[Episode 105: Imperial Palace (3)]
“You can take the God of all things with you?”
“That’s right.”
“No matter how much I know of your inaction, that statement is truly arrogant. “This is the imperial palace.”
Yes, the security is incomparable to other places.
I responded in a polite voice to King Gyeong’s somewhat cold attitude.
“I believe your Majesty knows that disguising yourself as someone else is not that difficult.”
King Gyeong, who was looking at me intently at these words, nodded as if he understood.
“Ah, Jim, I guess I overlooked your abilities for a moment.”
It seems like he never calculated his ability to disguise himself as someone.
Then, King Gyeong’s eyes widened slightly and he said to me as if he had remembered something.
“Are you in trouble…”
He stopped saying it right there.
He shook his head and said to me.
“no. “That’s not it.”
For some reason, I think I understand what King Gyeong was trying to say.
He was probably trying to talk about whether he could disguise himself as His Majesty, that is, the Emperor.
-To the emperor?
okay.
Rather than mobilizing a large number of troops, everything can be resolved with just one word from the emperor.
-oh? There is a way like that too.
However, it seems that the one who stopped midway did not want to become the crown prince in that way.
In fact, since he killed King Jin and King Yeong and took the throne of the emperor, I thought he might be able to target even the emperor of the time, but that was not the case.
Regardless of the cause, do you still acknowledge him as your father?
King Gyeong, who was shaking his head, changed the subject and spoke to me.
“But I don’t know if you can really do what you want.”
“What do you mean by that?”
“So far, I have never seen one of the so-called quick ganjas that entered the inner palace and walked out safely.”
It’s my palace.
Certainly, none of the followers of this church have entered the inner palace.
No, I went in, but it was said that all news stopped shortly after.
Since the reason is unknown, the main school also tried to enter the inner palace several times but soon refrained from doing so.
-Isn’t it related to the hidden power of the imperial palace?
Maybe so.
Seolbaek also told me.
If even Emperor Jin Sang-je, who was once an emperor, did not send his subordinates directly to the inner palace, there must be some secret hidden there.
-It could be the same reason why the chukji method doesn’t work.
Probably so.
King Gyeong might find out, so I’ll have to check it out.
“Do you know what the reason is?”
“Hehe. “I can’t tell you that.”
“yes?”
“No matter how much I love you, how can I tell you all the secrets of the imperial family?”
“……okay.”
That is correct.
Revealing that secret could become a weakness.
If he becomes emperor, that hidden power will become his, so it’s natural not to tell him.
“Anyway, even though you rejected Jim’s offer, the reason you got on the carriage with Jim was because you had something you wanted, right?”
As expected, he is quick-witted.
In the first place, it is not profitable to just receive God’s will in everything.
This was because the people targeting him were not only enemies of the imperial family.
I said there was nothing to hide.
“There is something you need to know first.”
“what?”
“He came forward.”
“That guy? No way…”
“Yes. you’re right. “The person you just remembered is the one who is moving the Young King this time.”
King Gyeong’s face became quite serious at these words.
Not only did he already try to kill Ganja by sending him under his wing, but he also got into trouble by moving King Jin.
“Are you aiming for righteousness in all things like you?”
“At first I thought that was it, but now it seems like it’s more than that.”
“More than that?”
“As your Majesty said, I believe it may have something to do with the fact that all the princes were gathered together at midnight.”
It may also have something to do with the fact that the imperial palace’s security has become even tighter.
It won’t be strange if something happens tonight.
King Gyeong clicked his tongue and said.
“I thought it was very special. “You just happened to show up at this time.”
“That goes for me too.”
I was only trying to take out God of All Things, but I ran into King Gyeong here, who I thought was in Wuhan City.
None of this happened simply by chance.
King Gyeong also frowned as if he recognized this, then snorted and said.
“You know how to increase the ransom.”
“I’m telling you because you need to know.”
“The disappointing thing is that it has become a burden. good night. “Then tell me what you want.”
“There are three.
“Three things? under! “Don’t you think my greed is excessive?”
“One thing, as you already know, is to take the God of Everything, and the other thing is to protect Your Majesty’s personal safety, so I would like to ask you to tell me some secrets that you need to be careful about in the inner palace.”
“The secret of the inner palace…”
“In the end, I only want one thing.”
King Gyeong clicked his tongue at my words.
“You would be the only one using such obvious tricks against Jim.”
“Here comes the Emperor.”
King Gyeong, who was shaking his head, asked me.
“okay. “What do you want?”
Actually, I didn’t really want anything from him.
After all, King Gyeong had declared the inviolability of the martial arts and government through his mouth.
So, I would like to answer one question among the rumors I heard.
“I heard that the royal family’s archives contain numerous treasures from all over the Central Plains. I know that among them are various elixirs and lost military secretaries.”
King Gyeong sighed and laughed at these words.
“Is that something you want to go in there?”
“Do you mind if I go in and take what I want?”
“Only His Majesty and his successor, the Crown Prince, are permitted to enter the Imperial Palace.”
“The prince will be decided tonight.”
The corners of King Gyeong’s mouth slightly turned up at my polite words.
It doesn’t seem that bad.
King Gyeong nodded to me and spoke willingly.
“good night. “If today passes safely and you are able to sit on the prince’s throne, I will allow you to not only enter the imperial residence but also bring as much as you can carry.”
“You say it’s enough to carry out?”
“Did you think Jim wasn’t doing anything like that? “You can have whatever you can get your hands on.”
‘!?’
I suppressed my laughter at King Gyeong’s words.
Why would you make such a promise when you said you would only get one thing you wanted?
-Fuhahahahaha. You’ll take a lot with you there.
You can pack a bag full of anything and go out.
I said this without showing it at all.
“Here comes the Emperor. “Please be sure to keep that promise.”
“As long as you don’t go in with a cart.”
I just smiled at King Gyeong’s joking words.
Then, the carriage that had been going inside for a while stopped again.
This meant one thing.
“Now we will enter the inner palace.”
It can be said that the imperial palace is divided into the inner palace and the outer palace.
The outer palace contained several ministries and institutions, and the inner palace contained all buildings related to the imperial family, including the imperial palace, Daejeon.
It may not seem like a big deal to hear it like this, but I knew that the size of the inner palace alone was enormous, well over a million pyeong in square footage.
-From here, our members of the Gold Council will take care of you.
A voice coming from outside the carriage.
It appears to be the Geumwiwi, a bodyguard directly under the emperor that is in charge of the inner palace.
Up to the outer palace, those holding official positions in the imperial palace can move around freely as long as there are no special problems, but from the inner palace, only members of the imperial family and those with permission can enter.
-smart!
A voice was heard knocking on the carriage door.
-He is called Wigunghyeon, a Cheonho (千户) of the inner palace guard who is in charge of inspecting the inner palace. Your Majesty, I will take a moment to look inside the carriage.
King Gyeong gave me a look and responded to his words.
“Do it.”
Eventually, the carriage door opened and Geumuiwi, who had a rugged appearance, came in.
After bowing politely to King Gyeong, he looked at my face with puzzled eyes.
I think it was because I, in the form of a woman, was wearing the armor of a guard.
To this I said:
“The hierarchy of the Gold Council has collapsed.”
“what?”
“How can you look at me like that even after seeing the official uniform of the main building?”
The Cheonho named Wi Gung-hyeon, who was twitching his lips as if he was dissatisfied with my words, soon took control.
My current rank is a full-time rank, with only seven higher ranks on the Geumui Commission.
Since his rank was one higher than that, he naturally had to show courtesy.
Wei Gung-Hyeon, who reluctantly greeted me, looked inside the carriage and extended his hand to me in a blunt tone.
“I will retrieve the sword.”
King Gyeong frowned and said.
“How could you retrieve the sword from Wei Musa, my bodyguard?”
“It is Your Majesty’s order.”
“Your Majesty’s command?”
King Gyeong closed his mouth when he heard that it was the emperor’s order.
If so, there was no right to refuse.
Accordingly, I handed over Wei Wusa’s sword, which had been standing right next to me, to Heavenly Emperor Wei Gongxian.
This sword wasn’t mine anyway, so it didn’t matter if I left it to him.
“Are you done now?”
In response to King Gyeong’s question, Emperor Wigunghyeon looked closely at my official uniform.
It seemed like he was trying to check if he had a dagger or a dagger or something.
However, at the glance of King Gyeong, it has been a long time since he put the Sodam sword into his pocket, which holds everything else in his bosom.
King Gyeong, who did not know this, looked nervous for fear of being caught.
Wigunghyeon looked at me for a long time and spoke politely to King Gyeong.
“Then I will take you to my palace.”
King Gyeong must have been relieved by those words, and he let out a light breath and asked him.
“Where is the Northern Jin warrior?”
“I understand it is in Daejeon.”
“okay. i get it.”
“Then I will close the carriage door.”
Emperor Wei Gongxian closed the carriage door and stepped away.
A rustling sound was heard as if the coachman pulling the carriage in front was being replaced by a gold chair.
And then the carriage moved forward with the sound of the inner palace gate opening.
King Gyeong spoke to me in a quiet voice.
“Thank goodness. “Even with a dagger, I didn’t get caught.”
Not only that, but all my weapons are in my arms.
There was no reason to tell him that, so I nodded lightly.
As the carriage passed over the castle gate drawbridge, it made a rattling sound worse than if it were running on the ground.
King Gyeong told me.
“You said earlier that you wanted to know the secrets of the inner palace?”
“Because I have to protect your highness.”
“If what I heard is true, you will find out as soon as you cross this drawbridge.”
It was difficult to understand what was being said.
Eventually, the rattling noise became less and it seemed as if the carriage was stepping on the ground.
At that moment, I couldn’t help but frown in embarrassment.
‘Aerodynamics?’
Isn’t the energy in the Danjeon scattered as if it had been hit by a mountain attack?
Even though I tried to stop the scattering energy by using clouds, it was no use.
King Gyeong clicked his tongue and said at my reaction.
“The rumors are true.”
“yes?”
“I heard that inside the inner palace, except for the members of our royal family and some who guard Your Majesty, no one can exercise their inner strength.”
“……..”
What force was at work?
I thought something was strange when the Chukji method didn’t work, but I never expected that just entering the inner palace would have the same effect as mountain gong poison.
King Gyeong told me.
“But if you’re such a master of the world, aren’t you also excellent at external attacks?”
“I won’t deny it.”
“If you do this, everyone is in the same situation.”
As King Gyeong said, if you can’t use your inner strength in the inner palace, it will be the same for everyone.
“Yeonsaeng, you only have to protect your luggage. “For everything else, Bo Won-chan, the Northern Jin warrior, will take over.”
“Ah…”
This is exactly what King Gyeong believed.
There are two highest officials in the Geumwiwi, called North and South Jinmusa.
Although they were comforted by prosecutors and comrades, provincial commanders with the rank of Jeong 2 rank, they were closer to the inner government, and it could be said that the actual authority rested with these military officers.
He showed this kind of composure because he was placating one of the military officers serving the emperor.
Then, it would not be an exaggeration to say that the Geumui Committee under the Northern Jin Warriors share the same views as King Gyeong.
“It’s not the Inspection and Investigation Committee, but the Geumui Committee leading the carriage told Bo Won-chan to prepare in advance, so you can rest assured.”
King Gyeong was fully prepared.
“So the carriage is heading to Daejeon now?”
“First of all, since His Majesty called you, I guess that’s right…”
That was right then.
-Squeak!
The carriage, which had been heading forward for a while, suddenly stopped.
I heard the voice of Geumuiwi pulling a carriage outside.
-Your Majesty has arrived. Get off.
“what?”
King Gyeong frowned at those words.
It was even stranger that I didn’t have any doubts when they suddenly stopped and told me to get off, even though I hadn’t even been traveling in the carriage for a while.
King Gyeong spoke to me in a serious voice.
“It seems like something has changed.”
“I guess so.”
“…Can you protect my luggage until Daejeon?”
“I made a promise, so I will keep it.”
“good night. Then take the opportunity to steal the carriage.”
With those words, King Gyeong excitedly opened the carriage door and went out.
I also followed behind him and saw that there were as many as a hundred members of the Golden Guard surrounding us.
It didn’t matter because I had predicted this situation to some extent, but the problem was around it.
“under!”
King Gyeong was dumbfounded.
That was because there were several large carts behind surrounding the wagon, and bodies were piled on top of them.
The bodies, like King Gyeong, were dressed in the clothes of princes.
King Gyeong trembled with anger, as if he had not predicted that he would do such a bold thing as soon as he entered the inner palace.
Someone walked in among the surrounding Geumwiwi.
There was a middle-aged man wearing dazzling armor and a rugged-looking Geumuiwi following him as if assisting him. He was Cheonho Wigunghyeon, the Inspector General of the Inner Palace.
“Namjin warrior!”
King Gyeong looked at the middle-aged man and raised his voice.
It appears that he was a Namjin warrior, one of the North and South Jin warriors.
“Donghyeon, the new Geumuiwi Namjin warrior, greets His Highness the King of Gyeonggi.”
King Gyeong shouted at him as he showed courtesy.
“Is it Queen Mother? Or was it the Young King?”
In response to the direct question, Namjin Musa relaxed his formal manners and parted his lips.
“Does knowing who you are make any difference?”
King Gyeong’s expression turned cold at his grumpy tone.
Despite being angry, King Gyeong did not lose his temper and spoke to him.
“Is it okay for Jinmu, who protects Your Majesty, to do something like this?”
“I know that’s not what your highness wants to say.”
It pointed out that he had tried to appease the Bukjin warriors.
-Sreung!
Namjin warrior Donghyeon said as he drew his sword.
“God simply follows the orders of the owner of the royal seal. Please don’t blame God.”
When he sent a hand signal, the surrounding Geumwiwis narrowed the distance.
And then Cheonho Wi Gung-hyeon, who was next to me, walked up to me with his sword drawn and said to me.
“You must have said it well before. “Slut.”
I guess it accumulated quite a bit for me.
He said in a sarcastic voice, aiming his sword at me.
“Take it off.”
“…….?”
“How dare a woman like that wear the unsuitable official uniform of the Grand Geumuiwiwi? Take it off right now and walk between my crotches naked.”
“dare!”
King Gyeong couldn’t help but become even more angry at those words.
Regardless of women or men, he said such things to the person he had appointed as a security guard.
No matter what King Gyeong’s feelings were, King Wigunghyeon said what he had to say.
“How do you know whether your life will be spared if you just crawl between the crotches? Hahahaha.”
Some members of the Gold Council also laughed at him.
Even in this humiliating situation, King Gyeong secretly gave me a glance.
The place his eyes were focused on was the carriage.
It meant hijacking the carriage.
So I opened my mouth.
“Do you mind if I take care of them all before heading to the carriage?”
“what?”
King Gyeong looked at me with an expression that asked me what on earth I was talking about.
At that moment, Cheonho Wei Gunghyeon roared and rushed at me.
“The arrogant girl is still talking without understanding the situation…”
-Kwajik!
It was before I even finished speaking.
The man’s body staggered, spewing out blood like a doll whose strings had been cut, and soon fell to the floor.
Before I knew it, I was holding Wigunghyeon’s torn off head in my hands.
Phew. It’s quiet now.
‘!!!’
The Gold Council members were astonished by this scene that occurred in the blink of an eye.
This was also the case for King Gyeong.
“……how?”
I don’t think it makes sense to show such power when you can’t use internal energy inside the inner palace.
Of course, I can’t use my skills either.
However, apart from this, they did not disperse until the Seoncheonjin period of the mid-range war.
“Kill the Lord!”
I was shocked for a moment before Namjin warrior Donghyeon pointed at me and shouted.
The members of the Geumui Committee, who had hesitated, tried to rush in at once.
I threw down the head of Wei Gung-hyeon I was holding and lightly snapped my fingers.
-Just right!
At that moment, the hundred or so members of the Geumuiui who were trying to rush over rolled their eyes and fell to the ground.
-Sloppy! Slurp!
I wondered if it would happen, but fortunately I was able to use Jeongyo Hwanui-gyeong.
What on earth is this….. As
the situation occurred where all the members of the Geumuiui collapsed in an instant, the face of Namjin warrior Donghyeon, who had been so triumphant just a moment ago, turned pale.
On the other hand, King Gyeong spoke to me with a bright smile on his face.
“Jim Yeonsaeng was counting on you.”
ⓒ Hanzhongwolya
