I Became the Crown Prince of a Ruined Country

81 – Return and Reunion

Immediately after officially receiving Mosu as a guest, the people who asked for Jeon Gwang gathered and showed their faces together in the office.

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Electric light. Hongseong Yeo. Sima Sang. Parameter.

They were my closest friends, like my limbs.

Hankyung, Chuyeon, Hyeongga, and Nogucheon, who are not here, can be said to be my closest friends.

If you look at it that way, you can definitely see that half of the retainers who are proud to be mine are in place. Sama-sang is a bit ambiguous, but if you think of him as a loan player, he might be my person right now.

“Some people may know, but there will be many people who are new to it, so let me introduce myself first. This person is Mosu, a former eater of Pyeongwon-gun, and is the main character of Nangjungjichu, who has made many achievements. Will.”

“Oh, it’s nice to meet Duke Mosu, who has a lot of reputation. He’s called Jeon Gwang, the envoy of Yan. Now he’s a governor under Young master.”

“Hmm? You seem to be a famous person, but I’m sorry, but I’m no stranger to Joongwon affairs. I’m Yeo Hongseong, the moon man. Please take good care of me.”

“Nice to meet you. I thought it would end like this.”

Mosu also politely introduced himself to the three people who each gave different greetings.

“This is Mosu from Jo Nara. You said you would entrust information and spying to me from now on, so if you need any help, please let me know.”

“That sounds very welcome.”

Jeon Gwang, who is currently also playing the role of my bookkeeper, seemed to be suffering from a lack of information.

Yeo Hong-seong, who was well acquainted with the common sense of the midfield, also seemed to be interested in rumors going around the world.

On the other hand, Sama-san didn’t seem particularly interested, perhaps because she had heard of Mosu’s existence from me first.

After the commotion subsided for a while, I revealed the results of this Yodonghaeng.

“I have succeeded in enlisting the cooperation of General Qin Gai.”

“As expected, Young master.”

“Oh, isn’t it wonderful after being so rude?”

“Well, that’s quite right.”

After leaving impressions in the order of Jeon Kwang, Yeo Hong-seong, and Sama-sang, Mosu also helped out a word.

“Then, since I heard that Chuyeon persuaded Geukshin, what is left?”

“Oh, I have something to tell you about that too, Sang-ah?”

As the eyes focused on him, Sama-Sang cleared his throat lightly, picked up his voice, and spoke.

“Before Heidan went to Liaodong, there was one task entrusted to me.”

“It seems to be related to the evil.”

“Yes, that’s right.”

Perhaps it was because he was a legendary eater in Jo Nara, and Sama-sang was quite cautious in his attitude towards Mosu.

I wonder if it is the same Sama-sang who did not hesitate to deal with me with a higher status.

“The Yue family originally had Yan as their base with malice, but due to King Hui’s persecution, Mangji was transferred to Zhao and divided in half.”

Akui, the Changgukgun of the Yan Dynasty, became the Mangjegun of the Zhao Dynasty.

As the saying goes, “Losing a cow and fixing a barn,” Yeon Na-ra realizes how important he was only after the malice leaves. When he began to be helplessly pushed back by the flyers of Qi, the Yan dynasty invited Ak-eui again, but Mal-eui, who had already seen everything, politely refused.

Beyond reviving a country on the brink of collapse, they begged to come back belatedly after abandoning a great general who drove an old enemy powerhouse to the brink of destruction, claiming that it was no longer useful.

Wouldn’t it be cursed that the exiled objects seen only in the past life, in the distant future from the present life, are not probable at this level?

‘There was also a background work of the flyer, so it can be said that the ability of the flyer was great.’

Anyway, I think banished works were a genre with their own roots.

Returning back, Yue Yi fled from Yan to Zhao, and the Yu family split into two factions.

Those who could not follow the malice and remained in the Yan Dynasty, and those who followed the malice to the Zhao Dynasty.

The representative of the former was Akgan, the son of Ae-eui and inherited the title of Changguk-gun, the title of Yan, and the representative of the latter was Akseung, a nephew who followed Ak-eui to the country of Jo.

“That evil monk recently participated as a general of the state of Zhao in the war against the state of Yan and made a contribution.”

If Yeompa blocked Yulbok, the main attacker, from the former Sangbang, Akseung dealt with General Gyeongjin, who was a tribute from the north.

Prior to that, Akseung had proven that he possessed excellent military talent befitting the Ak family that produced the military god Malice, such as setting up a military feat to defeat the Qin Dynasty general Shin Liang with Sergeant Jo’s general.

Currently, Akseung has a high status as a longevity second only to Yeompa. Even more than that gaze.

Unlike Lee Mok, who had no merit to speak of after defeating the Xiongnu, it was because he made a lot of contributions while running around.

“Akseung has a high reputation as the next major general of the country of Jo, who will succeed Shinpyeong-gun Yeompa. Such a monk is also friendly with the same musician, Akgan.”

“Definitely. Even in the last war, Akgan insisted that we should not attack Zhao. Even if he led an army five times his size, he would not be able to win.”

“Akgan must have known. Although the number of troops decreased during the Great War of Jangpyeong, the genealogy of the great generals who made Cho Nara a powerful country was not cut off.”

Yeo Hong-seong was calm, as if it was boring to only explain the background rather than the clear core.

“I understand the relationship between evil and wicked. So what about the evil?”

“It’s simple. I asked the monk to write a letter.”

“Correspondence? To Akgan?”

“Yes.”

Pro-communist faction Taebu Prime Minister.

A platoon of royal guards.

Janggeo Sangbang, a member of the royal family.

And the neutral faction, Changguk-gun’s evil.

The power of the system is divided into four states like this. Excluding the latter two, who were watching the situation, the political strife could be said to be a confrontation between the pro-communist faction and the pro-king faction.

Originally, Taebu made merit in the war and his position grew, so he wanted the pro-communist faction to win without difficulty, but the platoon that had blocked the invasion of Zhao through diplomacy for decades joined the pro-king faction, and the equilibrium was balanced.

If a big man of the level of evil joins either side, the balance of power will be greatly shaken.

“What Akgan wants is peace between the two countries of Zhao and Yan. However, both the pro-Gongja faction and the pro-Wangje faction have plausible grounds. He’s not sure which side to take, so he’s just maintaining neutrality, and he’s longing for the upper hand. It’s not like the king’s faction that will only be loyal to the king’s words.”

Knowing that, both sides are making repeated attempts to capture Akgan, but direct and explicit contact was difficult as the king is still alive and the upper side is a representative royal power.

“There, the correspondence of Akseung, a relative and a renowned general of the Zhao Nara, will be of great help in judging the evil.”

This request was only possible because he was from the country of Jo and was a disciple of Imok.

That was to get the help of the evil monk first in order to attract the demon.

“I’ll thank the old man later. He helped me.”

From long experience, I knew that Sima-san was shy.

Of course, it would be true that Lee Mok had worked hard, but it was Sima Sang himself who explained the legitimacy of this incident and induced him to move. So, it must have been a statement intended to hide it because it was embarrassing to boast about my efforts and achievements.

“Of course it should. I’ve been indebted to General Lee Mok for so long.”

“Hmph. That’s enough.”

“So, did you get an answer from General Akgan?”

When Jeon Gwang asked somewhere between excitement and nervousness, Sima Xiang curled up the corners of his mouth and nodded.

“It’s about to start. The discussion about installing the crown prince.”

The Wangje faction may try to stop the installation of the crown prince together with the king by joining hands with the forces of the king, but that will be difficult now.

For the sake of the stability of a shaky country, it is not only the world that is raising an appeal to appoint the crown prince.

King’s power seems to be indiscriminate, but a king who failed to properly protect his country is a place where the public has no choice but to notice.

After the war with Zhao ended in a decision without any results, the authority of the king, who allowed the Xiongnu to invade the land in decades, had come down to a level where he had to compromise with his surroundings.

“If you do, the time to leave Changseong is coming soon.”

“Ah, speaking of that, I plan to keep people in Changseong.”

The development of the super steel method, which is a steel smelting method, is yet to be developed, and it is a waste to rot the shipyard that has been built.

I was planning to develop Geochangseong, which had become like this, as the center of the sea route leading to Liaodong and Qi.

“Even if I go to the world, I would like the former general to stay and take care of things for the time being.”

“In the world, there are Taebu and Dr. Hankyung, so even if it’s not me, there must be many people who will assist Young master. I will follow the will of Young master. However, please don’t make this old man wait too long.”

“Of course. I’ll find a successor right away. Thank you for making such a tough decision.”

Having sorted out Changseong’s affairs, I confided my thoughts about the crown prince.

“When the discussion about the Crown Prince begins, I, the person in charge, will go to the gye. And I would like to meet the platoon there.”

“A platoon? Why?”

“Hmm, isn’t the crown prince guaranteed anyway?”

Sima Xiang and Lu Hongseong questioned my words.

But I thought this was a necessary step.

A small amount of conflict can lead to a huge division in the future. If that happens, you will have to focus all your attention on maintaining Yan, let alone a joint army.

“Platoon is So-jin’s younger brother. And he is a person who made a great achievement to prevent a national riot.”

The platoon stopped the Zhao Dynasty’s invasion of the Yan Dynasty, and made the Qin Dynasty’s Upper Bumsu and the General Baikgi antagonize, protecting the Zhao Dynasty and the Han Dynasty, which were in a state of light right after the Great War.

If such a platoon is together, the banner of the combined army will stretch higher and become an anchor that gathers the will of the swaying nations.

“I’m trying to persuade even the platoon.”