Episode 1209 Now the clan is finally back on track! (4)
“…….. Raise your hands straight up.”
“hand!”
Cheongmyeong’s arm, which had been slowly falling, rises again. Hyeonjong let out a groan as he looked at Cheongmyeong, who was frowning arrogantly.
‘How did I do that?’
To put it bluntly, would a guy who could beat up a devil’s bishop have any strength even if he just had his arms raised? It made me feel even more upset to see a guy who could live with his arms raised for three months or fifteen days if he wanted to be so cruel to me.
“Cheongmyeong.”
“……”
“Cheongmyeong!”
“…….Nun.”
Looking at the pouting lips, Hyunjong couldn’t help but pound his heart, which was bursting with thousands of dollars.
“What are you so dissatisfied with?”
“……”
“Why on earth are you so dissatisfied that you are beating up the poor masters! “It’s not the death penalty, it’s the private quarters!”
“No, what…”
“Aren’t they the ones who will soon become the elders of the sect! “You’re not the kind of guy who doesn’t know what’s going on, so if you beat up the privates like you’re catching a rat in front of other people…!”
“That’s what I’m saying! “What I’m saying!”
At that moment, Cheongmyeong rolled his eyes. But Hyeonjong did not take it lightly.
“Stop lowering your arms subtly and raise them again.”
“……Nun.”
Cheongmyeong slowly raised his lowered arm again, but did not stop speaking.
“No, Jang Mun-in! Honestly, does it make sense that they are the elders of the volcano? There is no blood on their heads. “Things!”
“…You are the youngest…”
If the blood on their heads hasn’t dried, you will be bleeding all the time. Cheongmyeong, I wish you would realize how old you are… ..
“There are strict laws and norms in the sect that must be followed! No matter what the situation is, there are some outrageous things like that! Oh! It wasn’t like that in my time!”
Hyeonjong silently grabbed his upper abdomen.
‘Where was the stomach medicine?’
While talking to this guy, I sometimes felt like my deceased teacher had jumped out of the grave.
“Isn’t the situation just a situation?”
However, Hyeonjong used the patience he had accumulated over a long period of training to console and comfort Cheongmyeong. Although it was indeed the behavior of an adult, Cheongmyeong retorted with a light in his eyes. “Jang Mun-in! That’s the situation
. ! There is nothing we can do about it this time! If we keep breaking the principles for this reason, eventually the rules of the sect will become as light as a piece of paper! Then the norms will collapse! Morals will collapse! Families will collapse! The country will fall into tribulation!”
“…Is that a problem that will lead to trouble for the country?”
“Of course it’s a matter of going! “Why not?”
“……”
Cheongmyeong continued, rolling his eyes.
“Jang Mun-in!”
“Why…”
“I’m not doing this because I don’t like or trust Sasuk!”
“Are you sure?”
“Uh… Um… To be honest… I don’t have that side of me…” ”
… It’s good to be honest. Yes, Taoist. First of all, we have to be honest. Our Cheongmyeong is very Taoist-like. Then, there was a time when I looked at you and thought that you had brought in the pottery that would make Hwasan shine… “Anyway, what kind of sect is Hwasan!
”
“…What door panel is it?”
“Isn’t this the Great Taoist Huashan School? The Huashan School! A prestigious school in Shaanxi! This is a Taoist school that boasts history and tradition!”
Hyunjong’s hand, which was clutching his upper abdomen, gained strength. Could he have imagined that he would grow up to be this old and be treated like an old man?
“yes? That volcano! yes? How was that thief made? This is not some kind of genealogy! How can things that are barely written in letters now become people in long letters? And that too, skipping distribution!”
“It’s a long sentence, isn’t it… A long sentence. “It’s not a long writer…”
“That’s it! In the world, I live, live, live…! “If the ancestors of Hwasan hear this news from the heavenly world, they will immediately kick off their coffin lids and come running here, thinking that Hwasan will be destroyed not by the Heavenly Demon but by their hands!”
“…It was okay when you joined, but that’s it.”
“yes?”
“Oh no. Huh.”
Hyeonjong cleared his throat awkwardly, sighed, and asked.
“So what do you want to do and how?”
“This nonsense must stop now! “Where is this…”
Hyeonjong looked at Cheongmyeong with empty eyes and asked.
“So, even if I ask you to, are you still going to oppose it and lie down?”
“That…!”
Cheongmyeong hesitated for a moment and rolled his eyes. Rather than avoiding his eyes because he was in a difficult situation, numerous things began to fight fiercely with each other in his head.
“That’s right… No, but that… No, Jang Mun-in said… No, still? uh?”
“……”
“Well… if you do that, uh… I will follow you. Uh… yes. I have to follow it. I follow…”
As reason and instinct clashed strongly, white steam began to leak out of both Cheongmyeong’s ears. Hyunjong said in a sighing voice.
“…Then it will explode. “Cheongmyeong.”
“Okay… if you tell me to do it, I have to follow it.”
“…Thank you.”
Hyeonjong burst out laughing.
I feel this every time I see it, but there is something strange about this guy’s way of thinking. How can a rabid dog who wants to bite at any opportunity, regardless of whether it’s a court or a lawsuit, follow Hwasan’s long orders so thoroughly? So much so that I even suspected that this might be some kind of obsessive-compulsive disorder.
At that moment, Cheongmyeong pouted dissatisfied.
“I will follow you, but please know that I am not following you because I like it!” “
…How awesome is this?”
Still, he was still distraught and began to babble in a low voice,
“If you are a scholar, you should still follow the rules of your clan. If you take it upon yourself to overturn the genealogy, then this only makes sense…” “I can
hear it all.”
“Hmm.”
Cheongmyeong avoided his gaze. Hyeonjong sighed deeply.
Of course he knows. Even if you say this, Cheongmyeong will assist Baekcheon better than anyone else. The fact that he was able to appoint young Baekcheon as Deputy Jangmun and decide to hand over Jangmunin’s position as soon as possible was possible because he trusted Cheongmyeong.
If Cheongmyeong is there, Baekcheon will not be able to make a rash move easily, and even if he makes a mistake, he will be able to reverse it.
However, it was problematic that Cheongmyeong’s dissatisfaction was so clearly visible. I don’t know if it was just old-fashioned anger, but since they were going to leave for Haenam soon, I wanted to get this issue over with as much as possible before then.
“Cheongmyeong.”
Cheongmyeong pretended not to hear and did not answer. Hyeonjong once again hinted at him.
“Cheongmyeong.”
“……yes.”
When Hyeonjong saw that, he smiled without knowing.
This child will probably look like this even after a hundred years. That fact secretly reassured him. If this child doesn’t change, the volcano won’t change either.
“I understand how you feel.”
“……”
“And I know you’re not wrong. But Cheongmyeong. “I have no choice but to repeat that circumstances are circumstances.”
“There is a law in everything. And shouldn’t we know how to just let it go? We are followers of the Tao. So, follow what is natural…”
“No, I know.”
At that moment, Cheongmyeong blurted out.
“Every time I hear that, I never understand.”
“Huh? What does that mean?”
“Taoists say that we should follow nature as it is and not be swayed by artificial means.”
“yes. “That’s nature, isn’t it?”
“But aren’t people nature?”
“……Huh?”
“Aren’t people nature?”
Hyeonjong blinked at those words. After being silent for a long time as if caught off guard, he opened his mouth again.
“Humans are also a part of nature… Yes, humans are also a part of nature.”
“Then it’s strange.”
“What do you mean?”
“They say that following the Tao means following nature as it is. Then, since humans are also a part of nature, doesn’t following a person’s heart also mean the Tao?” “They say that in order to achieve the Tao, we must exclude artificiality, but that means excluding humans
. “It means we are going to follow nature. We are humans, but I don’t know what meaning there is in trying to resemble nature without humans.”
Hyeonjong thought deeply and said.
“So what you’re saying is… people are part of nature.”
“yes.”
“Following nature is the Tao.”
“yes!”
“So… following what a person’s heart tells him is also the way.”
“Yes, Jang Mun-in!”
“So… I will do whatever I want. Is this this?”
“……”
“Where is this sophistry, you bastard? Then, whatever the people in the world do is not the Tao!”
“……I got caught.”
“Hey……!”
“Oh my gosh! “I’m so tired of my training!”
Hyeonjong complained, and Cheongmyeong rushed out the door.
“Why don’t you stop there? I’m not finished talking yet, you bastard!”
“I haven’t prepared for departure yet! My disciple! I will prepare in detail to carry out the mission you have entrusted to me perfectly!”
“Hey!”
Cheongmyeong, who had disappeared through the wide open door, stuck out half of his body and laughed out loud.
“Hey, don’t worry. Still, even though it’s a long article, I’ll treat you well!”
“……”
“Of course!”
The light suddenly disappeared. Hyeonjong clicked his tongue without realizing it.
I’m worried. I’m worried.
He sighed deeply and after a while, he burst into laughter alone.
“That’s nonsense…”
People Following one’s heart is the Tao… A human being…
Hyeonjong’s eyes turned to the ceiling. And he stared at the ceiling in silence for a long time. The
sun set and dusk fell. My son-in-law was in a dark mood until it was finally time for the people to go to Haenam to depart.
“Are you ready?”
“What do you have to prepare? “I always did it.”
In response to Baekcheon’s question, Yoonjong shrugged his shoulders and said.
“I travel so far away so often that I now pack my bags with my eyes closed.”
“that’s right.”
“……Accident, accident, accident, I packed the luggage.”
“……”
“Accident? Where are you looking? Accident?”
Baekcheon said with a grin.
That’s right. I asked a pointless question. But… where did the girl go?”
“Preparations are over.”
“It’s over?”
“I didn’t feel any better from being hit by Cheongmyeong during the day, so I left him lying down for now.
“In bed?”
“no. “It’s on the floor.”
……Jong Yoon…… That doesn’t mean you left it lying around, it means you neglected it. Sometimes I don’t know you very well. Even though I thought I knew it well, I still don’t know…
At that time, Yoonjong calmly asked me back.
“You don’t have to worry about us, but is Sasuk ready?”
“Huh?”
“Didn’t you say that Jang Moon-in would hold a formal, albeit brief, appointment to appoint Deputy Jang Moon before departure?”
“Well, you did.”
A moment of forgotten tension flashed across Baekcheon’s face.
Even if there was a strong enemy in front of him that would be difficult to fight against, Baekcheon would not die, but even he was nervous about officially assuming the position of Deputy Jangmun in front of everyone.
“It’s something that doesn’t really require any preparation. “The only thing you need is determination.”
“That’s why I’m asking. Are you ready?”
Baekcheon smiled slightly at those words,
“Of course.”
In response to the firm answer, Yoon Jong also smiled and nodded,
“Then let’s go. Everyone is waiting.”
Baekcheon nodded heavily and took his steps. As I opened the door and went out, I saw Hwasan disciples filling the training hall. Everyone was looking at Baekcheon.
“after.”
Baekcheon let out a short breath as he received those gazes with his whole body.
I’m a little excited and also extremely heavy. Feeling all of that, he took a step towards King Hyeonjong and the elders who were waiting for him at the front.
