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Taejonbirok Volume 14 Episode 18
Chapter 81: The Lazy Gets Rewarded (3)
The emperor felt his breath catch in his throat.
Because the green one rebelled against him?
no.
It was already expected that Nokki would resist. Considering what he had done so far, it was something even a three-year-old could have predicted that he would have created his own power within the palace.
One thing that puzzled the Emperor now was that the power of the melting pot had penetrated right over his head.
He is the emperor.
And the emperor is always under threat of assassination. That is why the palace guards are always on guard around him. Even now, aren't there twelve invisible swords guarding him?
However, the swords of the melting pot that he entered were hidden in the ceiling. This means one of two things. Either the swords that the melting pot had hidden were strong enough that even his escorts couldn't notice them, or… … .
That was the moment.
“Huh!”
“Ugh!”
A low groan began to flow from around him. The Emperor knew what it meant. It was the sound of those who had been secretly guarding him losing their breath.
So then who are those who wielded those swords?
The emperor glared at the melting pot with an angry face.
“……Did you reach out to the escorts too?”
"your majesty."
Nokki replied, his voice cracking.
“Who blindfolded Your Majesty? Was it Nokki or Yi Wangya?”
The green dragon did not wait for the emperor's answer.
“No. It was not me or Yi Wang-ya who blinded Your Majesty, but Your Majesty yourself. Your Majesty must have thought that if only my body were intact, I could be better than Yi Wang-ya, than this Nok-gi… If I put my mind to it, I could rule the world as I pleased. However, that is merely an illusion. Talent cannot shine unless it is honed. How could Your Majesty, who has wasted so many decades, dare to recognize the talent of this Nok-gi and Wang-ya?”
“No, melt, you punk!”
The emperor suddenly rose from his seat.
“What are the Royal Guards doing! What are the Imperial Guards doing? Cut off this bastard’s head right now! Right now!”
At the same time, the door to the main hall was shattered and soldiers rushed in. As the soldiers in gold entered the main hall, the whole hall seemed to light up with joy.
That's it.
The soldiers who had pushed in stood in formation without moving. This was something that could never have happened, considering the urgent tone of the Emperor's voice.
Just as the emperor was about to shout at the sight, the one who came in first knelt on one knee and bowed.
“Public! Completely blocked from the outside!”
“Thank you for your hard work.”
Nokki answered calmly and looked at the emperor.
For the first time.
A groan escaped the emperor's lips.
“……Even the Golden Guard.”
Nokki smiled.
“Your Majesty is the one who acknowledges God the most, but you are also the one who underestimates God the most. Do you really think that I have put my neck up just because I trusted in Your Majesty’s grace? Since the hands and feet of the Censorate are tied, there is no one in this palace who will take Your Majesty’s side.”
The emperor's eyes wavered.
It was he who disarmed the royal guards and placed them under house arrest in preparation for any possible backlash from the royal guards while confining Yi Wang-ya. But at this very moment, all of those orders were strangling him.
At least if Lee Wang-ya was still alive and the royal inspector general was able to move, they would not have been able to take over the palace so easily.
Should we praise Nok-gi for filling the area around Daejeon with his characters without clearing up his doubts until the very end, even though it was a situation where he could say he had everything in his hands? Or should we criticize ourselves for being naive and believing that everything would be resolved just by getting rid of Nok-gi?
Either way, the result would not have been different.
“I hoped this day would come, Your Majesty. But I hoped it would never come. If Your Majesty had not abandoned me until the end, I would have enjoyed a long life…….”
The melting pot clicked its tongue low.
“At least I will make sure that you are remembered as a saint in history. Please know that this is the last loyalty I can offer you. Then, Your Majesty, rest in peace…….”
At that moment, Lee Wang-ya opened his mouth.
"your majesty."
It was a low voice.
But the strange resonance in that voice instantly took away the initiative in the battle.
So much so that even the melting stopped talking.
The emperor's gaze fell on Wang Ye.
“Why do you have such a face? The king is the father of all people. When a parent is worried, the family is shaken. When the king is worried, the world is shaken.”
“One…… Brother.”
The emperor looked at Wang Ye with gloomy eyes.
“The situation has come to this because of Go’s foolishness, so how can Go give up his worries?”
“Have you forgotten, Your Majesty? Your Majesty is the father of all things and the master of the world.”
The emperor's eyes wavered slightly.
Lee Wang-ya is not the type of person to talk about unrealistic things in this situation. It was clear that he was saying this because he had other plans.
“Isn’t there someone here who can turn everything back if Your Majesty commands it? Just give the order.”
“Did you say you would turn it back?”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
The emperor turned his head at Yi Wang-ya's words. Then, those who had received his gaze looked back at the person in the center with awkward expressions.
"……yes?"
Wi Yeon-ho looked around as if he found it absurd.
“I feel like something is going on right now that I don’t know about… I have no intention of doing anything here.”
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“Yeonho!”
Wang Ye looked at Wei Yanhu with fire in his eyes.
“As you can see, this is how things have turned out.”
“……I don’t think this is a situation I created.”
“If I could just summon the police, I could easily sweep away those guys, but the current situation isn’t like that.”
“I don’t think it’s my fault either.”
“I never said it was your fault. I just said you were the only one who could fix it.”
"yes?"
Wi Yeon-ho said as if he couldn't believe it.
“No, this is the palace, and he is the emperor. If His Majesty said a word, wouldn’t all the clouds of warriors guarding the palace rise up?”
"yes."
“But why me?”
Lee Wang-ya said as if he felt sorry.
“Of course. That’s true… but… those who need to rise up like clouds are far away, and the close associates of the green dragon are close, so there’s nothing we can do, right?”
"……omg."
The Great White Tiger roared.
“No, but that guy is the emperor!”
Phew!
The dagger of the horse began to stab the emperor's chest.
“No matter how sick you are, you are still the Emperor! You are the Emperor! The Emperor!”
Phew!
“But how can that emperor not be able to take care of even one of his subordinates? Isn’t the emperor the emperor? Is the green tea the emperor?”
Phew!
As the emperor held his head and bowed, the eunuchs rushed around him and supported him.
“Okay, okay.”
He was the emperor who thought that if he died, it would be because of high blood pressure because of that guy. Even though he was healthy, he was like this. If I had heard this yesterday, I would have vomited blood.
“No, no matter what, that guy is the Emperor… How could he listen to the Nokgi and not the Emperor? How much of an Emperor….”
“There, Inma! There!”
Wi Jeong-han rushed in and covered Wi Yeon-ho's mouth. If any further talk were to continue from here, everyone, including the public, would be annihilated.
Yi Wang-ya secretly glanced at the emperor.
The emperor closed his eyes tightly and nodded. He also agreed that the only person who could resolve this situation was Wei Yanhao.
“So, try to do something about it.”
“……Just sleep.”
Wi Yeon-ho, who had gently pushed Wi Jeong-han away, looked around.
“So, the current situation is that, out of those fearsome nobles who were guarding His Majesty, the five who survived are melting……”
“……Did five of you survive?”
"yes."
“Then I guess so.”
“Besides, those gold medals are all easy to melt.”
“That’s what happened.”
“And those dark gentlemen and those red gentlemen who look exactly the same are all melting, right?”
“That’s what happened.”
“Oh, so… you want me to deal with all those kids?”
“Shouldn’t we help too?”
Wi Yeon-ho smiled faintly.
Then he straightened his back, stepped forward, and aimed for Nokgi.
“Huh?”
Nokki was amazed at the sight of the majestic Wei Yanho.
'I hate to admit it, but he does have the makings of a hero.'
There are people who confuse the strong with the hero, but the two are clearly different concepts. One can become strong just by equipping oneself with force, but a hero is not made of force alone.
You must have an indomitable spirit that never backs down even when you know you are in trouble, and a calmness that is not shaken even in a crisis. In Wei Yanhui, who smiled at him, Nokki saw the very nature of a hero.
Although Nokki thought that Wei Yanhu was their biggest obstacle, his evaluation of Wei Yanhu has now been revised in his head.
'It's not just a nuisance.'
If the interest survives here, it will become their greatest enemy. For the greater good, it must be killed here.
“Blood shadow.”
“…….”
“The Emperor and Wei Yanhu must be killed. Even if it means accepting some sacrifices!”
"i get it."
The man in red robes, known as Blood Shadow, had shining eyes.
Wi Yeon-ho shrugged his shoulders as he received the murderous gazes pouring in toward him.
“I have something to tell you.”
“Are you talking to me?”
"yes."
“I don’t think we’re in a position to talk.”
“There is no such thing as a relationship where you can’t talk. People can always talk to each other, right? Even mortal enemies, when they meet, first argue about who is right and who is wrong, saying, ‘Did you do well? Did I do well?’ But why would you and I have such a grudge that we can’t even talk? Isn’t that right?”
“……Sometimes I think about what it would have been like if you had entered the palace. You really have the temperament of a high-ranking official.”
“Academically?”
“The one thing that makes fun of Jo Dong-A-Ri is third-class right now.”
“Hehehe, thanks for the compliment.”
That's not a compliment, Inma.
Nokki coughed and said.
“So what do you have to say?”
“Rather than saying something, I have a question to ask.”
“If you’re trying to waste time, then let me say it’s pointless.”
“No, I really have something to ask you.”
“……Tell me.”
At that moment, Lee Wang-ya, who had been sneaking up on the emperor, opened his mouth.
“Look carefully, Your Majesty.”
“…….”
“That guy is Wi Yeon-ho. He is a young man who stands shoulder to shoulder with the best masters in the world, and at that young age, he gained the trust of the great scholar Moon Yu-hwan.”
“Umm…….”
“As you may have already met him, he lives in a different world from us. However, his seemingly easygoing actions hide a great purpose.”
“Cause? You said cause?”
“Yes, Your Majesty!”
Lee Wang-ya said in a confident tone.
“When Moon Yu-hwan wanted to recommend him to His Majesty, I too could not guess his intentions. But now I understand. That young boy has the virtue of chivalry and the righteousness of his teacher.”
“Consensus and degree…….”
“Look. Although the father’s agreement and the teacher’s degree were too righteous and unconventional and did not receive the world’s recognition, that boy embraced them all and achieved a great cause. If you watch someone who embraces that great cause, you will gain something.”
The emperor and King Ye looked at Wei Yanhu with eyes full of anticipation.
"oh……."
The emperor also expressed his admiration.
I thought I had gotten out of this situation by luck because I had some talent, but when I heard Iwangya's words and looked at his back again, it definitely looked different.
Even in front of the swords that filled the entire battlefield, his appearance, standing tall and facing the melting water, was that of the great general he had dreamed of.
“Is that really so…….”
At that moment, Wei Yanhu opened his mouth.
“How do I get into the alumni association?”
“…….”
No one opened their mouth.
Even Nokki looked blankly at Wi Yeon-ho with a face that was as dull as a smirk, as if he had never seen anything like it before.
In the silence-filled Daejeon, a voice like the lament of a righteous man slowly flowed out.
“The cause will freeze to death…….”