boyutpedia Chapter 159 A Shocking Kneeling Moment!
Chapter 159 A Shocking Kneeling Moment!
A protective charm for officials?
His wife didn't understand, but she didn't ask any questions. She just thought this thing was a deadly contraption.
People of the older generation, like Qi Dahai, or those who have been in officialdom for a long time, would naturally know what this is.
It can be understood as a text that records the private networks of relationships and the flow of core resources among officials.
The records above contain all shady content.
Who had what with whom, what transactions were made, details of account allocation, and so on.
These things shouldn't have been recorded; it's an unspoken agreement.
Anyone who records these things appears to lack integrity, distrust their teammates, and is a sore loser, earning them contempt.
Qi Dahai hadn't expected Zhou Xiangzhang to be so shameless.
"You said you officials aren't superstitious? How come he also went to get a talisman?"
Qi Dahai's wife thought it was some kind of talisman or spell.
Qi Dahai looked speechless, shook his head, and turned to go upstairs.
"Looks like I'll have to go to the temple and get a talisman..." the old woman murmured.
……
"Xiao Dan, why don't you stay a few more days?"
provincial capital.
At the home of Vice Governor Qin.
After dinner, Wang Xiaodan packed her things and prepared to leave.
"I'm not staying here anymore. You're so busy, it's no fun for me to be alone."
"I'll be free on the weekend, then I can spend time with you."
"There are still several days until the weekend. I think I'll fly back to Kyoto. I miss Aunt Wu's fried noodles."
Ms. Qin grabbed her hand and looked at Wang Xiaodan with amusement: "Shall I call Chen Dawei to the provincial capital to report on his work?"
It just so happens that their county is applying for subsidies from the provincial department, so he will definitely come.
Let him stay here for a couple of days, and keep you company.
Wang Xiaodan pouted: "Don't talk nonsense. You're the governor, how could you do such a thing?"
"I'm your best friend too."
"No, no, I don't want to see him."
"Oh, I think you're poisoned, poisoned by love."
Xiao Dan slapped her big butt: "Don't talk nonsense."
"What can I say about you? Tell me the truth, do you like me or not? Do you like me having to step in?"
"I like it, but I don't like it..."
Wang Xiaodan was filled with worry, so she put down the clothes she was packing and sat on the edge of the bed.
Vice Governor Qin sat down next to her and asked in a low voice, "My dear lady, what do you mean by that? I don't understand."
Wang Xiaodan pondered: "If he were just Chen Dawei, I would like him, but he is also the county magistrate of Yuanshan County, so I don't like him that much."
"So what if I'm a county magistrate? I'm the provincial governor, and your older brother is even more so..."
"Yes, that's why I treat you all like family and best friends, but people like you wouldn't be suitable as husbands."
"..." Governor Qin blinked, looking puzzled. "You look down on officials?"
"No...it's him, he..."
Governor Qin was her close friend, and Wang Xiaodan thought it wouldn't hurt to tell him, so she told Governor Qin about some of Dawei's experiences in Beijing.
What bothered me most was that Dawei knelt down in front of Wang Guozheng.
When they first met Dawei, it was Wang Xiaodan who encouraged him to befriend Wang Guozheng. She hoped that Dawei could rise up and get Wang Guozheng's help, so she suggested that Dawei do so.
Wang Xiaodan knew very well that only by doing this could she be considered a true disciple of the kingdom.
That's the rule.
But after Dawei actually did it, she regretted it, feeling that Chen Dawei had already died the moment he knelt down.
The Dawei of today is not the same person she first met—simple, kind, intelligent, and handsome. He has become more worldly, more scheming and calculating, and there is an indescribable sense of distance between him and her.
At this moment, Dawei, like Wang Guozheng in the past, only had his career in mind.
That kneeling came at a huge cost.
David has to climb higher to make up for these losses.
In short, it's not the same Dawei anymore...
"Men like him are everywhere in Kyoto, why would I choose him?"
Wang Xiaodan felt a pang of sadness.
After listening to the story, Vice Governor Qin let out a sigh of relief. She completely understood Dawei and Xiaodan.
He picked up a cigarette from the table, slowly smoked it, paced back and forth in the room a few times, and then spoke softly.
"Xiao Dan."
This time, I can't stand by you and support you.
Wang Xiaodan pouted angrily: "What did I do now?"
Vice Governor Qin flicked his cigarette ash: "Because I don't agree with your views."
You underestimated Chen Dawei's kneeling gesture.
I would call his kneeling a momentous kneeling!
Xiao Dan pursed her lips, seemingly disdainful, but inwardly she was curious.
Vice Governor Qin continued, "You're not part of the system, so you don't know, but I do."
Leaving aside any one person, at least 99% of people would choose to kneel down at that moment.
You're right.
When Dawei knelt down, the simple and honest Chen Dawei of the past was truly dead, utterly dead.
But at that moment, a new Chen Dawei was born.
What died was the same simple idealism in your heart, the unwavering determination to defy fate.
What is reborn is the same endless desire for power that exists in my and Dawei's hearts.
if.
I mean, hypothetically.
If Dawei hadn't knelt down, he would have died anyway.
Because he cannot resolve the various difficulties he has encountered in the past, nor can he extricate himself from suffering, his refusal to kneel is tantamount to choosing to die with his ideals.
So at this moment, he is just another Chen Dawei.
He was a walking corpse, like Chen Dawei.
The world is prosperous, all for profit;
Everyone in the world is benefiting.
If the allure of power is strong enough and the deterrent effect is powerful enough, you might just kneel down.
Neither you nor I have the right to condemn David's kneeling.
Vice Governor Qin lit another cigarette: "I'm in a high position now."
When I have dinner with some people, as someone in a position of power, I often see envious glances from those around me.
They not only envied me, but they were even more envious of the people who ate at the same table with me.
The eager looks in their eyes were like those of a thirsty man seeing a beautiful, naked woman.
In my opinion.
David's kneeling gesture, however, revealed his courage, decisiveness, and wisdom.
At this point, Vice Governor Qin even became somewhat emotional, and his eyes reddened as he recalled the past.
But her life experience would never allow her to shed tears.
"Dandan".
You can't see David like that.
You can't look at your older brother like that.
Without their protection, how could you enjoy such a life of luxury?
Do you really think that people who buy your paintings are only interested in how good they are?
That's a very harsh remark; it's offensive.
However, Vice Governor Qin also felt that Xiao Dan's statement had also damaged his own dignity, so he decided to retaliate appropriately.
Wang Xiaodan gripped the bedsheets with both hands, the veins on the back of her hands showing, her delicate eyebrows furrowed, her mind in turmoil.
"Was I really wrong?"
"At the very least, it's not objective enough, and it's not fair enough."
"Then, you don't hate my older brother?"
"..."
The past is like smoke.
Vice Governor Qin no longer cares about that past event.
When Wang Guozheng was young, he did have a relationship with Vice Governor Qin.
However, later on, he chose to marry a woman who had more power in her family.
"I no longer hate them, only respect them."
I am not an official, but I see him as a frog in a well seeing the moon in the sky.
If I were an official, seeing him would be like an ant seeing the blue sky.