I Will Start Doing Business In Jungwon From Today [EN]: Chapter 121

Meng Zhu asked Yu Gyuseong first.

“Should we hold the Tang Clan accountable? Or should we turn a blind eye and cover it up?”

Yu Gyuseong answered without hesitation.

“It is not light enough to cover up.”

“Why?”

“Because they have insulted our orthodox martial arts world.”

They wore the mask of the orthodox faction but did the work of the underworld, spitting on the face of the orthodox faction. It is an insult.

Noh Hyegwang glanced at Yu Gyuseong at the unexpected answer. He thought he was a bookish person, but he was a true martial artist. And he liked Yu Gyuseong’s concise answer.

‘That’s right. If they insulted us, they should be punished.’

Moyong Hui turned to Gong Gyeon.

“Does Shaolin have the same thought?”

“Yes, that is right. They have abandoned morality, so it is unavoidable.”

Noh Hyegwang did not wait for Meng Zhu’s question.

“Hwasan agrees as well.”

Moyong Hui nodded his head.

“Then only the method of judgment remains. Feel free to speak up if you have any opinions.”

Judging right and wrong is not difficult to answer if you only think about morality. However, the judgment of wrongdoing cannot be answered with morality alone. There are many issues to consider. It is a political judgment.

“It seems that Meng Zhu has already thought of a way to judge, please tell us.”

Gong Gyeon of Shaolin said calmly to Moyong Hui.

“Three of the Nine Sects have gathered. Three places that anyone would see as representatives of the Nine Sects. Are you going to use us as Meng Zhu’s words?”

Moyong Hui smiled as he looked at Gong Gyeon’s shiny head.

“Is it because you only eat grass that you are so quick-witted? Or is it innate? Haha.”

Gong Gyeon had no change in expression even at Moyong Hui’s joke.

“By the way, it doesn’t seem like your head is shining because you shaved it all off, are you originally bald?”

“Meng Zhu!”

Gong Gyeon, who had been calm, flared up and put down his teacup.

“Let’s continue talking about the method of judgment. I will listen carefully.”

“I heard you are a monk with high magical powers, but you also know how to get angry. Good to see.”

Moyong Hui chuckled at Gong Gyeon and stopped laughing.

“I’m thinking of suggesting a closure of the Tang Clan for about three or four years. What do you think? Do you think it’s appropriate?”

No sooner had Moyong Hui’s words fallen than Noh Hyegwang jumped up.

As everyone’s eyes were on his sudden action, Noh Hyegwang said.

“What are you doing? Sichuan is far away. Let’s move quickly.”

“Hey friend. What’s the rush? Sit down. We need to hear the opinions of others.”

“Is there anything else to hear? If you tell the Sichuan silk merchants to close their business for three or four years, they will bite their knives and rush at you. Isn’t this the maximum amount of judgment? Unless the Murim Alliance is thinking of leading troops and attacking the Tang Clan.”

Moyong Hui confirmed Noh Hyegwang’s true nature once again. He usually looks loose, but he shows quick judgment whenever necessary.

“Even merchants bite their knives and rush at you, but this is the Tang Clan that reigns over Sichuan. Will those guys accept it willingly?”

“If they don’t accept it, we’ll threaten them that the Murim Alliance, including the Nine Sects, will draw their swords and rush at them. Isn’t that why we’re acting as messengers?”

“As expected, the guy who eats meat sometimes has better sense than the guy who only eats grass. Haha.”

Moyong Hui also got up from his seat.

“What are you doing? Why aren’t you leaving? Sichuan is far away.”

At Moyong Hui’s glaring eyes, the two quickly got up.

* * *

“Let’s stop by Gaebong [the Beggars’ Union] for a while on the way.”

Noh Hyegwang carefully watched the group’s reactions and opened his mouth.

“Gaebong means the Beggars’ Union… Is there anything else you want to find out?”

When Yu Gyuseong asked, Noh Hyegwang shook his head.

“The Taoist priest did it so thoroughly, what else is there to find out? I just have someone I want to meet.”

“We are on official duty. Privately…”

Noh Hyegwang was about to say something to Yu Gyuseong, who kept making frustrating noises, but the monk beat him to it.

“Geez. Did a war break out somewhere? Are we running to save someone who is bleeding and dying? It’s not that urgent, but even if it’s a few days late, will the Tang Clan disappear?”

Gong Gyeon shouted, and Noh Hyegwang was more surprised than Yu Gyuseong, who was the person involved. He had only shown a calm appearance until now, but his current appearance was like seeing Paeng Dongho with a temper.

“No, why are you suddenly raising your voice… I was just expressing my opinion.”

“Isn’t that because it’s a dissenting opinion? Let’s say we go straight to Sichuan and finish our official duties quickly. But all we’re doing is going back to Wudang Mountain, right? Is there anything urgent to do at the headquarters?”

“N-no, but…”

“Then that’s it. Great Hero Noh. Let’s go. To Gaebong.”

Noh Hyegwang nodded his head in a daze at the monk’s firm attitude.

“Ah, yes. Then I’ll take the lead.”

Noh Hyegwang quickly spurred his horse before the stuffy friend from Wudang could say anything, and the monk also spurred his horse so as not to fall behind.

“Ah, no! We haven’t agreed yet…”

Yu Gyuseong’s belated cry scattered into the air.

He sighed and had to follow the two.

* * *

As soon as Noh Hyegwang arrived in Gaebong, he headed to the central market.

“Great Hero Noh. Who is it that you want to meet that you came here?”

“Ah, I don’t know where he lives, so I’m going to ask.”

“What? You don’t know?”

He kept getting a somewhat loose feeling, but when he heard that he didn’t even know where he lived, Gong Gyeon frowned.

“Gaebong is not a rural village, it’s such a big place that it would be a shame if it wasn’t the second largest in the Central Plains, how are you going to find him without a plan?”

Yu Gyuseong, who had been keeping his mouth shut all the way to Gaebong, also expressed his dissatisfaction.

However, Noh Hyegwang smiled and shouted.

“Everyone in Gaebong knows this friend, so it’s okay.”

Noh Hyegwang grabbed a passing merchant in the market and asked.

“I’m looking for Jo Ganjang, can you tell me where it is?”

The merchant said immediately.

“Are you talking about Jo Gwangryun?”

“Yes. I’m his sworn brother.”

At that moment, the two people’s eyes changed.

Isn’t he the one who led the Namgung family to ruin?

“Ah, I see. If Jo Daein [a respectful title] is in Gaebong, he will be in one of two places: Gyeong’an Escort Agency or the newly built manor, Jiphyeonjeon (集賢殿) [Hall of Worthies]… Go and see.”

“Jiphyeonjeon?”

“That’s right. I heard that they have invited a large number of excellent scholars… I only know the location, but I haven’t been inside.”

The merchant explained the location of the two places to Noh Hyegwang in detail.

“Thank you. Then.”

Noh Hyegwang, who got back on his horse, had a triumphant expression.

“How is it? I told you it would be easy to find, right?”

“Was the sworn brother that the Great Hero wanted to meet the famous Jo Gwangryun?”

“That’s right. Isn’t he quite famous in the Central Plains? Haha.”

However, Yu Gyuseong poured cold water on his laughter.

“Jo Gwangryun is a great merchant in the Central Plains, so wouldn’t it be possible that he is not in Gaebong, as the merchant said? Did you come here with a prior appointment? If he’s not there, we’ve made a wasted trip.”

Noh Hyegwang had never wished that Jo Gwangryun would not leave Gaebong as much as he did at this moment. If Jo Gwangryun was not there, he was annoyed just imagining what nagging that picky guy would do.

“Which of the two places are you thinking of visiting first?”

Gong Gyeon looked only at Noh Hyegwang as if Yu Gyuseong was not there.

“Let’s go to the newly built manor first. Doesn’t the name sound plausible? A house that gathers wisdom. There must be many wise men gathered there, so I’m going to ask them how to deal with picky people who nitpick.”

“That’s a good idea. Haha.”

Yu Gyuseong was still blinking his eyes at the two people’s smiling faces.

“Jiphyeon also means a place to collect books, not people. It might be a library.”

“Ah, yes, yes. Let’s go first. I’m hungry, so I’ll have a spoonful of rice there.”

There seems to be no one in the world wise enough to know how to deal with that human being.

The two shook their heads and moved to the place called Jiphyeonjeon that the merchant had told them.

When they arrived at Jiphyeonjeon, Gong Gyeon was the first to open his mouth.

“At this point, anyone in Gaebong would know. Is this a manor? Is it a palace?”

Noh Hyegwang was also very surprised, but he hid his feelings and said.

“My sworn brother has a lot of money. I wonder how many of these places are in the Central Plains? Maybe?”

When Noh Hyegwang shouted, the door opened and Jo Gwangryun appeared.

“Thank you for your hard work coming from afar, Hyungnim [term for older brother or close male friend].”

“Huh? How did you know and come out here?”

He spoke calmly, but he stroked his chest. What would Yu Gyuseong have said if Jo Gwangryun had not been there?

“The merchant in the market told me. You are the only sworn brother I have, Hyungnim? Haha.”

“That’s impossible.”

As soon as Yu Gyuseong opened his mouth, Noh Hyegwang and Gong Gyeon frowned.

“I asked the merchant and came straight here on horseback. It is impossible for a merchant in the market who is not riding a horse to come and tell us faster than us. It is only possible if someone who has mastered martial arts uses their lightness skill.”

He is saying that there was a watcher.

Jo Gwangryun asked Noh Hyegwang.

“Who is this person?”

“Ah, let me introduce you. This is Monk Gong Gyeon of Shaolin. And this is Great Hero Yu Gyuseong of Wudang, who is very picky.”

Jo Gwangryun quickly bent over.

“I am Jo Gwangryun, and I greet you two. It is an honor to have the two pillars of the Murim here.”

At the polite attitude, the two also immediately bowed.

“Thank you for welcoming uninvited guests like this.”

“Come inside.”

Several servants came out and took care of the horses, and they slowly crossed the manor.

“I heard this was newly built?”

“Yes. It’s not completely new, I bought a manor and bought the surrounding land. It’s still under construction here and there.”

“I heard it’s called Jiphyeonjeon, what is it?”

“I am gathering scholars. There are those who have already retired from official posts and young scholars. I am thinking of collecting their wisdom and writing it in a book and passing it on to future generations.”

As soon as the word scholar came out, Noh Hyegwang and Gong Gyeon glared at Yu Gyuseong once.

“You are doing a great job. It seems that Jo Jangju [Head of the Jo Family] can no longer be limited to a mere merchant or martial artist.”

Gong Gyeon spoke as if he was impressed, but Yu Gyuseong was still tilting his head.

The fact that former officials and new scholars are in one place is a political group. Yu Seong, who always opened his mouth as soon as a question arose, was now sparing his words.

Jo Gwangryun led them to the main building, where servants were already busy setting the table.

“Let’s fill our stomachs first and then slowly share the stories we’ve missed.”

* * *

Noh Hyegwang, who had eaten enough, found Jo Gwangryun alone. There are many things to ask.

“You know about the Tang Clan of Sichuan, right?”

“What are you talking about?”

“Don’t play dumb. You have always been at the center of everything that is happening in Murim [martial arts world] right now. It’s hard to believe that this is an exception.”

When you see it like this, it’s not an ordinary hunch. Jo Gwangryun shrugged and smiled.

“I caught a clue and handed it over to the Murim Alliance. But how do you know, Hyungnim?”

“Me and those two friends are messengers.”

“What are you conveying?”

“Five years of closure.”

“That’s a bit strong.”

“If the Tang Clan guys are acting up, cut it down to three years.”

If it’s three years, the Sichuan Tang Clan will be removed from the name of the Five Great Families. Now, the orthodox Murim will have no choice but to recognize small and medium-sized factions as a very important force.

As expected, the same Murim Sega [martial arts family] handled it in the most efficient way.

“You’re going to have some trouble.”

“You don’t know the power of the Nine Sects properly, that’s why you’re saying that. You have to see it for yourself… Then you’ll know why they call it the Nine Sects, the Nine Sects.”

Noh Hyegwang’s face was full of confidence.

End