Roh Moo-hyun
Everyone in the world said that the end of the South Korean president ended in a dismal end.
Since the founding of South Korea, there have been 12 official presidents, 11 of whom have not died well or gone to jail like Park Geun-hye, and the rest, like Roh Moo-hyun, have died in a hurry.
Water can carry boats, but it can also cover boats
At 5:00 a.m. on May 23, 2009, former South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun had no nostalgia for the world and began writing a suicide note. The dying man seemed to have no worries, and after only 23 minutes, he explained all the aftermath.
At 5:45 a.m., Roh Moo-hyun called the chief of the security section and revealed his wish to go for a walk on the mountain, and the section chief gladly agreed.
Roh Moo-hyun changed into a hiking suit and sneakers, and went up the mountain with the section chief, and during the whole climbing process, the two people talked and laughed, and it didn't look like there was anything unusual.
No one knows that before going up the mountain this time, Roh Moo-hyun and himself secretly went to the ancestral hall to worship their parents.
At 6 a.m., Roh Moo-hyun and the section chief arrived at Owl Rock at the top of the mountain. As if inadvertently, Roh Moo-hyun asked the section chief if he had a cigarette, and the section chief shook his head and asked, "Do you want to go back and get it?" Roh Moo-hyun just shook his head and didn't pursue too much.
The two admired the beauty in front of them and fell into a long silence. Suddenly, Roh Moo-hyun pointed somewhere down the hill and panicked, "Who is that?" Is it a journalist? ”
The section chief panicked and hurriedly looked down the mountain, but felt a gust of wind whistling in his ears, and he saw a shadow in his eyes and rushed down the mountain quickly.
When the section chief turned back, Roh Moo-hyun was long gone, and the figure that jumped from the cliff was his last farewell to this world.
The section chief rushed to the bottom of the mountain with all his life's speed, and all he saw was Roh Moo-hyun, who was bright red and unrecognizable. By this time, Roh Moo-hyun had lost all consciousness and was in a coma.
The section chief took him to The Se-young Hospital in Gimhae City, but was told that Roh Moo-hyun's injuries were too serious to rescue him.
Half an hour later, Roh was taken to Pusan University Hospital, but before he could arrive, he had stopped breathing and lost all his vital signs.
Three hours later, the hospital announced Roh Moo-hyun's death.
After the doctor's examination, Roh Moo-hyun's head had a crack of up to 11 centimeters, and all the skulls, ribs, and spine were fractured, and the scene was so tragic that the medical staff present were unbelievable.
"I have benefited many people, but I have made many people suffer because of me, and there will be endless pain in the future." The rest of his life will only be a burden to others...
Don't be too sad, aren't life and death both a natural image?
Don't apologize, don't blame anyone, it's fate.
It was enough to cremate it and then erect a monument near home, which was an idea that had been brewing for a long time.
In just a few lines, onlookers can see the despair of dying and the regret of irreparable. Roh Moo-hyun grew up in South Korean public opinion and flourished.
At this moment, however, those who once extolled praise chose to stand against Roh Moo-hyun. The flowers and applause of the past turned into weapons, causing Roh Moo-hyun to retreat one after another.
The public opinion that had once achieved Roh Moo-hyun finally killed him with his own hands, and he could only die Mingzhi.
A generation of presidents, a lifetime ends. What heinous crimes did Roh Moo-hyun commit to prove his innocence to the world in such a resolute way?
A "grassroots" president with mixed reputations
In South Korea, as a civilian-turned-president, Roh Moo-hyun ushered in a new era.
Born into an ordinary family, Roh Moo-hyun was once at the bottom of society and could only survive on relief. Roh Moo-hyun lives a poor life with his family.
Despite his difficulties, Roh Moo-hyun was always strong, with excellent grades, often attending classes during the day and working at night to barely make up for his tuition.
Unfortunately, when Roh Moo-hyun went to college, his family had no extra money to support him to continue his studies. Yes, Roh Moo-hyun had to drop out of school and study law on his own while working.
In 1971, under the introduction of relatives and friends, Roh Moo-hyun married Kwon Leung-sook of the same village. Later, after 7 failures, Roh Moo-hyun finally successfully passed the judicial examination and became the magistrate of Daejeon Metropolitan City as he wished.
As a lawyer, Roh moo-hyun has witnessed too much darkness in South Korea, and he feels empathy for everything about the poor, so he often defends them for free and fights for their rights.
It is precisely because of this that Roh Moo-hyun has established his prestige in the civilian community.
In 1981, south Korea's new military department clashed with civilians, and Roh Moo-hyun reappeared as a defense lawyer.
It was also this case that allowed Roh Moo-hyun to meet with Moon Jae-in, an important figure in the political circles, and establish a deep friendship. With Moon's help, Roh began making appearances in South Korean politics.
Moon Jae-in
In 1988, Roh Washu was successfully elected to Parliament and officially began his political career.
Roh Moo-hyun, who was born a civilian, has no prominent family lineage, does not have enough property, and does not have the help of public opinion, which also makes his promotion road difficult.
From 1988 to 2000, Roh Moo-hyun's campaign for mayor and councillors ended in failure. Such a result even made him have the idea of giving up for a while.
No one imagined that roh Moo-hyun, who seemed insignificant, would defeat Lee Hoe-chang, the most optimistic south Korean chaebol, in the 2002 election to become the 16th president of South Korea.
The reason is that roh Moo-hyun has always represented the interests of South Korean civilians.
In order to improve the lives of Korean civilians, Roh Moo-hyun personally went to the homes and fields of the peasants and held cordial talks with them.
Later, Roh Moo-hyun actively carried out anti-corruption and clean government activities within south Korean political circles to purify the atmosphere. In this way, Roh Moo-hyun's support rate within the people has always remained high.
It's just that this brilliance didn't last long. In 2006, Mr. Roh's brother, Mr. Lo, was revealed to have been suspected of intervening in the Agricultural Cooperative's acquisition of Sejong Securities and accepting bribes.
Soon after, Roh Moo-hyun's good friend Park Won-ji was also investigated by South Korean authorities for bribery. As the investigation deepened, a number of high-ranking South Korean officials were caught up in it, including Roh Moo-hyun's name.
Suddenly, Roh Moo-hyun's image of justice and integrity in front of South Koreans collapsed, and the public's criticism of him was not endless.
Under pressure, Roh Moo-hyun posted an apology statement on social platforms, saying that his wife, Kwon So-leung, had accepted bribes to repay the family's loans, and he was unaware of this.
It is also true that Roh Moo-hyun was elected president and sent his children to the United States to protect them from harassment.
He had no assets in his life, was largely financed by business friends, and the six million dollars his wife took bribes were mainly used to settle down with her children and pay off debts.
Soon after, Roh Moo-hyun's close friend, Jeong Sang-moon, the general secretary of the Blue House, his niece-in-law Yeon Chul-ho, and even Roh Moo-hyun's daughter, Roh Jing-yeon, all played a role in accepting bribes in the case.
As soon as Roh Moo-hyun's "confession" was released, it caused an uproar in South Korea, and the media even attacked him. All along, Roh Moo-hyun has "hated the South Korean media to the bone."
He said in public more than once: "Mainland media is a bad product. ”
This time Roh Moo-hyun fell, the media ushered in the opportunity to fight back, they created a series of extremely humiliating words such as "very Roh Moo-hyun", and the wind of public opinion achieved a great reversal.
South Koreans have begun to criticize Roh Moo-hyun's presidency for not having the country's economy reached the heights expected, while the country's fight against corruption and clean government has not made any substantial progress.
Discussions from all directions attacked Roh Moo-hyun all the time, and his spirit began to trance, and a series of symptoms such as insomnia appeared. "I can't stand this president," Mr. Roh said.
Gradually, Mr. Roh's approval rating dropped from 90 percent to 18 percent.
Under pressure, Roh Moo-hyun eventually chose to resign as president. In order to restore a peaceful life, he returned to his hometown with his wife and ran his own paradise.
The media has repeatedly filmed the scene of Roh Moo-hyun wearing a coarse cloth short coat and working in the fields.
But Roh's political opponents don't seem to have a plan to spare him, and they continue to lead the media to attack Roh and his family.
Roh Moo-hyun was originally a man of temperament, and the people around him were hurt one after another because of him, which made it difficult for him to bear.
In response to Roh Moo-hyun's ending, there is a lot of domestic discussion. In 2009, professors at South Korea's Yonsei University publicly announced that roh moo-hyun would end up predicting two outcomes: suicide, or life imprisonment.
No one thought that Roh Moo-hyun chose to use the most tragic way to complete his final ending.
Before and after death, life is varied
Upon learning of Roh Moo-hyun's death, his wife, Kwon Leung-sook, was devastated and immediately fainted. Roh Moo-hyun's son and daughter also cried uncontrollably because of their father's death.
After Roh Moo-hyun's death, the secretary found a suicide note in his computer, and the sentence "I hope history will give a fair evaluation" has made countless people feel sad.
At Roh Moo-hyun's request before his death, South Korea cremated him. After the news of Roh Moo-hyun's death was announced, public opinion in South Korea underwent a huge change.
In just a few hours, the number of posts on major websites remembering Roh Moo-hyun has reached tens of thousands.
The people said: "You are the president who bravely confronts the conservative forces, and people will one day repent." ”
At this moment, South Koreans seem to believe in Roh Moo-hyun's "innocence." They spontaneously took to the streets and watched Roh Moo-hyun's hearse slowly move forward. The scale of the masses is beyond the imagination of many.
On the 14th alone, the number of people who came to mourn Roh Moo-hyun had reached 100,000. The chrysanthemums placed in front of The statue of Roh Moo-hyun also reached more than 100,000.
In the eyes of South Koreans, it is not known whether Roh Moo-hyun really did not know about his wife's bribery, but since Roh Moo-hyun died, everyone is more willing to choose between believing and doubting.
In order to allow Roh Moo-hyun to quietly complete his last journey, the South Korean people stood outside the door of the shrine to prevent important South Korean politicians and media from entering.
South Korean Prime Minister Han Seung-so, who was in power at the time, was scolded by the masses and then turned away.
Above the funeral, Kwon Seems to have just begun to accept the fact that her husband has passed away. Due to excessive grief, she could no longer walk upright, and could only sit in a wheelchair and see her husband for the last time.
"We've lived together for 36 years, how can you just walk away without saying a word?" How can I live in the future? Helplessly, even though Kwon Liang-sook cried like a complaint, he still could not save Roh Moo-hyun.
Before Roh Moo-hyun's funeral was over, a large number of indignant South Korean people gathered in front of the Blue House to speak up for Roh Moo-hyun, hoping that the South Korean government would restart the investigation into Roh Moo-hyun's bribery and prove his innocence.
The crowd was agitated, and the scene was out of control for a time. Horrified, the South Korean government activated Seoul's first-level alert system, and more than 20,000 riot police took to the streets to keep the marchers out.
The South Korean government, under pressure from the people, can only respond temporarily. Soon after, South Korea's justice minister, Kim Kyung-han, issued a statement ending the investigation into Roh Moo-hyun.
To compensate Roh, the South Korean government offered a series of preferential policies for his family.
South Korea's Ministry of Administrative Security announced that Roh Moo-hyun's wife still enjoys the treatment of the former president's wife and can receive a pension of 7 million yuan per month. However, in the face of money and other external things, Roh Moo-hyun's wife, Kwon Liang-sook, did not care.
After the people expressed solidarity with Roh Moo-hyun, Roh Moo-hyun's public opinion at home gradually improved.
Kwon, as the wife of the former President of South Korea, was also invited to attend banquets at major political venues, and Kwon Liangshu did not hesitate to refuse.
Roh Moo-hyun's death has brought endless grief to the Roh family, but their lives still have to go on.
For Roh Moo-hyun's son, Roh Jian-ho, South Korea has always been a sad place, with a political scene fraught with darkness, squalor and corruption.
With South Korean chaebols holding the vast majority of the right to speak, Lu Jianhao is almost struggling if he chooses to stay in South Korea.
Yes, he resolutely gave up the path of politics and went to study abroad.
Lu Jianhao achieved excellent results from an early age and later entered Stanford University for further study. After graduating from Stanford University, Lu Jianhao chose to stay in the United States to work, but the American lifestyle and work habits made it impossible for him to integrate.
Lu Jianhao thought about it for a while, and finally chose to return to Asia and go to China. In 2013, Lu Jianhao was successfully admitted to Peking University to pursue a doctorate.
Later, Lu Jianhao became a senior manager of LG Electronics and gradually emerged in the mall. Living in China for many years, Lu Jianhao fell in love with everything here.
Despite being the son of a former South Korean president, Mr. Lo has kept a low profile in his life. After all the dust settled, Lu Jianhao and his wife Pei Zhenmin held a wedding at their alma mater.
Lu Jianhao had many concerns and only invited family and friends from both sides. In the face of the red envelopes brought by the guests, Lu Jianhao also refused one by one. The couple's life is poor and ordinary, but so happy.
Perhaps Lu Jianhao knows how to stay away from right and wrong, and for South Korean chaebols, the son of the grassroots president is almost no threat.
Because of this, Lu Jianhao, who is far away in China, is almost at peace with south Korean political circles.
However, Roh Moo-hyun's daughter, Lu Jingyan, does not seem to have such good luck.
In 2013, Roh Moo-hyun's daughter, Lu Jingyan, was sentenced to four months in prison by South Korean authorities on suspicion of illegally buying property overseas. In the face of this punishment, Lu Jingyan seems to have a premonition and chooses to accept it calmly.
As for Kwon, since her husband's death, she has fallen into endless self-condemnation.
If it were not for his own momentary greed, his husband would not have ended up being scolded by everyone. Yes, Kwon Liang-sook has been closing his house and refusing to meet anyone.
Looking at Roh Moo-hyun's photo, Kwon Liang-sook cried almost day and night. Later, the 20th president, Yoon Seok-wook, was succeeded by the former president's wife, and Kwon Liang-sook still did not appear.
She lives a peaceful life in her husband's hometown of Ponghae Village, Gimhae City, Gyeongsangnam-do.
In 2015, Roh Moo-hyun celebrated his 6th birthday. Roh Moo-hyun's son pointed out in an interview with reporters that Kim Moo-sung, a representative of south Korea's New National Party, deliberately slandered Roh Moo-hyun for political interests and secretly guided public opinion to attack Roh Moo-hyun.
Because of this, the Lu family hated Jin Wuxing to the bone.
After the memorial service for the sixth anniversary, the South Korean people attacked Kim Moo-sung, pouring mineral water on him, and then without hesitation, smashed the bottle at Kim Moo-sung.
When Kwon Leung-sook meets Kim Moo-sung in public, he never hides his hatred.
Jin Wuxing
In the face of the people's attacks, in the face of Kwon Liang-sook's cold eyes, Jin Wuxing has never suffered silently and has not fought back. Everyone has speculated that this may also confirm the credibility of Lu Jianhao's accusations from the side.
In 2020, the 11th year after Roh Moo-hyun's death, the former President of South Korea has not been forgotten.
Thousands of South Koreans spontaneously went to the scene of Roh Moo-hyun's memorial service to express their nostalgia for the civilian president.
At the same time, Lee Hae-joon, a representative of the Common Democratic Party who is gaining momentum in South Korea's political arena, and Zhu Haoying of the Future Unification Party, all appeared at the scene. In this silent way, South Korean political circles declared that Roh Moo-hyun had never left.
In fact, Roh Moo-hyun's transition from gaining power to losing power was only a short period of time, but it truly confirmed the tragic situation of the internal struggle of the South Korean chaebols.
Samsung Electronics, Hyundai Motor Group, Lotte Group... More than 70% of South Korea's GDP is controlled by the top ten chaebols.
The existence of South Korea's chaebols has widened the gap between the rich and the poor in the whole country, and various crimes such as corruption, corruption, bribery, and infighting within the chaebols have also put South Korea's economic development in trouble. For the South Korean chaebols, ordinary people complained.
In addition to firmly controlling the economic lifeblood of the entire South Korea, the chaebols also control the political trend of the country, almost covering the sky with their hands.
In order to seek profits, South Korean chaebols collude with political officials and businessmen to use their financial resources to support candidates to take office, thus influencing the political decisions of the South Korean president.
This is also why, after the South Korean president leaves office, he is always unable to get rid of the accusations of bribery and violations, and thus end up in prison.
In this regard, Roh Moo-hyun is proof of this. He is the only president in South Korean history who only has a high school degree, and he is also the most despised person in South Korea's chaebols.
From the perspective of civilians, he punished Choi Tae-won, a member of South Korea's third-largest consortium, SK Group, for acts that harmed the interests of South Korean chaebols and put himself in an unprecedented dangerous situation.
From this point of view, the Lu family and the Korean chaebols are lifelong enemies. The complete disappearance of the Lu family in politics may be the best option.
Resources
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[3] The Beijing News, Roh Moo-hyun's suicide is not just a personal tragedy