Romance of the Three Kingdoms: Became the Eldest Son of Sun Ce - Chapter 175



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Episode 175. Construction (3)

Despite her harsh gaze, the priestess remained as beautiful as ever.

In the past, it was as pure as a drop of dew, but now it is as splendid as a flower in full bloom. However, the problem is that it contains as much poison as its beauty, which is famous for its national color.

‘That handsome appearance… doesn’t reflect your character.’

Sun Ce still had a handsome face, but judging by his personality, it seemed like the couple was a good match.

At that moment, the priest spoke to me coldly.

“Let go of Ah-ho.”

Oh man, if someone saw me, they’d think I was taking this kid hostage.

I said with a faint smile on my lips.

“…If that is what you wish, madam, I will do so.”

I took my hand off Sonho’s head and gently patted his back.

Then, Son Ho flinched like a startled rabbit and quickly ran to his mother and hugged her.

“Ugh, uh, mother….”

“Yes, yes. Are you really surprised? I’m sorry, this mother should have heard the news about Baekso a little sooner….”

The lady who was gently comforting her crying son told the maids to send Sonho away.

I felt sorry for Sonho as he grew distant, so I smiled faintly and waved my palm slightly.

Then, Son Ho, who had been walking hesitantly, turned pale again and quickly disappeared at a brisk pace.

At that moment, the priest’s sharp voice rang in my ears.

“Stop it! Why is the eldest son, who should be a role model for his family and lead the household, tormenting his younger brother like that?”

It was a little unfair for me. I just wanted to say hello to Sonho after a long time… .

I tried to set the record straight by making a clever argument.

“Bullying me? I was just happy to see my little brother again after a long time.”

“…Then how do you explain the fact that you violently subdued Aho’s escorts and made the atmosphere tense?”

“Those who are called Son Ga’s escorts dared to interrupt the greeting of their brothers. Rather, they paid a low price for it.”

“…Ha, you speak so fluently. Why is Ah-ho shedding tears?”

“Wouldn’t it be great to feel the camaraderie between you and your brother whom you haven’t seen in a long time?”

As every word she spoke was interrupted, the priest screamed.

“Baekso! Everything you say is so strange, I can only imagine how you grew up after leaving Geon-eop!”

At that moment, I wanted to answer those words. However, looking at Sun Ce’s face, I could barely endure it.

To be honest, on the day of my mother’s funeral, I shouldn’t be hearing this from the woman who caused the biggest scandal in Gangdong history.

‘But if I continue talking, Sun Ce will definitely show up… Let’s just ignore him.’

But when I became silent, the priest opened his mouth with an even more proud expression.

“It’s a shame, your late wife always raised you like this, but she wasn’t able to educate you properly….”

The moment a completely unexpected name came out of a mouth I never expected to hear, my mind went blank.

‘Who, who are you referring to? You, your mother?’

But that was only for a moment, I barely managed to open my mouth.

“…Go ahead, do it.”

I barely managed to catch my lost sense of reason and continued speaking.

“I guess it’s because the journey was long, but I seem to have accumulated some aftereffects… I’ll take my leave now.”

“Baekso, I haven’t finished speaking yet….”

I turned my head with a bright smile.

And I walked calmly forward, leaving the priest behind. With each step I took, the muscles in my face grew cold and hard.

If Daegyo had truly felt even a shred of sorrow over his mother’s death, he would not have dared to tarnish her funeral with such an immoral scandal.

The unconcealed anger was expressed through his sleeves and clenched fists.

In fact, my reasoning was quite commendable just for not killing Daegyo on the spot. There was probably no one in the Son family with as much patience as I did.

‘I’ve never felt sorry for you in the four years since your mother passed away, so how dare you mention anyone?’

Yes, if the mention of my mother just now was a ploy to provoke me.

That was a great choice, Daegyo.

***

That night, after hearing the dramatized story of the bridge, Sun Ce shouted again.

“What? He rang the bell and then he treated your wife so rudely? He really is!”

Daegyo continued speaking, pretending to sob like a fox.

“As a concubine, I thought I treated Baekso well like a mother to that child… But when I looked back today, I realized that wasn’t the case.

“Baekso still treats me like a concubine and even thinks of me as an illegitimate child… Sob, Sob, I am so ashamed to look at the heavens that I can’t live.”

A somewhat modified story based on the Great Bridge. However, it was enough to make Sun Ce’s anger explode like an active volcano.

Sun Ce, who was indignant, began to calm down the sobbing Lady Jiao.

“Don’t worry too much about what that unfilial bastard says. I’ll call that bastard Baekso right now and have him apologize!”

Then the lady pretended to be startled and quickly spoke to Sun Ce.

“Oh, you shouldn’t do that. If you do that, the relationship between you and Baekso will only get worse… Later, just tell me nicely later.”

“Ha, Madam, your intentions are so admirable, how can that bastard have no discernment at all! Since it has come to this, I will take care of it this time, so Madam, don’t worry about it anymore.”

Then the priest showed a look of regret.

“but….”

“Oh! This is outside business, so please stop talking, Ma’am.”

Sun Ce, who had been trying to appease the lady, soon felt her soft, silky scent and held her tightly in his arms.

Then, as if she was the person who had been feeling sorry just a moment ago, the moment she was held in Sun Ce’s arms, she let out a sneer.

‘This time, your great power will mean nothing. This is Geonup!’

***

The next day, Sun Ce called in his craftsman, Jiao Gong, and told him the exact same story he had heard from Lady Jiao.

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Then the teacher also went wild.

My eldest daughter, whom I had raised with great love and care, was treated like a concubine, and my precious grandson was treated like an illegitimate child. This was absolutely unacceptable.

When the teacher’s gaze turned fierce, Sun Ce said with a satisfied expression.

“Gwangrok Daebu, Baekso’s growth is extraordinary. If he devours Hyungju at that age, won’t he devour other lords in the future? I think we should take this opportunity to properly end things… What do you think, Gwangrok Daebu?”

The teacher’s gaze was already clearly expressing agreement.

“…If the General wishes it, I will simply follow.”

Then Sun Ce asked Jiao Gong with a murderous smile.

“At this national wedding, wouldn’t there be a reason to take Baekso out? It would be difficult to plan for him within the family….”

It was absolutely absurd to commit a crime against nature without any justification.

Son So is the worthy successor to the Son family. But is that all?

If you just list the achievements of Sun So, they are on a level that is comparable to that of any great general. Based on these achievements, Sun So had a great influence on Sun Ga. However, the orders of the head of the household, Sun Ce, were superior.

Since Son So’s influence is so wide, a proper justification is needed to dispose of him.

The teacher, who knew this well, also pondered it in silence. Finally, he said.

“…There is no need to send him out. Instead, use hunting to attract the traitors.”

Then Sun Ce made a puzzled expression.

“Hunting? How can you use that?”

“When the General goes hunting, he defeats most of the guards around him. He uses them.”

Sun Ce usually went out to the hunting grounds with only a minimal number of troops whenever it was time to hunt.

However, when Sun Ce was deeply engrossed in hunting, he would leave his guards behind and run like the wind, so even the guards had a hard time keeping up with him.

Sun Ce looked at Jiao Gong with an excited expression as the plausible skeleton flowed out of his mouth.

“Come on, come on, tell me!”

“You know that there are some treacherous groups lurking within Geon-eop, right? If by any chance this old man is one of those treacherous people, he will move when the General is hunting.

“Your Majesty, tell your trusted men to secretly ambush your troops in the hunting grounds. Then, you will go out hunting as usual. Then… the dark forces of subversion… .”

As he listened to Jiao Gong’s story, Sun Ce’s pupils dilated and he clapped his hands loudly.

“Then the evil forces will dare to target me in the hunting grounds! But…. They don’t even know that my soldiers are already lying in wait all over the hunting grounds!”

The teacher smiled broadly and opened his mouth.

“Are you satisfied with this old man’s plan?”

“I’m satisfied, as expected, your highness! What a great strategy! Separately from that, how about Baekso…?”

“If we capture the traitors and interrogate them, Son Hyung-ju’s name will come up. Trying to assassinate your father for power will be remembered as a proper example of an unfilial son for generations to come.”

Sun Ce laughed out loud at the mention of branding Sun So as an unfilial son and setting an example for him.

“Hahahaha, that’s really good! That really clears up my stuffy feelings!”

But the most important thing in this case was none other than the presence of a trustworthy general.

There were many generals who followed Sun Ce, but only those with high loyalty could be trusted with this task.

If by any chance a trusted general betrayed him, it would be like sending Sun Ce to his death.

The teacher looked at Sun Ce secretly.

“But if you want to employ a general, wouldn’t it be better to employ Gong Hyuk, Jang Heum, who is currently in retirement? He also has many regrets about this time….”

Jiao Gong thought Zhang Qin was the right person for the position. The problem is that he only says the right things, but he is also loyal to Sun Ce, so he is saying the right things.

But Sun Ce thought differently.

“No, he is not.”

Jang Heum was once thrown away. Are you going to use him to ambush traitors?

‘Re-employ Jang Heum? Isn’t that like pointing out my own mistakes? I, who will ascend to the position of a king, admit my mistakes? For the sake of my reputation, I can’t dare do that.’

Sun Ce opened his mouth with a stern face.

“I will accept the mysterious plan of the Great Commander of the Imperial Guard, but the general is different. I will select the general separately and give him my orders, so do not add any more to this matter.”

Now, what was on Sun Ce’s mind was gun barrels and magic. In any case, he had used magic as a foot scrubber a lot.

Meanwhile, as Sun Ce’s determination grew firm, Jiao Gong began to feel a strange sense of anxiety, like a swamp. However, he tried to let out his anxious feelings with a sigh.

“…Understood, General.”

‘Yes, it’s an ambush on a mountain. What kind of general would mess up something this easy and simple? Unless he deliberately decides to mess up… .’

***

A few days later.

The battle of construction.

As the national wedding approaches,

Sun Ce spoke to the civil and military officials in the audience and to the emperor above.

“This is a national wedding, but I would like to hold a small hunting competition to console the officials who have worked hard.”

Sun Ce glanced around the room, then raised his gaze to look at the emperor.

However, it was strange. It was clearly the emperor looking down from above, but it felt like Sun Ce was looking down on him instead.

Sun Ce stared at the emperor and said.

“Your Majesty, how are you? I, too, have been refraining from hunting for three years due to mourning, so I would like to hold a small hunting competition on this national wedding to appease my sorrow.”

Emperor Liu Xie felt a revulsion rising in his heart.

‘Huh, there’s already a rumor going around that you’ve been hunting in all the mountains of Geonyeop-hyeon without knowing it!’

The emperor opened his mouth, hiding his seething emotions.

“…The general’s suffering during the three years of mourning is known to all the world. Do as you wish.”

Sun Ce nodded with a satisfied expression and looked around the crowd.

Then Jang So-ga also hid his sigh and secretly mocked Sun Ce.

“If Your Majesty wishes, then let him do it. In fact, who in this construction would go against the will of Your Majesty?”

But Sun Ce opened his mouth and laughed loudly.

“Hahaha! It’s been a while since the central government has spoken out loud! That’s right! Who in the world would dare to go against the will of Son Baek-bu? This Son Baek-bu’s words are the stern command of the court!”

In this way, Sun Ce’s shouts resonated widely throughout the palace.

At that moment, Bokwan’s experienced eyes also sparkled like an eagle that had caught a golden opportunity.

‘Wow, it’s not really a lie that habits learned at a young age carry over into old age!’

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