Things in the world have causes and consequences. Doing more good deeds will definitely lead to good rewards. If you often do evil things, you will also get evil rewards. Therefore, good and evil retributions have been tried and tested. It is said that during the Zhengde period of the Ming Dynasty, there was a rich man named Zheng Dazhi in Linfen County, Pingyang Prefecture, Shanxi Province. As his name suggests, he has been determined since he was a child to have wealth that rivals the country's and become the best among men.
Zheng Dazhi is smart and calculating, and he has never done anything to suffer a loss. When he was more than ten years old, he worked as an apprentice in the home of a local landlord. Later, something happened to the landlord's family, and Zheng Dazhi began to start his own business. After decades of hard work, he finally became the richest man in Linfen County, and monopolized the local pawnshop business.
In addition, what Zheng Dazhi is most proud of is marrying the most beautiful local woman Zhang Yanran as his wife. When the two got married, they were very loving and harmonious. A year later, they gave birth to a son named Zheng Chengye. But over time, Zheng Dazhi began to get tired of Zhang Yanran. He spent every day drinking and gambling, or enjoying himself in the brothels.
Zhang Yanran was originally a very vain woman. In fact, she married Zheng Dazhi just for money. As long as it could meet her needs and not take concubines, Zheng Dazhi could spend as much as he wanted outside. Eighteen years have passed and his son Zheng Chengye has grown up. As the saying goes, like father, like son.
Zheng Chengye is completely a playboy. He relies on his family's wealth to bully good people all day long, and he can be said to have done all kinds of bad things. Human nature is always strange. It can tolerate its own shortcomings, but cannot tolerate the faults of others. Seeing that his son had nothing to do, it was not an option, so he gave him a pawn shop to run.
However, after Zheng Chengye took over the pawnshop, he took the money and went to the gambling house every day. Within two months, he lost the pawnshop and owed a gambling debt of 10,000 taels. Zheng Dazhi kicked Zheng Chengye out of his house in anger, and warned him very seriously that he would only be able to return when he learned how to make money.
It is said that when Zheng Dazhi went to pay off his son's gambling debt, the gambling house caught fire, and no one inside survived, so Zheng Dazhi was fortunate to have saved ten thousand taels of silver. In the blink of an eye, more than half a year later, Zheng Dazhi suddenly received a letter from his son.
Zheng Chengye said in his letter that he decided to change his past after leaving home, and later went to Taiyuan Prefecture and worked as a waiter in a tea shop. Seeing Zheng Chengye's hard work, the boss proposed a marriage to him. Now the two plan to get married. Without his father's consent, Zheng Chengye would not dare to make the decision without permission.
Zheng Dazhi was very happy after reading the letter. He thought that his son had finally become sensible, so he agreed to their marriage with a stroke of a pen and asked his son to take his fiancée home quickly to meet his parents. Half a month later, when Zheng Chengye returned home with his fiancée Li Zi and Li Ziqi, Zheng Dazhi became stunned.
Because the woman his son brought back was none other than Zheng Dazhi's former sweetheart Li Ziqi. This woman came from a brothel and was slim and charming. Zheng Dazhi originally planned to take her as his concubine, but in the end he missed it because of the obstruction of his wife Zhang Yanran.
Zhang Yanran saw Li Ziqi again, and the anger in her heart suddenly arose, and she said angrily: " It turns out you are a little devil, you go away, I will never agree to Chengye's marriage to you! " Zheng Chengye asked in confusion: " Mother, what is going on? Do you know each other? "
As soon as Zheng Chengye finished speaking, Zheng Dazhi and Li Ziqi looked at each other, and then lowered their heads in embarrassment. Zhang Yanran sneered and said: " It's more than just acquaintance! The relationship between your father and this top brothel owner is extraordinary. " Zheng Chengye looked at Li Ziqi in disbelief and asked: " When you were in the brothel, were you really with my father... "
At this time, Li Ziqi sobbed softly: " Chengye, I really didn't know they were your parents.Besides, the Nu family was in the brothel at the time, so they couldn’t help themselves! If your family is not in harmony now, I will leave! " Li Ziqi just turned around, but saw Zheng Dazhi grabbing her.
Zhang Yanran couldn't help but cursed when she saw this scene: " Zheng Dazhi, if you dare to keep her, I will never finish with you! " Zheng Dazhi was already a little impatient. He picked up a tea cup and threw it to the ground. He scolded Zhang Yanran: " If you dare to say another word, I will divorce you first! "
Zhang Yanran stared, and rushed forward to fight Zheng Dazhi. Fortunately, Zheng Chengye and Li Ziqi stopped him. After a long time, Zheng Dazhi sighed and said: " Chengye, as a father, I must put an end to this matter! You and your mother will wait in the living room for a while. I have something to say to Zi Qi. "
He didn't care whether the mother and son agreed, so he pulled Li Ziqi into a guest room. Zheng Dazhi asked the maid to pour two cups of tea and put them on the table. He was about to speak when he heard Li Ziqi cry and say: "Except Member Zheng, the slave family has missed you all the time these years! If I hadn't met Zheng Chengye by chance, I'm afraid the Nu family would never see you again in this life. "
Now that their identities were in the way, Zheng Dazhi couldn't comfort her too much. He had to hand the silk handkerchief to Li Ziqi and persuaded: "Actually, I have never forgotten you at all. It's a pity that my wife is a jealous woman, so I couldn't do it! This is all my fault. I, , failed you. "
Li Ziqi wiped her tears with a silk handkerchief, picked up the tea cup and said: " How can I not know the difficulties of my colleagues? It is God's blessing to see Yuan Wai again today. I would like to toast Yuan Wai with water instead of wine! " Seeing Li Ziqi drink it, Zheng Dazhi also picked up the water glass and drank it all.
But unknowingly, Zheng Dazhi found that his body was getting hotter and hotter, and he seemed to have an urge that he couldn't control. After a while, Afterwards, he looked at Li Ziqi in a daze and rushed over... But this scene was clearly seen by Zheng Chengye from outside, but he was not angry. Instead, the corner of his mouth twitched a few times and smiled with satisfaction.
At night, Li Ziqi took advantage of Zheng Chengye's mother. Since his son was not in the living room, he hurriedly left the Zheng Mansion. The next day, Zhang Yanran asked Zheng Dazhi how to handle the matter. Zheng Dazhi hesitated for a moment and said that Chengye could never marry a brothel girl, so he could not agree to their marriage.
Zheng Dazhi originally wanted to reject their marriage, and then secretly arranged Li Ziqi to a secret place, but in the past few days, he could not find Li Ziqi's whereabouts. On this day, Zheng Chengye suddenly came to Zheng Dazhi and asked angrily: "Father, how could you do such an animal thing to Zi Qi? She is your son's fiancée! "
Zheng Dazhi's face turned red and white. He lowered his head and did not dare to look at his son. He could only ask in a low voice: "Don't talk nonsense! How could I...do that kind of thing..." Zheng Chengye suddenly laughed and said: ", please stop pretending, I saw everything at that time! And Zi Qi also told me everything afterwards. "
Zheng Dazhi raised his head, looked at his son strangely, and asked: " So you know where Zi Qi is now? " Zheng Chengye snorted coldly and said: "Of course I know ! But this is not important now. What is important is that I need money. As long as you give me half of your family property, I will definitely return Zi Qi to you. Otherwise, I will make what you did to Zi Qi public! Don't forget that Zi Qi is now your son's fiancée! ”
At this moment, Zheng Dazhi finally understood that he had been deceived by his son and Li Ziqi, and that the tea he drank that night must have been drugged by Li Ziqi.Zheng Dazhi said angrily: " I am in vain for my sincerity towards her! And you, a beast, used such despicable means to deal with me! "
Zheng Chengye smiled and said: " Father, let's stop talking nonsense! I don't want much, just half of the family property! " Zheng Dazhi asked sharply: "Tell me first, where is Ziqi? Why did she agree to lie to me? " Zheng Chengye said: "The truth is very simple, love is so deep, but you broke your promise. Now that I have promised her, not only can I give her 50,000 taels of silver as a reward, but I can also let her marry you. Do you think she can't be tempted?" l5 Zheng Dazhi asked strangely: "This property will be yours sooner or later, why do you threaten me in this way?" Zheng Chengye thought for a moment and said: "I don't want to think about the future. Now I just want to get the money I deserve. After all, I have been your son for twenty years!" 2 Zheng Dazhi sighed: " I can promise you, but after you get the money, you must agree to let Zi Qi come to see me! " Zheng Chengye nodded, and Zheng Dazhi said again: " I will prepare the money for you in three days, and you bring Zi Qi to exchange it. " Three days later, Zheng Chengye brought Li Ziqi back to Zheng Mansion. After the discussion, the three people drank happily and celebrated that they all got what they wanted. But when they just put down their wine glasses, they suddenly felt unbearable abdominal pain and fell to the ground one after another. Zheng Chengye and Li Ziqi had already passed out. At this time, a woman appeared. She smiled excitedly while glaring at her husband and said: " You and I have been married for more than 20 years, but you can't compare to a brothel woman! " Zheng Dazhi endured the pain and said: " You hate me, I can understand, but why did you even marry me? Not letting go of our son? " Zhang Yanran smiled and shook her head, saying: " Zheng Chengye is neither my son nor your son! Not long after we got married, a miracle doctor told me that I would never have a son of my own in this life, so I adopted a baby boy while you were still away from Jiangnan for a year. He is Zheng Chengye! " This incident was a bit shocking to Zheng Dazhi, but at this time he had no time to get angry, and said: " Even if we are not our biological children, we still have a caring relationship. How can you be so cruel? "" Zhang Yanran spat and said coldly: "This guy is not a good thing either! He has long known who his biological parents are. What's even more disgusting is that Zheng Chengye's parents encouraged him to find ways to take away your family property. Do you think they should die? ” Zheng Dazhi is already disheartened, Before he died, he struggled to say one sentence: " all this... is all the retribution I deserve... " Indeed, this is really retribution, because everything Zheng Dazhi got was obtained by killing people's lives. When he was a teenager, he worked as an apprentice in the rich man's house. In order to seize the rich man's property, Zheng Dazhi took the risk and got together with the thieves, and killed the rich man's family inside and outside. Zheng Dazhi grew bigger step by step with the money he robbed. However, he did not stop there. Instead, he became the leader of the thieves and robbed all the local wealthy people. The gambling house where Zheng Chengye owed money was also secretly killed and set ablaze by Zheng Dazhi, but God was wise and did not let Zheng Dazhi go. When Zhang Yanran sold her property and prepared to run away, she was reported to the police by Zheng Dazhi's housekeeper because the two men had been in secret for a long time. Because the spoils were unevenly divided, the housekeeper betrayed her. Zhang Yanran poisoned three people. The evidence was conclusive and she was sentenced to beheading.
