How To Live as a Civil Servant in Murim

The angry Dangdeung turned his head and looked at Yeon Woo-hyuk.

Yeon Woo-hyeok, who had been cursing the party’s impudence in his heart, flinched.

‘I’m sure he wasn’t caught?’

“But why?”

“!”

“You have no reason to help the beggars here.”

‘ah. It must have been something else.’

Yeon Woo-hyuk let out a sigh of relief.

Why didn’t you tell the judge and come to the opening bunta to help, that’s of course…

‘It’s because Judge Maeng won’t reciprocate…’

In Yeon Woo-hyeok’s eyes, Judge Maeng was stingy. Besides, I knew Podu as little as a pebble on the side of the road.

There was no way that a guy like that would properly repay him for solving his embarrassing problem. In the worst case, he could be angry again for having his private parts uncovered.

If it was an official case, it would have been better since there were other officials besides the judge watching it, but if it was like this…

It would have been better to tell the beggars of the opening so that it could end smoothly without damage. Although the beggars of openness are violent and live in disregard of the laws of the country, they certainly reciprocated.

Of course, I couldn’t say, ‘It’s not worth talking to the judge’.

“What the judge did was not right, so as a rust-eating official, I couldn’t just stand still.”

“!”

“…!!”

Dangdeung was surprised.

I never thought I would get an answer like this. Dangdeung looked at Yeon Woo-hyuk with new eyes.

‘Is it because he’s going to die soon? Awesome!’

Perhaps it was because he was short-lived because of the opening of the Sangdanjeon Hall, but he lacked the greed typical of an official and only had a sense of mission for the people. It was to the point of pity that such a guy was only in the post of Podu when he had to manage it properly.

Buntaju Jung was also surprised. Buntaju was more surprised than Dangdeung.

“No way… no way, you know what the judge did?”

“Yeah you know! I knew that the open beggars were pretending to be monsters, but I wonder if the judge didn’t even know what he did. This Podu is very magical.”

‘uh. I don’t know.’

What Yeon Woo-hyeok knew was that the judge was a detective duck, so the beggars of the open world dazzled him by pretending to be monsters and took away the hermit. He didn’t know exactly what the judge did as a detective duck.

Fortunately, Buntaju explained it on his own.

“I thought that the only ones who knew what the judge did in Hankyung were our fellow students of opening up…”

Basically, the detective ducks were scouting regardless of beggars.

Sprinkling cold water on them and smashing the gourds was commonplace, and it was often the case that the beggars were given a cut of their wages for the dirty work they had done, or pieces of silver were robbed to give to the Bunta. It was something only a judge could do, something a manager like Fodu could not do.

However, the opening did not hold a grudge for such a thing. There were several beggars roaming the streets of Hankyung, and there was no end to holding grudges against them one by one.

“no way…”

Dangdeung smiled.

“If anyone hears it, they will think that opening is a gathering of guru. The other day in Sacheon, a beggar from the Open House beat Yang Min to death for stealing his chicken.”

“……”

Yeon Woo-hyeok later promised to explain to Bunta-ju, saying, ‘I have nothing to do with the party.’

Fortunately, Buntaju was not angry.

“There are 100,000 open beggars, and how can there be no one with an evil heart among them?”

“Well, that’s true.”

It was the work of the judge’s relatives that made them resent the Hankyung’s open-mindedness this time.

The so-called Ga-gwae, who quickly penetrated the houses of Hankyung and acted as intermediaries among those who wanted to buy and sell houses, was a very different job.

In a big city like Hankyung, houses were always bought and sold, and according to national law, when buying and selling a house, you must have a good deal, so it was hard to find a job that made money like this.

Naturally, this kind of work was often taken on by the officials’ relatives.

Until then, Buntaju didn’t care too much. By Yeon Woo-hyuk’s standards, that was a bit odd, but by Moorim’s standards, it wasn’t too strange to entrust an important position to an official’s relative.

“That gleeful bastard is the one to kill!”

As Buntaju talked, he growled as if he was bursting with anger.

“To think that a pathetic guy sold a fake house that didn’t even exist to the common people!”

“!”

Yeon Woo-hyuk was surprised.

The level of evil was much higher than expected.

As Gakkwae acted as a go-between with the permission of the government, when a transaction was made, he had to write down his own settlement in a document dedicated to the government office.

And selling a house that didn’t even exist wasn’t something that could be moderately taken care of. If they were found out later, of course, Gakkwa’s neck would also be blown away.

How can a guy who earns quite a bit even if he stays still be so greedy?

I wondered if Dangdeung also thought so.

“Even if you don’t have any fear, you don’t have too much? How are you still alive?”

“The judge is looking after you. When those who realized that they had been deceived burst into anger and tried to report it to the government office, the judge covered up the false accusations and shut them up.”

Buntazoo replied, gnashing his teeth.

Some died in prison, while others fled from Hankyung in fear. Others now know that they have been deceived, but do not dare to bring them out.

If it wasn’t for the beggars of the opening, Buntaju wouldn’t have noticed the inside story of this.

“He’s the one to kill. Lord Bunta.”

“Thank you for noticing. To have a Podu like you, it seems that the world has not done its duty yet.”

“It’s good that you two are in harmony, but this time I have something to tell you.”

Dangdeung frowned as if he had been poisoned and opened his mouth.

“Actually, there’s a member of the Golden Guard in Hankyung right now.”

“……”

“……”

The complexion of Yeon Woo-hyuk and Bunta-ju changed rapidly.

top of gold.

In name, it was the emperor’s bodyguard, but in reality it was an intelligence organization that surpassed Opening or Haomen. As much as he had to find those who harbored rebellion, he traveled everywhere and listened to rumors, and his notoriety was as high as that.

Geumuiwi was one of the few groups that made even the fearless of Moorim adjust their clothes along with their alumni.

“What the hell happened to Geumuiwi in Hankyung…?”

“Do you know? Whether they came to take bribes, whether they had distant relatives in Hankyung, or whether a bureaucrat plotted treason, how would I know what the Gold Guards were doing? How secretive they are. The fact that there is a professorship in Hankyung was something I picked up because I was close with the branch brother.”

Buntaju swallowed a gulp and breathed to regain his composure.

“There is nothing to worry about yet. Isn’t that just a class?”

‘It’s a bit dangerous.’

Yeon Woo-hyuk had a different idea.

The rank of lieutenant was a position occupied by a newcomer who was not of high rank in terms of a military officer (of course, even this level was so high that it was incomparable to Podu, who was a non-regular worker), but it was a different story if a golden rank was attached in front of it.

In general, the power of an official became stronger the higher the position, but there was one exception: an official who met alone with the emperor.

No matter how low the rank of an official who could have a private relationship with the emperor, high officials did not treat him carelessly and noticed. Because I didn’t know what words would come out and kill myself.

And the golden guards were those who could have a private meeting with the emperor. Even a single class could never be ignored. Outstanding and ambitious talents from all over the great country will swarm…

‘Even in the events I experienced, I was not without power.’

In fact, if Yeon Woo-hyeok failed, didn’t the golden guards often come out?

-…When the solution failed, the members of the Gold Council arrested and executed all those involved…

-…When the solution was delayed, the members of the Golden Guard arrested and executed all those involved…

-…When the solution was insufficient, the members of the Golden Guard arrested and executed all those involved…

‘hmm. no. Maybe he doesn’t have the ability.’

When I thought about it, it seemed that only dogs and cows could take them all and execute them.

“okay. Actually, there is nothing to worry about yet. There is little chance that the rank of Geumuiwi will even be interested in the disappearance of the hermit in the mansion of a judge. however…”

Dangdeung hesitated, then finally spoke.

“…This time, the story of a monster constantly appearing in the judge’s mansion has spread widely.”

“Why did it become so widespread?”

Buntaju did not understand the words of Dangdeung.

The reason why the opening was able to boldly invade the judge’s mansion was because the judge cared about his face.

In fact, didn’t the judge try to solve it within his own family instead of openly announcing that there was a monster? As Kenggi had a corner, the judge did not want to spread rumors.

“That doesn’t matter now.”

“……”

Yeon Woo-hyuk looked at Dangdeung with a look of astonishment.

This soldier of the party was sneaking over the rumor that he had spread to the government office by putting the judge on the cheek. Rumors couldn’t help but spread because he made the judge confess in a snowy spot in broad daylight.

“If this rumor spreads, that bastard may be interested in it. If he’s interested, not only the youkai, but even the hermits can be stepped on. Why is the hermit stealing it now?”

“Okay.”

Buntaju made a painful sound at Dangdeung’s point. Things get complicated.

“You haven’t been caught yet, so there’s nothing to be afraid of. He won’t be idle, so he won’t touch it for a while. If a problem arises, let’s think about it then. It’s fate that we’re connected like this, so we’ll help.”

“Thank you. great deal.”

Yeon Woo-hyuk, who had been listening to Dangdeung’s words in a daze, hesitated.

‘…why us?’

Just then, a beggar coughed outside and poked his head inside.

“Bunta Lord. Sorry for interrupting your conversation. Some kind of cheerful guy keeps looking for Podu, what should I do?”

“?”

Yeon Woo-hyuk was puzzled and asked for forgiveness. Then he came out of the tomb. Surprisingly, it was Sa Po-du and Anisa Po-kee that were looking for Yeon Woo-hyeok.

“What is going on?”

Aside from the disfigured appearance of Sa Pochwi because he ran around a lot, his face was contemplative.

“Podu. You have to get out of Hankyung right away.”

“what?”

“Geum, Geumuiwi is looking for Podu! I heard it first from a servant I know and came running like this. Maybe tomorrow the call will come. You have to get out today!”

“…!!!”

Yeon Woo-hyuk was also surprised.

But he soon regained his composure and asked again.

“Did you say that the Golden Guard would hold me as a criminal?”

“I hadn’t even heard of that.”

“Then it might not be a call to question?”

“uh…”

Sa Pochwe belatedly recalled that calling was not necessarily a bad thing.

Come to think of it, Podu Yeon did not receive any back money or bribes.

“You mean that?”

“……”

“I’m sorry!”

“no. Thanks for letting me know.”

Meng Judge’s Mansion (4)

In fact, Sa Po-kwae and Yeon Woo-hyuk took a slightly different position.

He has accumulated a lot of grudges and committed many things, so it was the right decision to run away when the Golden Guard called, but Yeon Woo-hyuk…

‘I didn’t even have time to commit corruption.’

It was most likely that he called after hearing rumors that had recently been resolved. He couldn’t guess the exact reason, but Yeon Woo-hyuk had a hunch that this wasn’t a bad reason.

“Don’t let me go.”

“…yes! I will trust Podu!”

* * *

Judge Maeng pressed his body to the floor. It was almost a posture before falling down.

Originally, there was no opponent in Hankyung where Judge Maeng would behave so servilely. Even in front of the elders of the branch, he did not act like this.

But now the story was different.

Because the opponent in front of me was a high ranking officer who could even drop a flying bird.

“Sit comfortably. The old judge.”

“Oh, no.”

Despite the fact that he was in a lower position than himself, the judge lowered his stance and only noticed. I was very curious about the contents of the book that the senior officer in front of me was reading.