Lawmaker, Live Again - Episode 784
Chapter 784
‘Of course it might seem that way.’
Didn't he feel a little flattered, thinking that he might be beyond human to this extent? But now I know.
How scared I was when I decided to die in the mine..
It may have seemed like something aloof in the face of death like Gwon Je-nim..
Maybe he believed that too.
But when I actually faced it, my head went blank and I couldn't think of anything..
‘In the end, I ended up struggling uglyly..’
That's how she realizes her own depth, and Jin Cheon-hee nods..
“He's just an ordinary person. If I tell a lie, I keep getting caught up in it, and when I see someone dying, I can't forget it, so I don't feel like eating for a while, and after putting my head on the pillow, I regret it, thinking that it would have been better if it had been like this or that..”
A person with nothing special, really nothing special.
That's how Ilgwang Jin Cheon-hee defined herself..
“Like you and Master, I am not sure of the path I am taking. I can't even guarantee that I'm right. I just follow the path that I think is right with my head at the time..”
Knock knock.
Jin Cheon-hee tapped her head with her finger..
“Still, if possible, I want to do it in a way that leaves me with fewer regrets. So that I can sleep well.”
No matter how much gold and silver treasures we surround ourselves with, the moment we put the back of our heads on the pillow, how honest do humans become?.
When I close my eyes at night, the memories inside me open my eyes..
Even if you fool me, you can't fool my memory.
It has nothing to do with my wealth, my honor, or my military service..
“So is he dead??”
It seems that not only Master but also Yuho knows..
When I thought about it, I thought it might be inevitable since Yuho would be there when Master was planning various strategies or gathering information..
‘Plus, Yuho, sometimes he understands my condition before the teacher does..’
So Jin Cheon-hee wasn't that surprised either..
“I also avoided it if I could. Since my companions were alive, I could have just run away. But, well, it didn't work out..”
“Even though it didn't go well, the work was completed perfectly..”
“It's a compliment?”
“It's an insult.”
“Ha ha ha ha ha.”
Jin Cheonhee laughed. I just laughed.
“By the way, Yuho.”
Jin Cheon-hee rested her chin and looked at Yu Hao..
“What is it?”
“Did Master start this political war??”
“That's not it.”
immediate answer.
“okay?”
“yes. But I didn't stop it either. As you know, the master is a person who hates humans, and he is not necessarily obsessed with the lives of each and every strongman like you are..”
“That's it... what… … . Just think of the time when Master was bullied by Kang Ho-in in his childhood. Because he had a hard time.”
Jin Cheon-hee put the pickled chestnuts in her mouth and chewed them..
so sweet.
The slightly bitter aftertaste seemed to have been made with chestnut honey..
“By the way, it looks like Master didn't do anything during the war..”
“That's not it…….”
“what?”
Yuho raises his hand to block Jin Cheonhee’s question..
“You should ask the owner directly..”
After saying that, I went out..
This time, the sound of the door seemed to have left a mark on purpose..
Jin Cheon-hee said while looking at Yu-ho's back..
“okay. I guess I have no choice but to ask directly..”
* * *
“I brought you some pickled chestnut honey..”
“Tsk, they stayed up all night as soon as they arrived, so I guess I have to eat like that..”
Zhugelin clicked his tongue, lifted his sleeve, and began to quickly write down something with a brush..
Even though his silver hair was so long, it was amazing that there was never a trace of ink on it..
Yu Ho briefly wonders if Jegalin is the same ‘type’ as himself..
Among them, there are many who move their body hair freely as if they were alive..
But I also knew that it was a futile idea..
“Our Hee is suffering because he works too hard in everything he does. You already have excellent intelligence, but since you put in the effort, there are many people targeting you. Isn't that so? Yuho?”
“It's a plague. master.”
Yu Hao spoke honestly, and Jegalin burst out laughing..
If someone else had said that, I would have slit their throat..
However, if the opponent is Yuho, Jegalin also takes it as a joke and laughs..
“I think you're being too harsh on our Hee..”
“so. What do you plan to do in the future??”
A story without the subject.
Jegalin thought as he watched Yu Hao suddenly moving on to the next story..
‘Yuho's reaction is really funny when you tease him with Heero..’
But now is the time to talk about work. Zegalin answered as is..
“Nothing special. I'm thinking of getting the blood sample that was stored away. Although this body is not as good as the Four Thousand Danga... … . Aren’t you quite skilled in poison??”
“Are you running away before the bastard asks? I feel a little sick inside..”
“I guess so. By now, I'm sure you're anxious to ask me exactly what I did in the Battle of Jeongsajeon. Hmm, do I really need to answer that??”
Yuho thought.
What a bad-tempered teacher..
I feel like I need to give back at least half of what I worked so hard for..
“It was time for him to feel what I felt while waiting for him. Don’t they say it’s a reverse fate? Humans are such a foolish species that you have to experience it to understand..”
Right. It is good to be shackled for life. It's good, but the guy holding the key jumps out.?
Even the evil spirits cried and went away..
Yuho had a lot of things he wanted to say. but he didn't.
“And the schedule suddenly changed. I have to go to the imperial palace..”
“If you are in the imperial palace, do you intend to have an audience with the emperor?.”
“That's what you should do.”
Zhugelin said that and kept his mouth shut..
Why is Zhugelin heading to the imperial palace? Normally, one would have thought that Zhuge Lin had received some kind of command and entered the palace secretly..
But Yuho knew that wasn't the case..
“All right. So how do you plan on using the poison you prepared in advance??”
“If you look at the sacrificial world, which is the world of victory in the three worlds of the six worlds, there is a strategy called “Iildaero (以逸待勞).” This means that while the enemy is rampaging, I rest and store up my strength and then fight against the tired enemy..”
Jegalin does not talk about important things in detail..
There were some changes in my speaking style after meeting my student, but the essence never changed..
Yuho said.
“That's mean..”
“That's what war plans are all about. Isn't it possible to use any number of dirty tricks to win?.”
“That's usually what happens when a human weak takes on a strong person.”
Wouldn't you be able to slit your throat and come back without having to use such troublesome techniques?.
Zhugelin smiles silently at those words..
‘You never let down your guard. This man.’
Although he possesses great strength, he enjoys using tools rather than his fists..
“ruler. Then we'll go out. If you meet His Majesty and receive a blood sample from Kang Ho,…….”
Zhuge Lin's blue eyes glance at the ceiling..
It's the sound of a calculation passing by..
Maybe the calculation is not just one.
two three.
he continued.
“…Hee is probably forgetting about the political war because he is working. This is especially true since the entire Gangho martial forest isn't split in half and fighting anyway..”
“Is that irony??”
“haha. okay. Even so, he must be extremely concerned. But you can't do anything until I come back. I continue to wait for this teacher and work… … . Doesn’t it seem like something someone has experienced somewhere??”
Yuho said in shock at those words..
“…Did King Kwon tell you to do that??”
“It’s true that they are growing like weeds. I'm just moving it home for a while and raising it..”
Don’t we usually call it a flower??
Before that, if your goal is to make the disciple reflect at home, can you completely trust the disciple, remove the shackles, and go?.
“I guess there is nothing we can do since there is still blood left. If you push Kang-ho a little prettier, there will be less chance of him dying..”
Even if this effort is futile.
I just want to get rid of even one stone in front of my child..
Will it get better after I clean up all the glass pieces and sharp thorns?.
‘There may be no meaning to this act.’
Even so, as a teacher, shouldn’t you do something?.
Zhuge Lin put down his brush..
The piece of paper said that I would be away for a while and that I should take good care of the Uigak and Hyeon in the meantime..
It was like that..
An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.
And even a little(?) revenge.
Hyeolrin Gwangsal never moves with only one purpose..
And since he and Yoo Ho are not there, without Jin Cheon-hee, Uigak will not work at all..
It was also the best move to block the disciple's movements..
“Rather, it annoys me to think about seeing that snake-like bastard..”
It might be much easier to receive Kangho's blood sample..
But a teacher could do anything for his student..
Whatever you do.
* * *
next morning.
‘I did everything that was urgent. Now all that's left is to ask the teacher a question.’
Jin Cheonhee took a deep breath..
What should I ask first?.
What if Master doesn't speak??
Should I look for it on my own again?.
With complicated thoughts, Jin Cheon-hee headed to Master's study early in the morning..
I pretended to be welcome, but no one told me to come in. There was no sign of anything inside..
‘Umm… … . Are you away for a moment??’
Still, I had to drop off the documents that had been paid for, so I opened the door..
There was a letter on the desk.
-You seem to have a lot of questions, but I'll go on a short trip outside..
It seemed that Master already knew what Jin Cheonhee was thinking..
And going outside?.
‘Are you avoiding my question? To make people curious.’
When the Master moves, he never moves with only one purpose..
‘As you leave, you might cause some trouble in the midfield..’
In the end, there is only one thing for a disciple to do.
‘Master and Yuho disappeared at the same time, so now it's just me..’
Muwol is already reaching his limit..
Giving this guy more work is like telling him to die..
Jin Cheon-hee returned to the office..
Surprisingly, my head is clear. Because there are things to do.
‘Let's see. If I want to take over while Master and Yuho are away, I need to make a plan first..’
Jin Cheon-hee took out the bamboo stick and opened it..
It can be done on paper, but a well-made bamboo stick sometimes feels like a modern-day lined notebook..
Of course, the weight is incomparable, but there is still a sense of stability given by the smell of bamboo..
I took out a bamboo writing pad and started writing down..
‘When I became governor, Baekrin-hyeon became Baekrin-gun, and thanks to that, Baekrin-seo-gu became Baekrin-seo-hyeon and Baekrin-dong-gu became Baekrin-dong-hyeon.…….’
Thanks to this, one county was created on each side..
Two prefectures below the governor.
In the past, when he was the head of the county, there was no such unconventional greeting..
Usually, there are three things that promote someone like this:.
Either you cut off the head of an enemy general in battle, or you did an incredibly good job throughout the empire, or you had golden connections..
‘I'm all three.’
Suddenly, Jin Cheon-hee realized how he had become governor. In the end, she was a self-starter..
Anyway, whatever..
‘While I was there, the two county officials did a good job and the village office was completely opened. More police officers were hired to secure security forces. Preparations for retirement pensions for lower-ranking officials have been completed..’
Pensions are important.
If old age cannot be guaranteed, police officers become corrupt..
No matter how clean the government officials are, if the lower-level people who are supposed to be your hands and feet, eyes and ears are corrupt, your hands and feet will be tied..
And in the past, during the time of the emperor, he ordered the lower-ranking officials to cut off their bonds and act only with loyalty..
The governor simply ate the money he received, the prefect ate it, and continued to do it until the money stopped, but that was the 'custom' at the time..
So what the police officers can do is use their power to earn their own monthly salary..
It is exploitation of the people..
It was as if the country had turned its back on me so that I could exploit it..
Now that the current emperor has replaced him, fortunately he has been given a monthly salary to the governor..
Jin Cheon-hee went a little further and planned to provide a pension after retirement..
What makes that possible is finance.
‘The current financial situation of Baeklin County is comparable to that of any commercial city. Since the population exceeds 100,000 households, by the standards of this era, there are about a million people living in Baeklin County..’
Additionally, the economy is booming, so money is flowing quickly..
It is no exaggeration to say that Baeklin County's current finances alone account for half of the entire Jiangsu Province..
It is the second largest economic city in Jiangsu Province, and in fact, wouldn't it be on par with Nanjing, one of the largest cities in the entire empire?.
‘Of course, according to the document report? That's it. I don't know if Nanjing Seongju took it and manipulated it, but wouldn't this be quite comparable??’
Since corruption is a common practice, you have to use this kind of guesswork when calculating something..
It is not some kind of blind investment, but the figures change little by little depending on the conscience of each prefecture and governor..
Then, once an audit is conducted, the statistics become more trustworthy for about half a year from then..
‘This floor is so fun.’
I wonder why the world is like this, but didn't construction companies end up in billions of dollars in lawsuits when suppliers switched materials?.
Garbage is buried in concrete, and as a result, even apartments with a view of the Han River can leak rain..
It was like that..
The congressman likes humans but doesn't trust them, so he adapted quickly..
“Let’s see~ How long has our Nangyeong Seongju suffered?.”
With a faint smile.
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