Silver Rat

Author: Ruan Zengbao
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Publication Date: 2002-06-01
Features: The Silver Mouse is a serious film and literary work based on real events. It tells a dramatic revenge story filled with blood and tears, wisdom and strategy, human versus ghost, and good versus evil. Its theme is anti-corruption and anti-dishonesty, which is the main melody we advocate today. However, its anti-corruption and anti-dishonesty approach is distinctive and innovative. Its innovation lies in selecting a suspenseful angle with intricate contradictions and mysteries; it also thoroughly analyzes the psychological weakness and eventual collapse of a deeply entrenched, sinfully corrupt court official; it realistically portrays a young medical practitioner who endures family hatred, is exceptionally wise, brave, and strategic, and cunningly seeks revenge; and it is further strengthened by the overwhelming, invisible power of justice and righteousness, which shakes the souls of the evil and corrupt from beginning to end, leaving them to live with their sins but without peace. Thus, it reveals the pure truth of the universe: good and evil will ultimately be punished, and those who reach out for wrongdoing will inevitably be caught! This is true both in China and abroad, both in ancient and modern times. This book is based on records from the late Qing Dynasty's unofficial history. During the late Qing Dynasty, Qiu Fushun, the (a high-ranking official) of the Ministry of Works, accidentally discovered the secret of soldiers stealing silver from the imperial treasury. He was then plotted against and framed for corruption by Gu, a minister of the Ministry of Revenue, and Pang, the head of the treasury, who sent his follower Sun Qi and others to kill him to cover up the crime. This led to a mysterious case. Qiu Fushun's son, Qiu Huzi, who was less than a year old, was miraculously saved and raised by an old doctor, Qi Da Ren, and was renamed Qiu Yin. Qi Da Ren taught him the art of healing and high-level martial arts. Twenty years later, Qiu Yin infiltrated the capital, determined to uncover the secret of the soldiers stealing silver with a blood-stained silver ingot left by his father. Under the pretense of treating illnesses, Qiu Yin entered the mansion of Rong Da Ren, the current head of the treasury (Sun Qi), and, amidst the perilous environment like entering a maze, discerned the truth, outsmarted and outmaneuvered the cunning opponent, Rong Da Ren, using his medical practitioner's identity and psychological tactics to allure and subdue him. He exploited the conflicts and resentments among the many people around Rong Da Ren, trapping him in anxiety, resentment, (conspiracy), and long-term psychological torment. The young medical practitioner Qiu Yin foiled the traps, withstood temptation, (defused the killing intent), and rejected worldly desires, eventually accepting true love. In the end, justice triumphed over evil. With the help of various forces, Qiu Yin killed his enemies without drawing a single sword, exposing the shocking and vile secret of the long-term collusion between corrupt officials and treasury soldiers in the imperial treasury.