Ghost Story of Liaozhai

Li Shengboyan, a native of Yishui, was upright and courageous, and suddenly fell ill. His family asked for medicines, but he refused, saying, "My disease cannot be cured by medicine soup. Yin Si Que Yan Luo, please let me handle the case. Don't bury him after death. Wait until I come back to life." Riguo died.

After Li Boyan's death, his soul, led by the ghost soldiers, came to a palace, put on the Pluto's official uniform, and began to handle the case.There are piles of books on the desk case, and there is a case like this: a certain person in the south of the Yangtze River, there are 82 women from a good family in the south of the Yangtze River.Under the hall there are copper pillars, nine feet high, thick enough for one person to encircle, the pillars are hollow inside, filled with hot coals, until the inside and outside of the copper pillars turn red.The group of ghosts whipped the prisoner with barbed wire and ordered him to climb the copper pillar, use both hands and feet, and circle up. As soon as he reached the top, the smoke rose, and there was a crash like a firecracker, and the prisoner fell to the ground and curled up into a ball. After waking up, the ghosts continued to whip, the prisoner climbed again as before, fell to the ground three times in a row, his soul was scattered, and he turned into a wisp of flying smoke, invisible.

Another case: a Wang from the same county was Li Boyan's in-laws, and someone accused him of forcibly taking his daughter as a maidservant.The maid was abducted and sold to Wang at a low price, and Wang was greedy for cheap, which led to a lawsuit.Soon after, he died of a sudden illness. After his death, he went to his friend Zhou Sheng. Zhou Sheng knew that Wang was a ghost, so he hid from his study and asked, "What do you want to do?" I will prove my innocence." Zhou Sheng asked, "What's the matter?" Wang said: "The maid in my mansion was obviously bought. You have seen this incident with your own eyes. Now I am being falsely accused. Brother Zhou, please defend me and be fair. Talk." Zhou Sheng shook his head and said, "Yin Cao Difu, how can you go down? If you go down, you will die. Forgive me for help." Wang said: "I'm afraid it's up to you to make the decision." Not long after, Zhou Sheng really died , the two came to the Yin company together for interrogation.

When Li Boyan saw Wang, he wanted to take sides. Suddenly, he felt that a fire was lit in the hall, and the flames were burning, burning the beams and pillars. Li Boyan was horrified and stood up in fright.The officials on the left and right said: "The world is not as good as the world, and a single thought of selfishness cannot be tolerated. As long as the case is handled impartially, the flame will extinguish itself." Li Boyan nodded, restraining distracting thoughts, and the flame suddenly extinguished.Picking up the pleadings to check, Wang and the plaintiff insisted on their own opinions, arguing endlessly, asking Zhou Sheng, Zhou Sheng told the truth.

Li Boyan figured out the ins and outs, and made a verdict: Wang Mou was greedy for small profits, committed the crime knowingly, and was sentenced to flogging. After the execution, he was allowed to be resurrected.The rest were acquitted and sent back to Yangyang.Three days later, Wang Mou and Zhou Sheng died and woke up.

After handling the case, Li Boyan left in a carriage.On the way, I saw hundreds of ghosts with severed heads and feet groaning on the ground.Stopped to ask, all were ghosts from a foreign land, because they missed their homeland and worried about being blocked by the pass, they begged themselves to let them go.Li Boyan said: "I have been regent for three days, and I will be dismissed at the end of the term. I can't do anything. How can I help?" At home, recovering from the sun.

Hu Sheng's name is Shui Xin, and he has a very close friendship with Li Boyan. Hearing that Li is born again, he came to visit him.Li Boyan asked: "When will the water and land dojo be held?" Hu Sheng said in surprise: "This matter was only discussed with his wife in private, and no one mentioned it to outsiders. How did you know?" Li Boyan told the truth.Hu Sheng sighed and said: "There are gods three feet above your head. I don't want the whispers in the boudoir to spread into the nether world. It's really scary. Don't worry, I will keep my words. I will go back and build a dojo to save the dead souls." He said goodbye and left.

The next day Li Boyan went to the palace to visit his in-laws. Wang was still lying on the bed. When he saw Li, he stood in awe and thanked him for his protection.Li Boyan said: "The law cannot favor one's own interests. Is the condition better?" Wang said: "It's much better, but there are some pus and sores in the place where he was beaten." After more than 20 days, Wang's condition just recovered. Several scars were left, shaped like wooden sticks.