North Korea is now divided into three parties, headed by Heungseondaewonjun and a big party that pursues the principle of greatism. The Kaihua Party, headed by Jin Yujun, demanded radical reforms and even broke away from the vassal relationship with the Qing Dynasty. Between the Enlightened Party and the old guards, there was a centrist. They also advocated the idea of enlightenment, demanding reforms following the example of the West, but not as radical as the Enlightenment Party, and they advocated maintaining suzerain-vassal relations between China and North Korea. These centrists are represented by Kim Yoon-sik, Kim Hong-ji, and Yu Yoon-jung.

After the Qing and French wars, Jin Yujun met with the Japanese envoy Takezoe Shinichiro. To be honest, although Jin Yujun said it toughly, he also had a thousand worries in his heart. At this time, Takezoe Shinichiro persuaded: "If China and France go to war, the Qing Kingdom will die, and you have people who are interested in reform, so you must not miss this opportunity." ”

If it was just empty words, Jin Yujun would certainly not believe it.

"If Lord Kim is willing to make trouble, our Imperial Japanese Empire will certainly not sit idly by, and in addition to providing necessary material assistance, we are also willing to take joint action with you."

"Is that true?" Jin Yujun's eyes flashed with excitement.

"It's true!"

After Kim Yujun received the promise of the Japanese, he felt a little more sure in his heart.

Of course, the so-called uprising is a coup d'état, and Jin Yujun himself is sure, but his internal party opinions must also be unified. So on November 13, he met Hong Young-sik and said to him: "Our generation stands in the land of eggs with the urgency of today. Regardless of the left and right, one plan for change, that is, the decision-maker according to the situation...... In a word, it is best to make a quick plan not late. And on November 16, he met with Liu Hongji again and said: "The discussion of the Japanese court should not be discussed. It seems that if the Japanese court has no intention of helping our generation, the situation in our country is almost helpless, and its urgency will not wait for the Japanese court's action...... Fortune is extinguished, and with the will to die, our generation has made a decision. ”

The two listened to Kim Yujun's persuasion and decided to join them. Later, Kim Ok-gyun had secret talks with Park Yong-hyo, Seo Kwang-beom, Seo Jae-bi, Yoon Zhi-ho and others. In the end, the entire Kaihua Party finally unified its opinion and decided to start an incident.

On November 19, 1884, Kim Ok-gyun entered the palace and lobbied the king of Joseon, Yi Hee, which was also the biggest goal he hoped to strive for, and said: "If the Qing and Japan fight, the Qing will be defeated, and in today's world, the Qing is not enough, and the DPRK should think about all measures in advance." ”

Li Xi nodded for a long time and said, "That's what Aiqing means......"

"Be independent and self-reliant, and get rid of the entanglement of the Qing Dynasty."

Li Xi didn't speak, lowered his head, and hesitated in his heart. Even if the Qing Dynasty lost successive battles against the French in the southwest, this did not mean that Korea had the ability to break away from the control of the Qing Dynasty. Of course, Jin Yujun understood Li Xi's hesitation, so he added fuel and vinegar: "If the king is willing to act and be self-reliant, Dongyang Japan has promised to provide comprehensive assistance. ”

Li Xi raised his head and said, "Why is this?" ”

"In the future, although East Asia is surrounded by the world's powers, it is actually a situation in which Japan is vying for hegemony. Every opportunity to weaken the Qing people, the Japanese people will not let it go. And if Japan breaks away from the vassal status of the Qing Dynasty and establishes itself independently, it will also be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Japan. On the one hand, weaken the Qing state, and on the other hand, have one more ally, why wouldn't they do it? ”

Joseon Gaozong thought about it and felt that Jin Yujun was very reasonable, so he said: "What Aiqing said is very true!" Thinking about it, he wrote a secret decree, granting him the right to act cheaply.

A few days later, Jin Yujun met again with the Japanese minister to Korea, Shinichiro Takezoe, and received his reassurance. At the same time, the Americans also came to the door and were willing to sell 300 rifles to the Enlightenment Party at a low price. Jin Yujun was very excited when he saw this, and suddenly felt like a tiger with wings.

A few days ago, there was a snowfall in North Korea, and the temperature dropped sharply. However, the people of Seoul have recently heard that the government is going to open a new office, the post office, and Hong Young-sok has been appointed as the postmaster of North Korea, and the opening date is December 4.

Xi Benxiong and Kim Zhiying received the news from the headquarters and immediately became nervous. In Seoul, they instinctively felt a hint of tension, and the Enlightenment Party had been very active lately, and it was somewhat abnormally active. When the two were discussing things, a doorman said: "Manager, battalion commander, Yuan Shikai is asking to see you outside." ”

Since Wu Changqing was transferred back to China, the situation in North Korea was under the responsibility of Admiral Wu Zhaoyou, the chief soldier Zhang Guangqian, and the Qing Dynasty's commercial commissioner Chen Shutang in Korea, and Yuan Shikai was still his quartermaster. This time, he was invited by the DPRK to attend the opening dinner of the post office. Yuan Datou instinctively felt the strangeness in Seoul, so he came to Dashang North Korea Branch to seek a way.

The weather was cold, and Yuan Shikai was spewing out of his mouth, but he was a little restless.

"Lord Yuan, our manager is invited!"

There is heating in the North Korean branch, and the house is very warm. As soon as Yuan Shikai saw Jin Zhiying and Xi Benxiong, he immediately saluted and said, "Comfort Pavilion, I have seen two elder brothers." ”

Jin Zhiying and Xi Benxiong hurriedly smiled politely: "Why did Brother Xian come to us today?" ”

Yuan Shikai smiled and said, "Once I came, I haven't seen you for many days, and the younger brother really misses the two elder brothers." Second, there is also something I want to ask my two brothers for. ”

Xi Benxiong looked at the young man in front of him, Yuan Shikai is only in his twenties now, and he is in his prime, he is not tall, but he is tiger-headed and neat.

The three of them were already seated, and they all had some interaction on weekdays, so they didn't see each other.

"If you have something, just say it, don't mother-in-law."

When Yuan Shikai heard this, he smiled and said, "Then the little brother will say it directly!" Yesterday, the DPRK side sent me and Mr. Chen Shutang an invitation to attend the opening ceremony of the post office. But lately, I've been feeling uneasy, as if something big is going to happen. I wonder if the two brothers feel this way? ”

Jin Zhiying laughed, shook his head, and said, "Weiting, you have practiced your magic skills now, and if you haven't done anything, you just said that you feel in danger." ”

"Isn't that always scary!" Yuan Shikai was also a little embarrassed.

"But you're guessing right!" Xi Benxiong put away his smile at this time, and replaced it with a surprisingly dignified. "You look at this first......"

Jin Zhiying handed over a piece of paper, and Yuan Shikai looked at the contents.

"It's ......"

After reading it, Yuan's head was taken aback, and he didn't say anything for a long time, and finally said with a shocked face: "I can't think of it, I can't think of it......"

"What, Brother Yuan doesn't believe it?" Kim Sik Young smiled and asked.

"It's really incredible...... I have also dealt with Jin Yujun, although I am not good to the Qing Dynasty, but no matter how you look at it, it is not that kind of ...... That kind of ......"

"...... with a broken brain"

Yuan Shikai finally came back to his senses from the shock at this time, and smiled incredulously: "That's true! However, could it be that he helped the Japanese secretly transport troops from Pusan and secretly assembled in Seoul? ”

As soon as these words came out, Yuan Shikai knew that he had asked a stupid question. Previously, Kim Ok-gyun and Park Yong-hyo were sent to Busan by Concubine Min and Cho Nyeong-ha to manage the issue of the Southeast Islands because of their training of the new army. And Busan is separated from Japan across the Tsushima Strait, which gives them an opportunity to take advantage of. He used his power to smuggle arms from Japan and recruit Japanese ronins to train the army. Later, because of the uprising, in order to gain greater certainty, he even took the initiative to ask Japan to send troops, and the total number of troops reached 800.

"Lure the wolf into the house!"

On December 4, 1884, the post office in Seoul, North Korea, was inaugurated, and at the inauguration ceremony of the post office that night, Hong Young-sik, the backbone of the Kaihwa Party and the general office of the post office, held a banquet to entertain the ministers of the imperial court.

Japanese Minister Shinichiro Takezoe said he was sick and absent. Yuan Shikai, the leader of the Qing army stationed in North Korea, also refused, so the Chinese side only Chen Shutang, the DPRK commercial commissioner of the General Office, attended, but he missed a side and left the venue.

"The Qing people are not here!" Hong Young-sik was a little anxious.

"If you're not there, you're not here! Let's make raw rice and mature rice, and they won't be able to do it then! "Jin Yujun's eyes leaked a fierce light, and he was iron-hearted." Let's get started! ”

Hong Yingzhi thought that now is not the time to hesitate, so he simply put his heart sideways! Send someone to light the fire!

The Enlightenment Party used "Dongfang Hong" as the code and lit a fire at the post office. Jin Yujun and others ambushed the action team members around the banquet hall in advance, preparing to set fire to the palace when they were full of wine and food at the banquet, and took advantage of the opportunity of people rushing to the fire to kill the old ministers one by one, and then sued the king and seized power.

When Wang Yi saw this plan, he was disdainful for a long time, how to look at it, how to feel unreliable. Because there are so many variables! The simpler the plan, the higher the success rate, and getting a bunch of things like this is too complicated, and it will cause trouble for yourself.

Sure enough, the members of the Kaihua Party who went out to set fire suddenly discovered a problem that they had never thought of beforehand, the post office was not good at setting fires, and they didn't light it for a long time!

"What should I do?" The players looked at each other. Later, one of them said: "Since the post office is not good at lighting fires, let's burn the surrounding houses!" ”

When others heard it, it was also a solution. So the post office survived, and the houses in the neighborhood suffered!

"There's a fire!" "There's a fire!" The operatives who finally set the house on fire began to shout and bang the gong.

The general of the Praetorian Guard, Min Yongyi, was the first to hear the shouting, so he immediately rushed out of the post office. The Enlightenment Party was waiting, and when he saw that it was him, he couldn't help but say it, and directly cut him, but Min Yongyi was born as a military general after all, and he had rough skin and thick meat, so he was not hacked to death. In a hurry, he ran back to the post office.

"Someone stabbed it!"

After saying this, this man finally lost his strength, was stained with blood, and fell to the ground, but he did not die.

When the rest of the guests saw it, who still had the heart to save people, it was really a father and a mother who got married, and they took care of themselves. Everyone scattered and fled, jumped over the wall, drilled dog holes, and in the blink of an eye, the post office was empty.

"These cowards who are greedy for life and afraid of death, afraid of swords and avoid swords!" Jin Yujun scolded. He originally wanted to take this opportunity to wipe out all the ministers, but he didn't expect that there would be an unexpected situation like Min Yongyi.

Hong Young-sik was anxious and said, "What now?" ”

Jin Yujun raised his eyebrows and said, "Don't panic, enter the palace!" ”

On the way into the palace, Jin Yujun was riding on a horse, and there was a woman next to him. This person is the palace maid Gao, known as the sister-in-law Gao. Because Jin Yu is kind to him, he wants to repay it.

"If you have something to do, just tell me!"

Jin Yujun was originally silent, but when he heard this, he sighed and said, "Let's do what I want!" ”

Gao gave a deep salute, and after entering the palace, he went straight to Dechang Palace and began to plant explosives there.

At this time, Jin Yujun also saw the current Korean king Li Xi in the Dechang Palace, and said: "Your Majesty, the big thing is not good, the Qing army suddenly made a rebellion, burned the post office, and the shape is very urgent, and I hope that Your Majesty will immediately go to Jingyou Palace for temporary refuge."

Gyeongwoogung Palace is a place where the Joseon royal family enshrines portraits of the former kings, and its territory is narrow and easy to guard.

Hong Yingzhi, who entered the palace together, also said: "Yes, Your Majesty, you can't hesitate, it will change later!" “

After all, the king of Joseon, Yi Hee, is not mentally retarded, and it is impossible for him to be fooled by you in empty words, and he is still hesitant in his heart. But at this moment, a violent explosion sounded, and the firelight instantly reflected the sky red. It turned out that the palace maid Gao sister-in-law detonated the explosives, which became an illusion of the Qing army storming the Korean palace.

At this time, Joseon Gaozong panicked, and took all the royal family members such as Concubine Min, Shizi, and the eldest princess to Jingyou Palace for refuge.

On the way to Gyeongbokgung Palace again, Jin Yujun suddenly persuaded: "Your Majesty, the shape is uncertain at the moment, if there is no foreign aid, we will also sit and wait to die!" ”

"What does the Yiqing family mean?"

"Since it is a rebellion by the Qing army, it is better to send someone to the Japanese embassy for help. Japan and the Qing Dynasty were both big countries, and with Japan's involvement, the Qing Dynasty did not dare to go too far. ”

Gaozong's brain was a mess at the moment, and he believed whatever Jin Yujun said, so he immediately issued an order and sent someone to the Japanese embassy for help. I wrote a message in pencil and wrote "The Japanese Minister Comes to Protect Me". Jin Yujun handed over the order to Yin Zhihao and asked him to move the rescue troops to the Japanese legation.

As soon as Yin Zhihao left, a group of people ran in front of him, and after a closer look, it turned out to be Li Zuyuan, the envoy of the left battalion, Shen Xiangdai, the envoy of the right battalion, Han Guiji, the envoy of the front battalion, Yin Taijun, and the eunuch of the main hall, Liu Zaixian, who had just escaped from the post office.

Liu Zaixian took a step forward at this time and said in a loud voice: "Your Majesty, the old slave is brave, may I ask where you are going?" ”

As soon as Gaozong saw that it was his own eunuch in the main hall, he immediately said: "I heard that the Qing soldiers outside the palace were in turmoil, and Jin Aiqing took me to Jingyou Palace for refuge. ”

The gang of people who just came were stunned, looked at each other, and made a mess? I didn't see it!

"Your Majesty, the old slave just came back from outside the palace, and he didn't see the Qing soldiers in rebellion?" Yoo Jae-hyun asked questions at this time, and immediately looked at Kim Ok-kyun, Hong Young-sik and others.

Gaozong was also stunned when he heard this, and said, "Jin Aiqing, what's going on?" ”

Jin Yujun was also panicked at this time, sweating profusely, his lies were exposed in front of others, and his fate could be imagined. But at this time, two explosions suddenly came from the direction of the Renzheng Palace, Jin Yujun simply turned his heart sideways, was angry, and said with a shocked face: "Your Majesty, don't be deceived by the villain!" The rebellion of the Qing soldiers outside the palace was seen by the ministers with their own eyes, and now there is also an explosion sound in the direction of the Renzheng Palace, which is thought to be caused by the attack of the Qing army. A traitorous villain like Yoo Jae-hyun, who disregards the grace of the saint, seems to have been bought by the Qing people. Not beheading is not enough to atone for his crimes! ”

When Yoo Jae-hyun heard that this Jin Yujun actually wanted Gaozong to cut off his head, he immediately became angry and argued with Jin Yujun along with the other four ministers. However, Jin Yujun was very sharp-tongued, and several people joined forces and were not his opponents, so they had to go to Jingyou Palace together. If there's anything, I'll talk about it when I get there.

As soon as Gojong and his entourage settled down in Gyeongwoo Palace, the Japanese minister Shinichiro Takezoe led more than 500 Japanese troops to arrive. Shinichiro Takezoe is also sick at the moment, with a refreshed expression. Gaozong and others were shocked when they saw this, after the Renwu Military Rebellion, Japan did not obtain the right to garrison Seoul because of the intervention of the big merchants. Now he suddenly entered the palace with so many soldiers...... Everyone knew that things were not ordinary, but in the face of the guns of the Japanese black holes, everyone began to remain silent and did not dare to say more.

"Your Majesty, please forgive the foreign minister for being late!" Shinichiro Takezoe saluted to Gojongichi of Joseon.

Gaozong and the others knew that there was a problem, so they had to play the trick at this time, and said: "Thank you, Minister Mr. Takezoe Jinichiro helped in time, and this king will definitely thank you in the future." ”

Takezoe Shinichiro said with a smile: "Your Majesty, you are polite, maintaining the stability of Korea and the security of the royal family is the duty of our Great Japanese Empire. ”

The Japanese soldiers made the inside and outside of Jingyou Palace tight, Jin Yujun looked at the shape of the shì steady dìng down, secretly gave a group of people a look, and after they left, they finally walked in front of Li Zuyuan and other four old-fashioned ministers, and said: "Now the situation is critical, and I have no choice but to invite the Japanese soldiers to come to escort them." As the envoys of the state, you should go out of the palace to protect Your Majesty. ”

The four old-fashioned ministers hesitated for a moment before nodding their heads and hurriedly leaving Gyeongwoo Palace in convincing. But when he arrived at the palace gate, he was killed by all the Enlightenment Party assassins who were secretly ambushed.

Jin Yujun looked at the backs of the four of them leaving, sneered for a while, and then outside Jingyou Palace, he said: "Your Majesty has an order, summon Min Taihao, the left councilor, Zhao Ningxia, the right councilor, and Min Yongmu, the governor of Haiphong, to Jingyou Palace to meet the driver. ”

All three of them are staunch members of the party, and Zhao Ningxia has a close relationship with Dashang. Jin Yujun This is also a fake royal decree.

When the eunuch came to Zhao Ningxia's house, Zhao Ningxia was discussing things with a person, and this person was not someone else, it was Jin Zhiying of the North Korean branch of Dashang.

"How? Is Lord Zhao willing to accept the conditions of our big business? Kim Sik Young put down the teacup and looked at the middle-aged man in front of him.

Zhao Ningxia obviously even hesitated in his heart......

"Life or death is on this night...... Kim Zhiying sneered, "Your Excellency, you must also know the strength of our big businessmen, and there is a long queue for those who are willing to help us in North Korea." It's just that I was very happy to cooperate with Mr. Zhao before, and the chairman asked me to ask what you mean. ”

"This ......" Zhao Ningxia walked around the room, like an ant on a hot pot.

While the two were talking, the little eunuch in the palace came to Zhao's mansion. Zhao Ningxia had to go out to greet him, and said loudly: "The king summoned the right to discuss the government, Lord Zhao Ningxia came to meet him!" ”

Zhao Ningxia lowered his head and sat in his seat, as if he hadn't heard.

The little eunuch was puzzled at this time, and then read it out again, and said: "The king summoned Lord Zhao Ningxia to meet you!" ”

Zhao Ningxia still didn't react.

The little eunuch was anxious and said, "My lord, what do you mean by this?" ”

Zhao Ningxia suddenly raised his head, waved his hand at his subordinates, and said, "Please go down and drink tea." ”

The little eunuch still wanted to resist, but he was immediately pulled out of the house by a group of five big and three thick subordinates, as for what happened in the end, it is unknown.

Jin Zhiying walked out of the back hall at this time and said with a smile: "Could it be that Lord Zhao still can't make up his mind?" ”

Zhao Ningxia sighed, it seemed that she was still in a dilemma, and she was very hesitant. But at this moment, a family member ran in panting, and said in shock: "My lord, Min Taiho, the head of the left council, and Min Yongmu, the head of Haiphong, were assassinated in front of the palace gate, and now they are both dead!" ”

"What!?" Zhao Ningxia immediately stood up from his chair.

Kim Zhiying laughed at this time: "It seems that the adults have made up their minds!" ”

Yoo Jae-hyun, a eunuch who was originally waiting by Gaozong's side, was suddenly forcibly taken away by Jin Yujun and others, and then lost his life. Gojong turned a blind eye to this. Under the leadership of the Enlightenment Party, Zhao Ningxia was dismissed from his official position for disobeying the king's decree and sentenced to be executed, and now he is sending troops to arrest him.

It is said that after Chen Shutang, the Qing Dynasty's commercial commissioner in Korea, returned to the office from the post office, he immediately learned the news of the party and political d'état. Yuan Shikai immediately led the team to the post office, but there was no one. He went to the palace gate to inspect again, and there was no movement in the palace. There was no one in the streets of Seoul or around the palace walls. Seeing that the time was not early, he collected the team and returned to the camp.

At this time, Kim Yun-sik came to the door, and this person was the leader of the group of North Korean youths who had been sent to Tianjin to learn technology, so he had a good relationship with the intelligence camp.

"My lord, it's not good, the Enlightenment Party led by Jin Yujun launched a coup d'état!"

In the room, there are Admiral Wu Zhaoyou, General Soldier Zhang Guangqian, Qing Dynasty Commercial Commissioner in Korea Chen Shutang, Yuan Shikai, and Nie Shicheng and others. When I heard this, I was immediately surprised.

"Now that the Japanese soldiers have occupied the palace, if they attack strongly, they will inevitably be misunderstood......," Yuan Shikai said at this time.

Wu Zhaoyou and Zhang Guangqian felt reasonable, but the two of them couldn't do anything. Later, it was Yuan Datou's idea and said: "In this way, we wrote to Gaozong, asking for the same troops as the Japanese to protect, and at the same time immediately asked Tianjin for instructions on how to deal with it!" "The official documents between China and the DPRK had to be sent to the Beiyang Yamen in Tianjin by Beiyang warships, and it took several days to go back and forth at a time. If instructions were to be made according to the usual rules, the decision to deal with the incident would have to be made at the highest level of the Qing court.

Just as everyone was discussing things in the barracks, a violent explosion suddenly sounded in the direction of the Seoul Royal Palace, and everyone was taken aback!

"What's going on?" Wu Zhaoyou stood up and asked his subordinates.

Yuan Shikai hurriedly gave the guards a look, and someone immediately went out to inquire about the news.

The room suddenly became extremely quiet, the silence was terrifying, and Yuan Shikai, who was sitting in the seat, frowned, he must have neglected something. The new army of the Enlightenment Party of the Japanese and Koreans was in the palace, and no one in our Qing Dynasty did anything. Who can attack the Joseon royal palace at this time......

Yuan Shikai suddenly realized, how could he forget them!

At this time, the soldiers who ran to inquire about the news finally ran back, sweating profusely, and reported back with a sigh of relief: "Report to your Excellency, Cho Nyong-ha, the Minister of the Right Parliament of the DPRK, is taking ...... with him."

"Say!"

"With the Northeast Autonomous Region Insurance Team, nearly 3,000 people launched an attack on the royal palace."

"What!?"

Everyone was surprised!

"What's going on now?"

The soldier stammered, his face was red, as if he had seen a ghost, and said, "All ...... Whole...... Kill them all! ”

The entire Joseon royal palace was reduced to a pile of rubble as the insurance team advanced, and all the Koreans who resisted along the way were killed, not to mention the Japanese.

Jin Zhiying was talking to Zhao Ningxia with a smile at this time, but Zhao Ningxia obviously didn't have this interest, and his expression was gloomy. They are now in the back of the insurance team and are protected by special personnel. Xi Benxiong led his troops to attack, and in fact, now the entire palace is surrounded by insurance teams.

"Three thousand people ......" Zhao Ningxia never expected that so many people would come to North Korea in the Northeast Autonomous Region. And this number has only one meaning, the day of North Korea has changed!

"In the future, Lord Zhao will be the governor of North Korea, and we will cooperate sincerely!"

Zhao Ningxia is also a North Korean no matter how he says it, and his mood can be imagined when he sees his royal family being slaughtered.

Jin Zhiying stood with his hands behind his back, and said with a smile at this time: "Lord Zhao, I know your mood." But I'm here to ask you a question. ”

"Manager Kim, please speak." Zhao Ningxia was very respectful.

"You're welcome...... My question is simple, how do we evaluate a government, whether it is good or bad? ”

"This ......" Zhao Ningxia suddenly couldn't say a standard. I also asked Manager Jin for advice. ”

"It's very simple, our chairman said that there is only one standard, that is, to see whether the government is seeking benefits for the people, or competing with the people!"

"For the benefit of the people, or for the benefit of the people?" Zhao Ningxia thought about it.

"Lord Zhao, do you think your royal family is seeking benefits for the people, or is it competing with the people for benefits?" Kim Sik Young sneered.

Zhao Ningxia fell silent and couldn't answer, because every qiē was obvious.

Jingyou Palace was already in a mess, Jin Yujun and the Japanese Minister Takezoe Shinichiro stood together, and said anxiously: "Mr. Minister, what happened outside?" ”

Takezoe Shinichiro's face turned pale, and he said, "Yaga, it's the big merchant insurance team, and they launched an attack on the palace. ”

"How could it be them?" Jin Yujun felt unbelievable, he could understand if the Qing people sent troops, but why did Dashang send troops?

Shinichiro Takezoe didn't speak.

Gaozong summoned Jin Yujun at this time, and immediately said when he saw someone: "Jin Aiqing, what is going on outside?" ”

"Your Majesty, it was the Great Shang Insurance Team who plotted the rebellion and launched an attack on the palace."

Takezoe Shinichiro comforted: "Your Majesty, rest assured, our Imperial Japanese Army will definitely protect your safety." Saying that, the Japanese minister gave his soldiers a look, and several Japanese soldiers rushed up and immediately took over the defense of the entire Gyeongwoo Palace.

Hong Young-sik of the Enlightenment Party said angrily at this time: "What are you going to do? ”

"Protect your majesty's safety, what's the matter, Lord Hong still doesn't agree!?" Takezoe Shinichiro looked at Hong Young-sik and sneered.

Hong Young-sik is different from Kim Ok-kyun, although he is a member of the Enlightenment Party, he is firmly opposed to allowing the Japanese to participate, but the current situation is completely unsuitable for them to resist. Hong Young-sik glanced at Kim Ok-gyun, who was beside Takezoe Jinichiro, sighed helplessly, then stomped his feet and turned to leave.

In this process, the king of Joseon, Yi Xibiao, was very honest, while Concubine Min held her son and a group of female dependents, silently shedding tears beside her.

Shinichiro Takezoe stood outside Gyeongbokgung Palace, talking about the current situation with Takayama Takakumo Shaosa.

"Mr. Takezoe, don't worry, we will definitely resist the attack of the Dashang Insurance team! In Asia, we are the first army in Japan! ”

Takezoe Shinichiro smiled and said, "I'm completely relieved about this!" Earlier, if all the soldiers had been brought in, the certainty would have been greater! ”

Gao Shan Xiaoyun said disapprenorovingly: "Five hundred soldiers are enough, and the remaining three hundred people can also launch internal and external attacks when necessary."

Takezoe Shinichiro doesn't know much about fighting, and he thinks what Takayama Takayama said is also very reasonable. But at this moment, one of his lieutenants ran over, with a panicked look.

"Captain, the big merchant insurance team is coming! Their firepower is ferocious, and they ......"

Just as he said that a cannonball suddenly slipped down from the sky and exploded more than ten meters away from the three of them, Takezoe Shinichiro and Takayama Takakumo were unhindered, but the captain who was in front of them was covered in blood at this time.

"Yaga!" Takayama Takayoun immediately ordered his soldiers to treat him.

The Japanese soldiers near the palace wall had already fired back at this time, but the strange hissing sound outside the palace wall made the Japanese soldiers who had been beaten into stumps and flesh seem to have the illusion of tearing rags.

The two Gatling machine guns brought in by the Japanese began to launch a counterattack at the palace gate, and the offensive of the insurance team was slowed down for a while.

With a sinister smile on his face, Takayama Xiaoyun commanded on the front line and said, "Keep the rate of fire and don't let them have a chance to show their heads!" Others beat me hard! Let them understand that we are the first army in Asia! ”

Xi Benxiong was in charge of directing the operation, and when he saw the Japanese Gatling machine gun starting to fire, he smiled coldly and said to the mortar behind him: "Collapse the palace gate for me!" Shut up those two machine guns! ”

The company commander smiled and said, "Don't worry, it's a piece of cake!" ”

After calculations, more than a dozen mortars began to fire at the same time, and after the first round of test firing, adjustments began, followed by three rounds of rapid fire. The gate of Jingyou Palace, which was not tall in the first place, has become a pile of rubble. The screams of the Japanese soldiers spread far and wide, and Takayama Takayomo was also dead on the spot at this time.

Xi Benxiong glanced at it, and then ordered: "The machine gun suppresses the fire and blows the trumpet!" ”

Although the Japanese soldiers without heavy fire support were not bad, it was difficult to find a chance to fight bayonets under the continuous fire of the Bao 1 carbine. As soon as he got on the road, he was swept to the ground by the insurance team. However, the Dashang insurance team has never had a tradition of leaving prisoners, and when they saw the enemy knocked down, their first reaction was to go up and replenish their guns.

The 500 Japanese soldiers, besieged by 3,000 soldiers of the Great Merchant Insurance Brigade, did not make much waves. As soon as Takezoe Jinichiro saw that the shape in front of him was not good, he immediately began to shrink the team, and gathered the remaining more than 100 people into the main hall of Jingyou Palace. They regarded the Joseon King Yi Hee as the last name tag, and did not think that the insurance team would do anything to the main hall of Gyeongbokgung Palace.

"What the hell are you going to do!?" Jin Yujun shouted at the Dashang Insurance team at this time.

The palace walls of Gyeongwoo Palace were all lost, and the insurance team members began to erect support fire points along the palace walls. As soon as Jin Yujun shouted here, Dashang's sniper shot him directly in the chest, and the leader of the Enlightenment Party was killed on the spot! Today was supposed to be his most glorious day, but he didn't expect it to be a sacrifice day for the coming year. But a year later, no one should be going to sweep his grave and burn paper.

When the others saw it, they were all scared into a cold sweat! The ladies in Jingyou Palace began to cry.

At this time, Takezoe Jinichiro turned his heart sideways and said loudly: "Come on, please go out to negotiate!" ”

When the remaining Japanese soldiers heard the order, they rushed up directly and erected the already paralyzed Korean Gojong. At this time, Gojong's guards tried to save the driver, but they were shot and killed by the Japanese. In the current situation, the Japanese can't take much care of it, and it is clear that they want to take Gaozong as a hostage and use it as a bargaining chip to negotiate with the Dashang insurance team.

"Listen, I'm Shinichiro Takezoe, the Japanese minister!" Takezoe Shinichiro's Chinese is not very good, but he can't take care of it much now. "This is His Majesty the King of Joseon, what are you going to do? and did not give the king a salute yet. ”

Xi Benxiong looked at it, he really thought that he had seen a psychopath, and a foreign king still wanted us to see us?

Li Xi saw Zhao Ningxia in the crowd at a glance at this time...... It's not that Li Xi has good eyes, it's just that among a group of soldiers wearing military uniforms in Dashang, a North Korean minister wearing a North Korean official uniform suddenly appeared, of course, it was very conspicuous.

"Zhao Aiqing, come to the rescue!" Li Xi can't take care of the so-called demeanor anymore, and his life is important.

Originally, it was okay not to shout, but after shouting, Zhao Ningxia's face showed disdain. Just tonight, he was also considered to have lived again, if it weren't for Kim Zhiying of the big businessman coming to the door, he would probably have been killed in front of the palace gate by the Enlightenment Party assassins along with Min Tae-ho, the left Yizheng and Min Yong-mu, the head of Haiphong.

"When I was about to be killed, did you care, did you ask?"

Jin Zhiying whispered in Zhao Ningxia's ear at this time: ""Mencius* Leaving Louxia" once said: 'The king regards the minister as a sibling, and the minister regards the king as a heart; The monarch regards the minister as a dog and a horse, and the minister regards the monarch as a countryman; The king regards his ministers as mustard, and the ministers regard him as an enemy. ”

After hearing this, Zhao Ningxia raised the corners of her eyes, didn't speak, and turned around directly.

A sneer appeared at the corner of Kim Zhiying's mouth, and he suddenly said loudly: "Japan robbed and killed the king of Korea, and now the evidence is conclusive!" …… Come, mention the revenge of the king of Joseon! ”

Li Xi knew a little Chinese, and Takezoe Shinichiro also knew a little bit about it, and both of them looked at each other in shock, and there was the last disbelief in their eyes. But by this time there were already bullets flying, and the king, like ordinary people, would die if he was shot. When Yuan Shikai and others arrived with Qing soldiers, Gyeongbokgung Palace had already been engulfed in flames.

Jin Zhiying looked at the group of Qing military attaches in front of him, and said with a little sadness: "The Japanese are murderous, and when we were invited by Lord Zhao to come to rescue the king of Korea, the king and Concubine Min and others had already been slaughtered by the Japanese who had lost their minds. ”

Oh Zhaoyou looked at Kim Sik Young and stared into his eyes, and Kim Sik Young looked at him with a smile.

None of the people present were lacking in heart, and everyone understood that Kim Zhiying was just talking nonsense! However, there is no need to debunk this matter.

"How are you going to handle this?" Chen Shutang asked at this time.

"It turned out that there was only one Manchu civil and military officer in North Korea, Lord Zhao, and of course he was responsible for managing the current government. However, in order to prevent the Japanese from taking the opportunity to invade, Lord Zhao has agreed to let the Northeast Autonomous Region, the Third Infantry Division, and the Third Artillery Division be stationed in Korea to take over the defense of North Korea. I hope that a few adults will forgive me. ”

Zhao Ningxia finally collected his mood at this time, and added: "Ladies and gentlemen, please rest assured that the interests of the Qing Dynasty in our DPRK will be completely guaranteed, and the interests of other countries will be the same. Of course...... Now that we have a national enmity with Japan, we will certainly not give up on this matter! ”

After the sky brightened, the residents of Seoul listened to the sound of gunfire all night and spent the night in fear. The ministers of various countries also listened to the news overnight, but when Zhao Ningxia announced that the Japanese had attacked the palace and slaughtered most of the people including the king of Korea in Gyeongwoo Palace, they were so shocked that they were speechless. They instinctively felt suspicious, but the corpses of Japanese soldiers lifted from the periphery of Gyeongbokgung Palace clearly revealed the truth of the matter to everyone.

The Enlightenment Party colluded with the Japanese to launch a coup d'état and rebel!

Zhao Ningxia, who had not slept all night, was a little haggard, and said to the ministers of various countries who came to greet him: "The Japanese do not have the right to garrison troops in Seoul, and now there are hundreds of soldiers who have entered the palace under the leadership of their minister Takezoe Shinichiro. There are still 300 soldiers outside Seoul, and I have asked the insurance team to encircle and suppress them. ”

The American minister wanted to speak at this time, but he accidentally noticed that Xi Benxiong of the big merchant insurance team was looking at him with a fierce gaze, and suddenly remembered that it was with his own mediation that the Enlightenment Party had purchased 300 muskets from the merchants of his own country. As soon as he thought of this, he finally became very wise and honest.

"From today, the DPRK will be under the protection of the Northeast Autonomous Region against the Japanese threat! In view of the current situation, after consulting with the courtiers, I will temporarily supervise the administration of Korea. After the situation is stabilized, it will be up to all the people of the country to decide on the future affairs of North Korea. ”

When the news came back to Tianjin, Li Hongzhang was also speechless for a long time. Thinking about it later, if all the troops stationed in Korea were withdrawn, it would save them from clashing with the bandits in the northeast.

"It's really ruthless!"

Japan was a different story, when Ito Hirobumi came out to put out the fire, firmly denied that he had sent troops to Korea, and said that the king of Korea had died a strange death, and demanded a thorough investigation. However, his request disappeared when the naval fleet and the air force airship group of the Great Merchant appeared in the Tsushima Strait.

In the end, although he did not admit that the king of Korea had sought to return it to the Japanese minister, he still pinched his nose and compensated Korea with 1 million taels of silver.

There was an anti-Japanese voice in North Korea, and the occasional few doubts disappeared over time. The fate of the Joseon was already sealed, and after a period of assimilation, they would become a clan of the Great Shang and no longer a nation.

Wang Yi believes that this may not be fair to the Korean royal family, but under the governance of the Northeast Autonomous Region, the Korean people should be able to live a better life than under the royal power. As for those who are concerned about royal power, Wang Yi does not care.

There is no fairness in this world, an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, and unfairness against unfairness.