[The Three Kingdoms] Golden Sun Exhibition

38 – Flowers bloom on the continent (4)

Josung.

Who is she?

You can say she or you can say he.

He was adopted by the eunuch Jo Deung.

Even though she was a woman, she was adopted as an adopted son.

In a family of eunuchs, Jo Deung adopted Jo Sung and raised her as if she were a man, and since Jo Deung was quite a man of influence, Jo Sung became a eunuch very easily.

And she hid her true gender for a very long time.

Her appearance was more masculine than feminine, and even if others thought it was strange, she was said to have ignored it because ‘she came from a family of eunuchs.’

She was so thorough that she made Jojo call her ‘father’ in public.

And she rose to the position of ‘Taewi’, a fairly high official position, and resigned from her official position.

To be exact, it was dismissal.

Even though her daughter, Jojo, became one of the eight governors called ‘Seowonpalgyowi’ and even though she obtained the official title of Taewi by selling hundreds of thousands of cheon (田) worth of land, she was dismissed from the position.

About four years after the Yellow Turban Rebellion.

She finally revealed her well-hidden s*xuality.

Unlike her daughter, who showed her abilities as a woman from the beginning, she was criticized by many for hiding her true identity and ascending to a government position as a magistrate.

In reality, the daughter of Cao Cao stood on the side of General Ha Jin, who was fighting against the eunuch forces, and the Sipsang City forces at the time exposed the truth about Cao Song instead of Cao Cao.

Previously, Jo Sung-do was quite friendly with the eunuchs and the Sipsangsi, and was one of a group of eunuchs who were so corrupt that they took on the role of selling eunuchs themselves.

But she respected her daughter’s choice.

Beyond going back to his hometown for his daughter, he headed to Xuzhou, where less people paid attention, and hoped that Cao Cao would continue to be successful as the commander-in-chief of the military.

No one would have known that in just one year, the Sipsangshi Rebellion would break out, Ha Jin would die, and Dong Zhuo would rise to power.

And that Cao Cao would fall after chasing Dong Zhuo.

Jo Soong lamented.

I could never have imagined that my daughter would not be a corrupt official who engaged in bribery, but rather a loyal governor who would even give up her life for the royal family.

-Okay, if that’s the case, you shouldn’t be broken here!

Cao Song supported Cao Cao both materially and spiritually.

He used all his wealth to help raise an army again in the small Jinryu land.

And JoJo achieved results.

With the help of numerous talented people and brave soldiers under his command, he defeated the Black Mountain Red Army and conquered Yeonju.

Although it is still difficult to say that he completely dominated the area, at least Cao Cao’s power has expanded significantly to the point that everyone can say ‘Jo Maeng-deok’ when asked who has hegemony in this region.

Cao Cao sent a letter to Western Zhou.

I’m going to take you to Yeonju now, so please come up.

-I’m really good at raising a daughter!

Cao Song was delighted and organized all his possessions in Xuzhou.

and.

Unfortunately, she ended up accepting the ‘favor’ of Seojuja Do-gyeom.

A favor, an ‘escort’.

Jo Soong was puzzled.

Aren’t Jojo and Dokyeom at war?

Then why were Jojo and Dokyeom fighting a war?

It extends to the relationship between the Black Bandit that Cao Cao defeated, and Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan.

Dogyeom joined hands with bandits in Xuzhou, then betrayed them and gathered troops.

So, under Dokyeom, there were quite a few soldiers who were former bandits.

And Do-gyeom formed an alliance with Gongsun Chan, not Yuan Shao.

Naturally, he was at odds with Cao Cao, who was allied with Yuan Shao, and although it was not a big fight, several small skirmishes broke out and they were both annoyed.

I thought he was a thief and attacked him, but it turned out to be Dogyeom.

When the looting broke out and they attacked, it was really Dogyeom’s army.

Since the soldiers who absorbed the bandits were deployed to various places, it was natural that looting would occur, and as a result, Cao Cao’s army exterminated the troops who were no different from the bandits, and the conflict escalated.

In the midst of this, Dokyeom sending an escort to Jo Soong was a kind of diplomacy for reconciliation.

Since Gongsun Zan was greatly defeated by Yuan Shao in Gyekyo, Tao-gyeom would have tried to use his own head to become friendly with Cao Cao and plan for the future.

If the situation arises, he can either abandon Gongsun Zan and join Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, or join forces and take advantage of Gongsun Zan’s counterattack to attack Cao Cao.

I understand.

In difficult times, you never know what will happen, and the situation in the midfield was that yesterday’s enemy could become today’s ally.

however.

Dokyeom didn’t know.

That is the gaze of the ruler who dominates an area.

And that his eyesight was really poor.

Jo Soong is dead.

Jo Soong was murdered.

The supplies that had been disposed of in Xuzhou disappeared entirely, including the wagons.

Dokyeom entrusted the guard to a former thief.

It’s called seeing things and living in them!

I still couldn’t tell young Sima Yi how Cao Song died.

He was murdered in an unspeakable cruelty.

A thief attacked a woman with a lot of wealth.

I can only say that.

Jinryu was shocked by the unspeakable act of humiliating even the corpse.

As soon as Guo Jia came to Xinya, he had to ride back to Jinliu immediately, and only a few days later, the bamboo pole arrived.

Do-gyeom is said to have actively protested, saying that the person who killed Jo Soong was a man named Jang Gae, a former thief, and that he did not know he would do such a thing.

However, Zhang Kai disappeared with Cao Song’s property.

Now all that remains is Jojo’s choice.

The letter, presumed to have been written by Sunwook and Sunyu, contained the words that they were urgently seeking wisdom.

-The lord is trying to dry up the seeds of the people of Western Zhou.

Xuzhou was on the verge of a massacre.

but.

“Not really.”

There was nothing I could do.

* * *

Cao Cao ordered the extermination.

Jojo, who was shocked by his mother’s death, was literally unable to see anything.

If there is at least some rationality, it is that she did not beat or throw away the conspirators who opposed the plan to destroy Western Zhou.

“I’m going crazy. Really, I’m going crazy.”

Sunwook tore his head out and hit his face on the desk.

Tears welled up in her eyes.

“Do you really intend to commit such a cruel act, my lord?”

“okay.”

Sunyu, who was with him, calmly nodded.

“I was always at odds with Dokyeom. It’s just that this happened.”

“sister!”

“If my mother hadn’t been murdered, it would have been a war like usual. Jojo is making more serious and rational decisions than anyone else.”

“Are you seriously and rationally annihilating Zhou Zhou?”

Sunyu nodded.

“You lose Zhou Zhou and gain everything.”

“You might turn the world into an enemy.”

“It is a world where the world is the enemy anyway. Who would follow Cao Cao if they were not angry about their mother’s death? This is also for internal unity.”

“…But not like this.”

Sunwook denied it until the end.

Sunyu patted Sunwook on the back.

“I will go to the army. Then you will stay in Jinryu and protect the house.”

“sister.”

“Honestly, I never want to do it either. But if I leave everything to Cao Cao, I’m sure he’ll kill every single one of my livestock. So….”

Sunyu moved the Go stones on the map.

“At least while we are marching, I will advise from the side so that those who hear the news can at least run away.”

“But that doesn’t change the fact that a lot of people are dying.”

“Even if those in the border area with Yeonju will die alone, those inside Western Zhou will be able to escape.”

“They might become our big enemies in the future.”

“It’s the result of choice. It’s a conclusion reached by comparing the talent in Xuzhou with the talent in other places.”

“…….”

Are you a human being?

Is it you as a staff member?

Are you a loyal subject who unconditionally follows the will of your lord?

“Everyone cannot escape responsibility. I don’t know how this will actually turn out, but if this actually happens, there will be people who will become disillusioned with Cao Cao and leave.”

“…That’s right.”

Immediately, even Sun Yu became disillusioned and expressed his intention not to join the Western Zhou advance, so not only Sun Yu but others would also do the same.

“How dare you say that Mr. Jin, who is closer to Jojo than anyone else, will be excluded from this matter.”

“…So, if Mr. Jin can’t hear what he says, it would be impossible for me to persuade Jojo.”

Sunuk became depressed.

“I thought it would work if I was sincere, but it seems like it’s still very difficult.”

“…….”

“If only there was that person at a time like this….”

“Elder, I have a letter for you.”

They say even tigers will come if you tell them.

Sunuk and Sunyu greeted the attendant with wide smiles.

“So, where did the letter come from?”

“It’s a letter from Jingju. Well, actually.”

The servant handed the bamboo stick to Sunuk with an anxious face.

“Jojo took one look at it and handed it to me….”

* * *

dark room.

“…….”

The woman, whose bangs had become even whiter than before, smiled bitterly as she looked at the bamboo stick in her hand.

“Look at this.”

The bamboo pole was not the ‘original’ one.

It was just that Jojo himself looked at the original and quickly copied it.

“I can’t believe there was someone who saw right through me like this.”

JoJo smiled bitterly, rubbing his chin with his hand.

“…Still, you’re going a little too far, man. No matter how much I do, I would never take advantage of my mother’s death.”

The person who wrote the letter had an accurate understanding of Jojo’s psychology.

Although there were some exaggerated predictions and guesses, it almost accurately predicted Jojo’s state of mind.

Anger over matricide.

The justification is that Dokyeom can be eliminated.

The ‘return’ when all of Seoju was swallowed up.

Benefits gained from showing insanity in the Western Zhou.

The result of putting it all together was one line of sentences.

“It’s cold and crazy.”

-If Jo Maeng-deok had gone crazy, he would have rushed to Xuzhou with his army right away. But I didn’t. I’m still thinking about it.

“Worried? Me?”

-If you claim it as a war of revenge, no one will dare attack Cao Cao’s rear. They say they want to avenge their mother, but they raid the rear? Unless you are a bastard who doesn’t even know your parents or siblings, this would be impossible. Jojo seems crazy, but he makes rational decisions about everything and makes moves.

“Yes, I know. But there is something wrong with you, you whose name I do not know.”

Cao Cao stretched the bamboo stick upward and smiled at it and said.

– Jojo is crazy in a good way. But the madness is fake.

“I’m not usually a crazy b*tch though.”

– It’s not real madness, I mean. She is just a rationally crazy being.

Sarah.

“It’s cold and crazy. I admit this.”

Jojo took out a silver sword.

“But the level of madness is different from that of ordinary people.”

and.

Sarak, Sarak.

He parted the side of his hair with a silver blade and smiled.

“I’ll show you what a crazy b*tch really is.”

Jojo held a handful of cut hair in his hand.

Cao Cao cut his hair down to his shoulders in front of the priests.

– It is said that a body is given to a parent, so how can I live like this when I lost my parents? From now on I am no longer a woman. Until I draw Dokyeom’s blood and sprinkle it on my mother’s grave, I am just a vengeful spirit.

Cao Cao announces invasion of Western Zhou.