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JOSEON ROYAL PALACE, QUEEN'S QUARTER, LATE NIGHT
The king and the queen are sitting together, the young prince sleeping soundly beside them.
The queen started to speak anxiously,
"Your Majesty, he is too young to participate in such a thing"
The king spoke in a clan-understanding tone.
"I know he is young, but I don't have many options. In the current situation, his presence can make unthinkable changes"
The Queen, unwilling to understand,
"But your majesty, no matter how mature he behaves, a kid is still a kid"
The king took Queen's hands, and maintaining his calm posture, spoke again.
"Please understand, my Queen, it is very important for his future"
"He must have left a deep impression on his allies and common people; it will help his political career"
"Please please prepare him for tomorrow night, my queen."
After a moment of silence.
The queen hesitated for a moment, then answered,
"I... I will do my best, Your Majesty."
They both looked at the young prince's innocent face, and in an instant their mood became much better than before, but not long after their hearts became heavier and heavier.
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QUEEN'S QUARTER, MORNING
Inside the queen's room, she is instructing the court ladies about morning work and food for lunch. After she finished with work instructions, she ordered a court lady.
"Call the young prince immediately"
"Yes your majesty" answered a court lady
Moment later, footsteps echoed down the corridor,
"Your majesty, the prince is here" said a court lady from outside the room.
"Send him inside, and everyone present here leave us for sometime" ordered the queen in a heavy voice.
The head court lady hesitated for a bit, but after looking at the queen's face, she left along with all the servants.
The queen called the young prince in a very calm manner.
"My prince, come to mother"
The young prince (1.6 years old) in front of the queen bowed deeply.
"You summoned me mother"
The queen, quite impressed by the young prince's behavior, answered calmly.
"Yes I have very important work for you to do tonight"
The prince asked in a confused manner,
"What is it mother"
"There is an important meeting tonight, and you have to accompany your father there," she began, folding her hands.
"You must behave properly tonight, respect the people you meet, and support your father as much as possible, do you understand"
The prince answers in a sharp voice
"I understand; I will do as you say"
The queen, surprised by the young prince's behavior again, didn't speak any further and ended the conversation.
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QUEEN'S QUARTER, NIGHT
Inside the room, the king and queen are sitting together quietly.
The king broke the silence and spoke,
"He didn't ask any questions"
"No your majesty, he asked nothing" answers the queen in a low voice
"He is a little bit more mature than his age" said the king in a deep voice.
"Your Majesty, it's time" said the old eunuch.
"Yes, I will leave with the prince, my queen, and don't worry, he will come back before morning" said the king.
"Farewell your majesty; I hope everything goes well" said the queen calmly.
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THE KING AND THE YOUNG PRINCE WAKING TOGETHER, FOLLOWED BY THE HEAD EUNUCH AND HEAD GUARD
"Prince don't you want to know where we are going this late at night" asked the king normally
"Mother told me that today we have a very important meeting and I should support you to my fullest"
"Hmm your mother's words are correct. Today's meeting is very important, especially for your future, my child" said the king in a deep, meaningful voice.
"But don't let that bother you; you only need to sit there. Father will do all the taking, ok"
"Yes, Father, understood"
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SECRET MEETING ROOM
"Is that you, my lord minister of personnel" said a muscular-looking man in his late forties.
"Oh, my lord, the minister of military affairs is also here," said the minister of personnel affairs, then continued, "My lord right state councillor, even royal scholar Kim, scholar Ho, and royal teacher Lee are also here."
"Hmm! It looks like all of us got secret summons from the king," said clan leader Kim seriously.
"What do you think the king is planning? Asked the minister of military affairs in a heavy voice
"We will know when the king comes" said the right state councillor
Then suddenly, without any declaration, the king entered the room with the young prince, head eunuch, and head guard. The room fell into pin-drop silence. All people sitting in the room stood up and bowed deeply to the king.
"Greetings your majesty" said everyone present in the room in unison.
"Welcome everyone, and thank you for coming on such short notice" said the king joyfully, then continued, "Prince, greet everyone; they are the pillars of our great JOSEON."
"Yes, your majesty" said the young prince in a sharp and mature voice, again surprising everyone present there.
When everyone noticed the young prince, all of them understood the purpose of today's meeting. For a few of them, it was a chance; for a few, it is an important day for the future of Joseon, but ultimately this is a chance for them to carve their names in history.
"You flatter us, your majesty; we are unworthy of such praise," said everyone in unison.
"Everyone please sit down and start today's meeting, i hope all of you understand my purpose for today's meeting" the king looked at the atmosphere then continued "the country is in chaos, most of the court and provincial government's become corrupt even higher ranking minister's and officials are taking bribes, border is also looking no good and i have enough of this" the king looked at everyone then looked at the young prince and countinue to speak "but I can't change anything alone, i need your help now so does the young prince in the future, are you willing to help me to save the great JOSEON dynasty and it's future"
The room felt silent once again
*I hope my speech is powerful enough to shake them*
But to everyone's astonishment, the first one to speak is the young prince.
"I will do my best to help you, your majesty" said the young prince energetically.
The king became very happy and wanted to praise the young prince, but the king contained himself and spoke.
"I am asking you again, are you willing to help me to save the great Joseon dynasty and it's future"
This time it is the minister of military affairs who spoke first.
"I will do my utmost to help his majesty; I won't think twice before putting my life on the line," said the minister of military affairs in a heavy voice.
Other people present there also spoke
"I minister of personnel, am also willing to work hard to help his majesty"
"Please order for us, sire," said the right state councillor.
"We will be grateful to help his majesty" said the three scholars in unison.
"Very well, head eunuch, give them details" ordered the king.
Everyone took the papers and started to read them
"Your Majesty, when will we start" asked the right state councillor seriously.
"Very soon, just wait for my order and prepare your people, but be very careful" said the king in a deep voice.
"We understand, your majesty," said everyone in unison.
"Hmm! Now you can leave, but be careful not to get noticed by others, and also keep everything here secret" said the king seriously.
Everyone left after bowing deeply to the king.
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After escorting the young prince to the queen's quarter, the king returned to his chambers and called the head eunuch and head guard.
The king spoke in a heavy tone
"Listen carefully to my orders, head guard: train at least fifty young men secretly and make sure that their skills are unmatched and their loyalty only to the young prince, understood"
"Yes your majesty, but will it be alright"
"Just do as I command; the young prince will need them in the near future"
"Yes sire"
"Head eunuch, choose and train a few young eunuchs and court ladies; make sure their loyalty is absolute to the young prince"
"Yes your majesty" said the old eunuch
"Hmm! You both can leave now"
"Yes your majesty" said the head guard
"Your Majesty, please take care of your health" said the old eunuch and left the room.
The king also returns to his chambers.
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