In the third year of Kangxi's reign, Guo Shichun, the new magistrate of Chizhou, went to take office with his family. They were intercepted and killed by bandits in Huangshi River, killing more than 60 people. The bandit leader Wang Xiaoshan - a failed scholar who was deprived of his honor for litigating for the common people - found out his official credentials and had a shocking idea: kill officials, fake his name, and become the prefect himself.
He put on official uniform, sat in the government office, settled cases with Jianghu morality, and loved the people with the heart of the bottom. Crack down on gangsters and eradicate evil, rectify officialdom, reduce taxes, and build water conservancy projects. In just six months, Chizhou kept his doors open at night, and the people called him "Guo Qingtian". Even the governor praised him for being "not afraid of the powerful."
However, fake officials are still fake after all. Guo Shichun's brother-in-law disguised himself as a beggar and sneaked into the government office, and his sister wrote a bloody letter to complain. The governor compared the handwriting and broke into a cold sweat. A dragnet quietly unfolded - his confidants were transferred away, the tax bank was investigated, and he was lured into the provincial capital and captured without mercy.
On the execution ground, the people of Chizhou knelt down and cried loudly. He is a murderer and the only blue sky in the hearts of the people. Before his execution, he shouted: "I, King Xiaoshan, will live up to the people of Chizhou in this life!"
This is a real strange case about good and evil, truth and falsehood, law and love. The official seal is fake, but the people's hearts are real.
Intention: The official seal is false, but the people's heart is true. It tells the legendary story of a scholar named Luo Cao who pretended to be the prefect and implemented benevolent government, eradicated corrupt officials, and brought peace to the people with his loyalty. Explore the dialectical relationship between identity and conscience, legal principles and human feelings, and use this as a warning: No matter where you are, never forget the original intention of serving the people, and good and evil will always be in the human heart.