Episode 184. Changing the prefecture (1)
“Did you call? Mr. Hwa. Long time no see, Bishop B.”
Myeong-il greeted the fireman and pretended to be friendly toward Eulji.
“How have you been?”
“Yes, I was fine.”
Hwabu bit everyone around him and only the three of them, Eulji, Myeongil, and himself, talked in a quiet and private place.
“What I called Bishop Ming was nothing other than that, and I called him to prepare in advance because a world of chaos, incomparable to the rebellion of the Yellow Turbans, would soon arrive.”
“Are you expecting that because Emperor Ying died a while ago and Emperor Shao became emperor?”
“The starting point was when the eunuch Geon-seok tried to put Hyeop on the throne and was killed by General Ha-jin. Do you know why the father and son of Jo Teng and Cao Song suddenly resigned and moved to Jinryu County?”
“well. Didn’t he leave the imperial palace in a hurry as General Hajin’s power grew stronger and the eunuchs’ throats were in a hurry? Still, it doesn’t make sense why he suddenly left for Jinryu-gun.”
“Jinryu-gun is the hometown of Jo-deung in Bonsi. Even while doing the eunuch, I was constantly paying attention. He’s definitely a great guy. It is because we knew that the chaos would come and prepared for it in advance.”
“But here in Chohyeon, we’ve built a lot of foundations, so why go to Jinryu-gun?”
“I didn’t give up on one, I got two. The Hahu family still remains here.”
“The Xiahu family is heavily focused on the military, so isn’t it a bit far from power?”
“In the future, it will change to a world where the military is the power.”
“her! Are you saying that there will be chaos?”
“yes. Jo Deung is a person who has lived in the imperial palace for over 30 years and stood at the pinnacle of power. It is a big mistake to think that such a person is just old and has no strength.”
“…..”
“When a new world opens, prepare to become the owner.”
“yes! A new new world? Could it be that Jodeungdo was Taepyungdowon?”
In an instant, not only Myungil but also Eulji’s eyes widened.
“Can Taepyeongdo hold the light that even the emperor looked down on? He is really preparing for a new world to open after the turmoil.”
Myeong-il and Eul-ji listened to the fireman’s words, and their mouths opened wide enough for a fly to enter and exit, and they did not close for a while. It was that shocking.
“That means… the world will change…”
“Your big war will break out. It will reveal the ambitions that not only Jo Deung but others have been hiding.”
“It’s unbelievable and scary, but Congressman Hwa’s foresight reaches the sky… I can’t believe it. Then what should we do?”
“If you have prepared as I said before, now hide your power.”
“Miss Hwa. We’ve just taken control of the market. I also opened my ears. But if you hide your powers, there’s a chance you’ll miss them all.”
In common sense, force is accumulated for use, not for shrinking. How can you say that the gathered power is released in an instant?
The fireman smiled bitterly and opened his mouth.
“When the ambitious start fighting each other, we will use our strength as if it were our own. Of course, the power you took away will not be returned.”
“ah! okay. Well… I can’t refuse it if I make a request to the emperor.”
“That’s why you hide your power. Even if you are conscripted, you have to do it in moderation so that you cannot be pulled out to the root of the pillar.”
“okay. All right.”
“I am saying this in advance out of old age, but even if the owner of the new world is decided later, do not dare to show your strength. On the surface, it seems that the revealed power moves the world, but if you take a closer look, it is not necessarily so.”
“All right. I will keep your words in mind.”
“And Bishop Myung, please take special care of my mother. In particular, when I travel to various regions, Bishop Myeong must remain here to protect my mother from the wind so that she will not be swept away by tribulation.”
“All right. Even if the world collapses, I will protect the painter.”
“thank you. That doesn’t mean I want you to overdo it. You just have to do as much as the bishop can handle. And if anything happens, let me know as soon as possible, no matter how trivial.”
“I will keep that in mind. Oh, what happened… It could be trivial, but I think you don’t know, so can I tell you now?”
“Is it something I don’t know about? Please tell me.”
Only then did Myung-il open his mouth.
“Actually, the Sanghyeonryeong is targeting the riches of the painter and imposing excessive taxes. If you knew, you would have been involved, but… They say you haven’t taken any action so far, so I’m telling you because you don’t seem to know.”
“Tax?”
The fireman was really new to this.
The current atmosphere in the house is busy preparing for his brother’s wedding that will take place some time later, but he is not struggling with how to pay the taxes.
“You didn’t know either.”
“All I heard when I got home was that my brother was getting married soon.”
“Perhaps your mother and Lieutenant Hwa didn’t tell you because they didn’t want you to care.”
The fireman’s face frowned slightly.
“What kind of person is Sang Hyeon-ryeong?”
“He is the head of the merchant family in Changsha Province, and he is the one who bought the post of county governor by bribing Cao Deng when Cao Hyeon-ryeong resigned.”
“Did you rule the prefecture well?”
“I was a quiet person until Jo moved to Jinryu-gun, but after Jo moved to Jinryu-gun, I started collecting wealth in earnest.”
“Oh… there are all kinds of people. It must take a lot.”
“It is full and overflowing even without investigation.”
“Tell me just a few big things. I will go to the hyeonryeong myself.”
“Are you thinking of dismissing him?”
“I’ll have a conversation and if it seems to work, I’ll fix it, and if it doesn’t work, I’ll bring my older brother from Donguhyeon.”
“All right. Then I will come to you to find out some of the sins he has committed.”
Myeong-il ordered a subordinate to bring a list of Sang Hyeon-ryeong’s sins.
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“Hyeonryeong-nim, a man called a fireman asked to see you.”
Hearing the report from his subordinate, Sang Hyeon-ryeong’s lips went up.
“A guy named Gyowi Hwa said he was looking for me, and eventually a younger sister named Sieosa appeared.”
I can’t do anything about myself to the extent of a seeeosa. That’s why the hyeonryeong was thinking that the painter would come to bow first after recognizing the prestige of his family.
“I’m busy right now, so tell me to wait in the guest room.”
“All right.”
Sang Hyeon-ryeong intended to meet when his impatience reached its peak after burning his opponent’s longing.
Sang Hyeon-ryeong was not busy with work at all, but after spending an hour or so hanging out, he sent a subordinate to bring the fireman to his office.
The subordinate went to the guesthouse and returned with a slightly bewildered look on his face.
“Hyeonryeongnim, the man called the fireman had already left.”
“huh? what? Did you leave without waiting?”
Sang Hyun-ryeong made a slightly absurd expression.
If he had come to say sorry, he would have paid a bribe and waited, and even if he had sold his hat, he would have been arrogant and left sooner.
“The government official in charge of your guesthouse said that after being told to wait, he brought a paper, pencil and ink, wrote something on a piece of bamboo, broke it, and went straight back.”
“What did you write on the bamboo stick?”
“That’s it…”
The subordinate suddenly lost his words and put on a puzzled expression.
Sang Hyeon-ryeong’s eyebrows went up.
“What the hell are you doing!”
“It might be unpleasant for the Hyun-ryeong-nim to see it.”
“Take it out right now.”
“I see. This is the bamboo stick.”
When a subordinate held out a broken bamboo stick from his bosom, Sang Hyeon-ryeong did not accept it and saw the last letter.
“Once is enough! what? Huh! It’s just that the poetess and the like came out of the boat.”
A deep expression of anger appeared on Sang Hyeon-ryeong’s face.
“Right now, that baby … no, I made me pissed like this, but I can’t finish it easily. Go and call the customs officers and tell them to come in as well.”
“All right.”
The painter, leaving the prefectural office, had a slightly laughable expression on his face.
The amount of what the other person was doing was so obvious that I purposely aroused my anger and left.
“Let’s see how far you go.”
After the painter returned home, he wrote a letter and sealed it with the official seal of Eosa-seung. And he sent it to Sang Jin-gyu of the defeated country.
“Oh… there are so many people who don’t know whether it’s poop or soybean paste without trying it.”
If I came to my senses, I would stop at this point, but if not, I was thinking of pouring it all at once to the extent that it would be difficult to get it back.
* * *
“Yes? Do you want to go to the west side?”
Flowerpot looked at Hyeonwi with disbelief.
Seobyeon is a village to the west of Chohyeon, and was the place where soldiers were stationed.
Since there are about 100 soldiers stationed at Wiso, there is usually a foreman, a rank lower than Gunhu, as the commander.
The flower pot is a rank that is two steps higher than the dunjang.
Hahu Hyeonwi let out a long sigh, avoiding the flowerpot’s gaze.
“Don’t resent me. It’s hard for me to have to make this kind of decision with stupid words.”
“Ser, is this an order from the prefecture?”
“I know you well. You should have paid a bribe sooner.”
“I took the bribe and they sneered at me. Perhaps he was weaker than he thought.”
“How much did you take?”
“I took five pieces of silk and five pieces of gold.”
In an instant, Hyeonwi’s eyes widened.
“You took so much, but you snorted?”
“yes.”
“Tsk, the hateful hair is stuck very tightly. I don’t know what to do or how much bribes I’ll have to pay… If you don’t want to go to Seobyeon, somehow get the Hyun-ryeong’s mind back.”
“…..”
As the flower pot gritted its teeth, Hyeonwi Hahu slightly turned his head and motioned for him to leave.
“I’ll give you the end of the 5th, so make up your mind before that. If you can’t do it, you have no choice but to take off your military uniform or go to the west side.”
“All right.”
Flowerpot lowered her head and came out, gently gnashing her teeth.
‘What kind of resentment do we have in our family?’
The flower pot went home, filled the box full of gold bars, and went to the prefectural office.
However, he was kicked out without even setting foot in the prefectural office.
“Ah no, you mean you won’t even meet me this time?”
“The Hyeongryeongnim is very busy right now. And you don’t have any intention of meeting Professor Hwa and being offended.”
Flowerpot took the gold bars without her mother’s knowledge, risking her pride.
It is because he knows that he will be upset to know that his mother is trying to escape a crisis with such a large amount of money. However, when he was almost kicked out by the prefectural government, his pride was hurt and his anger flared up.
“Ha~. Damn it… I’m sorry! I’d rather take off my military uniform or tell him to do as he pleases.”
In the end, the flower pot spat phlegm at the entrance of the prefectural office and turned around.
Even if he was demoted to Seobyeon, he did not want to bend his pride any longer.
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