Episode 140. Being naive is also a disease
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“I guess the family head of the Unga Troupe was aiming for it.”
“Yes, and now I have something to tell you.”
When the painter spoke with a straight face, Hwabok also faced the painter and said.
“Let’s sit down and talk.”
“yes.”
The two sat down at the corner of a tree in one corner. Others looked at the two and did not come around. The first to speak was the painter.
“Brother, it’s presumptuous, but I think I have to say something to you today.”
“Say yes.”
“I don’t know about your honesty and uprightness, but these days, I feel like my older brother is united by stubbornness and stubbornness rather than uprightness. Above all, once you make up your mind, it seems to be a big problem to insist and see without looking at the circumstances.”
“You speak a little harshly.”
“no. So far so good, but now it has to change. Otherwise, our whole family could die.”
“…..”
“I don’t know what you think, but I don’t hate your uprightness either. But where is the world going to be stubborn? In particular, my older brother tried to reprimand even the actions of those who were better than him in one field, such as Hyungnim and Ok Ho-beop. They are people who give you enough faith. Even if they couldn’t report because they were in a hurry, I thought it was all for a reason, so I had to figure it out first.”
“Keuhmm ah, okay, stop it.”
“Even if you don’t want to hear it, listen more.”
“What else do you have to say?”
“yes.”
“Yeah, listen to me. Please tell me.”
“As I came, I saw that other prefectures did not send all of their support to the extent that it was difficult to maintain public order like my older brother, but rather sent them in moderation.”
“How can they spare their troops when a group of traitors are trying to deceive the world?”
“Your brother is absolutely right. But what do you think about the fact that the people of the prefecture are trembling with anxiety because of the collapse of public order? Even if you do something right, there is a limit, but it is the same as if older brother discarded another right on top of right.”
“I can’t accept what you are saying now.”
“Do you think the prefectures of other prefectures did not act like you because they had no cause and were stupid? The cause is important, but the people are also important, so I kept the middle way.”
“The rise of the Yellow Turbans is unusual, so I made that judgment.”
“I could have died today with that judgment.”
“What is it!”
“My mother, who will be sad when my older brother dies, doesn’t even think about my older brother and me, right? And the wedding was held, but will your sister-in-law make you a widow? The child in the womb of my sister-in-law will be made into a child without a father.”
In an instant, Hwabok’s eyes widened.
“Has your sister-in-law been conceived?”
“Yes, I said hello earlier and looked at your complexion, but I felt a baby in my stomach.”
“Hehe, this slope…”
The corners of Hwabok’s mouth, which was blushing, went up.
“If you want to like it, you know that your life is precious, and the next step is the cause. When I die, my children, my sister-in-law, and my family… nobody sees me.”
“Ah got it. Keep that in mind in front of me.”
“You need to emulate people like Joe.”
“To imitate Joe? What should I imitate?”
“My older brother Cho went to the battlefield as a prayer group, but he sent his reliable younger brothers down to his hometown to ensure the safety of his family first and prepare for the future.”
“Okay, okay, stop it. I will work hard in my future.”
The painter had a lot more to say, but he stopped talking about it. If you say more, you might get a backlash.
“Please tell my sister-in-law that I want to congratulate you as well.”
“Okay then.”
Hwabok took the three surviving people to the prefectural office for interrogation, and then rooted out the Unga Sangdan, which had become a dark place.
Perhaps it was because he had heard bitter words from his younger brother, but this time, he was more determined and swift than ever before.
* * *
“It’s been a while. Mr. Hwa.”
Eulji, the bishop of Yeonju, puts everything aside and ran when the painter found him.
“I hear that the Yellow Turban enemies of Cheongju have invaded. How is the situation?”
“The performer, Judae, is fighting by gathering the troops of the prefecture and the county, but the number of troops differs several times, so they are holding out in the castle and barely defending themselves.”
The fireman nodded.
If there was a difference in troops, it would have been wise to defend and wait for reinforcements to come.
“What happened to the imperial army led by Admiral Hajin?”
“The imperial army divided into 3 routes and marched to Giju, but Jang Gyo-ju also had about 10 times as many soldiers, so we divided into 3 routes and went out to meet them and started fighting in Gwangjong and Yeongcheon.”
“If there is a 10-fold difference in soldiers… the imperial army will be severely pushed back.”
“I thought that would be the case, but since there are so many great commanders on the imperial side, we are repeating one step at a time despite the difference in troops.”
Hwabu nodded, recalling Cao Cao and Yuan Shao Sun Jian, who were included in the imperial army this time.
‘All of them are powerful and strategists who will go down in history, so they overcome the difference in troops tenfold. Well, that’s why they became heroes who later built a country.’
“Is it Taesan County that is facing Cheongju County?”
“yes.”
“How do you judge the future of Taesan County, Bishop Eul?”
“We are barely holding on as Mercury, but our company, Judae, is from a civil servant, so our strategy and tactics are dark. It will most likely collapse sooner or later.”
“If Yeonju here falls into the hands of the Yellow Turbans, the imperial army could be stabbed in the back.”
“Almost so. No matter how brilliant a commander is, he has no chance of winning if he surrenders his rear to the enemy.”
“I guess we shouldn’t let that happen.”
“I’m still contemplating whether to disguise the guards as righteous soldiers to help Yeonju-gun or to stab Cheongju-gun in the back.”
“How bad is the bishop’s illness?”
“A little over 7,000.”
“Seven thousand? I think Cheongju-gun said that it reached 50,000… but it is quite small.”
“Cheongju-gun has elite soldiers plus peasants who sympathized with the uprising, and I only have elite soldiers.”
“Hmm~. Judging by the expression on his face, it seems that he wants to stab him in the back rather than join the war as a righteous soldier.”
“yes. If I participated in the war as a righteous soldier, I would have to take orders from people I didn’t even know, but I thought it would be better to act independently.”
“…..”
“Moreover, if you use the quick mobility of my men, you can see a lot of gain in the fight.”
“Movement?”
“Everyone is good at climbing mountains and riding horses well.”
“Oh, I guess. Then, when are you going to stab Cheongju-gun in the back?”
“Actually, I was planning to play today, but I postponed it for a while because Congressman Hwa came.”
“If it’s that urgent, you should have sent someone else.”
“If I don’t come, I think it will be difficult for Congressman Hwa to attend. I came on purpose.”
stop.
For a moment, the painter reflected on Eulji’s words. And he opened his mouth with a suspicious expression.
“Are you taking me? Surely you are not saying to go to the battlefield together right now?”
The fireman waved his hand, but Eulji didn’t care and jumped up and fell flat on his face.
“Many people will surely die on the battlefield. I will attach any number of executioners needed for escort. Please have pity on those who are about to die.”
“No, I’m…”
When I begged so much, I was so embarrassed that I couldn’t even say anything.
“Mr. If you don’t help me… I won’t seek the back of Cheongju-gun either.”
“yes! I beg your pardon?”
The fireman put on an absurd expression for a moment.
In fact, Hwabu freed Eulji from brainwashing and imprinted his will on some of his unconscious. So there was a significant difference between giving and receiving orders.
“Even though the master of Jiangjia rebelled, all the people wearing the Yellow Turban are pitiful common people who have been exploited by the officials until now. If Congressman Hwa turns away from them, who in the world will soothe their pain? please i beg you Please have pity on the grassroots who will die without a name in the whirlwind of the battlefield after farming all their lives without knowing how the world works.”
“…..”
The fireman could not easily give a negative answer.
“The reason I want to attack Cheongju-gun is not because Yeonju-gun is good and Cheongju-gun is evil. It is because if we end this fight as soon as possible, even one less of the weak grass swept away will die.”
“…..”
“…..”
The painter nodded his head more heavily in Eulji’s eyes for a while.
“Whoa, maybe… the person who led me to this place could be something other than a specter.”
“yes? What else do you mean by that?”
“I will heal the sick according to the bishop’s will. If anyone gets hurt on the battlefield, I’ll fix which side he was on. Oh, of course, except for the ringleaders like the chieftain and his younger siblings.”
“Thank you. After all, you are the freshman of public tax.”
“What is Shinseon… just a member of the legislature?”
The painter tried to stand up, but Eulji pressed his forehead to the floor and bowed deeply over and over again.
* * *
The fireman said goodbye to his brother.
“Ber is leaving already?”
“My worries about your older brother have been relieved, and I think this is enough.”
“Keuhum, then do you plan to go back to Chohyeon?”
“No, I plan to look around the battlefield.”
“That battlefield… Why? Could it be that you’re a doctor, so you’re going to look for patients?”
“yes.”
“Are you crazy? You are the one who asks me to put my own safety first.”
“Even if I walk around the battlefield, I will never die.”
“What kind of nonsense is that?”
“Did you forget already? Did I cut one of my fingertips when the 50 or so assassins led by Unya attacked? Did you even cut your collar?”
“That’s… that’s right. By the way, what the hell was that wagon at that time? It was amazing.”
“My older brother must be sad, but what happened at that time is a secret that cannot be told. Anyway, I have a lifeline that will keep you safe anywhere, so you don’t have to worry.”
“Hmm~.”
Hwabok pondered for a moment with a thoughtful expression. Then he opened his mouth.
“It reminds me of what you said to me to look like Joe.”
“…..”
“I heard from the battlefield that even though he was a member of the prayer committee under Hwang Bo-sung, he was the last to join in suppressing the uprising. The reason is that we have prepared not only for the immediate fight, but also for the future.”
“I am still listening to the news of Joe. Among all the generals who participated in the war this time, they said he was making the most revolutionary achievement.”
Hwabok’s eyes widened as the painter seemed to know more information.
“How can you, a member of the council, hear the news from the battlefield more than I do… do you have ears like mine?”
The painter deliberately appealed himself strongly to his brother.
“yes. My older brother may be shocked to say this, but… I am also making my own ears and eyes.”
“Is that so? Well, if it’s you, you’ll stay like that. What is Joe’s current situation?”
Hwabok had a completely different view of Hwabu after the incident of Unya’s raid.
“I heard that your brother Cho hid and waited on the road to Gwangjong and destroyed the large army of Jangbo and Jangryang, who were fleeing from the combined attack of Hwang Bo-sung and Joo Jun-jungnangjang.”
“Did something like that happen? Are you certain?”
“yes. However, the unfortunate fact is that even after doing so, it seems that the two brothers, who can be called chiefs, have been missed.”
“Hehe, it’s something I don’t know, but it doesn’t sound like you’re telling lies… Your ears and eyes seem to be brighter than mine.”
Hwabok had no choice but to acknowledge the Hwabu now.
If he had at least that level of eyes and ears, he would be able to avoid danger in advance, and even if danger were to come, he would be able to overcome it with the power of defeating fifty or so assassins without hurting a single finger.
In the end, Hwabok allowed Hwabu to go to the battlefield.
“You must always be careful. Deliver the news often.”
“yes.”
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