Early in the morning, waiting to leave the Xiaguan Station and "leave" Nanjing by ferry, there were only half a car of passengers. Among them were merchants, retinues, craftsmen, workers, shopkeepers, women, wives of workers, and among them two soldiers, and in any third-class carriage could be said to be a mixed place, where what kind of people could not be distinguished by clothing.

As an agent of the Intelligence Bureau, almost as soon as he got on the bus, Jin Nanlin began to look at the passengers in the carriage, among the passengers in the half carriage, only two people attracted his attention, one of them was young, the other was old, they were dressed neatly in new clothes, they looked well-dressed, and the young man even wore the emblem of Imperial College London, if it was someone else, he might think he was a student of the University of Technology, but the mud marks on the edges of his shoes betrayed him, With what Jin Nanlin knew about the only few hundred students in that school, they would never let mud stains on their shoes when it wasn't raining.

There was also a middle-aged man with a stern face, dressed in a suit, who looked a bit like a senior employee of a government enterprise, and from the outside, he seemed to be indistinguishable from the others, but Kim Nam-lim noticed that he occasionally exchanged glances with the young man.

At this time, these people in the carriage have found their seats and are sitting comfortably, some are eating melon seeds, some are smoking, and some are chatting with their neighbors with great interest.

Jin Nanlin, who was observing the two of them, noticed that the two of them would always look at a yellow cowhide suitcase on the luggage rack from time to time, as if the box contained something.

"Observe, the best agents will betray themselves in the details!"

After observing the two people for more than ten minutes, Jin Nanlin became more and more sure that these two people were probably a little problematic, and then observe the position where the two of them were sitting, both of them were sitting by the window, and the car window they were relying on was fully open, on such a cold day, do you need to open the window?

Standing up, with his coat hanging on his arm in his left hand and a briefcase in his right hand, Kim Nam-lim left the carriage, and in the other carriage, he saw the police, so he walked towards the police.

"Hello!"

As soon as the police officer turned around, Jin Nanlin showed his ID, which was the ID of the Imperial Intelligence Bureau.

"What's the matter? Sir! ”

After reading the document clearly, the demeanor of the police officer was extremely respectful.

"Car 7, two people in seats 35 and 57, there may be some problems, you should check the tickets!"

More than half an hour later, Jin Nanlin, who had already transferred from the third-class carriage to a separate small sleeper box, looked at the Yangtze River outside the car window by the lamp, and half an hour ago, the police used the reason of checking the ticket to arrest the two people, and turned out 30 kilograms of explosives in the cowhide box.

"These people are too careless!"

Thinking that the explosives might have been used to sink the train ferry, if that was the case, the Yangtze River shipping might run into trouble in the next month, and the same north-south railway traffic would also be affected by the sinking of the ferry, and these people would be so careless in wartime.

Luckily, I found them.

Thinking that the train conductor deliberately left the sleeper box reserved by the railway company for himself in order to thank himself, Jin Nanlin smiled, if it weren't for this, he was afraid that he would have to sit in the third-class car all the way to the northeast.

"Look at this man, maybe it won't be long before he returns to North Korea, where almost no one knows him, and he knows very few people. Train him well there, let him get acquainted with that country, get acquainted with the people there. It's good for both of you. ”

On the rickety train, looking at the information in his hand, Jin Nanlin's mind came up with the director's advice to him when he left Nanjing.

Looking at the photograph of the young man in a lieutenant officer's uniform, this man looked not much different from a normal Guards Army officer, if his nationality was not disregarded.

"Li Cunxin, 26 years old, born in Pyongyang, Lee ......"

At the end of the Ming Dynasty and the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, a group of people surnamed Li surnamed Li such as the descendants of Li Rusong and the relics of the Ming court, such as the Li family, took refuge in North Korea and settled in the Pyongyang area, which gave rise to the Pyongyang Li family, and this Li family in the following two hundred years, especially more than ten years ago, the pro-Qing faction that emerged in North Korea was different from the independence faction, they have always maintained neutrality from beginning to end, until after the first day of the first day, they came to the capital for refuge. ,

And now this person has been selected by the Intelligence Bureau from among many candidates, and this time he went to the Northeast to observe him.

"In Liaoning there was a Korean infantry regiment created by the Guards during the campaign of neutrality, on the instructions of the General Staff Headquarters. The regiment is mainly composed of two battalions, and the officers above the battalion level are all officers sent by the Guards, while the company-platoon-level units are mostly Koreans selected by the Guards. Training takes place there. You're going to ...... this time Check in an all-round way what kind of person Li Cunxin, the new commander of the DPRK 1st Infantry Battalion, is and what he can do. ”

Looking at the information about Li Cunxin in his hand, these materials were all transferred by the Intelligence Bureau of the General Staff Headquarters of the Guards, and it is conceivable that perhaps as soon as Li Cunxin joined the Guards, the intelligence department had already grasped his information and paid close attention to him.

Why pay so much attention to him?

Is it just because he happens to be a battalion commander of a North Korean infantry regiment? According to the above information, he was promoted as a battalion commander just two months ago, and the chief did not explain why he was established and why he was needed. However, from the director's explanation, it can be learned that this North Korean infantry regiment and Li Cunxin are very valuable.

The value of utilization!

"How? Any suggestions? ”

Cheng Yiyuan, who had just come to Dandong, looked at Li Cunxin, who was giving a lecture to the soldiers, and asked the chief of staff of the North Korean Infantry Regiment next to him, Kim Nam-lim, according to the instructions of the military department, he is a reliable person, he can even speak fluent Korean with a dialect accent, just like this, everyone can believe in the fact that he is a North Korean, but this North Korean can be believed.

And he came here only to train them for irregular warfare, in fact, to pass on to them the experience of some of the bandits he had exterminated in the past, the Guards never considered turning this North Korean army into a force with strong offensive capabilities, for the Guards, perhaps it was the best choice to build them into security forces, just like this infantry regiment, which only had a few mortars and a few machine guns.

"Suggestion? The only suggestion is ......"

Kim Nam-lin then smiled and nodded with his chin to Li Cunqin, who had done his best to show himself that he was a demanding and conscientious person, and at the same time respected and loved by the officers and soldiers.

"Without any advice, without the instructions of you, the adviser, he will not do anything, so, here, in fact, you are the head of the North Korean regiment, as for him......"

After a moment of silence, Jin Nanlin continued.

"Of course, you have to maintain some of his authority, and at the same time, you have to make those middle and junior officers understand that in this regiment, you have the same authority as him, and I think that the advisors of each company and platoon can help you!"

While speaking, Kim Nam-lim smiled in his heart, and now the intelligence bureau is taking active steps to establish a personal image of Li Cunxin in Korea: the former major of the Imperial Royal Guards Army, the current head of the Korean infantry regiment, the Koreans who are not willing to accept Japanese rule, in short, soon, this person will have a certain reputation on the Korean Peninsula.

In the past, I didn't understand why I chose him, but now? Kim Nam-lim knows why the General Staff chose this person, I am afraid that it is only because this person is very tame, and the most important thing is that he feels that he is Chinese in his bones, and he opposes the independence of North Korea, such a person is undoubtedly the best choice, for China, and for North Korea.

"Chief of Staff Kim, do you think we will enter North Korea?"

Hesitating, Cheng Yiyuan, who had just arrived, asked a question that he was most concerned about, if he had longed to go to the battlefield before coming here, but now he regretted it, taking such a group of North Korean troops equipped with old miscellaneous rifled weapons to the battlefield was a dead end.

"This, it depends on Nanjing's decision!"

"Your Majesty, in the past two weeks, the intelligence station of the Intelligence Bureau in North Korea has carried out a total of 175 assassinations in various parts of North Korea, and at the same time used mortars to attack 62 Japanese military camps, and now the entire Korean Peninsula has known the name of the North Korean Army and its leader Li Cunxin, and our goal has basically been achieved!"

Zhang Jing, who was sitting in front of His Majesty, couldn't help but raise a hint of mockery on the corners of his lips when he mentioned these, what North Korean army attacked on a big scale, what North Korean army will fight for the freedom of North Korea, all of them are fake, even the North Korean army is fake, all of them are just for one purpose. ,

"Very good, this incident must be operated well, and there must be no mistakes!"

Nodding, Chen Moran smiled with satisfaction.

If this matter is operated well, it can solve the problem that has been bothering itself, North Korea, any Chinese who have seen what North and South Korea have done decades later will not have any good feelings about this country, even if there is no good feeling, then there is no need to spend more than a billion and shed tens of thousands of blood to let this place remain independent.

"Your Majesty, why didn't we choose the Korean royal family?"

Yuan Shikai, who had barely an old relationship with the Korean royal family, asked softly.

Glancing at Yuan Shikai, Chen Moran smiled in his heart, in the past few months, he has not taken less money from the North Korean royal family, but according to his usual style, he may not do anything if he takes the silver!

Seeing that Yuan Shikai still didn't seem to understand, Zhang Zhidong smiled and then opened his mouth to explain.

"Weiting, now ten years ago, the Manchu Qing Dynasty had agreed to the independence of Korea, and now if they resolutely cancel their independence, I am afraid that it will backfire, Korea, a small country with few people, although the country is small, but the self-esteem is extremely strong, if it is boldly annexed, I am afraid that it will cause future troubles......"

Annex!

Zhang Zhidong spit out this word only made Yuan Shikai's eyelids jump, he was rising in Korea back then, and when the Japanese pressured, the weak Manchu government had to let Japan share the status of the suzerainty of Korea! After he was ordered to return to China, he angrily wrote to Li Hongzhang, the minister of Beiyang who was in charge of Korean affairs, suggesting that while the foreign powers had not seriously interfered in Korea, "our government should immediately and thoroughly clean up Korea and build it into a province." ”

But Li Zhongtang, the only one who understands the national and world conditions, is being jealous of the ordinary mediocre courtiers, how can he turn the bold proposals of a subordinate minor official to the imperial court? But it is precisely because of this that he was appreciated by Li Hongzhang, and even made a sixteen-character comment for himself: "Bloody loyalty, talent and sensitivity, holding the overall situation, and being alone."

It was also on the recommendation of Li Zhongtang that Yuan Shikai returned to the Koreans and became the premier's plenipotentiary representative for the prime minister, the highest garrison officer in China. After going to Korea for the second time, he monopolized power and became the actual "supervisor of the country", commanding and arrogant, and making the three Koreas subdued, and the five major powers of Japan, Russia, Britain, the United States, and France were all dumbfounded.

Later, after he left Korea, the Japanese army occupied Seoul after the First Sino-Japanese War, and then, under the coercion of the Japanese army and the Enlightened Party, King Yi Hee of Joseon issued a statement: "Since I have separated from China, I will become independent and ......

At this time, Zhang Zhidong's words of "annexation" only reminded Yuan Shikai of when he was young, North Korea, is not his own from his twenties to his thirties, he spent a long time there, once upon a time, he had thought that once he annexed North Korea, he could become the first governor of North Korea, so that he could be a feudal official, so as to squeeze into the temple, and today, twenty years after he proposed to Li Zhongtang to annex North Korea, he is finally going to annex North Korea.

Looking at the silent Yuan Shikai, Chen Moran squeezed out some smiles on his face. As far as Yuan Shikai is concerned, North Korea was a good place for him to display his skills, and it is also the starting point for his soaring prosperity. The world thinks that Yuan started from training soldiers from a small station, but in fact, if he had not made outstanding achievements in Korea, the responsibility of training new soldiers in the Qing Dynasty would not have been handed over to him, and there would not have been Beiyang later, let alone the current post of Minister of the Interior.

It can be said that for Yuan Shikai, perhaps, North Korea is the biggest failure in his life, at least until now, as he grows older, for such people, they always hope to make up for the regrets of the past, and what is Yuan Shikai's biggest regret? I'm afraid it's North Korea.

"Weiting, you started in North Korea and became in North Korea, it can be said that there is no one in China who knows North Korea better than you!"

His Majesty's words came into his ears, Yuan Shikai only felt his brows jump slightly, and he didn't know whether he was happy or sad for a while, and it seemed that he couldn't hide from it-Governor Korea, if it was not bad as expected, His Majesty must want to let himself go to Governor Korea next.

"Your Majesty, I am willing to go to Korea to serve as the governor of Korea after the restoration of Korea!"

Yuan Shikai, who understood His Majesty's meaning, hurriedly got up and said respectfully, as a courtier, he naturally knows what His Majesty has decided, if he insists on not going, he is afraid of causing His Majesty to be unhappy, and on the other hand, Yuan Shikai also understands that North Korea may be the only way to gain His Majesty's appreciation and trust for himself. ,

And the most important point is that from the end of the Qing Dynasty to the present, China has always only had the share of land reparations, where there is a matter of opening up the territory, although Taiwan has been restored, but it is the liberation, and North Korea is different, North Korea was a subject country in the past, and now it is an "independent country".

Prime Minister!

For Yuan Shikai, he understands that this is his ultimate goal, fighting with His Majesty, he can't hold it, first, there is no army, and secondly, there is no time, His Majesty is far younger than himself, and he can boil himself to death.

"Good!"

Nodding his head vigorously, while praising him, Chen Moran rarely had some appreciation for Yuan Shikai, and he shared his worries for the king, this Yuan Shikai has done it, and after thinking about it, he can go to the governor of North Korea in the future, except for Yuan Shikai, there is really no other candidate.

For North Korea, Yuan Shikai knows too well, in the past, when countries were competing in North Korea, he could easily deal with North Korea when he was at a disadvantage, let alone now.

"Your Majesty, I don't know when the Guards will attack Korea!"

"Attack North Korea?"

Looking at Yuan Shikai, Chen Moran smiled loudly.

"Why attack North Korea, to attack North Korea, you need to mobilize at least 20 divisions, invest 300,000 people, and pay more than 1 billion yuan for the war, for the sake of North Korea, this is inevitably too worthless!"

"And what does Your Majesty mean?"

This will Yuan Shikai is a little confused, if he doesn't attack North Korea, is it ......

"As long as we win the naval battle, we can get North Korea, cut off its way back, consume its ammunition, and the North Korean army will not be able to hold out for a few days!"

At this time, Chen Moran's face was full of self-confidence, and this expansion of self-confidence was completely due to the great victory in the South China Sea naval battle, which gave him the confidence to win this war.

"As for North Korea, after peace, we can recover North Korea without a single shot, as for the comfort pavilion,"

After a moment of silence, Chen Moran looked at Yuan Shikai and said.

"You will visit North Korea as a special envoy, in North Korea, you only need to make good use of a chess piece, that is, Li Cunxin, use Li Cunxin to force Li Xi, force him to take the initiative to cancel independence, this has to be proposed by Li Xi himself, as for how to operate, you have full power, anyway, the purpose is to let North Korea cancel independence, and eventually become a province of our country!"

"Your Majesty, if it is ......"

Although he didn't have any opinion on His Majesty's arrangement, and Yuan Shikai believed that he could do the same, he had another concern.

"If Li Cunxin has a different heart, what should he do!"

"Alien hearts?"

Snorting coldly, staring at Yuan Shikai, Chen Moran asked.

"What do you think?"

His Majesty's question only made Yuan Shikai's eyes flash with a cold light.

"Borrow Li Xi's hand, kill Li Cunxin, and then provoke a military rebellion, so as to force Li Xi to cancel independence! And then the whole country dedicated! ”

"Remember, Comfort Pavilion, you have carte blanche to do so!"

As he spoke, Chen Moran picked up the telegram on the table, the telegram was a telegram forwarded by the Admiralty that the Second Fleet had crossed the Octaves Strait, and when he was talking to himself in his heart, Zhang Zhidong, Zhang Jing, and Yuan Shikai glanced at each other, and the three of them who understood His Majesty's meaning stood up at the same time.

"Your Majesty allows the ministers to retire!"