I Will Stage A Coup D’état - Chapter 169



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EP.169 Succession Theory (2)

Baek Ha-yeon was disappointed with His Majesty’s reaction.

Actually, she knew it too.

That His Majesty wishes not to pass power on to his blood relatives.

However, there was a glimmer of hope that His Majesty’s mind might change if a boy was born.

But His Majesty drew the line coldly.

I said no.

Why, is it that this child, Your Majesty’s blood relative, is not allowed?

Your Majesty’s blood relatives would be better able to carry out Your Majesty’s will than strangers with whom you are not related by blood.

Baek Ha-yeon couldn’t understand Your Majesty.

Is heredity really that problematic?

A dynasty is also fundamentally a family business passed down through hereditary succession.

Did all the dynasties and great families collapse because they were hereditary?

No it wasn’t.

If you look for cases where this isn’t the case, you can find plenty.

His Majesty only saw the disadvantages of hereditary succession and did not try to see the advantages.

However, Ha-yeon gave up on persuading His Majesty.

His Majesty was a very stubborn man.

I asked for time, but I didn’t think it would change His Majesty’s mind.

The time I asked Your Majesty for was just the time I needed to accept reality.

The problem was the relationship between you and His Majesty that developed while I was thinking.

Even though their relationship was already strained due to the pregnancy, their conversations in the bedroom have decreased significantly due to differences in opinions.

After spending several weeks like that, Ha-yeon’s mind became very complicated.

Ha-yeon thought about the time when this subtle atmosphere was maintained.

‘Your Majesty is a man who lives young.’

His Majesty was a man with a very strong sexual desire for his age.

It was clear just from looking at how he managed to fulfill his desires with difficulty every day.

That person lived for several weeks without even showing affection.

What if His Majesty thinks differently?

Suddenly, I had such worries.

Even so, she felt herself getting older little by little these days.

What if a younger, prettier woman seduces him while the gap between them is widening?

I know Your Majesty wouldn’t be the type to do that, but there’s no guarantee in this world.

Ha-yeon called the doctor to check if the fetus was stable.

“Yes. It will be fine now.”

“Then is it okay to do that at night?”

My face turned red for no reason when I tried to bring up an embarrassing story.

“It’ll be okay as long as it’s not excessive.”

After much deliberation, Ha-yeon decided to reach out to His Majesty first.

As always, His Majesty finished his work and returned to bed to try to sleep.

At that time, Ha-yeon spoke first.

“Prime Minister.”

“Uh, yeah.”

His Majesty seemed a little embarrassed and answered in a bewildered manner.

“Let’s stop this awkward relationship.”

Ha-yeon dug into His Majesty’s arms, where she had always been.

His Majesty flinched, perhaps because he felt warmth after a long time.

His Majesty was a little taken aback by the seductive light she sent him.

“Is this okay? You have a child.”

“He said it would be okay if I took it easy.”

After hearing those words, His Majesty naturally came up.

As expected, His Majesty never refused to communicate with his body.

After some light wrestling, Ha-yeon cut off His Majesty’s arm and lay down.

Perhaps because our bodies had become entangled, the distance between us seemed to have narrowed considerably.

“Prime Minister.”

“I’m listening.”

“I now understand that inheritance is not possible. If that is the case, then please pass on your wealth to your children.”

Ha-yeon decided to receive what she could from His Majesty in accordance with reality.

“Would it be okay if I just made enough to live comfortably?”

“That’s not enough. But they are Your Majesty’s children.”

Baek Ha-yeon wanted her children to live comfortable lives.

After much deliberation, His Majesty came up with an answer.

“Okay. I’ll take care of it, so don’t worry about it.”

Ha-yeon felt relieved only after hearing His Majesty’s promise.

Maybe, this was for the best.

There is no guarantee that the child will necessarily want power.

Ha-yeon closed her eyes, feeling His Majesty’s warmth.

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“After all, wouldn’t a solid blood relative be the best for Your Majesty? I’m sure Your Majesty would change his mind if he held a boy in his arms.”

What would happen if the child in Baek Ha-yeon’s stomach was really a boy?

If he were really a boy, His Majesty would think differently.

There was a quiet meeting among the powerful men of Jeonggwan-gun.

“It’s inappropriate to bring up the subject now, but let’s organize our opinions in advance when the First Lady gives birth to Yeong-sik. If Your Majesty thinks of Yeong-sik as your successor, how will you present it to him?”

“Well, if Your Majesty wants to do it, we must do it. What can we say?”

“But didn’t Your Majesty say that he would not make it hereditary?”

“That’s right, you said that because you only have a daughter. If a woman becomes the successor, the power base will become unstable and it will look bad. That’s why Your Majesty said that.”

Security Commander Park Jun carefully cut off the conversation.

“Come on, don’t get too excited. Everyone, let’s refrain from talking off topic. Your Majesty’s intentions are still unclear, and we don’t even know if it’s Yeong-sik or Yeong-ae. What kind of opinions are you trying to organize now?”

“It will be too late to think about it then. Whether you are for or against hereditary succession, you must have a clear position before you can submit your opinion to His Majesty. Otherwise, would you just say, ‘I will accept it.’?”

That was true.

‘By the way, that guy is going overboard. Did he really think he would be the successor?’

Park Jun-eun kept his eyes on Army Vice Chief of Staff Lee Jeong, who raised his voice.

The meeting lasted two hours without reaching a conclusion.

“Let’s just each figure out our own positions. If we express our opinions like this, His Majesty will only feel uncomfortable.”

After the meeting, people dispersed in twos and threes.

Security Commander Park Jun pretended to go to the official residence, but changed direction and headed to His Excellency’s official residence.

“Your Majesty, in fact, there was a meeting like this today. People are very confused about the spirit.”

His Majesty just nodded after hearing that story.

“Don’t worry about those guys. Okay, go and do your work.”

And from the next day, he began to call the most powerful people in the Jeonggwan Army to the official residence one by one.

Those who heard it trembled with fear.

“Isn’t it true that Your Majesty is angry after hearing about the secret meeting yesterday?”

“Oh, it is obvious to anyone that we have gathered without Your Majesty’s knowledge, so His Majesty cannot help but be displeased.”

“First, it’s my turn, so I’ll go.”

People entered the official residence one by one and met His Majesty.

Contrary to expectations that he would be furious to the core, His Majesty’s expression was extremely gentle.

“I have already heard that the lords were worried about my succession.”

“Poem, I apologize for causing you any trouble.”

Of course, the content was by no means soft.

“Well, what do you think, Master? Do you think I will pass on power to my blood relatives for a thousand years through inheritance?”

If you answered wrong here, you could be finished.

Even though it seemed obvious, I had to answer carefully.

“I don’t know about that. I just follow Your Majesty’s wishes.”

“Don’t be like water mixed with water, speak your mind.”

“I think it’s not bad, because if it’s Young-sik, he’ll definitely be a great person.”

His Majesty expressed his displeasure at those words.

“You seem like a loser. Look. I said I wouldn’t do hereditary things. If you change your mind now, what will become of this Lee Seong-jun? Do you think I’m such a worthless guy who changes his words?”

I must have given the wrong answer.

His Majesty’s voice suddenly became louder.

“Of course not, Your Majesty.”

“I’m telling you clearly, this Lee Seong-jun will never think about hereditary succession under any circumstances. Even if three boys show up at the same time, that won’t happen. Do you understand what I mean?”

“I will keep that in mind.”

“Just go away.”

His Majesty summoned the most powerful figures in the royal family and reaffirmed the policy that there would be absolutely no hereditary succession.

His Majesty’s expressed thoughts were firm.

At least His Majesty’s closest associates felt the mood during the conversation and accepted that His Majesty’s renunciation of the succession was sincere.

But people who heard the story from time to time were half in doubt.

Even if you say that now, what if Your Majesty changes his mind later?

In fact, it was quite common for older, powerful people to act capriciously.

He sometimes replaced the clear successor and sometimes installed his favorite blood relative on the throne.

Even in cases like that, there were cases where people wanted others to speak on their behalf when they were afraid to say something out of shame.

A representative example was Stalin.

Because of these examples, people were not sure whether Lee Seong-jun would truly give up the inheritance.

Lee Seong-jun is also a human being, so who can guarantee that he has no desire to pass it down?

People began to second guess His Majesty’s thoughts.

“In fact, who would dare point a finger at Your Excellency just because you’re passing down power to your Excellency? Only the ignorant activists have something to say to Your Excellency.”

“That’s true. His Majesty is the one who built this country on a rock. How about a transfer of power?”

Although His Majesty thought he had made his beliefs known to his close associates, the succession plan triggered by Baek Ha-yeon’s pregnancy was not easily resolved.

“If Lee Seong-jun wants to pass the throne to his children, he would want to strengthen his legitimacy a bit, right? Let’s tell him that if Lee Seong-jun has a son, he can give him the princess.”

“Are you talking about the princess who passed away?”

“If it’s necessary, we must do it.”

The emperor looked displeased even after speaking.

That was the state of mind of a father who sold his daughter to survive.

Even the royal family, who were on the verge of death, saw this as an opportunity and began to take action.

As things went on, even though His Majesty had taken the lead, the noise surrounding the succession only grew louder.

If Baek Ha-yeon gives birth to a son, will Lee Seong-jun inherit the government or not?

The only place where he could gain confidence was Baek Ha-yeon’s ship.

Just look at the gender of the child that Baek Ha-yeon will give birth to.

All of Korea’s attention was focused on Baek Ha-yeon’s stomach.