I can see the Emperor's stats-Chapter 169
second night
Meanwhile, the situation in the imperial family was not very good.
Emperor Joo Yu-gyeom is making a displeased expression.
“How long do I have to stay here?”
"I'm sorry, but until the culprit who raided Your Majesty's residence is revealed, it would be right for you to stay in a safe place."
“Kuhm… … .”
Joo Yu-gyeom wanted to call Julius and ask him why he had come to the house yesterday, but Yeo-sang wouldn't let him go. It looks like he's going to keep him half-imprisoned, the emperor, until he catches the culprit.
'Yeo Taegam... Isn't this too much?'
No matter how affectionate she has been since childhood, the recent attitude of Yeo-sang has been overdone. The warriors who were brought there as escorts did not like it very much.
“I don’t think these two are classmates, right?”
“Those raised by God himself are coming. Your skills are certain, so even if a person presumed to be a master of the Moorim invades like yesterday, you can stop it.”
"hmm… … .”
The people Joo Yu-gyeom pointed to were wearing the royal family's uniform for convenience, but they exuded some shady energy.
“Meet Your Majesty the Emperor. I consider it an infinite honor to be in charge of the escort for a while.”
In addition, the head of them had a bizarre voice and half of his face was covered with a hood, giving off a more suspicious feeling. I couldn't possibly see them as worthy of the golden army's formality.
'At this point, I don't know if I am the emperor or he is the emperor.'
The reason Joo Yu-gyeom let go of Yeo-sang was because he had a relationship since childhood, but he did not act beyond the level of a servant.
However, no matter how emergency it is, the current situation is a tightrope walking the boundary!
However, Joo Yu-gyeom did not show that emotion on the outside.
“Thank you for your hard work. I hope the rest will catch the culprit soon.”
"of course! Please believe in God.”
The woman had a confident expression on her face. As long as the emperor was here, there was no one in the palace to stop him.
'I pretend to look for a few days and make plausible evidence. And it's enough to put the blame on the crown prince.'
Of course, it was risky to accuse a person from another country as a criminal without evidence, but he had a trump card to do so.
* * *
“Twist… Have you still not made up your mind?”
“… … .”
Leonhardt remained silent in the narrow room. Here is what Yeosang suggested to him:
“Am I going to report my brother to His Majesty the Emperor here?”
"That's right. If you accept, I will definitely get rid of that crown prince from this world.”
Seeing the female statue convincing him in a subdued tone, Leonhardt turned his head.
“Sounds absurd!”
"huh?"
“I will not cooperate. If you want to do it, let them do it.”
He didn't accept the offer, but he wasn't outraged either. Yeo-sang narrowed her brows at the puzzling response and fell into thought.
'They said that the two brothers had a very bad relationship, wasn't it true?'
In any case, if he does not help, the plot to frame Julius with the second prince's testimony will fail.
The testimony of the confined person is not reliable because it is not known how it was obtained. The current emperor, Joo Yu-gyeom, is a person with a clear judgment, so it would be difficult to move with such testimony.
"Chuckling, I don't know why the prince refuses this good opportunity."
If Julius were to stay in a foreign country, the throne of the Sharnos Empire would of course go back to him.
“… … .”
“I think we should give it a little more time. But I don't intend to wait long, so please understand... … .”
drooling.
“You fool! Do you think you will fall for such a trick?”
When the door closed, Leonhard spat out a word.
'Of course, it would be nice if my older brother died here.'
But how can you believe it? The Julius that Leonhard knew was both brute force and brute force, but he was a formidable serpent.
'joy! That a suspicious eunuch like that could handle you?'
On top of that, Leonhardt decided that even if that happened, there was no need for him to step out. Seeing that he was trying to attract him, he must have prepared another ploy. If he succeeds, he is the best, but even if he does not succeed, his situation will not change from the present.
'and!'
Lastly, Leonhardt couldn't believe the female statue. Since childhood, he has an unusually sharp sense of humor.
'That guy obviously wants something else from me.'
The eyes of the woman looking at him were unusual. From the time Julius didn't come to this continent, he looked at him with something soggy in his eyes.
“Shit… Then, should I get rid of the crown prince by other means? I guess I'll have to talk to the people dispatched from the main school.”
As Leonhardt had expected, the female statue licked her lips and left behind the detached palace where he was confined.
* * *
and that night.
Joo Yu-gyeom couldn't sleep all night and was tossing and turning. It was because what Julius said yesterday was stuck in his mind.
[Please act like an emperor the next time we meet.]
'And you said you'd visit next time, right?'
How do you know if it's tonight or tomorrow night? It's no wonder that I can't sleep when I think about it.
'I'll tell you when you'll come... hmm?'
While he was grumbling inwardly, he felt a faint presence outside the door and jumped up.
Bubbly.
'What are they?'
Joo Yu-gyeom burst into laughter. The identity of the presence was those brought by Yeosang. It seems to have reacted sensitively because it was a strange and unfamiliar sign.
But the next moment! Something he never expected happened.
drooling.
The door opened quietly and one of the guards entered.
“… … !?”
“Meet Your Majesty the Emperor.”
Joo Yu-gyeom stared at him with a bewildered expression. Looking at it now, he was the one introduced earlier as the head of the new escort.
“You?”
“… … .”
Swoop.
Without a word, he began to unfasten the hood that was wrapped around his face. And the face revealed in it was quite fine. No, it wasn't a man's face.
Joo Yu-gyeom puts on a puzzled expression and questions himself.
'A woman?'
But something was strange. The hooded woman opened her mouth in a quiet voice.
"your majesty… Do you not remember God?”
"god?"
“Until ten years ago, I often visited Your Majesty with my father.”
“Huh… What if it was ten years ago?”
He tilted his head. Wasn't it when he had just been enthroned?
“I am Gung Jeok-yeong, a descendant of Hwang Seong-sa.”
“Huh?”
Hearing her words, Joo Yu-gyeom was greatly surprised. Speaking of Hwangseongsa, isn't it the emperor's direct intelligence agency that existed together with his alumni until ten years ago?
However, the reason for giving the clue that it was 10 years ago was that Hwangseongsa itself had disappeared.
[The War of the General]
It was a treason that occurred not long after he ascended the throne. Hwang Seong-sa, who had a close relationship with the generals of Geum-gun involved in this case, most of the members were beheaded or exiled.
"her… … .”
Yugyeom Joo, who had come up with it, had a little bit of blood on his face.
'The one who got rid of them was me and the female statue.'
"so… Did you come here to seek revenge?”
In the power struggle between the gold army and the eunuchs, he supported the eunuchs. At the time, he was too young to make sense.
thud!
“You are welcome!”
However, Gungjeokyeong knelt down and bowed his head.
“I have never forgotten my loyalty to the imperial family. Although Hwangseongsa was destroyed by His Majesty's order, the fault lies with us for failing to assist Her Majesty properly.”
“… … !?”
Here, Joo Yu-gyeom has a serious face. Because of the words she shouted as she bowed her head.
“You didn’t take care of me properly? Does that mean you guys are unfair?”
“Hwang Gong.”
"I'll listen to what's going on for now."
And what Gung Jeok-yeong said was so shocking to him.
“Yeosang, the head of the current alumni group, is conspiring with the Demonic Cult to plan to harm His Majesty the Emperor!”
"me?"
Joo Yu-gyeom's face turned pale. These days, the actions are not zero, but isn't the female statue a favorite subject?
“Is there any evidence that it is not framed?”
Shuk.
She took out a black jade tablet from her bosom and showed it to the emperor.
"this is?"
“This plaque symbolizes the vice-head of the Demonic Cult.”
“… … !?”
“This is the clearest proof. Those entrusted with escorting His Majesty are disguised as masters of the Golden Army, but they are members of the Dama cult.”
“The Demonic Cult!”
Gung Jeok-young slowly began to explain the situation.
“After Hwang Seongsa collapsed, I entered the Demonic Cult.”
“Huh… … .”
Ju Yu-gyeom, who heard everything, looked at her with pitiful eyes at first, but in the end, he shuddered with a feeling of betrayal of Yeo-sang.
'I can't believe he's planning something like that.'
Of course, what the female statue was plotting was to get rid of Julius, not what to do with the emperor. However, as long as there was clear evidence that the person of the Demonic Cult was brought into the palace, he had no choice but to believe the words of the palace commander.
The Demonic Cult is an evil group that is forbidden to believe in the laws of the Hwan Empire. He was notorious even among the common people.
thud!
He hit the desk with all his might, his face full of anger.
“Even when I heard rumors that he was ruining his power, I believed him. But to hit me in the back like this... … .”
The stronger the original trust, the greater the sense of betrayal when it is broken. I have felt that his recent excesses of authority have been significant, but with this incident, Yeo-sang's actions have completely gone beyond what he can tolerate.
Of course, he didn't completely believe the words of the Goongjeokyoung he saw for the first time.
'It may not be true that you harm me! However, even if he colluded with an unknown group without consulting me, the emperor, he has already committed treason!'
Alumni had to be institutions like the emperor's limbs. However, for the head of that place to join hands with an outside force is a felony that is comparable to treachery!
Joo Yu-gyeom wanted to arrest Yeo-sang right away and interrogate her.
'But how can I ask for a sin?'
He knew at least that Yeosang was the best master of the imperial palace. Even if he was ordered to arrest him with the mobilization of gold troops, it was questionable whether he would be captured without any hesitation.
At that time, Gungjeokyoung, who had been watching him silently, opened his mouth.
"your majesty… Excuse me, can I post a comment?”
“You?”
“Yeosang is a very good master. It's hard to catch him in the usual way. If he makes up his mind and runs away, it will be difficult for me to catch him.”
“Is that so?”
“In addition, he has the power of the Demonic Cult on his back. If we don't, there could be a lot of blood flowing in the imperial palace.”
“Huh… … .”
"So what I'm going to say is... … .”
She spoke in a cautious tone.
“How about holding hands with the Crown Prince of the West Continent on this occasion?”
“… … !?”
“According to the information I obtained, he is not only the crown prince, but also an absolute master who has reached a great level. Even the Demonic Cult hates him like a thorn in the eye.”
'Come to think of it!'
Joo Yu-gyeom thought of Julius, who lightly defeated his alumni masters like a scarecrow.
* * *
that time.
'Is it about time to come?'
Julius was waiting for someone at the residence. The plan to persuade the emperor to gongjeokyeong came out of his head.
If so, where are the other characters of the Demonic Cult besides her?
“His Highness, the Crown Prince of the Western Continent! There is someone who is looking for Your Highness.”
"me?"
Julius feigned surprise and walked out of the room. Outside, people dressed in royal gold soldiers were waiting for him.
“By Your Majesty's order, we have something to investigate, so we would like you to follow us.”
Because they held out an order with the emperor's seal on it, the alumni who were watching over Julius also surrendered him obediently.
“It can't be helped if it's His Majesty's order.”
It was a great rude thing to ask the royal family of a foreign country to come in the middle of the night, but Julius unexpectedly willingly followed them.
“By the way, where are you being investigated?”
“Follow me and you will find out.”
They only urged Julius' steps with hard voices.
after a few minutes
Julius and them were heading to a remote place even within the imperial palace.
Bubbly.
The people who said they came from Geumgun didn't say anything, and Julius only walked silently, so the surroundings were extremely quiet except for the sound of footsteps.
chin!
“… … .”
At some point, the sound of footsteps stopped. Julius suddenly stopped.
“Anything?”
One of the gold soldiers questioned Julius with an expressionless face.
"Haven't we come far enough now?"
“What are you talking about… … .”
Julius grinned.
“Are you not here to deal with me? Let's start soon.”
“… … !?”
Poof!
They quickly distance themselves from Julius.
visor!
Chae Chaeng!
The swords they drew shimmered in the moonlight. At the same time, the rising, suffocating Magi! These were the masters of the Demonic Cult dispatched to eliminate Julius.
“… … .”
Julius looked at the faces of those who surrounded him. However, he soon tilted his head with a puzzled expression.
'It's obviously a great elite, but... Where's the guy with the sacred spirit?'
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