Episode 425. Result of excessive greed (2)
“Hyung-nim is also true. Why are you bringing up the story again? Don’t you know that you have a son, but I only have one daughter? If I become emperor, I will not be able to pass on the line.”
The painter did not bother to say that heaven was opposed to becoming emperor.
“You are only forty now. If you work hard from now on, Mr. Jesu can have a son, and if that doesn’t work, shouldn’t you get another wife and have a son?”
“Brother, even if you work hard and have a son, when will you raise him and make him emperor? Can I really be alive until that son ascends the throne?”
“Your face is young enough to believe that you are in your 20s. If I can’t do it, I’ll live to be 60, but that’s enough to see my son sit on the throne.”
“Brother, I have been wandering around the battlefield for a long time and suffered a lot, so my face is young, but my body is very old. So, don’t think about leaving the position of emperor to me, but think about opening up a new world by studying hard.”
When the painter violently waved his hand, the pot let out a long sigh.
“Whoa~ I really don’t know if I can sit in the emperor’s seat. All the servants of the imperial palace are four, and the governors and governors of all states are four. The horse is the emperor, how can I lead them? So, rather than that, I would rather you sit on the throne according to your abilities. Why the hell are you trying to put me on the throne?”
The painter understood what his brother was worried about and shook his head. In fact, he seemed to be worried about that even if he was his older brother.
“older brother! If I had my older brother sit on the throne and tried to control it from behind, why did I have to give it to you? I’m yielding because I really want my brother to become emperor. Don’t you know your brother? Since I was young, my dream was to treat sick people. That dream is still there and will not change in the future.”
“…..”
“After my older brother ascends to the throne, I will leave the ecliptic with my wife and live around the world treating sick people. It is my dream to live and die like that, so please help me make my dream come true.”
Even after the fireman’s words were over, the flower pot did not open its mouth for a while.
For a moment, the eyes of the two were busy reading each other’s sincerity. And after that time passed, the pot opened its mouth.
“Are you that good at treating patients?”
“It’s better than eating rice.”
“You really don’t want the seat of the Son of Heaven to rule this huge empire?”
The eyes of the flowerpot asking the question were very serious, unlike before.
“Your brother. I’d rather be a councilor than an emperor. How many people will die if I don’t treat them, but how many people will live if I treat them? Every time I save one person, the joy I feel is greater than owning the world. I can never give up on that joy.”
“Heh heh…. I knew he was stubborn from before, but… I didn’t know he was as tough as a cow’s tendon. Now that I know your sincerity, I will study royal studies more diligently from tomorrow and become an emperor who is not ashamed of you.”
“And also, be considerate of other subordinates with interest. They are following me now, but they are also the people who will become my brother’s hands in the future.”
“Do you think that your influence will disappear just because you left the imperial palace and wandered around the world?”
“No matter how great it is, it is a member of the legislature. How far would their influence go if they did not intervene in the affairs of the imperial palace? Please, brother, lead the country in peace so that the people of this country can live without starving.”
The painter thought that his older brother had that level of ability.
“You really are amazing.”
“What is great. It’s just a small bowl. Oh, and I’m not going to go around looking like this.”
“huh? isn’t that what it looks like? What do you mean?”
“Did I not tell you? I learned the art of disguise from a student, but it’s so great that even my family wouldn’t recognize it.”
“Disguise? No matter how good your disguise is, you can’t even recognize your family?”
“You probably won’t even recognize my brother.”
“Ho! You mean that kind of great disguise? then? Are you saying that you will change your appearance when you go around the world?”
“Yeah, wouldn’t that make it a little easier? ha ha ha!”
“Well, I heard that there are so many people who want to be treated even with your disciples, so the doctor’s room is crowded with people every day.”
“Yes, I didn’t want to get hit by a patient like that. So, when I travel around the world with my wife, I plan to change my appearance and treat only those who really need it.”
“really! you are stupid too Trying to humble yourself that much…”
“It’s a life that has nothing to change anyway. You came like a cloud, so if you go like a cloud, that’s all. The virtue of not receiving money from the poor has accumulated, and I have come this far, so I am going to live by caring for the poor again.”
“Guy… you really are a god of public interest.”
“haha! That’s right. Wouldn’t it be the life of a hermit to spend time carelessly like this?”
“I am envious and look foolish… If it were me, I would never live like you.”
“Brother, please leave now. It’s late at night, so I’m thinking of leaving the palace.”
“So be it. Let’s leave.”
Flower pot went out with his younger brother and thought that his younger brother was really big.
* * *
“Do you really intend to cede the throne to Mr. Zhou and roam the world?”
After hesitating several times after leaving the imperial palace, the vanguard finally got impatient and asked a question as the manor approached.
“Am I originally a doctor who travels the world and treats patients? I wore clothes that didn’t suit me for a while because the world was chaotic, but since it’s calm again, shouldn’t I wear my clothes again?”
“If the Duke of Zhou does that, won’t many of the people who have followed him until now be disappointed?”
“I know that, so I plan to leave the palace only after giving appropriate rewards to those who have suffered and followed me until now.”
“Even so, the disappointment will not be small.”
“I can’t help but be disappointed. Among those who followed me, I would give the path to success to those who wanted to succeed, and give back to those who liked me and followed me with all their heart intact. Isn’t that all I can do? You can’t please everyone anyway.”
“Then I’ll make one too.”
“Say yes. Please listen to me.”
“Please allow me to continue following the Duke of Zhou.”
At the vanguard’s words, the painter stopped walking and shook his head.
“The commander of the avant-garde must go to the important position in the imperial palace or the head of the ruler he wants. Now that I have suffered so much, I deserve to live a comfortable life with the people.”
“The reason I followed the Duke was not because I coveted a high official position or because I lacked money. It was because when I saw Ju Gong save me from dying and treat dying patients wholeheartedly, I thought I was the person I should serve and protect for the rest of my life.”
“My vocation is a doctor, so it is natural to travel around the world and treat patients, but the former protesters are armed. Isn’t the armament suitable for the military?”
“Many military commanders retire after the war. Also, when the Lord of Lords roams the world, there may be groups of people who do not recognize Him and try to kill them. That’s what I need to be there for when that happens.”
“As the former protester knows, isn’t it a martial art I did? So I can protect my body enough.”
“I don’t know if it’s the Lord alone, but the mother-in-law is there, so can we fight while protecting it? Please don’t think of kicking me out of vain stubbornness.”
“I’m not trying to get rid of it, it’s because I regret having someone like the former protester escort me for the rest of my life.”
“Escorting the main ball is what I chose and I think is the best choice so far. If the Lord throws me away… I will kill myself!”
Looking at the avant-garde with sparkling eyes, the painter involuntarily swallowed a dry saliva.
I would never joke with eyes like that.
“Ehh~ Why do you refuse even though it gives you wealth and resonance?”
“…..”
The painter shook his head as he felt the strong avant-garde heart.
* * *
Giju, Yuju, Yangju, Gyoju, and Byeongju, as the orders piled up, the fireman became more and more busy.
Except for some news that Zhuge Liang was struggling against the natives of Ilnam-gun’s jungle and that Bangtong and Macho in Yuju were still unable to attack Taesu, who did not wear the white flag, because of the severe cold, they were all on the rise.
‘The whole country is almost in order!’
At the current rate, it seemed that almost all generals and secretaries dispatched to each province would return to the imperial palace before the end of the next year.
At that time, he would be able to make his older brother the emperor and become a doctor wandering around the world.
“Maybe it’s with Heaven’s help, except for Byeongju and Yuju, almost all provinces have good harvests! Now that the war is over and the harvest has been good, how rich will the hearts of the people be?”
At the flowerpot’s words, the painter nodded and agreed.
After the emperor, empress, nobles and concubines were imprisoned in the villa, it was now common for the two brothers to remain in the palace and discuss various things.
“I need to send the grain that came in as tax to the government offices of Byeongju and Yuju so that they show mercy.”
“That is good too, and I should talk to the Sama Merchant, who can be said to be your limbs, and tell them to sell grain to the people at a low price even if they suffer a little loss. Of course, as much as I lost, I would have to supplement it with the palace finances.”
“Like my brother said, it would be better to talk to the upper ranks than to show mercy. When the guild moves, even the various minor merchants move vigorously.”
Dada dadada…..
At that time, I heard the sound of urgent footsteps in the distance.
Few people were allowed to run that far in the imperial palace.
As the heads of the fireman and the flower pot turned toward the approaching footsteps, the owner of the sound shouted loudly.
“Master, it’s a big deal. Norma has collapsed.”
“what! mother? How did you fall?”
Seeing that Ohbo, who could be called a disciple, ran away without being treated, it could be said to be very serious.
In fact, the painter’s mother was well past her 60th birthday, which can be said to be a very long life for a person of this era.
Therefore, it was not strange when he collapsed due to old age.
“After eating dinner, I was given acupuncture for feeling like I was sick, but suddenly I couldn’t keep my balance and stumbled and fell down.”
“Who did the hour hand?”
“My wife gave me an hour hand.”
“Your wife couldn’t have made a mistake, and from your point of view, was there anything else wrong?”
“My wife hurriedly told me to bring Master, so I didn’t have time to look.”
“If only my wife had found me right away…”
The painter’s complexion naturally darkened as he ran towards the house.
Pyeonseon’s medical skills are not inferior to those of Obo. If she found herself in a hurry, it could have been a symptom that could not be alleviated by medical treatment.
‘My mother is very old, but she was corrected until this morning…’
The painter ran to the manor where his mother was and thought of her mother’s condition as she greeted her over the past few days.
Suddenly.
Then one symptom that I was worried about came to mind.
‘Come to think of it, you said you’ve been acting often lately! Why didn’t I think of that? My mother, unlike other people, does not have a gallbladder…’
She remembered that she had removed her mother’s gallbladder herself a long time ago.
If you do not have a gallbladder, the secretion of digestive juices in the stomach is not smooth, so you have to cover food at all times.
Of course, I made it known to my mother and the maids who took care of her, but the problem was my mother’s age.
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