During the Ming Dynasty, there lived a young master named Liu Si in Yanggu County, Shandong. He was pampered by his parents since he was a child, but unfortunately, the early death of his parents made him even more indulgent, refusing to earn a living in agriculture or studying, and spent his days idle. Due to his lack of discipline, Liu Si became addicted to gambling and was lured into the casino by a group of unemployed vagrants.
Once caught in this mispath, Liu Si could not extricate himself. His father-in-law was an old talent, named Sun Xun, who was proficient in etiquette and law, and had failed many exams, so he gave up his studies and turned to medicine, and he had a small reputation in the local area. Sun Xun originally thought that Liu Si's family was wealthy and married his daughter Yujiao to him.
Although Yujiao is erudite and talented, Liu Si has no interest in forging ahead, and only indulges in the excitement of gambling and throwing dice. Yujiao persuaded her husband many times, but Liu Si turned a deaf ear, and the two turned against each other because of gambling, and fierce quarrels broke out many times.
Sun Xun saw it in his eyes, and taught and reprimanded Liu Si several times, although Liu Si expressed obedience on the surface, but his heart was full of dissatisfaction, after being scolded, he just pretended to obey, and still went to the casino to entertain afterwards.
As the saying goes, there is no family affection in the casino. Once caught in the abyss of gambling, people almost lose their original conscience, only money is left in their eyes, and they ignore the dignity of the old and the young!
Because Liu Si was in high debt, he was often chased and beaten by creditors. But that's the case with gamblers, once they enter the casino, they forget everything and don't care about being chased and beaten, as long as they have money, it's enough. He ignored the admonitions of his relatives and regarded anyone who admonished him as an enemy.
The story takes place during the Ming Dynasty, Liu Si of Yanggu County was pampered since he was a child, and he was even more indulgent after his parents died early. He was addicted to gambling and began to lose his family property, losing his real estate one after another, and even took his wife Yujiao's clothes to pay off his debts. Due to Liu Si's behavior, Yujiao fell into despair, and even had the idea of seeking death. Father-in-law Sun Xun beat Liu Si in anger, and decided to take Yujiao home, vowing never to let her see Liu Si again in this life.
Liu Si didn't care about this, regarded the casino as his home, and didn't even go home at night. Sun Xun saw that his son-in-law was so decadent, and he was helpless. Considering that his friend Zhao Cheng served in the county government, Sun Xun wanted him to take down Liu Si and the others together, but he hesitated, after all, he was his own son-in-law. He then wrote a "Quit Gambling Article" to persuade Liu Si to turn back, but Liu Si was addicted to gambling and was indifferent to this exhortation. Liu Si became a destitute bastard because of repeated failures, and he could only watch the scene for others and barely make a living.
Upon learning of Liu Si's defeat, Yujiao fell ill in anger and almost died. Fortunately, her father carefully conditioned Yujiao to survive. Liu Si didn't care about Yujiao's illness, thinking that she was just sick because she frequently dissuaded him from gambling. He didn't even visit, but it caused an accident.
The son of a squire returns to his hometown to visit relatives and is lured to a casino for a large amount of silver. When the squire learned of this, he was furious and instructed the government to investigate the matter. The result was casino operators, seducers, and Liu Si and others. Liu Si was also detained for being in charge of watching the scene, and was eventually sent to Lingnan by the government, where he was sentenced to 40 canes and one month in prison.
After Sun Xun's friend Zhao Cheng learned of this, he informed Sun Xun of the news. Sun Xun was both angry and distressed, and said to Zhao Cheng: "The little son-in-law really needs to be punished, otherwise it will be difficult to repent." Now that you've been punished, you may have a chance to make amends, but you need to maneuver through it. ”
Zhao Cheng expressed his willingness to help, so the two discussed a countermeasure. After Zhao Cheng went back, he instructed a servant to bring food to Liu Si every day.
Liu Si was beaten and imprisoned in a prison, physically and mentally exhausted. But by this time he had repented. Suddenly, someone brought him food, which flattered him. He inquired about the identity of the food delivery and learned that it was a servant of Zhao Cheng's family. Liu Si was grateful, although he felt guilty. The servants came to deliver food every day, and Liu Si fell into deep self-blame.
After Liu Si had spent a month in prison, a servant came to take him to see Zhao Cheng. Liu Si was grateful, and bowed deeply to express his gratitude: "If it weren't for your care, I would have starved to death in prison." Now that my family is ruined and my relatives have been abandoned, thank you for saving me!”
Zhao Cheng picked up Liu Si and said: "I have some friendship with your father-in-law, as long as you sincerely repent, I will persuade your father-in-law and wife to change their minds." ”
Liu Si said decadently: "I have lost my relatives, and I have no face to see them. Maybe I should become a monk. ”
Zhao Cheng comforted him: "You are young, you should not give up your future because of a momentary misstep." Maybe there's a chance to be a new person, so you might as well live with me for the time being. ”
Although Liu Si didn't want to cause any more trouble, the casino was closed and he was homeless, so he had to stay at Zhao Cheng's house. Subsequently, Liu Si helped Zhao Cheng copy documents and do some odd things.
One day, Zhao Cheng asked someone to send an article and asked Liu Si to copy it. Liu Si took a look at it, and it turned out to be the "Quit from Gambling" written by his father-in-law. I didn't read it carefully at the beginning, but now I savored it carefully, and I realized the truth and regretted it.
While he was lamenting, Zhao Chengjin said: "Brother, I have something to tell you, your wife fell ill after you were arrested, and she was hit hard by your shame a few days ago, and her condition took a turn for the worse and she just passed away. ”
When Liu Si heard that his wife had died, he felt deep remorse and grief, and he was in pain. Zhao Cheng persuaded him to see him for the last time, but Liu Si was worried about his father-in-law's criticism and hesitated.
Zhao Cheng said: "Not going will only make your father-in-law more angry, so let's go." ”
Liu Si listened to Zhao Cheng's advice, wiped away his tears, and hurried to Ran's house. However, as soon as he entered the door, he was besieged by the domestic servants, and his father-in-law became more and more angry at him: "You scoundrel gambler, you have lost face, don't want to see my daughter again!."”
Liu Si had no choice but to return to Zhao Cheng's house.
Actually, Yujiao's illness is real, but she doesn't really die. In order to teach Liu Si a lesson, Sun Xun once said to Yujiao: "This may be a good opportunity for him to repent." Sun Xun also told Yujiao about the plan that Mituo had given to Zhao Cheng, so that she could calm down. Zhao Cheng took the opportunity to pass on a false death letter, which successfully angered Liu Si and made him even more remorseful.
After Liu Si learned the truth, he told Zhao Cheng, and Zhao Cheng sighed deeply: "The love between husband and wife has been reduced to not seeing each other in life and not being able to say goodbye in death, which is really heart-wrenching." Your father-in-law refused to recognize you, mainly because you were not angry in the past, and you did not let him get his wish.
One day, Zhao Cheng informed Liu Si to go to the court to try a case**. In the courtroom, the plaintiff, the defendant and the witness knelt down. Zhao Cheng first asked the witness Zhang San: Why did Li Si's wife hang herself?
Zhang San replied: Because his son Li Ke cheated her of the golden hairpin on her head, he went to Wang Wu's house to gamble and lost, and hanged himself in anger.
Zhao Cheng then asked: Where is Li Ke now?
Zhang San replied: Li Ke absconded in fear of crime, and his whereabouts are unknown.
Zhao Cheng turned to the defendant Wang Wu: How did you trick Li Ke into gambling at your house, causing his mother to commit suicide?
Wang Wu claimed: First of all, I did not invite Li Ke to come, but he came by himselfSecondly, the golden hairpin was also lost by himself, not by me when I went to his house to cheat it. Now Li Si himself forced his wife to death, and hid his son, and even blamed me.
Zhao Cheng angrily reprimanded: "Rogue gambler, I have long known that you are a scoundrel who runs a casino, I don't know how many people have been mistaken, and how much money has been cheated." Now you dare to be hard-mouthed!After that, he ordered the officials to drag him down on the spot and received thirty boards.
Subsequently, Zhao Cheng asked the plaintiff Li Si: "Why don't you usually teach your son a lesson, but instead connive at him to gamble outside?"”
Li Si replied: "I once beat and scolded my son in order to quit gambling. But the hateful Wang Wu deceived him behind his back, causing his son to steal the golden hairpin to gamble, causing his wife to die with hatred. ”
Zhao Cheng accused: "You obviously blamed your wife for doting on your son, and often quarreled with her, and finally forced her to a dead end." As a father, you can't control your son, but you shirk the responsibility to your wife and Wang Wu, and you should also suffer a few boards. ”
Li Si hurriedly kowtowed to show remorse, so he was spared the punishment of a board.
Subsequently, Zhao Cheng announced the verdict: "Li Ke did not obey his father's orders, causing his mother to commit suicide, and the crime is no less than killing his mother." He deserves to be punished more than Wang Wu, and now he is sent to arrest him immediately. Wang Wu will be detained for the time being, and the trial will be held after Li Ke's arrest. ”
After the trial, Zhao Cheng and Liu Si went home together. He said to Liu Si: "Your father-in-law still feels sorry for you, and your daughter has been angry to death, and she hasn't sued the official yet." If you sue the official, this is a person**.
Liu Si was silent, even more remorseful. He thought to himself: "It is natural for my father-in-law to blame me, and I really shouldn't resent him." ”
A few days later, Liu Si witnessed Zhao Cheng trying a gang of robbers. Three of them seemed to be weak scholars, and Liu Si asked curiously, "The three of you don't look like robbers, why did you fall into this situation?"”
One of them replied, "I am the son of a good family, but I am in debt for gambling, and I must not be a robber." It's too late to repent. ”
Another said: "I am not a robber, but I have been framed by them." Because I couldn't pay my gambling debts, they beat me, and now they're hurting me. ”
The third person said: "I am even more wronged because I won a golden pot in the casino, but I turned out to be a robber and a criminal." ”
Liu Si sighed in his heart: "It's really 'gambling and theft are neighbors'."
After a while, Zhao Cheng saw that Liu Si had indeed shown an attitude of reform, so he suggested: "Living in my house is not a long-term solution. Now that the exam date is approaching, why don't you take the children's exam. ”
Liu Si said hesitantly: "I didn't read much when I was a child, and now I take the exam in a hurry, and I may not have much chance." What to do?”
Zhao Cheng pondered for a moment and said, "Since reading is not your forte, then you don't have to be an errand boy in the yamen. Although conscientious and conscientious is commendable, it is better to devote yourself to business, especially in the Huguang area. I have a friend named Qian Fei, who often does business in that area. You can get on his boat, try it, and earn money and live more steadily. Of course, this requires some silver as capital. ”
Liu Si pondered: "My silver was lost all in gambling a long time ago, how can I still have the capital now?"”
Zhao Cheng suggested: "Maybe you can find some relatives and friends to borrow some." ”
Liu Si smiled bitterly: "Relatives and friends know that I have been addicted to gambling, who would be willing to lend me money?"”
Zhao Cheng comforted: "Since you have reformed yourself, maybe they will help you." Why not give it a try?”
After listening to Zhao Cheng's suggestion, Liu Si went to find relatives and friends to borrow money. However, his requests were either pushed back or rejected on the grounds of poverty, and no one would lend him money. Liu Si sighed hatefully: "I knew that it was so difficult to borrow money, I shouldn't have fallen into gambling and lost all my money in the first place." ”
Zhao Cheng made another suggestion and said, "I think you should go to your father-in-law, maybe he can lend you some." It was because your wife had just passed away, and he was angry and didn't want to see you. I will write him a letter explaining that you have repented, and that you will ask him personally, and he may lend you some silver. ”
Liu Si had no choice but to follow Zhao Cheng's advice and ask Sun Xun for help.
When Liu Si arrived, it happened that Sun Xun was preparing to go out for medical treatment and was getting into the sedan chair at the door. Liu Si humbly stepped forward to say goodbye, but Sun Xun got into the sedan chair as if he didn't notice it. Liu Si tried to follow, but the servant of the Ran family stopped him and said, "Since Liu Guanren is not in the casino, why do you want to come here to pester?"My lord doesn't like you that much, so you don't have to worry about it here. ”
Liu Si felt ashamed, and his face flushed. He was speechless for a while, so he had no choice but to return to Zhao's house. Seeing him come back gloomily, Zhao Cheng comforted him again: "Since my father-in-law is unwilling to help, why don't I go find some friends and make up some money for you." ”
Liu Si suddenly turned from sadness to joy, and said gratefully: "If this is really the case, you are my reborn parents." ”
Zhao Cheng still reminded with some concern: "There is a question, what if the silver comes to you and you fall into gambling again?"”
Liu Si replied firmly: "If I am really like that, then I am comparable to an animal." If you don't believe me, I can swear!”
Zhao Cheng thought for a moment and said, "If you really want to swear, then we will go to the City God Temple together tomorrow." ”
The next day, Zhao Cheng took Liu Si to the City God Temple. It just so happened that there was a stage singing in front of the temple, which was a play about "good gambling".
On the stage, a fairy in golden helmets and armor spoke: "I am Song Gongming of Liangshanbo, who walked for the heavens during my lifetime and became a god after my death." It's a pity that some gambling guys have recently drawn a group of our brothers on cards for fun (there is this kind of play in Shandong, and many people use it for entertainment), and it has led to the breakdown of many families and human lives**. Now that I have sent the devil to arrest those who make cards and deceive people by gambling, and escort them to the underworld for trial, it is time for me to send them to justice. ”
After that, the gong sounded, and two people dressed as ghosts escorted two prisoners, wearing long flails, holding chains, and hanging a small flag behind their necks, which read "Thief of Cards" and "Thief of Gambling".
Song Gongming rebuked loudly: "You two thieves, our Liangshan brothers are loyal to the Great Song Dynasty, and they are actually defiled by you. You have seduced the children of good families and put our brothers' names on cards. Now I will send you to the underworld to be judged, and listen to the fate of Lord Yama. ”
Then he shouted: "Black Whirlwind Li Kui is in **?."Take these two thieves to the capital for me. ”
After saying that, Li Kui jumped out, holding a double axe, and smiled at the two prisoners: "Do you know me?"Taste my axe first!”
As soon as Li Kui's words fell, he went down with an axe, and the two thieves were killed on the spot.
Song Gongming immediately said: "Good and evil will be rewarded in the end, but it is only sooner or later." ”
The audience shouted, "Good show!".”
Zhao Cheng said to Liu Si: "This is a play arranged by a squire, and he specially made this play to teach the world a lesson because his son is a gambler." ”
Liu Si nodded and fell into emotion, thinking: "You really shouldn't gamble, you are both criticized and punished by God." He was punished by officials in the world, and he was punished by ghosts after death!Not only is it spurned by the good, but it is also intolerable to the bandits. ”
After Liu Si watched that scene, he felt even more remorseful. When he came to the City God Temple, tears fell like rain, and he knelt on the ground and cried: "I, Liu Si, am unfortunately tired of gambling, and now I am willing to swear to change my life, and if I get involved in gambling again, I will be punished by the gods." ”
Zhao Cheng saw Liu Si swear like this, and gave him fifty taels of silver after returning home. The next day, he invited Qian Fei to a banquet and entrusted Liu Si to him. Liu Si went out to do business with Qian Fei.
With the passage of time, Liu Si gradually made a fortune in business. The goods he sold in business became bestsellers, and he kept pouring them up, and he had accumulated hundreds of taels of silver in his hands.
Once, when he was doing goods in Wuhu, he met a Shandong merchant with a few bags of safflower. Due to the leakage of the ship, the merchant took the initiative to reduce the price**, and Liu Si bought this batch of safflowers. When he was about to open it to dry, he found that there were one hundred taels hidden in each bag.
It turned out that the safflower was not the merchant's own, but he stole it from his father-in-law. My father-in-law was doing business abroad all the year round, and he was worried that carrying silver on the road would attract thieves, so he hid the silver in the goods. Unexpectedly, the conflict between Weng and his son-in-law intensified, and the son-in-law secretly sold the goods, and as a result, he gave the silver to Liu Si for nothing.
Liu Si inadvertently got thousands of taels of silver, and then made great plans in the business and managed it skillfully. He also invested in some medicinal herb business, which prospered and made a lot of money.
At the beginning, people were not optimistic about Liu Si, but now that they saw that he had made a fortune, they all came to curry favor with him. Even Qian Fei was full of praise for him, saying that he really knew how to do business and respected him deeply. Liu Si was also gradually regarded as a big businessman, and was often invited to various banquets and enjoyed the warm hospitality of his friends.
One day, Liu Si attended a banquet on the ship with Qian Fei and other friends. There was a female prostitute at the banquet named Pan Yulian, who was very good-looking. Qian Fei noticed that she looked melancholy, while Yulian was slightly shy when she saw Qian Fei. The banquet went on for a while, and Qian Fei suddenly left the table and went home, which made Liu Si feel strange. After returning home, Liu Si asked Qian Fei for the reason.
Qian Fei sighed and said, "Alas, that woman is my aunt's sister, named Yulian. Because my aunt's brother-in-law Han Liu was a good gambler, he couldn't pay back a few hundred taels of silver, so he sold Yulian privately. After my aunt found out, although she denounced Han Liu, she has never been able to find any trace of her daughter. I didn't expect to meet here today, so my heart is very heavy. ”
After hearing this, Liu Si was deeply sympathetic and said, "Since it is your cousin, why not redeem her and let the mother and daughter reunite?"”
Qian Fei said helplessly: "It takes three hundred taels of silver to redeem my body, and I don't have much money on me, so I can't do this." ”
Liu Si said without hesitation: "Thanks to my brother's promotion, I have made a lot of profits. Why don't I redeem her for you?”
Qian Fei said happily: "If this is really the case, you are really a great kindness!."”
So, Liu Si gave Qian Fei three hundred taels of silver and asked him to go to the old bustard to redeem Yulian. In addition, he also gave Qian Fei thirty taels of silver as travel expenses. Qian Fei took the money and promised to send Yulian home safely. Yulian and Qian Fei expressed their gratitude, and then packed up and prepared to go home.
Qian Fei and his cousin traveled on a boat for two days when they suddenly ran into an official boat coming along the river. Someone on the official boat shouted, "Come and stop." ”
An official stood on the boat, pointed to Qian Fei's boat and said: "Bandits are rampant, and now it is necessary to inspect the passenger ships to prevent carrying gunpowder**." Do you have any prohibited items on board?”
Qian Fei replied: "We just drove the female dependents home, and there were no prohibited items. ”
The official stood up and said, "Isn't this my cousin of the Qian family?"”
Qian Fei took a closer look and found that the official was Yulian's husband Han Liu. Han Liu asked Qian Fei to meet him on the boat.
Qian Fei asked curiously: "Brother-in-law, congratulations, when will you become an official?"
After the reunion of the husband and wife, they did not rush home, but followed Qian Fei to find Liu Si.
When Liu Si saw Han Liu, after hearing what happened to him, he was deeply sympathetic, and said with tears streaming down his face: "You are affected by me, at least there is a chance for husband and wife to meet." But I lost even the opportunity to see my wife, and now I have decided not to marry for the rest of my life, as a way to repay my wife's suffering in the underground. ”
Han Liu listened to Liu Si's story, empathized, and speculated, and the two decided to become brothers.
The next day, Han Liu completed his mission and returned to the army, where he was deeply appreciated by the general. At this time, the army was suffering from the plague and was in urgent need of medicinal materials to save lives. Han Liu was in a predicament because of this, and he didn't know how to find medicinal herbs from **. Fortunately, Liu Si still had a few boxes of medicinal materials on hand, and he generously gave them all to Han Liu for the soldiers in the army.
Han Liu was deeply grateful, and informed the general about Liu Si's delivery of medicine and the redemption of his wife the day before yesterday.
The general exclaimed: "It's really rare to have such a righteous person!."”
So, the general ordered Han Liu to summon Liu Si to come and meet him. Liu Si behaved decently, calmly, and tactfully when he saw the general, and the general was delighted, so he appointed him as the former supervisor of the army, and let him change his official uniform. In an instant, Liu Si transformed from a commoner into a glorious **.
This is exactly "I had no intention of seeking advancement, but I didn't know that wealth and wealth forced people to come".
After Liu Si became the first, he personally changed his name and named him Liu Zheng, implying his determination to correct himself.
After a few days, the plague in the army was brought under control, and the general prepared to march into the army to levy, and assigned Liu Zheng to go to various places to collect grain and grass.
At that time, Yunmeng County was suffering from famine and could not complete the task of paying money and food. The newly appointed magistrate was very anxious, and he was even more nervous when he learned that a supervisor and a fellow governor had come to urge the payment of grain and grass. He changed into civilian clothes and personally went to the post station outside the city to greet him, and after seeing Liu Zheng, the magistrate did not dare to raise his head, but just bowed his head to greet him.
Liu Zheng recognized that the county magistrate was Zhao Cheng, the great benefactor of the year, but it turned out that Zhao Cheng had just been transferred here and knew nothing about Liu Zheng's past.
Liu Zheng hurriedly stepped forward, stepped forward to help Zhao Cheng and said, "Benefactor, please look up at me, I am Liu Si back then!."”
Zhao Cheng looked up, surprised and delighted. The two walked to the county office together and reviewed the past together. Liu Zheng told his story, and Zhao Cheng listened to it as if he was listening to a legendary story, and he was full of emotion.
Zhao Cheng patted Liu Zheng on the shoulder and said, "Alas, now I understand your father-in-law's hard work!."”
Liu Zheng said with emotion: "My father-in-law and I have long been cut off, if you hadn't rescued me back then, how could I have the luck I have today?"”
Zhao Cheng told him about Sun Xun's strategy back then and the things he entrusted to take care of Liu Zheng, and even the 50 taels of silver he gave at the beginning were also funded by his father-in-law.
Liu Zheng looked up to the sky and cried: "My father-in-law is so attentive, I don't know anything, my kindness is as deep as the sea, and I can't repay it." Poor wife died young, and I can't see my repentance today. ”
Zhao Cheng explained: "You misunderstood, in fact, Mrs. Zun did not really pass away, it was just a ploy to inspire you." ”
Liu Zheng was overjoyed, and immediately wrote a letter and ordered Pegasus to report to Ran's house.
With Liu Zheng's active efforts, Zhao Cheng successfully completed the task of money and food, and he was grateful.
Liu Zheng made every effort to urge the conscription, and the general's army had sufficient food and grass, high morale, and won a series of victories.
The general captured many prisoners and said to Liu Zheng: "Some of these prisoners were forced here by thieves and should be released." You interrogate me in detail to see if you can discern the situation and make a decision for me. ”
After receiving the order, Liu Zheng conducted a detailed interrogation of the captured thieves and released the innocent among them. During the interrogation, he discovered a fellow villager named Li Ke, who was once a gambler who had been on the run because his mother had hanged himself because he had lost all his family property. Lick was eventually reluctantly sent by the bandits to raise horses.
Liu Zheng asked: "Is the person who guided you to gamble called Wang Wu?"”
Li Ke responded: "It's Wang Wu." ”
Liu Zheng reproached: "You guy killed his mother for gambling, ran away from his relatives, and was a rebellious and unfilial son, and the county was already chasing you back then!."Now I will send someone to send you back to the county, so that you can confront your father face to face, and convict Wang Wu of deceiving and harming people. ”
Liu Zheng ordered Li Ke to be escorted back to Yanggu County.
The general returned to the dynasty in triumph, and the above table reported the victory, which specifically mentioned the exploits of Han Liu and Liu Zheng. Liu Zhengze repeatedly asked that Zhao Cheng's name be added to the list of meritorious rewards. The imperial court issued an edict: the general was promoted to the secretary of the military department, Liu Zheng was appointed as the military department Langzhong, Han Liu became the chief soldier of Jinan Prefecture, and Zhao Cheng was appointed as the Taishou of Changzhou.
Subsequently, Zhao Cheng went to Changzhou to take office, and Liu Zhengze wrote a letter to ask for leave to return to his hometown to visit relatives. Passing through Changzhou on the way, he decided to visit Zhao Cheng by the way.
Gratitude was beyond words, and Zhao Cheng set up a banquet to entertain Liu Zheng. During this period, Zhao Cheng mentioned an unsolved case involving a woman, Pan Shi, who accused his son-in-law Han Liu of losing money in gambling and selling his wife as a prostitute, and accused Wang Wu of colluding. Although Han Liu had been punished, he had been helpless against Wang Wu.
It turned out that Wang Wu went to Yanggu to gamble when he fled, and he also harmed Li Ke's family. After Li Ke was arrested and brought to justice, Wang Wu was already convicted locally.
Zhao Cheng handled these two cases, and then issued a document to escort Wang Wu to Changzhou, and finally killed him with a cane in the court.
Liu Zheng was amazed after hearing this, and then said goodbye to Zhao Cheng and returned to Yanggu County.
I went to see my father-in-law Sun Xun first, and cried to the ground: "The son-in-law is not talented, it all depends on the father-in-law's painstaking efforts, secretly thoughtful, and several encouragements before he can change his life. ”
Because Liu Zheng had exchanged letters before, Sun Xun responded: "The virtuous son-in-law was poor before and after, and the prodigal son turned back, maybe fate should also have this catastrophe, and the old man just took advantage of the trend." ”
After that, he invited Yujiao out and met Liu Zheng, and the two worshipped each other, and they had a deep affection.
Soon after, Liu Zheng's vacation ended and he went to Beijing with his father-in-law and wife to take office. When he was on his way to Nanfu, he learned that Han Liu was serving as the chief soldier here, so he went to visit.
Han Liu warmly entertained Liu Zheng's family and set up a banquet for three days. After that, he personally saw him off for thirty miles.
Liu Zheng returned to Beijing to take up his post, worked diligently, always felt guilty, and cared for his father-in-law and wife. Soon after, Yujiao gave birth to a son and a daughter, and Sun Xun lived to the end of his nineties.
Liu Zheng's experience truly confirms the famous saying "the prodigal son does not change his money when he turns back". From the original shameless gambler, he successfully transformed into a court official, demonstrating his determination to reform his ways. Not only did he save himself, but he also reached out to help others.
Life is full of faults, after all, who can be perfect?
However, the key lies in the ability of the person to repent. With the determination to repent, we will inevitably be able to usher in a new life. Liu Zheng and Han Liu are typical examples in the story.
Therefore, people should be cautious in their words and deeds in the world, and do not fall into evil ways. Once you get into a bad habit, you not only ruin yourself and your family, but also hurt your relatives and children. There is no regret medicine in life, so the best choice is to stifle the evil thought at the beginning of its germination, go on the right path, and do good deeds in order to usher in a lifetime of peace and happiness.
Of course, those who persuaded people to repent also contributed a lot, such as Sun Xun, Zhao Cheng and others, who also received blessings in the end.
Therefore, the world is advised to recognize their own faults and not to avoid sickness and to avoid healing;
At the same time, be good at helping others and never take pathology lightly. Repentance and reform can usher in a better future. 100 help plan