Episode 124. Becoming sworn brothers with Jojo (1)
Zhuge Liang was overjoyed when his younger brother Zhuge Liang’s fever went down and he came to his senses.
About half an hour after being spit on by the fireman and taking the decoction, the younger brother’s body sweated like rain and his condition improved.
“Gyun, are you feeling better now?”
“Yes. My head doesn’t hurt anymore and I’m fine.”
“thank god. It’s very fortunate that when you were sick, Yeju Sinui was able to come to this village and receive treatment.”
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At that moment, the sound of a pig being picked was heard in the ears of the two people.
It was the sound of the two pigs Okju had bought and the servants dragging them to the river and killing them.
The villagers and the people who were being treated by the fireman watched the pig slaughter while swallowing their mouths.
The servants under Okju’s orders slaughtered the pigs and slaughtered them part by part. Soon, they boiled and boiled the pigs in a large kiln, and some of them roasted them over a bonfire.
A few poor people approached the servants and begged for meat.
“Wait a little. I caught it for you anyway.”
After listening to the servants, the poor went home and brought their whole families to wait for the meat to be cooked.
Gulp gulp…..
As the servants cut the delicious parts of the grilled and boiled meat and brought them to the fireman’s party, Zhuge Liang and Zhuge Gyun also swallowed dry saliva.
“Tongue brother. I’m hungry.”
“I’ll get you some meat.”
Zhuge Liang was shameless, but approached the fireman with the thought of giving up his pride for the sake of his younger brother.
Then the painter opened his mouth first with a puzzled expression.
“You should bring your brother. Why are you alone?”
“yes?”
“Bring your brother to eat with you.”
“Are you going together?”
“We’ve worked together so far, so we should eat together. Come on, bring your brother.”
“Is that okay?”
“Your brother said he had a lot of diarrhea in the morning, so he must be very hungry right now.”
“yes. All right. thank you.”
Zhuge Liang ran with an excited face and brought his younger brother.
Jegal-kyun seemed to have improved a lot, and instead of being carried on his brother’s back as before, he walked holding his brother’s hand. The cook gave the two men a place to eat meat together.
“Uncle Lord.”
“Yes, Senator.”
“Please set aside some meat so that Ryang can take it later.”
“All right.”
“I have an older brother and a younger sister, so make sure to pack a little more.”
“yes.”
“You don’t have to go that far…”
When Zhuge Liang tried to speak with an embarrassed expression, the painter cut him off in the middle.
“Does the meat taste good?”
“yes.”
“Then should only you and your sister eat this delicious meat? Oh, come to think of it, did you say your sister was at home? Go and bring them to eat together.”
“…”
“What are you doing, don’t go and bring me.”
“Thank you. I will bring it right away.”
Zhuge Liang got up and went really quickly to get his sister.
My sister was not at home, standing in line where the servants were distributing meat. Because of this, I was able to bring it in with less than half an angle.
Zhuge Liang greeted his younger sister to the fireman, and the three of them huddled together to eat meat.
The cook waited for Zhuge Liang to finish eating the meat, then opened his mouth alludedly.
“I plan to stay in this village for about two days to treat the poor, and I will pay you a daily wage more than you go to work, so come and work with your younger brothers and sisters.”
“Is it okay if I don’t know anything about medicine?”
“It doesn’t matter since you’re not going to treat the patient.”
“All right. thank you.”
“What is gratitude? Eat a lot.”
“yes.”
* * *
Mrs. Hua looked at the painter with a slightly puzzled expression.
“It seems that Zhuge Liang is paying attention to that child, but is there any reason?”
He said he had room for the itinerary, but when he suddenly said that he would stay here for three days, it was a little strange.
“I brought a book to ask to cure my younger brother, so when I asked him about his story, he said he was a fallen nobleman. So I did it because I wanted to help even a little because it wasn’t like other people’s work.”
The painter moderately covered up because Zhuge Liang could not tell the future.
“Is that so? Yeah, I’m not like other people either. Good job.”
Mrs. Hua opened her eyes wide, as if slightly surprised, then nodded and asked no more questions.
The painter gave Zhuge Liang a heavy pouch before leaving the slums.
Zhuge Liang, who received the bag and opened it, was startled and tried to give the bag to the fireman again.
“No, why are you giving me so much money?”
The painter opened his mouth without accepting the pocket with a slightly serious expression.
In fact, since he knew that Zhuge Liang would reject him like this, he was even contemplating on what to say.
“Just a few years ago, Chohyeon’s painter was one of many declining nobles.”
stop.
Zhuge Liang looked at the fireman’s mouth while holding his pocket.
“It took several months for the servants to pay their respects. My mother suffered from a hallucinogenic disease, and my older brother kept failing. I went to Xuzhou to study, but eventually gave up and learned medicine. I wanted to fix my mother somehow.”
“…..”
“There was nothing to me who was nothing. But I still didn’t give up, and later luck got better and it happened like this, so I hope you get my luck and study again. I hope that money, which is not a big deal, will be of some help to you.”
“But Hwata-nim. Hwata doesn’t know me. Are you trying to help me like this just because you don’t know me well and just because you look pitiful?”
“I have lived my life helping many people so far. I don’t know who helped or how they live. I have also received a lot of help. I am able to help you right here by not refusing such help. How are you? Could the help you receive from me today be given to someone else someday?”
Mungle.
Hearing the fireman’s words, Zhuge Liang snorted as if his heart was full for no reason.
“Thank you. I will never forget this grace for the rest of my life.”
Zhuge Liang put the pouch the painter had given him into his chest and bowed his head.
When I looked up, I saw that his eyes were red.
“I heard this before, but you have to know how to receive love before you know how to give it. I don’t know where I’m going and what I’m going to do for a living… but live a good life.”
“Yes, Mr. Hwabu. thank you. I will live by counting your teachings in my heart.”
After a while, the painter sent Zhuge Liang away, then mounted the horse and started the journey to Donguhyeon again.
* * *
If you take office as a prefectural governor, you need to take over from the former prefectural governor.
Hwa-bok, who was appointed as the governor of Dongu-hyeon, had been taking over from Jojo for over a month.
“It looks like they’ve all taken over… Is there anything else you want to know?”
“I’ve been through it a few times, so I’m familiar with it.”
“Ah, did you say your family was coming at the inauguration ceremony? Then Hwa-ta will come.”
“yes.”
“I’m a bit nervous that the shea company is coming. I must leave immediately.”
Cao Cao and Hwa-bok often hung out and were close while they were in the imperial palace, but while living in Dongu-hyeon, their friendship deepened even more, and now they are almost like sworn brothers.
“Does Brother Jo say that there is no one who handles business in a fair and honest manner like you?”
“Tsk, there is no one in the world who doesn’t get dust by shaving it. Do you think the dust won’t come out if I shake it?”
“If Boo catches Hyung-nim’s pod, I will punish him. So please congratulate me on my inauguration and go.”
“Can you take responsibility for that?”
“yes.”
“Haha I got it. Then I should see Hwa-ta after a long time and say hello to your mother.”
Thanks to his grandfather’s efforts, Jojo was able to enter the imperial palace after being given the official post of Uirang.
Ui-rang was a position in which he could attend royal meetings and speak directly to the emperor.
“Anyway, I’m secretly worried that my older brother is going back to the imperial palace.”
“What are you worried about?”
“Isn’t the reason your brother was appointed to this prefecture is that he has a bad relationship with Geon-seok?”
“yes.”
Jojo let out a small sigh and put on a puzzled expression.
“If my brother goes back to the palace… will Geon-seok stay?”
“Geonseok’s power is strong, but what can I do without a reason? And grandpa’s strength is no less. Also, I don’t know, but since Geon-seok didn’t oppose me becoming a Ui-rang, there must have been some talk.”
“Then I am relieved.”
“Above all, I am not afraid of Geon-seok as much as you are worried.”
“yes! is it so. But why are you looking so dark these days?”
“Huu~ I don’t think my mouth will be quiet if I attend the royal meeting as a eunuch. I am more afraid of that.”
Hwabok made a bitter expression when he heard Jojo’s words.
“Your brother will do well. No matter how much His Majesty the Emperor told the eunuchs… He was talking about other eunuchs except for your brother’s grandfather.”
“I don’t need to tell you what kind of evaluation my grandfather is receiving in the world and what he is doing wrong.”
Hwa-bok scratched his head, unable to hide his embarrassment at Jojo’s words, and then spoke again.
“Anyway, since you are a clever majesty, you will listen carefully to my brother’s direct words.”
“I hope so. If it doesn’t work out after trying something, I’ll get rid of all the government posts and go down to Chohyeon.”
“You can go down to Chohyeon and take up your post as Hyeonryeong.”
“My father still corrected me, but I can’t commit filial piety. I just want to play a role.”
“Come on. Haha…”
Fortunately, the fireman’s party was able to arrive at Donguhyeon two days before the inauguration ceremony.
After meeting with her eldest son, Mrs. Hwa was also greeted by Jojo.
After that, there was no time to scream at the pouring visits of hawks. Likewise, Hwabu and Bok spent every day drinking with Jojo.
* * *
“Heh heh heh…. The tooth he was suffering from is finally falling out!”
Unya, the head of Dongu-hyeon and the owner of the Unga Merchant, cheered with both hands open when Jojo, the lord of the county, said that he would return to the imperial palace as a righteous man.
“Holy Lord, however, the new Hyeonryeong Hwabok is said to be of the same type as Jo Hyeonryeong. This is not the time to be overjoyed.”
The eyes of Ungaju, who had been laughing at the words of the commander-in-chief, grew cold.
“The reason I made concessions to Cho Hyun-ryeong was because of his grandfather. I’m not an idiot, and I’m afraid I’ll continue to be beaten by the wise man?”
Even though the gaze of the head of state changed, the concern did not disappear from the general’s face.
“Do you have any sharp countermeasures? Hwa-bok is also said to be looking after Taewi Hwang-wan.”
“Although Taewi is his back, it’s not related to blood vessels, it’s just that the doctor who cured the disease was Hwa Hyun-ryeong’s younger brother. If that’s enough, I won’t come forward and protect you.”
“It could be.”
“By the way, am I worrying about the new prefecture by myself and the general is all right?”
“Could it be? I also put a lot of thought into it.”
“You were worried? Then what plan did you come up with?”
“It’s a new ploy. It’s just the worst of the worst.”
“If it’s alright, tell me.”
“Actually, it came out of my head, isn’t it obvious? It is to the extent of mobilizing courtesans, taking bribes, and finding out what hobbies are, and giving them expensive gifts.”
“It’s like me.”
“yes?”
When the commander-in-chief made an absurd expression, the owner of the house laughed.
“I’ll have to use a lower plan and check the liver. If it works, I’ll go as it is, and if it doesn’t work, I’m going to find his weakness.”
“Any weakness?”
“And it’s really a last resort, if you can’t find a weakness… you have to make it.”
In an instant, the eyes of the head of state flashed like those of a beast, and the general shrugged slightly.
“I’m making it… as expected! The number of patriarchs is too high for me to count.”
“If you want to create a weakness, you have to get close first… Lay the board in time for the inauguration ceremony.”
“All right.”
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