Chapter 39

Chapter 39

Return of the Swindler (2)

“Khahahaha!!”

I reflect.

I knew 19th century people too lightly.

Especially knew hyung lightly. Well isn’t my mental age much higher.

Park In-ho who devoted his whole body for free trade and mutual development while flashing east and west across all East Asia, and Daniel Lee who just graduated school and went straight to the army the gap in social experience is too clear, right. Daniel and my ability are in a superior-subordinate relationship.

“Ah, I am precisely <​Conqueror of the Far East> Daniel...”

“Stop a bit. It’s ugly.”

“Ugly! Why me?”

Daniel who was lying sprawled on the hotel bed only raised his head a bit and looked at me.

“Fought bravely? Fact. Joseon people admired? Fact. Asked to stay and nurture the Joseon army? Fact. All only facts, right?”

“Let’s not talk.”

But this human Daniel’s will toward success and life reversal was truly terrifying.

I don’t know when and where he did it, but he got along with reporter scraps and spread strange spiteful propaganda.

Of course it is not that crazy sounds like Daniel suddenly used flying sword technique and single-handedly annihilated a million great army of Joseon were articleized. That kind of thing doesn’t work even in 19th century London.

But <​the tremendous adventure and success story of young brothers who have only talent and ambition experienced in the mysterious country Far East> was eaten in London.

Daniel who I thought only knew beating the younger brother, greedily sucking tasteless seniority, teasing Indians had one hidden talent that even a grub has the talent of rolling.

That is precisely... the talent of writing.

[The great army summoned by the King of Joseon Kinchua-kun gathered from various places to trample the British Empire army. But the great force of the pagans became intimidated as soon as they saw the strong appearance of the Redcoats fighting for faith and freedom, justice-]

“Who is Kinchua-kun again?”

“The King of Joseon, right. What sound?”

What dog grass eating sound is he saying. Where did Heonjong go.

Perhaps feeling my absurd gaze, Daniel who was rolling the blanket like a bagworm eventually straightened his waist.

“Still since the younger brother is a Far East expert and snorts a bit I also studied a bit about the Far East? In my own way I am also knowledgeable.”

“Yes. I see.”

“In that neighborhood the actually existing king is decoration and the tycoon (great prince) is the king, right.”

“What?”

“So I also looked at the dictionary you made. The character kun also has the meaning of ‘king’, and in actual usage it is prince (prince or duke). So actually we confronted Prince Kinchua who was ruling Joseon and returned power to that puppet king again.”

Just in case to add tycoon is not a person who makes roller coasters but a word referring to the Japanese shogun. No relation to Joseon. That guy is an idiot who can’t even distinguish Japan and Joseon.

Kim Jwageun became Kinchuakun, and this kun seems like a title name like ‘lord’ or ‘duke’ so Prince Kinchua?

What? Why is it dog sound but not completely wrong sound again? Heonjong being locked in the back room is also correct and Kim Jwageun level is practically the same as king-

“Kim Jwageun’s geun is not that geun!”

“Isn’t Heungseon-kun a prince?”

“So from the beginning not kun but geun... ah, don’t know. Fuck. Just know as you please.”

“Hey!”

Explaining now that Kim Jwageun is a name and Heungseon-gun is different is tiring. Suddenly everything became annoying. Come to think of it the dead Kim Jwageun won’t particularly protest either. Jwageun-ah have a drink. You were posthumously honored as king?

Anyway Daniel’s story that I saw as pure bluff and lies and fabrication was published in the newspaper regularly.

It gathered sensational popularity.

“The end of the world has come.”

“That’s why I wrote you nicely too. Why so many complaints about everything? A person must live a bit roundly to last long. One must not become such a sharp adult.”

People of the nation please look at that bastard a bit. He is shamelessly chattering after pushing all another country’s history and truth into the trash can!

[As the British Arthur Lee was pushed to the Joseon Kingdom Joseon people who came to know the wide world come to know Britain’s Christian spirit and freedom and want to advance to the world.

But the youngest of the Kin family that was the shogun family of Joseon Kinchua.

This evil man could never tolerate Joseon people becoming free, and when his older brother Kinyuu decided to convert by Arthur’s persuasion he poisoned the older brother and usurped the shogun position!

Kinchua who became shogun imprisoned the boy king and monopolized all power, and the boy king secretly issued a secret edict hidden in the belt to Arthur requesting to rescue him.

Meanwhile Kinchua begins to nurture a great army to conquer China and Japan and further eternally destroy the Christian world, and the young youth Daniel Lee throws himself into the military to confront this huge evil...]

Fucked.

The part that is fucked is, it was written so fucked that even I keep seeing the next episode so extremely fucked.

Can’t understand.

Can’t understand.

In the writing Daniel wrote all sorts of women appear and admire him, justice soldier Daniel solves the problem and disappears like the wind again, and in the meantime 19+ scenes are slightly inserted at a level that does not become obscene, and if bored fighting or shooting or violence runs rampant. Fights even in bars, fights with crazy Indians trying to burn women alive, fights with pirates and later war scenes also come out.

This kind of peripheral instant letter lump!

Why! Why is it this popular!

“That... wasn’t there something uneasy while gold-plating one’s own face?”

“Not a bit of shame!”

“Wow.”

“Isn’t this all a tearful struggle to somehow live?”

Daniel was truly solemn.

“Although I will seduce a rich widow and enjoy a wealthy and pleasant life without children and grow old and die lonely, you must find a proper bride candidate and continue our family! Understand!”

“Now the true intention seems to be popping out little by little.”

“No way! It’s all my holy spirit of sacrifice! Even Christ seeing me would redden the eyes and say ‘You truly lived a pious and sacrificing life. Let’s go to heaven.’ and guide me?”

This bastard is just hopeless. Insulting faith as if breathing.

But as expected of the crazy world 19th century, Daniel instead of dying hit by heaven’s punishment fan letters were endlessly pouring into our hotel room how one knew.

“Yours also came this much. Look a bit.”

“Isn’t it sent to Arthur Lee the character in the novel not to me?”

“Not novel but essay.”

“Nonsense.”

Daniel began organizing fan letters at the speed of light. Ones from women to one side, ones from people who look like they have some money to the other side, the rest... how can a human be so consistent?

I took my gaze off the crazy guy happily tearing fan letters from women.

The parliament of the British Empire wouldn’t be enchanted by such crazy stories.

***

“The hero of the Far East has come!”

“Guardian of freedom Arthur Lee has come!!”

“How about my niece? I can willingly send to a great hero like you!”

Fuck you guys.

Why are you hooked on such fire starter.

Member Gladstone! Quickly shine your conscience and light on these idiots!

Gladstone met after a long time felt like a person with energy charged perhaps because he rested from politics for a while.

“That contribution your older brother wrote this time.”

“Did the member also read that?”

“Of course. It was a very beautifully well-written writing. Although there were somewhat pleasure-oriented and stimulating stories a lot, the public likes such writings.”

“Well-written writing... you say.”

“It’s a bit awkward to say with my mouth, <​Arthur’s Drift Record> has excellent material and very instructive content a lot, but because of that sufficient culture and learning are needed to know its true value. But your older brother’s writing has the power to grab the reader’s gaze tightly. Especially commoners like it.”

<​Arthur’s Drift Record> is material only one tool!

The fun is that terrible guy’s thing better!

As expected that. The <​Arthur’s Drift Record> I wrote with sincerity was written as neutrally and dryly, objectively as possible to enlighten the ignorant public who only know Western culture and cultivate correct knowledge and common sense, but these primitive pirate bastards just the low level and low peripheral thing fit the level.

Dog pigs.

Dog pigs who really don’t know literature! What is good about such fire starter that they giggle!!

“The Whig Party’s support rate rose quite meaningfully. It seems voters were greatly encouraged that this regime’s expansionist policy is not simply a thing to earn money but showing the dignity and justice of the British Empire.”

“...Is that so?”

“How much did the king and nobles of Joseon want to imitate and learn from us that they sent all the royalty? Even the first thing they do as soon as concluding the trade treaty is that, everyone is admiring.”

Hmm.

Hmm.

As expected Daniel. Perhaps because a guy sharing genes with me has very excellent talent as a great writer. Definitely a talent who will receive the Nobel Prize in Literature.

Where else is there an ally as trustworthy as blood relatives. As a younger brother not sparing support so hyung stands tall as a master of English literature is a natural thing whether looking at Neo-Confucianism learned in Joseon or Christian ethics, right?

“Is there no matter I can separately help the member?”

“Your actions are already helping me. Not an ugly war to sell opium, but truly helping weak countries and other peoples and bestowing morality and justice on them.”

Right.

The conscience of the British Empire stamped the certification mark how moral and conscientious a person I am. As expected healing.

Next discussed the Eton admission problem of the Ganghwa brothers, Lee Uk and Lee Wonbeom.

Natural words but these two brothers are similar in age to me. The age to enter Eton has already passed far.

But where in the world is there something that doesn’t work.

“Currently the Joseon royal family has precious hands. The currently reigning king has only one boy, and if the king and this boy die the most likely next succession candidate is this person Lee Wonbeom.”

“Sent succession ranks 2, 3 to Britain? Are they that sincere about opening to that extent?”

I did not say the sound that I semi-forcibly brought them for their future. If saying they came voluntarily the Ganghwa brothers’ will would stand out more, right.

“Yes. From what I see, sending them to university recklessly is not a very good thing. If breathing together with youths who will step forward as talents of the British Empire for several years and solidifying relations wouldn’t it be very good diplomatically too?”

“But... don’t know.”

“Just teaching about English or Latin for about 6 months to 1 year through a private tutor, and after learning a few years at Eton helping university advancement seems the most fitting.”

“I will try talking once but there is no guarantee it will definitely work. Public schools are still independent places.”

After that proceeded with reporting various profit activities of Lee & Gladstone Company to the investor. This much the first goal is all finished.

The problem is having to report to the Foreign Office.

Palmerston disappeared.

“Lord Palmerston stepped down from the position.”

This human. Got cut from the minister position.

Not long ago, right before I arrived in London Napoleon III who was the president of France caused a coup, and related to that Palmerston ignored the prime minister and the queen and ran no-back and a big fight seemed to have broken out.

Nice words resignation practically expelled Palmerston was openly preparing to shoot the prime minister of the same party saying he will overturn this cabinet... I and Palmerston have no particular matter to get entangled so don’t want to know. As expected that person is definitely a walking disaster.

Instead heard from Gladstone what kind of person the new Foreign Minister Lord Granville (Granville George Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville) is, and unlike predecessor Palmerston he dislikes ‘meddling’ and has a peaceful tendency so fortunately seemed quite communicable.

Roughly all done.

I who returned to the hotel drinking only a little alcohol for the report to the minister the next day to Daniel-

- It’s empty?

Why is no one there.

I immediately went down to the lobby.

“Perhaps did Daniel Lee leave a message?”

“Yes, that’s right. He left a memo here and went.”

[To my beloved younger brother.

A certain lady who is a avid reader of my writing said she admires me very much. I will go to Liverpool so wait just a bit.

While coming convey regards to Violet a bit.

The older brother who strives for the family day and night.]

Crazy bastard...

Bastard crazy for women... Bastard running from London to Liverpool to meet a woman...

I decided to pray that the day Daniel gets syphilis and eats mercury does not come. Great writer or whatever if one dies smearing shit on the wall what kind of dog disgrace is this.

I put the long pipe gifted by Heonjong in my mouth.

Just once. Not using a gift is also not etiquette so just this once try smoking.

Really.

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