Episode 1404. My eyes are sparkling
Governor Gongsun Fang who returned to Hocheonmaeng relayed the conversation with Yeonjeokhe Namcheon to the Grand Governor without any addition or subtraction.
Grand Commander Gongsun Yilang Gongsun Qi is a man as resourceful as the former Magistrate Zhuge Seungwoon.
He immediately found a way to prevent the Southern Alliance from attracting the enemy.
As Namgung-yeon predicted it was to exclude the world’s top ten masters and former war masters from the war against the Southern Alliance.
Gongsonggi went to the leader Mugeuk Merchant with detailed instructions prepared by the General Command Department.
“Lord. Although Namcheon Daehyup is self-indulgent he is a person who goes beyond the principles of good and profit. Or perhaps I am being selfish and detached from good and profit.”
When Gongsun Qi said this his expression was extremely confused.
This is because he remembers being brutally beaten by him in the past.
However he was not so foolish that he could not distinguish between public and private affairs.
“He has no intention of getting involved in the dispute between the Hocheon Alliance and the Southern Alliance but the Southern Alliance will try to involve him somehow. “To block such attempts by the South from the source the Hocheon Alliance needs to take a hard-and-fast approach.”
“A last resort?”
The Mugeuk merchant frowned.
A desperate plan is a plan made up to the point of harming one’s own body.
Is it because of how much damage they have to endure that they say things like that?
“In the war with the Southern Alliance the Hocheon Alliance must exclude the top ten world leaders and the former world leaders.”
“Isn’t there a sword king in the Southern Alliance?”
Sword King Namgung Byeok is an absolute expert who ranks among the top ten masters in the world.
In order to stop such a sword king a corresponding expert from Hocheonmaeng had to step forward.
“Of course there is an exception when dealing with the Sword King. “In battles where it is certain that the Sword King will participate we can respond by sending the world’s top ten experts.”
“Can you figure out the Sword King’s movements?”
“We don’t have a complete picture. That is why it is said to be a desperate measure. If the Sword King is missed Ho Tian Meng will suffer severe damage. However if we use Ganja in large numbers it will be half a step slower but we can deal with it to some extent.”
“Hmm.”
A heavy sigh flowed from the Mugeuk merchant’s mouth.
The idea is to use Ganja to observe the Sword King’s movements and respond as one of the world’s top ten masters of the Hocheonmaeng.
If there is a delay in responding there will be damage so it is understandable to say that this is a desperate measure.
“There won’t be many situations where the leader of the Confederacy can make a move. “If you keep a close eye on places that could be the battleground you can reduce the chance of falling half a step behind.”
“They say it can be reduced… but can’t it be completely prevented?”
The Mugeuk merchant seemed to have lingering regrets.
It was natural considering the warriors of Hocheonmaeng who would fall helplessly at the hands of the Sword King.
“No matter how much Ganja is used it cannot be completely prevented. “If something similar happens again I will definitely hide the destination of Geomwangdo.”
A self-deprecating smile appeared on Gongsun Qi’s face.
Hard work comes with sacrifice.
However if only Namcheon Yeonjeokha could be tied down the final winner would be Hocheonmaeng.
“I understand. But why do you want to exclude Sentai masters?”
The Mugeuk merchant could not understand that.
Even if that’s the case since the world’s top ten masters have records what’s the problem with the previous generation masters?
“Among the Sentai masters there may be one who is close to being one of the top ten masters in the world. If they make the South Alliance unable to resist they will file a lawsuit against the Namcheon Grand Hyeop. If there is no one other than Namcheon Daehyup to oppose… it will be difficult for Namcheon Daehyup to refuse as well. Therefore the South should be pushed back by new experts rather than ultra-pure experts. “If a master of the Outer Heavens like the Nancheon Daehyup were involved in such a fight wouldn’t the whole world laugh at the Nancheon Daehyup and the Southern Alliance?”
“aha! indeed.”
The Mugeuk merchant nodded his head.
Considering the Sword King’s pride he would definitely not be able to invite Yeon Jeok-ha to such a fight.
“I understand. Proceed as planned by the Commander-in-Chief. “It would be better to separately request cooperation from the top ten masters of the world and the former warriors.”
“I will.”
Gongsun Qi paid his respects to Meng Zhou and left the office.
The merchant of Mugeuk carefully looked at the detailed instructions that Gongsonggi had left behind.
Then suddenly I thought ‘Has there ever been a time in the history of martial arts that this much effort was made to exclude just one person from war?’ I looked back carefully.
There wasn’t.
He’s the same person but I don’t know how he got to that level.
“It’s a desperate solution….”
The more I look at it the more I smile bitterly.
I heard the saying ‘one hand cannot overcome ten hands’.
However he met a master who could not only handle ten hands but more.
I was envious and curious about his life.
What kind of thoughts do you live with and why is life fun when you achieve everything?
***
Summer has begun in earnest.
The powerhouse which had been boiling over due to the martial arts competition heated up due to the war between the Hocheon Alliance and the Southern Alliance.
The origin was Zhejiang Province.
Although the Southern League established a branch in Zhejiang Province most of the Zhejiang Province factions founded by Chilpaimun lay disciples joined the Hochuan League.
The only thing the Confederacy could rely on was the breakaway factions between political and political affairs but they took a wait-and-see attitude.
The leadership is keeping an eye on the disappearance of Hwangryongbang.
Meanwhile starting with the Bukdu Inspection political factions from the political and political factions suddenly began to join the Southern Alliance.
The cause is money.
As the power of the factions belonging to the Hocheon Alliance grew the factions of Jeongsajigan who were competing with them for interests naturally had no choice but to lean towards the Southern Alliance.
The fact that there was no representative Chilpai style master in Zhejiang Province also played a role.
A former lay disciple of the Chilpai school who was at best a mediocre person in the midst of the conflict between the four states and four states was not an object of fear.
In the end a proxy war broke out between the Hutian Alliance and the Southern Alliance in Zhejiang Province.
The reason it was called a proxy war was because the Hocheon Alliance and the Southern Alliance did not dispatch military leaders.
There were only a few military officers in the Southern Alliance branch much less an expert.
Still it was a proper fight fought in the name of the Hocheon Alliance and the Nam Alliance so Kangho’s attention was focused.
In the meantime the Southern Alliance one by one regained the former Southern Alliance defenses in Shandong Province Huguang Province and Henan Province.
Originally there were one hundred and five factions in Zhejiang Province Shandong Province Huguang Province and Henan Province that joined the Southern Alliance.
All of the breakwaters that had been reluctantly given up in the past under Yeonjeok were recovered.
However Henan Province is the center of the continent and is like the front yard of Chilpaimun.
Immediately the main camp of Chilpaimun and the Southern Alliance clashed.
However in the meantime Chilpaimun did not mobilize the top ten masters of the world or the previous generation masters who were sure to win and led the fight only with new masters and later masters.
As a result the sluggish fight continued.
There is a fight in Henan Province not anywhere else and the world’s top ten masters are not involved?
Ho Cheon-maeng’s strange behavior became known to the world little by little through the mouths of royalists.
***
Namjikryeseong.
Hapbi.
Yeoganghyeon Seokgyeongjang.
Heavy snow fell on the first day of the new year.
I spent a leisurely time drinking tea with Simtong Dangwoonmang on the floor of the main hall.
In the yard Yeonjian Wola and Geumah giggled and played in the snow.
The snow play that started in the morning didn’t stop until noon.
After drinking tea Dangyunmang returned to Yakjedang leaving Yeonjeokha and Simtong alone in the main hall.
Yeon Jeok-ha shook his head with a tired face and said.
“Aren’t you tired? “How can we still play in the snow?”
“That’s right. “I’m worried that Agi will get sick.”
“Old man Shim tell Wol-ah and Geum-ah. Take him to his room and play. “I get tired just looking at it.”
“All right.”
Sim Tong who was still worried about Wol-ah and Geum-ah immediately sent a message to Wol-ah.
After a while Wol-ah and Geum-ah persuaded Yeon Ji-an to move to the main house.
When the children disappeared the yard quickly became as quiet as a tomb.
Yeon Jeok-ha held the cold teapot in his palm.
Immediately steam came out of the teapot.
As he poured tea into the empty cup Simtong quietly held out his own teacup.
Yeon Jeok-ha said as he poured tea into Shimtong’s cup.
“Old man Sim give up your appetite. “Didn’t you say a little while ago that you needed to pee?”
“Is drinking an extra cup of tea a glutton? “If you say so Lord Zhang is also a glutton.”
“If you drink more than you can handle you are a glutton. “I’m still okay.”
“As you get older you need to pee more often.”
“It’s greed.”
“Even if it’s not like that!”
I was so old that the sound of my gluttony irritated my ears so I screamed out loud.
“Looking at you screaming it looks like you hit the nail on the head.”
“Yes yes. That’s right I’m greedy. “I will drink all the tea from that kettle today.”
“Tsk tsk! “You’re not going to take what’s supposed to go into Wol-ah and Geum-ah’s mouths right?”
“Even if I can’t eat I take care of the kids.”
“Now is it even dementia? What does Old Man Shim say he can’t eat at Seokgyeongjang? “You’re not going around saying things like that to other people are you?”
“For example it is like that. By the way is the South Alliance less active these days?”
Sim Tong was afraid that Yeon Jeok-ha would talk about dementia again so he quickly changed the topic.
She came and went regularly last summer but she stopped coming in the fall.
It was said with that in mind.
“You don’t lose too much and you don’t win too much.”
“Looking at it like that it looks like the Hocheonmaeng musketeers aren’t all that fierce either?”
“My sister said it would be like that. “I think intelligent people think alike.”
“There is no way to deviate from the predictions of the Ten War Muhu. “But it’s snowing so damn hard isn’t it?”
Hearing the heartbreaking words Yeonjeokha turned his head.
The yard is almost impossible to see due to the white snowflakes falling down.
“I know.”
Yeonjeok suddenly thought of Hirhera in the northern part of the Rodina continent.
An endless snow field and a huge ice wall towering in the middle of it.
And the demonic beasts and demons that went berserk and ran wild.
‘pop! pop!’ Startled by the sound of the magic gun Yeon Jeok-ha opened his eyes wide.
“what? “What is this sound?”
“Well anyway. It’s the sound of exploding firecrackers. “What are you so surprised about?”
“Oh me again. “That was exactly the sound of the magic cannon firing in the fourth sky.”
“Are you surprised by that? “He is like a demigod.”
“I’m just saying that because I don’t know but even an incarnated god can be killed by a magic gun there.”
“Isn’t it amazing? “Why did you bring something like that?”
“What are you going to do with it?”
“Everything you have is useful. “Don’t they say that even dog poop is useful in medicine?”
“Tsk tsk! “Greedy at that age.”
“It’s not even mine so why do you call it greed? But do you know what?”
“what?”
“I mean Lord Jang. “When I talk about the fourth heaven my eyes sparkle.”
“I?”
“Yes Lord Jang it’s because he can’t see his own face right now that’s why he’s so lively.”
“I am naturally a lively person.”
“Hey don’t say things like that. “You’ve been droopy these days.”
“That’s the Confederacy….”
“It’s been several months since the Confederacy ceased operations. “It came last fall and it hasn’t arrived yet.”
“okay?”
“That’s right. “When have I ever said something that wasn’t there?”
“hmm.”
I tried my best to ignore the persistent gaze of heartache.
It’s true that I’ve been a bit bored these days.
Above all there was nothing to do.
Seokgyeongjang is managed by Namgung-yeon and Yeon Ji-an has grown up well.
Because his network is short no customers come to Seokgyeongjang.
The only outsider was Namgungcheon who occasionally visited.
At least it wouldn’t have felt like an inhabited house if her daughter and Wolah Geumah hadn’t been laughing and chatting.
At that time Simtong lowered his voice and asked.
“Did you meet any real women there?”
“omg! Is Old Man Shim crazy? “Who are you talking nonsense to catch?”
Yeon Jeok-ha jumped up but Sim Tong didn’t look like he could believe it.
“it’s okay. “I understand everything.”
“What do you say you understand? Don’t catch a live person for nothing. “Because it’s not really like that.”
I wanted to open my loving heart and show it.
They say people think the way they have lived and that’s exactly what my current heartache is like.