The Tang Dynasty court zhiwei novels that the Taiping Guangji did not dare to include, pondered and feared, and listened to me slowly for the king:
In other words, there are two county lieutenants named Xin Gong and Cheng ShiLian. From east to west, they went all the way to Chang'an and accepted appointments from the imperial court. When they arrived in Luoyang, it rained heavily, so the two had to temporarily find an inn to stay.
The inn was shabby, with only one room looking clean and tidy, but it was already occupied by a tourist dressed in green. The shopkeeper saw that Xin Ping was dressed in official clothes, so he wanted to drive away the green-clad guests and vacate the beds for the two county masters.
Xin Gong immediately stopped the shopkeeper's rough behavior and lived with Cheng Shilian in the next room.
Late at night, Xin Ping invited the green-clad guests to come and eat a supper together to make up for the rude behavior of the store just now. The green-clad guest calls himself Wang Zhen, and between his words and demeanor, there seems to be a deep meaning. Before leaving, Wang Zhen said to Xin Andron:
"People's fate is predestined, for example, the two of you will eat and sleep in the Wang family and the Xin'an Zhao family tomorrow." But I can't follow the two during the day, only at night. ”
At that time, they had already eaten a lot of wine, so Xin Gong did not take Wang Zhen's words seriously. When it was dawn, Xin Ping wanted to say goodbye to Wang Zhen, but found that Wang Zhen was not in the room, and the shopkeeper did not know when he went out.
Next, Xin Ping and the two really ate and stayed at the Wang family and the Xin'an Zhao family, and only then did they realize that Wang Zhen was not a mortal.
In the night, Wang Zhen appeared in front of the two again. Xin Pingping thought that Wang Zhen was a reclusive master, but Wang Zhen said that he was the greeter of hades.
Xin and Cheng shivered and looked at each other wordlessly, but their eyes revealed panic. You know, the word "welcome" is reserved for the emperor. Didn't the usher of Hades come to the Yang Realm to ask for the Emperor's life?
Xin Gong calmed his mind and asked, "Such a big thing, are you the only one who comes?" ”
Wang Zhen continued, "Of course not, there are five hundred cavalry and a great general. I'm actually a subordinate of the Great General, and they're all here, but you just can't see them. ”
After chatting for a while, Wang Zhen said that in order to thank Xin and Cheng for their care, he would invite them to dinner in Huayin County tomorrow. At dawn, Wang Zhen disappeared again.
Xin and Cheng quickly stepped up their horses and whips, and when they arrived in Huayin County, it was exactly dusk. Just after resting, I saw that Wang Zhen had brought good wine and good dishes, and the two of them chatted for a night.
After passing through Huayin County, not far from Chang'an, when the two of them stayed overnight at Bashuiguan Yi, Wang Zhen proposed: "The emperor's 'Shangxian' is a rare scene, may Lieutenant XinXian want to see it with his own eyes?" ”
Shangxian was a euphemism for the emperor's death, and Xin Ping was hesitating, and Cheng Shilian, who was beside him, asked hurriedly, "Can I go to see it together?" ”
Wang Zhen shook his head and said, "Although this face is rare, it is very obscure." Chengxian Lieutenant Your life is too thin, and watching it up close will only be harmful. However, I can arrange for you to temporarily stay at the Ximen Wang Family in Kaihuafang to watch from a distance. ”
Tomorrow, Xin Pingfeng came to the west of Baqiao in accordance with Wang Zhen's request. Before he could stand still, a cloudy wind greeted him, the leaves were swept into the air, and as they slowly fell, Wang Zhen and a group of soldiers and horses gradually appeared in shape.
Wang Zhen said a few words to the great general who was the leader, and the great general nodded, "Since you brought him to visit the ceremony of the 'Shang Immortals', you must take good care of him and not cause more trouble." ”
Xin Pingfeng hurried to meet the general, and then followed Wang Zhen and his party to Chang'an. Entering through Tonghua Gate and walking to Tianmen Street, the general ordered the cavalry to advance in five ways.
The Great General took the guards with him and stopped at a temple. After staying in the temple for a few days, the great general was a little impatient and said to Wang Zhen: "The hour is coming, but now the emperor is surrounded by gods to protect him, what should he do?" ”
Wang Zhen thought for a while and came up with an idea: "Why don't we set up a night feast in the palace, when the time comes, the gods are dizzy, we are waiting for the opportunity to act, we will definitely be able to do it!" ”
The general immediately sent someone to arrange it. When everything was ready, the whole team of soldiers and horses slowly marched to the place where the night feast was taking place.
After Xin Ping entered the temple with the troops, he found that this banquet was completely different from the usual banquet.
Inside the main hall, you can see a group of songs and dances in the distance, but if you look closely, you will find that the musicians are like marionettes, moving mechanically, and their expressions are stiff. The candles in the hall shone with a faint green light, which set off the atmosphere of the hall very eerie and ominous.
Three more, only to see a man dressed in green and black pants, wearing a mask that was not a tiger or a leopard, holding a bright and dangling golden knife in both hands, and slowly walking towards the emperor. Above the jade steps, the emperor was also like a puppet, staring at the strange dance in the hall expressionlessly.
The man walked up to the emperor and suddenly screamed and let out a sharp voice: "The hour has come!" Send the Emperor 'Shangxian'! After saying this, the man knelt down and handed the golden sword up.
As soon as the words fell, the emperor was immediately dizzy and fell straight down. Someone helped the emperor into the West Pavilion and did not come out for half a day. The general waited in a hurry, urging loudly, only listening to the people inside:
"The emperor is cleaning the imperial body, wait a minute!"
After a while, the emperor's soul appeared on the jade public opinion prepared for him. The general took the emperor's soul and left.
Along the way, the people in the court all wept and whimpered, and some people wiped the blood and cried that they did not want the emperor to leave.
Afterwards, Xin Ping found Cheng Shilian and asked him if he saw anything. But Cheng Shilian's face was ugly, and he refused to say anything. It was only a few months later that Xin Ping heard the news of the emperor's death announced by the imperial court.
@Four Leaves Reading This story, there are a few weird places. For example, if you lead the dead into the netherworld, why bring a group of soldiers over? Is bathing the deceased more like cleaning the body, and if someone wipes the blood after the emperor dies, does it mean that the emperor did not die normally? What is even more puzzling is that Xin Ping saw the emperor's soul following the great general that night, but when he heard the news a few months later, was anyone deliberately hiding it?
Therefore, many people think that this story is an allusion to a mutiny murder, and some of the emperors in it say tang shunzong, and some say tang xianzong.
The story is adapted from "The Continuation of the Strange Record of Xin Fair shangxian"
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