episode_0439
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I asked the guidebook for an explanation of Hao Mun. I know roughly what it feels like, but the Haomun in Tuseonhyuphaengrok may be different.
‘Tell me about Hao Wen.’
[yes. Haomun is a gate in Sapa where many lower-class people gathered… … .]
Lower Gate.
It was a name that meant a sect of lowly people who did the most menial work. In other works, Haomun’s ‘o’ is sometimes written as ‘five’ instead of ‘o’, but this does not seem to be the case in Tuseonhyuphaengrok.
In any case, this Haomun was a sect that played a role similar to the opening of the sect or union.
Haomun is a group comprised of six major occupations: Cha (車), Seon (船), Jeom (店), Gak (腳), Ah (牙), and Gi (妓). Here, car means coachman, line means boatman, point means Jeomsoi, each means porter, known human trafficker, and crawling courtesan.
‘Why is a human trafficker suddenly involved?’
[It is described in Tuseonhyuphaengrok that it is not uncommon for coachmen, boatmen, and porters to suddenly turn into bandits or outnumbered enemies. The same goes for courtesans and Jeomsoy who poison their guests’ food. Although not described in detail, human traffickers appear to be in charge of cleaning up after them.]
‘Oh, well, in reality, is this like a janitor that a contract killer calls after work? Instead, now if the target is alive, sell it?’
After listening to the guidebook’s explanation, I roughly understood it. Considering this era, it didn’t seem that strange for them to be grouped together.
Other miscellaneous people, such as thieves and professional gamblers, were also able to join Haomun.
The workers of each profession, I don’t know if this can be called a job, but their main job was to handle the information collected from Haomundo members spread across the country.
Namgung Hwaran tilted his head. She asked Namgung Mu.
“Was Hong Lan also a member of Hao Mun?”
“It must have been like that in the past when she was a courtesan. However, it has been a long time since she retired from being a gisaeng and became the owner of a guesthouse, so she is no longer related. My son is simply working at his mother’s guesthouse, so he wouldn’t have entered Haomun in the first place.”
“I guess withdrawal is free?”
When I thought of Haomun, the group that manages courtesans, I thought of a group like real-life bar gangsters, but it didn’t seem that tight.
Namgoongmu lifted the teacup in front of him, wet his lips, and continued his explanation.
“I am not sure if it is in a high position. However, those in low status often change jobs so often that they are free to join and leave. In Hongran’s case, there was no problem because he did not learn martial arts and went through formal retirement procedures.”
‘The organizational structure is looser than I thought.’
Well, in this era of inconvenient transportation, just making a name for yourself in the wide central region was a great thing.
“The place we need to go to here is the store. This is Jeomsoy.”
“In times like this, don’t you usually go to Giru and ask Rouju?”
“Or how about just finding the openness? Even though Hao Wen is weak in martial arts, he said that he is a Four Sect… ”
These were the words that Namgung Hwaran and I said one after another.
“… I don’t know where you heard that, but there’s no need to draw attention to it. All you have to do is pretend to be a martial artist visiting from another area to take advantage of the black poetry. Since I have heard about the menstruation of Haomundo from Hongran, I will find out when and where the black poetry takes place. Also, if you ask for information from Open Island, it is not a good option as there may be rumors that the Namgung family’s warrior is using black vision. Using black vision is not a particularly big flaw, but there is nothing wrong with being careful.”
“I see.”
Namgung Hwaran nodded. I had no choice but to roughly understand it.
‘Isn’t it the national rule to go to Giru when seeking information like this from a martial arts magazine?’
It was a shame that I couldn’t recreate the scene where I went into Giru and met Rouju, but I couldn’t help but know that Nangungmu knew how.
It’s also strange that he insists on going to Giru with his wife by his side.
The schedule meeting ended like that.
After some time, Namgoongmu told us to wait for a while and went out. And he came back about an hour later in martial arts time.
He sat down and spoke calmly.
“I have come to know the place where dark poetry is held.”
“Have you figured it out already? Captain Namgoongmu’s abilities are better than I thought. I can’t believe you were able to get information so quickly in a city you visited for the first time. Oh, is this not your first time coming to Bongyang?”
I asked with a surprised face.
This was an era where you had to go out of your way to get information, unlike the reality where you could find out everything from how to unclog a toilet to how to make drugs by just searching in one sitting.
It wasn’t an ordinary talent to select and obtain the information you wanted while barely having time to eat a meal.
‘Honestly, I thought you’d come back in the evening.’
If that was the case, I thought about secretly going out for a night out.
Namgoongmu shook his head at my question.
“Yes? no. This is my first time in Bongyang too.”
“But how did you come back so quickly?”
“The problem was finding a guest who hired Jum Soi from Hao Mun, but the rest was easy. I taught him how to live moderately and gave him an iron coin, and he told me everything. And contrary to its name, Black Market is not that secretive. If you want to attract customers, you have to spread the word of mouth moderately.”
“That’s also true.”
As expected, Namgoongmu is an all-round bodyguard. I thought I should learn this sense by observing closely. Naturally, I learned a new technique to harass Jeomsoi and extract information from him.
After the sun set and darkness fell, we put on bamboo napkins and headed to the place Namgungmu had found out.
“Wow… ”
“This is… ”
The group standing at the entrance to the alley leading to Heuksi expressed their admiration. Namgoongmu didn’t show it either, but he looked quite surprised.
Buzz, buzz…
‘Is black poetry really a black market?’ It was so crowded that I felt like I was going to be there. Because of the narrow space in the alley, it was crowded with people bumping into each other and getting close to each other. However, most users seemed to be accustomed to this type of crowd and did not care.
They were all wearing bamboo hats like us and roughly covering their faces.
“Okay, it’s crowded here, so let’s go further in.”
The entrance to the alley seemed to be a bottleneck, so I led my group inside. It was clear that standing there blocking the entrance would attract attention.
Fortunately, the number of people coming and going inside was noticeably reduced, creating more space. The alley was also wider than the entrance.
Street vendors were seen spreading out unidentifiable goods and trying to attract customers.
Although they didn’t raise their voices to solicit customers like they did on the market streets during the day, they didn’t seem afraid of being caught by anyone. At first glance, it looked like an ordinary night market.
People’s low voices and footsteps echoed faintly under the flickering lanterns.
“This is… Specially sought… It’s almost like nothing… ”
“If it is fake… Damn, at this price… ”
Buzz, buzz…
Whenever a transaction was made, jingling money bags were passed around, and items quickly disappeared into purses or arms. The transactions that took place in an instant were reminiscent of a magic show.
The leftover items were quickly hidden under tents or in boxes, and the merchants smiled mischievously and rolled their eyes as they searched for the next customer.
“This is dark poetry.”
Baek Geon stared at the scene with his eyes sparkling. It was obvious that he wanted to jump into it right away and dig for treasure.
Namgoongmu gave us a request.
“You must never engage in personal behavior here. There may be some dangerous people among those who visit Heuksi.”
It was an understandable instruction, so the group nodded.
That’s when I wanted to continue watching. A sound was heard that broke the dreamy atmosphere of the dark night.
Wajangchang ㅡ
“… … !”
The sound of something breaking and breaking and the sound of shouting could be heard from a little distance away from where the group was.
“What’s going on?”
I exchanged glances with Baek Geon and immediately jumped forward. He asks Namgung Hwaran to come slowly with Namgung Mu.
“Madam, please come slowly with your escorts. I’ll go first and see what’s going on.”
“Please wait… ! this… !”
We heard Namgoongmu calling us from behind with a look of frustration, but we pretended not to notice and ran.
I felt sorry for jumping out like this after it had been so long since we agreed not to take personal action, but I couldn’t help it.
‘How can you bear to watch a fight?’
Over the past six months, the only fights I’ve seen were the sparring between Sega warriors and the occasional fight between drunks at Hefei Market.
The fight between the drunkards was worthless, and the sparring between the Sega warriors was of a high standard, but it was raw and tasteless.
I couldn’t miss it because I felt like there would be something more interesting to watch if it was a fight between dark eyes.
However, the scene I saw upon arrival was different from my expectations and was disappointing. In the short time we arrived through the crowd, the situation was already over.
Two people who were presumed to be misbehaving were rolling around on the floor along with items that were presumed to be the cause of the noise when something broke.
The two were overpowered by several warriors and dragged into a nearby store.
People like us who had gathered to see the sights could be heard grumbling, as if they were internally dissatisfied.
“Eng… Well, it was over before I could even get it together properly. Just let them fight in peace. It’s a pity.”
“Shh! Be careful what you say! Can’t you see that sword? They are Danrisega’s warriors.”
“Huh… ! Really? I almost got into big trouble. This mouth is so selfish!”
‘Simple lease tax?’
After hearing the words of the onlookers, my eyes turned to the swords the warriors were wearing at their waists.
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