Chapter 103 The Eve of the Storm
Jin Chunyong and Liu Buwan are colleagues in the army and serve in the Korean Martial Guards. They originally had their own belongings. However, now the five armies in the capital have been compressed into two branches, the Martial Guards and the Zhuang Imperial Guards, so they can get to know each other.
Today is July 19, 1882.
"Chunyong, I heard that the grain from Jeolla Road was transported to the capital today, and Xuanhui Hall finally decided to send us a month's food and salary. If we delayed it, the family would be out of stock." Liu Buwan finally didn't feel sad today.
"Really?" Jin Chunyong was a little disbelief. He said that he had not paid food for more than a year, but he still smiled and said, "Then go away!"
After taking back the food and salary from Xuanhui Hall, Jin Chunyong happily returned home with a bag of food on his back. As soon as he entered the door, he shouted: "Father, Xuanhui Hall has distributed food!"
His father, Jin Changsun, was outside the house. When he heard this, he also had a happy smile on his face. After Jin Chunyong put the grain bag into the kitchen, he sat in the yard and chatted with his father. After talking for a while, someone suddenly started to shout loudly on the street.
"Brothers, Xuanhui Hall has owed us thirteen months of food and salary. Today I finally sent the rice down, but see if this is something people eat. There is not much rice, and sand and rice bran account for most of it!"
When Jin Chunyong heard this, he was shocked and immediately got up and rushed into the kitchen. He opened his own grain bag and saw that as the soldiers on the street said, Jin Changsun, who was standing outside the kitchen, sighed helplessly.
Seeing my father like this, Jin Chunyong felt like a knife and said angrily: "Father, you can wait at home. I will go to the Dufeng Office of Xuanhui Hall to find a custody..."
Jin Changsun couldn't hold it back, and his son rushed out.
When the soldiers on the street saw someone taking the lead, they immediately followed Jin Chunyong to Dufeng.
"This is too bullying! The Japanese helped train other soldiers, and they have enough food and salary, and they are popular all day long and have spicy drinks. Why do we have to eat these brown rice with ginseng sand and bran!"
"Yes! Go and ask the clerk to reason!"
Halfway through, Jin Chunyong met Liu Buwan again, and then met his friends in the army, Zheng *Yiji and Jiang Mingjun. Under the leadership of the four, most of the soldiers advanced to Dufeng.
The custodian did not take the big soldiers in front of him seriously, and no one in the court cared about it, glared and said, "What are you going to do?"
Jin Chun said bravely: "We didn't pay food for thirteen months. Today we said we would pay for one month, but do you think this is what people eat!"
When he shouted, the others also started to clamor.
"That's it! You corrupt officials who have been killed by thousands of swords!" Liu Buwan also started to curse.
"You still have to rebel!" the culprit sneered.
Jin Chunyong was also angry at this time and shouted to the hungry and angry soldier behind him: "Don't talk nonsense to this dog official, the food and salary inside are all ours. If they don't give it to them, we will get it ourselves!"
The other soldiers were somewhat hesitant about this, but when Liu Buwan, Zheng *Yiji, and Jiang Mingjun heard it, they also shouted, "That's it! Let's take it ourselves!"
This time, the blasting tube was ignited, and all the soldiers' dissatisfaction was instantly ignited, "Let's go, don't worry about these grandchildren, let's go in and take the food and salary home!"
When the situation was lost control, the treasury official, who was already scared, immediately fled in panic and went directly to the Seoul Chasing Hall to report the case. When the people of the thief arresting hall arrived at the Dufeng District, it was already in a mess, the warehouse gate was smashed, and the food inside was empty.
"We can't let them go!" The other clerks didn't know each other, but Jin Chunyong knew him, so he took the thief staff from the thief hall to arrest Jin Chunyong, and then arrested Liu Buwan, Zheng *Yiji and Jiang Mingjun. Not long after, the verdict was concluded. All four of them started to take action and asked for a moment of resentment!
Yunxian Palace is the residence of Xingxuan Dayuanjun.
Lee Shiying (the fourth tone of xia), born in 1820, with his name Shibo and nickname Shipo, Haedong Jushi, from Seoul, Korea, and was born in Jeonju Lee (royal family). He was the biological father of Lee Hee (Korea Gozong), the 26th monarch of the Joseon Dynasty, and was a famous conservative politician in modern Korean history. He was named "Xingsheng Jun" in his early years. After his son Lee Hee ascended the throne in December 1863, he was promoted to "Xingsheng Dayuanjun", so he was commonly known as "Dayuanjun". At that time, he was respected as "Dayuanjun" or "Guo Taigong". Xingsheng Dayuanjun has been in charge of the state of Korea three times and has dominated the government and the government. The political struggle between him and his daughter-in-law Min (Empress Mingcheng) for more than 20 years also greatly affected the political situation of North Korea at the end of the 19th century.
The North Korean court jailer was walking around in his study, frowning with his hands behind his back, and he had heard about what happened during the day, and then seemed to have made up some determination and said, "Come Qian Xiran."
After the family went out, the retainer Qian Xiran appeared in front of Xingxuan Dayuanjun and respectfully said, "Sir, are you looking for me?"
"You've heard of the day, have you heard of it?"
"Yes, sir!"
"Then I'll send you to do one thing!"
When Qian Xiran came to Jin Chunyong's house, one night a few days later, Jin Changsun was crying. His son was taken away by a servant for robbing grain. Now he has given a verdict and he will definitely die.
"My son will not die if he sins, what is the law of heaven?"
“What the old man said!”
Only then did Jin Changsun discover someone from his family and said, "You are..."
"My name is Qian Xiran, and I am a retainer of the Grand Prix. Now I know your son's situation and I specially asked me to come and greet you."
When Jin Changsun heard that it turned out to be a retainer of Xingxuan Dayuanjun, he immediately knelt down and said, "Sir, please save my son." The old man burst into tears.
Qian Xiran looked helpless, and his eyes were shining with tears, saying, "Old man, please forgive me for not being able to do anything. I am really helpless!"
"So my son is out of salvation?"
"This..." Qian was so happy that he wanted to speak but stopped.
"Sir, if you have a solution, please give me some advice!"
Qian Xiran hesitated for a long time before saying, "Old man, the court is now incompetent and not worth counting on at all. If you really want to save your son, I think there is only one way!" Then he whispered a few times in Jin Changsun's ear.
After Qian Xiran left, Jin Changsun sat in his hut. The oil lamp in the inner part was fluttering by the wind, and it was light and dark, just like the old man’s heart at this moment! At this time, he walked to the wooden box, opened the lid, and there were some of his son’s clothes. He gently stroked it a few times and cried, “Son, being a father will not let you die in vain!”
After saying that, he stood up resolutely and left his yard with a piece of clothing. He first went to Liu Buwan's house. Liu Buwan lived with his younger brother Liu Chunwan, and his brother had a good relationship. Jin Changsun did not hide it, and directly told his plan. Liu Chunwan was still a little scared, but when he heard that there was the support of Xingxuan Dayuanjun behind him, he immediately felt strength in his heart.
Then the two began to go around and contact the Wuwei Army and other soldiers of the Zhuang Imperial Army.
At the Seoul Dashang North Korean Branch, a North Korean Wuwei soldier suddenly ran to find someone at night. The insurance team members who were guarding with guns obviously knew this person, so they put him in the courtyard.
The general manager of the Dashang North Korean branch is Kim Zhiying. He was born in the Andong Kim family and was one of Wang Yi's first liberal arts students. The person he partnered with was Xi Benxiong, and one of Wang Yi's forty martial arts students. The two are also considered veterans in Dashang. Although they are not as good as Xiang Long, Wu Xiao and others, they are also dominating the country.
Wang Yi put them in North Korea, which was very trustworthy.
Kim Ji-young did not have much feelings for the country that his ancestors once ruled. Now the tentacles of the big merchants he controlled have reached most of North Korea's economic fields, and he has opened many transactions in various parts of North Korea. Like in Fengtian, he gave the North Koreans sufficient wages and bonuses, which were not deducted like Japanese merchants. In addition, he used food and porridge to be used on weekdays, so in the minds of North Koreans, he had a certain favorable impression of the big merchants.
The Seoul North Korean branch is actually a deal on the surface, but the North Koreans are aware that this is actually a small military camp. Xi Benxiong controls 300 cavalry and 300 horse infantry. In addition to the standard Type 1 Rifles and Type 1 Carbines, the weapons they carry are 30 Type 1 Rifles, twelve Type 1 General Machine Guns, and six Type 1 Mortars.
The person who came tonight was a soldier from the Wuwei Army, Park Yongxin. He used to come to Dashang to get rice, so he became familiar with Dashang people after a while. Although he is still working in the Wuwei Army, he is actually working for Dashang.
"Manager Jin, Battalion Commander Xi!"
Kim Zhiying and Xi Benxiong knew about the incident that the Wuwei Army had made a big fuss in Dufeng a few days ago, but after inquiring about it, there was no follow-up, so the two didn't care.
"What happened?" Kim Ji-young said in Korean.
"Jin Chunyong's father and Liu Buwan's younger brother, who had been making trouble, jointly signed a letter tonight. Later, they found me. I only found out when they said that. It turned out that Dayuanjun's retainers had asked them, saying that as long as they were willing to rebel, Dayuanjun would support him!"
"This is actually happening!?"
"No! It is said that nearly 10,000 people have been contacted, and I'm afraid we may have to do it tonight at the latest!"
"You are doing well, and information is very important! Come and get Yongxin two hundred Shangyin dollars!" Kim Shie-young patted Park Yongxin on the shoulder.
When he heard that he was given money, Park Yongxin pretended to refuse a few times, but in the end he took it away and left with a smile on his face.
Xi Benxiong had already sent a telegram to the Third Infantry Division stationed in Andong, and at the same time sent a telegram to the headquarters.
When the headquarters did not reply, the two discussed it and all the team members gathered and entered a state of combat readiness.
It seemed that everything was very calm tonight, and everything was not calm. Anger spread among the families of the Wuwei Army and the Zhuang Emperor Army. They were like sparks, and they had flashed outbursts from time to time. At the same time, a conspirator was planning in his study to see how he could seize the greatest political benefits from the rebellion directed by himself, thereby ending his more than 20 years of political infighting with his daughter-in-law. While more other senior officials of North Korea were still living in drunkenness and dreaming of death, singing every night, and not knowing that death was coming.
Chapter completed!