Login Moorim Chapter 861
Jeong Ho-gun’s words that he will arrive at the imperial capital within today were not lies.
The procession passed through Nanjing, the capital of Jiangsu Province and the former imperial capital, and finally reached Suzhou, where it encountered a group of troops at the border crossing into Zhejiang Province.
I was waiting for you, Cheonho.”
Eyes shining between the iron armor and helmet that tightly wrapped around the body.
The number of their heads, one by one scattering heavy momentum, was close to 1,000, and the golden flag fluttering in the wind had a dragon symbolizing the imperial family wriggling as if it were alive.
Geumuiwi (錦衣衛).
The loyal dogs, who follow the orders of the only one being in this world, the Emperor, bowed to their superior, Jeong Ho-gun, and met the young king, who inherited the noble lineage of the imperial family.
“Let’s pass on King Sangsan. Set an example.”
“Thousands of years! Thousands of years! Thousands of years old!”
And when he saw the golden guards shouting in unison without getting off their horses, Hong-jin suddenly thought.
How many people out of these countless people truly believed in that cry?
No, I wonder if there was even one person.
Hongjin, who already knew the answer to the question, swallowed a bitter smile.
‘They and me, after all, are just animals. The important thing is the will of the owner who raises the animal.’
right. The Son of Heaven is the supreme and pure being who can decide the life and death of all people.
There was nothing that could stop the will of the emperor.
Even the blade aimed at the young king, which had barely passed through the terrible purges ten years ago.
And this chariot, which is advancing towards the sword of the emperor who has returned again.
“Speed up. The ecliptic is right in front of you.” Contrary to the sun slowly beginning to decline, the carriage ran like the wind.
Jeong Ho-gun and his golden guards, who had been hiding their identities for thousands of miles in tattered uniforms, donned dazzling gold clothing and armor befitting their names, and advanced like waves with the imperial flag held high.
Just like a victor returning from capturing an enemy general.
“Get out of the way!”
There was nothing that could stop the golden throne of a thousand.
The people prostrated themselves with eyes mixed with fear and awe, and the procession, with the young king at the fore, proudly passed the gate that was wide open.
only half a day. After moving along the main roads and waterways vacated only for them, Hong-jin was finally able to see them.
I thought I would never see it again in my life. At the same time, the gigantic wall he had promised would never return, even for the sake of the young king he served. ‘The Imperial Capital…!’
Hongjin struggled to suppress the sigh that was about to leak out.
invisible but visible I can’t hear it, but I hear it.
Behind that high wall is the crouching dragon’s dwelling place. Countless screams surrounded the single throne and resounded endlessly.
It was a piece of the terrible past that was deeply embedded in Hong-jin’s mind, and it was also a history that made one person reborn as the owner of the continent.
‘Please save me. Just this time.’
Hearing someone’s stern voice suddenly ringing in his ears, Hongjin gnashed his teeth without realizing it.
‘It won’t work the way you want. Just this time.’
The sunset from the far west was dyeing the walls of the imperial capital.
The first time I saw Hangzhou was a good city.
Abundant goods and outstanding scenery (wind light) transported throughout Zhejiang Province by canal.
On the way, all kinds of grains were rolling like golden waves in the vast plain, and people did not leave their faces laughing.
‘They say it’s the most beautiful city in the world.’
The words I heard casually one day were unmistakably true.
Perhaps that is why he abandoned Nanjing, a large city with a long history, and ventured to relocate to Hangzhou.
The only problem was that this beautiful city was more red than I thought.
clap. clap.
A cool grating sound vomited by the blade.
No matter which way you turn your head, you can see the soldiers. And that’s not the clumsy clumsy people I’ve known until now, but the elite soldiers with thorough armaments.
Even Hyuk Moo-jin, who is comfortable inside, said this without even laughing.
“Chief. This is a bit…” Is it harsh?”
If it was normal, I would have even said a word like a habit, but even I couldn’t help but sympathize with him this time.
‘What a lot.’
It’s just not a lot. really dirty a lot
To some extent, it is doubtful that the specialty of Zhejiang Province is not Longjing Tea, but Jinwei County.
“Are you usually on high alert like this?”
Hyuk Moo-jin was not the only one who lost his smile when he entered Hangzhou.
After hearing my question, Heung-jin answered with a voice that was so hard that it felt unfamiliar.
“Since it is the ecliptic, the usual vigilance is thorough. Of course, it wasn’t to this extent.”
“Then…
” “You must have received some kind of order. And maybe… it has to do with us in some way.”
Hongjin murmured, biting her red-painted lips.
“I already guessed it, but the welcome was more than I thought.”
I suddenly remembered the scene of an army of 100,000 holding spears, but I shook my head.
‘It’s highly unlikely.’
If he had been killed so easily, King Zhou Pyo of Sangsan would not have been able to leave Shanxi.
We don’t know exactly why the emperor sent his royal guards to bring his younger brother, but it was clear that King Sangsan would be dealt with at least within a line that did not go against the great cause.
Because the emperor is such a place.
‘Moreover, the image already known as an external job is not good.’
Did the saying that the people’s mind is the heart of the heavens come out for nothing?
The nomadic peoples of the grasslands, which dominated the continent before becoming a great nation, also collapsed along with the collapsed public sentiment.
It is the emperor who governs the people, but without the people the emperor does not exist.
In that sense, the gaze of the people toward the emperor of the present day was quite negative.
‘A competent but cruel emperor.’
It was a fact that I had often heard in Moorim, and I learned more about it while having a secret conversation with Hong-jin on the way back.
From a young age, he suppressed various rebellions and riots of foreign peoples, accumulated great military achievements, and was praised for being flawless in governing the region he was entrusted with, and that was the current emperor.
Hong Jin said that if he had been born as the first son of the emperor, or if the eldest brother, the crown prince, had been a person who lacked even a little bit, he would have naturally inherited the next throne.
‘But the reality was different.’
Before becoming emperor, he had a considerable distance from the succession structure.
There were at least three older brothers, and the eldest brother, who naturally stood tall as the crown prince according to the principle of succession to the eldest son, was no less outstanding than him, no, even more outstanding according to the point of view.
An excellent timber that showed enough qualities to lead a great country, treating people with humanity and righteousness regardless of social status.
Hong Jin evaluated the crown prince at the time like this.
‘Prepared puncture.’
The long war ended a long time ago.
The seeds of rebellious rebellion scattered all over the world, and the foreign peoples who watched the great country with all their might, were all rooted out.
What was needed for a great nation that laid the foundation was stability, not conquest, and the crown prince, who had a perfect lineage and qualifications without the slightest flaw, was a successor prepared in every way.
Until the four princes of the imperial family, who had already been pushed far from the succession plan, drew their swords from the shadows.
All right.
With the sound of the horse’s hooves echoing exceptionally clearly, I woke up from my thoughts and looked around.
‘This is it.’
The answer to the question came quickly.
The carriage stopped before anyone knew it, and between the golden chairs that were tightly wrapped in all directions, there were huge buildings that had never been seen in Moorim.
Tall enough to remind one of a modern skyscraper, and incomparably antique and splendidly decorated, the buildings meant only one place.
‘Imperial Palace (皇宮)’
is the dragon’s dwelling place and the center that moves the gigantic cogwheel of the world.
As I stared at the entrance of the Duohan Imperial Palace, which was overwhelming just by looking through the window, Hong-jin whispered in a low voice.
“Gongja Jin. I’ve been holding back well until now… but don’t you think it’s time to tell you now?”
The moment I heard that, I knew what Hong-jin was trying to ask.
Other than me and Hyuk Moo-jin.
Right now, Hong-jin was wondering about the location of the other helpers who had not yet appeared, and my answer was fixed.
– Don’t worry, you’ll find out sooner or later.
Hongjin slightly frowned, as if the answer was contrary to expectations, but he did not express his dissatisfaction.
I am the one who has run nonstop over such a long distance to help them.
In the current situation, if there is not even trust towards each other, anxiety and danger will inevitably increase.
And in that sense, I couldn’t help but ask.
– How do you know that many things?
It was a question that had been around for quite some time.
Although Sangsan King Zhou Pyo is a king in name only, he is the only direct member of the imperial family and the only king of the royal family to survive the terrible strife over the throne.
He had always thought that King Sangsan’s confidant, Hong-jin, could not be an ordinary eunuch, but the information he knew and his attitude towards Geumuiwi, who was feared everywhere, were more than he had thought.
So much so that I had no choice but to ask him directly.
– Since I also risked my life, I must listen to the answer to this question. Right Now.
rattle.
Hong-jin, who had been staring at me without a word at the sound of a resolute voice, suddenly opened the carriage door.
Then, he opened his mouth while watching a group of people descending the far-high stairs leading to the imperial palace
.
“Gongja Jin. Have you ever told me why I decided to become a eunuch?” I nodded.
When he first met Hong Jin in Shanxi Province, he once told her about his past.
“I hated poverty and wanted to save my family. But there aren’t that many options to choose from. No, it was unique at the time.”
Hongjin spoke slowly.
To get what you want, you have to sacrifice something else.
The poor boy who could not overcome hunger became a eunuch and took on a new name for himself.
“Hong Jin. I wanted to go big. Out of the stinky gutter to the wide, clear sea.”
It didn’t take long for that wish to become a reality.
The young eunuch, who escaped poverty, had unprecedented ambitions and was equipped with such abilities.
And his always thorough and cool-headed appearance soon caught the emperor’s attention.
“One day the emperor called me and said. There is a place where I can use my abilities.”
Hongjin continued with a clear voice.
“Gongja Jin. Have you ever heard of an alumni?”
