Korean TV series: King of Peninsula 1997

Chapter 696 Political Turmoil

Li Mingxue met Quan Zaijun in the mayor's office.

Quan Jae-jun stopped and handed him the brown paper bag he was holding in his hand.

"All representatives, what is this?"

"According to the president, this is Pandora's box."

Li Mingxue looked slightly puzzled. He took the bag, opened the seal, and took out a stack of documents inside.

"This is..." Li Mingxue's eyes were fixed on it. There were more than a dozen names neatly written on the form on the first page alone, and there was bold print at the top, "List of military service frauds among children of senior members of the Grand National Party..."

"As you can see, there are other people with various criminal records below."

Li Mingxue's eyes wavered, and he turned the file over temporarily. "What does the president want me to do?"

“Let this be known in Congress.”

Li Mingxue was amazed at how ruthless Li You was. "Half of the Congress might be implicated, and those who helped them might even have Congress shut down."

"But Mayor Lee can regain his power," Quan Zaijun lowered his head slightly and looked at the shorter and thinner Lee Myung-hak. Lee Myung-hak, who looked like he had no flesh on his face, was indeed disadvantaged by his physiognomy, otherwise he would have been more popular. "You are not the only one who can open this box."

Li Mingxue raised his head slightly, "Did the president say that?"

“Although chaos will get out of control the moment the box is opened, people will be able to see the last bit of hope.”

“If you want to fight against Party Leader Park, you must not only become the hope, but also fight against the darkness.”

"There are also very important weapons under the military service documents. Mayor Li, please consider it carefully," Quan Zaijun bowed slightly, "This is what the chairman asked me to tell Mayor Li."

After saying that, he turned and left.

Li Mingxue watched Quan Zaijun walking further and further away, and quickly flipped to the file at the bottom. The things recorded on it were indeed a bit thrilling. He began to weigh in his heart whether something had been found out about him as well.
Two days later, reporters were crowded in front of the National Assembly building in Yeouido.

"Members of the National Assembly will gather at the National Assembly Building in Yeouido to study and discuss the Cho Tae-seop incident."

"President Choi has confirmed that he will not attend today's National Assembly meeting on the Cho Tae-seop scandal"

"Park Geum-sun will deliver a speech in the National Assembly."

"Seoul Mayor Lee Myung-hak announced that he will reaffirm his position in the National Assembly today."

"MBC will broadcast the entire parliamentary meeting for you today."

Li You and Emperor Cui Chang, who did not attend the meeting, sat at the tea table and watched what was broadcast on TV together.

Li You reached out and grabbed the remote control and turned down the volume of the TV. "The meeting hasn't started yet. Mr. President, please have some tea first."

Cui Changdi looked at the tea in the cup and saw his own eyes. He raised his head and asked, "President, are you looking forward to the good show you mentioned?"

Li You had cordially invited him the day before to watch a good show.

Although he suspected something fishy was going on, Emperor Cui Chang still came here.

"Of course..." Li You said straightforwardly, "But I invited President Cui to come... so that he could watch this good show with me. After all, it's not convenient for me to appear there given my identity."

When Lee Woo pointed at the Yeouido National Assembly Building on TV, Emperor Choi Chang had a general idea of ​​what was going on.

Although we don’t know who the protagonist of this drama is, there is no doubt that someone will suffer today.

"I thought Zhao Taixie's performance was good enough," Choi Changdi smiled.

"Jo Tae-seop?" Li You laughed, "Jo Tae-seop is just the foreplay of this play."

There have been some controversies in the Blue House and the National Assembly surrounding Cho Tae-sub in the past two days. After all, the evil things Cho Tae-sub has done and the scandals surrounding him are no longer secrets and are about to become known to everyone.

But even though we know it, the question of how to distribute the huge amount of political benefits after Cho Tae-seop disappears must be kept secret and cannot be told to the public.

After all, no one dares to bear the consequences of leaking information easily. Everyone knows that the political benefits given up after Zhao Tae-sub's disappearance are both a benefit and a stain. Once they fall into this trap, they will ruin their political career.

When Li You said this, Cui Changdi's curiosity was aroused. His previous words were stuck in his throat and he coughed. "Then I am even more curious. I want to know what the ending of this drama where Councillor Zhao was the foreplay is?"

Li You just smiled faintly and pointed at the tea in front of Cui Changdi, "Mr. President, if you don't drink it now, it will get cold."

Emperor Cui Chang nodded helplessly. When Li You was only willing to give a little hint, he, who had no idea of ​​the cause and effect, let alone the details of the relationship, was of course completely confused.

If he knew that Lee Woo was planning to have Lee Myung-hak turn against the party, stab the Grand National Party dozens of times, and even lead people to join the Grand Unified Democratic New Party, Choi Chang-di would probably be furious.

The two of them chatted intermittently, and soon both sides heard the TV screen change.

Lee Myung-hak walked in the Yeouido National Assembly building in a suit and tie, with the National Assembly badge on the left side of his chest.

In addition to the recorded footage, there were also many reporters standing in the corridors of the building, holding cameras, ready to shoot at any time.

"Mayor Lee," Park Jinshan, who was standing at the door of the conference room, bowed slightly to him, "I hope you will stop opposing just for the sake of opposing. We need to unite as one and not act like the Grand Unified Democratic New Party."

"If everything Party Leader Park does is right, there's no need to worry about my choice," Li Mingxue opened the door and walked in first.

Soon the news of the two meeting spread among reporters, and the host appeared again in front of the camera, "Mayor Li Mingxue's tough stance has put the passage of the bill in the National Assembly into an unbalanced situation again."

"Let's all take notice of the ongoing congressional session"

As he announced, the meeting had already begun.

"First, please allow the distinguished Councillor Park Jin-sun to begin his speech."

Park Jinshan adjusted her women's suit and walked onto the stage in a pair of ordinary low-heeled shoes. She bowed to the congressmen and reporters with a smile on her face. Although the scar on her face had not healed yet and looked a little scary, she still won a lot of applause. "Everyone."

She spoke a lot of things, and at the end she said sincerely: "What Cho Tae-seop did undoubtedly hurt the feelings of the people. I hope the people will not be defeated by this pain. I will share the pain with the people and solve the problem together."

The applause lasted for a long time, and Li Mingxue, who was sitting below, had an increasingly strange expression on his face. Some people did notice his expression, but most people just thought that Li Mingxue was just unconvinced. After all, he had been so tough before the meeting, and in the end, Park Jinshan gave such an excellent speech.

"Now please invite Mayor Li Mingxue to the stage."

Li Mingxue walked quickly onto the stage with an unnatural smile on his thin face. Park Jinshan, who had just been accepting congratulations in the audience, keenly caught this.

Lee Myung-hak stood on the stage and looked down from his position. Many former Grand National Party members avoided meeting his eyes, their gazes mostly fixed on the empty table in front of them.

Li Mingxue tried to lower the corners of his mouth to look sadder, and he leaned forward and bowed.
But the angle of the forward lean is very low, and she doesn’t even look as sincere as Park Jin-sun.

Li Mingxue said, "All the things that Zhao Taixie did have been confirmed. I am afraid I can't say anything good about it."

There were some murmurs at the scene, and many people thought his words were a sign of weakness.

Li Mingxue ignored all that and went straight to the Minister of Justice who was required to attend the meeting. "Minister of Justice, what did Zhao Taixie's case teach you?"

"."The Minister of Justice was also a member of the Grand National Party before joining the cabinet. He was also going to give a speech later, but he didn't expect Lee Myung-hak to call him in advance.

“It is natural to strengthen our monitoring of collusion between government and business.”

After the Minister of Justice gave a brief answer, Li Mingxue tightly grasped the rolled-up document and pointed at the Minister of Justice with it.

"Minister of Justice." "Yes"

"What do you think about the issue of military service fraud among the children of the social leadership?"

"What?" Not only the Minister of Justice was confused, but many members of Congress were also in a mess.

"This is the information I obtained," Li Mingxue held up the document. "The whistleblower who requested anonymity revealed to me that the children of high-ranking public officials have evaded military service through agents in the past, including many of the legislators present here."

Li Mingxue's face was serious, and even the skin on his neck near his collar turned red. "There are a total of thirty-seven names in it."

He unfolded the document and waved it in front of the camera. "It's on this list."

"The most important thing is," Li Mingxue said in a deep voice, "The most important thing is!"

"The children of high-ranking public officials who emphasize the importance of morality more than anyone else have been accused of evading military service. Do you have confidence that you can handle this fairly, Minister of Justice?"

The Minister of Justice looked a little confused. Li Mingxue should be his ally.
“I ask you if you have confidence,” Li Mingxue repeated, pointing to the cameras and saying, “All citizens are waiting for your answer.”

"Please answer the question."

"Okay..." The Minister of Justice said awkwardly: "If it violates the law, of course..."

"Mayor Li!" A councillor finally couldn't hold back any longer and interrupted the Minister of Justice loudly, "Can you take responsibility for what you just said?"

"Responsible?" Li Mingxue laughed, "I will take full responsibility, but... Councillor Liu, you must also accept the investigation. The thirty-seven people, including your son, must all be re-examined."

In fact, this Congressman Liu is a person in Park Jinshan's camp who has a good relationship with Lee Myung-hak. This time he stood up just to safeguard the interests of the Grand National Party. However, he did not expect that Lee Myung-hak, a member of the Grand National Party, would be so unkind and directly exposed him first.

“I have one more question for the Law Minister. What is your opinion on celebrities and high-ranking public officials, as well as their family and friends, violating drug laws?”

"poison?"

"poison."

Without waiting for the Minister of Justice to respond, he turned over the list of those who evaded military service and held up several other pages of paper. "This list of people who violated the drug law has more than 50 names on it, and some of the members present are also included in it."

"I will follow the legal procedures..." said the Minister of Justice.

"No need," Li Mingxue laughed, "I want to ask the Minister of Justice one last question."

"Minister, may I ask if you have ever received the celebrity hospitality that was rumored a few years ago?"

All the reporters' flashlights started flashing.

"Mayor Li," another council member was furious, "Are you here to cause trouble? We are here to discuss Cho Tae-seop's affairs today, why are you bringing up irrelevant things and making everyone feel uncomfortable?"

Park Jinshan, who was sitting in the front row, had a gloomy face and had a premonition that something bad was going to happen.

"Please be quiet," Li Mingxue said with a stern face, looking like a gloomy official, "I am speaking now."

"Mr. Minister, please answer my question."

"No."

"You're lying," Li Mingxue sneered, "No? Really?"

He held up the third list, "Your name appears on the list of those who participated in the celebrity reception."

For a moment, everyone in the conference room became excited, "Mayor Li! This is too outrageous!"

"What do you think this place is, spreading false information?"

"You said false information? What false information?" Li Mingxue looked at two of them, "Councilman Liu, Councilman Jin, your names are also in it!"

"Members of the Legislative Yuan," Li Mingxue looked at the members of the opposition parties, "Do you think this should happen? He has done something as ugly as Cho Tae-seop, yet you are sitting here judging him in a righteous manner!"

"What qualifications do they have to judge?"

"Okay," Li Mingxue looked around at everyone, "From now on, I will announce the names on the list one by one."

The scene in Congress was in complete chaos, with shouting, the sound of flash lights, and congressmen asking their secretaries to block the cameras.

"Park Shounan, Choi Hyunmin, Han Il-gu"

"President!" Cui Changdi looked at the TV in disbelief, "Did you know in advance?"

"Why?" Li You laughed, "Isn't it a good thing to expose these evil faces?"

Emperor Cui Chang opened his mouth and looked around suspiciously.

"Don't worry, President Cui," Li You waved his hand, "If I want to report President Cui, I won't use any tricks."

Cui Changdi let out a long breath and said, "Evading military service, drugs, entertaining celebrities, and Zhao Taixie's involvement in illegal business operations."

“The entire peninsula will be covered in illegal activities in the political arena.”

Emperor Cui Chang was busy putting on his coat and leaving.

"Your Excellency the President, are you going to confirm the list?"

"No need to go," Li Youfeng drank tea calmly, "37 people were involved in military service fraud, 54 people were involved in drug use, and 16 people were involved in entertaining celebrities, a total of 107 people, 90 of whom are related to the current Grand National Party."

Emperor Cui Chang patted the wall hard and sat down again.

"Chairman, are you dissatisfied with Park Jinshan?" Choi Changdi asked anxiously, "But this will destroy the Grand National Party! I still have three years left in my term and I still need the help of the ruling party!"

Li You chuckled, "Isn't she known as the 'opposition party within the ruling party'? Then why not."

"Let her really become the opposition party."

Emperor Cui Chang was stunned. He savored Li You's words carefully.
Soon, his cell phone started vibrating. Choi Changdi came to his senses, muted the call from Park Jinshan, and put the screen face down.

"Mayor Li," Choi Chang-di narrowed his eyes and looked at Lee Woo, "Are you going to replace Cho Tae-seop?"

Li You smiled meaningfully, "It would be a shame if such a large unified democratic party collapsed because of Cho Tae-seop's departure. Why not take this opportunity to let Mayor Li take over."

"The President and Mayor Lee have a close relationship and share the same ideals. Why should they cling to a Grand National Party?"

"It's not like there haven't been presidents who quit their own party before."

"What about the Grand Unified Democratic New Party?" Cui Changdi slowly breathed a sigh of relief, no longer as anxious as before, "Has the president made arrangements as well?"

Li You laughed, "Does the President really think that only the Grand National Party members are unclean?"

"I have indeed rarely taken action in the political arena in recent years," Li You said with a hint of meaning, "but I still have many capable people under my command, and they can find out something about everything."

For example, Li Mingxue didn't take out the document, and Li You didn't say anything.
Documents regarding Park Jin-sun and a certain church.

Cui Changdi's heart sank, and he could only helplessly and emotionally reach out to Li You, "Then Chairman Li, I wish us a happy future cooperation.
"joy."

(End of this chapter)