Episode 1116 We’ve got it all ready! (1)
The way people look at other people is generally constant.
The eyes of a mother looking at her grown child, the eyes of a father looking at his beloved daughter, or the eyes of a teacher looking at a proud student are all very similar in most situations.
However, the eyes of those here now looking at Cheongmyeong were truly complex.
“why?”
And Cheongmyeong didn’t seem to understand why they were looking at each other like that.
“Why do you look at people like that?”
Finally, a groaning sound escaped Hyeonjong’s mouth.
As I looked at Cheongmyeong, who was looking at me with innocent, bright eyes, as if nothing was wrong, I felt like a thousand dollars was rising inside me.
But Hyeonjong is a Taoist. So, I spoke as calmly as possible.
“…Cheongmyeong.”
“yes?”
“It looks like there’s a bit of a problem with your brain right now.”
“yes? “Problem?”
“….”
“Here?”
Cheongmyeong tilted his head as if he had no idea.
Hyeonjong, who unconsciously looked at Cheongmyeong’s expression again, lamented his foolishness. Why would you look at that face and turn your already turned inside out once more?
“Turn off ….”
When Hyunjong burst out of the tumbler, the phenomenon opened his mouth with a bitter smile. In times like this, isn’t it the role of an elder to speak for you?
“Jang Mun-in is concerned about what is currently happening in Cheonwoo-maeng.”
“Ah, that?”
Cheongmyeong nods as if he understands.
“It’s definitely cause for concern. “I understand what Jang Moon-in is saying.”
“Do you understand?”
Hyeonjong looked at Cheongmyeong with a suspicious face. This guy is not someone who can communicate so quickly…
And as expected, Cheongmyeong did not betray Hyeonjong’s expectations this time either.
“You are saying that you lack basic training because you have only experienced actual combat. “I was already thinking about that too.”
“….”
“Ha. This isn’t really easy. Originally, both had to be done in parallel. “You shouldn’t be too biased toward one side… Should I tell you to sleep less?”
“And then they all die….”
“Oh, how many people die like that? “I’m not dying. I’m not dying.”
Hyeonjong pounded his chest as he saw Cheongmyeong waving his hand as if he had nothing to do with it.
“Hey you bastard! Do you know how monks treat each other these days?”
“yes?”
“It would be nice if we could only fight in the training ground! There have been three stabbings at the restaurant in three days! “This is the second time I’ve had a gang fight with the engraving next to me while I was sleeping!”
“….”
“And! If you are going to fight, you must fight well! Breaking down the walls in a rented manor! Hit the roof and blow it away! “You even set it on fire?”
“Wow, the fire was a bit harsh.”
The disciples of Hwasan already had the experience of having their palace blown away by the fire that those damned bastards set when the Demonic Cult invaded, so even when they hear the sound of fire, they wake up in a cold sweat even while sleeping.
Oh, is that why you missed it?
It must be Lim So-byeong. This is definitely Lim So-byeong. Indeed, it cannot be underestimated….
“What on earth are you doing?” this! “I now have more money to ask for than to rent the manor!”
“You make a lot of money.”
“Is this a money issue? money?”
“okay!”
At that moment, Hyeonyoung yells and goes to help Hyeonjong.
Hyeonjong, surprised, turned his head and looked at Hyeonyoung. Isn’t this guy the kind of guy who would take my side like this?
“Hey you guy! No matter how much money you have, if you spend it that much, you will end up like a beggar! The more you have, the more you need to know how to save! “Wouldn’t that be a comfortable way to live in retirement?”
…was it that way?
Hyeonjong sighed with an expression that said yes.
“Cheongmyeong.”
“yes?”
“I guess I’m worried.”
Hyeonjong’s face became serious, but Cheongmyeong’s face was still infinitely bright.
“Fights break out every day.”
“Children usually grow up fighting.”
“Injuries are occurring frequently.”
“When kids fight, they sometimes get hurt.”
“…Our feelings for each other are getting worse day by day.”
“Originally, kids are narrow-minded, so they get upset easily and then make up without a problem the next day…”
“Listen seriously!”
Seeing Cheongmyeong answering by licking his ear, King Hyeonjong finally let out a roar. And I grabbed my chin at the back of my neck, which was becoming stiff.
“Ugh!”
“Oh my, Jangmun-in!”
“You’re old, so why do you keep telling me not to get excited?”
“Keueuung….”
Hyunjong took a deep breath and looked at Cheongmyeong. But whether Hyeonjong did it or not, Cheongmyeong still asked, ‘Did I do something wrong?’ He was just making the most innocent expression in the world as if he was asking.
‘That abomination…’
At times like this, I really want to kick myself. The greatest misfortune for King Hyeonjong would be that the person who brought him Hongbok and the person who brought him vases were the same.
“Hey you idiot!”
“yes?”
“What kind of place is Cheonwoomaeng?”
Hyeonjong spoke half as if he was admonishing and half in anger.
“Didn’t you say with your own mouth that this is a place where everyone becomes friends?”
“Is that so…?”
“hey!”
“Oh, I remember. “I remember.”
“Ok.”
Hyeonjong took a deep breath, as if he had burst into anger, and spoke with determination.
“But when you brought everyone together, all you did was start a fight with each other! Is there anything more than splitting sides and having them fight with each other? “Isn’t this the only way the alliance will be divided?”
“Division?”
Cheongmyeong heard those words and opened his eyes.
“okay! Aren’t you divided?”
“No, Jang Moon-in. “What do you mean by that?”
Cheongmyeong asked as if this was the first time in his life he had heard such an absurd statement.
“They were never properly put together in the first place, so they’re dividing? No, you have to give birth to raise a child and send it off to a family or a family.”
“…What kind of metaphor is this guru?”
“That’s the truth.”
Cheongmyeong shrugged his shoulders.
“You’re a fool. When have we ever been close to Nokrim or Namgung? “I’ve never even been close to Sacheon Danga.”
“…You’re close, aren’t you?”
“Jang Moon-in and the head of the family must be close.”
“No, not even the kids…”
“Oh?”
Cheongmyeong looks at Hyeonjong with a grin.
“oh my. It looks like they grabbed me by the collar and fought like I was going to kill her because I was stabbed by those close friends. Hey! The ethics of the central government have fallen to the ground. “There’s nothing to criticize those Sapa bastards.”
Hyeonjong, who had nothing to say, stared at Cheongmyeong blankly, like a mute who had been fed honey. Actually, that statement is not particularly wrong. If Cheon Woo-maeng and Cheon Woo-maeng had really gotten along well, this situation wouldn’t have happened.
In fact, Cheonwoomaeng is a place where people cannot get along well with each other by nature.
No matter how much it is said that the affairs of the clan are decided by the clan lord, it does not follow the heart. Just because the lords of each sect decided to form friendships with each other, it doesn’t mean that the walls in the hearts of the sects will be broken down.
But that didn’t mean I agreed with Cheongmyeong’s words.
“So shouldn’t things like this stop happening?”
“why?”
“If you’re not close, shouldn’t you make them friends? “But since we’re fighting on random days, isn’t our relationship only getting worse?”
“What do you mean?”
“huh?”
This time, Cheongmyeong was not joking, but tilted his head as if he really didn’t understand.
“Is there a better way to get people to become friends than by fighting?”
“…uh?”
“Usually, after we exchange punches, we become very close.”
Hyunjong, who was looking at Cheongmyeong with blank eyes, suddenly asked as if he thought he knew something.
“Is it… Cheongmyeong?”
“yes.”
“Well… the thing you said about becoming close… is that the other person doesn’t refute you, or you suddenly become friendly…” “
That’s right. “They also give me alcohol.”
“….”
“Give me food too.”
“….”
Hyeonjong closed his eyes tightly. Moist dew formed at the corners of my eyes.
What kind of life did this guy live before entering the volcano? What kind of hell would a person have been through to have that way of thinking?
“Isn’t that not about getting closer, but giving in?”
“That’s what it is.”
“How can those be the same thing!”
At that moment, Cheongmyeong burst out laughing.
“Jang Moon-in. “What do you think is the fundamental reason why they are fighting now?”
“Because you separated me.”
“….”
“No?”
“That… is true in a very small way, but that is not the fundamental reason.”
Cheongmyeong said clearly.
“Jang Moon-in. “We are Taoists, but before that, we were martial people.”
“What do you mean by that?”
“Muin are a group of people who inevitably live with the desire to win and compete to see who is stronger.”
Hyeonjong kept his mouth shut. Seeing that expression, Cheongmyeong grinned.
“Would it be possible to gather a bunch of energetic kids together and just tell them to respect each other and live together? “If it’s a problem that will explode someday, it’s better to blow it up quickly and sort it out.”
Hyeonjong looked at Cheongmyeong with an expression of bewilderment.
“So what you’re saying is that they’re fighting over rank right now?”
“So to speak.”
“No, not some neighborhood dogs, but some kind of hierarchy….”
“Ah. “It’s not that, it’s the other way around.”
Cheongmyeong waved his hand.
“How can a person not do something that even the neighborhood dogs do? “That is so natural.”
“….”
“Originally, ‘our side is stronger’ is a phrase that never disappears regardless of time and place. “It’s better to just stick with it and let it fight rather than force it.”
Hyeonjong opened his mouth.
“Oh no, this is.”
From what I can tell, this is somewhat consistent with the logic of Taoism.
Taoism does not try to forcefully go against the natural flow. It’s the same whether it’s the flow of the world or the human mind. This is because forcibly blocking something actually increases anger.
‘If someone else had said this, I would have praised it for being great…’
The problem was that this bastard was a man who regarded the sacred ideas of Taoism as nothing more than a footstool to strengthen his sophistry.
“You mean… yes, you are correct. “Keuhum!”
However, it was too difficult for King Hyeonjong, the leader of the Taoist clan, to refute these words. After trying to decide what to say in my head several times, I finally opened my mouth.
“But… yeah. Even so, isn’t it better to get along well with each other? “Wouldn’t it be Suncheon?”
“ah?”
Cheongmyeong made a strange expression.
“So, no matter what you think on the inside, let’s pretend to be friendly on the outside haha, what are you saying?”
“That much.”
“Good. Of course, that’s not a bad thing either.”
“Eh?”
Hyeonjong tilts his head at the answer that is different from what he expected. What is this guy going to say again?
Sure enough, an evil smile appeared on Cheongmyeong’s lips.
“But… it’s a place where people take care of their reputation and everything, bragging about how they’re doing something great, and pretending to be friendly with all the pretense on the outside.”
“….”
“I know that place very well. “I don’t know if you’ve heard of the old file room.”
Hyunjong couldn’t help the sudden explosion of his stomach and held his face.
“Oh my gosh, if Jang Mun-in wants to do it like a group of people, then what can I do as a disciple! “I have no choice but to shed tears and step into that world of hypocrisy and pretense…”
“Do it, you bastard!”
“Giggles.”
Cheongmyeong, who had completely upset Hyeonjong, opened his mouth with a straight face.
“I don’t think Jang Mun-in really wants that.”
Hyeonjong had no choice but to nod his head.
