The Joseon Prince Went To America And Didn’t Return – 44



< Rescue of Korean Residents >

On the way home.

I was sitting in the backseat of the car with my eyes tightly shut meditating quietly.

Because the last piece of information Aaron had reported kept lingering in my head.

‘Japan’s moves were expected. The problem lies elsewhere.’

There is an insider within the Bohemian Club who is in league with the Japanese government.

Because the American who gave money to Selena stayed briefly at the Japanese consulate in San Francisco and then headed to the clubhouse.

It was an undeniable fact for Aaron had seen it clearly.

‘The culprit is definitely one of the three.’

It could be someone related to Abe Luef who went to jail for trying to overthrow the governor in the past.

He could have been a subordinate of former mayor John Phelan a racist who was unhappy with my joining the club.

Or perhaps he was one of Anthony’s associates who had just been appointed as the new president of the Southern Pacific Railway Company.

‘Even though Anthony has been kind to me all this time… I can’t let my guard down and be completely at ease since it’s not completely impossible.’

If the worst happens here.

It’s probably just the three of them banding together to try to drive me out.

I quickly shook my head.

‘First of all we don’t know who’s behind it. Let’s not think too negatively until we find out. It’s just a waste of energy.’

Aaron clearly remembers the face of the culprit who gave Selena the money.

I also secretly took a picture of him just in case.

He appears to be still active in San Francisco so if we take some more time to investigate his activities we’ll soon be able to figure out who’s behind it.

It’s not too late to think about countermeasures later.

“Boss. What are you thinking so seriously about? Are you thinking about that Selena Go girl you met yesterday?”

As I was still thinking about it I had a sullen expression on my face from the moment I left the Central Hotel.

It seemed like Max was trying to lighten the mood in the car by joking with me.

I looked at Max like that snickering.

“Haven’t you been by my side for five years?”

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“Yes it was.”

“And yet don’t you know me? I don’t have any attachment to a woman who left me.”

I didn’t even make love to Selena so she didn’t exactly come to me.

I didn’t really want to correct this so I just smiled.

“Good idea Boss. Just forget about that bitch. There’s no fool more foolish than someone who still cherishes a woman who left him.”

Max glances at his older brother Aaron.

At this Aaron’s face turned red.

Oh my Aaron.

You must have caused quite a bit of trouble back in the day.

Did I foolishly cling to the woman who left me and act a little clingy?

‘Come on. Instead of worrying about other people’s love lives I should be looking for a partner of my own.’

It will become more difficult to meet a date in the future.

I will continue to grow and as a result the number of people who hate me will also increase.

‘A second or third Selena will appear.’

Rather it will become more sophisticated.

The acting skills of the women who approach me using beauty tricks will also improve.

‘As I get older should I start thinking about remarriage?’

He is still in his 20s only 29 years old but this is by 21st century standards.

In 1900 29 years old was considered quite old.

And I’m full.

Since I was in a situation where I had to have children I gradually needed a spouse who would stay by my side.

‘I shouldn’t expect fateful love right?’

Aren’t you a prince?

Marrying for pure love is something that only comes from a fairy tale.

If that’s the case there’s only one sure way for me to respond.

I also look at the other person’s background.

‘Should I get to know the daughter of a powerful American politician or the wife of a wealthy family? Or should I marry into the royal family of Europe?’

If your head is too complicated you can just marry a pretty Korean.

Who would like it?

I’ve been thinking about my future partner for a long time.

“Push! Push!”

“huh?”

Max quickly got out of the car and opened the door nearest me.

“We have arrived. Please get off.”

It’s home.

Even though I came from a rather fancy Central Hotel seeing this happy atmosphere makes me think that home is the best.

I wanted to go home quickly.

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Because I wanted to lie in bed roll around and relax.

I didn’t do any intense exercise or physical labor today but I was just mentally exhausted.

So I took long strides and quickly ran across the beautiful garden in front of the house.

“You damn traitor. Where the hell do you think you are the one who dared to come in here? Why don’t you just get out of here?”

huh?

I opened the door and came quietly into the house.

The atmosphere was a little strange.

“Professor Gudang. Please tell me about this.”

“That’s right. What if Mr. Zuoong gets hurt like this?”

Everyone working in the house was so busy trying to break up the fight that they didn’t even notice me coming back.

“Because of you because of you… countless comrades lost their lives.”

I quickly figured out the current situation just by listening to the voices I heard.

It looks like Yoo Gil-jun is fighting with someone and Choi Hyun-woo and Woo Hyun-sik are trying to stop him.

“Furthermore His Majesty the King also lost His Majesty’s trust because of that incident. How dare you set foot here!”

“You must speak correctly. It is all your fault that His Majesty the King has lost His Majesty’s trust.”

“What? How dare you swear at someone with such a piercing mouth…”

“Isn’t that true? If it weren’t for your mirage-like attempt at revolution no one would have been sacrificed. His Majesty the King would have also returned to his country a while ago and been doing well in Joseon.”

“You son of a bitch. Keep talking. I will break your balls today.”

“Oh my Mr. Udang!”

Eavesdropping on the conversation was somewhat interesting.

‘My story is coming up too?’

I feel like I’m wide awake.

I was so curious about the rest of the story that I walked quickly to the living room.

“Your Majesty.”

“Are you here?”

As I entered the living room my group gathered there looked startled.

I looked at them and asked.

“What is going on making such a fuss in my house?”

“….”

“….”

Yu Gil-jun kept his mouth shut and continued to grab the man by the collar.

“Tell me Gudang. First let go of that hand. Then I’ll grab someone.”

I looked at him and urged him on.

“I am sorry Your Majesty.”

“Ugh.”

Yu Gil-jun hurriedly took his hand off the man’s collar and took a half step back.

The stranger who visited my house kept rubbing the back of his neck with his hand as if the place where he had been caught was sore.

“….”

“….”

It’s quiet.

After some time had passed like that.

The first-time visitor quickly adjusted his clothes and bowed deeply to me in the Imperial Korean style.

“Your Majesty. Although it is late please accept my greetings first.”

I opened my mouth looking closely at the face of the unfamiliar guest.

“You…..”

“I would like to introduce myself as Yun Chi-ho the former external adviser. Have you been at peace?”

* * *

Yun Chi-ho?

Who was it?

ah….

I remembered.

I had just left Japan and was on my way to Hawaii when I asked Yu Gil-jun about domestic information.

At that time Lee Ja’s name was mentioned.

Yu Gil-jun had advised me foaming at the mouth to never get close to Yun Chi-ho.

Are we meeting here?

‘From the moment I came in they kept calling me a traitor… They were all talking about Yun Chi-ho.’

Didn’t you say that the two of them dreamed of revolution together and that Yun Chi-ho reported it?

Sigh- I turned my head.

This is to examine Yu Gil-jun’s expression.

He was still grumbling as if his anger had not subsided.

But maybe because it was in front of me I couldn’t show my anger outwardly and was holding it in inside.

I turned my gaze to Yun Chi-ho again and asked him.

“What brings you here? Is there something urgent back home?”

“Your Majesty I am in dire need of your help so I have come here without warning.”

“You need my help?”

Yun Chi-ho took out a letter he had been hiding in his bosom.

Then he handed it to me and began to explain the circumstances.

“Your Majesty has given me a secret order.”

Emperor Gojong’s secret letter has not been opened yet.

I kept blinking my eyes as I looked at Yun Chi-ho.

You didn’t even ask me to do it.

Yun Chi-ho: Emperor Gojong gave him the order.

It is a silent answer to the question “Why did you come to me?”

To this Yun Chi-ho answered honestly.

“But things were doomed from the start. I felt that I was no longer capable of carrying out His Majesty’s secret order.”

As soon as he finished speaking I opened the secret letter containing Emperor Gojong’s imperial decree.

Inside was a written order to rescue the thousand or so Koreans suffering in Mexico.

“There are Koreans who immigrated to Mexico as well. They say they were defrauded and are currently suffering greatly.”

It is said that two years ago British citizen Myers and a Japanese immigration agent deceived Korean residents and sold over a thousand Koreans to Mexico.

The victims say they were growing henequen a type of cactus in the hot and humid Yucatan Peninsula.

“They are being exploited and treated as subhumans but the Japanese government is not taking any action.”

“this….”

“As Your Majesty knows last year our Korean Empire was robbed of its diplomatic rights by Japan.”

Yun Chi-ho explained the situation at the time of the Eulsa Treaty.

He repeatedly emphasized to me that he had strongly opposed the external negotiations at the time and that he had stepped down from his position.

“Therefore the Hanyang government cannot officially protest to Mexico. Therefore His Majesty the Emperor….”

Gojong was still in a fierce confrontation with Japan insisting that the treaty signed last year was still invalid.

It seems that North Korea wants to use this incident as an opportunity to show the international community that it can still exercise diplomatic rights.

I squinted my eyes and looked at Yun Chi-ho.

After that I asked him.

“Usually Hulbert does this kind of work but why are you taking this order instead of him? Is Hulbert sick or something?”

Hulbert is someone I absolutely need.

Among the white intellectual class there are few who helped the Korean Empire without any personal greed other than Hulbert.

“Recently Japanese surveillance has become even more intense. In particular they are tightening their grip on His Majesty’s hands and feet.”

Fortunately there seemed to be nothing unusual about Hulbert’s appearance.

“Are you saying that you sent you because you were afraid that Japan might find out in advance and interfere if Hulbert left for Mexico?”

“Yes that’s right.”

I read the secret letter again carefully and asked Yun Chi-ho to confirm whether the contents were correct.

“How did you plan on raising funds for the relief activities for overseas Koreans? It would cost a lot of money to rescue over a thousand overseas Koreans.”

“That is why I have come to see you Your Majesty. I was thinking of using the grounds of the Korean Empire Embassy.”

“You didn’t sell it did you?”

“Please listen to what I have to say. I tried to sell it at a fair price by running around here and there but it was not easy so I could not bring myself to sell it. That is why I came here.”

That’s fortunate.

What is the intangible value of that building that you are trying to sell?

Yun Chi-ho continued speaking while watching my expression.

“You sell me the embassy papers and I’ll use the money to save our citizens?”

“yes.”

ah!

Something is being sorted out.

Plus it shows what needs to be done going forward.

‘I have to save him.’

No matter what anyone says the Korean community is my strong support base.

Moreover as the hole for immigration to the Americas is getting narrower there is a need to create a detour.

Yun Chi-ho came to see me at just the right time.

“Everyone get ready to leave.”

“yes?”

Yun Chi-ho looks puzzled.

The group of Koreans including Yu Gil-jun who were listening to the story next to me also tilted their heads.

“What are you doing? Can’t you hear me?”

“Your Majesty what is that….”

Yun Chi-ho’s reaction is understandable.

They were trying to raise funds by using the embassy land as collateral.

You must be opening your eyes wide because I’m reacting differently than you expected.

I looked at Yun Chi-ho and smiled brightly.

“Let’s leave for Mexico tomorrow morning. Come with me to rescue our citizens.”

< Rescue of Korean Residents > End