Sad Jiangnan

ancient stories

I was attending Buddhist scriptures at Jishan Temple, and I heard a story told by a female official at the Central Palace.It's so fascinating that I don't even know it's dark when I'm talking.The surrounding lanterns were all lit, and the night breeze swept into the tents.The shikigami yelled, "Oh, it's not good." Then "Boom, boom, boom," it seemed to be spinning around.All the women who listened attentively because of this said, "Please hurry up and finish."

The waiter in Shiki said very anxiously, "What other cars are there for returning to Da Nei?" It turned out that the Buddhist service was over, and people like Zhonggong and Guan Baigong had already left in cars.A few of us here have set up some tents in a very remote corridor, and sometimes we can't even hear the mage's words and dance music clearly.Originally, I wanted to take a peek at the heroic appearance of His Majesty the Emperor, but I lost interest.So it was a surprise to be able to say such an interesting thing here.

But when I was talking about the wonderful place, I suddenly stopped talking.Anxious to go back to the palace, what does it look like?Everyone is waiting.Anyway, I can't go back, so it's better to lay down here on the floor and finish the story.

So, the person next door to me also said, "Let's finish talking before leaving." On the other side of the tent, a lot of sighs were sent, and a female room said to the waiter, "There are people listening next door, so let's talk again." faster."

No matter what the servant said, he would not agree.Amidst the scattered human voices, the monks also came here.In the eyes of others, although it was made ugly, I finally went back.

I still have a bit of resentment in my heart, even if I stay for a while.I really want to know what happened to the lady in that story.Those who know the ending but refuse to finish talking are no different from men who have been to their wife's house once and never see each other again.

Because I have been thinking about this matter in my heart, it must be somewhat efficacious after all.Early this morning, a messenger in red came to Hongmei Hall and said, I have something important to give to me.

Unwrapping the thick letter paper, it turned out to be the unfinished book of Jishan Temple that day.Now I am really ashamed.I thought that if there is any suitable time, I should also reward her heavily.

After reading the story in its entirety, I feel that the top and bottom cannot be connected.Is it the wrong story?I was hoping that the young lady would have a good ending, but she died after all.One side of my heart couldn't let go of it, and the other side couldn't stop this story, so I simply wrote down the first half of it in my heart, and talked about it in the future to comfort myself.

First half of the story:

In ancient times, there was a very noble man who was a general and minister.He and another noble civil servant often had disputes because of differences in government affairs.The two hated each other, and no one gave the other any face.When it's time to fight, you even want to use the weapon on your waist to face each other with swords and swords in the court.Looking at the relationship between these two people in this way, it would not be surprising if one day killed the other.

One day, the very virtuous emperor died.The new emperor who practiced Zuo was the son-in-law of a civil servant.No matter big or small, they all favor civil servants.In order to please the emperor, civil servants begged and offered foreign treasures and books.The emperor was very happy.

Therefore, following the example, the DPRK and China rose to imitate the popularity of foreign theories.For a time, dignitaries took pride in learning foreign classics and worshiping foreign religions.There are even more humble underground people who believe in this, and there are countless.However, the military general who was at odds with the civil servant strongly opposed this matter.Everywhere scolded civil servants for their inappropriate votes.Because he hated civil servants, he not only publicized the disadvantages of foreign schools in front of the emperor's relatives.He taught the servants of civil servants a lesson.Wenchen resented him even more.

One of the general's subordinates colluded with a bad prince of the previous dynasty in an attempt to invade the empress dowager who was in mourning for the former emperor.The civil servants were shocked by this incident, and the new emperor also ordered the civil servants, "Go and kill the general's subordinates." That's what he said.The civil servants arranged manpower to kill the generals while they were sleeping soundly.And summoned a group of ministers, intending to eliminate the generals.

If the wind reached the general's ears, that general couldn't sit still.He lacked cronies in the palace, so he hurried to Hanoi, his territory, and gathered troops to fight against the civil servants.Wen Chen thought to himself, although he escaped back, he was not executed in the capital.But this general has always been tyrannical and domineering, and he has been alienated from his superiors and subordinates, so there is nothing scary about him.In addition, the person who supported this general was a prince who was more virtuous than the previous emperor.The name of this virtuous prince is Ruoyu, and he has a good reputation in the court.So civil servants have no worries.

Wenchen led the troops in the capital and marched to Hanoi with the prince Ruoyu.Hanoi generals' troops have been waiting for them for a long time.In this way, the two armies fought at Yukagawara.However, the generals and ministers originally started from the military, and the troops were strong and strong.The generals and ministers personally led the team to the expedition, and first shot the ear of the Chinese minister's armor with a bow and arrow.The army of Wen Chen and Prince Ruoyu was terrified and defeated.

Although this general is a penny-pinching and aggressive warrior.But there is also some tenderness.It turned out that at home in Hanoi, there was a young daughter.The youngest daughter just got into a bun and put on her clothes when she encountered such an accident.The general felt pity for her even more in his heart, even though it was still during the war, he still invited the retainers of the famous daimyo around him to name this daughter.

When this girl was not yet an adult, she seemed to be as cute as a tender melon. After one night, she seemed to have grown up suddenly, and became a beautiful, graceful lady.It's as if the heavenly palace is stationed in the world, and the room is also filled with brilliance because of her.The retainers named her Brahma Ji.

Fantian Ji was waiting in her boudoir, but she heard that her father was fighting against the imperial court and fighting with the army in the capital for three days and three nights.At first the army of generals was overwhelming.So the practice of praying in the capital, devout heart, really got the help of the gods, turned defeat into victory this morning.This Brahma Ji is a clever girl. She misses her father, so she took a pair of scissors and sneaked into the enemy's camp.On the way, he was caught and was about to be punished on the spot.Fortunately, I met that Prince Ruoyu.Prince Ruoyu held the torch in front of Fantian Ji, and the flame reflected Fantian Ji's face.Everyone was amazed by her beauty, even the soldier holding Brahma Ji had let go of her hand without noticing.

At this time, Prince Ruoyu, who was both talented and beautiful, asked, "Where are you coming from, who are you looking for?" Unexpectedly, Fantian Ji stabbed Prince Ruoyu with scissors.It turned out that Brahma Ji was worried about her father's safety, so she vainly tried to sneak into the enemy's barracks and take the leader's life, so as to defeat the enemy with one blow.But this Prince Ruoyu is a talented person with both civil and military skills, and he didn't hit the vital point for Fantian Ji.He put Brahma Ji back home and warned her not to come again.

On the second day, one of Prince Ruoyu's subordinates, who was capable of piercing Yang with a hundred steps, managed to arrive in Hanoi that day.Only one arrow shot into the forehead of the general who was the first bettor.The general ticket office died.Seeing that the situation was over, the general's retainers and subordinates immediately turned around and fled in all directions.

The servants of the civil servants and all the clans in the court took advantage of the victory and pursued them, and drove out the generals' family members to death.He also broke into the general's palace, rummaged through boxes and cabinets, and tried his best to search for gold, silver and jade.At this time, the bad prince who came with the troops from the capital found Brahma Ji in the boudoir. He couldn't help but be overjoyed when he saw Brahma Ji's face, and threatened her to come to Wen Chen to preside over their wedding.

Fan Tianji saw that this group of people were doing evil everywhere, looting her house, and knew that something bad happened to her father, so she lowered her head and bit the bad prince.The bad prince screamed, Fan Tianji took the opportunity to walk away, and happened to run to the side of a pillar, and was about to hit the pillar and commit suicide.At this time, Prince Ruoyu suddenly rushed out from behind the pillar, hugged her tightly in his arms, and said, "If you die like this, I'm afraid your father's ghost in the world will not be able to rest in peace."

Brahma Ji was extremely sad when she heard about it, and even lost the ability to walk.So Wenchen and his party moved all the treasures of the general's family to the car, and put those that couldn't fit in the car into boxes, and taught people to carry them, and then returned to the capital with Brahma Ji.And Brahmaji's brothers naturally also secretly killed for them.

The bad prince is a person with bad character, who imposes on others what he does not want.Therefore, disregarding Fantianji's wishes, she forced her to marry her.The emperor heard about this Fantian Ji, and wanted to bring her to the palace to teach her to serve him.Prince Ruoyu felt that this was inappropriate, and tried to dissuade him many times, only then did he dispel the emperor's evil thoughts.

But Brahma Jigou survived, only willing to marry Prince Ruoyu.Prince Ruoyu didn't express his opinion to her.It was only after being informed that Prince Ruoyu had married a girl whom he had known since childhood.Brahma Ji was heartbroken.At this time, Prince Ruoyu enlightened her several times, cutting off her thoughts of contemptuous life.

Wu Fei went away, Brahma Ji, who was married to the bad prince every year, gave birth to a boy.Therefore, the floating grass-like heart has sustenance.The resentment towards the bad prince in her heart gradually dissipated.The army sent by the emperor to conquer foreign countries also coincided with the triumphant return, and a banquet with dancing and music was held in the palace.It was Wenchen's eldest son who served as the general.He came before the emperor and the princes, and presented the rare beasts captured by foreign countries for them to watch.

He opened the silk covering the iron cage, only to find an assassin holding an arrow inside.He shot the arrow at the bad prince's body, the first arrow missed, killed the bad prince's son, and shot the second arrow, which hit the bad prince's heart.

It turned out that the eldest son of Wen Chen wanted to support another prince, Jianzuo, so he planned to kill the bad prince and the prince Ruoyu.At night, Brahma Ji was imprisoned in the palace.A capable minister offered advice to the eldest son of a civil servant, saying that Brahma Ji's beauty is unrivaled, but a beautiful woman is a disaster for the country and the people. Now that Prince Ruoyu is taking advantage of the chaos and fleeing, I don't know what will happen in the future.That woman must be killed.

The eldest son of civil servants thinks so, because when he himself looks at Brahma Ji, he feels that his soul will be sucked away by her.On the other hand, he felt that he couldn't bear it, and the cold-blooded assassin who killed the bad prince and his son when he found the ticket executed Brahmaji Ji Ye.

Fantian Ji witnessed the murder of her flesh and blood by the son of the enemy, and the resentment accumulated in her heart was extraordinary.The soul refused to leave for a long time, and turned into a kind of ghost, leaning over the big bird with a sharp beak, and screaming shrillly every night under the residence of the civil servants.

Wenchen's son thought that the big bird looked wicked, so he asked his servants to shoot it to death with arrows.The arrow seemed to be disobedient, and it couldn't hit the big bird no matter what. Even if it was aimed at the bird's neck, the arrow would deflect to other places, which was incredible.The servants repeatedly missed the shot and looked at each other. The son of the civil servant came over and asked, "Did the bird die?"

Just at this time, the big bird suddenly screamed sharply, flew down from the air, and blinded the son of the civil servant.It held two eyeballs in its beak, flew into the distance, and gradually disappeared.

The servants were in a mess, and Wen Chen's son covered his cheek, but blood flowed from his fingers like a spring.But after a while, Wenchen's son died.

At night, the Brahma bird came back to Wen Chen's yard, crying desolately.Within a few days, news came that Prince Ruoyu, who was in exile, died of a sudden illness.

Then Wenchen's family fell ill one by one.Previously, the bad prince's faction launched a mutiny and killed every member of Wenchen's family.I heard that the palace of Wenchen's family was full of blood, and the corpses were everywhere. It was even more tragic than when the generals destroyed the family in Piao Nian.

Since then, the Brahma bird has disappeared.

At some point again, probably around the time of Emperor Murakami's reign.The heirs left behind by Piaochu's Wenchen family unexpectedly joined the ranks of ministers again.She even married her daughter into the palace and gave birth to a healthy and lovely baby.

The emperor was very happy. Seeing that the child was handsome and handsome, he wanted to register him as the East Palace.And hold a grand banquet for this child, the night is as dark as the day.

At this time, a big black bird flew from nowhere from Toji Temple in Kyoto, standing on the top of the tower and screaming strangely.The noise made the monks unable to sleep. One monk got up to check and vaguely heard a male voice say:

"My most precious daughter, do you want to insist on keeping your painful soul in this world, and never follow me back to the kingdom of Brahma?"

In the end, the only answer to him was chirping birdsong.Brahma Ji was originally the daughter of Brahma King, and Brahma King couldn't bear to see his daughter being polluted by the mortal world, so he wanted to use his own private rights to lure his daughter back to the country.His daughter was not moved by him, so King Brahma had to go back to heaven alone.In an instant, thunder and lightning flashed in the sky, and all the phantoms just disappeared, except for the big bird on the top of the tower, which was flying gracefully.

Seeing all this, the monk immediately reported the matter to the emperor.The descendant of the civil official who had already taken the high position of the left minister said, "My ancestors also cursed this strange bird. I heard that this bird was transformed by resentment. Even the wise and wise Prince Ruoyu was not spared."

In the night of Piaotian, Minister Zuo's nephew, the beautiful prince who was born not long ago, developed a high fever and was about to die forever.Minister Zuo thought to himself, this bird must have come to claim the lives of me and my nephew.I have achieved success and fame, and I will die without regret or regret.Poor my nephew, I haven't seen him for a few days, is he about to say goodbye to the world?

So he personally brought famous shugenjas, eminent monks and well-known onmyojis to the East Temple, trying to get rid of the strange bird.

After divination, the most powerful onmyoji said to Minister Zuo, "That strange bird is not possessed by the soul of an ordinary person. I'm afraid even you will lose your life!"

But Minister Zuo had made up his mind, and at this time another envoy from the palace came to report, and the prince was still alive.Without touching the ground, a group of people came to Todaiji Temple as quickly as the wind.Sure enough, I saw a black bird with wings longer than a human body, standing on the top of the Toji Pagoda.

Second half of the story:

When the blackbird sang, there was a strong wind all around.When the blackbirds danced, the sky was pouring with torrential rain.For a time, in the thick darkness, many spiders, centipedes and scorpions flooded in, and the crowd was frightened and scrambled here and there.From the dark door of the temple, a monster with a hideous face and a skeleton-like appearance came out.In the blink of an eye, the group of people brought by Minister Zuo disappeared completely.The strange thing is that the left minister is still standing there.He was devout and remained motionless, wanting to exchange his life for that of his nephew.

Minister Zuo said loudly, "A person can change, let alone a person who is separated by several generations? I am no longer the civil servant I was when I voted. Even if your ancestors have done evil things to you, why bother to hurt innocent people?" Human body? Your soul should not wander here, please let me reincarnate for you."

But no one expected that the poisonous insects and evil spirits would suddenly disperse, and a peerless young woman walked out of them.

The woman only appeared for an instant before disappearing without a trace.Minister Zuo stayed in Dongji Temple for a long time, but nothing happened.At this time, all the servants ran away, so I had to go back alone.However, the prince's illness did not improve.As agreed, Minister Zuo prayed day and night for Brahma Ji in the He Mao Shrine.

On the hundredth day, the prince's illness finally recovered.Minister Zuo Yimen and the emperor were very happy, thinking that the old grievances from the previous dynasty were finally settled.Minister Zuo couldn't sleep at night, he was thinking about the woman he saw in Dongji that day.If we can meet again, we will die without regret.

Minister Zuo was afraid that Brahma Ji would really go to the west and would not be able to see each other again. During the hundredth day of prayers, there was no reverence.The celestial girl who had originally agreed to meet Brahma Ji did not show up that day either.

Suddenly an ugly woman visited Minister Zuo's mansion, claiming that she hadn't touched a drop of water for many days and her life was in danger.Her hair was unkempt, her feet were covered with mud, and even the crevices of her nails were full of dirt, and her whole body gave off a stench.

Minister Zuo was very kind-hearted, not only received the woman, but also brought out the most delicious food and drinks in the mansion for her to eat, and rewarded her with many exquisite silks, satins and fabrics.

Not only did the woman not feel grateful, but she insisted on staying.Minister Zuo had no choice but to allow her to stay.

As soon as night fell, the woman transformed into a stunning beauty.Everyone woke up the next morning, stunned.Minister Zuo was particularly shocked. The woman in front of him was none other than Brahma Ji whom he saw that night in the East Temple.

Minister Zuo was widowed in the past and never remarried.I just feel that it was due to fate in the previous life that I was able to meet Brahma Ji.So they held a wedding ceremony and married Brahma Ji.Put Brahma Ji's real body completely behind.

Brahma Ji is a ghost remaining in the world.During the day, he looks like a well-managed family, but at night, he turns into an evil ghost that feeds on flesh and blood, wandering around the capital, killing people instantly when he sees a happy marriage.Minister Zuo accidentally learned of this one day, but he loved this wife in his heart, and always pampered her ambiguously.As a result, ghosts and ghosts ravaged the capital, causing people to panic, and finally disturbed the emperor one day.

The dormitory of the palace servants in the inner room is uneasy, thinking that if this monster is not eliminated for a day, the capital will not be able to find peace.So he tried his best to recruit talents and make suggestions for the emperor.

An eminent monk who traveled from the clouds visited Dajin and said, "Minister Zuo married a woman who is so beautiful." It was the first time the emperor knew this kind of thing, so he naturally wanted to teach that gorgeous woman to serve him in the palace.The eminent monk also said, "This woman is not a trivial matter. She is the source of the disaster in the capital." The emperor believed it, so he called the guards to arrest the woman and punish him, and led the eminent monk to the residence of the left minister.

The guards searched the mansion of Minister Zuo, and felt that there was an unknown smell in the house, so they lifted the floor and found countless bones, and everyone was terrified.The eminent monk said, "This is exactly the person who was killed by that ghost." Saying that he did it on the spot, suddenly a woman's shriek screamed from the house in the north.Soon a big black bird jumped up from the house and turned into a wisp of blue smoke in the air.

Li Gui surrendered for the eminent monk, but the Minister of the Left, who was utterly devoted to Brahma Ji, was not held accountable because he was bewitched.The eminent monk advised him to become a monk to make atonement.Not long after, the left minister was ordained and ordained as expected.

Minister Zuo's nephew, the prince, passed away due to a sudden illness shortly after reaching adulthood.The descendants of civil servants will be cut off here.

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The author has something to say:

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This story is actually the blueprint for the current story. In fact, my favorite character is the sister-in-law.The younger brother's story will not be mentioned in this article, and the above is the entire part of this novel.thanks for watching