Ghost Story of Liaozhai

Huaiyang Yesheng, whose name is unknown.The articles, Ci and fu were the best at that time, but unfortunately, the luck was not good, and he took part in the imperial examination many times, but failed many times.At that time, Guandong Ding Chenghe was ordered to come to Huaiyang County to take office. He happened to see Ye Sheng's article and thought it was unusual. He was overjoyed and called Ye Sheng to the mansion for a talk.Immediately, he asked Ye Sheng to stay, ordered him to study hard, and secretly donated money to support Ye Sheng's family.

Soon it was time for the scientific examination, and Ding Chenghe strongly recommended Ye Sheng in front of the student envoy. With this relationship, and Ye Sheng's real talent and learning, the college examination ended and he easily won the first place.

Ding Chenghe had high expectations for Ye Sheng. Soon after the provincial examination, he wanted to come to Ye Sheng's manuscript to read carefully, to praise every detail, and to applaud him loudly.Unexpectedly, good luck tricked people, but on the day the list was announced, it was a failure.

Ye Sheng was disappointed and unhappy, feeling ashamed of his confidant, he was so weak that he was like a puppet.When Ding Chenghe heard about it, he offered good words of comfort, and Ye Sheng couldn't help but burst into tears of gratitude.The two agreed: after Ding Chenghe's three-year term expires, he will take Ye Sheng north to Kyoto.

Ye Sheng was naturally moved, bid farewell to home, stayed behind closed doors, only devoted himself to studying hard, unexpectedly became sick from overwork, and fell ill instead, sought medical treatment, took hundreds of prescriptions, but did not see any improvement.

Afterwards, Ding Chenghe was dismissed from office because he offended his superiors outspokenly. In order to wait for the next step. If the virtuous brother arrives, then the foolish brother will leave at night."

When Ye Sheng received the letter, he wept with joy, and sent someone to write back, "Thank you for your kindness, brother. Unfortunately, I am sick. Please go first." Ding Chenghe refused to leave alone, but waited patiently.

A few days later, Ye Sheng came to visit suddenly, and Ding Chenghe was overjoyed to welcome him into the mansion.Ye Sheng said: "Because I was sick and stayed in bed for a long time, I am really sorry that my elder brother did not return. Now that I am cured, let's set off together." So he packed his bags and returned to his hometown.

During the days in his hometown, Ding Chenghe ordered his son to worship Ye Sheng as his teacher, and asked him to teach him day and night.Mr. Ding's name is Zaichang, he is sixteen years old, he is talented, he can read and recognize characters, and he can't forget it after reading it two or three times. After a year, he can write a document. In addition, his father is in charge of the county government, and he soon entered the county school. A scholar.

Ye Shenghuai did not meet his talent, so he put all his attention on Ding Gongzi, devoted all he had learned in his life, and devoted himself to imparting knowledge.He also copied all the essays he had drawn up when he took part in the imperial examination, and ordered the young master to memorize them carefully.As a result, there were seven questions in the first place of the township examination, all of which were within Ye Sheng's expectations, and Mr. Ding easily won No.2.

On this day, Ding Chenghe said to Ye Sheng: "Sir, with just a little training, the dog has become famous. Instead, I am depressed, what do I plan to do in the future?"

Ye Shengdao: "It's destiny to fail in repeated trials. Although I have been in ruins for half my life, I can use your son's articles to proudly let people in the world know that I am not a useless scholar. My wish is enough. And I am fortunate enough to make a bosom friend, my elder brother. What more can I ask for?" ? Don’t you have to wear official robes and seek fame to be considered successful?”

Ding Chenghe said: "How can my virtuous brother study hard for decades? The annual New Year's Exam is coming soon. My virtuous brother should return home quickly, so don't delay the exam."

Ye Sheng shook his head and said, "I'm already disheartened, I'll talk about this later."

Ding Chenghe sighed, said nothing more, and told his son secretly, "When you go to Beijing to take the exam, stop by the Imperial College to donate some money and donate a supervisor for the teacher. Then he can stay with you in the Imperial College learned."

Soon Mr. Ding will pass the Jinshi examination, go to Beijing to be an official, take Ye Sheng with him, and a year will pass in the blink of an eye.During this year, Ye Sheng stayed in the Guozijian every day to study hard, and then took the Shuntianfu Township Examination, and finally passed the Juren examination.It just so happened that Mr. Ding released Nanhe as a code officer, and said to the teacher, "I'm going to take up the post. The administrative office is not far from Huaiyang. The master has achieved great success and fame, and he just returned to his hometown on the way."

Ye Sheng readily agreed, chose an auspicious day, and rode back to his hometown.Seeing that the door of the house was bleak, I couldn't help but feel sad. I slowly opened the door and entered the courtyard. It happened that the wife was going out with a dustpan in her hand. When she saw her husband, she was so frightened that the dustpan dropped and ran away.

Ye Sheng rushed up and asked, "Now that I have a high status, if I haven't been home for three or four years, don't you recognize me?"

The wife said: "You have been dead for several years, what are you talking about? It is only because your family is poor and your child is young that your coffin has been parked in the hall and has not been buried for a long time. Since you have become a ghost, don't come out to scare people." , at most, I swear, I will let you die in peace tomorrow."

Hearing this, Ye Sheng felt melancholy, went into the hall to check, and saw that the coffin, like a coffin, slammed to the ground with a loud cry, and the soul went to the underworld to report, leaving only clothes, shoes and socks on the ground.

< ren, participated in the imperial examination, won the scholar.