Episode 1130 This is hell, this place. (5)
The Cheongmyeong riots were suppressed only after not only Hyeonyeong but also Hyeonjong took action. As they looked at Cheongmyeong lying down in the corner, tied to a rope, cold sweat ran down their backs.
Hyeonjong looked at everyone as if he had a headache.
“Why are they so out of control?”
“⋯⋯.”
“I decided to understand that fighting during sparring is something I can move on from. But isn’t it a big problem that we fight with each other on a regular basis?”
Everyone nodded as if they agreed with those words.
However, Hyeonjong frowned as if he did not like that reaction even more.
“Then, each door owner should sort out the situation. Why does this keep happening?”
“Hmm.”
The owners all looked the other way in silence.
“Try to say something calmly.”
“no. “That’s it…”
“Keuhum…”
Despite King Hyeonjong’s urging, the lords only cleared their throats. When Hyeonjong made a bewildered expression, Tang Gunak eventually opened his mouth with a bitter smile on his face.
“This seems to be a problem caused by a difference in understanding…”
“Did you say it was a difference of understanding?”
What is the difference in understanding here?
“The lord thinks it will be easy to control them if we put our minds to it… but in fact, our authority is not as strong as the lord thinks.”
“⋯⋯Yes?”
Hyunjong heard those words and closed his eyes with a blank expression.
What kind of nonsense is this?
“Places like Namgung or Dangga have weak authority. What does this mean? “I know that the authority of the lords of the prestigious families and Saewoeogungs that I know is extremely strong.”
Tang Gunak sighed deeply.
“That’s the problem.”
“yes?”
“…The problem is the perception of authority. “Who is the most powerful person in the world?”
“That’s right… Your Majesty is the Emperor.”
“Even the emperor can’t help but pay attention to the people, right?”
Hyeonjong became completely dumb. Because that’s true.
Even the emperor, who has the most powerful authority in the world, monitors the feelings of the people and strives to win their favor.
“Of course, with our own strength, we can just press it down once or twice. But… if dissatisfaction builds up and you cannot resolve it and the same thing happens over and over again, your authority will inevitably weaken.”
“Oh, no, what is that…”
Hyeonjong looked at the other lords as if he didn’t understand at all. However, the other door owners also just nodded as if what they said was correct.
“Are you serious about what you say?”
When Hyeonjong asks again, Tanggunak sighs.
“This is why it was difficult to talk about it. “It’s not something the Lord Lord would understand.”
Hyeonjong was silent for a moment and scratched his head. This is because it was thought to be a bit too sensitive to just rush into.
“⋯⋯No matter how much it is, you say that it is uncomfortable to even order your disciples not to fight…”
“Jangmun-in.”
“yes.”
“Is the authority of the Tang family family strong? “Is the authority of the Shaolin master strong?”
“That’s right…”
Hyeonjong could not easily answer.
It may be a bit unpleasant to hear for Tanggunak, but no matter what, it is impossible to compare the head of the Tang family with the head of Shaolin. Isn’t the head of Shaolin not just the head of Shaolin, but a position recognized as a representative of the powerful?
Naturally, the authority within that sect was bound to be strong.
“You probably heard it before, right? “It means that Shaolin’s disciples rebelled against the court’s orders and eventually broke away and returned to their hometown.”
“⋯⋯I heard it.”
I think that’s a shame… No, I thought there were some like-minded people in Shaolin.
“Think about it, Jang Mun-in. Even the leader of Shaolin, who has the most authority in the world, suffers such a thing. Don’t the disciples complain that they don’t like some of the choices they make and go back to their hometown?”
“⋯⋯.”
“In such a situation, would we command our disciples with just a wave of our hands, saying we have something so great?”
Hyeonjong’s mouth slowly opened.
After listening to it, I think it’s true… No, it still doesn’t seem to make sense.
Tanggunak laughed bitterly as he looked at Hyeonjong, who looked clearly confused.
“So, Lord… No, I said it would be difficult for Jang Moon-in to understand.”
“⋯⋯Why?”
“The reason is simple. This is because our positions are different from those of Jang Moon-in. “The Hwasan group I know is a munpa where the authority of a long writer is unprecedented among the rivers.”
“A volcano?”
“yes.”
“volcano?”
“⋯⋯Yes.”
“A volcano?”
Hyeonjong said, ‘What kind of talk is this about washing away ghosts?’ When he looked like he was asking, the owners all laughed bitterly.
Of course, it might be a strange sound for Hyeonjong to hear. Certainly, unlike other lords, Hyeonjong treated his disciples as if they were friends. Therefore, Hwasan’s disciples sometimes say things against King Hyeonjong that are difficult to imagine in other sects.
However, being friendly and having strong authority were completely different issues.
In Tanggunak’s view, Hwasan is a sect whose authority as a scholar is beyond imagination.
Let’s say a situation arises where the master of each gate deploys his disciples to a battle line that appears to have no chance of victory. This is a fight that seems to have no justification and no practical purpose.
So, will the people of the Tang family be willing to throw away their lives according to the words of the Tang army?
well. Tanggunak was skeptical.
Perhaps at that moment, he will prioritize his own life over the orders of the party and military evil. The power of Tanggunak comes from justification and position, not from faith and trust in the head of the family.
I don’t know, but the thoughts of other door owners here probably aren’t that different.
But volcanoes are not just volcanoes.
More than half of Hwasan’s disciples would risk their lives at King Hyeonjong’s command, even if they knew they would die.
‘That’s what authority is.’
That’s what authority is. No matter how stiffly you hold your head high on a daily basis, anything that cannot be exercised at a critical moment is ultimately not authority.
Although it was very difficult for Hyeonjong to understand, he somehow managed to nod his head.
“Okay. So… I guess I can’t easily stop him because I’m afraid his disciples will rebel.”
“hmm. “It’s a bit embarrassing.”
“What’s so shameful about it?”
At that moment, Lim So-byeong said, ‘This is why they are political faction bastards.’ He opened his mouth with a face that seemed to say.
“You guys, it just ends up being cursed and you get disgruntled looks. “When we sleep in our suits, a knife comes flying at us, a knife!”
“⋯⋯.”
“And you guys are the ones with the strongest inaction, so even if the kids rise up, you will be able to suppress them, but a guy like me will be buried in an instant! invoice. Do you know what I mean?”
“Doesn’t it seem like half of the invoice is already there?”
“⋯⋯But it’s better to have a half invoice than a full invoice.”
Lim So-byeong grumbled. And then he spoke harshly.
“In the first place, there are only two sects that can make sects do things they don’t like by just pointing a finger. “One is a volcano, and the other is…”
“Is it Shaolin?”
“yes? Shaolin is freezing to death. It’s Sapaeryeon, it’s Sapaeryun! “If I had to add one more thing, it would be the Demonic Church.”
Hyeonjong’s face as he listened became very strangely distorted.
“Well… depending on what you hear, it may sound like Hwasan is a place like Sapaeryeon or Magyo…”
“Honestly, there’s nothing that different, right? When everyone hears Jang Mun-in give an order, their eyes get bloodshot and they run without even thinking about whether it’s on the river or in Gangnam. What kind of sane people would do that? “It’s not normal.”
Hyeonjong was silent. Something was very unfair, but it was very difficult to refute it with words. It’s been a long time since I’ve felt this way since Cheongmyeong used to talk sophistication.
He sighed and asked Lim So-byeong again.
“So… the conclusion is that it is difficult for even the Masters to stop it?”
“Even if you try to stop it, if it cools down a little, someone will pour oil on the embers, so what can you do to stop it? “If you touch it clumsily, it will burn.”
“Even the person who brought the embers got burned.”
“It’s very burnt over there.”
The door owners shook their heads as they looked at Cheongmyeong tied up in the corner. In their view, it was an act of pouring oil on one’s own body, setting it on fire, and then screaming in pain.
“Then how on earth do you do this…?”
At that time, Han Yi-myeong opened his mouth with a look on his face that said he did not understand at all.
“Honestly, I don’t know why we’re having this meeting. In the first place, if the sects could easily mix with each other, why would they give each phylum its name and distinguish its disciples by clothing? “Why are we engaging in meaningless joint training and gang fights under the guise of sparring?”
Everyone looked at Han Yi-myeong with empty eyes.
‘We wonder that too.’
‘When did you understand? I just did it because they told me to do it.’
‘That gentleman came from far away and I can’t understand the situation.’
Han Yi-myeong, unable to read the expressions on the other door owners’ faces, spoke in anger.
“I wouldn’t dare say this in the presence of various clan lords, but wouldn’t this problem end if we just stop this training and separate the quarters of each clan…”
“Errachaaaa!”
At that moment, Cheongmyeong immediately broke the rope wrapped around her body and jumped up.
“what? Separate?”
“⋯⋯.”
“Where are you talking?”
The owners all nodded as if impressed.
The person who is suffering the most from this situation is none other than Cheongmyeong. But now, Cheongmyeong is refusing to take the path that I can take comfortably.
That opposite side is the original source of the Hwasan Sword Association that led Hwasan to this point…
“Then I lose! Damn it!”
⋯⋯It wasn’t the power. Uh… You just have a bad personality.
“Okay. “Hwasan Sword Association.”
Tang Gunak sighed deeply.
“I know how you feel, but the situation right now is not that simple. Wasn’t the situation that had barely calmed down completely turned upside down when the Beast Palace and the Ice Palace intervened? I understand motivation, but sometimes excessive motivation can be toxic. “Let’s calm down a little first…”
“Really?”
“⋯⋯.”
“who? Them? Or me?”
“Uh…”
Originally, I was going to say that they need to calm down… but it looks like you need to calm down…
“uh. “I know what you mean.”
“Yes?”
“So you’re saying it can’t be done this way?”
“⋯⋯.”
“That…”
That’s right… That’s true, but… It seems like you understood my words in a completely different way…
“I understand. that’s right. “I backed off.”
Cheongmyeong’s eyes began to shine with madness.
“Then you really have to do it right.”
“⋯⋯What are you going to do?”
“What do you think you’re going to do?”
“⋯⋯.”
“Do you really want to know?”
no. I really don’t want to know. Tanggunak took off his crane.
Cheongmyeong started giggling and laughing like a person who has lost his mind.
“I was out of my mind. Since when did I put up with it?! “This isn’t it!”
“⋯⋯.”
“Do not worry! “I will unite them so perfectly!”
“⋯⋯.”
Cold sweat began to seep down the backs of the door owners. I had a premonition that I was going to see something I shouldn’t have seen.
Creeping…
