Chapter 286: Assassination of Hirobumi Ito
An Chonggen, who is only sixteen years old this year, is already a married person. In a few months, his first child will be born. It's not a surprising life course in this era, but he has experienced something different from others.
Just last year, he followed his father An Taixun to actively participate in the suppression of the Dongxuedao Uprising, and personally led people to form the "Mountain Artillery Army" to fight hard, with outstanding achievements and fame in the imperial court.
He was born in a famous family, his ancestors were great Confucians, and he had the important responsibility of his family and country, and he had the belief of serving hard. But this ideal collapsed with the invasion of the Japanese army.
The Japanese face was gradually exposed by Yang Hao in a series of articles, the bloody massacres that took place in Goryeo itself, the brutality and rudeness of the Japanese, all made him deeply understand that their so-called civilization is just a fig leaf to smear color on the beastly behavior.
In this world, no country or friend can rely on it, and if any nation wants to strive for independence and self-determination, it can only rely on the people themselves.
After the Seoul Rebellion, he and his father came to the Qing Kingdom and had the privilege of meeting the upper echelons of the Goryeo clan led by the great Confucian Yoo In-seok. Over the next few months, he diligently read and digested progressive publications and articles, and finally realized that his previous insights were lacking.
A few days ago, he was summoned again and went to the so-called "Goryeo Camp" in the settlement on the outskirts of the capital, and was shocked to find the Dayuanjun who had been missing before!
Surrounded by Liu Linxi and An Chengyu, the leader of the students, and others, the courtyard gentleman, who had not seen him for many days, did not show any old age, and his face was ruddy and energetic. A pair of eyes flashed, and there was no doubt that his state was definitely much better than most people imagined.
Seen together with An Shige-gen. There are also many young students who have come here from Korea. It doesn't matter which camp they were in before. Now it's all together. Twist into a strand of rope.
Under the gaze of hundreds of young elites, the young leader An Chengyu was full of emotion, and first told the bad news with grief and indignation: "Just a few days ago, the despicable and shameless Japanese killed Concubine Min and forced the king to become their puppet, intending to use a group of scum close to Japan to control Goryeo and make us slaves of Japan forever!" We must not agree to such atrocities! ”
An Chonggen was stunned at the time.
Concubine Min. He was the de facto controller of the Goryeo Dynasty. After the fall of the country, she has always refused to cooperate well with the Japanese, constantly rejecting the return of the original group of pro-Japanese officials, and still less implementing a series of policies formulated by Japan.
Today, Japan is about to be defeated, its navy is destroyed, and it is difficult for the army to hold Goryeo. If they were forced to withdraw, they feared that the conservative forces would be restored, and that they would drive out all the forces they had worked so hard to plan and become vassals of the Qing State again.
Therefore, under the planning of the trusted minister Miura Wulou. The Japanese army raided Gyeongbokgung Palace in front of journalists from various countries. hacked Concubine Min to death.
The truth is not only that, the Japanese army pretending to be a ronin actually bowed her when Concubine Min still had a breath left! In the end, in order to cover up his tracks, he poured kerosene and set fire to the corpse. Its sinful shape is simply too many to mention!
It is difficult for An Chengyu to publicize this tragic scandal in public, after all, the ruler of a country is humiliated like this, it is simply a slap in the face of their entire nation! The Koreans are a particularly self-respecting and sensitive ethnic group, so how can such a tragic incident be announced?
It doesn't matter if you don't say it, the truth can be known just by looking at the detailed transcript.
An Chonggen and other young students, the hair of the atmosphere at that time had to stand on end! Those with an impatient temperament even pulled out a knife on the spot, cut off the tail finger, and screamed: "We are inseparable from Japan!" ”
Liu Linxi is a big Confucian press, and the students are still able to live steadily. As the spokesman, An Chengyu delivered a speech with an impassioned attitude: "...... Mr. Wah Sing said that the freedom and future of any nation cannot be counted on the support and help of others, but must be fought for personally. With a long history of thousands of years, abundant cultural beliefs, and tens of millions of compatriots, we can rise up and step into the sequence of civilized countries with other nations, not just vassals of any country! ”
"In today's world, the road to freedom is no secret, and Mr. Wah Sing has taken the lead in setting an example for us. We, the outstanding scholars of Korea, should bravely undertake this historical mission, shoulder the future of the entire nation, and work together to create a bright future! ”
The young people were so excited by his words that they couldn't wait to jump up and swim across the Bohai and Yellow Seas, rush all the way over, and devote themselves to the great revolutionary cause in full swing -- well, in the past six months or so, they can be regarded as having understood a series of articles by Yang Hao, plus the guidance and instigation of Xu Yanzhuo and others, and their minds are full of the dogma of violent revolution.
At this time, Dayuanjun spoke: "In the past few months in China, I have deeply reflected on what I have done in the past, but I know that my vision is too narrow. In today's world, the pursuit of the complete liberation of the nation should be the foundation, not just a change of court. The well-being of tens of millions of Goryeo people is the right thing for our generation to do. Goryeo, the Goryeo of the Goryeo people, we will sacrifice ourselves for the freedom of the entire nation at the expense of bloodshed! ”
Dayuanjun, that is the father of the king, the top three most respected in the entire country. No matter what he did ten years ago, if he can put aside his grudges and forge ahead now, he will immediately gain the understanding of a large group of scholars. Now, he has become a core leader worth following.
There was a sad expression on the face of the elder of the courtyard: "Japan is about to be defeated, but they are not willing to withdraw from our territory. Now that I assassinated Concubine Min and held the government hostage, I wanted my tens of millions of people to continue to be their puppets! This kind of thing, I, the Koreans, will never agree to it! ”
"Yes, I can't say yes!"
"They must not be allowed to succeed in their treacherous schemes!"
"The glory of Goryeo is higher than one qiē, and you must not succumb to the ambition of the wolf son of the violent sun......!"
A shout after a cry shook An Zhonggen's heart, he clenched his fists hard, his eyes breathed fire, and he couldn't wait to draw his knife and go out and hack the two Japanese devils to death, if there was one.
The old man of the courtyard narrowed his eyes, and he was very satisfied with the reaction of the audience.
Liu Linxi continued to clamor: "The Qing State is undergoing reform and reform, and their emperor and court must embark on the road of self-improvement. Mr. Huasheng pointed out the correct and bright path with greater foresight. And willing to help our Koreans take this opportunity. Innovation! Not only to help us train a new type of army. In formulating a series of policies for advanced countries, it is all the more necessary to guard our maritime frontiers until we have the strength to protect ourselves. ”
"Mr. Wah Sing...... He is truly a sage in the world and the savior of the Goryeo people! Mr. Tiansheng, so that our race can finally ask for thousands of years of shackles and step onto the stage of world civilization. ”
"Mr. Rende, Ze is born by the common people!"
Countless praises are like the praises of heretical missionaries and brainwashing. One after another spread throughout the audience, but no one felt that anything was wrong.
For more than half a year, their group of Goryeo elites have not just stayed in the capital to mess around, the imperial court has provided good food and drink, and Yang Hao has inserted a large number of people into it, and they are vigorously incited. After a few months, a whole set of ideas of national self-determination was instilled, and mixed ideas mixed with the Monroe Doctrine began to occupy their thinking space.
Are the Koreans willing to be vassals of the Qing Dynasty? Obviously it can't be so honest. They just couldn't help it. With the Japanese invasion, it was first influenced by the concept of so-called "civilization" propagated by the Great Powers and the Japanese. Understand that a king can become an emperor without being a vassal to any country. They will be able to "stand on their own".
For the Goryeo people, who have become too sick with low self-esteem, it is like a blessing from the gods. If nothing else, the self-proclaimed "Little China" will soon turn to Japan, believing that Japan is the role model leading the Orientals to a bright future.
How could Yang Hao let this happen? He simply came to the bottom of the kettle to draw his salary and push the boat with the water. While constantly exposing the brutal nature of the Japanese, he directly came to a cramming education and prescribed a complete prescription to a large group of literati elites.
Don't you want to be independent? Okay, this Grandmaster is here to help you. How to innovate the country's politics, how to develop the economy, how to train the army, all of them are all for you, and you don't have to look at anyone's face. In addition, a series of feasible plans have been drawn up very intimately. As long as you do it, it's ten times stronger than it is now.
If you change someone, you have to be seen as "doing nothing". But Yang Hao's position and reputation are already very stable, and these Goryeo people are all rescued by him, and now who doesn't think that he is like a saint, after thinking about it all, they all choose to trust.
In addition, these Goryeo elites also understood that Yang Hao's ideal country was bound to have a fierce collision with the Qing Dynasty, and before the winner was decided, they would actually become an extremely useful chess piece!
Did the Qing state contribute anything to Goryeo? Now, not at all. They couldn't do anything to protect them, and they couldn't defeat the Japanese one after another. Economically, Yuan Shikai was there for more than ten years, and all profitable transactions were monopolized by him, and the Koreans did not dare to say it, but they were very dissatisfied in their hearts.
Now, Yang Hao has given more, and can even help them build bridges and pave roads, open mines and factories, and provide educational means. All these measures are heart-wrenching.
After everyone was clamoring, Liu Linxi changed his words and shouted fiercely: "At this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, the Japanese are not willing to fail!" Not only did they try to continue to control our country, but they also sent the treacherous Prime Minister Ito Hirobumi to continue to blackmail the Qing government with the support of the foreign powers and foreigners, forcing them to give up their support for our country! In order to deal with Mr. Huasheng's challenge, the Qing government will definitely agree to their shameless conditions, at that time, what should we do?! ”
The Confucian scholars were silent, their expressions solemn and their faces heavy.
Yang Hao is closely following the Qing court's series of actions and not relaxing, when Lie stressed that the suspension of peace talks was clear, he boldly predicted that the Qing court will continue the cowardly and incompetent style of ten years ago, and still lose power and humiliate the country when it is victorious, and cede land and pay reparations! The smallest Cheng dù will also give the thousand-year-old vassal state of Goryeo to the right to control zhì. This is a typical example of 'internal cruelty and external cruelty', which would rather cede territory and national rights and interests than strengthen the ignorant rule of China, which is dominated by the Han nationality.
has already torn his face, Yang Hao will not care about what the Qing court thinks in his heart. Now, it is also time to completely expose the face of the Manchu Qing Dynasty. He was not at all afraid that the Qing court would not follow the path he said, because the Qing court had no choice.
But the Koreans feel that this is not the case. What's the matter with your big countries fighting each other and throwing us around as victims? We won't cooperate today, what can we do?
Yang Hao's prescription is such a way, in a word, no cooperation!
"We must not allow such peace talks to succeed. The wolf ambitions of the Japanese must be curbed! Their brutality must also be spurned by the whole world! ”
Stop the peace talks and sabotage the plans of the Qing court and the Japanese!
After Yang Hao's reminder, the Goryeo elites found that this was the only way they could choose. As long as they have passed this hurdle first, they can talk about their own innovation later.
To put it bluntly, the integration of this group of exiled Goryeo elites in China, Tong Guò Daewonjun, and a group of people such as Yoo Lin-seok and Ahn Seung-woo has become a completely new political group-the reformists. What they really want to do is to find an opportunity to go back to China, take advantage of the situation to overthrow the existing political situation, and enter the house.
Dayuanjun has always wanted to uphold national politics and even become an emperor. An Chengyu's gang wants to be a powerful minister and a majestic party. True revolutionary faith? The girls don't have any wood at all!
In the past, there was no chance, but now, the Qing court is going to fight with Yang Hao, and the Japanese army has killed Concubine Min, there is just no resistance, they can't wait, seize the opportunity, and achieve the goal in one go!
The charges for sabotaging the peace talks are so big that they can kill a bunch of them. How to implement the law depends on whether there are brave people who stand up and get rid of it. An Chengyu like an elite will only clamor for others to come forward as martyrs, so they will not go to the front line to sacrifice their lives. This is probably also the usual method used by political hooligans in various countries since ancient times.
An Chonggen was young and reckless, signed up almost without thinking, and with the skills he had experienced in the battle to exterminate Dongxuedao, he became the best candidate for the assassination operation.
After intensive training in practical shooting, today, he finally ushered in the critical moment of his mission.
Hirobumi Ito never imagined that anyone would want his life. Disembarking from the British steamer, dozens or hundreds of reporters rushed to the front, stretching out countless small notebooks and scrambling to ask questions.
The British crew smiled arrogantly and gave way to the front, leaving him clearly exposed, and several Japanese attachés rushed to the noisy crowd, and immediately twisted and did not know which corner to squeeze into.
At this moment, An Shigegen gradually approached with the flow of people, staring at the seemingly elegant Ito Hirobumi with his eyes, and pulled out the pistol inch by inch with a steady arm, and suddenly aimed at his chest, "Bang Bang" A series of bullets shot out!.
The 40-caliber Russian-style revolver, all specially made Dam warheads, and all of them bombarded Ito Hirobumi's body without pulling it, completely destroying his internal organs.
Ito Hirobumi's body shook violently, and he fell backwards with a blank face, he couldn't understand how he could suffer such a result? (To be continued......)
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