Episode 212 Embers revived before the wind (2)âHello.â
âWow!â
So Yeon-sim coughed as if she had been caught stealing.
âItâs a surprise! When did you come?!â
Seo-ryang smiled awkwardly.
âI thought about sending a letter in advance, but for some reason it seemed like Wonju So would not meet me, so I secretly tried to act as a nobleman.â
âWhy donât you meet me? Confuciusâ visit is always welcome.â
âThank you for your words.â
Soyeonsim grumbled and put away the documents.
âDo you know how strange it is sometimes, Confucius?â
âI often hear people say itâs strange these days.â
âGood for you. âIt will be an opportunity to reflect on myself.â
âYouâre still as talkative as ever.â
âI think I would compare him to Confucius. âWhat kind of tea would you like?â
âPlease give me anything. You know that tongue thing is vulgar.â
âOil truck?â
âByukrakhun.â
After roughly organizing the surroundings, Soyeonsim guided him to Datak.
So the two people sat facing each other.
âIt hasnât been that long, but it feels like itâs been a long time since I last saw you.â
Xu Liang smiled.
âIs that so?â
âyes. âItâs probably because something incredibly big happened in the meantime, right?â
âThat could be true.â
Soyeonsimâs eyes deepened.
âNo, right?â
It was a complicated question, but Seoryang understood it perfectly.
âyes.â
ââ¦.â
âItâs just as So Wonju thought.â
âOh my godâ¦â
So Yeon-sim stuck out her tongue.
âI thought so, but is it really true? Do you carry your life as an extra?â
âI wish there was. âAn extra life.â
âI canât even imagine how someone could do such a ridiculous thing. âArenât you scared?â
âIn times of fear, wouldnât it be more productive to focus on making my choices beneficial?â
âThat sounds nice.â
In the end, Soyeonsim burst out laughing.
If you think about it, there was nothing common sense about what this guy had done so far. Although I was surprised by the sudden rebellion, I can understand that Seoryang did it. seaÊá´h thÑ novel(F~)ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.
However, there were complaints.
âDo you know how busy Hwanheewon has become thanks to Confucius?â
âIs it just Hwanheewon? The military department is probably dying.â
ââ¦.â
âI was a little shameless, wasnât I?â
âVery much. âHow on earth can you say something like that without even changing your face?â
âWhat should I do? âI have no choice but to do better so that my hard work can be repaid.â
âUnbelike the true Confucius, you said something extraordinaryâ¦â
At that moment, So Yeon-simâs eyes wavered.
Seoliang, who was sipping tea, tilted his head.
âIs the temperature control wrong? âIt smells a bitâ¦â
âConfucius.â
âyes?â
âAre you saying that you are officially seeking the presidency?â
Xu Liang smiled.
âWhen hasnât that happened?â
I didnât.
Clearly, Seo-ryang did not do that. Even when I secretly thought about it, I used seven colors and eight colors, but I never once shouted out that I would win the presidency because of my burning ambition.
Of course, Seoliang has changed. When he returned from his work at the inspector general, something had clearly changed in Seoryang.
But his personality remained the same. So I thought he was still not interested in the presidency.
âWhy are you acting like a beginner? The fact that I charged them with treason was itself an aggressive political campaign to become the successor. âIf I wasnât interested in the presidency, I wouldnât have fought at all and avoided it.â
Or he killed both the mouse and the bird without them knowing.
Soyeonsim, who had opened her mouth several times, sighed loudly.
âI had no idea.â
âThatâs surprising. But it doesnât matter whether you know it or not, right? âFrom So Wonjuâs point of view, this is true.â
âIt didnât matter. Until now.â
âYou mean itâs changed?â
âyes.â
So Yeon-simâs eyes were colored with turbulence, worry, and anticipation.
âItâs changed. âAfter this incident and after Confucius made up his mind.â
âWhy?â
âIt is because Confucius is currently closest to being the successor.â
Grand Duke Jin Guan-yong died, and Prince Li Guan Ping was imprisoned for treason. Master Hong Wei-moon was still lying unconscious in the main room of the Blood Soul Pavilion.
The only people left were Ju Seo-yoon, the Princess of Five, Jong Li-yeong, the Princess of Six, and Yeo-min Chae, the Princess of Seven.
Joo Seo-yoon is called the greatest genius of the Protestant religion, but his martial arts skills have not yet reached the feet of Seo-ryang. The same was true for Jong Li-young and Chae Yeo-min.
Among them, Chae Yeo-min is friendly to Seo-ryang and is young, so it is difficult to call her a rival. In that case, there are only two competitors left, and those two are no match for Seoliang in terms of both spirituality and martial arts.
In the end, it is Seoryang. The probability that Xi Liang will win the next presidency has overwhelmingly increased.
âThings in this world are never easy. No one knows how things will turn out in the future. âYou know So Wonju well, right?â
âI know. But Confucius is the one who rose to this position by overcoming all kinds of formidable factions.â
âI havenât lived that extravagantly. âItâs more like I just left.â
Soyeonsim thought absolutely not.
At the time when the incident occurred, I wondered if it would be okay to just go out like this, but when I think about it later, Seo-ryangâs handling of the matter was as effective as it was radical. In particular, the appearance he showed when trying to suppress his opponent was truly a natural magician itself.
âIn any case, as Confucius is one step closer to being the successor, we at Hwanheewon should also be considerate.â
âJust keep doing what youâre doing. âWhat are you doing?â
âYou have to buy it. âThis is the most dangerous time.â
To the organization and to the successor candidates.
Seo-ryang laughed as if he couldnât stop him.
âYouâre still the same.â
âPeople donât change easily.â
âI agree. âI am like that too.â
Soyeonsim sighed.
âAre you here to ask me something?â
âanswer.â
âIâm sorry, but I wonât make unreasonable demandsâ¦.â
âI wonât make unreasonable demands. However, I came here because I thought it would be most effective to handle it at Hwanheewon. âWe have a relationship from before.â
Soyeonsim tilted her head.
âIs it most effective to process it at the main hospital?â
What on earth is going on?
âFirst things first.â
Itâs not even a request. A subtle tension appeared on So Yeonsimâs face.
âDid you know that there is a bar near the lumber warehouse on the eastern end of Naeseong?â
ââ¦?â
âYou didnât know.â
âwell. There must be a tavern there⦠Ah! Now that I think about it, I remember. Did you say that it was a tavern personally run by the head of the criminal law? I remember it well because I heard it so long agoâ¦â
âThatâs right. âThey said it was operated with private funds.â
âBut why that place?â
âThere is the tavern owner. âItâs Old Man Kang.â
âyes.â
âWouldnât this place be in charge of managing the food ingredients that go into Old Man Kangâs tavern?â
âI guess so. âItâs not under Hwanheewon.â
âInstead, all goods other than food ingredients will go through Hwanheewon.â
âThatâs right.â
âCould you please show me the checklist from now on?â
So Yeonsim frowned.
âItâs not difficult, but it is prohibited to steal work from within the hospital to the outside. âYou know that, right?â
âSo why donât you say itâs a favor?â
âAs you might have guessed, no.â
Seo-ryang whetted his appetite.
âI guess thatâs true too.â
âyes. No. âIt may be after Confucius is announced as the official successor, but it is currently impossible.â
âTsk.â
So Yeon-sim, who was quietly examining Seo-ryangâs face, asked.
âBut why is that? âIs there anything suspicious?â
âItâs suspicious. For me. So, please.â
âYes, but.â
âIf something doesnât work, thereâs nothing we can do. âThen shall we move on to the second request?â
âIâm already feeling nervous.â
âWhy is the person who says it wonât work if it doesnât work out so nervous?â
âLetâs listen first. âWhatâs the second one?â
Seo-ryangâs eyes sank.
Soyeonsim thought.
âThis is real.â
Indeed, her thoughts were right.
âTo lay the groundwork, the context is similar to the first request.â
âwhich?â
âPlease give me an inspection list of various items that went into Jin Gwan-yong and Gwanpyeongâs quarters. âOn Jin Gwan-yongâs side, from right after he left the building until now, on Gwanpyeongâs side, itâs almost three yearsâ worth.â
It was just as Seoliang said. The second request also has the same context as the first request.
But the weight was completely different.
So Yeon-simâs face also suddenly became serious.
âMay I ask why?â
The corners of Seo-ryangâs mouth rose slightly.
So Yeon-sim felt goosebumps running down her spine at that cool smile.
âThere is nothing that cannot be done, but it is up to So Wonju to handle it.â
âWhat do you mean?â
âIf I bring up the reason, from then on I wonât have the confidence to treat So Wonju as comfortably as I do now. âYou will only see yourself as one of two enemies.â
ââ¦.â
âCan you handle it?â
It was a remark tinged with arrogance.
And Xu Liang had the right to be arrogant. Soyeonsim thought so.
âIf we become allies, we will become closer than this, so it means that we will have to be on the same boat as Confucius from now on.â
âyouâre right.â
âIf I become an enemy⦠does that mean I could die?â
âwell? I canât speak ill of him. However, if the situation worsens, you may have to step down from your Wonju position.â
This is an absolutely terrifying statement.
It doesnât matter if you die in a state of joy. However, he should not die after resigning from his position as head of Hwanheewon. It would be a disgrace to the history of the organization called Hwanheewon.
If it were a normal personâs comment, they would have scoffed and asked him to try it, but if the other person was Seo-ryang, it would be a different story.
Because this person really has the power to make that happen.
âAs you know, Hwanheewon is the most neutral organization in Protestantism.â
âI know.â
âThatâs why we didnât leak internal information to Confucius.â
âI guess so.â
âYou know that itâs not normal for you to make such unreasonable and rude demands on me, right?â
âOf course.â
âConfucius sometimes shows outrageous and reckless words and actions, but I know that he is kind to people he has ties to. But when I see you coming out hereâ¦â
So Yeon-simâs eyes sparkled.
âIt can be said that the fate of Hwanheewon at the time depended on that request.â
Xu Liang thought. Indeed, So Yeon-sim is not an easy person.
In such trivial conversations, I thought he was a more difficult person to deal with than Ho Yo-seong. I donât know if my judgment was correct, but I was quick-witted and knew how to accurately see into the other personâs heart.
âIs there anything else Confucius would like to ask me?â
âdoesnât exist.â
âThank goodness.â
Soyeonsim, who had been struggling, soothed her mouth. It is sending a signal.
After a while.
âCan I come in?â
âCome in.â
The door opened and the coin appeared.
Juhwa knelt in front of Seoliang.
âInvincible religion, Manmaangbok.â âJuhwa, the governor of Hwanheewon, is meeting the three princes.â
âItâs been a while.â
Xu Liang glanced at Xiao Yanshen.
âWhatâs the point?â
âIt means what you see.â
Soyeonsim smiled.
âThe next Hwanhee Wonjoo is that kid. There is no disagreement. Even if someone tries to stop me, I will stop it myself.â
âSo?â
âPlease speak in front of the next Hwanhee Wonjoo.â
âWhat do you mean?â
âI wonât listen. Iâm thinking of leaving this place altogether. âI will cover my eyes and ears.â
Soyeonsim arose.
âState Governor.â
âYes, Wonju.â
âI will not give you permission.â
âyes?â
âStill, I must listen to the Three Princesâ request.â
Xu Liangâs eyes lit up.
So Yeon-sim said as she walked out the door.
âItâs like covering your eyes and shouting, but⦠think of it as my last gift to you.â
thud.
The door closed, leaving only the man and woman in the room.
Xu Liang chuckled.
âAnyway, there is no other fox with nine tails.â
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