chapter 39
39 – Second Disciple (1)
Jojo.
All military training committee.
Current performance.
Now, he is a powerful person who can even appoint the positions of governors of the large cities of Jinryu and Fuyang as he pleases.
We have already passed the stage where we can refer to her as a ‘woman’.
Some people say of Cao Cao, ‘I think Ji is Han Xin!’, but she may be able to become something even greater than Han Xin.
Will it become a successful Hanshin?
Or will we follow in Hanshin’s footsteps?
I couldn’t easily make a judgment about this woman.
Although she appears to be loyal to one imperial family, some of her actions, like those of other military heroes, are so-called traitorous.
The traitor referred to here is not Dong Zhuo’s perspective.
Although he was already dead, Dong Zhuo was a clear traitor to the Han imperial family, and those who rebelled against Dong Zhuo were people who could clearly be called loyalists.
However, after Dong Zhuo moved the capital to Changan.
Military leaders from all over began to act as if they were recreating the Warring States Period.
The governors, governors, and governors of each region began to rule like kings of their respective cities.
In fact, he enjoyed the same authority and power as the king, and the central government, which was supposed to strictly govern him, left for Changan.
If you rule the region you control as a ‘nation’ in a place beyond the power of the central government, that is clearly the same as a traitor.
If the local warlords themselves were all problematic traitors, how many traitors would there be?
Gongson Chan of Bukpyeong.
host element.
Ancestor of Jinryu.
Dokyeom from Seojoo.
Suchun’s original liquor.
Hyeongju’s mark.
Ikju’s will.
There were many other warlords, but they were not particularly famous or important because their names were not widely known.
Someone might suddenly appear in a place I don’t recognize, but at least for now, these are people who can be called warlords.
Gongsun Chan, Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Tao Qian, Won Shu, Yu Biao, and Yu Eon.
Yu Eon, who went to the Ikju and Pachok regions, has no interest in Jungwon’s work at all.
According to the rumor, he is said to be reigning as the king of Ikju.
For the rest, the two brothers from the original family are in opposition.
Yuan Shao – Cao Cao – Yu Pyo.
Gongsonchan – Dogyeom – Wonsul.
Although they are both members of the same family, their relationship as a capable illegitimate son and a relatively inferior legitimate son caused a massive confrontation between the two.
Yuan Shao brought in Cao Cao to deal with Gongsun Zan, and Yuan Shu tried to attack Liu Biao, who was nearby, but Liu Biao formed an alliance with Yuan Shao.
Tao Qian got on Cao Cao’s nerves by forming an alliance with Gongsun Zan and sending bandits, and now Cao Cao has launched an all-out attack on Tao Qian.
In this way, each force is closely connected to each other.
On a larger scale, it seemed like the military leaders were trying to solidify their power, and on a smaller scale, it looked like a power struggle among the Yuan family, but Cao Cao was not someone who seemed likely to remain in the lower ranks of Yuan Shao.
‘Jojo is ambitious.’
Now I can see a little bit.
Through her actions through letters with Sun-wook, I was able to get a glimpse of her true nature.
They said someone made that evaluation.
The king of reigns, the king of difficult times.
The word Ganwoong does not have a good meaning.
Nevertheless, it is said that she was quite happy to be called Ganwoong.
So I thought.
‘He is someone who wants to ascend to the throne with a woman’s body.’
A person who seeks to rule as a king under the Emperor.
Like Dong Zhuo, he is trying to control the Han imperial family, which has become insignificant, to his will, but in the process, he is trying to gather people in the name of rallying forces and revitalizing the Han imperial family.
At least until she reveals her true colors, she will act foolishly as a ‘loyal servant of an imperial family.’
Governor of Chungui.
He receives protection under Yuan Shao, until his power one day becomes equal to Yuan Shao and engulfs the central plains.
She will hide herself and try to hide herself.
Therefore, I thought that her madness was thoroughly planned and a calculated move.
The majesty of wanting to reveal one’s power to the world.
Stability of the rear through the justification of avenging one’s parents.
If he can get Do-gyeom of Seoju to surrender through this, Jojo’s fake madness can be said to be a great success.
but.
Was it Sunwook or Sunyu at some point?
I remembered what she said.
-Mr. Geum may change his mind when he sees Jo Maeng-deok in person.
I found out about Jojo through hearsay.
Jojo’s appearance was portrayed through the words of Sunwook and Sunyu.
“…I guess I’ll have to see it in person sometime.”
It’s been almost two months since Cao Cao dispatched soldiers to Western Zhou.
Currently, the north of Jingzhou, where our Sugyeong Academy is located, is overflowing with refugees from Western Zhou.
The number was so large that it reached tens of thousands.
-They say that Cao Cao’s army killed anyone he saw.
-No distinction is made between soldiers and civilians. If it’s a person, cut off their head first.
-They say that so many people died in a certain river that the bodies piled up, so the river became blocked.
Three stars!
Even if only three people see a tiger, they will believe that the tiger is real.
However, no matter how much it is a rumor, it is a different story if it is an eyewitness account of tens of thousands of people.
-Jojo is a monster.
-The number of people who died because of Cao Cao reaches tens of thousands.
-They say that Do-gyeom’s entire army of 30,000 was annihilated, and all prisoners were executed.
Cao Cao killed everything in Western Zhou.
So that Zhou Zhou could never again resist the man named Cao Cao, he thoroughly trampled on them.
-Even if you offered them food and asked them to save your life, they took the food and killed you.
-Even though they could be looted, they burned, destroyed and destroyed everything.
-They said they rested in an empty house and set the house on fire as they moved west.
-It seems like they are trying to prevent the people of Xuzhou from living even if they return to Xuzhou.
All the rice paddies and fields were burned, the people who were there, including their children, were killed, and the livestock were slaughtered and used as food locally or simply killed.
It is said that they killed and destroyed everything on the spot except for those that could be eaten.
It wasn’t even looting.
This is a massacre.
It was truly an act of destruction to the extent that the word ‘scorched earth’ was appropriate.
While Qin Shi Huang destroyed all of Confucius’s books, Cao Cao killed, burned, and destroyed all of Zhou Zhou’s life.
“You really are a crazy b*tch.”
She killed and killed again, as if she wanted to show me her true colors.
“I don’t know the real reason.”
There is no benefit at all.
No matter how much I tried to think of things that could be beneficial from Jojo’s perspective, I couldn’t think of any benefits other than ‘Jojo is so filial and filial!’
The West Zhou was collapsing quickly.
‘Isn’t it fast?’
Currently, according to the news, Cao Cao’s army defeated Taoqian’s army and occupied four castles.
Because everything was destroyed, the advance was slower than expected.
“Sun Yu is on the warpath and controlling the army’s movements.”
Fortunately, with Sun Yu personally participating and controlling the soldiers’ movements, the Western Zhou was destroyed very slowly – like a metallurgical insect eating away at the Western Zhou.
“You can’t win the world without people’s support.”
Why does a nobleman who knew the public sentiment and went after Dong-tak, but was once broken, shake hands like this this time?
“…Are you saying that we can take over the world even without the public support of the departed Zhou?”
What on earth does this woman believe in?
If I were in Xuzhou, if I was from Xuzhou, if I owned land in Xuzhou, I would not have judged Cao Cao so coldly.
-JoJo son of b*tch!
-That’s right!
Together with the refugees who came down from Western Zhou, he would have hurled double insults at Cao Cao and cursed him to destroy the three generations.
However, I cannot criticize JoJo.
Looking at it objectively, I didn’t suffer any damage due to JoJo.
Rather, I was ‘benefiting’ from Seoju’s situation.
Because Cao Cao showed his filial piety, I was able to protect the value of the land near the deceased Cao Song’s hometown.
“A being with such utmost filial piety, there is no way he could pretend not to know his mother’s hometown. … Are you saying that?”
We can never smile in front of those who have lost their homes.
You can never smile in front of people whose relatives have been murdered.
But people are truly deceitful.
“…It went up three times…?”
While Cao Cao invaded Western Zhou and expanded his power, the people of Yeonju came down to Heohyeon and began purchasing land.
Cao Song has died, so why is the value of his hometown, which is not even Cao Cao’s hometown, increasing in value?
-It is a place with deep meaning.
-Do you know by any chance? I will later move my headquarters here because it is my mother’s hometown.
-If this area is developed, this land will show tremendous value in the future!
I have already heard about the value of this land from the Guo family.
Although he was unable to purchase more, he focused on protecting his asset, land, as advised by the Kwak family.
Just because it’s Jo Soong’s hometown?
no.
“Hyeopcheonja(挾天子).”
One day, when Cao Cao is about to ascend to the throne of the emperor and ascend to the throne, she will proclaim a new capital.
According to top secret information heard through the Kwak family, ‘work’ in preparation for the future had already begun in Heohyeon.
Including the land I had purchased, huge facilities where millions of people could live were being built one by one.
As if it was to make this place my second Luoyang, Changan.
“…I really don’t know what life is like even if I know it.”
Because of the massacre that occurred in Xuzhou, the value of my land tripled.
“…Is this okay? These are difficult times.”
of course.
Even so.
-This land is a land stained with the blood of the Western Zhou people! Hey, JoJo, you dirty b*tch! Tsk!
…, but I am not a person who will sell land.
The guy named me.
“You shouldn’t laugh.”
It is the price of land established with human blood.
Since I own land in Heohyeon, there is only one thing for me to do.
“I can give the land to refugees coming from Western Zhou and become their landowner.”
I give my land in Jingju to those who have lost their land so that they can live there and harvest the grain from it.
“…Hypocrisy is also good.”
today.
At Sugyeong Academy, famous people who had come down from Western Zhou after organizing their belongings were talking to Sima Hui to find a place for themselves to live.
Where will you go in Jingju land?
Many people came down from the past to escape war, and upon hearing of Sima Hui’s reputation, people from various families came to seek wisdom.
Over there, a group of families is coming to Sugyeong Academy.
I bowed to the man with the white crown on his head.
“Welcome. My name is Geumtaeyang of Sugyeong Academy.”
“…Nice to meet you.”
The man greeted me with a gaunt face.
“My name is Zhuge Hyeon.”
Behind Zhuge Hyeon were a small-sized brother and sister.
Aside from the boy, that little girl…
‘White hair?’
“Maybe because I was shocked by what happened in Xuzhou, my hair has turned white. Please understand.”
“Oh, no. Excuse me.”
“No. That’s quite possible. This child….”
Zhuge Hyeon patted and introduced the girl who looked like she had lost everything.
“It’s called Liang (亮).”