Episode 1408. Send it to the military attaché.
Yeonjeokha ran out of Seokgyeongjang and ran to Yeoganghyeon a month later.
And I searched around the few tea houses but Jo Hyeon-deok was nowhere to be found.
This is not the place to give up.
He immediately went to the main branch of Joyang Sangbang in Yeoganghyeon.
Yeo Kang-hyeon Joyang Sangbang.
The door of Joyang Sangbang was wide open like other shops.
There was a security guard stationed at the main gate but he did not specifically stop people entering.
I turned my back to the glowing red sunset and approached Joyang Sangbang.
The security guards standing on the left and right of the main gate did not even look at him who was unarmed.
On the contrary Yeon Jeok-ha glanced up and down at the security guards as if he was curious.
One of the security guards asked because he was behaving like a country boy.
“Who are you looking for?”
Yeon Jeok-ha is said to be in his mid-forties but his face looks like he is in his mid-twenties.
It was a shame that the middle-aged guard didn’t speak informally to him but he had a pitiful upset expression on his stomach.
“I came looking for the ark…”
As unpleasant as it was he ended it informally.
However the security guard who guessed that the country youth was embarrassed responded kindly.
“You’re in the main house so go in quickly. “But if you haven’t made an appointment it will be difficult to meet you.”
Yeonjeokha’s personality is strong and weak.
When his partner responded kindly he bowed his head and walked briskly inside.
As he crossed the yard and approached the main house a middle-aged worker approached him and asked:
“Who are you looking for?”
“Joe Ark.”
At the front door Yeon Jeok-ha whose anger had subsided answered obediently.
“Do you have a promise with the Ark?”
“no.”
“Huh then it might be a bit difficult. I have a dinner plan with the monks today… I’ll tell you the message first. “Who can I say?”
“Please tell me you came from Seokgyeongjang.”
“Ah you came from Seokgyeongjang. “Please wait a moment.”
The middle-aged worker quickly lowered his eyes and rushed into his main house.
Soon after Jo Seong-chan Ark and three monks rushed out.
Ark Jo Seong-chan who was in the lead recognized Yeon Jeok-ha and stopped.
He had seen Yeon Jeok-ha twelve years ago when the son of the Yangmunsan monk was getting married.
Even back then I thought he looked young for someone in his thirties and he still looks the same 12 years later!
“Namcheon Grand Hyeop! welcome!”
At the mention of Namcheon Daehyup not only the attendants but also the worker who delivered the message broke their backs.
The main house after a while.
Yeon Jeok-ha who was sitting at the head table stared at Jo Seong-chan’s Ark.
Jo Seong-chan who had bitten all his servants and stood alone with Yeon Jeok-ha was repeatedly bitten.
‘What brought you here in person? Was there a defect in the product recently delivered to Seokgyeongjang?
After the marriage of Yang Ji-hak and Wol-ah the sons of Yang Mun-san Haengsu Jo Yang Sang-bang was supplying daily necessities to Seokgyeongjang.
Items entering the Seokgyeongjang were inspected two or three times but I was anxious.
This is because if you do the same job for ten years you are bound to get caught up in inertia and make mistakes.
Jo Seong-chan who was watching him opened his mouth first.
“Um… is there any problem with the goods delivered by our Choyang Sangbang?”
Yeonjeokha paused without answering.
I was so angry that I ran to him but I didn’t know what to say.
Don’t let your annoying third son follow my daughter?
But listening to her daughter and niece it seemed like they had run into each other a few times now.
‘What should I say?’
No matter how much I racked my brain I couldn’t come up with a sharp number.
As the silence between Yeonjeokha and Jo Seongchan became so tense that he couldn’t even breathe properly.
After a long time Yeon Jeok-ha finally opened his mouth.
“It’s not because there was a problem with delivery. Joyang Sangbang is not unrelated to Seokgyeongjang so I stopped by it while passing by. “I’m also curious about what the atmosphere is like in the place where Wol-ah got married.”
Joyang Sangbang is a commercial establishment established jointly by Mr. Cho and Mr. Yang.
Strictly speaking Wol-ah’s husband was from the Yang family.
However if you think of Joyang Sangbang as one big lump it is not really wrong.
Of course that’s what Yeon Jeok-ha thinks.
Fortunately Jo Seong-chan’s Ark understood what he meant by saying ‘I came to see the atmosphere in the upper room.’
“ah! You said so. I don’t know if you know but our Choyang Sangbang is a business founded by Mr. Cho and Mr. Yang together. The two families are also running the business together. So we can say that the ethos is also the same.”
Of course he didn’t know whether the Cho and Yang families’ ethos was the same or different.
The sun set outside the window.
As it got dark outside the window Jo Seong-chan looked at Yeon Jeok-ha.
‘I can’t even dare to invite Namcheon Daehyeop to dinner…’
He looked back on the conversation so far to see if he had made any mistakes or missed anything.
There was nothing in particular.
All Yeon Jeok-ha said was ‘I came because I was curious about the ethos of Joyang Sangbang.’
However the question is ‘How can I show that now that work hours are over?’
“Hey….”
The moment Jo Seong-chan opened his mouth with difficulty someone spoke outside the door.
“Is your father there?”
Cho Seong-chan stopped what he was saying and looked at Yeon Jeok-ha.
When Yeon Jeok-ha gestured as if to continue Jo Seong-chan continued speaking cautiously.
“This is my third child. In the morning a secret letter from Wang Xizhi came in and asked me to find out the truth…. It seems that he came here for that reason.”
Yeon Jeok-ha’s eyes who had been released from an awkward situation sparkled.
It’s the third.
“Ask them to come in.”
“yes? yes.”
Cho Seong-chan did not know why Yeon Jeok-ha asked the third child to come in but he called his son in.
Jo Hyeon-deok came inside and looked alternately at the young man at the head of the table and his father sitting below him.
He had just come out of the main house and knew nothing.
This was even more so because Ark had sent away everyone around the office.
Still he had the sense that he was the son of a high-ranking family member so he did not open his mouth to ask first.
“Say hello. “This is Namcheon Yeonjeokha Daehyeop the Lord of Seokgyeongjang.”
Jo Hyeon-deok who was startled quickly put his head down on the floor and bowed.
“Namcheon Grand Hyeop! “It’s called Resuscitation Jo Hyeon-deok!”
He frowned as if he was displeased with the condescending greeting.
A heavy silence fell in the Ark’s office.
As Yeon Jeok-ha remained silent Jo Hyeon-deok was unable to raise his head.
When Cho Seong-chan’s Ark fidgeted next to him Yeon Jeok-ha finally opened his mouth.
“I don’t like excessive greetings.”
Only then did Jo Seong-chan breathe a sigh of relief and Jo Hyun-deok also carefully raised his head.
Yeon Jeok-ha asked staring at Jo Hyeon-deok with tiger-like eyes.
“Are you a student?”
“Yes I am preparing for the civil service examination.”
“Why aren’t you helping your superiors with their work?”
“Sosaeng has no talent for business… he will only put pressure on the superiors.”
“Do you have writing skills?”
“Just work hard.”
It was a humble answer on my part but Yeonjeokha’s eyes narrowed.
“It means you didn’t work hard at business.”
Only then did Jo Hyeon-deok realize that his words were strange and hastily made an excuse.
“That’s not it. I tried my best in business but I couldn’t bargain so I only lost money.”
“So are you confident that you can study writing and pass the state examination?”
“That’s not true I’m working hard to prepare.”
‘Why does a guy like that come into the tea house in broad daylight!’
I wanted to throw the inkstone at Jo Hyeon-deok’s face while he was writing but I held back.
Namgung-yeon whom they met in the fourth heaven said that Jo Hyeon-deok was ‘a scholar who studied writing.’
What this means is ‘He was unable to pass the civil service examination until he died of illness.’
This guy was not only good at business but also at writing.
When I thought about it like that I was shocked.
What did Jian like about this idiot so much that she even married him?
“It sounds like you don’t have the confidence to pass the civil service exam.”
“Even if a person makes a plan he cannot achieve it….”
“Nonsense. There is no need to go to heaven. You know what’s long and short when you look at it. If your studies have reached the sky passing the manor exam will be a given. You know better than that. “Am I wrong?”
Jo Hyeon-deok lowered his head at Yeon Jeok-ha’s sharp criticism.
right.
He was not smart enough to be confident that he would pass the civil service examination.
Since I have no talent for business my next best choice is to study writing.
Because as long as he studies writing he doesn’t have to be criticized by people around him.
Meanwhile Jo Seong-chan Ark who was sitting like a sack of barley tilted his head.
This is because Namcheon Daehyup is showing great interest in his son’s life.
‘Is it possible that there was no talent… other than studying writing?’
Otherwise those scary eyes and persistent questions cannot be explained.
‘omg! Are you going to accept me as a disciple?’
When I thought about that my heart started pounding.
Thinking that his son was the disciple of the greatest human being of all time he seemed to have taken control of the world.
If that happens it will only be a matter of time before it reaches the top teens.
Seong-chan Cho like a merchant began to analyze the conversation between Yeon Jeok-ha and his son.
He lowered his head and felt pity for Jo Hyeon-deok.
On the other hand he also felt a sense of comradeship.
If he hadn’t met the nine-cheon wise woman in the warehouse he would have lived and died like that.
He said “I heard the story about Wang Xiji’s concubine from Lord Bang. Do you have the talent to tell whether it is real or fake?”
It was a question asked because if someone had such talent it could be said to be extraordinary.
“doesn’t exist. “One of my friends had sharp eyes so I took it and looked at it.”
“Tsk!”
Yeonjeokha clicked his tongue without realizing it.
Just in case it happened.
That guy was really ordinary with nothing to boast about.
‘I can’t pair up a guy like this with Ji-an.’
Even if dirt gets into your eyes you can’t do that.
“Ark.”
At the sudden call of Yeonjeokha Ark Jo Seong-chan came to his senses.
“yes?”
“It is a waste of time to have someone without talent study writing. Instead it would be better to send it to a famous military officer.”
“Does it matter?”
Jo Seong-chan asked back with a puzzled face.
I thought he was doing this to take me to Seokgyeongjang but what does this mean?
“It’s a little late to learn martial arts but you’ll still be good enough to work at a merchant or office.”
“Don’t you enter martial arts at the age of five or six? “My son is twenty-three…”
Jo Seong-chan trailed off his words.
At twenty-three it’s not just a little late it’s a lot late.
If you go to Seokgyeongjang you will at least see the halo effect but succeeding in an ordinary martial arts career will be as difficult as passing the civil service exam.
“But it’s still better than wasting your life. Send it to the military attaché. “I’m not really the type of person who gets involved in other people’s business but I just can’t stand this.”
Only then did Jo Seong-chan Bang-ju and Jo Hyeon-deok realize that Yeon Jeok-ha was not just saying this.
It was an order not a recommendation.
Who in the world would dare to disobey the orders of Nancheon Yeonjehe?
Ark Jo Seong-chan nodded his head vigorously as if he had come to great enlightenment.
“ah! After hearing Daehyup’s words I feel like my blurry eyes have become brighter. You only have one life so you shouldn’t waste your time. “I follow the teachings of the Daehyup.”
He fell flat on his face when he realized that his third son had passed away.
Jo Hyeon-deok was relieved by the unilateral decision of his superiors but he did not say anything.
But Jo Hyeon-deok’s ordeal is not over yet.
“As for the military officer… I would like the military officer in Luoyang. “With our Yeon clan’s Nine Heavenly Sword even at a late age you will be able to follow without difficulty.”
Of course I didn’t say this with Cho Hyun-deok in mind.
If she dropped her off in Luoyang 1500 li away her daughter would never meet Jo Hyeon-deok.
Without even knowing it Jo Seong-chan’s Bang-ju and Jo Hyeon-deok’s mouths were glued to the sound of ‘Mr. Yeon’s Nine Heavenly Sword’.
Only after writing a letter of recommendation for Jo Hyeon-deok with whom I was dating did I get up.
And before leaving I suddenly spoke to Jo Hyeon-deok.
“If the Yonsei Military Academy accepts you you and I will become alumni. “Please do not compromise with injustice and become a person who upholds righteousness.”
“yes.”
Jo Hyeon-deok who had packed the letter of recommendation in his arms looked at Yeon Jeok-ha with complicated eyes.
I thought he hated me but he showed me so much kindness that I didn’t know what was wrong.