Song Xiaofei and Zhang Jian took the tied Li Zaixian, galloped back to Mashan, and entered Wu Changqing's camp, where Ding Ruchang, Huang Shilin, Wang Degong and other generals were there.

Dayuan Jun was sitting on the seat of the guest of honor, drinking tea, and at the same time asking Wu Changqing for merit, telling that the Korean soldiers were arrested by corrupt officials because their rations were mixed with stones and dregs, and they made trouble, and then mutinied, entered the palace and the embassy, and rushed to the palace when they heard the news, and they were not afraid of danger, put down the rebellion, and drove Yue himself out of Korea. Speaking of this, the old man of the courtyard burst into tears: "The princess was killed by the rebels because of this, and her body was insulted. My Li family has suffered this great disaster, and I hope that the general will uphold justice."

Song Xiaofei pushed Li Zaixian down in front of the courtyard king, and Li Zaixian was covered in blood. Song Xiaofei said: "Taigong's acting skills are good, but you'd better ask this son what he told me on the way." ”

When Li Zaixian saw that Dayuanjun was fine, he knew that he had been deceived, and he cried. Song Xiaofei lied to him that Dayuanjun had abandoned him, and he couldn't stand the torture, so he had confessed the process of this coup d'état, including the conspiration of Dayuanjun and more than 30 old-fashioned ministers to depose Gaozong Li Xi and make him king.

Song Xiaofei handed Li Zaixian's confession paper to Wu Changqing, and briefly reported to him what had just happened, and took the initiative to plead guilty, "I wrote a letter to Dayuanjun in the name of the marshal without permission, and voluntarily accepted the military law." ”

Zhang Jian also knelt on the ground and asked for punishment, saying that he was complicit in this matter.

After reading the confession, Wu Changqing said with a smile: "'Capture the thief and capture the king first', you did the right thing." At that time, the situation was critical, and I would do the same, you are not guilty, but meritorious. ”

Dayuanjun still wanted to deny it, Song Xiaofei called Jin Yunzhi outside the tent into the tent, Jin Yunzhi took out the letter of help written by Concubine Min to the Qing Emperor, and said: "Concubine Min is not dead, she is in Chungju, and she can rush back to Seoul at any time." ”

Knowing that the matter had been revealed, Dayuanjun slumped in his chair and muttered to himself, "The old man is loyal to the Qing Dynasty." ”

Wu Changqing ordered people to escort the father and son of the courtyard Jun away, take them to a room guarded by heavy soldiers, and put them under house arrest.

Song Xiaofei landed decisively, made the first contribution, and was bloodless, captured the father and son of the courtyard Jun, and exposed their conspiracy, Wu Changqing's generals were all impressed by him, the front camp management led Huang Shilin, and the rear camp management led Wang Degong to be ashamed of himself.

Huang Shilin is a man, he is willing to gamble and lose, take off his top, and ask Song Xiaofei to fall.

Song Xiaofei said to Huang Shilin and Wang Degong: "The original gambling contract was just my momentary angry words, and the two brothers don't have to take it seriously." ”

Huang Shilin said: "There is no joke in the army, and I will keep my head for the time being." In the future, my brother will have a place for me, and I will go to the soup and die! ”

Wang Degong didn't want to be too spineless in front of Wu Changqing, so he also made a similar statement.

Song Xiaofei said: "Although the father and son of Dayuanjun are controlled by us, their chaotic party is still there, and he himself has also arrived in Seoul and is eyeing him. I also hope that the brothers will work together to help Wu Dashuai and live up to their mission. ”

Wu Changqing listened to Song Xiaofei's words and appreciated them very much, but he frowned and said: "How to deal with the father and son of the courtyard is a big problem now, killing them is afraid that it will cause a mutiny of the chaotic party; Releasing them is equivalent to letting the tiger return to the mountain, and leaving them in the camp is also prone to change, not a long-term solution. Moreover, the situation in North Korea needs to be calmed down immediately, otherwise he will take the opportunity to intervene. What do you think? ”

Song Xiaofei said: "'Qing Father is not dead', we can use a warship to quickly send him back to China, detain him in the Zhili Mansion, and wait for the fate of Lord Zhongtang." Then send troops to take Concubine Min back to Seoul and arrest the rebels, and North Korea will soon be able to restore stability. ”

Ding Ruchang said: "Lord Zhongtang asked me to escort you to North Korea, and then quickly go back to resume your life, there are many things on the side of the Beiyang Navy Division that I need to go back to deal with, I can detain the father and son of the courtyard by the way, but Concubine Min said in her heart, is she willing to cooperate with us?" ”

Kim Yun-sik hurriedly knelt down and said, "After this catastrophe, the princess already knows that only by making friends with the Celestial Empire can she protect the Li family. The minister is willing to persuade the princess to cooperate with the Celestial Empire and kill the rebels. ”

Song Xiaofei said: "I can take the sergeant of the middle battalion to accompany you to persuade the princess." ”

Wu Changqing said: "This is very good! On my side, Zhang Jian and I talked to them and asked them to withdraw from the army. Let's go our separate ways and complete the mission! The old Maozi of Tsarist Russia has recently been in the northeast and is about to move, which is a problem on my mind in the Qing Dynasty. Everyone strives to pacify the DPRK as soon as possible and return to China to serve their lives. ”

Song Xiaofei took the 500 Huai troops of the middle camp and accompanied Jin Yunzhi to Chungju, and met Concubine Min in the guest room of the Yaxi Chamber of Chungju Mansion.

Kim Yun-sik reported the situation in Seoul to Concubine Min and introduced Song Xiaofei, the pipe belt of the central camp, and Concubine Min smiled: "I met the general five years ago. ”

Song Xiaofei pulled out his M1847 revolver, and Concubine Min, who was delicate and amazing, was so frightened that she lost her face.

Kim Yoon-sik also rushed to Concubine Min, protected Concubine Min with his body, and asked in horror, "What is the general doing!" The princess of my family has promised not to associate with her in the future, and she is loyal to the kingdom of the Celestial Empire. ”

It was night, and seven or eight red candles lit up the spacious room. "Bang, bang, bang", Song Xiaofei fired three shots in a row, extinguishing the red candle seven or eight meters away from him, and said: "I heard that this rebellion was caused by the princess asking the officers to train the guards of the palace. ”

Concubine Min looked at Song Xiaofei in military uniform, his eyes were like a leopard, sharp and sharp, and said: "The general's marksmanship is like a god, and the Japanese can't be compared." ”

Song Xiaofei thought to himself, nonsense, my shooting score in the military academy was the second in the whole academy, and now I have been practicing hard for a few years, I can't compare to this instructor and I still show a fart, he said to Concubine Min: "In this case, in the future, I will help you train the guards of the North Korean palace, what does the princess think?" ”

Concubine Min said: "I can't ask for it, there is General Lao!" ”

Concubine Min returned to Seoul, and it was really not a fuel-efficient lamp, and she wiped out more than 30 old ministers such as An Jiyong, who should be imprisoned, and who should be killed, quickly stabilized the situation in North Korea, and Lee Jae-heon himself was exiled first, and then given to death.

Wu Changqing took Zhang Jian to find Huafang to negotiate, the two sides talked in Inchon for a month, they signed a peace treaty on behalf of the DPRK and Yueben, did not cede the land, but because the DPRK burned the embassy of Yueben, the loss was compensated, and the damage suffered by the country and the cost of the water and land troops to protect the minister were 500,000 taels of silver, which was paid back in five years, and the last article of the treaty also stipulated: "Yueben has the right to send troops to protect the embassy."

After Zhang Jian came back, he told Song Xiaofei about the treaty, and Song Xiaofei was greatly surprised when he heard the last clause, "Yue Ben has the right to send troops to protect the embassy", but he did not expect Wu Changqing to be so bad at diplomacy, which is equivalent to admitting that the garrison of Yue Ben in the North Korean embassy is legal, and there is no regulation on the number of troops garrisoned, which will bury great hidden dangers for Yue Hou. Sure enough, he took the opportunity to leave all the 1,400 sergeants transferred to Korea in Seoul, waiting for an opportunity to plot against North Korea.

Zhang Jian also thought that it was not a big deal for Yue Ben to send troops to protect his embassy, and when he saw Song Xiaofei frowning, he asked him if there was a problem with the treaty. Song Xiaofei saw that Wu Changqing had signed a peace treaty with Yuben on behalf of North Korea, and he couldn't say that this boss had done something wrong, so he sighed and said, "It's nothing." Brother Zhang, in fact, I have always had a question in my heart, you are Wu Dashuai's most trusted staff, why did you do your best to help me from the beginning? When I landed on the Han River, I really don't know what I would have done if you hadn't arrived. ”

Zhang Jian said: "If I say, because you saw me for the first time, you will say that we are all students who failed the imperial examination, do you believe it?" ”

Song Xiaofei said: "I believe it." ”

Zhang Jian laughed and said: "To be honest, the first time I saw you, I could see that you belonged to Dapeng, and you need 90,000 miles of sky to spread your wings, and the small world of North Korea is definitely not enough for you to soar." And I think you are a character like Xie Youdu, you have military talent, and the more you command soldiers, the better. ”

Xie Youdu is the famous general Xie Xuan of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, he is known for the Battle of Weishui. Song Xiaofei understood, patted Zhang Jian's shoulder, and said Brother Zhang's praise, you praise people for being so educated, I think you have a top talent, and you will definitely go to high school in the future.

This time, Song Xiaofei quickly stabilized the situation in North Korea, Wu Changqing remembered the brotherhood with Yuan Baoqing, intended to help, gave him the main credit, and wrote to the court to praise him for his "Yingda long-cherished achievements and lofty ambitions", which is the comment of Zhou Yu, a famous general of the Three Kingdoms. Li Hongzhang also played the Ming court, praising Song Xiaofei for "blood surname loyalty, talent and wisdom, strength to the overall situation, and it is difficult to be alone", and the Empress Dowager Cixi promoted Song Xiaofei to a higher level and appointed him as "Minister of Trade and Trade Affairs of the Prime Minister stationed in North Korea", with the same rank as the Taoist of the third grade, with full authority to handle Korean affairs.

Soon after, Wu Changqing was transferred back to the northeast to garrison the Russians, and the 1,500 Huai troops who remained in Korea were placed under the command of Song Xiaofei. Later, it was said that Ben had increased his troops in Korea to 2,000 people, and Li Hongzhang sent his staff Ma Jianzhong to send an additional 1,500 Huai troops from China into the DPRK, which was also under the command of Song Xiaofei.

After the Korean rebellion was quelled, Concubine Min admired Song Xiaofei very much, and first sent 150 guards to Song Xiaofei for training, and later saw that the effect was good, and asked Song Xiaofei to help North Korea purchase foreign guns and artillery, and train 1,500 new army troops. Song Xiaofei agreed, and he sent someone to Hurd to buy arms, and took a kickback of about 100,000 taels of silver from it, and dug up the first big pot of gold in his life.

By the seventh year of Guangxu, Song Xiaofei's Huai army reached 3,000 people, and the Korean army reached 2,000 people, Zhang Jian, Huang Shilin, and Chen Yu all became his right-hand men. Song Xiaofei adopted the method of "carrots and sticks", personally paid military salaries every month, and trained them into obedient bullets, while he held the trigger tightly. In the near future, he will let these bullets fly for a while longer, shatter the old world, and usher in a new light for China!;