Chapter 2321

As Andao Shi knew, most of the officers of the city defense army came from extraordinary backgrounds. They were either from noble families or from official positions, and there were even relatives of the royal family serving as errands in the army. These people usually live well, but they have never suffered such hardships. Now they want to

I said a few soft words to beg Andao Shi for mercy, but it was too late.

Andao Shi had already figured it out at this time. Since the process of handing over the city defense would inevitably offend these officers and even be resented by them, it would be better to just do it right and establish his prestige from the beginning. Anyway, he has a backer behind him.

Even if they are the Crown Prince and Haihan, there is no need to be afraid of these people's identities and backgrounds.

Therefore, the Haihan military police who were invited brutally tortured these people. An Daoshi saw it but did not try to dissuade him at all. He had already figured out that after the chaos in Seoul, he was now taking the initiative to break away from the traditional forces in Seoul.

The easier it is to gain Li Xie's trust and dependence.

After the first two people were beaten with military sticks, they both lay on the spot without making any sound. It was unclear whether they were out of breath or had fainted from the pain. The two military policemen knocked down the two of them in one go, which was quite exhausting.

The military stick rested for a while, and he was ready to execute the third person after recovering for a while.

Seeing that he had a chance to breathe, the third man quickly shouted to An Daoshi: "Mr. An, I have important military information to report!"

Andao Shi walked slowly over, stood beside him and said coldly: "Do you know the punishment for lying about military information?"

The officer hurriedly responded: "You know the rules of the military. If you lie about military information, you can be punished with twenty sticks, and if you are serious, you can be killed! But the villain is definitely not lying. I hope Sir An will tell you clearly!"

Seeing that this man was excited, Andao Shi didn't seem to be faking it, so he immediately asked: "Could the military situation you mentioned be related to the recent rebellion in the city?"

The man suddenly became silent and just nodded in a subtle way to express his affirmation of this question.

Andao Shi suddenly understood that this person probably wanted to use some information in exchange for being exempted from the pain of having to eat a military stick. He took the initiative to confess before being tortured. It can be seen that this person must have been used to being pampered and has never suffered anything at all. When he saw

This bloody scene of torture was already over. Seeing that it was his turn to be the next person to be tortured, this man did not dare to delay, so he finally used his big move regardless.

"Then what method do you have to win my trust?" Andao Shi asked.

The man quickly responded: "You can swear that what you say is true..."

"That's not necessary." An Daoshi shook his head and said: "Swearing and swearing has no practical effect... You should have family members who are officials in the court, right? Why not report your name and official position and let me see if there is anyone you know."

Of course, Andao Shi was not concerned about the situation of this person's family, but wanted to see which camp this person belonged to, and then make a judgment on the so-called military information he was about to provide.

The division of official camps in North Korea is very simple. They are mainly the peace faction represented by Cui Mingji and the anti-peace faction represented by Kim Sang-heon. The remaining few people sit on the fence. Although Ahn Do-seok has a low official position and is not qualified to go to court,

But we also know that it is normal for the two factions to attack each other's political ideas. As for outside the court, they will naturally use various shady tricks to attack their opponents.

An Daoshi judged that if the city defense officer who wanted to provide military information had a minister in his family, then he was probably one of the two factions. However, he did not know at this time that Kim Sang-heon had already provided more information to Li Shi.

, Cui Mingji didn't even have anyone left at this time, otherwise it would be easy to tell who the people controlling the city gate were taking orders from.

This is because Li Zhi was too cautious and did not share the matter of Jin Sangxian sending the letter out of the city to his subordinates in time. Otherwise, An Daoshi would not waste time slowly dealing with this person. He must have subconsciously classified him as Jin Sangxian at the first time.

Xian’s camp.

The officer hesitated for a moment, lowered his head and said in a low voice: "My father is the general manager of Longhu Camp."

An Daoshi was suddenly surprised when he heard this. This man with such a weak character could become an officer in the city defense army. It was probably his father who was involved. You must know that the position of the director of the Longhu Camp is a high-ranking official of the second rank. In North Korea,

It is also a valuable position in the military service organization.

However, if in the future such people rely on their family background to climb up to high places and control military power, it will certainly not be a good thing for the country. At least Andao Shi sincerely looks down on such descendants of officials who have no real ability.

But with Andao Shi's knowledge, he couldn't tell which camp the general manager of Longhu Camp belonged to. He thought about it and signaled the two military policemen who were executing the execution to continue resting. He went to explain the situation to Sun Zhen and ask for his advice.

Opinion.

Although Sun Zhen is not aware of these messy things in North Korea's officialdom, he has been fighting overseas for many years and has come into contact with many leading parties and prisoners of war, so he has a lot of experience in this regard.

After listening to Andao Shi's story, he only thought about it for a moment and already had an idea: "Since this person thinks that what he knows can offset the military punishment, it should not be a trivial matter. But you take this person into custody first, don't

Try him in this public place to prevent the information from being leaked and losing its value. As for whether it is true or false, the Military Intelligence Bureau will make its own judgment."

Nowadays, the number of people under Li Zhen's command is very limited, and naturally there is no condition to conduct specialized intelligence analysis and judgment. This work can only be left to the Haihan Army.

After hearing this, Andao Shi thought it was reasonable, so he followed Sun Zhen's instructions and took the man alone to a temporarily requisitioned house near the city gate. As for the two people who had finished eating the military sticks, they finally woke up at this time and slowly

Slowly began to moan loudly.

The more than two hundred Korean soldiers who were cleared out of Sungnye Gate were sent to the outside of the city for centralized placement for monitoring. With the previous vivid examples, these Korean soldiers were much more honest, and no one dared to speak loudly.

They questioned the arrangements of the Haihan Army and did not dare to try to escape. They all went to the temporary settlement site arranged by Haihan and were guarded by the navy under Wang Tom.

At this time, the Q&A in the Qinzheng Hall in the city was still going on. Jin Sangxian spent a lot of time describing to Li Xie and Qian Tiandun how Cui Mingji colluded with the Manchus and mobilized multiple armed forces to launch this attack in the city.

A coup.

However, Qian Tiandun had doubts about Kim Sang-heon's position in the coup from the beginning. If you listen to his story with such an attitude, you will naturally feel that there are loopholes everywhere. If nothing else, even if everything goes according to Cui Mingji's plan

If it goes so smoothly, how can he really get support and asylum from the Manchus? You must know that there is a bridgehead of the Datong River base four hundred miles north of Seoul. Even if the Manchus want to send their troops southward again, it will be very difficult.

It is difficult to cross this hurdle.

Since the Qing army cannot be brought in, even if he kills the king, he is at best a rebellious minister, and cannot fundamentally subvert the country. Once the Haihan army intervenes, everything will be in vain, and it will be difficult to escape pursuit afterwards. But like Cui Mingji

How could such a person who responded to everything in the court easily put himself in a difficult situation and leave ample opportunities for his political opponents to make a comeback?

Therefore, in Qian Tiandun's opinion, Kim Sang-heon's story is full of loopholes, and it is obvious that he has made a lot of tampering with the actual situation. If he is given a few more days to slowly prepare, he may be able to make the whole story more complete.

Li Zhi, on the other hand, was dubious. Even though he had been reminded by Qian Tiandun and knew that there was something wrong with Kim Sang-heon's statement, his inherent impression of Cui and Jin over the years made it difficult for him to make a more objective judgment.

However, neither Qian Tiandun nor Li Zhi tried to point out the various loopholes in Jin Sangxian's words. Li Zhi felt that he did not know enough about the situation in Seoul and wrongly blamed Jin Sangxian, while Qian Tiandun thought that Kim Sangxian was still needed at the moment.

He and his officials continue to maintain the operation of the city, and it seems that Jin Sangxian has no intention of escaping here. He is obviously planning to continue serving as an official under Li Zhen, so there is no need to rush to control him personally.

Qian Tiandun immediately stated that there are three things that must be implemented immediately. The first is that the Haihan Army takes over the defense of Seoul, and the local army is not allowed to resist. The second is to retrieve the bones of King Li Zhu, and the Haihan Army is responsible for the follow-up.

The third thing is to arrange for Li Zhi to ascend the throne as soon as possible to ensure the continuation of the ruler's qualifications.

On the cleanup list that Qian Tiandun asked Li Zhi to give earlier, many people died in the city inexplicably because of the coup. The remaining people were almost all officials from Jin Sangxian's faction, plus

Now that people are still needed to keep the city running, Qian Tiandun cannot order the arrest of these people.

"Your Majesty, you can start drafting the edict. It is necessary to explain to the world what happened in Seoul as soon as possible." After Jin Shangxian and other ministers resigned, Qian Tiandun began to make further suggestions on governance to Li Xie.

Li Zhi heard this and asked, "Are we just going to follow the version given by Lord Jin just now?"

Qian Tiandun shook his head and said: "You don't need to write in such detail, just say that the king was killed by a traitor. The relevant yamen are currently investigating the cause of the matter. As for the focus of the edict, you must put it on yourself. Ascension to the throne and becoming king is a major event.

We must try our best to ensure that all prefectures and counties across the country receive this news."

"Isn't it a little bad to rush to the throne in such a hurry when my father's body is still cold?" Li Zhi still had considerable doubts about this.

Qian Tiandun said: "Extraordinary things are done in extraordinary times. Prince, you have to know that only after you ascend the throne, whether it is investigating the truth or purging dissidents, can you have enough power to promote it. Do you want to put it forward?"

It may be very difficult for me to ascend the throne after all issues have been properly resolved."

Even though Li Zhi still had concerns in his heart, he had to admit that what Qian Tiandun said was reasonable. As the current prince, he would still have some inconvenience in dealing with all aspects of matters. After he ascended the throne, he could use the name of the king to issue various orders.

With this kind of government decree, there will no longer be cases where the name is not justified and the words are not consistent.

After Qian Tiandun negotiated the matter with him, he turned around and left the Qinzheng Hall, announcing to the ministers waiting for news outside the hall that Li Zhi was about to ascend the throne. Li Cao Fanshu had unfortunately died in this coup.

Therefore, relevant ceremonies can only be organized and implemented by officials such as Li Cao, Shen Bing, Shen Zhi, and Shen Zhi.

Li Zhi sat alone in the palace, feeling that the environment here was both familiar and unfamiliar. Before he went abroad, he had followed his father to the court and learned to handle government affairs. There was always a chair belonging to him next to the throne in the Qinzheng Palace.

But many of the familiar faces that you would see in the Qinzheng Hall in the past have now disappeared. The people responsible for security inside and outside the hall are no longer the Imperial Guards, but have been replaced by the Haihan Army.

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As for how much it would cost to bring back so many bodyguards, Li Zhi is too lazy to think about it now, but he knows that the money must be well spent. If he comes forward to contact the forces that control the city defense, it may be difficult to enter the city smoothly so quickly.

.But now he entered the city and returned to the palace without firing a shot, and successfully took back the throne. This is probably the deterrent power of the Haihan Army.

Speaking of the throne, Kim Sang-heon previously said that Lord Fenglin and Lord Linping were both safe and sound in the palace. Li Zhen was wondering if he should visit them, but immediately rejected the idea. Cui Mingji supported Feng

He had known about Lord Lin for a long time, but he had never regarded it as a threat. However, this coup may be the closest Lord Feng Lin has ever been to the throne. If Li Xie came back ten days and a half later, he might be

Someone supported his two younger brothers.

Li Zhi felt that it was not the right time to meet his brothers at this time. He would rather wait to investigate the coup and arrest those who should be arrested and kill those who should be killed. After everything was properly handled, he would meet with his two brothers.

Meeting each other may dispel some of their unrealistic fantasies.

Of course, if it is finally found out that Lord Fenglin took the initiative to participate in this matter, then Li Zhi probably would not mind banishing him to a place far away from the city like Ganghwa Island or Jeju Island, so that he could be as far away from the throne as possible for the rest of his life.

The operation to take over the city defense is still in progress. With the experience of Sungnyemen, the Haihan Army's takeover of the other three city gates appears to be more orderly. For those officers who are unwilling to hand over their military power easily and accept the arrangement, the Haihan Army

Han even adopted a simple and effective method, arresting them on the spot for causing trouble and violating military regulations. As long as the thorns were cut off, it would be much easier to deal with the remaining people.

By sunset that day, the Haihan Army finally completed the handover of the defense of the four city gates and officially brought the city under its jurisdiction.

However, in order to facilitate the management of this city, a strict curfew is still enforced in the city, and all people are prohibited from going out as soon as the sun sets. Those who want to leave the city must apply to the Haihan Army for approval, and only after obtaining permission can they leave the city.

Wang Tom's naval force effortlessly took over the North Korean navy stationed locally, and conveniently put seals on all warships, prohibiting the navy from using these large combat tools in the near future.
Chapter completed!