Xiaoliu felt something in his heart and sighed.
But at this moment, a strange scene fell into his eyes.
I saw a man crawling up to a tombstone that had recently been sacrificed, and kowtowed three times to the tombstone. Then, he secretly stuffed the fruit used for sacrifice in front of the tombstone into his arms, and crawled away with difficulty.
"Huh?" Xiao Liu looked at this scene doubtfully.
The opponent was crawling close to the ground, his legs seemed to be broken, and he could only crawl with difficulty on his elbows.
Obviously, this is a poor man who is so pitiful that he can only ask the dead for food.
But what makes Xiao Liu feel strange is that although the other party is dressed in rags, his hair is tied up and his crown is tied up. From the appearance of his dress, he does not look like a beggar, but rather a down-and-out scholar.
But with the proud ethos of the literati, how could it fall to this point.
Feeling curious, Xiaoliu couldn't help but reach out and push the hand of a hired worker beside him, and curiously asked in a low voice:
"Brother Xu, look, someone is stealing the sacrifice over there?"
The hired worker whom Xiao Liu called Brother Xu turned around and took a look, then sighed and shook his head.
"What's wrong, Brother Xu, do you know that person?" Seeing Lao Xu's reaction, Xiao Liu asked curiously.
Lao Xu sighed and said, "I know him! I'm afraid there is no one in Luoyang who doesn't know him."
"Oh, so famous?" When Xiao Liu heard this, he immediately became interested.
"But if you are so famous, how could you have fallen to this level? And looking at your appearance just now, you seemed to be quite impressed." Xiao Liu asked curiously.
"Hey, Young Master Yan, you don't know something. It was only after what happened to him that no one knew about it." The old man shook his head and started to explain to Xiao Liu.
"He was originally a young scholar in the city of Luoyang. Although his ancestors did not have any family fortune, he succeeded in gaining fame at a young age, so he can be regarded as a young talent.
Although his parents died young at home, he still had his brother to take care of and support him. He didn't have to worry about making a living. He only had to study and gain fame. It can be said that he was a happy family. "The old man said reminiscingly,
"Then how did he end up in this situation now?" Xiao Liu asked curiously.
After hearing this, Lao Xu sighed softly, shook his head and said:
"People say beauty brings disaster, but this is proven by their family."
"Huh? What do you say?" Xiao Liu asked curiously.
"After his parents passed away, he and his brother depended on each other. In order to take care of his education, his brother chose to start a business. His brother also had some business talent, and he also saved some money in just a few years, not only to provide for him He was admitted as a scholar, and he also married a lovely wife, who is very beautiful."
"Oh, Brother Xu has seen his sister-in-law?" Xiao Liu asked with a curious smile.
"I've seen it once. That woman is charming and graceful. Even the top star of Chunfeng Pavilion is not as good as her. Let me tell you, her eyes are so seductive. When she looks at you, You feel as if your soul has been seduced by her..." Lao Xu became more energetic as he talked about this.
Xiao Liu quickly interrupted him and said, "Brother Xu just said that beauty is a disaster, could he be referring to this woman?"
"Oh, that's her." Lao Xu, who was interrupted by Xiao Liu, sighed and continued.
"This woman is beautiful, but it's a pity that she is immoral and somehow got hooked up with the young master of the prefect's family."
"Huh? The young master of the prefect's family." Xiao Liu's expression changed when he heard this. He is a son of a powerful man, so he wouldn't be doing something as bad as robbing a common girl. But why is it the same prefect of Luoyang? Or will the same be true for the successor?
Xiaoliu thought in his heart.
Lao Xu also carefully looked around, and then continued to say to Xiao Liu in a low voice:
"This matter is a disaster from heaven. Meng Xiucai's brother often goes out to do business, so Meng Xiucai and his lovely wife are left at home to live together. Originally, they wanted the uncle and sister-in-law to look after each other. After all, my lovely wife So beautiful, no one can worry about her.
But who would have thought that the woman was lonely in her empty house, and because Meng Xiucai was handsome and talented, over time, she actually fell in love with Meng Xiucai and wanted to seduce him and have an unethical act with him. Things.
But who is Meng Xiucai? He and his brother have been dependent on each other since childhood, and he has read the books of sages. How could he do such an unethical thing? He immediately scolded his sister-in-law, had a big quarrel with her, and then moved out. In order to avoid suspicion, he threatened to report the truth to his brother when he came back. "
"Then what happened next?" Hearing that Meng Xiucai and his sister-in-law had broken up and moved out, Xiaoliu felt something bad in his heart. This was not the story between Wu Song and Pan Jinlian.
"Later?" Lao Xu looked up and looked around. After seeing no one else, he whispered.
"Later, I don't know how this matter reached the ears of the young prefect. This young prefect is a well-known dandy in Luoyang City. Eating, drinking, prostitution and gambling are common. He bullies men and women every day, and seizes other people's land. Like this He was the one who harmed Meng Xiucai’s family.”
"Well, what kind of harm is this?" Xiao Liu asked curiously.
"I don't know where the young master from the prefect heard about Meng's reputation, so he came to see her at that time. When these two people met, it was like an adulterer meets an adulterer, like sticks meeting fire."
"The two of them are in the Meng Mansion every day. The servants are guarding the door.
Meng Xiu was also a bloody person. When he found out about this, he became angry and directly filed a lawsuit against the young prefect. "
"Tell me to sue my son, unless the prefect of Luoyang is Bao Qingtian." Xiao Liu chuckled and shook his head after hearing this. He had already guessed the result.
"Who said otherwise? Meng Xiucai was immediately kicked out of the government office. But who knew that Meng Xiucai did it intentionally? He actually reported the matter to the censor, intending to sue the prefect as well. Come."
"Oh, what happened next?" Xiao Liu became interested when he heard this. He originally thought that Meng Xiu was a reckless man, but now it seems that is not the case. The weeds must be removed at the root. The prefect's son just took advantage of the prefect's power. If the prefect falls, then the young prefect will probably be torn apart by other people without him taking action.
"Later, what happened after that?" Old Xu laughed and shook his head.
"The Supervising Censor sounds nice, supervising officials, but in fact, officials are not protecting each other. Since ancient times, what good consequences can people get if they sue officials? Not to mention that Magistrate Yang has been the Magistrate of Luoyang for more than 30 years, so there must be someone above him. , I heard people say that when the palace was still there, he had a relationship with the prince."
"So Meng Xiucai ended up like this?" Xiao Liu asked with a sigh. He was still too young.
"Yes, his honor was revoked, his legs were broken, and even four fingers were broken off. The index finger and thumb of both hands were broken. He will never be able to write with a pen again in his life." Lao Xu sighed. Shaked his head.
Xiaoliu also sighed deeply. This result was indeed the cruelest treatment for a literati who made a living by writing.
"By the way, what about his brother who is doing business abroad?" After sighing, Xiao Liu couldn't help but asked curiously. This brother never appeared.
