After the meeting, it was decided that Wu Dawei and Xu Chang would go to the DPRK to investigate and handle the case.

After Wu Dawei and Xu Chang arrived in Mashanpu, Yuan Shikai immediately sent someone to submit a written report describing the incident. Later, after meeting the two in Seoul, he defended himself face to face.

However, he admitted that he had not been consulted, and he also took the initiative to excuse himself for provoking. Wu Dawei and Xu Chang did not blame him for this, but affirmed his approach. But he was asked to move out of the palace immediately, so as not to be told the truth.

I thought that the pacification of the Jiashen coup was a miracle for me, but I didn't expect that although I didn't cause trouble for myself, in the end, it was just no fault.

However, Yuan Shikai is not the kind of person who does not seek merit but seeks no fault, so he is particularly depressed.

Moving out of the palace also made Yuan Shikai very faceless.

People are like this, if they are investigated, if they don't find out anything, they will cause a storm in the city. Coupled with the opposition of Wu Zhaoyou and others, Yuan Shikai's situation became more and more difficult.

But he doesn't find the reason from himself, but complains about the sky and others, and shouts unpredictably all day long; and called himself "the worst official luck". Yuan Shikai, who has always been smooth sailing, couldn't withstand this series of setbacks, and was extremely disheartened.

At this time, Yuan Shikai's heir, Niu Shi, learned from his letter to his family that Yuan Shikai's environment was sinister, and he was frightened of the recurrence of his old illness. Urgent letter to Yuan Shikai to go home.

Yuan Shikai was eager to have such an opportunity, so he and Wu Dawei asked for leave to return to China.

On January 30, 1885, in Yuan Shikai's own words, he finally left Seoul, a place that was wrong.

He took the super brave ship to Lushun first and visited his cousin Yuan Baoling, who served there.

Two days later, Wu Dawei and Xu Chang also arrived in Lushun, and Yuan Shikai took a boat with them to Qinhuangdao.

Soon after sailing, they encountered ice floes and the boat could not move forward, so they went to Yantai, Shandong Province instead. It was not until mid-March that he returned to Tianjin, the seat of the governor of Zhili.

Unexpectedly, Yuan Shikai was blessed by misfortune this time. After Wu Dawei saw Li Hongzhang, he praised Yuan Shikai and called him a genius, a rare talent.

Li Hongzhang had a good impression of Yuan Shikai, and hearing Wu Dawei say this, it made him even more eye-catching, and since then he has really become Yuan Shikai's backer.

When Wu Dawei reported to the imperial court, he greatly praised Yuan Shikai, making Yuan Shikai, a person who had never been well-known, a figure in the limelight.

Although Yuan Shikai and Li Hongzhang corresponded many times, it was the first time they met in Tianjin, and Li Hongzhang was left an excellent impression on him whether he was dignified or able to talk.

Li Hongzhang meant that Yuan Shikai still returned to North Korea, but Yuan Shikai insisted on going home to visit his mother, and Li Hongzhang granted him leave. In this way, after leaving home for a few years, Yuan Shikai embarked on the road back to his hometown of Xiangcheng, Henan.

Along the way, he didn't know that he would soon be in the run, and he was very depressed.

I always think of my North Korean friend, Kim Yun-sik's poem "Sending the Court to Henan" for himself: "Famous people are jealous, and success is taboo by everyone, this matter is the same in ancient and modern times, and it is not easy to deal with things; On the most critical day, people dare to avoid it; The deposed are pregnant with rats, and cowards are often worried; The matter is determined to find defects, and the benefits are gradually stained; then took the credit for the fault and destroyed the husband's will; Jun is returning now, and it doesn't matter if you pitch; The sun shines on Kong Zhao, and the virtuous are not abandoned; If you see each other not far away, try to persuade the king. ”

If there is anyone in this world who understands and appreciates himself, it is only this North Korean friend! Yuan Shikai let out a long sigh.

In March 1985, Japan's Hirobumi Ito and his entourage came to China to negotiate a settlement of the conflict between Chinese and Japanese troops in Korea and the issue of troop withdrawal.

The Qing ** sent Li Hongzhang as a plenipotentiary minister to negotiate with him.

In April, after repeated consultations, the Treaty of Tientsin was signed.

It stipulates that both countries withdraw their troops from North Korea at the same time, and neither country sends personnel to coach North Korean troops. In the future, if there is an accident or a major incident, it is necessary to send troops to the DPRK to exchange notes, and the matter will be withdrawn immediately, and they must not stay there.

Although this treaty resolved the issue of the military conflict between China and Japan at that time, it left an opportunity for Japan to send troops to Korea.

During the negotiations, the Japanese side resolutely demanded that Yuan Shikai be severely punished, but Li Hongzhang sternly refused.

He stressed that it was normal for the battalion officers to lead troops into the palace on the orders of the king, and there was nothing wrong with it.

In the summer of the same year, the Qing army withdrew from Korea to the country.

With the withdrawal of troops, especially the departure of Yuan Shikai, the Qing Dynasty basically lost control of North Korea.

Some members of the Min Fei clique took the opportunity to defect to Russia in an attempt to ask Russia to protect and train the army.

After Li Hongzhang learned of this situation, he thought that he could not sit idly by. The pro-Japanese faction in North Korea has been uneasy about the house arrest of Li Gang, the ruler of the courtyard, in China, and has repeatedly raised objections. After weighing the pros and cons, Li Hongzhang decided to send Li Gangying, the king of the courtyard, back to North Korea, and use his influence and power to contain the Min Concubine group.

Who is going to escort it? Li Hongzhang thought of Yuan Shikai.

Li Hongzhang first sought the opinion of Yuan Shikai's cousin Yuan Baoling.

Yuan Baoling was very satisfied that Yuan Shikai was able to see the right time and get rid of the predicament of the DPRK in time. I feel that Yuan Shikai has no fame in the end, there is no stepping stone to rise, and the so-called congenital deficiency. If you want to achieve something in your career, the lesson of the imperial examination must be supplemented. And now that the North Korean garrison has been withdrawn, there is nothing to do with Yuan Shikai, so he can take this opportunity to make up for it and prepare to take the imperial examination.

Therefore, without asking Yuan Shikai's opinion, he made his own decisions and resigned from this errand in front of Li Hongzhang.

He said what he thought, and Li Hongzhang, who was also a scholar, understood Yuan Baoling's love for his nephew very well, so he didn't insist on it anymore.

received a letter from his cousin Yuan Baoling asking him to study and prepare for the autumn scientific examination, Yuan Shikai threw it aside without thinking about it.

I have long hated those books that read the imperial examination, and I know that no matter how hard I try, it will be in vain, and it is impossible to be on the list. It's just self-inflicted humiliation and shame in front of others.

After a few busy years, I returned to my hometown, although it was not an honor to return to my hometown, and I glorified my ancestors; But it's also a big and small official.

Take the road of the imperial examination? What can you do if you win the lift? Zhang Jian's dignified champion Lang, a protégé of the Son of Heaven, the first in scientific research, is not just a staff member for Wu Changqing.

What kind of reading has its own Yan Ruyu? I didn't achieve fame, but I still got a beauty. Especially the three North Korean concubines, one is more beautiful than the other.

found fox friends in the past, spent every day drinking, and Yuan Shikai was also very busy in his hometown.

In July, the situation in North Korea was getting out of control. Li Hongzhang was afraid that something would change later, and he was anxious to send Li Gang back to China, but he couldn't find a suitable candidate. After thinking about it, Yuan Shikai is the most suitable.

At this time, I received another letter from Gaozong Li Xi.

In the letter, Li Xi clearly stated that Yuan Shikai was the only candidate. In the letter, he wrote: "Since the withdrawal of the Qing army, the people have nothing to hold, and the material situation is in danger; Only Yuan Sheren has been based in the east for three years, is familiar with the national conditions, practices current affairs, and is trusted by the top and bottom. In the winter of last year, he tried to clear up the chaos, supported the vassal states, and gave birth to the spirit of the pope, and the people of the whole country were deeply admired. Now that the affairs of the state are complicated, and there is no consultation with them, we should ask him to send him to the east again, so as to calm the people's minds and prepare for the affairs of the times, which will be of great benefit in times of difficulty. ”

Seeing that his thoughts coincided with Li Xi, he strengthened Li Hongzhang's determination to use Yuan Shikai.

Before reporting to the imperial court, he still wanted to do the work of Yuan Baoling.

Sending Li Gang, the monarch of the courtyard, should return to China, which is both a matter of great importance and a lot of difficulties. If you are not careful, you may also lose Li Gangying's life.

In order to persuade Yuan Baoling, after Li Hongzhang explained his reasons, he also showed Li Xi's letter to Yuan Baoling.

It is a major matter related to the country, and Yuan Baoling can no longer shirk it.

Li Hongzhang then wrote the following prelude: "Yuan Shikai is brave and excellent, can understand the general situation, is the most familiar with the situation in Korea, and respects the old and new parties - the country's monarchs and ministers are warmly retained. Yesterday, he received a letter from the king, and urged the officer to help him, and if he was ordered to go, he should be able to deal with it. (North Korea) chaos is still frequent, although the king of the dynasty is virtuous outside, the inside tends not to be specialized, there is a sense of self-protection (Yuan Shikai) resourceful, and the courtiers of the Korean Foreign Affairs Agency, can be in contact, in case of trouble can be redeemed Kuang Zheng" "Because of its heavy responsibility and long way to go, the previous achievements should be rewarded and promoted, so that it should be sent to the state, especially to solemnize its position, so that it has a little prestige, and the capital is in charge. ”

To promote and recommend someone, you always have to say some praise, and maybe even say something excessive.

However, from this recital, we can still see Li Hongzhang's evaluation of Yuan Shikai.