During the reign of Dezong of the Tang Dynasty, there was a man named Li Shen in Longxi. His father used to work under Zhu Li . Later, Zhu Li rebelled and was killed in failure. Li Shen saw that the opportunity was not good and escaped by chance. Later, after the war, Tang Dezong , and Tang Dezong , the world was amnesty, and Li Shen dared to show up publicly. He gave all his property to Huilin Temple in the north of Luoyang . He also lived in the temple, reading and playing the piano every day, and his life was free and easy.
Li Shen is very talented and many noble children are willing to date him. Cui Qun of the Cui family in Qinghe and his cousin Cui Yu, the Jinshi, both respect Li Shen very much and regard themselves as a student in Li Shen. Others who interacted with Li Shen also had very unusual identities. Among them, the one with the best relationship with Li Shen and who can be called a friend of mine is a man named Li Zhuo.
yuan and in the autumn of the 13th year, Li Zhuo suddenly came to see Li Shen and made a request to him: "I have something to go to Henan, and I don't know when I will come back. Can my brother take a boat to take me a ride?" Li Shen couldn't bear to leave Li Zhuo, thinking that he would see him again when he would see him again, so he boarded Li Zhuo's ship. After sending it for a while, the two of them were originally scheduled to say goodbye in front, but Li Zhuo was still a little reluctant: "How can I send it here with your brotherly affection?" Li Shen then continued to return to the boat and sent it for another trip. When they were about to part, the two of them were reluctant to part with each other and continued to take the boat together. In this way, Li Shen kept sending Li Zhuo to Bianyang, Heshi.
At this time, it was getting late. Li Zhuo packed his luggage and got off the boat, thanked the boss of the boat, and went ashore with Li Shen. The two were walking under the moon, and Li Zhuo suddenly said to Li Shen, "I have been with my brother for a long time. Do you know who I am?" Li Shen felt a little strange and replied without thinking: "You are a knowledgeable and eloquent scholar." Li Zhuo smiled and shook his head: "Brother is wrong. I am actually a small official in the underworld. I have served as the governor of Luozhou for many years. Because the business in the underworld is not handled during the day, I have time to play and date with my brother. God ordered me to be reincarnated, and I had to leave the underworld. I have been reincarnated in my mother's belly. It has been five years since then. The reason why I asked my brother and me One way, it is because there is something to entrust. "
Li Shen was very surprised when he heard this. Fortunately, he had close contact with Li Zhuo, so he was not afraid. He just asked in surprise: "What are you going to let me do?" Li Zhuo said: "I have no other achievements in my life. In addition to this body, there are many talents and abilities. After reincarnation, I will definitely not remember my previous life. I hope my brother can remind me to remember my previous life's talents, so that I can gain more easily. I have been pregnant for five years in my mother's womb. My family feels it is too abnormal. I pray to God and Buddha, and I have used up all the methods, just to let me be born as soon as possible. But I am like If you don’t go to reincarnate, the gods and Buddhas can do nothing. Brother can go to this family and write the word ‘birth’ in a red pen and let the pregnant woman swallow it, and I will be born. "
" The family must give him some money as a reward. After my brother left, I waited for three years before coming to see me. If the family asks you, you will say: 'The master’s child was not born for five years. I wrote a word for the pregnant woman to swallow it. This was the only one born. This child is different. It has been three years now. I came to see him, so I made a special trip to the door. 'And you hugged me and I stayed with me for the same night, and when it was late at night, I quietly called out: 'Li Zhuo, do you still remember me? 'The child may cry. When you cry, you slap him with your hands. When you call me like this a few times, I will wake up. My brother told me about the place where I lived in Luozhou and the place where I visited and feasted. I will naturally fully understand that my talents and abilities in my previous life will not be lost, and I will inevitably enjoy wealth and prosperity in my life."
paused, and Li Zhuo said to Li Shen again: "In the next few years, my brother will become more famous and have a great reputation. In the near future, someone will ask you to be a high-ranking official. Brother must not go, and if you become this official, you will not live long.There is a small Hu village thirty miles north of Bianyang City. There is a village located next to the avenue, which is where I was reincarnated. "After saying that, Li Zhuo cried and bid farewell to Li Shen.
The next day, Li Shen searched all the way and found the little Hu village. He came to the house on the side of the road and knocked on the door to ask for a rest. The person who opened the door was an old man in his eighties, who was leaning on a crutch and invited Li Shen in. Li Shen sat down and saw that the old man looked worried, so he asked what was going on. The old man sighed and said, "The granddaughter-in-law at home has been pregnant for five years. He tried all kinds of methods, but the child was not born. "
Li Shen then said to the old man as Li Zhuo taught him: "I learned some Taoism at the beginning and was proficient in mantras. I still have some solutions to those symptoms of long-term pregnancy and failure. "The old man was overjoyed and quickly asked someone to call the pregnant woman over. Li Shen diagnosed her pulse and said clearly: "This is a male fetus. The child is smart and wise, and has extraordinary talent, so he was not born in the normal month of birth. "
The old man asked Li Shen to cast a spell to let the child be born. Li Shen asked someone to prepare the newborn delivery utensils and let the pregnant woman lie on the bed. Then he lifted up the red pen and was like a very experienced wizard, Taoist , with a very stitching style. He wrote the word "birth" for the pregnant woman to take it. After a while, the pregnant woman reacted and gave birth to a boy. The old man was overjoyed and gave Li Shen thirty pieces of silk as a reward. Li Shen did not recommend it, so he took it for granted and said to the old man: "This child is unusual. I will come and see you again in three years. "
Three years later, Li Shen arrived as scheduled and came to this house. "Your child was born when I cast a spell. Now he is three years old. I will stay with him for one night tonight and show the child a good look. "The old man immediately agreed. When there was no one late at night, Li Shen held the child and called softly: "Li Zhuo, do you still know me? "The child did not answer, but instead started crying loudly. Li Shen gently slapped the child on the butt and asked again. After repeating this three or four times, the child suddenly spoke: "Brother Li, you have indeed not broken your appointment, and you have come here! "Li Shen told him about the past in Luozhou again, and the child laughed: "Li Zhuo already understands everything. ”
On the second day, Li Shen returned the child to the old man and said to him: “This child will have a great fortune in the future and is a natural nobleman. Please treat him well. "The Hu family was very happy and gave Li Shen fifty pieces of silk.
