Chapter 2309

How to exercise indirect control over an extraterritorial country to the greatest extent is a very complex topic, but for Haihan, who is constantly expanding its sphere of influence, it is a key project that must be studied with great effort. And the national strength is relatively

The country of Korea, which is weak and has become accustomed to being under the wings of the strong over the past few hundred years, is exactly an experimental subject with extremely suitable conditions.

Influencing other countries through trade, culture, military and other means is what Haihan is best at. In the more than two years since the establishment of diplomatic relations with North Korea, Haihan has used these methods in turn, and has achieved so far

Pretty good results.

The resources, markets, and manpower needed by Haehan are now provided by North Korea with both hands, and the country has opened its doors to allow Haehan to station troops in the country all year round, as if it respects Haehan as a protector and suzerain. Later, it sent out the following troops

The civil and military officials led by Prince Wang went to Haihan to study, intending to gradually move closer to Haihan in terms of governance and bureaucracy.

But is this enough? At least in the eyes of the Haehan Executive Committee, it is still not enough. The domestic political situation in North Korea is not stable, and there are still voices that oppose the royal family's complete surrender to Haehan for various reasons. These unstable factors will make Haehan in the

North Korea's interests are threatened, which will also affect Haihan's long-term plans in Northeast Asia.

The Executive Committee hopes that North Korea's political situation will be more peaceful, its attitude will be more respectful, and it will be more open to Haihan. However, the study abroad training provided to Li Zhen and others will not have immediate results. After all, except for

The foundation of these young officials other than Li Zhi in the country is far from enough, and it may take several years to slowly climb to the top of power.

But at this time, the internal crisis in North Korea that the Executive Committee had been worried about suddenly broke out without warning. The capital was in chaos, the king and some court officials were held hostage by the rebels, and the prince was far away in the South China Sea. It seemed that North Korea was about to encounter another extraordinary situation.

A normal change of power.

This is a major crisis for North Korea and the diplomatic relations between the two countries that have just got on the right track. However, the Executive Committee also saw the "opportunity" in the crisis and how to deal with Haihan's situation in the process of dealing with this emergency.

Maximizing interests and trying to realize those requirements that were originally stumbling and not recognized by the North Korean official have become a major focus of the Executive Committee.

It seems that how to successfully resolve this emergency is not that important. After all, the rebellious party did not attack the Haihan people living in Seoul, and they did not dare to touch the Haihan Bank and Golden Shield.

The operating organizations with official background are obviously leaving a way for them to resume contact with Haihan in the future.

No matter how much trouble there is in Seoul, they will eventually have to face the thousands of Haehan troops who have arrived at Ganghwa Island. If the trouble is too much, even if the rebels seize the throne, they will not be able to deal with the eager Haehan army. Therefore, both sides

They all had a tacit understanding and did not take further military action, forming a confrontation hundreds of miles apart.

The Haihan side still has a relatively high degree of confidence in controlling the situation, so it is not in a hurry to resolve the civil strife in Seoul. Now that the banner of Prince Li Zhen is available, the retreat can wait for the new ruler elected by the rebellious party to take the initiative to contact its side.

, they are already in an invincible position no matter what. The only difference is how much trouble there is in the process.

To bring Li Zhi back from Sanya, of course, they would not expect him to lead his civil and military officials to turn the tide and calm down the situation in Seoul on their own. Instead, Wang Tom and Qian Tiandun needed the crown prince of Korea in the army.

Any action taken against Seoul will be justified.

Of course, there is another reason, that is, when the life or death of King Li Zhu is uncertain, and the rebel party has not introduced a new ruler, the only one who can discuss the conditions for quelling the rebellion with Haihan is Li Zhen. And Li Zhen was brought to

Ganghwa Island, which is relatively close to Seoul, can not only protect his safety, but also make him feel the pressure of being outside the home but not being able to enter. Under such circumstances, wearing down his patience will be more conducive to Haehan and his relationship.

Negotiate the terms of exchange, which also includes what Wang Tom just mentioned.

However, things were still slightly different from what the executive committee had expected. Wang Qian and his two men prepared a gradual pressure package for Li Zhen on Ganghwa Island, and finally forced him to give in and agree to the exchange conditions proposed by Haihan.

But he didn't expect that Li Zhi's patience and reserve had been exhausted on the way back to North Korea. After arriving at Ganghwa Island, he just wanted to use Haihan's armed force to fight back to Seoul as soon as possible and regain the royal power. As for whether the conditions proposed by Haihan were

It would damage North Korea's interests. Even if he had realized it, he could only put it behind him.

Therefore, without much effort from Tom Wang, Li Xie readily agreed to establish the special organization requested by Haihan, and the speed was much faster than they expected. A lot of pressure measures that were originally prepared have just been opened.

The first one has achieved its purpose, so all the rest that have not yet been used will be scrapped.

Wang Tom even had a little doubt that he had not expressed his meaning clearly, so that Li Xie did not fully understand what this request meant.

Such a special institution established by the Haihan organization, although nominally loyal to the king of Korea, Haihan's influence in it is obvious. This institution has great power. It manages the common people at the bottom and important officials of the court at the top. It may even even include some

Members of the royal family will also be within the scope of their surveillance, which is unprecedented in North Korea.

Are these monitoring measures just to ensure the king's right to rule? Of course it is more than that. According to Wang Tom's statement, in addition to reporting to the king, the various information obtained by this agency will also be reported to Haihan, and it has the power

Deal with dangerous individuals who threaten the king's rule.

As for who is a dangerous person, not only the king has the final say, but Haihan can also make the judgment. It is even very likely that Haihan will make the final judgment most of the time.

It is not certain whether those who oppose the king will die, but those who oppose Haihan will definitely be in trouble.

The purpose of this organization is to serve Haihan and help the King of Korea maintain a stable rule. However, this purpose can only be done, not said, otherwise it will affect the king's ruling status. So what Wang Tom said

At that time, the meaning of this institution became a knife in the hand of the king. Wherever the blade pointed, it was the king's will, which sounded very majestic.

Of course Wang Tom understood the twists and turns, but he didn't know if Li Xie also understood it after listening to his explanation.

Li Zhi actually understood, but he couldn't show that he understood. Sometimes pretending to be confused is the best cover. What's more, he is now the weak side and needs to rely on Haihan to regain the king's power. If he behaves like this at this time,

Being too shrewd may not be a good thing.

But no matter what, this condition has been basically agreed upon. For Li Xie, this is really a huge concession. If his father was still here, he would probably not agree to such an exchange to gain Haihan's support. But

Li Zhi had no choice. If Haihan could not be allowed to take action, he would soon become a worthless useless person. Compared with this result, even if he took a few big steps back, he would grit his teeth and agree.

"Can the two generals send troops?"

Li Zhi didn't want to waste time on meaningless bargaining, so he quickly returned the topic to the current situation: "If we could send troops one day earlier, maybe the rebels in the city would have one less day to prepare for war.

, This can also reduce your army’s battle losses.”

Qian Tiandun had a half-smile expression on his face: "Your Majesty, do you think the rebels in Seoul dare to start a violent confrontation with us?"

Li Xie thought to himself that there was no reason for them to dare to jump over the wall. How could they be expected to surrender voluntarily, but he was very polite: "I made a mistake. Those rogue parties will definitely organize rebels to attack the places that refuse to surrender to them.

But if they want to face off against your army, I think they won’t be seeking death.”

Of course, Li Zhi did not dare to question the prestige of the Haihan Army, so he could only explain his position forcefully.

Qian Tiandun said: "Does the prince want to pay homage first and then send troops, or does he want to directly send troops to attack Seoul?"

Li Zhi responded: "I am not good at military affairs. How dare I talk nonsense in front of the two generals?"

Qian Tiandun said: "It doesn't matter. The prince grew up in Seoul and is much more familiar with the situation in the city and the situation between the government and the public than we are. Of course we also need to listen to the prince's opinions before taking action."

Wang Tom also said: "General Qian's words are not polite. The information that the Crown Prince can provide is of great reference value for us. Especially for the civil and military officials who are still in the city, who are trustworthy and who are not?

, I think the Crown Prince must know better than us who are the real dangerous people. If the Crown Prince can provide more opinions, it can also prevent us from accidentally injuring good people during our actions."

Wang Tom's words sounded okay at first, but Li Xie felt a chill running down his back. This was not the first time he had dealt with Wang Tom. He knew that this Haihan general seemed carefree and very bold, but in fact he was thoughtful and thoughtful.

Everything you do is very purposeful, and you will never waste your words talking nonsense.

Wang Tom wants Li Xie to provide information to avoid accidentally killing good people. This can only mean one thing. He is actually ready to use force, and will take this opportunity to get rid of some specific targets. As for who is going to

Wang Tom gave Li Xie a chance to name the "dangerous people" he paid close attention to.

In other words, this implies that Li Zhi can take this opportunity to use reasonable and legal means to get rid of all those who may block his way forward.

Whether it is a senior official of the imperial court or a member of the royal family, anyone who is inconvenient for Li Zhu or him to deal with, in the current situation, the Haihan people can easily plant a treason charge and then disappear from the world.

Are there such objects? Not only are there, but there are many of them.

Counting from the founding of Korea in 1392 when Li Chenggui replaced Wang's family, the Li family has ruled Korea for more than 200 years. The clan has long been extremely large, and almost every generation has a number of careerists who try to get the throne. Li Jian himself is the one who has achieved this

This is one of the goals. There are not a few people who have tried to overthrow him and replace him after he ascended the throne, but so far there has been no real success.

However, most members of the royal family have no real power and only have a title that is only useful when receiving a salary. Even if they want to rebel, it is actually difficult to organize enough troops and logistical support on their own. It is even more difficult to gain the recognition of senior officials in the court.

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Therefore, the real threat is actually those conspirators who lurk in the court and are ostensibly loyal to the ruler on the throne, but secretly collude and try to introduce a new ruler so that they can become the regent.

During the more than ten years that Li Zhu was in power, dissatisfied members of the royal family and ambitious ministers continued to emerge. Li Zhu killed many and exiled many in an attempt to prevent coups.

tradition happened in his own body, but this attempt ultimately failed.

It's not that Li Zhu didn't know the ambitions of some people, but from his position, he couldn't get rid of anyone he wanted. If some people were gone, they might cause more trouble than when they were alive.

He needs these people to keep the various factions in balance and to govern the country.

But such a balance is extremely difficult to maintain for a long time. Before Li Jie could come up with a perfect solution, the balance he had worked so hard to maintain collapsed.

Li Zhi had assisted his father in running the government in recent years, so he had naturally witnessed these overt and covert power struggles, and roughly knew who his father trusted, hated, and feared. On the way back to China, he repeated it in his mind hundreds of times.

I recalled these lists and wondered who were the bold and audacious people who dared to commit such a heinous act.

At the same time, he also secretly made up his mind that if he ascended the throne and took power in the future, he would never be as hesitant and hesitant as his father. Whenever he found someone who was disadvantageous to him, he must eradicate it as soon as possible, and he would never sit back and watch it develop and grow until it was too late.

But Li Zhi didn't have much experience in how to do this kind of thing. The people his father killed and exiled were almost all people who openly jumped out to rebel. He didn't teach him any powerful methods. How to find reasons to arrange charges?

Li Zhi actually had no good plan to eliminate the hidden dangers inside and outside the court.

This may be one of the reasons why he agreed without much discussion after hearing the conditions proposed by Wang Tom earlier. It may not be a bad thing to have such an organization dedicated to dealing with careerists in the future.

But the establishment of the organization is still far away, and Wang Tom seems not to wait until then to start taking action against the dissidents in the Korean royal family and officialdom. As long as Li Xie speaks, the Haihan Army will take advantage of this opportunity to quell the chaos.

Just help him deal with all the troublesome people inside and outside the court.
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