Who threatened Cheonma Hara with a knife - Chapter 461



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461 Official Positions (1)

Dokgo-ryong and Hanso-ryong. Ilmok, who had imagined the sight of two dragons growling at each other, shook his body once and shook off his distracting thoughts.

“I guess this is your first time in the North.”

Han So-ryong stared at him and asked, perhaps mistaking Ilmok for shivering from the cold.

Since there seemed to be no need to clear up the misunderstanding, Ichimoku gave an appropriate answer.

“Hahaha. It seems like you’re wearing a little too little clothing. Oh, if your highness is willing to join us, how about we mobilize the northern army now and work together to wipe out those bastards?”

“It is a good idea to attack those bastards, but it is impossible to move the entire Northern Army.”

Ilmok frowned slightly, then relaxed his eyebrows and asked.

“Can you tell me why?”

“It’s simple. The enemy our Northern Army is preparing for is not just Myeol-a-geol.”

Perhaps because he felt that words alone were not enough to explain it, the Northern Army commander immediately shouted.

“Hey! Bring me the map!”

As soon as his order was finished, a loud and proud reply was heard from outside the palace, and soon a general appeared carrying a map.

Han So-ryong spread the map on the table and pointed to the area near the Northern Army Command headquarters where they had set up camp.

“This is where our northern army is located. And in the northern part of the central plains, the Myeolgyeols have a very large presence. However, the entire grassland is not their territory.”

The hand of the Northern Commander, who was pointing to the territory of the Myeolyeo guys, turned east.

“The Jurchen people have settled in the area north of the Heilongjiang River, and although their power has weakened, the Khitan people still remain. Also, Silla is located south of the Heilongjiang River, so we cannot completely abandon this border.”

These were all familiar names to Ilmok.

Because it was a name I had heard several times while studying Korean history and preparing for the civil service exam in my previous life.

Among them, the name Silla was something that could not be ignored.

‘Was it true that Goryeo fell and Silla, not Joseon, took over the Korean peninsula?’

Since Genghis Khan and the Yuan Dynasty did not exist, I had a feeling that the process of Goryeo’s fall would be quite different from the history I knew.

From then on, Ilmok continued to ask the Northern Army Commander questions about the Jurchen, Khitans, and Silla.

Han So-ryong answered briefly, perhaps because of his natural temperament, but he still explained it sincerely.

However, perhaps because they were invaders from the perspective of the Northern Army Commander-in-Chief, half of the content was gossip.

Ilmok set aside Han So-ryong’s subjective opinions and organized only moderately objective information in his head.

‘There was no Yuan Dynasty, but eventually the royal family and officials became corrupt and their power weakened, leading to a rebellion.’

Only the time period and the force that led the rebellion were different from the original history.

As we exchanged questions and answers, that thought naturally occurred to me.

‘Then of course Hunminjeongeum would not exist either.’

If history had been different, there was a possibility that King Sejong would not have been born, and even if King Sejong had been born, the creation of Hunminjeongeum would have been impossible.

Even King Sejong, who had power close to absolute monarchy, promulgated Hangeul after overcoming countless objections.

However, since the Korean peninsula is currently ruled by the Kim dynasty, the creation of Hunminjeongeum was impossible.

The conversation between the two continued for quite some time, as Ilmok’s curiosity was satisfied and Han So-ryong was asked questions about those he had been fighting all his life.

As the outside of the pavilion seemed to be turning crimson, Ichimoku smiled faintly and said.

“The conversation has been enjoyable and has gone on longer than I expected. If it’s not too much trouble, would it be okay if I stay here for a day and leave tomorrow?”

“It seems like I’m the old man who’s been holding onto a busy young man for no reason. I’ll give you a room, so you can get some rest today.”

After finishing the conversation in a friendly atmosphere, Ichimoku left the hall with a satisfied expression.

It wasn’t because the talks were successful.

‘I guess I can rest for a day and then go back.’

The talks were over long ago, when that gentleman expressed his intention to join.

The reason Ilmok took such a long time to answer the questions was partly out of curiosity, but also because he wanted to rest for a day before leaving.

Because I couldn’t return to Beijing right away after the meeting was over.

But since we’ve been traveling for two days, shouldn’t we rest for a day or so before going back?

* * *

The next morning.

After eating a simple breakfast prepared by the Northern Army Command, Ilmok leisurely prepared to leave.

As the sun was nearing its zenith, he finished preparing and headed to the carriage, where the Northern Army Commander was waiting for him.

“Please take a look.”

As expected, Ilmok responded to his simple greeting that suited his personality.

“I think the specifics and positions will have to be decided after I return to Beijing, but if it is alright with you, would you please divide the troops now and prepare to fight against those who want to destroy us in advance?”

“If it’s about advancing north, we welcome it at any time.”

After a brief conversation, Ilmok and Hanso-ryong paid their respects to each other with lottery tickets.

Ilmok and his party boarded the carriage and once again set off on their journey to Beijing.

‘The meeting was successful, I was able to resolve some of my questions, and I even got a day of rest, so I guess it was a successful trip.’

After two days of riding in a carriage with such thoughts in their minds, they arrived in Beijing again.

The whole thing headed straight for the castle. The inner castle was completely destroyed, and the outer castle was also in ruins due to the battle. One of the few remaining intact places was being used as a conference hall.

When we arrived there, all the important figures, including the leader Wi Jin-hak, were gathered there.

“You must have had a hard time traveling all the way to the North while you were still in poor health.”

Then, Ilmok answered, hiding his true feelings, saying, “Then, you said not to send it?”

“I just did what I had to do.”

In response to the question, Ilmok briefly explained the conversation he had with Han So-ryong.

Of course, all questions and answers about Silla were omitted.

“Han So-ryong is a veteran with a strong temper, a military officer who wants to devote his life to preventing foreign invasion rather than internal affairs.”

“After listening to the story of the left sect leader, it seems that the leader is that kind of man.”

Wi Jin-hak nodded once and gave the order.

“Prepare two edicts to be sent immediately to the northern border. One will be sent to the Usha, and the other will be sent to the Northern Army Commander.”

It seemed that Wei Jinxue was also headed towards absorbing the Northern Military Command.

“It’s getting late, so you may leave now. I, the leader, will prepare a letter to send to you two.”

As those who had gathered at Wei Jin-hak’s command left one by one, Ilmok also took a walk to rest.

However, the only thing that Ichimoku could move was one step.

– Youngest, you stay for a while.

Because of the sudden arrival of the sound of the Wei Jinhak.

I waited for a moment, trying to hide my shit-chewing expression.

After everyone had left and Wei Jin-hak had written two edicts, Wei Jin-hak opened his mouth.

“Silver footnote. Please pass it on to the left secretary.”

As soon as Wei Jin-hak’s order was over, Eun Wi-gak-ju, who had been staying with Ilmok, brought a large piece of paper and handed it to Ilmok.

Even with a quick glance, it wasn’t difficult to figure out what it was.

“This is the central control that has been prepared for the past five days. However, this alone seems to be lacking, so I caught you, who could not attend the meeting, to ask for your opinion one last time. This is the result of taking into account the opinions of others, so feel free to express your opinion as well.”

“Let me take a look.”

After skimming through the contents written on the paper, I got a rough idea of ​​how it was made.

‘They just appropriately incorporated the Cheonmasingyo religion into the original Han Dynasty’s system.’

It felt like they left the positions necessary for administration intact, and added only a few that were necessary for religious purposes.

For example, there were places like missionaries.

‘I need to go back and rest quickly, so let’s just answer according to what I know and then finish.’

What Ilmok knew was, of course, the administrative system of the modern Republic of Korea.

Having studied Korean history, I knew about the central government systems of Goryeo, Balhae, and Joseon, but I thought this might be a little better.

However, I had no intention of applying it as is.

‘If you talk about things like democracy or separation of powers, you’ll be lucky if you don’t get burned at the stake.’

After gathering his thoughts, Ichimoku calmly opened his mouth.

“First of all, rather than leaving missionaries behind, it would be better to establish a new Ministry of Foreign Affairs.”

“The most important thing is to spread the doctrine of the new religion, so how can we eliminate missionaries? Also, if diplomacy is handled by the Ministry of Rites, is there a need to create a new one?”

“As the leader said, spreading the doctrine of the new religion is the top priority. The problem is that within the territory of the new religion, the doctrine will be spread through education anyway. In the end, since the missionaries and the Gyomagak will always work together, there is a risk that the work will be delayed. And it’s not just the Gyomagak. Perhaps, the missionaries could end up interfering with the work of all departments.”

Now that it has become a kind of religious state, it is inevitable that all business will involve doctrine or missionary work.

“I think I know what you’re trying to say. Why are you suggesting that we create a separate Ministry of Foreign Affairs when we could just eliminate the missionaries and establish a Ministry of Rites?”

“Because the Ministry of Rites is a department that handles not only diplomacy but also various other tasks. Now, our religion borders many countries, and even a new empire has been established in the territory of the Western Huai Muslims. Therefore, we need to focus more on diplomacy, and we need to spread and evangelize the doctrines of our religion abroad.”

Wi Jin-hak nodded and asked, as if he thought Ilmok’s words were reasonable.

“If so, who do you think would be right to take on the position of head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs?”

Ilmok thought about it for a moment.

‘If things were as they were, it would be right for Baek Woon-hak, who was the missionary, to be correct… .’

Although it is less than Baek Cheon, it is amazing that you entrust the diplomacy of a huge empire to that interest group.

A dizzying sight came to mind, but it was difficult to leave it to someone else.

‘The six brothers who traveled between the West and the North are the right ones…’

Come to think of it, diplomacy was a side job for me as a missionary. It’s just that the roles have been reversed.

However, it was not possible to appoint Yuk Sa-hyeong as the head and place Baek Woon-hak under him.

In this war, the same goes for the Cheonmasingyo, a crazy group that prioritizes force.

“First of all, I think it would be best to appoint the current head of the missionary family, Baek Woon-hak, as the head of the family, with the six elder brothers assisting him.”

Still, I thought things would get a little better as time passed and Baek Woon-hak retired.

‘It would be best if Yuk Sa-hyeong took charge of diplomacy as the leader and Baek-cheon as his assistant, but it can’t be helped.’

As he was drawing that future, something suddenly popped into his mind.

‘Wait. If I do this well, I can pass on all the work to you.’

Establishes administrative system and recommends heads of each ministry.

What if, in the process, you could appoint all the heads of the remaining ministries, limiting yourself?

Ichimoku’s head, which had been angry about working overtime, began to work quickly.

“Next, I think it would be good to leave the Dark Shadow Pavilion and the Silver Widow Pavilion as they are, but change the role of the Dark Shadow Pavilion a little. The Silver Widow Pavilion will continue its mission of assisting and protecting the leader, and the Dark Shadow Pavilion will be in charge of the internal audit of the Central Plains.”

In modern terms, the Eunwi-gak would be the Office of the President and the Presidential Security Service, and the Amyeong-gak would be the National Intelligence Service and the Board of Audit and Inspection.

‘If we look at it from this perspective, you could say that Eunwigak is Geumgun and Amyeonggak is Dongchang.’

However, it was not Ilmok’s intention to turn all the Dark Shadows into eunuchs.

If I had said that, the three death sentences might come at night with swords in their mouths.

Anyway, from then on, Ichimoku continued to talk.

“Isn’t one of the top priorities of the new religion to be spreading the doctrine and caring for the people? So, just like the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, we need to separate the original task of the Ministry of Rites, which is education, and make it into a separate ministry. Naturally, this should be taken care of by the Gyomagak. How about the head of the Gyomagak, the Hyukryeoncheon Gang family head who was originally in charge of the Gyomagak?”

In the early days of the founding of the country, the position of Gyoma-gakju, which was probably the most burdensome, was passed on to Hyukryeon Cheon-gang.

“Similarly, I think it would be a good idea to establish a new ministry to care for all living beings. I think the name would be the Ministry of Welfare, and the main job of the Ministry of Welfare would be to support orphans, beggars, and the elderly who are left alone and cannot even make a living.”

“Hahaha. Anyone who looks at it would think that position would be best left to King Geul and Gae-bok.”

Sometimes, all you had to do was tell Wei Jin Xue what duties the new department would be responsible for, and Wei Jin Xue would automatically appoint the right head.

* * *

After organizing the new administrative system and discussing the heads of each department, Ilmok bowed and left.

Wi Jin-hak, who had been looking at the place where Ilmok had left for a moment, smiled faintly and said.

“Isn’t the Left Secretary truly amazing?”

“It’s amazing how much can change in such a short period of time.”

For some reason, Wei Jin-hak shook his head at Eunwi-gakju’s answer.

“I wasn’t talking about the wisdom of the Left Secretary. I was talking about the mindset of that upright official who, despite having made the greatest contribution in this war, refuses to put his name on any position.”

“That is indeed so. But are you really planning not to give any official position to the Left Secretary?”

Wi Jin-hak laughed heartily at Eunwi-gakju’s question.

“Hahaha. How could that be? Since the Left Secretary would have been humble and declined all the seats, I intentionally left out the seats I was going to give to the Left Secretary and did not tell him about them.”

It was a story that would have brought tears to your eyes if you had actually heard it.