Chapter 2305

For Andao Shi and Pu Hongye, a group of civil and military officials who accompanied Li Xie to study in Haihan, the year they spent in Sanya was actually their gilded journey. They knew before going abroad that the time they spent studying in Haihan

This experience will become an important asset for them to gain promotion in their career in the future.

In the eyes of the outside world, they are a group of people who bear the brand of the Crown Prince. They are a group of courtiers specially trained by the king for the Crown Prince to take over the power in the future. When the day the Crown Prince ascends the throne, this group of people loyal to the Crown Prince will soon

He took over various official agencies and the army, and became an important court minister in the next era of the Joseon Dynasty.

With such a bright development prospect, these civil and military officials naturally regarded the crown prince Li Xie as their future allegiance, and they were eager to return home after completing their studies as soon as possible, and then be promoted to the third level and enter the ranks of the powerful.

Of course, they had imagined various scenarios of returning home in fine clothes, but they never imagined that they would one day be afraid of returning home. At present, the domestic chaos in North Korea is uncertain and the situation is unclear. It is very likely that their group will become a rebel when they return to the country.

The risk is even greater than that of the Crown Prince himself. After all, the Crown Prince may be temporarily preserved due to his political value, but any party that wants to use the Crown Prince for profit will definitely try to eliminate the Crown Prince first.

Party members - that is, the civil and military officials around their group of princes.

Once something happens, they will be the first targets, and everyone knows this. So after setting off from Dinghai Port, the atmosphere on the ship was also very heavy, and many people were even mentally prepared to die.

But An Daoshi is an outlier among them. He believes that the situation after returning to the country may not be as dangerous as everyone thinks, and the prince's desire to regain power may not be as difficult as imagined.

"My basis is Haihan! I believe that the people of Haihan will eventually choose to side with the crown prince and provide the crown prince with the support he needs!" Ahn Do-seok said to Park Hongye in a firm tone: "They have been thousands of miles apart before this.

They have sent troops to our country, and if they just let it go and let our country fall into chaos, this is not consistent with their previous attitude, and it is not in their interests!"

An Daoshi received a year of training in Haihan, and what he learned was not just military skills. Compiling intelligence and analyzing the situation was also part of the training. Before going abroad, he might not have been able to communicate with a civilian official.

Having such a well-founded debate is not the same as it used to be. Ando Seok is much more eloquent than before, and he does not show weakness when discussing the international and domestic situation with a civil servant like Park Hongye.

Of course, this discussion between the two people was conducted in private, and they also knew that it would be difficult to discuss these issues in depth in front of Li Xie-for topics related to Haihan, Li Xie had more to be afraid of than

There are many more of them, and it is difficult to express one’s attitude directly on many topics.

Pu Hongye shook his head and said: "Mr. An, Haihan pursues profit, and everyone knows that the choices they make are beneficial to him without exception, including the actions of sending troops to help our country repel the Qing army. Do the people who cause chaos in the country,

Are they not aware of this? What worries me the most is that they had already reached a tacit agreement with Haihan before they started the rebellion, allowing Haihan to just sit back and watch without intervening. You said that it is not in their interests to let go.

But maybe it’s more in their interest to ignore this moment and the other moment!”

"Lord Park, what you said is wrong!" Ahn Dao-seok also shook his head and replied: "None of what you said can explain why the Haihan people wanted to inform the crown prince to return to the country. If they want to plunge our country into chaos, or support others to sit on the throne

, it is possible to conceal the news from the prince and not arrange for him to return to the country to help the king quell the chaos. But now Haihan is escorted by warships all the way, and extremely careful protection is arranged everywhere he goes, lest the prince does anything wrong. Could it be that this approach is also

To allow domestic rebellion?"

What Ahn Do-seok said is the evidence that most exposes the contradictions in Park Hongye's theory in the whole matter. As long as Haehan does not arrange for Li Zhen to return to the country, or he is released ten days and a half later

News, it can continue the civil strife in North Korea, and even have the power to steer the situation in the direction most beneficial to it.

Park Hongye couldn't give a perfect explanation for this, but he would not be convinced by Ando Seok and still insisted on his own opinion: "The Haihan people may just take their reputation into consideration to avoid being discovered by other allies in the future.

They will arrange for the crown prince to return to the country. But they are worried about causing trouble, so they will block news from us during the journey. Otherwise, even if the country is in chaos, how can the Haihan people not have even the slightest news? Don't forget that there are many Haihan people inside and outside Seoul.

industry!”

Since the end of the Korean War last year, a large number of Haihan businessmen have poured into Seoul and set up business institutions there, including giants with official backgrounds such as Haihan Bank and Golden Shield. The suburbs outside Seoul are even within a short distance.

Within a short period of time, an area where Haihan commercial institutions gathered was formed, which was called "Haihan Street" by the people.

These foreign commercial institutions have brought a large number of employment opportunities to Seoul, and at least thousands of North Koreans serve these institutions directly or indirectly. If an armed rebellion breaks out in Seoul, the rebels may not dare to touch these institutions.

Haihan's industry - if the Haihan Army intervenes on this grounds, it is likely that the troublemakers will lose all their previous efforts.

Park Hongye continued: "We came all the way and the senior officials from Haihan we met insisted that the troops currently stationed in our country were not involved in this chaos, which should mean that Haihan's properties in Seoul were not involved in the war. But these Haihan people

Will they wait obediently near Seoul and wait for the war to end? Obviously it is impossible. Some of them will definitely find a way to leave Seoul to escape the war. The information these people bring out cannot be just the bits and pieces revealed to us by the Haihan people.

.So my conclusion is that the Haihan people must be hiding something from us, and this approach may not be out of good intentions."

Each of them felt that they had evidence to support their own views, but it was difficult for them to persuade the other to accept their views based only on these inferences without reliable empirical evidence.

However, in comparison, Andao Shi still has the upper hand. This is not because his speculation has more basis, but because Park Hongye can only reiterate that he cannot believe the statements of the Haihan people, but cannot come up with any effective evidence.

Solution. Andao Shi advocates continuing to rely on Haihan's power to calm down the domestic chaos. Regardless of whether Haihan is reliable or not, this is at least a feasible solution.

Both of them are determined people. Even if they feel that something the other person said is reasonable, they still will not give up their opinions. However, Li Zhi obviously does not like the atmosphere of their discussions. He discussed countermeasures with them several times.

They stopped their disputes and allowed them to focus on how to quell the chaos and restore the country, instead of studying whether the only ally that could help at present was reliable.

However, their discussion is actually a bit like doing things behind closed doors. Without senior officials from Haihan on board, no matter what the outcome of the discussion is, they will not be able to communicate and negotiate with Haihan in a timely manner. All Li Zhi can do now is

Assume various situations that you may encounter after returning home, and then formulate different response plans.

A few days later, the outline of land finally appeared on the sea level in front of the fleet. According to the route, it should have reached the waters near Jindo County at the southern tip of the peninsula.

The North Koreans on the ship were very excited to return to their homeland after a year. However, apart from the excitement, they were also a little worried. They wondered whether the domestic situation had changed again during the past few days of isolation at sea.

After arriving at their destination, how to contact officials who were still loyal to Li Zhu, gather the armed forces, regain control of Seoul, etc. were all difficult tasks before them that needed to be completed one by one.

Of course, if we can get Haihan's help in this process, then maybe things will be much simpler.

In order to race against time, the fleet did not stop at Jindo County, but headed north along the coastline. It is still more than 700 miles away from Ganghwa Island at the mouth of the Han River, and it still takes some time on the way.

According to Haihan's arrangement, they would not return directly to Seoul, but first settle on Ganghwa Island at the mouth of the Han River. This was also the first choice for the royal family to flee when wars broke out in Korea in the past. During the Dingmao chaos in 1627, the Jin army led the Jin army under the command of General Ah.

Under the leadership of Min, the Korean cities of Uiju, Jeongju, Guosan, Anju, Pyongyang, Hwangju, and Pyongsan were successively defeated. At that time, Li Jie, who was already the king of Joseon, fled from Seoul to Ganghwa Island to escape the war.

Li Zhi was not disgusted with Haihan's arrangement. The first was to keep them away from the frontline battlefield and avoid being involved in the war as soon as they returned home. Secondly, they could also inquire about news on Ganghwa Island to see if any members of the royal family had escaped.

island.

Of course, he would rather see the Haihan Army that has been assembled on Ganghwa Island. That may be his real hope for restoration. For Li Xie, who has already fallen into a drowning state, the Haihan Army is what he is desperately trying to catch at this time.

The life-saving straw in my hand.

However, although he felt uneasy in his heart, Li Xie still tried his best to show a calm and calm side in front of his subordinates. He knew that if he panicked, the group of people under him would completely lose their backbone.

Maybe someone with a weak will will sell him out to the rebels in exchange for benefits.

Although the fleet that Li Zhi and his party were in was not large in size, they all flew the two-color flag of Haihan. There were occasional civilian ships near the coast along the way. If they saw the flag of this fleet, they would take the initiative to avoid it and did not dare to approach it at all.

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Two more days later, the fleet hurriedly and slowly arrived at Ganghwa Island. The journey went very smoothly, without any complications, but everyone knew that the real trouble might have just begun from now on.

The fleet arrived at the port on the west side of Ganghwa Island. The wharf and port facilities here were built by the government. It is also the only large port on the island. Only a few miles away from the port is the palace of the Joseon royal family.

In the past, Li Zhu fled here to escape the war and lived temporarily in the palace.

What gave Li Zhi some peace of mind was that when the fleet docked at the port, he saw several Haihan warships moored at the pier. It was obvious that the Haihan army was already stationed here, and it was even possible that the Haihan warships were stationed here.

Under the direct control of the Haihan people. Although it seems a bit strange that this place has become a place under the jurisdiction of foreigners, Li Xie believes that this may be the best situation at present. At least within the control of the Haihan people, the personal lives of his group

Safety is still guaranteed.

A group of Haihan soldiers with live ammunition soon arrived at the pier. The Haihan officer leading the team required these ships to be inspected first to confirm their identities and intentions, and only after receiving permission could the passengers on board be allowed to disembark.

"The closer you get to the door of your home, the stricter the inspection will be!" Li Zhi didn't like the treatment of having to have his identity checked by foreign troops in his own country, but he also knew that he could only accept such a helpless move. Let's look for the best.

I thought that when the military put the dock under martial law, at least no assassins or the like would be able to get close to me.

After confirming the identities of Li Zhi and others, they were still required to wait for notification on the ship. However, the inspection work of several other warships serving as escort missions was quickly completed because they were all filled with Haihan soldiers.

Sailors were also allowed to disembark and move around.

Regarding such treatment, Li Xie did not dare to complain too much and could only wait patiently for the Haihan people to make the next arrangement.

After about an hour of burning incense, several North Korean officials in official uniforms came up from the pier. These people ran all the way to the boat. When they saw Li Xie, they quickly knelt down on the ground, saluted and knelt down.

Li Zhi didn't care about putting on airs at this time, and quickly asked them to get up and reply. Seeing that the highest-ranking official among them was Shen Jingzhen, the military judge, he greeted him: "Master Shen, what is the situation on the island now? Can we get off the boat?"

Shen Jingzhen responded: "Your Majesty, please be patient. General Wang and General Qian of Haihan are both on the island. They should have received the news at this time and will come to the port to welcome the Crown Prince back home later."

Li Zhi was indeed relieved when he heard the news. Since Wang Tom and Qian Tiandun had already arrived at Jianghua Island, it at least meant that the environment on the island would be safer. Moreover, he believed that his personal friendship with the two Haihan generals was not

It's quite passable, and there won't be too many obstacles in the next contact. And since the other party is willing to condescend to come to the port to greet you, it means that the other party will still pay enough attention to you. With such an attitude, follow-up matters can be discussed.

possible.

One of Li Zhi's biggest worries on the way was that he would become Haihan's abandoned son before arriving in Seoul. But judging from the current situation, this worry seemed to be unnecessary. But his attention quickly returned to

When it came to Shen Jingzhen in front of him: "Master Shen, where is my father right now? Where are the other adults?"
Chapter completed!