Login Murim Episode 900
thud. Thump thump.
The ground is shaking. A blazing torch wakes the night.
A thousand gold men waving the imperial flag and marching in unison. Numerous eunuchs and court ladies followed behind them.
And at the center of it all, there was a huge and splendid Eoga (御薦) made just for one person.
Coo!
Finally, the one thousand Jinuiwi who entered the grand banquet hall stamped their feet at the same time.
At the same time, a powerful energy wave emitted shook the air and touched everyone’s skin.
“at las······
Those who heard a voice flowing from between someone’s lips suddenly thought.
Who is the owner of that voice?
Which side are you on, and what outcome are you waiting for?
However, no time was given to come up with an answer to the question.
In the huge procession that had stopped at the grand banquet hall, someone slowly drove a course horse forward and let out a thunderous shout.
“The Supreme Lord of the great kingdom, the owner of heaven and earth and all things under the world, has passed away in person, so all the great and small ministers should kneel down and pay homage to His Majesty the Emperor!” Whoa!
Golden armor covering the whole body and deep
A truly overwhelming presence that cannot be hidden even with a pressed helmet.
Baek Yeon, the emperor’s right-hand man in name and reality and commander of the Golden Guard, shouted with all his might, and everyone in the grand banquet hall stood up and knelt down.
Cheok.
There were hundreds of civil and military officers, and thousands of troops who were already on full alert.
They moved in unison as if they were one body and bowed their heads towards the owner of this vast continent.
Even though to some it is a facade
Even if this is just an example, the fuse that will end this banquet has not yet burned to the end.
“Long live your Majesty the Emperor.”
Starting with Masambo’s soft chanting, everyone soon started shouting.
“Hail, Your Majesty the Emperor! hurray! Long live!”
It was right then.
At the end of that loud cry, the emperor, who had come down from the Sain Bridge, crossed the human curtain with slow steps.
Footsteps that resonate particularly clearly.
However, they could not see the emperor passing by as they bowed their heads, and it was only after the empty seat on the throne (S) on the high stairs was finally filled that they were able to straighten their posture and face the emperor.
The master of the world, who had been in and out of Geoncheong Palace for many years, taking care of government affairs.
From the fourth prince of a great country to a traitor, a traitor to a traitor who eventually took the throne, a rare traitor and murderer.
Also, Pungwoonah, who stands at the highest point under the sky.
And, I was shocked.
“······!”
“······!”
In a split second, invisible commotion and shock swept through the banquet hall like a wave.
There was no trace of his youthful and respectable past when the emperor appeared after a long period of seclusion.
But the emperor didn’t care.
He was looking down vaguely at countless gazes.
He looked decrepit, with no trace of his past, but with eyes that were more sparkling than anyone else present, he gazed at the large and small officials that filled the banquet hall one by one.
The pillars that support this huge empire, the backbone in name and reality.
Among them, there was a general leading a group of soldiers, and there was also an old bachelor with straight eyes despite his bent waist.
Masambo, the de facto head of the alumni group and his biggest political opponent, cannot be left out.
But where the emperor’s gaze finally turned, there was a young man standing at the far end quietly staring at him.
‘Jin Tae-kyung.’
Our gaze met in the air.
The emperor is Jin Tae-gyeong, and Jin Tae-gyeong is the emperor. The two looked at each other in silence for a while, and finally the emperor’s tightly closed lips opened. “Begin.”
Perhaps it wasn’t just a few people’s misconception.
ridge. ridge. Duung!
I felt that the sound of the drum announcing the start of the grand banquet was like a war drum announcing the beginning of a war.
* * *
The atmosphere, which had been frozen like a glacier, began to melt little by little when the musicians and dancers who entered with a huge feast began to perform.
A melody that touches your heart just by hearing it and the hem of your clothes fluttering to match it.
In addition, food prepared by the royal servants and the famous liquor were provided indefinitely.
It may have been natural for those who had a drink to relax a little due to their nervousness.
“Whew, I can finally breathe a little more.”
“That’s right. I really thought something was going to happen…
“Shut your mouth. Do you want to cause unnecessary misunderstanding by saying one word wrong?”
“Sweetheart, I’m sorry. Captain.”
“If you ever say something blasphemous like that again, I won’t leave you alone.”
A middle-aged man scolds the young official sitting next to him in a suppressed voice and looks around with a sharp look in his eyes.
He looked anxious, wondering if anyone had heard him.
I naturally grabbed a piece of the snack in front of me and ate it.
The next moment, I could feel the gaze of the middle-aged man sitting across from me being particularly persistent.
At the same time, the voice of a young official reached my ear.
“Great, great. I may have made a mistake, but no one would have heard it. “Isn’t Geumuiwi also that far away?”
It wasn’t wrong.
This place, which is used as a grand banquet hall today, was large enough to train thousands of soldiers at the same time, and for that reason, the distance between the officials who were placed at regular intervals was also considerable.
Moreover, only a few people, including the leader Baek Yeon, remain by the emperor’s side among the Jinuiwi, each of whom is an outstanding expert.
The rest were in the distance, sticking to their assigned positions.
However, despite the young official’s words, the middle-aged man said this only after watching me closely for a while.
“Do you know anything about the author?”
“yes? Yes. “I once heard a story about Kangho’s robber ship.” “Is that all?”
“What are you saying…
“Tsk. It’s because I’m so thoughtless. Now, be thankful that your father and I are related. “If it wasn’t for me, I wouldn’t have come to this point now.”
The middle-aged man clicked his tongue slightly and continued speaking.
As always, in a low voice, almost like a whisper.
“How could a mere robber attend an event like this? The author is a bodyguard brought by His Majesty King Sangsan and an empty guest. “The third son of the Taewonjin family, which has recently expanded its influence south of the Yangtze River, prays.”
“Taewonjinga. Taewonjinga… Are you talking about the place that runs the Jingadan and Jingapyo Bureau?”
“okay. And the Taewonjin family is located in Shanxi, the territory of His Majesty the King of Shangshan.”
“Huh.”
The young official let out a faint exclamation.
“A family of that caliber must have considerable power in Shanxi Province.”
“I guess it’s because I am under the protection of His Majesty the King of Sangsan. “It is an absurd story for powerful people who defy the strict laws of a great country… but in the Shanxi Province area, they seem to be virtually reigning as losers.”
“So you also care about the author? “Because he is a descendant of the martial arts family?”
“It’s not just that.”
“if······
“Yeolhwasintong (烈火神龍). That is his nickname. “He is already a great expert who is not unknown to anyone in the world and has achieved numerous majors at a young age.”
“I did my own research.”
“There was no need to look into it in detail. Among the people of the imperial capital, there are countless people who know about the Ten Fire God Dragons, Jin Tae-gyeong…
The middle-aged man who continued talking without taking his eyes off me suddenly frowned.
“Did you talk to me informally just now?”
But the young official did not answer.
Normally, he would have made excuses in a hurry, but he was already looking at the person standing behind him and the middle-aged man with a pale face.
One second.
This second.
Three seconds.
After the silence that seemed like the world had stopped, the middle-aged man slowly turned his head to follow the gaze of the young official.
And it became stiff like a stone statue.
“Woe, Your Majesty the Emperor…!”
The fact that that single word sounded like a scream as if my lungs had been squeezed out was probably not just my own delusion. Emperor.
Just like its name, the Son of Heaven, the absolute being called the descendant of heaven looked down at the two people without saying a word.
As if he was thinking about how to kill them.
Ten years ago, Baek Yeon, who had taken the lead in purging tens of thousands of ‘traitors’, was standing tall behind the emperor, so he seemed even more so.
“Your Majesty, your Majesty. Please… flutter.
The emperor’s small hand gestures and his voice cut off at the same time.
Yes. That arrogant and cruel Absolute has not yet opened his mouth.
And he will not allow anyone to open his mouth before him.
In the grand banquet hall, which had become extremely quiet, the emperor suddenly turned his head and looked at me.
“Jin Tae-kyung of Taewon Jinga.”
I feel it.
The shaking air.
Countless gazes penetrating my entire body mercilessly.
The high-ranking officials and numerous ministers, both large and small, who support the empire. The emperor spoke to me first, the only stranger among them.
He even had to manually walk to the horse seat (未席), which was far away from the throne.
“I ask you, what should we do with them?”
If it had been a few days ago, I would have been surprised.
Why is this crazy bastard suddenly going crazy? With that thought in mind, I started to feel the need to pee.
But not like today.
‘Yes, no.’
I have already stepped into a gambling game where each person’s life or death is at stake.
All of this may have been planned from the moment I entered the tiger’s den called the imperial palace.
It’s time.
The die has been thrown, and now it’s time to check its eye.
“well. “First of all, would you mind if I have a drink before answering?”
Left ah.
The air shakes once again.
No, the expression ‘shaken’ may be a bit misleading.
If the previous wave was like a ripple like throwing a stone into a lake, this time it was a disaster like a triangular wave.
Just like that, everyone in the grand banquet hall opened their mouths in a daze in front of the waves that crashed in so quickly, and I opened my mouth to the emperor, who nodded slightly.
“Then I assume you have given permission.”
Continue.
As soon as I poured the glass of alcohol into my mouth instead of answering, shock and shouting erupted from all directions.
Even though I had seen and heard it in person, the wave that had no sense of reality finally swept them away.
“Have you seen this crazy guy!”
“How dare he…!”
“How can there be such a ruthless person!”
“What is the commander of the Geumuiwi doing? “Hurry up and stop beheading the high traitor!”
“your majesty! Immediately punish that invincible robber who insulted the throne and the imperial family!”
“Please punish me!”
Look at the decibel.
They say that if you get criticized a lot, you will live a long life. Perhaps, if this enthusiastic atmosphere had lasted just a little longer, my nickname would have been 3,000 Gapja instead of Yeolhwa Myungtong.
Hitting the neck was the standard, and special options were being added one after another to cut off the balls and then slowly torture them before tearing off the limbs.
‘······No, no matter what, my balls are a little off.’ Is he from the Sacheondang family?
I took a clear look at the face of the guy who suggested neutering and put down my drink.
Then he looked at the emperor and opened his mouth.
“If you want to kill, kill, and if you want to save, save. “Isn’t that your Majesty’s specialty?” eww
I feel like I need to pee.
