chapters Tang Dynasty During the Zhenyuan period, there was a beautiful and pretty mountain in Xinzhou, Shandong Province, called Gongshan. There is no one around thirty miles away. One day, two monks, one called Jingkong and the other called Jingming, came here together. They liked the secluded state here, and they were just a quiet practice. The two monks worked hard and picked up dead branches all over the mountain and set up a firewood shed between the big trees.
After that, the two monks meditated in the wood shed, recited scriptures and worshiped Buddha day and night. Soon, the surrounding villages learned about this, and the people worked hard, and even gave money to help the two monks build a courtyard. In the middle is the Buddha's temple, where Jingkong and Jingming live on the east and west sides respectively. The two were greatly inspired and made a great wish in front of the Buddha: they would not go down the mountain, but only recite in the courtyard, hoping to achieve the right result. They practiced hard for more than 20 years.
A winter night, Jingkong and Jingming sat in two separate seats, recited Buddhist scriptures loudly, singing and harmony, and ups and downs. Suddenly, I heard a faint crying sound at the foot of the mountain, and gradually came to the temple. After a while, I arrived at the courtyard gate. After hearing this, Jingkong suddenly had a thought and said, "The deep mountains are so lonely. I don't know how the scenery at the foot of the mountain has not been out for many years? Listening to the crying, it makes people feel miserable and sad." But this idea inevitably brought great obstacles.
Suddenly, a man jumped down from the wall next to the courtyard gate and walked towards Jingming's bedroom in the west wing. Jingkong saw his tall body and strange shape from afar. He was very surprised and did not dare to speak out, and quietly observed the movement. The man walked straight into Jingming's bedroom, and the sound of chanting sutras suddenly stopped. I could only hear the sound of fighting "smashing" and then the sound of chewing "smashing" sound came out, as if I had swallowed Jingming raw and alive, and the sound was very creepy. Jingkong was so scared that his face looked like earth, and he thought to himself: After eating him, it’s time to eat me. Why not take this opportunity to escape down the mountain! He hurried to the yard, opened the door, and fled down the mountain like flying.
Jingkong hasn't been down the mountain for more than 20 years. He doesn't even recognize the road, so he has to ignore the things and run around. Soon, when I looked back, I saw the weird guy catching up with him, and he was even more anxious. Suddenly a small stream was crossing in front of me. There is no need to worry about the clearance, jump into the river and head straight to the other side. The strange man chased the river, but it was just the river. He shouted through the water: "If it weren't for the river water, he would have eaten you too." Then he went back angrily.
Jingkong didn't know where he was now, so he had to walk aimlessly. At this time, heavy snow fell on the sky and the weather was cold and the ground was frozen. Just when I had no choice, I saw a mill from afar. I ran over in three or two steps and hid inside to avoid the cold air. It was already midnight and the snow was slightly less. Suddenly, a man in black, holding a short knife, walked outside the Mofang Gate.
Jingkong swallowed his breath and quietly lurked in the dark to peek. Seeing the man in black hesitating and looking around, as if he was waiting for something. After a while, something suddenly came out of the courtyard wall, mostly wrapped in clothes. When the man in black saw it, he quickly picked it up and tied it up, put on a wooden stick and made a load and picked it up. Another young woman climbed into the wall and jumped out. Reflecting the light of snow and moon, Jingkong can see it clearly.
When the man in black saw the woman get down the wall, he picked up the package and didn't talk to her. He left first, and the woman then went with him. Jingkong thought, "These two people must have made an appointment to elope! If there is no one in the courtyard tomorrow, I will definitely check it everywhere. If I find this place and see a monk, wouldn't I betray me the chaos? Why don't you find another place to hide?" Thinking of this, I turned around and came out, but I didn't recognize the way, panic, dazed, and had no direction. After walking for more than ten miles, my feet suddenly became empty and fell down with a "thump". It turned out to be a waste well. Fortunately, it was dry and watery, and when I saw the moonlight that was shivering, I was scared and sweated. I saw a dead man next to him, with a knife mark on his neck, and blood was still gushing, and his body still had warmth. It was obvious that he had just been killed.
Jingkong became more and more frightened, but he couldn't get up. It was dawn until it was dawn, and I saw that it was the woman who climbed the wall last night. I was puzzled: "What's going on?" While I was wondering, I heard the noise of the Inoue. Someone slept at the well mouth and shouted: "The robber is here."Then someone tied a rope around his waist and slowly went down into the well. Jingkong was already frightened at this time, frozen his body and could not struggle. He was tied up in the well by the man and he hung up the well with the dead bodies one after another.
only saw an old man. When he saw the dead body, he cried loudly, and cursed: "Where are you bald donkeys from where you are? Why did you kidnap my daughter out and kill her in the well? "Jingkong hurriedly replied, "I am a monk in Gongshan Temple, with my Dharma name Jingkong. I haven't gone down the mountain for twenty years. Because at night, a monster came to the temple and ate his fellow disciples and fled here. Last night, he was sheltering from the snow in the mill. He saw a man in black coming in. A young woman jumped out on the wall and went with him. The little monk was afraid of causing trouble, so he wanted to leave the place of trouble quickly. He didn't want to fall into the well. When I fell, the murdered girl was already in the well. I don't know why? The little monk never goes down the mountain. How could he abduct if he doesn’t know your family’s wife? What kind of revenge will kill her? All donors, please check it out in detail! "
There were several people in the crowd who had recognized him in the mountains and knew that he was a monk with precepts. However, now he was in the well with the female corpse, and it was difficult to explain the reason, so it was difficult to defend him, so he had to send him to the county government. The county magistrate saw a group of people tied up a monk and carried another dead body. When he was not sure, an old man came forward and complained, "The villain's surname is Ma, and he is this local. The dead person is the villain's daughter. He is eighteen years old and has never been hired. When he got up this morning, his daughter disappeared at home. Everyone looked for it together. He saw shoe prints on the snow behind the yard. It was because he had climbed the wall and found the footprints by the well. He disappeared from his daughter's shoes. Only a ball of blood was sprinkled on the ground. When he looked into the well, he saw that his daughter had been killed. The monk was also inside. Wasn't he killed? "
County Magistrate asked: "What do you say about monk? "Jingkong said, "The little monk is an ascetic monk in Gongshan. He hasn't been down to Gongshan for more than 20 years. Last night, a monster suddenly entered the courtyard and ate the monks living with him. He had to break the precepts and go down the mountain to escape. But he didn't know that he was entangled by the worldly karma and bumped into this net? "Then he said in detail what he saw in the Mofang last night and when he fell into a well and encountered a corpse.
then said, "You can send someone to Gongshan to check the situation of the monk Jingming, who lives with him. Look at how he looked after being eaten by the monster, and you will know that the monk has not told any lies. "The county magistrate sent a toll to Gongshan to investigate and immediately replied. The toll of the county came to the temple and saw Jingming sitting there reading the scriptures. Seeing someone coming in, he got up and asked. The toll told Jingkong one by one about what happened to him, and said, "He said that there was a monster coming into the courtyard to eat people, so he fled down the mountain. The county magistrate sent me to see the truth. Now that Master is here, would you tell me what monster came in to eat people last night? " Jingming Dao : "There is no monster. But in the second update, both of me recited scriptures together. My senior brother Jingkong suddenly opened the yard gate and walked out. I had been vowing for a long time and had not been discharged for more than 20 years. Seeing him going out alone, I was very surprised and chased him loudly, but it seemed as if I didn't hear it. The little monk guarded the ring of not leaving the hospital and dared not chase him. As for the matter at the foot of the mountain, I don’t know. "The consent immediately reported the matter to the county magistrate.
The great master was furious when he heard this and said, "It can be seen that this thief is bald and nonsense! Bring it over and interrogate it strictly. If you don’t take it, you will be punished! "Poor Jingkong was immediately bloody and bloody, but he just insisted that he would not help. At this time, even when the plaintiff saw that the monk was so miserable, he couldn't help anything, and thought to himself: "My family has never had any contact with this monk. How could he kidnap my daughter? He just got a kidnapped, why didn’t he run away with her and wanted to kill her? Even if he kills, he has to run away quickly. Why are he in the well together? There may be unjust in the meantime. "Then he walked to the county magistrate and said these words one by one.
County magistrate instructed: "It's also true, but this traitorous monk is definitely not a good person when he falls into a well in the dark night. Besides, he was talking nonsense, so there must be other hidden information. Besides, the knives that were not found and there were no stolen goods around him, so it was difficult to convict. I'll put him in jail first, and you can go outside to investigate. Your daughter must have suspicious traces or people who come and go privately. You must also carefully check it out and you will understand it. "Everyone heard the order and dispersed immediately.
But this Ma family is a rich man in Yizhou , and people call him Ma Yuanwai. There is a daughter in the family who grew up to be extremely beautiful. She has loved each other since she was a child and has been devoted to her life. Du Sheng's family was poor, and he also sent a matchmaker to match the matchmaker several times. Mr. Ma thought his family was poor and refused several times. But I don’t know that my daughter just wants to marry him. During this period, the two passed letters, all relying on a nurse who served the lady since childhood. This nurse was a bad woman. She was so dedicated to luring the lady to her heart. She did some unsuitable tricks and took the opportunity to kidnap her things. The instigation of the lady every day to do this made her feel passionate, but she couldn't accomplish this.
Seeing that Miss Ma gradually grew up, two families said they would get along. Ma Yuanwai has already chosen one and will agree to the engagement. So Miss Ma became a little anxious and discussed with her nurse: "I only love my cousin of the Du family, but now I want to promise me to another family. What should I do?"
If she is a kind-hearted woman, she will definitely persuade her and send a message to ask the Du family to come to propose, which will lead to this miserable couple. But the nurse had a bad idea. Advised her, "The Du family asked me a few times the day before yesterday, but the official just refused to agree. It would definitely not work if the mediator wanted to marry him. Unless you marry someone else first, you should have an affair with him secretly." Miss Ma said, "Since I have married, how can I do this? I am determined to marry Mr. Du, otherwise I will not get married." The nurse said, "How can you not marry? I have a plan: make the rice mature first when I am not begging others." Miss Ma said, "How do you do it?" The nurse said, "I went to make an appointment with him. You ran away with him in private, bring more money and live a few days in his state's foreign state. In 2019, you are happy. When you are looking for your family, you have been living together for a long time, or you should have a man and a half woman. It is difficult to take apart and marry someone else. Others are unwilling to marry a second marriage, unless this plan can allow you and Mr. Du to enjoy happiness." Miss Ma said, "This plan is indeed clever, but you must make an appointment." The nurse said, "This is wrapped on me."
It turns out that Ma's family is quite rich. The things in her daughter's room are all gold, silver, jewelry, hairpins, rings, clothes, and boxes and cages. The nurse sees it and thinks about it in her heart. How could the nurse be so attracted to her and her things, so how could she be willing to make others cheaper? She has a son named Niu Heizi, who is a person who is not loyal. She walks around in casinos and restaurants, meets a group of rogue children, and sometimes does some stealing activities. The nurse thought in her heart that she promised to help her meet Mr. Du in front of Miss Ma, but privately discussed with her son that she asked him to impersonate him and cheated him and sold him elsewhere, and ended up with a little wealthy person. Her heart was very poisonous!
calculating and came to coax Ms. Ma and said, "It has been agreed that in order tonight, throw the thing out of the mill outside the courtyard wall and then climb out." Ms. Ma did not make an appointment with Mr. Du in person, but only heard the nurse's words on one side, and it should be so. She believed it based on what she said. I was very happy, but I expected that from now on, I could meet Mr. Du and fulfill my wish. I didn't expect that there would be no way out as soon as I walked.
At night, Ms. Ma and her nanny tied the package, threw it out of the wall first, and then Ms. Ma climbed out of the wall. It was when Jingkong was peeking in secret that he saw a man in black walking in front of him. Miss Ma just said that Mr. Du had changed into blue clothes and was hiding his eyes, so he followed him.
When I arrived at the well in the wild, I could see clearly under the moonlight that it was Xiongjiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiujiuji The girl's house was ungrateful and couldn't help but shout. Niu Heizi told her not to shout, where can she persuade her? Heizi thought, "She has so many things in my burden. If I take this guy with me, I will be shouted at me on the way and let people see through it. Wouldn't it be a loss of both people and money? Why not bear it for her!" Thinking of this, he drew out a knife and touched his neck with just a touch. This timid woman died in an instant! It is precisely: gambling is close to thieves, traitors are close to killings, and the ancients have never spoken. They are usually not contaminated by traitors and gambling, and they are peaceful and do nothing.
After killing Miss Ma, Heizi threw the body into the dry well, took everything, and went back like flying. But I knew that a monk came out here and was sent to jail and suffered.As of this, there is really no future for you? Everyone, "The net of heaven is vast and vast, and it is not leaked." Bad people and bad things must be gradually retribution.
But Mr. Ma said that Mr. Ma had disappeared from his daughter before, so he was just looking for someone, and he met a monk and had a bit of trouble. He didn't even check the situation at home carefully. When I returned home, I went to my daughter's room and saw that the box was empty and said, "I must have wanted to elope with someone, but if an adulterer escapes with me, why are he killed again?" I was puzzled. I had to write a detailed list of the lost items, post revelations from various places, and give me rewards to understand this matter.
When again, Niu Heizi saw that he was safe and gradually relaxed and took the money to the casino to gamble. Unexpectedly, the poor guys were plagued by him and his luck was extremely poor. He lost in a short while. I stood by and looked at me, but my palms were itchy. I couldn't reach out to my pocket to take out a pair of golden jade hairpins to bet money and then bet, hoping to win or lose, but I lost all of them soon, so I had to endure the gambling addiction and go home in disappointment. The hairpin she bet could not be redeemed and fell into the hands of the casino dealer Huang Pang Ge.
Huang Pang Brother brought his hairpin home, but his wife saw it and asked, "Where did you come from such a good thing? Don't be confused about the origin and cause trouble." Pang Brother replied, "I have a source, what's wrong? Niu Heizi is the one who is the one who is a man." Pang Brother said again, "That's not right? The Niu has no wife and children, he is a bachelor. Can this thing be there?" Pang Brother suddenly remembered and said, "Yes, the Ma family's lady was killed. There is a revelation of Zhang Xunwu, most of which is jewelry on the head. He is the son of the nurse, and these lost things, or he took the opportunity to steal them." Pang Sister Huang said, "Let Ma recognize him tomorrow. If it is really his family, we can still get a reward, wouldn't it be better?" The two agreed.
The next day, Huang Pang Brother brought his hairpin to Ma Yuanwai's house. It happened that the official came out. Brother Huang bowed and asked, "There is something that I can use to recognize with the official. If it is your property, the villain will give you money; if it is not, the villain will go and exchange it for some money." Brother Huang handed the hairpin to the official in the official. When the official saw that it was his daughter's thing. He asked quickly, "Where did your hairpin come from?" Huang Pang Brother said the matter of Niu Heizi betting on the hairpin. Mr. Ma nodded and said, "Needless to say, it must be that he and his son had conspired to kill him." He grabbed Huang Pang Ge and wrote a certificate, saying, "A pair of golden jade hairpins is a mortgaged item by Niu Heizi. The statement is true." He said to him, "Don't make a statement outside!" He gave him half of the reward first, and promised to give him his other half after the matter was completed. Huang Pang Ge happily went back.
Ma Yuanwai took the hairpin and came in and said to the nurse, "Let me tell me, how did the lady escape the day before yesterday?" The nurse said, "You are so funny. The nurse is here, and I am here, and no one knows, how do I know? Come and ask me?" The nurse took out the hairpin and said, "I don't know why this thing was taken out at your house?" The nurse looked at the hairpin and knew that it was made by his son. She looked shocked and said, "It may also be... picking up... picking up?" Seeing that his face was red and yellow, the official understood a little, but he didn't say it out loud, and asked someone to find Niu Heizi, tie it up, and escort it all the way to the county government.
County magistrate immediately went to the hall, and Ma Shiwai presented Brother Huang's certificate to the county magistrate to inspect, begging, "There are all evidence of stolen goods, I hope the master will make the decision for the villain." The county magistrate looked at it and said, "Who is Niu Heizi? Why can he interfere with your family?" Ma Shiwai replied, "It's the son of the little girl's nanny." The county magistrate nodded and said, "That's really relevant. Come on, bring Niu Heizi to the hall." He asked him, "Where did this hairpin come from?" Niu Heizi was speechless for a moment and had to urge him, "It was given to him by his mother.
The county magistrate asked someone to arrest the nurse and shouted, "This murder can only be found in your nanny." He ordered the nurse to put the torture instrument on the nurse, but the nurse could not bear it, so he had to vaguely say, "The young lady had a close relationship with Mr. Du on weekdays. That night, she asked Mr. Du to elope and jumped out of the wall. I knew that the old woman didn't know anything about the wall."
The county magistrate asked Ma Yuanwai: "Do you know there is a young master Du? "The official said: "There is a cousin named Du. He has come to ask for a marriage several times, just because his family is poor and he has not agreed. I don't know if this is happening behind his back? "The county magistrate arrested Mr. Du again and asked him, "How did you make an appointment with the Ma girl to escape and elope, and kill her again in the middle? "Mr. Du said: "My cousin and sister do have close letters when they are usually there, so what's the appointment to elope? "The county magistrate called the nurse to confront him, and only said that he had been in daily life; as for making an appointment to escape privately, he could not prove it. Mr. Du heard that he had lost a lot of things, so he said, "Now, only by looking at where the stolen goods are, he knew that it was not related to the young student. "
County Grand Master thought about it carefully and thought to himself: "I think Du is weak and not a murderer; Niu Heizi is strong and not a person who steals fragrance. This is very strange, but Niu Heizi has stolen goods, so there must be a reason. "Thinking of this, Niu Heizi and his mother were sentenced to interrogation again. The mother had to bring out the true love of Miss Greedy Ma's property and secretly asked her son to go to the appointment under his name. But I really don't know what happened in the future. Niu Heizi was still stubborn and pushed Master Du and said, "Since he is the one who made an appointment, he will not do my business." "
County magistrate suddenly remembered and said, "The monk said nonsense the day before yesterday: 'I saw a man in black in the evening and took the woman with me. ’I asked him to come out and recognize him and then he understood. "The prison ordered that Jingkong be released.
Jingkong came to the hall, and the county magistrate asked, "That night, you said that a man in black came in in the mill, stole things, and took the woman there. If this person is here, can you deny him? "Jingkong said, "Although that night was at night, the light of the snow and moon was almost the same as the sun. The little monk had been meditating for a long time and had a clear vision. If you see that person, you will naturally recognize him. "The county magistrate asked Mr. Du to come up and asked Jingkong, "But this? "Jingkong said, "No, that person is very majestic. How could he be this weak scholar? "Niu Heizi came up again and pointed at him and asked, "Is this one? "Jingkong said, "That's it. "
The county magistrate sneered and said to Niu Heizi: "In this way, your mother's words are true. It's not you who killed the person, who is it? Besides, all the evidence is there, what else can I say? It’s a pity that this monk has nothing to do to suffer these hardships for you. "The county magistrate picked up Niu Heizi again and asked him, "It's fine to kidnap her, why kill her? "Heizi had no choice but to admit it, "He first recognized Mr. Du. When he arrived at the well, he saw that it was not, and shouted randomly, afraid that the news would leak, so he killed him. "The county magistrate said again: "Why are there a knife at night? "Heizi said: "I usually hang out on the streets and often have powerful tools around me, let alone doing things at night to prevent people from plotting against others, so I even use a short sword to defend myself. "The county magistrate then sentenced: beat the old lady to death; Niu Heizi killed someone and robbed people, and after the recovery of the stolen goods, Ming Zhengdian was sentenced. Master Du and Jingkong were acquitted.
Jingkong was stupid. After catching the lawsuit, he was in prison for a while before he could come out. When he returned to the mountain to see Jingming, he talked about these things. Jingming asked, "Shut down together, there were no monsters that night, why did you become possessed by demons, which caused so many hardships? "Jingkong said, "I don't understand either. "Returning to the room, I thought that I was frightened for no reason. I suffered this kind of suffering must be because I had not practiced enough. I came to the Buddha and repented that I had committed suicide. I sat quietly on the cushion for three days and three nights, and sat down at the place where my mind was empty and quiet, and suddenly realized.
It turned out that the daughter of the Ma family was his concubine in his previous life. She tortured her to death because of unreasonable suspicion for a while, leaving behind a debt of evil. I became a monk in this life and practiced hard, which could have been relieved. It was just because I heard the crying that night, and my heart was miserable and I had thoughts, so the demon obstacles came. The strange scene that appeared was that I forced him to go to the nest of my enemies and paid for the debt of torture of my concubine, and then let him go. After realizing this period of cause and effect, Jingkong insisted on the Buddha's heart from then on, and never left the mountain again. Later, he sat in a serene palm and died.