[The Three Kingdoms] Golden Sun Exhibition

76 – After the battle (3)

It was sudden, but I ended up going to Hanae with Sima Yi.

Although it was the middle of winter and the ground was still covered with snow, we decided to step on the snow and head towards the cold north.

In fact, calling it sudden is a bit strange.

Before the battle.

We decided to go to Hanae if we won, and we won.

Sima Yi just tells him to keep his promise.

“They say that if you make a promise before going to war, you will die right away, but that was all a superstition.”

“Really? It’s all a lie.”

“What if it’s real?”

“If it actually happens, it means something went wrong. Fortunately, it was resolved without any problems, right? hehehe.”

Sima Yi and I rode horses and rode leisurely north toward Xanai County.

“It’s not a very nice place to pass by.”

“It’s okay. I’ll be passing by often from now on. If you feel like crying, have a headache, or want to run away, please let me know. I’ll lend you my arms.”

“I don’t know anything else, but if an enemy appears, shouldn’t you run away?”

“Oh, that’s right. hehehe, then let’s hold hands and run away together.”

Unfortunately, on the way up from Shinya to Hanae-gun, you have to pass by the place where the battle with Emperor Jang took place, so I actually thought it would be a good idea not to go.

Most of Chiang Kai-shek’s soldiers died.

However, there were also surviving subordinates.

Those who surrendered on the thin ice were arrested, but there were also soldiers waiting in the Wan area who did not come onto the ice at all.

“They won’t come after us.”

“No way. I think it makes me more anxious when Master says things like that.”

Still, will Emperor Jiang’s men come to kill us?

Probably not.

Since it hasn’t been long since Emperor Zhang died, we are actually safer.

“Probably not. That’s right. A separate troop comes out and attacks us for no reason? It can’t happen.”

There is one element of which we can be certain.

“It is said that the general who inherited Emperor Zhang’s army has begun to attack Wan.”

Wan.

In the past, it was the base of Wonsul, but as Wonsul moved its base to the Suchun area in Namyang, it became a bit of a Muju Gongsan area.

There is a straight road coming down from Jangan to Wan, so it was the first place to encounter Dong Zhuo’s group without passing through Luoyang.

“Wouldn’t it have been quite a difficult place to conquer once completed?”

“Yes. But attacking it means that we will definitely occupy Wanseong.”

Even if you pour every single one of your troops into completing it, it’s not enough, so you deploy soldiers to target Sima Yi and I, whose existence you wouldn’t even know about if you didn’t look into it in detail?

It is absurd.

Nevertheless, if Chiang Kai-shek’s men ambush us to kill us, we will run our horses at full speed and flee back to Jingzhou.

Since Sima Yi wasn’t particularly stubborn, it would be good to go up to Henae, but it’s not like he’s going to force it.

And there is also insurance.

“Wonjik, we only trust you.”

“Please leave it to me, Master.”

Seo Seo served as our escort.

Now that she has grown to the point where she can defeat Hwangjo in a one-on-one battle, she decided to accompany us as an escort.

“No matter what happens to me, I will definitely protect you two.”

“Don’t say that. It’s unfair.”

“Oh, I told you that was a superstition.”

“But you still don’t know.”

‘What if’ means ‘what if’ because you really don’t know what situation will happen.

“Trust me, Master. My sword skills have improved these days. Even if ten thieves attack me, I can easily overcome them.”

“Honestly, if it were you, you would have been able to win even if you had fought against Jiang Ze.”

Seo’s military power was stronger than that of most men.

Of course, she was an outstanding intellect, but her swordsmanship, which even Sima Yi would envy, was as good as that of any general.

“Still, let’s go up without spilling any blood.”

“Yes. Let’s go up quietly and say hello.”

“greeting?”

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“When you came here before, you didn’t even bother to greet me, did you?”

“That’s it, your father….”

Because you hate me.

For some reason, I was a little embarrassed to say that.

reason? Of course, it wasn’t because I had thought about my relationship with Sima Yi in many ways.

However, I can only guess why he hates me, and I do not sympathize with him. Because I didn’t do anything wrong.

If anything was wrong, it was the Sima family who left the young child in Jingju, saying it was dangerous.

So Sima Yi follows me more like a father.

Ah, yes.

Sima Yi’s father, Sima Fang, was jealous that Sima Yi followed me more like a father!

‘I’m just kidding.’

When we meet, we will have a serious conversation.

And if he’s serious about me…

“Ui-ya. I thought that among those living in this era, Lu Bu would have had the most fathers, but I guess I was wrong.”

“Oh, really? Me too.”

“what?”

“Isn’t Jiabi your father too?”

“…Isn’t that a little different?”

we are.

“Sit down, is your mother healthy?”

“Yes. Likewise, we are exchanging letters. It is said that Cao Cao’s staff is very helpful. Thank you once again, Master.”

“What? It’s just a shame that I can’t take you to Hyeongju in person. If I ever get to go to Jinyu, I’d like to say hello.”

“Ah, it’s an honor, Master.”

“What glory?”

To the north.

“Hanae is the closest place to Luoyang, right?”

“Yes. So, since the time of the Shishangshi Rebellion, there have been people who have often engaged in plunder. During the Dongzhao period, Dongzhao plundered, and after Luoyang was burned, Yuan Shao, who occupied Giju, exerted influence over Xia.”

“Won So-ra. …Now that I think about it, did your father have any intention of running for government office?”

“It seemed like he was trying to retire since he couldn’t work at the court.”

“What about your brothers?”

“My older brother said he was going to work somewhere, but I never heard about it, and now it’s time for my younger brothers to decide on their careers.”

“…Didn’t you hear?”

“Yes. You just informed me in a letter that you had joined the military, but did not say where you were working.”

Moving.

Arrived there.

“…It’s like a ruin.”

Luoyang.

It seemed like five years had already passed since Dong Zhuo destroyed Luoyang, but Luoyang was still an abandoned city.

Before we entered Luoyang Castle, we were fed up with the ruined houses.

“Let’s take a break for a while. I’m tired.”

“In many ways, it is not a good idea to go to bed. After resting for an hour, it would be better to drive the horse and run to Hanae.”

“That would be correct. This place is…horrible.”

Luoyang was in ruins.

Everything was collapsed, everything was destroyed.

“I don’t think any amount of money will be enough to rebuild this place.”

“The condition is ridiculous. To be honest, it might be quicker to abandon this place than to rebuild it.”

throw it away

Abandoning the place that was the capital of a country.

It’s not easy to say so, but I actually saw the situation with my own eyes.

“Isn’t it a bit much to stay here for a day?”

“Yes. What do you want to do?”

“If you look around for no reason, you might run into bandits hiding here. Let’s escape to the north like this.”

To get to Hanae, you have to take a boat at the port north of Luoyang.

Although it was a distance that a person could swim, we needed a boat to get across with our three horses.

‘Or running on a frozen river.’

If you don’t want to gamble, you can just find a boat and go up.

Before we even entered Luoyangseong Fortress, we went to a private house…

“hmm?”

I felt something strange.

It felt like someone was watching us.

“Wonjik.”

“…yes.”

Sasak.

Something started moving quickly.

Seo drew his sword and ran towards where there was a sign, and I let Sima Yi look at the horse for a moment and then followed behind Seo.

“Gotcha, Master.”

“…isn’t it a girl?”

In front of the stand, there was a woman clutching a bowl of rice. He looked like he was going to collapse at any moment due to his shabby appearance and skin and bones.

The black-haired woman was tightly clutching the bamboo container containing her lunch as if it were very precious.

“They stole our food.”

“Yeah. You must have been hungry.”

I approached the woman.

“Don’t move, thief.”

“Wonjik, just put away your sword. Normally, when you’re hungry, your eyes roll.”

I crouched down and made eye contact with her, confused and terrified.

“He must have been hungry. That’s why he stole from others. I understand. There were times when I was hungry and had a stomach ache, too.”

I reached out to the woman’s hair and neatly organized it.

“That day, I was beaten by my father like a dog. No matter how much the world becomes a world of beasts, how can a person do something worse than a beast?”

I flinch.

The woman began to tremble with fear.

“What’s wrong? So you don’t think I’m a bad person? I’m not hitting you. I’m not questioning you. I’m just asking.”

I wiped the ink off the woman’s face with my thumb.

“Looking at you, you look like a member of a foster family. How can you live like this in a place like this?”

“… Luo Yang.”

A small voice that seems to crawl away.

However, the anger in his voice clearly rang in my ears.

“Luoyang was my home….”

“It’s home.”

No matter how much she looked, she could only see ruins because everything had collapsed, but for the woman, this place must have been a place full of memories and everything.

“Have you been living in Luoyang since Dong Zhuo’s disaster?”

“That’s…no.”

“then?”

“…I ran away to Chang’an. And now I have escaped from Chang’an and come to Luoyang.”

“Oh my.”

I felt truly sorry.

“You have to get out of purgatory before it becomes an extension of purgatory.”

“…….”

The woman’s expression became contemplative.

I pulled out the canteen from my belt and handed it to her.

“Listen carefully. I don’t know how many people there are here, but if a woman is alone and smells like food, she could be attacked. We will protect you while you eat….”

“at home!”

The woman’s voice suddenly rose.

“There is someone at home who is unwell…”

“Oh, well.”

It’s unfortunate, but from now on, it’s up to the woman.

“I have no money or medicine. We were on our way to visit one of our relatives, and if we gave money carelessly in this situation, there would be a huge uproar. So….”

I pointed south.

“If you are having a hard time living, look for the sun in the Jingju. Drink it slowly and with water so it doesn’t get on your throat. Let’s go.”

“Yes, Master.”

I woke up from a woman.

“that!”

The woman shouted at me.

“Joe, your name is…!”

“name?”

I waved my hand at the woman without even turning my head.

“What, with something like this and a name?”

If you say Taeyang in Jingju, everyone will understand, so there is no need to say it.

“It’s because there are a lot of big thieves in the country, so don’t worry about it.”