As Prophet - Chapter 68



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Episode 68. Work to improve academic conditions

The left-handed man twisted his body, but his body didn’t move. Where and how did he do it, his body completely lost control and his upper body twisted to the side. An old rumor came to mind that a master could use his fingertips like a doctor’s needle. When his internal energy reached the level of Hwagyeong, he could use energy to replace needles, and it was said to be more accurate and more certain than needles. He knew that the bastard had hit a vital point, and that was why he couldn’t move.

“Ahem.”

The guy pulled out a knife about the length of his forearm and stabbed me in the chest.

Oh, oh, oh. The left-handed man screamed, but his voice didn’t come out. A hoarse, rough sound passed through his throat, but it didn’t come out as words.

If you ask and refuse, he will stab you. He is a scary guy. He has no other ulterior motives… … .

It was urgent. It was scary. Above all, it wasn’t just stabbing, but the blade was digging into my flesh. If I stayed still, it would pierce my body. The sword was slow but it was unrealistic, coming in without stopping. I trembled in fear more than in pain. My body, controlled by the blocked blood vessels, trembled.

“Please, please, save me.”

Somehow, the words came out as words. The way he spoke also changed to ‘Hageche’. The white face of the guy who came close to stabbing with a knife was as white as the white face of the grim reaper. I had to give him what he wanted.

“Yeah, I’ll try.”

The sword that had been cutting through the flesh and piercing the insides suddenly stopped. Red blood soaked the chest, turning it bright red.

“okay.”

As the guy hit a few more acupoints, the left upper arm became free. The guy pulled out the short sword that was stuck in his chest and stepped back, pointing to the book beside him with the tip of his chin.

“Write it down!”

“How should I write it?”

“Write down the facts before, after, and after the assassination. Write down the names of the people involved along with their addresses.”

“I can’t remember everything… … .”

“Don’t you remember? Then it’s no use. You should just die.”

As the guy approached again, the left-hand man waved his hand.

“No! No! I can remember everything!”

There is little that can be exchanged for the task of making a living and death. The guy moved the tip of his chin, and the left-hand man brought Seo-an and began to write. But that is what a person is. He tried to preach the inevitability of having to write down his sins. People often think that this is how sins are reduced. They think that they should make excuses and be understood, so that the size of their mistakes should not be so great. Did he want to make a protest to someone? Dal-cheon grabbed the paper he was writing on and tore it apart.

“Write down the facts. Don’t you know the facts?”

“Okay!”

Time passed without a trace. I tried to move my body while writing, but I couldn’t move anything except my right arm and shoulder. The blood flowing from my left chest somehow stopped.

“May I ask what your relationship with the Grand Prince is?”

“teacher.”

“The Grand Prince?”

“No, I.”

“But why?”

“I was teaching a student, but I couldn’t do anything properly because I was under threat of assassination… … So I thought I had to sort it out.”

“Do you think the world will be organized like this?”

“It won’t work out. But I can’t just sit still. Ah! That guy from the sword world who ordered the assassination has confessed everything, and they’ve arrested him again.”

“Lee Ki-jeong?”

The face of the person on the left was burnt black. If it wasn’t just a confession, but someone had also received a fortune, it would be difficult to escape.

“Well, the guy who worked with the guy who ordered it. Yeah, his name was Lee Ki-jeong. I think he’s someone’s son. Oh, I asked his father for it too. Write that name down there.”

After the left minister urged him to write several times, he obtained several sheets. Dalcheon read them and told him to write another sheet. The tips of the fingers of the man who copied them trembled. The letters were written in a messy manner that was neither cursive nor semi-cursive. Dalcheon wrote two or three more copies. The night is long.

After signing and stamping his palm, he waited for the ink to dry. After reading it once, he excitedly read it again.

“Okay, that’s it.”

“Will you let me go now?”

“You’re letting him go? Why are you letting a criminal go?”

“Innocent until proven guilty.”

“Go to the Forbidden City.”

The left-handed man was about to say something when the guy tapped several places with his fingertips. Again, no words came out. It was a dizzying experience to shout with a suppressed heart, but no words came out. Only strange sounds like ‘Eo-eo-eo’, ‘Geu-geu-geu’, and ‘Gege-geuk’ came out.

The guy carried the left arm around his waist and jumped out of his lover’s arms. He flew up to the roof without touching the ground. He jumped over the wall and flew back to the roof, then fell far into the alley.

Dalcheon went to the Office of the Inspector General, handed the man over to an official at the Office of the Inspector General, and handed him a letter of confession listing his crimes. He threatened that he had to deal with it immediately and that the same document would be sent to His Majesty.

After heading to the palace, he secretly infiltrated the palace and gave one copy to the royal secretariat on duty, and inserted another copy into the documents to be sent to the bedroom.

* * *

Dalcheon, who returned to the school at dawn, sneaked into his dormitory and lay down. Suddenly, he wondered if this was the right thing to do. The words “don’t get involved in worldly affairs” sounded like “don’t use overwhelming force.” It was also interpreted as “don’t add your power to worldly relationships.” It sounded like “don’t make your name known and exalt yourself,” and he also understood it as “let the flow flow.” In a way, education was the most appropriate thing to do. It was truly intended to save students from threats and enable them to focus on their studies.

Before the sun rose, he called Baek Ui-hyeong and asked him to get the gossip from the government offices in Hanyang.

“Why? Did you have an accident?”

“Well, just a little bit. So… … .”

Dalcheon briefly explained the circumstances of the incident and said he was curious about the results, so Baek Ui-hyeong was speechless for a moment. Given the importance and danger of the incident, he had to move immediately. Baek Ui-hyeong immediately rode his horse to Hanyang, and Dalcheon sat quietly and waited for the children.

The great army came first, and now Cheolmuwoong, who was getting close, followed as if he was guarding them. Almost at the same time, Mukhyeong, who was staying at the dormitory, came out with the little boy.

It was because they prepared and practiced Donggong before the sun rose. As they sat facing east, the children who had started to arrive quickly ran and followed them. The daily routine began the same way, but Dalcheon, who had many things on his mind, sat still and did not get up, so Mukhyeong spoke loudly.

“Let’s get started!”

Dalcheon nodded silently and slowly retreated behind those who were starting to open their eyes. There was no standard to compare my actions to in order to secure the legitimacy of my actions. I had done various things under the pretext of learning about the world, but this was the first time I had ever pressured someone with force. Anyway, I had to wait until I heard the news.

It wasn’t even a big hope. I was satisfied with a world where bad people were punished and innocent people could live freely. I sighed at the thought that the power that restrained those who tried to kill people with power, authority, and indiscriminately was another power. It was because I thought that it was no different from the left-wing who pressured the sword world with power and money to assassinate them or myself who jumped in and threatened them to confess.

As the pupils were about to close, the general approached and asked.

“What’s going on?”

Yeah, I can’t say it’s because of you. He smiled.

“Yes. I am waiting for the results of the work.”

Baek Ui-hyeong did not come, and after about an hour, the Grand Prince’s men came running. I could hear everything they were saying at the entrance to the school.

“There is chaos. The head of the swordsmanship and the chief of the left wing who attempted to assassinate the Grand Prince have been locked up in the royal treasury. Among the documents brought to His Majesty’s bedchamber, there were two confessions, and it is said that they were also placed on the morning table. The government is in chaos.”

“I look forward to hearing more. I’m curious about the results.”

“Loyalty!”

The prince glanced at the main temple where Dalcheon was. The subordinate who had come running hurriedly ran back to Hanyang. The prince sat down at the entrance of the school building and looked at the distant water. His face, with his eyes tightly shut, turned toward the sky. Tears flowed out of his tightly lifted gaze. He sat there for a while without even thinking about wiping them off, and then he headed toward the riverbank. His trudging steps were unruly.

Dalcheon, who heard the news from afar, smiled brightly and told Mukhyeong to follow him.

A large army that had been wandering aimlessly on the grassy field near the riverbank for about an hour came up.

“Did the Lord do it?”

“Well, I thought we should improve the students’ academic conditions.”

“How did you do it?”

“I wrote several confessions and submitted them to the relevant departments, and handed them over to the police.”

“Last night?”

“yes.”

“Shall I speak plainly?”

“I won’t do it. If you show me your power, I’ll wet my pants and confess everything.”

“It is not good to fight violence with violence.”

“why?”

“It breeds more violence.”

“It is the governor’s judgment. You cannot properly study while suffering from the threat of assassination.”

“Was it really purely for the purpose of improving academic conditions?”

“That’s what I said.”

The general swallowed his saliva.

“Is there anything you would like from me?”

It was obviously a social question, but Dalcheon spoke as he had originally intended.

“I hope you study hard enough that you won’t be threatened by those guys. You said you would study to protect yourself, right? I hope that happens.”

“Is there really nothing else?”

“Oh, what more could I ask for? Oh! Just pay your tuition on time.”

“this…….”

The Grand Prince was speechless. Perhaps this was a situation where he should be grateful. The method was bad, but if the intention and result were good, should he bow his head and be grateful? I thought he was being ignorant, but it wasn’t.

* * *

Baek Ui-hyeong, who returned in the afternoon, reported the news from Hanyang in more detail. The decisive factor was that he had handed him over to the imperial court without being able to move, and that he had written a confession that he could not leave out or leave out, and posted it in several places. Those who were trying to cover it up by saying it was the Prime Minister’s crime were prevented from using other methods.

The King ordered a detailed investigation from the Sang-cham, and the confirmation was quickly made by acknowledging the confession. The King ordered an investigation into the Crown Prince’s involvement and to find the person who did this, but none of the officials mentioned Dal-cheon out of concern that the matter would become bigger. Although it was a sloppy handling of the matter, there are cases where it ends better. The officials, worried about a bloody purge, kept their mouths shut. Those who were consciously or unknowingly part of the Left Sang faction dispersed.

While Baek Ui-hyeong continued his explanation, Dal-cheon absentmindedly looked down at the distant river. It was an unfamiliar government office matter. It seemed as if he was bored listening to it, and then he dozed off for a moment before suddenly getting up.

“That’s great. Now I have to study. There are only two weeks left.”

“This is how you do things?”

“Then what? I absolutely cannot tolerate assassins climbing over the walls of the academy.”

“Didn’t that actually happen?”

“Is this just a worrying future? There have been more than a dozen assassination attempts.”

“Interfering with worldly affairs is… … .”

“Once you step into the world, you can’t help but intervene. It was an excessive measure, but I’m satisfied.”

Baek Ui-hyeong raised various objections, but no one listened.

* * *

Ten days ago, I submitted the Sajo terminal and the Bo-jun, and was informed that there were no problems. Dal-cheon waved his hand to the three people who were leaving. Dal-cheon pointed out that Mukhyeong did not go.

“Why didn’t you look at it?”

“So what are you going to do? I will focus on studying to improve myself, as you said.”

“Then why did you study together?”

“I was curious.”

“I was just curious… … .”

“and….”

The silent one is sparing with words.

“I wish we could have diverted our activities from the shade to the sun this time.”

“They say that how you behave is the integrity of a scholar.”

“There is a saying.”

“I have decided what to do, and I will not look back. The teaching is good, and the students are good, so I will remain in the school.”

Dalcheon suddenly took a deep breath. The three of them had not thought that if they passed the civil service exam, they would have to leave the academy.

“Ah… … . I didn’t think of that.”

“I was able to study better thanks to the help of those who had already passed in the past. All three of us will pass. And we will work as civil servants and soldiers and leave.”

Dalcheon sighed and quickly shook his head.

“It’s a place to nurture talent. After finishing their studies, they have to leave. It’s sad, disappointing, and regrettable, but I don’t like it, so I can’t stop them from going forward.”

“Of course.”

He seemed to be feeling lonely inside, so he walked around here and there until he reached the riverside. Mukhyeong followed him right away.

“Where are you going?”

“I want to find a good place and pray.”

“Do you pray too?”

“Of course. I hope things work out well, but what if I add to it with my heart?”