In the thirteenth year of Hongyang, the court urged local clans to establish Justice Bureaus throughout the land. Their purpose was to recruit heroes from the wulin and recommend great warriors, making the wulin easier to govern.
Liu Er was a simple farmer until one day the martial investigator Xue Ning came across him and recruited him into the Justice Bureau, giving him the new name Liu Minshu.
At first, Liu Minshu was full of enthusiasm, dreaming of riding out with his sword to uphold justice. But a series of events that followed made him question this path to becoming a hero and gave him a clearer understanding of the world’s true nature.
…
I have heard it said: A person cannot stand without righteousness, and a river runs dry when cut off from its source.
Where does the Great Lu originate? The people. Where does the ruler’s power come from? The people. Where does the officials’ power come from? The people. Yet the officials are unkind, relying on the ruler’s might to raise lofty towers, while merchants act without honor, squeezing the people dry to fill their storehouses. They deceive those above and below them and collude with one another, leaving the land listless and the people in fear.
…
This work contains many original classical poems. Please don’t give up on it.
