Romance of the Three Kingdoms: Became the Eldest Son of Sun Ce - Chapter 182



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Episode 182. Hunting (5)

As if showing off that he was a member of the royal family, Son In, dressed in luxurious clothes, looked down at me solemnly.

But I didn’t care.

“It seems Your Majesty has not heard what the commotion outside is about.”

If you think about it, it made sense.

Even though Son In was a woman of the Son family, she was a woman who had just entered the palace today. It was natural that it would take some time for her to settle down in the palace.

Perhaps because my point was so sharp, Son In became enraged and bit his lips as he shouted.

“Hey you, you rascal! How rude! Don’t you have any manners!”

“I am being polite now. If not, the daughter of the traitor, Bokwan, would have been dragged out to this place already.”

Then, Son In furrowed his brow and paused. Then he asked back in a voice mixed with disbelief and amusement.

“…Bok Guk-gu is a traitor? What does that mean?”

As expected, Son In was as blank as a sheet of paper when it came to this rebellion.

I had no choice but to briefly explain the circumstances.

“To be exact, the aristocrats of Fu Wan, Sun Quan, and Jianye tried to occupy the palace and caused a commotion. However, I have eliminated all of those traitors, so don’t worry.”

Son In, who had been listening to my explanation, shouted with a thoughtful face.

“…Wait a minute, wait a minute! Are you saying that your little brother was part of that rebel group?”

“Yes, your majesty.”

“Oh, how did this happen….”

Son In shook her head with a pale face. Then she spoke with a poisonous look in her eyes.

“I can’t believe it. I saw it with my own two eyes….”

I guess it’s hard to believe without seeing it for yourself.

I cut off that insignificant remark in one fell swoop.

“I am sorry, Your Majesty. We have only managed to quell the disturbance in Geon-yeop, and have not even been able to suppress the external chaos. So, please discuss minor matters later.”

“How can seeing my little brother be such a trivial matter!”

I answered with a small smile on my face.

“…Not a trivial matter. Your Majesty, the palace was almost turned upside down, so why do you assume that the great general who escaped from the construction site is safe?”

The capital, Jianye, was almost captured. Of course, it only took a little thinking to realize that Sun Ce, who had left Jianye, was in danger.

“Snow, really?”

“The General has not yet returned, so why should you bother with such trivial matters? Please discuss it later, as I have advised.”

When I mentioned Sun Ce, Sun Ren hesitated and stepped back, as if he had never been so confident.

‘They say Sun Ren is a womanizer and all, but… Sun Quan might be different, but he’s not at the level of someone who can stand in front of Sun Ce.’

I continued speaking while calmly staring at that hand.

“That’s not all. The crime of Bok-wan, who attempted to overthrow the palace, is not trivial. It would be right to arrest his family and interrogate them. For example… Bok-wan’s daughter.”

This too was a secret warning aimed at Son In.

The daughter of Fu Wan, who plotted to overthrow the palace, Empress Fu, is about to be thrown out. But is it possible that Sun Quan’s sister, Sun Ren, will also be involved and cannot be pushed out?

‘If you talk nonsense, you’ll be blown away too. You know, excuses are just for show.’

Of course, since I had worked so hard to place Son-in in the noble position, there was no need to drop him. However, I had to hold that tomboyish Son-in and shake him, and at the very least, I had to have at least some sort of weapon. That way, he would listen to me obediently.

Son In, who had been snorting softly, slowly avoided my gaze. No matter what, it seemed like he understood my warning.

Meanwhile, the emperor, who had been listening blankly, shouted in horror.

“No, didn’t you say that the Empress was innocent! Yes, Bok Guk-gu too….”

The appearance of the emperor who has not yet accepted reality.

I responded with a pitiful look.

“However, Your Majesty. Since Bokwan has already passed away, it would be right to consult Empress Bok to determine the truth.”

“What, what did you say? Bok Guk-gu died… Are you saying that you executed him on the spot? Han-sil Guk-gu?”

“Your Majesty, he is not a national traitor, but a traitor. He is also a high-ranking criminal who dreamed of overthrowing the imperial palace.

I humbly beg you, Your Majesty, not to take lightly every word I say. Only then will the soldiers who have wiped out those traitors be proud of themselves.”

The emperor stared into space for a while with a dumbfounded face.

I said, giving a small example.

“As I told you, the general who left for the hunting competition has not yet returned.

“It seems that the traitors are after the general, so I wish to punish them, so please give the order!”

But the emperor was busy avoiding my gaze and hesitating, like a child anxious about being caught doing something wrong.

And I know why the Emperor trembles like a guilty child.

‘… He probably doesn’t want to be caught for being involved in Sun Ce’s assassination. But don’t worry. I’ll bring that up after it’s been properly matured.’

“Your Majesty, please make a decision!”

“Ha, but the Empress is innocent!”

Judging from the fact that he was still praising the empress up until this very moment, it seemed that the emperor had an inkling of what the empress’s future would be like.

‘… Empress Fu is at least a deposed commoner. And the children of a deposed Empress Fu… will have a hard time sitting on the throne.’

“Your Majesty, how can you say such strange things? Empress Fu’s sin is the sin of having a traitor as her father, and furthermore, the sin of not being able to control her father’s greed!”

Then the emperor raised his voice as if in a final fit of tantrum.

“But that guy Sun Quan….”

The long-awaited story of Sun Quan.

I quickly came up with the punishment I had in mind for Sun Quan.

“Ah, Sun Quan, he is no longer a blood relative of the Sun family. I will strip him of his surname for his high treason, and furthermore, I will remove him from the Sun family’s genealogy. This is a decision I have made legitimately as the successor of the Sun family, so no one can interfere.”

Stripping of family surname and deletion of genealogy.

Nowadays, we live in an era where family honor is valued.

Therefore, this punishment was the most severe that Sun Jia could impose on Sun Quan.

The emperor seemed to have mentioned Sun Quan because he thought it would be a turning point for him… .

The emperor’s expression was still dazed.

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“Ah, no….”

“More than anything, if I had a loyal subject, I would not have suffered so much and subjugated him. Your Majesty, please recognize my loyalty and integrity!”

When I cried out with the heart of a loyal subject who was spitting blood, the emperor kept his mouth shut.

You must be mentally and physically broken from the failure of today’s rebellion, so you have to push through to this point.

There was still a long time left to treat the emperor like a puppet.

“Your Majesty’s will is so strong, so I will take a step back for now. What do you think about confining the Empress and the Princes to the innermost part of the palace?”

The emperor, who had been pondering, nodded his head helplessly.

“…So be it. And by imperial order, Jianye is currently in great danger, so Sunso must punish the traitors outside Jianye and show the majesty of the Han Dynasty.”

“I will obey your command, Your Majesty!”

After saying that, I bowed my head deeply.

“Don’t worry, Your Majesty. We will track down and punish all those involved in this incident.”

“…Okay, I see.”

However, this series of events had to be completed to completely conclude the work at Samsan. Otherwise, it would only end up doing good things for Sun Ce.

I turned my back firmly and opened my mouth quietly.

“I’m going to Samsan.”

“Yes, Son Hyeong-ju!”

The soldiers’ loud voices resonated firmly within the palace.

As if I knew my rise in the midst of the turbulent construction industry.

***

Deep in Samsan, Danyang-gun.

The sun that was high in the sky had disappeared. And since the place was in the mountains, it was only natural that darkness had fallen.

Sun Ce sat on the floor without saying a word, breathing heavily and alone.

The horse I cherished has been dead for a long time.

Sun Ce’s body covered in blood and arrows stuck all over his body suggested that he had been involved in a series of bloody battles.

In the midst of a surprise attack by the powerful local chieftains, Sun Ce’s guards barely managed to search for him, but they were unable to gain the upper hand against the pouring enemy troops.

Only then did Sun Ce deeply regret rejecting Zhang Qin’s offer.

But the regret was short-lived, and soon anger burst out from Sun Ce’s lips.

“Hey you, you idiot… Where on earth did you hide my troops!”

It was natural for Sun Ce to blame Li Shu.

If Yisul had properly set up an ambush at Samsan, it would have been the rebels who were defeated.

Not only that, it would have been time to designate Son So as a traitor and cut off his pitiful head. But what the hell is this? Instead, he himself is in danger of dying.

For Sun Ce, who thought he had prepared well, this was a crazy and shocking situation.

As his mind gradually became hazy, Sun Ce ground his teeth and lined up the men he wanted to kill in his head. If he didn’t think of them like this, he felt like he would collapse at any moment.

‘Listening to the tone of voice of the rebels, Danyang and Wu Commandery, even Huaihai Commandery… I have never treated you badly, so how dare you! Alright, if you reject this Sun Ce, I will personally punish you!’

After regaining consciousness for a moment, Sun Ce removed the arrow, tore his clothes and bandaged his wounds with cloth. Then he headed north step by step.

‘Geon-up, if you get near Geon-up… you are all dead. No, I will completely clear out Geon-up and then cut you all down.’

However, as it was a temporary measure, it was not as good as what the doctor saw, and this resulted in Sun Ce’s bleeding becoming deeper.

Red blood dripped like small drops of dew from the wound that Sun Ce had not properly healed.

The red bloodstains that fell in such a way clearly showed Sun Ce’s escape route.

***

At the same time, Samsan.

Chu Qiao, a powerful family from the accounting army, was desperately pursuing Sun Ce. Not only for himself, but also for the future of the Chu family. He could not neglect the pursuit.

Chogyo shouted at the top of his lungs.

“With his horse dead, he wouldn’t have been able to run far! We must kill Sun Ce! If we don’t kill him, the Huai army will be destroyed! Not only mine, but your lives are also in danger!”

Then the voices of the soldiers spread out as if in response.

“Yes, I understand!”

I was proud to say that I had taken the first step well.

Sun Ce led hundreds of guards and set out, although he did not know what kind of confidence he had. And when he arrived at Sanshan, he was so focused on hunting that he ended up staying away alone.

In that situation, all that was left were Sun Ce’s bodyguards. They tried to quickly pursue Sun Ce, but… they were suddenly attacked from behind and fell like fallen autumn leaves.

It was because the Jiangdong local chieftains took advantage of the gap in Sun Ce’s absence to stab his guards in the back with their swords.

Sudden betrayal.

Despite the unexpected circumstances, some guards fought fiercely and broke through the noblemen’s private soldiers.

But in the end, the guards were unable to overcome the numerical superiority of the private soldiers and most of them were killed. No matter how elite the guards were, it was difficult to win against the private soldiers who outnumbered them several times and the arrows pouring down from all directions. In addition, the sudden surprise attack by the clansmen also played a part in the loss of momentum.

But even if he killed the guards, it would be meaningless if he couldn’t kill Sun Ce. It would only make Sun Ce more angry.

Fearing that he would lose Sun Ce, Chu Qiao became anxious and continued to urge his soldiers.

“It’s getting dark, so search with torches! We’ve searched the entire outskirts of Samsan, so they must be deep in Samsan! Soldiers, slowly advance from the outskirts toward the deep!”

“I will obey your orders!”

Among the soldiers who were carefully examining the floor, one of them discovered an unidentifiable strange feeling on the floor.

“Here, there’s blood!”

Although it was dark and difficult to see clearly, the bright red thing was clearly blood.

“…Bloodstains, huh? That’s right, Kang-dong is finally falling into the hands of this elementary school student!”

The elementary school teacher’s face was dyed with joy.

***

I left the internal maintenance of Geon-eop to Sim-woo and Ga-hu, and led the guards and Yeo-mong troops to Sam-san.

Eventually, I arrived at Samsan and, without realizing it, I was overcome with a strange emotion.

“Finally, it’s Samsan….”

The burning desire for revenge against Sun Ce that had been building up layer upon layer.

The time to blow this up all at once was approaching.

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