During the first year of the Tang Dynasty, Li Longji, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, married Yang Yuhuan, a noble concubine known as the "Shy Flower" of the Four Great Beauties, and was happy for a while to grace the world and celebrate with the whole world. He ordered local officials to reward the people, and large festivals were held everywhere to distribute fish and meat to the people.
The imperial court rewarded the merits according to the liveliness of the activities, and the folk juggling in Hexi County was barren, but the county order did not want to be lonely and nameless, so it arranged for subordinate departments to raise projects in the private sector.
However, after more than ten days of solicitation, there are many programs, but there are no outstanding programs. The prison officer in charge of the cell gave the county order a word, and the prisoners in the cell had many folk masters, so why not let them try.
Therefore, the prison officer came to the cell and gathered all the prisoners and said: The county order is to hold a juggling competition, who has the ability, can apply for the name, if the award is awarded, the county master will have a reward, not only a generous reward but also a chance to get out of prison.
If you have the ability, you can sign up quickly, even if it is only two shots, you can try it! If the performance is good and is praised by the imperial court, the county master will not be treated badly.
Although there are many prisoners in the cell, there are few who can juggle, and even fewer can get their hands on it. You look at me, I look at you, and there are only three people who can sign up.
One of them will "spit out gold wire", one will "ghost hand - three immortals return to the cave", and the last one will "crush the big stone in the chest". However, after watching the performance of the three people, it is just ordinary, as long as it is a careful person who looks at it, they can see the flaws.
The prison officer saw their performance and was very unhappy, so he asked the jailer one cell after another, one cell after another. "Will you walk a tightrope?" "Will you wear a gold bell-covered iron cloth shirt?" ...... Self-recommendation is not good, but also let everyone recommend each other, and also claim that there are awards for recommendation.
But I asked round and round, and no one would. The prison officer sighed, and when he turned to leave, someone laughed and said, "Do I count the magic Immortal Vine?" ”
The prison officer said thoughtfully, "What is the Immortal Vine?" Let's talk about it first. ”
For example, "I take a peach, eat the peach on the spot, bury the peach core in the soil, and then water, fertilize, blink to produce seedlings, grow trees, flowers, fruits, and the fruit can be divided into everyone when they are ripe." ”
"When actually performing, whether it's watermelon, apples, sunflower seeds, etc., it can all be done. It's just that... I am confined to this cell, how do I perform? ”
The prison officer was overjoyed, "Seeing that you can describe the divine, let's show us a show first." ”
"How to perform here, I am in a cell, I don't have any props, it is difficult to be a god." The prisoner said.
The prison officer said, "This is easy to do, what props do you need, I will order someone to prepare them for you." The prisoner muttered a bunch of words, and the prison officer signaled his men to go down and prepare.
At the same time, he asked the jailer next to him: What did this person do? The jailer answered: He stole 10 taels of silver from his neighbor and refused to return it and was arrested. A total of 1 year in prison, and then another half a year will be released. In fact, if he is willing to pay back, he can release people at any time.
The prison officer nodded and asked the prisoner something about the case. At this time, the jailer brought the props that the prisoner wanted, and the prison officer quickly let him open the cell door and let him perform.
I saw the prisoner step forward and take the props to prepare. Sure enough, in the blink of an eye, a vine grew from his palm, and then blossomed and bore fruit...
I saw that the prison officers and jailers clapped their hands and applauded one after another. The prisoner said: "This is just an appetizer, my craft, the number of people under the heavens will not exceed one hand, and when the time comes, it will be officially performed, and then let you open your eyes." ”
Two days later, the county officially held a large event. People from all departments were ready, and the prison officer let the prisoners get ready and perform for the county elders and ordinary people to see.
The prefectural order was eager to ask for credit, mobilized a large number of forces, and performed a large number of people, so the order of appearance was determined by drawing lots.
The prisoner drew the lottery, the last to appear, and after the others finished their performances, the prisoner dressed as a Taoist priest and came to the middle of the field with his head held high. He held a large plate of rope in his hand and a package on his back, laughing as he lowered his things.
He didn't give a crap and just flipped his arm and conjured up a peach. He said, "This peach was given by the Queen Mother at the Peach Festival." "In front of everyone, three or two bites left only peach cores."
Then he took out a sharp dagger and stroked it lightly in the palm of his hand, cutting a hole, and strangely enough, there was not a drop of blood at the wound.
He placed the peach pit in the opening, only to see him holding the tree in his left hand and watering and fertilizing with his right hand. A magical scene appeared, the peach core took root and sprouted at a speed visible to the naked eye, and in a few moments it grew into a peach tree.
At this time, the audience applauded thunderously and shouted, and kept saying "strange, strange". The prisoner read a trick in his mouth, and in a few moments the peach tree blossomed and bore fruit, and the peaches grew from small to large, from green to red, which was not magical.
The county commander and the prison officer were stunned to see it, and their faces were even more open-eyed and smiling. It is estimated that the prison officer is thinking that this time he will definitely be able to let the county lord reward himself. And the county lord is thinking, with this artist performing, he can not only have a face, maybe he can also be promoted.
Just when everyone thought that the performance was over, the prisoner plucked a bright red peach from the tree and distributed it to the people in front of the stage, saying, "Come and taste what the peach of the Queen Mother's mother is." ”
Seeing the man holding the peach in his hand, he was surprised and delighted, as if he couldn't believe that it was true, and he couldn't believe that the peach could still be eaten.
The prisoner motioned to him that it would be all right to eat, and the man carefully took a bite. If it was a real peach, he turned to everyone and told everyone that this peach was real.
Everyone exclaimed, cheered in unison, and said that they wanted to eat peaches. The prisoner raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet, fortunately there were servants underneath to maintain order, otherwise the people would have rushed up to pick peaches.
The prisoner did not hesitate to pick one of the peaches on the tree and throw one to everyone, and in a few moments he plucked dozens of peaches on the peach tree.
With a slight shake of his left hand, the peach tree disappeared, and everything returned to its original state, as if it had never happened. Only many of the people in the front row, as well as the servants, got the real peaches.
The prisoner packed up his things, carried the package on his back, and with his right hand he took the rope and threw it into the sky, and the rope flew straight up into the sky as if someone had pulled it on it.
He climbed up with one hand, quickly lifted off with the rope, and disappeared like a cloud driving the fog...
The crowd was stunned and couldn't believe what was in front of them. After a while, the rope fell from the sky and fell to where the prisoner had left, but the prisoner did not appear until dark, and the crowd was nowhere to be found.
No one could have imagined that the prisoner had run in full view of everyone and escaped by borrowing the rope provided by the prison officer.
The last trick of the prisoner to escape is the "rope to the heavens", which seems impossible, it is recorded in Zhu Yuke in China, if you know Zhu Yuke, it seems that it is possible!
Nowadays, it is also called Shenxian Suo, and such performances are often held on the streets of India. But it is far from the "magic skill" recorded by zhu Yuke.
[Summary] This story tells us that it is better to rely on others than on ourselves at any time.
Both the county order and the prison officer wanted to be promoted, but they were not down-to-earth, not by working hard to improve their abilities and strive for opportunities. Instead, it is opportunistic, borrowing the hands of others, paving the way for themselves, and the result is that stealing chickens cannot succeed and eroding rice.
In real life, we should be down-to-earth and strive for a better life for ourselves and our families through our own efforts. Instead of opportunism, no matter when, only by firmly holding the opportunity in your own hands can you be foolproof.
Friends, what do you think?