Chapter 2310

Who should be killed in Seoul at this moment? This question made Li Zhi take some time to think about it. Wang Tom and Qian Tiandun did not rush him, but quietly waited for his answer.

At this moment, Li Zhi showed hesitation towards the suggestion made by General Haihan. But Wang Tom and Qian Tiandun were not sure whether his silence was because he wanted to decide the life and death of these people, or because he was calculating the impact of their life and death on the situation.

What kind of impetus will the changes have?

Determining the life and death of others is not an easy task, not to mention the fact that it is related to the right to rule a country. Li Zhi may have mastered the basic ability to govern the country, but he is not mature enough to ignore the life and death of others, let alone this

Many of them are people he has known for many years and even meets frequently.

In the past, such difficult choices were of course made by King Li Zhu, but now that Li Zhu's life and death are unknown, Li Xie, the crown prince, has to take on this responsibility.

"If we do this, many people will die!" Li Xie finally spoke, but did not give a specific goal, but first expressed a sigh of relief.

"Yes, many people will die." Wang Tom nodded and agreed with his view: "But this is to prevent more people from losing their lives in this rebellion."

"You can put it more simply." Qian Tiandun was obviously not satisfied with Wang Tom's enlightenment, so his statement was more direct and colder: "If the prince wants to secure the throne, he must first clear all the stumbling blocks.

Clean. For us, there is no essential difference between the casualties incurred during the attack on Seoul and the handling of those rebellious parties after the city was broken."

Qian Tiandun believed that Li Xie's hesitation was just a fake, or that he probably only cared about the lives and deaths of those influential figures. As for how many ordinary people would die during the Haihan Army's attack on Seoul, Li Xie didn't care that much.

He had just been urging Haihan to send troops as soon as possible.

Believing that ordinary people's lives are just tools to achieve their goals is of course one of the common characteristics of rulers. Although Li Zhi has not officially taken that position, he has already formed such values. It's just that his cultivation is still lacking.

Half a step later, he still has the heart to use extraordinary means against those who are in the same class as him.

Due to the special nature of Haihan's ruling class, there has never been bloody high-level infighting. All military means are basically used on the battlefield of external expansion. But this does not mean that Haihan's senior officials are good people, especially

None of these generals who have been leading armies in overseas wars all year round are ruthless and decisive in killing.

A single military order may mean the loss of hundreds or thousands of lives. They have been fighting for many years and are used to life and death. What's more, most of those who died were opponents of the Haihan Army and did not deserve sympathy.

Haihan wants to support Li Zhi to ascend to power, so the people or forces that obstruct this overtly or covertly are the ones who need to be eradicated. After the death of these people, they may cause a certain degree of chaos in the North Korean government and the public, but in the long run,

It would be beneficial for Li Zhi to take over the power.

Li Zhi was silent for a while, or was weighing the pros and cons, and finally said: "In that case, please ask your army to do it more cleanly, so as not to leave any further trouble!"

Wang Tom saw that Li Zhi finally relented, but he still wanted to shirk responsibility. He grinned and said: "This is not our obligation. It is up to the prince to come forward and tell the world. Especially those who are about to die, the prince should let the world know.

, why did they die and who were they killed by?"

Li Xie's expression changed slightly: "General Wang's intention... is that I want to use this to kill people to establish my authority?"

Wang Tom said: "The prince may not encounter such a golden opportunity again in the future."

Although Wang Tom did not respond directly, it was equivalent to giving a positive answer to Li Xie's question.

No matter why the civil strife in Seoul started, what the current situation is, or how it will end, Wang Qian and Wang Qian, who stand in Haihan's position, only need to consider how to maximize their own interests.

Yes, Haihan's current goal is not to reduce or avoid losses in North Korea, but to strive to gain benefits from this civil strife. Just like when Haihan intervened in the North-South War in Annan, he ultimately won a lot of hard-to-find troops for Haihan.

The resources of valuation played an important role in promoting Haihan's rapid development at that stage.

Li Zhi is the crown prince designated by King Li Zhu of North Korea. He is the legal heir to the throne. He is also the training target selected by Haihan. Inviting him to study in Haihan is in the hope that the future rulers of North Korea can learn more.

Get close to Haehan and accept his values ​​and governing philosophy. Of course, the most important thing is to accept and support the rules of the game set by Haehan and make North Korea a firm ally and supporter of Haehan.

Li Zhi's ascension to the throne was one of the country's core interests in North Korea for Haihan. Unless there were no major accidents, Haihan would still try to ensure that he took over the throne even if there was a civil strife like the current situation.

Although some hands and feet are needed to clear obstacles for Li Xie in this process, compared with the long-term benefits in the future, these investments at this time are certainly worth it. Let Li Xie take this opportunity to establish his authority, which will allow him to rise to the top.

Afterwards, many unnecessary troubles will be reduced, which is also one of the ways to maximize Haihan's interests.

Of course, this move also has a hidden purpose that neither Wang Qian nor Wang Qian will take the initiative to mention - the more people Li Zhi kills at this stage, the more he will have no way out in the future and can only always rely on Haihan. Otherwise, he will

Once you lose power, you will immediately become the target of revenge from many enemies.

Similar in nature to the conditions for establishing a secret service mentioned by Tom Wang earlier, this is actually another petition prepared for Li Zhen. To gain Haihan's support, Li Zhen must show great strength, not only

To be ruthless to his opponents and competitors in Seoul, he must also be ruthless to himself.

No matter it is his opponent or himself, there should be no escape route. This is Haihan's request for Li Xie.

Li Zhi has understood. No matter what the original intention of the person who started the civil strife is, the Haihan people hope to take advantage of this opportunity and do it to the extreme, so that they can regain the kingship with thunderous power and shock the world. This is a good thing. After it is completed, they can at least protect North Korea.

The country has been at peace for several years, and there will be no similar coups. But at the same time, all his retreat routes have been cut off. The ladder of power built with blood and human heads can only be climbed up, not down, and there is no way back.

This is completely different from the way Li Zhen envisioned ascending the throne in the past year. He hoped that after completing his studies abroad, he could return to China and continue to assist his father in governing, slowly build up his reputation, and hold a ceremony to pass the throne when the time is right in a few years.

Dignitaries from all over the world were invited to North Korea to witness his ascension to the throne.

At that time, Korea may have become a regional power and no longer feared Japan. Strong neighbors like the Manchu and Qing Dynasties no longer needed to bow to the Ming Dynasty, and could even be on an equal footing with Haihan. And his ascension to the throne would also symbolize the entry of Korea into the country.

Entering a new stage of development, occupying the peninsula and competing in the world. Li Zhi becoming the first emperor of Korea throughout the ages seems to be an achievable goal.

But there is a huge gap between dreams and reality. After all, North Korea is not Haihan. It does not have so many geniuses with fantastic ideas, it does not have a nearly invincible army, and it does not have inexhaustible wealth to become a powerful country.

For North Korea and its rulers, it is an unattainable dream.

Not to mention making the country stronger, even if he wants to successfully take over the throne, Li Zhi must rely entirely on Haihan's support to do so. And Haihan's support is not provided free of charge, and many suggestions have been made overtly and covertly.

Conditions that made Li Xie feel itchy.

Even if he can successfully break through Seoul, suppress the rebels, take back the royal power, and ascend the throne as king, Li Zhi knows that he will not be able to escape the control of Haihan for a foreseeable period of time in the future. To put it more seriously, he may even become Haihan.

The puppet of Han.

The new yamen that supervises the interior of North Korea, the countless heads that are about to fall to the ground, the loans that will take several years to be repaid, and the Haihan garrison that can come to the city at any time, each and every one of them, are all invisible threads that control the puppet on the throne.

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Li Zhi knew that his father was not willing to become such a puppet. He heard his father say more than once that "North Korea is the world of the Li family, not the world of the Haihan people." However, with such impassioned words, Li Zhi could only

Only when there are no outsiders in the deep palace, will she confide in him. Rather than expressing resistance, it is more accurate to say that she is venting her bitterness.

But they will still choose to cooperate with Haihan, because in the hearts of people like them, of course there are things more unacceptable than being a puppet.

That is, they are not even qualified to be a puppet. They have put in so much effort to get into that position. After tasting the feeling of having great power, how can they easily lose this most precious asset to them.

Even if he is a puppet, he is still a puppet who rules a country of three thousand miles; even if he is under the control of Haihan, he can decide the life and death of countless people in a moment; even if he is supported by the Haihan people, he will still be famous in history in the future.

As long as you have the power, everything can be planned. Maybe in ten or twenty years, there will be a new turning point that will change the situation of North Korea. Who knows what will happen in the future?

"Okay, I will act according to the wishes of the two generals." Perhaps because he had made up his mind, Li Zhi's tone became calmer at this time, and his eyes became more determined: "I will make a list.

Write down the people who need to be dealt with by your army. Also draft an edict, instructing the rebels in Seoul to open the city and surrender immediately, otherwise they will be killed without mercy!"

"You still carry the crown prince's seal with you, right?" Wang Tom reminded him again after hearing this.

Li Zhen nodded and said: "Don't worry, General Wang. I will go to Seoul with the Haihan Army. As long as I show up outside the city, it will not be fake after all."

Li Xie understood why Wang Tom reminded him to put his seal. Such edicts often appeared in endlessly during coups. Individuals dared to issue edicts to inform the world. Among them, there were no cases of using someone else's name or even impersonating someone.

It is not uncommon. If the edict he issued is sent to Seoul, it is likely to be slandered as a fake edict, and people will not even admit that the seal on the edict is authentic, thereby denying the legitimacy of his regaining the king's power.

Since Li Zhen had made up his mind, he would not let this kind of thing happen, so he wanted to go to Seoul in person and light up the banner outside the city to undermine the confidence of the rebellious parties in the city.

Of course, it is probably not enough to rely on the flag of his crown prince. The real deterrent effect is probably the two-color flag of the Haihan Army. But as long as the people in the city realize that Haihan has chosen to side with him,

, then the position of many people may be shaken.

"Very good." Wang Tom's evaluation this time was very brief, but it was exactly what Li Xie wanted to hear.

After Wang Tom finished his evaluation, he turned to Qian Tiandun and said, "Do it?"

Qian Tiandun nodded, expressing his approval of Wang Tom's proposal. They have worked together for many years and have an excellent understanding. They don't need complicated expressions to understand what each other means.

"Your Majesty, have a good rest today. We will leave from Ganghwa Island tomorrow." Wang Tom stood up and said to Li Xie, obviously preparing to say goodbye and leave.

Qian Tiandun said: "We are busy with military affairs, so we won't hold a banquet to welcome the crown prince today."

As soon as Li Zhi heard that he would set off tomorrow, he was too happy and didn't care about a reception banquet. He quickly stood up and responded: "You two generals have worked hard. After we recapture Seoul, I will hold a banquet to celebrate your success!"

Wang Tom greeted Qian Tiandun and left here quickly. The troops will leave from Ganghwa Island tomorrow, and obviously there are many things that require their personal coordination and command.

The attitude of the Haihan people changed so quickly that Li Zhi was a little at a loss. With the previous attitude shown by the Haihan people, he almost thought that the other party was determined to delay and wait for Seoul to take the initiative to make a decision before making a decision. But he did not expect that the other party was determined to delay the decision.

After they agreed to the other party's conditions and requirements, the two Haihan generals immediately expressed their attitude of sending troops to Seoul and using force to solve the problem.

"If I had known this, why would I have spent so much time bargaining!" Li Xie couldn't help but secretly feel a little dissatisfied with his performance just now. But he immediately thought that if he had just agreed to it all regardless of the situation, it would be too obvious.

Since I have no limits, the Haihan people may have more demands than just these.

Of course, he did not actually bargain with Haihan. At most, he showed some hesitation in the process of reaching certain conditions. In the eyes of Wang Qian and Wang Qian, these details may just be that his attitude is not firm enough.

Just performance.

But no matter what, Li Zhi finally achieved his goal and got the Haihan people to agree to send troops to help quell the chaos. With the Haihan people coming forward, there was no need to worry about the problem being solved.

As for the list that the Haihan people asked Li Zhi to list, it didn't matter to Li Zhi whether they planned to kill them all directly during the siege or wait until the chaos was over before discussing the crimes and dealing with them.
Chapter completed!