Chapter 2329
If the crimes claimed by Qian Tiandun are proven correct, what awaits Kim Sang-heon will undoubtedly be a serious crime that implicates the nine ethnic groups, and his official accomplices will not be spared. Moreover, his treasonous act will definitely be recorded in the history books, and his infamy will be passed down through the ages. This is probably an extremely difficult thing to accept for Kim Sang-heon, who attaches great importance to his reputation.
Sure enough, after hearing Qian Tiandun's straightforward threat, Jin Sangxian's expression became very ugly, but he still did not lose control of his emotions due to this stimulation. He still tried to maintain a calm tone and responded: "General Qian, if You just want to arrest me and convict me, so you won’t spend so much time talking to me here. If you have any other purpose, you might as well say so.”
Qian Tiandun said: "There is no special purpose. After all, your country is an important ally of our country. Now that such a big thing has happened in Seoul, for the sake of diplomatic mutual trust and future development between the two countries, we must know the truth of the matter. ”
Jin Sangxian sighed and said: "In any case, I have no intention of confronting your country. Everything I did during my tenure was to make the country strong. If I were to be charged for this, it would be difficult for me to defend myself. Just I hope General Qian will not implicate too many innocent people, especially the officials working in the Liucao Yamen. If these Yamen are not running smoothly, it will not be good for your country's industry here. "
How could a person like Qian Tiandun become soft-hearted after hearing a few pitiful words from him? He just sneered and said, "Now that the matter has reached this point, Mr. Jin still refuses to reveal the truth. It seems that he really can't shed tears until he sees the coffin."
Jin Sangxian was shocked, thinking that Qian Tiandun was going to use strong tactics, but he still refused to let go: "I wonder what General Qian wants?"
Qian Tiandun said: "I plan to see the king and tell him the current investigation conclusion. Mr. Jin will come with me. If the king has any questions about the case, Mr. Jin can answer them on the spot."< br>
Qian Tiandun's move was undoubtedly to roast Jin Sangxian on the fire and expose his true face in front of the king. Of course, Kim Sang-hyun could defend himself, but he was not sure whether Qian Tiandun had any other fatal evidence besides the fake remains. It would be really hopeless if he waited until he tried hard to defend himself before throwing out decisive evidence.
Jin Sangxian didn't dare to take a gamble, because Qian Tiandun had almost touched the edge of the truth, but he had not yet found out the detailed process. It was very likely that the evidence Qian Tiandun had was enough to bring him down, and he was waiting for a suitable opportunity to let him sit down. actual crime. Of course, more importantly, he believed that he did not have no escape options, and there was no need to go to the stage of confrontation in court.
Kim Sang-hyun has been dealing with Hae-han for a long time. He knows that although his current situation seems to be forced to a dead end, there is still a possibility of escape. Since Qian Tiandun is still making excuses for himself, it means that he has not yet determined his determination to arrest him, and there is still room for bargaining.
"General Qian, overturning the table will not do anyone any good. Maybe we can negotiate a better solution so that the whole matter can have a relatively satisfactory outcome." Kim Sang-hyun refused to give up and continued to persuade Qian Tiandun to change. idea.
Qian Tiandun sneered and said: "I wonder what Lord Jin thinks of a satisfactory outcome?"
Kim Sang-hyun felt that the other party's tone seemed to be loosened, and he quickly explained: "The culprit in this matter is the Manchu and Qing Dynasties. Naturally, all the responsibilities are placed on the Manchu Qing Dynasty. With such a deep hatred, generations of North Koreans will not dare to forget each other. In the future, your country will If we want to send troops to attack the Manchus, our country is naturally obliged to send troops to help.”
Kim Sang-hyun actually saw Haihan's long-term goals in this region relatively clearly, which was to continuously attack the Manchus and restrict their pace of external expansion. Including the various measures to win over and support North Korea in the past two years, the purpose is actually to deal with the Manchus.
Although Jin Sangxian didn't quite understand why Haihan, who was located in the south, was so afraid of the Manchus and went to such great lengths to continuously deploy troops thousands of miles away from its homeland, since Haihan's approach was beneficial to the Manchus North Korea, which the Qing Dynasty covets, of course Kim Sang-hyun is happy to see it succeed.
As a small country with weak national power, it is instinctive to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. However, in terms of North Korea's situation, it is obviously impossible to sit back and enjoy the gains, and it will inevitably be involved in the war between the two powers. North Korea seems to have always lacked sufficient reasons to take the initiative to send troops. Even if it was invaded by the Qing army last year, King Li Jie only wanted to retreat from the enemy rather than retaliate against the Manchus.
But now the solution proposed by Kim Sang-heon is to put the charge of assassinating the king completely on the Qing Dynasty, so that North Korea and the Qing Dynasty will become undying enemies in the future. This may be the situation that Haihan likes to see. . And if Haihan thoroughly investigates the coup incident and digs out all the truth and makes it public to the world, it will not have such an effect.
From this point of view, the suggestion put forward by Kim Sang-heon does seem to make the situation in this region develop in the direction Haihan expects. Perhaps this was the fundamental reason why they believed that as long as they implemented the plan step by step and let Manqing take the blame, they would not be liquidated by Haihan afterwards.
Jin Sangxian knew that when dealing with smart people like Qian Tiandun, all the fancy stuff would not only be useless, but would probably have the opposite effect, so he gave the answer directly without giving too much explanation. I believe that Qian Tiandun’s understanding of the regional situation is enough to understand what this solution he said means.
Qian Tiandun did understand his plan, but if it were to be used in exchange for Jin Sangxian being exempted from guilt, Qian Tiandun felt that this condition was still not weighty enough.
Haihan's current deployment in the Liaodong region and future long-term strategy in Northeast Asia require North Korea as a resource supplier. And if North Korea can send combat-effective troops to coordinate and participate in military operations led by Haihan, like Annan and the Xu family in Fujian, it will certainly greatly reduce the pressure on Haihan's army.
Haihan's main opponent in this area is of course the Manchu Qing Dynasty, which is currently in the limelight. North Korea has been suppressed by the other side for more than ten years and has long since lost the courage to resist. If Haihan hadn't sent troops to help last year, it would have been completely on its knees by this time. Kim Sang-hyun's solution is to completely block North Korea's retreat. This is of course a good thing for Haehan, but the actual combat effectiveness of the North Korean army cannot be expected in the short term.
This also means that the prospect mentioned by Kim Sang-hyun will actually have a greatly reduced effect. Whether North Korea sends troops or not will not have any significant effect in the near future.
Based on this view, Qian Tiandun's evaluation of this plan was not very high: "Master Jin, I think you have overestimated the role that your country's army can play in the war against the Manchus. If that's all, , then I think the conditions you offered are not enough for us to stop the investigation of the assassination.”
Although Qian Tiandun's statement was a bit humiliating to the North Korean army, Kim Sang-hyun was keenly aware that the other party's attitude had relaxed, which was clearly a signal that there was still room for discussion.
"I wonder if General Qian has anything to add?" Jin Shangxian decided to give the initiative to the other party to see if Qian Tiandun would change his attitude and propose specific exchange conditions. Qian Tiandun thought for a moment and said: "Considering the actual situation of your army, large-scale reorganization and training must be carried out to make it possible to substantially improve the combat effectiveness and play a role in the war against the Manchus. But if these The army is still under your country’s old military system, and it may be difficult to achieve the improvement I mentioned.”
"Based on this situation, I believe that in order for your country's army to play its due role in future military operations, our country must take over wartime command as soon as possible. In addition, strengthening combat readiness training and replacing new weapons and equipment must also rely on arrangements for our country”
"In order to facilitate the implementation of such an arrangement, I think it is necessary to establish a special agency to be responsible for coordinating and commanding your country's army. This agency should be connected by our country's garrison and your country's army, and be directly responsible to the king. Only in this way can there be Sufficient authority to implement the arrangement I mentioned. What do you think of my solution?"
Jin Sangxian was dumbfounded. He just wanted to exchange the country's army's willingness to participate in the war in the future, but Qian Tiandun's plan was really a big deal, and he actually wanted to take over the command of the army. If this is agreed to, then the command of the country's army will fall in the hands of the Haihan people. How can they protect their country?
Although the Haihan Army also took over the command of the frontline troops during last year's anti-Qing war, it was only a short-term emergency move. At this time, what Qian Tiandun wanted was to normalize it. The nature of the person is completely different.
As for what Qian Tiandun said about setting up a specialized agency directly responsible to the king, Kim Sang-heon would not be fooled by such rhetoric. This was clearly to allow this agency to bypass the supervision of the court. From now on, as long as this institution acts in the name of the king, the court will have no way to interfere with its decisions.
Kim Sang-hyun smiled bitterly and said: "General Qian's plan... is... too unbelievable. It cannot guarantee the basic security of our country. I'm afraid I can't agree with it."
Qian Tiandun said sternly: "Master Jin, what you said is wrong. Give the command of the army to our country. Only in this way can your country be truly safe. For example, palace coups like what happened this time can be solved once and for all in the future." Appeared again.”
Jin Sangxian's mouth twitched when he heard it, and he thought in his heart what kind of fallacy and heresy this was, it was simply shameless. But he cursed in his heart, but he didn't dare to say it out loud, and he was extremely distressed at the moment.
The previous agreement between the two countries signed when Li Zhi ascended the throne also included parts in the military field, but it did not include the radical plan proposed by Qian Tiandun. It is estimated that the Haihan military also felt that such a radical approach would not only have objections to Li Zhi, but would also inevitably be collectively boycotted by senior North Korean officials.
But not mentioning it at the time didn't mean that Haihan didn't have such an idea. Qian Tiandun immediately came up with this plan and tried to put maximum pressure on Kim Sang-heon. It would be a surprise if Kim Sang-hyun relents and is willing to help Hai-han implement this plan.
Kim Sang-hyun smiled bitterly and said: "I think the feasibility of this plan is too low, and our military attache will definitely not agree to such an approach."
Qian Tiandun didn't take it seriously and said: "If anyone disagrees, then remove the military power and replace it with others. The dozen or so military attaches who came back with the king this time need someone to make room for them to play their role. I think this is A good opportunity for personnel change”
Kim Sang-hyun said: "If the method is so drastic, it may trigger a mutiny!"
Qian Tiandun said: "If Mr. Jin is worried about this, it's easy to do it. First establish the organization I mentioned, and then let this organization issue instructions for the appointment and dismissal of personnel. If there are daring people who launch a mutiny, then our country's garrison will Get involved directly and remove these obstacles to change! ”
Kim Sang-hyun still refused to give in and continued to argue: "Then if His Majesty also objects to this matter..."
"His Majesty the King is a very enlightened person. I think if Mr. Jin is willing to work with us to persuade him to accept this plan, the possibility of it happening will actually be quite high." Qian Tiandun paused and said: "Let's convince the King first , and then when this plan is implemented, there will be much less opposition.”
"Having said that, I still feel that this matter is inappropriate." Kim Sangxian heard that Qian Tiandun meant to force the overlord to take advantage of him, so it was useless no matter how reasonable he was, so he could only continue to express his objection dryly.
"Master Jin, this is not good." Qian Tiandun slowly shook his head and said: "You asked me to propose a solution, so I proposed it, but you kept pushing back and refused to accept it with various reasons. In fact, you carefully Think about it, if you don't accept this plan, you will have to go to court, and then you will lose your hat and become a prisoner. When we propose this plan, who will dare to speak out against us? Not the same will be implemented, the only difference is that you are gone!”
Qian Tiandun almost slapped the words "objection is invalid" directly on Kim Sangxian's face. This means that regardless of whether Kim Sangxian is willing to cooperate at the moment, Haihan will forcefully promote the implementation of this matter. If Kim Sang-heon continues to hold objections, Hae-han will undoubtedly have one more reason to remove him.
Of course, the actual operation cannot be as easy as Qian Tiandun said, otherwise this plan would have been put forward when the agreement was signed. However, at this time Qian Tiandun knew that Kim Sang-hyun had begun to mess up, and he must seize this opportunity to continuously put pressure on him.
Kim Sang-hyun is indeed a little confused. The plan proposed by Qian Tiandun is definitely not good for North Korea. From the position of an important minister of the imperial court, he must spare no effort to oppose it and stop Haihan's conspiracy. But if he does this, what awaits him will be ruined and implicated in the nine tribes, and the Haihan people will continue to push forward with this plan, and the results will still be very bad.
(End of chapter)