101 Black-Haired Boy Emperor
Heading back to the office with the chief chamberlain, the steps are heavy. The sunlight was bright, but it felt like there was darkness in the corridors of the imperial palace.
Rudy sighed.
“Chief Chamberlain, while I’m gone, let the empress go back to the concubine’s mansion at night. Let her come to the villa only when she lives and studies in the mansion.”
“your majesty!”
The chamberlain, who had been walking slightly behind, approached as if he was embarrassed.
“It’s rare to have the empress stay in a concubine’s mansion.”
“But it would be very lonely for Lilitha to live alone in the villa.”
“but.”
“Chief Chamberlain, I will not raise Lilitha like other empresses or concubines.”
Rudy looked at the chamberlain.
I was very surprised when the chief of staff first drew up a study schedule for Lirisha and brought it to me asking for permission.
The day was tightly packed with lectures on various foreign languages and dance, as well as education on manners during meals, conversations, and etiquette in important trading countries.
Now, I don’t know what I’m trying to do by filling my 9-year-old with such studies from dawn to night.
Rudy emptied all the schedules drawn up by the chief chamberlain, and only taught what was most necessary in the morning and afternoon.
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“Chief Chamberlain, the empress is only 9 years old now. Are you not viewing the empress based on me?”
“…”
“It’s funny to say these things with my own mouth, but I’m not like an ordinary child. But the empress is an ordinary 9-year-old girl. Don’t be too hasty.”
I know how ordinary nobles, royalty, and imperial children grow up in this world.
Instead of breastfeeding from their own mother, they suckle from their nanny and study according to the schedule their butler puts together.
It is difficult to see the faces of real parents once a day, and there are children who see them once a month or once or twice a year.
Of course, there were no children running outside.
Because nobles are nobles, and commoners are commoners, so they are busy working and eating.
Lilitha is not raised like that. You will grow up active, happy, and like a normal child.
Rudy shrugged and smiled at the chamberlain. Tae Hwang Je’s advice not to fight seems to apply in this situation as well.
“I’ll raise the empress according to my taste, so don’t talk about it.”
The chief of staff looked at Rudi as if slightly surprised and lowered his head.
“Yes, according to Your Majesty’s will.”
The atmosphere of the head chamberlain, which had been embarrassing a moment ago, softened.
Maybe lying is the best way to survive in this world.
*
A few days later, a subjugation party was organized and departed from the imperial palace at the fastest speed in the history of the empire.
Every time a thousand cavalrymen, a young emperor, and two shining birds passed the ecliptic road, all the residents of the city came out, waved their hands and shouted cheers.
It was one day towards the end of April.
***
I was deceived.
Goruka knew he had done something stupid.
The official of the empire who was dealing with Goruka was very happy to receive the information.
I received the promised price right away, but I said that I would give additional compensation, saying that it was much better information than other times. So I asked him to wait in the city for a while.
The official always kept his promises. I thought I could believe it.
So, although it was a little long, I was staying in the border city, replenishing things, and preparing for the next departure.
It wasn’t until several days later that the city started to stir. Word was heard that the emperor of the empire was coming.
A conflicting atmosphere began to flow in the border town.
On the one hand, they roared with joy, saying that they would annihilate all the looters.
On the other hand, they worried that the soldiers of the empire would fail and go back this time, and that the only way to eat during the war was blocked.
The slave traders in the border town were excited. The long-awaited boom is coming.
As the whole city stirred up in that atmosphere, Goruka was about to leave. If you make a mistake, even yourself, a grassland tribe, will be struck by lightning. The reward was precious, but I couldn’t wait.
But when he went to the gate to leave the city, the soldiers seized him and brought him to this little room.
cunning bastards. Totally fooled.
Goruka repeated what he had said over and over again.
“Once I betray the plain, I can’t go back there. My livelihood is in trouble. I can’t guide you.”
Goruka’s promise to the Empire is to inform the place where information about plundering in the grasslands is obtained. It was not included in the contract to serve as a guide.
However, the management of the border city in front of them was reckless.
“You dare to refuse our offer, as a lowly savage?”
The official rolled his eyes and screamed.
Goruka said calmly without being discouraged.
“Where’s the official I used to do business with? I’ll talk only to him.”
I was fooled by the official who always talked to Goruka, but I think it’s better than this official. The high official was speechless. They were just threatening and harassing.
But what you can’t do, you can’t do.
Giving loot information to the Empire and guiding their soldiers were two entirely different matters.
Even the tribes of the steppe secretly knew that some of the merchants were giving information to the empire. I just don’t say it out loud.
Even in the case of Goruka, many tribes know that they sometimes hand over information to the Empire.
But that was somewhat acceptable.
The tribes of the steppe know that the information given to the empire by merchants with deep exchanges with the Gorukana tribes is not life-threatening.
Gorukawa and some merchants bought goods cheaply by handing over information known to everyone in the plains to the empire, or acquired goods that were not sold to the plains tribes.
It is usually a weapon such as a spear.
In return for selling the information to the Gorucado Empire, he bought a few such weapons and sold them back to the tribes in the steppe.
Knowing such a situation, most grassland tribes turned a blind eye to the sale of information.
However, if you guide the imperial soldiers to trample the grasslands, they will completely turn into enemies. If Goruka goes back to the plains, he will surely die.
The official must have been upset when Goruka didn’t budge.
“What a nasty man! How dare a savage barbarian. Let’s see how far he can hold out. If he’s tortured until he begs to be killed immediately, he’ll change his mind.”
“…”
If you are dragged away and tortured like this, it will be over.
Goruka jumped up from his seat and pulled out the small knife he had hidden inside his shoe.
Filling the streets in an instant, he thrust a knife into the official’s throat.
This is the third floor. Jumping out a window might hurt you a little, but you might get a chance to escape anyway. But if you are dragged into a torture chamber, you will never have another chance.
‘Damn you bastard. You go kill.’
It was wrong to work with the empire anyway. Then it wouldn’t matter if I killed this guy.
As soon as he stabbed the official in the neck, the soldier standing in the corner shouted loudly. Almost at the same time, the door opened and soldiers entered.
The official spurted blood and fell backwards, and panicked soldiers ran to the official.
Goruka took advantage of the gap and threw herself through the window.
Belatedly, several soldiers shouted. The soldiers tried to capture Goruka, but they were out of reach.
The floor under the window was bare. I sprained my ankle slightly when I landed. Goruka began to run, enduring the pain.
There were a few soldiers, but they are far from it. When the soldiers shouted from the third-floor window, several soldiers saw this and ran.
‘sh*t!’
Goruka ran like crazy.
Fortunately, this was on the outskirts of Yeongjugwan.
It seems that they didn’t want to put Goruka, whom they call a dirty savage, inside the lord’s house.
If you go forward a little bit, you can escape from Yeongjugwan. You can hide in the streets.
At that moment, a faint neighing sound was heard from somewhere.
It seems that there is a stable nearby.
‘thank god.’
Unlike the empire, the peoples of the steppe ride a horse even if they are just toddling. It was the same with Goruka. You can get away with just one horse.
Goruka hid herself and ran in the direction of the horse’s neighing.
A tall building was visible in the distance. Masada who collects horses.
There were some people around, but once you got your hands on a horse, it was easy to get rid of them. The chances of success were much better than running with a sprained leg.
Goruka aimed at the outermost horse and quietly approached as far as it could hide.
When I reached the open space, I took a deep breath.
A very small difference, just one step, you need to reach the horse before they do.
‘are you okay. you can do it.’
After catching his breath for a moment, Goruka lowered his body and started running.
A soldier in the distance spotted him and shouted something. The man who was a little closer turns around. He seemed surprised to see Goruka, but soon ran.
The number of people running toward Goruka gradually increased.
‘little bit more.’
Goruka gathered even the strength she had been sucking on.
When they arrived at the stable, several soldiers came close enough to catch Goruka right away.
But it’s his victory.
Goruka opened the door as if tearing it open and flung herself onto the horse.
There is no saddle, but no problem.
The tribes of the grassland often catch and tame wild horses for use. Even without a rein or saddle, I could handle it like my own body.
Goruka fell flat on the horse’s back. The horse started to run over people’s heads with him on board. In an instant, the figures of the people became distant and they left the Yeongju-gwan.
You just have to get off the horse in the right place.
The moment I thought so, something flew and wrapped around Goruka’s neck.
Wow!
My body flew through the air before I realized what had happened.
Goruka fell off his horse and rolled unsightly on the ground.
Cheak, a loud banging sound was heard right next to it, and dust flew up.
I knew then that it was a long whip that had snatched me.
He coughed and raised his head to see a black-haired boy sitting on a huge black horse looking down at him.
There were several soldiers on horseback around, but Goruka only saw the boy.
black hair and black eyes
The grassland tribes are also referred to as dark-haired, dark-eyed people. But not the same color as this boy.
This boy had unusually fair skin and dark black.
Unlike the plains tribe, whose eyes were brown and black, the boy’s eyes appeared to be all black.
I have never seen a person like this in the grasslands or border cities.
Besides, it was beautiful.
is it really a man Could it be that the woman is wearing men’s clothes?
‘No, that’s probably not the case.’
At first glance, it looked slim, but it was the body of a trained person.
The atmosphere is different.
Although her face was beautiful, it did not look so thin or weak that it could be mistaken for a woman.
Rather, the boy had an inexplicable sense of intimidation. I felt like I would fall to my knees without even realizing it if I was careless.
‘Is it the nobles of the empire?’
Judging by the atmosphere, he seems to be of high status, but his clothes are covered in dust. It was to the point where the colored clothes looked white.
High-ranking people in the empire don’t wear dusty clothes like that. As a result of Goruka’s experience, shining was a characteristic of imperial nobles.
As I was staring blankly at it, a soldier who had belatedly chased after me from the lord’s house shouted and jumped off the horse.
“You savage!”
The blind-eyed soldier shouted and tried to kick Goruka, but the men around the boy rode their horses closer and shouted.
“How arrogant! How dare you make a loud noise in front of the emperor! Can’t you just bow your head right now!”
The soldier’s face changed color at once and he fell to the floor. The faces of the people who had gathered around them all turned white.
While everyone was on their stomachs, only Goruka was staring blankly with his buttocks on the ground.
The boy emperor grinned and said.
“That look, maybe you’re Goruka? But it seems there was a mistake. The report that came up to me said that Goruka was to stay at the lord’s house as my guest, but isn’t that like being treated like a criminal?”
Suddenly, the emperor, a boy much smaller than a horse, came closer and jumped down.
He reached out and grabbed Goruka’s arm and raised him up.
“Sorry for the whipping. Your horse jumped out in front of me and my subordinate dropped it instantly.”
Isn’t the emperor a very high-ranking person in the empire? Would it be okay for such a person to touch himself, whom he dismissed as a savage?
But none of the soldiers who came with the boy emperor stopped him from doing so.
High-ranking people in the border cities frowned and covered their noses even if they were in the same room, but it seemed that it was okay to touch this boy emperor.
‘It’s interesting.’
My ankles were sore, but I laughed for some reason.
The boy emperor raised his hand and called the man who whipped Goruka.
“Boris, this guy, I think he’s sprained his ankle. Look after him.”
A person named Boris is probably also a high-ranking person. His actions were so classy that he couldn’t even compare to the nobility here.
However, Boris also did not hesitate to touch Goruka. I touched his leg and smiled.
“At this level, it’s better to leave it alone. His Majesty’s time was much worse.”
“I’m a growing boy, so I heal quickly, but isn’t that person an adult who’s already grown up? Besides, he’s our precious guide. Without him, you won’t be able to tell who’s who and he’ll die in the meadow. Look at me.”
It’s getting fun.
This boy emperor seems to know more about the meadow than the high-ranking people who live here.
If it were this boy, would he annihilate the black rock until it left no seeds?
‘if so….’
Goruka stood tall and looked at the boy emperor.
If I can resolve my old grudge, I will sell my soul not to the empire but to the devil. Even if I never get to go back to the meadow again.
＜ The Black Haired Boy Emperor ＞
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