Chapter 804 Wang Hengyue, Chiang Kai-shek, Yuan Shikai!
Chapter 804 Wang Hengyue, Chiang Kai-shek, Yuan Shikai!
"President, why did you arrive early!"
When he saw the president appearing in front of him, Chiang Kai-shek was a little at a loss.{《》}
"Yes, I have nothing to do, so I came here earlier." Wang Hengyue walked in with a smile: "Jieshi, I have been in North Korea for a day, and I heard about what you did in North Korea, which is very good. This time I will go to North Korea
We’re here to inspect, I’m inspecting mine, you do your thing, we don’t care about each other.”
Chiang Kai-shek laughed: "The president can ignore the CCP, but the CCP cannot be the president."
Wang Hengyue laughed "haha": "You did a great job in North Korea, and you do have some similarities with Yuan Shikai back then..."
Hearing the president suddenly mention Yuan Shikai, Chiang Kai-shek's heart skipped a beat.
Wang Hengyue keenly caught the expression on Chiang Kai-shek's face, but just pretended not to see it: "Jieshi, I remember that there was a coup in North Korea before, and it was Yuan Shikai who single-handedly put down the coup. You have better knowledge in this area than me, tell me.
Tell me what happened."
"Yes." Chiang Kai-shek blurted out without even thinking.
The Sino-French War broke out that year, and the situation in southern China was critical. In that year, Wu Changqing was transferred to lead the third battalion of the Qing Army to return to China for garrison. The balance of power began to tilt towards the Enlightenment Party of Korea. As the Qing army retreated steadily in the war, the Qing court in Korea
The prestige of the Qing Dynasty was greatly reduced, and the royal family and the pro-China faction who originally wanted to take refuge in the Qing court began to waver. The Enlightenment Party and Japan believed that the Qing court had no time to visit the north during the war, which was an excellent opportunity to launch a coup, so they decided to launch an uprising.
Before the coup, Yuan Shikai had already noticed that the situation was different. He informed Li Hongzhang of the impending tense situation in North Korea and reminded him that Japanese Minister Shinichiro Takezoe would return to Seoul within ** days, and something might happen by then.
On December 4, 1884, the Jiashen coup suddenly broke out without any warning. That night, Hong Yingzhi, an important member of the enlightenment faction and the then general office of the post office, invited conservative ministers and foreign envoys to a banquet in the name of celebrating the completion of the postal hall.
.The Japanese envoy Zhutian was ill. Yuan Shikai noticed that the atmosphere was different and could not excuse himself. Only Chen Shutang, the North Korean Commercial Commissioner of the Chinese General Office, and the conservative minister Min Yongyi were present.
During the banquet, members of the Kaihua faction set a fire outside the hall. The guests thought someone was setting off fireworks and went out to watch.
At this time, the Kaihua faction members who were ambushing outside the hall swarmed up and chopped Min Yongyi down with swords. For a moment, both the guests and the host dispersed and fled for their lives.
The party members took advantage of the chaos and entered the palace, falsely claiming that the Qing army was in rebellion, and threatened and coerced King Li Xi to write an edict saying "The Japanese envoy came to defend me." Park Young-hyo used the edict to lead the Japanese envoy Zhu Tian and his troops into the palace according to the planned plan, and brought the king and the emperor to the palace.
Concubine Min moved to Jingyou Palace.
The Japanese army and the new army of the Kaihua Party who took control of the palace summoned the old ministers into the palace to wait for work and execute each one. The next day, the Kaihua Party formed a new government and sent a letter to the envoys of various countries in the form of a king's edict. Those who had already reached a tacit agreement with them
The envoys cooperated with the performance, paid homage to the king, and congratulated the new government. The coup seemed to be successful.
Due to the suddenness of the incident, Yuan Shikai and others did not know that a coup had occurred at first. After receiving Chen Shutang's report, Yuan Shikai immediately led 200 troops to the post office, but it was already empty and the Japanese embassy door was locked.
Yuan Shikai led his troops to patrol along the palace wall. When he encountered the advancing Korean army, he asked them where they were going. The answer was that they were ordered to enter the palace to guard the palace. When they arrived at the palace gate, they found that the palace gate was closed. Until dawn when the troops were withdrawn, they still did not know what had happened.
It was not until the afternoon of the next day that the truth about the coup was discovered. When he learned that all the ministers he knew well had been killed, Yuan Shikai felt extremely heavy.
At that time, official documents between China and North Korea had to be sent to Beiyang Yamen in Tianjin by Beiyang warships, and it took several days for each transaction.
If instructions are requested as usual, the decision to respond to major incidents must be made by the highest level of the Qing court in Beijing, time delays will be inevitable, and the opportunity to save the overall situation may be lost.
At this important historical juncture, Yuan Shikai showed his courage and decisiveness in doing things.
When the Enlightenment Party announced the list of members of the new government, the Qing generals stationed in North Korea were also discussing countermeasures. Generals Wu Zhaoyou and Zhang Guangqian both said that "without orders from Beiyang, we dare not act rashly." Yuan Shikai's situation was urgent
, it was no longer possible to stand by for orders. Chen Shutang conveyed to everyone the advice of the envoys of the United States, Britain, and Germany asking the Qing army to suspend their actions, and expressed that he had the same opinion and believed that this would avoid the troops being unknown and provoking themselves. Jin Yunzhi also sent a letter to ask the Qing army to suspend operations.
The army stood still to avoid harming the king, who was held hostage by the Japanese.
The result of the discussion was that the Qing army would not be dispatched for the time being. Chen Shutang and Wu Zhaoyou sent an urgent letter to Li Hongzhang to inform Li Hongzhang that a coup had occurred in North Korea, requesting additional troops and instructing the response strategy!
Yuan Shikai was responsible for liaising with the new North Korean army trained by him. That night, Yuan Shikai distributed 600 taels of high-quality gold to the new army, and secretly agreed with the commanders of the left and right battalions, Jin Zhonglu and Shen Taizhao, to enter the palace the next day and jointly escort them.
king!
The next morning, the enlightened government released a reform platform. Seoul residents learned that the coup was the result of the enlightened party colluding with the Japanese. People were confused and the whole country was in panic. The conservative members who survived the disaster rushed to the Qing army camp, "
"Weeping bitterly and begging for help", he asked to send troops to serve the king, but everyone was still hesitant.
After sending two letters to the king requesting that Jin pay a visit and lead troops into the palace of Wei, but his request was rejected, Yuan Shikai believed that the situation was urgent and there was no time to deal with it, so he advocated entering the palace to quell the chaos.
In order to dispel everyone's doubts, Yuan Shikai promised that "if I am convicted of provoking a dispute, I will bear the responsibility alone and I will never implicate you."
Seeing everyone's approval, Yuan Shikai immediately led a battalion of officers and soldiers and the left and right battalions of the Korean New Army to rush to the palace.
As soon as she entered the palace, she was fiercely shot by the defenders. The Qing army retaliated decisively, and the two sides launched a fierce battle. There was chaos in the palace. Concubine Min and her prince took advantage of the chaos to escape from the palace gate and defected to the Qing army camp. Yuan Shikai attacked Jingyou
After entering the palace, they found that the king had been transferred, and started a new round of fierce battle with the enemy troops who retreated to the tower.
Yuan Shikai took the lead, showing no fear even though the road was full of corpses, and marched forward bravely. During the stalemate, hundreds of soldiers in the defenders who had been trained under Yuan Shikai's supervision defected and joined the Qing army. The situation of the battle immediately took a turn for the worse.
Zhutian was the first to waver and led the Japanese troops back to the embassy. Park Young-hyo and other key members of the coup also fled, and were chased by citizens who gathered outside the palace along the way. Hong Ying-sik and others escorted the king out of the palace and took refuge in the North Temple. The entire battle lasted for two days
In the hour, the Qing army won a complete victory, but unfortunately there was still no trace of the king.
Yuan Shikai offered a large reward to find out where the king was. He learned of his whereabouts at night and immediately sent troops to snatch him. Hong Yingzhi was killed for trying to stop him.
The next day, the king moved to Yuan Shikai's military camp and summoned members of the original government, including Jin Hongji and Jin Yunzhi, to discuss the aftermath and form a new government. He also summoned envoys from various countries to inform them that the coup had subsided. Zhutian was shocked because the embassy had been besieged by angry Seoul people for days.
Out of fear, he broke into the embassy and fled to the Japanese consulate in Incheon.
The Jiashen Coup ended with a great victory for China and a disastrous defeat for Japan. Yuan Shikai became famous in the first battle. At the invitation of the king, he lived downstairs in the side hall, where he had contacts and meetings day and night, and became a powerful figure in the Qing court in Korea.
"Actually, the difference in military strength between the two sides in this battle is not very different. Each has more than a thousand men. But Zhutian hijacked the king and controlled the palace. There were dangers in the battle, and he could wait for the hard work. Why was it a complete defeat?" Wang Hengyue asked while listening.
"This has something to do with the will of the leaders of both sides. All battles are mental battles, and the strength of psychological quality determines the direction of the battle." Chiang Kai-shek quickly replied: "Takezoe is a fanatical Japanese imperialist. After taking office, he actively
Support the Kaikai Party. After the Sino-French war broke out, it encouraged the Kaikai Party to launch a coup and establish a pro-Japanese regime. On the eve of the coup, Takezoe reported the coup plan to the Japanese government. At the same time, there was also a document on the desk of Japanese Foreign Minister Mutsu Munemitsu.
There was a secret report that China would cede Taiwan to France. The Japanese government was greatly panicked. It believed that Taiwan was more important than North Korea and would use all its strength to prevent France from seizing Taiwan. In order to relieve the pressure on the Qing government and prevent it from surrendering to the legal person at the negotiation table, Japan
The government decided to ban Zhutian from launching a coup in North Korea. However, Zhutian’s ruthlessness lies in his courage to kill first and then report later. He launched a coup without waiting for the government’s approval.”
Wang Hengyue listened carefully and kept nodding. Chiang Kai-shek then said: "The core figure of the anti-coup party is Yuan Shikai. He spared no effort to safeguard the interests of the Qing court in Korea, and he was courageous, resolute and decisive. When the coup broke out, everyone was hesitant and hesitant.
On this occasion, Yuan Shikai took it upon himself to take charge and decisively sent troops. It can be said that he took a desperate and risky move..."
Wang Hengyue sighed after hearing this: "It can be seen that whether it is Japan or China, their military operations are not approved by the government. If they succeed, they will be fine. Once they fail, they will bear serious responsibilities. Therefore, this kind of desperate behavior
Once launched, it must be carried out in one go. In this test of the personal will of the leaders of both sides, Yuan Shikai won and Zhutian lost."
"Yes, this battle contributed to the rise of Yuan Shikai. In the next ten years, he became the top figure of the Qing government in North Korea. Under the remote control of Li Hongzhang, Yuan Shikai used both power and power to fully control North Korea's internal and external affairs." Chiang Kai-shek was also deeply moved.
: "At the same time, after this turmoil, North Korea accelerated the pace of reform, the call for national independence became increasingly louder, and the centripetal force towards the Qing court gradually weakened. For North Korean officials and people, history has opened a new page. And Japan
On the other hand, a small failure did not stop its ambition of expansion and hegemony. The Japanese learned from the painful experience and were prepared to be prepared. Ten years later, they took advantage of another civil strife in North Korea and provoked the Sino-Japanese Sino-Japanese Sino-Japanese Sino-Japanese Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1898 by the Donghak Party Uprising!"
"Although China wins, it will be defeated in the future. Although Japan is defeated, it will win in the future. Things in the world are unpredictable and make people uncertain." Wang Hengyue seemed to have something to say:
"Jieshi, sometimes I also want to have my own Yuan Shikai!"