I Became the Crown Prince of a Ruined Country

67 – In Yan

The air in Yan was cold. A cold wind brushed my cheeks, which naturally made me realize that I had come to the northern latitude.

“Is this the world?”

I heard Yeo Hong-seong muttering an exclamation from the side.

Gye, how to say, feels a bit different from Handan. In systems not as large as Handan, the floating population is less than half of Handan.

The reason was the unique capital system of the Yan Dynasty.

If Handan, the capital of the Zhao Dynasty, is a mega city created by combining the three provinces of North, East, and West, then the Yan Dynasty had several capitals.

Gye, which has been functioning as the capital since before, is set as Sangdo, and Muyangseong, which was newly built as a base for the offensive of Qi and the residence of King Soyeonyang, is used as a riverway and connects the middle road between them.

It is a system of three capitals consisting of the upper capital, the middle capital, and the lower capital. This three-province system was fully established during the reign of King Soyeonyang, who expanded the territory of Yan by two or three times in the past, and has continued to this day.

Jungdo is only an intermediate city, but Muyangseong is a fairly large planned city.

As I followed behind the line for the inspection in front of the gate of Gye, Hongseong Yeo tapped my side with her elbow and said playfully.

“You don’t have to go like this anyway? You’re Gongja, huh?”

“…Stop teasing me. The one who hid his identity was the common man.”

“Well~ But I’m only left with a façade. No one knows about it, but isn’t Gongja different?”

With a smirk on and on, huh? Huh? Hong-seong, who insisted on doing so, was to the point where he couldn’t recall his serious appearance from before. It must be that the intimacy has accumulated that much, but why is it so nasty today?

I and Lu Hongsheng had this conversation when I revealed my identity as Young master of Yan when I entered the precincts of Yan from Qi.

If you want to keep a relationship with Yeo Hong-seong, you can’t hide it forever.

I must have built up a certain amount of bond while traveling together.

“If you reveal that you are the direct granddaughter of Wu Kang, the King of the Moon, will Chu give you a title over there?”

Wu Gang (無彊), the last king of the Yue Dynasty, was destroyed and absorbed by the Chu Dynasty.

Although he resisted the state of Chu quite strongly while trying to link up with the state of Qi, he was defeated because he lacked the ability to stand up to King Chowei.

However, his death did not mean that Yue was immediately absorbed into Chu. Among the royal family, those with considerable power came forward claiming to be the King of the Moon, while those with lesser power called the army and stood up. Of course, the state of Chu destroyed all such revival forces and completely subjugated the state of Yue.

Among those forces reviving the Yue Dynasty, there was a son of Mu Gang who rose up under the military title Changhaegun (倉海君), and he is said to be the father of Lu Hongseong.

Then, when I asked if the name Yeo Hongseong was a pseudonym, they said that the original surname was Mi (羋), the royal surname of the Yue Dynasty, but it was a ruined country anyway, so the distinction between real name and pseudonym is meaningless.

“Well? Originally, the title of Yue was Viscount, so should I get that?”

Viscount (子爵) was not a proper feudal lord, but a title given to the feudal vassal of that feudal lord.

Still, the most famous king of the Yue Dynasty, Yue King Gucheon, the main character of Wasinsangsang, was a powerful enough feudal lord to be included in the Chunchu Ohpae (春秋五覇), so why is he a viscount? The country of Wol was a periphery among peripheries that was too far from the central plains. Even in this era, regional discrimination existed.

However, as the current state of Yue fell to the state of Chu, it was not a true independent feudal lord, but was subjugated under the state of Chu, so now the title of viscount really suits it.

‘It’s not some kind of Greek oracle.’

It is true that prophecies are completed with tragedy….

“So, have you thought about the proposal I made last time?”

“You mean a foodie?”

“Yes.”

While revealing my identity as Young master of the Yan Dynasty, I hinted to Yeo Hong-seong if he had no intention of coming as my guest.

At that time, I wasn’t as close as I am now, and I wanted to see the world more than Yeo Hong-seong, so I was just at the level of taking my luck. However, as she gradually approached Gye and the moment of separation began to draw nearer by the minute, she developed into a more serious discourse.

Yeo Hong-seong, who always acted without hesitation and spoke spontaneously, was cautious about this matter. When I reveal her identity, she says she won’t hide it, and when she talks about her birth history, she thinks about it for so long.

‘It means that you are serious about my proposal, so I should be happy.’

While immersed in each other’s thoughts. We finished the inspection safely and went inside the system. Even if there was a problem, everything would have gone well if I just revealed my identity, but honestly, I wanted to check the atmosphere of the world or the internal circumstances before entering the royal palace, so it went well.

“Think about it carefully. Even if you’re not a guest, we can provide accommodation for you while you’re in the world.”

That lodging will not be a royal palace, but an outbuilding of a mansion owned by the guild.

It was the same place we are heading to now.

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I wondered if no one would come to pick me up since the town I had arrived earlier delivered the news of our arrival, but sure enough, in front of the destination that was starting to come into view, a familiar green-haired woman waved her hand with her characteristic cool smile. Was waving

“Hey.”

I was about to run out, but I thought of Yeo Hong-seong and stopped at the level of speeding up her steps. However, Yeo Hong-sung, who read my feelings well enough, pushed me on my back, and she herself stepped back a little.

I thanked her with a glance, and I arrived in front of her brother as it was, and her eyes met her face with her.

Faced again after many years, I had a similar eye level to Hyungga before I knew it.

“You’re quite tall, senior?”

“Hmm, on the contrary, it seems that the value of the sentence has decreased a little.”

“What? hahahaha! This brash guy. Far from becoming an adult, he’s just savvy.”

Could it be because of the company’s regular correspondence with the company?

Even though it’s been a while since we’ve seen each other, our conversation flowed naturally as if we saw each other the other day.

But this person, probably because he has accumulated a lot during that time, he fell into a conversation once and there is no sign of stopping. Truly a drug-free person. The complete self-paced feeling that no one is around is still the same.

I subtly cut off the pulse of the conversation and introduced Yeo Hong-seong, who was standing in the back and watching.

“Ah, come to think of it, the introduction is late. This is the companion I talked about in the letter.”

“…Ah! It’s Yeohongseong.”

She must have been blank for a moment. Hongseong reacted a beat late and greeted her. Her older brother, perhaps realizing that he had been treated as a person who was not very affectionate, was polite and apologetic.

“Oh, to keep the guest standing for so long. Forgive me. This hyung-ga is the type of person who doesn’t notice others around him.”

“hahahahaha, isn’t this kind of thing happening when you meet nice people?”

“Ohhh, I thought he was only big, but he’s also really big. I’ll repay you for this rudeness with my favorite drink.”

“It’s my favorite drink…That’s my favorite apple logo. I’d be happy to take one!”

Have you seen all these great girls?

Even though it’s the first time they’ve met each other, they’re going beyond swearing at each other without hesitation, and overcoming a somewhat rude first impression with a rough drink promise. It’s a conversation method that is difficult for me to follow easily.

Hyeong-ga, who guided me to go inside, immediately joined forces with Yeo Hong-seong and started treating me as someone who didn’t exist this time.

Well, since when did you see them, they are already so friendly….

‘Ah, the two of them seem to get along well.’

If Yeo Hong-seong is really the person I suspect, then the two of them must be some kind of comrades who originally shared a common purpose. Of course, they don’t know each other, but they do.

‘The Assassination of Qin Shi Huang.

Jung, a girl who was abandoned by her parents and persecuted by the world.

Then, Qin Shi Huang, who ascended to the throne of Jin and waged a unification war against the nations and achieved unity in the world.

What irony is it that I have taken care of him and raised him, and I have people around me who wanted to kill him.

‘It must be my role to prevent that from happening.’

The road to get there is still difficult, but the light that informs the final destination is as clear as it gets.

Now, the road is not all that scary.

Knowing that there are people who will accompany you on your journey.

“Let me introduce myself!”

And today I will get new companions to accompany me on that journey.

Once inside, Hyungga stretched out his arms and pointed to those who were waiting for us there.

A mature man standing at the door of a middle-aged man, a young man who seems to be about his brother’s age, and an old man whose hair is more than half white.

I held my hands together with a smile as I faced three pairs of eyes facing my side.

“Nice to meet you. Young master of Yan, call me Heidan.”