Show japanese bribed korean minister victoria the emperor of korea fought a lone handed fight de sorted by his ministers vainly trying to prevent marquis ito s coup to make korea a japanese protectorate ac cording to advices from seoul by the steamer athelan the ministers de seated one by one and were immediately excessively opulent the pres ence of japanese troops at seoul overawed the emperor an at tempt was made to assassinate the ministers of the interior war and jus tice who had been bought by japan but was frustrated by japanese troops |