Collection of strange powers and chaotic gods

During the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty, Shen Bingzhen (also known as Yinyu and Dongfu) of the Shen family in Zhudun Village, Huzhou, Zhejiang, was once in the study room in broad daylight. sleep inside.

After falling asleep, I had a dream. In the dream, I saw a man in Tsing Yi who led him to a courtyard. There was a dense bamboo forest in the courtyard. There were wooden beds and tables in the middle. There was a mirror on the table. It looks like more than ten feet.

The man in green brought him to the mirror and said to him: "Mr. Shen, please take a look at your previous life!"

Shen Bingzhen stepped forward and looked in the mirror, only to see that his appearance in the mirror had not changed, but his clothes were completely different. Inside, he was wearing a scarf and red shoes, and they were not the style of this dynasty.

When Shen Bingzhen was surprised, the man in green said again: "Mr. Shen, please take another look at the three lives in front of you."

So, Shen Bingzhen went to look in the mirror again.

This time, I saw myself in the mirror wearing a black gauze hat, a red official robe, a jade belt around my waist, and soap boots on my feet. I was not dressed like a scholar, but like a high-ranking official from the previous dynasty.

At this time, an old servant suddenly broke in from outside, knelt in front of Shen Bingzhen, kowtowed to him and said, "Do you still know the old servant? The old servant once followed you to Datong (today's Datong City, Shanxi Province). It has been more than two hundred years since I took up the official position of Bingbeidao (a fourth-rank official in charge of military affairs)."

After the old servant finished speaking, he couldn't restrain his excitement and began to cry involuntarily. Then he took out a volume of documents from his sleeve and presented it to Shen Bingzhen.

Shen Bingzhen didn't know why, so he asked what it was.

The old servant said: "This is your Excellency's handwriting. In your previous life, you lived during the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty. Your surname was Wang Mingxiu, and you held an official position in Datong Military Academy."

Today, the people in Tsing Yi have brought you here because there are five hundred ghosts in the underworld where King Wenxin wants to avenge themselves and have sued you, so I invite you to come and question them.

The old slave remembered that killing these five hundred people was not the Lord's original intention. The one who gave the order to kill them was a certain general.

These five hundred people were originally the defeated soldiers in the Liu Qi case (a peasant uprising in the mid-Ming Dynasty. Liu Qi's real name was Liu Chen). They had surrendered, but later rebelled again, so the commander-in-chief killed them to prevent future troubles.

Your Excellency once wrote an article to dissuade me, but the commander-in-chief didn't listen. The old slave was afraid that Your Majesty would forget that he had written this document and would be unable to defend himself and suffer unfair injustice, so he hid it in his sleeve and brought it to Your Majesty. "

Shen Bingzhen suddenly remembered what happened in his previous life, so he expressed his gratitude to the old servant again and again.

At this time, the man in green asked: "Sir, are you walking? Or are you riding in a sedan?"

Before Shen Bingzhen could say anything, the old servant scolded: "Of course he was riding in a sedan chair! There is no way a supervisor can walk!"

The man in Tsing Yi called for a sedan and two bearers. The sedan was very gorgeous. The old servant helped Shen Bingzhen get into the sedan. The bearers lifted the sedan and walked forward for several miles.

Suddenly, a towering and majestic palace appeared in front of him. In the middle of the hall, a king was sitting. He should be the King Wenxin mentioned by the old servant.

King Wenxin wore a sparse crown and a white beard. There was an official next to him, wearing a red official robe and a black gauze hat. He was holding a book in his hand and called "Bing Bei Dao Wang" (referring to Shen Bingzhen's previous life). )Enter.

King Wenxin said: "Wait a minute! This is a matter for a certain soldier. Let's summon the certain soldier first."

The red-robed officer shouted to a certain general to come in.

I saw a tall man in military uniform and golden armor striding in from the east chamber.

Shen Bingzhen looked over and saw that it was indeed a certain commander-in-chief in his memory, his former colleague.

King Wenxin and a certain commander spent a long time asking and answering questions. The people in the hall were far apart, and it was impossible to hear what they were saying.

After they finished talking, the red-robed official then called Shen Bingzhenjin.

Shen Bingzhen walked in, saluted King Wenxin, and stood there.

King Wenxin said: "The killing of [-] of Liu Qi's men has been admitted by the commander-in-chief as his order. Sir, there is a document to dissuade him, so it has nothing to do with him.

However, according to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, the general soldiers were controlled by military preparations! As a soldier, your orders were not obeyed by your subordinates. This shows that you usually have no authority and are weak and incompetent! "

Shen Bingzhen said yes repeatedly with a look of shame on his face.

At this time, a certain general soldier argued: "It's not that I don't obey the orders of my superiors, but that these five hundred people must be killed.

They once surrendered after being defeated, and then rebelled again. This was a false surrender! If he doesn't kill him, he will definitely rebel again!

As the commander-in-chief, I kill them for the sake of the country and the country, not for my own selfish desires! "

Before he could finish his words, he saw a thick black wind blowing down the stairs, accompanied by noisy ghostly screams from far to near. The air was filled with a thick smell of blood, which was unbearable!

Immediately afterwards, the five hundred human heads rolled over like balls, all with their mouths open and teeth exposed, coming to bite a certain soldier, while they all stared sideways at Shen Bingzhen.

Shen Bingzhen felt very scared, kowtowed to King Wenxin, and handed over the document in his sleeve.

King Wenxin slapped the table hard and shouted sternly: "Decapitated Ghost, is there anything about you pretending to surrender and then rebelling?"

The group of ghosts said in unison: "Yes."

King Wenxin said: "Then the commander-in-chief should kill you, why are you still making noise!"

The group of ghosts argued: "The ones who pretended to surrender at that time were just a few leaders; those who rebelled again were the same few leaders. And most of the other people were coerced, why should they all be killed?"

Besides, the commander-in-chief was just trying to cater to Emperor Jiajing’s harsh thoughts, and was not really serving the country and the people! "

King Wenxin said with a smile: "If you say that the general soldier is not for the sake of the people, maybe you can; but if you say that the general soldier is not for the country and the country, it is absolutely not allowed!"

Therefore, he issued an edict to the five hundred ghosts and said: "This matter has been shelved for more than two hundred years, but because the matter was caused by official business, it was difficult for the officials of the underworld to make a decision.

Now a certain soldier cannot become a god because his intentions are unclear; and because your grievances have not dissipated, you cannot be reincarnated!

I will report this matter to the Jade Emperor and leave it to his disposal!

In the whole incident, only Wang Beidao committed the smallest crime, and there was a document of dissuasion as evidence, which allowed him to return to the Yangshi. But he was punished as a rich girl in the next life to punish him for being too weak! "

The five hundred ghosts all held their heads in their hands and kowtowed violently in front of the steps. They only heard banging noises and said in unison: "Everything is subject to the king's decision!"

Then, King Wenxin ordered the men in Tsing Yi to take Shen Bingzhen out.

After walking a few miles, I returned to the study in the bamboo forest. The old servant from before ran out to greet me.

Seeing Shen Bingzhen, he said in surprise: "The master's case is settled!"

Then he knelt down to see Shen Bingzhen off respectfully.

The man in green clothes called Shen Bingzhen to the mirror and said, "Mr. Shen, please take a look at your previous life."

Shen Bingzhen took a look and saw himself inside. Sure enough, he was an old scholar wearing a scarf and cloth shoes.

The man in green said again: "Mr. Shen, look at your life again!"

Shen Bingzhen was about to step forward and look in the mirror again, but suddenly woke up and felt that he was sweating like rain. When he looked up, he was still in his study.

But the family members gathered around him and cried. They were all overjoyed to see him suddenly wake up. Tell him that he has been unconscious all day and night, and only his chest is still warm. Everyone thinks that he is going to die and is feeling sad.

Shen Bingzhen clearly remembered the scene in the dream. In his impression, there were many couplets in King Wenxin's palace, but he couldn't remember them all. He only vaguely remembered a couplet written in golden font outside the palace gate:

“There are no laws in the underworld, and there are cases in which the law is more important than the feelings;

The greatest abacus in the sky, just waiting for the truth to come out! "