In the autumn of 1904, something happened in Korea that annoyed Song Xiaofei, and after discussion in the Diet, China decided to make Korea the fourth province in the northeast. What's going on?

It turned out that since Concubine Min was killed by the Japanese, Gaozong Li Xi fled to the middle ** camp to escape. After the establishment of the Republic of China, although Korea nominally became a state of the Republic, Gojong Yi Hee worked hard for the rest of his life to become strong and always wanted to seek the true independence of Korea.

At the beginning, North Korea's Li Xi had been secretly sending people to hook up with the Russians. At that time, the cabinet headed by Kim Hongji announced that it would join the First Republic of China, announced the implementation of the solar calendar, and established the era name "Jianyang", and at the same time announced the "hair cutting order", requiring the Korean people to cut off their hair and change clothes. The pro-Russian faction Li Fanjin, Li Wanyong and others seized this opportunity to bribe palace maids and eunuchs to persuade Gojong to secretly escape from Gyeongbokgung Palace, transfer Gojong to the Russian legation, and establish a pro-Russian regime with Kim Byung-sa as prime minister. But after 1901, when the Russo-Chinese War ended with Russia's defeat and Russia withdrew from the competition with China in the Far East and Northeast Asia, Gojong was left alone.

In view of the collusion between Gojong Yi Xi and the Russians, in October 1902, Song Xiaofei decided to implement and establish the right to protect Korea, and appointed Tang Shaoyi as the plenipotentiary ambassador, not only responsible for handling foreign affairs, but also responsible for the internal affairs of Korea.

At the beginning, Tang Shaoyi often took out the Sino-North Korean agreement and asked: "Do you want to hear whether the list is in favor or against this case?" Understandably! At this time, the sound of the clash of spears and the roar of the new Chinese troops in Korea came from outside the palace. North Korean ministers are generally soft-boned, and most of the voices they get are approving of it.

However, there have been objections. Once, during the deliberations of the early dynasty, Tang Shaoyi came up with a plan to build a railway from Seoul to Incheon. Let the ministers of the DPRK discuss.

The gray-haired North Korean Prime Minister Han Gyu-tso abruptly left the table, shouting "desperate opposition", and rushed to King Yi Hee's room, shouting as he ran: "Your Majesty save the minister." Be the master of your courtiers! ”

It's a pity that this Han Gui was dizzy and too frightened, and ran into the room of one of Li Xi's princesses at once. At that time, the princess was still sleeping on the bed in her pajamas, which was considered a capital crime.

Tang Shaoyi immediately ordered someone to arrest Han Gyu, but he didn't kill him, but just stripped him of his official uniform, and ordered someone to bring two basins of ice water in front of all the Korean ministers. He challenged him, and said with a sneer: "I see that some people are old and not clear-headed, so it's best to pour cold water from the head to make him sober!" ”

It's a pity that these Korean ministers and Gojong Yi Hee were not sober-minded, 1904. U.S. President Theodore. Roosevelt proposed the convening of the Second Hague Peace Conference, which would expand the original Hague Convention, revise some of the treaties, and add new members to the Convention, which would regulate the collection of debts, the rules of war, and the rights and obligations of neutral states. It is equivalent to convening the United Nations General Assembly.

Gojong felt that his opportunity had come, and he wanted to take a secret diplomatic route to try to restore his sovereignty. Therefore, Gojong secretly sent Lee Sang-kun, Lee Jun, and Yi Wei-jong to The Hague, the Netherlands, with their own handwritten letters and a letter of appointment to attend the meeting, calling on the foreign powers to intervene and support Korean independence. However, at this time, China was already one of the great powers. Moreover, all the participating countries recognized China's right to protect North Korea, and wondered if the North Koreans were crazy, so they sent a telegram to Gaozong to confirm the identity of the representative, and the telegram naturally fell into the hands of Tang Shaoyi, who was in charge of North Korea's telecommunications industry, and Tang Shaoyi hurriedly reported the matter to Song Xiaofei. Song Xiaofei was furious when he heard the news, informed the countries that the letters of appointment were forged, and sent people to arrest Li Jun and the others.

After the Hague Conference, China set up functional organs such as the Unified Supervision Office in Seoul, promulgated the official system of the Unified Supervision Office, stipulated that the General Supervision Office was directly subordinate to the President of China, set up the General Supervision Office in the capital, set up council offices in various important places, and stipulated that the DPRK must obtain the permission of the Unified Supervisor to improve its governance, formulate decrees, impose administrative sanctions, and appoint and dismiss high-ranking officials, thus allowing China to control all the power of the internal affairs of the DPRK.

On October 10, the Chinese envoy Tang Shaoyi was sent to Gyeongbokgung Palace to "condole" the Joseon royal family to prepare to impose a protective treaty on Korea, but Emperor Gojong was adamantly opposed to the treaty. On October 15, Tang Shaoyi entered the palace to meet Gaozong, spread out the protection treaty that had been prepared for a long time, retreated left and right, and repeatedly threatened to lure Gaozong, but Gaozong insisted on not allowing it.

Tang Shaoyi said to Gaozong: "This is the final decision of the Chinese government after many considerations, and it cannot be changed in the slightest. If you refuse, something big will happen. ”

Gaozong retorted: "Since the time of our ancestors, all major national affairs have been decided after consulting government officials and even virtuous people. Besides, there is a precedent for understanding the domestic gentlemen and the people's public opinion, and I cannot make decisions on my own. ”

Tang Shaoyi laughed and said, "It's okay to consult government officials, but it's strange to understand the intentions of ordinary people. Isn't Korea a monarchical country of all by His Majesty's decision? ”

Gaozong was also furious and made a clear statement: "Recognizing this covenant is the same as destroying the country." I'd rather die than admit it! ”

Tang Shaoyi saw that Gaozong refused to give in, and said angrily: "In terms of blood, you were originally just a side branch of the Korean royal family, and it is basically impossible to inherit the throne, we have made you the emperor for decades, you should be content!" ”

Therefore, Tang Shaoyi bribed the cabinet ministers of North Korea on the one hand, and sent 10,000 troops into Seoul on the other hand, besieged Gyeongbokgung Palace, and forced Gojong to sign a treaty. Seeing that the general situation had gone, Gojong said that he was ill and could not go, so the treaty was signed by the eight cabinet ministers Lee Wan-yong and others, and the minister of participation in the political affairs, Prime Minister Han Gyu-so, who opposed the treaty, was detained.

At this time, the Minister of Education, Yi Wanyong, the Minister of Military Affairs, Yi Geun-taek, the Minister of the Interior, Pak Ki-chun, and the Minister of Agriculture, Commerce, and Industry, Kwon Chong-hsien, who were in charge of the state affairs of the DPRK, were scolded by the Korean people as the "Five Thieves of Ulsi", and a huge resistance movement was formed throughout the DPRK, and Tang Shaoyi sent artillery to suppress it.

After the bloodshed in Korea, considering that the two million Han people who migrated to North Korea due to the drought had taken root, after discussion in the National Assembly, China transformed Korea into the fourth province in Northeast China, and the king and royal family of North Korea allocated 500,000 yuan for one year's expenses according to the usual practice, retaining 6 marquises, 3 counts, 22 viscounts, and 45 barons, disbanding all political organizations in North Korea, abolishing the North Korean police, and changing all civil servants to Han Chinese.

Beginning in 1904, Phan Pei Zhu of Vietnam went into exile to establish the Restoration Society, whose members had sneaked back to Vietnam to launch armed uprisings. In order to better control Vietnam, China also transformed Vietnam into a Vietnamese province.

The French ambassador to China, Pirod, protested against this, and Song Xiaofei asked Wu Tingfang to send a letter of state to Pirod, which read: In 214 BC, Qin Shi Huang sent a large army to cross the Nanling Mountains to include the Lingnan region and north-central Vietnam, and established three counties here, of which north-central Vietnam belonged to Xiang County. In 111 B.C., Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty destroyed the Nanyue Kingdom and established the three counties of Jiaozhi, Jiuzhen and Rinan in northern and central Vietnam. For more than 1,000 years, the north-central part of present-day Vietnam was the territory of various Chinese dynasties, and Vietnamese history refers to this period as the "Northern Subordinate Period" or "County Era". In the 15th century, during the reign of Emperor Yongle of the Ming Dynasty, the monarch of the Tran Dynasty of Vietnam was usurped by his relative Hu Jichen, and the Ming Dynasty of China overthrew the Hu regime at the request of the remnants of the Tran Dynasty. The Ming army took advantage of the situation to occupy Vietnam, set up counties, and placed Jiaozhi Chengxuan political envoys, and once again carried out direct rule, that is, "Annam belonged to the Ming period". In 1802, Nguyen Phuc Anh, a descendant of the original Nguyen family, destroyed the Tay Son Dynasty with the support of France and established the Nguyen Dynasty (1802-1945). The following year, Nguyen Phuc Anh sent an envoy to China, requesting that the name of the country be changed to "South Vietnam", and finally Emperor Gia Thanh gave the country the name "Vietnam" and canonized Nguyen Phuc Anh as "King of Vietnam". This is where the name of Vietnam comes from. 1883......

Pirod asked what this meant, and Ng Dinh Phuong touched his gray beard and said: "What our president means is that Vietnam has been China's territory since ancient times!" Including the islands in its waters, you French would do well not to intervene. Otherwise, the Sino-French War of 1883 may be repeated again! ”