Chronicles of the Lazy Sovereign Novel - Chapter 353

## Chapter 353: The Loafer Gets a Position (3)

“Do I look like a coward?”

“No. But something is still missing.”

Wei Yanho looked at the emperor and said,

“It’s a good method. It’s a good way to protect the line of succession. But what about the civilians?”

“…….”

Wei Yanho’s expression was different.

His usually dazed but warm expression now had a layer of coldness, making him look like a different person.

‘Can that child have that expression?’

Yi Wangya was so surprised by Wei Yanho’s change that he forgot to reprimand his lack of respect.

“Doesn’t a king’s duty come from the people? How can a king who has lost the people be a king?”

“Sometimes…”

Wei Yanho ignored the emperor:

“If His Majesty acts actively, he could reduce the victims. But will you only watch because of the line of succession?”

The emperor did not answer.

He had no answer, and he didn’t believe Wei Yanho would understand either.

“If that is your choice, that’s fine.”

Wei Yanho smiled. But his eyes weren’t smiling.

“I will use the power you have given me well. But I will never get in your way again, Your Majesty. May you have eternal peace.”

Wei Yanho bowed deeply and stood up. Then he left without a word.

“Brat!”

“Leave him.”

“But Your Majesty.”

“It’s okay.”

The emperor shook his head:

“What he said is not wrong.”

“How can he understand His Majesty’s feelings for the country and the line of succession? He doesn’t know the difference between maintaining the country’s name and changing it, and how many people will die.”

“He’s just afraid.”

“Your Majesty!”

“I don’t know. Whether he really thinks that way, or if he’s afraid. It’s strange, brother. If it were me before, I wouldn’t have hesitated. I would have only thought about teaching a lesson to those who challenged imperial authority. But now that I’m healthy… I’m afraid.”

“Your Majesty.”

Yi Wangya swallowed hard.

Those who have not experienced the invasion of the Demon Cult do not know.

That fear.

That terror.

How could they know the terror of seeing this vast continent destroyed in an instant?

“He will understand. Why His Majesty had to make that decision.”

“…No. He must not understand it.”

“Huh?”

The emperor said bitterly:

“If he understands, it means he also knows the fear of the Demon Cult. He must not know it. And he must mock me until the end.”

“Your Majesty…”

“He will do well. He is different from me.”

Yi Wangya looked at the door where Wei Yanho had left with trembling eyes:

‘What is his true nature?’

The difference between the normal Wei Yanho and the Wei Yanho he had just seen was too great. It seemed like two people lived in one body.

‘No.’

That wouldn’t happen.

That wouldn’t.

***

“Damn it! Ptoo!”

Wei Yanho spat on the ground:

“How disgusting!”

He should have listened to his master about how dirty the imperial palace was.

“They say that if you listen to your master, you’ll have good luck.”

He should have listened and done what he was told, why did he act proudly and end up like this?

Wei Yanho sighed and looked back:

“Tsk.”

But the more he saw it, the angrier he felt.

This was not his place.

The imperial palace, where everyone cared about their own safety, was not a place for him. Just seeing it bothered him, and being there made him feel bad.

“I must go home.”

Everything was already over.

“If I come back here, I’m not human!”

Wei Yanho was expressing his anger and disgust for the imperial palace, but no one dared to blame him. Who would dare to blame the Right Censor of the second rank?

But someone spoke to him:

“Why are you so angry?”

“Huh?”

Wei Yanho looked back.

Moon Yuhwan was smiling.

“So that’s what happened.”

Moon Yuhwan nodded as if he understood.

“Yes.”

Wei Yanho, who was sitting on the eaves to avoid people, finished explaining to Moon Yuhwan and tilted his head:

“Can I say this?”

“Haven’t you already said it?”

“True. Then, there’s no other choice.”

Wei Yanho gave up quickly.

Moon Yuhwan laughed bitterly at the sight of Wei Yanho:

“Yes, it’s already happened. But why are you so angry?”

“It’s the emperor. The emperor is like everyone’s father, what kind of father ignores his injured child to save himself?”

“Yes, there are no such parents.”

“But the emperor did.”

“No. It’s different.”

“Huh?”

Moon Yuhwan shrugged and replied:

“Why is the emperor everyone’s father? He didn’t beget them.”

“Wow?”

Wei Yanho opened his mouth:

“The Confucians say that the king, the master, and the father are one.”

“That only means you must be loyal.”

Wei Yanho’s eyes trembled:

Who is this guy? Is he a fake Confucian?

He shouldn’t be, since he is called one of the three great scholars…

“Can a Confucian say that?”

“Confucianism is a doctrine. Doctrines always change, and different opinions appear. Do you know the weakness of the doctrine that seeks the truth?”

“…If I knew, I wouldn’t be here.”

“The truth always changes.”

“Wow…”

Wei Yanho looked at Moon Yuhwan in disbelief:

“What do you mean?”

“Literally. The truth always changes, but we must seek it. That means we must follow the change. That means it’s impossible to find the end of the doctrine. When you think you have understood a phenomenon, it changes. It never ends.”

“Ah!”

“Confucianism is also like that. Since Confucius established Confucianism. But did it stop there? The original Confucianism was based on the ideas of Zhougong. Zhougong also created his doctrine based on previous ideas. Everything changes.”

Wei Yanho nodded as if he understood:

“What does that have to do with this?”

“The relationship between the king and the subject is also like that. What the king must do and what the subject must do are just the rules of the past. If the truth changes, don’t the rules change?”

“…Yes.”

“People can only act for their own safety. Everyone seeks their own benefit. The subjects and the king. The king is also human. How can he live only with ideals? What Young Master Wei is saying is the ideal of a king. People cannot be ideals.”

Wei Yanho frowned, not understanding:

“Should we understand that even if they don’t do what they should do because things change? That also means we should understand that good and evil only apply to this era, right?”

“Perhaps.”

“Huh?”

“But it’s not possible.”

“Why?”

“Because your heart doesn’t allow it.”

“…”

Moon Yuhwan smiled:

“The world changes. And doctrines change. Your situation will also change. If you are in a different place, you will see different things, and if you see different things, you will think differently.”

“But there are things that should not change.”

“What?”

Wei Yanho hesitated for a moment and said:

“Good and evil. Even if time and situation change, they must not change.”

“Yes. The doctrine is to find that. The absolute truth that does not change even if the world changes. Just by having that mentality, Young Master Wei is a great scholar.”

“I am not a scholar.”

“Hehe, what is a scholar? If you study, you are a scholar. What is studying? Seeking truth and justice is studying.”

“…”

Wei Yanho covered his head as if he were dizzy:

“I don’t know. It’s difficult.”

“It’s not difficult. The answer is already there, what is difficult?”

“Huh?”

Moon Yuhwan smiled:

“You said that there are things that should not change even if the world and the situation change. What the king does is just a change of situation. Then, you should only think about what you must do.”

“…Why is it like this?”

Moon Yuhwan said seriously:

“Young Master Wei.”

“Yes.”

“Do not lose your righteous heart.”

Wei Yanho was overwhelmed by Moon Yuhwan’s spirit. Moon Yuhwan was neither a scholar nor an official.

He was a senior who shared his experience, and a master who gave teachings.

“The world will change. And it will falter. That is the turbulent era. What one believes to be right becomes wrong, and what one believes to be wrong becomes right. In that world, what does it matter that the emperor protects himself? The important thing is that Young Master Wei protects his own path.”

“…….”

“Will the emperor be a tyrant and not do what he should do? If the emperor is a good king, will he do more than he should do? No, no. The important thing is to protect your own path.”

“…You are a great scholar.”

“Why?”

“If not, you would be a great swindler. I don’t understand anything, but I want to buy whatever you’re selling.”

“Hahaha, then I must find something to sell.”

Wei Yanho stood up abruptly:

“I understand, but… I don’t know what I should do. Everyone says that the world won’t leave me alone, but I don’t understand. I just want to go home and be lazy.”

“Then do it.”

“Huh?”

“Don’t forget it. The desire to be lazy. Perhaps that is your righteous heart.”

“Huh?”

“Even if the world falters, if you can maintain that righteous heart, you will see your path. Don’t forget that you are a loafer.”

“…”

Moon Yuhwan smiled and turned around.

Wei Yanho shouted to Moon Yuhwan, who was descending from the eaves:

“But I have a higher rank.”

“Haha, yes? Then I will treat you as my superior next time. Be careful, Right Censor.”

Wei Yanho looked at Moon Yuhwan, who was walking away, with a strange expression:

‘It seems like I learned something…’

Although he didn’t know what he had learned.