The development of the situation is like rolling thunder. Kankan was still in the sky, and it had exploded overhead in an instant.

In just one day, the whole Seoul was already on fire, shouting and shaking the sky, and by the evening the whole city was in chaos and completely out of control.

Yuan Shikai distributed weapons to all the entourage, and at the same time sent people to understand the situation, and it was only at night that he gradually figured out the ins and outs.

It turned out that in the early morning of July 19, as soon as the sky was bright, a large number of soldiers from the Wuwei Battalion were waiting at the entrance of the Xuanhui Hall hungry, because according to the announcement, it was time to distribute military rations today. All the soldiers' families are on the verge of starvation, and today's rice is to be taken home to save lives.

When the Xuanhui Hall was opened, when the long-awaited rice was handed out, all the soldiers immediately became angry. Half of these life-saving grains are sand and chaff, and half of them are actually distributed in one stone!

It turned out that these North Korean officials were corrupt, from the time the rice entered Beijing to the time it was distributed to the soldiers, after layers of exploitation, it was already a miracle that half of Zuihou could be left, and this was still the government's consideration of the unstable morale of the army, otherwise not a grain of rice would be distributed.

But these soldiers have been starving for more than a year, and what they have been waiting for is such a result, coupled with the anger that has accumulated before, they suddenly burst out, noisily refusing to receive rice.

And this Kuzhi (administrator), who manages the distribution work, is even more ignorant of current affairs, relying on the fact that he is the nephew of Concubine Min and the doorman of the soldier Cao Judge Min Qianhao, and he actually beats and scolds the soldiers. The soldiers who couldn't bear it anymore finally broke out and rushed up and beat the Kuzhi to death on the spot.

Seeing that there had been a fatality, these soldiers simply shouted: "Death by hunger, death by law, anyway, waiting for death, it is better to kill the one who should be killed, and take revenge!" ＂

Then the rebels swarmed and burned Min Qianhao's house, and along the way, countless soldiers and civilians rushed to hear the news, and by noon, the number had reached tens of thousands.

At this time, a part of the military and civilians, instigated by people with intentions, began to gather in Yunxian Palace and asked the courtyard monarch to come forward. Subsequently, Dayuanjun sent his henchman Xu Huang to command these soldiers and civilians to attack the Dongbie military camp, obtained a large number of weapons, and called for the assembly of soldiers and civilians in the Dongbie camp.

At this time, the imperial court sent someone to inform the other technical army, but unfortunately the special technical army had just been on vacation, and there were only a few dozen people in the military camp, which was useless at all. In the evening, the rebel soldiers and civilians, under the command of Oyuan Jun Shili, attacked the various government yamen separately, and captured the lower capital prison where the Beiji army was located in one fell swoop, and beat all the Japanese instructor Takumoto Reizo and others to death.

Later, the soldiers and civilians went to besiege the Japanese legation, and because of the secret report received in advance from Yin Xiongyeol, an officer of the special technical army, the Japanese minister Hanafang Yoshishi knew that something was wrong, so he simply burned down the legation and fled to Inchon overnight with 28 people.

Seeing that the Japanese had fled, the rioting soldiers and civilians simply rushed into Changdeok Palace, threatening to clear the king's side, capture Concubine Min alive, and beat Min Qianho and the observer Kim Fu-hyun, Lingyi Jung Lee Se-ying and others to death.

The whole palace was in chaos, and I didn't know whether Concubine Min was dead or alive.

Yuan Shikai felt that the situation was grim, and while reporting the situation to China, he sent people to contact those pro-China ministers to test their attitudes.

In the early morning of the 20th, Ding Yuntong received a telegram, and as expected, compared with the previous life, the situation in this life is more serious. The riot came even more violently and resolutely, and in just one day and one night, Concubine Min's regime collapsed. Although Yuan Shikai reported that Concubine Min's life and death were unknown, Ding Yuntong concluded that Concubine Min was still alive, and this woman had been changing for decades in her previous life, how could she hang up so easily?

There was no light on in the room, Ding Yuntong paced slowly by the moonlight, thinking about the next steps in his heart: "Judging from the current situation, Dayuanjun will soon grasp the overall situation and return to power."

Then China should have extensive contacts with the ministers on the one hand, and on the other hand, let Wu Zhaoyou's troops quickly take control of Seoul. As soon as the time is ripe, you can overthrow the Dayuan monarch's regime and re-establish the Min Concubine group.

Since I have already prepared, this process will be completed quickly, and when the Japanese army arrives and the overall situation has been decided, I will come back to make fun of the Japanese when the time comes. ＂

After thinking about it in this way, Ding Yuntong sent a telegram to Yuan Shikai and asked him to contact the four ministers of the DPRK and China, Kim Hongji, Kim Yunzhi, Yu Yunzhong and Zhao Ningxia. These four people are all pro-China factions, and it is most appropriate for them to create public opinion and ask China to come forward, and at the same time to influence Gaozong.

On the morning of the 20th, the courtyard Jun entered the palace to meet with Gaozong. At this time, Gaozong was already a frightened bird, and announced that "from now on, large and small official affairs, and the decision will be made in front of the monarch of the courtyard." "In fact, all power has been transferred to the Courtyard King.

Dayuanjun's first order was to announce that Concubine Min was dead, to riot the soldiers and civilians to withdraw from the palace, and promised to punish corrupt officials. Hearing that Concubine Min was dead, the rioting soldiers and civilians had no reason to continue fighting.

Immediately after that, Dayuanjun announced that the riot was "a last resort, and there was a reason for it", and the government would never settle accounts after the autumn. After receiving such assurances, a large number of people soon dispersed, and the remaining thousands of soldiers and civilians, although suspicious, were willing to follow order. Subsequently, the group retreated to Itaewon outside the city to wait and see what was going on.

Soon, on the 21st, Dayuanjun organized his own new government team, including Hu Cao Judge Li Zaimian, Wuwei Battalion General Li Jingxia, Zhuang Yuying General Shen Zhengxi, and Li Zhenghui, Zhao Bingchang, Li Yuanjin, Ren Yingzhun, Li Zaiwan and other cronies also mastered various yamen.

On the same day, a series of measures were announced, such as the release of political prisoners, the restoration of the previous system, and the ban on privileged Japanese wholesalers.

And Yuan Shikai asked Ma Jianzhong to go to Incheon to contact and welcome the upcoming Wu Zhaoyou troops, and at the same time visited the four ministers himself. After this round of secret talks, the four ministers all agreed with China sending troops, and they believed that the ascension of Dayuanjun to power this time was not a normal procedure, it was relying on rebellion, and it was a "rebellion" move, which violated ethics and had endless troubles, and supported China in sending troops to overthrow Dayuanjun.

In particular, Yu Yunzhong even cried and knelt down and begged China to send troops quickly, because Japan was very likely to "take advantage of the matter to make meritorious deeds and ask for guilt, and have to coerce them wantonly." This is exactly what Yuan Shikai wanted.

Yuan Shikai immediately asked Zhao Ningxia and others to enter the palace to persuade Gaozong, but Gaozong was obviously hesitant to borrow the Chinese army to deal with Dayuanjun. Because he used to be instructed by Concubine Min before, now that Concubine Min's life and death are unknown, Gaozong is a little at a loss, and the ministers persuaded him for a day, until the night of the 22nd, he still couldn't make up his mind.

Yuan Shikai was anxious, Ma Jianzhong had already sent someone to report, the army had arrived at the port of Incheon, and the ministers had also contacted it, but Gaozong just didn't let go. According to the instructions of the emperor in advance, it was necessary to obtain authorization from Gaozong before acting, and when Shili had been stabilized in the future, he would come to "coerce the Son of Heaven to order the princes".

On the evening of the 22nd, Yuan Shikai sent a telegram to the country, stating that Gaozong hesitated and the situation was stalemate.

On the 23rd, the emperor called back, and there were only seven short words: Chungju Changhuwon, Concubine Min!

Yuan Shikai's eyes were about to pop out: "My Holy Ancestor Qiankun Wuji Zhou Tian Gods!" How did the emperor know? I haven't heard of Chungju Changhowon, I've never heard of it! He felt like he was going to be paralyzed.

On the same day, Jin Hongji led people to Chungju with a horse, and on the 24th, he really found the frightened Concubine Min in Chungju's Changhu Temple.

It turned out that Concubine Min disguised herself as a palace maid on the night of the riot, and escaped from the palace under the protection of Hong Zaixi, the martial arts supervisor, and had just fled all the way to this place.

Concubine Min is already in a mess, and she doesn't have the heart to figure out how the "envoys of the kingdom" know about this, and when she heard that China was willing to send troops to support her, she was immediately overjoyed, in fact, she had no other choice. She immediately wrote a secret letter and handed it to Lee Yong-yi and Shen Sang-hoon to return to Seoul with Jin Hongji to see Gaozong.

At the same time, Wu Zhaoyoubu had already landed at Incheon and was initially blocked by Chung Zhi-yong, the envoy of the Incheon Prefecture of North Korea. Moreover, it is said that a few days ago, the Japanese minister Yoshinori Hanabo and others fled to Incheon, and it was precisely because of this person's protection that they were lucky enough to find a boat and escape to sea. Since he is a pro-Japanese faction, there is no need to be polite, Yuan Shikai decisively ordered him to be detained.

Subsequently, the army was divided into two routes, Lieutenant Colonel Zhang Guangqian led a regiment to defend Incheon, and Colonels Wu Zhaoyou, Ma Jianzhong, and Ma Jianchang (Ma Jianzhong's brother), Chen Shutang and others who came with the army, led a regiment straight to Seoul.

By the 25th, all the key points on the outskirts of Seoul had been occupied by Chinese troops, and the whole situation was under control.

After Ding Yuntong received the news, he was deeply grateful: In this life, he expected the enemy to be the first, and the troops moved quickly, and in less than a week, the layout in North Korea had been completed, and he only needed Gaozong's authorization to imprison Dayuan Jun, support Concubine Min, and at the same time take advantage of the situation to fully control North Korea's internal and foreign affairs.

In his previous life, it wasn't until more than a month later that he made up his mind to arrest Dayuanjun. In this life, China did not know how much advantage it had, and at this time, the Japanese minister had just fled back to Nagasaki, and presumably the Japanese government had just begun to discuss how to solve the problem. By the time the Japanese army came, the overall situation in Korea had already been decided.

On the 26th, after reading the secret letter brought back by Jin Hongji and others, Gaozong finally made up his mind and asked Zhao Ningxia to come forward to officially "request" China to send troops. Yuan Shikai can finally let go of his hands and feet.

At this time, the Japanese government was still engaged in fierce debates, and it was not until July 28 that the strategy of forcing Korea to submit was initially decided on the backing of force.

The main objectives were to demand that the Korean government apologize, pay reparations, and punish the culprits, and at the same time stipulate the cession of Geoje Island or Ulleungdo Island in Korea, the defense of the Japanese legation by Korean troops for five years, the occupation of Inchon by troops if necessary, and the expansion of Japan's trade privileges in Korea.

But until this time, Japan had not yet figured out who the negotiators were.