離 → 同人

Commentary

Doubled fire meets heaven and fire together: brilliance joins with fellowship but finds it hollow. A plain cart with counterfeit horses cannot bear heavy loads. When lords and marquises set out on campaign with such equipment, danger and blame inevitably follow. 'Plain cart and false horse' (su che wei ma) is a classical image of inadequate preparation disguised by appearance. The expedition lacks substance behind its show of force. From The Clinging to Fellowship, fire blazes beneath heaven in the image of communal purpose. Yet fellowship built on pretense rather than genuine capability crumbles under pressure. The campaign fails not for lack of allies but for lack of real strength, a warning against mistaking pageantry for preparedness.