I Became the Crown Prince of a Ruined Country

41 – 姬丹見建信君

Blood and wind blew in Handan.

Assassination of the king’s favorite talent was a serious crime, but Hanhyang’s crime was even worse than that.

Accusing Geonsin-gun as a criminal and trying to separate the relationship between Pyeongwon-gun and King Jo was literally an act of trying to completely tear apart the country of Jo and enjoy only personal prosperity.

With the addition of the crime of delusion of soldiers, not only Hanhyang, but also the entire family was blown away.

The people of Handan trembled for a while in fear that they would get caught up in the anger of King Jo, who destroyed Han Hyang’s three legs and even dipped Han Hyang’s salted fish into it.

King Hana Jo’s wrath only punished those directly related to Han Hyang. The enemy general died, but there were still many people by King Jo’s side who could stop him.

The recklessness of the Gunsin Army, who almost suffered the most damage in this assassination case, was also a cause for concern, but the Gunsin Army was unexpectedly quiet.

Perhaps knowing that he was revived thanks to Pyeongwon-gun, he seemed to step back and watch the situation as if he would not let go of Pyeongwon-gun’s work.

With Jowang’s support and Geonsingun’s tacit cooperation, Pyeongwongun proceeded with the work at an astonishing speed.

While punishment was minimized, the innocent people were supported so that they could return to their livelihoods without fear.

At the same time, the connection with the country of Wei was carried out simultaneously, but in fact, behind this was the help of Shinneunggun.

Somehow, since he was a traitor, Shin Leung-gun, who killed a general in the Wei Dynasty and seized the military power, it seems that he received help from behind the scenes rather than directly collaborating.

With Pyeongwongun, who was the previous superior, taking the baton, and excellent officials and diners added, it was a matter of seconds for Handan to regain stability.

Although Pyongwon-gun is often criticized for his poor judgment, he deserves to be called one of the four gentlemen of the country in terms of administrative power.

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Let’s do business, let’s make a living.

I was contemplating whether to promote an event to put organs in the void created by the resolution of the assassination case, but I failed to achieve that goal this time as well.

It was because an invitation came from an unexpected person, asking for a meeting saying he wanted to see me.

“Gunsin-kun?”

At the invitation of Gunsin-gun, who said he wanted to have a face-to-face meeting with me, my mind went complicated.

What is the intention? Did you even hear that I pointed out Hanhyang?

‘There’s no reason to avoid anything.’

I accepted the invitation of Gunsin-gun.

Although it was revealed that he was innocent, Gunsin-gun lost many diners and influence because of this incident. On the contrary, by successfully resolving the disturbance, Pyeongwon-gun greatly increased its prestige.

The long political struggle actually ended with the victory of Pyeongwon-gun. It was hard to imagine that Gunsin-gun would be able to harm me in such a state.

The meeting took place not at Gunshingun’s mansion, but at his safe house.

Gunshin-kun was in self-imposed confinement, saying that he was not well-behaved, so he had to meet secretly. For me, this was better than having a public meeting with Gunsin-gun.

Facing him like that, Shin-kun was more haggard than he had seen when he first came to Cho. However, even such devastation created an atmosphere that matched with the pure appearance.

Truly a person who won the king’s favor with his good looks. I think if you want to beat Gunshin-gun with looks, you should bring Shinreung-gun.

Anyway, good-looking is good-looking, and as a guy like me, it didn’t inspire me much.

Considering that she was confused by her beauty in front of Shinneung-gun, it seemed that it was probably because of Shinreung-gun that her eyes were too high.

Geonshin-kun also quietly looked at my changed appearance and then gave a hint.

“It’s been a while.”

“I guess so.”

It was Geonsin-gun who did Ha-dae, and I was the one who used Hao-che.

Geonsin-gun, although he was from a commoner, is now a superior of the country of Cho and a feudal lord of the country. He was too noble to be honored just because I was a member of the royal family.

“I heard from Pyeongwongun. Young master accused Hanhyang of being suspicious, so the situation was resolved quickly.”

“Pyongwon-gun and Mr. Chu worked harder than I did.”

“Yes, but it is also true that the tip of Young master played a big role.”

The following actions of Gunsin-gun, who had been speaking calmly, surprised me.

He bowed his head, put his hands together and bowed respectfully to me.

“First of all, I would like to apologize. I made a complaint to Your Majesty to build up the prestige of Jo by treating Young master ill. Even that might be too much.”

“Kunshin-kun.”

No matter how hard it is, it’s only the two of Gunsin-gun and I, admitting our mistakes and bowing our heads like this wouldn’t be easy.

I understood why excellent diners represented by Samjae Temple had gathered around Geonshin-gun. The look he showed was clearly that of a great politician.

“And I apologize again. I received silver from Young master, but I am of no use to him. As long as Young master has the Princess of Jin, Your Majesty will not change his mind.”

It was King Jo himself who ordered the arrest and death of Jeong’s father, Young Yi-in.

Even if Geonsingun, who insisted on treating me badly, changed his mind, it was said that as long as I had affection by my side, I would not be able to escape from Jowang’s anger.

“Well…it doesn’t matter.”

I was preparing various things for self-relief anyway.

Now, whether or not the Cho Nara Court treats me or not, my job doesn’t change.

“And I didn’t come here with the intention of helping you out of your debt.”

“Indeed… This writer comes to admire Young master’ gentlemanly side over and over again.”

“Gentlemen? Isn’t that right. I’ve avenged you.”

“Revenge?”

Gunshin-kun raised his head and asked if my words were too surprising.

“Recently, I’ve been learning about Mencius from my writing teacher, Hankyung, and there’s a phrase like this in it.”

According to the section of Mencius Gaozi, Mencius says:

When Heaven entrusts someone with a great task in the future, it will always give them hardships first, making their hearts suffer, their bodies starving, and their lives destitute.

However, this is to develop patience and help you accomplish the impossible in the future, so that you can achieve great goals.

So use your current disgrace as a medal and become a bigger person. So become a bigger person than the one who hurt you, and get the best revenge by helping him.

“I didn’t do you a favor, I avenged myself, so there’s nothing to keep in mind.”

“Ha ha ha…”

Geonsin-gun let out a blank laugh like someone who had lost his mind.

The reason I said that instead of insisting on favoring him was because I had no intention of receiving any compensation from him, but it was just to end the favor at this point and stop caring about each other.

There is nothing good for me to be deeply entangled in the Jo Na-ra court. Like Geonsin-gun said, as long as the King of Jo doesn’t change his mind, mentioning my name for nothing is only going against the King of Jo.

If that’s the case, it’s better to improve the people’s sentiment little by little in a state of indifference.

Hana Gunsin-kun didn’t look particularly bad or relieved, but his face was more guilty than before.

“Young master, do you know that what Mencius said is the behavior of a gentleman? I did not recognize the gentleman and persecuted him.

Geonsin-gun’s behind-the-scenes remarks were not directed at me, but toward himself.

As I quietly watched his reaction, Gunsin-gun let out a sigh and bowed to me again.

“Young master said circle, not silver, but this pen will not forget silver. However, Young master has put no silver on me, so I’ll talk to myself from now on.”

While I was tilting my head at the sudden declaration of Gunsin-gun talking to himself, Gunsin-gun started talking.

“I was acquainted with a merchant named Yeobulwi, a merchant in the Han Dynasty, who took Yeong Yi-in, a descendant of the Jin dynasty, who was held hostage in the country of Cho, to the country of Jin, and adopted her as the adopted son of Lady Hwayang, the mistress of Anguk-gun. His wife changed his name to Zichu because he was the son of Chu.”

Now I knew at least some famous royal figures from many countries.

Anguk-gun (安國君) was the second son of the current king of Jin, and was fortunate enough to become the crown prince of Jin when the eldest son, the crown prince, died while being a hostage to the state of Wei.

And Lady Hwayang was the wife of Angukgun and was from the country of Cho. So, he changed his name from Yeong-i-in to Ja-cho, which means my son from the country of Chu.

‘Jeong’s grandfather said he was Anguk-gun. However, I heard that Jung’s father is the son of his concubine, so he is no different from a collateral….’

“Later on, Jacho, who won Lady Hwayang’s favor, is now treated as the enemy of Angukgun, so it is self-evident that when King Jin dies and Angukgun ascends the throne, Jacho will ascend to the throne.”

As Gunsin-gun continued to speak, I fell into even greater confusion.

Yeongiin, I changed my name to Yeongjacho. In other words, he becomes the crown prince….

“Youngjeong, who is now in Cho, will soon become the daughter of the Crown Prince.”

Justice It meant that the succession to the throne would rise rapidly.

Perhaps, to the extent that Jeong might become king.