I Became Park Jeong-ui’s Nephew - Chapter 270



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He became Park Jeong-ui’s nephew. – (270)

“Who will be the next prime minister?”

“It’s not something we can decide. We have to carefully consider the enemy’s intentions.”

“If we’re going to do it, it would be better if it’s Kim Young-sam. If a guy who rolls in from somewhere becomes the prime minister, what will become of us?”

This is Gyeongseong,

Officials of the People’s Republican Party of Korea watched the political situation with bated breath.

The People’s Republican Party of Korea is the most deeply rooted political party in Korea, founded by the head of state in 1947 and celebrating its 40th anniversary this year.

Of course, there were ups and downs along the way.

Park Jeong-ui, who became the director of the political bureau, took power, but that was only for a short time, as Kim Jong-pil jumped into a factional war and public opinion in the party became divided.

With Park Chung-hee and Kim Jong-pil taking turns as prime ministers, the party line has become solidified as pro-Park and pro-Kim, but that is no longer meaningful.

Former Prime Minister Park Jeong-ui has gone missing, and Kim Jong-pil has also fallen from power due to mismanagement.

What does factional fighting mean in this situation?

If the cabinet system is abolished and the presidential system is restored, we will only follow the head of state.

But is that the only answer? Kim Young-sam, who maintained a third force in the power struggle between Kim Jong-pil and Park Chung-hee, could become the next prime minister.

Kim Young-sam is a man who jumped into a tiger’s den to eat meat.

He is an opportunist who betrayed Kim Dae-jung and handed over the entire opposition party to the ruling party in order to try his hand at politics, so he is a decent alternative from the perspective of the Democratic Party of Korea.

‘Is it my time now?’

Kim Young-sam himself did not hide his expectations.

It is difficult for a head of state to care about Korean politics. Daehan Transportation is planning to expand its business to California, so will it be dependent on Korea?

It would be less burdensome to maintain the cabinet system rather than switching to a presidential system.

Kim Young-sam drank a big sip of kimchi stew, saying that he would be the next prime minister.

The Democratic Party of Korea also does not deny that position.

However, trouble arose during the process of coordinating opinions between the two sides.

“I will recommend you as Prime Minister, so I hope you will respect the opinions within the party.”

“Well, does the Korean People’s Party have a party platform?”

Kim Young-sam wanted to be supported by the Democratic Party of Korea, but he refused to be dragged around by them.

That would be the case. They have been at odds with each other due to long-standing factional conflicts, and if the head of state had not eliminated Park Chung-hee and Kim Jong-pil, they would still be fighting in separate tents within the party.

What is the reason that the Democratic Party of Korea supports Kim Young-sam?

Because if a person without any basis becomes prime minister with the support of the head of state, their position becomes ambiguous.

The only way left for the Democratic Party is to follow the head of state.

How could the Democratic Party of Korea refuse when the head of state gave the order to appoint a horse bone that was rolling around somewhere as prime minister?

For this reason, Kim Young-sam ignored the Korean Democratic Party.

“If you want to maintain your vested interests, isn’t it right to give me power? Why do you want to control me?”

“I’m not trying to control you, I’m just telling you not to do whatever you want. Do you know what happened when Prime Minister Kim Jong-pil expanded welfare policies as he pleased?”

“I am different from Kim Jong-pil. Kim Jong-pil is a failure who tried to expand his faction and ended up ruined. Please don’t treat me like a third-rate politician.”

The reason Kim Jong-pil expanded welfare policies is clear.

The Gyeongseong area, with a population of 11 million, is the stronghold of the Korean People’s Party. In order to level this tilted playing field, votes had to be distributed in Daedeok County and the provinces.

The problem is that the policy was too radical.

As welfare policies were expanded, administrative power should have been expanded as well, but as the balance was broken, civil servants suffered from excessive workload.

It was a waste of tax money, and that’s why it was destroyed.

Kim Young-sam insisted that he was different from Kim Jong-pil and made it clear that he would not be swayed by party lines.

“The Democratic Party of Korea needs to reflect. If you think about it, isn’t the factional conflict between Kim Jong-pil and Park Jeong-ui your responsibility? The head of state was so wary of factional strife, but you instead stabbed him in the back… Isn’t that why people are talking about returning to a presidential system?”

“Let’s talk about this!! Who the hell put a knife in whose back?!!”

“The Democratic Party of Korea was founded by the head of state!! How could we have stabbed him in the back?!!”

The Hanmin Party officials shook their fists.

The public opinion was formed that even if a third party took power, this guy would not be given real power, as the fox was complaining about the disappearance of two tigers.

Of course, Kim Young-sam is also working hard to secure his own power.

As he himself is a member of the Democratic Party, a fierce battle for power continued.

***

“How about bringing in the Liberty Peace Party?”

“Wait a minute. Those guys are definitely accused of sedition….”

“It’s too dangerous. I wonder what the enemy will think of this….”

This is Gyeongseong, and Kim Young-sam gathered talented people from all over the country ahead of the election.

Among them are lawmakers from the Liberty Peace Party led by former Prime Minister Park Jeong-ui.

The Liberty Peace Party was disbanded on charges of sedition, but many of its members still wear the National Assembly badge.

The background is a bit complicated to explain, but if you look closely, the Liberty Peace Party is also a faction of the Democratic Party.

When Park Chung-hee was ousted, the pro-Park faction within the Democratic Party of Korea was reduced to a state of being without a shackle.

Rather than watching the Kim Jong-pil faction run wild, wouldn’t it be better to expand power centered around pro-Park factions?

That’s how the Liberty Peace Party was born. Although some pro-Park forces remained in the Democratic Party until the end, about 80% of pro-Park forces moved to the Liberty Peace Party.

The goal of the Liberty Peace Party is to abolish the retirement age for politicians, expel pro-Kim forces, and return the Democratic Party to its former state.

If that happens, we can return to the old days when pro-Park faction ruled the world.

“Wait a minute, if I do this wrong, I’ll be charged with treason?”

“There’s no need to fight like we’re going to kill each other.”

But the party wasn’t all hardliners.

They just set up a separate household because they didn’t like the sight of Kim Jong-pil’s faction.

There are still some pro-Park factions within the Democratic Party, and who knows, they might join forces later?

So, although the path to compromise was open, former Prime Minister Park Chung-hee took the risk of raiding the National Assembly.

This was a fatal blow to the Liberty Peace Party, which was disbanded. In the end, not all members of the Liberty Peace Party were guilty of sedition.

Of the 90 Liberty Peace Party members of the National Assembly, 68 were sentenced to prison.

The remaining 22 were acquitted and retained their seats in the National Assembly.

This is why Kim Young-sam is showing interest in the Liberty Peace Party members. If he can win them over, he can also embrace the pro-Park faction within the Korean People’s Party.

From Kim Young-sam’s perspective, it was a clever strategy to bring back to his home the pro-Park forces that had left the Democratic Party.

This is a welcome development for the pro-Park faction.

The hardliners were brought down by the National Assembly attack, so now the pro-Park pacifists seeking reconciliation are leading public opinion.

If this happens, Kim Young-sam’s position will become even stronger, and even the pro-Kim forces will not be able to ignore Kim Young-sam.

‘Wait a minute, something seems strange?’

Kim Young-sam took a moment to collect his thoughts here.

The pro-Park faction is a group under the influence of former Prime Minister Park Chung-hee and the head of state Park Sang-geun. This means that the head of state of Korea will once again take control of the Korean People’s Party.

Kim Jong-pil, who took power after the fall of Park Chung-hee, was forced out by pressure from the head of state. What will be the position of Kim Young-sam, who took power with the support of pro-Park forces?

He brought together pro-Park forces to become prime minister, which is no different from handing over the party leadership to the head of state.

What is the point of becoming prime minister in this situation?

However, moving towards a direct presidential election system is also meaningless.

The direct presidential election system requires public support. How could Kim Young-sam, who has been fighting factions within the Democratic Party for the past 30 years, have the virtue to receive public support?

In the end, there was no other way than to become a dog that did whatever the head of state ordered.

***

“Your Majesty, how have you been?”

“Huh? Excuse me, who are you?”

“Ah… I am someone who worked under former Prime Minister Park Jeong-ui.”

This is Daedeok-gun,

Park Myeong-ui met a suspicious person on his way home from work.

He said he worked under my father, so what does that have to do with me? I tried to ignore him, but the suspicious person kept trying to talk to me.

“Isn’t it time for you to get involved in politics now, Young Master?”

“No, what kind of politics do I do?”

“No. You will eventually become like that, my lord. The Korean People’s Party has served the Park family for 40 years.”

“What…what did you say?”

Park Myeong-ui was speechless.

Is this something a major political party that constitutes one axis of a liberal democratic country should say?

I was so shocked that I ended up interfering without even realizing it.

“Why did those who were so loyal to my father let him die? Shouldn’t you have prevented it?”

“That was because of the traitors who followed Kim Jong-pil… But now it’s different. We’ve reorganized the power base around the pro-Park faction…”

“I don’t want to hear it. You are not loyal to the Park family. Don’t you need a means to protect your vested interests?”

Park Myeong-ui hated the Hanmin Party.

Is the reason your father passed away because of the head of state’s hammer?

If you think about it, it was because of the factional conflict within the Democratic Party of Korea, which was divided into pro-Park and pro-Kim factions, so my father must have felt like he was something.

He was dancing on that sword when he slipped and got his throat cut.

This is the real reason my father died, so shouldn’t the politicians reflect on this? But now they say, ‘We are the ones who serve the Park family’? Is that what they are saying now?

He spewed out venomous words, saying he didn’t even want to look at her.

“Now, are you going to stick to Kim Young-sam and pretend to be loyal to the head of state? I warn you, if you do that, your heads will be cut off. The same goes for Kim Young-sam. Just wait and see. Your father, who passed away first, will be waiting for you in the afterlife.”

Park Myeong-ui’s prophecy came true in a frightening way.

The head of state arrested Kim Young-sam and his followers.

The charge was that he had recruited members of the Liberty Peace Party who were plotting to overthrow the state.

“I am being treated unfairly!! If I have a crime, it is only the crime of bringing about reconciliation in the political arena that was divided into pro-Park and pro-Kim!! Didn’t the pro-Park forces actually unite and stabilize the party line of the Democratic Party of Korea?!! I am being treated unfairly!!”

But this cry was ignored by the head of state as well as the people.

What on earth do politicians do while living off of tax money?

Pro-Park VS Pro-Kim? Did something like that really happen? He clicked his tongue, saying that he now knows why the head of state is beating those guys up like rats.

“Let’s abolish parliamentary democracy and go to a monarchy!!”

“Make the head of state the king!!”

“The factional fighting among the scum is now getting tiresome!!”

Public opinion demanding a monarchy grew stronger.

The State Guest House under construction in Pyongyang is also nearing completion. It is called a State Guest House, but in reality, it is a palace to establish the dignity of the head of state.

Public opinion arose that the election should be skipped and the coronation ceremony should be held there.

“That goes against the wishes of the head of state. If he had intended to become king, he would have done so thirty years ago.”

However, there was no small amount of public opinion opposing this.

In fact, the head of state also said, “I am doing this because I am the one doing it. No one else has the ability to lead Korea.”

In this situation, if a monarchy is chosen, what will happen to Korea when the head of state dies? That is why they tried to foster parliamentary democracy in some way, but Kim Jong-pil, Kim Young-sam, and Park Chung-hee all fought over their own rice bowls and perished.

In the end, if the Korean leader dies, this country will collapse like a sand castle.

The failure of parliamentary democracy has created a sense of unease in the hearts of the Korean people.

That led to calls for the establishment of a monarchy, but the head of state was soon turning 60 and did not have much time.