I Became Park Jeong-ui’s Nephew - Chapter 280



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He became Park Jeong-ui’s nephew. – (280)

“Your Majesty, we have a guest.”

“Let me in.”

This is Geumneung,

I welcomed guests from the interior.

The protagonist is Wang Guiying, the leader of the corporate warlord Lianxiang. I could have arrested him right away, but I didn’t show my teeth.

No, he is not worth arresting. Wang Guiying may think of raising his value by surrendering, but I did not raise his value.

“Your Majesty, as I have told you in my previous letters, I do not want to fight. If you promise peace on the continent, I will gladly surrender to Korea.”

“Well, I don’t know what effect your surrender will have on the overall situation.”

“Huh? What do you mean…?”

Wang Guiying still had an expression of not understanding,

First, I sat them down and continued the explanation.

“For example, there are ten troublemakers in the classroom. When the teacher comes, they all make a fuss and won’t sit down. If you were the teacher, would you control each of those ten people? That would be inefficient. Who would you have to beat up to make the classroom quiet?”

“Well… he must be the strongest one.”

“That’s right. You’re not the strongest one.”

Lian Xiang is a mid-level warlord among those existing in China.

Do you think I can put the continent to sleep by beating this guy?

It’s not worth killing to make a big difference, and it can’t be completely ignored.

Since I knew that too, I tried to somehow raise my own value, so I sent Wang Guiying back to Lianxiang.

The problem is that this human being has no intention of going back, I gave another example this time.

“Have you ever lived in an apartment complex?”

“Is this an apartment complex?”

“Yes, since apartments are not places where I live alone, people who know how to be considerate of each other should live together. But if one person were to make noise, who would have to leave the apartment?”

“Well, he must be the one making the noise.”

“Why would someone who knows that well come here? If there is chaos in the interior, you should drive out the noisemakers. There is no need for you to come out of the apartment building, right?”

I watched Wang Guiying’s reaction.

By now, you probably understood. But the answer I got was unexpected.

“You said that apartment complexes are places where people who are considerate of one another live together?”

“Yeah, that’s right.”

“As you said, Marshal, a country is like a condominium. When people who care for each other live together, society becomes stable and the country is maintained. However, that is not the case in China today. If you are dissatisfied, you are yelled at to leave and attacked by barbarians swarming around. I lived in such a place for 17 years, and I tried my best to bring peace. However, because I lacked the strength, I have not been able to resolve the chaos until now. That is why I came here in the hope that Marshal would take control of this condominium called China.”

I was lost in thought for a moment.

I thought he was a fool who only cared about his own safety, abandoning his own power and defecting without warning, but the reason he defected to Korea is clear.

Well then, I guess I should change my mind too.

First, I gestured for him to sit next to me.

“Do you want to be the owner of a public housing complex called China?”

“Yes, if Your Majesty permits, I would like to manage that house.”

“Okay, if you want, I can do that.”

In this way, I set about making Lianxiang the greatest force in China.

Public opinion in China, which used to ridicule Wang Guiying as an idiot, also began to change. What would the other warlords say when the Korean leader supports Lian Xiang?

In this way, the communal house called China found peace, and Wang Guiying sent hostages back to Korea to prove her loyalty.

That’s right, you’re the manager of the apartment complex, so why are you taking hostage?

But Wang Guiying’s position was clear.

“Housing management can be done here too. And how could a father send his son as a hostage? It is not the attitude of a father to put his son’s life at risk.”

I nodded.

Wang Guiying is a more responsible person than you might think. The plan to defect to Korea and use its support to control mainland China was decided upon by him.

But if you send your son or a close associate to Korea as a hostage and a problem arises, will you immediately abandon them?

So, you are saying that you will be the hostage yourself.

The reason was clear, so I couldn’t stop him.

***

“Wang Guiying made the stupid choice of taking herself hostage. Rather than following such an idiot, why not join hands with me?”

“I will decline.”

This is China,

Lian Xiang was constantly tempted by the warlords around him.

If I rebel now that the owner is away, won’t the company, the territory, and even the militia all be mine?

But it would be foolish to rebel now, the Korean leader has handed over the communal housing called China to Wang Guiying.

Those who make a fuss here will just get kicked out,

The guy who makes a fuss in the apartment complex should move to a single-family home. Why does he keep hanging around the apartment complex?

The staff of Lianshan gathered their strength and even made a declaration to the nation.

“The Korean leader said that a public housing complex is a place where people who care for each other live together. The country is no different. Right now, the warlords in China are constantly causing trouble because of their own greed, and because of that, the residents are suffering.

We, Lianxiang, will follow the will of Chairman Wang Guiying and crack down on such acts in the future.

We are all Chinese. Let’s live quietly without harming each other. If you don’t like that, get out of China. Why are those who cause noise between floors living in single-family homes instead of apartments? Those who need to leave this land are not innocent civilians. Those who want to fight, get out of China.”

This statement received overwhelming popular support in Yan’an.

Was Chairman Wang Guiying not a fool, but a hero who brought peace to China?

As public opinion changed, the power structure within China was reorganized around Lianxiang.

While other warlords were left hanging, the Chinese people wanted to make Wang Guiying the leader of China, but he declined.

The warlords are still alive and well, and above all, China relies on Korea’s authority to maintain peace.

In this situation, will you end your hostage life and return to China to become a leader?

I concluded that it was premature to return to China.

The problem is that this indecisive and cautious attitude is holding me back.

Wang Yuan, the son of Wang Guiying, was dissatisfied with his father’s passive attitude.

“Now is the right time to unify China, so why is Father taking the hostage?”

Korea has already delegated the rule of the communal housing called China to Lianxiang.

Then, you should return to your country and show leadership in leading China. If you continue to live as a hostage in Korea, won’t the Chinese be disappointed?

The surrounding warlords also fanned Wang Yuan’s ambitions.

“If Lianxiang establishes a unified government, we will also surrender to Lianxiang.”

“Is that true?”

“Yes, we have been mistaken all along. The country is a communal housing complex where we live together, but we have been too greedy and the country has come to this point. From now on, we will cooperate with Lian Sang.”

“Thank you for saying so.”

In this way, Wang Yuan united the warlords under his own initiative.

The problem is that the authority comes from the father who is held hostage in Korea. How would the father feel if his son were to run wild?

Wang Guiying scolded her son.

“You fell for the lynxes’ plotting!! Aren’t you ashamed?!!”

“Father, you must wake up to reality!! The Chinese people want to establish a unified government, but if you only look at the faces of the powerful countries, the Chinese people will be disappointed!!”

This incident split Lianxiang in half.

As the leadership split into factions supporting Chairman Wang Guiying and his son Wang Yuan, the warlords who surrendered to Lian Xiang effectively remained independent.

From the beginning, this is what the warlords were after.

Now that Lianxiang has split, Korea can no longer use Lianxiang to control the Chinese warlords.

Since Lian Xiang’s value has dropped, Wang Guiying’s value will also drop.

Because of her son’s greed, Wang Guiying was in danger of being abandoned in Korea.

***

“Your Majesty, what are you going to do?”

“Just leave it. We have nothing to lose.”

This is Geumneung,

I consulted with the Central Intelligence Agency staff to ensure Wang Guiying’s safety.

My son was deceived by the warlords’ plot to rebel, so how can my father, who is being held hostage in Korea, be safe?

If I kill Wang Guiying here, Wang Yuan will become a traitor who drove his father to death, and the warlords who instigated Wang Yuan will also become the worst bastards in the world.

But is that to Korea’s advantage?

There are still those in Lianxiang who support Wang Guiying, and the same goes for the Chinese people.

In that case, it would be best to use them politically rather than kill them.

I recognized Wang Guiying as the sole legitimate leader of China.

The king and the warlords who were hanging around him even sent troops to clean up the commotion in the communal apartments.

Wang Guiying, with support from Korea, advanced to Yan’an.

Even within Lianxiang, forces supporting the king’s return rose up.

The warlords, attacked from within and without, quickly fell, and Wang Yuan, who had betrayed his father and played along with the warlords, was taken prisoner.

“Kill me or let me live, do as you wish, Your Majesty.”

Wang Guiying sent her captured son to Korea as a hostage.

A father who took the place of his son and became a hostage, how great must his sense of betrayal have been, having been betrayed by his son.

I called the rat that had rolled into the tiger’s den to the office.

“Your father could not send his son as a hostage, so he became a hostage himself. Now, you are joining hands with the warlords and striking your father in the back of the head. As a son, aren’t you ashamed?”

“Wow… Your Majesty, I just couldn’t let down the expectations of the Chinese people. How could my father rectify the chaos in China while staying in Korea? So I…”

“Stop making excuses. Your value is nothing more or less than that of a sacrificial lamb. You must be an example for the peace of the continent.”

The CIA agents dragged the scapegoat out.

Wang Yuan was declared missing from that day onwards, and Wang Guiying did not ask anything about her son’s whereabouts.

In the face of power, there is no blood, tears, or kinship. Can you forgive a son who stabbed his father in the back?

He responded that it didn’t matter that he only had one son, and instead dispatched his second son, Wang Hui-jeong, to Korea.

Is he now going to use his other children as a scapegoat because he is angry at being betrayed by his son?

But I did not treat Queen Dowager Yi Jeong like an abandoned horse.

“How is your father doing these days?”

“Yes, in order to live up to your Majesty’s expectations, we are working hard to control the warlords and maintain order.”

“You too should learn a lot from me. Then, you will be able to follow in your father’s footsteps and manage the apartment complex.”

Queen Dowager Yijeong bowed her head without saying anything.

Now that your older brother has run wild and disappeared, wouldn’t you be the next successor?

If you catch my eye now, your position as successor will become more solid. Even Wang Hui-jeong knew that and followed me around like a shadow.

According to world opinion watching this, the next successor to Lian Shang was decided as follows.