I Will Stage A Coup D’état - Chapter 168



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EP.168 Succession Theory (1)

A baby has entered my wife’s stomach.

He said it’s already been two months.

I didn’t notice it at all because my wife’s stomach showed no signs of it.

Although there is such a thing as a menstrual cycle, my wife’s periods were quite irregular.

My wife is pregnant.

What should I do about this situation?

It was a bit awkward.

To be honest, it was contradictory that I was giving my wife strength every night and then worrying about her having a baby.

But, wouldn’t it be stranger for a man not to do that when he has a young and pretty wife by his side?

I was simply overcome by my desire for my young wife’s body.

Of course, from the point when I gave up on passing it down to my own blood relatives, I started to pay attention to contraception when dealing with my wife.

However, complete contraception was impossible unless it was used.

What happened today was almost like a planned accident.

‘It’s a bit of a headache if the second one isn’t a girl.’

If by any chance the baby in my wife’s womb is a boy, things get complicated.

The picture is that the son of a powerful person appears at the forefront of the power struggle.

If it were my direct blood relatives, I could have started with solid support from the Lee Seong-jun supporters.

With the support, connections, and halo attached to my name, even a young child could aim for power.

I had a headache because of the succession problem that suddenly arose.

“How are you feeling? Are you okay?”

“are you okay.”

On the other hand, his wife looked extremely happy.

Her hazel eyes, having had the child she had wanted, were sparkling brighter than ever.

What does your wife really want now that she has a child?

I became curious about my wife’s true feelings.

I suggested to my wife that we go see an orchestra.

“What’s going on, Prime Minister? You say all these things. How nice it would be if you were this romantic even on a regular basis.”

My wife was very pleased with my suggestion.

“Sometimes, there have to be days like this.”

We walked arm in arm to the grand theater.

After sitting in the VIP section and ordering a simple drink, I took some time to look at her.

“I’m talking about my child.”

“yes.”

“If you have a boy, should you let him go into politics?”

My wife’s eyes widened slightly at those words.

Then, his fresh eyes turned into crescent moons.

“I don’t know.”

The wife avoided giving a direct answer.

Although she seemed naive at first, she grew a lot as she spent time as the spouse of a powerful man.

As the brisk Mozart music began to play, I whispered a word.

“If you don’t know, can I decide?”

The wife looked a little taken aback by those words.

But Baek Ha-yeon was Baek Ha-yeon.

She was still naive enough to hide her true feelings.

“The baby hasn’t even come out yet, I think you’re thinking too soon.”

But since we’ve already brought it up, I decided to be honest about what was on my mind.

Pushing and pulling with my wife and trying to figure out what was inside wasn’t my style.

“I don’t want my child to go into politics. You know, I don’t want hereditary succession.”

My wife looked puzzled by my direct expression.

“Prime Minister, we haven’t even decided yet whether our child will be a boy.”

“That’s why I’m telling you now. Otherwise, you’ll be even more disappointed.”

I didn’t want to leave my wife with any unnecessary expectations.

The wife hesitated and then spoke with difficulty.

“Prime Minister, we don’t know what will happen in the future, so there’s no need to draw a line in advance.”

After all, she wanted her blood relatives to inherit what I left behind.

That doesn’t mean I thought my wife was being overly greedy.

I could think like that.

Hereditary succession was such a sweet and tempting story.

Anyone in power is bound to feel the temptation of hereditary succession at least once, and most of them fall into that trap.

However, I had no intention of passing my throne on to my children.

Because the country is not the private property of individuals?

Does hereditary succession leave a bad lesson for future generations?

This was my honest truth.

I don’t want to ruin the empire I’ve built.

I don’t want to tarnish the achievements I’ve built throughout my life.

That was the only reason I didn’t want to leave the empire to my child.

“Actually, until recently, I had this thought. What if you gave birth to my successor? For a moment, I even thought about it.”

My wife’s face turned pale as if she read the negative nuance in those words.

“But, I decided that it wouldn’t work.”

I continued, looking into my wife’s hazel eyes.

“I am the leader of this country, Daehan, before I am your husband. As the head of the Daehan Empire, what should I prioritize? Should I be the husband of Baek Ha-yeon and the father of our children, or should I be the Prime Minister of the Empire, Lee Seong-jun? You know my answer.”

My wife already knew the answer before I told her this story.

The man named Lee Seong-jun is someone who prioritizes his position as the Prime Minister of the Empire over his position as a father and husband.

She watched for a long time how this Lee Seong-jun moved by my side.

Maybe she knew the answer I was going to give, but she just gave in to greed for a moment.

Just as I was always fascinated by her enchanting body.

“So, don’t have any unnecessary regrets.”

I didn’t leave my wife any room for error.

The story ends there.

The wife shed a few tears and left the VIP seat.

It seemed like he went to the bathroom, but he didn’t come back for a long time.

Are you still crying?

I never thought I would make my wife cry like this.

It tasted a little bitter.

My wife didn’t return to the VIP box until the performance was over.

My wife returned to her seat a long time after the performance was over.

“I’m sorry if I hurt your feelings, but I didn’t want to lie to you.”

Her eyes were swollen, as if she had been crying for a long time.

Baek Ha-yeon’s usually energetic appearance was nowhere to be found.

The sight was a little unfamiliar.

Honestly, I never thought my wife would cry like this.

She spoke in a very hushed voice.

“I knew the Prime Minister would make that decision.”

Her voice was a little weak.

“But what can I do when I feel greedy? If I can have everything I want, how can I give it up? How can I give up something that could give my children a better future?”

There was a faint moisture in her voice.

“Me too.”

If not, she would not have been in so much agony and distress over whether to make her child her successor.

Certainly, humans are animals easily swayed by desire.

However, the reason I wasn’t swayed by hereditary desires like her was because I had a great example in the form of the Kim trio.

As long as they were in my head, I would never be swayed by the desire for heredity.

“Why did you think that?”

In fact, there are elites who have passed down their positions and still run the country well, such as Lee Kuan Yew and his son, Chiang Ching-kuo and his son, and modern political elites.

But there were dozens, hundreds of times more examples to the contrary.

“The reason I don’t think about passing it down is because of the dangers of the name Lee Seong-jun. My name has become too heavy to pass down to an individual.”

I couldn’t be George Washington, but I shouldn’t be Kim Il-sung.

There was no guarantee that the Kim Dynasty would be recreated through hereditary succession, but there was always a chance in this world.

There is a possibility that my child will use the name Lee Seong-jun to give birth to a second Kim Joseon.

I couldn’t guarantee that my son wouldn’t become Kim Jong-il.

Just because of that risk, I thought hereditary succession was absolutely unacceptable.

I never thought I would be having this conversation with my wife, but I was already in the process of making a move.

I had no choice but to tell you the truth, even if it was cold.

“Therefore, hereditary succession cannot be tolerated.”

“Can you give me just a little bit of time to think about it?”

Instead of continuing to confront the situation, the wife took a step back.

My wife was that kind of person.

He was a man who longed for power, but would back down if he had to fight to get it.

The fact that such a woman was even greedy proved the immense power I possessed.

Who wouldn’t covet the power and authority to do anything they set their mind to, when they could have it within arm’s reach?

I affirmed the greed my wife had.

However, he just wouldn’t grant her wishes.

“If that makes you feel better, then do it.”

But the repercussions of his wife’s pregnancy did not stop at her alone.

The surroundings were already abuzz with talk of succession.

“If Young-sik comes out, he will be the successor. Even if Young-sik doesn’t come out this time, the First Lady is still young.”

It was to the point where I could hear rumors that if a boy were to come out, he would be immediately designated as the successor.

Considering that even a relatively obedient wife would become more thoughtful after having a child, this reaction was not unreasonable.

Thinking about it, when I had my first child, Se-eun, there was a subtle atmosphere around me.

To pass it down or not.

They were ridiculous illusions.

Although I intended to reign as Prime Minister for life, I had no intention of ruling the empire forever by the power of my bloodline.

Absolute power corrupts absolutely.

That proverb is a story that applies regardless of time or place.

Since the controversy has already arisen, I have decided to drive the nail in the coffin on the hereditary issue.