Ghost Story of Liaozhai

Daoist Gong, whose name and origin are unknown.Once he came to see the King of Lu, but the eunuch refused to inform him. The Taoist took out 200 taels of gold and said with a smile, "I don't have to see the King of Lu. Eyes, my wish is enough."

The eunuch took the silver and brought the Taoist priest into the backyard. The two went up to the tower to enjoy the scenery.Looking down, there is a cliff below, which is bottomless.The fine rattan cracked and snapped, the eunuch was terrified and couldn't help shouting loudly.

King Lu heard the movement and came out to check. Seeing that the eunuch was in danger, he immediately ordered his men to spread straw mats on the ground.The straw mat had just been laid, the rope was cut, the eunuch's body fell to the ground, and he looked intently, it turned out that the place where he fell was less than a foot from the ground.

King Lu knew that it was the Taoist priest who played tricks on the eunuch, and he was a little curious in his heart, so he sent people to find the whereabouts of the Taoist priest.After inquiring, I found out that the scholar lived in Shang Xiucai's house, and immediately invited him into the palace.

During the banquet, the Taoist priest said: "My humble minister Kusano, I have no other skills. Thanks to the wrong love of the prince, I am willing to do a little trick and present a few beauties to the prince's birthday." While speaking, he reached into his sleeve and took Take out a beauty, put it on the ground, order her to dance, and perform the program in "Yaochi Banquet".Not long after, the Taoist priest took out another woman, who claimed to be the Queen Mother.In an instant, Dong Shuangcheng, Xu Feiqiong and other fairies jumped out of their sleeves one after another, and finally it was Zhinu's turn to present a heavenly garment, which was so golden that it filled the room with brilliance.King Lu laughed and asked for the heavenly clothes, the Taoist shouted, "No."

King Lu refused to listen, took the celestial clothes in his hands, and played with them repeatedly.The Taoist looked displeased, and said, "I borrowed this celestial robe from Zhinu with great difficulty. Now it has been touched by the king, and it is stained with vulgarity. How can I return it?" As he spoke, he put the celestial robe on the stove and lit it , into the sleeve, burned to a pile of ashes in a blink of an eye.But the strange thing is that the Taoist sleeves were safe when the heavenly clothes caught fire.

The king of Lu was very happy, and praised: "Good skill. May I ask you, are these fairies real? Can Xiao Wang keep one or two and bring them into the harem?" The Taoist laughed and said, "It's up to you." Stretch out, put one arm around a fairy, and take a closer look, where is the fairy, it's just a singer in the palace.

Since then, the king of Lu respected the Taoist priest more and more and left him to live in the palace. The Taoist priest said: "Poverty Taoism has always been independent. To me, the palace is like a cage and prison, not as free as a scholar's house." King Lu nodded and asked: "I heard that immortals are also good at women, is it?" The Taoist said: "Maybe, but I am far from reaching the realm of immortals. For monks, all four things are empty, and their hearts are like dead trees. Beauty is to me. Say, it’s just a pink skull.” Lu Wang didn’t believe it, and secretly sent a prostitute to the Taoist’s residence to test it out.

The Taoist closed his eyes and meditated, ignoring it. Ji Nu pushed him with her hands, and the Taoist priest snored loudly.He flicked his forehead with his nails, it was as hard as steel.The skin of the Taoist priest was pricked with silver needles. The skin was as hard as a stone. Instead of piercing it, several silver needles were broken.

The Taoist priest has the skill of flying into the sky and escaping from the earth. He lives in the home of a scholar, and often does not return at midnight.

Xiucai is passionate, and has a close relationship with singer Hui Ge, and they have mutual affection.Brother Hui is both talented and talented, and King Lu admires fame, so he specially invites her into the palace to be with him all the time.Since then, Xiucai and Brother Hui have never met again.On this day, the scholar missed the beautiful woman and said to the Taoist priest, "The Taoist priest often visits the palace. Have you ever seen a woman named Huige?"

The Taoist said: "I am familiar with the women in Lu Wang's mansion, but there are too many beauties in the palace, and I can't remember who Brother Hui is and what she looks like for a while?" The scholar said one by one.The Taoist said: "I remember, Miss Hui, I have indeed met her."

The scholar said: "Is there a way for me to meet her?" The Taoist said: "It's easy, but I have to wrong you and get into the poor Taoist sleeve." While speaking, he lifted the scholar's collar and stuffed him into the sleeve Inside.The sleeves are spacious and bright, with tables, chairs, beds, pavilions and pavilions, all available.The Taoist priest came to the palace and played chess with the prince. He saw Brother Hui from afar and waved his sleeve twice. Brother Hui was caught off guard and was immediately sucked into the sleeve.

In the sleeve, Xiucai and Brother Hui reunited. They couldn't help but love each other, and time flies.Afterwards, the scholar said: "Today's romance should be left as a commemoration." Picking up a brush, he wrote a poem on the wall: "The Hou family has disappeared like the sea for a long time, who knows Xiao Lang will meet again today." Brother Hui took it Brush, continued: "The universe in the sleeve is really big, and it is tolerant to leave people and think about women." After writing the poem, five men suddenly descended from mid-air, wearing octagonal hats and light red clothes, without saying a word, and caught Brother Hui Arm, take her away.

Not long after, the Taoist said goodbye and went home, let the scholar out of his sleeve, and said with a smile: "You have done a good thing, not to mention being romantic and happy, but you actually scribbled on the clothes of the poor?"

The scholar blushed and said, "What's the matter?" The Taoist rolled up his sleeves, and saw a few lines of small characters on it, the ink was still wet, which was the masterpiece of the scholar, and asked, "How can you explain this?" The scholar said: "Prince Taoist, please forgive me. I will never dare to do it again next time." Ten days later, under the arrangement of a Taoist priest, Xiucai met Brother Hui twice more.

On this day, Brother Hui said to Xiucai: "I have been shaking in my stomach for the past few days. I must be pregnant. If the prince finds out, the consequences will be disastrous. Please discuss it with the Taoist priest and ask him to help cover it up." Xiucai agreed.In the evening, when the Taoist priest returned home, the scholar could not kneel down. The Taoist smiled and said, "I understand what you mean. Don't worry, brother Hui's flesh and blood are the only incense in your Shang family, and you will rely on him to carry on the family line in the future." I can't just ignore the situation and reason. But this matter can't be rushed, it has to be done slowly."

When the scholar heard the words, he felt relieved, and thought, "I heard what the Taoist said, Brother Hui seems to be a boy. It's just that the word 'only' is puzzling. Didn't the original wife give birth to a boy for me? Why do you have to rely on Brother Hui to carry on the family?"

A few months later, the Taoist came in from the outside, took out a baby boy from his sleeve, the umbilical cord had not been cut, and said with a smile: "Master, flesh and blood, I have brought it back for you, get the clothes quickly, don't freeze the little guy." According to Yan, she brought swaddling clothes and put them on the child.The Taoist priest took off his Taoist robe, sighed and said: "Blood splashing on the clothes is a taboo of Taoism. This Taoist robe has been with me for 20 years, and I can no longer use it. Now I will give it to the son. This Taoist robe can cure dystocia and abortion. When I use it , just cut off a piece of cloth the size of a copper coin, burn it to ashes, swallow it with water, and try it out.”

A few years later, the Taoist said: "I am going to die soon. After I die, you can cut a piece of cloth from the Taoist robe and keep it for your own use. As for the remaining Taoist robe, you can use it to save people." Bi, say goodbye and leave.

The Taoist left the scholar's house, went to the palace to bid farewell to King Lu, and said, "I'm going to die. This is a definite number, and you can't force it." As soon as he finished speaking, his whole body became stiff and he couldn't breathe.

King Lu was very sad, and immediately buried the Taoist priest.

After the death of the Taoist priest, Xiucai followed his teachings. Whenever someone in the county had a dystocia, Xiucai would take out a piece of cloth to treat the patient, burn ashes and swallow it for the patient.Due to too many women in the county town, the supply of the cloth was short of demand, and it was quickly used up, leaving only the last piece, which was specially reserved for my own use, in case of emergency.

Soon after, King Lu's concubine gave birth, and the dystocia lasted for three days.I heard that Xiucai is good at diagnosis and treatment, so I immediately invited him into the palace.The scholar took out a piece of cloth and burned it, flushed it with water and gave it to the princess. After only one sip, the child was born smoothly.

The king of Lu was overjoyed and gave the scholar a lot of gold, silver and silk, but the scholar would not accept it, and said: "If the prince insists on thanking me, please give me brother Hui as a concubine." The king of Lu agreed.Not long after, Brother Hui came to the hall, and King Lu asked, "How old are you this year?" Brother Hui said, "It has been 14 years since I entered the palace." Daddy, why don't you change to a younger one? Don't worry, there are many beauties in the palace, and you can choose." The scholar shook his head and said, "I only want Brother Hui." King Lu smiled and said, "Okay, as you wish."

Hui Ge's son, named Xiu Sheng, Xiu Zhe, Xiu Ye.

Later, the eldest son of Xiucai's original partner died young, and only Xiusheng was left to continue the incense, which happened to coincide with the Taoist priest's prediction in the past.

Later, someone met a Taoist priest in Sichuan and told King Lu about it. King Lu didn't believe it. He opened the Taoist priest's coffin and saw that it was empty. It seemed that the Taoist priest had become an immortal.