Chapter 26: Why is it important?

86_86612What is going on in the Gyeongbokgung Palace's Qinjeongjeong Hall does not seem to have much impact compared to the fact that it is only separated by a wall, and in fact, if it is an influence, it is also the decision of the Unified Supervision Office to influence the decision-making of North Korea, and North Korea cannot control the unified supervision, especially after North Korea breaks off diplomatic relations with other countries, at least in the short term, except for China, no other country has infiltrated North Korea, so that North Korea can return to the old situation of "national affairs".

On the surface, it seems that the Unified Supervision Office has nothing to do with North Korean state affairs except for overseeing North Korean diplomacy, but in fact, it is only more obscure than the "comprehensive involvement" of Yuan Shikai's period, such as the agreement on some ministerial candidates, compared with Yuan Shikai's direct intervention, Tang Haoran hopes to use the power of others to intervene in North Korean state affairs, such as the hands of North Korean ministers who are supported by himself.

On the other hand, the reason why it has no intention of interfering in all its aspects is that it does not care about North Korea's national affairs at all, at least in some way. Compared with meddling in the national affairs of North Korea, the "Emperor Taishang" felt that what he longed for in his heart was only to use the land of Korea as a base for opposing the Qing Dynasty.

Since the DPRK is the base, the most compromise for Tang Haoran said that the most compromise is to maintain the stability of the DPRK and ensure that the DPRK government's "big heart" remains unchanged, instead of implementing a new policy in the DPRK when the strength is insufficient, so as to lead to the dissatisfaction of the two classes and the people of the DPRK, and then trigger a series of chain reactions that will affect the future plan. After all, in another history, the series of upheavals in Tibet and Outer Mongolia caused by the implementation of the New Deal in the late Qing Dynasty all prove that the forced implementation of the "New Deal" is bound to provoke a strong backlash.

It is precisely on the basis of this consideration that Tang Haoran will take "maintaining stability and promoting development" as the core of his policy of supervising North Korea in the next few years, and the rise and fall of North Korea's own regime and the suffering of the people are not something he should be concerned about, at least not now. What the current government needs to maintain is its supremacy over North Korea, and make every effort to promote the construction of special zones and mining areas, and turn North Korea into an industrial and commercial base, and then solve other problems when it is strong.

Step by step, careful management, bold construction. This is a short-term plan formulated by Tang Haoran for himself, and this also leads to the current "non-interference" policy on the surface of the unified supervision office, and this superficial "non-interference" is not a comprehensive interference, just like the DPRK needs to copy a copy of the imperial meeting according to the new covenant and submit it to the unified supervision office after each court meeting, as a general decision. On the surface, there is no interference, but behind it is a comprehensive intervention far beyond the Yuan Shikai period.

"My lord, such a big thing can be decided."

After reading today's court meeting, Tang Shaoyi said with emotion, and casually handed the court meeting to Li Guangguang.

"I've been in North Korea for so long. Although I know that North Korea has a great heart for national affairs for a long time, but North Korea has never been so tame as it is now, and the original policy of abolishing the king and killing the concubine was like a salary at the bottom of the kettle to solve the root cause of the situation in North Korea, and the chaos of the past will not appear. For them, there is no better choice. ”

While Tang Shaoyi was talking, Li Guangguang had already read the letter. Said with a smile.

"My lord, it seems that the big thing is decided!"

The establishment of a "special zone" in Incheon was the first step in the trial of a new policy in North Korea, which may not have been considered a good place in the past, but with the resolution of many foreign affairs in North Korea, there may be no better place than North Korea.

"Establish a special zone in Incheon. Recruit domestic capital to open up new ports, implement new policies, and build factories in a few years. The effect of the special zone will be obvious, and the adults will be the center of the court! ”

Listen to Tang Shaoyi's sycophancy. Tang Haoran just smiled slightly.

"Shaochuan, is this the most important thing for the court? I am most aware of the current situation between the DPRK and China, and I am afraid that within two years, the DPRK and China will transfer me out of the DPRK under the pretext of transferring me. ”

Now Tang Haoran did not regard Tang Shaoyi as an outsider, although he knew that he was very close to Yuan Shikai, but he still used him as the head of the Foreign Affairs Department of the Unified Supervision Office, of course, this is also related to the dilemma that no one is available around him, but Tang Shaoyi did not live up to the trust, while solving the chaotic foreign affairs of North Korea, he even recruited some of his classmates when he studied in the United States.

It is precisely because of this that Tang Haoran values Tang Shaoyi so much, after all, whether it is him or his classmates and friends, they are all extremely rare talents in China in this era.

"Not really."

Picking up the teacup and taking a sip of tea, Li Guangguang said casually.

Although it is said that in the matter of "Ying'en Gate", the lord did not do what he wanted, and on the surface it made the court jealous, but this North Korea is a more important face of the court, in contrast, who can preside over the affairs of North Korea except for adults in today's court? Lord She, who can stabilize the situation in North Korea? ”

Li Guangguang's self-confidence comes from his grasp of the government, there may be capable people in the country, but there are people who can stabilize North Korea, who is willing to go to North Korea, and how many people are willing to go to North Korea to straighten out the situation in North Korea? Nowadays, apart from adults, who can firmly control the national affairs of North Korea and can also be proficient in diplomacy? Because of this, he believes that the imperial court will never move the lord, because the imperial court wants to keep North Korea and the last face of the Celestial Empire, not to mention, there is still the face of the Queen Mother there, isn't it already connected to the palace over there?

Someone said a few good words in the palace, it will always play a certain role, after weighing left and right, Li Guangguang is not worried about the transfer of adults now, of course, in the future, it is necessary to increase "investment" in this area.

Compared with Li Guangguang's self-confidence, Tang Shaoyi is more cautious.

"Your Excellency, now that diplomatic affairs have been stabilized on the surface, Russia and Japan are well known to have great ambitions in Korea, and if you want to live in Korea for a long time, I am afraid you will have to think of some other methods, such as thinking of some ways in the DPRK!"

"Shaochuan, I only know one thing, I don't know the other."

Li Guangguang shook his head and said.

"The matter now is not that the adults are not in the court to find a way, since the lord deposed the king, the people in the court naturally have to worry about the lord, so now, the most important thing is to prove to the court from time to time that the affairs of Korea cannot be done unless the lord is an adult."

His words made Tang Haoran smile.

"You mean to carry things with self-respect?"

In the late Qing Dynasty, who was the only one who carried things with self-respect? How many local officials are not like this? For example, Li Hongzhang is not only carrying things, but also carrying foreigners, and has been self-respecting for decades. Although the Manchus knew it, they could only let it carry things with them.

"Please also teach me Chongshan!"

"My lord, let me think about this!"

Seeing that Li Guangguang's words fell, Lord Tang's brows frowned. Tang Shaoyi hurriedly said.

"My lord, in fact, this is not a matter, at least the court will not move the adults at the moment, maybe after a while, the matter will come to the door, and there will be something at that time. Naturally, the imperial court did not dare to change members lightly! ”

With a sigh of relief, Tang Shaoyi said with a smile.

"Your Excellency, do you remember that on the eve of the first day I came to Seoul, you and I went to Seung'en Temple with the things mentioned outside the museum, and I was free today, so there was nothing to do anyway. How about I go with you and see?"

"That's it!"

Shake your head helplessly, take one step at a time! As soon as he mentioned the Cheng'en Temple, Tang Haoran nodded and said.

"I've been so entangled in these days that I've almost forgotten about it, and I've remembered it. Let's go now, just take Liu Si with us, just the four of us go and have a look, don't alarm others. ”

Dressed in civilian clothes. Accompanied by Tang Shaoyi and Li Guangguang, he walked out of the Nanbie Palace. Liu Si followed closely as if he had two short guns pinned to his waist and leggings in short clothes as if he were servants. The three of them left the post station and rode all the way. Head east.

More than two hours later, a group of four people came to the ancestral hall located on the hill, only to see a square wall made of blue bricks one and a half people high, enclosing a small courtyard. In the middle of the courtyard is a hall with blue tiles, green bricks, wooden pillars and wooden beams, although it is not high, but it also occupies a wide area. There are four or five low thatched huts on one side. The yard was overgrown with weeds, and a few hens were foraging everywhere, but there was no one to be seen.

The mud on the brick walls is peeling. Moss geckos are seen in the brick cracks, and a strong atmosphere of decay is revealed in the gray and cold. The plaque of "Cheng'en Temple" on the front door of the ancestral hall. It is also mottled with paint, and the cobwebs are knotted. On the pillars on both sides, there seems to be a Zhongmen couplet inscribed hundreds of years ago.

A group of three people entered the ancestral hall. In the middle of the ancestral hall is a hall, and there are four small rooms on the east and west sides. In the middle of the hall is a broken portrait, which depicts the portraits of the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty who were blackened and yellowed by the smoke, and it seems that once upon a time, the incense was also busy here. Standing in the ancestral hall, Tang Haoran looked at it carefully, and he saw that the tablet had long since disappeared.

In front of the broken portrait is a large long stone furnace, which is an incense burner, but there are no bamboo sticks of incense on it. The offering table between the stone furnace and the platform where the fruit candlesticks were placed was also missing. Looking at the wings on both sides, only one room is free, and the other three rooms are all placed with some dilapidated furniture, which does not look like the wing of the ancestral hall, but looks like a place for people to stay.

Is this the "Seung'eun Temple" built by the Koreans for the Ming army who had the grace to recreate Korea?

Looking at the gray and dilapidated ancestral hall in front of him, Tang Haoran couldn't believe his eyes, looking at the portrait that was blackened and yellow by the fireworks. That kind of lofty and solemn atmosphere makes people feel reverence spontaneously, and they cannot but bow down and worship the Ming officers and soldiers who died here.

However, this qiē is in the past, the term Daming - in the Jiashen year 246 years ago, it became history, and slowly this ancestral hall with continuous incense was left out in the cold!

And Tang Shaoyi on the side looked at this dilapidated ancestral hall, here he is also the first time to come, although this mountain is buried in the first person, but after all, it is a former dynasty general, as an official of the Qing Dynasty, naturally do not worship here, if it is not for the heart of An Tang Haoran, I am afraid that he will not be able to remember this place.

Although this is the case, but in this ancestral hall, he can't help but feel the heart of General Li Rusong's crisscrossing of North Korea, and he can't help but read a poem written by Li Rusong before his death.

"Raise troops to Jianggan at night, in order to say that the three Koreas are not safe. Tomorrow's Sunday hangs the festival report, and Weichen releases the wine glass at night. The murderous spirit is still strong in spring, and the demon atmosphere is cold. Tan Xiao dares to say that it is not a chance to win, and often remembers crossing the saddle in his dreams. ”

Tang Shaoyi's poems were a little unfamiliar in Tang Haoran's ears, and he explained again.

"My lord, this is a poem given to Yoo Sung-long, the envoy of the Korean capital, when General Li Rusong, the commander-in-chief of the former dynasty, led a large army to besiege Pyongyang City!"

nodded silently, looked at the dilapidated ancestral hall and said.

"Two hundred years have passed, but the back of the Ming army galloping on horseback can still be seen vaguely......"

Seeing Tang Haoran standing speechless in the ancestral hall for a long time, he knew that he would be saddened by the defeat of the ancestral hall, and the bad situation was also beyond his expectations. So he quietly told Liu Si to go out and buy some incense, candles, and fruits.

More than half an hour later, when Liu Silai came back, he led a North Korean man in his thirties in, and when the man saw Tang Haoran, he quickly knelt on the ground and said loudly.

"I don't know that Lord Tianguan has arrived, and the villain is guilty,"

Liu Si whispered next to him, this person's ancestor is convenient for guarding the ancestral hall, when he bought incense and candles just now, he reprimanded this person after hearing about it, and faintly revealed Tang Haoran's identity. Tang Haoran looked at this North Korean man, but he was a little curious that he spoke Chinese so fluently, this person was obviously not a scholar.

"Get up, you're guarding the ancestral hall?"

"Yes, the villain's ancestor is guarding the ancestral hall here."

"Listen to you, this official is good."

"Small, the villain's ancestors are from Jiangsu."

His answer made Tang Haoran stunned, and Tang Shaoyi didn't expect to meet people from Jiangsu who lived here in North Korea.

"How did you get here?"

"Back to adults."

The man's mind had settled down, and he quickly replied.

"The villain's name is Hu Cunli, the ancestor was a military household in Liaodong, and then stayed in North Korea for some reason, since then the villain's ancestor has been guarding the Chengsi Temple, to the villain's generation, it is already the ninth generation, the villain's father died, and the villain took over the ancestral hall from his father."

Listening to the person in front of him, although it was just simple words, Tang Haoran vaguely guessed that some of the experiences of this person's ancestors, either defeated in battle, or unwilling to be a slave, went to North Korea to keep the hair crown of the Zài Han family.

"Are you the only one guarding this?"

"Hui Lord,"

Hu Cunli hurriedly replied.

"The ancestors will be taken care of by the government and look at the ancestral hall here. The government paid each person a penny a month, until the time of the villain's great-grandfather, the government paid it monthly, and then it was always in arrears, and no one cared about it. After three or five years of this delay, some people couldn't stay and left. Eventually, they were all gone, and my father was the only one left, living on a few thin fields, and when he was dying, he called me to take over. He said, "It's ...... buried here."

Hu Cunli didn't finish his words, but hung his head and was silent, those words obviously couldn't be said in front of the officials of the Qing Kingdom. And what he didn't finish saying made Tang Haoran, who was standing in the ancestral hall, nod,

"The officers and soldiers of my Ming Dynasty are also buried here, and if you stay here, someone will add incense through them!"

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