My diary of transcendence from the heavens

Chapter 113 111. Those who slay dragons eventually become evil dragons

Wang Shilin.

Zhao Xuanqi moved back and forth in the room, with mixed emotions in his heart. He did not expect to hear this name at this moment.

The last time I heard this name was more than ten years ago.

More than ten years ago, when Zhao Xuanqi came to Chang'an to participate in the Jinshi examination, it was his first time coming to Chang'an, and it was his first time entering this bustling city.

In order to prepare for the Jinshi examination and gain the title of Jinshi, he chose to enter Qingyun Library, where he read extensively and studied hard for a year.

In addition to him, there was Wang Shilin in Qingyun Library, and it was at that time that he met Wang Shilin.

In addition to Wang Shilin, there was another fat man named Ouyang Fugui. Zhao Xuanqi even gave them a nickname, Fat and Skinny Fairy Boy.

The three of them all came from poor backgrounds. As classmates who have struggled together, friends who have encouraged each other, and have the same ambitious goals, during that time, their relationship with each other was extremely deep.

This feeling is extremely pure friendship.

Therefore, even after many years, Zhao Xuanqi can still remember Wang Shilin's characteristics.

Wang Shilin has a donkey face and a tall and thin body, like a bamboo pole. He has grown a lot at a young age and looks very old.

Wang Shilin also has a very kind personality and hates corrupt officials very much. Every time he mentions corrupt officials, his face turns red with hatred, he gnashes his teeth, and wants to fight with his life. He is so high-spirited, so scholarly, and so full of hatred.

Wang Shilin, Wang Shilin.

The moment he heard this name, Zhao Xuanqi couldn't help but think of those glorious years.

If he heard this name in other places and met an old friend in a foreign land, Zhao Xuanqi would be so happy that he could not sleep for three days and three nights. He would be happy to meet his friends, excited to meet his old friend, and would like to drink three large cups.

However, at this moment, it was Jin Yiwei who heard this name.

If possible, I really don’t want to hear this name now!
Zhao Xuanqi closed his eyes, knowing clearly what this meant.

Bai Ren stepped forward and slowly added:
"The Jin Yiwei captured the prisoner, and countless officials in the North were arrested. He was one of the high-ranking officials. Because the crime was so heinous, he had to be taken to Chang'an for trial and execution..."

With that said, he handed the file in his hand to Zhao Xuanqi, which contained detailed records of the evil deeds Wang Shilin had done over the years.

Bullying men and dominating women, taking advantage of others, harming countless people, and doing all kinds of heinous things!

Zhao Xuanqi opened his eyes, glanced at the case on the file, and was silent for a long time.

Although they haven't seen each other for many years, the two of them studied hard together at Qingyun Library, and Wang Shilin can be regarded as one of the few friends in this world.

No wonder Jin Yiwei and the others didn't dare to deal with it. They couldn't figure out their own attitude and didn't dare to take action against their friends.

Finally he said: "Where is he? Take me to see him."

……

Under the leadership of Bai Ren.

Zhao Xuanqi left the mansion, got on the carriage, and headed towards the prison. After driving for a while, the carriage stopped in front of the heavily guarded prison.

The imperial prison is a special prison of Jinyiwei, which is specially used to imprison officials and criminals of the imperial court. It is heavily guarded by soldiers and has many organs.

It can be said that once you enter the imperial prison, it will be very difficult to get out again, as difficult as climbing to heaven.

Zhao Xuanqi got off the carriage and looked up at the strict prison in front of him, feeling very uncomfortable in his heart.

I didn't expect to meet my friends, but in a place like this.

"Wu Anjun, please follow me..."

Bai Ren walked in front, clearing the way for Zhao Xuanqi.

Zhao Xuanqi entered the cell, and the two of them walked towards the depths of the prison.

The more serious the sin, the deeper the cell they were placed in. The two of them went deep into the cell, very far.

Finally, we came to a cell where prisoners were held alone.

There is only one prisoner in this house, and the space is relatively small. It only has a simple bed and a simple desk, and is locked with a special iron gate.

The prisoner, shackled and handcuffed, was sitting on the bed, motionless. He closed his eyes and said nothing. He didn't know what he was thinking.

Judging from his physical condition, Jin Yiwei has not tortured or punished him yet. He seems to be in good mental condition and his body is relatively clean.

Zhao Xuanqi looked at his friend through the iron gate.

With a wave of his hand, others immediately set up a rich banquet, including chicken, duck, and fish, and placed it in front of the cell door.

Zhao Xuanqi then dismissed everyone and stood here alone.

He ignored the dirt on the ground and the dirty dust. He casually waved his sleeves and sat on the ground, then knocked on the desk in front of him.

Accompanied by a crisp knocking sound.

He opened his mouth and said, "I didn't expect that after so many years of seeing you, you have gained so much weight. You are so plump and plump that I almost don't recognize you."

In the cell, the fat man, who was concentrating with his eyes closed, slowly opened his eyes. He glanced over and looked at Zhao Xuanqi sitting outside the cell.

There was confusion at first, but after he recognized Zhao Xuanqi, the expression on the fat man's face instantly changed to shock, and a hint of... embarrassment.

This kind of expression is probably like, you have committed a huge crime, committed an unspeakable evil thing, and then your closest good friend happens to come to see you, and you are a little afraid to face the embarrassment and shame of your good friend. , subconsciously wanting to dodge.

Obviously, Wang Shilin didn't want to see Zhao Xuanqi, or he didn't have the face to see Zhao Xuanqi.

After being stunned for a while, Wang Shilin took a deep breath and slowly came to sit in front of the iron gate.

The closer the distance was, the better Zhao Xuanqi could see Wang Shilin's face at this moment.

Today's Wang Shilin is no longer tall and thin. He is no longer as thin as a bamboo pole and as bitter as a donkey's face.

He became chubby, with his body weighing at least 180 pounds. Not only did his face become extremely round and rosy, his belly stood straight out, and his complexion was extremely plump.

Zhao Xuanqi pointed to the wine table in front of him: "This is my farewell for you. Let's have a delicious last meal."

Wang Shilin did not show any surprise when he heard this.

He had known Zhao Xuanqi for a long time, so he naturally knew what kind of person Zhao Xuanqi was. The moment he saw Zhao Xuanqi appear, he never thought that Zhao Xuanqi would protect him.

Wang Shilin's face showed shame from beginning to end, as well as the embarrassment of not wanting to meet him.

Zhao Xuanqi looked at the chubby Wang Shilin and accused:

"You are well fed and have a fat head and big ears, but what about the people under your charge? Every one of them is in dire straits. You have made yourself fat, but you have starved the people all over the land."

"You have made too many mistakes, and your group of relatives and friends have caused great harm to the county where you are. Countless people are eager to eat your flesh and crush you to ashes. I really didn't expect you to He will become such a corrupt official."

Wang Shilin remained silent and blamed himself.

After a lot of ideological struggle, enough words were brewed.

Before dying, facing this close friend in front of him, he wanted to pour out all the words he had suppressed in his heart for a long time.

Finally said:

"Actually, I don't want this."

"After we separated, I became a local official, and I was a top-notch honest official. I hated those corrupt officials and wanted to deal with them all."

"That's what I do. When I meet a corrupt official, I will punish them to death. I think such corrupt and bribery people are the worms of the country. They lie down and suck the blood of the people. Even death is considered a worm. It’s cheaper for them.”

"I still remember how high-spirited I was at that time, thinking that my ambitions would be lofty, that I could make a contribution to this dim country with my meager body, and do good deeds for the suffering people. "

Wang Shilin said, stretched out his hand to grab a big chicken drumstick in front of him, took a vicious bite, and then took another sip of wine, with a look of reminiscence on his face, and finally said viciously:
"The result is different from what I expected!"

"I punished all the corrupt officials in the entire county. As a result, I did not receive praise from the county officials. Instead, I was demoted again and again. My position kept getting lower and lower, and I was just about to lose my official status and become an ordinary citizen. Only then did I learn that there is a saying called Officials protect each other." "Those corrupt officials have help, and behind them there is an overwhelming network!"

"If I continue like this, not only will I not be promoted, but I will live and die on the spot, causing my mother and relatives to suffer!"

"In order to preserve my position, I can only reconcile with them. In order to gain their trust, I can only engage in corruption and choose to join them."

"do you know?"

"I never knew the benefits of corruption before. Why do so many officials continue to do it? I would rather harm the people, harm the country, and risk beheading to commit corruption."

"And after I committed corruption once, I understood why."

"Just one embezzlement of money is worth several years of my salary!"

"I just need to open my mouth, and without any hard work, there will be countless businessmen willing to send money and precious commodities from all over the world."

"As long as I protect certain people and turn a blind eye to certain things, many people will give me countless money, give me countless beautiful women, and constantly compliment me and praise me. I…"

"Even my colleagues around me don't think it's wrong to do this. They think I'm very wise and are willing to help me..."

"The more I embezzle, the more they take me seriously."

"I was unwilling to commit corruption at first, but later on, I really couldn't stop it!"

"Why did I study hard for ten years in Hanchuang? Is it to offend the superior and bring down the whole family? Is it to live a life of poverty and misery for the rest of my life? No! No! I just want to stand out and be loved. Can everyone live a good life? Isn’t Han Chuang studying hard for ten years just to turn over and become a great person? I want to be rich! Otherwise, wouldn’t all the suffering I have endured be in vain?! So I can’t hold back anymore... "

Wang Shilin covered his eyes with his hands, tears falling continuously, showing an expression of regret.

Word by word:

"You know I'm poor."

"I grew up poor, my family was poor, my friends and relatives were poor, and we were dying."

"I have been a so-called honest official for several years and punished countless corrupt officials. As a result, I still live in poverty. Others have a lot of fish and meat, and I can only have a little water."

"And as long as I do a little corruption, I can live a life of a god every day, and I can make all my relatives and friends live a good life."

"I only need to commit corruption once, and I can earn money that I have not been able to earn in the past few years. I can also help my relatives and friends get huge benefits, and I no longer have to worry..."

"I thought that as long as I corrupted a little bit and stopped in time, I could turn back the prodigal."

"It's a pity, little by little, from a small corruption at the beginning to a big corruption later, from the corruption of one person at the beginning to the corruption of the whole family later, from the corruption of the family at the beginning to the corruption with all the fellow officials."

"In the end, I couldn't hold back anymore, and I sent my relatives and friends to help me do evil things, do some robberies, and collude with the people in the yamen..."

"By the time I reacted, I couldn't take my hand away!"

Zhao Xuanqi looked at Wang Shilin, who was crying in pain and frantically eating the food in front of him. He still could not connect this person with the Wang Shilin in his mind.

No matter how pitiful and remorseful he appears now, it can't change the fact that he is guilty, and it can't wash away the stains all over his body.

If you pity him, what about the people who were bullied and killed by him?Who else is there to pity?
Zhao Xuanqi read the archives.

When Wang Shilin became an official, he had already wiped out the entire county of corrupt officials, and there were no more corrupt officials in the county.

However, in order to obtain a higher position and achieve success, Wang Shilin took the initiative to embezzle people's money, only to give money to his superiors so that he could be promoted and his family could live a good life.

He did kill countless corrupt officials, but after countless corrupt officials were killed by him, he became the biggest corrupt official in that county!

"If I knew today, why bother?"

Zhao Xuanqi's words are like iron but not steel.

I clearly remember how jealous Wang Shilin was more than ten years ago. Whenever the three of them met an evil official bullying men and women on the street, they would quietly follow the evil official, put a sack on him and give him a severe beating.

Zhao Xuanqi remembered that he could not stop Wang Shilin and Wang Shilin at that time. They both wanted to beat up the evil official. Filled with righteous indignation, they scolded Fang Qiu together, saying that they wanted to sacrifice everything for the country, the country and the people.

He was full of energy and scolded Fang Qiu.

The scholar is full of energy and gives guidance to the country.

Now when we meet again, he has not become the kind of person he said he was at the beginning. Instead, he has fallen into prison, has become a corrupt official with the most evil crimes, and has become the evil person he once wanted to kill the most.

Zhao Xuanqi reprimanded: "You have dealt with all the corrupt officials in the county where you are, so you have become the biggest corrupt official? You and your family have become the most brutal villains? You used to hate this kind of people the most. !”

When Wang Shilin heard this, he no longer had the face to face Zhao Xuanqi. He was filled with shame and self-blame. He threw himself on the table and kept crying.

Zhao Xuanqi's words were like needles, piercing deeply into his body.

He thought of the days he had spent at Qingyun Library, his grand aspirations there, and then he thought of the high-spirited self who scolded Fang Qiu. How could he be reduced to this situation now?How could one become so sinful?
Especially facing Zhao Xuanqi, a close friend, the most vulnerable side of Wang Shilin's heart burst out. He lay on the table with great regret and cried loudly.

If it were anyone else, Wang Shilin would not be able to break through his defenses like this, but Zhao Xuanqi was his best friend at the purest moment in his heart. At this moment, Zhao Xuanqi was like a mirror, illuminating him perfectly...

The voice was hoarse from crying, like a torn sack constantly fluttering in the strong wind. It was hoarse, harsh and deep.

"I have never seen wealth before. After I became an official, I was so blinded by wealth that I forgot the lofty ambitions of my youth. I deserve to die!"

Zhao Xuanqi stood up and did not say any more words.

Turn around and leave, letting the crying behind you sound louder.

It was impossible for him to protect Wang Shilin. The whole country was about to be purged from top to bottom. If he, the leader, was soft at the critical moment, then the people below would see this and follow suit, and then the result would be completely defeated.

Why did the Prime Minister die?

The prime minister has outstanding comprehensive abilities and is very poor. He can benefit the people and make many useful policies.

However, he was indecisive. When faced with the same problem as Zhao Xuanqi, he chose to forgive his friends and give his fellow villagers a chance, so he finally went to the guillotine.

The example of Prime Minister Zhou Quan is right in front of him, and it is impossible for Zhao Xuanqi to repeat the same mistakes as Prime Minister.

If the case Wang Shilin committed was not that serious and was just a misdemeanor, Zhao Xuanqi would not mind pardoning him, but the case he committed was such a heinous crime that there was no possibility of forgiveness.

This is a typical criminal!

He left the cell and walked further and further away. Wang Shilin's voice became smaller and smaller until he could no longer hear it.

Zhao Xuanqi closed his eyes, feeling very uncomfortable.

People's hearts are made of flesh, after all, they are their own friends.

There aren't many friends in this world to begin with, and now I have to send one away with my own hands. If I don't feel uncomfortable, that's a lie.

Thinking of the reason why Wang Shilin fell into such a situation, Zhao Xuanqi suddenly remembered a story.

Many, many years ago, there was an evil dragon in a certain country who did evil things. The evil dragon liked glittering things, gold, silver and jewelry, so he plundered the country's wealth, burned, killed, looted and committed all kinds of evil.

A warrior heard about this, so he resolutely embarked on a journey to defeat the evil dragon alone in the hope of all the people in the country.

After going through countless hardships, the brave man used his strong strength to live up to the trust and kill the evil dragon.

In the dragon's lair, the dragon's body fell to the ground, bleeding. The brave man looked at the gold and silver treasures everywhere, his eyes gradually turned red, scales gradually grew on his body, and a tail grew. He couldn't help but lie down He cheered in the money, wanting to take everything for himself, and eventually turned into a new evil dragon.

A more powerful and terrifying dragon!

Finally, he couldn't help but sigh:

"A warrior who slays a dragon will eventually become a dragon!"

Zhao Xuanqi told Bai Yan the story of the evil dragon, hoping that Bai Yan would publicize it and hope that he would tell this story to all the Jin Yiwei, tell more people in the world, and warn people not to repeat the tragic ending of this story.

After leaving the prison and returning home, it wasn't long before he received a message from Bai Jian.

Wang Shilin died and was beheaded in public. The whole family, children and relatives, as well as those relatives and friends who had also committed crimes, were also brought to justice. Those who deserved were killed, those who deserved were exiled, and those who deserved were expelled from the army.

(End of this chapter)