I Became Park Jeong-ui’s Nephew - Chapter 208



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He became Park Jeong-ui’s nephew. – (208)

“Mom, I’m back~.”

“I’m back~.”

“Okay, wash up quickly. Then eat.”

This is Gyeongseong,

Mrs. Kim Ho-nam took care of her sons who came home from school.

I wondered when they would grow up, but they are already in middle school. I don’t remember discriminating against them because they were my children born from my heart.

Still, she was worried that she might have neglected them or upset them, but contrary to her worries, the children had no thoughts of it.

I just went about my daily routine, and continued the conversation while washing my hands while my mom prepared the meal.

“Should we also move our school to Daedeok County?”

“Well, why don’t we just hang out here?”

“But when I look at it, I think it might not be possible to do it before.”

“Really? I think I’ll move.”

The relocation of the capital was a project that was promoted over the past 10 years, transforming an empty plain into a large city to achieve balanced national development.

The problem is whether people will follow when the government moves. There is a saying that goes, “Where a needle goes, the thread goes,” but the reality is a bit different.

When a man goes to work in another city, does his family follow him?

This problem is the same. Even though Daedeok County has steadily improved its infrastructure over the past 10 years, people in Gyeongseong are accustomed to living here.

If you think that the people here will follow the government and move to Daedeok County, you are mistaken. Even the families of the heads of state are worried about this, so what about other people?

Mrs. Kim Ho-nam urged her sons to stop worrying about useless things.

“Kids, eat quickly.”

“Mom told me not to talk at the dinner table. So I have to do it here.”

“What is it that you want to talk about so much?”

“Mom, if Uncle goes to Daedeok County, we should follow him, right?”

“Well, how would I know that?”

Mrs. Kim Ho-nam deliberately changed the subject.

I lived as a country woman for 30 years, but when I suddenly moved to Gyeongseong, I had a hard time adjusting at first and didn’t know what to do.

But I somehow managed to get used to it, so now I’m moving again?

To be honest, I didn’t like it very much. I refused to even talk about politics at home, and I scolded my sons to stop talking nonsense.

“We don’t talk about politics at home. That’s what Mom said.”

“Hey, Mom, we might get involved in politics later, right?”

“Politics? That’s not what I do. Look at your father.”

Mrs. Kim Ho-nam cited her husband as an example.

Recently, there was an event held in Shanghai to console soldiers who died in the war. My husband also attended the event because he had fought in the Shanghai War.

A hero who was active in Shanghai has been pushed to the back room as an old man. If he reaffirms his presence this time, wouldn’t he be able to return to politics?

But the head of state would not allow it.

This event is only a place to commemorate the fallen soldiers. It is not a time to brag about who has done something. So my husband couldn’t say a word at the event and is still an old man in the back room.

That’s what power is,

When they have it, they are intoxicated by its sweet taste and act recklessly, and when they lose power, they throw away everything including their dignity to get it back.

Since the 60-year-old gentleman was not ashamed in front of his children, Mrs. Kim Ho-nam opposed her children entering politics.

Just go to school normally, get a job, and make money.

But blood is thicker than water, and Park Myeong-ui revealed his ambition.

“Mom, why is there such a thing as generational change? When father is abandoned, it means that a new talent is emerging.”

“What? Are you saying you want to sit in the same spot where your father was kicked out?”

“I’m not saying I was kicked out, I’m saying it’s a generational change. Just wait and see. I won’t end up like my father.”

Park Myeong-ui nurtured a dream of becoming the right-hand man of the head of state.

Why is the leader a dictator? Because there is no one to trust. And if the number two person grows well, isn’t it easier for the number one person to grow?

Mrs. Kim Ho-nam made a face of disbelief at her son’s nonsense.

“Oh my~ Blood is thicker than water, and you’re already saying things like that.”

“Don’t worry, Mom. I’m confident I can do well in politics.”

“Do you even know what politics is? I don’t understand people who talk about being 9th-dan in politics. They say they’re so good at politics… No, don’t they misunderstand politics?”

People in the world call someone who excels in a certain field ‘9th Dan’.

9th dan in baduk, 9th dan in cooking, that’s it.

So what on earth does 9th Dan in politics mean?

Is it the 9th level of politics to read the political landscape and the interests of the political parties to look after your own interests? That is just looking after your own interests, so it cannot be called politics.

Even if you survive in the political arena like that, it is a separate issue from receiving the respect of the people. Do you think you will receive the respect of 3-5 term National Assembly members?

Are you not a 9th-dan politician or a third-rate politician?

Mrs. Kim Ho-nam brought out words that she had kept in her heart for a long time.

“Look at your father. How can someone like that be a ninth-dan politician? He’s a third-rate politician.”

“Hey, Mom, why are you saying that? My father was able to do that, so he was in politics for 20 years.”

“Huh~ Look at how he got kicked out because he was hated by his nephew. Your father was a man who held on to his enemy’s strings. What makes you think you’re a 9th-dan politician?”

The sons looked around.

Today, my mother is very rude.

By the way, is it really true that father will be kicked out like this?

I wonder if we too will suffer the same fate as our enemies if we do politics wrong later on. Wouldn’t it be better to keep our distance from politics, like my mother said?

This is where third-rate politics emerges.

“Master!! Master!!”

“Where have you been and why are you coming back now?”

“Be happy!! I’m back to life!! Haha~ Then that’s right!! There’s no way I could die like this!!”

Park Jeong-ui opened his chest in front of his wife and children.

War heroes who were brought to light at the Shanghai War Memorial Ceremony, including then Army General Park Jeong-ui, joined the ranks.

As the head of state said, the National Assembly is full of people who fight and grab each other by the collar to get a five-year badge.

Who can act like a human being in a place like that?

Public opinion was formed that the old government was better than the old government, which was a waste of time.

The People’s Republican Party of Korea has decided to nominate Park Jeong-ui as the candidate for ‘Daedeok-gun Gap 3-ro’ in this general election, so if he wins a seat in the National Assembly, he can become Prime Minister again.

Is this how the 9th dan in politics is revived?

But Mrs. Kim Ho-nam snorted.

“That would be nice. To die and come back to life.”

“No, why are you reacting like this? Aren’t you happy?”

“I’ll be happy if you do well in politics. If you make another mistake and get kicked out by the master, you know it’ll be a disgrace to the family, right? You don’t become a 9th dan in politics by coming back to life. You become a 9th dan by doing well in politics.”

“Ahem~.”

Park Jeong-ui coughed in vain to relieve his embarrassment.

Even now, I regret the subsidy embezzlement incident so much that I wonder why I brought it up here. I couldn’t raise my voice in front of the kids, so I tried to cover it up.

“Hey, why is it my fault? My old teacher’s son is asking for help, how can I…?”

“So you’re saying that you’re a third-rate politician. If you do politics like that, what will the kids see and learn from it?”

“No, this guy really….”

“Why? Did I say something wrong? Should I go and ask the enemy? Are you a ninth-dan politician or a third-rate politician?”

The shrimps caught up in the fight between the whales just watched.

A couple was arguing right in front of me, and I was on the verge of bursting out laughing, but before the laughter could escape, I covered my mouth with a spoonful of rice.

***

“Your Majesty, these are the people I will nominate this time.”

“Why are you bringing this to me?”

“There was an opinion from the party that it would be better to get the leader’s approval….”

This is Changgyeonggung Palace,

I checked the list of candidates submitted by the Korean People’s Republican Party.

To be honest, this was an expected development. I made a bombshell statement targeting the National Assembly at the Shanghai War Memorial.

What can those who have only been doing this for five years do for the country?

All they did was yell at the State Council and fight over who would get nominated, but in front of the bereaved families, I told them that they should blame me for being a dictator for 27 years rather than such trash.

Do you think the members of the National Assembly will feel at ease after hearing such words?

Looking at this, it seems that everyone is at level 9.

These 9th-dan politicians who find amazing ways to survive by flattering others, should we put another badge on their chests?

Honestly, since he’s the guy, I just skimmed through the list.

[Park Jeong-ui]

[Kim Jong-pil]

Here are some familiar names that appear.

My uncle was driven out by the subsidy corruption scandal, and Kim Jong-pil was driven out by the nomination scandal and personnel tyranny, both products of the old era.

These people are once again sticking their heads out there to run for Congress.

Do I really have to go this far? I wanted to advise them to just step down on their own, but there really isn’t an alternative to kicking these people out.

That’s the biggest problem. Instead of just criticizing the side dish that goes with the rice, it’s time to start nurturing talent with my own hands.

Building buildings and building infrastructure are important, but isn’t the most important thing farming people?

First, the list of candidates was passed as is, and a youth committee was organized under the Korean People’s Republican Party.

Talents who will reform the rotten political scene,

When the time came, he called them to Changgyeonggung Palace and personally instructed them.

“What do you think of the 9th Dan in politics?”

“Well… isn’t reading the political landscape and the interests of the political parties and taking advantage of them the 9th level of politics?”

“That’s not politics, it’s just taking care of your own interests. If you fail to get nominated and then come back, is that 9th Dan? Times have changed. The era of judging politics and reading the numbers is over.”

Why would the public be interested in a new face?

This means that there is nothing more to expect from existing politicians. Do you think ‘strategic nomination’ will work in this situation?

If I were to relax the political party law and grow the opposition party, there are more than 80 lawmakers who would be kicked out right now.

This is why the 9th dan in politics does not exist in this world.

Even I, a dictator, am now looking at the public’s feelings. Who would dare to read the situation through a fight? Can a politician see into the public’s inner thoughts?

I thought that if we moved the capital to Daedeok County, the national development would be balanced and the population would be dispersed.

But the reality is the opposite, Gyeongseong residents still want to live here.

If I go down to Daedeok-gun, how many people will follow me? Probably less than 300,000.

In that case, Daedeok County will remain like Washington, D.C., a city with only a building symbolizing the government standing tall and an empty area surrounding it.

Did I plan the capital relocation for that?

Even if we spend hundreds of billions of won to relocate the government building, it is questionable whether the economic effect will be worth it. Once I step down, won’t things change?

I tried to find a way, but it was still impossible.

The honest attitude is to simply admit failure, and this is an attitude that is also required of members of the National Assembly.

Is it a politician to hang around the political party to try to get a badge?

If you think of that as politics, that means that’s how Korean politics has flowed so far, but isn’t real politics about taking responsibility for what you do?

I emphasized that to the young people.

“I think politics is about responsibility. For example, if a political party wins 200 seats in the National Assembly with the support of the people, it can push forward with policies without worrying about what other people think.

That’s not a dictatorship, the people gave them full authority to do so.

The problem is that some people take that responsibility as easily as taking off their clothes. If I take off my clothes, am I exempt from responsibility?

Look at the people hanging around the political parties right now, trying to get nominated.

“The people who embezzled government subsidies and caused the primary election disaster are sticking their heads out to become members of the National Assembly again. What do you think? If they put on the National Assembly uniform again, will they become ninth-dan politicians?”

The young men said nothing.

Maybe you felt something,

Since they were all adults, any further advice was unnecessary.