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Chapter 1123 Princess Goryeo's Request
At the telegraph station in Beijing, the receiver received a special telegram, which was sent from Seoul, and the station master there personally sent the telegram.

"Station Master, here is a confidential telegram!" The telegram receiver submitted an untranslated telegram to the station master of the Beijing Telegraph Station.

"Oh?" The stationmaster of the telegraph station in Beijing took the telegram and found that the ciphertext on the header was actually sent to Chu Yun. He didn't dare to neglect and translated the ciphertext himself.

"I personally sent this telegram to the Military Lord's Mansion."

When the station master translated the complete ciphertext, he was shocked by the content. Seeing that it was getting late and Chu Yun was no longer at the office, he put down his work and went to the military master's mansion in person.

"This is a secret letter from Princess Gaoli. Please read it, Lord Commander." The station master reported the message to Chu Yun.

Chu Yun was deeply surprised when he received this special secret telegram.Among the telegrams sent from Korea in the past, they were usually official telegrams sent by Li Mo and Jiang Shi on traditional festivals, while private letters have not been received yet.

The sender was Mrs. Jiang, and the content of the telegram roughly described the difficulties Li Min had encountered and his current poor physical condition. He hoped that Chu Yun could recruit Li Min to the capital for recuperation, and that Chu Yun would manage the affairs of Korea on his behalf.

If it was just a telegram from Li Luo, perhaps Chu Yun would not have been so surprised, but now it was a telegram from Jiang, requesting that Li Luo be forcibly sent to the capital for recuperation.

"I already know the details. You go back to the telegraph station first and wait for their reply." Chu Yun didn't know how to deal with this matter for a while.

Territory expansion takes time to digest. The occasional rebellion in Nanyang and the Western Regions alone has made the finances a little tight. If they want to annex Koryo at this time, they will have to deploy a large army there.

The next day, the proposal of intervening in Korea's affairs was brought to the secret meeting of the six departments. This meeting was more streamlined than the six conferences, and had already involved important confidential affairs.If the officials of Goryeo knew that the Central Plains was discussing how to deal with their country, it would definitely cause an uproar.

"The First Corps is permanently stationed in Liaodong. If you go to accept Koryo, you can quickly cross the Yalu River and take the lead in controlling the Pingan Road of Koryo. If you want to mobilize other corps, you can also reach Hanjing by sea by troop carrier." Staff officer pointing to the eight roads on the map.

In private, the military department does not know how many times it has simulated the control of Koryo, as well as various main passages and important city strongholds.However, between sending troops to Japan and Korea, it was finally decided to start with Japan first.

"The situation in Dongying is still unstable. It needs to maintain an infantry brigade, a heavy artillery battalion garrison expenses, and pay military expenses to quell samurai rebellions, large and small. Rebuilding Edo Castle, receiving mines, and establishing local government offices all require There are still a large number of Chinese schools to be established in Dongying Province." Hubu Shangshu said.

"Now various places and projects need a lot of funds, especially the Western Trading Company and the East India Company that have just invested, and the expedition teams of Jinshan in North America and Tianji City in Oceania need to replenish every year. Our external expansion has expanded to At the limit, there are still a lot of projects in the country that are short of money, so it is not appropriate to go to war. If we send troops to Korea again, it will cost several million taels of military expenditure, and additional military expenditure will be needed every year." Chu Yun also had to admit that the current financial situation is unable to maintain a huge military spending.

The territory is too large, and the income from taxation before development in Japan, Nanyang, and the Western Regions is not as high as ordinary, especially in wild places such as Sakhalin Island and Java Island.

"So how should we deal with the affairs of Koryo? Reject the request of Princess Koryo? Koryo has always been a vassal state in the Central Plains. If something happens to their king, we, as the suzerain, can't just sit idly by?" said an imperial official.

"Actually, whether Li Min is the king is not important to Goryeo Eight Ways. As long as there is one person in charge of the highest decision-making, and the officials below him can do their own thing, then the normal operation of the Goryeo court can be guaranteed. What the Queen of Korea wants is to ensure that Li I just hope that the situation will not get worse. In other words, we can temporarily support a puppet group to manage the affairs of Korea on our behalf. If there is any problem under this puppet group, we don’t have to bear the responsibility As a result, famines, diseases, and wars can even be blamed on this puppet group. When we have enough power, for example, the situation in Dongpu is completely stabilized, we can officially intervene in Korea as a teacher of justice ” said an imperial official.

Other imperial officials were expressionless, supporting the puppet regime and allowing the puppet regime to take the blame. This is a common practice for a big empire, and everyone didn't think it was a big deal.

"If I want to support a puppet regime, maybe I have a suitable candidate-Kim Zidian, the commander of the new Koryo army. This person once had some secret agreements with me... I can let him manage the Koryo country on his behalf. Then let Li Moqian Come to our capital and allocate a quiet mansion for him to live in. I never imagined that Li Wei would become like this..." Chu Yun sighed a bit.

Li Luo can be said to be his "student" in a sense, and Li Luo has always wanted to follow his practices and measures.It's just that Chu Yun didn't expect that Li Min would have so many ministers' objections when he returned to Korea and was supported to the throne.Goryeo's stubbornness seems to be even worse. Li Mo didn't have enough prestige and troops to control the situation, and his stubbornness destroyed his body again.

"Jin Zidian, is this person reliable?"

"This person is somewhat ambitious, but he should understand that as long as the Li Dynasty in Goryeo is not invaded by foreign enemies or angered by the world, it will be difficult for him without the blood of the Li family to win people's hearts in the local area." Chu Yun said.

"In my opinion, whether it is Jin Zidian or someone else who is the leader of the puppet regime, as long as we follow our orders, no one on this continent is our opponent. If he dares to rebel, our number one The Corps will soon be able to cross the Yalu River and conquer the city of Hanjing.” The military officers present at the meeting were not very concerned about who would be in charge of the puppet regime.

"Yang Tailun, the commander of the Liaodong First Corps, arrived in Xi'an, but he is the most familiar with the terrain and officers and soldiers on the Liaodong border. He was dispatched back to Liaodong to practice soldiers and horses, and was always ready to enter the border of Korea." Chu Yun said.

"The subordinate will draft a reply letter to Princess Gaoli, saying that you have agreed to her actions, Mr. Junzhu, and let her and Jin Zidian act on their own." The official in charge of the record said.

In this way, the major event involving the country of Koryo was hastily decided by a secret meeting.

(End of this chapter)