Chapter 140 No Good Guys
Jiang Yiyu lowered his head slightly, as if to collect his thoughts, and then said: "Chief Nan, Mr. Liu asked me to tell you that since the party group has made the final decision, As a party representative, Ms. Park naturally has to obey the decision of the party group. Therefore, in the general election in the next month, we will fully cooperate with the party group’s action plan and do our best for Mr. Lee’s election.”
Prior to this, the party representative of the Grand National Party was Park. Miss, speaking of it, Miss Park is really a tragic figure. Five years ago, in 2002, Lee Huichang, then the leader of the Grand National Party, competed with Roh Moo-hyun for the presidential seat.
At the beginning, Li Huichang's support in the polls was very high, and his victory was almost certain. But unfortunately, at the last moment, a so-called "military style" case swept across In South Korea, Li Huichang's son was involved. The general situation is that his son used illegal means to escape military service.
In South Korea, it is a very serious scandal for the son of a politician to desert military service. At that time, it was suspected that the progressives had stirred up the matter, and the manipulator behind the scenes was suspected to be someone who was running against Lee Huichang for the presidential throne. Roh Moo Hyun.
However, no matter who was behind the "military style" case, it is an ironclad fact that Li Huichang's son deserted the military service. Therefore, although he had an advantage in the polls, he ultimately lost the election.
This incident made Li Huichang so angry that in anger, he directly announced his withdrawal from politics, regardless of the Grand National Party's initial defeat and the unstable public sentiment. In the end, he even went missing .
His outrageous operations almost brought down the entire Grand National Party at that time. Whether it was the elders of the party, the old people of the Communist Party of China, or even the young and strong factions with strong stances on all sides, they all My claws are numb and I don’t know what to do.
At that time, seeing that the Grand National Party was about to collapse, the progressive forces that had already taken control of the country began to take advantage of the situation to launch an encirclement and suppression campaign against the Grand National Party. Shortly thereafter, someone reported that the Grand National Party had used illegal and unexplained funds during the previous presidential election. Subsequently, relevant agencies began to investigate the Grand National Party.
At that time, the entire Grand National Party was in turmoil. It was not that people's hearts were unstable, but that people's minds had changed.
It was at that time that Miss Park, a woman, stood up, took the initiative to take over the position of party representative, and began to actively respond to various pressures from the outside. It was not until more than half a year later that President Roh Moo-hyun’s party, the ruling New Millennium Democratic Party, split. 103 party members left to form a new party, which directly led to a sharp decrease in the number of seats occupied by the New Millennium Democratic Party in the National Assembly by 42 seats. Only then did the Grand National Party, as the largest opposition party, stabilize its decline and regain the initiative.
From this point of view, Miss Park is a meritorious service to the Grand National Party, and the entire party group owes her a debt of gratitude.
But what is interesting is that as the Democratic Party split in the new millennium and the Grand National Party recovered from its decline, a new situation emerged within the party group.
First, Lee Huichang, who had previously announced his retirement from politics, returned and continued to be his party leader. With Lee Huichang's return, the originally suppressed conflicts within the entire Grand National Party broke out again, and various parties Internal factions began to fight with each other again, and the fight became more and more intense.
Congressmen Kong and Yoo, the party bosses, were under siege before. It was in this situation that it emerged. It can be said that the accusations and investigations against the two congressmen were just one of the internal conflicts within the Grand National Party. Embodiment.
In the process of internal strife within the Grand National Party, Lee Min-bo, who has a deep chaebol background, began to stand out. After all, he had just resigned as mayor of Seoul. He still had great advantages in terms of personal political reputation. In addition, Behind the series of "Gold-Yuan Offensives", its position within the Grand National Party was quickly stabilized.
In this process, Miss Park, who had sold her life for several years for the party group, was so gorgeously abandoned by the party group. Although the reasons are very complicated, in the final analysis, the entire Grand National Party In fact, it is indeed unfair to treat Miss Park.
But how can there be any fairness in politics? In fact, people who believe in fairness and pursue fairness should not enter the political circle in the first place, because this circle does not believe in the principle of fairness, but the rule of the jungle.
In the booth, Jiang Yiyu stated Miss Park's position straight to the point, but there were many intriguing things about his words.
His words emphasized the decision of the party group and the identity of Miss Park as a party representative. This means that in future election campaigns, Miss Park will no longer stand against Li Minbo. Although they are opposites, her support for Lee Min-bo is limited to her status as a representative of the Grand National Party.
In other words, it is impossible for Lee Min-bo to use Miss Park's personal political resources during the election campaign.
Miss Park is a very special person in the Korean political arena. In fact, most of her personal political charm and political capital come from the legacy of her father's generation.
To put it bluntly, her father who was killed by others was so awesome. The entire "post-war generation" in Korea, that is, the generation born from the 1950s to the 1970s, except for a few Except for the progressive supporters, almost all of them are fans of her father.
The reason why Miss Park has been able to form a unique force in the Korean political arena in recent years is because of her wealth. Moreover, no one should be jealous of her, because her wealth can still be used. Continue to eat until all generations die after the war. Therefore, if Miss Park's support for Lee Min-bo is limited to her status as a representative of the Grand National Party, then whether or not she supports her does not make much difference.
"In addition," Jiang Yiyu hadn't finished speaking, he continued, "No matter whether Mr. Li can win the presidential election this time, four years later, the various factions in the party, whether it is the elders or the five The Communist Party, and even Mr. Lee, must choose to support Representative Park’s candidacy, otherwise, Representative Park will choose to quit the party.”
There are also many supporters of Miss Park in the Grand National Party. Otherwise, it would be impossible for her to compete with Li Minbo on the same stage. If Miss Park really chooses to quit the party in four years, the situation faced by the Grand National Party will be even worse than that of the New Millennium Democratic Party today.
“This is what Mr. Liu wanted me to convey to you before I came,” Jiang Yiyu said at last.
Nan Xuyu did not express his position directly. He picked up the wine glass in front of him and gestured to the other party. Then he brought the glass to his lips and took a sip.
An Rusong waited for the two of them to put down their wine glasses, and immediately filled up the wine glasses for them.
"Mr. Kong has always admired Representative Park's high moral integrity," Nan Xuyu said after waiting for nearly half a minute. "Actually, the request made by Representative Park is also Mr. Kong's opinion. Just like what you said I mean, no matter what the outcome of this election is, in four years’ time, Representative Park will be the only president of the Grand National Party. "
After a pause, he continued: "However, Mr. Kong can only represent his own position and cannot make decisions for others. Therefore, other relevant aspects have to be discussed. The lawyer will discuss it himself. Of course, if there is anything Councilor Kong needs to do during this process, Lawyer Liu can do it. Mr. Kong will not stand aside even if it is brought up."
Jiang Yiyu smiled and said, "Mr. Liu's guess was correct. He also believed that Mr. Kong would be fair."
< br>At this point, he paused and then said, "Well, I wonder what Mr. Kong thinks of Party Leader Li's position?"
Lee’s leader is not referring to Lee Min-bo, but to Lee Huichang, the guy who almost brought the Grand National Party to collapse. He is still the leader of the Grand National Party today, but to be honest, in the entire party, Inside, no one takes him seriously anymore. His willfulness has fundamentally ruined his own political future.
Today, the reason why the Grand National Party has not impeached him is partly because he has made contributions to the Grand National Party. Based on the old friendship, no one has the nerve to jump out and criticize him. On the other hand, it's because there are too many messy things in the party right now, and they can't even take care of him.
However, Party Leader Lee does not think that he did anything wrong in the first place. Therefore, Party Leader Lee is quite dissatisfied with the cold reception he received within the Grand National Party after his return. He has said it in public several times. I expressed my feelings of complaint.
Just a few days ago, as the news that Kim Kyung-jun had given up his appeal and was preparing to return to South Korea was made public, Party leader Lee seemed to have suddenly taken a rejuvenation pill. He actually felt that he was doing well again and was ready to replace him. Li Minbo is participating in this presidential election.
This is not the most ridiculous thing. The most ridiculous thing is that Party leader Lee also publicly stated that if the caucus group of the Grand National Party does not support him, then he will choose to quit the party and run alone as a non-partisan. .
To outsiders, this incident may be just a joke. No one believes how much support Li Huichang can get from the public. As mentioned before, his willfulness has ruined his political future. ——This is true not only within the Grand National Party, but throughout South Korea.
"Mr. Kong has no opinion on whether Party leader Li will go or stay," Nan Xuyu said bluntly without thinking at all, "if, of course, what we are discussing here is just what if, it is a possibility."
“Who says it’s not,” Jiang Yiyu spread his hands and said with a smile.
“So, if Leader Lee really chooses to leave the Grand National Party and run for president as an independent,” Nam Wook-woo continued, “then Mr. Kong will support Representative Park’s inauguration as the new party caucus. Served as party leader until the next presidential election, when Park Until he wins the presidential election."
Sitting aside, An Rusong listened quietly to the conversation between the two men. He knew that if nothing unexpected happened, it would be inevitable for Li Huichang to quit the party, and what would happen next. , Miss Park will officially become the new leader of the Grand National Party.
(End of this chapter)