Chapter 14: Hongmen (Ask for Collection, Ask for Recommendation)
The stars hung high in the night sky, and under the cover of the night, a group of soldiers walked in the rice fields, and the rice fields at this time were half a man's depth and the growth was extremely gratifying.
The rice field looked a little muddy, and the soldiers with guns dragged the heavy mud on their feet forward, and no one made any noise, although they had some doubts, but more than 40 days of training still made them instinctively choose to obey.
Obedience, no need to question for any reason.
There was no reason why they left the camp in the middle of the night, or whether they had given the spare military uniforms to the people, the only reason was that they were ordered to do so.
The military order is like a mountain!
Wu Dingyuan, who was walking in the muddy rice fields, pondered these four words repeatedly in his mind.
As a soldier, he could not question military orders, let alone disobey military orders, although he knew the risks of this operation, all he could do was to obey military orders and do his best to complete his mission - arrive at the prepared position and wait to give a signal.
As for whether it was success or failure, he was in no mood to think about it anymore.
This time, I want to stake the future on Lord Tang!
From the moment he accepted this task, he knew that his future was all on Lord Tang, and he could not allow him to retreat at all, so he could only do his best to do his best.
Kong Qingtang glanced into the distance, the mountains in the middle of the night were purple and black. As if it was going to rain, the air seemed damp, and the whole sky, connected with the purple-black mountains in the distance, could only barely distinguish the sky and the mountains when they stood still in the darkness for a long time, and closed their eyelids so that only a thin slit remained.
As the commander of the 3rd Battalion, he was responsible for carrying out the tasks of the left flank, but at this time he felt a little nervous, and he repeatedly pondered the question in his mind - can it be successful?
After success, what will happen to the imperial court?
When many thoughts floated in his heart, Sun Qingtang even regretted it a little, why did he defect to Lord Tang? On the side of Lord Zhongtang, there is no blame on the surface, but who knows if it will ......
What the commander was thinking, Wu Peifu didn't know, he only knew that he was walking forward, walking in front as a guard at the front of the troops, he led a shed of troops, and felt that there seemed to be a figure in front of him.
"Someone!"
At the moment when he found that figure, the comrades-in-arms next to him also saw it, and Wu Peifu immediately rushed over, and commanded while rushing.
"Big Wang, outflank from the left, and the others will follow me!"
The panicked figure found that these people were chasing after them, and tried to escape, but they only escaped a few dozen feet, and they were thrown to the ground.
"The head of the shed, it's a North Korean citizen!"
The big man Wang, who grabbed the person, whispered to the head of the shed.
“¥#・”
The people who were held on the ground opened their mouths and spoke words that no one understood.
"What to do?"
The question of his comrades-in-arms made Wu Peifu's brows furrow, staring at the Korean people who were full of fear!
Kill him!
When this thought came to his mind, Wu Peifu drew his bayonet, the sharp bayonet glowed coldly in the moonlight, and everyone looked at him.
Kill him, only by killing him can you keep the big guy!
After a moment of hesitation and nervousness, the sharp bayonet still sank into the necks of the North Korean people, and blood spurted out!
"Throw the corpse in the field, go!"
As he continued to march forward, Wu Peifu's eyes couldn't help but look towards the rice field, although he didn't look nervous on the surface, he knew that his back was in a cold sweat, and even his hands were still trembling.
After walking for another half an hour, by the moonlight, everyone could already see the shadow of Muhua Pavilion, and Kong Qingtang, who was standing in the rice field, breathed a sigh of relief and finally arrived safely.
That's half the story!
"The teams spread out and dispersed in shed platoons!"
The wait is long, in the long wait, Wu Peifu lying in the muddy rice field and his comrades-in-arms around him, but none of them dare to have a trace of movement, in the training in Dagu, they have developed the habit of maintaining military discipline and obeying orders, since the military order requires them not to make a sound, then they can only lie on their stomachs.
The sun slowly came out, and after a few more hours, the Muhua Pavilion, which had been very quiet, became lively—the suburban greeting team of the Joseon King and the hundred officials had already arrived at the Muhua Pavilion, and they were waiting for the arrival of the minister stationed in the court.
After another hour, from the binoculars, Kong Qingtang, who was lying behind the grave, vaguely saw that Lord Tang's car was almost to the Muhua Pavilion.
"Wait a minute, wait a little longer......"
Looking at the telescope when Lord Tang and the King of Korea saluted each other, Kong Qingtang nervously muttered in his heart, and at this moment, he saw a signal flare rising on the opposite side, which was a signal flare from the second company led by Wu Dingyuan!
"Quick, signal!"
Kong Qingtang hurriedly instructed the communication soldiers beside him, and a red signal flare dragged into the air with smoke trails.
"How can you cover up the sins of the king's betrayal!"
Tang Haoran's voice was not loud, but it could be transmitted in Li Xi's ears, but it made him tremble, and when he raised his head in horror and looked at this Lord Tang with wide eyes, his face was full of panic and bewilderment.
"Lord Angel, why do you say that!"
Seeing that the king was panicked because of Lord Tang's questioning, Min Yonghui, the sentence of the criminal Cao who was standing outside the abbot in the future, also heard this sentence, he hurriedly stepped forward and asked loudly, In the North Korean government, he is the core of the big party, and he is also the main pro-Chinese representative of the DPRK, and as the most important relative of Concubine Min in the DPRK, he naturally has to stand up at this time.
Although the ministers of the DPRK side stood up, Tang Haoran held Li Xi's hand tightly.
"Civilizing fallacies, independent delusions, Wang Shi advocated, North Korea has been obedient to China for hundreds of years, and it is a big thing for North Korea to open the country, how can it be abandoned, today the king wants to turn his back on China, how can I tolerate it! How can such a perfidious man be the king of Joseon......"
Tang Haoran's voice became louder and louder, without a trace of expression on his face, and his words reached the ears of the Korean monarchs, and everyone looked at Tang Haoran in horror.
"Quick, let go of my ......"
Li Xi struggled, but he felt Tang Haoran's hands clamping his arms like steel tongs.
"Escort, escort ......"
In his frightened shouts, the palace attendants rushed over, and the guards more than ten meters away behind Tang Haoran also rushed over, the muzzles of the guns on both sides were facing the muzzles, and the air instantly collapsed, all of which looked like they were about to explode.
This scene only made the faces of the Korean ministers pale in shock, they didn't expect this change to happen, and hundreds of palace guards were also nervously pointing their guns around, also looking at a loss.
"No shooting, no shooting......"
Min Yonghui shouted loudly, and at the same time stopped the palace guards who tried to escort him, and then knelt down nervously.
"Lord Tang, please think twice, if my king is guilty, he should be dealt with by the court, and please think twice......"
But it was just an instant, Min Yonghui prayed like this, and the ministers immediately came back to their senses, isn't it, if the court intends to abolish the king, how can he Tang Haoran say so many words, I'm afraid he has already taken out the holy decree. Although he knew that Tang Haoran had no holy decree, but now the king was taken down by him, no matter what, save the king first.
"Yes, Lord Tang,"
Amid the prayers of the crowd, some young officials spoke.
"Lord Tang, if Lord Tang dares to hurt my king, he will be reprimanded by the Qing court, and we will never allow Lord Tang to leave North Korea safely!"
"Don, Lord Tang, you, you ......"
Li Xi, who was pale with shock, and couldn't even finish speaking, looked at Tang Haoran in horror, he only felt a cold sweat on his back, his legs trembled uncontrollably, and the anger of the ministers seemed to make him regain his courage, and he opened his eyes wide and mustered up the courage to say loudly.
"Lord Tang, don't you let go of this king quickly, I misunderstood ...... before"
Tang Haoran was all unmoved. At this moment, the guards who rushed over had already grabbed him from the left and right, and slammed him to his knees.
"Lord Ben has been instructed to prime minister Korean affairs, how can such a person who betrays China be allowed to steal the throne!"
In the midst of the demonstrations of those officials, a military horn sounded nearby, and hundreds of officers and soldiers wearing Western-style military uniforms poured out in the fields hundreds of feet away, holding guns and bayonets on them, and quickly rushed towards the Muhua Pavilion.
And the guards who had been sent to deliver the message to the palace in the city also turned back - the back road was cut off by the Qing army! In the panic of the ministers, Tang Haoran showed a sneer on his face.
All right!
And it was done!
It's all in one place!
When Yuan Shikai was the governor of Korea, he tried his best to depose King Li, but he really had no chance, on the one hand, because the Qing court was afraid that it would not support it because it caused chaos, and on the other hand, it was worried about Japanese interference, but the most important reason was because there was no chance!
It is impossible for him to introduce him into the camp and detain him like he did when he arrested the king of Dayuan, and he can't attack the palace with a hundred guards, and today the king of Joseon led a hundred officials and ten miles to meet him.
Is there a more opportune time?
There is no more suitable time than this, if you miss this opportunity, I don't know when you will wait for the next time, not to mention for Tang Haoran, since he came to North Korea, he wants to be the prime minister of North Korea, and the king of Li in front of him is the biggest resistance, only by acting decisively can he establish his position in North Korea!
"The ministers of the DPRK listen to the order, this official is the minister of the prime minister of the DPRK sent by the Chinese Institute, China and the DPRK have been friends for thousands of years, and the kings of the Joseon Dynasty have been enshrined in China, but the king of the DPRK Li Xi was bewitched by others to betray China, today the official is ordered by the imperial court, please ask the king to ask the king to the Beijing Division, and I hope that all the ministers will understand the painstaking efforts of the imperial court, and do not make mistakes!"
When he said this, Tang Haoran looked at the Korean ministers who had fallen into the siege, looked at the frightened look on their faces, and Tang Haoran, who knew that the overall situation of this matter was preliminary, cast his eyes in the direction of Seoul, and said secretly in his heart.
"Yuan Shikai, it's all up to you now!"
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