Modern Text of Si Mazhao's Prison Sentence

"When the foot is enough? In my opinion, if you have money and are frugal with your family, you will shrink back. Don't make progress when you are proud, you must prevent the world from repeating itself. Teaching people in vain, the head of a teenager is white, and it is empty.

Who wouldn't, the golden house? Who wouldn't, a thousand millet? Counting five lines is not such a topic. If you waste all your efforts, your children and grandchildren will be blessed. Why did you take herbs to Penglai? But it has no luster. "

This poem entitled "Man Jiang Hong" was written by a monk in Hui 'an, urging people to be happy in know life. Mortals can't escape everything, hit everything, and naturally come without asking; If it's not in my life, then trouble is useless, so stop here. You are not a scholar of Sima Xiang Chong. Can't you make trouble with Yan Luowang? Speaking of which, it is Sima Xiang Chong who is in conflict with Yan Luowang. After all, which is longer and which is shorter? See you next time. The poem says:

There are many grievances in the world, so I want to find a long ladder to ask for heaven. Don't blame God for the lack of justice.

According to legend, when Emperor Ling of the Eastern Han Dynasty was in Yizhou, Shu County, there was a scholar named Sima, who was very famous and talented. At the age of eight, he could already write. The county recommended him as a child prodigy and sent him to Beijing. Because of his rude remarks, he clashed with the examiner and fell down. The old man, however, deeply regrets being frivolous, and also repairs the last line, studying behind closed doors and not asking about foreign affairs. When his parents died, he was buried in the tomb for six years, which was called filial piety. In the village, he repeatedly praised his filial piety, wisdom and erudition, which were taken away by powerful people. He was embarrassed. Since the first year of Guanghe, Emperor Lingdi began to open Xifu, selling officials and titles. Depending on the level of official positions, how much money to invest, each has its own pricing: those who want to be three public, the price is 10 million; If you want to be a Qing Dynasty, the offer is 5 million. Cui Lie begged Fu's mother for help and contributed 5 million yuan to Stuart. On the day of thanking the post, Emperor Ling regretted it and said, "What an official! Unfortunately, it was sold at a low price! Do a little thing and you will get it. " Hongdumen School was set up, and it was promoted to three places: state, county and public, with the rich as students. Too much money is the shame of secretariat, history and gentleman.

Sima Xiang was born in a poor family and had no one to raise him. He remained stagnant until he was fifty years old. He is empty-handed and learned, so he can't be born. He is condescending in the crowd, and his heart is dissatisfied. Because he was drunk, holding Four Treasures of the Study, singing and writing, it became a "word of resentment". The word says, "I was born with a gift. Why not use it?" The hero is self-sufficient, amazing! If you don't meet at fifty, you will be tired. Who the fuck are you ? There is nothing in the box, but there is something left in the bag. The rich ride the clouds and the poor fall into the mud; The wise and the foolish are upside down, and the topic is male and female. The fate of the world has come and given me good luck. What do you know about heaven, where there is no privacy? I want to play the last song, and I am very sad. "After writing, irony again. Endless feelings, there are eight questions: "gain and loss and poverty, doomed in previous lives." "When asked about his fate, why don't you judge loyalty? Good people sigh and bury, but murderers are violent. If I were Yamaraja, everything would be corrected. " I didn't realize it was getting late, so I lit a lamp and paid more attention to Hunan under the lamp. I recited the previous poem several times and suddenly became angry. I burned the manuscript under the lamp and cried, "Oh, my God! What would you say if you knew? I, Sima, have been honest all my life, and have no adulteress, so I was taken to Yamaraja Temple. I am also confident, not afraid! " After feeling sleepy, I lay on Zhuo.

I saw seven or eight ghost soldiers with blue faces and fangs, usually more than three feet long, coming out from under Zhuo and abusing xiang opera, saying, "What are your skills, you scholar?" I dare not complain and slander the nether world! Now we take you to see Yan Luowang, just to teach you what to say. ""Yan Luowang, why are you unfair and accuse others of slander? " Xiang Chong asked. Ghosts descended together, holding their hands or feet, dragging Xiang Chong down and sitting down, and then putting a black rope around his neck. Xiang Chong let out a cry and woke up, covered in cold sweat. But when you see a short light, it's miserable!

After several colds were banned, Xiang Chong felt unwell and asked his wife, Mrs. Wang, "to order some hot tea." Wang ordered some tea and after eating it, he felt dizzy, tired and top-heavy. Wang helped him to bed. The next day, I was unconscious and didn't promise to call. I don't know what the problem is. Until dusk, my mouth was lifeless and I died. The king was in tears, seeing that his hands and feet were still soft and his heart was still a little hot. He didn't dare to touch him, but stood beside his head and wept bitterly.

Words are divided into two ends. It turned out that Xiang Chong wrote "grumbling words", burned them under the lamp, was seen by the night watchman, and the Jade Emperor knew. Seeing this, the Jade Emperor was furious and said, "The whole world is deeply honored and has a very good relationship. According to you, saints come first, and unscrupulous people come last; Talent shows glory, and those without talent fall; The world is peaceful and the mountains and rivers remain unchanged? Damn it! The little Confucian has no knowledge, but says that Heaven has its own selfish interests. It is necessary to punish crimes quickly, so that it is a generation of rumors. " From time to time, Venus Taibai began to say, "Although Si Mazhao spoke rashly, he was brilliant and extremely depressed, so he made this remark. If there is nothing wrong with what he said according to the common sense of good or bad luck, then forgive him. " The Jade Emperor said, "He wants to be Yamaraja and correct his mistakes. He's arrogant! What can an ordinary person do in Yamaraja? The underworld case is like a mountain, and there are ten Yanjun halls, and there is no food to eat. What ability does he have to correct them one by one? " Venus played again: "Sima Taizu talks big, and there must be great talents." It's unfair to say that it's a ghost. Hundreds of years of imprisonment, without judgment, often leads to resentment in hell. In my humble opinion, if I don't take Sima Yi to the nether world, I will take Yan Luowang's place for half a day. If the ghost does something wrong, I'll cut him off. If it is broken, it will be forgiven; If it is unfair, it will sound, if it is unfair, it will be punished, and if it is not convinced, it will be punished. "

When the Jade Emperor allowed it to play, he sent Venus to the dark Rosen Hall and ordered Yan Jun to take the throne and sit down. Only one night, six hours, he can go to prison. If tried in public, he will be extremely rich in the afterlife to repay his depression in this life; If there is no talent requirement, send him to the hell in Du Feng, and he will never be transferred. Yan Jun was ordered to let the poor kid hook the item to the underworld.

When Xiang Chong saw the little devil, he was completely fearless and followed suit. Before going to Rosen Hall, the child drank and taught him to kneel. Xiang Chong asked, "who is sitting on it? I want to kneel for him? " "This is Yama right," said the kid. Wen Xiang said he was overjoyed! He shouted, "Yan Jun, Yan Jun, I've been looking forward to you for a long time. I'm glad to meet you today. You live on the throne, you have left and right judges, you have thousands of ghosts, and you have many helpers. I am just a poor scholar. I'm alone. Life and death are up to you. You don't have to put pressure on your troops. You must be fair and reasonable, and the winner is strong. " Yan Jun said, "I am the master of the underworld, and everything goes according to heaven. What virtue do you have to replace me? What is the correction? "

Xiang Chong said, "Yan Jun, you said that heaven should do good, and heaven should take love as its heart, promoting good and punishing evil for the public. Now there are stingy people in the world, but they are taught to accumulate wealth like mountains; Some people are willing to do good, but they are taught to be empty-handed. Those who are mean and harm others will teach wealth and be wicked; Those who are loyal and willing to support others will be taught to suffer hardships and humiliation and fail to achieve their own wishes. People who do good are often deceived by those who do evil; Talented people bully those who are not talented. No complaints, no delays. It's up to you to judge the injustice. That is to say, like my Sima appearance, I have studied hard and practiced filial piety all my life. What happened to my heart? But he taught me to stumble and succumb to mediocrity all my life. What's the use of hanging upside down like this and telling you to die? If you let me sit in Rosen Hall, how can there be such injustice? "

Yan Jun smiled and said, "Heaven will pay you back sooner or later. If it is sunny or dark, you can eat it in your last life or leave it to future generations. If the rich are stingy, their wealth is caused by the hardships of previous lives; If you are stingy in this life and don't plant Fukuda, you will be rewarded by hungry ghosts in the next life. The poor also worked in their previous lives, or misused non-wealth and enjoyed too much, so that they were poor in this life; Do good with fate, and you will still have plenty of food and clothing in the afterlife. Therefore, the depravity of villains is inevitable, although this life is rich; Although honest people lose face temporarily, they will definitely pay attention to it. This is a certain principle. Why doubt it? People see the present and the sky is far away. Every time a person can't measure the sky, he will have a different view, all because of his shallow knowledge. "

Xiang Chong said, "If you say that the underworld is unhappy, is there no ghost in the underworld?"? Do you dare to check the old files with me one by one? If everything is fair and everyone is convinced, I am willing to accept the crime of lying. " Yan Jun said, "God will lend you Yan Luowang's position for six hours to release your prisoner. If it is fair, you will be rich in the afterlife; If you have no talent for judgment, you will never fall into the hell of Du Feng. " Xiang Chong said: "If the Jade Emperor has this intention, that is my wish."

At this time, Yan Jun got up and acceded to the throne, and called Xiang Chong into the patio, wearing a flat crown, a python suit and a jade belt around his waist to dress up the weather in Yama right. The ghost beat the drum and reported, "New Yan Jun is in the temple!" The distinction between good and evil, the judge of Liu Cao and the son of the judge, is uniform and divided into two sides. Xiang Xiang came out proudly with jade in her hand and ascended the throne. All the officials died, and after the memorial ceremony, a bulletin board was required. Xiang Chong thought, "All over the world, how many creatures are there! God only allowed me to be in charge for six hours. If I can't answer the question, I will only say that I have no talent and it is not convenient to take the blame. " With a plan in mind, he asked the judges to pay the money separately: "I was in charge for six hours at the behest of the emperor, and I can't let you know." You can check the previous case files. If there is a big and difficult thing, if it takes a hundred years to decide, I will judge a few things. Please give your secret an example. "The judge reported," There were only four volumes in the early Han Dynasty, which have not been broken for more than 350 years. Please detain the trial. "Xiang Chong said," Take that book and have a look. " The judge showed the file. When Xiang Chong was uncovered, it was a case that defeated loyal ministers. Plaintiffs: Han Xin, Peng Yue and Ying Bu; Defendants: Liu Bang and Lu Shi. A case of biting the hand that feeds you, plaintiff: Ding Gong; Defendant: Liu Bang. A case of usurping power, plaintiff: Qi; Defendant: Lu. In the case of forcing death by taking advantage of people's danger, the plaintiff: Xiang Yu; Defendants: Wang Yun, Yang,,, Lv Sheng, Yang Wu. After reading it, Xiang laughed and said, "How can you decide without asking? "You six cao officials should be punished. This is always the reason why Yan Jun followed Brother Dan. I will judge with you tonight. " With the call of the ghost officer who knows Japan, according to the order, four original volumes and the names of the defendants were opened, and they cried together and listened to them one by one. At that time, it shook the hell and made the whole world restless. There are poems as evidence:

Whenever you doubt a prison, you will follow suit. Everything is the same for the dead. Today, Hunan has a new atmosphere, and the thousand-year feud has been postponed.

The ghost official reported: "The criminal has been arrested. Please punish me. " Xiang Chong said, "Bring the first one up." The judge shouted, "Listen to the first prisoner!" A total of five people, one by one agreed: plaintiff Han Xin, you, Peng Yue, you, Ying Bu, you; Defendant Liu Bang, right, Lu, right.

Xiang Chong first called Han Xin up and asked, "You must deal with Yu Er first, but you can't be a doctor. You don't listen to yourself and don't follow your plan. When he met Han Zu, he built an altar to worship the general, pushed the wheel with the hub, and later became a baron to reward his work. How can you rebel again, invite your own guilt and sue your master for the rest of your life? " Han Xin said, "The Yanjun is here. Let me tell you one by one. Thanks to Hanwang's worship of the general, he made every effort to build a plank road and made a secret agreement with Hanwang. He also saved Emperor Xian of Han Dynasty in Xingyang, captured Wei alive, broke the soldiers, and stopped the evil of Zhao Wang. There are Ding Yan in the north, Ding Qi in the east and more than 70 cities under it. South defeated 20 Wan Chu soldiers and killed the famous Long Qie; Jiulishan ambushed on all sides and killed all the soldiers; Six more generals were sent to force Wang Xiang to death at Wujiang Ferry. I have made ten contributions, and I hope my children and grandchildren will enjoy all the wealth in the world. Who knows that Han Zu won the world and demoted someone without thinking about the merits of the previous dynasty. Lv Hou and Xiao He conspired to cajole a Changle Palace. They plunged into it and asked the samurai to tie it up and cut it off. Fake rebellion, barbarians. Some people think they are innocent, and they have suffered this tragic disaster. For more than 350 years, their grievances have not been reported, begging Yan Jun to make a clear decision. " Xiang Chong said, "Since you are a marshal, you are brave and have no plan. Don't you have anyone to ask for help? Being coaxed is like tying a child! Who do you blame today? " Han Xin said, "Once upon a time, there was a strategist named Kuai and Tong. Why do you have a beginning and no end, and give up halfway. "

Xiang Chong called the Ghost Officer: "Arrest Kuai Tong for trial." At the moment, Kuai Tong called. Xiang Chong said: "Han Xin said that you didn't finish it, gave up halfway, and didn't do a good job as a strategist. What is the reason?" Kuai Tong said, "I never finished what I started, and Han Xin didn't listen to my advice, which led to this. When Han Xin broke Tian Guang, the king of Qi, I went to Luoyang to get a fake title with him, which made people happy. Hanwang scolded:' Father-in-law, Chu has not been destroyed, so you want to be king? At that time, Zhang Zifang stood on tiptoe at the emperor's feet behind his back and whispered, "Don't let it be a small loss when employing people. Emperor Xiandi changed his tune and said,' If a gentleman wants to be a true gentleman, why use falsehood? A decree, the letter is the king of the three qi. A Zha Hanwang finally had doubts about his beliefs, and later he was bound to break them. Advise him to resist Han, make peace with Chu, and see how it changes. Han Xin said:' When we built an altar to worship the generals, we made a big oath: If Han doesn't break his word, he will turn against Han. How can you break your word to Emperor Xian of Han Dynasty today? Some people repeatedly said that he was interested, but he just refused to obey, and accused some people of instigating and conspiring. At that time, he was afraid of sin, pretended to be enchanted and fled back to the field. Later, Changle Palace helped Han destroy Chu, and it was too late to regret it. Xiang Chong asked Han Xin, "What do you think when you don't listen to Kuai Tong?" ? "Han Xin said," A fortune teller told me that I am 72 years old, with both fame and fortune, and I can't bear to learn from Korea. Who knows that he died young, only 32 years old! "

Xiang Chong called the ghost official: "I'm going to be arrested and tried again." "Han Xin is only thirty-two. How can you make him 72 years old? As a warlock, you talk about wealth and misfortune, and only want to cheat people to spend money, regardless of delaying their lives. Damn, damn! " Xu fu said, "Yan jun, listen to me: as the saying goes, people have a life that can be extended and a life that can be folded." Therefore, the star family is partial, and the life span is difficult to determine. Han Xin should be seventy-two, which is reasonable. When did he kill too deeply and lose so badly that he was shorted, unless some calculations were not accurate. " Xiang Chong asked, "what does he have to lose? You can say it one by one. " Xu Fu said, "When Han Xin abandoned Chu and returned to Han, he lost his way, but he met two woodcutter and showed him a way to Nanzheng. Han Xin was afraid that the King of Chu would send someone to chase him. The woodcutter leaked the news, drew his sword and killed both woodcutters. Although the woodcutter doesn't care, he is a kind man. Dogma ingratitude, forgetfulness, the heaviest punishment. The poem says:

A desperate man's heart is like an arrow, and a maze can guide him. If you are kind, you will lose ten years of youth.