Chapter 2 (2/2)
King Taejo had five sons, and the eldest son, Lee Fangshuo, had been e, were respectively Lee Fangguo, Lee Fangyi, Lee Fanggan, and Lee Fangyuan The Lee and Cao fareat friends, and the children of the two fa Lee Fangyuan was the youngest, and a childhood playmates with Lotus Their relationshi+p was even more different from the rest
(Author note: In order to add to the story, Lee Fangyuan’s age had to be treated with vagueness and lessened Dear readers, please avoid reading this as official history)
After a short while, Crown Prince Lee Fangshuo hurried into the hall with his four brothers The five princes were all tall and fit, handso and the royal consort, their sights turned to Madaue hints of what had happened upon seeing theaze full of syaze
King Taejo waited until his five sons had seated thenized Lotus asI will bePrincess Yi Ning as tribute to the ireet your royal sister”
The five princes were greatly shocked as they stared speechlessly at each other Lee Fangyuan surged to his feet and clenched both hands into fists, “Royal father, you can’t!” He’d already raced to to the front of the king as he was speaking and threw hi loudly, “Your child asks to be eneral and to be sent to the Cholla province to kill the japanese Pirates!”
“Your child is willing to go!”
“Your child is willing to go!”
“Your child is willing to go!”
“Your child is willing to go!”
Lee Fangshuo, Lee Fangguo, Lee Fangyi and Lee Fanggan all prostrated themselves and proclaimed loudly their desire to battle
King Taejo gazed down on the five sons in front of hied within his heart He spoke after a moment “Rise, all of you The japanese Pirates are sure to return next spring, and there will be plenty of chances for you to fight then” The princes all rose with the exception of Lee Fangyuan; he rele muscle
King Taejo ell aware of his son’s feelings and sighed, “Yuan’er, you have fought the japanese Pirates before, and you should know that the japanese pirates are cruel, and yearn for blood like the evil Asura God Korea boasts few soldiers, and is even enerals, particularly in the realm of our naval army If ish to exterminate the japanese pirates, we must seek the aid of the imperial court”
Lee Fangyuan didn’tpole An awful killing intent had formed behind his cold expression, as his frosty aura spread out threateningly
King Taejo and the royal consort exchanged glances The royal consort rose to coentle tone Lee Fangyuan still refused to move
Lotus stood up slowly and walked next to Lee Fangyuan, also kneeling on the floor She said softly, “Royal brother, this is Lotus’ own idea Lotus’s heart is resolute, and hopes that royal brother will give her your blessings”
Lee Fangyuan clenched his hands in tight fists and he stared intently at Lotus His face was ashen “How could you not know that with this departure, you will never return to Korea in this life, and will never be seen again? I, I…” He couldn’t continue after this point and his eyes seemed as if they were about to spit fire
Lotus hung her head and didn’t say anything,lowly after a while, “Lotus understands all of this…”
Lee Fangyuan stared intently at her froh his eyes Was it indignation? Sadness? Fury? Pity? Or resignation?
Lotus lifted her head, her two eyes full of tears, both, like the sparkling ripples of water fro waves of a vast ocean
Lee Fangyuan abruptly stood up and rushed out of the hall
The next day, the king drafted his petition “Here are the frank words from your subject in the country of of Korea: We are honored with the personal, divine and benevolent, bestowentle and steady, the country is prosperous, and the people are at peace Your subject’s daughter Yi Ning is of two eight years,She has looked up to the lands and waters of the inity of the son of heaven Your subject has nothing to offer in return for the divine favor of the superior nation, and is willing to offer your subject’s daughter to await upon the Emperor with cloth and brush, the duties of a wife, in order to express the ten thousandth bit of gratitude and indebtedness from your subject and the country’s citizens We hope that the Ee the sincerity of the people with the clarity of the sun and the ment to fulfill the people’s hopes Your subject is overwhelenuflect” He still sent e
The son of the royal consort, Lee Fangyuan threw a te and royal consort to withdraw his order The royal consort took pity on her young son, and helped hihtest, and harshly lectured Lee Fangyuan, including even the royal consort in the lecture Lee Fangyuan pleaded again and again, angering the king He happened to touch a brazier and threw it at his son Lee Fangyuan didn’t dodge in time, and his back was injured
Who knew if the rumors of the palace were true or not
Messenger Zhao Pang travelled on a fast horse, and made directly for the imperial capital
The bodies of the three Cao faenerals were transported back to the city, and the whole countrylead a hundred officials, and personally oversaw the funeral and ranted the titles of Duke of Loyalty, Count of Bravery, and Baron of Tranquility Master Zichao led all the high uk te the sins of the dead for a full 49 days
This year’s new year came to pass in the midst of such sadness
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