Chapter 9 "The Imperial History of Fengdu"

There is a cave outside Fengdu County, Sichuan, which is unfathomable. According to legend, it is the Yamen of Emperor Yan Luo.All the instruments of torture in it are manufactured with the help of humans.The shackles and handcuffs were broken, and they were thrown at the entrance of the cave. The magistrate immediately replaced them with new ones, and they disappeared overnight.The supply expenses in the cave have been included in the government's reimbursement system. In the Ming Dynasty, there was a censor named Xingtai Huagong who was visiting Fengdu. When he heard this legend, he didn't believe it was true, and wanted to go into the cave to dispel the doubt.Everyone said no, but Mr. Hua didn't listen.He entered the cave with a candle in his hand, followed by two yamen servants.After going deep into the cave for more than a mile, the candle suddenly went out.Duke Hua took a look, the steps were wide and clear, there were more than ten rooms in the main hall, inside were honored officials sitting side by side, dressed in robes and holding wat boards in their hands, very solemn, only one seat was vacant at the east end.When the officials saw that Duke Hua had arrived, they all went down the steps to greet him, and asked with a smile, "Are you here?"How about after parting?Duke Hua asked, "What is this place?"The respected official said: This is the underworld.Duke Hua resigned in surprise.The honorable official pointed to the empty seat and said: This is your seat, how can you go back?Duke Hua was even more frightened, and repeatedly begged for mercy.The respected official said: How can the fixed number escape!So he took out a roll of books and showed him, which recorded: On a certain day in a certain month, a certain person returned to Yin with his physical body.Hua Gong saw it, and trembled with fright, as if falling into ice water.Thinking of mother, child and child, she shed tears.Soon there will be a god-man in golden armor, holding a yellow silk book in his hand.The officials worshiped and danced, and after opening the silk book to read, they congratulated Duke Hua and said: You have the opportunity to return to Yangjian.Duke Hua asked the reason in surprise.The honorable official said: I just received an imperial edict from the Emperor of Heaven to amnesty You Ming, and I can try to forgive you for your crimes.So he showed Duke Hua the way to come out.A few steps away, it was as dark as lacquer, and the road could not be discerned.Hua Gong was very embarrassed.

Suddenly a god general Qi Yu walked over imposingly, with a red face and long beard, and the light shot out several feet away.Hua Gong greeted him and begged him. The man of God said: You can go out by reciting Buddhist scriptures.After finishing speaking, I left.Hua Gong thought to himself that most of the mantras cannot be memorized, only the Diamond Sutra has been studied a little bit, so he recited it with palms together.Immediately, I felt a ray of light, reflecting the road in front of me.Suddenly there is a sentence that I have forgotten, and my eyes are immediately dark; calm down and think for a while, and then recite it again to reveal the light, and then I can get out of the hole.As for the two entourage servants, there is no need to ask any more.

【original】 There is a cave outside Fengdu County, which is unfathomable. It is said that the Yan Luo Tianzi Office.All the prison equipment is artificial.When the shackles are decayed and defeated, they are often thrown at the mouth of the cave, and the magistrate will replace them with new ones, and the classics will be lost.The degree of supply is supported, and the system is contained. In the Ming Dynasty, there was a censor, Duke Hua of Xingtai, who was in Linfengdu, but he didn't believe it when he heard it. He wanted to enter the cave to solve his confusion.Gongfu listened, but came in with candles, and followed with two servants.When it reached Li Xu, the candle suddenly went out.Looking at it, the steps are wide and wide, and there are more than ten wide halls, where honored officials sit, and the robes are like wats.But there is only one empty one in the east.When the honorable official saw the arrival of the public, he stepped down to meet him, and asked with a smile, "Is it the end?"Are you all right?The public asked: Where is this place?The honorable official said: This is the Hades.The public resigned in shock.The honorable official pointed to the empty seat and said: "This is the king's seat, and that can be returned."Fear of public welfare, please forgive me, the official said: How can we escape the fixed number!Then I checked a volume to show the public, and the above note said: On a certain month and day, a certain person returned to Yin with his body.In the public view, trembling like washing ice water, thinking of mother, father and son, tears streaming down my face.

In Russia, there was a god-man in golden armor, who came with a yellow silk book, and the crowd worshiped and danced to start reading, but He Gong said: You have a chance to return to Yang.The public is happy to ask.Said: It is suitable to receive the emperor's edict, and the amnesty of the dark world can be used as an example for the emperor's commission.It is to show the road to go out, and beyond the number of Wu [half-step called Wu], it is as dark as lacquer, and it is difficult to distinguish the way, and the public is very embarrassed.Suddenly a divine general came in, with a red face and long beard, and his light shot several feet.The public welcomes and worships and mourns, and the god-man said: "You can come out by reciting Buddhist scriptures."The words are gone.I don't remember most of the scriptures and mantras, but I have learned the "Diamond Sutra" quite a bit, and I recite it with my palms together, and suddenly I feel a ray of light shining on the road ahead.Occasionally forgetting, it will be dark at the moment, and I will definitely want to move the time, repeat the recitation and restore the light;As for the second service, you can't ask about it.