Detective Ori Hides the Status Window - Chapter 215



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215. Engrave the bit of treason (1)

Among Jeong Hoo-gyeom’s misconceptions, one part was correct.

Confucian scholars in Joseon were displeased with the sight of Westerners coming into the royal palace.

Kim Un-haeng put Lee Deok-mu in Chunbang to give a wrong signal to Jeong Hoo-gyeom and Princess Hwawan, but of course he did not tell them the purpose.

So Shim Hwan-ji, the Chun Party official who was at the forefront, also received the wrong signal. He was impressed by the fact that even though Kim Un-haeng often showed suspicious aspects – too often – he was fundamentally a Wijeongcheoksapist.

“As His Majesty the Lord commented when he offered prayers a while ago, Chun-sik is a person who shows the way through action, not through learning. “We can make up for the lack of literature.”

Sim Hwan-ji is the sub-teaching of Hong Mun-gwan, the core of Cheongyo. As he took the lead in the attack, the two Jesuit priests became quite embarrassed.

“There are scholars who criticize Seo-eol for being good at spring, but in God’s eyes, Seo-eol is actually cleaner than Westerners. “Why do you allow such a cluttered and murky atmosphere to be mixed in the palace?”

“Moreover, the base from which those two teachers spread the message is the house of Yi Ik-ui’s disciple Lee Ga-hwan, and his family is a descendant of the traitor Lee Jam (a Namin figure who was executed for opposing the Noron during the reign of King Sukjong).”

In fact, Noron originally did not even place Catholics in the position of ‘pagans’. Just like all Joseon scholars around this time.

However, the problem is that the Namin scholar society, which gained momentum due to Chae Je-gong’s success, began to unite around Lee Ga-hwan and Catholicism.

Even if the same thing is said, if our side says it, it is a courageous statement of conviction, and if the other side says it, it is a party opinion blinded by political strife. If I don’t like it, it’s reasonable doubt, and if I like it, it’s a reasonable doubt.

Noron also began to have ‘reasonable doubts’ about Catholicism. Because he hated strangers. Kim Un-haeng, who used the Internet in Korea, also played a role.

“This is not the first time people have called for eliminating the names (justices) that Seonghyeon distinguished and overturning the differences between superiors and subordinates and etiquette. “Isn’t it a type of yellow dry and red rice anyway?”

“Not only was Kim Chun-sik unable to make detailed arguments and testimonials, but there was a reason why he deliberately used the Chukji method all the way to the Duman River to catch them!”

Moreover, these criticisms are effective because they actually have a basis.

The history of Geungi Namin (近畿南人) becoming the window of Catholicism is not a coincidence. The dualism of Lee Hwang, the founder of Namin, and his later acceptance of Catholicism are not unrelated.

Nowadays, if you try to talk about Neo-Confucianism, neither the king nor the authorities can understand it, so everyone has given up, but it is a different story if there is a chance to win. A storm of ‘Seoin’ orthodox ego monism swept through the government.

Of course, the Jesuits are much more familiar with such discussions.

All criticisms of Christian doctrine that an ordinary modern person could think of were refuted before the fall of the Western Roman Empire, and even criticisms that smarter pre-modern scholars could think of were blocked by Captain Asia Matteo Ricci with the shield of the Heavenly Chamber.

However, the opponent is not just a citizen or a scholar. (Excluding Yeongsu), they are the highest class of intellectuals in this country and the final winners in the long history of Joseon’s struggle for Neo-Confucianism.

If Catholicism is a ‘universal church,’ Noron is a ‘universal Confucianism.’ In the face of Noron’s onslaught, the two priests’ temporary positions as city councilors were in jeopardy.

* * *

If impeached like this, the method an ordinary Joseon scholar would take is simple. All you have to do is just give up your official position and return to your hometown.

However, the moment these two fall away from power, their lives are in danger. If they are kicked out of Joseon, the only thing that awaits them as traitors to the emperor is death.

Anton Gogaisle, who still did not know that Britain had sent a grand fleet, sighed.

“The decision to come to Joseon was correct in that the chaos in the Qing Dynasty would continue, but time is a problem. Can we hold out until the Qing regime changes or Europeans connect with Joseon?”

However, for the Jesuits, the ‘believer hunters’ who search the world with the sword of the Gospel, such trials are a daily occurrence. If you are isolated and cannot improvise, you do not qualify as a spy.

Hallerstein scratched his chin in a resolute manner.

“Just do what you do in China. “We have no choice but to convince them of our value.”

Noron did not attack the overall Western civilization and knowledge itself, including mathematics, astronomy, navigation, military, natural history, and medicine.

Because it was brought in through pirates before the priests, it was not recognized as a ‘Catholic thing’, and since it was stolen from Joseon rather than received as a favor, there was no sense of indebtedness or inferiority.

So, Noron scholars were also using it well where it was needed. Although he did not grow poisonous plants like Kim Ihwan.

Among them, the most representative knowledge was military, as expected of practical Joseon people.

The two priests met the crown prince and had the opportunity to have an audience with the king. The formality was a kind of trick where the king came to the crown prince’s wedding.

* * *

“Recently, a remarkable breakthrough occurred in the Western countries (Europe) in the discussion of sick leave. Although it may be unpleasant for a monk who should put charity first, it is a law that requires sending to God what is God’s and sending to the monarch what is the monarch’s [Gospel of Matthew]. “The military is an indispensable element of a nation, so I will make that point known in today’s lecture to His Majesty the King.”

They appeal to the fact that they have no intention of infringing on the native royal authority and social order, and they package it well as a military issue that the king likes, making presentations possible without interruption.

It was indeed an elite technique of the Jesuits. As Hallerstein expected, Lee Hwon concentrated.

“What is that?”

“Originally, war was about capturing the enemy’s castle, and if you built a strong castle in the sea and stocked up on candles, you could fend off even a million-strong army. Even in Joseon, castles were built on various mountains.”

However, this trend changed from the late 17th to early 18th centuries.

To summarize very briefly, it was when mathematics was ‘applied’ to the battlefield.

Of course, mathematics and war have been around for a long time, but it is important to combine them.

With carefully calculated trenches and cannons, it was possible to calculate the time of capture of ‘any fortress’, as long as there were no variables such as enemy reinforcements or diplomatic interference. France’s Vauban, famous as the builder of cute star-shaped fortresses, actually became more famous as the destroyer of fortresses who guaranteed a 50-day siege.

At the same time, the commander leading a large army was able to calculate the optimal march route that was ‘calculated’ without any room for theory, instead of trying to do things like blindly marching in parallel.

This inevitably led to an explosive ‘expansion’ of the entire field army.

If you let your guard down, believing that you can limit the enemy’s movement with forts or bastions, as before, you will be defeated when you encounter an enemy force that appears to have come out of the ground.

Britain’s Marlborough and France’s Napoleon were both people who made good use of it. There were no particularly innovative new weapons in their era, but these software changes led to a significant decline in fortress-centered defense strategies before aircraft were even introduced.

And Joseon, which had no exchanges with Europe, was also vaguely aware of this. This is how human civilization collapsed during the Ming and Qing Wars and the Manchu War.

However, there is a big difference between having a theory and not having one. This is because the basis for policy discussion varies. ‘I tried it and it worked?’ This is why long-term development is not possible with only a certain level of ‘practical technology’.

Lee Hwon nodded with satisfaction.

“I’ve always thought so too, but this is the first time it’s been discussed so clearly.”

“That’s right. It was this wisdom that led the old kings of Joseon (Hyeonjong and Sukjong) to distrust the existing fortification lines, and the dismantling of Namhansanseong Fortress by former general Kim Un-haeng followed this change. All are the radiance of wisdom that shines on His Majesty’s glorious reign.”

No matter what Go Gaiseul said, of course she wasn’t that kind of Simmowonryeo in the first place.

It is true that they tried to strengthen the walls of Seoul by transporting Namhansanseong bricks, but Kim Un-haeng stole them all and sold them, so the only result was the ‘dismantling of the backward fortress fortress’. It is also a bonus to avoid the resentment that comes with labor.

However, the missionaries had no way of knowing such circumstances, and even if they had known, they would not have changed their words. Anyway, the purpose of this lecture is not to strengthen Joseon’s military power, but to strengthen their vitality.

As the sermon reached maturity, Hallerstein pulled out his secret weapon.

“What do you need most to make these plans in advance?”

Lee Hwon looked back at Crown Prince Lee Jeong. It seemed like he wanted to test the crown prince.

Although the Crown Prince was not a military enthusiast like his father, the missionaries gave him detailed information in advance. The crown prince pretended to think for a moment and then answered.

“Is it a map?”

Lee Hwon was satisfied. The missionaries were also satisfied.

“That’s right. “It is impossible to measure it using mathematics unless you understand in detail the shape and length of the road, as well as all the circumstances of the mountains, fields, rivers, and valleys.”

This is not a big deal either. Almost all military maps of Joseon were completed by Joseon officials who learned the techniques of James Cook.

But Hallerstein smiled like one of God’s most faithful servants, that is, Satan.

The first to notice the strange incident was Sim Hwan-ji, who was watching the missionaries carefully.

‘Could it be that it’s a map of a place other than Joseon?’

Shim Hwan-ji’s premonition was accurate.

“This is a detailed map of the entire northern China, completed with the inspiration of the Holy Spirit and unparalleled intelligence by Xavier-Ehrenberg Fredelli, a Linz man who was a scholar of our Jesuits and had a close relationship with an old loyalist of Joseon (Lee Yi-myeong).”

Hallerstein and Go Ga-seul politely accepted the map, just like when Hyeong-ga presented the map of Dokhang to King Yeong-jeong of Jin.

Of course, since the two are not assassins, there is no knife hidden on the map.

However, the invisible sword may be scarier.

Lee Hwon slowly stretched out his hand and held the map as if holding an intangible sword.

* * *

One thing to make clear is that this is not some kind of shocking incident.

King Sukjong also performed a memorial service at Mandongmyo and recited a poem in front of his subjects saying he would destroy the Qing Dynasty, and King Sang Lee Geum also asked whenever envoys returned, whether there was any way to break through Shenyang.

So there was no way it would leak to the government again. Since this is something we have always done, the security measures we have always taken are in place.

However, one thing was different this time, most of the Joseon people shorted the Jurchen tribe.

Among them, the biggest short sellers were Joseon’s bourgeoisie and public officials. A representative example is the war donation of 300,000 nyang.

People who buy things that other people like and wait for the prize money are third-rate.

People who use insider information and study economics to make predictive investments are second-class.

The person who buys anything with a pretty name and makes it go up is the best.

Propaganda and agitation by rank-and-file officials were rampant. According to history, Kim Yak-haeng, who should have been exiled to Heuksan Island at three times the speed and never appeared again, was enshrined as a speaker here and there.

“A scholar from a Western country that even China could not compete with presented a map to our king!”

“Offering a map means offering land according to ancient rites. In the old writings, it was said that ‘the nine virtues are precious’, but it was just to lure them in with the benefit of local products. Isn’t this what true virtue is? “Where else are we looking for neutralization?”

“This is a project that Kim Chun-sik has been trying to accomplish for a long time by assisting His Highness the Prime Minister, right?”

“That’s why Kim Yak-haeng came forward! Ah, Jang-dong Kim Moon-haeng’s circle is full of Jun-jae… … .”

The number of Chomo troops to be sent to Pyeongan-do increased significantly.

Joseon was not a country where the government provided money from the treasury to recruit soldiers, so it had to suffer with only morale, but the situation changed when the rank and file officials provided capital.

Workers from all over, wrestling merchants, kicked out military officers, and disowned Koreans flocked to the place. The legend of ‘China’s enormous treasures’ further stimulated the trend.

Liberation Stars no longer accepts anyone. It has been a long time since the navy transformed from a job that no one wanted to do to a job that requires great competition. Now, the only way to get a hit was with the volunteer army.

Of course, Jeong Hoo-gyeom and Princess Hwawan also sensed this trend.

Although he failed to eliminate the missionaries and isolate the crown prince, the era of rampant armed forces is a great opportunity for Hyo-woong. Jeong Hoo-gyeom went to visit his mother.

Princess Hwawan was reading the text.

These days, she has been forcing her nephew, Prince Yongdu, to become Prince Hyoryeong. It was not a call to shave her head, but a pressure to sharpen her studies in preparation for when her older brother was dethroned.

Just by looking at the barrel of the gun, Kim Un-haeng, you could tell that her brother disliked guys who could read, but unless he was a pervert, it was not impossible for his younger sister to be deeply interested in her brother, so it was not something he could not understand.

In any case, to do that, you also need to acquire more academic knowledge. Parents must also study at least high school math in order to provide college entrance exam consulting for their children.

Jeong Hoo-gyeom roughly understood his mother’s intentions in that way. No matter how much it was wool, I didn’t want to think that I did it because I wanted to have by my side the young Japanese man who was serving me and was folding and unfolding ordinal numbers in a fancy way.

Jeong Hoo-gyeom first spoke to Kaoru.

“I have something urgent to say to my mother, so you should stay out.”

Kaoru knew well that if he even pretended to hesitate here, he would be immediately suspected. He got up right away.

“yes.”

However, Kaoru is from Edo’s finest midon.

He obeyed without showing any sign of hesitation in his expression or speech, and only faintly showed his regret for Princess Hwawan in the slightest trace of his steps and gestures.

The key is to just give off a hint of something passing so smoothly that you wouldn’t even notice it unless you wanted to hold on to Kaoru in the first place. Even if this is said in words, it is a skill that not even Kaoru himself can teach to anyone.

However, Princess Hwawan was caught.

“Huni (Kaoru), sit back down. What can you say when you can’t even trust your family members? Don’t you know that if you keep saying things like that over trivial things, you’ll end up raising suspicions that aren’t there?”

That statement is not wrong. That’s the same as saying that from now on, I’m going to tell you dirty things. However, Jeong Hoo-gyeom felt resentful of her mother for having dared to say that.

He chose his words carefully.

“Now that the country is seething with great pride, if you allow it, I would like to ask the elders of the family to join in the work of avenging the country’s shame.”

The sire’s family’s involvement in politics is an absolute taboo. This is a project for the Jeong family’s loyalty to the nation every day.

Fortunately, Princess Hwawan wasn’t that foolish and quickly understood.

“i get it. You are now 15 years old, so how can I stop you? Your intentions are great. Be sure to be loyal to your country.”

“I will follow your orders.”

* * *

Princess Hwawan’s carelessness is not unreasonable. This is because she brought Kaoru, her live-in slave, into her household and rarely allowed him to go out.

But that doesn’t really matter to Kaoru.

Even Kim Unhaeng sometimes forgets about it, but Team Japan, who call themselves the Chunsikjo (春植組), including Gennai Hiraga, who is in love with Kaoru, is fine as Jangdong Kim Moon’s bodyguard who received Joseon family registration. Now that Kim Unhaeng was gone, they were relying on the goodwill of Kaoru, a local (and wealthy) man.

Therefore, the news that Jeong Hoo-gyeom was secretly gathering people reached Kim Yi-hwan’s ears immediately.

Gennai Hiraga, who can be considered Japan’s Leonardo da Vinci, is also a member of SIT. It was not strange for him to interact with the president’s son, Kim Yi-hwan.

Kim Yi-hwan met him under the pretense of receiving delivery of several Joseon-made pocket watches, a popular SIT product these days.

Hiraga, who pretended to explain the parts diligently, and Kim Ihwan, who pretended to understand well, got along well. They parted ways so naturally that they were not noticed even by Jeong Hoo-gyeom’s gaze.

And Kim Yi-hwan opened the expensive pocket watch without hesitation. In any case, both the father and son had the same dislike for machine civilization.

Kim Un-haeng’s action of summoning Lee Jae-woon from Jeju in preparation for such a time paid off. Lee Jae-woon, who traveled to Suwon regularly, delivered Kaoru’s writing in the watch and Kim Yi-hwan’s situation analysis report to Kim Un-haeng.

As a result, Kim Unhaeng was able to receive the news he had been waiting for.

It was the winter solstice month when Britain was poised to explode in Manila.

* * *

I’m glad it’s not too late.

I was anxious because war maniacs were running amok while I was away in Seoul.

If tensions between the Blue House and the Blue House arise before the traitors are subdued, everything will be ruined. Because you can’t negotiate with the status window.

Jeong Hu-gyeom’s power is still weak. He is concerned about ‘postponing’ the rebellion, if not giving it up. It is the same way that it is difficult for someone with a strong heart to perform an unaccompanied rap talent show.

To brighten up the mood, of course, ‘Drop the Beat’.

For the sake of a peaceful Yeonguijeong road, I decided to engrave a bit of treason on Jeong Hu-gyeom’s hat.

Author’s Note

1. During the reign of King Sukjong, Ijam pushed back against King Gyeongjong during the competition for successor, and was executed by the Noron faction that was in power at the time (but in the end, the successor was Gyeongjong). Even the Chinese characters are the same as Lee Jam, who was martyred at Jinju Castle during the Japanese invasions.

Lee Ik and Lee Ga-hwan are descendants of this family. Lee Ga-hwan, who appeared in episodes 184 and 199, was attacked by Sim Hwan-ji during the reign of King Jeongjo because of his family name, Jun Jae-ina, who was said to have academic knowledge that surpassed even Lee Deok-mu.

2. It is difficult to say that Matteo Ricci’s ≪Cosmic Reality≫ refuted everything the Confucian scholars of the time said as it was an apologia, but his attempt to study Chinese classics better than most scholars of the time and persuade the other party as much as possible is highly evaluated. .

3. The Jesuits’ mapmaking of China was mentioned several times, including in episodes 169 and 186. In the story, it was thanks to that map that the Jesuit priests were able to break through Manchuria and come to the Duman River.

4. The mention that the materials from Namhansanseong Fortress were originally planned to be used to reinforce the walls of Seoul appeared in the ‘No one lives forever’ part of episode 164.

5. The ‘benefit of local products’ part of the conversation between scholars is what Guan Zhong says. Guan Zhong discussed how to control barbarians from all directions and said that by treating them with respect and purchasing their local products at high prices, they could suppress their invasion. Among them, there is ‘patterned leather from Baljoseon’, which is one of the first instances of Joseon being mentioned in Chinese history.

6. An ordinal number is an object that resembles a bookmark and counts the number of times it is read by folding and unfolding it along the scale. This service is usually done by children of close family members or relatives, and it also has educational significance. It is said that Hyegyeonggung Hong was close to her uncle Hong Yong-han, who was her age (one year older) and played beside him when she was young.