Surviving the Romance Fantasy

Queen Jin, who was particularly obsessed with Seol Taepyeong, did not look very good, and Lady In, who was involved in a power struggle with Seoltaepyeong, also had a complicated expression.

When Ha Deokbi entered the tea room, all three crown princesses were concentrating their attention.

‘…It’s not unexpected, but…’

Hyeongwoljang and Seol Tae-pyeong actually became partners in this bloody political arena.

This is a political world where the future can change greatly depending on who you trust and who you suspect. It is quite meaningful to join hands in such a place.

Above all, Lady In Ha-yeon really wanted to ask about the reason why people from the lower house were brought in to seal Jeongseon.

However, it was not even during my time as an apprentice samurai… It was a great burden to have Hyeongwoljang, who had risen to the rank of 3rd grade, to come and go at will.

“Ha Deokbi, you look good.”

Deokbi Ha sat down on the table and looked at the tea that the maid had brought.

‘…is it a low-quality product?’

When I smelled the tea served by the maid of the Blue Dragon Palace and looked at the tea of other crown princesses, the quality was clearly different.

Queen Jin is being sarcastic in her own way.

Jin Sook-bi is outstanding in every way that is not appropriate for her age, but especially when she gets involved with Seol Tae-pyeong, she becomes childish, like a girl of her age, so it was very tiring to deal with her.

Ha Deok-bi quietly drank his tea as if he knew nothing.

Yes. Now I understand that historically, the owners of the four palaces rarely had good relationships.

This is how we can’t get along well.

When put in a situation like this, Ha Deok-bi was the kind of person who would face it head-on rather than be intimidated.

“A lot of good things have happened recently.”

As Ha Deok-bi put down the teacup with a grin, Jin Sook-bi puffed out her cheeks.

‘I’m suffocating…!’

Po Hyeon-bi was sweating and looking at other people’s expressions. At this point, the queen would usually try to control the situation by bringing up another topic of conversation.

Po Hyeon-bi was preparing to respond to In-gwi-bi’s next words and waited for the situation to be resolved quickly.

However… Queen In’s next words were completely different from Queen Po’s expectations.

“It seems that Deokbi Ha is very interested in the power struggles of the royal court.”

“…yes?”

“It was originally said that the grooming that the owner of the Four Great Palaces should have is to purify one’s body, learn poetry, calligraphy, and painting, and constantly refine oneself. “Is it in line with the duty of a person who is the master of the four palaces to be attracted to the personal interests and power of the world?”

In an instant, the air in the tea room cooled coldly.

The cold was so bitter that even Lady Jin, who would normally be in the last position, had no choice but to open her eyes wide and swallow dry saliva.

“yes? “What are you saying…”

“I’m just telling the truth as it is, Deokbi Ha.”

‘…cold.’

What kind of person is Queen In Ha-yeon?

She was always in the most authoritative position as the crown princess, watching over and coordinating the other crown princesses at the center of this tea ceremony.

No matter how much I looked at her, I couldn’t find any flaws, and she was so perfect in everything that I thought she might be the most perfect woman who had ever come into the world.

He was like Deokbi Howol’s nemesis, but in fact, he was someone who only considered himself his nemesis and was not even an opponent.

He was a person who harbored envy and jealousy, tried hard but couldn’t reach it, and no matter what he did, he couldn’t be buried in even a trace of grime.

“It is an important task to work hard day and night for the family that is one’s foundation, but isn’t it unreasonable for a person who is the owner of the four major palaces to rush to capture Hyeongwoljang?”

No matter what you say, consider the other person’s intentions first and always be considerate.

Isn’t she the lady who always maintains her dignity by speaking indirectly even when she needs to say something harsh?

Still, Queen In has a cause.

As the owner of the Taegeum hairpin and the most authoritative crown princess, one can express regret for Ha Deok-bi’s behavior as she deviates from her duties.

But… is that really the only reason why Queen Yin speaks like that?

Lady In Ha-yeon was as noble as a being above the clouds, but…

Since Ha Deok-bi lived like crawling on ugly mud, it is not difficult to read the source of those emotions.

“That… is not right. Ha Deokbi.”

Jealousy.

His wife In Ha-yeon is jealous of him.

She, who seemed like a fairy playing on the clouds, is wrapped in the ugly, tainted feelings of jealousy of a mere human being.

When I saw that, I felt my heart start to beat little by little.

Eventually, the corners of Ha Deokbi’s mouth rose, and a strange joy began to appear in Ha Deokbi’s eyes.

“Definitely, I feel like things are going better now that Han follows your advice. I saw a lot of virtue. “Next time, I’ll buy some good drinks and go to the main palace.”

After the work was finished, I was sitting in the palace pavilion with Han and eating some snacks.

Since I received some help from Han, I came here to say thank you.

“Hmm… okay. “There are some parts that I don’t like…”

“What part do you not like?”

“When you worked at Baekseon Palace, didn’t you have a hard time getting involved with the crown princes? “It means that some of that still remains.”

“You don’t have to worry about that part. Even at first glance, Queen Po Hyeon seems to have put down her mind, Lady Jin knows how to judge what is right, and Lady In is a mature enough person.”

I picked up a few pills, chewed them, and laughed.

“And Ha Deokbi… don’t you know better? He is a person who has a stronger obsession with power than anyone else, so he is willing to sell everything, including his love, to move up if necessary. In that respect, it is rather trustworthy.”

“You’re right, but… you don’t always know where people’s desires will lead. The desire for recognition, a sense of inferiority, obsession with success… people are creatures that do not know how they can run wild when such things come together in complex ways. “You must never forget that.”

Wang Han rested his chin and thought for a moment.

“If things go wrong… a hell even worse than the time of Baekseon Palace could unfold…”

Wang Han said this with a stern expression.

The cold expression on his face, like a prophet who had seen the future… made people anxious for no reason.

“Well, anyway, I guess you can take care of it. By the way, there was a rumor going around among the officials of the Ministry of Justice… Did you hear it too?”

“rumor?”

From here on, Wang Han seemed to be serious, but spoke with a rather stiff expression.

“It is said that in the Anhyang region on the east side of Cheongdo Province… a superior spirit appears. “They said Pabal was notified this morning.”

“…what?”

High rank.

As soon as that name came out of my mouth, my expression hardened.

Troubled times (2)

“It is said that the number of casualties in the Anhyang region has already exceeded 1,500. “If you include those not included in the casualty count, the damage is beyond imagination.”

The next day, a serious conversation took place at an urgently held fishing meeting.

Sangdeunggwi appeared in the Anhyang region.

That was the only way to explain it, but everyone on the scene knew how important that single sentence was.

An adult male armed with a weapon can easily subdue a lesser demon.

Middle-level demons can be subdued by bringing in professional demon hunters and going through some trouble.

However, for higher-ranking nobles, an army is necessary. This is because one higher-ranking demon appears with dozens of middle-ranking demons in tow.

And those dozens of middle-level demons also unleashed dozens of lower-level demons, and those who witnessed the area where the higher-level demons arrived often recalled that it was a terrible sight, as if they had glimpsed a part of hell.

It often happened that ghosts active in the mysterious fog suddenly appeared and disturbed the world, but when they reached the level of higher-level ghosts, it was a disaster so big that each and every one of them was recorded in the historical records.

Like typhoons, droughts, and earthquakes, it was treated as a major natural disaster that took the lives of countless people.

It is said that heroes are born in difficult times.

Those who killed a superior demon were all recognized for their abilities and left a lasting mark, but in the footsteps of that one hero, thousands of military officers fell covered in blood.

A superior demon was such a being.

“This is a situation where we need to dispatch as many soldiers as possible. “We will have to dispatch 20,000 of Neungyeoncheong’s soldiers to the Anhyang region.”

“I am summoning General Seong Sa-wook, who is carrying out command duties on the outskirts of the imperial capital, to the main palace. “When General Seong Sa-wook enters the main palace, it would be better to leave command to him.”

Sangseogwan In Seon-rok sent a direct message to Emperor Unseong.

No matter how powerful the country of Qingdao was that conquered the continent, there were not many generals who had experience commanding large armies numbering tens of thousands of units. Even so, most of them were inspecting the frontier or managing the standing army at the garrison, so it was difficult to see the emperor’s face.

The military inspector stood up, bowed his head, and said.

“your majesty. General Seong Sa-wook is truly an experienced and experienced man, but his energy is waning, so a long deployment like this would be difficult, and he is a person who cannot be easily sent out of the palace because he is entrusted with the important responsibility of protecting the royal family.”

General Seong Sa-wook was already an irreplaceable manpower within Cheongdo Palace.

This is because he controlled almost all the military officials at Cheongdo Palace and also played a role in directly enhancing their authority under the emperor.

“Also, since this dispatch of troops is not against soldiers of an enemy country, but against ghosts… I think it would be better to entrust the baton to someone who has a history of subjugating ghosts.”

“Is there anyone who would like to recommend a military report?”

“The deputy general, General Jeong Seong-tae, has a long experience in suppressing demons, so it would be a good idea to hand him the baton and order him to subdue higher-level demons.”

Deputy General Jeong Seo-tae.

Now, no one who does not know that name exists in this Cheongdo Palace.

This is a person who goes around the northern border area of Cheongdo Palace and tramples on all the middle-aged people he can see.

The people of the border area said that he was General Jeong Jeong-tae rather than the Emperor, and his power was so strong that even Emperor Unseong was conscious of it at this point.

‘Deputy General Jeong Seo-tae’s momentum seems to be sky-high. If he subdues even the upper-ranking ghosts, there will truly be no military officer within this Cheongdo Palace who can catch up with him.’

Emperor Yunseong rested his chin in thought.

It must have been a truly fortunate thing for a general under his command to make a major contribution, but he was conscious of the possibility that General Jeong Jeong-tae, who held military power, would increase his momentum and challenge the authority of the emperor.

Those who sit in power always have similar concerns.

Those who have a lot in their arms spend their lives worrying about how to protect it.

‘But… maybe it’s not the time to discuss such things.’

However, it was said that even if it was rotten, it was acceptable. As the pinnacle of this Qingdao country, we will not forget the duty that must be maintained until the end.

Thousands of people have already died.

The power struggle within the government is important, but the first priority is to reduce the number of people dying as much as possible.

To do so, it is most efficient to hand over the baton to Deputy General Jeong Seo-tae.

Since the fact was clear, Emperor Yunseong had no choice.

“…Ask Deputy General Jeong Jeong-tae to come into the throne room.”

*

“It’s time to deploy troops. “It will be my first long business trip in a while.”

When I returned home, Deputy General Jeong Seo-tae was sitting in the guest room and drinking.

“…”

My boss came out of the room and handed me my business trip documents. Oh my god, such a terrible thing…!

Is such a thing possible?

It was possible in Qingdao Province, and it was possible for Deputy General Jeong Seong-tae.

“Hey, Seol Tae-pyeong’s house has gotten better for once. “I am so touched that I am completely moved.”

“Heo… Deputy General… how are you getting to the active room?”

“Did you know that a superior spirit appeared in the Anhyang region? “I took the baton.”

General Jeong Jeong-tae let out a burp and looked at the bottle of alcohol brought out by the maid. I guess I liked the taste.

“Anyway, I don’t have any children that I can use as lieutenants. I gave Seol Tae-pyeong a high-ranking position to manipulate him, but before I knew it, he had been given the position of head of a prison camp and the price was so high that it was difficult to keep him around. “In the future, he will only become more hard-headed and raise the level of enemy soldiers, so he stays in his office all day and night, so it’s hard to even see his face.”

“…”

“No matter how much you raise people, it’s all for the good of others. It’s good for others.”

It has already been several years since I joined forces with General Jeong Seong-tae.

In fact, even if you say it like that, the position of Deputy General is a very busy position.

You can’t help but wonder what kind of person there is when you’re just hanging out drinking on a hot day, but in fact, Deputy General Jeong Seong-tae was an extraordinary person, no matter what anyone said.

“Looking at the activity room, it would have been a bad idea to take Seol Tae-pyeong with us on this expedition.”

A general-level official has many necessary abilities. Only by possessing intelligence, virtue, and physicality can one rise to the position of a universally respected general among the military officers of Cheongdo Palace.

However, Deputy General Jeong Seo-tae rose to that position solely through force.

His own way of embracing people and how to survive in the political world of Cheongdo Palace where insidious tricks are played out are the habits he developed after becoming a general.

He was famous for being a crazy person who took solidifying poison four times.

The solidification poison, which is said to possess extraordinary powers if consumed just once, kills nine if ten people drink it.

However, as a child, he drank the hardening poison three more times, saying he could endure it in moderation.

If his old mother had not stopped him in tears as he stretched out to take ten more drinks, he would have continued to drink the poison until he died.

To that extent, he was a person confident in his abilities and heroic nature.

“Looking at it, Seonbongha brought in a lot of people, so the talented people under his command haven’t even settled in yet. “In this situation, if you leave the room, you can clearly see what will happen to the active room without even looking at it.”

“You’ve been watching my recent situation.”

“Your actions are so noisy. Anyway, I don’t like it because it’s full of people who only use dark tricks and act without fundamentals. Tsk… Tsk.”

General Jeong Seong-tae is a person with no trace of dignity.

He burped once in a husky voice and spoke as if he was regretful.

“Well, it can’t be helped. Anyway, the head has grown too big. I guess I’ll have to find a good guy somewhere, hand him some government positions, and work him out. Seol Tae-pyeong This guy is so broken. Tsk.”

“General Jeong.”

He scratches between his toes ugly, then sniffs the tips of his fingernails.

I wonder if there is a degree to the lack of dignity, but after living like this for decades, everyone in Cheongdo Palace has come to the point where they understand.

At this point, even this tenacity can be considered an innate talent.

“…Are you afraid?”

Suddenly, as I spoke quietly, there was silence.

Adjutant Bicheon, who was observing the situation behind me, turned pale.

He complained that he could not believe that such words and actions were used against General Jeong, who was considered a crazy person even among the general-level officials of the main palace.

Deputy General Jeong Seong-tae had very strong pride, and if there was someone who thoughtlessly looked down on him or looked down on him, he would overturn the table, run out, grab his collar, and beat him up.

Jeong Seong-tae’s temperament of being a mad dog and acting like a fool without paying attention was a very fatal flaw when it came to holding the position of general, but Jeong Seong-tae’s military power was just too outstanding to not give him the general position.

In fact, seeing General Jeong Seong-tae’s eyebrows suddenly narrow, not only Adjutant Bicheon but even the maids around him had no choice but to swallow dry saliva.

“…”

However, I am the one who has been supporting them by cutting down demons in the border area for many years. He knew better than anyone else what kind of person Deputy General Jeong Seo-tae was.

“Yes, I am afraid.”

This is a thought I had while watching Lady In Ha-yeon, her fingertips shaking, on the podium.

There are truly many courageous people in the world.

And courage does not mean running wild like a mad dog and not knowing fear.

Even if you are afraid, just do it.

Deputy General Jeong Seong-tae has a high reputation as a man who knows no fear, but the reason he is truly courageous is not because he does not know fear.

Rather, he was the one who understood fear better than anyone else.

Having a reputation as a crazy dog or a crazy person may in some ways be nothing more than a means to hide that fear.

Sangdeunggwi is said to be as big as Mount Tai.

Among the famous military officers in the history of Cheongdo Palace, how many were killed by the same superior demon?

“What are you going to do if you’re afraid? “If I have to peel it, I have to peel it.”

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Looking at him laughing and gulping down his drink, it seemed like this wasn’t the first time he had been asked this question.

“It’s all about saving people, isn’t it?”

“Deputy General Jeong Seong-tae will die during this subjugation of the superior demons.”

The sight of Cheonokjeong waterfall falling does not change over time.

Security had become tighter after Wolgui’s attack, but it didn’t seem to be a big problem as long as he was holding the Cheonryongpae.

As always, it was time to visit to exchange opinions on how to get Seolran out of the Crown Prince’s womb.

Princess Ahyeon said those words in a natural, passing tone.

Deputy General Jeong Seong-tae dies in the subjugation of the superior demon.

If Princess Ahyeon said that, it would be true.

“…General Jeong…?”

“…No matter how much we try to stop him, General Jeong Seong-tae will head to the Anhyang region with the upper class demon suppression army in tow.”

“…”

“I’ve already done everything I can. General Bu thought that Taepyeong would be of great help in your future, so I tried to save it in some way.”

I felt like I knew roughly what he was trying to say.