< Episode 67: Misfortune and fortune (3) >
There were two officials rushing to the Geumui Committee.
They were Bae Jang (直長) a 7th rank Naeuiwon and Jo Chambong (參奉) a 9th rank Naeuwon.
Bae Jong-jang with sleepy eyes spoke in an irritated voice.
“If that isn’t true then you have to be prepared.”
“Really. “I even checked the major arm veins.”
“Huh. “This person.”
Bae Jang shook his head.
That’s because Mok Gyeong-un a cadet from the demonstration unit who was hospitalized at the clinic was not in a state where he could wake up or improve in a short period of time.
But how could his pulse return to its original state in just one night?
I don’t know where he left his brain perhaps because he was tired after being on duty at night.
‘Hello nonsense.’
I was planning to make a big fuss.
So they came near the clinic and saw someone squatting outside and dozing off.
It was a stir.
“You old bastard.”
Jo Chambong saw him and urged him.
Yakdong was so startled by this that he jumped up from his seat like a soldier holding a standard.
Then when he found Bae Jang and Jo Chambong he looked embarrassed and said
“I’ll get better.”
“I told you to take care of my patient but you were just fooling around.”
“That’s not it.”
“What do you mean it’s not? immediately….”
“There’s a guest inside now.”
“customer?”
Why are you a guest out of nowhere?
I was puzzled but Yakdong spoke carefully.
“Seochang’s thoughts are that it will be better.”
“Do you feel better?”
At those words Bae Jang-jang and Jo Cham-bong looked at each other and could not hide their puzzlement.
Among the eunuchs of Xichang the position of magistrate could be considered a high position enough to assist the royal family directly.
But how did those feelings come to be a member of the National Assembly?
So they hurried inside to see what was going on.
Cho Chambong who was at the forefront of those who entered looked around.
Then I couldn’t hide my embarrassment when I saw a bed.
“omg!”
Seeing him so surprised that he took a picture of his butt Bae Jang and Yak Dong also looked there.
however
“Hi!”
“What is this!”
The reason they were so surprised was simple.
This was because something cut into dozens of pieces was placed on the bed where the patient was supposed to be lying.
As lawmakers they could immediately sense what it was.
It was none other than a dismembered body.
The sight was so terrible that they were at a loss as to what to do.
As I was so shocked and didn’t know what to do I heard a rustling noise coming from somewhere.
At this they turned their heads at the same time.
It was in front of the medicine drawer where various medicines were stored and someone wearing a red official uniform was seen in front of it.
“Will I get better?”
Yakdong called him without realizing it.
Then someone in a red official uniform turned his head and smiled eerily in the shadow of the flickering lantern.
‘!!!!!!’
* * *
Bigyeong Palace.
This was the palace where King Gyeongchin one of the four powerful figures in the country lived.
King Bonsi-gyeong was ruling the Sichuan region as his kinsman but when the emperor of the time who had cared for him even before his reign declined he was summoned to the throne as Gaebong.
And they gave him a palace to stay in.
Although he cared for his younger brother he added the epitaph (毖) to the name of the palace to mean that he should not forget his duty.
Of course despite the emperor’s consideration King Gyeongchin steadily expanded his power and reached what it is today.
-Sureuk!
An elegant middle-aged man in his mid-fifties turned the pages of an old book.
There was a middle-aged eunuch wearing a red official uniform watching him quietly near the door.
Just by looking at the fancy official uniform he wore one could guess his position.
The middle-aged eunuch was none other than the Taegam of Seochang.
-Sureuk!
The middle-aged man who was turning the pages at a steady pace soon opened his mouth.
“It’s too late to feel guilty.”
Hearing his words Seochang’s Taegam Ho Gong opened his mouth in a tickled voice.
“majesty. Shall I send someone?”
The identity of the middle-aged man with an elegant mustache was none other than King Gyeongchin the owner of this secret palace.
In addition to the elegance of the four powerful figures who control the country they also exuded an arrogant and unusual spirit that seemed to encompass all things.
“no. That’s it. “It will come on its own when the time comes.”
“I understand.”
Hearing King Gyeongchin’s words Ho Gong the governor of Seochang put his hands together and bowed his head.
However there was concern in the eyes as he lowered his head.
‘You won’t disobey His Majesty’s orders will you?’
Even so I saw that Beom Jeung could not hide his joy at the news that the later Ji Ji whom he had sent from the Cheonjihoe called Mokgyeongun had suffered a serious injury.
That really bothered me.
‘You must have been very scared.’
I completely understand that feeling.
According to what was reported it was natural for him to have suffered such injuries and humiliation.
If the person who caused such fear was injured anyone would be happy and would not miss this opportunity.
But this was not his chance.
[Look at his details. He cannot afford to lose such a valuable talent.]
King Gyeongchin wanted to have a person named Later Jisu of Cheonjihoe.
As expected of His Highness who had a strong desire for talent he did not care at all even though he threatened his favorite female counterpart Lord Mama.
Rather he says the more he is like that the more worth it is to tame.
This may be the difference between those with the spirit to rule the world and ordinary people.
‘Please refrain from doing unnecessary things.’
If he sees this as an opportunity and does something useless His Majesty will not forgive him.
He hates breaking his orders more than anyone else.
At that time he closed the book King Gyeongchin was reading and opened his mouth.
“By the way how is that girl so fine?”
“If it’s that girl…”
“That girl from Hoyang Palace.”
“Ah… you mean Lady Ho.”
Ho Gwibi (貴妃).
The emperor has many women.
Among them there were two women who were especially favored: Lady Hwang and Lady Ho.
Originally the emperor favored Lady Xi the most but he also did not spare her affection to her concubines Namgung (妃) and Concubine Xu (妃) who gave birth to his children.
Here the preface monument is King Gyeongchin’s maternal lineage. In other words there was a deep connection to the maternal side.
Therefore King Gyeongchin spared no effort and invested a lot of effort to ensure that Seomunbi received the emperor’s favor.
However before we knew it the landscape of the internal affairs department had changed.
It was because of Queen Ho who suddenly appeared.
‘A person of great value who cannot help but be deceived.’
Everyone who saw Queen Ho said the same thing.
As a court lady who had just entered the palace her appearance was so outstanding that it was rumored that she was on par with Queen Seo who was said to be the epitome of beauty.
Naturally the story reached the lecherous emperor’s ears.
‘Only three years…’
It wasn’t that long ago that she entered the imperial palace.
A young girl who was only a court lady without any support behind her captivated the emperor with her looks alone and rose to the position of concubine in just three years.
Even Queen Seomun who gave birth to her son could not become a queen.
‘She’s a dangerous girl.’
However it took a long time for the Queen to win the Emperor’s heart.
But she did it in just three years.
King Gyeongchin could not understand this.
Even though the emperor was a lustful woman he could not use her as a noble wife and he was also very philandering so he would get tired of it quickly.
Even with his beloved Lady Hwang he never spent more than three days together.
However she was so loved that she even stayed at Lady Ho’s residence for more than 15 days.
‘What kind of magic are you doing?’
Accordingly her other powerful figures including King Gyeong also considered her dangerous.
Strangely enough everyone failed to keep it under their control.
King Gyeongchin also tried to do this but it was the same.
I even tried to turn her on her own side by meeting her in person but instead I ended up hearing humiliating sounds from her.
[If you are a jongchin how about living like a jongkin and bowing down to your duties?]
King Gyeongchin heard this and became very angry.
Even though she was the emperor’s favorite concubine she could not dare say such a thing to herself.
In the end King Gyeongchin decided to take extreme measures.
It was to use poison to slowly kill Queen Dowager Ho.
Unlike her other benefactors she had no one behind her or anyone to help her. As her body became weak there was no one she could ask for help.
So King Gyeongchin planned to subjugate her as she weakened.
however
“How is it that two months have passed and there is no effect?”
To King Gyeongchin’s question Prince Seo Chang-ho answered as if he was embarrassed.
“…I apologize. majesty.”
In fact Ho Gong-gong was also curious about this.
He said that the effect would appear in one month but even after that period had passed Lady Ho was in perfect condition.
Accordingly she told her court lady that she would increase the amount of her poison.
Nevertheless even after two months Lady Ho did not show any signs of illness.
In fact there was even an illusion that her skin tone was getting better as time went by.
“Isn’t there a stronger poison?”
“I’m sorry but according to the person who manufactured the poison if it goes beyond that you could get caught by a tastemaker or a female doctor.”
King Gyeongchin sighed lightly at Ho Gong’s words.
In a situation where she was overwhelmed with just one wife the situation might become even more chaotic if Lady Ho gave birth to her son.
‘Would it be better to focus on preventing pregnancy?’
However this means that the other three powerful people will move without her having to do it herself.
This is something they cannot be happy about.
My thoughts were about to become complicated.
The eunuch’s voice was heard from outside.
-majesty. I would like to ask you to share your thoughts on the crime.
“Now you are here. “Let me in.”
-Yes.
The door opened and soon Beom Sogam came in her head bowed and her hands clasped together.
Then he bowed and bowed.
A strange look appeared in the eyes of Seochang’s Taegam Ho Gong who was looking at him like this.
‘huh?’
That was because he seemed calm unlike his usual sense of humor.
I couldn’t even feel if my energy had been lost.
At this Ho Gong’s eyes narrowed.
No matter how much his sense of accomplishment was at its peak he was an unrivaled expert who was counted among the four fingers in the imperial palace.
‘You won’t be able to completely hide your energy from me?’
While I was wondering King Gyeongchin motioned for me to come closer and said.
“okay. How is his situation? “Is it worth recovering from?”
-Jump!
At this question Inspector Beom lowered his head and tried to take a step forward.
At that moment Ho Gong hurriedly blocked his path with a quick shinshin technique.
“Stop.”
King Gyeongchin frowned and asked.
“Ho public. “Why but?”
“Your Highness let me take a moment to check your thoughts.”
“What do you mean checking?”
“Feeling like a tiger. “Raise your head.”
Gong Ho told Inspector Beom who had his head down to raise his head.
In response Beom Sogam slowly lowered his hands and raised his face.
Beom So-gam’s face with the eunuch’s characteristic powder-painted face was no different from usual.
But there’s one thing different
‘…These eyes?’
When I stood in front of His Majesty the King of Gyeongchin and the leader of Seochang I had the impression that he was always cautious in everything.
But his face and eyes were extremely calm.
At this Ho Gong grabbed the handle of the belt around his waist with a sharp look in his eyes and pulled it out.
-Sreung!
When the belt was pulled the soft sword hidden inside was revealed.
Ho Gong aimed the tip of Yeongeom’s sword at Inspector Beom and spoke in a voice full of caution.
“Who are you?”
To his question Beom Sogam gave no answer.
King Gyeongchin who sensed something suspicious also stood up and grabbed the sword sheath that was hanging on the stand behind him.
What on earth is this?
But then the tiger twitched his lips and opened his mouth.
“Ah this is why it’s difficult for those who are quick to notice.”
‘!?’
This was not Beom Sogam’s voice.
He had an old-fashioned voice combined with a eunuch’s unique ticklishness making him very gullible.
But this voice was very young.
< Episode 67: Misfortune and fortune (3) > end
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