Chapter 135: 135. Chapter 134: Shifting Loyalty to Filial Piety, Framing the Good as Thieves

135. Chapter 134: Shifting Loyalty to Filial Piety, Framing the Good as Thieves

Tao Dalin, the Libationer of the Imperial Academy, buried his head, blocking the Emperor's figure with Shen Shixing, fearing that the Emperor would see him.

In his heart, he cried out in torment.

The Emperor's autumn lecture is always like this, not studying properly, asking some sensitive questions.

This lesson is about "Mencius," discussing "There are three unfilial acts, the greatest of which is having no descendants."

It is very simple in itself, with no room for debate, but rather has more political significance.

The content and progress of the lecture are arranged by the daily lecturer, and the specific review and interpretation are personally reviewed by the two cabinet ministers.

Today's lesson was arranged by Chen Dong, Junior Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, and Wen Chun, Junior Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that this is to build momentum for the Emperor's personal governance and to lay the groundwork for etiquette and law.

Having no descendants is the greatest.

The Emperor is twelve years old, a completely marriageable age.

If he wants to choose a consort, a year or so in advance, fourteen years old for the wedding, then an edict should be issued at the beginning of the year to start preparations.

If he is in a hurry to govern personally, then the granddaughter of Li Chunfang in the palace is not impossible.

As for the ancestral law, not marrying the daughter of a scholar-official...

Chen Dong and Wen Chun's meaning is very clear: Shun can hide from his parents to leave descendants, so His Majesty can make some expedient changes to leave descendants, which is completely reasonable.

That is what Zhang Juzheng said earlier, "the expediency of etiquette."

This is a political statement limited to the Emperor's close ministers and the officials of the classic lecture.

Chief Zhang Gelao Zhang Juzheng saw this arrangement and didn't raise any opinions, pushing the boat with the current and bringing the lesson up.

It was also a supportive appearance.

Logically speaking, with such harmony between monarch and minister, the Emperor should have understood, been moved, rewarded something to show his attitude, and then gone back to think about when to have the wedding.

As a result, the little Emperor didn't play by the rules, turning to a very sensitive topic—is the Great Ming dynasty governing the world with filial piety?

Tao Dalin scratched the back of his hand, feeling itchy all over.

Otherwise, why say that only a Zhang Gelao can answer the Emperor's questions.

Such things involving the foundation of Confucianism and the origin of the dynasty, how dare they say a word to the Emperor?

If they say one wrong word, it is the end of their reputation.

Zhu Yijun's gaze swept over the classic lecture officials.

Taking the different expressions of everyone into his eyes.

Finally, it fell on Zhang Juzheng, whose expression was difficult.

Why Zhang Juzheng was so difficult, Zhu Yijun naturally knew, otherwise he wouldn't have asked so directly.

Listening to this, it doesn't seem sensitive.

After all, this is a political correctness for thousands of years.

Since the Han Dynasty, every dynasty has been self-proclaimed as such.

Far away, speaking of the Records of the Three Kingdoms, Bao Xun submitted a memorial, every sentence saying "clarify the foundation and establish education, governing the world with filial piety."

The subsequent Book of Sui has the Emperor's golden words: "I govern the world with filial piety, fearing that this way will be abandoned, so I establish the five teachings to promote it."

In the Old Book of Tang, Li Bo's petition was also "I humbly believe that Your Majesty governs the world with filial piety, please grant grace."

Song and Yuan are even more unnecessary to say; Yi Jianqian, Liu Anshi, Li Bingchang, Cui Jingchuan, black and white, are all "Your Majesty governs the world with filial piety."

Even in this dynasty, this saying is very common.

When the two palaces were given honorary titles, the Ministry of Rites' document was still "The Emperor governs the world with filial piety, respectfully offering the Holy Mother's honorary title."

For an orthodox dynasty, this itself is a sacred golden garment worn on the body.

Only when the Sima family sees these few words will the program effect be full.

Otherwise, why is he, Zhu Yijun, called the monarch and father all day long?

But precisely because this question is very important, involving the source of the legitimacy of the imperial dynasty, it is never allowed to be discussed.

The most sensitive place is, in the Confucian system, when did the Emperor occupy the ecological position of the peak of "filial piety"?

That is since the great unification! This is a transformation of orthodox Confucianism!

Confucianism before the great unification was still very pure.

Mencius once told King Xuan of Qi that if the monarch treats his ministers like dirt, the ministers treat the monarch like an enemy.

Confucius also said that the monarch uses ministers with etiquette, and ministers serve the monarch with loyalty.

If the monarch treats me well, I will treat the monarch well.

If the monarch is not good, then don't blame me for killing the lone man—this is the content of the ceremony that Zhu Yijun examined earlier.

But since the Han Dynasty, this two-way obligation formed later has gradually evolved into a natural one-way obligation.

That is the so-called thunder and rain, all are heavenly grace.

Confucianism does not have this concept of absolute loyalty of ministers to the monarch.

Fortunately, there are great Confucians who debate the classics.

Confucianism does not have it, Legalism does.

Six Classics annotate me, classics are essential—so Dong Zhongshu stitched this set of Legalism into Confucianism.

In the Confucian concept, it is called shifting filial piety to loyalty.

In the concept of classics, it is called external Confucianism and internal Legalism.

In the framework of governing the country, it is called the same structure of family and country.

Filial sons must produce loyal ministers.

The title is the recognition of power, and at the same time further strengthens its legitimacy; the word monarch and father is especially so.

The stitched Confucianism is mainly to explain the source of the legitimacy of the Emperor's rule over the world, not really to engage in philosophical speculation.

Naturally, this matter also lost the room for discussion.

If you delve into this question, are you questioning imperial power?

Court officials at most use phrases, and never discuss the meaning of the classics in this regard.

So after the Emperor asked this question, He Luowen looked up at the rafters, Tao Dalin shrank behind Shen Shixing, and Ma Ziqiang looked left and right.

And Zhang Juzheng, who faced this question, had an even more uncertain expression.

Chief Zhang Gelao Zhang, now very much wants to say, child, for your own good, don't ask, don't ask.

But he had to answer.

Zhang Juzheng deliberated his words very carefully.

After a long while, he slowly opened his mouth: "Your Majesty, the country's shadow covers the people, covering without limit, starting from the family, promoting it, there is the love of ten thousand people."

"Your Majesty is the monarch and father of the country, saving imperial relatives inside, applying to the people outside, governing the world, benevolence covering grass and trees."

"Now the nine relatives are harmonious, the four directions have no complaints, truly for the national government, actually also family style."

"Your Majesty, our dynasty naturally governs the world with filial piety."

Your Majesty, everyone in the world must call you monarch and father; you manage everyone as a son, and the Emperor's grace is the father's thick love for everyone, so of course, it is governing the world with filial piety.

Zhang Juzheng said very carefully, stopping at the point.

Zhu Yijun enlightened: "No wonder the monarch is called monarch and father……"

Seeing this appearance, Zhang Juzheng knew that the little Emperor was going to say tiger and wolf words again.

Obviously, he was prepared.

He had to concentrate and listen carefully—the daily record official was standing behind, and no one knew which lesson the little Emperor would post to the new newspaper.

Zhang Juzheng could guess the Emperor's purpose; after all, he was recruiting Wang Shizhen to the capital, examining studies, and inviting great Confucians to observe the ceremony.

It was too obvious.

When he and Gao Gong first entered the cabinet, they did exactly the same thing.

At that time, Xu Jie, Li Chunfang, and Zhao Zhenji revered the Yangming school, using the power of governance to promote it everywhere.

Even personally presided over lectures, summoning court and local officials to listen, netting disciples.

The so-called "empty words of clarifying the mind and seeing nature, replacing the real learning of self-cultivation and governing people," "ignoring the poverty of the four seas, but discussing the subtle and refined words all day"—ignoring the poverty of the people in the world, but indulging in discussing those subtle, refined, but not helpful for solving real problems.

And Gao Gong and him, although self-proclaimed as Confucian ministers, still recited the way of Confucius and Mencius, but actually promoted Legalism.

Afterward, the two selected, absorbed, and screened the essence of Confucianism and Legalism, establishing a set of reform theories.

Especially Gao Gong, who was energetic, with a huge output, "Spring and Autumn Correct Meaning," "Questioning and Debating Record," "Daily Lecture," "Original Language."

Beating Cheng and Zhu on the left, exposing their forced interpretation of "Spring and Autumn," "no need to divide principles, strive to explore, so it is inevitable to force knowledge as knowledge."

Kicking Yangming on the right, laughing at him as empty and baseless, "only for the pavilion in the air, and finally nothing in body and mind."

And then borrowing history to discuss matters, connecting political reality problems, and the accumulated ills of the time, then seeking solutions, and finally reaching the conclusion of reform—"Law changes with time," "Change the law to follow the time."

This rectification of the academic style, through the way of writing books, corrected the atmosphere in the court.

Then through cabinet meetings, criticizing Xu Jie, Li Chunfang, and Zhao Zhenji as symbols, setting things right.

Finally, through the form of the late Emperor's edict, strictly ordering officials at all levels to prohibit officials from hosting or participating in lectures, laying the foundation for victory.

This is the foundation of the establishment of the New Party.

The New Party established by Zhang Juzheng and Gao Gong was too familiar with the Emperor's actions today.

These academic audits, these classic lecture questions, when they reach Wang Shizhen's hands, I fear they will be a "Classic Lecture Record."

Its purpose is invisible in front of him, Zhang Juzheng.

But the Chief Zhang Gelao can only see the means, but doesn't know what play the Emperor is going to sing, so he is a bit afraid that the Emperor doesn't know the importance and goes too far—he doesn't want to break the matter of external Confucianism and internal Legalism.

Unfortunately, Zhu Yijun doesn't think so.

He looked straight at Zhang Juzheng and continued to ask: "Teacher, since the monarch is the monarch and father, why change the dynasty?"

There is no fault in the parents in the world.

Since he is the monarch and father, I haven't heard that a son can be a father himself after killing his father.

Therefore, after changing the dynasty, why can the later dynasty be recognized?

If it is because of no way, can the father be killed if he has no way?

It doesn't make sense, teacher.

Actually, this question is not difficult to answer, but for Zhang Juzheng, who is external Confucian and internal Legalist, it is very difficult to answer.

Because in the framework of Confucianism, it has to go back to the mandate of heaven.

Under the monarch and father, no one can restrain, but if the mandate of heaven above has intentions, changing the monarch and father is naturally very normal.

At the peak of filial piety, the Emperor only has one mandate of heaven that Zhang Juzheng is unwilling to bring out.

The meaning expressed by the Emperor is also immediately clear in Zhang Juzheng's heart—with the decline of heaven and man induction, shifting filial piety to loyalty, more and more things cannot be explained, outdated things, change one.

Zhang Juzheng opened his mouth and closed it again.

Zhu Yijun looked at his teacher quietly, waiting for Zhang Juzheng's answer.

Shifting filial piety to loyalty, in the former Han, naturally had more progressive aspects.

Unfortunately, by the Wei and Jin, this set was full of cracks.

By now, or rather, after the birth of Yangming Heart Learning, this set was completely deconstructed.

What do the scholar-officials of today pay attention to?

It is the freedom of clarifying the mind and seeing nature!

It is the true self of doing whatever one wants!

What monarch and father? Doing it into this shit, shit!

The trend of the scholar forest is like this, the younger, the less they eat this set.

Not only is there no monarch and father in their eyes, but sometimes they will have a rebellious effect—the Taizhou school is very interested in deconstructing the source of the Emperor's power.

Why can Zhu Yijun get the recognition of most court officials today?

Because he is the monarch and father? If so, then his predecessor would not have been suppressed for ten years without being supported by loyal and filial sons to govern personally.

Therefore, it is not that Zhu Yijun wants to abandon shifting filial piety to loyalty.

But things that have been abandoned by the times don't need to be stuck on the face.

Instead, it will only delay the emergence of new things.

The gap between reality and theory is too large, which will increasingly wear away the legitimacy of the imperial dynasty.

Since this is the case, it must be broken before it can be established.

Whether it is the legendary story of Grand Ancestor Emperor rising from a commoner, pacifying chaos, and using Xia to change Yi in the new newspaper.

Or the classic learning attainments that Zhu Yijun tried his best to express in the classic lecture.

Or the currently gradually full treasury and increasingly clarified officialdom.

All are paving the way for replacing old classics, so as not to cause too much turmoil when the time comes.

He has done the paving with Li Zhi for so long, and Wang Shizhen's literary gathering date has been set.

The big event of debating the classics is about to come out, so naturally, we must unify thoughts internally first.

Zhu Yijun put this invisible elephant in the room on the classic lecture today, just to consult the Chief Zhang Gelao's attitude and test the classic lecture officials' thoughts.

The Wenhua Hall was silent.

Zhang Juzheng hesitated for a long time before saying dryly: "Your Majesty, please allow me to think slowly, and I will explain to Your Majesty at the next classic lecture."

The little Emperor is too radical, and the Chief Zhang Gelao can't make up his mind for a while—after all, he is not a mad scholar like Li Zhi.

Zhu Yijun is not in a hurry.

He looked at Zhang Juzheng and said warmly: "Hard work, teacher, then let's end the classic lecture here today."

Zhang Juzheng was speechless for a while, hurriedly bowing and saluting.

The classic lecture officials below also followed suit.

Zhu Yijun returned the salute.

After a series of etiquette, the classic lecture today was finally over.

Tao Dalin was like being pardoned, and after bowing and standing up, he was the first to leave the Wenhua Hall.

Ma Ziqiang, He Luowen, and others followed closely behind.

The classic lecture officials withdrew one after another, and only Zhang Juzheng and Shen Shixing remained in the hall.

Seeing that there was no one else in the hall, there was still the thorny matter outside the hall.

This is also the reason why some people stayed.

Shen Shixing took the initiative to bow and plead guilty: "Your Majesty, I am guilty……"

Zhu Yijun directly raised his hand to interrupt Shen Shixing.

He didn't give Shen Shixing a chance to speak, but looked at Zhang Juzheng: "Teacher, you go back to the cabinet first."

Zhang Juzheng and Shen Shixing remained in the hall, naturally for the kneeling outside the hall.

Facing the Emperor's leisure, Zhang Juzheng also pleaded guilty: "Your Majesty, this matter is my negligence."

Zhu Yijun interrupted Zhang Juzheng again: "Teacher, state affairs are busy, don't waste your mind on this kind of thing."

"It's just a breeze and drizzle."

He paused and said seriously: "Teacher, you are exhausted for state affairs; let me handle this little thing."

Zhang Juzheng's expression was slightly moved.

I don't know what he thought of.

Zhang Juzheng squeezed a medicine bag in his sleeve and was silent for a moment.

Finally, it turned into a bow: "I obey the decree."

Zhu Yijun nodded and let Jiang Keqian send Zhang Juzheng back to the cabinet.

When Zhang Juzheng's back disappeared, Zhu Yijun turned his head and looked at Shen Shixing.

Shen Shixing bowed again.

With no one around, Zhu Yijun seemed to finally stop hiding his emotions.

He stood up and looked at Shen Shixing.

Pointing at Shen Shixing and counting, his mouth kept saying "You... I...", and then it turned into sighs.

Facing the Emperor's angry appearance, Shen Shixing, a genius who had been smooth sailing all the way, rarely felt confused.

Cold sweat was on his forehead, and even the inner clothes on his back were stained with sweat.

The Emperor's repeated hesitation was like a hammer, torturing Shen Shixing's heart, beating wildly.

It seemed like a long time had passed.

Shen Shixing finally heard a complete sentence from the Emperor.

"Why didn't you come to find me before demoting Xiong Dunpu?"

Shujishi Song Ru, exposing his colleague Xiong Dunpu, pointing at the imperial carriage, destroying the harem, and discussing state affairs—this kind of thing, Shen Shixing actually didn't tell him, but acted arbitrarily and demoted him!

If Zhu Yijun had known about this earlier, Shen Shixing and Zhang Juzheng wouldn't have been set up!

Xiong Dunpu's personality was not good, I heard he was relatively straightforward and irritable.

Sichuan people, it's easy to offend colleagues with their habits.

Therefore, he had long formed a grudge with Song Ru.

Last year, several Shujishi encountered rain while going out, avoiding rain in the morning room, and the guard refused to accept them.

A group of Shujishi beat the guard and broke in.

Afterward, the guard reported to Yang Bo, and Yang Bo was very angry when he heard it, going to the Hanlin Academy to question them.

As a result, Song Ru immediately put the shit basin on Xiong Dunpu's head on the spot, and a group of Shujishi were afraid of taking responsibility, so they agreed to identify Xiong Dunpu under the instigation of Zhao Yongxian and Wu Zhonghang.

Xiong Dunpu suffered a loss, and the relationship between the two naturally became worse.

The anger of an honest person is beating and insulting people.

Song Ru is different.

He secretly recorded every word and deed of Xiong Dunpu in the Hanlin Academy every day, but whenever he mentioned high officials, if there were any swear words in his words, he would secretly tell a group of court officials.

If not, he would fabricate it.

Anyway, he was smearing Xiong Dunpu every day.

In history, Song Ru ran to Zhang Juzheng and said, Chief Zhang Gelao, Xiong Dunpu is secretly writing a memorial to attack the new policy, manage it quickly!

The report was made during the day, the memorial impeaching Xiong Dunpu was submitted to the palace at night, and the person was demoted directly the next day.

Because he knew about this, Zhu Yijun was very clear about the rights and wrongs between the two.

If he had known earlier, he could have handled it properly.

Who knew Shen Shixing would hide it from him, so that now such a kneeling incident occurred!

It wasn't until the matter became big and someone started impeaching Shen Shixing that Zhu Yijun learned the ins and outs of the matter from Shen Shixing.

It was said that Shen Shixing encountered Shujishi fighting while dining out.

Song Ru exposed his colleague Xiong Dunpu, pointing at the imperial carriage, destroying the harem, and discussing state affairs.

This is too much!

Shen Shixing immediately decided to control the influence.

In order not to let the situation expand—especially not to let people know what Xiong Dunpu specifically pointed at the Emperor.

Shen Shixing demoted Xiong Dunpu to the two Zhejiang provinces the next day.

The matter ended here, promotion and demotion are common things, Shen Shixing did things cleanly, and handling the aftermath is fine.

As a result, recently, suddenly a colleague Shujishi came forward.

Running around and shouting, saying Xiong Dunpu was wronged!

Plus now it is the Method of Examination.

This matter was immediately taken to make an article.

True or false aside, you slowly investigate, the officials speak by wind, first impeach Shen Shixing and then talk about it.

Immediately submitted a memorial, saying that he acted arbitrarily, demoted ministers easily before things were investigated, treated the Ministry of Personnel like a backyard, did not follow regulations, and acted recklessly and lawlessly.

The words were intense, and it was clear that they would not give up until Shen Shixing was dismissed.

Of course, there were also extensions, saying that the Ministry of Personnel was harmed by Shen Shixing to this extent, and was not qualified for the audit.

In order not to continue to have officials suffer the false charges of the Ministry of Personnel, it should be properly rectified after Shen Shixing is dismissed before talking about the Method of Examination.

The memorial reached the cabinet, and Zhang Juzheng wouldn't do it! He blocked the memorial directly at the cabinet level!

The cabinet wouldn't do it, and those below naturally clamored again.

Afterward, court officials submitted memorials one after another, attaching to impeach Shen Shixing.

The matter became more and more intense.

Rumors began to spread in the streets, saying that Zhang Juzheng formed a clique, Shen Shixing clung to the Chief Zhang Gelao, the two were cabinet and Ministry of Personnel, and emptied the Emperor, etc.

Or it was said that the Method of Examination was just a tool for Zhang Juzheng to seize power with the help of the Ministry of Personnel.

Zhang Juzheng's refusal to set things right in order to maintain Shen Shixing, letting Xiong Dunpu suffer grievances for no reason, was clear evidence.

If it is not handled, I fear it will cause a major disaster, etc.

Developing to this morning, the matter finally reached a climax.

Shujishi, Hanlin, and others, brazenly connected and knelt to submit a memorial, wanting to seek an explanation for this matter!

And Zhu Yijun, finally, could not avoid it, was blocked in the Wenhua Hall, and now had to come out to wipe this ass for Shen Shixing.

Facing the Emperor's questioning, Shen Shixing's expression was bitter, and he had words that he couldn't say.

Why did he act arbitrarily?

It was because the things Song Ru exposed at that time were too shocking!

What could he say? Your Majesty, it is rumored outside that you are insulting your mother?

Not to mention the Emperor, he didn't even dare to tell Zhang Juzheng, specially finding a reason to hook up.

If it wasn't to calm the situation and prevent people from hearing the Emperor's jokes, would he, Shen Shixing, take the risk and demote Xiong Dunpu directly to the two Zhejiang provinces?

As a result, it was good, it was originally good intentions, but now it was a dumb person eating coptis!

Seeing Shen Shixing unable to speak, Zhu Yijun said expressionlessly: "Is it because of the absurd words involving me steaming my mother."

These words came out.

Shen Shixing's expression changed several times, like sunshine and rain.

Only then did he realize, hurriedly bowing and pleading guilty: "I am guilty!"

Zhu Yijun sneered: "You are not guilty, serving the monarch and father, isn't it just reporting good news and not bad news?"

"If court officials told me everything, what do I need the Embroidered Uniform Guard for?"

These words were a bit heavy.

Shen Shixing's face was like a bitter melon, suddenly lying on the ground, taking off his crown: "My crime is unforgivable, I beg Your Majesty to dismiss me."

Zhu Yijun looked at Shen Shixing.

Neither agreeing nor soothing, just looking coldly, occasionally teaching a sentence or two.

"You believe whatever Song Ru says!"

But unlike what Shen Shixing was thinking at the moment, Zhu Yijun was not very angry with him.

In history, Zhang Juzheng was set up by Song Ru, now it's just changed to Shen Shixing.

Can't say he is angry.

In fact, Zhu Yijun just wanted to take this good opportunity to beat Shen Shixing.

Shen Shixing, as the successor designated by Zhang Juzheng, is not mature enough, and his personality has flaws.

If he is not beaten well when he is young, it will be bad if he gets used to doing things behind the Emperor's back and messing around in the cabinet every day.

In history, Li Sancai offended their Shen cabinet minister, and the Emperor kindly made the decision for Shen Shixing, demoting Li Sancai by three ranks.

As a result, Gu Xiancheng went to Shen Shixing to plead for mercy—everyone says Shen cabinet minister is elegant, but now someone offended you, if you let him go, that is true elegance.

Little Shen thought about it, it makes sense!

Then the Emperor demoted people openly, and he ran to give grace secretly.

After the person left, he gave a promotion to recuperate in Nanzhili.

As soon as the person left, they were quietly promoted and sent to the Southern Zhili region to recuperate.

In order to prevent Shen Shixing from going astray and always doing things behind the Emperor's back, Zhu Yijun can be said to have taken great pains, first letting this fellow establish a correct view of monarch and minister, and then talking about the good habit of reporting things.

Monarch and minister, one kneeling to resign, one standing silent.

The atmosphere was exceptionally dull and oppressive.

After a long while, Zhu Yijun sighed: "Shen Qing, you hid it from me to reconcile inside and outside, I also know your painstaking efforts."

"But now outside they are taking this matter, saying that the Ministry of Personnel is unfair, questioning the Method of Examination."

"To protect you, the Chief Zhang Gelao offended the officials, and I was knelt at the gate today."

"Making the Chief Zhang Gelao unrighteous, making me unrighteous, and making the matter more and more intense, Shen Qing's good intentions have also done bad things!"

These words came out.

Shen Shixing was kneeling on the ground, suddenly his body sobbed, obviously touched, and blamed himself to a certain extent.

"I know my crime! Please Your Majesty punish me!"

Zhu Yijun saw that the suppression was almost enough, and still reached out to help Shen Shixing up.

He said in a low mood: "The Method of Examination is at a critical moment, how can I allow you to retire."

"Get up and make amends."

Speaking of this, Zhu Yijun sighed: "I only hope Shen Qing will take this as a warning, and in the future, communicate more with me, don't hide everything from me, that would be better than any punishment."

Shen Shixing choked even more severely.

Zhu Yijun was very satisfied seeing this, almost unable to control his expression.

He coughed lightly and looked at Zhang Hong: "Has Song Ru arrived?"

Zhang Hong bowed and replied: "Your Majesty, he arrived just now and is waiting in the side hall."

Zhu Yijun nodded, and then said to Shen Shixing: "Let's go, follow me to see the Shujishi."

Shen Shixing hurriedly raised his head, only to see the Emperor had already passed him and walked toward the outside of the hall.

Only the Emperor's subtle voice entered his ears.

"Although I am young and

"Although I am young and lack virtue and grace, I can still provide some shelter and protection for the New Policies."

Shen Shixing pursed his lips; his face showed both embarrassment and admiration, extremely complex.

In the end, he sighed, adjusted his cap, and followed quickly behind.