Taizong looked at the single-plank bridge, and felt a chill in his heart, and asked Cui Jue again: "What kind of bridge is that?

"Your Majesty, those three bridges are called Nai He Bridge. Anyone who has made great contributions to the world, or a monarch who is benevolent to the people, as well as a person who is kind and charitable, recites Buddha and fastens monks, and builds roads and bridges, can cross the golden bridge on the left, and there are ghost envoys at the head of the bridge to escort them. All those who are loyal, filial and virtuous, fair and upright, also have banners to lead and cross the silver bridge in the middle. If you are a traitor, or oppress the good, or kill the wicked, you will be driven by evil spirits to the right bridge of blood and water after death!"

Taizong stopped in a panic. Cui Jue said again: "Your Majesty rest assured! Your Majesty is the master of the world, and Weichen will naturally escort Your Majesty over the Golden Bridge." Your Majesty has returned to the yang world, remember to tell the world about this scene in the underworld, so that the world will believe in Buddhism and do good, so that after death, you will have to cross the bridge of blood and water, be devoured by evil ghosts, and never be able to live forever!

Cui Jue led Taizong to the Golden Bridge, and when the ghost envoys on the side of the bridge saw it, they all came to greet them with banners, and the three of them walked easily from the Golden Bridge.

After crossing the bridge, we came to a city with the words "Dead City" written on the gate. When I entered the city gate, the city was full of ghosts, and suddenly a voice shouted: "Li Shimin is here! Li Shimin is here......

Before Taizong could understand who was calling, he had already rushed up with a group of ghosts and monsters with missing arms, legs, feet, headless, and broken waists, blocking Taizong's way, and screaming miserably one by one: "Give me back my life! Give me back my life......

"Mr. Cui, save me, save me!" Taizong was so frightened that he hurriedly retreated and hid behind Cui Qi.

"Your Majesty! Those people are all ghosts who died in the previous war between His Majesty in the south and the north, all of them died unjustly, so they are not allowed to live in excess of their lives, and they have no money to entangle, lack of food and clothing, so they have all become lonely and hungry ghosts, Your Majesty must give them some money, so that Weichen can have a way to save His Majesty from getting out!"

"I didn't bring any money with me when I came, I was penniless, how should I be?"

"There's a way. There is a good man in the yang world, who has deposited thirteen treasury of gold and silver in the underworld, and His Majesty writes an IOU, and I will make a guarantee, lend him a treasury of gold and silver, and distribute it to these poor ghosts, and then it will pass. ”

"Who is it?" Taizong asked urgently.

"That person is from Kaifeng Mansion, Henan, with a good surname, His Majesty borrowed money, and he can return it to him after returning to the yang world. ”

Having money can make ghosts make way of the way! Taizong had a savior, so he hurriedly asked Cui Jue for a pen and paper, wrote an IOU and handed it to Cui Jue, explaining that he had borrowed a treasury of gold and silver from Sagara.

Cui Jue danced the IOU to those ghosts, and said loudly: "The Emperor of the Tang Dynasty donated a treasury of gold and silver to everyone, everyone take this IOU to the treasury to find the account room to divide the money! After I ask him to return to the yang, he will go to the yang world and ask the monks to do a water and land conference, and you will be overborn, and you will all receive the money!"

Those vain ghosts saw that there was gold and silver to divide, and they heard that after Taizong returned to Yang, they would surpass them, so that they could be reincarnated, and in the sound of ghosts, they all slowly retreated.

Cui Jue ordered Taiwei Zhu to shake the soul flag, and took Taizong out of the city of vain death, and came to another place.

There are six portals in front of them, and there are smoke and mist in front of them, people/beasts/birds, insects, ghosts, and so on, and countless creatures are rushing towards the six portals.

"What's that?" Taizong asked again.

"Those six portals are called the six realms of reincarnation! The path of ascending immortals for doing good, the path of transcendental nobility for loyalty, the path of rebirth and blessing for filial piety, the way of rebirth and humanity for fairness, the path of rebirth and wealth for accumulating virtue, and the path of evil sinking ghosts. When Your Majesty returns to the Yang Realm, remember to tell the world about it. ”

Taizong nodded in agreement.

Cui Jue sent Taizong to the gate of Guidao and said: "After this gate, Your Majesty will return to the Yang Realm, and the minister will bid farewell to Your Majesty here, and Taiwei Zhu will give Your Majesty another ride." ”

Taizong said gratefully: "This way, Mr. Hard, I am grateful." ”

Cui Jue said: "The Wheel King said that the underworld is only missing the pumpkin of the South Ganbu Continent, and this pumpkin is not the pumpkin of the watermelon pumpkin, but the melon and fruit sacrifice of the guide Ganbu Continent." In fact, it is a pun, his intention is to tell His Majesty that the people of the other three continents are all devout Buddhas, so there are many things in the underworld that are on those three continents, only His Majesty's South Ganbu Continent, there are not many people who chant Buddha, and there are few people who are good, so the ghosts and ghosts in the underworld are also from the South Ganbu Continent. The ghosts from the Southern Ganbu Continent naturally need things from the Southern Ganbu Continent. Your Majesty has returned to the yang world, and you must remember to ask the monks to do a water and land conference to surpass those unjust souls. Your Majesty must never forget that only when there is no voice of resentment in the Yin Division, can the Yang world be peaceful! If Your Majesty can do this, you will ensure that Your Majesty's country will be eternal and that your descendants will last forever!"

Taizong thanked him, remembered them one by one in his heart, separated from Cui Jue, and walked into Guidaomen with Taiwei Zhu. There was a horse standing at the head of Menlion, and when Taizong saw it, it was the green horse he saw when he came.

Zhu Taiwei invited Taizong to get on the horse, and the green horse raised his head and neighed, and the horse's hooves turned up, as fast as a meteor, and in a blink of an eye, he came to the Weishui River on the edge of Chang'an City. There is a pair of golden carp jumping on the surface of the river, which is very beautiful, Taizong can't help but hold the reins of the horse and bow his head to enjoy the fish.

Taiwei Zhu urged: "Your Majesty, go faster, don't miss the hour! Remember the matter of Yin Si well, and return the yang well!"

Taizong still wanted to look at it again, but refused to go forward, so Taiwei Zhu grabbed his foot, pushed it into the Weishui River, and shouted: "Don't leave yet, but when!"

There was a sound of water, and Taizong fell into the Weishui River.

On the Hanfeng Palace, the prince, the queen, the concubines, the palace maids, the eunuchs, and the ministers all stood in front of the spirit of Taizong, wearing linen and filial piety to mourn. The ministers discussed with the empress and others to prepare an edict of mourning, tell the world, and support the crown prince to ascend the throne, so as not to mess up the major affairs of the court.

Wei Zheng dissuaded beside him: "Rank! No! No! As soon as the wailing edict comes out, it will alarm the prefectures, counties, and localities, and I am afraid that something will happen! Please wait one more day, the emperor will definitely return his soul!"

Xu Jingzong, the prince's right concubine (official name) beside the crown prince, said: "What Prime Minister Wei Cheng said is too ridiculous! Since ancient times, there have been clouds: It is difficult to recover when the water is over, and people cannot return after they die! It has been three days and three nights since the emperor returned to heaven, and the country cannot be without a king for a day.

Wei Zheng understood that Xu Jingzong wanted to support the crown prince to ascend the throne as soon as possible, and he didn't break it, but said in an unquestionable tone: "Mr. Xu!

Xu Jingzong was about to speak again, when he suddenly heard a sound of banging from the coffin, and a dull voice shouted inside: "Drown me! drown me......

Everyone thought it was their own tinnitus hallucination, you look at me, I look at you, and find that everyone has the same horrified expression. Someone in the coffin shouted, "Help!"

The corpse has changed!

The surprise of everyone was not trivial, and they were so frightened that their faces were colorless and they trembled. The concubines, palace maids, and eunuchs all stumbled out of the palace, and the queen, the crown prince, and the ministers were brave enough not to flee.

Empress Changsun stepped forward to hold the coffin and said sadly: "Your Majesty, what else do you have that you can't let go?" Tell your concubines, don't make ghosts, and frighten your dependents!"

Wei Zheng shouted: "Don't be afraid, Niangniang, don't panic, everyone! It's not a ghost! It's the emperor who has returned his soul! Get the equipment!"

Xu Maogong, Qin Shubao, Wei Chigong and others hurriedly went to get hammers, chisels and other equipment. Everyone lifted the coffin cover in three or two to take a look, only to see Taizong picking his hands and feet inside, as if swimming in water, and his mouth was still shouting loudly:

"Drown me, drown me! Help!

The four of them shouted happily: "Don't be afraid, the emperor!

When the crown prince and queen saw it, they all pounced and shouted at their father, the emperor.

Taizong opened his eyes, looked around, and saw Empress Changsun, who seemed to have found someone to confide in: "Queen! I am so miserable! I finally escaped from the evil ghost of Yinsi, and I fell into the Yushui River again, and almost drowned!"

Empress Changsun married Taizong at the age of thirteen and gave birth to three sons and four daughters for Taizong. At this moment, the eldest grandson and queen cried with joy, but the emperor cried loudly.

Everyone helped Taizong up and went to the dragon couch to lie down. Empress Changsun asked her to cook ginger soup, held it with her own hands, tried the temperature of the soup, and fed Taizong spoonful by spoonful. He fed Taizong some porridge and food, and slowly Taizong completely came back to his senses.

The next morning, Taizong put on his dragon robe, put on his crown, and went to the Jinluan Treasure Hall in high spirits to summon the ministers.

The ministers of civil and military affairs visited the emperor, shouted long live the mountain, and saw that Taizong was healthy and better than in the past, and they were all full of joy.

After discussing the government affairs, Taizong told the ministers about Cui Jue taking him to travel to the underworld, from the Ghost Gate to the Yama Palace, the Yin Mountain, the eighteen-story hell, the Nai He Bridge, the Vain Death City, the Six Reincarnations, etc., Xiangxiang told the ministers in detail.

Finally, he sighed: "There are gods three feet above the head, and people must not do evil, for those who do evil will suffer from the eighteen layers of hell." Don't say anything about retribution, the gods and ghosts have an arrangement!"

The emperor Chrysostom said that the hundred officials silently introspected themselves.

Taizong paused for a while, and then said: "There are a few things that Zhong Aiqing wants to handle for me well. The first thing is that when I was dying in the city, there were unjust ghosts blocking the way, and I asked Judge Cui to guarantee it, and borrowed a treasury of gold and silver from Xiangliang, a person from Kaifeng Mansion, Henan, and scattered it to those unjust ghosts, so that I could get out of the city. I promised to return the gold and silver to Sagara after returning to the yang world. This matter, Eguo Gong, you give me a trip. ”

Wei Chigong stepped forward and knelt down to accept the order, and returned to the squad.

"The second thing is that I want to give amnesty to the world. Decree: All prisoners except for the heinous condemned prisoners will be released from prison, and those who deserve to be punished will be sent home to bid farewell to their parents and brothers, deal with the aftermath, and return to prison today next year to be punished. In addition, the palace maids in the palace, those who do not want to be in the palace and want to go out of the palace, let them go out of the palace and give them to meritorious soldiers. ”

After the arrangement was completed, Taizong sent a decree to recruit talents, recruiting people to go to Yin Si to offer pumpkins and other melons and fruits.