[The Three Kingdoms] Golden Sun Exhibition

188 – My own little Shinya (8)

The greatest asset in difficult times is your body.

Now that we have entered an era where laws, ethics, and the state cannot guarantee the lives of individual humans, humans must have strong power to survive.

So, in difficult times, many warlords become famous.

In most cases, men are superior among these warriors, and this comes from the difference in basic physical abilities between men and women.

Of course, among women, there may be female charlatans who show quite strong martial arts skills and become very famous, but if you were to line up the strongest ‘warriors’ in the world, men would definitely be at the forefront.

So what about women?

It can be said that the woman is the one who possesses even such a man and makes him lose his senses.

“Lu Bu died because of a woman.”

According to the inside story that was later heard, the reason Lu Bu did not leave the castle was because the woman he had contracted from Yeonhwan-gye was sick and had to nurse her by his side.

Even the strongest warrior can fall because of a woman.

If a man’s physical strength comes from strength, it can be said that a woman’s physical beauty finally acts as a magical power.

Or maybe you’re smart enough to control them all, even in an age where power is the most valuable thing.

It is extremely difficult for a woman, at least not at the level of Zhuge Liang, Sima Yi, or Pang Tong, to survive with just her head.

Therefore, what is most revered in times of turmoil is none other than power.

I’m not talking about power, political power, vitality or anything like that, but strength represented by muscle power is what is needed in difficult times.

The power to protect yourself.

The power to protect your family.

The power to further protect my land.

If we call it martial arts, the person most needed in difficult times will naturally be a warrior.

“The people Shinya needs the most are warriors. One Munbing is not enough. Munbing is also a fairly strong general, but if the opponent is Lu Bu, wouldn’t his head run away?”

“You are right, Teacher Su-kyung.”

Sima Hui pointed out Shinya’s problem with a cool-headed judgment.

It was difficult to share or leak seriously with others, but I was able to talk about it seriously with Sima Hui.

Shinya’s problem.

Shinya’s fundamental problem was not the problem of capital arising from accepting refugees, but the lack of power to protect these refugees.

“To be honest, the administrative foundation to lead Shinya is fully in place. Liang, Bangtong, and Seo. With the three of them, a small city like Shinya can run without any problems.”

“Because three people have that much ability.”

Agriculture and technology to Zhuge Liang.

To Seo, work related to commerce and capital.

And administrative processing for Bangtong.

Shinya was able to return home easily even though he had students from the Sugyeong Academy as aides who could help them.

Honestly, my three disciples have the ability to move beyond Yangyang and even Heodo to their heart’s content.

“The problem is if Shinya gets attacked.”

“Yes. We have to think about what happens after Yuan Shu falls.”

We had already assumed that Yuan Shu would disappear.

As was the case with the refugees and Yang Hong, it was certain that Yuan Shu’s actions would disappear, at least in the vicinity of Jingzhou, regardless of whether he reached Hebei or not.

The problem comes after that.

“Just because Wonsul disappears doesn’t mean Shinya is peaceful. The real problem is the ‘soldiers’ who ran away from Wonsul.”

“They could become bandits, or refugees could gather together and become bandits. The scale could be that of the infamous Black Mountain Bandits in the Central Plains.”

If you look at the inside story of the Yellow Turban Red Army, it was a civil uprising that occurred with the sole intention that the people would not be able to survive due to excessive exploitation.

Now that Wonsul is not properly looking after the people, refugees who cannot leave somewhere else may unite among themselves and form one huge force.

In the future, there may be bandits on a scale that will require the government to dispatch troops to suppress them.

Therefore, we must prepare for them.

That is the enemy we must prepare for.

We must face another enemy.

“Teacher Su-kyung, have you heard the rumor? That the situation east of the Yangtze River is unusual.”

“Yes. The story of Gangdong’s Sopae King can be heard even here in Shinya.”

“Yes. It is said that they even subdued King Deok of Dong-o, so in fact, they occupied all the places in Dong-o where it is said that many people live.”

Accounting, construction, oh.

Sun Ce’s army, who had advanced rapidly to the east and occupied cities similar to or larger than Xinya one by one, will now move up the Yangtze River again and aim for the ‘Lijiang’, which is still China’s territory.

“Behind Lijiang is Jianghe. If Sun Ce succeeds in conquering Lijiang, from then on, Sun Ce’s army will attack Jianghe-Jingzhou in earnest.”

“Is this your father’s revenge?”

“The man who carried out the massacre to avenge his mother is complaining as a minister. There is no reason for him not to massacre the people of Jingju to avenge his father.”

Thinking from Sun Ce’s perspective.

Cao Cao made an advance, so why wouldn’t he, who had established a base in Dongwu, not advance against Jingzhou?

“The governor of Yeogang, a man named Yu Hoon, received great favor from Wonsul.”

“Yes. I heard that Sun Ce occupied Lijiang, but appointed You Xun, not Sun Ce, as governor of Lijiang. That made Sun Ce very angry and he went east.”

This is the story I heard from Yang Hong.

Yuan Shu cherished Sun Ce and wanted him to become his Lu Bu, or Yuan Bu, but Sun Ce was Sun Jian’s son.

“Wonsul will not go to Yuhun to entrust himself to him. It hurts his pride, but it hurts his pride less if he bows to someone of the same Yuan family, rather than bowing to his own subordinate.”

“Then Ganghado will now become a battlefield.”

“Yes. …Jingzhou can no longer avoid war.”

If the river is breached, enemies can come straight to Shinya.

Most of the palaces installed by Zhuge Liang are located on the main road leading from Yeonam, and the area coming from Gangha is relatively vulnerable to defense due to the presence of private houses and large-scale farms.

“There are many warriors under Sun Ce. The fact that Yang Hong remembered their names even when he was a chieftain under Yuan Shu means that they were outstanding military officers.”

“who?”

“There are Hwanggae, Jeongbo, Handang, etc.”

“Ah, is it them? They are people who have been famous since Sun Jian was the governor of Jingzhou in the past. They were definitely people who followed Sun Jian from the governor’s office and were called Sun Jian’s four bosses.”

“Yes. One of them appears to be dead.”

They are so powerful that even Sima Hui immediately thinks of them when he hears them.

Although they are quite old, if we sum up their evaluations, they are generals who can be compared to Xiahouyeon and Xiahou Dun of Cao Cao’s army.

The really scary thing is actually Sun Ce himself.

“It is said that Tang Tang is a warrior as strong as Sun Jian, so how can you not be worried about this?”

“So you’re looking for an unmanned person?”

“Yes. I would like to find an outstanding general who will not be pushed back even by Sun Ce and all the warriors below him. An outstanding general who can protect Xinya…and protect Jiang Xia at the same time.”

A person who won’t lose or can win even if he fights Sun Ce one-on-one.

“Isn’t it natural that Yeogang is occupied and the enemy is aiming for Gangha?”

Sun Jian died while fighting with Liu Biao.

And although he did not kill Sun Jian directly, there is a person in Gangha who is practically the same as having killed Sun Jian directly.

“Hwangjo. First of all, he is the same Hwang, but I still can’t let him die.”

Judging objectively, no matter how much you think about it, it is unreasonable.

“No matter how much Ganning is next to him, the emperor will not be able to handle Sun Ce.”

okay. Even though.

“…I would lose in a one-on-one fight with Seo Seo, but it would still be a bit much to leave it to one general Hwangjo.”

* * *

＜Descent.＞

Tinkle, tinkle.

The bell rings.

The commander, holding two wooden poles in his hands, was fighting alone against dozens of soldiers at the parade ground.

“Hey! What are you doing? Come in, you bastards!!”

Gamnyeong, a military officer wearing a bell, aimed his double pole at the men filling the parade ground and taunted them.

“So are you going to get some rice and eat it?! Or are you going to live by stealing again? Huh?!”

“Everyone, shut up–!!”

A fierce-looking man rushed in first, holding a knife.

The sword he was holding was a true sword made of steel, and Gamnyeong effortlessly dodged his attack and hit him hard on the back.

“Whoa!”

The man collapsed too easily.

Gamnyeong took down the man in one blow without breaking a sweat, and raised his arms and held his head up arrogantly towards the other soldiers.

“Anyone who strikes a blow against me will be released!”

“B, cowardly!”

“If you try to trick me, try at least one hit!! And who said I would just wait for you! Look clearly at the power of this Gamheungpae!”

Moment.

Suddenly, the weapon that Gamnyeong was holding glowed with a ‘pop’ sound, and everyone’s eyes turned to Gamnyeong.

And then-

“Come, come, come, come—-!!”

With an unidentified spirit, Gamnyeong ran directly inside the soldiers with the double pole and swung the double pole.

The sight of the soldiers falling down after being hit by the twin poles he wielded was literally like falling leaves, and the sight of Gamnyeong knocking down soldiers wherever he went was truly peerless.

“If I tried to raise him to be a soldier, he would be beaten to death.”

The emperor looked at the parade ground and sighed deeply.

“…I’m so jealous.”

The emperor clapped his hands without realizing it as he watched Gamnyeong sweep away dozens of people at once and stomp on the ground.

His inaction was so great that no one, at least in this river, could handle it.

“…So, girl, why don’t you just give up?”

“I don’t like it.”

Hwangjo quietly made a suggestion to the short-haired woman tied with rope next to him.

However, the woman had a stern look on her face and looked like she wanted to fight right away.

“Look, Lady Sang. No matter how strong your master is, I don’t think you’re stronger than Gamnyeong.”

“Have you forgotten who subdued those enemies over there?”

“Yes. The young lady subdued them all before we left. But…”

“But whatever, give me back my spear and I’ll show you.”

The woman called Sanghyang pointed to Gamnyeong.

“I won’t lose to that guy.”

“therefore….”

“Prime Minister!! A message came from the academy!!”

“…At the academy? Are you Mr. Geum?”

“yes!”

Upgrade was instantly ignored.

The emperor was so happy that Gamnyeong, who had swept away the soldiers and made a long speech about radish, ran over and looked at the letter with him.

“What is it? What is it? Shinya’s First Martial Arts Tournament? Let’s see, the prize money….”

Jingling jingling.

Gamnyeong played with her copper-colored bells and savored her appetite.

“…If I win, I can exchange this for a gold bead.”

“Ha, that’s funny. We should wear a silver bead as the runner-up prize.”

“What? Let’s see about this…!”

“If you mess up, you’ll win a game!”

“…Go to the competition and win a game.”

The emperor pointed to Gamnyeong with a liberated face.

“Teacher Geum said there is one person there who can fight as well as you?”

“……oh?”