Yes, Prime Minister of Japan

Now that Trump is tearing Europe and America apart, Li Xinghe has become the Asian Trump, wielding the big stick of "the president's power is unlimited" and banging on the heads of judicial officials everywhere.

You can't refute it, because refutation would mean offending the United States, and the current US president.

The South Korean judiciary has lost its supreme judicial authority from the United States and has thus become deflated.

Amidst the confusion among the people, they whispered amongst themselves as they bought cheap Chinese vegetables.

Although they didn't pass by the Attorney General's Office after get off work, everyone went over to watch as the Special Operations Division used baton hammers to knock on the door, and combat police officers swung their batons like the wind, leading prosecutors away from their offices to have coffee.

Never in our wildest imaginations could we have imagined that South Korea's prosecutorial republic system, after 40 years of operation, would fall into such a state when prosecutors wielded absolute power and everyone thought they were unstoppable, only to be overrun by a few combat police officers and special forces.

South Korean media humorously described the decision-making process at the Blue House:

"Chief Yoon Seok-yeol silently wrote the indictment, Chief Moon Jae-in signed the arrest warrant with a dark face, and the combat police stormed the prosecutor's office. The arrogant prosecutors immediately became lambs to the slaughter."

then……

And that was the end of it.

People suddenly realized that the arrest of prosecutors wasn't all that surprising.

Li Xinghe locked them up in a Starbucks coffee shop, making them suffocate like monkeys inside the floor-to-ceiling glass windows.

His face turned bright red, and he was forced to eat feces and drink urine, which at most provided the public with a bit of a laugh.

After all, these people were reported by Yin Xiyue under her real name, and her crimes were written down and posted on paper for people to read. They were definitely criminals.

Right in front of this Starbucks that has instantly become nationally famous, a reporter from the Dong-A Ilbo from South Korea ran over to interview the onlookers:

"Do you think Li Xinghe arresting the prosecutor is a good thing or a bad thing?"

Passersby were stunned. Is this kind of issue something that can be discussed publicly in the media? What if Li Xinghe catches them?

Everyone quickly moved away.

South Korean media outlets had already received insider tips from their Japanese counterparts, so they provided the public with this information:

“He doesn’t care, it’s fine. He often gets into online arguments with people.”

Of course, this only applies if Li Xinghe wins the argument, or if he doesn't care about the content of the insults. Otherwise, the combat police would just follow the internet cable and chop him down.

Then many people began to speak one after another:

"It's definitely a good thing. After all, if prosecutors become corrupt, no one will be able to control them."

"Yes, and Yoon Seok-yeol is the Prosecutor General, right? He even declared martial law."

A reporter from the Chosun Ilbo, whose stance is far to the right, was conducting interviews on the other side:

"So, what's your opinion of Lee Sung-ha? Do you think he wants to be the president of the Republic of Korea?"

Someone asked in surprise:

"Huh? Isn't he the president?"

A reporter's difficult reminder:

"The current interim president is national hero Cho Gu-hwan."

"Ugh?"

By not mentioning him as the nation's crony brother-in-law, they were already giving Cho Gu-hwan a lot of face.

A young girl's answer unexpectedly garnered very positive feedback from everyone:

"It's hard to say. I think he thinks he's the emperor of Korea."

South Korean citizens have been sending this message to Lee Sung-ha.

……

It was precisely this girl's complaint that reminded South Koreans that, according to the 'strange family tree' compiled for Lee Sung-ha that was leaked by the South Korean intelligence agency, he was indeed suspected to be a descendant of the Joseon royal family, the Yi clan, and therefore he did have a small part of the legal legitimacy to become emperor.

Syngman Rhee, the founder of the Republic of Korea, was actually a member of the Joseon royal family, a 16th-generation descendant of the deposed crown prince of King Taejong of Joseon, Yi Bang-won. During Syngman Rhee's reign, many South Koreans speculated that he might become emperor, but his administration was so ineffective that he ignored such speculation, and nothing came of it.

Therefore, it's unclear which one is the one who gave birth to a son without any connection. Some people are spreading rumors that Lee Sung-ha is actually a descendant of Syngman Rhee in America, or perhaps a descendant of Yi Eun in Japan—anything but the most fantastical and absurd claims. Ultimately, they've found a genealogy of the Joseon royal family, the Yi clan, for Lee Sung-ha.

Li Xinghe initially ignored this message.

But some people care.

After the collapse of the Korean Empire, the Jeonju Lee royal family hurriedly climbed back home, pulled out their family genealogy, and searched through it. They quickly found a matching genealogy for Lee Sung-ha and revised it overnight before presenting it to Jo Gu-hwan.

Zhao Juhuan was very satisfied with the cooperation of the Jeonju Lee family, so he gave them a raise and improved their benefits, and even invited members of the royal Lee family to join the 101st Special Operations Brigade. As a smart dog, he had to prepare for any unforeseen circumstances.

Zhao Lieshu was very dissatisfied with her cousin's behavior. At home, in front of her father, she criticized Zhao Guhuan:

"He's really not from the Jeonju Lee clan. If you keep acting recklessly, he might get angry."

Zhao Juhuan awkwardly touched his face, not retaliating despite being scolded.

However, it was the father, Zhao Qijun, who saw the danger to the family's survival and comforted his daughter, saying:

"Regardless of whether he is now or not, he might be in the future. If the US leaves and China comes, we'll have to support him for the sake of our family's status. Either you're pregnant with his child and we switch to a constitutional monarchy, or we find a way to gather supporters and form a major conservative party. In any case, we need him to serve as a figurehead to unite our supporters."

Lee Sung-ha has stirred up a mess in South Korea, so of course he can just pack up and leave. He could even go back to the United States to run for president.

However, the Zhao family of Xian'an cannot escape.

Zhao Juhuan is a survivor of the Seventh Republic's PUBG tournament. What will happen to the Zhao family if the political situation changes?

Although Li Xinghe doesn't need to rely on such a messy family genealogy to stabilize his regime—after all, his real backers are American aircraft carriers and Chinese missiles—the Xian'an Zhao family is already on the brink of disaster. They either move forward or are completely wiped out.

Therefore, Zhao Qijun and Zhao Guhuan must give Li Xinghe more screen time in order to maintain the very fragile legal authority of the Seventh Republic.

If public opinion regarding Cho Gu-hwan's election fails to gain traction, then the only options left are to consider models such as an imperial system or a constitutional monarchy.

Amid the ongoing debate surrounding the prosecutor's arrest, someone forwarded information from social media to Li Xinghe.

Upon seeing the rumors, Li Xinghe flew into a rage and angrily denounced the nation in Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and English on social media.

"Who the hell is spreading rumors online that I'm a descendant of that bastard Syngman Rhee? I'll fucking kill him!"

"Dig up Syngman Rhee's grave!"

It's too embarrassing. Li Xinghe definitely doesn't want to sit at the same table as Li Chengwan.

Without hesitation, Lee Sung-ha, without needing the signatures of Chief Yoon Seok-yeol and Chief Moon Jae-in, stormed into the Seoul Hyeonchungwon compound to exhume Syngman Rhee's body.

But Syngman Rhee was, after all, the founder of the Republic of Korea, and many of the forces led by him were still alive. Therefore, many people hurriedly called Cho Gu-hwan, and some even sought help from Yoon Seok-youl and Moon Jae-in. After the three leaders met and weighed the pros and cons, they issued new orders to the soldiers.

They had three soldiers fire 14 shots at the top of Syngman Rhee's grave with pistols, expressing their contempt for this "greatest mathematician in Korea" who "invented the rounding algorithm" and was a fanatical pro-American.

This image helped Lee Sung-ha gain a lot of goodwill among the South Korean public, especially in Jeju Island, which was experiencing a period of independence movement. The Jeju Islanders praised Lee Sung-ha as being more human than Syngman Rhee.

However, some media outlets have publicly commented and questioned Li Xinghe:

"You say you are definitely not a descendant of Syngman Rhee, so the implication is that you don't deny that you are a member of the Korean royal family?"

Li Xinghe declined to comment.

Maybe yes, maybe no.

In any case, under the pressure of having to protect themselves, the Zhao family could only try to prepare for Li Xinghe's rise to power.

Cho Gu-hwan then announced that he would form his own political party, named the 'Korean Unification Party'.

Everything depends on the new general election in 2030.

……

Just when South Korea had three presidents in power and a retired leader in charge, and things seemed to be going quite normally, the presidential palace in Yongsan suddenly turned on its lights at night.

Li Xinghe was startled awake by a phone call from his dream:

"What do you mean Shinjiro Koizumi is about to be ousted? I've only been gone a month and he's already this incompetent?"

The author says:

Author's Note: Thank you all for your support. 4000 words. My brother brought his wife home. I have a lot to do tonight, so I'm finishing this early and writing a little less. I'll have dinner at home first.

Chapter 699: The Aoyama-Ryūzan System, The Day Japan Was Destroyed (5100 words)

"Don't tell me it's because the media found out that I got his ex-wife pregnant."

Li Xinghe gritted his teeth on the phone, wishing he could crush the 48-year-old Koizumi into mincemeat and swallow him whole. "Brother, you're almost 50! You spend hundreds of thousands of yen a month on beauty and skincare, haven't you ever thought about taking care of your brain?"

Japan's beauty industry is quite developed, slightly behind the United States, and stronger than South Korea in terms of high-end products, emphasizing cost. People like Koizumi, who make a living based on their looks, can maintain the so-called "youthful appearance" that the Japanese particularly value even when they are nearly 50 years old. This is certainly not due to natural beauty as advertised, but entirely maintained through extremely expensive beauty treatments.

Koizumi relied on

With millions of yen spent on his face every year, he has won over countless "mommy fans" across Japan. It's just a pity that the creases in his brain are as smooth as his face.

On the other end of the phone, Lu Yuchi Huayingmei, dressed in a dark red nightgown and sleeping next to Mian Guanjin, had just been woken up and looked troubled.

"Don't worry, if the people find out that his child is yours, they will be very happy. At least the gene for intellectual disability won't be passed on."

This might be why the Japanese public was more accepting of Lee Sung-ha after he "conquered" South Korea and demonstrated his strength with his powerful fists.

During the month that Lee Sung-ha stirred things up in South Korea, Lee Sung-ha appeared rather endearing compared to Koizumi Shinjiro's relentless manipulation of the entire nation. Moreover, his powerful tactics in mobilizing the army in Seoul to ultimately complete the coup subtly resonated with the sinister desires of the Japanese right wing, as if they were witnessing the return of the Great Japanese Empire. As a result, Lee Sung-ha's national approval rating surpassed 30% for the first time.

Don't be fooled by the fact that it's only 30%, it's actually a very high level in recent years.

Li Xinghe pinched Natasha's nipples, watched her sniffle in her sleep, and sighed as he asked:

"So what exactly is he doing?"

Hua Yingmei became excited:

"What do you think he can do? He's spent the entire month pushing for social security cuts in the Diet, and he's even considering further privatization of social security, wanting to package and sell the National Social Security Fund to those dead-end companies like Nippon Property Insurance and Japan Life Insurance, saying that selling off the state-owned social security fund can revitalize the market and activate companies that provide disability insurance... Do you know that his approval rating is only 7% right now? Those 7% of people are probably just looking for trouble."

"Forehead……"

Li Xinghe rubbed his forehead.

how to say?

Li Xinghe still admired Koizumi Tetsuya's arrogant behavior. He did indeed heed Li Xinghe's words, "We are now a coup government," but he mistakenly believed that this gave him the right to act recklessly. Thus, he began to truly implement his ideal neoliberal reforms, completely transforming the Japanese government into a profit-driven government.

Even if it's a military government, does that mean it can do whatever it wants?

Actually not.

Li Xinghe would not make changes to the lives of ordinary people; instead, he would try his best to create convenience for them.

Because whether it is a democratically elected government, a government formed by coup, or a military government, all governments must adapt to the economic production and life of the people.

The public's tolerance for the military government and the coup government is entirely due to Li Xinghe's elimination of the privileges of a portion of the rent-seeking monopolistic class and his use of low-price policies to buy off the people. This has made the military government more effective in managing the economy than the previous democratically elected governments, which is why the general public only complains verbally.

Simply put, whoever's governance efficiency and benefits the people more than large enterprises and the general public will gain more inclusiveness, which is what economists often refer to as the comparative advantage of the Chinese government in management.

In this operating system, the more critical the part, the less likely it is to be moved.

This is why, instead of launching a special crackdown on South Korean prosecutors, Moon Jae-in and Yoon Seok-youl were brought back to continue their unfinished judicial reforms.

You can replace parts gradually, but never dismantle the entire framework; it will cause problems. If you absolutely must disassemble, you can't do it repeatedly. Yin Xiyue's medical industry reform failed because of repeated attempts to change things and avoidance of challenges.

Koizumi's aggressive cuts to social security funds, his menacing stance of wanting to completely overturn it, were aimed at the very lifeline of the people. It would be a miracle if anyone could tolerate that.

"What should we do then?"

"I'll be going back to Tokyo the day after tomorrow."

Now, Li Xinghe and Hua Yingmei both really want to arrest Xiaoquan and give him a good beating.

Li Xinghe lay back down, seething with hatred.

We must replace Koizumi this year, let him take the blame and then leave.

……

The next day.

Li Xinghe was as busy as a spinning top.

He summoned officers like Park Jin-hee and Lee Dong-ho and issued them a directive to continue training South Korean soldiers, prepare for contract-based reforms, and gradually increase soldiers' salaries.

Then he met with the new heads of various departments, his old friends, relatives and friends, and handed over his work to them.

Even so, Li Xinghe would not completely trust these people.

Taking a break, Li Xinghe also pulled Special Forces Commander Su Yumin into a small room.

This female special forces commander, who, like Koizumi, spends a lot of money on maintaining her face and makes herself look like a 30-year-old actress, is already married and has a husband. Li Xinghe then offers her a drink in an ambiguous manner.

Commander Su Yumin accepted the drink, but before she even drank any, she was already 'drunk'. Then, for some reason, her military trousers were taken off, revealing her upper body in a special forces commander's uniform, while her lower body was sticking out to welcome Li Xinghe's entry.