Republic of Korea in Yeokcheon - Chapter 159



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#159 People should have shame, right?

When Churchill scolded him with a bulldog-like frown, Chiang Kai-shek was taken aback and even stammered a question.

No matter how bad his current situation was, he thought that he was at least not at the point where he would suffer such humiliation from Churchill.

“Hey, President Jiang! “How many years?”

“What do you mean?”

“I mean, how many years has it been since the time of the Allied Powers? “How long do we have to support your return to your country?”

“Isn’t that because of the continuous fight against the Japanese Empire and the Communist Party?”

“Look, President Jiang. Who asked because they didn’t know that? If they had received that much weapons and money, shouldn’t they have pushed the communists out a long time ago? However, it is not uncommon for a lot of weapons to be handed over to the Communist Party as soon as they are received, and someone just siphons off the money? “How on earth can we win a war when we’ve become so rotten?”

“… … .”

“In this situation, are you asking us to continue supporting the United States and South Korea?”

“That’s none of Sir Churchill’s business, so why are you making such a big fuss? “What has Britain done for us?”

Chiang Kai-shek’s judgment was already complicated, and he became enraged when Churchill, who was historically an enemy of China, tried to manipulate him.

However, even if it is rotten, it is still worth it.

No matter how much the British Empire is said to be in decline, it is not a country that the President of the Republic of China, who is in a civil war, can ignore, but he has gone too far.

“Hahaha! Do you think so? The President seems to think that this is the setting sun for our British Empire. What do you want to see when the sun sets once you make up your mind?”

“That’s not what I said… … .”

“Let’s stop. stop! “Stop it too, Winston.”

Churchill had already said what he wanted to say.

Roosevelt, who thought there was no need to argue further, stepped forward and stopped the two.

“President Chiang Kai-shek.”

“Yes, Mr. President.”

“What Lord Churchill said is what I wanted to say.”

“yes?”

“It is not for me, as a former president, to say anything, but it is safe to say that what I say from now on is the official opinion of our country. We in America are tired. What do you do if you provide weapons and money? The weapons we gave are often in the hands of the Communist Party, and the money is being stolen by corrupt generals. This is something we all Americans know. Who would want to apply in this situation? “It’s like pouring it into an endless pit.”

“Mr President! We do have some internal problems, but that’s an exaggeration! It makes no sense to believe what some people say and stop supporting it. And, we will thoroughly crack down and reform our internal affairs. Please trust me one last time!”

“late. Reform should have been done earlier. If that were the case, they would have easily defeated the Communist Party without having to open their hands to us. “At the end of World War II, it had an incomparably superior power to Mao Zedong’s Communist Party. What is this?”

As Roosevelt said, if we had reformed and governed well a long time ago, this would not have happened.

“… … .”

“It has already been decided. There is no use in talking to me.”

“President! It is not good for America’s national interests for China to become communist! “Are you sure you want to do that?”

“Do you think that such a cause will still work now that the Soviet Union, the suzerain nation, was defeated by the Republic of Korea and ended?”

“… … .”

It’s over.

There was absolutely no room to rub in.

Roosevelt said one more thing to Chiang Kai-shek, who was devastated.

“There is a time for everything in this world. However, President Zhang missed that opportunity several times. I think America has done enough. In any case, support will be available until the end of next year. Make good use of it and create a way out. Didn’t Mao Zedong manage to survive even in much worse circumstances than President Jiang now? President Jiang still owns half of China. That is southern China, which has far superior population and economic power.”

“Is there really no room?”

“Yes, there is none.”

“All right.”

If you hold on any longer, you will only end up feeling miserable.

Chiang Kai-shek intervened without giving anything and did not even look at Churchill, who was just disgusting, and only gave a light greeting to Roosevelt before leaving.

“joy! “You will do better sooner than later!”

“Don’t be so mean, Winston. “President Zhang also tried to do well, but it didn’t work out, right?”

“Frank, that’s incompetent. “You know that a leader must not be incompetent, right?”

“That’s right.”

“As Frank said, Mao survived even under much worse circumstances. And President Jiang still controls southern China. “If it were me, he would have cut off support a long time ago.”

“haha! Anyway, thank you for being with me. Anyway, President Chang was also a comrade in arms who fought against Japan, so it would have been really embarrassing if he had hung on me when I was alone.”

“That’s Okay. It’s not like we worked together for a day or two. By the way, isn’t President Jang the kind of person who will step down so easily?”

“Is there any difference between taking it easy and sleeping?”

“That’s true, but why do I feel so uncomfortable? “I keep feeling like I’m missing something.”

“ha ha ha! “Is that possible?”

Churchill was right.

There was something they were missing.

Even Lee Kang-cheol.

Chiang Kai-shek returned immediately without even attending Lee Kang-cheol’s wedding.

“I heard Chiang Kai-shek went back right after meeting with Roosevelt?”

“Yes, they say he just turned away with a stern expression on his face. “I guess they thought that staying any longer would only be a loss of face.”

“Tsk tsk! A leader can only step down to this level… … .”

“What would you have done if you were like me?”

“me? If it were me, I would have hung on to death. He clung to Roosevelt and clung to me, and if things didn’t work out, he would have committed seppuku. “If support is cut off immediately, the country will be ruined, so what’s important about saving face?”

“ha ha ha! “I think it would be like that, too.”

“There’s something Teacher Woosa always says, right? Even though he knew clearly that it wouldn’t work, he still rushed at it. If there was even a 1 in 10,000 chance, I would rush to my death. But, just because Roosevelt refused? “It’s not comparable to the United States, but is our support small?”

“That’s right.”

“No, even if it’s not us, we’re in a situation where representatives from all over the world are flocking to our country right now, right? If the United States and we refuse, shouldn’t we give it a try even if there isn’t much hope? “Do you feed me?”

“Hehehe!”

“It may be that we are suffocating, but Chiang Kai-shek’s Kuomintang would have been defeated and driven out by that bastard Mao Zedong anyway. “Because the mental state and attitude are on a different level.”

“I agree.”

December 17, 1949.

Lee Kang-cheol’s wedding was held in a grand manner with guests from home and abroad, including congratulatory envoys from various countries.

The wedding hall was originally a banquet hall at a guesthouse built on the site where the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency was located.

Of course, the officiant was Kim Gu, the chairman of the Senate, and the wedding scene was broadcast on TV and radio not only on the Korean Peninsula, but also throughout the Republic of Korea, including Manchuria, Siberia, and Hokkaido.

Lee Kang-cheol tried to discourage live broadcasting, but eventually gave up due to the argument that it was necessary for national unity.

While spitting out a word.

“Hey, it’s embarrassing… … .”

And then the reception followed.

“Ha ha ha ha ha!”

“Uh-huh-huh!”

“congratulations!”

“You have to have ten children, right? “The president has always emphasized this, right?”

“… … .”

Not only ministers but also senators made fun of Lee Kang-cheol by saying something.

“How can I give birth to ten at this age…” … .”

“ha ha ha!”

“I sincerely congratulate you. My wife and I are working hard to have children, what do you mean? ha ha ha!”

“Are Rep. Lee Kwan-sul’s children now?”

“I’m already feverish. “I put in a lot of effort to actively respond to the government’s policies.”

“ha ha ha! “Then, I’ll have to use my strength too.”

Lee Kang-cheol responded to Senator Lee Kwan-sul’s joke with a smile.

He was a leader of the Joseon Communist Party who led the Gyeongseong Troika along with Lee Kwan-sul and Lee Jae-yu and vigorously participated in the labor and independence movements.

Originally, Lee Jae-yu spent a harsh prison life in Seodaemun Prison and passed away in 1944, a year before independence, and Lee Gwan-sul suffered even more miserably, being accused of being the mastermind of the Jeong Judge counterfeit money incident and being tortured again by Noh Deok-sul, who had tortured him during the Japanese colonial period. A terrible thing happened.

He refused the advice of those around him to take refuge in North Korea.

He was imprisoned in Daejeon Prison, and after the outbreak of the Korean War, his turbulent life ended in the Daejeon Prison Massacre.

Because Lee Kang-cheol was aware of these selfish intentions, he was especially kind to those who belonged to the same group and fought for independence, such as Lee Gwan-sul, Lee Jae-yu, Lee Sun-geum, Park Jin-hong, and Lee Hyo-jeong.

And when they saw the current government’s policies, they welcomed it as the world they wanted, threw communism into the trash can, and became ardent supporters.

“Well, since the country has taken the initiative to do more than what we have shouted, there is nothing for us to do, right? Sometimes I think it’s worse than the Communist Party. Anyway, no matter what precautions are taken, it is best for our workers to eat well and live well! ha ha ha!”

While saying that.

“Hehehe! So, when and where are you going on your honeymoon?”

Kim Gu asked with a smile.

“Ugh! Foreign congratulatory envoys came all the way to see my face. Where are they going? “I have to meet those people for a week.”

“No, but shouldn’t we go anyway?”

“I plan to meet people and visit the Loyalty Resort on Jeju Island for a few days.”

“Oh, there? I’ve been there too, and it’s really well done. There is no place like it. ha ha ha!”

Loyalty Recreation Center is a military resort built on the site of the original Jeju Shinna Hotel, and of course it was open to independence fighters and civil servants who devoted themselves to the independence movement.

When the name Loyalty Recreation Center first came out, there were reactions asking what it was, but it was decided that way.

Eventually, all events came to an end, and Lee Kang-cheol went into the bedroom with Lee Sun-young.

“Whoa! We are finally liberated! This really isn’t something you would do even if you died twice… … .”

“oh! brother! So, were you planning on doing it twice?”

“… … .”

Lee Kang-cheol, who had nothing to say, just rushed at Lee Sun-young.

Because I had to exert an insane amount of effort to give birth to ten children.

Lead by example.

December 31, 1949.

It is the end of an eventful year.

However, there was a strange tension in the Moscow Kremlin of the Soviet Union.

“Hey, look! Khrushchev! “You can’t do this to me!”

Beria, Lavrenty Pavlovich Beria.

As he got older, he gained weight like a pig and his neck became layered, and he cried out in contemplation.

“Why can’t it be like this? “How many people have you tortured, toyed with, and killed? How dare you say such a shameless thing?”

Khrushchev looked at Beria with disdain and opened his mouth.

A lot happened after Stalin’s death.

In particular, there was a battle over Stalin’s successor in the Kremlin, and in the end, Khrushchev became the winner.

No matter how wild Beria was, he could never become the successor.

In the meantime, under Stalin, so many people were tortured, raped, and killed that it was difficult to find someone who didn’t have any resentment.

“Just let me live! “Please just spare my life!”

“Did you torture so many people and listen to their pleas? People have to have shame, right? What are you doing? “Without dragging this butcher out?”

“four!”

“Khrushchev! help me! please!”

Beria was dragged out by the guards.

There are too many people with grudges, so you won’t die a nice death.