Judgement

Chapter 35 Embedding flowers and trees

On a dark and windy night, a four-person sedan chair went out from the north gate of Lin'an City and went straight to Guashan.The soldiers guarding the city saw that it was the big sedan chair of the censor of the dynasty, opened the city gate and hurriedly sent off the censor Prince Qi.

When we arrived at Guashan, the sky was already twilight, and the fog in the forest gradually dissipated. The smoke clouds continued to gather in the air, and the quiet fragrance of wild flowers permeated the air evenly.The forest is tall and strong, tall and graceful, and a stone step under the tree winds up.There is a quaint Taoist temple in the green smoke on the top of the mountain. On the plaque of the Taoist temple, there are three big characters of "Qingyang Temple" in thin gold style written by Zhao Ji, Emperor Huizong of Song Dynasty.

The Master of Qingyang Temple, Liu Minqi, is a disciple of Zhang Jixian, the No.30 descendant of Zhang Tianshi. Emperor Huizong of Song Dynasty gave Zhang Jixian the title of "Mr. Xujing", and Emperor Wuzong named him "Xujing Xuantong Hongwu Zhenjun".Zhang Jixian was favored by Song Huizong, but he wanted to dilute it. He liked to enjoy himself in the mountains and practice Taoism in peace. His disciples Wu Zhenyang, Wang Daojian, Liu Minqi, etc. were famous all over the world. Five elements and gossip, strange arts can have the means to call the wind and rain, but he has a bad hobby-money obsession, so he has never been liked by Zhang Jixian.

The prince and his relatives knocked on the door, and a seven or eight-year-old Taoist boy opened the door with sleepy eyes: "Infinite Life Buddha, is the almsgiver here to offer incense? Or to fulfill his vows?"

"Little master, I am looking for Liu Tianshi specifically, and I would like to trouble the little master to pass it on."

"Benefactor, it's not yet five o'clock, and the grand master hasn't got up yet. Donor, why don't you come in and drink tea and wait."

"Okay then, little master, please lead the way." Wang Ziqi left the bearer outside the temple, and followed Xiaodaotong into Qingyang Temple alone.Most of the Taoist priests in the view have not yet risen, only Taoist priests in twos and threes in the kitchen are busy.As Xiao Daotong came to the flower hall, Wang Ziqi took out the greeting card and handed it to Daotong: "After Liu Tianshi gets up, please, little master, give this to Tianshi."

Daotong Jishou resigned, and there was only one prince left in the flower hall.The prince is now anxious but helpless, thinking about yesterday's nightmare, he can't help being frightened again.

Wang Ziqi kept pacing back and forth in the flower hall, looking at the door countless times.A burst of hearty laughter came from outside the flower hall, which was only heard after three poles in the sun: "Master Yushi is here, Liu Laodao has neglected the distinguished guests, please forgive me. I don't know why Lord Yushi is here today?" Open the hall door and leave He entered an old Taoist who wore a Ge Huangdao robe and had a childlike face and a red face.

"Because Mr. Wang was trapped by a nightmare last night, I came here to seek advice from Master Liu."

"Hehe, the Heavenly Master Liu Laodao is ashamed of himself, Mr. Wang is dead and old. Mr. Wang wants the old man to interpret your dream for you?"

Seeing no one around, Wang Ziqi picked up the brocade box from the table: "Small kindness, if it is not a respect, I hope Daoist Liu will accept it with a smile. I just want to ask Daoist to interpret my dream."

Liu Minqi lightly opened the brocade box, his eyes lit up all of a sudden. "My lord, you are too polite. Hehe, this old man deserves it. My lord, tell me your dream and let me figure it out." Tell Liu Minqi completely.

"There are so many ghosts around, those eight little ghosts are undoubtedly night wandering gods, and that female ghost is a prisoner of the court who was killed. It's just that the black man doesn't know what it is, can Mr. Wang tell you the date of birth?"

Wang Ziqi hurriedly reported his birth date, and Liu Minqi pinched his fingers to make the final calculation.His brows were twisted into twists, and he kept sighing. "Master Wang, you are going to do something big this year, right?"

"Master Daoist, can a big event be accomplished?"

"There are too many variables in the four pillars of the horoscope, and the success or failure of major events is half of the luck. But the old man calculated that Mr. Wang's lifespan will be exhausted."

"Ah, can the Taoist priest have a solution?"

"It's not okay to change your life by using your life, but you have to work for the Nether Division. What?" Liu Minqi said with a troubled expression on his face, rubbing his chin with his fingers.

"Daoist, didn't you say that having money can make ghosts turn the millstone?"

"Haha, Mr. Wang, have you ever heard of Zang Ming Zhe?"

"Hidden life fold?"

"Since Emperor Yao, in the Lixia and Shang dynasties, there was a man named Peng Zu. It turned out that Peng Zu and Chen Tuan were both in charge of the Jade Emperor in Tiangong. One was in charge of the life and death books of the gods, and the other was in charge of the merit books. One day, Chen Tuan said to Peng Zu, "I am overworked and want to sleep well.If it's urgent, you wake me up. Peng Zu replied: "Okay, you can rest assured and go to sleep!" When Peng Zu saw Chen Tuan going to sleep, he wanted to take this opportunity to visit the mortal world. One day, he changed the list of life and death on Chen Tuan's behalf, and found that his name was also on it. Peng Zu thought: No, if I come If the Jade Emperor found out about the mortal world, he would send someone to recall me soon. He had an idea, tore off the page with the name "Peng Zu" written on the book of life and death, twisted it into a paper rope and stapled it to the book. From then on, Peng Zu's name could no longer be found in this book of life and death, so he went down to earth in peace.

"I know this, Peng Zu lived to be more than 800 years old."

(It is said that Peng Zu lived in the world and became a scholar-bureaucrat in the Shang Dynasty. He married 49 wives and gave birth to 54 sons, all of whom died of aging one by one, while Peng Zu was still young and strong, and his actions were free and easy. When he married a wife, So he resigned from office and went to travel around the mountains to enjoy the scenery. It was not until the wife became an old woman from the girl of Huanghua that she settled in a small mountain village in Yijun County. At this time, Peng Zu was [-] years old. One night, the couple Sleeping on the bed and chatting, his wife asked him: "I am dying, will you marry a wife after I die?" Peng Zu said without hesitation: "Of course I will marry, otherwise who will accompany me!" Wife He asked again: "Why do you never grow old? Isn't your name in the book of life and death?" Peng Zu laughed loudly: "I will never die! My name is in the book of life and death, but they just can't find it. The wife then asked, "Then where is your name?" Peng Zu told the truth for a moment. Only then did his wife understand the mystery of Peng Zu's immortality.

After the wife died, she took off her mortal body and returned to the Heavenly Palace to tell the story to the Jade Emperor.After hearing this, the Jade Emperor suddenly realized, and ordered God to call Patriarch Chen Tuan as soon as possible.Unexpectedly, Chen Tuan hadn't woken up at this time, so the Jade Emperor had to send two other messengers down to earth to find Peng Zu.

Due to the long history, the messengers sent down did not recognize Peng Zu at all, and they searched for a long time without hearing anything.These two poor gods didn't dare to go back to the Heavenly Palace easily, so they had to run around the world and ask around.One day, two messengers came to Peng Village, Yijun County, took advantage of the carpenter's meal, stole a large saw, and went to the threshing floor to saw a piece of wood with all their might, attracting many villagers to watch.At this time, Peng Zu also came to watch.People chattered and discussed a lot, and Peng Zu also took the opportunity to sneer because of his advanced age and experience: "I, Peng Zu, have lived for [-] years, and I have never seen anyone sawing a truss." As soon as the saw was thrown, Peng Zu was locked up on the spot.That night, Peng Zu passed away at the age of more than [-] years. )

Liu Minqi said: "Pindao knows that Cui Yu is in charge of the life and death of the human world in the Nether Division. Hehe, although Pindao can't let him do life-saving folds for you, but Pindao can let him give you graft."

"Embrace flowers and trees? I still hope that the Taoist priest will express it."

Liu Laodao smiled and said: "Didn't Mr. Wang know that he said something for the dead ghost in the management field? Hahaha... After you return to the mansion, find two strong men and copy their birthdays to me. After choosing a suitable and matching horoscope, Pindao will cast a spell to exchange Master Wang's horoscope, and if something happens, they will die in place of the lord."

"Haha, the prince thanked Daoist Liu first, and I will send someone to give Daoist Liu 10 taels of silver as a reward."

"One hundred thousand...two...silver...don't worry, Mr. Wang. After the change tonight, the pindao will open the altar for you. Mr. Wang, the pindao, has another word to give. If you want to do great things, you will succeed, and Xiao He will fail. .”

"Thank you Daoist Liu for reminding, Mr. Wang will keep it in mind, if things come to fruition, the benefits of the Daoist will be indispensable."

Wang Ziqi and Liu Minqi kept talking until noon before getting up in the sedan chair to leave. As soon as they returned to the Yushi Mansion, they heard that Zhou An, Luo Qingshan, and Bai Qixuan died suddenly overnight. The men inquired one by one and finally selected Li Mu and Niu Er. They asked for their birthday characters and gave them a sum of money to send them to rest at home for a month before returning to Yushifu. The two servants somehow got the money and went home. up.After finishing these tasks, Wang Ziqi sent 10 taels of silver to Liu Laodao.