Hong Kong: Rise of the Kings.

Chapter 1106 1092 [People’s Hard Work]

The night is hazy——
The street lights in Myeongdong District are lit up in rows, and a five-story clock tower over 20 meters high stands at the end of the street.

There are shops on both sides of the street, and the most eye-catching one is the Japanese restaurant on the left side of Myeongdong.

Guests were constantly coming in and out of the restaurant's revolving glass door. Two doormen stood on the left and right. There were also several Blue House bodyguards in black uniforms, with headsets in their ears and walkie-talkies on their waists, patrolling the area.

Occasionally, there would be male and female customers on the street who wanted to enter the restaurant to consume. When they saw these stern-looking bodyguards in black, they could not help but quicken their pace and hurriedly leave the restaurant.

At this moment, in the restaurant's most upscale private room, a young woman was lying flat on the dining table, her smooth and delicate skin covered with all kinds of delicious food - salmon, sushi, udon noodles, tempura and so on.

This is the famous "Female T Sheng" that came from Japan.

Choi Kyu-ha, who was sitting at the dining table and slowly tasting salmon sashimi with mustard sauce, looked contented and oblivious to the strange looks from the attendants around him. However, the four senior officials of the Blue House who were sitting at the same table with him seemed a little embarrassed and deliberately looked around, as if to tell others around them that it was not that they wanted to eat this kind of food, but that they dared not disobey the Prime Minister's order.

Choi Kyu-ha is 53 years old, with neatly combed gray hair and glasses. He looks more like a university professor than a politician.

He behaves gently and speaks slowly, giving people a gentle and elegant feeling.

During Park Chung-hee's tenure as President, Choi Kyu-ha, as Prime Minister, was in charge of many government affairs.

However, President Park Chung-hee was a military man and liked to be autocratic and arbitrary. Therefore, Choi Kyu-ha seemed to have great power and was in charge of many government affairs, but the final decision still depended on Park Chung-hee's mood.

Choi Kyu-ha followed Park Chung-hee as a puppet prime minister for several years. He resisted at the beginning, feeling that he was just a decoration and a waste of his talent.

But gradually, as Park Chung-hee strengthened his autocracy, Choi Kyu-ha's power was diluted again, and then he accepted his fate.

After accepting his fate, Choi Kyu-ha continued to neglect his duties. He felt that he was dispensable and the decisions he made were useless. To put it bluntly, he was just a "mascot" of the Blue House.

Park Chung-hee used Choi Kyu-ha to prove how democratic he was, how much he loved talent, and how he was willing to accept a cultured, knowledgeable, and noble intellectual as prime minister to prevent others from saying that he was a military man in power.

After accepting his fate, Choi Kyu-ha lived a very comfortable life. He usually drank with foreign guests and discussed small matters. He also drank and had fun with a group of literati in private, and recited poems.

If nothing unexpected happens, Choi Kyu-ha will slowly finish his political career in such a faded state until he leaves office.

But there are unforeseen circumstances, and people have misfortunes and misfortunes.

President Park Chung-hee was assassinated not long ago and died despite failed rescue efforts.

A vacuum of supreme power appeared in the entire Republic of Korea.

As the second prime minister, he became the successor to President Park Chung-hee!
At that time, Choi Kyu-ha was having a tea party with a group of Korean poetry masters, drinking and exchanging poems and songs at the meeting.

Choi Kyu-ha took out his poetry collection in which he expressed his aspirations and asked everyone to comment on it.

Those poetry masters all applauded and praised Choi Kyu-ha, saying that his poetry level had reached the realm of "natural and unadorned" and "beautiful sentences formed naturally."

It is also said that Choi Kyu-ha is the contemporary Li Bai, Du Fu, and Cao Zhijian of the Republic of Korea!

Choi Kyu-ha was so overwhelmed by the flattery that he drank a little too much that night. When he woke up, the first news he heard was that "the president had passed away and he was elected as acting president."

At that time, Choi Kyu-ha was completely confused and hungover, and suspected that she was dreaming.

But the facts told him that all this was not a dream, it was all real!
When Choi Kyu-ha arrived at the Blue House with a dizzy head and was helped to the throne of the President, he finally woke up from his dream.

I really became the president!

Heaven,

Open your eyes!
At that moment, Choi Kyu-ha was full of confidence and high spirits. Although he had to express deep sorrow and grief over the death of the commander-in-chief on the surface, the idealistic Choi Kyu-ha in his heart had already sang loudly: "Today is a good day!"

However, after taking on the role of acting commander-in-chief, Choi Kyu-ha discovered that things were not as easy as he had thought.

In the past, I was a vase, a mascot, and a decoration. After becoming the acting president, I thought I could let go of my ambitions and create a legend for the Republic of Korea. I didn't expect that I was still a puppet.

Although he had become the commander-in-chief, he had no real power.

All the real power lies in the hands of Zheng Shenghe, the general manager.

Zheng Shenghe commands the army and controls military personnel promotions. His trusted subordinates include Zhang Taiwan who controls the Security Command, Zheng Bingzhou who controls the Special Operations Command, Jin Jinji who controls the Military Police, and so on.

These people appeared to be respectful to him on the surface, but secretly they were disobedient. No one was willing to listen to his orders, as they thought that Choi Kyu-ha was only good at writing and had never even been on the battlefield, so how could he compare with these iron-blooded soldiers?

Well, Zheng Shenghe has too much power, so Choi Kyu-ha has to endure it. But that troublesome young general Quan Douguang doesn't take him seriously, which makes Choi Kyu-ha feel like a thorn in his throat.

What is Quan Douguang?
When President Park was alive, he was just a follower behind the old man. Many times, when the President participated in activities and was interviewed, he didn't even have a shot.

Now, since the death of the President, he has been acting arrogantly, saying that he will be loyal to the dead President and will avenge him. He uses these lies to eliminate his enemies, but has firmly grasped his security headquarters and intelligence agency in his hands, constantly eliminating dissidents and seizing power.

Many times, Choi Kyu-ha could only turn a blind eye to these things, because every time Jeon Doo-gwang recommended his own people, his excuse for taking down his opponents was: "I am arresting members of the conspiracy organization that killed the commander-in-chief. Is there any problem if you don't sign or approve it, Prime Minister?"

What could be wrong?
If Choi Kyu-ha did not approve, he would become a conspirator. After all, he would apparently gain the most benefits after the death of the commander-in-chief.

But once he signs and approves it, Quan Douguan's power center will have one more strong man, and its strength will double.

So in Choi Kyu-ha's opinion, this bald young player Jeon Doo-gwang is even more hateful than that bastard Jung Seng-hyuk!

After all, Zheng Shenghe pointed a gun at him directly, making him a puppet and not daring to move.

Quan Douguang kept poking his butt with a gun, making him jump like a toad.

At this time, Choi Kyu-ha was chewing the salmon, slowly swallowing the food, with a look of enjoyment on her face.

A senior Blue House official said at the right moment: "Prime Minister, I wonder if you invited us here tonight..."

Choi Kyu-ha waved his hand and the senior official immediately stopped talking.

Choi Kyu-ha leaned back slightly, closed her eyes and savored the taste between her lips and teeth, then nodded gently: "Not bad! This is how Japanese food should be eaten. The fragrance of the girl's skin and the fragrance of the salmon blend together, making it fragrant and more delicious. No wonder this way of eating is so popular in Japan, what do you think?"

Choi Kyu-ha turned his gaze towards the four senior officials of the Blue House. They didn't know how to respond, so they just smiled and nodded in agreement.

"I know what you're thinking. As a government official, what if someone sees you doing this? That would be bad for your reputation! But don't worry, no matter what we eat tonight, no matter the type of dishes or the way we eat, nothing will be leaked."

Choi Kyu-ha wiped the corners of her mouth with a napkin and looked at the gold watch on her wrist: "It's still half an hour before dawn, we still have time to enjoy these delicious dishes."

The senior Blue House official who spoke first was still worried: "But Prime Minister, we all know that you are definitely not just inviting us to dinner, right?"

Choi Kyu-ha picked up the wine glass, drank a glass of red wine, rinsed his mouth, and spit into the trash can at his feet.

"Well said! Actually, I did so many things tonight just to show you my true self, so that you can get to know me without worries, open up to each other, and become close friends from now on..."

Choi Kyu-ha gave the other person a reassuring look and spoke slowly.

We are all smart people, and of course we understand what "carefree" means and what "opening one's heart" means.

Ever since Choi Kyu-ha took office as acting president, he has been trying desperately to win over capable senior officials in the Blue House and make them loyal to him, so as to get rid of the dilemma of being a commander without any troops.

In fact, from the perspective of practice, Choi Kyu-ha was very frank in that she dared to invite these four officials to a banquet to taste the "female T-seed".

The four of them knew all these things, and Choi Kyu-ha said this just to recruit them and make them work for him.

But the problem is that the situation in the entire Blue House is grim now. There is the Tathagata Buddha Zheng Shenghe above, and the bald Jeon Doo-gwang who caused trouble in Heaven below. Even if these people really follow Choi Kyu-ha all the way to the end, they probably won't have much future.

But if they didn't follow, the four of them really had nowhere to go.

The four of them do not belong to the military faction, they are all literati, and they only have a "common language" with Choi Kyu-ha, unlike Zheng Shenghe, Jeon Doo-kwang and those guys who always talk about "Shiba" and "bastard".

Thinking of this, the four of them looked at each other and nodded together: "Thank you, Prime Minister, for your respect. We will do our best to serve you!"

Choi Kyu-ha was overjoyed when he saw this, and smiled again, "No problem! As long as you recognize me as your superior, I will support you in the future. You four don't have to think about anything, just do your job well and help me handle government affairs. When I have power, I will help you get promoted."

The four officials stood up excitedly and raised their glasses: "Thank you, Prime Minister."

Choi Kyu-ha laughed and waved his hand to signal the four of them to sit down.

……

at the same time,

Outside the revolving glass door of a Japanese restaurant——
Five jeeps came speeding over, and the bodyguards in black saw the approaching vehicles and rushed forward to intercept them.

Before they could draw their guns, dozens of people jumped out of the jeep and pointed submachine guns at them.

The men in black were still trying to struggle, but two groups of people mysteriously appeared from the left and right sides and surrounded them.

Seeing that the other side had advanced weapons, the bodyguards in black no longer had the will to resist. At the signal from the soldiers, they threw their guns to the ground and knelt on the ground with their heads in their hands.

In fact, they were careless. They never dreamed that anyone would dare to go against them, the Blue House bodyguards.

Therefore, they were completely unprepared, and since the enemy had more people and more advanced weapons, they had no choice but to surrender.

After all the black-clad bodyguards were captured, Quan Douguang, dressed in a major general's uniform, jumped out of the jeep with a cigar in his mouth.

"loyalty!"

All the soldiers saluted him together.

Quan Douguang waved his hand and walked straight into the restaurant with his five men.

The person in charge of the restaurant's security saw Quan Douguang coming aggressively, frowned in embarrassment, and was about to step forward to stop him.

Quan Douguang didn't even look at them. Someone nearby stepped forward and slapped the security chief, making him dizzy.

"Shiba, are you blind?"

The security guards immediately became obedient, lowered their heads and listened carefully, not daring to make a sound.

……

Inside the restaurant -
When Choi Kyu-ha was feeling very happy about recruiting four generals, a discordant voice broke in.
"Hey, Prime Minister, why aren't you sleeping so late? You really have a lot of things to do!"

When Choi Kyu-ha heard the voice, he immediately saw Jeon Doo-kwang walking in and looking around the private room.

Choi Kyu-ha stood up and angrily said, "General Jeon, what do you mean by this? Why did you barge in without saying hello?"

Quan Douguan paused, then led his men towards the dining table where Choi Kyu-ha was sitting.

It was obviously the first time for Quan Douguang and his men to come to such a high-end place as a Japanese restaurant. Even though these people could kill people on the battlefield without frowning, it was their first time stepping into the social circle of the upper class. They looked somewhat restrained, especially when they saw the young girl lying on the dining table serving as the "container" for the food. Everyone's eyes widened, doubting whether what they saw was real.

Quan Douguang also saw something he shouldn't have seen, but he didn't make a fuss. Instead, he greeted the young girl nonchalantly, "Okay, dinner is over, you can go!"

Upon hearing that, the girl hurriedly stood up, not caring about shame, and ran away naked, causing the food on the table to fall to the ground.

Quan Douguang's men watched with their eyes nearly popping out of their heads, and kept saying "Shiba" in their mouths.

"Tsk tsk, I didn't expect that you, Prime Minister, know how to enjoy yourself!" Quan Douguan didn't even look at Choi Kyu-ha, he pulled a chair and sat down while biting a cigar.

Choi Kyu-ha looked embarrassed and awkward.

The four officials also looked embarrassed.

Quan Douguang picked up the sashimi that fell on the table, stirred it in mustard, took out the cigar, opened his mouth wide and swallowed it in one gulp, "Ahhh, damn, it's too strong! The taste is so stimulating! No wonder you all like it so much!" After saying that, he turned his head and looked at Choi Kyu-ha and others, "Oh, I almost forgot! What have the corrupt officials liked to eat the most since ancient times? It seems to be--"

Quan Douguang bit back into his cigar, his eyes grim: "This is the blood and flesh of the people!"

(End of this chapter)