And night by night the peace-beacons flared, while day and night Chong Mong-ju's messengers killed horses on all the roads of Cho-Sen.

It was my luck to see his messenger arrive at Keijo.

At twilight, as I rode out through the great gate of the capital, I saw the jaded horse fall and the exhausted rider stagger in on foot; and I little dreamed that that man carried my destiny with him into Keijo.
His message sprang the palace revolution.

I was not due to return until midnight, and by midnight all was over.

At nine in the evening the conspirators secured possession of the Emperor in his own apartments.
They compelled him to order the immediate attendance of the heads of all departments, and as they presented themselves, one by one, before his eyes, they were cut down.