< Episode 63: Queen Hwang (2) >
The classmate’s comments raised his voice.
“Oh but you’re not on your knees. “It’s cruel.”
In response to his shouting Ganyang the leader of the advance team calmly caught his breath.
Clearly this was to seize the momentum.
If you get excited here you will mess things up.
‘There is no choice.’
The ones who were disappointed now were themselves not Queen Hwang.
In response Ganyang got down on one knee bowed his head and bowed even more respectfully.
“I know you Queen Hwang.”
Then the other party members caught a glimpse of Mok Gyeong-un out of the corner of their eyes.
At this Mok Gyeong-un slightly raised the corners of his mouth and then like Gan Yang he knelt down on one knee and put his hands together to bow.
The other party members who saw this also followed suit.
“I know you Queen Hwang.”
In response to their polite greetings their classmate Master Jang turned his head and looked at Queen Hwang who was sitting at the foot of the pavilion.
I was asking for opinions on what to do.
They could have been more polite than this by bowing down but these were Murim people.
If you keep stimulating it with unnecessary things it could lead to disaster so it was necessary to control the speed and intensity of pressing the energy.
Lady Xu Huang slightly raised her hand.
Then Director Jang spoke to them on her knees.
“Mom has received your greeting so please stand up.”
‘…It’s different from what I heard.’
Ganyang clicked his tongue inwardly.
I heard from Yu-bong who was infiltrated as a eunuch in Dongchang that she has gained omnipotent power since Hyo Hyo of the West became the royal consort but she has not forgotten the support from Cheonjihoe so far so she will maintain some degree of good.
But the current atmosphere was not like that at all.
Rather it seemed as if she was trying to thoroughly go over her up and down.
First of all since she was in the unfortunate position of having to ask for a favor she had no choice but to comply but she became increasingly concerned.
“Guests please sit in front of the tables on either side.”
Jang So-gam pointed to a neat table with food laid out on both sides.
The main hall could be said to be the head table and the area in front of it was the lower table.
-This is why we do not interact with the royal family or palace officials. They think they are everything in the world.
The young man spoke in an irritated voice.
She was not very pleased with this position because she had experienced a period of complete inviolability by the government and martial arts during her lifetime.
Of course Mok Gyeong-un didn’t seem to mind this at all and silently went to the empty seat and sat down.
As soon as everyone was seated a voice was heard from inside the hall.
“Pick up your feet.”
“Mama how could you…”
“He told me to go up.”
“I understand.”
Soon the court ladies inside raised their feet that were covering the inside of the pavilion.
Then a feast prepared with curved legs and a beautiful woman wearing red and bright clothes with a sense of elegance and glamor appeared.
When Seopchun saw this he almost let out an exclamation without realizing it.
Even though she was over 30 her mesmerizing beauty made me understand why the emperor loved her so much.
Moreover as one of the four people who control the power of this country there was something that overwhelmed the atmosphere as if one would be sucked in with the beauty.
Then she opened her mouth.
“It’s a lot of hard work to come this far.”
Ganyang responded by lowering her head.
“No. mama. Rather I just feel sorry for having to serve you in such a squalid place.”
She was trying to please him as much as possible.
But at his words the Empress Dowager snorted and said
“It’s okay this isn’t a palace so there’s no need to say things like that.”
“…I apologize.”
It’s embarrassing.
I didn’t know which beat to go to.
If you don’t please them they call you rude but if you do they call you pretense.
I couldn’t understand why she was being so sharp from the start when I hadn’t even gotten to the point yet.
She said ‘I have a plan just in case.’
I didn’t want to have to write that much.
Because if she used that move she would lose her title as Queen Dowager with this incident.
In one meeting we were told to complete our mission using all means and methods.
That means that you are willing to throw away this card.
‘But she won’t let it go that far.’
To lighten the mood Ganyang opened his mouth with a smile on his face as much as possible.
“Mama the duck meat here at Hwayangjeong is excellent…”
She “said she didn’t have to make the right noise in her mouth.”
“….”
At her words the expressions of not only Ganyang but also the members of the Cheonjihoe stiffened.
No matter who heard it Queen Hwang’s tone of voice was sharp.
She still didn’t know their true purpose.
All she knew was that she was asking for her permission to participate in the protests.
She was clever and asked the request to send her reviewers of the meeting.
The reason was that in the case of ignoring the Demonstration Department or the Jinui Committee there was no justification for the recommendation because even the political faction the martial arts faction sent a review index from a martial arts family with a reputation for being one-sided by the old faction.
‘I accepted this but why did it become so sharp?’
I don’t understand.
However because he was determined to endure any humiliation Ganyang spoke as quietly as possible.
“I tried to lighten the mood with a light conversation but I think I made Mama uncomfortable for no reason. Please be generous…”
“Okay let’s cut it short and get to the point.”
“yes?”
“Didn’t you hear? “I said let’s get to the point.”
Ganyang frowned at Queen Seo Hwang’s words.
I had a gift prepared and I tried to get to the point when the mood warmed up over dinner.
But I was taken aback when it suddenly came out like this.
“mama.”
“Why are you so surprised? “The idea is to discuss something that has already been discussed between us.”
“That is true but since you said it so quickly indeed….”
“Are you embarrassed?”
“….”
“I tried to get to the point once the atmosphere had reached a certain level but did this rain distract me before it even started?”
Ganyang’s eyes narrowed at her words.
Until a little while ago I thought it was just a matter of Lady Hwang’s temperament.
But it seemed like that wasn’t the case.
‘no way….’
-Sigh!
Ganyang’s eyes soon turned to Yubong who was standing next to her classmate’s eunuch Jang Sogam.
By chance Yubong’s eyes met and he covered his mouth with his sleeve and smiled at him.
It seemed like ridicule.
‘!?’
Seeing this Ganyang’s eyes trembled.
She was skeptical but it seemed to her that something unexpected had happened.
‘You guy…’
When Ganyang glared Yubong pursed his lips.
If you look at that mouth shape
‘I’m sorry?’
* * *
Just a few o’clock ago.
The classmate’s chief said patting Yubong’s shoulder as he came out of the Seohye Palace.
-Tuk-tuk!
[Good job. Have you finished reporting?]
[Yes.]
[Woohuhu. With this Mama will trust you even more not just Eunuch Yu but Gamseung Yu.]
[Yoo Ga-seung? What is that….]
Among the ranks of eunuchs the highest eunuch is Taegam (太監).
Below that there are Sogam (少監) Gamseung (監丞) Bongeo (奉御) and general eunuchs without positions.
Originally Yubong was just an ordinary eunuch.
I told him with a satisfied expression on my face.
[Mama has ordered you to be promoted to your position and raise your salary due to this incident.]
Hearing Jang’s words Yubong bowed with a bright smile on his face and showed his respect.
[Ahh. I can only overlook it.]
I was truly happy to hear that he was a Gamseung of the 5th rank.
It was thought that through castration they would become neither male nor female and that they would end up living as councilors for the rest of their lives.
However Jang Sogam pulled me up from that pit.
Just because he was a eunuch did not mean he could not become successful.
He can go even higher.
‘I’m not the person I used to be.’
Director Jang corrected his wrong thoughts.
He couldn’t end his life as nothing more than a ganja and a low-ranking eunuch.
Yubong spoke carefully to Director Jang.
[What do you think… If you say so are you going to teach us the new herbivorous diet as promised?]
[A new herbivore? cancer! That’s what you should do. He is said to be Jang Oh-taek’s right-hand man so why is that difficult? Uhuhuhu.]
Yubong was excited to hear his words.
He only mastered the Heart Gong and the Four Chosik and he was a super-rising Imperial Palace Vision who made himself stronger than Ganyang or Jade Qi in just one year.
What will happen if you master all of this?
Jang So-gam held the shoulder of the man who was trembling from excitement and said with the corner of his mouth raising in a sly tone.
[There is a lot of work to be done for Mama and Her Majesty the Crown Prince. Please continue to do this in the future.]
[Keep in mind. I will keep this in mind again.]
* * *
Looking at the shape of Yubong’s mouth Ganyang felt something inwardly.
That means he turned his back on the society.
Most of those sent to Ganja undergo thorough loyalty tests.
Because if one ganja betrayed and turned against him or acted as a double agent a huge backlash would occur.
Therefore I do not know what measures were taken to impose bans or various other sanctions in addition to loyalty tests on most of the ganja sent to the field but Yubong seemed to be free from them.
‘This is the worst.’
I really didn’t expect that a traitor would emerge in this situation.
I don’t know what Yubong said to Queen Hwang but it became clear that the request had been put on hold.
In this case he had no choice but to take out his last hand.
At that moment Lady Hwang opened her mouth.
“That’s bold. “No matter how much she views you favorably she dares to try to free a criminal imprisoned in the palace dungeon.”
“Mama that’s….”
“That would be committing high treason.”
“….”
Ganyang’s head became confused at her urging.
The words are different and different.
Yubong seems to have explained their purpose to her quite well.
Ganyang calmly opened her mouth again.
“mama. “How could we…”
“Close your mouth.”
“….”
“You dared to drag Bonbi into such a high treason and then you say you have an open mouth.”
“….”
“You are the ones who should have nothing to say even if you are executed immediately.”
-Sigh!
As she raised her hand her hidden masters emerged.
I was already aware that they were hiding so I was not surprised by this regardless of whether they were the advance team or the late team.
The problem was that things were just messed up.
The corners of Queen Hwang’s mouth twitched as she looked at their perplexed looks.
She recalled a conversation she had with a middle-aged man in a gray official uniform on her left along with a speech from her classmate a few o’clock ago.
* * *
[mama. How about trying to use this in reverse?]
[Jang’s thoughts. What does that mean?]
[If you grant their demands you could end up becoming a big deal to both your mother and the Crown Prince.]
[Who doesn’t know that? However since they have supported this monument since their noble days they may have something that could be a weakness even if it is just a speck of dust.]
[So you must take advantage of this situation.]
At these words Queen Hwang looked puzzled and asked.
[What do you mean?]
[In any case for the sake of His Majesty the Crown Prince’s future you must cut off ties with such robbers. This will serve as sufficient justification.]
[Justice?]
[yes. First we need to suppress their momentum and break their morale.]
[Suppress the steamship?]
[They too will approach this request cautiously because they know how much it means to Mama. However if Mama strikes first they will be in trouble as well.]
[Even so do you think you will give up easily?]
[Of course not.]
[If we do that what happens next?]
[After suppressing the initiative if you clearly realize that their demands are unreasonable make the opposite demand.]
[Make a request?]
[Yes that’s right. According to what Eunuch Yu or even Gamseung Yu said they will definitely try to accomplish their mission so they will have no choice but to grant any request.]
[Hoo. Keep talking.]
[Then Mama make a request to those who have been suppressed. I am telling you to take the life of either His Majesty the King or His Concubine.]
King Jong (棕王).
He was the second prince and originally the most likely candidate for crown prince.
Even though Queen Dowager Seo’s child was crowned crown prince there were still many ministers who followed him so he was nothing more than a thorn in his eyes.
And Lady Gwibi (貴妃).
It wasn’t that long ago that she entered the imperial palace.
Her young daughter who was just a court lady bewitched the emperor with her looks alone without any support behind her and rose to the position of concubine in just three years.
Although she said that the emperor’s favor was still more towards her she was still young at 22 years old and she was now approaching her mid-30s.
Because she never knew when her balance would collapse she was the person she wanted to kill the most.
However these two tried several times to deal with it but failed every time.
In the case of King Jong it was inevitable because there were many followers but I couldn’t understand it at all when it came to Lady Ho.
[Let them take the lives of kings and queens?]
[That’s right.]
[What if I refuse this?]
Would the Heaven and Earth Council really want to take on such a risk?
This was a very dangerous thing for them as well.
[I needed an excuse to end my relationship with them anyway so you can use this as an excuse.]
[Hoo. If you listen it will be beneficial.]
[That’s right.]
[But if that happens this rain will also have to help them. So what do you do if you get caught up in this?]
[Please don’t worry about that.]
[Don’t worry?]
[If they comply with the request and succeed in taking the life of the Queen Mother or His Highness the King they will definitely be able to deal with it by tying it to the crime of trying to escape from prison.]
A middle-aged man in a gray official uniform who had been listening to Jang’s words opened his mouth.
[If that happens we will protect Mama and Her Majesty the Crown Prince from the evil Four Sects the Cheonjihoe.]
* * *
Lady Hwang the corner of her mouth slightly turned up.
Everything was perfect.
She is grateful to Cheonjihoe for supporting her both materially and spiritually until she reached this position.
But she stopped there.
I know that the reason they provided support like this is to use the crown prince and themselves behind the scenes in this way.
Therefore you can just use it properly one last time and then get rid of it.
For this purpose he asked them to send a proper review index so that they could never back down from their work.
‘No matter what happens you will be playing in the palm of my hand.’
Queen Seo Hwang cast her eyes towards her classmate Jang So-gam who was on her right.
The meaning was to definitely suppress them.
Then Superintendent Jang gently nodded his head and gave a similar glance to the middle-aged man in a gray official uniform on the left.
The person pointed at with that glance was none other than Mok Gyeong-un.
In response the middle-aged man nodded his head and pulled half of the Yuleop sword from his waist.
-Sreung!
The middle-aged man remembered what Yubong Yu Gamseung had said.
[There is no one in the selection team that will be a big problem. However two of the latecomers are the biggest problem.]
[Who is that?]
[This is a man named Mok Gyeong-un and a fortune teller named Jae-jeong.]
[A fortune teller?]
The middle-aged man couldn’t help but be surprised at those words.
Jae-jeong Jeong a fortune teller was notorious as a member of the Samgwang (三狂) group.
No matter how confident he was if he were to compete with him he might have to fight for hundreds of seconds before it was decided.
[Hohoho. Don’t worry. We will do everything we can to prevent Jae Jae-jeong the fortune teller from coming. However the man named Mok Gyeong-un must be subdued by Great Man Pang.]
[Is he that great?]
[If you look at the fact that Jae-jeong Jae-jeong is following him he must be at least on a level higher than that.]
[Hmm. That’s amazing. He is one step above that crazy apostate monk….]
However what is felt as a sense of energy is only at the level of a fully ripe climax.
I heard that he was a person who knew how to hide his inaction but since he was a young kid who had not even reached the age of maturity I even wondered if that was true.
It’s not easy to believe that a kid like that is a step above a boxing horse expert.
‘There’s no harm in being careful.’
Even in Jeongdo Moorim there are geniuses who are so-called late Jisoo but boast great inaction.
You can think of it as competing with those people.
No matter how good he was he had experience and experience.
He thought that if he didn’t let his guard down he would be able to subdue him.
furthermore
‘If anything goes wrong you can call support.’
Outside his younger brother is waiting to help.
Although he was younger than himself and his behavior was somewhat frivolous his younger brother’s inaction was a level higher than his own which was his rise to government office.
-Sigh!
So shall we start suppressing the steamer?
A middle-aged man in a gray official uniform tried to pull out a half-pulled leaf blade.
At that time Mok Kyung-un laughed and picked up a piece of fried duck meat on the table with chopsticks and put it in his mouth.
Then he chewed and swallowed and said:
“It’s delicious.”
At this everyone’s eyes turned to Mok Gyeong-un.
Although the situation was imminent even the Queen Mother snorted as if it was absurd for her to be so carefree by herself.
Is that child with outstanding off-white color the best expert among the reviews sent by Cheonjihoe that my classmate Yoo Gam-seung mentioned?
The young guy seems bold but he doesn’t seem to understand the situation.
-Sigh!
Lady Hwang nodded at the middle-aged man in gray official uniform.
In response he pulled out his sword and approached Mok Gyeong-un with strong force.
“Mama is urging you but you are being cruel.”
“I feel like the conversation is getting too long with delicious food in front of us.”
“That’s blasphemous.”
“I wasn’t particularly complaining. Is it such a big disrespect to just taste the food?”
“…Put down those chopsticks and kneel down right now.”
“I only ate one piece but you’re acting so mean.”
“under!”
You seem so confident in your own inaction right?
Well then let’s see how great it is.
The middle-aged man in the gray official uniform took a long breath then raised his power to the 8th level and swung the sword with a violent force towards Mok Gyeong-un’s neck.
-Chaaaaaaaa!
The middle-aged man naturally assumed that Mok Kyung-un would jump backwards to avoid this.
however
-Chaang!
‘!?’
At that moment the middle-aged man could not hide his embarrassment.
That was because Mok Gyeong-un was able to catch the blade of his Yuyeopdo with chopsticks.
‘What the hell is this guy?’
He looked embarrassed but Mok Gyeong-un looked not at him but at Gan Yang the leader of the advance team sitting across from him and raised the corner of his mouth wryly and said
“I think it’s wrong to stay still. “Isn’t that right?”
< Episode 63: Queen Hwang (2) > end
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