the rest of the noble ministers have arrived."

"You can't do it until they arrive. Keep waiting, and then send someone to invite him. Let the boy invite him. He is the eldest grandson of our Yuan family. It is more sincere for him to invite him."

"Father, what if they really don't come?" Yuan Jiantu asked.

Yuan Taizuo caressed a horizontal knife in his hand. This is a precious knife purchased at a high price from the Sui Dynasty. It is extremely sharp and covered with jewels and gold ornaments.

"If you don't come, then kill all the members of the royal family and ministers protecting the king first, and then we will go to the palace."

Yuan Jiantu swallowed his saliva, "But father, now there are royal guards inside and outside the city. Can we do it with these thousand or eight hundred dead men and servants?"

"Although it's dangerous, we can't do it if we don't fight. Our Yuan family has reached the brink of destruction. The balance reached in the past has been completely broken now. The royal family has been planning to plot against us, thinking about how to destroy us. And we are still blocking On the Liaodong front, the Sui army may come back at any time, so if we wait any longer, we will end up dead, and we can only attack people first, and maybe there is still a chance."

Ginger is always old and spicy.

Yuan Taizuo is not the kind of person who is willing to sit and wait for death.

Yuangai Suwen's eldest son went to the palace to invite him personally. After three invitations, King Gao Jianwu and Marshal Ulji Wende finally came to the banquet.

Yuan Gai Suwen greeted him at the door, "Please!"

Ulji Wende looked at the five knives on Yuangai Suwen, "Why do you wear knives at today's banquet?"

"The marshal may have forgotten that when he was in Pyongyang, the people of the country called me the five-knife son. These five knives are the best treasured knives in my collection. Each one is worth a thousand gold. Of course, I have to take it out and wear it on such an important day today." .”

Gao Jianwu chuckled, "That's right, Lao Yuan wants to pass on the position of Mo Lizhi to you, I'm afraid you're already too excited right now?"

"Hehe, the king still needs permission." Yuan Gai Suwen said with a smile.

"Go to the banquet first, let's talk about the rest later." Gao Jianwu said.

When Gao Jianwu walked into the mansion with his proud head raised, he didn't see the sinister look on Gao Jianwu's face.

The king entered the table, and all the ministers and nobles stood up to salute.

"sit down."

Yuan Gaisu came in with five knives on his body. He didn't salute Gao Jianwu immediately after he came in. Instead, he swept the crowd in the hall, and then said with a smile, "Very well, since everyone is here, I'll see you off." Let's go."

After finishing speaking, he pulled out the longest knife from the five knives he wore on his body.

"Go!"

As he shouted to kill, groups of dead soldiers rushed in from the courtyard in an instant. They rushed in with crossbows and knives in hand.

"Kill! No one will be left behind." Yuan Gai Suwen said fiercely.

A crossbow spike shot into Ulji Mundeok's chest with a whooping sound, and the Goguryeo God of War had a look of disbelief.

"You dare to plot chaos?" He couldn't believe it. There were tens of thousands of guards loyal to the royal family inside and outside the inner city.

At this time, Yuan Taizuo slowly entered from the outside, wearing armor and holding a long knife, he was full of energy, "When I kill you all, those troops will naturally be loyal to my Yuan family."

Crossbow arrows flew across.

In the hall, hundreds of noble ministers loyal to the royal family fell to the ground one after another. In the end, Gao Jianwu was the only one standing there.

Yuan Gai Su Wen stepped forward with a saber, "Please send the King Chuan to my father!"

"Traitor!" Gao Jianwu trembled and pointed at him.

Yuan Gai Suwen cut off one of his arms with a knife, "I hate it when people point fingers at me, and I will ask you again, whether to pass it on or not?"

"Don't think about it!"

Yuan Gai Suwen raised his knife and chopped it down, Gao Jianwu's head rolled to the ground.

"Do you think there is nothing we can do if you don't agree? Don't give it, we will take it ourselves!"

After hacking Gao Jianwu to death, Yuan Gai Suwen walked up to his father and knelt down, "Please father inherit the throne of King Goguryeo!"

Yuan Taizuo nodded. From then on, the 700-year throne of the Gao family of the Goguryeo royal family came to an end, and the Yuan family of the Shunnu tribe officially replaced it.

"I, Lord Shunnu of Goguryeo, the head of the Yuan family, Yuan Tae-jo, here today, I am officially the king, and the name of the country is changed to Joseon."

The mutiny successfully killed the king and seized the throne!
(End of this chapter)