The tree does not necessarily disperse. Hozens often continue to cling to the thick trunks of old trees that are still alive, or they look for a new tree. Lu Dongbin's father-in-law had many concubines in the court, close peers, juniors, and subordinates.
, but unfortunately, after the death of the "old tree", most of the "hozens" immediately turned to "new trees", and Lu Dongbin himself was not a "strong tree trunk" in his father-in-law's faction, so even the "hozens" who were nostalgic for the past did not
Follow him. Correspondingly, both the "Old Tree Hozen" and the "New Tree Hozen", in order to show their attitude of severing ties with the past, tried their best to attack Lu Dongbin, treating him as a sign of surrender.
At the same time, Lu Dongbin had offended many high-ranking officials in the past, and they took advantage of the opportunity to surround and kill him. Lu Dongbin, who was young and had no background, naturally had a bumpy and difficult official career. And the most terrifying thing was that not long after, the old man who had been kind to Lu Dongbin...
The emperor died and a new emperor ascended the throne. The new emperor disliked Lu Dongbin whose reputation among the people almost surpassed that of the court. So he was in trouble everywhere and suppressed him constantly, which made Lu Dongbin's situation even worse.
In the seventh year after he passed the imperial examination, Lu Dongbin was transferred to the state capital where he took up his duties for the first time. The people were overjoyed and greeted him along the road, beating gongs and drums, as if it were a festival. In the same year, a flood occurred in the local area, and the flood peak broke through the river embankment, destroying the homes of all people.
They immediately requested the imperial court and neighboring state capitals to mobilize grain for disaster relief. The imperial court and neighboring state capitals announced with great fanfare that they would mobilize a large amount of grain, but the transportation was unreasonably delayed, resulting in a large number of victims starving to death while waiting for relief.
After the famine occurred, some officials sent people to spread rumors, claiming that Lu Dongbin deliberately neglected disaster relief and hindered grain distribution in order to sell his own rice and noodles. Naturally, Lu Dongbin strongly denied the slander and told the people that they would send people to investigate the source of the rumors. As a result,
After checking, it turned out that it was actually found on his own head, or on his relatives' heads. It turned out that at some point, relatives of Lu Dongbin's same clan secretly set up a large-scale grain shop and controlled the grain transportation of many states.
, a lot of money was made, especially during this flood, the food stores hoarded and bought and sold, and made a huge amount of money.
There are all the witnesses and physical evidence, and the evidence is solid. Even though Lu Dongbin was not involved in the crime, his reputation was ruined. People thought that he was a corrupt official who killed a large number of people. Lu Dongbin could not explain himself. He knew that he could not clear himself by jumping into the Yellow River, so he had to keep silent.
Although he endured the abuse, he secretly made up his mind to deal with the criminals of this disaster relief case one by one and comfort the souls of the innocent victims in heaven. However, the facts once again ran counter to Lu Dongbin's ideas. After the disaster relief case, the court conducted a massive
The investigation attracted the attention of the people across the country, but the final verdict was extremely rash. Except for the execution of a few grain transport officials, others received only very light punishments, especially the Lu family members, who were almost unharmed.
The anticlimactic punishment immediately aroused public anger. People believed that there was malpractice for personal gain, and the presiding officer also deliberately guided in this direction, mentioning Lu Dongbin in his words, so the people quickly pointed the finger at the man who was once famous throughout the country.
A good official, I wish I could kill him with a thousand knives. But Lu Dongbin, who was facing overwhelming accusations, couldn't even defend himself. The case involved the Lu family, and he needed to avoid suspicion. He had no ability to influence anything, and he didn't know any inside information.
In the end, the selfless Lu Dongbin had no choice but to apply to the emperor in person for severe punishments for those involved in the Lu case. The emperor promised to order a new trial, but unexpectedly the presiding officer's attitude reversed, from "reinstatement" to "excellent treatment"
", not only killed the Lu family members involved in the case, but also led out other innocent children. They were exiled and imprisoned. Even Lu Dongbin's parents were punished. The Lu family was miserable. Lu Dongbin was heartbroken after hearing what happened to his parents and family.
, His heart was as sharp as a knife, but he did not dare to say a word. He knew it was useless, and he was also afraid that the people would think that he was seeking personal gain and bending the law again. However, because of this, the Lu family hated Lu Dongbin to the core, and Lu Dongbin, who had once been a glorious family member, was almost expelled from the clan.
After this incident, Lu Dongbin's reputation was ruined, but his official position was not lowered, but was promoted. In the next few years, Lu Dongbin was transferred to the border areas. He was determined to regroup and continue to serve the country and the people, but it didn't take long for him to get into trouble again.
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At that time, the foreign races in the north had bred the finest horses, which were fat and strong, with strong muscles and bones, and were of excellent appearance and ability. Lu Dongbin wanted to get the foreign horses to improve his own horses, so he pretended to be an ordinary businessman and went deep into the foreign country.
After many difficulties and dangers, he survived all kinds of thrilling disasters, and finally used a large amount of property to successfully purchase several precious horses. This kind of thing is supposed to benefit the country and the people, but when Lu Dongbin came back, he was accused of surrendering to the enemy and treason.
, several of his most trusted subordinate officials jointly testified, Lu Dongbin was dumbfounded, never expecting that the person he usually respected the most would harm him.
The serious case of collaborating with the enemy shocked the whole country, and the people were excited and denounced "national traitors" in unison. Although the emperor found that Lu Dongbin did not betray the country after investigation, in order to appease the people, he "had to" demote Lu Dongbin and punish him for not following thorough procedures.
Lu Dongbin had countless grievances in his heart, but he could not express them and could only endure them.
In the following years, Lu Dongbin's official career fluctuated, sometimes he was promoted, sometimes he was demoted. He traveled all over the country and made some achievements. However, because of the jealousy and frame-up by evil officials, his reputation became worse and worse, to the point where almost everyone called for beatings.
To the point where the deceived people even regarded him as a ferocious spirit to frighten disobedient children. Facing the scoldings from the crowd, Lu Dongbin could only endure it and had no choice.
His appearance has gone through vicissitudes of life, but he still has the magnificence he had when he won the first prize.
The only thing that pleased Lu Dongbin was probably his wife. Since she became an official, Lu's wife has diligently taken care of the family and silently supported her husband. Even if she was scolded by all the people and despised and resented by the people, Lu's wife did not complain at all, but often comforted her husband.
, can be called a virtuous and virtuous woman. But she was such a good woman, but she did not live long. She passed away before she could grow old with her husband. On the day his wife passed away, Lu Dongbin cried with grief and anger. He was so sad that he almost cried to death, but it was difficult for him to do so.
Bring back the life of your wife.
After the death of his wife, Lu Dongbin was disheartened and no longer had the ambition to care about the country and the people. He was confused and confused every day and did not care about court affairs at all. Although he was not an evil official, he was also a mediocre and useless person. During this period,
, Lu Dongbin once placed his hope on his son, hoping that his son could inherit his ambition and become a pillar of the country. Unfortunately, his son, who was smart in his childhood, became more and more useless as he grew up. He had neither aura nor talent, his writing was vulgar, and his martial arts skills were shallow.
A mediocre person, disobedient and rude, who doesn't recognize his relatives and is worse than a beast - Lu Dongbin is completely desperate.
Over the next many years, Lu Dongbin, who was living in the world, got older and older, and his parents passed away one after another. Lu Dongbin, who was extremely filial when he was young, did not feel too sad and calmly sent away his parents.
A few years later, Lu Dongbin's son went to and fro in the land of romance and was jealous and beaten to death. His daughter-in-law was angry and kicked the lonely Lu Dongbin out of the house on the spot. Lu Dongbin begged alone on the street and was eventually frozen in a cold winter.