I Became the Crown Prince of a Ruined Country

39 – Cow Backstepping

Choo Yeon has traveled to and from many countries throughout her life.

Born in Qi, passed through Wei, served as an official in Yan, and now serves as a diner in Zhao. That was Chuyeon.

Chu-yeon was resolute even when Gongsun-ryong questioned him if you could just cut one of them off and call him yourself.

But it’s not because I’m not angry. Opposite. Extremely soaring anger goes beyond burning like fire and is refined to be ice-cold.

After King Yeonso’s death, his son, King Hye, ascended the throne in Yan. King Hye is enchanted by the false accusations of treacherous officials and imprisons Chu-yeon.

At this time, Chuyeon lamented and wailed toward the sky, and it is said that frost fell even though it was May.

Of course, it is true that he was imprisoned, but the story that follows is just a rumor that has been circulating among the people.

But rumors like that arose not only because Chuyeon came from an onmyang family, but also because of his usual appearance.

“Be careful what you say. Although I remember being favored by the young king, I’m not a shameless person who doesn’t think of the person I’m serving now for reasons of old love.”

“Hmm? I didn’t mean it that way. Seeing you say that yourself, it seems that there was something that actually bothered you to some extent?”

Unlike Chu-yeon, who was about to move on, Gongsun-ryong continued to bite.

Chooyeon didn’t stand still anymore.

Just like Gongsun-ryong did earlier, Chu-yeon walked with short strides and started her argument.

“A man does not have yin, and a woman does not have yang, so how is it impossible to have both qualities at the same time? Yin and yang are all possessed by all things, so how can one have only one quality?”

Chu-yeon raised her voice as she faced Gongsun-ryong directly.

“Chu Yan, a person of Qi, is also me, Chu Yan, a Yin and Yang singer of Wei, is also me. Chu Yan, a Taishi of Yan, is also me, and Chu Yan, a foodie of Zhao, is also Nile. A white horse is not a horse. Then what is it? Is it a cow? Is it a sheep? Is it a pig? That’s not true! Just like white horses, black horses, and jute horses are all horses, I am the Chu-Yeon in any country!”

The theory of the white horse was not a shallow logic that only considered the nature of a white horse, but only a handful of many diners understood its depth.

Chooyeon chose to captivate the audience through powerful paradoxes instead of digging into the logic of The White Paralysis in detail.

It was because Chu-yeon realized empirically that it would be difficult to win even if she had an argument like this with someone from a famous family who practiced sophistry.

When the flow completely passed to Chu-yeon, Gongsun-ryong opened his mouth to argue again. However, before his objection came out in voice, someone’s applause rang out first.

“I have heard the arguments of the two of you. However, it seems that the discussion between the two is going too far from this agenda.”

“I’m sorry, Pyeongwon-gun.”

As for Gongsun Ryong, there was a lot of dissatisfaction because it felt like a judgment call when it ended like this.

But it was Pyeongwon-gun’s intervention, not anyone else’s. There is no way to deny it.

This is what happened, it was Gongsun Ryong who chose the path of bringing about a great victory by carrying out the hardline line he had been insisting on for the first time after finishing it here.

Gongsun-ryong and Chu-yeon, who each made their final argument, returned to their seats and took their seats.

Since both sides had their own grounds and both sides had the same opinion, Pyeongwon-gun could not easily choose one of the options.

“Pyeongwon-gun, can I say something?”

“Ah, manners. Of course. I was waiting for your opinion.”

Punggi was the one who understood King Jo better than Pyeongwon-gun, and possibly more than Pyeongwon-gun.

Every word of Punggi’s opinion, which has a history of confronting and persuading King Jo, will become gold and okjo.

“After listening to the two of them, Chuyeon’s idea is more correct.”

“Hey, Punggi!”

“As expected, Mr. Pung understands what’s important.”

Despite the completely opposite reactions from both sides, he steadfastly explained.

“As Gongsun Gongsun said, he has a motive right now, and he has some certificates, so he will be suspected as the prime suspect in the assassination of the enemy general. However, there are not only a couple of suspicious things.”

Even having certificates was a strange thing.

If the culprit who actually instigated the assassination was the gunman, he would never have entrusted the work so clumsily.

If Geonsin-gun is found to be the culprit himself, from then on, it becomes a matter of survival beyond the question of whether or not he can keep his position.

The skills they have shown so far have been too great to think that the three masters who knew the morality would have made the mistake of leaving such a mark.

“At this ambiguous time, if Pyongwon-gun is right and attacks Geonsin-gun, His Majesty’s suspicions may turn against Pyeongwon-gun.”

“Mr. Poong spoke very well.”

Chooyeon was not the one who agreed with Punggi this time.

These were the words of the mother of the last Oh Woon-gae, who had been sparing his words like Punggi.

“Pyongwon-gun, even from my point of view, this incident is very suspicious.”

Even though the assassination of the enemy general was an act full of malice, Mosu’s sharp instincts intuited that there was a deeper malice than simply killing someone.

To Mosu, this incident felt like a plan to intentionally pretend that Geonsin-gun was the culprit, and to spread suspicion to him if Pyongwon-gun attacked him.

“First of all, we need to investigate whether the beast is really a good man. Leave it to me. Give me some time and I will definitely find out if it’s true or not.”

Gongsun Long trembled with shame and contempt when all the O Yun guests except himself argued against it.

I was already defeated by decision after being refuted by Chuyeon. Moreover, if even the final conclusion was made by Chu-yeon’s argument, Gongsun-ryong’s own face would fall to the ground.

Even though Gongsun Long watched him earnestly, Pingyuan’s decision was calm.

“I’ll give you an order. Maesu, find out if Geonsin-gun’s actions are correct, and observe your majesty and the court closely.

Everyone bowed down to the abstract command of Pyeongwon-gun.

But Gongsun Long was different. Standing still, staring at the back of Chu-yeon’s head with eyes full of anger, he slowly lowered his body as if reluctantly.

§

“So, Gongsun Long left?”

“Yes, they said they stopped serving at all.”

I shook my head after hearing what happened at Pyeongwongun’s mansion.

Since there are so many diners, it is not easy to coordinate their opinions. Since the diners are not subordinates, there is no way to prevent them from leaving with resentment towards them.

“Anyway, a talented person has left. I don’t know anything else, but Gongsun Long, like a famous family, was superior to anyone else in litigation and debate.”

“I heard Mr. Chu won this time.”

“It wasn’t that I refuted it properly from the front, it was that I took hold of the atmosphere and crushed it with an abomination. I’ll set up a day and teach you properly about the white paralyzed horse.”

“Ah, no. It’s not necessarily like that.”

To be honest, studying letters is too much for me right now. Even though I don’t run the company myself, I’ve been spending a lot of time talking about it.

The agenda of how to set a direction and how to expand the business and improve my image in the future was something I couldn’t leave to someone else.

“There won’t be any sparks on us, right?”

“Of course. Rather, you will be much more free than before. At least until this is over.”

In addition to preparing to fight against the Qin Dynasty with the Wei Dynasty, to the investigation of the assassination of the enemy general?

Jo Nara’s administrative power won’t be left behind.

“Still, be careful not to become a problem. If you hear that King Jo cared for the enemy general, if you get caught, you may be trampled on as an example.”

“I’ll keep that in mind.”

That’s what I said, but to be honest, I don’t think the order will come back to us, and I’m afraid we’ll catch a guy who makes a mistake during the management.

“So Mr. Chu, are you looking for the real culprit?”

“Wouldn’t it be nice to see that you contacted me to let me know if there’s anyone suspicious.”

Except for Gongsun Long’s departure, what happened at Pingyuan’s mansion was kept confidential.

But the reason I heard about it from Hankyung was thanks to Chuyeon. Chu-yeon informed the collaborators in finding the real culprit of the conversation that took place at that time to share information.

“Shouldn’t we be of help to Mr. Chu too?”

“How?”

“If you ask your family members to collect information…”

“For non-professionals like us, staying still helps. Then, if we’re lucky enough to find something strange, we’ll let you know. Mr. Chu probably tipped us to be careful because the situation is serious, rather than wanting us to directly help.”

Hankyung has a high level of knowledge and good administrative skills, but somehow he was not good at such ruse.

If the study head is upper (upper) and the first hair is middle (middle), then the fine hair is lower (lower).

From the point of view of the superior, it is good that he follows everything he is told without hiding anything, but it is a little lacking in entrusting him with the position of bookkeeper.

‘In the first place, if he was a talented person who was good at scheming, he wouldn’t have been assigned to me.’

It was a cold scene that could hardly cool down even after saying this.

“If it bothers you that much, tell them to observe their surroundings more carefully when they go out in the future.”

“Yes, I will tell you that.”

As soon as Hankyung left, I sighed.

Wouldn’t it be me to feel frustrated with the situation. I’ll probably miss it more than Hankyung.

Originally, the long-term craze should have blown by now. I would have been enjoying the abundance of money pouring in.

Thinking that it had flown away, my anger toward the killer of the unknown assassination surged.

“I want this to be over as soon as possible…”

§

“There is a suspicious person.”