Chapter 499 – 499
Park Yu-min, the commander-in-chief of the Joseon Army, was too complacent about the way the world worked.
Although he was good at military strategy and tactics to the point where he was able to stop the advance of the Holy Korean Empire, he was lacking in human relations and political engineering.
In the end, the words that Park Yu-min said after drinking reached the ears of the Joseon royal family and the leaders of the Joseon aristocracy.
And Joseon’s leadership regarded it as a drunken joke and began to doubt Park Yu-min’s loyalty.
‘The Holy Great Korean Empire was already working on my intelligence against me, so why did I not think of this and make the same mistake as my grandfather…? .’
The reason why they are related to the Holy Great Han Empire, the reason why they only insist on defensive tactics, and most of all, the reason why they revealed their true feelings as if they were drunk…
In the end, Park Yu-min, the commander-in-chief of the Joseon army, was accused of attempted treason and dismissed from office after being suspected of acting as a spy for the enemy by deliberately acting defensively against the empire’s offensive because he was of the same blood as the Holy Korean Empire.
However, due to extenuating factors such as the fact that he had been loyal to Joseon up until now and the fact that he had outstanding achievements and abilities, he did not touch the lives or the family members and left their property as is.
‘The Joseon royal family and leadership also know this. That I am not the type of person who would plot treason. So they just took my power away. … That’s foolish. If something is to be taken away, it must be taken thoroughly. What if I really harbor rebellious feelings about this incident and really plan treason?’
Of course, Park Yu-min had no intention of overthrowing the country out of genuine rebelliousness.
… So, in a way, they may have properly identified and punished Park Yu-min… ?
‘What will happen to this war now?’ . I wrote a letter to the royal family and nobles and told them that no one but me could stop it, but they remained silent. The royal family and leadership have no intention of changing their decision.’
When Park Yu-min was dishonorably dismissed from his position as commander-in-chief, a sense of crisis heightened within the military.
Of course, there were some factions within the military who cheered the dismissal of Park Yu-min, who continued to insist on defensive strategies…, The absolute majority of generals evaluated Park Yu-min’s strategy as correct.
“Honestly, isn’t Park Yu-min capable of saying something like that? .”
“Even if it were me, I would be upset if my classmates and juniors were ranked generals, but I, the commander-in-chief, was still at the rank of general…”
“How can we stop the Holy Korean Empire without Park Yu-min? Does the royal family have any countermeasures? ?”
“It is not a matter of Park Yu-min stepping down alone. When Park Yu-min was dismissed from office, many talented ‘Park’ members of the military staff were dismissed. This is the biggest problem.”
When Park Yu-min fell from power, the talented generals and advisors that Park Yu-min had gathered also fell from power.
In addition, the Joseon royal family and leadership went one step further: God’s blood relatives within Joseon… So, many the Park clans were expelled. He was dismissed from his job or sent into exile.
It was the moment when the Jeokseong operation that the Holy Korean Empire’s Intelligence Department had been consistently conducting shone.
Accordingly, Park Seung-ah, commander-in-chief of the Holy Korean Empire Army, spoke.
“It is done. That’s it now. Soldiers of the Holy Korean Empire, advance with confidence now. The enemies’ foolishness made them abandon the only weapon they had. Now our victory will be as easy as cutting a radish with a knife.”
It is said that the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Holy Korean Empire was so happy that they held a celebration party on the day that Park Yu-min, the commander-in-chief of the Joseon Army, was dismissed.
And whether Park Yu-min, who had been dismissed from his position, realized that the imperial army had been plotting against the enemy and regretted it by hitting the ground, the Holy Korean Imperial Army pushed the Joseon army without Park Yu-min to the ground and advanced close to the enemy’s throat.
‘Was the Joseon army this weak without me? .’
Horo-gwan, Hamgok-gwan, and Nakyangsanseong Fortress, which Park Yu-min had built as natural fortresses even before the war, saying that they had to be prepared in case of emergency, were all taken away and occupied.
When Horo-gwan, Luoyang, Hamgok-gwan, etc. Were occupied, and the capital Hamyang, located near a place called Xi’an or Chang’an, was in danger, Joseon brought back Park Yu-min and gave him the position of general.
“You must use your mistakes as friends to prove your loyalty.”
“… Seong-eun, I’m devastated…”
Park Yu-min immediately built a temporarily high wall in Hamyang, the capital of Joseon, dug several artificial moats, and built several layers of defensive lines.
Hamyang was turned into a natural fortress.
“The Holy Korean Empire has proposed strengthening. They say that if the moat built by General Park Yu-min is removed as a token of peace, they will negotiate an end to the war and leave.”
“It’s a trap! … Your majesty! You will never be allowed to do so… !”
Park Yu-min shouted loudly and said that this was a cowardly trap of the Holy Great Korean Empire, but perhaps because Joseon, which was already a rotten country, was about to fall, it believed the words of the Holy Korean Empire and ended up signing a peace agreement.
‘This country is already ruined… The traitors were in secret with the enemy. How can you say that everyone but me is in favor of Ganghwa? What is this Joseon emperor who so strongly believes in that? Am I the only one who wants to be loyal to this country and bury my bones? Am I the only loyal subject?’
As Park Yu-min predicted, when the Joseon army filled the moat, a defensive line, on its own, the Holy Korean Empire army grabbed another pod and used it as an excuse to launch an all-out attack on Hamyang, the capital of Joseon.
“I knew it would be like this!”
Park Yu-min’s prediction came true.
However, even if the future was known, it was a prophecy that could not prevent future tragedy.
In the end, Hamyang fell due to wave after wave of attacks by the Holy Korean Empire.
The foolish act of filling several layers with moats on my own led to the fall of Hamyang.
Park Yu-min was bitter and said that it would not end like this, and he took several princes and princesses of Joseon, took the soldiers and refugees who followed him, and left Joseon and headed west.
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“Seungho, Joseon has fallen. I destroyed it.”
“Okay? Well done, big sister. Come here. “I did a good job, so I’ll take care of it.”
“Ah… ♡ I didn’t necessarily mean to say that… ♡ Argh… ♡”
I heard the news from my eldest sister on my bed in the palace in Seoul that Joseon, which occupied Chinese territory, had collapsed.
But that wasn’t even on my mind anymore…, My only interest was having fun with my family or other pretty girls every day.
“There are still people in China who are dissatisfied with our rule and are rebelling, so it will take several years to eliminate them all.”
“Yes, the eldest sister takes care of that.”
When Joseon, the great enemy that occupied the central plains, was destroyed by our hands, the rest were small-scale hostile forces.
All you have to do is send in your troops and take them out one by one…, Just such enemies.
“It is said that the second one will have to stay still for at least a century to digest all the land we have occupied.”
“Second sister? Well, then that’s correct. My second sister knows the economy well. … “We have occupied a lot of land.”
The Holy Korean Empire, which only occupied Manchuria, the Korean Peninsula, Japan, and parts of Siberia, ate up almost the entire Chinese territory.
Of course, I had no choice but to have an upset stomach.
Because he ate someone bigger than himself.
The empire I currently rule is suffering from indigestion because it has consumed too much territory.
It would take at least a century to digest all of this…, I heard that I had to stay still for 100 years.
We must respond appropriately even if someone touches us and focus on calmly digesting the Chinese territory.
Since my second sister had good abilities, I set it at 100 years, but if it had been someone else, it might have taken 200 to 300 years…
“So, I’m unemployed for the time being. Second, don’t even dream of war for the time being. Hehe…”
“Is your eldest sister unemployed? That’s good. “You can have sex with me every day.”
“Oh, indeed. Seungho, you too. “It’s a serious concern, but you’re always the type of person to have sex with.”
“What do you want from me? “That’s the only conclusion I can come to.”
“… That’s right. You’re right. What I told you was the problem itself. But the other kids looked busy.”
The eldest sister is the general manager of the military department.
The military has nothing to do.
So, conversely, the mother, who was in charge of diplomacy and administration, the second older sister, who was in charge of the empire’s economy, food, and production, the fourth, who was in charge of intelligence and counterintelligence, and the youngest, who was in charge of science, technology, religion, and culture, became busy.
In particular, my mother, second sister, and fourth child, who are in charge of diplomacy, economy, and intelligence, have been busy these days.
The national debt, which had grown exponentially to maintain her occupation, literally became a national debt, tightening the belt of her second sister and making it difficult for her to breathe properly.
Naturally, as huge economic losses occur, military activities will be kept to a minimum for the time being…, So we need to be good at diplomacy with neighboring countries.
This is because national friction should not arise at this time and lead to local or large-scale wars.