In the morning, in the morning, Liu Zongyuan repeatedly thought about the same dream three times, and suddenly realized that he immediately called the minor official and asked, "Are there any fish at the banquet? Remember not to kill it!" But it was too late.
In the first year of Yongzhen in the Shunzong of Tang Dynasty, that is, in 805 AD, Liu Zongyuan, a great writer of the Tang Dynasty, was Liu Zongyuan, who wrote famous works such as " Xiaoshitan Records " and " Jiangxue ". After experiencing the failure of Yongzhen's reform, he was demoted to the governor of Shaozhou. On his way to his post, Liu Zongyuan was demoted to Yongzhou Sima.
When he went to Yongzhou to take office, Liu Zongyuan passed Jingmen halfway and rested in the post station.
When I was sleeping at night, Liu Zongyuan had a dream, dreaming of a woman in yellow clothes, as if she was fished out of the water.
The woman knelt down to him, and then cried and said, "Sir, my family is in Chushui. Now I am in danger and I am about to die. No one except you can save me. If you save me, then I will be grateful and promise that you will be promoted. If you want to be the prime minister, I can also satisfy you. Please, sir, save me!"
Liu Zongyuan woke up and felt that this dream was very strange and the woman was very strange, but he didn't know who the woman was, and he didn't know how to help.
thought for a while, but Liu Zongyuan couldn't figure it out and continued to sleep.
Soon, he had another dream. The woman in yellow was still in the dream. She kept kowtowing to Liu Zongyuan and cried, "Sir, please, I have never done anything bad in my life, but I will suffer such a disaster. Only sir can save me. You can save me by opening your mouth. As long as you save me, Prime Minister, General, and Wanhuhou, I can satisfy you!"
The woman kowtowed on the ground regardless of the water on her body, making her covered in mud, and she was very embarrassed. Judging from her expression, you can also know that she is very anxious.
The woman begged hard, and after a long time, her head was almost broken, and then she left.
Liu Zongyuan woke up again, and didn't know what to do. He is now just a Sima of Yongzhou in a blue shirt. He is a very low-level official. He has no power and has no one around him. He really doesn't know what this dream means.
At this time, it was almost dawn, and Liu Zongyuan was not sleeping, thinking about his dream.
After a long time, a minor official came over and said he had received the order from the commander of the Jingzhou to invite Liu Zongyuan to the banquet. Liu Zongyuan knew that although he had been demoted, he had some influence before, so it would be understandable that local officials would ask him. At this time, his position was low, and if he didn't go, it would be bad.
Liu Zongyuan asked the people at the post station to prepare their cars and horses, and then started to set off on the road, preparing to go to Jingzhou Prefecture.
Because he didn't sleep well last night, Liu Zongyuan fell asleep quickly in the car. At this time, he once again dreamed of the woman in yellow clothes.
The woman was dripping with water all over her body, lying on the ground, kowtowed hard, and cried, "Sir, if you don't save me, I'm really dead. My life is hanging on a thread now, and I may die at any time. Sir, just move your mouth and say a word, and they can let me go. You should hurry up, I will definitely repay you in the future!"
Liu Zongyuan woke up and was even more confused.
In just one night and one morning, I dreamed of a woman three times in a row, and the woman kept asking for help from her. What was going on? She has no right, why did she say that she could save her by moving her mouth?
Could it be that there is any injustice in the local area? This woman is about to be beheaded? Thinking of this, Liu Zongyuan quickly asked the minor official who came to invite him to the banquet, but the minor official said that there were no cases in the local area recently, and no one was about to be killed.
Liu Zongyuan asked the little official again: "So, are there any unfair things locally, or are there any injustice or something like that? Is there any woman who seeks justice, or is there anything strange in the water?"
The little official still shook his head and said nothing, and said that Jingzhou Prefecture is well managed. If you don't believe it, you can stay here for a few days and ask around to know.
Liu Zongyuan said silently, and once again thought about the same dream three times. When the woman was wet, it seemed that she could not analyze it based on common sense.
At this time, the little official muttered to the banquet of the superiors and subordinates, and cooked a lot of famous dishes, including chicken, mutton, fish, and various fine wines...
The little official suddenly reminded Liu Zongyuan. Could it be that she is... She is yellow croaker semen. She was salvaged and was about to be made into a dish?
At this time, Liu Zongyuan suddenly realized. He immediately called the minor official and asked, "There are fishes at the banquet today? What kind of fish is it? Is it a yellow croaker? If it is a yellow croaker, remember not to kill it!"
The minor official said, "I don't know this... I don't know this, the chief invited you. I just heard that there were several chefs who came today and bought a lot of fish. What kind of dishes and fish are there, and the villain doesn't know!"
is also right, a minor official will not know these.
"Then please hurry up and hurry up, the faster the better!" Liu Zongyuan was very anxious, and he urged the little official.
The little official whipped his horse. It took only half of the time this time to travel two hours a day. The two horses were running and panting.
Liu Zongyuan got off the car and rushed to Jingzhou Prefecture to pay homage to the superior. After simply being polite, he asked, "Is there any fish at today's banquet? If it's a fish, is it a yellow croaker?"
The superior didn't know, so he called the chef to come and ask.
The chef replied: "There is indeed a dish called 'the world of the belly', which is to put mutton in the fish's belly..." The chef was very proud and was about to say his specialty!
"Oh, what kind of fish is that? Have you ever killed it? Remember not to kill it!" Liu Zongyuan couldn't help but interrupt the chef.
"Ah? That fish was caught yesterday afternoon. It is a rare yellow-scale jaguar . If it is used to make the dish "Belly Universe", it would be great! By the way, I just killed the yellow-scale jaguar and had already cut off my head. I will make it right away, make it fresh!" The chef said proudly.
Liu Zongyuan was sweating coldly. Until now, he finally understood that the woman he had sent his dreams to him should be the yellow-scaled fish. No wonder she was covered in water and had dreams three times in a row, alas!
Liu Zongyuan had no choice but to make up for it a little. He found the fish head and body, and then threw it into the nearby river water.
That night, Liu Zongyuan dreamed of a woman in yellow again. This time, she had lost her head. She did not resent Liu Zongyuan, nor did she say anything, and left silently.
Although Liu Zongyuan returned to Beijing later, he was never reused, let alone become the prime minister.
Later, Liu Zongyuan told this bizarre thing, many people knew about it, and some people wrote it down. Some people say that Liu Zongyuan’s failure to be the prime minister is related to his failure to save the yellow-scale fish. If he saved the yellow-scaled fish, then he would definitely be the prime minister.
