Chapter 522

Episode 522 Rolling, rolling.... (3)

Through that process, Brother Wan Du-seul received higher education at a military academy.

It was quite different from the experience of receiving higher education through Sejasi Gangwon.

* * *

According to the system established by Jeong Do-jeon in the early days of the Joseon Dynasty, officials belonging to the Crown Prince’s Gangwon Province were in full charge of the Crown Prince’s education.

The goal was to ensure that the next successor to the throne, through strict education, would have above-average ruling ability even if he or she lacked the qualifications.

If this was done properly, it would be possible to prevent the appearance of a dark king, which had been the beginning of the downfall of a nation since ancient times.

-Even if the qualifications are low, the monarch with at least average ability is small, but a system is established in which the cooperation of subjects thoroughly armed with Neo-Confucianism is achieved.

This was the ideal system dreamed of by the politicians who founded Joseon.

But ideals were ideals and reality was reality. Although he dreamed of harmony between royal power and divine power, the reality was that there were numerous fights between the king and his subjects over leadership in national affairs. And starting with Jeong Do-jeon, many people had to lose their lives.

* * *

However, King Sejong and Hyang secretly changed this system.

When the king’s children reached the age of learning to read, they were raised in the East Palace instead of the existing practice of entrusting them to the families of retainers.

In addition, the academic qualifications at the level of social democratic school and middle school were secured through an educational institution exclusively for the royal family called Kanghakgwan.

Afterwards, higher education was provided to military academies, external educational institutions.

Of course, during this process, the ministers could have found fault as many times as they wanted, but they did not do so.

The first reason was the active support of King Sejong, who had secured absolute power, and the second reason was excessive workload.

“I’m so busy right now, so why should I have a side job? it’s crazy?”

But the third reason, which was never revealed publicly, was the most powerful.

“There are many times when we become strict while providing education. “If you think about it later, it could be a problem.”

This was because if you strictly educate the next person in power, you might face some kind of retaliation later.

In fact, their concerns were justified, as those who were in charge of Yeonsangun’s education in history before Hyang intervened were later subject to retaliation from Yeonsangun.

However, such concerns could be alleviated if I received education at an external higher education institution. Additionally, I thought that by competing with others, my competitive spirit and desire to improve could also be strengthened.

“The royal road and virtue are important, but in order to properly see the changing world, your perspective must be broadened.”

* * *

After completing four years of classes at the military academy, Wan returned to Gyeongbokgung Palace.

-Wan is the third son, so now he needs to get practical experience.

This was Wan’s return to Gyeongbokgung Palace. His half-brothers, Du and Seul, still wanted to stay at the military academy and complete advanced courses, so they stayed at the military academy.

“But it’s really uncomfortable.”

Wan, who returned to his room in the East Palace, looked unimpressed as he recalled the incident.

This was because Grand Prince Pyeongwon came to congratulate him a few days before he returned to the East Palace.

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“So you decided to stay at the military academy? “Are you going to continue to stay at the military gate?”

Du and Seul nodded in response to Prince Pyeongwon’s question.

“Yes, Uncle Pyeongwon. “I want to join the navy and divide the vast sea.”

“I want to learn artillery techniques that can destroy enemies with one shot and create the best artillery.”

Grand Prince Pyeongwon nodded to Du and Seul’s answer.

“okay. What a big dream. “Do your best.”

The face of Prince Pyeongwon, who was saying that Du and Seul’s decision was good, was full of confusion for some reason.

* * *

Wan, who was thinking about his meeting with Prince Pyeongwon, muttered with a face full of regret.

“Even though school was hard, it was a fun time...”

Among the classmates at the military academy, Brother Wan Du-seul was the youngest. The ages of the other classmates ranged from 15-year-old boys who had just completed their coming-of-age ceremony to young men in their mid-to-late 20s.

On the first day of hospitalization, the hospital directors gave the following advice to the cadets:

“Since you entered the military academy, you are classmates! We must learn, eat, sleep and live together! The moment you leave military academy, there is only one thing to decide: where to start! “It’s just how hard you worked at the military academy!”

The director’s declaration was not just words. There was no discrimination between the Wanduseul brothers and other classmates. Therefore, the Wanduseul brothers and their classmates had to compete fiercely.

However, there was not only fierce competition among military academy cadets. During the time given once every ten days to go out, Brother Wan Du-seul followed his classmates and enjoyed sights and entertainment that could not be seen in the palace.

“Siya...”

Wan, who forcibly prevented the profanity he had learned during military academy from coming out, pleaded once again.

“I will do my best, but it is impossible. “If it’s not a month, please give me twenty days!”

After a long tug-of-war, Wan was able to obtain 15 days of time.

* * *

“It already happened. There’s nothing we can do...”

After accepting the reality, Wan immediately sat down and started looking at the documents.

Wan, who had been reading the documents forgetfully for several days, soon shook his head with a face full of disbelief.

“Is this really possible with one person’s abilities?”

The beginning of the reports I have read so far was almost the same.

-The crown prince ordered...

-The crown prince suggested it...

-The crown prince pointed out the problem...

In the end, Wan found the scent.

“Is this really possible?”

Hyang smiled and answered Wan’s question.

“Because I liked it.”

At Hyang’s short answer, Wan shook his head without even realizing it.

“It’s embarrassing to say it with my own mouth, but I’ve been told that I’m intelligent since I was young. Therefore, I was confident, but now I have realized that there is a sky above the sky.”

“Abamama is more.”

“Are you talking about Halbamama?”

In response to Wan’s question, Hyang nodded and muttered to himself.

‘I’m a cheat, but that guy is outside the standard!’

Hyang, who saw Wan frustrated once again, comforted him.

“You say you are out of this world, but that is not correct. When it comes to mathematics, you can’t keep up with Soon-ji Lee and Dam Kim at the research institute, and when it comes to making things, you can’t keep up with Yeong-sil Jang at Shinji. No, it cannot even match the level of other researchers and craftsmen. “The only thing that makes me confident that I am better than them is...” After

pausing for a moment, Hyang continued, tapping his head with his fingers.

“It’s imagination and analysis. “This is because we were able to imagine things they could not have imagined and minimize risks by quickly analyzing the progress and results of the task.”

“Ah...”

At Hyang’s words, Wan nodded without realizing it. Seeing Wan like that, Hyang continued with a smile.

“I still remember how fond you were of seeing models of all kinds of objects when you were young. From now on, it will be very difficult when you start working, but don’t stop imagining. Do you know anything? Will you, too, be able to create something that will go down in history or discover logic?”

Wan, who was imagining Hyang’s words for a moment, immediately smiled brightly and answered.

“I will try my best.”

“Yes, yes...”

Wan, who seemed to have gained confidence thanks to Hyang’s advice, soon asked Hyang with an expression that showed he had forgotten.

“ah! “There is something I said I would ask my father, but I forgot for a moment.”

“What is it?”

“Mukseok is coming. As I was looking through the report, I saw that it was first called Graphite, but was soon changed to Mukseok. “What is the reason?”

In response to Wan’s question, Hyang lowered his head and grumbled inwardly.

‘Ah-oh! You record lovers! ‘I even wrote it all down!’

But I forgot about the scent. He chose the word ‘mukseok’ instead of ‘graphite’, but after that he often used the word ‘graphite’ instead of ‘mukseok’ – even in front of King Sejong.

‘How should I explain this...’

Hyang, who was thinking of a plausible excuse, soon made an excuse to Wan.

“It’s a little embarrassing, but I’m bad at naming things. “You know your names just by looking at them, right?”

Hyang, who had gone through a hard time naming the Wanduseul brothers herself, passed on the naming of the children born after that to others.

“Anything called a name should allow you to know what it is as soon as you hear it. The first thing that came to mind when I saw the ink stone was the word graphite. However, among the characteristics of the ink stone, there was nothing that matched the lead lead (鉛) character. That’s why the name was changed.”

“Is that so?”

Hyang muttered to himself as he saw Wan slightly tilting his head.

‘It’s sharp in useless places!’