History eventually recorded him as a hidden son of the late King, born from a lowly palace maid who had been forced from the palace before anyone formally recognised the child, and because his mother had once helped the poor around the villages outside the capital, Lee Hyeom had grown up surrounded by people who protected and cared for them both.
Later, he would be fed false information that King Lee Yeong himself was responsible for unbearable taxes and suffering among the poor.
He would believe it.
People who already trusted him would follow him.
And eventually, Lee Hyeom would die after being branded a traitor who rebelled against the throne.
But none of that had happened yet.
Worse, Seon Jeo had just confirmed that there was no evidence of any royal blood at all.
