I Became Park Jeong-ui’s Nephew - Chapter 29



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He became Park Jeong-ui’s nephew. – (29)

“The country must be completely independent, the people must be completely liberated, and society must be absolutely equal. You must keep this in your hearts.”

This is Kookmin University,

Students listened to the speech of Shin Ik-ui, Vice Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea.

Shin Ik-ui was a member of the Shanghai Provisional Government and aimed to establish a democratic republic based on the Three Equalities Principle.

So, did you achieve that goal?

Once the country was divided into North and South, complete independence became a bubble. South Korea was under American rule for 30 years, so national liberation was lost and society was not very equal.

Those who are leading Korea now are the vested interests and the dictators who have taken advantage of them.

Shin Ik-ui gave his students the homework that Korea must achieve complete independence and equality.

The problem is that this statement could end up strangling him.

The South Korean government considers the very term “national unification” to be an act of treason.

“The South Korean government should negotiate with North Korea!!”

“Let’s achieve national unification!!”

Jeju Island was oppressed and branded a traitor for saying these words.

It would be suicidal to say such a thing in public, not long after the rebellion was suppressed.

The ruling Korean People’s Party could not just ignore this incident.

“Should I blow that guy Shinik away?”

“Then, he is the one who will be an obstacle to Your Majesty’s future.”

The Korean People’s Party viewed Shin Ik-ui as a thorn in their side.

They keep calling for the liberation of the fatherland and complete independence of the people, but isn’t this no different from the North Koreans who shout, “American troops, withdraw from the Korean Peninsula!!”

Of course, the Democratic Party of Korea led by Shin Ik-ui is a minority party with 16 seats, so it doesn’t matter if we leave it alone.

The problem is that the South Korean government is facing a general election.

The term of office of the Constitutional Assembly (2 years) has now ended, and in the general elections held next year, we will elect officials who will be responsible for the next 4 years of this country.

The ruling Korean People’s Party is expecting a landslide victory, and the country has stabilized under the president’s election and the gross national product has jumped 30 percent.

[Korean People’s Party approval rating 92%, likely to win overwhelming victory in next year’s general election – Dong-A Ilbo]

The people also view the Korean People’s Party taking power positively.

We will probably be able to secure about 180 out of 200 seats.

The problem is the remaining 20 seats. Since we’re already eating, shouldn’t we eat them all?

At the exact moment when Shin Ik-ui made his self-destructive remarks, the Korean People’s Party decided to exaggerate the incident.

“Vice Chairman Shin Ik?”

“Yes, Director of the Political Bureau, if you leave that guy alone, he will come back to haunt you in the future.”

“That is difficult. His Majesty has decided to send Vice-Chairman Shin Ik to England.”

However, Park Jeong-ui, the director of the political bureau, was not pleased with this plan.

Recently, a new queen (Elizabeth II) ascended the throne in Britain, and the Korean government plans to send a delegation to congratulate her.

The person chosen as the representative of the delegation was Vice Chairman Shin Ik-ui. In this situation, are you suddenly impeaching Shin Ik-ui?

Of course, Park Jeong-ui did not like Shin Ik-ui, who made useless remarks at Kookmin University, but he decided that it would be unreasonable to purge him to that extent.

“Your Majesty, you are maintaining good relations with the National Assembly. If you suppress the opposition now, you will only be stirring up public opinion.”

“That’s true, but… in order to secure a clear victory in the next general election… .”

“There are fights that we can’t win without gaining anything. What do we have to gain by suppressing the opposition?”

Park Jeong-ui dismissed the issue.

The role of the political director is to coordinate the relationship between the ruling party and the ruling party.

If we suppress Shin Ik-ui, we will have to deal with Kookmin University as well.

Shin Ik-ui, who played a major role in the establishment of Kookmin University, if we get rid of Shin Ik-ui, will we just leave the students who inherited his ideas alone?

Can the Democratic Party of Korea be safe?

This is why purges continue one after another, and even if they are not up to the level of 8th cousins, those connected to them will have a hard time staying safe.

For the Korean People’s Party, which is facing a major event such as the general election, the removal of Shin Ik was not an attractive card.

So the incident was buried, but it took another turn.

***

“Are you really the person sent by Park Hwon-young?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

This is New Delhi, India,

Shin Ik-ui met a suspicious man on his way to England.

The identity is an agent sent by Park Hwon-young, the secretary of the South Korean Workers’ Party. What is the person in power who forms one axis of the North Korean regime doing here?

Shin Ik-ui knew how dangerous it was to come into contact with them, but he did not run away.

To achieve complete unification, we must understand North Korea.

Am I going to miss this opportunity to save my life?

He maintained the attitude of jumping into the tiger’s den to catch the tiger.

“How did you know I was coming here?”

“I have received intelligence that the teacher is coming to England to celebrate the accession of Queen Elizabeth.”

“Where did you get that information? Did you plant a spy in South Korea?”

“Haha~ A spy? Are South Korea and North Korea enemies? Can’t people of the same ethnicity travel back and forth between each other?”

He tried to lighten the mood by being clever, but in fact, the agent was also wary of Shin Ik-yi.

Shin Ik-ui was once the person who sent an assassin to North Korea to assassinate Kim Il-sung. How could the North Korean leadership not know that?

In a meeting chosen at the risk of both parties, the agent revealed top-secret information.

“Did you know that Stalin is dead?”

“What are you talking about? Stalin is dead?”

“You didn’t know that. He died a while ago. This was confirmed by our spies planted in the Soviet Union. It’s certain.”

Shin Ik-yi felt sweat running down his spine.

Who is Stalin?

The Soviet Union, the most powerful country that divided the world along with the United States, lost its leader without a successor.

The Soviet Union is keeping this fact hidden for fear of repercussions, but the battle among the candidates vying for the next presidency has already begun.

In addition, the Soviet Union is currently in a very unstable position both internally and externally.

The expansion of communism came to a halt when policies simultaneously pursued on three fronts—the failure to communize Germany, the failure to communize China, and the failure to communize the Korean Peninsula—ended in failure.

In addition, public sentiment in Ukraine is at its worst due to the massacre of 300,000 people in an attempt to suppress the rebellion.

In this situation, what choice will North Korea make?

If the Soviet Union were to collapse, the North Korean regime would be in danger.

If the United States takes this opportunity to advance north, North Korea will be destroyed, and the Chinese Communist regime will also be unlikely to survive.

North Korea is concerned about this, so it has recommended a ceasefire and reconciliation to the South Korean government.

“Our Secretary General does not want to fight with South Korea. And if the US occupies North Korea like this, won’t the Korean Peninsula become an American colony forever? That’s something you don’t want either, sir?”

“This guy is really… Aren’t you guys just too shameless? Because of North Korea’s plot, thousands of people in Jeju Island were branded traitors and killed!! 700,000 Koreans in Japan were expelled across the 39th parallel!! And now you’re talking about peace?!! You’re just too shameless!! Are you only bringing up your own people now that you’re at a disadvantage?!!”

The agent was flustered when Shin Ik-yi reacted violently.

I wasn’t expecting this kind of reaction,

Anyway, he turned a blind eye, saying that the past had nothing to do with us.

“That’s not what we did. Didn’t 100,000 leftists in South Korea convert to the Korean People’s Party? Do you think the world will change if we do something in that situation?”

“Phew~.”

Shin Ik-ui let out a heavy sigh.

I don’t like the power of a dictator who relies on the US military government, but it’s 100 times better than the North Korean puppet regime that only causes chaos through espionage activities.

So it is true that the Korean People’s Party enjoys the support of the people.

Shin Ik-ui accepted reality.

More important than the unification of the country is the people’s lives, but isn’t the unification of the country a dream that must be achieved someday?

So, I felt sorry for pushing homework that I couldn’t solve onto the students at Kookmin University.

So, I wanted to meet a North Korean agent and untie this tangled knot with my own hands, but even after talking, I didn’t get an answer.

Is this why the President of South Korea blocked dialogue with North Korea from the beginning?

I understand a little bit.

Anyway, it is true that North Korea was in a great crisis due to Stalin’s death. China is in the same situation, so where will they get supplies?

What North Korea wants now is an armistice agreement and peace.

Shin Ik-ui grabbed his opponent’s weakness and shook him.

“If they really want to talk, Park Hwon-young and Kim Il-sung should come to Seoul in person, apologize for what happened, and find a way for the people to unite. Do you understand what I mean?”

“Teacher, that seems difficult.”

“Difficult? What do you mean?”

“Now that the Soviet Union has come to that point, we have lost the ability to start a war. But South Korea has the support of the US military, right? If the US military does not withdraw, we cannot have peace of mind and talk.”

The US military’s complaints have started again.

The reason North Korea reacted this way was clear.

Didn’t the US military cross the 38th parallel and attack the North Korean mainland last time?

In fact, it was done by the Korean military, but the Korean government officially announced that it was an ‘operation in cooperation with the US military.’

And it is true that the US President tried to dismiss MacArthur because of this incident, and North Korea still believes that it was the US military that crossed the 38th parallel that day.

North Korea’s position is that unless the US military withdraws, they cannot open their hearts to each other and have a dialogue, but Shin Ik-ui draws the line, saying that is impossible.

“Do you think the President will accept that? You are talking nonsense.”

“Then, the unification of the fatherland will not be achieved. The United States will dominate the Korean Peninsula in the future. Are you okay with that?”

“That area is already beyond my ability. I don’t have the talent to achieve that dream, but someone who will inherit my will will appear someday.”

Thus the negotiations broke down.

Shin Ik-ui set sail for England as if nothing had happened, and the spies following him also headed to England.

***

“Shin Ik-ui made contact with Park Hwon-yeong?”

“Yes, that’s for sure.”

This is Japan,

MacArthur, Commander-in-Chief of the Far East Army, obtained important information.

The Soviet Union was thrown into chaos by Stalin’s death, and the Chinese and North Korean regimes that had been receiving support from the Soviet Union were also shaken.

Now is the perfect opportunity to drive out the communists.

MacArthur had recently recommended a general attack on the U.S. government.

The Chinese Nationalist Party – If they mobilize the Korean government and push in from all sides, the situation will end, but the U.S. government is reacting cautiously, fearing that World War III will break out.

“The Soviet Union is already shaking. If we attack, the Soviet Union will join hands with China and North Korea to strengthen internal unity. Let’s just let them fight each other.”

“Now is the time to attack!! Hurry up and secure the budget!!”

“You’re not paying that money, are you? Are you going to pay it?”

MacArthur demanded an increase in the budget for the war, but the U.S. government ignored him.

The US budget for World War II was approximately $4 trillion, or 40% of US GDP.

President Roosevelt raised the budget ceiling several times to finance the war, and now the United States cannot afford to fight another war.

But are you saying that we will fight a world war against the Soviet Union, China, and North Korea?

The US position was that there should never be war, and MacArthur was furious at the government’s complacent attitude.

I’m already feeling uneasy, and now the Vice-Speaker of the National Assembly of Korea is in contact with the North Korean regime?

This wasn’t something to just pass over.