I Humbly Beseech You to Repel Them with an Iron Mace (5)

The faction opposing Hunminjeongeum, consisting of officials, former officials, and seonbi led by Song Man-seop, gathered in front of Gwanghwamun.

More than fifty people had gathered directly in front of the palace where the king resided, so the gate captain and guards stationed at Gwanghwamun could not help but grow extremely tense.

“The gentleman wearing the red dallyeong over there is the Grand Academician.”

Of course, once he submitted his memorial, there was a high probability that he would undergo a chemical transformation into something that had once been the Grand Academician...

But for the time being, he still held the position of ‘Grand Academician of Sungkyunkwan,’ a post that only the most outstanding scholar in Joseon could attain, so no one could treat him carelessly.

Thus, the gate captain grew furious simply because the Grand Academician of Sungkyunkwan and his party had chosen his shift to show up and cause a disturbance, and he cursed viciously under his breath.

'This is going to become huge.'

“This is Gwanghwamun, the main gate of Joseon's royal palace, Gyeongbokgung.”

“I know.”

“If you gather this many people in front of Gyeongbokgung, I, as the gate captain of Gwanghwamun, have no choice but to advise you to disperse for the time being. I do not know what brings you here, but would you please disperse?”...