Episode 243. Wisdom to reveal 3 and hide 7 (2)
“Why am I betraying? I’m not a great empress like you, but I’m only a member of the council, so do you have the guts to betray me?”
“That is true.”
Jojo smiled bitterly, realizing that he had been overly concerned.
In fact, the reason Yeo-po betrayed the master she had served so far was because the amount of bean curd falling on her when she betrayed her was so great.
Jojo would have known, but the fireman didn’t have enough to betray him.
“Furthermore, my chest was split from being hit by a sword from the escort officer Woogeum, and my stomach was pierced by the spear of the guard officer. I barely tried to survive, but I couldn’t move on the battlefield like before. Well, since he was such an excellent soldier, he would do the basics as an escort.”
Cao Cao’s eyes widened when he heard the fireman’s words.
If the fireman’s words were true, it would be safe to say that Yeo-po was now almost a disabled person.
The person he needed was not Lu Bu, who would show off his bravery on the battlefield.
“Was Onhu seriously injured?”
“I probably wouldn’t have saved it if it wasn’t for me.”
“okay. It was a great appendix, but it’s a pity.”
“A little bit.”
The painter let out a long sigh while talking with Jojo.
‘Jo is a very greedy person. Well, since he was so greedy, he must have become emperor later on… But, as Eulji Danju said, he did a good job of hiding it.’
Even in the future history, Jojo is greedy for Yeo-po, but in the end, he regrets that he is stabbed in the back of the head.
* * *
After parting ways with the painter, Jojo called Soon-wook to confirm the truth of what the painter had said.
Even though Soon-wook created an intelligence agency and planted Sejak here and there after becoming Jojo’s subordinate, he could not surpass Eulji’s ability to grasp and control information about Yeonju from a very long time ago.
Eulji was already aware of the Sejak planted by Soon-wook even before the painter ordered him to do so. And only properly controlled and manipulated information flowed into them.
Of course, the information collected by the trio went to Soon-wook, and Sun-wook had a conversation with Jojo based on it.
“As the Duke of Ju heard, Onhu’s wound was a serious one that could not have been cured if it hadn’t been for Congressman Hwa. Although his life was saved, he is said to be in a state where he cannot even lift a spear.”
“Tsk, he’s an unmanned man who overwhelms Don.
Cao Cao clicked his tongue and put an end to his lingering feelings for Lü Bu.
“Also, I looked into Eulji Danju, but they said that he really lost a lot of money because he sponsored the war so much.”
“I guess so. It wasn’t money that a small-scale merchant like that could easily afford. By the way, did you find out the relationship between the Sama Company and the fireman?”
“We haven’t planted Sejak yet in the top of Sama. sorry.”
“The most important thing is the Sama Merchant…”
Recently, Cao Cao began to think that the Sama Merchant was implicitly controlling the outcome of the war.
In fact, in this war, he thought that with his 200,000 troops, his outstanding generals, and his masterful strategies, he would be able to avenge his father and take most of the land of Xuzhou.
However, no matter how much Gongsun Zan and Gong Rong received money and helped indirectly, they did not achieve any results and returned with only a lot of losses.
The cause of such damage was that the quantity and quality of weapons of Seo Ju-byeong were much more numerous and superior than those found through Sejak.
Cao Cao thought that the Sama Merchant sold those weapons to Xu Zhu Byeong for money.
Of course, there was no evidence as the events of the Sama Chamber of Commerce were so secretive.
“Hey, so, why don’t we put in a weapon request to the Sama Merchant?”
“How many times have you tried to contact them, but you couldn’t?”
“That’s true, but isn’t there Eulji Danju this time? Since he was the one who made the deal directly to help Congressman Hwa, wouldn’t it be possible to connect the line?”
“Okay. Send someone to call Eulji Danju. By the way, ask the painter for permission first.”
“All right.”
Soon-wook sent someone, and after a while, Eulji appeared with several executioners.
“I heard you found me. Mr. Joe.”
“Come over here and have a seat.”
“yes.”
Jojo and Sunuk praised Eulji for helping the painter with various words for a while, then brought up the main topic.
“…so I hope Eulji Danju will connect us with Sama Sangdan.”
After hearing Sunuk’s words, Eulji couldn’t answer right away and thought for a while.
In fact, Eulji knew why Sama Sangdan did not sell weapons to Jojo.
Among the current feudal lords, there was no feudal lord who occupied such a large territory in such a short time as Jojo.
If Cao Cao is left unattended, he will probably soon take the throne, enter the imperial palace on his own, and put the emperor in his hands.
In that case, the war would most likely end quickly.
Of course, the other feudal lords would protest, but the overwhelming difference in power wouldn’t last long.
‘If I pretend I don’t know, I won’t believe it, so I think it’s better to connect them with at least one suitable line and buy their favor.’
After organizing her thoughts, Eulji opened her mouth.
“The only person I know at Sama Sangdan is Yoon Jang, who was treated by Congressman Hwa in the past. I will send a message to Haeng-Soo Yoon through a person.”
“thank you. If things go well with the Sama Company, I will definitely repay Eulji Danju.”
“I’m just introducing you to the connections I got to know through Congressman Hwa’s virtue, but if you want to repay me, you have to do it to Congressman Hwa.”
“Haha, Danju Eulji is very consistent. Do you like Congressman Hwa that much?”
“If it wasn’t for Congressman Hwa, I and my family would all be dead. How could I not be consistent with such a person?”
Jojo looked at Eulji’s firm eyes and nodded involuntarily.
Those kind of eyes were the ones you see at your cousins or at yourself.
‘I think it’s fortunate that the painter is a member of the council. If it was a competitor… uhhh.’
* * *
“Brother, I have to go back to my hometown.”
When the painter said goodbye, Hwabok waved his hand with an expression full of regret.
“I want to tell them to go after seeing me take office as a musician, but I shouldn’t be too greedy. Go with caution. Take good care of my mother, Boon, and Jesu, and above all, take good care of my wife and Deok.”
“All right. Hyung-nim is also in a rough time, so always take care of yourself.”
“I get it. Be careful too. Although Yezhou is quieter than other states, you never know when and where bandits may appear, so you should always be careful while traveling.”
“yes.”
After saying goodbye to his brother, the fireman left the capital of Donggun.
Unlike when he came, the procession of the fireman’s wagon changed quite drastically, because Yeopo’s family and some subordinates who followed Yeopo were added, and Eulji greatly increased the number of escorts.
While riding in the carriage for a long time, the painter asked Eulji.
“Lord Eul.”
“Yes, Senator.”
“Why did Danju-nim introduce Yunjang Haeng-soo to Jo hyung when he told me not to pretend to be the Sama Company?”
“It’s just in case.”
“Are you prepared for this? I don’t understand.”
“Actually, I, the Ming Danju, and the Sama Sangdan danju, would never have done anything to benefit Cao Cao if the congressman’s older brother, Grand Master Hwa, hadn’t been in danger.”
“I know that too.”
“But in the end, I ended up helping Taesoo Hwa. Because of that, Cao Cao had a wider territory.”
“What is it? By the way, is that the reason why the plans we made from long ago went wrong?”
“It’s a plan, because it can change at any time. You have to behave well at the right time, and you can’t just push through your plan to the end.”
“Thanks to helping you, brother Jo benefited a lot, so the situation has changed, so the situation has changed.”
“yes. Thanks to our help, Cao Cao’s territory has expanded and his power has grown stronger. So far, many feudal lords have been spreading the power, but now there is no feudal lord with a stronger upward trend than Jojo. There was a need to make a string in case he entered the imperial palace later.”
“ah! okay.”
“Cao Cao Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan Sun Ce are expected to have a four-way battle, but Cao Cao is currently the most powerful force. Of course, I also made strings in the other three places.”
“Eulji Danju-nim, be very careful.”
“To survive in difficult times, you have to walk a tightrope well. If you have several ropes, you can avoid falling even if some of them rot.”
“It is. Danju’s eyes to see the market conditions are very sharp.”
“It’s not that I have a sharp eye, it’s that I have a keen ear.”
Eulji shrugged and smiled slightly.
Although he did not tell the painter, Dangji Lee joined, and with the help of himself and Danju Myeong, the Haomen of Jingju and Yangju were integrated into one, and it was being reborn as a large information organization.
If we continue to integrate Haomen like this, Haomen from all over the world will be able to unite into one in the near future. In that case, the fireman could be given much greater power than now.
“Come to think of it, seeing that he almost completely deceived Jo hyung’s eyes this time, it seems that Danju’s intelligence has definitely improved.”
* * *
Hwabu and Ohbo were happy as they got closer to Chohyeon, but on the other hand, they were worried about how to appease their wives.
Since he had been away for too long to go to heal Hwa-bok, there was a high probability that Pyeon-seon and Sara would have had a baby by now.
No matter how strong Confucian ideology was during this era and male chauvinism prevailed, it was a great disrespect for the wife to not be with her husband when she gave birth.
“Master, perhaps Ra did not give birth?”
“Okay. I said it would come soon, but I can’t guarantee it either. If you’re lucky, you’ll arrive before giving birth, if you’re unlucky, you’ll arrive after giving birth.”
“I have to arrive before giving birth… I’m worried.”
“That’s right. Yeo If there is a horse like the red horse that the guards rode, I feel like I want to run first.”
The conversation between Hwabu and Obo was naturally heard in the ears of Eulji and surrounding escort leaders.
As Eulji listened to the two of them, he suddenly remembered what Yeopo had told him about the red horse.
Yeo Bu said that his combat power was different when he rode a red horse and when he rode a normal horse.
After Eulji heard that, he thought that he should get a good horse like a red horse from firemen and escort chiefs.
‘Ye said that he received a red horse as a gift from Dong Tak. Dong Zhuo’s stronghold is in Xiliang, so he must have gotten the red horse from Xiliang, so I’ll have to see if I can get the red horse from Xiliang through the Sama Merchant.’
Seoliang has been a place where many Western cultures have been brought in through the Silk Road since ancient times, and it is a place where you can often see famous horses called Daewangu.
Eulji thought that the red horse would be one of those great toys.
‘If you replace the horses with a famous horse like a red horse, your mobility, combat power, and at least the ability to escape when in danger will improve.’
While Eulji was making that decision, the painter’s party arrived at Chohyeon’s painter’s shop.
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