episode_0079

One day, a woman suddenly appears and wins the favor of government officials by showering them with tens of thousands of gold coins.

And their proposal to ‘sell the empire’.

Jo Go couldn’t bear to refuse the offer.

This is because they had an intuition that they would be the only ones who could buy an empire that was already showing signs of collapse.

‘Give me some time to think.’

Jo Go said that and left.

‘Good. But I won’t wait long.’

Yeochi smiled gracefully and said.

Jo Go did not respond to that, but simply said goodbye and left.

Jo Go ran to Isa that way.

‘We have something to discuss.’

The director unconsciously nodded at Jo Go’s urgent tone.

‘…’

After hearing Jo Go’s story, the director lowered his head with a somber expression.

‘I have no choice.’

The director let out a deep sigh.

‘If I were to make such a suggestion to you, other officials would have already been recruited.’

The father and daughter must have completed building up their power to the point where they can make such a wanton suggestion.

This was the director’s reasoning.

‘…It must have been easy. Even if they didn’t have much money, it wouldn’t have been very difficult.’

As the director said this, he quenched his thirst with a glass of wine.

The Emperor’s Runaway.

Repeated defeat.

And the lives of the people are impoverished.

All these factors worsened the loyalty of Jin imperial officials.

‘No, that’s not the problem.’

The director laughed at the current situation.

Bureaucracy is a beautiful thing to run even without loyalty.

A bureaucracy that runs a huge empire without relying much on human emotions or abilities.

The director revered such a system.

‘That’s funny.’

However, the bureaucracy that led to the heyday of the Jin Empire was, comically, completely destroyed.

Funny enough, the inhumane system that had nothing to do with human emotions collapsed because of Emperor Ise’s abilities and emotions.

Hohae’s violent outburst, which did not know where to go, caused the officials to suddenly freeze.

As an atmosphere of fear was created where even the slightest mistake could lead to heads being blown off, officials did not use their discretion at all.

At the same time, they also neglected their duties.

This happened because the loss from a slight mistake was clearly greater than the benefit from successfully accomplishing one’s duties.

Officials shared Huhai’s indulgence.

They abandoned their responsibilities and only sought to enrich themselves, maintaining an unwavering stance on welfare.

‘The Qin Empire is already over.’

Isa, the last loyalist to worry about the future of the Jin Empire, came to that conclusion.

‘Let me sell it.’

For that reason, he agreed with Jo Gao to empower the Yeo family.

When the two ministers whom Hohae trusted gave their strength to the father and daughter, their rapid advance began.

The two women generously distributed their wealth to win the favor of government officials, while increasing their influence in Hamyang through active social activities.

At the same time, he did not forget to listen to the public sentiment by taking care of the lives of the people who were suffering from exploitation by officials.

Even in the original history, the empress showed the qualities of an administrator who took good care of the people’s lives even while engaging in a ruthless secret struggle in the palace.

She used her talents to the fullest and enhanced her reputation.

As the popularity of the two women grew, her name began to come up in the royal court.

And such rumors also reached the ears of Hohae, who lived in seclusion in the palace and was absorbed in pleasure.

“How dare you do something like that in Jim’s front yard?”

Hohae’s expression distorted.

“It is clear that all those who act like that are insidious. Jim had eyes that could see through everything.”

Ho-hae, who used to play pranks by crushing people, has already become a completely different person than she used to be.

The sense of omnipotence that comes from taking people’s lives at will.

That feeling made Hohae’s ego become horribly enlarged.

“Bring those two women here! I will interrogate you myself!”

Hohae’s principle of action was simple.

jealousy.

Hohae thought that the father and daughter were trying to become more popular than her, and that made him angry.

Jo Go and Isa exchanged a look.

They sensed that this would become a test of the father and daughter’s abilities.

Today the fate of the two father and daughter will be decided.

Are they willing to buy this empire?

Otherwise, it will be revealed that he is just a big-mouthed idiot who will fall apart like this.

The two men presented the town to the emperor, retreated, and summoned the Yeo woman.

*****

Only one person entered the imperial palace.

The beautifully decorated Yeochi came in front of Hohae with her head bowed.

“Jim called the father and daughter, so why did he come alone?”

Hohae did not hide his discomfort and showed it.

“Notice: Your Majesty, but the girl’s father is seriously ill and cannot move.”

“How dare you!”

Hohae immediately let out a roar.

“How dare you ignore the emperor’s call! Jim is the ruler of all things! No one can disobey my orders!”

Hohae shouted, stamping his feet like a crazy person.

However, Yeochi just stood in an unwavering posture.

That sight made the emperor even more angry.

“Oh my! You’re not afraid of my wrath? You are a wicked person who will live forever! Hey shaman! Bring that bitch in right away! I will personally punish that bitch in my ‘forest’!”

The shaman laughed brightly.

forest.

The main forest created by Hohae.

Dragging her to a place stained with human flesh, organs, and bodily fluids meant adding to the shaman’s fun toys.

‘That bitch named Yeochi, you can’t even imagine what kind of situation I’m going to be in. Even such an unwavering face will soon be contorted in pain, you idiot.’

The shaman smiled sinisterly and led the katydid to follow the emperor.

After passing through the labyrinth-like and complex corridors of the palace, the three arrived at the emperor’s room.

The emperor opened the door and entered, followed by the sorcerer and the katydid.

“Hahaha!”

The emperor burst into laughter and spread his arms proudly.

“Have you seen this? This is my work, my power, my power! Anyone who dares to defy my wishes is the punishment of heaven!”

The shaman’s uncanny magic and Tiger’s insidious desire for destruction.

The main land forest of the Lake of the Sea, which was formed by combining all of these, had already grown in size.

A leaf made of human flesh.

A vine made of human organs.

A tree made of human skeletons.

and a lake filled with human bodily fluids.

‘…’

Yeochi touched it as if possessed by something.

Then, in shock, he hurriedly withdrew his hand.

‘It’s alive.’

The katydid’s eyes widened.

‘This Jujiukrim is one huge living thing. ‘We disassembled human bodies and used them as materials to create huge structures.’

The katydid opened his mouth.

“Kkkkk. You look so scared. Be more afraid! You, who dared to challenge my authority and engage in childish tricks, will also be made into material for this forest!”

Hohae shouted while looking at the katydid.

However, the emperor immediately froze at Yeochi’s words.

“Beautiful.”

“…What?”

“So beautiful.”

The katydid stroked a part of the forest with an ecstatic expression.

It was a hand filled with affection, as if he were touching a cute baby.

“How can it be so beautiful? How was it decorated in so much detail? Even if he were a world-class artist whose talent reached the sky, he would not be able to create such a masterpiece…”

The expressions of Hohae and the shaman hardened.

Their gazes met.

The shaman nodded slowly.

‘I’m not lying.’

Hohae’s lips trembled as he realized what the shaman meant.

“…Do you understand? Jim’s aesthetic view?”

Hohae asked with a trembling voice.

“Of course, Your Majesty.”

Yeochi said, looking at the emperor with deeply moved eyes.

It was unacceptable rudeness to look into the emperor’s face, but such etiquette was not important now.

“The average person might be distracted by the majesty of this forest made of human flesh. But my eyes are drawn to this beautiful instrument.”

Saying that, the katydid approached a small rock on the lakeside filled with bodily fluids.

And I pressed the rock lightly with my fingertips.

Kkiii-!

Kaaa-!

Big!

Every time the katydid moved his fingers, the rock made a creepy sound.

It was strangely very similar to a human scream.

“The organ that connects the human lungs and throat… Your Majesty’s profound view of art truly thrills me.”

Yeochi looked at Hohae with thrilled eyes.

“Uh… How… How did you know it was a musical instrument?”

Hohae stammered and asked.

“It’s simple, Your Majesty.”

Yeochi smiled warmly and said.

“I also tried to make something like this.”

“Ah!”

Hohae trembled.

“Finally…”

Hohae shed tears.

“Finally, someone who recognizes Jim’s art appears…!”

Hohae forgot his body pain and ran to grab Yeochi’s hand.

“Jim misunderstood! Jim misunderstood! You were the answer to my earnest prayer!”

Yeochi looked embarrassed at Hohae’s shout.

“Say your wish! Jim will greatly reward you for recognizing his art!”

Yeochi opened her mouth without even thinking.

“Your Majesty, I just want to help you.”

“What?”

“Give me the honor of helping His Majesty with his ‘work’.”

“Ahh!”

Hohae could feel his heart beating wildly.

She was shivering at Yechi’s words.

‘This is love!’

Hohae shouted inwardly.

‘For this woman, I can give my all!’

In an instant, Hohae’s feelings for Yeochi swelled in his heart.

In the midst of the prosperity, Yeochi has now become the most precious person to me.

Although he is talented and helps her with her work, the shaman does not understand her aesthetics.

Jogo mixes with her, but does not enter her forest.

Although he is her limb, he refuses to have any human interaction with her.

Unlike those three, Yeochi truly understood Hohae’s feelings!

“…You are my companion and teacher from now on.”

That’s why Hohae spoke in a serious tone.

The best compliment she could give.

Yeochi heard that and smiled faintly.

“It is an honor, Your Majesty.”

It was the moment when two of the most cruel madmen in the midfield joined hands.