On this day, the Ten Yin Shuai of the Underworld also held a regular meeting, and at the end of each month, they held a summary to discuss and report on the recent events in the ghost world, management problems, and the tasks assigned by the Ten Palaces of Hades.

The person presiding over this meeting was the king of Yama, and next to him sat a man who was in charge of taking minutes of the meeting for the king of Hades, and this person was the legendary judge of the underworld. Legend has it that its fierce gods are vicious, insidious and cunning, but most of them are kind and upright at heart. The majority of the verdict is to sentence people to reincarnation and death, punish the bad guys, and reward the good guys. The portrayal of the judge: the gentleman is hideous in appearance, and the gentleman is fair; Qinglin Hesse, only the king's order.

The Ten Yin Shuai have their own jurisdictions, each performing its own duties, and having equal status, they are the highest-ranking existence in the underworld except for the Ten Hall Yama Kings.

Hades began to say: "Before the meeting begins, I want to commend the impermanence of black and white, this time I caught the Rakshasa ghost and sent her to the eighteenth layer of hell, thanks to it, everyone applauded" The applause immediately rang out, but the rest of the Nine Yin Shuai behaved differently, and it seemed that there was also intrigue between them.

Black and white impermanence immediately stood up and said: "Thank you Hades for your compliment, your subordinates will make persistent efforts to complete the tasks assigned by the underworld." ”

Black and white impermanence was mentioned in the previous part, in the old superstitions, impermanence was said to be the messenger of death who hooked the soul of the living, detained the soul, and struck the wicked when he died, and it was the yin of the dead who came to pick up the dead between yin and yang. Divided into black and white impermanence, only they are more special, and the two ghost combinations hang a handsome title together.

Folklore has it that those who meet black are fierce, and those who meet white are happy. "Beiping Customs and Customs": "At the dawn of New Year's Day, take your friends to the god of joy, saying that if you meet a happy god, you can be a year old, and you can meet the white impermanent, beg for an inch from it, and return to the source of wealth." "So their duty is to hook spirits and deal with evil spirits.

Next, the king of Hades began to take turns to inquire about the work of the other nine yin marshals, and the first to report was the day wandering god and the night wandering god, the two of them were in charge of patrolling each other, which was equivalent to a two-shift mechanism, collecting information and what happened to all kinds of ghosts in the world.

Day Tour: Also known as Day Tour. In Chinese folk beliefs, the gods who are responsible for parading around during the day and monitoring the good and evil in the world are also known as daily parades. In the beginning, the god of the sun was considered to be a roaming god, and if he offended the god of the sun, it would invite misfortune. The third fold of Wang Ye's "Peach Blossom Girl" miscellaneous drama of the Yuan Dynasty: "When Yi went out today, he was meeting the god of the sun, so he would not die, but he would also go into battle with injuries." In "Jade Calendar to Treasure Banknotes", the god of day travel is "day tour patrol", dressed as a prison official, wearing his hair scattered, holding a wooden card, and writing the word "day patrol" on it.

Night Wanderer: Also known as Night Parade. Contrary to the day wandering gods, the night wandering gods are fierce gods who wander around at night, and they take turns on duty with the day wandering gods day and night, specifically looking for trouble, and often making small reports to their bosses, like a group of "little spies in the underworld" who specialize in harming the people.

As early as in ancient times, China's folk legend has a night wandering god, "Classic of Mountains and Seas, Overseas South Classic" contains: "There are two eight gods, with arms, for the emperor to be in this field at night." The "Twenty-Eight" god is the god of night travel, Guo Pu said: "See you (now) by day and night." Yang Shen added: "There may be any way to travel at night, and it is not strange that the natives call it a night wandering god." ”

Day and night the gods said together: "Report to Hades, there are no special events in the world, everything is normal" Hades nodded, it seems that the two gods here do not know about the night walking of a hundred ghosts in the world, and it seems that the work is not in place, this is a digression.

Then the next one is the more familiar bull head and horse face, who are in charge of order in the underworld.

Bull head: also called Apan, its shape is a bull head human body, holding a steel fork, and the force can row the mountain. According to the "Iron City Mud Plough Sutra", when Ah Pang was a man, because he was not filial to his parents, he became a bull-headed human body in the underworld after his death, serving as a patrol and a servant to search for escaped sinners.

Ma Mian: He is also a famous messenger of the underworld. In the ghost city of Xudu, as well as in the city god temples in various places, there are images of bull heads and horse faces. According to the "Iron City Mud Plough Sutra", when Ah Pang was a man, because he was not filial to his parents, he became a bull-headed human body in the underworld after his death, serving as a patrol and a servant to search for escaped sinners. There is information that Buddhism originally only had ox heads, and when it was introduced to China, it was equipped with horse noodles because the folk were most symmetrical and in pairs.

There is information that Buddhism originally only had ox heads, and when it was introduced to China, it was equipped with horse noodles because the folk were most symmetrical and in pairs. After Buddhism was introduced to China, the theory of bull head and horse face spread among the people, was absorbed by Taoism, and served as the minions of the king of Yama and the judges. Nowadays, it is rare to see ox head and horse noodles in Buddhist temples, but it is common in Chenghuang Temple, Dongyue Temple, Yama Temple, etc.

Niu Tou said: "Recently, it has been the surrounding lonely ghosts wandering, and the impact is not great, and nothing major has happened. Ma Mian said: "Report to the king of Hades, the number of ghosts reported to the underworld recently has decreased compared to last year, but it has not had a great impact. Hades nodded and said, "Keep following up." ”

Next are the four less familiar Yin Shuai, who are in charge of the ghosts of various animals, birds, fish and insects, namely:

Leopard tail: is the management of the beast of the undead handsome, and the beak, gills, wasp and called the "four yin handsome", leopard tail is the virtual name of the god of the year in the ancient magic of our country, for a fierce god is the so-called tiger Ben elephant, the pioneer of the general, often opposite to the god of the year. The "Book of Discipline Defense" quoted the "Qiankun Treasure Book" as saying: "The leopard tail is ,...... In the area where they are located, they shall not marry, or take slaves or maidservants, or enter into six animals, or build them. The offender destroys his property and damages his mouth. "The leopard's tail is the same as the fierce god hanger, the funeral door, etc., and the place where it is located should be avoided.

Bird's beak: It is the undead who manages the birds and animals in the sky, and the leopard tail, the gills, and the wasp are called the "four yin handsome", (the "four yin handsome" respectively manage the undead of animals such as beasts on the road, birds in the sky, fish in the water, and insects on the ground).

Fish gills: It is the undead who manages the fish and animals in the water, and the leopard tail, the beak, and the wasp are called the "four yin handsome", (the "four yin handsome" respectively manage the undead of animals such as beasts on the road, birds in the sky, fish in the water, and insects on the ground).

Wasp: It is the undead who manages the insects and animals on the ground, and the leopard's tail, beak, and gills are called the "four yin marshals", (the "four yin marshals" manage the spirits of animals such as beasts on the road, birds in the sky, fish in the water, and insects on the ground).

However, the four of them didn't have anything to do, they were very leisurely, it seemed that they were old fritters, and they also said together: "Tell Lord Hades, there is nothing special about the ghosts under our jurisdiction" Hades also nodded.

The last Yin Shuai is the more famous "Ghost King", this is the real ghost king, not a party force claims to be, he has the word "king" on his body, he is responsible for all kinds of ghost kings, large and small, to put it bluntly, it is all forces.

Ghost King: The word "king" does not represent the supreme identity, the image of the ghost king is naked, red-haired and fanged, holding a demon bell, hideous and vicious, and the whole looks like a yaksha ghost. He is in the company of black and white impermanence, bull head and horse face, and his status is naturally not too high, but because he has the word "king", his status should be higher than that of ordinary ghosts, and he is about a leader like the king of the mountain.

⊙ Qing Pu Songling's "Strange Tales from Liao Zhai" Volume 6 "Examination Cheating Division" introduces a ghost king in charge of the Examination Cheating Division. Two large stone tablets were erected under his government office, which were respectively engraved with "filial piety (悌) faithfulness" and "courtesy, righteousness and honesty". This ghost king is called the "Ghost King with a Void Belly", and he looks like "curly hair and a mackerel, like a person for hundreds of years, and his nostrils are flirtatious, his lips are tilted, and he does not accept his teeth." From a master bookkeeper, the head of the tiger is human.

Although this ghost king advertises "filial piety and loyalty, courtesy, righteousness and honesty", he is actually an insatiable, cruel and tyrannical guy. He made it a "common practice" for his subordinates to cut off a piece of hip (the flesh on the thigh) when they visited him, whether guilty or not. But "those who are rich in bribes can be redeemed" - as long as the silver is given more, the pain of cutting the flesh can be avoided. The ghost king here is completely a corrupt official. There are also many names for ghost kings.

He also replied, "Lord Hades, the ghost king forces on all sides are under control, and there are no abnormal movements, please rest assured. ”

In fact, he has the most things in Yin Shuai, and he governs all forces, but he has been a ghost king for a long time, knows how to manage, and turns a blind eye to all forces, and secretly accepts a lot of benefits from all forces, so even if these forces commit crimes, the circumstances are not serious, and he handles them very well.

Just like the underworld in the world, it is also protected by some of the white paths that can develop for a long time, and the ghost king is playing this role.

After listening to their report, Hades said, "Well, judge, have you recorded everything?" The judge nodded and replied, "My lord, there is nothing special about this meeting, and it has been fully recorded. ”

Hades then said, "Okay, this meeting is over, everyone has worked hard, and the meeting is dismissed. He then turned and left the room.

The bull-headed horse faced the black and white impermanence and said, "Brother black and white, congratulations, I have praised the king of Hades again." Black and white impermanence also said modestly: "As a handsome member of the Yin Dynasty, we do things for the underworld, this is, it should be, hehe." ”

Day and night, Youshen said coldly: "I've been busy for so long, and I have to dispatch so many people to get it done, and I can't catch it, it's a shame, hehe." There was a hint of sarcasm in the words.

Bai Wuchang also smiled at them; "Brother day and night, our lives are not as good as yours, we can only catch evil ghosts every day, and the pressure is great, how can you be as good as you, you can often go to the world to wander, and you can browse the scenery along the way, alas, I really envy your work"

When the night wanderer heard this, he shouted, "What do you mean by that? Bai Wuchang raised his voice, and smiled without showing weakness: "What do you mean, I understand in my heart, that is, you are too idle, how about it?" Immediately, the day wandering god also ran over, and the black and uncommon form also walked over, and suddenly exuded a strong smell of gunpowder.

The leopard tail, the bird's beak, the wasp, and the gills of the fish, the four who are not in charge, are also watching the play on the side, and the bull head and horse face come to block them, and do peace, at this time the ghost king also came over and said: "You are all officials of the underworld, look at what you look like now, and so on to the king of Hades to know, you will bear the consequences." ”

Still the ghost king woke up with a word, and they all dispersed, and then left the conference hall one by one. Hei Wuchang said to Bai Wuchang: "We don't have to worry about them, just be ourselves, they can't get used to our meritorious service." ”

Bai Wuchang also regained his smile: "I'm not angry, but we are all in the same position, he doesn't give me face, and I don't need to give him face, hehe." After saying that, the two left.

It seems that there are not only many forces in the underworld, but also the relationship between the various ghosts is quite complicated!!