Chapter 478: Spring in Seoul
Time flies, and Li You has done a lot of work during this period.
Whether it was instructing the media to suppress the news about Jeon Doo-gwang's "290,000 won", or helping Lee Myung-hak promote public transportation reform and the Cheonggyecheon demolition work.
Fortunately, the factory of Future Automobile in Suriname has been built and sales will officially start in November. The workload is huge, so Li You has to plan and manage it personally.
Suriname's refinery has also imported the best refining machinery from the United States, and arranging oil extraction has made things even busier.
This crazy working state made Li You forget whether he was a boss or an employee.
Even Li Youmo, who had been with him for a long time, had to be sent out to take care of the affairs of Mingyu Hospital. She is now the representative of Mingyu Hospital and is also responsible for contacting Keimyung University Dongsan Hospital in Daegu.
In early December, the Kinmen Group's hot spring project in Asan was completed, and the first phase of the Jeju Island development project has also been completed and can even start operations now.
However, they were all waiting for Li You to come over for inspection, but Li You was really busy. He held great power in the entire Kinmen Group, and even everyone in the group praised Chairman Li as a workaholic who led by example.
All matters, big or small, have to go through Li You's hands, and all meetings are also completed by Li You alone. That is to say, Li You's body is not a human, but he can devote himself to so many tasks, take charge of all the tasks, and arrange these tasks well, so that the right people can do the right things.
The relationship between the Kinmen Group and the Seoul City Hall also grew closer, and Lee Myung-hak stabilized his position, almost unabashedly favoring the Kinmen Group and Lee You.
No matter whether it is corporate bidding or cooperation between government and business, Kinmen Group has almost always been ranked first by him. Kinmen Group can always provide the best plan for each project, and others can't say anything. At most, they can complain behind his back about the uneven distribution of spoils.
The base in Africa has been built. Li You temporarily transferred two hundred people from the five hundred battlefield contract workers in Iraq. The fully armed soldiers are more than enough for that area.
During this period, Russian arms dealers have been trading arms with Vietnam, and then transporting them to African bases via smuggling ships.
Under such circumstances, Seoul began to calm down.
After all, throughout the Korean Peninsula, it was not just Li You's family that was busy during this period, but most people were busy.
Even just two months ago, Zhu Mengyong of Daying Group made a trip to a big country across the sea, hoping to further promote Daying automobiles and win more market share.
Although there are still constant attacks by rebel groups in Iraq, the combat troops sent from the Korean Peninsula are basically not affected. The medical and construction teams have really made efforts. There is not much else in Iraq now, but there are many patients and bombed buildings.
After Li You finished his work, he had some free time. At this time, Li You received the long-awaited call from Quan Qitong.
"Is President Li free the day after tomorrow morning?" Quan Qitong asked in a low voice, "If the time is not convenient, I will discuss it later."
"I'm free," Li You raised an eyebrow, "Where?"
"Tongdosa Temple in Hapcheon County, Gyeongsangnam-do," Jeon Kye-dong said, "I'll be waiting for Chairman Lee at the foot of the mountain."
"Tongdosa?" Li You was quite surprised by this meeting place. "General Jeon, what is this?"
"He has always had this habit," Jeon Kye-dong told Lee Woo softly, "More than a decade ago, he practiced at Baekdamsa Temple on Seoraksan Mountain for two full years."
Li You put down the phone and stood in front of the window with his hands behind his back. The road outside the Golden Gate Building was also included in the public transportation reform project, and it was the first road to complete the renovation. Now it seems... it has indeed become a lot more beautiful.
Tongdosa Temple is located in the south of Lingjiu Mountain, with its back against the towering mountains, facing the sparkling Nakdong River, and overlooking the East China Sea.
Because the shape of this mountain is the same as India's Vulture Peak where Buddhism was directly taught, it is also called Vulture Peak, and the temple is also called Tongdosa Temple, which means that the two mountains are connected through the temple, and of course it also means to understand Buddhism and save all living beings.
When Li You met Quan Qitong, this man in his fifties was dressed in a suit and tie, which was out of place with the mountain scenery.
Since Tongdosa Temple is at the foot of the mountain, there is no need to climb the mountain, but Jeon Gye-dong still acts as a tour guide along the way.
"Lingjiu Mountain is famous for the sea of azaleas that bloom in April every year," Quan Qitong said with some regret, "but it's too late now to see the sea of azaleas that have completely turned into pink."
He described it to Li You, "Especially the section from the mountainside to the top is completely covered with flowers, it's like a blazing fire in the mountain, the scenery is very magnificent."
"Many tourists even feel that climbing Vulture Peak, which is covered with pink flowers, makes them feel as if they are not on a path to the human world."
As we got closer to the temple, black cars and security teams in black suits began to appear on the road.
The temple is located in a lush forest, and even though it is winter now, the trees are still crisp.
The security guards did not do anything offensive and just lowered their heads and waited for the two men to pass by.
"Now, every April, during the first week of the blooming of azaleas, we hold a mountain god festival to pray for the health of the people and the safety of the country."
Jeon Ki-dong and Lee Woo stopped at the temple gate. "There are no tourists in Tongdosa today. Chairman Lee can have a good chat with uncle inside."
Quan Qitong bowed slightly, "President Li, please."
Li You looked at the temple in front of him for a moment and walked in.
There are more security inside the temple, but most of them are in the courtyard.
"Because today's matter is very important, my uncle specially sent the police away," Quan Qitong led the way, "Tongdosa Temple is four miles wide, and there are special lecture halls, colleges, advanced Zen temples, and nursing homes."
Since Quan Douguang was located in the more secluded Zen temple at the back, they needed to walk for a while.
After walking for a while, we saw a row of ancient pines as majestic as guards standing in Tongdosa Temple.
The branches are so thick that it takes several people to hug them, and the years have left traces of vicissitudes in the wrinkles on their skin.
As they walked under the row of pine trees, they could hear the wind blowing through the treetops, the sound of the pine waves, like the whisper of ancient Zen sayings.
The Dharma drums and bronze bells that passed by did not make any sound, and they were not used.
"All the monks are not here?" Li You was a little curious. The security personnel saw forty or fifty people along the way, but there was not a single monk who should be in the temple.
Quan Qitong chuckled, "Gyeongsangnam-do is Uncle's hometown. Many of the monks here are even from the same hometown as Uncle. They are all very experienced elders and don't want to get involved in too many things. Uncle wants to meet with Chairman Li here, and they are willing to make it convenient for him."
"Besides, my uncle has always had a heart to worship Buddha."
The sunlight shone obliquely into the courtyard, shining brightly with golden light, which was completely different from the bluestone floor.
"This is also a Buddhist temple," Quan Qitong bowed in one direction, "A real body relic of Sakyamuni is enshrined in the Vajra Ordination Altar, so it got this beautiful name."
"Shakyamuni?" Li You raised his eyebrows.
After the Buddhist founder Sakyamuni Buddha passed away and was cremated, his disciples obtained a piece of skull bone, two bones, four teeth, a middle finger bone relic and 84,000 bead-shaped real body relics from the ashes.
These things are all relics of the Buddha, and are regarded as sacred objects by monks, who compete to worship them.
Seeing that Li You was a little surprised, Quan Qitong whispered, "In history, it was the eminent monk Ci Zang who went to Mount Wutai in the suzerain country to seek the Dharma. It is said that he personally saw the manifestation of Manjusri Bodhisattva, who granted him the relics and robes of Sakyamuni Buddha."
"Later, many eminent monks from the Tongdu Temple also frequently went to Mount Wutai for pilgrimage."
The lotus pond has lost its beauty in this season, but you can still see a few fish swimming in the water, occasionally causing ripples.
Behind Tongdosa Temple, there is a not-so-high waterfall, pouring down from the cliff like a white silk thread.
The roar of water was deafening.
The rocks below were rugged and of various shapes, but this was the end of their walk.
The Zen temple next to the waterfall is the destination of their trip.
The two burly men at the door were obviously from the military, and they had a hint of arrogance.
Seeing the two men coming, they stretched out their hands to stop them. Quan Qitong stopped and told Li You the reason with a wry smile.
"President Li also knows that my uncle got to the top because of someone."
After he said this, Li You understood.
Park Kaka was stabbed to death by his trusted confidant at the dinner table, and then Quan Kaka took the opportunity to create chaos and take power.
He opened his arms and allowed the two men to do a simple body search. The two men knew that Li You had a high status and did not offend him. They just did a simple search to make sure he was not carrying any firearms and then made way.
When he pushed the door open, the first thing Li You noticed was the sandalwood scent filling the room.
Then he saw this Quan Kaka.
He was wearing a simple grey monk's robe, sitting peacefully with his back to Li You and facing the Buddha statue.
After hearing the sound, he moved his buttocks and turned around from the cushion.
In an instant, the solemnity of worshiping Buddha was gone.
Only then was Li You able to look Quan Douguang in the eye.
Although the old man has sparse hair on his head, his eyes appear darker and he has a kind of calmness that comes from having experienced wind, frost, snow and rain.
After seeing Li You, Quan Douguan raised his eyebrows slightly, looked Li You up and down, then raised his eyebrows slightly again, with a sharp look in his eyes, as if he was still the army boss who had the final say.
This plain monk's robe cannot hide the domineering aura that is inherent in him.
Li You secretly sighed in his heart that this reckless old man was born with the aura of a boss.
What's more, Li You's panel was flashing rapidly.
【The plot of "Seoul Spring" has ended. 】
[Story Mission: Seoul Spring]
[Seoul Spring: One day in 1979, President Park of the Korean Peninsula was shot and killed by his own confidants, and the situation suddenly became turbulent.
In order to investigate this matter, Army Security Commander Quan Douguang was appointed as the director of the Joint Investigation Headquarters. This naturally rebellious man took the opportunity to expand his own power, the "Issin Society", and cultivate his cronies. His ambitions are obvious.
In order to contain Quan Douguang, the Chief of the General Staff also responded.
But at the same time, General Quan felt threatened by the chief, so he gathered his cronies and conspired to arrest the chief, trying to strike first.
Who would have thought that General Quan's men were so eager to succeed that they took action before forcing the Acting President to sign the arrest warrant.
If you succeed, you will be a king, if you fail, you will become a traitor.
General Quan decided to go all out and started a rebellion, which led to the "Seoul Spring".
Mission objective: Launch a new 'Seoul Spring'.
Mission Reward: Special blue entry "Shared Glory"]
(End of this chapter)
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