I Became the Crown Prince of a Ruined Country

110 – Flow

Chunshin-kun has left, but new ties still remain.

The man who came in with Chuyeon seemed a bit younger than the extreme god or Chuyeon.

Even so, he was more than a father to me.

The first impression of Gul-gyeong, who has dark green hair that is common among the people of Chu, was reminiscent of bamboo.

It is difficult to straighten the back after living a sedentary life for a long time, but Gul-gyeong’s back was extremely straight. His appearance was neat, and his expression was subdued, so he could be called an example of an upright scholar.

Gul-gyeong started the conversation with a question instead of an introduction.

“The whole world is cloudy, but I alone am pure. Everyone in the world is drunk, but I alone am awake. So the people of the world chase me away. Do you know this phrase?”

“You mean Qu Yuan did it.”

“Yes, you will be my uncle.”

Qu Yuan, a high official in the state of Chu, was favored by the king and performed various activities, but he fell due to envy and envy from those around him. He was the limit of a bureaucrat who had ability but was dark in politics.

However, the name Qu Yuan did not end there.

Although he was a bureaucrat, he made his name all over the world in other fields. He is the greatest poet of his time. The prestigious writings he left behind were also recognized in the Central Plains, and greatly reconsidered the national reputation of the Chu Dynasty, which was still perceived as a barbaric country outside the Zhou Dynasty order.

Because he was so famous, even I, who was not very good at learning, knew Qu Yuan’s name and at least a few of his sentences.

Qu Yuan’s nephew.

I can understand why he came from the state of Chu to the state of Yan, which is located on the opposite side.

“My uncle was disillusioned with the world and chose to return home.”

“Isn’t it because you felt something when you saw it, that Lord Gulgyeong came all the way to Yan?”

“That’s right. And I also followed my uncle’s footsteps.”

After King Yeonhwa died and King Yeonhye ascended the throne, Gyeonggul Gu left Yan and returned to his hometown of Chu.

“If you want to use me, the Crown Prince must become a giant tree that won’t be shaken by the wind.”

When King Yeonhye, who was the crown prince, accused him of malice, he beat King Yeonhye, who defended his malice and framed him.

The talents of Hwanggeumdae, including Malice, treated such a young king as if they were their own lives.

“If I give you unshakable trust, what can you give me?”

“King Yeonso, when discussing the general trend of the world, discussed with Kwak Gae, when discussing military affairs, with malice, when discussing diplomacy, with exhaustion, when discussing timing, with Chuyeon, and when discussing martial arts, with Geukshin. .”

After lengthy explanation of Yeoninwang’s Yonginjutsu, Gulgyeong introduced the field he was in charge of.

“And if there was anything to discuss about governing the country, I discussed it with the small man.”

“Chi-guk.”

“Yes. The ruler can rule the country and rule the world. Even though a small person cannot achieve peace like malice or exhaustion, he can achieve the goal of ruling the country.”

Clean yourself, put your house in order, rule the country, and set the world at peace.

It was a familiar phrase, but actually hearing it gave me a strange feeling.

It sounded as if they were criticizing that they were thinking of the world when they had not been able to achieve success, freedom, or rule.

Yes. There are steps to getting things done. It’s only in haste that things get messed up.

‘Anyway, for the time being, the world will move with the flow led by Chunshin-gun. In the meantime, I raise Yan.’

“Can I hear your opinion?”

“To govern is to establish laws.”

Law.

After Shang Yang, the Qin Dynasty stood tall as the strongest country in the world, and it was proven that the law school was the most well-contained principle of ruling the country.

“I don’t know much about the great flow that encompasses the world. I can only enact laws for governing the country.”

The law does not simply deal with the punishment for committing a crime.

There lies the path of national prosperity and military strength.

Collecting taxes for rich countries, arranging military service for strong soldiers.

In modern terms, it is the tax law and the military service law.

Not only the criminal and civil laws, but also the systems that are the basis for governing a country are much more stable when they are based on the law.

“The law of the Tang Dynasty Yan was created by my own hands. However, the law is like a net. As you use it, some parts become too tangled, and other parts become too worn, so they don’t function as intended. That’s why the law needs to change in a timely manner.”

Gulgyeong’s words were the clear answer to how to deal with the law.

The Qin Dynasty saw the law as immutable. Therefore, even after unification, the law was maintained as it was used during the Warring States period.

In addition, the existing laws were applied more severely to the regions and people from the countries other than the Qin Dynasty.

Maybe it was justice revenge. Didn’t that clever Jeong not know that changing the law was right? If it was known and left alone, that would be intentional retaliation and obvious tyranny.

In a future where there was no foreign object in the country, Jeong was more immersed in revenge, and must have longed for immortality due to the fear of the chain of revenge.

‘It’s a terrible future.’

Isn’t that the result that no one is happy with?

Even Jung, who has achieved revenge, loses his reason due to the fear of his own death, and ruins his intelligent intellectual talent.

To prevent that future, you must be strong.

Catch Jeong who turned his back and make him look at me, stop him from pushing me and running away.

“Finally, the position of apostle is vacant.”

If the Three Gongs, Taesa, Taefu, and Taebo, are the highest advisors to the teacher of the Son of Heaven, the Yukyeong (六卿) and the Five Officials (五官) below them take charge

The apostle belonging to the five senses was in charge of controlling the land and the people, so it could be said that he was in charge of domestic affairs.

“Sensei, will you take care of it?”

When I put my hands together and bowed my head politely, Gul-gyeong also bowed down to face me.

“I will accept it.”

§

When the Yan Dynasty covered political strife as a smoke screen and maintained and developed laws and technology behind the scenes.

In the court of Hamyang, the capital of the current Qin Dynasty, the most powerful country in the world, gongs were resounding.

“So you’re saying let’s just watch Qi leave Yeonheung!”

“They don’t know that their joint army is a joint army, and it is the capital of Han on the surface, but in reality it is led by the country of Chu! If we raise an army, the Samjin guys will pave the way to Puck or Qi!”

Yeongjeong looked down from the throne at the squawking and screaming servants.

Even though he was the king himself, they didn’t care about his existence at all.

The target they are looking at is Yeobulwi, the regent, and Johee, the empress dowager who is doing convergence and purification.

How can I make those people like it? It’s like raising your voice while rolling your eyes.

“What does it matter whether it’s Samjin or Cho! The previous defeat was ultimately because of Xinling’s army, not because our Qin was weak! Do you want to stop it!”

Qin is not just a strong bear.

They have clever tricks.

Sometimes they hide their claws and talk about reconciliation, and they use sweet twists to tear apart the interiors of the nations.

It was an evaluation that saw through the essence of the Qin Dynasty.

The Qin Dynasty, which had drunk the bitter taste of defeating Xinlinggun twice in succession from the front, immediately changed its course.

Although it is not comparable to Baekgi, Mong-O is a very good general, and the advance he leads is the best in the world. Even so, Jin knew very well that if he lost, he would not be proud of himself, but would need other measures.

Spreading rumors that Xinleunggun was trying to ascend to the throne, he rescued Jinbi’s diners who harbored ill feelings toward Xinleunggun, and ordered the Wei King to slander and accuse Xinleungjun.

In addition to that, they moved the princes of the Qin Dynasty in the Wei Dynasty to visit Xinling County and send greetings to them to see if they had ascended the throne.

The elimination of Xinling’s army went smoothly, and the position of the general of Wei was about to be taken away. In this situation, what kind of joint military commander do you mean?

“Even if Shinneung-gun is not there, we must not forget that there is Yeompa, that old man, in the country of Jo.”

“Salt wave….”

Excluding the political aspect, he is a great general who is superior to Shinneung-gun when purely looking at military strategy.

Even in the Qin Dynasty during the reign of King Jinsoyang, which was at its peak, there was only one white flag to stand against the Yeompa.

“Also, attacking the country of Cho is not a good thing. We built a fortress in Minae and built a defense like Hamgok-gwan in our country.”

Cho Dynasty, whose capital Ying (郢) was robbed by the Qin army that invaded from Pachu, built a fortress at Minae, the road between Ying and Geoyang, which is now the Qin stronghold.

Since the road from the south to the north has been blocked, the only way left to attack Chu is to pass through the territories of Han and Wei.

In the end, it was the starting point. Returning to the starting point of what to do to stop the Qi pressure from Chu, Adoption, who had been silent, only then joined the discussion.

“Everyone thinks it’s too difficult. It’s a simple reason.”

“Oh, Kang Seong-kun. Do you have any ideas?”

“Not to mention the Wei Dynasty, the Yan Dynasty is also busy with the bloody struggle between the father and son. It’s a bluff. Chunshin-kun is so eloquent, he’ll try to put shackles on Qi through a war of words.”

Expectations were focused on Adoption, who saw through Chunshingun’s plan at once.

And the solution Adoption came up with was very steamy.

“It’s okay to leave it alone. Qi leaving for a while? After all, the situation between countries revolves around. Later, when they form a joint army, it will be enough if there is no Qi.”

Chae-taek came up with a somewhat irresponsible solution, such as letting things flow, and then quietly bent over in the direction of Young-jeong.

“What do you think of the king?”

Ying Jing narrowed his eyes.

What is the intention of Adoption, who pointed out Yeongjeong, not Yeobulwi or Johee?

Is this even a test?

‘That’s disgusting.’

Conflict. A fierce fight.

Even after becoming king, there was no nest.

If there is, in my old memory, it is absurdly small and shabby compared to the palace in Hamyang, but that’s why it was even more heartbreaking.

That must be it.

However, it was Yeongjeong himself who left the place.

‘I have to get it back.’

Yes. You need to get it back Place doesn’t matter. Whether it is the residence of Handan in the Zhao Dynasty or the palace in Hamyang in the Qin Dynasty.

If only he was there.

To that end, the first thing to do is to establish a complete territory of one’s own here, in the Qin Dynasty.

‘I’ll do whatever you want, Chae-taek. Instead, I will use you as my chess piece.’

Yeongjeong looked at Adoption with bleak eyes and nodded.

“Let it be.”