Republic of Korea in Yeokcheon - Chapter 173



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#Episode 173 Are you saying it just fell from the sky?

Truman visited Korea and spent a week there before returning home.

It was a long itinerary for the President of the United States, but even though it was more comfortable than before with improved aircraft, it was still difficult to travel at the time, so I decided to stay longer than I could.

“I’m having a really good time.”

“He says all kinds of things. “Please prepare well for next year’s election.”

“ha ha ha! “It will work out somehow.”

Truman was not a popular president in history.

As soon as Roosevelt was elected to his fourth term, he passed away, so he inherited the presidency, and was re-elected in 1948 by a very narrow margin.

It was so outrageous that the Chicago Tribune published a legendary false report that Republican candidate Dewey had won.

It was truly ironic, considering that Truman’s reputation grew higher over the years after he left office.

But this time was a little different.

Truman was still not very popular because his personality was not political, so he had little eloquence and lack of showmanship, but he was the one who helped the United States enjoy the best era of peace in history while cooperating with the Republic of Korea.

This time, at least, it was much better than the original history.

“If there is anything I can help you with, please let me know. “I will help you in any way possible.”

“haha! “Thank you for your words.”

“And you know what? What did I say before?”

“yes? “What do you mean?”

“Didn’t I tell you not to even think about amending the constitution to ban a third term?”

“Oh, that?”

“yes.”

Since the first president, George Washington, it has been an unwritten rule that American presidents serve only one term.

However, this was broken by Roosevelt when he ran for a fourth term, and in the original history, during Truman’s term in office in 1951, the ban on third terms was codified through the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution.

And this amendment to the Constitution left future presidents, such as Bill Clinton, who took office at a young age with regret.

Even though he is popular and will definitely be elected if he runs again, he is held back by the ban on running for a third term. In a case like Clinton, where he is only in his mid-50s after completing his second term, it is truly astounding.

In the United States, a retired president has nothing to do.

At best, all I can do is publish my autobiography and give lectures.

Of course, since the Constitution was amended during Truman’s term, Truman was not subject to the ban on a third term.

However, due to the Korean War, his already low popularity fell further, and although he entered the party’s primary just in case, he was defeated in the first round by Estes Kefauver of Tennessee, so he gave up.

This is because the incumbent president could not hope for a third term in a situation where he was crushed in the early stages of the party’s primary.

“Even if a clause banning a third term is created, it does not apply to incumbent presidents, but because of that clause, future presidents who take office at a young age will spend their final years with regrets. Imagine being talented and popular, but retiring in your 50s. In the future, people in their 50s will be so lively that it is safe to say they are young people. “How frustrating would it be to be stuck in a corner of your room at that age?”

“okay.”

“That’s why I’m saying, don’t make such useless constitutional amendments.”

“ha ha ha! Even if you don’t say so, it won’t happen this time. “Frank has his eyes open and blue, and it’s out of the question.”

“ah! okay. ha ha ha!”

As Truman said, this time Roosevelt, who is a party to the party and is still revered by the American people, is alive and well, so what brave person would dare to propose amending the Constitution by citing Roosevelt’s four terms in office?

It was a sound that was not even worth half a penny.

“It seems like I made a rather pointless intervention.”

“ha ha ha! no. By the way, do you think the President still wants me to remain in office?”

“Of course, right? “We still did well, right?”

“ha ha ha! “That is correct.”

“Besides, Mr. President is the last President of the United States to know our secrets. That’s how it should be.”

“ah… … .”

“No more. “The work of our time must be completed under Mr. President and during my tenure, and this must be preserved.”

“Don’t worry about that. “I swear to God, I won’t pass that secret on to another time.”

“ha ha ha! “This is why I like Mr. President.”

“ha ha ha!”

Lee Kang-cheol really liked Truman.

His strong sense of responsibility, stubbornness, patience, and even his foul mouth.

In the first place, when Roosevelt said that he would tell Truman the secrets of the expeditionary force, Lee Kang-cheol did not think much and readily agreed to do so because he knew well what kind of person Harry Truman was.

Truman was known as a very responsible man.

So much so that he left a plaque on his office desk that said, “The buck stops here!” (I take full responsibility!).

And because he was a very stubborn and strong-willed person, I believed that he would definitely keep what he said.

Therefore, Lee Kang-cheol wanted Truman to serve as president for as long as possible.

If he runs for a third term, he will be able to serve for almost 10 more years, counting from now on.

“Okay then, I’ll just leave.”

“Take care.”

Truman boarded the plane in good spirits, thinking that Lee Kang-cheol would continue to support and help him in the future.

But his wife, Beth, also seemed to be in a very good mood.

“Honey, what’s good for you too?”

“Ho ho ho! no. But don’t I look a little different?”

“huh?”

Truman turned his head at his wife’s words and looked at her closely.

But the face definitely looked good.

“For some reason, my face looks nice?”

“Is that so? Ho ho ho!”

“… … .”

It was Truman whose name was unknown.

* * *

June 29, 1951, 10 p.m.

Yongsan Armed Forces General Hospital.

“What do we do? huh? “What should I do?”

“Oh, that! “I’m going crazy, so please sit down!”

“Hey, man! “How am I sitting right now?”

“Ha, I’m going crazy… … .”

“Why are you crazy! “I’m going crazy!”

“… … .”

Go Seok-man accepted Lee Kang-cheol’s nervousness, which had become extremely sensitive, and then kept his mouth shut.

This was because he had already experienced the situation and knew how nervous he would be.

Lee Kang-cheol’s wife, First Lady Lee Sun-young, began her labor in the morning.

It has already been 14 hours since I was hurriedly transported to the Armed Forces General Hospital in Yongsan, which has the best facilities.

Perhaps because it was her first time giving birth in her 40s, the child still seemed to have no intention of coming out, and only Lee Sun-young’s screams could be heard through the bulkhead.

Lee Kang-cheol looked like he was really going crazy.

“What should I do? What do we do? Isn’t there something wrong with this?”

“… … .”

“What do we do? “Don’t we have to take some special measures now?”

“… … .”

“hey! Aren’t you even worried! My sister-in-law is now at the crossroads between life and death! “Why aren’t you saying anything!”

“ah! a little! I told you to stay still! no way! “For no reason did you drag me along!”

“Yes, sir. “Even though I was an old child, I had a good birth, right?”

Even Go Seok-man’s wife, Park So-jeong, who came running after work, came forward and comforted Lee Kang-cheol.

“Okay, Seo-bang, don’t worry about Seon-yeong. “It’s a process that any woman who gives birth to a child goes through.”

Even Lee Seon-yeong’s mother came forward.

Lee Seon-yeong’s parents still could not treat Lee Kang-cheol comfortably.

“Well, is that so? mother in law?”

“Oh, of course. Usually this isn’t that long. And our Seonyoung is very healthy, right? The doctors said nothing would happen, right? So sit back and relax.”

“Oh, I understand.”

Lee Kang-cheol then rested his butt on the chair for a moment, but before he could last even five minutes, he started pacing again.

“ah! Come out quickly! “Just let this damn child come out!”

“… … .”

“… … .”

It was just past 11 o’clock.

Grumble!

As the door to the delivery room opened, Seonyoung Lee’s doctor, a woman in her mid-50s, took off her mask and came out.

“Stop, teacher!”

“Whoa!”

“Whoa? What! What is it! “What’s wrong?”

“Congratulations, Mr. President. The President’s son was just born. Ho ho ho!”

“ah! So, who is my wife? “What about our Seonyoung?”

“There’s nothing wrong with the First Lady, so don’t worry.”

“ah… … .”

Only then did Lee Kang-cheol feel relieved and slump down in his chair.

I was so drained of energy that I couldn’t think of anything.

“Congratulations, West. Ho ho ho!”

“Congratulations, brother.”

“Congratulations, uncle.”

“Thank you, mother-in-law.”

When Lee Kang-cheol received congratulations, the female doctor spoke again.

“I’ll call you in a bit, so get ready.”

“yes yes.”

Kang-cheol Lee entered the delivery room after preparing for sterilization, including putting on a surgical gown.

Lee Seon-young, who had no blood whatsoever on her face, caught my eye.

“Hey, honey! “Seonyoung!”

“brother… … .”

“You worked hard, you worked really hard… … .”

“No, brother. “Have you seen my baby?”

“No, not yet. “Is it better than that?”

“Yes, it’s okay now. don’t worry.”

At that time, the next room opened and a nurse came in holding something in her arms.

and.

“President, this is your son. “Would you like to give me a hug?”

“yes? Ah yes… … .”

As I picked up the ‘something’ the nurse carefully handed me, I saw an alien whose amniotic fluid had swollen and burst.

However, as I held it in my heart, an indescribable feeling came over me.

“This baby, our son?”

“Yes, brother. pretty?”

“… … .”

It looks like ET, so how can it be objectively pretty?

But it was pretty.

This is the child born to Lee Kang-cheol when he was 60 years old.

An indescribable emotion came over me, and tears suddenly poured out.

“Hehehehe!”

“Oh, brother… … .”

“thank you! thank you so much!”

Lee Kang-cheol felt like he had the world that day.

* * *

“I don’t know? “You don’t know?”

“… … .”

“No, that makes sense!”

“… … .”

Park Heon-young was so outrageous that he scolded the men standing in front of him, but the men really had nothing to say.

“Really. “I asked all the residents in and around Ganggye, and the answers were the same.”

“No, you people! So, does that make any sense?”

“… … .”

“… … .”

What on earth can you say about something like that?

“You said you came from Ganggye, but people in Ganggye don’t know? That makes sense! And they say they moved from the Maritime Province?”

“When we ask questions from the Maritime Province, their response is that this is nonsense. All of our compatriots were driven out to Central Asia and the Soviet army was stationed there. How could so many of them be hiding? … .”

“no way! Yeon-hae said I didn’t expect it either! Well then, Ganggye! “What on earth is Ganggye?”

“We really investigated the entire Near East thoroughly. But the answer I got back was the same. “All I found out was that one day it suddenly came from the direction of Gaema Plateau.”

“Gaema Plateau? Can people live there? That many people? Those people survived the harsh winter of Gaema Plateau? “Do you believe that?”

“… … .”

“What the hell? So, you’re saying it fell from the sky? huh? Is that it?”

“I can’t help but see it that way… … .”

“hey! get out! “Everybody get out!”

“… … .”

The men left the room.

“ha! driving me crazy.”

Park Heon-young really looked like he was going crazy.

These days, Woo-nam asks me what happened every day. What on earth does he answer?

“Are you saying it just fell from the sky?”

This is bullshit that would make an ashtray fly, even if it were you.