Міжзірковий мандрівник
Chapter 15
ThepalacewasthepulseofCho-Sen,andwhenthepalacerocked,Cho-Sentrembled.Andtherewasreasonfortherocking.OurmarriagewouldbeablowstraightbetweentheeyesofChongMong-ju.Hefought,withashowofstrengthforwhichYunsanwasready.ChongMong-judisaffectedhalftheprovincialpriesthood,untiltheypilgrimagedinprocessionsamilelongtothepalacegatesandfrightenedtheEmperorintoapanic.
ButYunsanheldlikearock.Theotherhalfoftheprovincialpriesthoodwashis,with,inaddition,allthepriesthoodofthegreatcitiessuchasKeijo,Fusan,Songdo,Pyen-Yang,Chenampo,andChemulpo.YunsanandtheLadyOm,betweenthem,twistedtheEmperorrightabout.Assheconfessedtomeafterward,shebulliedhimwithtearsandhysteriaandthreatsofascandalthatwouldshakethethrone.Andtocapitall,atthepsychologicalmoment,YunsanpanderedtheEmperortonoveltiesofexcessthathadbeenlongpreparing.
“Youmustgrowyourhairforthemarriageknot,”Yunsanwarnedmeoneday,withtheghostofatwinkleinhisaustereeyes,morenearlyfacetiousandhumanthanIhadeverbeheldhim.
Nowitisnotmeetthataprincessespouseasea-cuny,orevenaclaimantoftheancientbloodofKoryu,whoiswithoutpower,orplace,orvisiblesymbolsofrank.SoitwaspromulgatedbyimperialdecreethatIwasaprinceofKoryu.
