I Became Park Jeong-ui’s Nephew - Chapter 265



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He became Park Jeong-ui’s nephew. – (265)

‘What am I doing here?’

This is the headquarters of Daehan Transportation.

Park Myeong-ui continued his busy work life today.

I clearly declared my intention to study politics, so why am I working at a company? It’s not like I have any particular complaints.

It’s true that it’s comfortable because I just have to do my own thing and no one interferes, but I continued living such a peaceful daily life until I faced reality.

[Here’s the latest news. Yesterday at around 3pm, the Youth Committee of the Liberty Peace Party staged a protest claiming that the retirement age for politicians was illegal, and several members attempted to enter the National Assembly building but were subdued by the police. 18 people were arrested during the protest, and the police are currently investigating the perpetrators of this protest under the charge of sedition.]

Park Myeong-ui realized that his father was behind this incident.

My father was kicked out of politics because he was over 70 years old.

From the perspective of someone who was kicked out, those who pushed for a retirement system for politicians must be outrageous, but on the other hand, I thought, ‘If they’ve gone that far, shouldn’t they stop there?’

You were Prime Minister three times, so what are you missing that makes you act like this?

The true intention was soon revealed.

One day, agents from the Central Intelligence Agency suddenly burst into my house and took my father away without a warrant.

“Mr. Park Jeong-ui, you are under arrest on charges of sedition.”

“No, what are you talking about? Honey!! What happened to you?!!”

“No need to make a fuss. This was expected. Okay, let’s go.”

The father, who shook off his mother’s worries and set out on a journey,

Park Myeong-ui looked at his back carefully.

My father was taken away on charges of treason. How can a traitor walk with such confidence?

Anyway, since his father was imprisoned, he couldn’t just sit still, so he asked politicians who were close to his father to write a petition.

“I’m sorry, Your Majesty, but I don’t think that’s meaningful.”

“My father was taken away without a warrant. Isn’t this illegal?”

“That’s… former Prime Minister Park Jeong-ui did something like that.”

“What on earth did you do…?”

“It is indeed a crime of rebellion. It is practically no different from a coup d’état.”

People who are sure they know something,

Park Myeong-ui questioned them and here he learned his father’s true intentions.

[The head of state has achieved so much so far. It is almost impossible for people like us to stand out. The only way for us to survive politically is to form factions and grow in power.]

This is a secret letter that my father sent to the Youth Committee of the Liberty Peace Party.

Certainly, the achievements of the head of state to date are overwhelming.

Is it possible for individual members of the National Assembly to stand out in a political arena where they control not only the country but also surrounding countries?

Only by forming a faction and growing in size can one win the next election and seize power.

The most urgent thing for my father right now is the abolition of the retirement age for politicians. As long as Kim Jong-pil holds out, my father will not be able to come near the National Assembly until he is 80.

So, the Liberty Peace Party was mobilized to lead violent protests.

I can understand it, but this kind of behavior is ultimately strangling oneself.

Could such an act be forgiven? Park Myeong-ui had a gut feeling that his father might die because of this incident.

‘Even my enemy would not forgive me for this, but he would only forgive me once or twice.’

My father has been on the brink of death several times so far, and each time the head of state showed mercy. Will it be the same this time?

First, I decided to discuss this issue with my family.

***

[It was the time when Genghis Khan was still called Temujin. Temujin had eight of his nine horses stolen, which were his entire fortune. While chasing the thieves, he lost track of where he was.

Fortunately, he found out the direction the thieves had run away from a boy named Boorchu who lived nearby, and Boorchu risked his life to fight the thieves for Temujin, whom he had met for the first time that day.

From that day on, Temujin regarded Boorchu as his own brother and entrusted him with not only his meals but also his guard.

The same routine that repeats itself today,

I was lost in reading at the official residence.

The name of the book is Wonjo Bisa, and although it was once not even considered a historical document in academic circles, it has been recognized as an important historical document for understanding the early history of the Mongol Empire after cross-checking with other historical documents.

It is true that Genghis Khan was a great leader, but would he have been able to conquer the world without talented people helping him?

In fact, Genghis Khan was more serious than anyone else about securing talent.

He saved the life of Jirogata, who was about to kill him with an arrow, and bestowed upon him the name ‘Jebe’. Later, Jebe went on to invade the Middle East and even Europe, making a huge contribution to the expansion of the Mongol Empire.

That’s not all,

Genghis Khan even tried to spare the life of Jamukha, his arch-enemy who had almost killed him several times, and laid the foundation of the Mongol Empire through the Yelü Chucai he had obtained from China.

Here, various technicians and merchants were also given preferential treatment. The Mongol Empire was not a country that Genghis Khan created alone, but was the result of many people joining forces.

So what is Korea like today?

Who says that this country is run by a one-man show by a single head of state? From my perspective as someone who promotes talented people, that is an extremely unpleasant assessment.

‘I also like people like Boorchu. Where in the world can you find people like this? No, meeting people like this is also a blessing for a leader.’

Is there a fool in this world who would risk his life to find the lost belongings of someone he just met?

But there are definitely people like that, and their content exists in the history books.

In fact, Boorchu is less well-known than the Mongol generals who conquered the world, such as Subutai, Jebe, and Mukali.

Then, did Genghis Khan treat Boorchu worse than those three?

Boorchu’s status rivaled that of the other three men, and even after his death, his descendants were treated as the highest nobles in the Mongol Empire.

How could the captain of the guard who guards the emperor be treated with contempt?

He is so trustworthy that he is kept by his side, yet many people underestimate Boorchu, and this is the same for Zhao Yun of the Three Kingdoms.

Some people belittle Zhao Yun for not having the right to kill officials, but was he really that bad of a person?

In the Battle of Hanzhong, he even surprised Cao Cao’s army and won. Above all, his real duty was not as a field commander, but as the captain of the guards who defended the palace and escorted Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang.

Who is Yu-bi?

The pillar and essence of the Shu state, doesn’t protecting such a person mean that the emperor is the most trustworthy subject?

What about Zhuge Liang?

The most powerful person who wielded all authority in Shu after Liu Bei’s death.

The fact that he was continuously appointed as a close associate to such powerful figures shows us what kind of person Jo Yun was.

[Jo Beom offered his sister-in-law, but Jo Woon refused.]

[Jo Yun earnestly requested that Ha Woo-young, who was his close friend, be spared, but after Ha Woo-young was pardoned, he did not get close to him.]

[Zhuge Liang wanted to award Zhao Yun with silk in recognition of his achievement of withdrawing his army without causing major casualties, but Zhao Yun refused.]

Jo Beom was the governor of Gyeyang.

Jo-un received control of Gye-yang and his sister-in-law from such a big shot.

However, Jo-un thought that forming relationships with local influential figures was no different from forming a faction, so he refused, and did not even privately form a faction with Ha-woo-young, with whom he was close.

In order to gain great political power, it is normal to form factions and create your own people, but in comparison, Jo Yun was a bold person who only did what he had to do.

And yet Zhao Yun wasn’t given much importance by Liu Bei? Let’s be honest. Wasn’t he entrusted with the palace defense because he was the most trustworthy?

So I have no intention of devaluing Joon.

I need competent subjects who can command a million troops and achieve great feats, but I also need loyal subjects who will stay by my side.

From a monarch’s perspective, such a subject is actually more valuable than a famous general.

Liu Bang, the winner of the Chu-Han War, abandoned Han Xin, who had conquered the six states, but can’t you tell just by looking at the fact that he left those who were loyal to him until the end?

So who would be a person like Boorchu-Joun to me?

That is the Speaker of the National Assembly, Ji Cheong-cheon, who died 10 years ago.

He wasn’t a person who stood out, but he was someone who didn’t lean toward any faction and just worked hard at his own work, so I especially cherished him.

Did that person go to the battlefield and fight well, or did he handle the affairs of the country with great work ability?

Neither, but his honesty in focusing only on his own work caught my eye.

So, he has been the Speaker of the National Assembly for over 20 years, but he is not my uncle.

He led the victory in the Songho War, was active in the diplomatic front with the United States with his outstanding work ability, and even had the ability to form factions, which irritated me more than once.

If it weren’t for my uncle, I would have killed him already. Now, I too am at a crossroads.

‘Do I really have to throw away my belongings?’

If I kill him, I feel bad because it would mean punishing his family, but if I leave him alive, he will definitely cause trouble again.

How great it would have been if my uncle had been as honest and loyal as Boorchu or Jo-un.

But the reality is that he is just an ambitious man who forms his own faction and throws the state into chaos, so he made a decision after much deliberation.

“Go and call Deputy Chief Cho Dae-soo.”

“All right.”

As soon as the order was given, Deputy Chief Cho Dae-soo came running.

I had made up my mind, but I couldn’t bring myself to open my mouth, when Vice-Chief Cho, who had been observing me, spoke again.

“Your Majesty, please give instructions.”

“… Go and tell former Prime Minister Park Jeong-ui that I am grateful for his hard work.”

Deputy Director Cho Dae-soo flinched.

You probably have an idea what this means, but this is a matter of taking out a political big shot, so the guy was very careful.

“Your Majesty, I’m not very smart, so I don’t really understand what you mean. If you don’t tell me clearly… .”

“Just listen, do I have to tell you to kill me with my own mouth?”

Vice President Cho Dae-soo couldn’t raise his head.

The mission to deal with the relatives of the head of state is something I’m hesitating to do because I don’t know how it might come back to me like a boomerang in the future.

But it is the Central Intelligence Agency’s job to do that.

Vice President Cho Dae-soo left the office without saying a word.

***

“You told me to kill you?”

“Yes, what should I do?”

“… Then I have to follow.”

This is the headquarters of the Central Intelligence Agency, and Director Kim Hak-young carried out the will of the head of state.

How did I get to this position when I have no special abilities?

As a close associate of the head of state, you have been given an unmerited amount of trust, so why would you betray that trust now?

Of course, since this was a matter of killing the enemy’s relatives, there was some hesitation, but in the end, I set out.

The Central Intelligence Agency agents invited the suspected rebels deep into the mountains, and there were places they had prepared in advance. Their actions were unstoppable.

“Hey!! Manager Kim!! Where are you taking me?!! Hey!!”

The sinner, who felt something ominous, also screamed,

No way a nephew would kill his uncle. But that hope soon became reality.

“The Lord Commander has sent word. He is grateful for your hard work.”

“What… What? So Sanggeun told you to kill me?!! My Sanggeun?!! Me?!!”

“Sang-geun, Sang-geun, don’t do that. Do you still think that the enemy is your nephew? He has been the master of this country since long ago, and you were just a tool to be used. You should have understood the situation.”

Park Jeong-ui felt his heart sink.

He didn’t even rebel against the head of state, he just formed a faction and tried to seize power, so why is that a death sentence?

He begged to be allowed to meet the head of state, but the CIA agents silently pointed their guns at him.