Chapter 724 – #96. Jinhaesol (28)
“I should have found out sooner… I’m sorry.”
He patted the sullen court lady on the shoulder and comforted him.
“It’s okay. Even if I knew earlier anyway, nothing would have changed.”
She honestly never thought that nobles would go to public opinion.
If there is anyone here who does not think of the people at all, it must be the nobles.
That’s why I didn’t think that the nobles would use the people to pressure me.
In fact, no matter what the people thought of me in this place with a strict caste system, it didn’t make much of a difference.
‘It’s not like democracy can force the president to step down.’
However, in a situation like now when he is competing for the position of king, it could be a surprisingly big problem that he is not supported by the people.
Having received the support of the people, he had no choice but to aim for the throne, so it was a great justification for Prince Oddman to aim for the throne.
When I met Prince Oddman a few days ago, I wondered if this was planned because he told me to get out of the palace.
He also ignored the fact that he dressed up like a broken-hearted guy who didn’t even think about how many people died because of that plan.
‘Set fire to the mountain, break the dam, plague… Is it possible that the plague is also a play? It’s a bit harsh.’
If such great disasters occur in a short period of time, the people affected by them will want to complain even to heaven.
And the nobles would have spread rumors about it.
It is said that when the king falls and the prince tries to ascend the throne, ugly things begin to happen in the country.
“The prince is eating!”
While learning politics from the king, he entered a space he had never entered before.
It is familiar that nobles have always been in the city.
Nobles were like that even at the provincial hall.
And on the seat of honor, he saw a throne decorated with golden dragons.
The man standing next to him, that is, the figure of Lord Oddman, too.
“Welcome, nephew. I’ve been waiting for you.”
He greeted me with a relaxed look.
“What did Lord Oddman come here for?”
“Wouldn’t it be impossible for me, as a grown-up of the royal family, to discuss state affairs?
“Was it possible to do it if the deputy cleanup wanted to do it?”
“Prince, there are vicious rumors going around among the people these days. Do you know anything?”
He was the one who sacrificed countless people to stay in this position, so he couldn’t have talked about it.
“I have heard of it.”
“It is not necessary to listen to the foolish words of the people, but it is not the duty of a ruler to ignore them at all.”
“So you’re saying that if Prince Oddman governs the country, the disaster will at least stop?”
The contagious disease is cured, the collapsed dam is rebuilt, the dead return, and the burnt mountain returns.
“The people’s cries of pain must not be ignored!”
“What would happen if the prince got involved in national affairs and a bigger disaster occurred? The people’s resentment will only grow.”
It meant that if I intervened in national affairs, I would create another disaster to afflict the people.
“So you’re telling me not to get involved in state affairs so that the people don’t get angry?”
“If Prince Oddman takes care of state affairs and disasters subside…”
Old carrots! In this way, they give you a medicine that does not make you a noble.
“If I rule the country, God will punish the country, and if Lord Oddman rules the country, the punishment will disappear. Disasters fall differently according to your convenience, so if there is a God, it might be you.”
“Prince!!”
“Are you mocking us!!”
Aristocrats who are angry at my feet are great! He clears his throat and shows an unpleasant expression.
It’s like there’s nothing wrong in the end.
“Since they are noble people who threaten people for their lives, it must be me who gets ridiculed.”
Would any of them be able to take the people hostage and threaten them?
However, he must have thought that the ineffective threat would work because he had heard that I had lived as a ‘people’ for a long time.
As if it wouldn’t have happened if it wasn’t for me, as if I should feel guilty after hearing this.
All of the nobles had snake tongues.
‘Why should I feel guilty for what you guys did? That’s why I don’t have affection for this world.’
Where the hell are these guys going?
“The prince should thank Duke Oddman. Isn’t an adult of the royal family personally coming to help with a precious step?”
The nobles were excited and praised Prince Oddman, and openly laughed at me.
There seemed to be some nobles who were excited to see how shabby the prince would be after losing the king who had been his shield.
‘These guys bow down like a rat in front of the king.’
What a strange thing.
If the king had had more time, he would have learned such know-how.
It’s been a long time since these guys forgot the memories of being punished in the rain or in the scorching sun.
The aristocrats played drums and drums among themselves, trying to suppress me in any way possible.
It didn’t seem like there was any need to stand still.
None of these guys are worth fixing.
“Since when has the royal family been able to take their place proudly in a place where they discuss state affairs on their own?
“Nephew, don’t you still understand? Complaining doesn’t change anything.”
Perhaps tired of pretending to be polite in front of the nobles, Prince Oddman became elated and showed his true colors.
“Look! Is there anyone here who will look after the prince’s whining! There’s not even a single one! Isn’t the nephew’s side all about the older brother lying in the palace over there? Haha!!”
Now, at least he was insulting his own brother.
Even the aristocrats seemed to have a lot of pain in their backs, so they quickly closed their mouths like clams.
‘He’s really that old man. He must have worked well in the past.’
Even though he was an old and dying king, the nobles were still afraid of him.
‘I should follow this too.’
It seemed that the nobles who did not follow the will of Odman did not even enter this place.
It wasn’t that there weren’t any nobles who had visited my palace, but the nobles I often met weren’t here.
It was the only consolation for me, if any.
“Nephew, how long are you planning to sit there?”
“I didn’t realize how much time was passing by watching how far everyone was going as they sat me down and had a pleasant conversation.”
“…You still haven’t lost your temper. It looks like your older brother’s blood is blood.”
It’s not that I’m not afraid because I’m of royal blood.
What am I afraid of here?
As long as the Templars are in my hands, they cannot coerce me by force.
“It’s probably thanks to the knights that I’m still not discouraged, right? I must have been pretty strong after persuading them. But nephew, just because they support you doesn’t change anything. I won’t move until my nephew becomes king.”
If the prince’s life had been directly aimed at, the knights would have moved for that reason as well.
However, Prince Oddman did not directly aim for my life, so there was no reason for the knights to move.
‘In the first place, the knights are only getting bigger, right? It was enough just to keep it from falling over there.’
Now that the situation was over, I thought it was time for me to counterattack.
My confidence is not because of the knights that Lord Oddman assumed.
“What are you going to do? If the nobles don’t take care of it, hundreds of the people affected by the disaster will die every day. My nephew will leave the worst evaluation before he even starts politics.”
The bewildering pupils of Lord Oddman looked straight into my eyes.
“Before it gets worse, just say one word here.
It’s a pretty tempting allure.
“Hmm… Do you really have to do this?”
“Euhaha!! Of course I have to do this. If my nephew isn’t greedy, the rest of my life won’t be painful. I promise. “
Let’s stop listening to this useless talk.
“I’ll make one last suggestion to everyone here.”
“?”
“Stand by my side. Then you will continue to enjoy power as a nobleman as you did in the future. But! If you choose Prince Oddman, when I ascend the throne, I will not hesitate to retaliate politically for today.”
Malevolent malevolent-
It was an unexpected and confident declaration from the prince who thought he was standing on top of a thunderbolt.
Lord Oddman clicked his tongue at me who said something absurd.
“Nephew, no matter how embarrassed you are, it’s difficult to lose your mind. If your older brother finds out about this, how much will you resent this younger brother?”
It seems embarrassing to be sitting there threatening someone who is supposed to please him.
“I don’t know the details, but probably Prince Oddman promised to hand over a lot of rights to you. But… Can all of you really enjoy that power? In the end, isn’t that kind of power to be enjoyed only if you live with it?”
“?”
“Are you saying we’re going to die?”
“What kind of horrible sound…?”
One day, I return the words that Prince Oddman threatened me with to the nobles.
And I took out a cute little teddy bear from my pocket to let the nobles know that my words were a threat.
Even if you pretend not to hear, you will have heard.
Woong-huong-!
“!!!!”
“That… Can’t it?!”
“What is it that makes you so surprised?”
“Don’t you remember?! That thing, that thing!!”
“Yes? That’s it? Heck!! Could it be that doll..?!”
“There were more of them?!”
The nobles become contemplative while looking at the doll in my hand.
As mentioned many times, there is no way to invalidate a contract so far.
No, I thought it didn’t exist.
However, a prince who appeared out of nowhere brought a doll saying that he could invalidate the alchemist’s contract.
And that harmless-looking doll succeeded in making a real contract and shocked the nobles.
