Hong Kong: Rise of the Kings.

Chapter 1105 1091 [Clearing the Court of Emperors]

Half an hour ago-
Prime Minister's Residence.

Since Prime Minister Choi Kyu-ha replaced the assassinated President Park Chung-hee as interim president, he did not move directly into the presidential office in the Blue House, but continued to live and work in the Prime Minister's Residence.

However, considering the previous murder activities, the security level of the Prime Minister's Residence has been tripled than before, and the number of guards has increased from 48 to 100.

This standard is completely that of a commander-in-chief, and it is consistent with Choi Kyu-ha's current identity.

The person in charge of guarding the Prime Minister's Residence is Lieutenant General Gu Zhengji. Under his leadership, military police personnel are stationed inside and outside the residence. Anyone entering or leaving the residence must show their ID and can only be allowed in after a phone call for confirmation.

Gu Zhengji is forty-three years old this year, which is the prime age for a man.

He is not very tall, even a little thin, but within this thin body lies the resolve of a soldier.

With a pair of broom-shaped eyebrows, a pair of triangular eyes and high cheekbones, he seems difficult to approach and even a little sinister.

In fact, Gu Zhengji was not Choi Kyu-ha's trusted subordinate, but was sent by Zheng Shenghe to keep an eye on Choi Kyu-ha.

Choi Kyu-ha is a Confucianist. Even though he replaced the President as the number one person in the Blue House, he still follows the Confucian way of thinking in everything he does, emphasizing either benevolence or virtue. The problem is that South Korea today cannot be governed well by relying on benevolence and virtue. The military is in power, and political power comes from the barrel of a gun. He knows nothing about these concepts.

Or knowing but not doing it.

Therefore, Choi Kyu-ha, the acting commander-in-chief, is actually a commander without troops.

After dealing with Jeon Doo-gwang, Jeong Seng-hyuk planned to force Choi Kyu-ha to step down and replace him himself.

Choi Kyu-ha is just a puppet now.

As a spy arranged by Zheng Shenghe in the Prime Minister's Mansion, Gu Zhengji was of course aware of the inside story. Therefore, he treated Choi Kyu-ha, the acting commander-in-chief, with respect on the surface but sneered at him secretly.

At this time, Gu Zhengji finished a cup of Blue Mountain coffee, walked out of the comfortable monitoring room, and prepared to patrol the Prime Minister's Residence according to his usual schedule.

He first walked around the mansion, checked every checkpoint, and found the person in charge to inquire about the information of people entering the mansion that day.

After doing all this, Ju Zhengji swaggered out of the mansion and came to the sentry post outside.

The mansion was surrounded by high walls, with four sentries on each side, armed with live ammunition and under strict security.

Unless the people attacking the mansion grew wings and flew in, the only way for them to enter the mansion is through the gate.

The gate is staffed by eight guards. In addition to the huge iron gate, there are even solid iron horses inside the iron gate to block vehicles. Even if you drive a large truck in and break through the iron gate, you cannot pass the iron horses.

Such strict security has deterred many people from attacking the Prime Minister’s Residence.

Gu Zhengji is now at the gate guard post -
The eight guards guarding the gate saw him coming and hurried out to salute him: "Loyalty!"

Ju Zhengji waved his hand and asked them to return to their original positions, while he looked at the rusty iron horse.

Most of the iron horses had been moved, and five painters were washing them with red paint.

The iron horses painted with red paint not only look brand new, but also prevent rust.

However, if most of these iron horses have been moved now, the anti-collision force will be reduced. If someone with bad intentions outside drives a car into the car, I'm afraid the remaining iron horses will not be able to stop them.

Thinking of this, Gu Zhengji showed a hint of dissatisfaction on his face and frowned slightly.

Although someone had previously submitted a report on the "maintaining the iron horses" issue and he had personally signed for approval, in his impression, the operation should have been done with caution and meticulousness, rather than moving a large portion of them away like this.

Let’s not talk about anything else, just take these five painters as an example. What are their backgrounds and political identities? Have you ever verified them?

Ever since President Park Chung-hee was assassinated, many high-ranking officials of the Blue House have been in a state of panic, fearing that something unexpected will happen to them. Therefore, all the major official residences now have the strictest security level. Now, such a careless thing has happened in the Prime Minister's residence, which is the first one. How can Gu Zhengji not be angry?
Gu Zhengji stroked his chin and frowned unconsciously. He wanted to greet the guards at the sentry post, but before he could say anything--
"Stop! Don't move!" A man's deep voice suddenly sounded behind him.

Then, Gu Zhengji felt a cold gun barrel against the back of his head, followed by a burst of messy footsteps behind him.

With the gun barrel against his head, Gu Zhengji didn't show any panic on his face. Instead, he showed a look of disdain. He slowly raised his hands and said with a hint of smile in his voice: "My friend, be careful of accidental discharge of the gun. Let's talk slowly if we have something to say."

"Put your hands up! Don't alert the sentries!"

The man behind him was one of the five painters. He had a beard and looked murderous.

The other four painters following the bearded man were all staring at Ju Zhengji with unfriendly eyes.

Ju Zhengji slowly raised his hands, with a smile in his voice: "Brother, look carefully, this is the Prime Minister's residence, do you have to make such a big deal?" As he said that, he glanced at the sentry. Those bastards on the sentry didn't even notice anything unusual here. They were all so stupid.

The bearded man ignored Gu Zhengji, one hand still holding the gun, and the other hand slid down Gu Zhengji's back, touched the gun on his waist and took it off, then patted his legs, and after confirming that Gu Zhengji had no more weapons in his hands, he continued to speak: "Turn around."

Ju Zhengji turned around as he was told, and only then could he see clearly the face of the bearded man behind him.

The bearded man looked to be in his early thirties, and although he was wearing a dirty, paint-stained work suit, it couldn't hide his military aura.

Ju Zhengji narrowed his eyes and raised the corner of his mouth: "Whose subordinate are you? Who sent you here to do this? If you do this just for money, it's okay, I can give you what you want; if you do this for an official position, it's okay, as long as you are willing to put down your gun and turn from evil to good, maybe I will be interested in you and help you get a position!"

After all, Gu Zhengji was from the Army's White Tiger Regiment. He had experienced the Korean War, bullets flying everywhere, and walked out of a pile of dead bodies on flesh and blood. He had seen all kinds of storms, so how could he be scared by the small scene before him?
Gu Zhengji knew very well that since the death of President Park Chung-hee, the entire military had been in chaos, with the old and new factions fighting each other and poaching each other's personnel. Many people jumped from one side to the other, and some even jumped back and forth between the two sides. Therefore, recruiting personnel had become commonplace.

What's more, the bearded man standing in front of him was full of military arrogance, and this kind of person was at least a captain-level talent. It was for this reason that Gu Zhengji was confident enough to promise the bearded man that he would help him get a position in the army.

The bearded man didn't say anything, but looked at Ju Zhengji carefully, with a strange smile on his face.

"I heard that you are from the White Tiger Regiment?" The bearded man tilted his neck and looked Ju Zhengji up and down.

Ju Zhengji smiled but didn't answer. At this time, a subordinate behind the bearded man suddenly spoke up: "Captain! General Quan said that this kind of person should either be kept or eliminated! The closer they are to the White Tiger Regiment, the more cautious we must be!"

The White Tiger Regiment of South Korea is "notorious" abroad, but is hailed as a "heroic unit" in South Korea. Almost all those who come from this unit have extensive connections, and are very successful in both political and military circles, making them the targets of recruitment by many bigwigs.

Quan Douguang knew this very well. As for these "capable people", he would either recruit them for his own use or eliminate them directly to avoid future troubles.

"You are Quan Douguan's man!" Ju Zhengji raised his eyebrows, and his face was immediately filled with anger.

Upon hearing this, the bearded man raised the gun that had been lowered and pointed it hard at Gu Zhengji's forehead. "So what?"

Ju Zhengji frowned slightly, looked up at the gun, then fixed his gaze on the bearded man's face again, snorted coldly and said, "Why, does Quan Douguang want to rebel?"

The bearded man gritted his teeth and sneered, "So what? We are all generals who are working for the country and the people, and we intend to purge the traitors and revive the government! If you still stubbornly follow that Zheng Shenghe, then I will kill you today to eliminate harm for the people!"

As the bearded man spoke, his finger was already on the trigger.

It was not until then that Ju Zhengji realized that the situation seemed very serious. He felt a little uneasy, but on the surface he still taunted, "Kill me? Fine, just shoot. If you dare to shoot, everyone in the mansion will come out. Then we'll see who will become a hornet's nest first!"

The bearded man was slightly startled when he heard this, his finger pressed on the trigger, but it did not go off for a long time.

He asked himself if he was not afraid of death. After all, he was a soldier who had been on the battlefield and killed people. He had already put his head on his belt when he served in Panmunjom. Now, every day he lives longer is a day earned for him.

But he had to consider the brothers behind him. When the firing started at Panmunjom, the brothers who followed him were all shot and killed, and in the end only the few behind him were left.

Seeing the bearded man hesitate, his men behind him immediately said, "Captain, listen to General Quan, kill him and don't worry about us!"

The bearded man's hand holding the gun was trembling slightly, and his eyes were a little shaken.

Ju Zhengji glanced at his bearded subordinate and chuckled, "You still have some military spirit, but even if you are not afraid of death, what about your families? Is Quan Douguang still responsible for taking care of your family?"

There was a sudden silence all around. The group of brothers behind the bearded man looked at each other with a strange look in their eyes.

Ju Zhengji had no idea that the reason these people were willing to follow and depend on Quan Douguang was because Quan Douguang was loyal. Before coming here, he not only promised to help them take care of their families so that they would have no worries, but also promised that if they died, their families would be his, Quan Douguang's family; if they won, they would be promoted one by one after they returned.

The bearded man had a gloomy expression and poked Gu Zhengji's forehead with the muzzle of his gun: "Damn it, you bastard! Are you trying to sow discord? We are extremely loyal to General Quan, even at the cost of our lives!"

"Really? Then just shoot! Do you think my military rank is fake? Do you really think I'm afraid of you rats? As long as you shoot, none of you will be able to escape tonight." Ju Zhengji's tone was stern and full of threats: "Also, your behavior is rebellion! It is intolerable under the law! In ancient times, nine generations of the clan would be executed. So, do you want to be traitors for the rest of your lives?"

The bearded man was indeed frightened by these words.

This is indeed the case. What Quan Douguang and his people are doing now is "rebellion". They have had "no justification" from the very beginning and can only rely on severely punishing Kim Jae-gyu, the murderer of the commander-in-chief, to implicate their political opponents, saying that they were behind the scenes supporting or instigating Kim Jae-gyu to carry out the assassination. Anyone with a discerning eye can see how false this reason is.

The bearded man struggled for a while and turned his head to look at the faces of the brothers behind him.

The few remaining brothers were obviously at a loss at this time. They all looked embarrassed and lowered their heads in shame, avoiding the bearded man's gaze.

The bearded man gritted his teeth in indignation, turned around and glared at Gu Zhengji fiercely, moved the gun away from his forehead, fired several shots at Gu Zhengji's ear, and the bullets whizzed past Gu Zhengji's ear.

The bearded man fired all six bullets in the gun and then threw the gun hard to the ground.

Gu Zhengji's face changed drastically, and he thought he was dead. When he realized that the bullet didn't hit him, the guards heard the gunshot and ran over to rescue him.
Gu Zhengji looked at the bearded man and thought that he had given in, so he couldn't help laughing and smiled confidently: "That's right, a man who knows the times is a hero! You guys--"

Before Gu Zhengji could finish his words--
boom!
An armored vehicle broke through the iron gate from the outside, and then knocked open the iron horses!

Three other armored vehicles followed closely behind and rushed in.

As the situation suddenly changes!

Before the guards could even open fire, they were already being targeted by the machine guns on the armored vehicles!

Looking at the terrifying machine gun and the black muzzle, all the guards were scared.

The bearded man had a fierce look in his eyes. He grabbed Ju Zhengji by the collar, pulled out the pistol that had been seized from Ju Zhengji from his waist, put it against his temple, and shouted, "How is it? Did you see it? It's not that I don't dare to kill you, I'm just stalling for time!"

"Damn it, you dare to lie to me? Shoot me if you have the guts!" Gu Zhengji knew he had been tricked and said viciously.

The bearded man grinned: "Do you think I really don't dare?"

Click!

Bullets loaded.

Gu Zhengji's breath was choked.

The bearded man reached out his hand and slapped Gu Zhengji on the face, saying sarcastically, "Why, do you really want to be a hero? If so, I'll help you! Anyway, you've already said that we're rebelling! If we don't kill a few people during a rebellion, wouldn't it be unacceptable?"

Ju Zhengji was obviously shocked by these words and looked at the bearded man in disbelief.

The bearded man smiled slightly and tore off the shoulder straps of his military rank from the dazed Gu Zhengji's shoulders: "From now on, you are captured!"

Looking at the four armored vehicles, more than a dozen soldiers jumped out and stepped forward to disarm the guards.

The bearded man looked around, raised his gun and shouted, "Surround the Prime Minister's Residence - Clear out the imperial court!!

"Ho ho ho!!!"

(End of this chapter)