Yu Shimingyan

Chapter 67
"Disturb labor, when is it enough? It is said that if you follow the family's abundance and frugality, you will be able to shrink back. Stop making progress when you are proud, and you must prevent the world from repeating itself. It is useless to teach people, the youth's head is white, and it is empty.

Who wouldn't, Golden House?Who wouldn't, Qian Zhongsu?Counting the five elements is not such a topic.In vain to make scheming, children and grandchildren have their own blessings.Why do you need to visit Penglai to collect medicine?But few desires. "This poem, titled "Manjianghong", was written by the monk Hui'an, and it is meant to persuade people to be happy and know their fate. Ordinary people should not escape their fate. If they hit everything, they will naturally come without asking for it; You are not a scholar of Sima Chongxiang, so why can't you make trouble with King Yama? The one who is speaking is Sima Chongxiang. How can you make trouble with King Yama? After all, which reason is good and which reason is short? See you in the next chapter. The poem says: The world There are thousands of things to do, and I want to find a long ladder to ask God. Don't blame God for being less fair, and there are karma for life and life.

It is said that during the time of Emperor Ling of the Eastern Han Dynasty, there was a scholar in Yizhou, Shu County.At the age of eight, he wrote a vertical pen, and the county recommended him as a child prodigy, and sent him to Beijing.Because of his rude words, he conflicted with the examiner and was knocked down.When I am old, I deeply regret my frivolous mistakes, and I am more serious about my behavior, reading books behind closed doors, and not asking about foreign affairs.His parents died, and he was in the tomb for six years. People called him filial piety.The village has repeatedly cited his filial piety, honesty, and erudition, all of which were taken away by powerful people, and he failed to succeed.Since the first year of Guanghe, Emperor Ling began to open the West Mansion, selling officials and nobles. Depending on the position of the official, the price was set according to the amount of money: those who wanted to be Sangongs, the price was tens of millions; those who wanted to be nobles, the price was 500 million.Cui Lie begged Fu's mother's favor, paid 500 million yuan, and got to be Situ.Later, on the day when he was appointed to thank you, Emperor Ling repented and said: "What a good official, it's a pity that he sold it cheap! If there is a small difficulty, you must definitely get it." , Use the rich man as the living.If you get a lot of money, you will be a governor when you go out, and you will be a minister if you go in, and the gentlemen will be ashamed of them.

Sima Chongxiang's family was poor, so he had no one to support him. He was drowned until he was 50 years old. He was empty of talent and learning.Because he was drunk, he took the four treasures of the study, chanted and wrote, and then became a piece of "Resentment Ci".The word said: "I am born with talent, so it is useless? A hero expects himself, but this is a strange number! Fifty does not meet, and there is a lot of trouble. There is gold and purple, who is he? There is nothing in the chest, and there is more money.赀。 The rich ride the clouds, the poor fall into the mud; Tears dripping with sorrow." After writing, the satire repeated.With endless emotion, I wrote another eight sentences: "Gains and losses are related to poverty, and they are all doomed in previous lives. When you ask that he is doomed, why don't you judge the loyal and sycophant? The good man sighs deeply, and the murderer becomes violent. If I were Yama, everything in the world would be ruined." Correction." Unconsciously, it was late, lit a lamp, put it under the lamp, recited the previous poem several times, suddenly became angry, burned the manuscript to the lamp, and shouted: "God, God! You If you still know, how can you say no to it? I, Sima Maung, have been upright all my life and have never been a traitor, so I was brought to the front of Yama, and I am justified and confident, and I am not afraid of anything!" After saying that, he felt sleepy and lay down leaning on the Zhuo Zhuo. .

I saw seven or eight ghost soldiers with blue faces and long fangs, usually more than three feet long, coming out from under the Zhuo, insulting Chongxiang Opera, and said, "you are a scholar, what talent do you have? How dare you blame the sky and the earth, slander Yin Division! Now we are going to take you to see King Yama, only to teach you that you are hard to speak." Chong Xiang said: "You King Yama is not fair, but you blame others for slander, what is the reason?" He dragged Chongxiang down and sat down by pulling his hands or feet, and put the black rope around his neck.Chong Xiang yelled, woke up and turned around, covered in cold sweat.But seeing a short lamp, half-bright and half-extinguished, it's so miserable!
Chongxiang was put under cold arrest for several times, feeling unwell, and called his wife, Wang, "order a cup of hot tea." Wang ordered some tea, and Chongxiang ate it.Mrs. Wang helped him to bed.The next day, he fell into a coma and refused to answer his calls. He didn't know what the disease was.At dusk, he lost his breath and died straight.Wang cried a lot, seeing that his hands and feet were still soft, and his heart was still a little hot, she didn't dare to move him, and just stood by his head, crying all over the place.

The words are divided into two ends.It turned out that Chongxiang wrote "Resentment Ci", burned it under the lamp, was observed by Ye Youshen, and learned about the Jade Emperor.When the Jade Emperor saw it, he said angrily: "The wealth of people in the world is deep, and it is related to luck. According to you, the wise are on top, and the unworthy are on the bottom; those who are talented show their glory, and those without talent are deposed; the world is peaceful, and the country will never What has changed? How unreasonable! The little Confucianist is not well-informed, but instead says that the way of heaven is selfish. The crime should be punished quickly, so as to warn those who speak falsely." From time to time, Taibai Jinxing said: "Although Sima Mao speaks out loud, but this man is just because of his talent. Gao Yunjian, depression and injustice, lead to this theory. According to the common sense of good fortune, good fortune, misfortune and adultery, what he said is not wrong, and it can be forgiven with forgiveness." The Jade Emperor said: "He wants to be Yama and correct the world. How can Yan Luo be an ordinary person? The underworld has a mountain of files, and Yan Jun in the ten halls has no time to eat. But what ability does he have, so he corrects them one by one?" Jin Xing said again: "Sima Mao speaks big words, and he must There are great talents. If you talk about the Yin Division, there will be injustice. Those who have been imprisoned for hundreds of years without judgment will often have resentment in hell. In my humble opinion, it is better to detain Sima Maang to the Yin Division and replace the King of Yama. In the position of half a day, if there is any injustice in the underworld, he will judge it. If the judgment is fair, the crime will be forgiven;

The Jade Emperor ordered to send Jin Xing to the Senluo Hall of the Yin Division, and ordered Yan Jun to come immediately, and he had the right to take the throne and sit.Only one night, six hours, let him go to prison.If the judgment is fair, he will be blessed with great wealth and nobility in the next life, so as to pay for his depression in this life; if there is no way to judge, he will be thrown into the hell of Fengdu, and he will never be reincarnated.Yan Jun got the decree to send the impermanent impermanence to hook Chongxiang to the underworld.

When Chongxiang saw the little ghost, he had no fear at all and followed him.In front of Senluo Hall, the little ghost kowtowed and knelt down.Chongxiang asked: "Who is sitting on it? Shall I kneel him?" The little ghost said: "This is the emperor of Yan Luo." Chongxiang heard that and was overjoyed!He shouted: "Yan Jun, Yan Jun, I, Sima Maang, wanted to see you for a long time, and I confided my grievances in my chest. I am lucky to meet you today. You are on the throne, you have left and right judges, and there are thousands of ghost soldiers, bull heads, and horse faces. There are many helpers. I, Sima Mao, are just a poor scholar. I am alone, and my life and death are in your hands. You must not suppress the power, you must be fair, and the winner is stronger." Yan Jun said: Lord of the underworld, everything is done according to the way of heaven. What kind of virtue and ability do you have, so you want to take my place? What are you correcting?"

Chong Xiangdao: "Yan Jun, you say that you follow the way of heaven, and the way of heaven is to love people, and to encourage the good and punish the evil is the public. Nowadays, there are people who are stingy, but teach them to accumulate wealth like mountains; He has nothing in his hands. Some people who are mean and hurt others teach him to be in a position of wealth and honor, so that he can do evil. Some people are loyal and willing to support others, but teach him to suffer and humiliate, and fail to fulfill his wish. Those who do good are often beaten by those who do evil. Deceive; those who are talented are oppressed by those without talent. If there is a grievance, there will be no complaints, and there will be no justice. It is up to you, Lord Yan, to judge the injustice. Just like me, Sima Mao, who has studied hard all his life and practiced filial piety, what is the difference? What is not in line with the heart of heaven? But it taught me to spend my whole life sloppy and succumb to the mediocrity. It seems like this is upside down, what use is there for you Yan Jun? If you let me, Sima Mao, sit on the Senluo Hall, how can there be such injustice?"

Yan Jun smiled and said: "The retribution of the heavens, sooner or later, is bright or dark: either the food is rewarded in the previous life, or the reward is left to the future generations. If the rich are stingy, their wealth is the result of suffering in the previous life; in this life, they are stingy and do not sow a field of blessings. In the next life, they will be repaid by hungry ghosts. Poor people also work in the previous life, or use non-wealth excessively, and enjoy too much, so that they are poor in this life; Wealth and honor inevitably lead to depravity; honest people are destined to be prominent even though they are temporarily humiliated. This is a certain truth, so why doubt it? People see the present, and the sky sees the future. Every time people can't measure the sky, you have different opinions, all of which are based on superficial views. The reason for knowing."

Chongxiang said: "Since it is said that the retribution of the underworld is not good, there are no ghosts in the underworld? Do you dare to take the previous case files and check them with me one by one? If everything is fair and everyone is convinced, I, Sima Mao, will be willing to accept the crime of lying." Yan Jundao: "God has a decree to lend you the throne of Yan Luo for six hours, and let you go to court. If the judgment is fair, you will return your wealth and honor in the next life; if you have no talent to judge, you will fall into the hell of Fengdu forever and have no human life." Chongxiang said: "The Jade Emperor really has this purpose, and it is my wish."

At the moment Yan Jun got up from the imperial seat, called Chongxiang into the back hall, put on a flat sky crown, python clothes, and a jade belt, dressing up as the emperor of Yan Luo.The ghost soldiers beat the drums and reported: "The new king of Yan is promoted to the palace!" The good and evil divisions, the six law officials, the judge and the little ghost, all neatly and neatly separated into two sides.Holding the jade slips in his hand, Chongxiang came out proudly and ascended to the throne.All the officials and soldiers have finished their visits, and they are asked to carry out the notice board.Chongxiang thought: "Five mountains and four seas, how many souls! God only limits me to six hours to be in charge. If the sentence is not settled, I just think I have no talent, and it is inconvenient to take the crime." He had a plan in mind, and taught the judge to pay: "The widow is in charge of affairs according to the emperor's order. It is only six hours, and there is no time to release the report. You can take the old case file to check. If there is a big problem that has been unresolved for a hundred years, the widow judges a few things and asks your underworld. A role model." The judge reported: "There are only four manuscripts in the early Han Dynasty, and they have not been broken for more than 350 years. I beg my king to arrest and interrogate them." Chongxiang said: "Take the scrolls and look at them." The judge held the scrolls and presented them.When Chongxiang opened it, there was a case of murdering loyal ministers. The plaintiffs: Han Xin, Peng Yue, and Yingbu; the defendants: Liu Bang and Lu Shi.A case of revenge, plaintiff: Ding Gong; defendant: Liu Bang.A case of monopolistic seizure of power, plaintiff: Qi family; defendant: Lu family.The plaintiff: Xiang Yu; the defendants: Wang Yi, Yang Xi, Xia Guang, Lu Matong, Lu Sheng, and Yang Wu.After reading Chongxiang, he laughed loudly and said, "Why don't you ask for such a big matter? You six Cao officials should all be punished. This is because Yan Jun has always been in charge of the court. The widow will judge with you tonight Understood." Then he called the Zhiri ghost official, opened the four documents and the defendant's name according to the order, called them all, and heard the trial one by one.At that time, the underworld was shaken and troubles were everywhere in the underworld.There are poems as proof: Every time you suspect a prison, you will follow it, and everything in the underworld and the world is uniform.Today, there is a new atmosphere in Chongxiang, and the millennium grievances are once again spreading.The ghost official reported: "All the criminals have been arrested. Please let me go." Chongxiang said: "Bring the first one up." The judge shouted: "Listen to the first prisoner!" Checked and agreed: plaintiff Han Xin, yes, Peng Yue, yes, Yingbu, yes; defendant Liu Bang, yes, Lu Shi, yes.

Chongxiang called Han Xin up first, and asked, "You first matter about Yu, but you are no more than a doctor. If you don't listen to your words, you can't follow your plan. Once you meet the Han ancestor, build an altar to worship the general, hold the hub and push the wheel, and then you will be named a king to reward him. Gong. How do you want to plot rebellion again, take your own crimes and kill yourself, and sue your master in this life?" Han Dao said: "Yan Jun is above, let Rong Xin tell you one by one. A certain person was favored by the King of Han to build an altar and worship the general, so he did his best. , Ming repaired plank roads, darkened Chen Cang, and established the Three Qin Dynasty with the King of Han; rescued the Emperor of Han in Xingyang, captured King Bao of Wei, broke the soldiers of the generation, and killed King Zhao of Zhao; set Yan in the north, set Qi in the east, and conquered more than 20 cities in the south; defeated Chu in the south 350 soldiers, killed the famous general Long Qi; laid down an ambush on all sides of Jiuli Mountain, and killed all the Chu soldiers; and sent six generals to force King Xiang to death at the Wujiang Ferry. He made ten great contributions, and hoped that his children and grandchildren will enjoy wealth and honor throughout the world. Unexpectedly, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty conquered the world, and without thinking about his previous achievements, he demoted a certain person. Empress Lu made a plan with Xiao He to coax a certain Changle Palace, without any explanation, and ordered the warrior to bind a certain person to behead him; I think I am innocent, and I have suffered this tragic disaster. For more than [-] years, I have not reported my injustice, and begged Yan Jun to make a clear decision." Chongxiang said: "Since you are a marshal, you are brave but not resourceful, so you have no one to discuss and help? Coaxing is like tying up a child! Who are you blaming today?" Han Dao said, "There was once a military adviser whose surname was Kuai and whose name was Tong. But he left halfway without a beginning."

(End of this chapter)