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Inside the palace, Kim Ok-gyun looked at the anxious King Lee Hee and couldn't help but frown, but then he stepped forward to comfort him.

"Don't be afraid, Your Majesty. It is our duty to protect you. We will take you to a safe place to rest. We also need to discuss the future of Joseon with you."

These words made Li Xi's eyebrows jump. What safe place? He only felt that it was safe to stay away from this gang of rebels. But now he was at the mercy of others and could only pretend to be nice to them.

Through the window of the side hall of the palace, Queen Min listened nervously to the bursts of gunfire coming from outside the palace, thinking about the little palace maid who had escaped temporarily.

"I don't know if she can find the Qing army. From what these soldiers say, the Japanese army will be here soon. Should I delay a little longer?"

No one answered what she was thinking. Looking out the window, Queen Min clenched her cuffs which were already covered with stains.

Yuan Xiangcheng did not rush to the palace immediately. Instead, he continued to deal with the rebels on the way, especially those rebels who attacked money houses and pawnshops.

After dealing with these people, half of whom were rebels and half were ruffians who took the opportunity to cause trouble, Yuan Xiangcheng's quartermaster found a lot of silver notes on the rebels, about hundreds of thousands of taels.

"It's not enough. How can this amount of money be enough for me to start industry, train a new army, and promote modern education in North Korea in the future?"

Thinking of this, Yuan Xiangcheng called Ming Ye, who had been following him.

"Mingye, take the remaining Koreans from the third and fourth battalions, change into the uniforms of the rebels, and go see if there are any rebels causing trouble at the Yokohama Specie Bank in Seoul."

"If there is, you can take advantage of the situation and take advantage of it to get him."

"If not, you can create chaos yourself and still take him down, understand?"

Ming Ye was chosen by Yuan Xiangcheng as a personal soldier, so he must have a smart mind. He immediately promised to complete the task and asked tentatively: "Sir, do you also want the silver in the treasury?"

Yuan Xiangcheng patted his head and almost forgot about this matter. He was only thinking about robbing the bank, but he didn't expect that there was a North Korean treasury in Seoul.

Yuan Xiangcheng patted Mingye's shoulder with an expression that said, "You understand what I mean." "Mingye, you're already an adult now, right?"

"That's right, sir." Ming Ye replied with his head down. He felt that his fortune was coming.

"Work hard. After you've done this, I'll give you a courtesy name. Then we can talk about finding a husband. I'll also submit a memorial to Lord Li Zhongtang recommending you as a brave Baturu."

The Baturu that Yuan Xiangcheng mentioned was not just a title, but a common reward mechanism in the Qing Dynasty.

Military generals who obtain Baturu will be treated with preferential treatment and often taken care of by their superiors, whether when promoted or rewarded.

Of course, every Baturu fought bravely and risked his life to get what he wanted, so even if they were treated well, others would not say anything.

However, even Yuan Shikai, who suppressed the Renwu Incident in 1882, was praised by his superior Wu Changqing as "strict in military discipline, good at dispatching troops, and particularly brave in attacking and suppressing the enemy."

The Qing court was reluctant to give him the title of "Baturu", but only awarded him a fifth-rank official position of "assisting in Korean military affairs", which was equivalent to the Tongzhi of each prefecture and the Zhizhou of Zhili Prefecture.

"Thank you for your kindness, sir. However, I was helped by you when I was down and out. Therefore, I do not ask for the title of Baturu of the Celestial Empire, but I only ask to fight for you and share your worries."

Yuan Xiangcheng was delighted to see Mingye so understanding. After giving a few more instructions, he asked Mingye to take the Koreans in the Incheon New Army, change into the uniforms of the rebels, and head towards Zhengbin Bank.

When training the new army in Incheon, Yuan Shikai did not force the soldiers to cut their braids. After all, it was still 1884, not 1904.

Cutting off the braid was still too shocking, and before he was fully grown, Yuan Xiangcheng did not want to be the first to do so.

However, the situation was different for the Koreans in the Incheon New Army. Koreans did not have braids to begin with, and after joining the new army, Yuan Shikai did not ask them to shave their heads and keep braids.

I didn't expect it to come in handy today.

Now the people who attacked the bank were Koreans, and their clothes were the uniforms of the Korean New Army. Now the Korean rebel army had to take the blame even if they didn't want to.

After bidding farewell to Ming Ye, Yuan Xiangcheng led his army trotting all the way, and met a woman with disheveled hair and untidy clothes on the way.

Instead of hiding from the army, he ran towards Yuan Shikai's men.

After some understanding, Yuan Xiangcheng finally learned the current situation inside the palace from the little palace maid.

Letting the palace maid follow the army, Yuan Xiangcheng slowly moved towards the vicinity of the palace.

Along the way, they would shoot the rebels they saw and then loot their money, just like bandits crossing the street.

Seeing the palace in sight, Yuan Xiangcheng ordered the main force to stand by, and he himself, with a few new recruits, squinted his eyes and stared at the new Korean army surrounding the palace in the distance.

This group of new troops was obviously different from the previous scattered Korean new troops. They were patrolling and guarding near the palace in teams of several people.

When they saw some ignorant thugs, they would just shoot them without wasting any time, regardless of whether they were Korean compatriots or not.

It was already getting dark, and the sunset glow appeared from the distant horizon, a touch of orange stretching from one end of the sky to the other.

Yuan Xiangcheng ordered his new recruits to prepare to spread out and lay siege to the new Korean army near the palace.

"Snapped!"

With a crisp gunshot, the sound of nearly a thousand guns of the Incheon New Army crackling echoed throughout the palace.

The Korean new army reacted and took advantage of the terrain to counterattack the Incheon new army shot by shot.

As the sky grew darker, bullets flew back and forth on both sides of the street, seemingly without a clue as to whether they had eyes or not.

"Sir, these Korean rebels are quite numerous, and they have taken advantage of the palace. We have already suffered more than a dozen casualties. We have never suffered such casualties since we entered the city."

Yuan Xiangcheng said nothing, but just watched the situation on the battlefield silently.

"Damn it, boom!"

He originally had the idea of ​​protecting the royal palace. After all, he entered the city under the slogan of suppressing the rebellion, and he had to save face in front of the officials. If he fired artillery at the royal palace, it would be difficult to explain in the future, so he did not plan to use it.

But unless he is willing to sacrifice human lives, he will not be able to take it down in a short time. However, every member of the Incheon New Army is a treasure, and they are the seeds for future military expansion. He will feel very sad if he loses one of them.

Seeing that Yuan Xiangcheng had made up his mind, his personal guards immediately arranged to pull several cannons forward.

"boom!"

"boom!"

At such a short distance, you don't even need to aim, just bomb the city wall mindlessly.

Soon, a hole was blown in the palace wall, and the Korean new army guarding the surrounding area suffered heavy casualties, and the rest ran into the palace.

Yuan Xiangcheng didn't waste any words. Seeing the chaotic army retreat, he led the Incheon new army behind him and rushed directly to the Jingv Palace that the palace maid had mentioned before.

At this time, the palace had already been controlled by dozens of Japanese military and police led by Inoue Kakugoro.

Just now, inside the embassy, ​​Fukuzawa Yukichi and Japanese Minister Takezoe Shinichiro still couldn't resist Park Yong-hyo's instigation.

He arranged for Inoue Kakugoro, a student of Fukuzawa Yukichi in the embassy and the editor of the Seoul Weekly, to lead the military and police in the Japanese embassy and consulate to rush to the palace.

But as soon as they arrived at Jingv Palace, before they had time to escape, Inoue Kakugoro, dozens of Japanese military and police, as well as the King and Queen of Korea, were surrounded by Yuan Shikai and his men.

Now Yuan Shikai has broken into the palace and caught him directly, leaving him with nowhere to hide.

"Hey, I came here drunk driving, why does the king have Japanese friends with him?"

Yuan Xiangcheng asked the question even though he knew the answer.

"Could it be that our Japanese friends were no match for the chaotic army and therefore led dozens of armed Japanese warriors to hide in the palace?"

Chapter 15 Mr. Yuan asked me to bring you a message

Inoue Kakugoro was dumbfounded when he was caught red-handed by the Qing soldiers, while Kim Ok-gyun and Park Young-hyo, who were standing by, saw that the situation was not good and took the opportunity to escape.

Yuan Shikai was shot in the calf one by one and lay on the ground wailing. The Korean rebels and Japanese military police who fled into the hall raised their guns and confronted Yuan Shikai's troops.

"I lead thousands of soldiers, while you only number a few dozen. You are already trapped. Today, I, Yuan, will suppress the rebellion and execute only the ringleader. The rest will be dealt with leniently."

"Put down your weapons and surrender immediately!" As Yuan Xiangcheng shouted, the soldiers behind him also echoed.

"Put down your weapons and surrender!"

Under the threat of Yuan Shikai, Inoue Kakugoro didn't know what to do for a moment, and had no idea how to get himself and his Japanese military and police out of the current situation.

He could only bite the bullet and say, "Seoul was hit by a sudden riot last night, with rebels repeatedly attacking the royal palace. Japan and Korea are friendly and mutually supportive allies, and the envoy is concerned for the safety of the Korean king, so he sent me today to lead the military and police to provide assistance."

"I didn't expect that Lord Yuan would suppress the rebellion so quickly. With that being said, the palace guards will be handed over to Lord Yuan. I... won't bother you anymore. I'm leaving now."

"Stop!" Yuan Xiangcheng shouted, causing Inoue Kakugoro to stop in his tracks. He then smiled and whispered to Inoue Kakugoro:

"To prevent the rebels from disguising themselves and blending into the crowd, please remain within the palace until I contact the court via telegram and make a final decision."

After saying this, Yuan Xiangcheng didn't wait for Inoue Kakugoro to react, and ordered his men to step forward and disarm dozens of Japanese soldiers and police one by one.

"Baga! Asshole, what are you doing?"

",Insult! You bastard, you are insulting me!"

"Inoue,??? Inoue-kun, why are you just watching?"

He knew that the Qing army was too powerful at the moment and he could not defeat them.

Inoue Kakugoro listened to the resistance of the Japanese military and police. In order to avoid causing diplomatic conflict, he acquiesced to Yuan Shikai's actions and slowly closed his eyes.

At present, all of Japan's visible armed forces in Korea have been detained by Yuan Shikai, and the Japanese have no chance of turning the tables.

The Japanese were being guarded in a corner of the palace, while Yuan Shikai was also politely comforting the King of Korea Lee Hee and Queen Min.

Queen Min thought she could not escape today's disaster and that the little palace maid had died in the Seoul Rebellion long ago.

Unexpectedly, she still had a chance of survival, but the person who led the team to quell the rebellion was not the admiral Wu Zhaoyou stationed in Korea, but Yuan Xiangcheng, whom she had met once two years ago.

But she knew that no matter who came, she had to be respectful and hold her head high, so she tidied up her somewhat messy clothes, forced a smile and said to Yuan Xiangcheng:

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"Thank you, Lord Yuan, for your help. Lord Yuan is truly a young and promising man. Two years ago, he single-handedly entered the camp and quelled the Immo Rebellion. Now, he has even led a large army and quelled the Seoul Rebellion in a matter of moments."

Yuan Xiangcheng had not personally experienced what happened to Yuan two years ago, so his memory was a little vague, but he still remembered it vaguely.

The disheveled clothes of the person in front of me were exactly the same as when I first saw her in the suburbs of Seoul two years ago.

"I'm sorry for being late, Your Majesty and Queen. But the number of rebels in the city has frightened Your Majesty and Queen."

Li Xi hadn't expected Yuan Xiangcheng to be so polite; he was much more polite than the Japanese. He boldly approached him and said, "Mr. Yuan, you are so kind. I will report the truth to the Emperor and commend you for your great service."

When Yuan Xiangcheng saw that the King and Queen of Korea were both safe and sound and had a good impression of him, he knew that his goal of gaining a foothold in Korea was halfway accomplished.

There is still half to go, and we have to wait for the express ship to send the letter back to the court and for the rewards from the Empress Dowager and Li Zhongtang to arrive.

Although there are still some troubles that need to be dealt with at the moment, they seem insignificant compared to the fact that the rebellion has been quelled.

Looking at the moon hanging above the treetops, Yuan Xiangcheng breathed a sigh of relief.

A historical riot that lasted three days was quickly quelled in less than a day and a half thanks to his prior planning. He also gained considerable political benefits and a large amount of money for himself.

The silver notes he had collected along the way amounted to hundreds of thousands of taels, plus the banks and treasury that he asked Mingye to rob, after all the operations, the total amount was at least one million taels.

In addition, the trading company opened by Yuan Xiangcheng also made a profit of nearly 100,000 taels every year.

Now that he has put down the Korean rebellion, he has more than two million taels of one-time assets in his hands, and an annual profit income of one hundred thousand taels.