I Became the Crown Prince of a Ruined Country

7 – Pyeongwongun

The banquet hall was large.

It seemed that hundreds of people could enter. Of course, the actual number of people seemed to be around 100 because they were not sitting close together, but at a certain distance.

However, the sight of those hundred or so pairs of pupils piercing my small body gave me a burden and pressure just by looking at them.

Hundreds of diners led by the royal family, but not by the queen, but by the military. Surprisingly, this was the result of the tremendous weakening of Pyeongwongun’s authority.

‘Pyongwongun was said to have had thousands of diners in its heyday.’

The royal family, not the monarch, leads thousands of diners. It’s shocking to count the power alone, but the financial power to feed them and the authority to control them are even more amazing.

Giants of the era.

That man sitting in the seat of honor and looking over the audience, Pyeongwon-gun, was definitely such a person.

“The Young master of Kite, my name is Dan.”

Since Prince Pyeongwon is also of the same royal family as me, I bowed first without hesitation. After hearing my introduction, the diners chatted among themselves.

“I thought she was a woman, but she’s a child.”

“That’s still absurdly young.”

“If it’s Young master of Yan, he’s said to have come as a hostage…?”

Diners noted that the main culprit of the commotion was a child. Since my voice is a voice, they must have assumed that I was a woman.

I forgot about it for a while, but unlike my previous life, this world is a world of entertainment where women can advance into society even though it is ancient. Even if you look around, a third of the seats are occupied by women.

It is bound to be accepted as more miraculous than a grown woman.

Pyeongwon-gun did not particularly restrain the reaction of the diners. It was because the relationship between Pyeongwon-gun and the guests was not a master-servant relationship like a king and a servant.

But there was no need to issue a separate order.

“Pyeongwon-gun, he is an assistant monk.”

The moment Pyeongwon-gun removed his lips, the voices of the diners all stopped. Intense attraction that seizes the crowd with just one word.

Even though the voice wasn’t that loud, it felt like it hit me in the ear.

“Did you sing?”

“Yes”

“Why did you sing that song?”

Expected question. You should answer well here.

Looking at the content of the song, it means that Pyeongwon-gun saw through the true meaning of the song.

If it wasn’t a proper answer, there was a high possibility that he would accept himself as being scorned.

I swallowed and tried to relieve tension before opening my mouth.

“Nibu exchanged questions and answers with the seven-year-old Han Tak and sought instruction. However, Pyeongwongun said that he would not accept a nine-year-old child as a guest, so how could he not be a more saintly man than Nibu?” Is.”

“Is it because you’re happy?”

Was my answer surprising? Pyeongwon-gun put on a blank expression for a moment. Then he raised a corner of his mouth, and then burst into a big smile.

“Ha ha ha ha!! The young Young master scolds the old Young master through the Young master!”

Unlike Pyungwon-gun, who smiled coolly, the diners who followed him were indignant that I had turned Pyeongwon-gun back.

They acted as if they would jump out at any moment and pointed at me.

“That cheeky!”

“Pyeongwon-kun! There’s nothing more to hear! Don’t listen to that little guy!”

Pyeongwon-gun ignored the cries of the diners this time as well.

The role of a Gourmet is to help the owner. Is this even an opportunity for Pyeongwon-gun to test the knowledge of the diners and figure out their abilities?

‘I’m sure all the great men who dominated the Warring States period, where all kinds of wars and scheming prevailed, were like that.’

I have to look like that too.

Because I have to become the king of Yan someday.

I had to see, learn, and learn the posture of the person standing on top.

Just as he was trying to focus on the words of the diners like Pyeongwon-gun, a shout rang out that swallowed up all the miscellaneous words around him.

“Stop—!!”

The man sitting closest to the seat of honor.

He got up from his seat and silenced his retinue with a gigantic grunt.

“I tried to listen, but I can’t!”

“No, morality! What kind of rudeness are you!”

Hearing the man’s name, I opened my eyes again and looked at his face.

‘That person’s air….’

He was the one who prevented the preemptive attack of Yan by the Pyongwon army that Chu-Yeon said.

Poonggi began to strongly scold the diners who argued against him.

“Have you forgotten the rumors that you ignored because you were young! What’s the point of being old? If you’ve learned from Dams even then and haven’t enlightened them yet! I mean!!”

Perhaps there had already been a precedent, at the words of Punggi, who mentioned a person named Lee Dam, the diners all sighed together.

Indeed, it was a strong speech worthy of the man who persuaded Pyeongwon-gun.

Punggi, who had gathered up the diners at once, turned to Pyeongwon-gun and lowered his head.

“Pyeongwon-gun, I dare to raise my voice and apologize.”

“No. As you said, Yidam’s work is there, but how can you reject the teachings because you’re young. You’re right.”

Pyeongwon-gun praised the morale of admitting wrongdoing and turned his attention to me.

“Little Young master of Yan. Since you talked about Nibu and Hangtak, it must mean that you too can teach me something.”

I felt something in Pyeongwon-gun’s gaze changed. Oh, is it actually like that?

Up until now, if you were looking at a kid who was playing tricks, now it resembles that of an interviewer who wants to see if you are really a talented person.

“I want to be alone.”

“Good.”

Huh? Can it be this easy?

I was puzzled by Pyeongwon-gun’s immediate answer even after I took it out.

Did you think there was no need to measure me or the diners anymore? He quickly sorted things out, leaving me dumbfounded.

“Punggi, you stay and finish the banquet. And I hope that the guests will use today’s work as a stepping stone for growth and help me a lot in the future.”

“I will do that, Pyeongwon-gun.”

Pyeongwon-gun, who was moving his seat leaving the diners behind, glanced at me and said in a hint.

“Young master of Yan, follow me.”

From the standpoint of a guest being guided by the owner, I walked one step back from Pyeongwon-gun. Then, Pyeongwon-gun spoke again.

“Come closer. Let’s walk side by side and talk.”

“Okay.”

As I got closer to him, Pyeongwon-gun insinuated.

“I’ve been guessing that Young master might come to visit me from before.”

Could it be because the flow of the words came out so naturally? I couldn’t immediately accept the shocking implications of Pyeongwon-gun’s words.

“Yes?”

“Of course, I didn’t expect to use such an amazing method. hahahaha, it was a very interesting move. I wondered if I could break through the Gunsin Army’s block and come to me, but I never thought I’d use a move that directly moved me. Couldn’t have done it.”

I was so surprised that I almost hiccuped at the moment.

Pyeongwon-gun knew everything.

The fact that Gunsin-gun has enlisted one of his diners and is using him as a spy.

That he would use him to stop me from going to Pyeongwon-gun.

Above all, I will try to meet Pyeongwon-gun to find a way out.

Knowing everything, he was observing how Geonsin-gun and I behave around him.

“Is that why you granted my request to be alone?”

“Hmm. Now that you’ve seen one move, shouldn’t it be correct to listen to this much. But is that a number that Young master came up with himself?”

How should I answer?

Truth be told, it might have the side effect of raising Pyeongwon-gun’s vigilance.

But the worry was short-lived.

Anyway, all I can suggest to Pyeongwon-gun are assumptions about an uncertain future. So, the number given to me right now is only to increase my value by bumping into it with all my heart!

“Yes, I thought.”

“I thought so. The bachelor named Hankyung who came with you didn’t seem to be good at scheming.”

I got goosebumps.

How much does Pyeongwon-gun know? If I even know the personal history of Hankyung who came with me, is there anything he doesn’t know?

With the feeling of becoming a frog standing in front of a snake, a predator, I went into Pyeongwon-gun’s room. It felt like walking into a tiger’s den.

If the process of getting to this point was the preliminaries, the conversation with Pyeongwon-gun, which we will share now, could be called the finals.

I raised my concentration with the sharp nerves of the tight tension.

“Since you know everything, you probably also know why I’ve been looking for Pyeongwon-gun so much.”

“Doesn’t he want my help?”

“Similar words, but different.”

“Is it different?”

“Did you forget? I talked about Nibu and Hangtak, and Lord Pingyuan asked what you could teach me then. It came.”

A and B.

I am seeking help, and Pyeongwon-gun, who can help me, is A. In general, the structure would be like this.

But I completely reversed our relationship with the words I just said.

I came to help Pyeongwon-gun, and Pyeongwon-gun is making a mistake.

“It’s fun.”

Pyeongwon-gun corrected his posture. He sat upright in his comfortable slanted posture, and he put his hands together and said to me.

“Can you tell me what this grandmother is doing wrong?”