Chronicles of the Lazy Sovereign Novel - Chapter 339

## Chapter 339: The Loafer is Imprisoned (5)

Nokgi felt good.

He didn’t like the clear weather, but he could tolerate it. Today was the best day of his life.

“Eunuch, they have arrived!”

“Eunuch!”

The high-ranking officials, dressed in red robes, bowed deeply before him.

‘Idiot.’

Nokgi smiled bitterly.

Even those who had despised him as a eunuch were trying to please him. He couldn’t contain his laughter.

Few admired him sincerely. Others hated or despised him, but they couldn’t ignore him, as he had seized power in the imperial palace. To survive.

Nokgi ignored their greetings. But they all kept bowing their heads.

This is power.

Power is oppression.

No matter what they think or believe, you simply crush them. Nokgi was at the peak of power.

“Hmph.”

A sound escaped from his nose.

‘It took so long.’

Looking back, it was a long time.

While other high-ranking officials had received the protection of their families, studied, and risen through the ranks, Nokgi had reached the top from below.

Only with his own effort.

Of course, if it hadn’t been for ‘him,’ Nokgi wouldn’t have come this far. But, on the other hand, if it hadn’t been for Nokgi, they wouldn’t have been able to place their people there.

There was no denying that all of this was achieved by Nokgi’s hard work.

Nokgi walked slowly through the imperial palace.

People parted to make way for him. Among them were the followers of Yi Wangya.

“Hmph.”

There are many pleasures in the world.

The inferior are obsessed with physical pleasure, and those who are a little more advanced consider the pleasure of spending and accumulating money as the best. But all those pleasures are inferior.

Power.

Even those with wealth or violence, only power can kill with a gesture. It is the only force and the only pleasure in the world. Nokgi would do anything for power.

‘And now, the maximum power is in my hands.’

Yi Wangya had fallen from grace, and the emperor was dying. Soon, the crown prince, whom he blindly trusted, would become emperor. At that moment, he would obtain limitless power.

‘It took so long.’

Nokgi smiled softly.

How long it had taken to obtain this enormous imperial palace.

It was a difficult path, but thinking that it had finally been achieved, all the difficulty disappeared.

Today, the sentence of Yi Wangya and Wei Yanho would be decided. Nokgi only had to observe.

‘What expression will he have, Wangya?’

The twisted expression of Yi Wangya would complete Nokgi’s victory.

“Kukukuk.”

Nokgi walked slowly towards the throne hall.

The throne hall was filled with a strange atmosphere.

‘Hot.’

Cold and hot.

Nokgi had experienced this atmosphere many times. It was always like this when the world changed. The air cooled down with worry about the future and anxiety about the change in the current system.

And a subtle expectation of a new world overlapped with that. That created a tense and excited atmosphere.

And soon, there would be blood. Change meant purge.

‘The first blood will be that of Wei Yanho.’

The death of Wei Yanho meant the complete downfall of Yi Wangya.

But he wondered if Wei Yanho would accept death peacefully. It would be impossible for Wei Yanho to defeat all the imperial palace guards, but escaping wouldn’t be difficult. And he had no intention of stopping him.

In fact, it would be better if Wei Yanho escaped. Then, the imperial palace and the emperor would realize the danger of the warriors of the martial world, and they could suppress the martial world using the army.

“Hahahaha. Either one is fine.”

Nokgi straightened his back. He had been hunched over all his life, but he no longer needed to hunch over. That foolish emperor would soon realize his mistake.

He would think that he was using Nokgi, but he would soon realize who was being used.

‘Or perhaps he will never know.’

The dead cannot think.

If he could, it would be good to keep him alive for a few more years. It would be better for the current prince to become emperor, as he would be more useful in crushing those foolish Confucian scholars.

If the emperor had lived one more year, he wouldn’t have had to worry about that foolish prince.

Murmurs.

The throne hall, where the emperor had not yet arrived, was filled with whispers. But there were so many whispers that they sounded loud.

“Khum.”

When Nokgi coughed softly, the throne hall fell silent. Nokgi smiled softly in the silence.

“Kukukukukuk.”

Nokgi’s followers smiled with him.

Isn’t this the ultimate joy for the winners?

At that moment, he heard a noise. Nokgi frowned and looked outside, and smiled involuntarily.

“I said I would go myself!”

“Eh… believe it or not, I have nothing to do with him.”

“Where is my brother?!”

“Amida Buddha.”

The followers of Wei Yanho were brought in bound. The emperor would probably interrogate them personally.

‘It’s funny.’

Nokgi thought it was a comical scene.

Except for a few, everyone there could easily defeat the imperial guards. They could break the ropes and escape.

But no one dared to do it. They were simply led away like rabbits caught by a hunter.

How powerful is power.

How great it is.

Even those in his organization feared Wei Jeonghan and his followers. But they couldn’t beat Nokgi.

Nokgi trembled with joy as he obtained everything.

‘I must maintain my composure.’

Everyone was watching him. He couldn’t laugh or celebrate. Besides…

‘I must be courteous to him.’

Yi Wangya was being brought in. He was not tied up, but he was surrounded by imperial guards, clearly showing his situation.

Yi Wangya stopped in front of Nokgi.

“……”

Yi Wangya looked at Nokgi without saying anything, and Nokgi greeted him with a kind smile.

The imperial guards were surprised. Although he was a criminal, Yi Wangya had been one of the two leaders of the imperial palace, and he was still the emperor’s older brother.

They couldn’t rush him.

“You seem to have lost weight. Are you worried?”

“Worried?”

Nokgi smiled:

“Everything comes from the heart. We only live once, why obsess over such things? Let it go and enjoy the rest of your life. Enjoying poetry and painting is the pleasure of a scholar. I will visit you sometimes.”

“How can you visit a criminal when you are busy with matters of state?”

“Who would doubt your wisdom? If I ask you for advice, no one will object.”

Yi Wangya’s burning gaze stared at Nokgi with fury. If he could kill with a look, Nokgi would already be dead.

“Nothing lasts forever.”

“Yes. I am experiencing it now.”

“It’s okay, make fun of me. You have the right to make fun of me. Even if you spit in my face, I must accept it. But don’t relax. No one who tries to control the emperor lives long. Even if you live a long time, history will not forgive you.”

“Does that matter?”

“……What did you say?”

Nokgi raised the corner of his lips:

“Even if the world rejoices in my death, what does it matter? Are you afraid of future criticisms that I won’t hear? Wangya… people turn to dust after they die. I would rather enjoy power while I live.”

Nokgi smiled bitterly when Yi Wangya turned around and left:

‘The agony of a loser is ugly.’

But the fact that he could calm himself showed that he was Yi Wangya.

‘Wangya, your mistake was not not stopping me, but not becoming emperor. If you were the emperor, I wouldn’t have been able to do this. Your mistake was putting that weakling on the throne.’

And thanks to that mistake, Nokgi had won.

“His Majesty the Emperor has arrived!”

A smile appeared on the face of Nokgi, who bowed respectfully.

It is over.

Everything is over.

At that moment!

He heard a strange noise.

*Thud! Thud! Thud!*

‘Thud?’

Nokgi frowned.

Those were footsteps. Nothing else can make that sound. The sound of heavy feet stomping on the ground.

But they were not the emperor’s footsteps. The emperor did not have that weight. It was the sound of someone big.

‘Who is it?’

There is someone with the emperor.

Someone with the emperor’s trust.

Nokgi’s expression changed:

‘A variable? Or…’

He needed to verify.

Nokgi raised his head slightly. Immediately after, he opened his mouth:

“What… what is this?”

Nokgi’s scream echoed.