Following (Cong Xiang)

When the day master has no choice

Following means that the day master is so unsupported that the only workable policy is to yield and go along with whatever one element is dominant — wealth, killing, or output. This chapter establishes the principle and adds a warning that the following spirit itself comes in auspicious and inauspicious forms. The same structure can carry a life smoothly or into ruin depending on whether what it follows has a sound future.