Du Qi nodded. "That's what I meant, but the specific plan is to capture Yeon Gaesomun. We'll just imprison him. After all, Gao Di is already in Pyongyang. Gao Di's operation in Pyongyang is enough to silently capture Yeon Gaesomun and imprison him. Then, we can use Yeon Gaesomun's name to pretend to resist us. In this way, we can scheme against the Silla and Goguryeo armies. "
Shangguan Yi said, "Your Majesty's plan is truly ingenious. But this way, we have to keep Cui Joongki here. Since he understands Yeon Gaesomun's strategy, we need him to take care of these matters. On the other hand, we have to inform Gao Di that after capturing Yeon Gaesomun, we cannot kill him. We have to keep him alive. Otherwise, if Gao Di kills Yeon Gaesomun and spreads the news, the plan will hardly succeed. "
Du Qi nodded. "Naturally."
"Reporting!"
At this moment, a soldier came to Du Qi's side and reported, "Your Majesty, someone requests an audience. They say that they're here on Gao Di's orders to deliver a letter."
Du Qi laughed, "Speak of the devil and he will appear. Go and bring him over."
The soldier turned around and went to report.
Not long after, Gao Di's messenger arrived. He handed over the letter and said, "Your Majesty, this is a letter from General Gao. Your Majesty, please take a look."
Du Qi opened the letter and quickly skimmed through it. The contents of the letter were very simple. Gao Di had already taken control of Pyongyang and was waiting for Yeon Gaesomun to arrive so that they could capture him.
Du Qi was silent in his heart. He immediately asked someone to bring him a brush and ink. He wrote a new letter and handed it to the messenger. He said, "Return as fast as you can and give this letter to Gao Di. Yeon Gaesomun is currently retreating toward Pyongyang. Make the best use of your time and withdraw before Yeon Gaesomun arrives. "
The messenger said, "Your Majesty, be at ease. I will definitely complete the mission."
Du Qi said, "Go!"
The messenger did not linger. He turned around and left.
Shangguan Yi said, "Your Majesty, have you already sent a message to Gao Di and asked him to act according to the plan?"
Du Qi said, "Of course."
Shangguan Yi said, "His Majesty just said that Cui Hong-Ki should return to Yeon Gaesomun's side. In order to make things easier for Cui Joongki, should we tell him about Gao Di? "
Du Qi pondered for a moment, then said, "Naturally, I won't tell you. This Cui Joong Ki seems to have submitted on the surface, but in reality, he might be disloyal. Once he returns to Yeon Gaesomun's side and tells him about our plan, the entire plan will be ruined. Therefore, at the moment, it is absolutely impossible to tell Cui Joongki the news. "
After a pause, Du Qi continued, "Cui Hong-Ki and Yeon Gaesomun arrived at Pyongyang together. After Gao Di captured Yeon Gaesomun, he would naturally act according to his previous plan. When the time comes, Cui Joongki will reveal his identity to Gao Di. In addition, we have been pursuing Yeon Gaesomun all this time and are not far from him. Therefore, we will have more or less arrived at Pyongyang by then. "
Shangguan Yi said, "Your Majesty is wise!"
Du Qi did not waste any more time and immediately had someone call for Cui Joongki. He stared at Cui Joongki and said, "Cui Joongki, We now have a mission for you."
Cui Joongki hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, please give your orders."
Du Qi said, "Return to Yeon Gaesomun's side and act as Our spy for the time being. When We need to contact you, someone will naturally contact you. As long as you do your job well, you will not be short of benefits. "
After hearing this, Cui Joongki's eyes turned. He thought for a moment, then suddenly said, "Your Majesty, this subject has already submitted to Your Majesty and will naturally serve Your Majesty. Therefore, this subject is no longer willing to follow Yeon Gaesomun. Yeon Gaesomun is headstrong and self-opinionated. This subject is unwilling to return to Yeon Gaesomun's side. "
Du Qi said indifferently, "We need you as a spy."
Upon hearing this, Cui Joongki immediately corrected himself, saying, "Your Majesty, please be at ease. This subject will definitely complete Your Majesty's request and hide at Yeon Gaesomun's side to deliver messages for Your Majesty."
Du Qi nodded. "Your mission is to pay attention to the matter of contacting Silla and Baekje. This is something We must prepare for immediately. To Us, a mere Yeon Gaesomun is nothing to fear. Even if Yeon Gaesomun is able to retreat to Pyongyang, Us can easily destroy him. However, to deal with Silla and Baekje, we will leave Yeon Gaesomun alive for now. "
Cui Joongki said, "Your Majesty, this subject understands."
Du Qi waved his hand. "Go!"
Cui Joongki did not leave. Instead, he said, "Your Majesty, this subject has a question. This subject is here on Yeon Gaesomun's orders. After returning, should this subject say that Your Majesty has agreed to the request for peace, or that Your Majesty has refused? "
Du Qi said, "Self-enthusiasm is refusal."
Cui Joongki nodded. "This subject understands."
After saying this, he bowed to Du Qi once more before turning and leaving.
Shangguan Yi looked at Cui Joongki's departing figure and said, "Your Majesty, this subject believes that Cui Joongki is here. Because the plan has not been fully explained, he might be disloyal. This person is a hypocrite and cannot be trusted. "
Du Qi smiled. "We have never trusted Cui Joongki either. This person's purpose is to confuse Yeon Gaesomun. Also, we need to figure out the matter of contacting Silla and Baekje. "
Shangguan Yi said, "Your Majesty is wise!"
Du Qi said no more and led Shangguan Yi, Ma Zhou, and the others on their way.
On the other side, Cui Joongki hurried on. He did not dare to delay and quickly left Xia Xia's army behind. Only now did Cui Joongki's heart calm down. Before, when he was at Du Qi's side, he had been worried that he would be killed and that he would be safe. Only now that he was far away did he feel completely at ease.
But Cui Joongki's heart was wavering. After all, submitting to Xia Xia was an irresistible trend. And under Yeon Gaesomun's command, he was in a precarious situation.
Cui Joongki was not an ignorant person.
He could clearly see that Yeon Gaesomun would not be able to withstand Du Qi's attack.
Cui Joongki's heart was actually wavering. But after some thought, Cui Joongki quickly came to a decision. He did not care who he was loyal to. He would first return to Yeon Gaesomun's side.
If Du Qi won, he would submit to Du Qi. In any case, he had already submitted to Du Qi. If Du Qi lost, his identity would not be exposed, and he could continue to remain at Yeon Gaesomun's side.
In short, he would not lose out.
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