Chapter 2332
Ando Seok was one of the North Korean military attachés who was favored by Haihan military officials while studying in Sanya. Whether it was his performance during training or his excellent results in the final competition, Andosi was considered an extremely outstanding figure among this group of North Korean students studying abroad.
For foreign military personnel with outstanding qualifications like this, Haihan's military will generally strengthen ideological propaganda for them, so that they can maintain a sufficient sense of awe for Haihan, recognize Haihan's international status and influence, and deal with them. positions and methods in international affairs. Of course, it would be even better if they could be cultivated into loyal fans of Haihan.
Although the results of this will be slower, the impact will last for a long time. In the past, Haihan had been using this covert method to train military attaches sent by allies such as Annan and Fujian Xu to study abroad, and had achieved quite good results.
Most of the military attachés sent by these allies to study abroad will be appointed as commanders of combat troops after returning to China, and they will have real military power in their hands. And these senior officers will maintain their respect for Haihan because of their study abroad experience, which makes Haihan's influence can be long-lasting among the troops they command.
Because of this common experience, many military officers naturally began to unite the party. Moreover, most of these military officers who have studied abroad are in their prime and have a strong desire to make contributions. The continuous military expansion like Haihan's practice is just right for them. There are many people who regard Haihan's army as a target to imitate. . Leading the army to fight overseas with the Haihan Army has become the most competitive and popular task.
Although An Daoshi has not yet had a real opportunity to lead troops, during his study abroad in Sanya, he learned a lot about the overseas wars of Haihan's coalition forces. Last year, the coalition led by Haihan went to North Korea to fight, which was just one of them. In Andoshi's view, perhaps he will lead the North Korean army to participate in similar combat operations at some point in the future.
But before that, he knew that he had to lie dormant for a while, waiting for Li Zhi, who had just ascended the throne, to allocate military power to him before he would have a chance to show his strength.
Andao Shi's current errand is to assist the Haihan Army to gradually take over the city defense, and arrange for the troops who have been replaced to disarm, gather the personnel for custody, and prepare for an investigation led by the Haihan Army.
This job seemed simple, but it was not easy to do. With his qualifications and official position, it would not be possible to get the gods to disarm and hand over their command with a little more effort. If it weren't for the full participation of the Haihan Army, it would be difficult for Andoshi to get those officers with background to obey the current arrangements. This also made him realize more clearly the importance of obtaining military power. Otherwise, just with his qualifications of studying in Haihan, he would not be able to intimidate people, let alone have enough confidence to stand up to others when performing tasks.
However, Li Zhi did not forget that he still had Andao Shi under his command. He soon gave Andao Shi a new position and directly promoted him to the capital of the Imperial Guard Battalion to take over the defense of the royal city. Shen Xueyi, the eldest son of Shen Jingzhen, the military judge, was appointed as the general of the guard and took over the city defense of Seoul.
According to the official system of Korea, these two positions are both first-class official positions, which can be regarded as the pinnacle of a military commander's career. In terms of the current grades of An Do-seok and Shin Xueyi, they are actually far from reaching these two important positions. However, there are not many military attaches that Li Zhi can trust at present, and he is eager to replace the generals in charge of military power in Seoul, so he can only act in a hurry and appoint his own direct personnel to take over these positions.
As for the resulting chaos in the official system, Li Zhi can't care so much for the time being. After the situation settles down, he will see how to find a reason to remove the requirements for official grades from these two positions.
Although Andao Shi received this important appointment, he did not get carried away by the sudden arrangement. He knew that this appointment was only an emergency measure and did not mean that he had become a high-ranking official in the court, so he did not get carried away because of it. What's more, the Imperial Guards in Seoul have been disarmed and awaiting inspection. When he took over this job, he was just a mere commander, with basically no soldiers at his disposal.
This situation will probably continue for a few days until the troops mobilized from other places arrive in Seoul before personnel can be selected to replace the original imperial guards. Before that, the functions related to the Imperial Guard had to be shouldered by the Haihan Army, and Andao Shi had to continue to perform tasks with the Haihante Chapter.
Not long after Andoshi received the appointment, Takahashi Minami came to find him and presented him with another secret letter of appointment.
"Master An, congratulations!" After Takahashi Minami handed the letter of appointment to Andoshi, he congratulated him: "It seems that we will have many opportunities for cooperation in the future."
An Daoshi was a little confused at this time, even more surprised than before when he received the appointment from the Imperial Guard Battalion, because the appointment letter did not come from Li Zhen, but from an organization he had never heard of before - the Joint Operations Command. , the position is combat staff officer. Moreover, the person who sent the letter of appointment was not an official from his country, but the famous Haihan general Takahashi Minami. This also confused Andoshi. Is this an institution of his own country or an institution affiliated with the Haihan Army?
If this is an organization that belongs to the Haihan Army, then it seems unreasonable why he was appointed to serve in this organization.
The person who can answer Adoshi's questions is of course Minami Takahashi who personally delivered the letter of appointment. After listening to An Daoshi's question, Takahashi Minami gave a simple explanation: "Mr. An, this is a newly established yamen, and its function is to direct the combat operations of your country's army. In order to facilitate communication and cooperation, both countries will send military attaches. Serve in this command, and you are the person appointed by your king.”
Only then did Adoshi slightly understand the significance of this special appointment, but he still had other questions: "Since it is a command organization jointly established by the two countries, why was this appointment letter sent by General Takahashi? Logically speaking, it shouldn't be Is it right for the imperial court of our country to appoint you?”
Takahashi Nandao: "This organization is independent of your country's court and is directly responsible to His Majesty the King. The appointment and dismissal of its personnel are also issued in the name of this organization. As for why I sent this letter of appointment, then It’s because I am the first chief of this organization and I don’t have anyone available for me yet, so I can only go there in person.”
Adoshi was once again surprised when he heard this answer. He thought that this newly established organization was still in the planning stage, but he did not expect that it was already in operation after only confirming the top leader.
However, the setup of this institution is obviously very strange. Not only is it independent from the imperial court, but the leader is also a Haihan. How can we maintain our loyalty to the king and the country?
Of course, with Takahashi Minami's reputation and ability, Adoshi has no doubts about his qualifications to serve as his boss in this organization. Being able to work with such a legendary general is already a great honor in itself. It's just that Takahashi Minami, as a general of Haihan, is obviously unlikely to be loyal to North Korea. Whether this will affect the operation of this organization is something Adose can't understand. Andoshi hesitated for a moment, then continued to ask: "General Takahashi, does this joint operations command take orders from the Haihan Army or our country?"
Takahashi Nando: "Mr. An's understanding is still a bit narrow. The main purpose of setting up this organization is to enable the participating forces of both sides to coordinate their actions in future joint operations and accept unified command and dispatch, thereby improving the coalition's operations. capabilities. The headquarters represents the common interests of the two countries and does not take orders from anyone.”
An Daoshi said apologetically: "I am stupid, the general has taught me a lesson, and I have learned a lesson!"
The real purpose of Haihan's proposal to establish a joint combat command is far greater than just seeking command authority during wartime. However, in the current period, in order to make North Korea accept the necessity of establishing this organization, whether it is facing the king or Officers like Ando Seok and Hai Han tried their best not to proactively mention the actual control and position of this agency to avoid irritating North Koreans and creating resistance.
In terms of personnel appointment, the Haihan Army also put a lot of thought into letting Takahashi Minami serve as the top leader of this organization. With his reputation, naturally no North Korean general can compete with him for this position. In the future, if the special operations group is transferred to other places for garrison, this position will be transferred to other garrison generals. In short, it will always remain in the hands of the Haihan Army.
As for the candidates for North Korea, the corresponding range will not be too large. Li Zhi's promotion of Andoseok has just been issued, and Haihan also took advantage of the situation and selected Andoseok as the first person selected for North Korea. The reason is simple. Since Li Xie wants to reuse Andorite, absorbing Andorite to serve in the Joint Operations Command can effectively increase Li Xie's trust in this organization.
Of course, if you can take this opportunity to sell Andao Shi a big favor, it will be an excellent gain. After all, if you join this organization, you will definitely gain military merit in future joint operations. This is a perk. Even if An Daoshi is ignorant and doesn't understand the secrets at this time, after he tastes the benefits in another year or two, he will naturally be grateful to Haihanjun for his vigorous promotion at the beginning of the establishment of this organization.
Andoshi continued to ask: "General Takahashi, besides me, are there any other officers from our country who will join this organization?"
The appointment status of relevant personnel will be made public in the future. Takahashi Minami did not intend to hide him. He told the truth: "The candidates who have been confirmed so far are Mr. An and Mr. Shin Xueyi, and there will definitely be more people later. Come in, Mr. An, if you have any good candidates to recommend, you might as well tell us.”
The purpose of appointing Shen Xueyi is actually the same as that of Laan Daoshi. Behind Shen Xueyi is Shen Jingzhen, the military judge. Currently, one of the few high-ranking officials in the court who can gain Li Xie's trust. This arrangement is also to win over Li Xie as much as possible. support.
Although Ahn Do-seok didn't know about Haihan's behind-the-scenes planning, he heard that there were other North Korean military attachés joining this organization, and he finally felt a little more at ease at the moment.
With the gradual advancement of anti-riot measures, Seoul finally began to slowly restore normal order. Ten days after Li Zhen ascended the throne, Seoul canceled the curfew and reopened access to and from the city, and people were no longer subject to movement restrictions. The chaos that occurred in Seoul before this has finally come to an end.
The imperial court also announced the results of the investigation at this time. Cui Mingji, the former leader of the government, had neglected his employment, which led to Manchu assassins sneaking into the palace and assassinating the late king Li Zhu. Afterwards, they failed to arrest the assassins in time. Instead, the city was closed, which led to chaos. The situation worsened, and later he even planned to take advantage of the chaos to launch a coup to seize the throne. Fortunately, the Haihan army supported the crown prince and returned to the capital in time for King Qin, who was able to stop Cui Mingji's treasonous act.
Now Cui Mingji and his accomplices have all been convicted and brought to justice. As for the murder of the late king, they will be blamed on the Manchus and will be settled later.
During this period, Jin Sangxian and others who had made great contributions to maintaining the imperial court were promoted after the chaos was quelled. There were many new faces in the Six Cao Cao and various courtyards and yamen.
Various garrison troops that did not respond in time during the chaos were also punished accordingly. A large number of military attachés and generals resigned from their posts and were demoted to civilians. They were replaced by a group of young military officers who had returned from studying abroad in Haihan. The various troops originally stationed in Seoul were also disbanded and transferred to various parts of the country for reorganization after disarmament. The fifth military camp, the third inner department and other armed forces were all replaced.
The fact that such a large-scale blood exchange could be carried out smoothly without any major disturbances was clearly related to the nearly 3,000 Haihan troops stationed in Seoul during this period.
This time, the Haihan troops who defended the prince and returned to Seoul to quell the chaos easily broke through the city defenses and took control of Seoul without even firing a single shot. This shows how powerful the Haihan army is in Seoul. With these thousands of Han troops stationed inside and outside Seoul, no one dared to openly resist the various decrees issued by the new king Li Zhen.
After handling this series of affairs and returning Seoul to normal conditions, Li Zhen announced that he would conduct a funeral for the late king and conduct a grand burial.
Li Zhen's coffin was buried in the Li family mausoleum north of Seoul. However, due to the sudden incident, Li Zhen, who was in his prime, had not yet built his own mausoleum. It was only after Li Zhen returned to Seoul that he organized manpower to build it day and night. A mausoleum. There has been no mourning during this period, and one of the reasons is waiting for the mausoleum to be completed.
However, due to the tight finances of the imperial court and the rushed construction period, the scale and grade of this mausoleum are really limited. In the Ming Dynasty, it was probably only the level of local gentry. Even this made Li Xie very stretched, and he almost couldn't raise the relevant funds. Later, Haihan sponsored another sum of money in the name of Haihan Bank, and the funeral was successfully completed.
(End of chapter)