Chapter 36 Immortal

There are two men in Wendeng County, one is Zhou Sheng and the other Cheng Sheng. The two of them have been studying at the same table since they were teenagers, and they can't resist their friendship. Chengsheng's family is poor, and his life and diet depend on Zhou Sheng. In addition, he is younger than Zhou Sheng, so he worships Zhou Sheng as his brother and his wife as his sister-in-law. The two families often run away and are close to each other.

Soon, Zhou's wife gave birth to a child and died after giving birth. Zhou Sheng continued to marry Wang as his wife. Because Wang was young and beautiful, he was polite and self-respecting. In order to avoid suspicion, the number of times he went to Zhou Sheng's family gradually decreased.

On this day, Wang's younger brother came to visit his relatives. It happened that he was also born. Everyone gathered together and was setting up a banquet to prepare for dinner. Suddenly, a servant came to report that Zhoufu's family slave was severely beaten by the county magistrate.

The cause of the matter is this: Master Huang's cow trampled on the Zhoufu family's crops, and Zhoufu's slaves went up to argue. You didn't like me on both sides, I didn't like it, and finally made a scene in court.

Because Master Huang was a heavenly official of the Ministry of Officials before his retirement, the county magistrate was favoritism and did not ask whether it was right or wrong. He directly beat the Zhou family slaves and expelled them out of the government.

Zhou Sheng figured out the beginning and end of the matter. He was furious and scolded, "The pig baby surnamed Huang is too bullying. Thinking that his ancestors were no more than a slave of my family, but now he has soared, do he dare to be arrogant? No, I'm going to settle accounts with him."

Cheng Sheng advised: "In today's world, jackals are rampant, and there is no black and white. Officials are all well-dressed, human-faced and beast-hearted, which is worse than robbers. My brother went this time, but he hit the stone with the egg. Why do you have to ask for it?

Zhou Sheng said, "That being said, I can't swallow it anyway. I can't say it. I have to go to the official to argue. The county magistrate is the official of the court. He should be the master of the people. How can he bark like a dog all day long and only work for the powerful? I'm going to the county government to sue the Huang family and see what the county magistrate will do.

All the servants said, "It should be like this. Let's go, go, go, go."

Chengsheng worked hard to dissuade him. Zhou Sheng was single-willed and couldn't listen to it at all. He wrote the paper in person and sued Master Huang of rampant in the countryside for being illegal. The county magistrate had already bought it for Mr. Huang. When he received the paper, he didn't look at it. He directly pulled it to pieces and put Zhou Sheng in prison. Coincidentally, there were three big thieves in the prison. The county magistrate and Master Huang secretly coerced and lured, instigated the thief to frame him, slandered Zhou Sheng as a thief's party, took the opportunity to get rid of Zhou Sheng's reputation as a scholar, and tortured him in every way.

When Cheng Sheng heard the news, he came to visit him in prison. Zhou Sheng regretted it. Cheng Sheng advised, "At this point, officials protect each other. If you want to return justice, you have to risk your life and go to the capital to sue."

Zhou Sheng sighed, "But I'm in a cage and can't be free. How can I sue? Although I have a younger brother, I am weak and difficult to become a big man. The only thing I can do is to bring me food to prison every day. I can't count on him at all.

Cheng Sheng said, "Big brother is in trouble, brother, it's my duty. Don't worry, I will go to Beijing for you, and I will definitely return the eldest brother's innocence. After saying that, he went to the imperial city alone.

When he arrived in Kyoto, Chengsheng learned that the emperor was living in the inner courtyard of the deep palace, and ordinary people had no chance to see him at all. I had no choice but to turn to the second place and went to various departments to redress the grievances in person. Unexpectedly, the officials in the capital were more or less related to Master Huang. They were either old colleagues or former officials, and no one would accept the case. Cheng Sheng repeatedly hit the wall and used up the winding, so he had to wander around the capital and wait for the opportunity.

After ten months, I finally waited until the emperor came out of the palace to hunt. Cheng Sheng was overjoyed, so he intercepted the emperor's way and complained. The emperor was quite kind. After understanding the situation, he immediately ordered the officials of the lower court to reopen the trial.

On the other hand, Zhou Sheng was in prison. He was tortured and forced to confess every day. He was not allowed to plead guilty. The county magistrate also secretly told the government to not to give Zhou Sheng a meal, and his own brother came to visit, which was not allowed.

When the department opened for a retrial, Zhou Sheng was already hungry and weak. Master Huang secretly sent thousands of taels of silver to bribe the presiding judge and pleaded for himself. The presiding judge laughed and accepted the silver, pushed the boat along the water. He decided that he would not offend both sides. He put all the responsibilities on the county magistrate, demoted his official position, exiled him to the frontier, and judged Zhou Sheng to be innocent. When Court release.

After experiencing this matter, Zhou escaped from life and death and respected Chengsheng more and more. Cheng Sheng was discouraged and lazy. He decided to return to the mountains and forests, look for immortals, and invite Zhou Sheng to go with him when he left. Zhou Sheng couldn't let go of the wealth of the world, and his children were tender, and he didn't agree.

He was silent and went out of the mountains alone.

Since he was born, he hasn't heard from him for several years. Zhou Sheng missed him and sent people to look around. He walked around the Yougu Temple and disappeared at a while. After a long time, his enthusiasm for looking for people slowly cooled down. He remembered that Chengsheng had a son, so he took good care of him as a reward for his life.

After eight or nine years, Cheng Sheng suddenly returned to his hometown, dressed in a yellow scarf, and visited the house last week. The two met again. Zhou Sheng was overjoyed when he saw his old friend Xianfeng Daogu. He asked with a smile, "Where has Brother Xian gone over the years? It's easy for me to find."

Cheng Sheng smiled and said, "The idle cloud wild crane has no fixed place. We met today. It's gratifying to see that the eldest brother is as healthy as before."

Zhou Sheng held a banquet and said, "My virtuous brother has returned. In the future, he should take off this Taoist robe."

Cheng Sheng smiled and said no words. Zhou Sheng said urgently, "Brother, don't be confused again. You are a person with a family and a family. How can you not miss the old feelings and abandon your wife and children like a family?

Cheng Sheng smiled and said, "Big brother, that's not right. This is what everyone rejects me, and it is not me who abandons everyone.

Seeing that he didn't listen to persuasion, Zhou Sheng stopped talking. He changed the topic and asked, "Where is the wise brother asking for advice these years?"

Cheng Sheng said, "Qing Palace on Laoshan Mountain."

After the meal, it was dark, and the two of them fell asleep. Zhou Sheng slept until the middle of the night. In his dream, he realized that Chengsheng** pressed his chest and had difficulty breathing. He hurriedly asked, "What are you doing?" Cheng Sheng didn't answer.

Oer woke up from a dream and looked back at the bedroom. There was silence around him. He didn't know when he was going to live. I rubbed my eyes and stared. I was sleeping on the outside of the bed, but now I turned to the inside, but it should be the place where the adult sleeps. I couldn't help saying to myself, "I didn't get drunk last night. What's the trouble?"

When I looked in the mirror, my face changed greatly, and I turned into a life and shouted, "Oh, I'm here, but where am I?" He frowned and thought about it, and finally understood the whole idea: This must be a trouble-orious man. He thought that I would follow him to become a monk and cultivate immortals, so he teased me with illusions, which was nothing more than trying to force me to go.

After thinking about this section, he laughed and went into the bedroom to discuss countermeasures with his wife, but because his appearance had changed, his wife was not allowed to enter the room at all.

I had no choice but to ride to Laoshan to find Chengsheng to relieve the illusion. On this day, when I came to the foot of Laoshan Mountain, I met a man on the road and asked him for the news, "Taoist priest, have you heard of this person?"

The Taoist priest smiled and said, "I seem to have heard that he seems to be practicing in the Qing Palace."

After a while, I met a former classmate on the road. The man came forward to say hello, "Brother Cheng, I haven't seen you for many days. I heard that you climb the mountain to worship the Tao and seek immortals. Why are you still playing the world?"

Zhou Sheng hurriedly said, "Brother Li, you have the wrong person. I'm your old friend Zhou Sheng. With that, he will briefly mention the personal experience. The man laughed and said, "So that's it. That's right, Brother Zhou, why did you come to Laoshan?"

Zhou Sheng said, "I'm looking for Chengsheng. Have you seen him?"

The man said, "Well, after listening to what you said, I remember. Just now, a man turned into a brother Zhou and went up the mountain. He must have been born. He has just left, and he should be able to catch up.

Zhou Sheng quickly thanked him. Without saying a word, he hurried up the mountain to catch up. After walking for a while, I saw a small Taoist boy sitting by the roadside and asked, "Tong'er, have you ever seen the Taoist priest Chengsheng?"

Dao Tong laughed and said, "Cong Taoist priest, that's my master. Are you looking for him? Come with me." He led the way and made a sharp turn, but he went down the mountain, not to the Qing Palace.

In this way, the road was rugged. After walking for three days, I came to a place. It was early winter, and the weather was getting colder, but the flowers were blooming here. Tong'er introduced Zhou Sheng into a hall, came out to welcome him, and set up a banquet. During the banquet, birds and beasts were surrounded by his side. He was very bold and not afraid of strangers. From time to time, he gently called, like music, melodious and beautiful, and occasionally jumped to the table to play.

Zhou Sheng was secretly surprised, but he still missed the world and didn't want to stay for a long time. After drinking wine, there were two futons on the ground in the hall. Chengsheng asked Zhou Sheng to sit down in the futon and sit until the second watch. Everything was silent. Zhou Sheng gradually felt tired and took a nap. In a daze, he vaguely felt that he had changed his body with Chengsheng. When he woke up, he touched his chin, his beard was several inches, and he regained his original appearance.

A few days later, Zhou Sheng got up and said goodbye. Cheng Sheng said, "I'll send my eldest brother home. Please close your eyes."

Zhou Sheng closed his eyes and only heard Cheng Sheng say, "I have made some bags for my eldest brother. Let's go now." He pointed to a fork and said, "This is a shortcut. The eldest brother follows the little brother closely. Don't get lost." The two stepped on the fork in the road and walked like flying. After less than half a cup of tea, Zhou's house was already far away.

When I came to the door, I saw that the door was closed. Zhou Sheng invited Chengsheng to go in together. Chengsheng refused and said, "I'm waiting by the roadside. Don't worry about me."

Zhou Sheng nodded and reached out to knock on the door, but no one responded. Cheng Sheng smiled and said, "Brother, don't knock anymore. My sister-in-law is ecstasy and happy at this moment. How can I pay attention to you? You can penetrate it through the wall."

Zhou Sheng shook his head and said, "The wall is hard. How can you walk through it?"

Cheng Sheng smiled and said, "Why don't you give it a try?"

Zhou Sheng tested according to his words. Just once, he passed through the wall and entered the inner courtyard. Outside his wife's bedroom, he suddenly heard a delicate whisper and gasp. Yin, hurriedly poked the window paper and looked at it. He saw his wife Wang Shi naked and was having an affair with his servant.

Zhou Sheng was furious. He wanted to enter the house to catch the traitor, but he was afraid that he was weak. He was not the rival of the treacherous husband** woman, so he had to return to the door and ask Chengsheng for help.

Cheng Sheng agreed and drew his sword. The two kicked open the bedroom door together and entered the room to punish the murderer.

As soon as the servant saw the sharp sword, he was about to run away. He was raised and fell with a sword and cut off his arm with a sword. Zhou Sheng caught his wife and tortured her. Only then did he know that Wang had bad conduct when he just passed the door, and secretly had a good time with his servant.

Zhou stamped his feet angrily, grabbed the long sword, cut off his wife's head, cut open his belly, and hung his intestines on the branch. Then he smiled bitterly and left with Cheng Shengyang.

Suddenly hearing a chicken chirping, Zhou Sheng suddenly woke up and was lying on the couch, but it was Nanke's dream. He hurriedly said to Cheng Sheng, "I had a nightmare for no reason. It scared me to death."

Cheng Sheng smiled and said, "It's true and true in the dream. It's true or false. You will know when you go back and see." With that, he took out the sword beside him and saw that the blood on the sword was still there. What's the explanation?

Zhou Sheng was full of suspicion and hurried back to the mansion. Cheng Sheng pointed to the door and said, "Didn't I wait for you here yesterday? I'm still waiting for you here at the moment. If you don't come back, I have to turn back alone.

Zhou Sheng pushed the door and went home. He saw that the room was depressed and there was no one. He remembered that his brother's residence was nearby and hurried to visit. As soon as the younger brother saw Zhou Sheng, he cried, "Brother, since you left home, there was a robber last night who killed his sister-in-law and cut his intestines. It was cruel. I have reported the case, and the murderer is still at large.

Zhou Sheng was silent and sighed for a long time, "No need to report the case. Your sister-in-law Hong Xing came out of the wall and was killed by me. By the way, where's my son?"

The younger brother ordered the wet nurse to take the young master out. Zhou Sheng told him, "This child was born to my ex-wife. He is less than ten years old now. I killed my wife with a lot of guilt. I can't stay here anymore and will leave immediately. The child was entrusted to the second brother to take care of. Remember: It's my job to be a man. Be patient with everything. I'm leaving. After saying that, he strode out and went out.

From then on, Zhou Sheng and Cheng Sheng lived in seclusion in the deep mountains, practiced Taoism, and finally penetrated life and death and became immortals.

On the other hand, Zhou Sheng's younger brother raised a child. Because he was honest and was not good at controlling the family business, his family soon fell. He was so poor that even eating became a problem.

On this day, Zhou Sheng's younger brother came to the study and suddenly found a letter on the table with the words "Second Brother" written on it.

Mr. Zhou was wondering, "Has the eldest brother come back?" When I opened the envelope, I saw a few inches long nail in it. The golden light flashed, which was very unique.

Mr. Zhou was curious. He picked up his nails and gently knocked on the inkstone. Suddenly, the room was full of golden light, and the black inkstone was brilliant and turned into a large piece of gold.

Mr. Zhou was overjoyed and found another piece of copper and a piece of iron. He knocked it with his nails in turn. There was no suspense, and the copper and iron immediately turned into gold.

With such a magic weapon, Mr. Zhou soon became extremely rich. He drank water and thought of the source. He knew that his nails were given by people on Tuesday, so he took good care of their descendants and regarded them as if they were his own.

In the future, Zhoufu's gold will be inexhaustible and inexhaustible, and the people have said that this family will know how to do gold.