As Prophet - Chapter 130
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Episode 130. Ending Today
The sound of someone raising the bell was heard from outside.
“What should I do with Sura?”
“Come in! Let’s eat.”
As the merchant signaled outside, the sliding doors that had been tightly shut opened in sequence and the table was brought in. The court ladies came in like the wind. They moved so lightly that it seemed as if they had no weight.
The merchant thought that the king’s indecisiveness had caused the situation to become like this. There was already a national foundation, so there was no need to go this far. The national foundation was extremely reluctant to reveal his own shortcomings, but he also knew very well that his abilities were far inferior to those of the great prince.
There are those who, if they lack ability, try to survive by belittling others and beating up competitors. His only goal is to make no other alternatives, and he doesn’t care about work. The world is relative, so all you need is a relative advantage, and there is no need for a complete person who has everything.
Most of the things that are required under the name of Wangjae (王才) are impossible if you look closely. It is easier to eliminate the opponents who are competing than to try to have all of them. Above all, you don’t have to try to have the things required for Wangjae. It is a world where you just have to win, and you don’t have to be excellent.
We want someone who is excellent, capable, and humane, but the result of that desire is the emergence of someone who is narrow-minded, narrow-minded, envious, and jealous. If possible, it is better if he can cover up my corruption and does not hesitate to use any means to fill in my shortcomings. That is why we do not need someone who is good at something, but prefer someone who listens well.
He became a king like that, and now another king like that will appear. Just give it to the winner. The king, who was scooping up rice, asked the merchant.
“You should give it to the winner. This throne.”
“Then it’s a disaster.”
“It seems like you are saying that my reign was a disaster.”
The conversation flowed strangely. The merchant, who had been standing and bowing, knelt down and prostrated himself.
“Your Majesty! How can I serve you!”
“Isn’t that right? Isn’t that how the world is?”
“Your Majesty! Please punish my incompetence.”
The king snickered. The result is disaster. Since they only use those who are obtained by such standards, there are no talented people. In this difficult situation, there is no one who can give them a proper talk. The severe shortage of people is when a difficult situation occurs. There are only mediocre people left, and there is no one with the will to solve the problem and the wisdom to handle it wisely. Still, there is a taste of being bowed down like that, so isn’t that why they do this crazy thing?
“It’s too late, it’s time to decide, and you’re telling me to hand it over to the one who won the competition.”
“majesty…….”
I want to cry and plead that I said something wrong, but the moment words come out of my mouth, they are no longer mine. I become a strange being that I cannot do anything about, and I disrupt the world.
“I understand. We can’t just leave a prince who did such a bad thing alone.”
“Your Majesty, it is a very important matter. After discussing it with your officials… … .”
“Those officials are on the Crown Prince’s side. Do you think I don’t know that they’re putting a fool in charge and trying to do whatever they want?”
“It is only natural that we should discuss all matters of state with our officials. And this is the most important matter.”
The king seemed to be thinking about it, and readily agreed. Even so, the food was served.
“Let’s all come, and let’s decide where they are. Then, quite a few guys will be fired.”
The king tilted his head. What the king was looking at was the Crown Prince’s confession on the table.
* * *
Around the middle of the 12th hour, the king headed to the side hall. The courtiers who had been entering the palace before and after that were trembling with fear after hearing the news of the previous night’s chaos. They did not dare to go near the Crown Prince, who was still in a standoff, and instead headed to the side hall by taking a long detour.
Soon after, the king’s order was given to the crown prince, grand prince, training center, and royal envoy to come to the side hall. Dalcheon smiled brightly at the grand prince.
“I’ll finish it today.”
One side of the guards’ encirclement opened, and the party headed toward the side hall next to the crown prince’s palace. It was obvious that the soldiers inside the crown prince’s palace would follow them. The nervous royal guards tried to block them, and the cavalry tried to pass through, and their spears and swords were about to clash.
Dalcheon glanced back and asked Lee Gi-moon.
“Isn’t there any way out in times like this?”
Of course, that’s not possible. Leading the military to the front line…
“Since ancient times, such things have been done by force, but if we go into the side hall and discuss and resolve them, it is out of the question.”
The army was at a standstill, but the horses were trotting back and forth, making the guards blocking them feel like they were going to die. They unconsciously stepped back, causing the battle lines to waver.
“You want me to do it by force? Ahem, that’s a strange law.”
Dalcheon pulled out his sword. Thinking back carefully, it was the first time he had pulled it out during his entire journey. The silvery surface of the sword sparkled like dew on grass, then a hazy light appeared, and eventually, white aura surrounded the sword and rose several jang high.
“It’s dark!”
“It’s healthy!”
“Stand back!”
“Can’t stop it!”
Dalcheon asked quietly to Jo Dong-gil, the chief of the royal guard who was blocking his way.
“If you step back now, nothing will happen… … . Did you think that you would leave everything behind and go in alone at Your Majesty’s order?”
It was in the form of a question, but it wasn’t a question. The air around the sword swirled and rose into the sky. All sorts of grains floating in the surrounding air were blown away by the wind. It rose high into the sky like a tornado, creating a huge cloud of dust the thickness of a person’s torso.
“I can’t back down.”
“Are you going to do something now that can be done with one stroke of the sword?”
At the obvious threat, the royal guard, Jo Dong-gil, trembled. The moment Dalcheon’s sword slowly fell, the king’s order came down again. Two eunuchs ran towards him with quick steps and loudly announced.
“His Majesty’s orders are not to stop it!”
In an instant, Jo Dong-gil retreated and the Geum-gun blocking his way opened the way. The pillars that had been towering high in the sky disappeared in an instant and the morning sunlight shone brightly.
At that moment, another leader of the royal guard came riding a horse.
“What is going on?”
The hems of the skirt, which was exactly the same as Jo Dong-gil’s, fluttered in all directions.
“Who is that guy?”
Lee Ki-moon gave a short answer to Dal-cheon’s question.
“Another one of my secret agents, Seo Jae-cheol. It looks like he’s coming in now.”
“You lazy bastard. There’s chaos going on and you’re just playing around saying you have a password and now you’re coming in?”
“You must have already heard the news, and you must have been looking at the situation and calculating the pros and cons.”
“Ahem. It sounds like you’re saying that it would be to his advantage if he came forward now.”
“You could think of it that way.”
Seo Jae-cheol, who had been running, jumped down from his horse and shouted loudly behind the soldiers.
“You dare to lead the army into the palace! Strike down the enemy immediately and destroy them!”
He shouted loudly, but the eunuch muttered that it was not true.
“His Majesty has ordered you to enter the room.”
Dalcheon’s eyes sparkled. He turned his body as if he was going towards the static electricity, then he took a short step to the side and jumped out.
“Hey you guys! Who is in the palace… … .”
Seo Jae-cheol did not continue his words. Dal-cheon, who had come close, grabbed the man by the shoulder and collar, throwing him backward. The man fell to the ground like trash and slid down about ten feet, right in front of the friendly forces’ main camp. Lee Ki-moon, who had noticed Dal-cheon’s intentions, signaled for the soldiers to catch him. Seo Jae-cheol, who had been caught suddenly, twisted his body and tried to get up, but several spears were almost pressing down on his body, making it impossible for him to move.
Meanwhile, a dozen swords flew at Dalcheon, who was trying to throw Seo Jae-cheol away and turn around. They were the group accompanying Seo Jae-cheol. Swords flew from all directions. The three movements of cutting, stabbing, and slashing were combined like a picture. It was an angle and speed that could never be stopped.
Dalcheon’s body sank. It seemed to have collapsed on the spot. As the attack passed by where Dalcheon had been standing in vain, Dalcheon’s legs drew a large circle on the ground. The moment the circle was completed, the bodies of the three who had initially attacked floated into the air and collapsed sideways, collapsing. However, the ones who had fallen could not get up. They tried to get up, stumbled, fell again, and broke their legs.
The second wave poured down on Dalcheon, who was getting up. Several swords with sharp blades poured down. There was no room to block or dodge. This time, there was a sword that swung down as if it was worried that it would fall down. The only difference was that most of the attacks were stabbing.
Dalcheon’s body spun around. The pure white sword that had escaped at some point spun around with his body, neutralizing several attacks.
Kagagagagagagang!
But the butt of the sword that was being swung fell off. Sword cut sword. Dalcheon spun around once more. A large horizontal circle was drawn toward the waists of those who were surprised by the shortened length of the sword. While the white blade drew a beautiful curve, the six surrounding people fell, spraying blood. The two remaining ones hesitated and retreated.
Dalcheon aimed his sword at the men and asked Jo Dong-gil.
“Is it the Golden Army?”
Jo Dong-gil hesitated and checked the faces of the two men retreating and those who had fallen to the ground, then shook his head.
“no.”
“You brought private soldiers… … . Catch these two guys and interrogate them, something interesting will happen.”
Dalcheon walked about ten steps and squatted down in front of Seo Jae-cheol.
“Yeoui sent you. Those celestial bastards.”
For a moment, the guy flinched.
“What are you talking about?”
“Who is Yeoui?”
“I don’t know.”
I should have said I didn’t know what he was talking about. Regrets always come too late. The mouth moves before the thoughts are organized.
“Ahem. You said you didn’t know, meaning you knew but couldn’t say.”
“I don’t know.”
Dalcheon glanced over the Crown Prince’s confession and his gaze lingered on the name Seo Jae-cheol.
“Here it is! He said that since he has a position, it would be difficult for him to do it himself, and that he would have the bastards of the sword world do it for him, so he asked for the cost. What? He received three boxes of silver bottles?”
The crown prince, who was held a few steps away, lowered his head. Seo Jae-cheol’s angry gaze glared at the crown prince. The crown prince turned his head away, unable to look back. Yes, if we take this guy away, it will be evidence. Dal-cheon stood up and kicked the guy.
“Quite a lot!”
The sound of a pig came out of the person’s mouth, not knowing where or how he kicked. After kicking a few more times with his toes, he headed to the side hall. The soldiers of the great army rode their horses proudly into the wide courtyard in front of the side hall. The soldiers surrounded Sajeongjeon and filled the front yards of Manchunjeon and Cheonchujeon. Some had to line up in front of the main hall because they could not all enter. Lee Gi-mun muttered to himself.
“What is this? I feel like a rebel.”
Dalcheon glared at Lee Gi-moon and muttered to the prince.
“Do not go in, but report your case here. Speak loudly so that all the officials can hear.”
“how…….”
“Just tell the truth.”
The Grand Prince ordered his eunuchs to open the front door of the side hall. Did he anticipate this situation? Dozens of eunuchs clung to him and opened the door.
The inside of the side chamber was brightly revealed. The prince and Seo Jae-cheol were made to kneel before him, and the grand prince went forward and told them the circumstances before and after.
* * *
“Although you are ugly and worthless, I cannot just sit back and let you die. So I defeated the 450,000 lawless men who were plotting against you and followed them all the way here. I captured a few of them and made them confess, and I also received the confession of the Crown Prince’s older brother.
It wasn’t something that happened yesterday or today. There were times when two or three people hid in a secret place and waited for them to attack, and times when dozens of people rushed out on the street. Now, seeing that they had mobilized 450 thugs, I thought that this couldn’t go on any longer, so I chased them all the way.
While chasing after the aftermath, I was able to reveal the names of the Crown Prince’s brother, the Chief of the Royal Guard, and several other officials. I also found out about the organization called Il-dae-gye, which has not yet been revealed, and its leader, Yeo-ui, but I was unable to catch him.
From the position of having been victimized dozens of times since I was young, I would not feel satisfied even if I killed everyone right away, but I wrote down their names and submitted them because I thought of the officials as my partners in state affairs.
I can’t reveal all their evil deeds in detail, but if I write down the events that have happened so far, you can find out right away. I hope that they can be brought to the fair judgment of the law so that the world can know that Joseon is a country governed by law.
No one is exempt. He must be punished for his wrongdoings. The damage caused must be compensated for, and good people must no longer be afraid of such things.”
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