Chapter 187: Jeonju is lost

February 5, 1894, the night of the Chinese New Year's Eve of the Chinese Empire. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info the traditional festival, the moment of family reunion, the Ministry of the Interior of the Chinese Empire ordered a three-day holiday across the country.

There are no people in sight on the streets of Beijing, and Huaxia is immersed in joyful festivals at this time, and the sound of firecrackers is not heard. There are also people raising their glasses and shouting, and there are more sounds of children laughing and playing.

Originally, the air pollution in the imperial capital was very serious, in the past, when there was no wind, the sky would be covered with a thick cover, and now the visibility has dropped to less than 500 meters, but people have no awareness of improving the air quality, or set off firecrackers, at this time no one can stop the willfulness of the residents of the empire.

From Temasek in the far south to Basalt Island in the far north. From the Silla Special Administrative Region in the east to the westernmost city of Saigyung. The whole of China is living the same festival at the same time, and the whole country is immersed in the atmosphere of festivals and gatherings.

In the Imperial Summer Palace, the emperor, the officials of the Ministry of the Interior, and the General Staff held an important military meeting together, and after preparing for such a long time, it was finally time to test.

Tan Sitong first said; "Your Majesty! The decree has been made! ”

Guangxu said; "Read it!"

Tan Sitong bowed deeply to Guangxu, who was sitting on the higher steps, and then spoke to his colleagues behind; "By Divine Order!"

All the officers, including two field marshals, one admiral got up from their chairs!

Tan Sitong thought; "The Chinese nation can be followed and can carry more than 5,000 years of history. For 5,000 years, we have lived together on this land, and it is difficult to count how many times we have killed each other and how many times we have caused disasters.

Looking back on the past years, it is difficult to distinguish between right and wrong. It's all about survival, which in itself is beyond the realm of morality. After 5,000 years of baptism, China has become the only ancient civilization that has been inherited.

All the people living on the Chinese Empire are the best, congratulations on you for withstanding the harshest natural elimination selection, on living to the time of civilized government in the Chinese Empire, on being protected by the most powerful armed forces in the world, and on being promised the sanctity of private property.

The government of the Chinese Empire, the army of the Chinese Empire, and the Emperor of the Chinese Empire once again promise to the people of the whole country!

Keep people away from hunger,

Keep the people away from unfreedom.

Keep the people away from injustice.

Let the people's lives get better and better!

Violating this oath! Heaven and earth are destroyed!

From this moment on, the Chinese Empire began a new era, changing the era name to "Bright!" ”

The year 1894 is the "first year of light!" ”

This calling!

The primitiveness of the prosperity of China,

Following the longevity of Chinese civilization.

The truth of Ming Huaxia is right and wrong,

Broadcast the rate of grace and power in China.

Amnesty to the world, celebrate the whole world!

Chin this!

At this time, the bell rang in the Summer Palace!

Then all the bells rang in the temples, churches, and pavilions of the capital division, and the bells of the first year of Taichu were very chaotic, and then there were endless firecrackers, the sound of fireworks breaking through the air, and the sound of spreading in the sky. And the laughter and shouts of the crowd!

At this time, Tan Sitong said; "Your Majesty! Time's up! ”

At this time, there was no Guangxu Emperor, and the Guangming Emperor was born!

The Emperor of Light took his ministers, who were all dressed in military uniforms, to the tower of the Summer Palace. On the square at the main gate of the Summer Palace, tens of thousands of people have gathered, and the place facing the center of the city tower has been fenced off by the armed police.

All the people could only come to the city tower of the Summer Palace in the prescribed clockwise direction, waving their hands at the emperor and the marshals who could not see clearly at all, but these people would be driven by the armed police who surrounded the outside, hurry up and go forward, do not stop.

The cold wind in the winter of the capital division is thorough, and as the sound of firecrackers gradually decreases, the wind rises, blowing away the smoke of firecrackers, although the emperors and marshals on the city tower are very excited, looking at these people are very fond of them.

But it was really cold enough, and after standing outside for two hours, the people of the Ministry of Internal Affairs finally got gracious. When these people were finally able to go back to their rooms, hot tea and a hand stove were brought to keep the adults warm.

The people below the city tower gradually dispersed, and the first year of Guangming also began such a tradition, and on Chinese New Year's Eve in the next few decades, the emperor would bring important officials of the empire to stand guard on the city tower.

The people would come back to watch the live broadcast, and after watching it, they would comment on the advantages and disadvantages of these dignitaries, the marshal's costume was not good-looking, the official's medal ribbon was crooked, and whose wife was the best-looking, etc.

At this time, a major event that the people of the whole country are looking forward to, every year all the ministers must be carefully prepared, and they have no intention of being able to appear on the stage of the Summer Palace Tower of the Spring Festival Gala, which is a confirmation of identity and status. was originally frozen, but it became the most desirable stage for all officials and generals in the Chinese Empire.

The Emperor of Light sat in the middle, and after drinking two large cups of warm tea, Fang felt comfortable, and then he raised his head and spoke to the generals and officials in the room; "The city of Jeonju in North Korea has been missed, and the war has begun!"

At this time, Shang Rongqian, who was wearing the uniform of a three-star general of the Royal Army and wearing a medal full of medals, said; "Your Majesty, rest assured, we are ready! It can ensure that Huaxia will win! ”

The Emperor of Light spoke; "What I really want is not only victory, but also complete obedience to the Japanese people!"

Yuan Shikai said: "Your Majesty! Ben Shuai will set off immediately! ”

The Bright Emperor glanced at the youngest marshal of the empire and said; "Good work!"

Yuan Shikai saluted the Emperor of Light and left!

After Yuan Shikai left, Li Hongzhang and Zhang Zhidong were relieved, they also stood up and said goodbye to the Bright Emperor, and then the other military and administrative officials of the empire left, and went to their posts according to the plan to meet the war related to the fortunes of the country.

All the officials left, and the city tower, which had been crowded, suddenly became empty. At this time, Zhixin put on a dark green cloak for the Emperor of Light in the back, which did not match the white naval uniform of the Emperor of Light.

The Emperor of Light was dressed in the uniform of the Imperial Navy, only decorated with five blue ribbons on the cuffs. Originally, the General Staff had already made a generalissimo uniform for the Emperor of Light, which was shining golden and very luxurious!

The Emperor of Light liked it very much, and immediately put it on, and under the personal command of Concubine Zhen, a photography expert, he posed for a day and found hundreds of photos. Now the costume pictures of the Bright Emperor of the Chinese Empire are all from that day.

But three months later, in the Chinese Empire's "Beijing Times" published such a news, the emperor wants to auction the generalissimo's uniform, the highest price will win, the time is half a month later, the auction is organized by the Ministry of the Interior, except for the expenses of the Ministry of the Interior, all the proceeds belong to the royal family.

Originally, Shang Rongqian also thought it was a joke, after all, except for the emperor who dared to wear this dress, if he had a long idle life, he could try to see if it fit. All Shang Rongqian decided that no one dared to buy this dress at all!

But he guessed wrong, on the day of the auction, the generalissimo suit, which originally cost 10,000 dragon yuan, was auctioned at a sky-high price of 300,000 dragon yuan, and the buyer also refused to reveal his official identity.

After Shang Rongqian learned about it, he no longer mentioned the matter of making clothes for the emperor. is still sensible in the navy, the clothes Ding Ruchang sent to the Emperor of Light are very simple, he doesn't even have a military rank, he is dressed in white clothes, spotless, but also chic!

The Emperor of Light took off his gloves and raised the staff in his hand to his eyes, and at the top of the staff was a 4-tael blue diamond, a masonry that Dove had brought back along with his hair, and was irregular in shape.

The Emperor of Light didn't go through any processing, he thought directly about the cane, he raised the masonry to his mouth, sighed on the blue diamond, and then wiped it with his gloves. Asked while wiping; "Don't hear from Dove yet?"

Zhixin said: "The Intelligence Bureau, the Security Bureau, and the whole world have begun to look for him, but there is still no news of him!" ”

The Emperor of Light placed the diamond on his face, and the diamond sent a warm and cool feeling, which made him sober up a lot. The Emperor of Light spoke; "Gotta find him!"

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In Seoul, North Korea, the Spring Festival is also an important festival for North Koreans, and on this day, North Koreans also want to set off firecrackers, eat rice cakes, and observe the New Year. A joyous performance was also held at the Joseon Royal Palace, and Lee Hee and his ministers watched the wonderful performance from the high stage.

While he was rejoicing, North Korean Prime Minister Pak Jong-seung received a report that Jeonju Fortress had been breached, and now the defenders of Jeonju Fortress were engaged in a final duel with the Donghak rebels in the last few strongholds!

But Park Zongsheng looked at His Majesty the King who was laughing, and he didn't dare to come forward to disturb at all, so he could only be really anxious, and at this time Kim Daejun also received the news, and he peeked at Park Zongsheng's anxious expression.

As time went on, more and more messengers, messengers, appeared behind these adults. The bosses of the various rights systems in North Korea all knew the news, and Kim Yujun also knew the news.

And he also got the news that not only Jeonju, but also in the important cities of the whole of Korea, the troops sent by the Donghak Party began to act. These people took advantage of the opportunity for people to relax their vigilance during the New Year, and the inner city of the United City opened the city gate and rushed into the city to celebrate the New Year.

Kim Dae-jun came to his aunt Concubine Min and reported the news in Concubine Min's ear. Concubine Min immediately stood up from the chair when she heard this, and then Li Xi turned her head to look at her beloved concubine with a look of horror!

Immediately asked; "What's wrong!"

Concubine Min said; "Your Majesty! Jeonju City missed! ”

When Li Xi heard the news, he immediately asked Park Jong-seung; "Is this true?"

Park Jong-sheng came to Li Hee and knelt down in front of him, and said; "Your Majesty! It's true! ”

Seeing that the prime minister knelt down, the other ministers followed suit!

Li Xi picked up the teacup on the table and fell to the ground, crushing the powder!

All the people didn't dare to speak, and the originally lively palace suddenly dropped to freezing, and only the sound of firecrackers from time to time outside the palace was still telling that it was ten years of the Spring Festival.

At this time, Concubine Min said; "King, it is most important to send troops to assess the rebellion at the moment!"

Li Xi also understood at this time, it was not the time to get angry, he entered; "Gather the ministers and go to the main hall to discuss countermeasures!"

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At this time, in Jeonju City, the Donghak Party rebel army had surrounded the last resistance of the new army in the ancient city of Jeonju in the Jeonju government building, which was the last place of resistance, and there were Donghak Party members and the rebellious Korean New Army besieging here.

The persuasion work has not stopped, and traitors are the main reason for the failure of Jeonju City. After all the bullets were fired, there were no gunshots in Jeonju City, and the last resistance forces surrendered, and Jeon Bong Joon entered the Jeonju government office building with the top brass of the Donghak Party.

Jeonju was completely under the control of the Donghak Party, and with the telegraph of Jeonju City, Jeon Bong Joon wanted to send his revolutionary manifesto throughout Korea, and at the same time, riots broke out in many parts of Korea, and the Korean New Army began to suppress it in various places.

Kim Yujun took his direct army to Incheon, the closest to Seoul, to suppress the riot. King Yi Hee of Joseon ordered Kim Young-sub's new Korean army to escort the **** 5th Division into Seoul to defend the national capital, and at the same time sent an urgent request for help to the Chinese Empire!

The defenders of the Chinese Empire in Pyongyang, Zuo Guigui led four regiments of troops to Hancheng, and at the same time, the Chinese Imperial army in Mukden and Shenyang had also begun to set off, and Lu Yonghu led the Third Army of the Chinese Imperial Army to Pyongyang.

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At this time, when the Japanese government received the news of the uprising of the Donglin Party in Korea, it immediately set up a base camp in Tokyo, and the emperor was directly involved in the discussion of the base camp. The first order of the base camp was for Keisuke Oshima, the ambassador who served in the Chinese Empire, to take up his post in Korea immediately.

Keisuke Oshima has always sent diplomatic letters to North Korea, and it is difficult for North Korea to take care of this ambassador at this time. After the loss of Jeonju City, the low-level soldiers of the New Army all over the country rebelled, and they dragged out the officers who were hiding under the beds, put guns to their heads, and let them take the lead in the rebellion!

The officers did not want to rebel and were immediately shot. Then there is the persecution of the officers of the lower ranks, so these officers have no choice. They also began to take the lead in the rebellion, and the rebels telegraphed the independence of the whole of Korea, and then began to raise their salaries.

The whole of Korea has begun to show signs of erosion, and the whole of Korea, except for Seoul, has become a hell on earth, and a large number of people flee to Seoul from the south every day.

In view of this situation, the Chinese Empire began a large-scale evacuation of overseas Chinese. Especially in the many merchants along the coast, the merchants began to deal with the goods on hand in large quantities, and they also had to sell them at a reduced price. Then it was to send a few of his own people on the ships bound for various ports of the Chinese Empire.

The Chinese Imperial Navy Command ordered the Fourth Royal Navy Fleet and the Second Royal Navy Fleet of the Chinese Empire to patrol the north and south coasts of Korea respectively to protect the merchant ships and passenger ships of the Chinese Empire.

After Zuo Guigui arrived in Seoul, he did not immediately go to Jeonju to help Korea assess the rebellion, but began to deploy defenses in the entire Seoul defense area centered on the original station of Zhou Lemin and his regimental commander. At this time, Keisuke Oshima also came to Seoul with his own guards, a total of more than 400 people.

North Korea's diplomatic governor Cho Byung-yi asked Keisuke Oshima why he came to North Korea with soldiers, and Keisuke Oshima replied yes; "There was a riot in Korea, and you asked the Huaxia Empire to pacify it, that is, it is useless to protect the safety of our expatriates, so I have to bring troops myself to protect our Japanese expatriates and property!"

This makes the situation in North Korea very complicated all of a sudden!

At this time, the North Korean naval fleet also returned to its home port of Incheon. The North Korean fleet now has a total of four warships, and the flagship is the 3,000-ton cruiser Yi Sunsin! ", what else "Daisakue Sakae cruiser!" "Cruiser Yang Wanchun! "Cruiser Liucheng! ”。

The four warships, which had been replaced with new boilers, were at their best in speed and power, but when they returned to port, there was not a welcoming scene, but a busy scene, and the Chinese Empire was evacuating their personnel.

The Second Combined Fleet of the Second Royal Navy of the Chinese Empire, docked in the open sea, protects the merchant ships that come and go. This makes North Koreans feel very weird.

After Japan sent 400 men, Korea did not react, and the Chinese Empire did not react, so they sent additional troops again, and this time the purpose of these troops was the same as that of the Chinese Empire, which was to help Korea put down the rebellion.

Unlike the Chinese Empire, the Chinese Empire's army was invited, while the Japanese army came on its own.

Cho Byung-shu, the DPRK's foreign affairs supervisor, made it clear to Keisuke Oshima that there was no need for Japan's help, but Japan simply ignored the DPRK's protests.

At this time, Wang Fengyu, the minister of the Chinese Empire in Japan, sent a note like Japanese Foreign Minister Mutsu Munemitsu, making it clear what Japan wanted to do, was it to fight a war with the Chinese Empire?

Such a question surprised the Japanese base camp very much, but Japan chose to answer it lightly; "Japan is only trying to help North Korea restore order, protect overseas Chinese in Korea, and protect property, and has no other intentions!"

The Japanese sent more than 4,000 troops to Korea, landing at the ports of Incheon, Daepo, Busan, and Gunsan, and the rebel armies in these places were no match for the Japanese army at all, and these rabble soon began to surrender.

On the contrary, many Korean militias began to form guerrilla groups and continued to resist the Japanese.

Seeing that the troops of both countries had entered the territory of North Korea, Jeon Bong Joon realized that he seemed to have made a big mistake, so he began peace talks with the North Korean government, on June 27.

A peace agreement was reached between the Korean government and the Donghak rebel army, which stipulated in the Peace Agreement; "The North Korean government stopped persecuting Donghak followers and insurgents, and Donghak helped the North Korean government to restore social order with all its might. The DPRK government promised to punish corrupt officials, tycoons, and unscrupulous Confucianism, burn slave and maid documents, improve the living standards of the people, abolish excesses and miscellaneous taxes, break the boundaries of gate valves, reuse talents, severely punish private businessmen with Japan, and equalize land rights. ”

But at this time, there was a mixed brigade in Japan that had already landed in the port of Incheon, and there were only more than 2,000 defenders around Jin Yujun stationed in Incheon, and he asked for help from the army of the Chinese Empire many times, and each time Zuo Guigui said that it would be there soon, and it would be there!

After the issuance of the "Peace Agreement", the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Chinese Empire issued an official document to the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, agreeing to withdraw the troops at the same time, but Japan actually negotiated the conditions with the Chinese Empire!

Japan has put forward a seemingly good proposal to meet the two countries to "jointly promote the reform of the internal affairs of the DPRK"!