Episode 94. Those in charge and those entrusted with it2014.07.26.
The situation in Gangnam Moorim was changing rapidly day by day. The Hyeolbongryeon, which was said to soon disintegrate, gained strength from the addition of the Hyeolryongmun and began full-fledged activities in Gwiju, Gwangseo, and Honam in Gangnam.
The minor clans and military attachés who were close to the Namgung family immediately began to come under explicit pressure from the Blood Bongryeon, and the upper tier and the pyoguk procession that were protected by the Namgung family were attacked.
Naturally, requests for help poured in toward the Namgung family. In response to this, Namgung Sega took an active step to the extent of personally sending her husband, Namgung-ryeol, to Cheongju.
An unprecedented number of people were dispatched, with 36 direct disciples of Sega and more than 100 warriors from collaborating schools.
Everyone sensed that a clash between the blood clan and the Namgung family was imminent. It was not difficult to predict that the result would end in a unilateral defeat for Blood Bongryeon.
In fact, Ocheongju Nam Gung-ryeol organized the situation in Hunan Province in an instant. The clans and military officials of Hunan Province related to the Blood Bongryeon had to pledge loyalty to the Namgung family or even take down a plaque.
At this point, Nam Gung-ryeol, who had gained momentum, divided his forces into two and sent one to Guizhou Province and the other to Guangxi Province.
With 50 elite warriors, including direct disciples of the Namgung family, it could be said to be a reasonable choice as it would be possible to immediately eliminate many minor clans and military officers.
But the results were shocking.
The Namgung family, led by Namgung-ryeol himself and heading to Gwiju, suffered a shocking defeat due to an attack by Blood Bong-ryeon.
“It’s not just that. “Details are not being revealed yet, but it is said that Daehyeop Nam Gung-ryeol, the head of Oecheong, was seriously injured.”
Jeok Se-hwa said quietly.
“Namgungryeol Daehyup?”
Jeok Se-ho asked back with a serious expression. This is because Namgungryeol, the lord of the Namgung family, boasted unrivaled military power in the Namgung family.
Except for the head of the family, there is no one who can stand against him. The person who puts aside even the passionate Deputy Cheongju Namgung Jun is none other than the Oe Cheongju, the passionate swordsman Namgung-ryeol.
“That’s amazing.”
Jeokcheolgwan, the head of the Hoyeonmugwan, spoke in a heavy voice.
“Is the opponent also a blood bongryeon? No, is it actually a blood dragon gate?”
“no.”
Jeok Se-hwa shook his head.
“It is said that the person who seriously injured the passionate swordsman Namgung-ryeol Daehyeop is a warrior belonging to the Blood Bongryeon named Gwigyeonsura.”
“A feral dog?”
That was the first name Hetcheolgwan had ever heard. He looked at his enemy Se-ho, wondering if he knew Myung-ho, but he too shook his head.
Jeok Se-hwa said:
“It’s my first time hearing this name too. They said that other than the fact that he belongs to the Blood Bongryeon and uses the red sword, his original sect and background are not known at all.”
“What did the Revolutionary Family say we should do?”
“First of all, they say they are expressing concerns, but it seems like there is quite an atmosphere inside that the Revolutionary Tax is a bad thing. “Although the Namgung House asked for understanding, the position is that the Namgungryeol Grand Association arbitrarily sent military forces to Guangxi Province in disregard of the Hyukryun Family.”
“hmm. I guess so. “Because Guangxi Province can be considered the territory of the Revolutionary Family.”
Hyeolbongryeon intentionally showed a neglectful attitude towards the clans related to the Hyeokryeon family. Therefore, the prevailing opinion among the revolutionaries was to wait and see the situation a little longer.
There is no reason to get involved in someone else’s fight and shed blood.
“Because of the Namgung family’s entry into Guangxi Province, there was an argument for the Hyukryun family to send in all its forces immediately, but the wait-and-see atmosphere seems to have become stronger again because of this incident. “I think we’ll have to wait a little longer before an official call to convene is made.”
“is it… … .”
The head of the government, Hekcheolgwan, remained silent for a moment. And he spoke to the enemy.
“thanks. “You did a good job.”
“you’re welcome. “I just came here to chat among the ladies.”
Jeok Se-hwa answered with a smile.
There are only rumors abounding about the current situation in Gangnam Moorim, and no exact details are known.
Even the collaborating military officers do not know the exact details, as the Revolutionary Family is reticent to say anything, saying that the atmosphere is not good.
In this case, Jeok Se-hwa’s ‘women’s information network’ played a very important role.
“Sehwa, please continue to gather news. And Se-ho should continue to work hard on his martial arts training. “I will personally guide my students for the time being.”
“yes.”
Jeok Se-ho bowed his head and accepted the orders of his father, Jeok Cheol-gwan. His face also hardened as he sensed the difficult times to come.
“Sehwa, you can just leave.”
After politely bowing to Jeok Cheol-gwan, Jeok Se-hwa left the office.
widely.
“Whoa.”
Jeok Se-hwa sighed softly.
‘It’s very thin ice these days. In times like this, it would be nice to relax with Chobin.’
It would be better if the two of them ate something delicious and laughed and talked, but right now, Eun Cho-bin is acting like So Eun-pyo, so they can’t meet. If the situation in Gangnam is like this, we should even worry about Eun Cho-bin.
Sleep, sleep, sleep.
A man in old clothes approached Jeok Se-hwa, who was walking slowly in a depressed mood.
Nobok bowed his head to Jeok Se-hwa to show his respect and said.
“miss. “Someone from So Eun-pyo Bureau came a little while ago.”
Nobok took out a thin book wrapped in silk from his pocket.
“Please give this to the lady… … .”
‘Could it be Chauvin?’
Jeok Se-hwa was so happy that he quickly accepted the letter.
I was expecting a letter from Eun Chobin, but I was a little disappointed when I saw that it was tied with thread on fine silk.
‘No.’
It seemed that the calligraphy had been officially commissioned to be delivered through the bureau.
“Ah, good job. thank you.”
The slave nodded again and walked away.
Sarah.
Jeok Se-hwa carefully unwrapped the silk and took out a letter. And for a moment, her face stiffened.
Rustle.
The hand holding the letter takes strength without realizing it. I slowly re-read Jeoksehwa from the beginning. The content of the short letter was simple. Jeok Se-hwa sighed again.
“ha. I guess this is… … . “I guess I should go see Prince Sun.”
Jeok Se-hwa shook his head.
“Anyway, you’re secretly causing a lot of trouble?”
After neatly wrapping the letter again, Jeok Se-hwa hurried forward. But she had a mischievous smile on her face.
* * *
Sonbin’s vow is open as always.
In fact, on one side of the seowon, there was only a shabby wooden fence instead of a wall, so it was as if the gate was open even when it was closed, but it still did its job quite well in terms of designating the entrance and exit area.
‘Hmm.’
Jeok Se-hwa stopped right next to the door. She was slightly hopeful that there might be something inside the house that she didn’t know about.
‘Last time it was Namgungcheon Daehyup, so maybe this time it might be the Sentai Beaten Sword… … .’
Slightly, Jeok Se-hwa stuck his head out. She then faced the eyes of four people looking at her.
“What? “Why do you always stick your head out?”
The old man grumbled.
“Ah, Sehwa Sojeo. “Please come in.”
Sonbin stands up with a smile on his face. Jeok Se-hwa entered inside with an awkward smile.
He politely bows to Nogun and Sinui, and also greets Son Bin. Sonbin also politely reciprocated. She gave a brief greeting to Dangwol-ah, but she only slightly lowered her head as if it were invisible.
“I was just having tea. Would you like?”
“thank you.”
“Oops! “Isn’t that the first cup you brewed the second time?”
Noh says in surprise. Sonbin nods his head with a puzzled expression.
“yes. That’s true, but… … .”
“Well, that means you won’t even give it to your favorite concubine… … .”
The old man frowned and said. This tea, given to him by Jeondae Noegeom, seemed to be something that Noh liked so much that he drank it sparingly.
“Tsk.”
Shinui clicked his tongue as if he was dumbfounded.
Sonbin smiles and asks Noh.
“Then, should I not give it to you?”
“No, I didn’t mean that… … .”
Son Bin offered Jeok Se-hwa a seat and served him tea.
“thank you.”
Jeok Se-hwa, who accepted the tea cup while expressing his gratitude, slightly bowed his head to the old man.
“thank you.”
“Hmm. I didn’t give it to you, so what kind of gratitude… … . “It’s good, so drink it well.”
Sarah.
The soft scent of tea rises from within the teacup, and the morning sunlight gently illuminates the seowon. Feeling the cool wind passing by his ears, Jeok Se-hwa took a moment to relax.
“It’s a nice car.”
Noh-gun is pleased to hear her words muttered to herself.
“yes? “It’s really good.”
Seeing the old soldier smiling with wrinkles all over his face, a smile spreads on Jeok Se-hwa’s face as well. Who would believe that this seemingly nice old man is a Namak laborer?
“Oh.”
Rustle.
Jeok Se-hwa took out a letter wrapped beautifully in silk from his bosom.
“A letter has arrived from Prince Sun.”
“Seochal?”
Sonbin asks a question with a puzzled look on his face. For a brief moment, Lu Jun’s eyes shine sharply, and Tang Yue’er also turns his gaze towards the temple.
“yes. From a beautiful young lady. “You’re surprisingly popular.”
Sonbin accepted the letter. A thin book wrapped in fine silk and tied with thread rustles in my hand.
“It came to me, so I read it first. But the content actually came from Prince Sun.”
Jeok Se-hwa said as he raised his teacup. Sonbin took out the book, opened it, and read it.
“This… … .”
Sonbin, who was reading the letter, frowns slightly. Jeok Se-hwa smiled.
“Isn’t the writing pretty? “It’s an elegant and very polite sentence.”
Sweet.
Jeok Se-hwa put down the teacup.
“I don’t know why Mo Yong-se, or rather, Mo Yong-rin, invited the Jinryong Grand Association. “Have you known each other before?”
Sonbin remembered the name Mo Yong-rin. She was the girl I saw last time at the Gangnam Yongbong branch.
It seems like it’s my first time seeing it, but I feel like I’ve seen it somewhere, and I remember looking at it closely to see if it had anything to do with Gunjageom or Mo Yong-jin, who danced with Sa-hyeok at Ayangru.
“Personally, I don’t know. No, rather… … ”
As Jeok Se-hwa expected, Son Bin shook his head. If you are just an acquaintance, there is no way you would use such a polite and formal sentence.
“This letter didn’t come to me?”
“yes?”
Sonbin said, handing back the certificate with a serious expression.
“This is not a letter for me, but for a person named Jinryongdaehyup.”
Jeok Se-hwa looked blank for a moment. But even for a moment, Jeok Se-hwa smiled brightly.
“Some people call Prince Sun that way.”
Sonbin still looked unconvinced. Now that I think about it, it seems like Nam Gung-cheon, the former Thunder Swordsman, also said something like that not long ago.
“Why me… … .”
“If you don’t feel like it, you can ignore the letter.”
Jeok Se-hwa said:
“If you look at the contents of the report, even Sojeo Mo Yong-rin is not convinced. “I just asked you to tell me if you know the whereabouts of the Jinryong Grand Association.”
It was as she said. Jeok Se-hwa continued.
“She said she wanted to express her gratitude and that this would be a good opportunity for Prince Sun. It’s probably not a bad intention. Maybe it’s a really good opportunity. “But she doesn’t know if the good opportunity she thinks is something that even Prince Sun Gong will like.”
Her point clearly penetrated Sonbin’s inner thoughts.
“Moyongsega…” … .”
Noh, who was sipping tea and listening, spoke softly.
“Maybe it’s not that bad.”
When Sonbin looks at him, Noh just shrugs his shoulders and goes back to savoring his tea. As if he knew nothing about it.
Rustle.
Sonbin opened the book again and read it.
A polite and courteous sentence was written in elegant handwriting. It is a book written with great care.
Can we just ignore this invitation?
“are you okay.”
Jeok Se-hwa spoke as if he had read Son Bin’s mind.
“It was a unilateral invitation from there. “If you don’t feel like it, just don’t go.”
sniffling.
After drinking some tea, Jeok Se-hwa said.
“But, it’s quite a poetic expression, isn’t it? “I want to express my gratitude for saving my life with a beautiful sword.”
“Sniff.”
The old man snorted.
“It’s a beautiful sword. But what makes that sword truly beautiful is that it is held in the hands of the one who should hold it.”
That voice somehow had a deep resonance.
Jeok Se-hwa was silent for a moment and reflected on his words. Sonbin also said nothing.
That seemed to be the end of the matter regarding the writing.
* * *
Late at night, after returning from training, Sonbin did not go to his bed, but instead adjusted his collar and sat down at the table. And he quietly pulled out the Seongeom Egret.
Sreung.
The white heron’s beautiful blade is revealed and sparkles in the swaying light.
Sonbin lightly placed the white heron blade on his other hand. She was as beautiful as ever and as proud as always.
‘The hand that belongs to the one who should hold it.’
Sonbin quietly repeated Roh’s words.
Are you truly worthy of holding this sword?
Above the sparkling figure of the white heron, the benevolent expression of the old monk appeared.
-It won’t be difficult. All you have to do is teach people how to live. Later, if we meet by chance.
The old monk who handed over the white heron, Hwanghak Jinin, said that with a smile.
‘What happens later…? … That can’t be possible.’
Sonbin gritted his teeth with a bitter expression.
That was Noh Dosa’s will. On his way to the end, he asks a stranger who sees his student for the first time.
How could that feeling not be desperate, and how could that decision not be solemn?
-I would like to give my sword to that child, but it might be difficult to do so. So, can you take care of it?
I entrusted him with the sword that has been with him all his life. Even at a glance, Son Bin, who knew nothing, saw an unusual sword.
At the time, it was just a vague feeling of heartache, but now Sonbin knows.
What kind of feelings did the old monk have in asking him to become his disciple?
It is only after becoming a teacher that you finally understand the mind of the teacher.
“Whoa.”
Sonbin sighed deeply. And she saved the egret.
widely.
The beautiful white heron’s blade was hidden, and Sonbin quietly muttered with a stern face.
“I made a big mistake.”
It is unknown what the master Noh saw in himself and asked him to become his disciple.
However, that request risked Noh Dosa’s life.
It is clearly Son Bin’s mistake not to have fulfilled that promise so far.
While Sonbin is ignoring her using his own circumstances as an excuse, what will the young man, Seorin, feel like who is waiting for him?
How would he feel if his little students were abandoned somewhere and anxiously waiting for Son Bin?
Just thinking about it made Sonbin feel his heart aching.
“I made a big mistake.”
Sonbin muttered once again as if he was lamenting. His deep eyes were becoming colored with sadness.
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