I Became the Crown Prince of a Ruined Country

22 – Undercover plot

The atmosphere of the mansion where Kunshingun stayed was not much different from usual.

Considering that Pyongwon-gun’s position has narrowed due to the rise of Pyeongwon-gun, it wouldn’t be strange if it became gloomy, but it seemed to be more energetic than before.

This phenomenon was due to the fact that the three masters, who were the center of the diners under Geonsin-gun, were not shaken at all.

Like Oh Woon-gaek in Pyeongwon-gun, the roles of Samjaesa in Geonsin-gun were clearly separated. Their form was also similar to Hansam-geol, which would appear later.

Go Seong-sang for military-related affairs, Gi-sa for internal affairs such as administration and personnel, and Wi-gae as the chief of staff in charge of the mental management and escort of the Gunsin Army.

Since they have a tight division of labor and don’t show any signs of panic, the diners kept their cool thinking that there would be no major problems in any field.

And it wasn’t acting.

Geonshingun’s room. It was a place where all the samjaesa gathered.

There, those who had been consistently on the defensive were concocting a plot that would signal a counterattack.

“Pyeongwon-gun’s interior is extremely solid. It’s more like the impregnable Hamgok Hall.”

Unlike Pyeongwon-gun, who served as a servant, Geonsin-gun, who was originally a commoner, showed some respect to his guests. A phrase that exalts the opponent but does not lower oneself.

Even though he was favored by King Jo for his handsome appearance and rose to the top, people flocked to him because of his courteous manners.

True to his words, Pyeongwon-gun had no weaknesses, despite some big mistakes.

By going into probation and taking care of himself, he strengthened the internal stability that had collapsed.

As the ability of the diners represented by Oh Woon-gaek increased, Pyeongwon-gun’s influence and prestige were no less than in its heyday.

“So the breakthrough must be found outside the Pyeongwon Army.”

Wigae, who is closest to Geonsin-gun and the closest to Geonsin-gun among the three thugs, started the conversation.

Wigae then glanced at Heesa. It was because Heesa was the one who planned this plan.

Hee-sa nodded lightly and said.

“As Mr. Wei said, it is extremely difficult to directly attack Pyeongwon-gun. To hold Jangpyeong accountable, Pyongwon-gun has been sober so far, so you will hear the voice of coming now.”

Go Seong-sang insisted on starting the story without taking out the main topic right away.

“What do you mean, Hee-gong? Since we are the only ones, let’s say it in a cool way.”

“hahahaha, I see. Geonsin-kun, do you remember the hostage of Yan I mentioned earlier?”

“Yan’s pawn? The Yan King’s son?”

“That’s right. A while ago, I set up a plan to restore the fallen authority of Ah-guk through him, and to establish the rebirth of Yeon-hu as the next King of Yeon.”

But it failed.

Through no one else’s intervention, Heidan succeeded in persuading Pyeongwon-gun.

It was from that time. Hee-sa began to watch Hee-dan carefully.

At first, he paid attention not to Heidan, but to Hankyung, who assisted him.

What does a 9-year-old child know? Of course, it was more natural to assume that someone else was behind all that action.

In particular, Han Gyeong was a talented person who even went to study abroad at the Jikha Hakgung, the headquarter of all kinds of studies that blossomed in the central plain, although he lacked in dignity. Hee-sa was still a kid to see, but he said he wanted to show off at least as long as he was caught off guard.

But no. As time passed, Hee-sa realized that there was no one else behind it, but that Hee-dan himself was in charge of the whole situation.

Hankyung was nothing more than a limb of Heedan and an external mask. What a thrill when you realize that. Is it possible that he has such a deep mind at such a young age?

In reality, Heedan never particularly cared about such things, but Heesa, who had no way of knowing the truth, looked like Heedan had appointed Hankyung as the pants boss.

So, Heesa has been monitoring Heidan’s every move.

For a while, the surveillance was disrupted to block the offensive of the Pyeongwon army, but after completing the situation to some extent, Heesa again attached a person to Heedan.

Thanks to this, Hee-sa was able to see that Hee-dan was a weakness that even Pyeongwon-gun hadn’t noticed.

“Let’s use that ruler again.”

Let’s attack the Heidan with a smile of repentance.

“But I heard that he’s not on good terms with Pyeongwon-gun lately. Even if he messes with Yeon’s hostage, can he have a meaningful influence on Pyeongwon-gun’s side?”

Wigae and Go Seongsang also wondered about that.

It was as Heidan intended. But Hee-sa was not fooled.

“Yeon’s Young master used a very shallow strategy. It was a deliberate maneuver for him to distance himself from Pyeongwon-gun by causing such a stir in the author.”

Others questioned Hee-sa’s affirmation.

“Is it intentional?”

“Then, isn’t it a good thing for us since Pyeongwon-gun’s reputation will be damaged?”

Just because the other two couldn’t immediately understand what Hee-sa said, it didn’t mean that the three talented masters had a high level of ability.

It’s just that the specialized field is different. Wigae is better at coaxing opponents with pleasant words, and Go Sung-sang is overwhelming in terms of military insight.

However, Wigae and Ko Seongsang were weak against such subtle tricks.

Knowing this, Hui-sa continued to explain in more detail.

“If you look at it simply, it seems to be a confrontational composition between Pyeongwongun, who keeps a distance from Yan, and a senior who feels nostalgic for Yan, but you have to read the hidden story.”

“You mean the hidden story?”

“Young master of Yan is saying this. I and Pingyuan Army are not on good terms right now, so attacking me won’t do much harm to Pingyuan Army. So don’t bother me.”

In reality, everyone except Hee-sa interpreted the incident as Hee-dan intended. If it wasn’t for Huesa, he wouldn’t have even paid attention to Heedan.

However, at Huesa’s next words, they finally caught on and began to realize something suspicious.

“Isn’t it strange? Even if you don’t have to react like this, you won’t pay much attention to Pyeongwon-gun since Yeon’s Young master is a minor part.”

“Ahhh. That’s again…”

“Yes, that’s what Prince Jianxin thought. Young master of Yan has something he wants to hide. Knowing that if we find out, it will hurt Pingyuan’s army, so some pretend to be against him and stay one step away from this political struggle. I want to.”

Wiggae added.

“Also, even if the secret is exposed, it must be his will to minimize the damage to Pyeongwon-gun who took him back.”

“Exactly.”

Ko Seong-sang also helped with a word.

“Confrontation is a trick. In reality, you are trying to escape from the whirlpool of political strife while maintaining your loyalty with Pyeongwon-gun.”

“Exactly.”

When everyone clearly understood what she meant, Heesa smiled.

“I understand roughly what Jokxia is trying to say. But the most important thing is missing. Then what the hell is Young master of Yan trying to hide, so that it can affect Prince Pingyuan?”

At Shin-goon’s question about putting a wedge in, Hee-sa erased her smile and hardened her face seriously.

Then he told the secret of Heedan he found out.

“Yeongjeong.”

It’s been awhile since I’ve been confused by the name that came out of nowhere.

As clever as they are, they intuit the meaning of the name Heesa said.

“Young master of Yan and Princess of Qin were dating.”

Not anywhere else, but in this country.

I didn’t say anything behind the scenes, but thoughts in the same vein were popping up in the heads of everyone gathered here.

Hostages of Jin and Yeon, who attacked Cho Na-ra, meet at will? Even Yan’s hostage is sponsored by Pyeongwongun?

This is not something to be taken lightly.

Since Heidan had some degree of confrontation with Pyeongwon-gun, even if it wasn’t until Pyeongwon-gun’s complete downfall, it would be possible to drive at least Heidan back to his original miserable life.

Pyeongwon-gun will also be put to the test, with his eyesight and control being tarnished and his ability doubted.

Even a strong dam collapses from a small hole. It may be a minor damage, but the cracks will start to go a little in the thorough status of Pyeongwongun.

“The preparations are all over. Please drop me down.”

Hee-sa knew of the meeting between Hee-dan and Young-jeong from long ago.

Nevertheless, the reason he did not intervene while standing by the sidelines was to eliminate the option of arresting Hee-dan for not knowing Young-jeong’s identity.

With great patience, Hee-sa waited for Hee-dan and Young-jeong to grow in their feelings for each other.

The time is ripe.

‘I won’t be able to stop you this time, Gongja.’

While others saw Hui-dan as just a 9-year-old hostage, Hui-sa herself saw Hee-dan as an adversary who neutralized her schemes.

So, the dagger prepared by Hee-sa stabbed Hee-dan’s weakness more fatally.

§

“Something… you feel bad?”

What is this feeling?

I hesitated to leave the house at the cool sensation running down my spine.

A few minutes to stand there and ponder.

I struggled to shake off the uncomfortable feeling.

‘Wouldn’t that be a big deal?’

Jeopardy.

Take a step forward.