roccoschili Chapter 183 Writing a ghost statement for someone else
Chapter 183 Writing a ghost statement for someone else
During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, in the city of Hangzhou, Zhejiang, a family named Wang Chengrui hired a Gongsheng student named Fang Dan from Qiantang County (a scholar who entered the Imperial College as a preparatory talent to contribute to the emperor) as a teacher in his private school. .
Once, Fang Dan did not come to Wang's private school to teach for several days.
After he came again, Wang's family asked him the reason for his absence.
Fang Dan replied: "I haven't been here for the past few days. I have been writing a complaint for someone. They want to complain to Emperor Dongyue."
The Wang family was very surprised and asked why they wanted to file a complaint.
Fang Dan said: "This is a long story, don't worry, I will tell you slowly.
It turned out that Fontaine had a neighbor named Zhang. Because his wife was sick, he opened an altar at home, performed rituals, and prayed to the gods.
An old man who sells wine (a small vendor selling wine, condiments, beverages, etc., generally refers to the common people at the bottom of society) came to his house to watch the fun.
After watching the fun, the old man returned home and found his son suddenly sitting in the main room in a grand manner, calling him by his name and asking him for a drink of water.
The old man scolded his son angrily and said, "You unfilial son, how dare you call me by my name? If you want a drink of water, don't you pour it yourself? There is no reason for me to pour water for my son!"
Unexpectedly, his son said: "I am not your son!"
The old man was furious and cursed: "You little beast! I've rebelled against you! Can't my father even bear it?!"
His son said seriously: "I am really not your son, but the God of the City God who is responsible for seducing people's souls."
The old man asked doubtfully: "Then why did you come to my house? Are you here to seduce my soul?"
His son smiled and said: "Don't be afraid, your life has not yet come. Today, I and a few friends are going to Zhang's house to seduce his wife's soul.
Because his family opened an altar to perform rituals and invited the Five Saints (referring to Fuxi, Emperor Shun, King Wen, Duke Zhou, and Confucius). The gods were in the hall, and it was inconvenient for us to go in, so we had to wait outside the door.
We have been standing under the eaves for a long time and are very thirsty, so we possess your son and ask you for a drink of water. "
The old man didn't dare to neglect anymore and quickly got him some water.
The old man's son was only fourteen or fifteen years old, but the water he drank was almost a stone (an ancient unit of volume, ten buckets is one stone; it can also be used as a unit of weight, one hundred and twenty kilograms is one stone).
After a while, I suddenly heard the sound of drums and music coming from outside.
The old man's son (who was actually attached to him at this time) said: "The Zhang family has given their blessings, let's go! Please give me some torches, sir."
The old man said with some embarrassment: "It's so quiet now that it's hard to find him."
The God of Gou said: "The torch I'm talking about is a paper rope, not the torch you have in this world."
The old man quickly found yellow burning paper, rolled it into paper ropes and burned them to him.
The God of Gou then stood up and thanked him: "We have received the kindness from the old gentleman, and there is nothing we can repay. Let me tell you something: from today on, don't let your son get close to the water, otherwise there will be water." disaster!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the old man's son fell asleep.
After a while, sad cries came from the neighbor Zhang's house.
The old man rushed over to take a look and found that the woman from the Zhang family was indeed dead. Only then did he believe that what Gou Shen said was true.
Although the old man was surprised by this incident, he thought that Gou Shen had also said something about his son not being able to go near the water. In order to keep it a secret, he didn't mention it to anyone.
The next afternoon, his son suddenly screamed: "It's so hot, so hot! I'm going to take a bath in the river!"
The old man kept Gou Shen's instructions in mind and firmly refused.
Unexpectedly, his son secretly went there by himself while he was not paying attention.
When the old man found out, he hurriedly chased him to take him home.
His son was even more manic. He pointed at the stones on the ground by the river and said to him: "I am so hot and there is such good water, why don't you let me take a bath?!"
When the old man saw his son looking very strange, he felt even more worried.
He was afraid that he would not be able to keep an eye on his son, so he told all the neighbors about the incident and asked everyone to help keep an eye on his son.
Among the old man's neighbors to the west, there is a man named Tang who has always believed in ghosts and gods. When offering sacrifices to Emperor Dongyue nearby, Tang was in charge of the ceremony.
Sometimes, praying on behalf of relatives and friends often comes true.
Tang Mou heard what the old man said and saw his son's crazy look, so he said to him: "Your son is possessed by a ghost, why don't you ask Emperor Dongyue for help?"
The old man hurriedly asked: "What should I do to get help from Emperor Dongyue?"
Tang Mou said: "On Emperor Dongyue's birthday, when all the deacons have arrived, prepare the ultimatum and burn it in the incense burner.
I'll be ringing the bells and drums to help you, and you can let someone with strong strength hold your son in the hall and wait for the interrogation. This may be able to drive away evil spirits. "
When the old man heard this, he felt that what he said made sense, so he obeyed him.
In the early morning of March [-], the birthday of Emperor Dongyue, the old man took his son to Dongyue Temple after fasting at home.
When he got there, he hugged his son, and they knelt down outside the camp gate, shouting about injustice.
Then Tang Mou was in the main hall and ordered the deacon to take out the paper that the old man had prepared in advance, put it in the incense burner and burn it, and then shouted: "Hurry up and report to the chief minister for investigation and arrest!"
At this time, the old man walked up to the hall with his son in his arms, and everyone immediately surrounded them.
As soon as he arrived at the entrance of the hall, his son was already unconscious and his mouth was drooling.
Everyone was frightened and frightened.
After a while, the old man's son woke up.
Tang said: "It's okay, the matter has been resolved."
The old man took his son home.
It was not until evening that my son could speak.
The old man asked him if he knew what happened.
The son said: "That day, I was playing on the street and saw a man in ragged, dirty and torn clothes. He wanted to pull me to take a bath in the river. But, you pulled me back.
Later, that person followed me around every day and always wanted to drag me to take a bath in the river.
When I arrived at Dongyue Temple today, he was still following me.
At this time, I suddenly heard someone shouting from the front of the palace, and quickly reported to the Chief God to come down and catch him. The man was afraid and wanted to run away.
But there was no escape, and he was caught. The man of God brought me into the main hall together.
Emperor Dongyue was seen in the main hall, reading the papers carefully and speaking to a man wearing a black gauze hat.
I didn't hear very clearly, I only vaguely heard that my parents were not guilty, so why did they arrest their son to take their place?
Then, I was punished by the ghost who was pestering me, and I was released back to the earth. "
From then on, nothing strange happened to the old man's son!
When Fang Dan talked about this, the Wang family finally understood the whole story and couldn't help but curiously asked: "The paper that the old man burned to Emperor Dongyue must have been written by you, right? Why did you still write the paper from Ming Si?" How is it different from the one in the underworld?"
Fang Dan pretended to be mysterious and smiled: "The secret must not be revealed!"