"My father was also forced to beg for bones. The reason is very simple: he impeached Wu Qiongsi. He impeached him for colluding with several garrison commanders, short-changing and embezzling the military.
The facts were clear and the evidence was conclusive. My father thought he could defeat Wu Qiongsi in one fell swoop. Unexpectedly, His Majesty not only refused to accept the case, but also reminded Wu Qiongsi.
Wu Qiongsi read a copy of my father's book. About my father: He allowed students to make trouble.
Do you still remember that before the Ye Temple and Ye An were raided, many monks sat in meditation outside the palace gate?
Do you still remember that after that, many scholars and students also participated in the sit-ins?
There was a big fuss about that time.
And among those scholars and students, several were my father's students.
Although he was not held accountable by His Majesty because of the large number of people involved, the incident was brought up alone. In order to save those few students, my father had no choice but to submit a petition to serve and return home.
His Majesty agreed.
My father returned to Shehon County.
However, he also became depressed and ill because of this, and on the way back home, he was attacked and killed by unknown people, and was slightly injured.
During that attack, my family’s loyal servant who had been with my father for decades died trying to protect my father from the knife.
My father was sad and hated Wu Qiongsi even more.
He believed that this was the eradication of Wu Qiong's ideology.
But what can be done?
It would be nice to be able to save a life.
But in the end he died in depression.
I announced the funeral and rushed back to observe the period of mourning.
In fact, at that time, I was wondering: Did my father die on purpose so that I could escape from the dark whirlpool of officialdom? "
Chen Boyu stopped here.
He spoke very concisely and kept trying to take a breath. At this time, he finally allowed himself to cough and take a few breaths.
He refused the meal that Zhou Rin brought to him, but asked for a bowl of water from Zhou Rin, drank it slowly, and then continued.
"I don't even know where Wu Qiongsi has such hatred for me. He has already killed my father, but he still refuses to let me go.
But I didn't think that much at all at the time.
All I thought about was: now that I'm back, I'm no longer an official, and I can protect my father, I can stay away from all the right and wrong and grudges.
I built a thatched cottage next to my father's tomb. Apart from eating and sleeping, I practiced martial arts all day long.
I think my father always wanted me to be healthy and safe.
That day, a good friend, Qian Hongfang, came to find me.
He was also one of the students my father tried desperately to keep.
He is nearly 20 years old, and although I am both 40 years old, on weekdays, because we are relatively close to each other, we can be regarded as sworn friends.
He brought wine and food, but I refused his wine and just ate some vegetarian food.
During this period, we both talked about some of the things my father had done during his lifetime. "
As Chen Boyu spoke, he covered his face and tears slipped from his fingers.
But before it hit the ground, he wiped it away.
He raised his face, turning his sadness into anger.
“But I didn’t expect that he put medicine in the tea!
I ate, drank, chatted with him, and fell asleep without realizing it.
When I woke up again, I was slapped awake by the county government servant with a scabbard.
When I opened my eyes, I saw a corpse lying next to me. There are a few knives on the chest, which look a bit familiar, and they look like they were left behind by my martial arts skills.
And when I sat up in surprise, I realized: I was still holding my own knife in my hand, and my body was covered in blood...
When I heard that, the county magistrate Wang Liangji pointed at me and said: "Catch this guy who is addicted to alcohol in Xiaoqi, murders and sells goods." '
I was stunned.
Obviously I didn't drink.
I just opened my mouth to retort loudly, but I smelled the strong smell of alcohol in my mouth.
Greeding a cup during the period of filial piety is a grave act of unfilial piety. According to the national law, you can be imprisoned for one year.
I am not afraid of going to jail, but how can I be charged with such a huge crime of unfilial piety?
If I carry it on my back, my life and the future of my children will all be ruined.
I want to refuse to reason and fight, let alone admit some murder and swindle indiscriminately.
But I was still lying on my hands and knees, and before I could tell, I was knocked unconscious.
When I wake up again, I will be in this death row.
Only then did I realize: Wu Qiongsi was behind everything.
And Wang Liangji was the one who was ordered by Wu Qiongsi.
As for Qian Hongfang...
It's so funny and so sad that the person who died next to me was him.
Come to think of it, Wang Liangji, or Wu Qiongsi, who originally wanted to punish me for my great unfilial piety, sent people to follow Qian Hongfang and kill him in order to silence him and prevent me from ever being able to recover. Then put the blame on me.
The reason why I was able to straighten all this out is: Qian Hongfang came suddenly, and he was a scholar. How could he bring good wine with him when he visited me at the tomb of his mentor? Doesn't he understand that it would harm me and violate my filial piety?
So I knew: Qian Hongfang was bribed.
Unfortunately, I really didn't think that much at the time. I thought it was Qian Hongfang's negligence, and it would be fine as long as I didn't drink.
The most ridiculous thing is the charge of murder and robbery, right?
Qian Hongfang probably had a lot of banknotes on him, but they were all gone. All the valuable belongings on my body were gone.
But in the area where my family’s ancestral graves are located, I am the only one.
Qian Hong died and his belongings were gone. Who else could have taken them besides me?
What a logical way to shift blame.
I had no way to argue, and no one listened to my argument.
I have no will to live, because I can't tear through this vast darkness.
I see no hope of revenge, so why linger on? "
After Chen Boyu finished speaking, tears fell quietly again, sliding through his absent-minded eyes, out of his dry eye sockets, and flowing through his skin like a dry river bed.
Di Ying did not look away, looked at him, and said in a deep voice: "Perhaps, we have been in darkness for a long time, but we must always believe that the dawn will definitely come."
Chen Boyu laughed.
He didn't care about the tears, he just looked at Di Ying with his tear-filled eyes. There was something different in his voice, and his smile also had a bit of the brilliance of the past.
"You sound so ethereal, it's better to say it directly: it's because there are always people like you in the darkness, holding lanterns and lighting the light of hope for us.
In other words: In the wind and rain, there are always people like you who insist on holding an umbrella, still protecting us from the wind and rain, so that we will not completely despair.
I'm actually quite lucky to be living in the present, because... I have you.
I can support such a body without hitting the wall and committing suicide because Mr. Lu said: He will definitely let me wait until you and Mr. Di arrive.
He didn't make a mistake, I waited. "
