Republic of Korea in Yeokcheon - Chapter 171



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#171 Everything was justifiable

After Woo-nam was chased out, Lee Kang-cheol called Minister for Political Affairs Kim Ho-jin, Go Seok-man, and National Intelligence Service Director Cho Tae-hyun and explained what had just happened.

“ha! “I have nothing to say.”

“No, how old is that gentleman now? “Isn’t he in his mid-70s?”

“That’s right. I don’t know why you keep trying to cause trouble. “It would have been nice if we could have rescued Yun Chi-young.”

Everyone said one thing at a time with an annoyed expression.

“How old will Woonam live?”

“It was 1965, so he passed away at the age of 90.”

“You really live a long life.”

“… … .”

“… … .”

In this day and age, being 90 years old is an incredible longevity.

Moreover, because Woo-nam was also a person of independence and was subject to special government health care, there was a high probability that he would live longer and healthier this time.

“Anyway, I cannot grant Woo-nam’s request. Never. “I really want to avoid causing trouble again in future generations due to poor mercy.”

“You are correct. Right now they are just asking for a ban on political activities, but as time goes by and they gain influence, you never know what kind of nonsense they might say. We have to remember that ridiculous debate that took place a few years before we came. “Maybe this time, such a miserable thing won’t happen.”

“What the President said is correct. “This cannot happen again.”

“So I made sure to hit the nail on the head and sent it off. “With some threats.”

“A threat?”

“Yes, I didn’t say it out loud, but I said it with the undertone that if you keep poking me, I will kill you all. “It also reminded me that this is still a military government.”

“Hehehe! “Well done.”

“How many people should we really try as a pilot case?”

“Director Cho, let’s not do that. If you keep doing that, it becomes a habit. “It’s annoying and annoying, but it’s right to resolve it within the bounds of the law if possible.”

“all right.”

“Of course, you won’t know if you keep touching it… … .”

“… … .”

“… … .”

It seems that Woo-nam really got on Lee Kang-cheol’s nerves.

Lee Kang-cheol is someone who usually looks gentle, but he does it when he does it.

This means that trivial morals and ethics can be crushed at any time in the face of national interests.

“Anyway, as long as I am president, I will have no mercy for pro-Japanese traitors. Even now, if you stop, you will have seen a lot of people. So, please crack down on this so that no other words come out within us.”

“All right.”

“By the way, how is Ehwajang moving these days, Director Cho? “Woo-nam said something strange and I suddenly got on my nerves.”

“Well, as expected. A group of mediocre people are gathering together to prepare for the founding of a party. “We’ve already decided on a party name.”

“The party name already? “What is the name of the party?”

“This is the Liberal Democratic Party.”

“Now, Liberal Democratic Party? “Is that a name you’ve heard a lot about?”

“Where is it? “It’s the Liberal Democratic Party.”

“Hey, it’s bad luck to even come up with a name… … .”

“ha ha ha! It was built before the Japanese Liberal Democratic Party. “I was also shocked, so I looked it up and found that the Japanese Liberal Democratic Party was founded in 1955.”

“okay?”

“We were also in 1963, and it is a party name that also existed in Britain and Germany. “It’s because we feel rejected by the Japanese Liberal Democratic Party. Actually, that’s a good thing to say, isn’t it?”

“That’s right.”

Freedom and democracy.

Those are really good words.

The problem is people who use that name carelessly.

“And Park Heon-young is spying on us.”

“huh? After us? “Is that also Park Heon-young?”

“Yes, Ehwajang is actively supporting this. “They seem to think our weakness lies there.”

“You’re crazy.”

“It’s pretty proactive. We released people and sent them to Ganggye, and if that wasn’t enough, we are also investigating the Maritime Province, which we used as an excuse. What should I do? “For now, I’m just watching, okay?”

“Just leave it alone. There’s nothing to get out of it because it hurts, right? To put it bluntly, we are like something that fell from the sky?”

“ha ha ha! you’re right.”

No matter how hard I tried, nothing came out.

They are people who came from the future through a wormhole.

Is it possible that something will come out?

In addition, the area near the underground cave of Gaema Plateau, where they first arrived, was literally like a sacred place for the expedition team. It was completely turned into a military base, and the entire area was tightly guarded.

“As long as you don’t do anything illegal, just leave me alone. Then I guess.”

“All right.”

“And speaking of which, how are the preparations for founding our party going, Mr. President?”

“We are preparing with Mr. Kim In-sik, whom I introduced last time, taking the lead.”

“Oh, that person?”

I looked it up and found that one of the people who followed as a family member of the expeditionary force was the director of the Planning and Coordination Bureau of the political party’s secretariat in a certain political party.

That person was Kim In-sik, and since no one knew that much about political party affairs, he was appointed as the secretary general of the political party.

“Are you doing well?”

“ha ha ha! It was completely watery meat. “We are excited and are actively preparing to launch our own party.”

“That’s a good thing.”

“And when it comes to recruiting key party members, we plan to create a task force team to verify and recruit suitable talent.”

“Please treat those who have contributed to independence with the utmost courtesy.”

“Of course.”

“There is no need to recruit people whose paths are different from ours to increase our power. And we don’t need people who lack character.”

“haha! “Don’t worry.”

“All right.”

* * *

May 3, 1951.

Gimpo International Airport.

Numerous people were waiting for someone holding Taegeukgi and American flags.

Wooooow!

Soon, after three planes landed on the runway in succession, a trap was lowered on the first plane and a red carpet was quickly rolled out.

And when the plane door opened, a stern-looking older gentleman came out waving his hand.

Harry S. Truman, the 33rd President of the United States, paid a state visit to the Republic of Korea.

I kept saying it would come and come, but since there is a presidential re-election election next year, it couldn’t come unless it was this time.

“Wow wow wow!”

“welcome!”

“welcome!”

It is an official state visit by the President of the United States, our top ally.

Truman and his party took a car parade from Gimpo Airport to the guesthouse, and numerous citizens welcomed them, waving the Korean flag and American flag in their hands.

And in front of the guesthouse, Lee Kang-cheol and Lee Sun-young came out to greet Truman and First Lady Beth Truman.

“Welcome, Mr. President.”

“No, why did you come out?”

“ha ha ha! The office is right nearby, so I have to come out. The president is coming, not anyone else. ruler! Please come in.”

“Thank you.”

After the official welcoming ceremony and the official dinner hosted by Lee Kang-cheol that day and the following day, Lee Kang-cheol and Truman met quietly in the late evening.

“You must be tired.”

“no. Maybe it’s because I slept well, but I’m not that tired. “The guesthouse facilities were really nice.”

“ha ha ha! “I spent some money and paid some attention.”

“It’s really impressive. A guesthouse is a guesthouse, but it is a city called Seoul. No matter how much future knowledge and technology it has, it is amazing how such a great city has been created in such a short period of time.”

“It’s thanks to the people’s compliance. “Also, Korean people’s unique ‘Palari Ppalli’ also played a role.”

“quickly?”

“Yes, in English it means to hurry up, but in our country people tend to be a bit impatient. So, no matter what I do, I tend to get it done quickly.”

“haha! “That’s a really nice personality.”

“Well, it’s not just good. “Sometimes there are side effects.”

“okay.”

After chatting for a while, Truman opened his mouth with a serious expression.

“Anyway, it’s been a while, but I have to apologize again regarding the Republic of China. I am truly sorry. “I never knew she would do that because of that damn woman.”

“haha! Don’t think too much about it. Isn’t it a thing of the past now? “It was a bit absurd, but I understand that the President had no choice.”

“She was truly a fox-like woman. I never thought McCarthy would use that idiot… … .”

“Don’t criticize Ms. Song too much. “He worked hard for his country, right?”

“That’s true, but… … .”

Truman seems to have been offended and offended that the U.S. changed its policy and had to apologize to South Korea because of Song Meiling.

Even putting America’s national interests second to none.

“What happened to McCarthy?”

“That idiot was buried right away. “Whiskey and dry snacks came out of a bag that loudly declared that there was a list of communists operating secretly within the government.”

“ha ha ha! “Whose work is that?”

“well? Could it be that someone who cares about the country did some magic?”

“ha ha ha!”

“ha ha ha!”

There was no doubt that the CIA had done it, but Lee Kang-cheol laughed at Truman’s ambiguous words, which he did not say openly, and Truman laughed along with him.

“That McCarthy guy, he’s completely addicted to alcohol now. Well, he was a drunkard to begin with.”

“I won’t live long.”

“I think so. “How long did she originally live?”

“I didn’t live long to begin with. “Within a few years, he died of acute hepatitis caused by excessive drinking.”

“Maybe it will be a little faster this time.”

“okay.”

Everything seemed to be causal.

He was a man who had caused so many people in history to suffer death and suffering, and would have been called an unprecedented disgrace to the U.S. Senate.

“ah! “You visited Japan and met Marshal MacArthur, right?”

“Yes, it is.”

“It looks like you will continue to be in Japan as Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces, right?”

“That’s good for us and good for General MacArthur. It seems like he likes the idea of ​​being a king in Japan. So I plan to leave it alone for as long as I want.”

“haha! “Well thought out.”

“If General MacArthur comes to the U.S. mainland, it will be a real pain. “I was also relieved.”

MacArthur was constantly mentioned as a candidate for the Republican Party’s presidential election, but during the Korean War, he went against the long-standing American tradition of civilian control and rebelled against Truman, the supreme commander-in-chief of the U.S. military, and was dismissed.

And that was in collusion with the leader of the Republican House of Representatives, the opposition party at the time.

Since he is this kind of person, it is no wonder that Truman feels uncomfortable.

No, it was MacArthur who even Roosevelt felt burdened by.

Therefore, it was best for Truman to just rule as king in Japan.

“What do you plan to do about China? No matter how much China’s civil war is beneficial not only to the United States and your country, but also to humanity, the war is taking too long. “No matter how much public opinion in the U.S. changed because of that damn woman, there is a limit to that.”

“Of course, I think it’s time to end it.”

“Is that so?”

“Yes, so, how about we start mediation with the United States in the fall and end the war by the end of the year?”

“Hmm, that’s a good idea.”

Lee Kang-cheol displayed a map of China on the front screen.

“Currently, the Republic of China is holding on to three provinces: Zhejiang, Guangdong, and Fujian. “I think the border can be done like this.”

“It doesn’t matter to us, but do you mind? “It’s three castles, but it’s quite big, right?”

“Because we have grown in size, this is not a burden.”

“Then you do it.”

It was a moment when China’s fate was decided by two people: Lee Kang-cheol and Truman.