As Prophet - Chapter 152



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Episode 152. They’re Here!

At that time, people from Sogyeoksa came running, dressed in their best attire, carrying books on their backs and carrying a lot of things. People were whispering and laughing because they looked strange in their extravagant attire with their robes and Taoist robes.

When he said he had come on the orders of the true man, the people guarding the main camp opened the way. They were not the ones I had seen earlier. They had the expression of someone who had made a great decision, and they were firm and determined, like someone about to undertake a great undertaking. They were not the half-hearted Taoist priests who had been scolded by Dalcheon.

After paying homage to the new king, he took his seat behind him.

“What are they?”

“These are the true people of Sogyeokseo.”

“Do they also practice martial arts?”

“He was a man who was well-versed in classics, history, astronomy, geography, mathematics, and military affairs. He will be helpful.”

“star…….”

The new king thought that the petition was a request for prayers when there was a sick person in the royal family. Dalcheon went to where about twenty of them were gathered.

“Grind two nyang of ja-hwang (雌黃), two nyang of ung-hwang (雄黃), and two and a half nyang of alum (明礬), mix them with the blood of a rooster’s comb to make ginkgo nuts, put five of them in triangular cloth bags, and have the soldiers wear them on their waists.”

“Yes, we thought about that too. How many do you make?”

Dalcheon cut it short.

“The more the better!”

Cheolmuwoong poked his head out to see when he had arrived.

“We can do that too.”

The maker of the small letter responded with a happy smile.

“I don’t have enough hands to handle so many soldiers. Please help me.”

When Dalcheon wrote down the method he had suggested and divided up the materials, the Taoist students started making it first, and Cheolmuwoong’s subordinates rushed to help.

“But what is that?”

“This is the method of the immortal to avoid the five armies and bandits. All the bandits and evil soldiers will scatter on their own.”

“Oh, there is such a secret technique.”

I went to the manufacturing plant where they were working frantically and checked the quantity.

“What is lacking?”

“I can’t give it to all the soldiers… … .”

“Yes, your Majesty, come here.”

“yes.”

“Didn’t I tell you to bring the gohwangji and the injection earlier?”

“yes.”

“Your Majesty, make talismans with your subordinates. You can’t ask them to make talismans, so just have one person who can divide the quantities accurately.”

“Okay, I understand. You mean work efficiently?”

Dalcheon nodded. The people of Sogyeok-seo gathered on one side where the military tent was pitched. Dalcheon ordered the people to sit down and ordered the necessary talismans.

After gathering about twenty people in one place and performing some sort of purification procedure, he ordered several talismans. He ordered the soldiers to bring him sticks made of peach trees and things like jujube trees that had been struck by lightning.

There were also some strange things, such as orders to bring a bucket of pig blood and to collect feathers from sparrows that had been beaten. I don’t know if they were beaten, but when I ran around here and there to get them, they would yell at me to return them because they were not beaten and start over. The soldiers, who felt bad about participating in such a crazy act, would turn around and grumble. There was no explanation of what was happening, and only orders were given, making it a mess. However, Dalcheon kept spinning around, probably thinking that it was efficient.

After putting pig blood on the tip of the peach tree, he attached a talisman he had painstakingly made to the middle. He looked at the map of Hanyang and hammered it into several places. The strange thing was that the moment he had hammered in six or seven sticks, they disappeared from people’s eyes. It was strange that he could clearly see them by waving his hand, but he could not see them.

Some talismans were attached to wooden boards that had not been struck by lightning, and planted on the paths along which they would come. After soaking the cypress trees in a yellow liquid like dung, they were stuck in the shape of graffiti in the thick forests north of the palace, and tiger talismans drawn in red sand were attached in the thick forests of pine and fir trees.

The generals were speechless, and the king, unable to stand by and watch, stepped forward.

“What the hell are you doing?”

“It is a magic used in war.”

“I saw the soldiers dipping their arrows in blue water earlier. What are those?”

“It’s to avoid the aura of the black dragons, that is, the masters. Arrows soaked in that liquid can deceive their aura.”

“Can’t you see it?”

“There’s no way around it, and um… … we might chase after the guys causing the commotion and hit them.”

“So it’s not certain.”

“If done correctly, it is certain, but it is not perfect, so I will give you an estimate, but if done correctly, it will be effective.”

Dalcheon’s words, which answered bluntly, were like a stream of water flowing from a mountain. In a world governed by physical laws, it is common sense for ordinary people to wonder what effect magic can have. They say that it can go beyond common sense, but in the end, most things are extremely common sense. They are nothing more than tricking people or using tricks to confuse them. Magic is something that cannot be understood with a rational mind, and it is not something that can be used on a battlefield where one faces a life-or-death opponent. The king said that it would be better to stop such absurd things and take measures regarding formations and weapons, and he told them not to worry because the generals would know how to do it.

After Gyeonggi Gamsa safely(?) led the army to Donuimun and finished reporting, the Hanseong Pan-yoon issued an order to mobilize all the young men in the castle, and was able to arm a considerable number of regular soldiers.

At the end of the hour, after the sunlight had set west of the street, the men gathered in front of the bell tower. One or two came to check the situation, and instead of coming to Gwanghwamun as originally planned, they set up far below. Those who seemed to be messengers set up in the center of the four streets and planted five-colored flags here and there, and those who had been hiding everywhere shouted and ran out to line up.

“They are here.”

Dalcheon, who had been carefully examining the various parts of the large ball containing the Jincheonrye, straightened his back and shook his head as if it was a new experience.

War and battle are the mobilization of all the efforts that can be mobilized: military forces and weapons, strategies and tactics… … .

Those who wandered here and there also tend to cling to one side or the other, and the battle begins at a point where there is only a distinction between friend and foe. Although there was some difficulty, the rebels succeeded in mobilizing five armies. They appointed another general to the camp where the general had disappeared, and divided the troops of the other armies to the general whose army had disappeared, and organized the five armies of front, center, rear, left, and right according to the organization of the five camps.

As Dalcheon had expected, the northern army descended the mountain and came down to the north of the northern palace, while the left and right armies attacked the left and right of the northern palace. The southern and central armies, which had the largest number of soldiers, gathered from far away in Namsa and arrived in front of the bell tower. The military personnel active in various parts of Hanyang joined them, and many officials who had been looking around from left to right gathered under the flag of the restoration of the former king.

The flags of each army, each with its own color of the five elements, fluttered under the early summer sky, and the people dressed in white who had been blocking the road ran into the alleys and hurried back home, so that not a single person could be seen on the main streets of the north and south and on the main streets of Unjongga in the east and west. They disappeared on their own, so there was no need to worry about harm to the people.

A young man who had come out as the vanguard of the rebels read a long text appealing for the legitimacy of the cause. After each sentence, the soldiers behind him loudly repeated it to boost their morale. I will punish the unruly son who attacked his father and restore the former king. I will bring to justice the criminal who killed his brother and innocent subjects. I will punish those who raised private armies and those who conspired with him to set the country straight. Good words were listed.

“Hey, just don’t do it. Why is it so long?”

Dalcheon’s complaint was quietly leaked out, but the sound was clearly heard by everyone who was there. It was called a transmission. It spread far and wide, but it seemed to be shouting loudly in the ears of those who were listening. The face of the person who was explaining the reason for the incident turned pale.

Dalcheon asked Jo Dong-gil, who was standing next to him.

“Who is that guy?”

“He is from Sukcheon and works as a Jeonrang in the Ministry of Rites. Sukcheon used to be called Pyeongwongun in Jeonjo, and he was an old local aristocrat. He was able to enter the government thanks to his father’s virtue, but he failed the civil service examination. That’s why he couldn’t go any higher, and the position of Jeonrang was the only position he could take. That’s why he must have tried to do something by sticking to the other side. His house is in Seogangbang. His wealthy father built a large mansion on one side of Seogangbang and invited famous scholars from around Hanyang to teach him, but he didn’t have much talent, so he failed the civil service examination every time. He’s a worthless guy. My grandfather helped found the country and was awarded the title of third-class contributor. It’s said that this guy, who couldn’t do anything with his own talent, helped Taejo’s grandfather financially in his undertakings. 云云.”

When we ask who a person is, what do we want to know? Jo Dong-gil has a great talent for explaining things in detail in a short period of time. I could guess why he was on that side. If it’s good, it can be said that he was a god of the past, but if it’s bad, it could be that he was limited because of his origin.

Many explanations that influence people’s decisions usually supplement our understanding in a rational way, but in fact, there are many cases where even the person himself does not know the reason for the decision. This is because we cannot confirm the reality of the desires that we do not know that are hidden in our hearts. Our lives are composed of things that we believe in, but we cannot know their reality. Even that is constantly changing depending on the situation or over time, so our rational reasoning that believes there is a fixed reality can easily become a flimsy private opinion.

“That guy, that one Jo Dong-A-Ri is top-notch.”

When Dalcheon looked back, the King of Eunmyeon was still there. It was unclear whether it was the man who recited the reason for the gi or Jo Dong-gil’s mouth that explained it. The atmosphere changed simply because everyone in the room smiled.

“Loyalty! Shin Yang Joo-hyun’s secret weapon, Jin Dong-hee! I ask you to entrust me with the vanguard. I will destroy those bastards and come back.”

As soon as he finished speaking, the three trainees came out.

“Your Majesty, please leave it to us and we will sweep it away.”

The commander clicked his tongue.

“Tsk tsk. It’s true that young people are thoughtless. Who wants to leave now?”

The king turned his face away.

“Then who do you think would be suitable, Commander-in-Chief?”

“Of course, I, the Commander-in-Chief of the Five Guards Command, should go. Don’t you know the Jang Yoo Yoo Book?”

The old and young are competing with each other. Training center director Lee Ki-moon tilted his head.

“Your Majesty, the Commander-in-Chief. The young and old are competing against each other, so I think Soshin is the right person for the job.”

Dalcheon laughed silently and looked at Yu Seok-do, the commander-in-chief of the battle that day. Then Yu Seok-do opened his mouth.

“I am very happy that you have come forward. First, Commander-in-Chief, run to the enemy in front and rain down a shower of arrows. The goal is to draw them forward. When they run toward you, you must fall back.”

“No, you can just break it, so why do you want me to get out?”

“Well, all the things we have prepared are the country’s treasures. We can’t just throw them away, right?”

The explanation is lacking. It is not convincing to say that we should use the country’s wealth to build a defensive line.

“No, that’s it, the curator can just sweep it away.”

“But please do that anyway.”

“Oh my goodness!”

The words of the confession are long. I don’t like them. Yoo Seok-do called Jin Dong-hee.

“You have no experience leading an army yet, but I heard that you studied at Yangju Academy and are excellent in martial arts. Immediately lead 200 troops and attack the enemy on the left.”

“Loyalty!”

“The three men of the training center, take 300 soldiers and destroy the right side. Push in and drive them out into the alley, then go around behind Sajikdan and attack their flank. Their left army was defeated at Donuimun and has few soldiers, so we must destroy them this time.”

“Loyalty!”