Romance of the Three Kingdoms: Became the Eldest Son of Sun Ce - Chapter 180



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Episode 180. Hunting (3)

The teacher’s eyes twitched and then he shrank.

“But… Your Majesty….”

That damn Sun Ce, Sun Ce.

After all, as a scholar whose only accomplishment in life was being Sun Ce’s father-in-law, he would not be able to talk about anything without mentioning the word Sun Ce.

I, a kind person, had no choice but to feel pity for him.

I opened my mouth, raising the corners of my lips diagonally.

“Are you still singing the song of a general when the palace is under threat? Good. Then let me sing the song of a general too.

I also wonder, if the palace falls into the hands of the powerful clans… . Who will the General hold responsible? Well, it was obvious from the words of the historically powerful relatives of the queen.”

Yes. How did Hansil end up like this today?

Eunuchs who run wild, powerful relatives who boast of their power, and emperors who are so incompetent that their names are recorded in history books.

This was possible because these three worked together amazingly well.

‘Well, whatever happens, Sun Ce won’t hold you accountable for your crimes. You’ll die before then. Whether by someone else’s hand or your own.’

When I mentioned the example of the relatives of the king, Jiao Gong’s face darkened. It seemed that he too had Sun Ce’s plan to check the relatives of the king to some extent in mind.

I threw one last sharp warning to such a teacher.

“If you don’t have the manpower or the talent to punish the traitors, then just stay where you are. That will help me a lot more than having an incompetent person whine next to you.”

Perhaps because of his plain answer, the teacher trembled like an epileptic.

Of course, if Sun Ce was safe, I would have at least shown the minimum courtesy to Jiao Gong. But how could Sun Ce be safe?

‘If by any chance you are safe…. With these hands, I will….’

After giving up my thoughts, I spoke calmly.

“Open the door, I have to go out now.”

“Yes, my lord.”

Soon, the gate that had been imprisoning me opened wide.

It was only a few hours.

But it had been a really long time since I had had my freedom oppressed by others like this.

As I stepped outside, the soldiers surrounding me shouted in surprise.

“Your, Your Highness! The General has forbidden the Archduke from entering! Please hurry and go inside. I will pretend not to see you.”

The reaction of the soldiers who dared to speak out towards me as if they were doing me a favor. It was really absurd. Who would say such things to whom?

I shouted with a sneer on my lips.

“Who is pretending not to see whom? Are you saying that I, the successor to the Son family, should be the one to ask for permission to enter or leave for you?”

The soldiers hesitated and spoke with a look of bewilderment.

“No, that’s not it… Your Majesty….”

“Those who don’t even know the city walls now dare to talk about my comings and goings!

Right now, the aristocrats in the capital are gathering their private soldiers in front of the palace. The only person who can overcome this complicated situation is me!

But, if the palace falls into the hands of those powerful families… Will you be able to take responsibility with your pitiful heads?”

Perhaps because of the last cold sentence, the soldiers slowly retreated, feeling discouraged.

At that moment, a private who appeared to be a senior soldier asked with a frightened face.

“…Isn’t Mr. Son Nam-Hoe here? Mr. Son Nam-Hoe is….”

Then, the officer of Sun Ce’s army responded with a fierce tone. It seemed that he was frustrated with the sight of his soldiers hesitating.

“Those nobles gathered under the name of Son Nam-Hoe! So why should we trust Son Nam-Hoe so much?

And originally, Son Hyung-ju was the rightful successor of the Son family! In such a chaotic situation, how could it be wrong to ask for advice on the future and hand over military power to the successor of the Son family?”

Perhaps because of the officer’s angry shouts, the soldiers quickly began to retreat.

I smiled at those privates.

“Time is running out, so I’ll keep it brief. First, gather the lady, the courtiers, and the head of the Kyo Gwangrok Department together and guard them thoroughly.

“If any one of these three escapes… I will hold you responsible. Remember, this is wartime.”

During the war, any disobedience is punishable by death. There is no soldier who does not know this.

When I mentioned this, the soldiers nodded their heads in amazement.

As the hand is wide, there are also many private soldiers left.

That means there are plenty of private soldiers out there to get your hands on.

‘I’ve heard stories about the noblemen’s private soldiers… They’re not elite soldiers. At best, they’re just a few to fill the role. In that case… .’

There was still plenty of time to fully assemble Son Ga’s private army.

***

Near the Geonyeop Palace.

The private soldiers of the powerful families densely packed the area around the palace. The power that came from their numerical superiority was quite formidable.

But from the moment Sun Quan saw the private armies of the powerful clans, he had a strong feeling that something was wrong.

‘… Are those private soldiers sent by the powerful clans?’

Sun Quan grew up in the direct line of the Sun family.

At the very least, to be worthy of his name, one had to be at least a private soldier of Songa.

But… .

The soldiers’ clothing was in disarray, and their weapons were so dull that it was questionable whether they could even stab properly.

The condition of the soldiers was so bad that one began to suspect that they had been captured by farmers passing by and disguised as soldiers.

This one was just a bunch of numbers… .

‘Aren’t they a rabble? How could the aristocrats field such a rabble as their troops?’

Now that the battle was imminent, Sun Quan’s mind was filled with questions, even though he knew it was wrong.

When he was training soldiers in Namhoe-gun, what on earth did these authors do, and what on earth did they train that they want to impose a political burden on him?

Furthermore, Sun Quan was dissatisfied with this situation, as he had sent away half of the troops he had painstakingly trained to attack Sun Ce.

But the arrow has already left the protest.

Since the uprising had already been started, it was right to first get hold of the emperor and then deal with him.

‘Old Kyo-ga will be busy watching Baek-so… It will take quite some time for this news to reach his ears.’

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At that moment, Bokwan, who was in the lead, started to growl and shouted loudly.

“Today, we will rescue Your Majesty from the hands of the traitor, Son Baek-bu, and set the Han Dynasty’s spirit right! Kill the traitor, Son Baek-bu, and his followers, and rescue Your Majesty! Let’s wipe out the remnants of the traitor!”

As if following the order of the nobles, the nobles’ private soldiers rushed towards the palace.

Soon a tidal wave of people flooded the gates of the great palace.

“Wow!”

“Attack!”

Yeah, they literally just pounced on me.

***

The Great Hall of the Imperial Palace of Geonup.

A loud commotion was heard coming from outside the palace. The faces of the few court ladies and eunuchs were thick with anxiety.

But a small smile appeared on the emperor’s face.

‘Finally, finally, I’ll be free from the clutches of this ruthless Sun Ce! It’s been such a long time!’

Although Sun Quan would take Sun Ce’s place, he would not dare to wield as much tyranny as Sun Ce.

That would be the case, since the powerful clans, including his father-in-law, Bok-wan, would be on the lookout.

The emperor smiled with satisfaction as he recalled this.

On the other hand, Son In, who had just had her wedding ceremony today, was simply dumbfounded. After a moment of hesitation, Son In opened her mouth in a manner befitting a woman warrior.

“Your Majesty, what on earth is going on? Why is there such a commotion while your eldest brother is out? You should evacuate immediately….”

The emperor snorted softly and interrupted Sun Yin’s words.

Sun Ren’s face, which was trying to look calm, filled the emperor’s eyes. Since Sun Quan was sitting in the position of general, they would continue to meet.

With the Emperor’s proper restoration, the Sun family’s power will fall significantly compared to before, but their powerful army remains intact. In that case, there was no need to stand in opposition to Sun Yin.

“This is a golden leaf in the palm of your hand… You really don’t know anything about the world. You’re telling me to evacuate? Why should I evacuate?”

“…yes?”

The Emperor looked into the distance at the palace gate with eyes full of anticipation and said:

“If you don’t know anything, just wait until the winner is decided.”

As he spoke, the emperor’s face was filled with composure.

That’s understandable, for he is the emperor who has been looking forward to this very moment.

Of course, the direction of the hand where Son So is located is unstable, but as long as the school is blocked, it will be difficult to get out easily.

If only this cage-like palace could be taken over before Son So could intervene.

However, the Emperor was a little saddened by the situation of this language group that wished to occupy the Imperial City.

But in order to ascend to the throne as a true emperor, I was able to let go of this sorrow a thousand, ten thousand times.

‘Dong Zhuo, Li Jue, Guo Si, Cao Cao, Sun Ce… The long and arduous time is finally coming to an end.’

But even after an hour had passed, the Jianye Palace did not fall.

Only then did the emperor begin to question himself.

‘… Isn’t this different from what we said before?’

***

I succeeded in gathering all the private soldiers of Songa.

That’s not all. It’s dangerous outside, so it’s only common sense to protect the elderly.

I showed my filial piety by gathering the teachers, teachers’ wives, and Sonho together and ‘protecting’ them.

Of course, the priestess seemed to appreciate my sincerity and returned my gaze with a harsh gaze, but I paid no attention to it.

Right now, I don’t have enough time to deal with each of these things one by one.

Instead, he immediately captured the attention of the priestess by gently stroking Son Ho’s head. At this point, you should know who is holding the sword right now.

Of course, there were also threats from the church fathers who could not accept my current situation.

“When the King returns from hunting, Baekso, you will be severely punished by the King that day! I will watch and see if you can still be so confident then!”

For me, who knows the general situation, it was just an outrageous statement.

‘… How stupid. With Jianye like this, how can you expect the Three Mountains where Sun Ce went on an expedition to be safe? Oh, is it because you heard from Jiao Gong about the ambush at Three Mountains?’

But, as someone who has laid the groundwork in advance, this is an absurd statement.

However, if you laugh in an incomprehensible manner here and say something like, ‘Hehehe, is that really true?’, you will later be suspected of being an unfilial son who instigated the assassination of his father.

If that’s the case, it would be cleaner to just get it all out of here.

I said, scanning the crowd with a pretended, determined gaze.

“This Son Baek-so, Your Majesty is in danger of being in a state of crisis. How could you hesitate just because you have the General’s strict orders?

“The only thing I fear is that Your Majesty will be dragged into the hands of those traitors and suffer. That is all I fear!”

Then the soldiers kept wiping away tears as if they were touched, and the priest frowned as if he had heard something he shouldn’t have heard.

But for some reason, Sim-woo avoided eye contact as if he had seen something unsightly, and Ga-hu kept exclaiming in admiration.

Anyway, judging by the moved faces of the soldiers, it seemed that I would not be suspected of assassinating Sun Ce.

Well, how could a devoted son like me be subject to such a terrible suspicion?

‘Okay, then now… let’s get moving.’

“The family’s private soldiers will station only the minimum number of troops at the family home. All other troops will join the government troops and wipe out the rebels!”

“Yes, Your Highness!”

The soldiers’ firm voices filled the air.

‘But now it’s time for Yeomong to arrive… .’

Currently, Yeomong is divided into Zhou Yuan forces.

Perhaps the rebels had only considered the government troops, Sun Ce’s private soldiers, and Sun Jia’s army.

And Sun Jia’s private soldiers would have intended to defeat him in the name of Sun Quan.

But if the Zhou army suddenly intervenes in this situation… how embarrassing it would be for the rebels.

That would be the case, Zhou Yu’s reputation within Sun Ce’s army was comparable to Sun Ce’s. But did Zhou Yu foresee the danger of Jianye and dispatch his soldiers?

I don’t know for sure, but it must be quite creepy for the instigators of the rebellion.

‘If Yeomong arrives on time, it will be almost as difficult as subduing a group of enemies. What kind of confidence did Sun Quan have to join hands with those guys?’

It was time to show the cold reality to Sun Quan, who was running wild without knowing the subject.

“Advance to the palace!”

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