Chapter 2304
Chapter 2304
Chapter 2304
Under the current situation, Li Yan naturally didn't have much appetite to enjoy the reception banquet prepared by Shi Diwen, so he just ate something hastily and let it go.Before concluding this meeting, Li Yan raised one last question: "During my stay in Zhoushan, can I go out freely?"
Shi Diwen responded: "Your Majesty, your personal safety is now related to the trend of the situation in North Korea, and there must be no accidents. Therefore, out of safety considerations, the Executive Committee ordered to provide you with the most thorough protection in various places along the route. Including restrictions on your freedom of movement. Although this may make you feel a little uncomfortable, please believe that this is the safest security solution at present, and it is beneficial to North Korea, to our country, and to you personally. "
Shi Diwen's answer was more straightforward than that of You Yihan and Yu Yao who had met with Li Yi before. After hearing this, Li Yan's heart sank, knowing that he might not be able to come up with any powerful arguments to make the other party change this arrangement.
But Li Yan still refused to give up on this, and proposed another compromise: "Then, can I meet the Chinese people who are currently in Zhoushan? As long as the necessary security measures are arranged, there should be no danger, right?"
Compared with going out for activities, the risk of interviewing North Korean people in a heavily guarded station is obviously much smaller. As long as the guards search carefully to ensure that the interviewees do not have any weapons, plus the security measures on site, Li Yan's personal safety is still relatively easy to secure.
This time it was Shi Diwen's turn to be silent for a while, as if he was weighing the pros and cons, but in the end he still shook his head and rejected Li Yan's proposal: "Although safety is guaranteed, it is not appropriate to expose the whereabouts of the son."
Li Yan was taken aback when he heard the words, but he didn't expect that the other party would refute him from this angle.But what Shi Diwen said made sense. Since he wanted to ensure his own safety to the greatest extent, it was natural for him to keep his whereabouts secret throughout the whole process, and it was indeed possible to reveal his whereabouts when meeting North Korean people here.Although he still felt that the Haihan people made too much fuss, he didn't have the confidence to argue with Shi Diwen, so he could only acquiesce to the other party's arrangement.
After returning to the residence under the escort of Haihan soldiers, Li Yan summoned An Daoshi and Park Hongye, and explained to them the content of his meeting with Shi Diwen in detail.Now around him are only these civil and military officials who went to Haihan to study together, and Li Yan can only regard them as his staff and think tanks, and will discuss with them and listen to their opinions when encountering problems.
Park Hongye still insists on the conspiracy theory: "Since the country is in turmoil at this time, everyone in the world knows that His Royal Highness, who is studying in Haihan, will definitely rush back to China to preside over the overall situation, and when the fleet arrived in Zhoushan, there was such a big battle. It's closed, it's not difficult to guess that the son is hiding in it. And we only stay for one night before leaving, even if someone wants to send news of the whereabouts of the son back to China, they may not be able to catch up with us. Therefore, the humble official still insists on the previous view Well, what the Haihan people did was to block the news from the outside world, so that the prince could not know the real situation in the country."
But An Daoshi did not agree with him: "Lord Park, I think that things are not as simple as you think. If the son stays abroad, he will always be a thorn in the throat for those who make trouble in the country, and whether they want to be here Intercepting the son on the way, or taking other countermeasures in the country, we must first grasp the whereabouts of the son. As long as the son does not show up, they will not be able to take measures. The enemy is in the open and we are in the dark. In fact, the situation is in our favor. "
Park Hongye said: "Master An, when we return to the country, we must use our status as the prince to call on the officials and the public to set things right. We may have to show up at that time. Is the risk less than the current one? What we need is as soon as possible. Master the domestic situation so that you can make plans before returning home, do you understand?"
An Daoshi shook his head and said: "In any case, we need Haihan to provide military assistance after we return to China. From the perspective of humble positions, the prince should cooperate as much as possible. Don't annoy the Haihan people early, and then find a reason to embarrass the prince. That will be true. It's difficult!"
Park Hongye snorted coldly: "If you have to obey Haihan in everything and let them decide the future direction of our country, it will damage the dignity of our country!"
Li Yan doesn't think that taking orders from Haihan is as serious as what Park Hongye said. Before Haihan, North Korea respected Daming for a long period of time. It is legal to get the canonization of Daming.Now that the suzerain has been replaced by the stronger Haihan, there is nothing wrong with following Haihan's instructions.What's more, the current domestic situation in North Korea is unclear, and it is possible to tide over the difficulties only by relying on Haihan's help. Going against Haihan will only have a negative effect.
Li Yi also felt that some of Park Hongye's views were reasonable. For example, he believed that Haihan's attempt to prevent Li Yan from contacting the local North Koreans was to shield his own sources of news, but such approval did not mean that he would follow Park Hongye's suggestion.Although An Daoshi's opinion is a bit biased towards Hai Han's, it is more in line with Li Yi's current interests.
"The two lovers don't need to fight any more." Li Yan weighed the pros and cons, and he had already reached a conclusion in his mind, preventing the two from continuing to debate: "Our current actions should take the restoration of the country as the primary goal! Now the only thing that can The strength we rely on is our allies. We don’t trust our allies, so who can we trust? Even if they have other plans... What we have to do is not to expose them, but to try our best to win their support!"
Park Hongye was still a little dissatisfied: "Then if we can't get more information before returning to China, and we don't see the situation well after returning to China, how can we seize power and restore the country?"
For this problem, Li Yan actually did not have a clear solution, but in the face of his subordinates' doubts, he knew that he had to take a more resolute attitude.
"As for the arrangements after returning to China, I will discuss with Haihan again. Since we have formed an alliance with Haihan, we have no choice but to trust our allies!" Li Yan had a decision in his heart, and he spoke It got a lot tougher.
Although he lived in the guest house with the best conditions on Zhoushan Island, Li Yan still couldn't sleep well that night.He lay on the bed tossing and turning, still thinking about the fragments of information he got from Haihan senior officials, hoping to piece together more valuable information from them.
But this is easier said than done, Li Yan has not received professional training in intelligence, so he is naturally powerless for this kind of work.He got up and walked to the balcony of his room, looking at the dots of fishing fires in Dinghai Port, he couldn't help feeling envious that the people in these areas under Hai Han's rule could enjoy a peaceful life.The so-called would rather be a dog of peace than a person in a troubled world, and only after experiencing war and chaos will one develop such a mentality.
But Li Xun knew that with his special status, he had no chance to live like an ordinary person.As the first heir to the throne, the domestic chaos required him to stand up, and he had no choice whether to do it or not to do it.
After dawn, the fleet will embark on the last voyage. The [-]-mile voyage is also the longest on the way back to the country. He still has time to think about how to act after returning to the country.
When Dongfang's belly was white, Li Yi and his party set off from the guest house.Although he didn't close his eyes almost all night, Li Yan still tried his best to appear energetic in front of his subordinates.He knew that once he lost confidence, his subordinates would soon realize that when the hearts of the people dispersed, the cause of restoring the country would be even more hopeless.
Shi Diwen also woke up early and rushed to the pier to see him off.No matter what the real purpose of the Haihan people was, the head of state treatment that Li Yan received along the way was real, and he also expressed his gratitude to Shi Diwen before boarding the ship.
"After the chaos in our country settles down, I will definitely invite General Shi to our country as a guest, and then please don't refuse General Shi!" Before Li Yan left, he sent an invitation to Shi Diwen as the son of the Joseon Dynasty.
Shi Diwen nodded and said, "Then I'll be waiting for the good news of the son in Zhoushan! I hope we can meet again in Seoul soon!"
"Definitely!" Li Yan nodded resolutely, bid farewell to Shi Diwen, and boarded the boat to leave.
Shi Diwen looked at the fleet that was slowly sailing away from the coast on the pier, with a complicated expression on his face.He actually had a good impression of this well-mannered North Korean prince, but North Korea was in turmoil, and it was not easy to say whether the prince would be able to clean up the chaos if he rushed back.If he fails, maybe Zhoushan Island will never have the chance to meet again.
Why the executive committee imposed such a protective measure on Li Yan, similar to house arrest, did not explain in detail in the telegram issuing the order.However, Shi Diwen, as a member of one party, has his own views on the arrangement of the executive committee.
He believes that the executive committee's arrangement has only one purpose, which is to achieve complete control over Li Yan.This kind of control is not only reflected in the arrangement of the itinerary, but also to intervene in its thinking and judgment in the current situation, so that it cannot independently respond effectively to the current chaos in North Korea, and can only rely on Haihan to provide help.
Are such controls effective?Shi Diwen believed that the effect should be considered significant. By the time the prince set off from Dinghai Port, he still had no clear understanding of the chaos in North Korea and no specific countermeasures.The only thing Li Yan can do is to keep asking Haihan officials for news about the country.
However, all places along the route that received the order dealt with this, completely cutting off the information channel between Li Yan and his party and the outside world, and only providing them with some filtered and processed information, so that any judgments and decisions they made , will inevitably be interfered by Haihan.
As for the reason for the executive committee's arrangement, Shi Diwen believed that he still wanted to control North Korea by controlling Li Yi.As long as Li Yan gets Hai Han's help to put down the chaos and become the throne in the future, there is a high probability that he will obey Hai Han's words from then on.And a North Korea that is completely defenseless against Haihan is exactly the "ally" that the Executive Committee needs.
Regarding the current situation in North Korea, Shi Diwen did not deceive Li Yan, because he did not obtain relevant detailed information from anywhere.How the chaos in North Korea was caused, what forces were involved in it, and whether Li Yi's faction still has hope of restoring the country, there is only very little information in the relevant briefings.
Shi Diwen believes that in terms of Haihan's current influence in North Korea, it must be false to say that he has no knowledge of it. The most likely situation should be that Haihan deliberately avoids directly intervening in the chaos in North Korea, because the current Perhaps the best choice is to stay on the sidelines. After Li Yi returns to North Korea, he will have more capital to bargain with him and win more favorable conditions for Haihan.
This kind of conditional exchange should not be unfamiliar to both parties, and there have been several similar operations before.When North Korea faced the invasion of the Qing army last year, it can be said that it was in danger of destroying the country. At that time, if it hadn’t asked Haihan for reinforcements, I’m afraid Li Yi would not have been able to come to Haihan to study, but was arrested in Shenyang as in the original history. The hostages are gone.
The chaos in North Korea this time did not happen in the original history, so the cautious attitude of the Haihan Executive Committee is also understandable.Shi Diwen thought that those old foxes in the executive committee would not really pretend to be deaf and dumb, but were just waiting for the most favorable opportunity for Haihan to intervene.The more eager Li Xuan was on the way, the easier it would be for Hai Han to take the initiative when it came time to negotiate terms.
Of course, Shi Diwen is not sure whether among the forces currently causing trouble in North Korea, which force will directly offer more favorable conditions, so that the executive committee will have the idea of changing someone to rule North Korea.If such a situation really happens, then Li Yi probably won't be able to do anything when he returns to China, and he can only wait for the power to change.
But no matter what, the Executive Committee will definitely do its best to keep Li Yan safe.Even if North Korea changes to a ruler that makes the executive committee more pleasing, and Li Yan's life is saved, it is still a pawn that can clamp down on the new ruler.If there is a problem with the relationship between the two countries at any time, then at any time, a plan for the son to restore the country can be sacrificed, and then Li Yan can be pushed back to the throne.
Based on the information that Shi Diwen had, he could only vaguely speculate in this direction. As for Li Yan, who had no information, he never expected that Haihan would have such a complicated plan.Apart from going down step by step according to Haihan's arrangement, he basically has no chance to fight.
It is not only Li Yan who is uneasy about the unknown situation, but also the civil and military officials who returned to North Korea with him.Because of their experience of studying abroad in the past year, they have basically been identified as "prince sons", and their originally bright future may now become their reminder.If the country has changed rulers, then they will probably be purged together as Li Yi's henchmen when they go back this time, and they will not even get the chance to join the new master.
(End of this chapter)
Under the current situation, Li Yan naturally didn't have much appetite to enjoy the reception banquet prepared by Shi Diwen, so he just ate something hastily and let it go.Before concluding this meeting, Li Yan raised one last question: "During my stay in Zhoushan, can I go out freely?"
Shi Diwen responded: "Your Majesty, your personal safety is now related to the trend of the situation in North Korea, and there must be no accidents. Therefore, out of safety considerations, the Executive Committee ordered to provide you with the most thorough protection in various places along the route. Including restrictions on your freedom of movement. Although this may make you feel a little uncomfortable, please believe that this is the safest security solution at present, and it is beneficial to North Korea, to our country, and to you personally. "
Shi Diwen's answer was more straightforward than that of You Yihan and Yu Yao who had met with Li Yi before. After hearing this, Li Yan's heart sank, knowing that he might not be able to come up with any powerful arguments to make the other party change this arrangement.
But Li Yan still refused to give up on this, and proposed another compromise: "Then, can I meet the Chinese people who are currently in Zhoushan? As long as the necessary security measures are arranged, there should be no danger, right?"
Compared with going out for activities, the risk of interviewing North Korean people in a heavily guarded station is obviously much smaller. As long as the guards search carefully to ensure that the interviewees do not have any weapons, plus the security measures on site, Li Yan's personal safety is still relatively easy to secure.
This time it was Shi Diwen's turn to be silent for a while, as if he was weighing the pros and cons, but in the end he still shook his head and rejected Li Yan's proposal: "Although safety is guaranteed, it is not appropriate to expose the whereabouts of the son."
Li Yan was taken aback when he heard the words, but he didn't expect that the other party would refute him from this angle.But what Shi Diwen said made sense. Since he wanted to ensure his own safety to the greatest extent, it was natural for him to keep his whereabouts secret throughout the whole process, and it was indeed possible to reveal his whereabouts when meeting North Korean people here.Although he still felt that the Haihan people made too much fuss, he didn't have the confidence to argue with Shi Diwen, so he could only acquiesce to the other party's arrangement.
After returning to the residence under the escort of Haihan soldiers, Li Yan summoned An Daoshi and Park Hongye, and explained to them the content of his meeting with Shi Diwen in detail.Now around him are only these civil and military officials who went to Haihan to study together, and Li Yan can only regard them as his staff and think tanks, and will discuss with them and listen to their opinions when encountering problems.
Park Hongye still insists on the conspiracy theory: "Since the country is in turmoil at this time, everyone in the world knows that His Royal Highness, who is studying in Haihan, will definitely rush back to China to preside over the overall situation, and when the fleet arrived in Zhoushan, there was such a big battle. It's closed, it's not difficult to guess that the son is hiding in it. And we only stay for one night before leaving, even if someone wants to send news of the whereabouts of the son back to China, they may not be able to catch up with us. Therefore, the humble official still insists on the previous view Well, what the Haihan people did was to block the news from the outside world, so that the prince could not know the real situation in the country."
But An Daoshi did not agree with him: "Lord Park, I think that things are not as simple as you think. If the son stays abroad, he will always be a thorn in the throat for those who make trouble in the country, and whether they want to be here Intercepting the son on the way, or taking other countermeasures in the country, we must first grasp the whereabouts of the son. As long as the son does not show up, they will not be able to take measures. The enemy is in the open and we are in the dark. In fact, the situation is in our favor. "
Park Hongye said: "Master An, when we return to the country, we must use our status as the prince to call on the officials and the public to set things right. We may have to show up at that time. Is the risk less than the current one? What we need is as soon as possible. Master the domestic situation so that you can make plans before returning home, do you understand?"
An Daoshi shook his head and said: "In any case, we need Haihan to provide military assistance after we return to China. From the perspective of humble positions, the prince should cooperate as much as possible. Don't annoy the Haihan people early, and then find a reason to embarrass the prince. That will be true. It's difficult!"
Park Hongye snorted coldly: "If you have to obey Haihan in everything and let them decide the future direction of our country, it will damage the dignity of our country!"
Li Yan doesn't think that taking orders from Haihan is as serious as what Park Hongye said. Before Haihan, North Korea respected Daming for a long period of time. It is legal to get the canonization of Daming.Now that the suzerain has been replaced by the stronger Haihan, there is nothing wrong with following Haihan's instructions.What's more, the current domestic situation in North Korea is unclear, and it is possible to tide over the difficulties only by relying on Haihan's help. Going against Haihan will only have a negative effect.
Li Yi also felt that some of Park Hongye's views were reasonable. For example, he believed that Haihan's attempt to prevent Li Yan from contacting the local North Koreans was to shield his own sources of news, but such approval did not mean that he would follow Park Hongye's suggestion.Although An Daoshi's opinion is a bit biased towards Hai Han's, it is more in line with Li Yi's current interests.
"The two lovers don't need to fight any more." Li Yan weighed the pros and cons, and he had already reached a conclusion in his mind, preventing the two from continuing to debate: "Our current actions should take the restoration of the country as the primary goal! Now the only thing that can The strength we rely on is our allies. We don’t trust our allies, so who can we trust? Even if they have other plans... What we have to do is not to expose them, but to try our best to win their support!"
Park Hongye was still a little dissatisfied: "Then if we can't get more information before returning to China, and we don't see the situation well after returning to China, how can we seize power and restore the country?"
For this problem, Li Yan actually did not have a clear solution, but in the face of his subordinates' doubts, he knew that he had to take a more resolute attitude.
"As for the arrangements after returning to China, I will discuss with Haihan again. Since we have formed an alliance with Haihan, we have no choice but to trust our allies!" Li Yan had a decision in his heart, and he spoke It got a lot tougher.
Although he lived in the guest house with the best conditions on Zhoushan Island, Li Yan still couldn't sleep well that night.He lay on the bed tossing and turning, still thinking about the fragments of information he got from Haihan senior officials, hoping to piece together more valuable information from them.
But this is easier said than done, Li Yan has not received professional training in intelligence, so he is naturally powerless for this kind of work.He got up and walked to the balcony of his room, looking at the dots of fishing fires in Dinghai Port, he couldn't help feeling envious that the people in these areas under Hai Han's rule could enjoy a peaceful life.The so-called would rather be a dog of peace than a person in a troubled world, and only after experiencing war and chaos will one develop such a mentality.
But Li Xun knew that with his special status, he had no chance to live like an ordinary person.As the first heir to the throne, the domestic chaos required him to stand up, and he had no choice whether to do it or not to do it.
After dawn, the fleet will embark on the last voyage. The [-]-mile voyage is also the longest on the way back to the country. He still has time to think about how to act after returning to the country.
When Dongfang's belly was white, Li Yi and his party set off from the guest house.Although he didn't close his eyes almost all night, Li Yan still tried his best to appear energetic in front of his subordinates.He knew that once he lost confidence, his subordinates would soon realize that when the hearts of the people dispersed, the cause of restoring the country would be even more hopeless.
Shi Diwen also woke up early and rushed to the pier to see him off.No matter what the real purpose of the Haihan people was, the head of state treatment that Li Yan received along the way was real, and he also expressed his gratitude to Shi Diwen before boarding the ship.
"After the chaos in our country settles down, I will definitely invite General Shi to our country as a guest, and then please don't refuse General Shi!" Before Li Yan left, he sent an invitation to Shi Diwen as the son of the Joseon Dynasty.
Shi Diwen nodded and said, "Then I'll be waiting for the good news of the son in Zhoushan! I hope we can meet again in Seoul soon!"
"Definitely!" Li Yan nodded resolutely, bid farewell to Shi Diwen, and boarded the boat to leave.
Shi Diwen looked at the fleet that was slowly sailing away from the coast on the pier, with a complicated expression on his face.He actually had a good impression of this well-mannered North Korean prince, but North Korea was in turmoil, and it was not easy to say whether the prince would be able to clean up the chaos if he rushed back.If he fails, maybe Zhoushan Island will never have the chance to meet again.
Why the executive committee imposed such a protective measure on Li Yan, similar to house arrest, did not explain in detail in the telegram issuing the order.However, Shi Diwen, as a member of one party, has his own views on the arrangement of the executive committee.
He believes that the executive committee's arrangement has only one purpose, which is to achieve complete control over Li Yan.This kind of control is not only reflected in the arrangement of the itinerary, but also to intervene in its thinking and judgment in the current situation, so that it cannot independently respond effectively to the current chaos in North Korea, and can only rely on Haihan to provide help.
Are such controls effective?Shi Diwen believed that the effect should be considered significant. By the time the prince set off from Dinghai Port, he still had no clear understanding of the chaos in North Korea and no specific countermeasures.The only thing Li Yan can do is to keep asking Haihan officials for news about the country.
However, all places along the route that received the order dealt with this, completely cutting off the information channel between Li Yan and his party and the outside world, and only providing them with some filtered and processed information, so that any judgments and decisions they made , will inevitably be interfered by Haihan.
As for the reason for the executive committee's arrangement, Shi Diwen believed that he still wanted to control North Korea by controlling Li Yi.As long as Li Yan gets Hai Han's help to put down the chaos and become the throne in the future, there is a high probability that he will obey Hai Han's words from then on.And a North Korea that is completely defenseless against Haihan is exactly the "ally" that the Executive Committee needs.
Regarding the current situation in North Korea, Shi Diwen did not deceive Li Yan, because he did not obtain relevant detailed information from anywhere.How the chaos in North Korea was caused, what forces were involved in it, and whether Li Yi's faction still has hope of restoring the country, there is only very little information in the relevant briefings.
Shi Diwen believes that in terms of Haihan's current influence in North Korea, it must be false to say that he has no knowledge of it. The most likely situation should be that Haihan deliberately avoids directly intervening in the chaos in North Korea, because the current Perhaps the best choice is to stay on the sidelines. After Li Yi returns to North Korea, he will have more capital to bargain with him and win more favorable conditions for Haihan.
This kind of conditional exchange should not be unfamiliar to both parties, and there have been several similar operations before.When North Korea faced the invasion of the Qing army last year, it can be said that it was in danger of destroying the country. At that time, if it hadn’t asked Haihan for reinforcements, I’m afraid Li Yi would not have been able to come to Haihan to study, but was arrested in Shenyang as in the original history. The hostages are gone.
The chaos in North Korea this time did not happen in the original history, so the cautious attitude of the Haihan Executive Committee is also understandable.Shi Diwen thought that those old foxes in the executive committee would not really pretend to be deaf and dumb, but were just waiting for the most favorable opportunity for Haihan to intervene.The more eager Li Xuan was on the way, the easier it would be for Hai Han to take the initiative when it came time to negotiate terms.
Of course, Shi Diwen is not sure whether among the forces currently causing trouble in North Korea, which force will directly offer more favorable conditions, so that the executive committee will have the idea of changing someone to rule North Korea.If such a situation really happens, then Li Yi probably won't be able to do anything when he returns to China, and he can only wait for the power to change.
But no matter what, the Executive Committee will definitely do its best to keep Li Yan safe.Even if North Korea changes to a ruler that makes the executive committee more pleasing, and Li Yan's life is saved, it is still a pawn that can clamp down on the new ruler.If there is a problem with the relationship between the two countries at any time, then at any time, a plan for the son to restore the country can be sacrificed, and then Li Yan can be pushed back to the throne.
Based on the information that Shi Diwen had, he could only vaguely speculate in this direction. As for Li Yan, who had no information, he never expected that Haihan would have such a complicated plan.Apart from going down step by step according to Haihan's arrangement, he basically has no chance to fight.
It is not only Li Yan who is uneasy about the unknown situation, but also the civil and military officials who returned to North Korea with him.Because of their experience of studying abroad in the past year, they have basically been identified as "prince sons", and their originally bright future may now become their reminder.If the country has changed rulers, then they will probably be purged together as Li Yi's henchmen when they go back this time, and they will not even get the chance to join the new master.
(End of this chapter)