I Became the Crown Prince of a Ruined Country

78 – In Fluctuation

The Fluctuation was stable. Material abundance was lower than Gye, but public order was clearly better than Gye.

Unlike Ji, which was besieged by the Xiongnu several years ago, Liaodong has never been threatened by an outside force since Jin-gae took over. Internally, since Jingae holds the center, it was difficult to spot even the common shoplifter.

People in Yangpyeong took this safety for granted. It is natural to be wary of strangers, but people here rarely have such things, and on the contrary, they showed curiosity and approached without hesitation.

Even now, in my hand, I heard an apple given to me as a gift from a person from Yangpyeong who welcomes strangers. I took a bite of the apple and talked to the vendor who gave it to me.

“It’s a peaceful place. This is it.”

“Well, is that so? Our general is here. Are you saying you can’t move in front of Dong-ho or Joseon-do over there?”

Dong-ho is the strongest among the northern immigrants.

Excluding the nations located in the east, Joseon built the most country-like country.

Both of these were strong men who once threatened Yan. Therefore, Yan sent a hostage to Donghu, and prevented the conflict with Joseon through diplomacy.

Until Jingae appeared.

“However, Dongho almost seems to obey General Jingae. What about Joseon?”

“Joseon? Um…well? It’s a bit embarrassing, I guess?”

“They sent envoys from Joseon?”

“Ah~ that’s been like that since before. Since I was in trouble the other day, aren’t you paying attention to the general? There are also merchants walking back and forth wearing tweezers. Why? Going up to Joseon?”

“No way. It’s too far away. Oh, I ate the apple well. Later, when I come to the top of the movie, I’ll return it too.”

“It’s okay, man. Take one. My wife gave it to me because she likes the stuff she got from the trade union so much, so let’s pretend that’s the case.”

Even after the short conversation with the fruit vendor, I wandered around Yodong Market and had small talk with many people.

It was a time to know the authority of Jingae, who is almost like the little king of Yodong. And I also discovered two surprising facts.

“I was scared, at that time. Adults say don’t worry, but didn’t some Xiongnu come in, did they say that, yeom, yeom, that of Zhao? Anyway, isn’t that person going to destroy Yan? Even adults would have been a bit scared if it wasn’t so?”

First of all, the people of Liaodong have a fairly high level of interest in the situation in the mainland of Yan.

It meant that they shared a common identity as people of Yan, even though it was Yodong, which was a little distant from Yan’s home country due to the natural border of the Yimu-ryeo Mountains and the Daeling River.

It was different from the nationalism that would come to the fore later. There was no strong sense of patriotism or solidarity like nationalism, and it was only at the level of ‘I am a Yan person’.

The reason why they were keenly aware of the situation in Yan was because they were concerned that the peace of Liaodong might be disrupted by Yan being engulfed in a phone call. No matter how much Liaodong enjoys a semi-independent position, it never meant that it was an equal force with the mainland of Yan.

In terms of population, Liaodong was one of the few administrative districts of the Yan Dynasty. When the Yan Dynasty came out strong, it was a conscription without any sloppy.

‘If Jin-gae is determined and attracts Dong-ho and Joseon, it’s worth a fight.’

The Court of Yan was also worried about that, so he left Liaodong unattended.

But what if that Jin-Gae dies?

If Dong-ho is in awe and Joseon does not have Jin-gae, who is trying to attract them, will they help Liao-dong against Yan?

‘They’re not going to gamble on a war against Yan.’

Jingae’s empty seat is that big.

Such is the existence of a master.

Existence that overturns wars that seem impossible to win.

People jump into the battlefield confident of victory just by their presence.

“But Jin-gae’s son is doing it tomorrow…”

The second is the information about Jin-gae’s family that I came across by chance.

Everyone must have been quiet, the person who casually told me this hurriedly covered his mouth and ran away without looking back.

Judging from the fact that I have a friend who works in my own inner city, I’m guessing that the people I know in Yangpyeong are limited.

Otherwise, I don’t understand why Yan is neglecting Liaodong, but they don’t understand this fact.

‘If Jingai’s son dies, there will be only one offspring left.’

Granddaughter of Jingae, Miss Jinmu.

However, Miss Jinmu was still a child, not even ten years old. She said that at present, Jin Gai had no successor.

It’s been exactly a week since she arrived in Yangpyeong.

I finished all the preparations and gave instructions to Hanso.

“Go and tell General Jingae. I’m here to see you.”

The time has come.

Time to build a dialogue with Jingae.

§

While Heidan was wandering around the streets, the Joseon delegation had a formal meeting with Jingae.

Even after the long talks that lasted all day and the banquet were over, the delegation still remained in Yangpyeong. Jin-gae did not immediately give an answer to the proposal they gave, but chose to postpone and wait for an answer.

The Joseon side did not expect to return an answer overnight. Since the matter was so serious, I expected that Jin-gae would need time to think about it.

During that time, Via wanted to go out of the closet again to see her, but this time she refused. I don’t know when the Jin dog will end his worries and give an answer, but he insisted that he might change his mind if he missed the opportunity while he was outside, so Via had to wait in the inner room.

Instead, Hyul attached the premise that she can roam freely within the inner sanctuary. Even this was subject to restrictions within the range allowed to them, but it was better than being only in the objective.

Via soothed her regret and shot her resistance.

When I had free time, I often wandered around alone without any servants. At first, there was a commotion to find Bia somehow, but that disappeared after a few days.

Via hated it, and came back exactly on time. In the first place, the resistance was a place where safety was assured.

However, Bia had a secret that Hul and the servants did not tell her. She sneaked out at night and secretly enjoyed night walks to places that were not normally allowed.

Of course, she kept a certain line even here. He did not commit any rudeness that went to the depths of the castle where Jingae resided. It was all about sneaking up on the wall of the inner castle and looking at the outer castle.

But today was a little different.

It was the same until they tried to climb the walls of the inner castle, but the moment they witnessed the opening of the outer gate of the inner castle, the change began.

Via held her breath and watched the hatch. With her bright eyes, she could be discerned from a little distance. She had to run and tell her if she was a thief she was a secret and what.

Surprisingly, those who entered through the third door were people Bia knew.

“Oh, that kid…”

Via noticed the familiar-looking boy and tried her habitually to pretend to know her, but then she lowered her raised arm and swallowed her voice back.

The boy was not alone. In front of the boy, an official who had guided him to Jingae before was walking like a guide.

Why? Didn’t Haeng-soo at the top of the movie already have a meeting with Jin-gae? In the first place, here is the resistance of Yangpyeong. It was a space that ordinary people could not even step into. In the case of a trial, it is sometimes said that the introspection is opened, but that boy was treated as a guest by all appearances.

Before I even considered that, it was now in the middle of the night.

It wasn’t the time to put people into the inner court, aside from the trial.

‘Let’s follow.’

Bia, who loves her country, Joseon, and values her responsibility as a royal family, was probably still a young girl.

Human’s fundamental instinct. Unable to overcome her curiosity, Bia muted her footsteps.

The boy was heading to a place she had never been to, even Via herself.

Leaving aside the fact that she had never been to every corner of her inner world since she was also her guest, it was clear that she was not a place for ordinary guests to go.

‘How far are you going?’

Was it to reduce the number of eyes?

Via is light in her movements, and if you pay attention to her steps, you can hardly hear her footsteps, but even if she did, it was strange that she hadn’t been noticed yet.

Then there is one reason. She intentionally erased people from this route.

Via grew more and more suspicious and curious. Who the hell was that boy to do such a thing?

The place where she held her breath as much as she could, she was the patronage of resistance that even Via had never been allowed.

There was a person waiting in the back garden, which was not flashy but had a fairly calm feel.

‘General Jingae… ?’

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Ruler of shaking.

Jingae.

‘As expected, it was called by General Jingae. That’s why there were no people.’

After guiding her, Qin Gai’s aide tried to go back, but Bia leaned her body against the wall and held her breath.

Maybe I was lucky. Her officials failed to notice her via and took her out of patronage.

Jingae and the boy.

Only the two stood facing each other under the moonlight in the back garden.

Surprisingly, Jingae was the one who opened his mouth first.

“I didn’t expect to see you here.”

“Me too.”

Although the two only exchanged words once each, Via was shocked. I was so surprised that I barely managed to stop the sound from coming out with my hands together.

Jin-gae spoke again as if to let Bia know that he had heard it correctly.

“You have been very devoted.”

Jin-gae shows respect. He said that Jin, who had been half-respectful even to himself, was using such a polite tone….

That boy, like her, no, has more authority than her….

“Young master Heidan.”

He was Young master of the Yan Dynasty.