Chapter 25: Leader of the Dongxue Party
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On the same day, Yan Shiyong ordered people to prepare a banquet to entertain Ren Chao and others, and Ren Chao was just drinking and eating at the banquet, although Yan Shiyong and others repeatedly tried Ren Chao's intentions, Ren Chao talked about him left and right, which made Yan Shiyong and others depressed, but they were helpless.
What Yan Shiyong and the others didn't know was that when Ren Chao was making a false deal with them, Ren Chao had already sent someone to secretly get in touch with Quan Qizhun, the leader of the Dongxue Party.
A peasant uprising led by Jeon Hyun-joon, the leader of Donghak-do, against the feudal rule of the Joseon Dynasty and against the imperialist partition and aggression. Because this uprising was under the banner of Dongxue Dao and centered on Dongxue Daoists, the ruling class mostly called it the "Dongxue Party", so it was also called the Dongxue Party Uprising in history.
After the outbreak of the uprising, the successive victories of the rebel army made the Korean government panic, on the one hand, it asked for help from its suzerain, and on the other hand, secretly negotiated peace with the Donghak Party. At the invitation of the Korean government, the Qing government immediately sent Ye Zhichao and Nie Shicheng to lead their troops into the DPRK to prepare to suppress the Dongxue uprising. Unexpectedly, the little devil also took the opportunity to send troops to North Korea, and finally led to the outbreak of the First Sino-Japanese War.
After the Qing army and the Japanese army arrived in Korea, Jeon Hyun-joon, the leader of the Donghakjun Army, and others, in view of the fact that continued confrontation would lead to foreign armed intervention, gave up the plan of "driving troops into Beijing" and agreed to negotiate with the Korean government to "discuss the policy of peace between the government and the people." Yan Shiyong, Hong Qixun and others were forced to agree to the 12-point reform plan proposed by Dong Xuejun, which included severely punishing greedy and tyrannical officials, two classes and tycoons, abolishing the feudal hierarchy, abolishing excessive taxes and public and private debts, abolishing the slave and untouchability system, severely punishing those who fornicated with Japan, and distributing land equally. At the same time, the government also "allowed the enforcement of the guidelines in the counties". On June 11, the Dongxue Army withdrew from Jeonju. The Dongxuejun established executive offices in the 53 counties and counties under its control as its own political organs to implement the 12 reform plans of the statewide peace conference and to manage local affairs. "So the Dongtu divided the provinces, set up the executive gang in the public office, put the name of the secretary, the provincial inspector, the deacon, and Tong Meng, and it became an official hall, and the day was to ask for the people's wealth. The so-called Yi Zai only has a name, and he is not allowed to administer, and even sends him to the Yi Zai." The Jeonju Peace Agreement marked the end of the first phase of the First Sino-Japanese Peasant War.
Two days later, Ren Chao, who got in touch with Quan Junzhun, led 200 soldiers out of the city in the name of training. After leaving the city, Ren Chao ordered the large army to pretend to train outside the city, but he led more than a dozen personal soldiers to secretly come to the Shenli Station, where Ren Chao met Quan Qizhun, the leader of the Dongxue Party.
The two exchanged pleasantries, and Quan Junzhun asked with a smile, "I don't know why Lord Ren led his troops to Jeonju?" ”
Ren Chao smiled slightly, put down the teacup in his hand, "I have always respected a hero like General Quan, since the general asked, then I will be blunt!" ”
"The adults only care, and all you listen to!" Quan Junzhun said politely.
"General Quan should know that our Qing Dynasty has officially declared war with Japan, and our Qing Dynasty will win this war! The Japanese are just a clown, as long as my heavenly soldiers arrive, they will inevitably fall apart. But as soon as the war started, it was inevitable that the soldiers would end up in trouble, and the emperor of the Qing Dynasty could not bear to see the lives of the Korean people, so he specially sent the lower officials to discuss with the generals, hoping that the generals could rise up and lead the righteous army to fight side by side with the heavenly soldiers, and jointly deal with the Japanese invaders. After Ren Chao finished speaking, he smiled and picked up the teacup on the table, took a sip gently, but secretly observed Quan Qizhun's reaction.
After hearing this, Quan Qizhun first showed a look of ecstasy on his face, but soon calmed down, Ren Chao couldn't help but secretly say in his eyes, "This Quan Qizhun is worthy of a generation of heroes!" Sure enough, it's a character! ”
Quan Qizhun frowned and said with a look of embarrassment, "My lord, the Korean country is small and the people are weak, and the Qing Dynasty is at war with the Japanese invaders, I'm afraid we won't be able to help much!" What's more, Quan is just a civilian, how dare he talk about national affairs! ”
"Bang!" With a bang, Ren Chao put the teacup on the table, suddenly got up and said with a sneer, "I respect General Quan as a hero, so I came to discuss with the general and hold a big event together!" However, the general is on guard everywhere, since the general can't trust Ren, then Ren will leave! As he spoke, he got up and walked out.
"Don't be angry, adults!" Quan Qizhun hurriedly grabbed Ren Chao and said with a smile, "This matter can be honored for us to discuss carefully." ”
"What else is there to discuss!" Ren Chao snorted coldly and said, "I, Ren Chao, am a martial artist, and I don't have those twists and turns in my stomach." If General Quan agrees today, we will continue to talk, if not, then I will immediately return to Quanzhou, and then raise troops to the north and fight a bloody battle with the Japanese invaders! ”
"This!" Quan Qizhun showed embarrassment, but seeing that Ren Chao's resolute look did not seem to be fake, he hurriedly said, "The Japanese invaders are wanton in our North Korea, and last month they even blatantly invaded the palace, held the king and princess hostage, and interfered in our country's government affairs. Such a barbaric act, heaven and man are outraged! Don't hide it from Lord Ren and say, even if the adults don't come, Quan has the heart to raise troops to resist the Japanese, and now he has the help of adults, so why worry about big things! ”
Jeon Hyun-joon's reference to the Japanese army's invasion of the Joseon royal palace refers to the Japanese army's surprise attack on the Seoul royal palace on July 23, taking Gojong and Concubine Min hostage, and supporting a pro-Japanese puppet government headed by Heungseon Daewonjun. But the ridiculous Xingxuan Courtyard Jun did not want to be at the mercy of the Japanese invaders, and on the surface, he was false and wronged to the Japanese invaders, but secretly reported to the Qing army, but unfortunately the Qing army was too uncompetitive and finally defeated!
And the reason why Ren Chao came to find Quan Qizhun is also because Ren Chao has some understanding of this history, knowing that shortly after the outbreak of the First Sino-Japanese War in history, Quan Qizhun led the Dongxue Party Righteous Army to rise up again, playing the banner of "assisting the country and securing the people", and decided to go north, go straight to Seoul, overthrow the pro-Japanese puppet government, and expel the Japanese invaders. Unfortunately, due to various reasons, the rebel army did not launch a military operation against Seoul until November 18. However, at this time, the Qing army was losing and retreating, and the Japanese army had already invaded the Liaodong Peninsula, and on November 22, the Japanese army broke through the fortress Lushun, which freed up their hands to suppress the Dongxue army. Japan sent Lieutenant Seitaro Shiraki and Second Lieutenant Taketaro Miyamoto to lead 2,000 soldiers (two brigades) to suppress the uprising, and the Korean government also appointed Shin Chung-hee as the governor of the two lakes, leading a total of 3,200 officers and troops such as Li Douhuang and Cheng Xiayong to cooperate with the Japanese army to encircle and suppress the Dongxue Army. Under the joint suppression of the Japanese army and the Korean official army, the Donghak Party rebel army was finally defeated, and the leaders of the rebel army such as Jeon Hyun Joon were captured and sentenced to death in Seoul. Therefore, what Quan Qizhun said about having the heart of resisting the Japanese is not a lie.