It is said that during the reign of Zhao Ji, the Emperor Huizong of Song Dynasty in the Song Dynasty, a man who served as a county magistrate in a certain place in Shaanxi Province rushed to his post and had dinner in an inn on the way. A Taoist was entering directly from outside

Bu Er Past Book: The mysterious Huayin small hall

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It is said that in the Song Dynasty Song Huizong Zhao Ji Xuanhe period, a man who served as a county magistrate in Shaanxi Province rushed to his official position. On the way, he was having dinner in an inn. A Taoist came in directly from outside. The janitor persuaded the Taoist to leave, but the Taoist refused to obey.

The family of the county magistrate was also very angry when he saw the Taoist, and he was scrambling to send and expel the Taoist, but the county magistrate invited the Taoist in to ask why. The Taoist just said: When the emperor passed by Huayin , if he saw the small hall, I hope you can pay attention.

Taoist didn't say anything else, and went out just after he said it.

The county magistrate wanted to ask about the reasons for the twists and turns, but he could no longer catch up with the Taoist.

Wait until the boat sails into Tongguan, and then go above Weishui . At night, the boat moored.

A follower reported that

There was a small official holding a document and claiming to be called Huayin Xiaotanzi. I wanted to come to visit him. I rejected him on the grounds that the time was not right. He said: There is one thing I will tell the envoy, but I am a employed official in the city. Tomorrow is the first day of the first day and cannot get out, so I asked for leave to arrive here. This place is still a hundred miles away from the city where I work.

The county magistrate recalled the words of the Taoist, and ordered someone to call Huayin Xiaodian on board. The small hall said again: What I said is top secret. I don’t want anyone nearby to hear it. The boat must be moved to the north shore to moor.

The county magistrate followed the words of the small hall again, and the boatman said: The cable has been tied, and now he has to go north for no reason. Is it a plan set by the evil thief? The North Shore is not a place where the water flow is calm.

The boatman had no choice but to set off. When the boat reached the north shore, the small hall had not come. Everyone on the whole boat resented and regretted it, but the things were already like this, and there was nothing he could do.

Not halfway through the night, the strong wind suddenly rose, like the sound of rocks collapsed and the river springs collapsed. The fish and dragons moaned sadly. The waves in the water splashed, and the boats were shaking in the water so hard that they could not sleep at night. The whole boatmen rushed to dawn in fear and fear. They saw that the rocks several feet high near the south bank had collapsed. The boats that had been moored there with the passenger ships to rest overnight were all indulged in the river, with nothing left.

When the county magistrate went to the county town to search for the official. There was never a person named Xiaodianzi in the county government.

The small hall allows the county magistrate and others to be buried in the fish's belly. It's really strange!

Some people say that the Huayin in the story is roughly in Huayin City, Weinan City, Shaanxi Province, China today.

This story is from " Yijianzhi ".

"Yijianzhi" is a collection of strange novels written by Hongmai .

Hong Mai, whose courtesy name is Jinglu and his pseudonym Rongzhai, was a literati of the Song Dynasty in China.