Chapter 2328
Chapter 2328
Chapter 2328
Qian Tiandun was not surprised by the results of Fu Li's verification through the Internal Servant's Office.Before that, he and Wang Tom believed that there was something wrong with Kim Sang-heon's performance, and there were many logical loopholes in the events described, but there was no reliable evidence to prove such a guess.
The reason why Qian Tiandun paid special attention to that detail during the autopsy was because he had done corresponding homework on important figures in North Korea before, and he knew that Li Jing had never participated in any battles in person, and that he was really responsible for the palace coup that year. There are other people who do it.As for Ding Mao's rebellion, Li Yu was so frightened that he fled directly to Jianghua Island to avoid the war, and never thought of going to battle against foreign enemies in person.
Since Li Jing had never been on the battlefield in person, with his pampered life in the palace, the possibility of serious injury was naturally very small.It was based on this understanding that Qian Tiandun had doubts about the true identity of the remains.He told Fu Li about this clue at the time, and sure enough, Fu Li did not disappoint him, and he really found something by following the clues.
Since the remains are fake, it can be inferred that a series of information related to the remains is also more or less adulterated.Especially the assassination of Yushufang mentioned by Jin Shangxian, its credibility will be greatly reduced.
But even though the remains were fake, Qian Tiandun no longer had any hope for Li Tan's life or death. Even if the Yushufang assassination incident did not happen, it was impossible for him to disappear for more than a month without reason.Now that Haihan has controlled the situation in Seoul, but Li Jing has not yet appeared, it is basically certain that there is more danger than luck.
Qian Tiandun is more inclined to believe in the possibility put forward by Fu Li, that is, the rebel party fabricated the assassination incident in order to seize power, and the fake remains are only to prove that Li Jing died in the assassination incident, but in fact this is based on the assassination incident. a palace coup.After the rebellious party succeeds, it will naturally not let Li Ying live in the world, otherwise, once the dead are resurrected, the conspiracy of the rebellious party will automatically be exposed to the world.
From Haihan's point of view, this unexpected change of power is not necessarily a bad thing.Compared with Li Yan, who tends to be more conservative in his ideas, Li Yan, who has begun to accept the Haihan-style development strategy, is obviously a more ideal ruler. After he takes power, he will further shift the position of North Korea to Haihan, and for Haihan Provide more natural resources and population resources, which is exactly what Haihan is eager to get from North Korea.
But whether to continue to investigate the truth of the matter, and how to report the matter to Li Yan, Qian Tiandun still has to think carefully to maximize his interests.
If we want to continue to investigate, we must uproot Kim Sang-heon and his followers. Regardless of whether they are punished or not, the impact on the current government cannot be ignored.Li Yi has just ascended the throne, and there are too many affairs that need to be handled by Jin Shangxian. If he wants to tear his face at this time, it may cause a new round of civil strife in North Korea.
But pretending not to know and ignoring the investigation results is obviously not Qian Tiandun's style of doing things, and this matter must not be kept hidden from Li Yan.
Qian Tiandun thought over and over again, and decided to meet with Jin Shangxian first to see if he would explain it before reporting the progress of the investigation to Li Yan.He was also really curious as to why a high-ranking official like Kim Sang-heon and Cui Ming-gil, who had such power over the government and the public, would take such a huge risk to create such a farce that was difficult to end.
As the chief minister, Kim Sang-heon, his office is naturally in the Sixian mansion.However, most of these government offices in Seoul are small households with no ostentation. If there is no signboard hanging on the door, it is easy to be mistaken for a private residence.
This Sixian Mansion is no exception, but because Kim Sang-heon has to handle the government affairs on his behalf recently, there are many more people entering and leaving the Sixian Mansion.When Qian Tiandun came here, he saw small officials coming in and out with rolls of paper, thinking that it was documents sent by various yamen for Jin Shangxian to approve.
Qian Tiandun came suddenly, no matter how busy Jin Shangxian was, he had to stop first.He suspended dealing with government affairs and met Qian Tiandun in the living room.
It is said to be the living room, but it is actually just a half room separated from the study where he works. There are only simple tables and chairs, which looks very plain.It is hard to imagine that the No. 1 officialdom in North Korea is working in such a cramped place and receiving guests.
Jin Shangxian asked someone to serve hot tea, and then he asked Qian Tiandun why he came: "General Qian's sudden visit must be something urgent. I wonder if there is anything I can do to help?"
Qian Tiandun said: "Regarding the assassination of the imperial study room, my investigation has made new progress, but I want to hear Lord Jin's opinion before reporting the case to the king."
There was no change in Jin Shangxian's expression, and he continued to ask: "Then I wonder what important clues General Qian has found?"
Qian Tiandun stared at Jin Shangxian and said slowly: "Our investigation found that there are some problems with the remains provided by Mr. Jin. It seems that the deceased was not the king, but someone else."
"There is such a thing? I wonder how General Qian identified the remains?" Jin Shangxian was still calm when he heard the accusation, without the slightest panic, and immediately asked Qian Tiandun.
Qian Tiandun did not directly respond to Jin Shangxian's question, but followed up on this discovery and said: "Master Jin and Cui Mingji both went to the imperial study after the accident, so it should not be impossible to identify the deceased. If the person who died that day Not the king, how did the assassination come out of nowhere?"
Jin Shangxian replied coldly: "I don't understand what General Qian is talking about. If there is something wrong with the king's remains, it should be that Cui Mingji tampered with it."
"You mean, Cui Mingji specially made a fake remains and secretly transported them outside the city for burial? What's the point of doing this?" Qian Tiandun shook his head and said, "It doesn't make sense. I think the rebellious party has some reasons , did not intend to execute the king on the day of the launch, but the purpose of creating this fake remains is to confirm that the king was indeed assassinated on the same day, and to shift the responsibility to the so-called Manchu assassins, so that the whole plan looks better. Just for reason."
Jin Shangxian fell silent and did not respond to Qian Tiandun's inference.
Qian Tiandun went on to say: "To disguise the palace coup as an assassination incident involves too many aspects, and it is easy to leak the news, so all the people in the palace who may have been exposed to the truth after the incident were taken away in the name of investigation, presumably These people also became funerary objects later. The insiders who would reveal the secret are all dead, and the assassination can be truly confirmed. But the people who made this plan never imagined that they had hired the king in advance to replace the dead ghost, and they didn’t even watch it. It looks so perfect, and after a month of death, it will be seen that there are flaws."
Qian Tiandun paused, and said slowly: "Many people lost their lives because of this incident, just to realize this so-called assassination case, so that the mastermind behind the coup d'état can escape smoothly after he succeeds. It's a pity that a hundred secrets were left out, and a small loophole was left in the end."
"Before I came to see Mr. Jin, I ordered someone to seal up those remains, so there is no need to consider whether the evidence may be destroyed. The new king is a smart man. If he knows that the assassination was intentional If it is a false impression, then he should soon figure out who is behind all this."
Only at this time did Jin Shangxian say: "Cui Mingji thought he had a plan, but he never thought that his plan would be shattered in the eyes of outsiders. It's ridiculous. Although the old man was coerced by him, he didn't take the initiative to expose this plot afterwards. Indeed. Guilty too."
"At this point, is Mr. Jin still thinking of putting the blame on the dead?" Qian Tiandun shook his head slightly and said, "In order to make this plan seem reasonable, you can only use more human lives to fill it up." This pit, as everyone knows, the more people die, the more difficult it is to control the situation. It seems that the dead are keeping the secret, but in fact it also reveals that there must be a huge problem in this matter, otherwise how could it be impossible to find a living insider Arrived. Master Jin still doesn’t understand, as long as there is a flaw, there will be flaws everywhere.”
Jin Shangxian fell into silence again, but his expression was not as calm as before.
Qian Tiandun said: "Of course I can understand that Mr. Jin will definitely not admit the accusation. But I really want to know that important court officials like you and Cui Mingji are already in power, and no one can threaten your status. Why do you still have to take great risks to do such a thing? Could it be that the Manchu Qing has promised you great benefits? But no matter how you reward them, it will not exceed the treatment you receive from the most powerful ministers in North Korea, right? "
Kim Sang-heon's expression finally changed, not panic, but anger: "General Qian, Kim will only be loyal to North Korea in this life, and everything he does is for the country and the people, absolutely selfless! Cui Mingji and my subordinates Although he has different political views, he is also a patriotic person, and it is impossible to collude with the Manchu thieves!"
Qian Tiandun said: "Just patriotic, not loyal to the emperor? It's wonderful!"
Speaking of this, Qian Tiandun can basically be sure that Kim Sang-heon should have participated in the previous coup to a certain extent, and he was not coerced by Cui Mingji as he said.But Qian Tiandun still has no idea why these two people did such a rebellious thing.
Kim Sang-heon fell silent for the third time.In today's conversation, Qian Tiandun's words were aggressive, making it difficult for him to answer.Of course, in Qian Tiandun's view, this is an expression of guilty conscience.
It is true that Jin Shangxian could not directly respond to Qian Tiandun's doubts, let alone explain to Qian Tiandun that the reason for the launch of the coup was that they believed that King Li Ji's dependence on Haihan had reached a very dangerous level, which might affect the Guo Zuo of North Korea, that's why he used abnormal methods to overthrow Li Zhen's rule.
But from the beginning to the end, they had no intention of establishing themselves as kings and replacing the Li Dynasty, let alone colluding with the Qing Dynasty.So Jin Shangxian was very angry at Qian Tiandun's speculation, thinking it was an insult.
He and Cui Mingji call themselves patriots, and everything they do is for the long-term interests of the country. They only want to overthrow Li Zhen and let the next king take charge of the country.Although they still have differences on who to choose as their successor, as long as the government is still in their hands, no matter which prince inherits the throne, it will not be too bad.
Of course, in order to protect himself, Kim Sang-heon used some means during the execution of the plan, which resulted in the situation developing out of control. In the end, Kim Sang-heon had to use force to get rid of Cui Mingji's faction, and conveniently pushed all the responsibilities It's on top of Cui Mingji.
Although this was an unplanned situation, Kim Sang-heon also took advantage of this opportunity to solve his political opponents and get the opportunity to monopolize the government.It was just a temporary plan change that caused too many loopholes in the process. It was obviously extremely difficult to make up for all these loopholes in a short period of time. As a result, the Haihan people discovered one of the loopholes and traced out part of the truth about the assassination case. .
In the original plan, the matter would not be delayed until the Haihan people approached the city at all. They would announce that they had found out the truth about ten days after the assassination, and then buried the king in a grand manner. When I return to Seoul, I will definitely not open the mausoleum for autopsy.
However, due to the conflict between Kim Sang-heon and Cui Mingji, Cui Mingji only had the fake remains pretending to be Li Ji, but could not grasp the real whereabouts of Li Ji. For a grand burial, the fake remains can only be quietly buried on the mountain in the north of the city.However, although Jin Shangxian dealt with Li Ji secretly later, the time was too different from the assassination case. An insider would know the tricks at a glance, so he dared not let the Haihan people verify the truth. They could only dig out the fake remains prepared by Cui Mingji. Intending to get away with this.
Jin Shangxian feels that although the story he made up has many loopholes, the Haihan people should not be able to find any evidence against him. As long as Li Yi takes over the throne, as the No. 1 court, he will naturally have many ways Erase this experience.
It's just that people are not as good as heaven, and they were still caught by the Haihan people. Although this evidence still cannot prove what Kim Sang-heon did during this period, it has indeed poked a big hole in his carefully fabricated story. .If the Haihan people want to follow the existing clues to investigate, it is indeed possible that more people and things will be involved.
Of course, Jin Shangxian was unwilling to give up at this point, but he still lacked the courage to confront the Haihan people head-on. Being able to boldly refute Qian Tiandun with a few words was almost the upper limit of what he could do.Moreover, he was not sure whether Qian Tiandun had obtained more evidence when he came to him so confidently. He said that he was wrong and wrong, so it is better to speak less.
Seeing that Jin Shangxian didn't answer, Qian Tiandun decided to put some more pressure on him: "Killing the king and causing chaos, implicating the nine clans, if Mr. Jin thinks it doesn't matter, then I will report the truth."
(End of this chapter)
Qian Tiandun was not surprised by the results of Fu Li's verification through the Internal Servant's Office.Before that, he and Wang Tom believed that there was something wrong with Kim Sang-heon's performance, and there were many logical loopholes in the events described, but there was no reliable evidence to prove such a guess.
The reason why Qian Tiandun paid special attention to that detail during the autopsy was because he had done corresponding homework on important figures in North Korea before, and he knew that Li Jing had never participated in any battles in person, and that he was really responsible for the palace coup that year. There are other people who do it.As for Ding Mao's rebellion, Li Yu was so frightened that he fled directly to Jianghua Island to avoid the war, and never thought of going to battle against foreign enemies in person.
Since Li Jing had never been on the battlefield in person, with his pampered life in the palace, the possibility of serious injury was naturally very small.It was based on this understanding that Qian Tiandun had doubts about the true identity of the remains.He told Fu Li about this clue at the time, and sure enough, Fu Li did not disappoint him, and he really found something by following the clues.
Since the remains are fake, it can be inferred that a series of information related to the remains is also more or less adulterated.Especially the assassination of Yushufang mentioned by Jin Shangxian, its credibility will be greatly reduced.
But even though the remains were fake, Qian Tiandun no longer had any hope for Li Tan's life or death. Even if the Yushufang assassination incident did not happen, it was impossible for him to disappear for more than a month without reason.Now that Haihan has controlled the situation in Seoul, but Li Jing has not yet appeared, it is basically certain that there is more danger than luck.
Qian Tiandun is more inclined to believe in the possibility put forward by Fu Li, that is, the rebel party fabricated the assassination incident in order to seize power, and the fake remains are only to prove that Li Jing died in the assassination incident, but in fact this is based on the assassination incident. a palace coup.After the rebellious party succeeds, it will naturally not let Li Ying live in the world, otherwise, once the dead are resurrected, the conspiracy of the rebellious party will automatically be exposed to the world.
From Haihan's point of view, this unexpected change of power is not necessarily a bad thing.Compared with Li Yan, who tends to be more conservative in his ideas, Li Yan, who has begun to accept the Haihan-style development strategy, is obviously a more ideal ruler. After he takes power, he will further shift the position of North Korea to Haihan, and for Haihan Provide more natural resources and population resources, which is exactly what Haihan is eager to get from North Korea.
But whether to continue to investigate the truth of the matter, and how to report the matter to Li Yan, Qian Tiandun still has to think carefully to maximize his interests.
If we want to continue to investigate, we must uproot Kim Sang-heon and his followers. Regardless of whether they are punished or not, the impact on the current government cannot be ignored.Li Yi has just ascended the throne, and there are too many affairs that need to be handled by Jin Shangxian. If he wants to tear his face at this time, it may cause a new round of civil strife in North Korea.
But pretending not to know and ignoring the investigation results is obviously not Qian Tiandun's style of doing things, and this matter must not be kept hidden from Li Yan.
Qian Tiandun thought over and over again, and decided to meet with Jin Shangxian first to see if he would explain it before reporting the progress of the investigation to Li Yan.He was also really curious as to why a high-ranking official like Kim Sang-heon and Cui Ming-gil, who had such power over the government and the public, would take such a huge risk to create such a farce that was difficult to end.
As the chief minister, Kim Sang-heon, his office is naturally in the Sixian mansion.However, most of these government offices in Seoul are small households with no ostentation. If there is no signboard hanging on the door, it is easy to be mistaken for a private residence.
This Sixian Mansion is no exception, but because Kim Sang-heon has to handle the government affairs on his behalf recently, there are many more people entering and leaving the Sixian Mansion.When Qian Tiandun came here, he saw small officials coming in and out with rolls of paper, thinking that it was documents sent by various yamen for Jin Shangxian to approve.
Qian Tiandun came suddenly, no matter how busy Jin Shangxian was, he had to stop first.He suspended dealing with government affairs and met Qian Tiandun in the living room.
It is said to be the living room, but it is actually just a half room separated from the study where he works. There are only simple tables and chairs, which looks very plain.It is hard to imagine that the No. 1 officialdom in North Korea is working in such a cramped place and receiving guests.
Jin Shangxian asked someone to serve hot tea, and then he asked Qian Tiandun why he came: "General Qian's sudden visit must be something urgent. I wonder if there is anything I can do to help?"
Qian Tiandun said: "Regarding the assassination of the imperial study room, my investigation has made new progress, but I want to hear Lord Jin's opinion before reporting the case to the king."
There was no change in Jin Shangxian's expression, and he continued to ask: "Then I wonder what important clues General Qian has found?"
Qian Tiandun stared at Jin Shangxian and said slowly: "Our investigation found that there are some problems with the remains provided by Mr. Jin. It seems that the deceased was not the king, but someone else."
"There is such a thing? I wonder how General Qian identified the remains?" Jin Shangxian was still calm when he heard the accusation, without the slightest panic, and immediately asked Qian Tiandun.
Qian Tiandun did not directly respond to Jin Shangxian's question, but followed up on this discovery and said: "Master Jin and Cui Mingji both went to the imperial study after the accident, so it should not be impossible to identify the deceased. If the person who died that day Not the king, how did the assassination come out of nowhere?"
Jin Shangxian replied coldly: "I don't understand what General Qian is talking about. If there is something wrong with the king's remains, it should be that Cui Mingji tampered with it."
"You mean, Cui Mingji specially made a fake remains and secretly transported them outside the city for burial? What's the point of doing this?" Qian Tiandun shook his head and said, "It doesn't make sense. I think the rebellious party has some reasons , did not intend to execute the king on the day of the launch, but the purpose of creating this fake remains is to confirm that the king was indeed assassinated on the same day, and to shift the responsibility to the so-called Manchu assassins, so that the whole plan looks better. Just for reason."
Jin Shangxian fell silent and did not respond to Qian Tiandun's inference.
Qian Tiandun went on to say: "To disguise the palace coup as an assassination incident involves too many aspects, and it is easy to leak the news, so all the people in the palace who may have been exposed to the truth after the incident were taken away in the name of investigation, presumably These people also became funerary objects later. The insiders who would reveal the secret are all dead, and the assassination can be truly confirmed. But the people who made this plan never imagined that they had hired the king in advance to replace the dead ghost, and they didn’t even watch it. It looks so perfect, and after a month of death, it will be seen that there are flaws."
Qian Tiandun paused, and said slowly: "Many people lost their lives because of this incident, just to realize this so-called assassination case, so that the mastermind behind the coup d'état can escape smoothly after he succeeds. It's a pity that a hundred secrets were left out, and a small loophole was left in the end."
"Before I came to see Mr. Jin, I ordered someone to seal up those remains, so there is no need to consider whether the evidence may be destroyed. The new king is a smart man. If he knows that the assassination was intentional If it is a false impression, then he should soon figure out who is behind all this."
Only at this time did Jin Shangxian say: "Cui Mingji thought he had a plan, but he never thought that his plan would be shattered in the eyes of outsiders. It's ridiculous. Although the old man was coerced by him, he didn't take the initiative to expose this plot afterwards. Indeed. Guilty too."
"At this point, is Mr. Jin still thinking of putting the blame on the dead?" Qian Tiandun shook his head slightly and said, "In order to make this plan seem reasonable, you can only use more human lives to fill it up." This pit, as everyone knows, the more people die, the more difficult it is to control the situation. It seems that the dead are keeping the secret, but in fact it also reveals that there must be a huge problem in this matter, otherwise how could it be impossible to find a living insider Arrived. Master Jin still doesn’t understand, as long as there is a flaw, there will be flaws everywhere.”
Jin Shangxian fell into silence again, but his expression was not as calm as before.
Qian Tiandun said: "Of course I can understand that Mr. Jin will definitely not admit the accusation. But I really want to know that important court officials like you and Cui Mingji are already in power, and no one can threaten your status. Why do you still have to take great risks to do such a thing? Could it be that the Manchu Qing has promised you great benefits? But no matter how you reward them, it will not exceed the treatment you receive from the most powerful ministers in North Korea, right? "
Kim Sang-heon's expression finally changed, not panic, but anger: "General Qian, Kim will only be loyal to North Korea in this life, and everything he does is for the country and the people, absolutely selfless! Cui Mingji and my subordinates Although he has different political views, he is also a patriotic person, and it is impossible to collude with the Manchu thieves!"
Qian Tiandun said: "Just patriotic, not loyal to the emperor? It's wonderful!"
Speaking of this, Qian Tiandun can basically be sure that Kim Sang-heon should have participated in the previous coup to a certain extent, and he was not coerced by Cui Mingji as he said.But Qian Tiandun still has no idea why these two people did such a rebellious thing.
Kim Sang-heon fell silent for the third time.In today's conversation, Qian Tiandun's words were aggressive, making it difficult for him to answer.Of course, in Qian Tiandun's view, this is an expression of guilty conscience.
It is true that Jin Shangxian could not directly respond to Qian Tiandun's doubts, let alone explain to Qian Tiandun that the reason for the launch of the coup was that they believed that King Li Ji's dependence on Haihan had reached a very dangerous level, which might affect the Guo Zuo of North Korea, that's why he used abnormal methods to overthrow Li Zhen's rule.
But from the beginning to the end, they had no intention of establishing themselves as kings and replacing the Li Dynasty, let alone colluding with the Qing Dynasty.So Jin Shangxian was very angry at Qian Tiandun's speculation, thinking it was an insult.
He and Cui Mingji call themselves patriots, and everything they do is for the long-term interests of the country. They only want to overthrow Li Zhen and let the next king take charge of the country.Although they still have differences on who to choose as their successor, as long as the government is still in their hands, no matter which prince inherits the throne, it will not be too bad.
Of course, in order to protect himself, Kim Sang-heon used some means during the execution of the plan, which resulted in the situation developing out of control. In the end, Kim Sang-heon had to use force to get rid of Cui Mingji's faction, and conveniently pushed all the responsibilities It's on top of Cui Mingji.
Although this was an unplanned situation, Kim Sang-heon also took advantage of this opportunity to solve his political opponents and get the opportunity to monopolize the government.It was just a temporary plan change that caused too many loopholes in the process. It was obviously extremely difficult to make up for all these loopholes in a short period of time. As a result, the Haihan people discovered one of the loopholes and traced out part of the truth about the assassination case. .
In the original plan, the matter would not be delayed until the Haihan people approached the city at all. They would announce that they had found out the truth about ten days after the assassination, and then buried the king in a grand manner. When I return to Seoul, I will definitely not open the mausoleum for autopsy.
However, due to the conflict between Kim Sang-heon and Cui Mingji, Cui Mingji only had the fake remains pretending to be Li Ji, but could not grasp the real whereabouts of Li Ji. For a grand burial, the fake remains can only be quietly buried on the mountain in the north of the city.However, although Jin Shangxian dealt with Li Ji secretly later, the time was too different from the assassination case. An insider would know the tricks at a glance, so he dared not let the Haihan people verify the truth. They could only dig out the fake remains prepared by Cui Mingji. Intending to get away with this.
Jin Shangxian feels that although the story he made up has many loopholes, the Haihan people should not be able to find any evidence against him. As long as Li Yi takes over the throne, as the No. 1 court, he will naturally have many ways Erase this experience.
It's just that people are not as good as heaven, and they were still caught by the Haihan people. Although this evidence still cannot prove what Kim Sang-heon did during this period, it has indeed poked a big hole in his carefully fabricated story. .If the Haihan people want to follow the existing clues to investigate, it is indeed possible that more people and things will be involved.
Of course, Jin Shangxian was unwilling to give up at this point, but he still lacked the courage to confront the Haihan people head-on. Being able to boldly refute Qian Tiandun with a few words was almost the upper limit of what he could do.Moreover, he was not sure whether Qian Tiandun had obtained more evidence when he came to him so confidently. He said that he was wrong and wrong, so it is better to speak less.
Seeing that Jin Shangxian didn't answer, Qian Tiandun decided to put some more pressure on him: "Killing the king and causing chaos, implicating the nine clans, if Mr. Jin thinks it doesn't matter, then I will report the truth."
(End of this chapter)