Chapter 11
Time passes quickly like the strong current of the Yangtze River..
Summer is over and fall has come.
It is the season when the green leaves on the branches turn into colorful autumn leaves..
Anhui, Murim League.
“It was hard to come here.”
Nangong Weimu smiled kindly and welcomed Zhou Seocheon..
“It's a little late because I stopped by the temple..”
Joo Seocheon answered with a bitter smile..
“no. Since the disciple he thought was dead has come back alive, shouldn't he come back with his face shining?.”
After the war, I was called to the Murim League headquarters..
It was to congratulate Ju Seo-cheon on his survival and becoming a Sang-cheon, while also discussing the future..
I knew more about the Amcheonhoe that had risen to the surface than anyone else, so I needed their opinion to ask for advice..
Ju Seocheon also had something to say, so he agreed, but he had to return to Hwasanpa before that, so he couldn't go right away..
I was worried about Moorim's safety, but I was also worried about the teacher who had been worrying me for no reason..
So, after asking for understanding by letter, I had to stop by the volcano and return, which inevitably took some time..
“On behalf of the Murim Alliance, I would like to express my gratitude..”
Nangong Weiwu bowed slightly with a serious expression..
“Oh no.”
The Murim Lord is no other person, and he is also the absolute master of the Seven Seas of Heaven..
Joo Seocheon was also quite embarrassed and waved his hands..
“I just did the obvious thing..”
“Isn’t this something anyone can do?.
When I heard the news that we had been defeated in the first clash, my neck suddenly clenched. When I heard that Joo Seo-cheon came back alive, I ran out of my way, forgetting my reputation as a leader..”
It wasn't a joke, it was serious..
The situation was that serious..
Not only was he defeated in the first clash, but the main martial arts leader was almost completely destroyed and seriously injured..
Especially, my heart sank when I found out the news of Sang Myeong-jin's death..
The situation was so serious that food and drink were completely shut down for the time being..
“As the Murim lord and as a member of the political faction, I would like to thank Geomshin once again. you are a hero.”
Nangong Weiwu expressed his utmost respect..
“Why are you acting so embarrassed? Please do it in moderation..”
Joo Seocheon scratched his arm and laughed awkwardly..
“The hero of the political faction, and the Sword God, is so embarrassed. I think I've seen quite a regression..”
Zhuge Sang laughed as if it was fun..
“Is it fun for you both to harass the same person??”
“It's never bullying. Because I’m sincere too. As proof……”
“Didn't you harass me a lot while you were leading me to the office earlier? I understand your feelings, so please take a look..”
Joo Seocheon waved his hand as if he was fed up..
“If a hero says that, then so be it..”
Nangong Weimu raised his head and laughed like a snake..
“Then let's get to the point and give you a report..”
Zhuge Sang wiped the smile off his face and explained briefly..
“The cleanup of the Jeongma Daejeon was completed without any problems, and the announcement of the Amcheonhoe was also easy..
Honestly, I thought there would be interference, but surprisingly there were no problems..”
“Because the Murim League, Sadocheon, and Haomun of the Black Island decided to bring out its existence..
If you are a genius, you probably feel that restraint is pointless and would have invested that time and effort elsewhere..”
“While I'm at it, I'm asking, how on earth did you move the heart of the Apostle Heavenly Father??”
The timing of the announcement coincided with each other..
Of course, there were rumors before that, so the overlap itself is not strange..
“In this old man's eyes, not only did it seem like Sadocheon knew about the Amcheonhoe like us, but it also felt like he had been preparing for it for a long time. Also, didn't you say in the letter you sent before that Sadocheon would cooperate?.”
Not only Nangong Weimu but also Zhuge Sang was curious about this..
It was just so coincidental.
“ah… … I'm a little familiar with Mr. Paesin..”
I thought it would be bothersome if I revealed the truth, so I spoke roughly..
“If you are a loser, do you mean that loser??”
Zhuge Sang opened his eyes wide..
The hero of the four factions, and the king of defeat who took the place of Sangcheon from Eumsin, is a figure surrounded by a curtain even in martial arts..
I couldn't help but be surprised when I heard that they were friends..
“I said before that there are collaborators both internally and externally.?”
“I heard about it, but I didn't know it was that loser. You're surprised, Lao Tzu..”
Nangong Weiwu couldn’t help but mutter in admiration..
I wondered what their facial expressions would be like when they found out the truth..
“Well, something like that. Please report next..”
Nangong Weiwu and Zhuge Sang seemed curious about the relationship between the traitorous army, but they could not ask because Zhou Seocheon urged them to do so..
Also, since the main topic was also important, I had to reserve it for later..
“Poisonous dragon… … The whereabouts of our party leader are unknown..”
“Since when??”
“The day after the end of the war... … So, this is the day that the news that Joo Dae-hyeop survived was delivered..”
It was as expected.
On the contrary, if he still remained in the Murim Alliance, he suspected that it was some kind of trap..
“The leader of the party is Cheonchu, a traitor to the Murim Alliance..”
“Phew……”
Nangong Weiwu let out a deep sigh..
Zhuge Sang's expression wasn't very good either..
“Just as expected……”
wasn't that surprising.
He is the person who witnessed and reported Joo Seo-cheon's final death..
That person disappeared as soon as he heard the news of his survival..
Even a fool knows something is wrong.
“So I looked into it for some reason, and there wasn't a single trace, as if it never existed from the beginning..”
“What on earth happened? what happened with him?”
Nangong Weiwu asked with a serious expression..
Another witness, Hongo, also passed away, so now I had no choice but to hear from the person in charge..
“It's not that big of a deal.
The poisonous dragon was a traitor, and I, who was foolish at the time, got caught in the trap..
Rather, while I was talking… … I also have something to say.”
Nangong Weimu and Zhuge Shang's gaze was fixed on Zhou Seocheon..
“About what kind of place Amcheonhoe is... … And, it is about the Yogwang, Cheongi, and Amcheonhoeju of Chilseongsa Temple..”
A conversation with the Heavenly Demon came to mind..
“Is it true??”
Nangong Weimu opened his eyes wide and asked back..
“You finally figured it out..”
Amcheonhoe.
A place where not only the leadership but also the overall composition is not clearly revealed..
Nothing is clearly revealed other than the purpose of conquering the Murim..
In addition to the Murim Alliance, we investigated various martial arts organizations, but there was no information of this kind..
“yes. Gaeyang… … I'm sure it's information I heard from the Heavenly Demon..”
The Heavenly Demon surrenders to power.
So I bowed my head to Lord Amcheon and became a reformer, and conveyed the truth to Ju Seocheon..
Although his heart was evil, he carried out the ideology and beliefs of the Demonic Cult to the end..
“Even thinking about it again, I still can't believe that even that Heavenly Demon is just the leader of the Dark Heavenly Council..”
Nangong Weimu said with mixed exclamations..
Zhuge Sang next to me also shook his head up and down as if in agreement..
The surprise was surprising, but at the same time, I was afraid of his power as the leader of the Demonic Cult among the four major powers..
“As I said before, Yao Guang is in the imperial palace..
Also, the same goes for Amcheonhoeju..”
“Not really surprising. They opened the Jade Gate without anyone's intervention and sent in the forces of the Blood Cult. There's no way he could do something like that on his own.……”
“and… … The same goes for Amcheonhoe..
Their roots lie in the imperial palace. No, to be exact, they were officials from the era of Emperor Hongwu..”
“Hongwu Emperor? Isn't Emperor Hongwu the founder of Ming?.”
“It hasn't been that long.”
Zhuge Sang looked surprised, as if it was unexpected..
It has only been about twenty years since Emperor Hongwu passed away..
Considering that the first emperor's reign was thirty years, this meant that at most it would only last fifty years..
It was not strange to be surprised..
“Fifty years isn't a short time, but it's not that long either..”
Nangong Weiwu leaned back and smoothed his beard..
“The Murim League and Sadocheon, the Demonic Cult and the Blood Cult... … I think they are short-lived for those who played with various groups in the central plains, including the noble forces of the martial arts, took control of the commercial world, and built up enough power to even move the officials of the Five Lakes Governorate..”
Zhuge Sang added his opinion as if he agreed..
“you're right. Compared to the power they have accumulated, their history is not very long..”
Starting with the martial arts of the blood root system and the brain system, various legal treasures and martial arts secrets, and even the management of elixirs and spiritual objects in the encyclopedia..
From start to finish, there were only treasures that would cause a bloody storm if leaked out..
Above all, the lost martial arts level or elixir of the absolute is not something that can be easily obtained..
Even though 50 years is not short, honestly, it is not enough to accumulate all of this..
There were absurd rumors floating around in the world that the Amcheonhoe had been preparing to conquer the martial arts for a hundred or two hundred years, or that monsters or immortals rather than humans might have intervened..
Ju Seo-cheon also had doubts when he heard about the time when Amcheonhoe was founded, but agreed after learning the inside story..
“If you were asked to choose something famous about Emperor Hongwu's actions other than founding a nation, which would you choose??”
“It's a purge.”
The Emperor Hongwu of the Pollack Dynasty and the purge are indispensable..
Emperor Hongwu established a centralized dictatorship and wielded absolute power, and instead of damaging it, he carried out purges to maintain and strengthen it..
The scale of this process was significant.
The extent of it was as many as 30,000 people, including the people who had contributed to the founding of the country as well as close associates who had gone through hardships before the founding of the country, including powerful officials and their families..
“thirty thousand?”
Nangong Weiwu was surprised..
Although he knew a little about Emperor Hongwu's purge, he had no idea it would be on this scale..
Since the martial arts and government officials did not intervene with each other, they could not know the details..
“Emperor Hongwu distrusted his subjects. Even those who contributed to the founding of the country or veterans who made great achievements could not escape the purge..
The officials were terrified by this..”
There was no reason.
There was a reason for the purge..
First of all, Emperor Hongwu was not a royal family but a poor peasant..
I was so desperately poor that I went through all sorts of hardships..
At that time, the country was in such dire straits, and he hated the corrupt and corrupt government officials who were behind it..
Since becoming emperor, he has actively worked to thoroughly monitor and punish corruption, and thanks to this, he has played a significant role in eliminating corruption..
In addition, due to his humble origins and wealth, there was a lot of room for him to be looked down upon, so he had to demonstrate his authority as emperor through purges..
And even if it was a dynasty that dominated the times, there were many cases where it could not use its power properly due to its public servants and was controlled by its subjects, leading to its destruction, so he was wary of this..
“After the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, numerous purges, large and small, took place during the reign of Emperor Hongwu..
Some tried to give up their official positions and go to their hometowns or live in seclusion, but Emperor Hongwu did not even allow this..”
Emperor Hongwu issued an imperial decree that the people and subjects should act only for the sake of the emperor. However, if subjects did not do anything for the country, that is, the emperor, or quit, even their families, including the person in charge, were devastated..
“Huh, Emperor Hongwu is a great general to the people. He is called a tyrant by his subjects.……”
Nangong Weimu groaned..
“Oh, maybe……!”
Zhuge Sang opened his eyes wide as if he noticed something..
“Was the Amcheonhoe a gathering of subjects who feared the purge of Emperor Hongwu at the time??”
“you're right.”
Dark Heaven Association)!
The roots of this secret organization that toyed with Moorim were not, in fact, Moorim..
On the contrary, it was in a government department that was not involved..
Dark Heaven was the future that would unfold to the subjects at that time..
They meet to join hands to survive somehow, and that is what the current Amcheonhoe is..
“Emperor Hongwu secretly developed an intelligence organization to monitor every move of his subjects who had the slightest power or outstanding ambition or ability that could infringe upon the imperial power.……”
Many questions were resolved.
The scattered pieces found their mates and fit together..
“ah!”
Nangong Weimu also seemed to notice and tapped his knee..
“You chose Wulin, a place where you can avoid the influence of the government officials and avoid the suspicions of Emperor Hongwu.!”
Even during the reign of Emperor Hongwu, Wulin was out of the question..
Aren’t there many enemies from foreign powers, including barbarians in the north and the Yue kingdom in the south?.
I wanted to avoid unnecessary conflicts.
I was more concerned about the remnants of the Yuan Dynasty and indigenous forces rather than the Murim people..
If you leave it alone, the martial arts team won't get involved, and more than anything, it's not a bad thing since they'll take care of subduing the annoying bandits for you..
Above all, it was better to focus on the subjects who might plot a treason at any time when they had time to worry about martial arts..
“Indeed, was that so? Now I understand.”
Nangong Weimu lifted up his lying body with an exclamation..
“I don't know how many people sympathized with the Amcheonhoe, but if there were several high-ranking officials, it wouldn't have been that difficult to quickly create a force that could threaten the martial arts group. Money is money and power is power, but isn’t there an imperial palace armory?.”
Zhuge Sang put his organized thoughts into words..
Hwanggungmugo.
It is a place where the world's legal treasures, including martial arts, as well as military secretaries, weapons, and various other weapons are stored..
What is important here is that this imperial palace boasts a history so long that it can be said to be the history of the central plains itself..
According to rumors, it began when Qin Shi Huang, who was obsessed with superstition, collected all kinds of books, legal records, and martial arts..
Since then, it has been passed down from dynasty to dynasty, and now, sadly, it is almost abandoned and closed..
Emperor Hongwu was wary of the possibility that his subjects who had made meritorious contributions would increase their power by requesting the rank of military officer or famous sword from the Wu High School..
So, I closed the door and locked it..
“It might be one or two people, but it wouldn't have been difficult if a few officials decided to take them out one by one..
Above all, His Majesty, the current Emperor, has shown an interest in the Imperial Palace Armory since he was young due to his exceptional military temperament, so there would have been no problem. He must have taken advantage of that opportunity..”
When a subject, especially a military officer, was interested in the royal palace, he first became suspicious and opposed it, but it was different in the case of a relative..
If they increase their power, won't the imperial power be strengthened?.
So, like the current emperor, his relatives gave permission..
“Are you sane to steal something from the palace treasury??
It's not at the level of theft or embezzlement, but if you do it wrong, it's treason..”
“That's a minor problem.”
Joo Seocheon shook his head..
“In the case of Emperor Hongwu's subjects and officials, they were suspected of their abilities and existence alone and were subject to purges. Who could have said that they would be safe in a situation where even the founding contributors were being wiped out? He would have had to do anything to survive.”
This desire to survive ultimately contributes a lot to Amcheonhoe..
Thanks to bold actions at the risk of one's life, the accumulated wealth and power could also be significant..
“Phew… … My head is getting dizzy..”
Nangong Weimu furrowed his brows and pressed his fingers to his temples..
I heard too many things at once.
Above all, the involvement of government officials is very rare even in the Murim Temple..
I was worried about the future because there was no precedent..
“for a moment……”
Nangong Weiwu put down his hand..
There was still doubt on that face..
The background and potential of Amcheonhoe’s birth have been resolved to some extent..
But this raises new questions.
“If the Amcheonhoe emerged to survive the purges of Emperor Hongwu, then what is the current Amcheonhoe??”
As a result, it is true that the purpose of the Amcheonhoe was almost successful..
If he had failed in his purpose and was discovered, there was no way he would just let it go due to Hongwu Emperor's personality..
Just what remains means success..
It was clear that the subject of Amcheonhoe, like Maeng Kang, hid his identity, blended into the martial arts community, and went into seclusion..
“I don't understand why a place meant to survive the emperor's purges ended up plotting to conquer Wulin..”
Nangong Weiwu looked at Zhou Seocheon as if asking for an explanation..
Zhuge Sang looked lost in thought..
“What I will say next is just my guess..”
Before his life ended, Cheonma picked up only the key points and explained them..
There wasn't enough time to listen to it all.
“Considering that the Amcheonhoe has not been revealed until now, it is clear that it has achieved its intended goal. Most of the inducted officials and subjects would have succeeded in secluding themselves in a place out of reach of the government officials. But probably not everything.”
“indeed.”
Zhuge Sang shook his head and muttered..
Only Nangong Weimu blurted out his next words as if he was frustrated..
“Amcheonhoe’s mere existence constitutes treason..
Someone should have stayed and kept the secret hidden until the end..”
Emperor Hongwu's subjects, who formed the basis of the Amcheonhoe, disappeared early on..
I went into hiding in a place I don't even know if it was a martial arts forest or not..
He committed all kinds of blasphemous sins to escape the purge, so he must have cut off ties with the secular world for fear of being revealed..
“What remained after that was the secret military organization of Wulin, which was comprised of the Imperial Palace Mugo and the authority of the subjects during the reign of Emperor Hongwu. And it is the remnant who can control this at will..”
An era of war unprecedented in the history of Moorim..
Even after peace came, there was no information about Amcheonhoeju..
No, you were right that it wasn't known..
No matter how martial it is, if the background and process of the birth of Amcheonhoe are revealed, it could be caught up in a treason..
“What is left over grows……”
“It will be Amcheonhoeju..”
“who the hell is he?”
“Amcheonhoeju……”
Academy of Sciences).
It is a government office established in the early days of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty and has a deep history..
Nowadays, he is in charge of various academic-related tasks, such as refining the emperor's edicts and taking charge of documents..
Among those who passed the civil service examination, only those who achieved excellent grades can enter the university, and even graduated from the Cabinet University..
It can be said that it is a place where only the country's leading geniuses gather, but unfortunately, the treatment was not good..
“What would you do if you entered the academy without any effort? I can't escape from being an old man in the back room..”
“That's right.”
The Academy also did not escape Emperor Hongwu's purge..
It was a place where talented people gathered in Jungwon for their studies, so there was no way they would leave it alone..
The ink often turned into blood..
It was very unfair for the Academy because if you had outstanding ability even if you had no intention of being ambitious, you would be purged..
We had to take comfort in the fact that most of them were of low rank and suffered less damage compared to other organizations..
However, the situation at the Academy has not improved at all even today, after Emperor Hongwu passed away..
“Ah, if only the outcome of the civil war had been different.……”
“Shhh, shut up. Are you crazy??”
Just twenty years ago, this country suffered from civil war, which was due to the succession to the throne after the death of Emperor Hongwu..
Emperor Hongwu installed his eldest son, Prince Wenyu, as crown prince, but Prince Wenyu died before him..
Afterwards, the current emperor emerged as a candidate for the crown prince, but at the time, Jwa Cheonseon (left) Hallimhaksa (翰林學士) opposed it, saying that if his son died, his grandson should succeed, so his grandson Geonmunmun (建文帝) was installed as crown prince and ascended to the throne soon after. climbed to.
At this time, it was the era of the academy, no, the era of scholars..
This was because Geonmunjae loved learning from a young age, so he was able to develop his strength with scholars assisting him..
As time passed and he ascended to the throne, the scholars who had been assisting him since childhood naturally took up important positions in the government..
Afterwards, as his uncles, who had powerful military power and could threaten the imperial power, and Geonmunjae, who pursued a policy of weakening the power of the feudal kings, clashed with his uncles who had already lost the throne to their nephews, the scale grew out of control and led to a major conflict. It spread into a civil war.
But the results were not very good.
As can be seen from the bachelor's complaints, Geonmunjae was defeated and went missing..
With this, the sweet and short era of scholars comes to an end..
Most of his associates were purged by the current emperor and disappeared..
“What do you think, Nokjon?)?”
“yes?”
Nokjon, an academy scholar in his mid-thirties who was sitting in a corner sorting out books, raised his head and responded..
“What is an example? Didn’t you hear the complaints?.”
“It is difficult to say, because this junior did not pass the state examination with the intention of serving the country, but rather wanted to escape poverty and accumulate some wealth..”
For Nokzon, ambition was a very distant concept..
Some may have looked at the past with great intentions, but he was anything but..
I didn't want to get caught up in pointless politics, I just wanted to work hard, get some bonuses, live comfortably, and then close my eyes..
The official was Jongchilpum Gogyo (檢討), the lowest rank in the academy..
“is it?”
The senior scholar, Jongyukpum Suchan, looked bored, but did not say anything..
They are no different from those who are stuck in an inconspicuous place and complaining..
“Then, I will try to get up slowly..
I've been in a lot of trouble during this time..”
“I owe you?
Ah, now that I think about it, your work day ended today.……
I guess I forgot. I'm sorry.”
“it's okay.”
“Thank you for your hard work so far. Yes, I'm going home.?”
“I'm trying to take it easy with what I've saved up so far..”
“If I hadn't had an accident, I would have stayed longer... … It's really sad..”
“I can't help it..
Then, let's just go..”
“Let's meet again later when we meet again..”
After several conversations, Nokzon left the academy..
As I was scheduled to step down from my official position, the process was clean..
Greetings were completed in advance and there was no problem..
I didn't really have any regrets, so I left the Academy without looking back and went out to Jeojat Street..
As soon as I walked about two corners and entered the alley, a group of tough-looking thugs blocked the street from front to back..
“Look, one-armed brother..
It looks like you have quite a lot..”
A man who appeared to be the leader stepped forward and smiled wryly..
The eyes reflect a one-armed scholar..
“Did Bang Bang-chan send it??”
Nokzon asked without raising an eyebrow..
The senior scholar at the Academy of Sciences who I had greeted just a moment ago was Bang Bang-chan..
“……”
The leader of the bandit group frowned..
It seemed like he was asking me how I knew..
Nokzon raised his only hand as if he was annoyed..
Sigh! Phew! puff puff!
“Wow.”
It was so sudden.
A group of gangsters blocking the road to prevent them from escaping suddenly collapsed..
‘Well, you got it wrong.!’
The leader's face became as pale as a sheet of paper..
He had lived in Heukdo for a long time, so he had a lot of clues..
I quickly tried to move my body to run away, but I had already been caught by the person in black who appeared at some unknown time..
“I'll tell you everything!”
The leader, who sensed something was unusual, made a quick decision..
“There's nothing to hear.”
Nokzon snorted, hmm..
“Around dinner time, did you want to rob a scholarly middle-aged man who had retired from his official position and had accumulated a considerable amount of wealth to return to his hometown??”
‘……’
“Since he is only a Jongchil-gun anyway, and there will be no trouble after retiring from his official position, let us attack with peace of mind, plunder the property, and divide it.?”
It was like looking straight into my head..
I didn't know what to say because everything was correct from one to ten..
I tried my best to survive somehow..
“done.”
“sleep……”
Suddenly!
The leader urgently tried to say something, but couldn't get through..
The head rolled around on the floor..
“Dear reviewer.”
“done.”
“Cheongi.”
“okay.”
Amcheon's brain, Cheongi answered.
“Are you going to catch the guy who instigated this??”
“No matter how low the rank, it is annoying to touch a government official currently sitting in office. leave it alone.
Rather than that, it is better to visit Hoeju first..”
“honorary name.”
When we arrived at the specified location, there was a passenger..
“Yogwang.”
“Is it heavenly?.”
Yogwang, who was waiting while prostrating, woke up..
“You said you stopped pretending to be an academy scholar, but I wonder if there was a need to do that. Wasn’t this and that comfortable?.”
Since the Academy has a mission, it can learn about the movements of not only the emperor and the central government, but also local powers..
As a comprehensive review, the viewing rights are low, but there is a lot to hear, so you can conduct a separate investigation with this as the starting point..
“Since my identity has been exposed, there is nothing I can do..”
It felt like heaven's teeth were chattering..
“Being exposed?”
“It is clear that Cheonma and Gaeyang were defeated by Ju Seo-cheon and leaked key information..
There is no point in remaining in the Academy anymore..”
It is not at the level of a double-edged sword..
It was no different from swinging a sword without a handle..
It's not for nothing that I'm reluctant to cooperate with the Demonic Cult..
Although he is a nuisance on the battlefield, I thought that if he were to fight against someone and lose, he would not hesitate to reveal confidential information..
“is it.”
Although surprising, Yogwang's reaction was calm..
“Then, my role as provincial commanding officer of Gansu Province ends here..”
“Thank you for your hard work, Pagun..”
Gansu Province Provincial Commanding Officer, dispatched troops.
He was a handsome man, about six to three inches tall, with clear facial features and a thick, yet sleek jawline..
I'm turning fifty soon, but I still look like I'm thirty..
He was dressed neatly in military uniform, but even just looking at him, I could see that he had sharp and strong muscles..
The hair was short, perhaps to avoid being caught on the battlefield and getting in the way..
There was no beard.
He was the master of the Chilseongsa Temple..
For your reference, the provincial command cheomsa ranged from Jeongsampum, and there were four in each province..
They were each in charge of management, war planning, training, and training, with Yogwang in charge of training..
In normal times, he was a military officer in charge of training the government army to deal with barbarians in the north..
However, in reality, behind-the-scenes work was being done to avoid the eyes of the central government by continually taking out government soldiers and turning them into soldiers of the Seven Stars..
“Well, if the source of information is Gaeyang, then……”
“This body must also be known.”
Cheon-gi and Yo-gwang prostrated themselves almost at the same time..
“raise your head.”
On a chair as luxurious as the emperor.
“Isn't it fun??”
Amcheonhoeju looked down at Cheonki and Yogwang and asked..
“Even the Murim Lord and Sado Heavenly Lord could not even find the shadow of the meeting, and only half of the leaders of the meeting were defeated by the Four Great Disciples of the Hwasan Sect..”
It was never fun. no one could laugh.
Starting with Cheon Seon, Cheon Kwon, Dogambujang, and Gaeyang were killed in order..
There were four people including the Chilseongsa and the Dogambu..
“Is that not all? What about the political faction as well as the Sa faction?.
Some secluded expert showed up and played the game board..”
You idiot, Damribaek’s rebellion.
But the rebellion failed spectacularly..
The Eight Gates of Sado was cut in half, but the damage was not as great as planned..
Originally, the Apostle Heavenly Lord and other forces would have suffered great damage as well..
“……”
The faint smile on Amcheonhoeju’s lips was erased..
The face, which should have been calm before, was horribly distorted like a rag..
The emotions expressed on his face were anger and shame..
Amcheonhoe, who was hiding under the water and watching the Jungwon Murim, was thrown out of the water by someone else..
Amcheonhoeju, who did not forgive even the slightest clue..
However, in order to subdue the Heavenly Demon, he had to step forward himself..
I don't know if Cheonma was an idiot with a brain full of muscles, but since that wasn't the case, his identity had no choice but to be revealed..
Also, in order to move the group called Demonic Cult and conquer the martial arts smoothly, it was necessary to reveal some secrets..
This was because Gaeyang, who was late in joining and was difficult to trust, knew key information..
But did you know that the result would be like this?.
“done.”
As the clouds cleared, the moon showed its head..
The moonlight shines down and illuminates Amcheonhoeju..
The face of the leader of Dark Heaven was majestic..
The thick, refreshingly extended eyebrows were like dragon beauty, and the skin, with traces of the weather and waves of time, was rough but without any blemishes..
The thick lips showed a sense of stubbornness, and the bridge of the nose was sharp as if it could be cut..
The black hair that reached his neck and shoulders was pulled back, and his broad forehead gave off a manly look..
“His life as Son Yeong-gwan (遜嘉貫) of Dochalwon (都察院) is over. From now on, I will step forward as a martial artist..”
‘……’
“I will bring useful items from the palace treasury, so prepare for war..”
“honorary name.”
“Academy Review Nokchon, Gansuk Province Provincial Commander Cheomsa Dispatch, Dochalwon Career (經歷) Son Yeong-gwan……!”
Nangong Weimu let out a groaning sigh..
“Even if it's Cheongi or Yogwang, the identity of Amcheonhoeju is unexpected. Even though I didn't see it in person, I thought he was a general with the rank of provincial governor or a prince with absolute power because he defeated the Heavenly Demon.……”
If you are a provincial governor, you are a general with the highest military rank, equivalent to the rank of the five provincial governors..
“If he had been a provincial governor, he would have been very suspicious and wary, which would have hindered his ability to move..”
Zhuge Sang explained.
The provincial governor is in a position where he can mobilize the military as much as he wants..
As he was the highest military officer, he had no choice but to be cautious..
It was at the level of being checked not only by the emperor but also by all officials..
In the first place, there was no way that the Amcheonhoe, which was trying to escape and hide from the emperor's purge, would bring in an official of the rank of provincial governor..
“The prince isn't very good either. As soon as the current emperor ascended to the throne with the blood of his nephew, he purged the official..
In the case of the children, if you think about the time when the Amcheonhoe was founded, they are relatively young. Also, since it would attract attention due to a dispute over succession rights, this is also not appropriate..”
Life as the emperor's child is crueler than you think.
Even if there was no will to the throne, it was common for the crown prince to carry out a purge after ascending the throne in preparation for an emergency..
“In comparison, Dochalwon is the optimal choice..
Son Yeong-gwan, although his career as an official of Amcheonhoeju is limited, he is an official in charge of records of Dochalwon, an inspection agency..”
Because the Provincial Inspectorate evaluated the ability of inspectors and officials to perform their duties, it had higher authority than other government offices..
Even if the rank was high, when he heard that he was a member of the Dochalwon, he would appear in a low tone or become very nervous..
“Indeed, the official in charge of records would have been able to take advantage of the information reported to the emperor by the inspector general or under investigation as a weakness..”
Nangong Weiwu exclaimed in admiration..
“In terms of career history, there are the Doo-sa (都御司) of Jeong I-poom, the Deputy Eosa (副都御史) of Jeong Sam-poom, and the Cheom-do Eosa (致都御史) of Jeong Sa-poom, but they are as powerful within the palace as the Do-dok and are deeply involved in politics, so they are not in the way. It would have been.”
Zhuge Sang finished speaking and took a deep breath..
“I feel like I want to make a surprise attack right away..”
Nangong Weimu licked his lips with regret..
“I completely understand, but the situation does not allow it..
Cheon- gi left the Academy and went missing, and Yo-gwang, the provincial commander, is on high alert because the provincial commander died from a fall from a horse not long ago. The inspector has nothing to say... … Above all, they are probably working with the expectation that the new information is known by now..”
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