A duplicitous man enjoyed pretending to be a virtuous gentleman!

This story is about a man who was deceitful and hypocritical but pretended that he was a virtuous gentleman till one day...

Wang Yongyu was a Confucian scholar from Yizhou during the Ming Dynasty. He was honest, a man of few words, and a devout believer in gods and Buddhas.
Wang had two classmates, Yu Lin and Zhou Ji. On the surface, Yu was a refined gentleman and a filial son who always considered himself a virtuous gentleman. Zhou, on the other hand, was seen as the weakest candidate for the imperial examination, and his essays were not outstanding, either. So when Zhou took first place in the provincial examination, everyone was surprised.
One day, Wang saw a deity in his dream. He asked the deity about Yu’s prospects in the imperial examination. The deity told him that Yu would not be successful because he always criticized others in his heart, even though he acted courteously on the surface. So while Yu appeared to behave well, he actually had little kindness in his heart.
The deity also told Wang that Yu was like this with his parents, too. He would agree with them on the surface but felt indifferent towards them in his heart. He also enjoyed talking harshly about others behind their back while always pretending to be a virtuous gentleman.
The deity said that this kind of person, who was deceitful and hypocritical, is what Gods despise most. So Yu would be punished by heaven and would fail the imperial examination.
https://en.minghui.org/html/articles/2023/6/12/209856.html


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