Search for god? Volume II Appreciation (1)

The second volume of Search for Ji Shen mainly records the strange things that wizards and magicians did to exorcise demons and communicate with ghosts and gods in the Han and Jin Dynasties. For example, Hou Shouguang, who turned evil spirits, and Fan Ying, who turned water into rain, can predict good or bad luck.

In the second volume, the ancient wizard (xí) also appeared. The main spell is to communicate with the underworld and act as a messenger for people and ghosts. There are also many alchemists who have the ability of wizards. For example, Shao Li in the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty connected people with ghosts; Xia Houhong, who can talk to ghosts, and so on, all reflect the prosperity of magic and witchcraft in the Han and Jin Dynasties.

Shouguang Hou, a native of the Eastern Han Dynasty. He can subdue all kinds of ghosts and make them tie themselves up with ropes, thus revealing their true colors.

His hometown wife was possessed by a ghost, and Hou Shifa in Shouguang was full of snakes. Kill it outside the door, and the wife of the villagers will be safe.

I met a big tree possessed by a monster. If people stop under the tree, they will die soon. Birds fly and fall. Shouguang Hou Shifa subdued it, and the leaves withered immediately, revealing a big snake seven or eight feet high and hanging it from the tree.

Zhang Han heard about it and invited him to investigate. Shouguang Hou said: "This is indeed the case." Emperor Zhang said, "There are ghosts in my palace. I often see several monsters after midnight. Dressed in bright red, they hung their heads freely and walked side by side with torches. How can we catch them? "

Shouguang Hou said: "These are all little monsters, which are very easy to catch." Emperor Zhang secretly sent three people to dress up as ghosts. Shouguang Hou set up an altar to cast spells, and the three immediately fell silent. The emperor Zhang shouted, "They are not ghosts. I am testing Mr. Zhang's magic. " So, let Shouguang Hou quickly rescue those three people.

As can be seen from the article, there are three "disintegration ghosts" in Shouguang, namely, ghosts possessed by "women", ghosts possessed by "trees" and ghosts pretended by Emperor Zhang.

It can be seen from the previous two ghost hunts that Hou Shouguang is a helpful and well-meaning person. Whether he comes from a haunted hometown or a stranger, he is willing to rely on his own ability to resolve the crisis.

Although it was the third time he pretended to catch ghosts, he must have seen through it at that time. In order to convince Emperor Zhang of his own strength, he punished those who pretended to be ghosts with small punishments and admonished them with big ones.

Thus, it also reflects people's attitude towards ghosts in Wei and Jin Dynasties. Even if there is a ghost, it will be subdued. It's really the idea that the devil is one foot high and the devil is ten feet high.