I Became Park Jeong-ui’s Nephew - Chapter 172



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He became Park Jeong-ui’s nephew. – (172)

“Everyone, the Head of State of the Republic of Korea will now make a speech.”

Clap clap clap~

This is the Japanese aristocratic house,

I stood on the podium to applause.

The House of Peers was a powerful organization created by the Yushin ideologues to assist the emperor and the country. Who would have ever imagined that I would be giving a speech there?

First, I went up to the stage and calmly gathered my thoughts.

‘Did the Yushin leaders who came to this position know that Japan would become a monster that would dye East Asia in blood?’

You probably knew.

The evidence is that the Yushin ideologists argued for the conquest of Joseon because Joseon refused diplomacy with Japan. Does that make logical sense?

Whether Joseon rejects diplomatic relations or not, Japan as a country will not disappear, and Japan is not in a position to receive investiture from China like Joseon, and isn’t it up to Joseon to decide who it will establish relations with and who it won’t?

But the fact that they sent a warship to force a change in the line shows that they had intended to take over Joseon from the beginning.

Ito Hirobumi was friendly to Korea and had no intention of colonizing Korea? Even if your mouth is crooked, you should speak straight.

Japan, which had no money and carried out a currency reform with the reparations it received from the Sino-Japanese War, would have the power to devour Joseon and civilize its land?

In reality, Japan’s own development was more urgent than colonizing Korea, and Ito Hirobumi decided that the annexation of Korea should be postponed until the future.

The only difference was whether you ate quickly or slowly; not only Ito Hirobumi but all the Restorationists at the time agreed to the occupation of Joseon.

What about me then?

Are you greedy and want to slowly devour Japan like the Yushin regime?

Thinking about that, I had a rough idea of ​​what to say here.

“Gentlemen, I know very well what kind of place this House of Peers is. It is where the Yushin patriots rejected party politics and declared dictatorship on the grounds that they would support the emperor. Furthermore, it is where Japan discussed conquering the continent during its imperialist era. In that sense, I believe that my standing here is meaningful.”

The movements of reporters are becoming more urgent,

The expressions of the Japanese royal family and members of the House of Representatives also hardened.

The past imperialism of Japan comes up whenever we forget, but we have to worry about it to some extent. If we continue to provoke it, Japan will show shamelessness rather than guilt.

I knew that very well, so I calmly changed the subject.

“Guys, let me give you an example. If a person were to ride on an elephant, would the elephant do as the person said?

Maybe we think we can control that elephant.

The problem is that it is not easy. Elephants are much heavier and more ferocious than humans, so how can humans control them at will?

The same goes for politics.

The Japanese revivalists rode on the giant elephant of Japan and wielded their power, and further trampled Taiwan and Korea. That was their intention. But was it really the revivalists’ plan to attack Manchuria, invade China, and even attack Pearl Harbor?”

This may be meaningless, since the Yushin leaders died before the Pacific War broke out.

What is clear is that now that the guardians are dead, there must be a new owner to control the elephant, so what happened to the elephant?

Literally trampled the world.

To the point where even the National Assembly cannot control it,

No, from the beginning, Japan was not in a position to control elephants.

The evidence is the Manchurian Incident,

The Imperial Guard soldiers carried out the Manchurian Incident without permission, so shouldn’t the Diet quickly take control of the elephant? However, within Japan, there was a claim that this was an opportunity to attack and colonize China.

Were Japanese politicians really in the position of riding an elephant?

Or was it the elephant itself that destroyed the village and killed the people?

I emphasized that.

“Guys, I don’t think humans are rational creatures. The rational part of our body is a very small part. It’s like a person riding an elephant.

Our body is an elephant called desire.

Are you aware that the Silk Island incident happened a while ago?

At that time, Korean politicians said this in the National Assembly. They said that we should occupy Silk Island by force and make Andong Province a Korean colony.

Why would that be? Because Korea now had the power to attack China and take its land. At that time, most Korean politicians were not able to think rationally. They were simply dominated by the desire to move the giant elephant called Korea to trample on Manchuria.

Something like this must have happened repeatedly in the House of Lords in the past.

As Japan’s power grew stronger, its ambition to take over not only Korea but also China ran wild like an elephant. Some people tried to stop the elephant, but in the end, they failed.

“Human reason is meaningless in the face of a herd of excited elephants. How can one control that huge mass of desire with reason?”

The surrounding atmosphere became quiet.

Japan is now confident that it has overcome the pain of defeat, but is that why it has suppressed its wild and raging nature?

If we don’t look back at history, we will just repeat the same mistakes, and in fact, I am not in a position to give advice to anyone.

Is the elephant of East Asia now Japanese or Korean?

Anyone can see that it is Korea, and to me in particular, it is the elephant itself.

The path I take is the path, and with just one order, it is not a problem for the 500,000-strong Korean army to turn China into a sea of ​​fire.

Phoooooooo~

“A-self: No!! Inma!! Stay still!! Don’t go there!!”

“B Self: Step on them all!! I am the elephant of East Asia!! Woohoo~!!”

I have been going through this conflict again and again since I became a dictator.

Is my true self a ‘reason’ riding on an elephant, or is it the ‘desire’ of an elephant itself that wants to conquer the world?

Now I don’t know either.

Am I a monster trying to devour Japan and China, or am I a rational human being trying to control Korea by recalling the failures of past imperialist Japan?

Now that it was time to give an answer, he paused for a moment before opening his mouth again.

“I think the world will be afraid of me. I am considered to be at high risk of becoming the next Hitler.

But my body is not an elephant that wants to trample the world. Reason is constantly controlling my desires.

So, I make a promise to the world here.

“Currently, the South Korean military operates under the orders of the head of state without the consent of the National Assembly. I plan to add the signature of the Prime Minister to military-related documents soon.”

The reporters reacted with surprise.

This means that I will be transferring some of my power to Congress, and they know better than to say what that means.

But this is just the beginning, I have turned my gun on the world’s powers.

“There are too many elephants out of control in this world, beasts that follow greed and instinct rather than rational thought.

That’s why major accidents like World War I and II broke out.

Who left those elephants unattended? No, who allowed the giant elephant of state power to be manipulated as he pleased?

Are you saying that Korea will become the second Nazi? You are wrong. I will continue to work to control the giant elephant called Korea.

But if other countries neglect the mad elephant, I have no choice but to move the giant elephant called Korea to stop it.

Let us all become human beings riding elephants, not beasts.

“That is the only shortcut to world peace.”

When the speech ended, Japanese politicians applauded.

But is this an expression of respect for me?

In effect, I was sending a message to Japan not to mess with them.

If you think that you can advance into the continent again now that you have recovered your national power and have a military like before, you are mistaken. Do you think Korea will allow that?

If Japan runs wild again like a mad elephant, we can block its path, but before that, we have to crack down on the elephant in our house first.

‘Okay, let’s add the congressional signatures.’

I made a decision on the plane back to Korea.

He decided to add the Prime Minister’s signature to all military-related documents going forward, and gave instructions to his cabinet members as soon as he landed at Incheon Airport.

***

“Director Kim, what is this?”

“While His Majesty was away on a business trip, there was a minor incident… no, a major one.”

“Big deal?”

The crazy daily life begins again,

I accepted the document brought by Kim Hak-young, deputy director of the Central Intelligence Agency.

South Korea was in chaos after only being away for six days, and the People’s Republican Party of Korea pushed for a bill requiring the cabinet’s signature on military-related documents.

Up to here, everything is fine.

Isn’t that something that can be discussed at any time within the political party?

I didn’t feel offended because I was thinking the same thing at the time.

The problem is that Minister of National Defense Jang Do-young conspired with the military to overthrow the National Assembly, and he defined the National Assembly, which was trying to reduce the authority of the head of state, as a traitorous group.

The Ministry of National Defense planned a rebellion without any orders.

Fortunately, the well-trained elephants (military generals) refused Jang Do-young’s orders.

The real traitor was Jang Do-young, who tried to overthrow the National Assembly by moving the military. I immediately asked the General Affairs Office for cooperation.

The Minister of National Defense is in charge of the military, but the authority to appoint personnel is under the jurisdiction of the executive branch, and General Affairs Minister Kim Jong-pil dismissed Jang Do-young from the post of Minister of National Defense.

Now, Jang Do-young is being tried as a civilian on charges of treason.

The problem is that this is not the end,

32 members of the National Assembly belonging to the People’s Republican Party of Korea called for the impeachment of President Park Chung-hee.

“Marshal!! While you were away, President Park Jeong-ui took the unreasonable step of revising the law and increasing the Prime Minister’s authority!! That provoked the military!!”

“That’s right!! Jang Do-young is also responsible, but it was President Park Jeong-ui’s unreasonable reforms that caused this incident!! He must be held accountable!!”

It is true that my uncle took a risk.

Why did you make something like that happen and make things worse while I was away?

I tried to ignore it as much as possible, but the fact that such talk came out within the Korean People’s Republican Party means that my uncle has lost support within the party.

It means that the problem is not going to be solved by me protecting my uncle.

First, I called him quietly and asked him to resign.

“Uncle, go home and cool your head for a bit.”

“Wow… Marshal, I just took your intentions into consideration and pushed for the revision of the law. Didn’t you do the same, Marshal? Were you going to add the Prime Minister’s signature to military-related documents…?”

“This is not something I am saying as the head of state. You have too many enemies right now, and you almost got stabbed in the back by Jang Do-young this time. And there are people in the party right now who are saying to bring you down. Do you think I can protect you in this situation?”

My uncle, who was almost swept away in the coup led by Jang Do-young,

There is nothing wrong with revising the law, but this is an issue that infringes on the military’s vested interests.

Even for me, as the head of state, this is a delicate matter, but since the leader of a single political party pushed for such a law, what do the military officials think of my uncle now?

If this continues and my uncle gets shot, how will I face my family?

I quickly sent him home before that happened.