I Became Park Jeong-ui’s Nephew - Chapter 94



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He became Park Jeong-ui’s nephew. – (94)

“Chief of the Political Bureau, shouldn’t there be at least one force within the military that follows Your Excellency?”

“That makes sense. It seems like His Majesty is also secretly concerned about the military these days….”

This is the headquarters of the Korean People’s Party.

Director of the Political Bureau Park Jeong-ui had a serious conversation with the soldiers.

In Guatemala and Vietnam, governments were overthrown by coups, and in the United States, President Kennedy’s reputation was tarnished when the conflict between the president and his generals was covered in the news.

Korea is also a country that cannot be free from this incident. Wouldn’t the military be controlled if there was a private organization within the military that followed the president?

Park Jeong-ui thought that was the answer, but the president does not look favorably on factions.

The problem becomes even more serious when factions create their own leagues, especially if they are military.

If a certain group monopolizes high-ranking positions simply because they follow the president, who knows what they might do later.

If you knock out just one head of the president, they will become the head of the country.

This is the most typical route for the military to take over the government, so the president turned the military’s loyalty back to the country.

However, the soldiers wanted to gain power by being linked to the president, and Park Jeong-ui, who was caught between the president and the soldiers, also had a hard time.

‘It seems like Sanggeun doesn’t trust me…’

Park Jeong-ui was troubled by the president’s sincerity.

But I’m your uncle, so should I have taken off your military uniform?

The nephew who had notified his uncle of his discharge as soon as the Shanghai War ended, if he had kept his uncle in the position of army general, there would have been no need to worry about controlling the army.

But the president didn’t trust his uncle and discharged him, so the trust between the two was broken.

Park Jeong-ui later suffered from anxiety that his nephew might purge him.

Rather than risking it with your eyes open, it would be better to create your own force in the military, but such a coup has no justification.

Why would King Sejo, who dethroned King Danjong, be reviled for generations?

The president has legitimacy through the support of the people, and responding to this with a coup d’état is turning all of Korea into an enemy.

If the people rise up, will they be suppressed by force? The United States will not leave it alone, and above all, there is a threat from North Korea in South Korea.

Here, Korea has occupied Shanghai and Taiwan by force, so if a coup occurs in Korea, the People’s Republic of China will advance to Shanghai, shouting about reclaiming its territory.

It is too dangerous a position to stage a coup,

If the president wants to do something, it would be better to wait for his nephew to finish his term.

But what if my nephew comes out and says he wants to eat for another 7 years?

At that time, Park Jeong-ui may be completely pushed out of the center.

In addition, the president promoted five colonels he appointed to the rank of brigadier general, making clear his intention to strengthen control over the military.

The nephew’s power is too strong for his uncle to attack,

If you do something wrong, there is a possibility that you will be executed as a rebel monster rather than as Prince Suyang.

So, Park Jeong-ui also does not dare to create a private organization within the military. If this is discovered, there is a possibility that he will be truly purged.

In front of power, there is no such thing as uncle or nephew.

Park Jeong-ui chose the safe route instead of clashing with his nephew.

“His Majesty has set the term at seven years, and he will step down after six. Do you think you will be promoted just because you are loyal to the President?”

“That… that is…”

“Now is not the time to create factions. Don’t do anything that will upset His Majesty, and do your best in your respective positions. Then, you too will have your time to shine. I believe you all understand.”

It is not too late to create a faction and take control of the military after becoming president. Until then, Park Chung-hee wore the mask of the political director of the Korean People’s Party.

***

“Your Majesty, this is a report from the Central Intelligence Agency.”

“What’s going on?”

“It is said that Army officials secretly met with Director of Political Affairs Park Jeong-ui.”

The same routine that repeats itself today,

I held in my hands the report submitted by Kim Hak-young, the director of the Central Intelligence Agency.

My concern these days is military control. Why do they create such unpleasant things instead of just restraining themselves?

First, the Central Intelligence Agency carefully examined the Elon Report.

[Chun Doo-hwan (Acting Director of Planning, Special Warfare Office): Shouldn’t there be at least one force within the military that follows Your Excellency?]

[Park Jeong-ui (Director of the Political Bureau of the Korean People’s Party): His Excellency has set the term to 7 years, and will step down after 6 years. Do you think you will be promoted just because you are loyal to the President? I believe you all understand.]

The report included a detailed account of the conversations and key figures.

My uncle may not have noticed, but I have already planted wiretapping devices all over the headquarters of the Korean People’s Party.

I know this is an act that goes against democracy, but looking at recent trends in the military, it is inevitable that surveillance will be focused on my uncle.

As expected, the fish got caught,

Kim Hak-young, director of the Central Intelligence Agency, pointed out the risk of the military becoming a private organization.

“This guy, Chun Doo-hwan, is particularly dangerous.”

“Is there any basis for this?”

“Yes, they’ve already started forming factions. So far, we’ve confirmed that there are 15 people, including Park Jong-gyu, Lee Nak-seon, Kang Chang-seong, Kang Geun-ho, and Lee Se-gyu.”

“Can’t soldiers also build personal relationships? You, aren’t you investigating a little too tightly?”

I lied on purpose.

Now that we know what kind of person Chun Doo-hwan is, should we purge him right now?

That’s a one-dimensional thought. I haven’t caused any problems so far, so if I get purged, what will the soldiers think of me?

It’s not like we can tell soldiers not to become friends with each other.

It is not possible to suppress soldiers to this extent.

Even a private organization must seize power to exert influence. The private organization created by Chun Doo-hwan is now nothing more than a group.

However, if you try to use this network to get promoted or gain power, then you will have to take up the sword.

My uncle is watching me closely now, so what can a mere planning manager, or even an acting manager, do?

He was on guard, but he didn’t point a knife at me yet.

All they had to do was place people with real power throughout the military to prevent factions from running wild. They had already marked out some people, so they took action right away.

***

[Is that the Army Security Command?]

“Yes, that’s right.”

[I have something to report. There has been corruption in the special forces.]

“What? Please explain in more detail.”

This is the Republic of Korea Army Security Command,

Officials listened to the whistleblower’s report.

What image comes to mind when you think of special forces? Brave soldiers who risk their lives and are sent into operational areas? The more risk they take, the better they are probably treated.

But the ideal and the reality are different,

The Korean military has focused on strengthening its firepower, and naturally, its military organization is also oriented in that direction.

There is something called a special force, but it is only a unit that exists on paper.

So how are the budget and personnel managed?

Since it was a formal military, the related budget and personnel were probably old-fashioned, so naturally, special forces became a means for generals to embezzle the budget.

According to the whistleblower’s statement, the tragedy was so terrible that it was unbearable to watch, and the content presented to the Security Command was roughly as follows:

[Special forces are not training, but rather doing things like mowing lawns or clearing snow. Also, unit support funds – equipment – allowances are not paid properly, so the budget is being wasted, and even when training is conducted, it is focused on evaluation rather than actual combat. As a result of this situation, a large number of sergeant-level personnel are leaving.]

Special Forces’ basic combatants are set as sergeants.

The fact that all of those sergeant-level personnel are leaving means that the special forces do not exist.

There are currently about 1,500 special forces on paper, but how many of them can actually be deployed for operations?

The Army Security Command immediately contacted the Army Headquarters Special Forces Office.

“Thank you for your hard work. Is that the Army Headquarters Special Forces Office?”

[Yes, that’s right.]

“This is the Republic of Korea Army Security Command. A report just came in. Please send someone to the person in charge.”

The atmosphere was getting colder, so the special forces officer passed the call to the person in charge.

[Yes, I am Jeon Du-hwan, acting director of the Special Forces Planning Division.]

“How many sergeants are there now? It says on paper that there are 1,500, but do they all have positions?”

[Well… I’m not sure because I haven’t been acting for very long.]

The Security Command, having smelled something suspicious, immediately dispatched an investigation team.

The results of the verification showed that out of the 1,500 soldiers, only 417 were actually present, and the firearms issued for training showed no signs of being used.

The Korean special forces were founded in 1957.

It’s been four years since then, how can the barrel still be clean?

The moment the true nature of the military force, which existed only on paper, was revealed, the Army Security Command immediately reported this fact to Congress.

The parliament was in chaos,

An audit of state affairs was immediately convened.

“No… Is this something that could happen in the Republic of Korea? The generals here in front of you, please come up with some excuses.”

Speaker of the National Assembly Ji Cheong-cheon sighed after overcoming illness and returning to the National Assembly.

The budget invested in special forces so far is about 3.5 million won per year. Where did it all go?

The Speaker of the National Assembly’s sword was aimed at the head of the planning department of the Special Forces Office.

“Are you in charge?”

“That’s… I’m the deputy planning manager… .”

“Even if you are the agent, aren’t you the person in charge? How did this happen? According to the report, you have been serving in the Special Forces Office for five months? If you have served that long, shouldn’t you have known how the Special Forces operate? Why didn’t you report it to His Majesty?”

“That’s… Since the training schedule wasn’t set properly, I wasn’t able to properly recognize the situation. I had to get the order from above to do something…”

Sighs bursting out here and there,

But there were also many voices defending the soldiers.

“It is true that we have focused too much on firepower so far and have been somewhat lacking in training special forces. Through this opportunity, we hope to develop them further…”

“Please do exactly as you said in front of Your Excellency. Yes? 14 million won was spent over four years. What is this? Can the generals here raise their heads in front of Your Excellency?”

The Central Intelligence Agency agents glared at the generals with pitiful eyes.

He used to brag about how the military needs a private organization loyal to the president, but is this all he got?

The generals who reduced the special forces from 1,500 to 400 must have gotten 14 million won in their pockets.

Sinners who have nothing to say even if Your Majesty dances with a sword,

The Central Intelligence Agency, which prepared the final report, requested the Office of the President to take action.

[Chun Doo-hwan, the head of the Special Warfare Office Planning Office, is a person who has been promoted hastily according to the temporary rank system, even though he is guilty. He was not a person fit for the position from the beginning, so he will be returned to his original position. However, since the generals cannot be said to be free of responsibility, they will all be demoted by one rank.]

A relatively light punishment considering the scale of the corruption.

But there was no greater humiliation for soldiers. How could they see the younger juniors pushing them forward even if they were not promoted even once?

Everyone took off their clothes on their own, and the empty seats were filled with faces appointed by the President.