There was a young man in the Song Dynasty who often took advantage of his brother's absence to have private meetings with his sister-in-law. Later, the young man read the book of the sages, realized how shameful his behavior was, and broke off contact with his sister-in-law from then on. On this day, her sister-in-law pretended to ask the young man for help, and after the young man entered the house, she shouted: "Catch the hooligans!" "It turned out that my sister-in-law had plotted a conspiracy to put the youth to death.
The young man's name was He Sheng, his parents died when he was twelve years old, and he grew up with his brother and sister-in-law.
Unconsciously, He Sheng was already eighteen years old. In order for him to study well and gain fame, his brother did not marry him a daughter-in-law.
The cost of studying is very high, and my brother went to work abroad to work in order to provide He Sheng with study, and he could only come back once in half a year.
Although He Sheng did not marry a wife, he had reached the age of marriage, and naturally he was very eager for things between men and women.
The sister-in-law is frivolous by nature, and she is alone in an empty room, feeling lonely. The two gradually became acquainted in private.
The relationship between the two became closer and closer, at first just flirting together, and then simply sleeping in the same bed.
Two years passed like this, and He Sheng abandoned his studies for the sake of men and women.
On this day, He Sheng had just come out of his sister-in-law's house when he bumped into a group of people. The man at the head wore a red robe and rode on a tall horse. He Sheng fixed his eyes and saw that this person turned out to be his classmate and friend-Liu De.
It turned out that Liu De passed the Jin Shi exam in this year's Beijing Examination, was named Zhi County, and served in a neighboring county 100 miles away from home, passing by his hometown and just returning to his hometown to worship his ancestors.
After returning home, He Sheng felt very uncomfortable, and his classmates were all dressed and returned home, but he was still cynical.
He took out the four books and five sutras that he hadn't read for a long time, and just opened the book and saw this sentence: "Kiss, Renye; Respect the elder, righteousness also. This means that being close to one's parents is benevolence, and respecting one's brother is righteousness.
He Sheng was suddenly ashamed in his heart: Yes, his brother was trying desperately to earn money outside for his own study, but he was eyeing his sister-in-law. How is this worthy of the older brother? And how can you be worthy of a deceased parent? How unkind and unrighteous he is!
Thinking of this, He Sheng made up his mind, cut off his sister-in-law, and concentrated on studying from then on.
He Sheng did what he said, and from now on he really never provoked his sister-in-law again.
But who knew that her sister-in-law didn't do it, and first came to find He Sheng every three or five places, and seeing that He Sheng ignored her, she simply put down her cruel words and said that she would make He Sheng pay.
After a few days, my sister-in-law suddenly ran to He Sheng in a panic and said: "Brother, scared me to death, I don't know what strange things have happened to my Westinghouse, it's always creaking, I don't dare to go in and see, you go and see." ”
Hearing this, He Sheng followed his sister-in-law to her house. Who knew that as soon as she entered the house, her sister-in-law tore open her clothes, grabbed He Sheng's sleeve and shouted: "Catch the hooligans!" Catch the hooligans! ”
The neighbors all gathered around, and the soldiers on patrol happened to pass by and brought the two back to the county.
The sister-in-law sued He Sheng, saying that he had done something wrong to him. He Sheng shouted wrong. The county order could not distinguish the authenticity, so he had to put He Sheng in prison first, and then sent his subordinates to his sister-in-law's house to look for evidence.
He Sheng was both afraid and regretful in prison. According to the law, if a man and a woman are willing, that is, they commit adultery, they will be beaten with eighty rods each. However, if a man forced a woman, the consequences would be serious and the man would be sentenced to death. Therefore, if his sister-in-law's case is won, He Sheng will die.
In order to survive, He Sheng spent a lot of money to buy the jailer and begged the jailer to take him to see his master.
He Sheng told his master all about his past mistakes and what happened after he reformed his evil. The master was touched by He Sheng's prodigal son's determination to turn back, and planned to help him.
The master said to He Sheng: "When the old man starts the trial again, you don't say anything, just say, 'My brother is a first-time offender, please spare my sister-in-law.'" Do this and you will survive. ”
When it came time for the interrogation, He Sheng strictly followed the instructions of the master, and no matter what the sister-in-law said, he replied: "The brother is a first-time offender, please spare the brother." ”
The sister-in-law finally lost patience and yelled at He Sheng: "You are really cheeky!" You have teased me dozens of times, how can it be a first offense? ”
As soon as these words came out, the county commander immediately heard the strangeness and asked: "Since he teased you dozens of times, why did you report the case now?" ”
The sister-in-law then realized that she had missed her mouth and didn't know how to cover it up.
In the end, the county decree convicted the two and beat them to 80 boards each.
The master helped again, instructing the servants, and when he hit He Sheng, the board fell lighter. As for He Sheng's sister-in-law, he didn't care.
In this way, He Sheng finished the board, only suffered some minor injuries, and recuperated for a few days. However, my sister-in-law was beaten to the bone, and she couldn't slow down for half a year, and she also fell to the root of her leg pain.
He Sheng thanked his master for his kindness, and since then he has ignored the affairs outside the window, only read the book of sages, and only passed the examination for raising people in two years, and later won the Tanhua examination in the Beijing Examination and obtained the official title of prefect. He can also be regarded as realizing the ideal of returning home and glorifying his ancestors.
The story is adapted from "Insect Song Manga". He Sheng and his sister-in-law in the story are really a sharp contrast.
The same mistakes were made, and after He Sheng realized his mistakes, he was able to feel guilty from his heart, choose to restrain from the cliff, and return to the right path in time. Such a spirit is admirable. The sister-in-law is completely the opposite, not only unrepentant, but also pulls He Sheng, who has turned back from the prodigal son, into the water again, and even gives birth to a harmful heart. Such behavior is truly disgusting.
As the saying goes, the prodigal son does not change his gold. Everyone makes mistakes, and the key is to have the right attitude towards mistakes after making mistakes. Having the courage to face mistakes and correct them in time can also make a comeback. But if you are immersed in mistakes and obsessive, you can only self-destruct your future.
