1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 2320
Jin Shangxian replied: "At that time, the assassin's whereabouts were exposed and he had no way to escape, so he committed suicide on the spot. We found some items related to the Qing Dynasty from the assassin, and we can basically confirm that he was a spy under the order of the Qing Dynasty!"

Qian Tiandun nodded slightly, thinking that if he could survive, it would mean that the previous speculations made by himself and Wang Tom were all wrong.Judging from what Jin Shangxian said, if this assassin really exists, his true identity is also doubtful. Since he is going to enter the palace to assassinate, how can he bring items that reveal his identity?

Qian Tiandun looked at Li Yan, and seeing that he hadn't calmed down, he asked Jin Shangxian, "Where is Cui Mingji?"

Kim Sang-heon replied: "Cui Mingji knew that the incident was revealed, and he couldn't escape from the city. He committed suicide by taking poison at his own home last night. In addition, dozens of followers of Cui Mingji and some of his family members stubbornly resisted last night and tried to escape. Outside the city, they were all wiped out in the end."

Qian Tiandun said thoughtfully: "No wonder so few people showed up today. So many things happened last night...Master Jin has worked hard!"

Hearing what Jin Shangxian said just now, it doesn't take much to know that the insiders on Cui Mingji's side should be almost dead. Qian Tiandun intuitively thinks that this should not be a coincidence, but a cruel silence.

"I still have some things that I don't quite understand. Lord Jin, please clear up my doubts." Qian Tiandun continued to ask: "Since His Majesty the King has been assassinated and died, according to what Lord Jin said, Cui Mingji is in charge of the overall situation behind the scenes this month. , then what has he been doing this month, why hasn't he taken any further action?"

"To tell you the truth, General Qian, this old man is also very puzzled about this." Kim Sang-heon responded to Qian Tiandun's question in a different way this time: "I thought that Cui Mingji was going to take the throne after assassinating the king, but later it seemed that he was I plan to elect the second prince to take over the throne, and then he will continue to be in charge of the government. As for what he has done this month, the old man can only guess based on what he knows. Maybe this is an order from the Qing Dynasty to delay him. Time muddies the water. If your country's army is a few days late, maybe Cui Mingji will use this old man as a scapegoat, and push all the matter of His Majesty's assassination on the old man."

Qian Tiandun said slowly: "At that time, he only needs to silence Mr. Jin and related people, and the truth will never be revealed."

Jin Shangxian didn't seem to understand the implication of Qian Tiandun's words, and still nodded in response: "That's exactly the case, but fortunately, the evil can outshine the good, and such rebellious ministers and thieves will not end well after committing chaos!"

Qian Tiandun has traveled all over the years, and has dealt with many high-ranking officials from various countries, but at this moment, he can't tell whether Jin Shangxian has a clear conscience or amazing acting skills, so he can respond so naturally.

Qian Tiandun believes that there are many loopholes in Kim Sang-heon's description, but it is just empty words, and he can't produce any evidence to prove that Kim Sang-heon actually participated in this coup.According to Kim Sang-heon, the other two parties involved in the incident, the king Li Ji and the leader Cui Mingji, have all died. It is very likely that even the relevant insiders are also dead. I want to dig out the truth of the matter. It's already difficult.

But even if there is no evidence, Qian Tiandun still thinks that Jin Shangxian is not credible.Even before this, Kim Sang-heon had always been very enthusiastic about the prospects of cooperation between the two countries, and he seemed to be a good partner, but trust is very slow to develop, and it is very fast to lose it. The role played in this coup was very suspicious, making Qian Tiandun think that the situation he described was not an objective fact, which was enough to make him lose Haihan's trust.

However, Qian Tiandun is not worried about how many tricks Jin Shangxian can play at this moment. The Haihan army is taking over the defense of the city at this moment. If there is no accident, the handover with the North Koreans can be completed before sunset today.At that time, the city defense will be in the hands of Haihan, and even if the rebels want to take a chance, it will be difficult to make big waves again.Once the situation in Seoul is under control, it won't be too late to slowly liquidate these people in the city.

An Daoshi did not enter the palace with Li Yan today, but stayed at Sungli Gate and took over the city defense here with the Haihan Army.Of course, An Daoshi has no soldiers at all at the moment, and he is only symbolically receiving the command here on behalf of the son, and the actual control is still implemented by the Haihan army.

The Special Operations Regiment is responsible for taking over the Sungnye Gate is Sun Zhen, who was promoted to the battalion commander this year. Compared with a light commander like An Daoshi, Sun Zhen has a gun under his command, so he is naturally much tougher. 21. First disarm the North Korean army inside and outside Sungnye Gate, and gather them together to wait for their execution.

According to the view of the Haihan Army, the troops who stayed in the city during the coup and have been safe so far, even if they did not directly participate in the rebellion, may not be loyal to the king, and their position is more or less problematic.However, the strength of the Haihan army entering the city is limited, and it is difficult to take over the defense of the entire Seoul at once. We can only start with a few city gates to control the traffic arteries entering and leaving the city.
Although there were some small frictions during the period, the city defense army obviously did not dare to make mistakes in front of the Haihan soldiers with live ammunition. In the end, according to Sun Zhen's instructions, they lined up and handed over their weapons and equipment, accepting the Haihan army's orders.

"Master An, are there any former colleagues or people you know among these people? Maybe we can ask some useful information." While counting the number of city defense troops, Sun Zhen made a suggestion to An Daoshi.

An Daoshi shook his head and said: "Most of the officers of the city defense army are people with family backgrounds. I came from a poor family. I only had the opportunity to be promoted last year. In the past, there were very few opportunities to come to Seoul, and there was no chance to contact the city defense army."

Sun Zhen nodded to express his understanding. What he said was actually a normal situation in the military, and it was not just a situation in North Korea.People with good background conditions will be assigned to more important positions, while soldiers from farming families like himself can only slowly climb up step by step with military merit.Fortunately, the Special Operations Group's foreign military operations are very frequent, and the accumulation of military achievements is extremely fast, and the promotion does not depend on the background, but only on military achievements, which is very suitable for a desperate Saburo like him.

This is not the first time that Sun Zhen and An Daoshi have cooperated. During the anti-Qing war last year, An Daoshi served as a guide in the Special Forces for a period of time, and the two had contact at that time.But at that time, Sun Zhen was still the company commander, and An Daoshi was even a little-known little man, and his status was quite different from today's.But no matter what, the two of them never imagined that the location of their cooperation again would be in Seoul.

After a moment of silence, An Daoshi added: "If you are not selected to study in your country next year, you will most likely be transferred to the city defense army based on your military achievements."

Sun Zhen didn't know how to evaluate such a coincidence, and after holding back for a long time, he popped out two words: "It's so dangerous..."

An Daoshi understood what Sun Zhen meant, and nodded in agreement, "It's dangerous."

Last year, An Daoshi made great achievements in the battle of the Haihan army chasing the Qing army to the north at the end of the war. The court must have some substantive rewards for him. Try to give rewards in other ways, such as transferring him to the City Defense Army or the Guards, which are well-paid and prestigious.

But if An Daoshi stayed in Seoul to work at that time, he probably wouldn't be able to escape the current chaos.Even if he himself didn't want to participate, the other people who participated in the coup d'état were doing it with their heads up, and naturally they would not allow internal opposition. If they didn't want to die in a daze, they could only be coerced into participating in the rebellion.

Why did the Haihan army forcefully hand over defense to the city defense army that controlled the city gate immediately after entering the city? Sun Zhen had already explained to An Daoshi that the position of these city defense troops was not reliable, and most of them were very likely to directly or directly Participated in this coup in an indirect way.Even if they don't know the role they play in it and just follow orders, the Haihan Army will never trust these people.

As for the fate of these people, An Daoshi definitely couldn't decide, but he knew that some of them would definitely die, especially those officers who refused to cooperate honestly because of their status.The Haihan army is not a good man or woman, this is the time to make an example of others, and it depends on how many people are unlucky ones who ran into the muzzle of their own.

There will never be a shortage of fools who misjudged the situation in the world. During the process of taking over Sungnyemun, Sun Zhen had ordered people to take down three officers who were stubborn and refused to surrender their military power, tied them up and threw them on the base of the city wall.The three people were still unconscious after being tied up, and they continued to curse, but they didn't dare to insult Haihan Army, but aimed their conflict at An Daoshi.

Sun Zhen is not a good-tempered person, and he had already received Gao Qiaonan's instruction before entering the city. Seeing that these three people are determined to die, he simply determined their sex: "These three people did not follow the military order, and deliberately challenged the authority of the prince. , I think it should be severely punished by military law! Sir An, what do you think?"

An Daoshi said: "If you don't obey the military order, you should be punished with a cane. Each person should receive twenty sticks as an example."

Sun Zhendao: "Twenty is too little, I'm afraid it won't be able to serve as a warning, I think it must be doubled at least."

Andaoshi had no objection to this, and readily agreed with it.But An Daoshi had neither men nor execution tools around him, so he had to ask the Haihan army to do it for him.

The Haihan army also had provisions for using military sticks as punishment, but it took a while to get the tools from outside the city.As soon as the sticks arrived, Sun Zhen ordered the three men to be brought up for execution, and at the same time asked An Daoshi to come forward to supervise the execution.

"Since they dare to insult you, then you should let them take a good look at it and bear the consequences." Sun Zhen said seriously: "If you want to do it yourself, that's fine."

An Daoshi would not be so radical, but calmly announced the charges and punishment measures to the three people, and then the Haihan soldiers dragged them out, and pressed them to the ground in front of the more than 200 North Korean soldiers who were under control. With the buttocks facing upwards, the army stick hit them one after another.

The two people in charge of the execution were gendarmes in the Haihan Army, and they did this full-time. The ash rods used were as thick as eggs, and one end was wrapped with a cloth strip to prevent hands from slipping.When the army stick was swung down from a high place, the sound of the wind piercing the air could be faintly heard, one can imagine its great power.

This blow hit the body, the tortured person couldn't bear the pain, and immediately cried out, but before he could feel the pain, the stick from the other side of the body fell, making him feel even more painful.

The movements of the two people's swinging and dropping sticks happened to be staggered by half a beat, and they kept hitting the man on the ground at a steady speed. It seemed that the rhythm was not fast, but within less than ten sticks, the man's screams had turned into weak moans. , it seems that he has lost his strength.

The two people who were still queuing up to receive the punishment all changed their faces when they saw this, and they thought to themselves that even if they didn't die after being hit with forty sticks, at least half their lives would be lost.If the executioners were to do a little more work, they would definitely be able to kill and maim people.

"Master An, your lord has a lot, don't worry about it with the villain! The villain has a cheap mouth, so I will slap you to make up for it!"

"Master An, the villain knows his mistake! Please, Lord An, let the villain go for the sake of being an official in the same dynasty!"

The other two people saw that the person who was being executed had already fainted from the pain halfway through. How could they not know what was good or bad, and quickly knelt on the ground to apologize to An Daoshi who supervised the execution.

Andaoshi had no expression on his face, with his hands behind his back, he didn't respond at all.He knew very well that Sun Zhen's purpose in arranging this punitive measure was not only to make an example of others, but also to separate himself from these ordinary officers.If the background of these people is the local dignitaries and ministers of the court, then his background is the prince Li Yan who is about to take over the throne, and the Haihan army with live ammunition inside and outside the city.

As a soldier, if you want to establish prestige, you can't show a soft-hearted look. Although the current charges of these officers are not fatal, since they jumped out to make trouble, Ando Shi didn't intend to just accept it.

After the forty sticks were beaten, the person being tortured on the ground has long been silent, and he doesn't know whether he is dead or alive, but the two of them are panting heavily with the sticks, and the sweat is running down their faces, which obviously took a lot of physical strength .

Seeing that their begging was fruitless, the two men who were about to be tortured couldn't help but began to curse again, but An Daoshi was unmoved at all. After waiting for a while, seeing the two gendarmes nodding their heads, indicating that they had rested well, he ordered Said: "Then let's start the next one!"

The condition of the second person who was tortured didn't get any better either, he passed out from the pain after being hit by half of the stick, and the last twenty sticks seemed to be beating someone to death, and he had no response.

The more than 200 North Korean soldiers who watched this scene were all silent, not daring to make a sound, lest An Daoshi would be accused of any crime in the next moment and eat dozens of military sticks.

(End of this chapter)