112 The Qi of Heaven and Earth

The sons were both scared and hesitant when they heard this, the most important thing in ancient Chinese culture was "filial piety", and among the various behavioral principles related to "filial piety", keeping the body intact was given a mysterious color, and it was regarded as one of the most basic starting points of "filial piety". For example, the "Book of Filial Piety", which was later regarded as a Confucian classic, clearly pointed out: "The body is skinned, and the parents who receive it dare not destroy it, and the beginning of filial piety is also." ”

Children and grandchildren must always take care of their own health, which is the most basic filial piety. Of course, for the deceased father and ancestor, it is natural to be more careful to keep the body intact, otherwise it will be a great unfilial piety and a great rebellion, let alone elimination.

Whoever burns the corpse shall be sentenced to three years' imprisonment, and if it is the body of a relative, he shall be punished with a first-degree offense, and whoever burns the coffin shall be sentenced to three thousand li, and whoever burns the corpse of a relative, shall be sentenced to death by hanging. These regulations were basically followed by the later Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties.

So the sons were a little embarrassed, but the neighbors around them were terrified when they heard that the disaster was going to be extended to them, so they asked the Taoist priest to quickly subdue this demon. Then the Taoist priest said to them: "Everyone will go out tonight, and only the four young and strong young men who are the most courageous will be my assistants." ”

So everyone elected four brave young men recognized in the vicinity, holding sticks and following the Taoist.

When the night was almost over, the Taoist priest stood in the courtyard with a black sword on his back, looked left and right, and then entered a room with the window facing east, which was just opposite the mourning hall. He then ordered four young men to come in and stand in the corners of the room with their weapons. Then light an oil lamp in the middle of the bedroom, stick the drawn charm on the door, and sit down cross-legged. The eyes looked at the nose, the nose looked at the heart, and began to chant mantras and meditate, and the four young people also shook their spirits, not daring to have a trace of slackness.

As soon as the hour arrived, there was another sound of rustling in the coffin, and the owner came out again as he had done the night before. It's just that tonight this thing just came out of the door of the mourning hall. Suddenly, I saw the charm under the eaves of the opposite door, and my whole body couldn't help but be shocked, and I seemed to be very surprised. He stood in the courtyard for a moment, and suddenly came straight to the house.

But when he walked to the door, he looked at the charm attached to the door, but he patrolled outside the door several times. Seems hesitant. After a while. A terrible voice came again, and after careful listening, this time it was full of foul language, cursing at the Taoist willfully.

But no matter how insulting the thing was, the Taoist priest turned a deaf ear in the room, but the chanting was a little louder, and the four young men were even more angry, and the hands holding the sticks were trembling.

It was a stalemate until the sky was faintly white. The monster seemed to become more irritable, and tried to rush in several times. However, he seemed to be afraid of the charm at the door, so he often walked to the door and retreated. At this time, the Taoist priest suddenly opened his eyes, stood up, and shouted: "Demon, don't you come in and die?" This thing was already impatient, and when he heard the words of the Taoist priest, he couldn't help but jump like thunder, and he couldn't bear it anymore, and rushed in straight from the door.

I saw that the Taoist priest pulled out the black sword on his back, picked up a talisman and stabbed it with his sword, and the talisman at the door also burned at the same moment. At this moment of lightning, the monster had fallen to the ground motionless, and although the four young men who were known as bold did not faint, they were already shaking and weak, and they couldn't take a step for half a day.

Seeing this, the Taoist shouted at them: "Open the window quickly!" A young man near the window hurriedly pushed the window open to let the rising sun shine in, and the Taoist priest took out a three-inch mirror and reflected the light on the corpse, and the four young men came up tremblingly and pressed the corpse with sticks, lest it jump again. The Taoist priest took out a black rope from his arms, handed it to the four boys, and tied the body firmly.

At this time it was already dawn, and all the people in the vicinity got up, and they rushed here to see what was going on, but as soon as they entered the door, they found that the body was tied to the ground motionless, and the sons were saddened when they saw this, so they went to see their father, but they did not expect to take a closer look, and saw that this thing had a hideous face, and the whole body was red, and it was not their own father at all. They were very puzzled, so they asked the man what kind of monster this was, and the Taoist replied, "This is a red stiffness, and it is the most powerful." ”

After speaking, he commanded everyone to carry the corpse to the field, set up a firewood and burned it to ashes, and when it was burned, the corpse made a "chirping" sound, and the stench did not dissipate for several days, which is the reason why the monster cannot overcome the qi of heaven and earth.

"Gone?" Zhao Yun was listening with relish, but Zhang Lin stopped talking.

"What more do you want to hear?" Zhang Lin glared at Zhao Yun, and Zhao Yun shrank his neck in fright, and he didn't dare to say anything.

At this moment, a gust of wind blew in from the window, and a Huang Xian appeared in front of Zhao Yun and Zhang Lin, bowed down and saluted: "Tell my brother, there are a few officials outside!" ”

"How many officials?" Zhao Yun was taken aback, could it be that the underworld has come to hook the soul?

Zhao Yun hurriedly looked at the door, and sure enough, a few people were entering the courtyard, and when they looked closely, it turned out to be Captain Lin and Ren Wuxing and others.

Zhao Yun sighed, Zhang Lin opened the door in advance and greeted a few people at the door.

They didn't seem surprised by Zhang Lin's early waiting, and after greeting politely, they said to Zhao Yun: "I heard that you woke up, so I came to see you." ”

"Really? Who are you listening to? That's amazing! Zhao Yun stretched out his thumb and said, thinking, it is worthy of doing things for the country, I just woke up and knew Xin'er, either there is a mole or people are constantly monitoring.

Captain Lin didn't seem to expect Zhao Yun to be so direct, smiled awkwardly, and said, "Brother Zhao Yun, don't get me wrong, we have no malicious intent!" ”

"I really can't remember anything! I don't know anything! Zhao Yun sighed and said helplessly.

"We know!" Let me go looked at Zhao Yun with a smile and said.

Zhao Yun frowned and said, "Since you know, why do you come to ask me? ”

"Don't get me wrong, that's the case, we are very short of manpower here now, I hope you can come and help us, of course, the treatment will definitely satisfy you!" Let me go hurriedly explained.

When Zhang Lin heard this, he pulled his face down, and said, "We are used to being idle clouds and wild cranes, so we won't trouble you!" ”

"Yes, I'm a naturally unlucky person, if something happens in which unit or unit, you might as well find someone else!" As he spoke, Zhao Yun stood up, and anyone could see that this was a send-off.

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