Episode 526 Rolling, rolling... (7)
Mochiyo Ouchi, who took control of Kyoto, entered Heiankyu, where the Tenno resided. (Note 1)
The soldiers of the shogunate who guarded the palace had already disappeared. However, blood traces left here and there showed how they disappeared.
Mochiyo and the military officers who entered Tenno’s main shrine, escorted by Ouchi soldiers, knelt in front of Tenno and showed respect.
“Jichōgannin (在庁官庺) Tatara Ason Mochiyo of the Tataragonikishi family comes to see Tenno!”
In accordance with established etiquette, Mochiyo bowed while revealing the family name Kabane (the surname bestowed by the Tenno) of the official position the family had received.
Sadal happened right after that.
Before Gohananojo Tenno, who had received Mochiyo’s bow, could open his mouth, one of the nobles present had shouted.
“Where is this insignificant warrior from a remote village coming in armed? “This is the royal palace where Tenno resides!”
As soon as the nobleman finished speaking, the officers under Mochiyo looked at the nobleman in question with a fierce expression. Likewise, Mochiyo, looking at the nobleman in question, gave an order.
“He is a traitor who conspired with traitors. “Take it out and endure it.”
“hot!”
As soon as Mochiyo finished speaking, the officers under his command got up from their seats and dragged the nobleman in question away.
“Let go! These shameless bastards! your majesty! your majesty!”
As he was dragged away with both arms held by the warriors, the nobleman desperately begged Tenno for help. However, not only Tenno but none of the nobles present could open their mouths.
He was overcome by Mochiyo’s momentum.
Mochiyo, who quickly overpowered the situation, led the situation as he wanted.
“How much hardship have you endured because of the traitors? Please rest assured now that God has come. “You will be able to find peace as soon as we clear out the traitors and the traitors within the government as well as the families of the traitors.”
In response to Mochiyo’s words predicting great bloodshed, Tenno swallowed his dry saliva and answered.
“Is that so? “I will only trust you.”
“Please leave it to me.”
“Please don’t let the people of Kyoto go through great hardship.”
“I will do so. Even after the relocation of the capital, the people of Kyoto will be at peace.”
“Thousand degrees?”
“It’s called Heaven!”
The moment Mochiyo uttered the word ‘cheondo’, there was a great commotion in the royal palace.
“Should we move the capital?”
Mochiyo answered Tenno’s question firmly.
“There are still many remnants of traitors remaining, making it difficult to preserve Your Majesty’s safety. “As time has passed and the country’s energy has weakened considerably, it is natural to move the capital to revive the country’s energy.”
“Then where are we going?”
“There is a place called Hiroshima in the Aki region. “He will take over the palace there as soon as it is completed.”
“...I understand.”
Mochiyo answered without hesitation. Tenno, who was about to say something to Mochiyo’s appearance, immediately nodded with a resigned look.
After finishing the audience, Mochiyo and the military officers left the palace with majestic steps. One of the nobles who witnessed this scene that day left the following record.
-If Dong Zhuo of the Later Han Dynasty abandoned Luoyang, then Mochiyo of Ouchi abandoned Luoyang of Japan!
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When Mochiyo was creating a new regime in the Japanese country, Hyang was shaking his ass.
“Ah-oh! What I have to say is Taesan! My mouth is so itchy I can’t live! I can’t believe I just have to watch something so interesting! “I want to intervene!”
It was Wan’s challenge to force the fragrance to hold onto his itching mouth and his shaking hips.
The experiments that followed immediately after starting the design and creating the prototype were a series of failures.
In the experiment of jumping with wings made from thinly shaved bamboo and paper feathers, injuries continued to emerge, and the lawmakers assigned to Area 51 were busy treating those who suffered bruises, sprains, and fractures.
Whenever failure continued, Wan and the team members put their heads together to analyze the cause of the failure.
“Were the wings too small? “Why not try making it bigger?”
“I think it’ll be okay.”
As soon as the wings grew so large, they broke in the middle, unable to bear their own weight.
“To increase the strength... use thicker bamboo and some iron parts...”
The wings made that way could not be lifted by oneself.
After that, experiments continued, but they continued to fail. As a result of the successive failures, the interest of luxury artists began to wane.
“Then yes. “Is it possible for a person to fly in the sky?”
“cancer! cancer! “For a person to fly in the sky, what else is it but flying?”
“Because this will all become important data...”
Meanwhile, those studying sky lanterns were also producing their own results.
“After thinking about the principle of a balloon, it appears that it traps heat and blows it away.”
Wan nodded at Manbok’s report.
“I think so too.”
“Then, if we make the pocket that traps the heat large, wouldn’t it be possible to float even with a person on board?”
Another group member added his opinion to Manbok’s suggestion.
“If you make a pocket that big, will it hold its shape? Wouldn’t it be better to build a framework in your pocket?”
“skeleton?”
Jo Won added an explanation to Wan’s question.
“yes. The best way to fill your pocket with heat is to blow hot air from underneath the pocket. However, if the mold is not maintained properly, the heat may leak in other directions, and if done incorrectly, it may catch fire. That’s why you need to build a framework in your pocket.”
“Hmm...”
“Hmm...”
After hearing the proposal, Wan and Manbok’s team members were deep in thought. But Wan shook his head.
“It would be better to remove the skeleton. “It gets too heavy, so there’s a chance it won’t float even if you fill it with heat.”
“Then if we make it bigger...”
Manbok cut off his words.
“Then the size of the framework that needs to be built needs to be increased, right? “Then isn’t the road still in its place?”
“Ah...”
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After all these difficult discussions and experiments with models, the challenge was ready again.
Of the two groups, the one that challenged first was the one that was studying kites.
People gathered again at the rumor that an experiment was taking place along the Hansu River.
“Fuck you! “Fuck!”
“Buy Gyejak! “ Gyejak”
“There are sweets too!”
Amid the shouts of merchants selling all kinds of snacks, the crowded crowd looked with excited eyes at the team members preparing for the experiment.
“You’re a kite? “It’s a kite!”
“big! “It’s as big as a house.”
On the sandy beach by the river, a shield kite the size of a real house was built. A basket for people to ride was hung in the center of the shield kite, and underneath it, the team members were gathered together and making final preparations.
“Gruntcha!”
The team members, who were carrying heavy bags of sand in baskets that would normally have to be carried by people, ran to Wan, who was standing on one side, and reported.
“Ready!”
“Then let’s begin!”
And the experiment failed. The shield kite, hanging on a rope pulled by four course horses, soared into the sky, but soon lost control, spun around and landed on the sandy beach.
The moment the kite landed, the sandy beach was filled with people’s sighs.
“Aye~.”
“Oh my~.”
The onlookers could not hide their disappointment, but the faces of Wan and other team members shone brightly.
“But it floated properly, right?”
“That’s right!”
“Then let’s analyze what the problem is and then try again!”
“But the budget...”
“Don’t worry about the budget!”
It was Wan who calmly made noises that made the Minister of Finance and Economy and Kim Jeom laugh.
And in fact, the Minister of Finance and Economy and Kim Jeom grabbed the back of their necks and gritted their teeth.
“What the heck, father and son in pairs!”
“It doesn’t have to look like this!”
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Note 1) Here, we would like to inform you that the title Tenno is simply a title referring to the emperor of the relevant period.