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Taejonbirok Volume 14 Episode 8
Chapter 79: The Lazy Man, Imprisoned (3)
There were many ways to make people uncomfortable.
There are beatings and tortures. But Wei Yanhu has now discovered a new method.
This method was much more gentle than the methods he had known so far, but in another way, it secretly annoyed people more than any other method he had ever encountered.
“……Why are you looking at me like that?”
It would be rare for someone to be indifferent to those who are close to ten and are simultaneously pressuring him with their eyes. Wei Yanhuo thought of himself as a very indifferent person, but the look in their eyes right now made even Wei Yanhuo flinch.
“So, why are you looking at me like that?”
Jang Il, who had been staring at Wi Yeon-ho in silence for a long time, opened his mouth.
“I’m not blaming you.”
"huh?"
“You don’t blame a chicken for not being able to fly. You don’t blame a raccoon for digging a hole.”
“What are you talking about?”
“We knew that you would cause trouble if you entered the palace, but it was our fault for not running away and holding onto hope that something might happen. We should have done it without looking back.”
“Is that a compliment?”
“It’s a curse! You son of a bitch!”
Jang-il got up quickly, clung to the bars, and banged his head against them.
“How is it that you have no sense of surprise! How is it that you never go against expectations even a little bit!”
“If you do something that people don’t normally do, you die.”
“You’d better die, you son of a bitch!”
“Oh my, I’m hurt.”
“Eu …
Wi Jeong-han comforted Jang Il, who was groaning.
“Honestly. I know it’s hard to be rational given the circumstances, but even if you’re caught in a tiger’s den, you just have to keep your wits about you…….”
“This is not a tiger’s den, this is the Imperial Jade Palace, Grandmaster! If you come to your senses here, your neck will be cut off!”
“Is that so?”
Wi Jeong-han opened his eyes wide and glared at Wi Yeon-ho.
“You damn son!”
“I told you, I feel wronged.”
“Are you upset? Are you upset?”
Wi Jeong-han took off his shoe and threw it at Wi Yeon-ho.
“You crazy bastard! I would have tried to rebel against anything. But you beat the prince? The prince? Why didn’t you beat the emperor instead, you crazy bastard!”
“I told you, I didn’t know you were the crown prince!”
“Why are you walking around with your eyes open! Why are your eyes open! You’d rather walk around with your eyes closed! Why did the wind blow that made you come out of your room and start this mess?”
Wi Jeong-han knew exactly what it meant to be burning inside. As he looked at Wi Yeon-ho, he felt as if he had literally swallowed a charcoal fire, and his entire body, from his esophagus to his stomach, burned.
“I knew that because of you, my family would one day be ruined, but I didn’t know it would be like this! Treason, you crazy bastard!”
“Then why were you captured so easily! Shouldn’t you have come to rescue me!”
“If you escape a man who is imprisoned for treason, you are effectively admitting your guilt. Are you telling me to do that? Why should I live my whole life as a fugitive? How can I see my ancestors when I die?”
“Well, your ancestors would have preferred to escape and survive rather than die like that. They said that even rolling around in dog shit is better than living in this world.”
“Kuaaaah!”
Unable to bear it any longer, Wi Jeong-han broke down the door to the brain prison and rushed into the brain prison where Wi Yeon-ho was.
“Warden! Wardenuuuuuu! The prisoner is escaping!”
“Come out! Won’t you come out?”
As Wi Jeong-han began to pound on the brain prison where Wi Yeon-ho was, the guards rushed over and began to calm Wi Jeong-han down.
“Calm down, please.”
“It will be difficult if you do this here.”
“You must not come out of the prison. You must not break the prison door either.”
The wise man roared.
“I know! I know! I’m going to beat up that bastard and then go back, so get out of the way. I’ll only be back in a moment! Oh, come on, I’m not running away! I’m going to take care of my business and then go back in, so come out for a moment! Won’t you come out?”
“Warden! Warden! The prisoner is escaping! The prisoner!”
The warden watched the scene quietly and smiled happily.
“This is a mess.”
It's a mess.
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“It was an unfortunate accident.”
Cold sweat ran down Lee Wang-ya's forehead.
'This idiot.'
I know. I know.
This is a trick of melting.
There was no reason for the prince to come in and out in his everyday clothes without wearing a royal robe. Nokki must have teased the prince, saying that there was something fun to do. And then Wei Yanhu would have played along according to Nokki’s script.
If there had been even a glimmer of possibility, he should have warned Wei Yanhu in advance. However, he also could not have imagined that Nokki would use such a scheme.
'That wicked man.'
Although Nokki was bowing his head on the other side, Lee Wang-ya did not miss the subtle smile Nokki was showing. He was only smiling to himself, without the emperor on the throne seeing.
Suppressing his boiling anger, Iwangya lowered his head even further.
“Wei Yanhu is a martial artist. A martial artist cannot help but be ignorant of the imperial laws. So…….”
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“Does Your Majesty wish to insult Your Majesty?”
As Nokki opened his mouth, Iwangya's face distorted.
“Contempt!”
“How can you say something like that?”
“What is wrong with what I said?”
“There is nothing in this world that does not belong to the Emperor, not even a blade of grass or a rolling stone. Even if they are martial artists, they are naturally His Majesty’s subjects! If you enter the imperial court, you should learn imperial etiquette. If Your Majesty considers that the subjects have not learned etiquette, it is an evil crime that insults the imperial laws established by the sages, and furthermore, it damages Your Majesty’s dignity.”
"eww……."
Lee Wang-ya let out a sigh.
Words can't do anything to defeat that guy.
“Furthermore, I heard that the sinner was someone you heard from. Am I wrong?”
“Yes…….”
“Your Majesty the King has tried to assassinate the Crown Prince. Isn’t there a reason why he used illegal methods to do something that should have been done according to royal law?”
“That’s not it!”
“Then why?”
“……That guy is not very good at etiquette……”
thud!
The melted ice rolled heavily on the floor.
“If he is not well-versed in etiquette, shouldn’t it take a thousand or ten thousand days to make him learn etiquette and bring him into the palace? Isn’t that the natural duty of someone who serves Your Majesty? Etiquette is the natural way to express loyalty. I cannot understand why you would want to have someone who cannot even do this properly meet Your Majesty. How could you do such a thing without some other intention?”
“What other intentions?”
Nokki looked at Iwangya quietly and said.
“If His Highness the Crown Prince had passed away, what would the palace be like now?”
“Inoooooooooooooo!”
Lee Wang-ya shouted with a face that was completely worn out by aging.
The current emperor has many children, but only one is a male, the crown prince. If the crown prince dies, the one who will inherit the throne will be Lee Wang-ya.
“Are you saying that I am now trying to seize power?”
“I never said that. But you can’t deny that that’s how things are going.”
“This bastard deserves to be killed!”
Lee Wang-ya's beard trembled.
"of course."
The melting slightly changed the mood.
“I do not doubt the loyalty of the King to His Majesty. There is no way that the King, who was so loyal to the royal family that he gave up his own authority, would do that.”
Suspicion filled Iwangya's eyes.
What on earth is that wicked bastard trying to do by saying such things?
“If you continue to protect him, I cannot help but be suspicious. Does Your Majesty consider your personal friendship with him more important than the assassination of the Crown Prince?”
“That, that is…….”
Lee Wang-ya's face darkened.
This is a one-sided argument.
If he continued to protect Wei Yanho here, he might be able to avoid responsibility for the murder, but he would not be able to avoid the criticism that he had turned his back on the crown prince because of personal friendship. It was a matter of loyalty.
If he is in a situation where his loyalty cannot be doubted, all of his power will fly away, and having lost power, he will no longer be able to restrain the melting.
All those who followed him will be cut down, and the Emperor will become a puppet of the Green Dragon.
'That should never happen.'
Now the melting is forcing itself on him.
Should he sacrifice Wei Yanhu and escape while losing a little influence, or should he lose power instead of saving Wei Yanhu?
'There's nothing to worry about.'
Lee Wang-ya bit his lips tightly.
He devoted his entire life to the imperial family. He had spent his life solely for the well-being of the imperial family and the peace of the Central Plains. And now, because of his relationship with that little brat, he has to watch the imperial family being toyed with by the Green Dragon?
That could never happen.
It seemed as if he could hear Wei Yanho's words in his ears.
“My master told me that all politicians are so shady that I should never trust them.”
'You are right.'
Lee Wang-ya laughed in vain.
At the time, it was an infuriating thing to say, but as things turned out, he couldn't escape the dark-hearted politician. He now realizes that saying that he would sacrifice a cow for the greater good was no different from saying that he could trample on innocent people for his own purposes.
“Will you continue to protect him then?”
Lee Wang-ya raised his head.
Looking at Nokki's confident face, Iwangya's heart began to boil.
'I'll take a step back this time.'
Even if he abandons Wei Yanhu, Wei Yanhu will not die. He is a warrior who is hard to find a rival in the world. If he makes up his mind, it is not difficult to escape from here. So for now, we can abandon Wei Yanhu here and let him escape, and then slowly restore him. If we just remove that rust, we can do it.
There is no need to feel guilty. This is the melting pot… … .
At that moment, all the energy left Iwangya's body.
'I see.'
Yeah, this is something Nokki does a lot.
When those who plotted under his orders were discovered and were in danger of being executed, he would thoroughly cut them down. Didn't he hear countless curses from them as they were dragged to the execution ground?
They say that those who fight monsters become monsters themselves, and even he, who had been fighting the green dragon, was soon beginning to resemble the green dragon.
"godfather."
Yi Wang-ya raised his head and looked at the emperor. His majestic eyes, sitting on the throne, stared at Yi Wang-ya.
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
“Answer me. Are you of the opinion that the safety of that gangster is more important than the Crown Prince’s injury?”
It was a direct question.
And it was direct.
In those words, there was a determination not to tolerate anything if the desired answer was not given.
How can I not know his intentions when I have not even served the emperor for a year?
Lee Wang-ya smiled brightly.
Lee Wang-ya turned his head slightly and saw Moon Yu-hwan looking at him from a corner of Daejeon.
'I don't necessarily have to be the leader, right?'
The moment Moon Yu-hwan noticed something and was about to reach out, Lee Wang-ya's mouth opened.