Episode 1523. Now that I think about it, I was wrong. (3)
“…What did you say?”
This wasn’t just a question out of surprise.
Absurdly, the court couldn’t understand what they had clearly heard just a moment ago and asked back.
The head of Shaolin, who had reached the point where he could understand the inner meaning of even a few words, did not understand at all even after hearing the simple facts conveyed.
It was indeed a rare occurrence, but it was worth it. Even the person who delivered this news doubted his ears several times.
“In the opening rebellion… Shaolin intervened…”
“What do you mean Shaolin?”
The court could not hide its absurdity.
“What kind of rumor was that! “How can Shaolin be involved in what happened at the opening when we are here proudly?”
“That’s…”
Beopgye hesitated and muttered, as if he couldn’t bear to say it. The court, which was upset, eventually retaliated.
“If you have a mouth, speak! “What on earth does that mean?”
“Bangjang… I think that’s what those in Seongsan did.”
At that moment, the movement in the court stopped. It’s like someone who got hit with ice water out of nowhere.
“Hye-bang?”
“…yes.”
“Are you saying that the child was involved in the opening?”
“Looking at the situation, there is no other way…”
“How?”
“…the room manager.”
The court’s face distorted. This soon exploded into wrath. The courtroom, whose face and even head turned red, shouted.
“This guy is just a first-generation disciple! He even led others within the monastery to intervene in the affairs of other monasteries! I didn’t even have a name! Are you saying that he moved Shaolin as he pleased? “That guy?!”
In front of the court, where anger was pouring out with tremendous force, the legal community was dumbfounded and silent.
“How! How could something like this happen? The thousand-year law of Shaolin is alive and well! “What on earth were you thinking when you did such a ridiculous thing?”
This is something that has never been done before in the long, long history of Shaolin.
Even when Hye-bang first disobeyed orders and left the Yangtze River, the court did not bother to punish him. At first, I was angry, but I thought there would be some difficulties anyway.
He also understood when other monks followed Hye-bang and said that they would not follow the court’s will. Because I thought that the path I was walking might not be seen as the path of a Buddhist.
But this is a different case.
In everything in the world, there is a line and a law that must be followed.
Doesn’t this incident completely destroy all the good and law?
“…is it true?”
“….”
“I asked if you were sure!”
As the court banged the datak, the court sighed and said.
“…A message came from Songshan a little while ago.”
“What did you say?”
When the court with a stiff face asked a question, the court responded with a reluctant voice.
“Hye-bang says he is going into the penance camp on his own to take responsibility for all of this. When the head of the room comes, I will ask for your sin….”
Udduk!
The sound of the court grinding its teeth was eerie.
Normally, he would have tried to calm him down, but this time he did not dare to open his mouth.
From the court’s point of view, this would be tantamount to treason. Knowing this, how can we say the words to calm down?
“Bangjang… How can Hye-bang…”
“Are you asking that?”
The court shouted with bloodshot eyes.
“After abolishing Danjeon, I will do Dangeun Chammaek and be expelled from Shaolin!”
“Bar owner!”
The legal world was startled and raised its voice without realizing it.
“why? “Was it too much?”
But the court glared at him with blue eyes.
“Answer me. Do you think that the punishment I have given you as the preceptor of Shaolin is excessive?”
“Could it be too much? “The only punishment worthy of being killed by a knight is short-term rooting.”
“if!”
“It’s all just Bangjang…. In the history of Shaolin, there has never been a time in the history of Shaolin that someone who entered the penance cave on his own has been pulled out. Moreover… Apostasy and Dangeun Chammaek must be performed in front of the head of the time.”
The court bit its lips.
This means that in order to depose Hye-bang, the court had to go to Seongsan. But now he is unable to leave Hubei.
Beophye noticed and spoke again.
“And… the head of the room.”
“know.”
The court cut off the conversation and chewed its lips as if it had nothing to hear. Anger continued to boil over, but even so, thoroughly disciplined reason awakened reality before emotions.
“If you do that, you will end up letting the whole world know that there are people in Shaolin who are disobeying my orders.”
“…Yes, boss. “I’m sorry, but… that’s right.”
The court pursed its lips and tried to calm itself.
Of course, his face is not important. However, if his face is damaged, Shaolin’s status will also be shaken.
Moreover, we must never let go of that status now.
“He came all the way here…”
“That’s probably not right. “Hyebang isn’t really a child who calculates very quickly, right?”
“no!”
“yes?”
“As you said, Hyebang is not a child with quick calculations. Do you think a child like that would have moved and gone to the opening on his own?”
The legal world sighed softly. Only then did I understand what he meant. The court spoke as if chewing harshly.
“okay! “It means there is someone who encouraged him!”
There is no need to tell anyone who he is.
It was truly a pain in the ass. From Shaolin’s point of view, even though he had experienced something so absurd, he had to hide it quietly so that it would not be leaked.
Perhaps, when someone asks about this case, we may even have to lie about the fact that it was all the will of the court.
I am truly devastated. How on earth should I solve this!
“Send someone to the main office. “Tell them that from now on, anyone who leaves the temple without my permission will be excommunicated.”
“I will.”
Taking a deep breath and forcing himself to calm down, the court asked in a more composed voice than before.
“What happened to the opening?”
“It looks like the Ark has suppressed the rebellion.”
This is a natural result. If Hye-bang led the Shaolin monks into the war, and Hwasan was not enough, wouldn’t the result be too obvious?
The court did not ask the question to hear such an obvious answer.
“so?”
Cold sweat broke out from Beopgye’s face.
“Well… it looks like the Ark Feng Yeongsingae is taking responsibility for this incident and is trying to step down from his position.”
“Go back? In this situation? “That Sapae-ryeon is about to start a war right now, so you’re saying you’re going to change the ark?”
“Yes, that’s what I heard from them…”
“…Huh.”
The court felt a sense of desperation.
What on earth does everyone think of the current situation? My bones were sore.
“So… then who will be the next ark?”
“First of all, Hong Dae-gwang is being mentioned.”
“…What if Hong Dae-gwang?”
“yes. It is said that he was the governor of Luoyang in the past and was called Luoyang Gogeol (洛陽怪乞). He was once on the people’s lips as a candidate for future succession…”
The court’s faces hardened as they listened to the court’s report.
I tried to recite it to myself several times. Hong Dae-kwang. Hong Dae-kwang. It’s a name you’ve definitely heard of.
“Maybe he?”
“yes. “That…”
This is why the legal world broke into a cold sweat. After hesitating, he came up with an answer with difficulty.
“As the current Hwaeumbuntaju, it is a representative pro-Hwasan sect within the open world.”
The court was momentarily dizzy and closed its eyes.
“Geeko…”
It’s funny.
When Hye-bang did something ridiculous, my anger soared to the sky, but I wasn’t particularly angry that a situation had arisen that could turn the public into a fool.
Because I expected it in my heart. There is no way
‘he’
would miss this opportunity.
No… it doesn’t make sense that this happened as soon as Hwasan visited the opening in the first place and that he was lucky enough to seize the opportunity.
It must have been planned to be like this from the beginning. Otherwise, it is not explained why they suddenly appeared at the opening when they would have been busy working on harmony.
A laugh escaped me.
“haha.”
“Director…”
“Send someone to the open area. No, you have to go there yourself.”
“yes?”
“We must prevent the opening from turning to Cheonwoomaeng’s side. “Without them, we are blind.”
“Bangjang. But realistically…”
“Realistically?”
The court raised its eyes. The anger that had calmed down for a moment suddenly surged.
“Is it realistic for a volcano to intervene in the affairs of openness and turn its puppet into an ark of openness?”
At these words, the legal community had no choice but to close their mouths like clams.
Who would have imagined something like this would happen? And that too in a situation like this where the SaPaeryun is stabbing Gangbuk’s chin.
“Stop it at all costs. Beg, threaten, or do whatever it takes! If that is not possible, we must at least obtain a promise from the person who will become the new Ark that he will not cut off support for the old faction!”
The legal world bowed its head deeply with a dark face.
“…Amitabha Buddha.”
The court nodded a few times as if trying to calm down, and then continued speaking.
“Opening will not be able to sever ties with us all at once. “The new person who will board the ark is still young and lacks experience, so even if it is their will, the elders will not leave them alone.”
“Sure….”
“Even if it happens someday, it’s not right now. Even if we can’t stop what Cheon Woo-maeng gains, we must minimize what we lose as much as possible. Do you understand what I mean?”
“…I’ll do my best.”
The more they thought about it, the more frustrated they became, and the court started laughing as if they had lost their minds.
I could never have imagined that at a time like this, they would be aiming for opening other than anywhere else. It makes me wonder what’s going on in that guy’s head.
If you are to take this as a declaration of war by Cheonwoo-maeng, that is not the case.
There is no longer any need to discuss the strain of relationships. For something like this to change anything, the relationship between Cheon Woo-maeng and the Gu faction has already crossed an irreversible point a long time ago.
If we are to say that the court was complacent even though the relationship was so bad, that is also not the case.
If Shaolin had not participated in this incident, it would not have been possible for things to have progressed this far, no matter how strong and persistent Cheonwoo-maeng was, and who would have expected at that point that the guys stuck in Seongsan would move without the leader’s permission?
Ultimately, Shaolin. Yes, it is Shaolin.
The fact that the court created feuding groups within Shaolin and did not properly resolve them resulted in an avalanche.
You can’t say he was complacent, but there’s no way to avoid saying he was incompetent.
“…It has become ridiculous.”
“Director…”
“He must be welcomed like a hero in Hwaeum by now.”
The court closed its eyes tightly. An image of Cheongmyeong bursting into laughter appeared in my mind.
‘Hwasan Sword Association…’
Blue veins stood out on the back of the hand of the court holding the prayer beads.
* * *
However, contrary to the court’s expectations, Qingming received neither welcome nor praise.
“Raise your hands straight up!”
Once again, he was standing there with one eye bruised and blue.
In front of him, three people who had become the Three Gods of Hell were gnashing their teeth.
“Is Hwasan wearing Jongnam’s clothes?”
Hellfire spewed out from the two eyes of the phenomenon.
“Are you pretending to be Jongnam? Jongnam? Jongnam and not anywhere else?”
Even if he kills a person, Kang-ho asks the reason, and even if he destroys a building, he asks for reason.
However, wearing the clothes of another sect living in the next mountain is a crime for which there is nothing to be said even if you are beaten to death.
What can we do? That’s Kangho’s logic.
“You can wear Jongnam’s clothes.”
But Hyeonjong was indeed different.
He is not the type of person who cares about trivial things like this. He is very proud of his volcanoes, but isn’t he someone who values the safety of his students more than anything else?
“But sneak into the opening wearing that? what? Fighting with the elders?”
Fire spews out from Hyeonjong’s mouth.
As Hyeonjong’s words were added to Hyeonjong’s scolding, Hwasan’s disciples became the damned servants of the world who went on a rampage, even wearing Jongnam’s clothes, so that they could fight something that they could not turn away from.
And… the last gateway remains.
“…did you blow all your slips?”
The person who stood last was the most angry.
Hyeonyoung cried out from the bottom of hell, as if an evil spirit had taken possession of her body.
“If you bring in a place that is just about open, you have to start by collecting information and membership fees! what? “As the headquarters collapsed, my cash and vouchers were lost, and I became a real beggar?”
“….”
“I’m already dying because I don’t have money, so why bring in a new 100,000 beggars? What about money? “Do you guys earn the money?”
“Hyunyoung. Now that’s a bit of a problem….”
“Lord, please stay still! “What could be more important than this?”
“Uh… that’s right. Anyways, you guys!”
“this guy!”
“Damn you!”
As the scolding rained down from all directions, the soul gradually escaped Cheongmyeong’s mouth.
The voices I heard at the opening rang in my ears in a vague and warm way.
– Geomzone.
– Geomjon.
Oh, I should have just kept being a beggar instead of coming to the volcano…
Ugh.
