Black Corporation: Joseon - Chapter 153

Episode 153: Anxiety factor. (2)

‘Act on the Treatment of Those Who Have Not Passed the Civil Service Examination’ As soon as the bill, which came to be called the ‘Yangban Act’ among the people, was promulgated, a huge storm broke out among the local classes throughout Joseon.

“We must appeal now! “This is the worst of all evil laws!”

“That’s right! “That’s right!”

It was natural that many locals protested when the benefits they had taken for granted until now disappeared.

It went without saying that once again, a series of petitions were flooding into Gyeongbokgung Palace.

As appeals poured in, King Sejong publicly criticized their opposition.

-What is the past! It is to select talented people from among those who want to run for office for the country and the people!

-The reason they gave out red and white trophies to those who passed the state exam and gave them various benefits was because they wanted those who lacked preparation to prepare properly and then go to work to make Joseon even more prosperous!

-However, there are many people who take advantage of the goodwill shown by the country and focus only on their own enrichment!

-Therefore, the country will not show any more favor. Only those who truly want to work for the country and those who have worked will be treated.

‘If you don’t go to work, there are no benefits!’ The local community was outraged by King Sejong’s public statement.

“Is this a country?”

“What are the magistrates doing? “If the king is going down the wrong path, shouldn’t he stop him even if it means risking his life?”

“After Vice Admiral Ryu Jeong-hyeon, only petty people remain in the government!”

Under the pretext of ‘offering a memorial service to a saint’, the local class gathered at Hyanggyo, including everyone, attacked King Sejong and the ministers.

Meanwhile, those praising Ryu Jeong-hyun and those who supported him also began to surface.

But there were no people who openly resisted. This was because they knew very well that they had been pushed out of the cause.

As a result, disturbing words began to circulate in obscure places.

“When a king practices tyranny, it is a sign of ruin for the country! “For this Joseon to survive, we must change the sky!”

“The eldest son of the previous king who was pushed out must be reinstated!”

“If you think about it, it is not surprising that the eldest son of the previous king was pushed out! This must be a conspiracy!”

These false statements (words that slander others by making up lies) began to spread little by little among local local groups.

Of course, if this was caught by a local magistrate or reported, there would be an uproar.

Therefore, the speed at which these false rumors spread was extremely slow.

Not all local bands were acting this unsteadily.

“cancer! It has to be like this! “This is the right law!”

Surprisingly, there were some local groups who actively supported the bill promulgated by King Sejong.

Those who expressed their support in this way were retired government officials and local fans.

They were actively supporting King Sejong’s bill, regardless of whether they were in the non-class or non-class group.

The reason they supported King Sejong’s decision like this was because to them, the locals were fierce-eyed beings.

“Some people are suffering to death in the court, while others are sitting there with their stomach full…” “

And you are showing off…”

“What’s wrong with Mu-ban!”

As I mentioned before, those who returned after serving as bureaucrats were ostracized to a great extent by the noble society in their hometown.

Those who had been ostracized in this way actively welcomed Sejong’s bill.

“Now you know who the real nobleman is!”

* * *

King Sejong’s thoughts on local locals were simple.

‘Enemies of the throne.’

Therefore, King Sejong aggressively announced reform policies and pushed local local groups.

The momentum was so fierce that even the local villages, which had been viewing local local villages negatively due to memories of the 21st century, felt a sense of crisis.

“Is this dangerous?”

In the end, the scent found King Sejong.

“Please leave the officers for a moment.”

After sending out the officers, the county gave orders to the internal officers.

“There are probably officers stuck to the door. “Kick them out far away.”

“Yes sir.”

“And you also have to wait outside the door.”

At Hyang’s command, the merchant ship immediately looked at King Sejong. King Sejong answered the unspoken question posed by the merchant marine.

“Do as the crown prince commands.”

“Yes, Your Highness.”

Before Gangnyeong, Sejong and Hyang were alone. Hyang, a man, asked Sejong in a voice full of worry.

“Abama. “Aren’t you being too extreme?”

“what?”

“Policies regarding local communities.”

Sejong smiled at Hyang’s point. But there was no warmth in that smile.

“Crown, I understand that you usually read a lot of books on the art of war.”

“I am interested in it, so I come across it often.”

In order to help military officers understand the tactics for using musketry and artillery more efficiently – in other words, in a 21st century way – Hyang read books on military methods.

In response to Hyang’s answer, Sejong asked another question.

“Then what did that book of war instructions tell you to do when driving away the enemies? No. Do you know what it said in the military conflict section of Sun Tzu’s The Art of War?”

In response to Sejong’s question, Hyang took a moment to remember and immediately answered.

“When moving an army, it must be as swift as a gale; when not moving, it must be as calm as a forest; when attacking and seizing the enemy, it must be fierce as if fire spreads; and when protecting against enemy attacks, it must be as heavy as a mountain. When hiding, act as if you cannot see the stars because they are covered by black clouds, but once you move your troops, you must move as quickly as if lightning strikes.”

“You know very well. “Then what time do you think it is now?”

In response to Sejong’s question, Hyang began to analyze the current situation. Hyang, who was in the middle of analyzing the situation, sighed.

“Whoa~. “If you think of it as a war, it’s a situation where the military has been mobilized.”

Sejong nodded with a happy face at Hyang’s words.

“Yes. Looking at the current situation, the enemy has not prepared its posture and we have delivered a thorough attack. Can you stop here? “If we stop here, the enemy will gather their strength and launch a counterattack.”

“But they also have a lot of power.”

Sejong retorted to Hyang’s rebuttal.

“So you must not miss the opportunity. Do you think they will be reformed under the current situation?”

“no.”

“I saw it right away. If you stop here, saying you are trying to educate them, you will only be violating the kindness of Duke Song Yang.”

When Sejong answered firmly, mentioning ‘Song Yang Ji-in’, Hyang had no choice but to bow his head.

“I will follow Abamama’s will. Soja was just worried that they might do something reckless if they were cornered.”

“That’s a good thing too. “Then we can sort out the woes.”

“yes.”

Sejong opened his mouth to see Hyang’s expression answering but unable to hide her worry.

“Crown, what do you think the king should do if our Joseon royal family is to continue for a thousand years?”

“….”

Hyang couldn’t answer Sejong’s question right away.

It was because too many theories came to mind at that moment.

Sejong smiled at the sight of Hyang struggling and not being able to answer properly.

“Guy… are you not able to answer because you don’t know?”

“no. So many thoughts came to mind…”

“Sometimes, when I see you like that, I realize that ‘too much is too little’ is not wrong.”

“I apologize.”

“What about apology… I think there are two ways. One is where the king does everything, and the other is where the king does nothing.”

‘Are they despots and constitutional monarchs?’

Hyang immediately responded to Sejong’s words.

“There is also an appropriate way to share it with your subjects.”

Sejong shook his head and denied what Hyang said.

“Republicanism is a good thing to say, but it is the worst of all evils. The more power and wealth you have, the more you want to have it.

If republicanism is carried out hastily, the king and his subjects will quarrel, his subjects will fight with his subjects, the king and his people will fight, and his subjects and his people will fight. Then the result will be nothing but ruin.”

“But the two measures that Abamama mentioned are also difficult to implement.”

Sejong nodded at Hyang’s point.

“right. The first option is that if the king is incompetent or a tyrant like a tyrant, the country will go straight to ruin. The second can be seen by looking at countries that collapsed due to the tricks of eunuchs or subjects. “There is only one way to prevent this.”

When Sejong stopped talking, Hyang immediately asked.

“What is the method?”

Sejong answered firmly to Hyang’s question.

“The people must wake up. “The enlightened people must guard against the king and his subjects going down the wrong path.”

Hyang’s eyes opened wide at Sejong’s words.

‘Omg! Are you suddenly changing from a despot to an enlightened monarch?’

Sejong smiled at Hyang’s expression and continued speaking.

“And this was also part of the political views you mentioned before, I guess?”

“yes.”

“What I am doing now is to remove the obstacles between the king and the people.”

“What do you mean by obstacle?”

“It is the duty of any nobleman who learns the way of sage to educate and enlighten the people. However, rather than enlightening the people, they are exploiting them. These people are nothing but chaff and obstacles. “We will remove this chaff and enlighten the people.”

Sejong, who was explaining what he was going to do now, looked at Hyang.

“In order to enlighten more people, we need to create characters. The current Chinese characters will only bring about a monopoly on knowledge.”

“That’s right.”

Hyang nodded strongly at Sejong’s point.

“Well, it’s late at night. “Let’s get some rest today.”

“yes. Please take it in immersion.”

* * *

After leaving Gangnyeongjeon, Hyang looked back at Gangnyeongjeon and muttered softly.

“If you listen to what Momma said, it seems like she has made up her mind… I hope things don’t get too big.”

Hyang, who could not hide his worries at the sight of King Sejong taking a firm stance toward Hyangban, let out a long sigh.

“Whoa~. “You just have to hope it goes well.”

Hyang returned to the East Palace and continued to organize his thoughts.

“Still, there is one thing that can be seen positively. It means that Abama continues to have a will to create text. Considering the materials you have purchased on your behalf, you must have made quite a bit of progress… After this matter is properly resolved, I will be able to quietly give you some advice.”

At the same time, King Sejong, who had changed into his pajamas, looked in the direction of the East Palace and muttered.

“Looking at his reaction when he tried his luck earlier, it seems like he also thought about the character creation system to some extent. Once this matter is sorted out and I have time to work on the research lab and Area 51, I’ll have to bring them in and do the work. If you give him a little help when he gets stuck, it will be over in no time.”

They were two father and son who got along amazingly, as the saying goes, ‘same table, different dreams.’

* * *

While local local groups were agitated, an undercurrent (an unseen, unsettling movement) was flowing in Hanseong as well.

“Uh… relay.”

“why?”

Dadong’s sword relay leader turned his head when his subordinate came in and spoke to him.

“why? What’s going on?”

In response to Gyeju’s question, Gyewon cautiously opened his mouth.

“It seems like strange people are coming into Hanseong these days.”

“Weirds?”

“Yes, no matter how you look at them, they seem to be eating the same food as us…. They don’t seem to belong to Bukchon or Unjongga.”

“huh?”

Gyeju’s face became serious at Gyewon’s words.

If a member said that they were ‘the same meal’, it meant that they were either private soldiers or members of the same sword group as themselves.

The problem was that the subordinate did not recognize the face.

The master of the sword world knew very well that the air outside Hanseong was unusual right now.

“This makes the back of my head itch…”

Gyeju, who was thinking deeply, stood up.

“I’m going to Bukchon and Unjongga for a short visit, so you gather the kids and find out if there are other guys like that.”

“yes. And when you find it, find out where it moves.”

“yes.”

* * *

A gisaeng house in Bukchon. The sword world relays that shake the night of Hanseong gathered in one place.

“… So I told the kids to find it and chase after it.”

At the end of the multi-dong relay, the Unjongga relay received the word.

“My kids say the same thing. They say they see one or two guys with a suspicious smell in Unjongga’s guesthouse.”

“Hmm…”

Hearing Dadong and Unjongga Gyeju’s words, Bukchon’s Gyeju stroked his chin with a serious face.

“There are definitely some problems with the current situation.”

The Bukchon relay team, sensing the seriousness of the situation, looked at the other relay teams.

“Let’s report it to the superior.”