[055] Legend III
Zhong Kui is a scholar with a poor family and willing to be ordinary but not mediocre. He did not have the idea of giving up on himself, but worked hard to be well-read and read poetry. He wanted to win the championship in one fell swoop and change the historical status of his father's life.
He was born in a poor family. Although he had been well-read in poetry and books since childhood, he was very ugly and did not have the elegant temperament of a scholar. It was because of his ugly appearance that he suffered speechless discrimination in the imperial examination hall.
Zhong Kui laughed at these slightest and discrimination. With his extraordinary talent, he passed the test all the way and finally passed the imperial examination.
Today is the day for Mr. Mian. Although Zhong Kui is born with a character who is not afraid of heaven or earth, he is still a little nervous.
Emperor Ming of Tang took a bath and changed his clothes early. Today he wanted to win the palace examination with the top scorer Zhong Kui. The majestic guard of honor entered the hall with all civil and military officials arranged on both sides, waiting for the new top scorer Zhong Kui to come to the palace examination.
The top scorers who came to the palace examination in the past were all handsome, elegant and extraordinary young men. Now this new top scorer should not be much worse!
The new top student listened to the proclamation outside the hall on time.
The eunuch in the hall shouted: "Xuan! The top scholar in the new subject entered the hall..." The voice was sharp and long! Echoing in the huge Golden Palace for a long time.
When Zhong Kui heard that Xuan had entered the hall, he hurriedly tidy up his clothes and stalked into the hall with his head raised. He lowered his head slightly, and did not dare to look directly at Emperor Minghuang of Tang.
"Is Your Highness the No. 1 Prize Son Zhong Kui?" The question was naturally Emperor Minghuang of Tang.
Emperor Minghuang of Tang was majestic and literary, which was something Zhong Kui did not expect. Just when he looked up in a hurry, he was so scared that he broke out in a cold sweat, which made his ugly appearance look like a black charcoal face.
Why is Zhong Kui so ugly? Not only Emperor Ming of Tang turned his head in surprise, and covered the ugly monster kneeling with his broad sleeves. Even the civil and military officials who were standing side by side were shocked and began to whisper.
Oh! How could our court allow such an ugly man to stand in the Golden Palace? So he asked him to ride in the streets and alleys of the capital to celebrate the joy of the top scorer in the high school. Wouldn't he be criticized and not make people laugh? Emperor Ming of Tang covered his sleeves and thought to himself.
Unable tolerate it, he could only cancel it! Emperor Minghuang of Tang thought this way. In front of the ministers, he waved his pen and cancelled his admission qualifications like a joke. The suffering of ten years of hard work instantly disappeared.
Zhong Kui, who was strong in character, was stunned as if he was hit by five thunder... He staggered, almost falling, and retreated from the Golden Palace. Suddenly, he turned sharply and hit a huge round stigma head-on...
"Oh!" With a scream, a bloody red ray on the stigma's head fell down on the ground, and Zhong Kui, who had died of anger, fell down.
"Unfortunate!" Emperor Minghuang of Tang left with his sleeves and felt uneasy. He really didn't expect that this ugly new top scholar Zhong Kui also had such extraordinary integrity. He was in the hall and showed his ambition on the spot!
Du Ping and others (Xiao Ming) regretted it. They all admired Zhong Kui's masculinity. In secret, they gathered money to comfort Zhong Kui's parents. They sent his body back to Zhongnan Mountain and buried it on the top of the mountain so that they could look out to the direction of the capital. This is his lifelong dream, and I hope his spirit in heaven can rest in peace.
Perhaps it was due to heart disease. Since Zhong Kui died unjustly, Emperor Minghuang of Tang was seriously ill and was always harassed by little ghosts in his dreams and could not sleep peacefully.
One night, the moon shadow shone brightly. The wind sounded suddenly outside, the shadows of the trees were mottled, fluttering in the wind, just like the momentum of a demon rushing toward him... Suddenly, he dreamed that a little ghost sneaked into the palace, stealing his beloved instrument, and screaming in the palace. He was so shocked that he was sweating in cold sweat, and woke up in panting, and could no longer sleep.
From then on, every day at that hour, Emperor Minghuang of Tang would be in a daze, as if he was sleeping, and witness the little ghost appear again in a daze. He would make strange screams in front of him and make all kinds of scary appearances. Every time he woke up from a nightmare, his clothes were wet. Over time, his physical condition became worse and worse.
After many imperial physicians' diagnosis and treatment, Emperor Minghuang of Tang not only did not improve, but instead worsened. In the end, he could not go to the morning court to handle the government affairs. He lay in bed all day and fell asleep in a daze.
Du Ping (Xiao Ming) heard about this matter. He knew that he must have committed unjust death to Zhong Kui, but it was not convenient to go to the palace to explain it. What he thought at the moment was to return to the real world as soon as possible. He didn't know how his master Zhong Kui was doing, but he missed his family even more.
The fat king and the rich man who made a bet really gave him a luxury house and Du Ping (Xiao Ming), but he refused. He no longer had time to deal with these friends, searching for Taoist priests who could do it, and wanted to ask how to go back to the real world.
That night, Emperor Minghuang of Tang, who was seriously ill, did not think about food. His noodles were as beautiful as dishes, his eyes were half open and half closed, and his expression seemed to be sleeping but not sleeping. It made people scared to see it. The eunuchs came and went to convey their wills, and the imperial physician was serving him in a vain.
In a daze, Emperor Minghuang of Tang seemed to see the little ghost. The little ghost made all kinds of faces and screamed. He wanted to do something bad to him, but he was powerless, but he had no choice but to wait for the hateful little ghost to tease him. In annoyance, he suddenly saw a blue figure falling from the sky. He grabbed the little ghost, and the little ghost screamed and struggled vigorously. The more he struggled, the faster the man in blue tearing him, and after tearing him up, he swallowed him in one bite.
Emperor Minghuang suddenly woke up from the nightmare and felt his body relaxed. The strange disease was cured from then on. When he was free, he thought carefully about the person in blue clothes in his dream. It turned out to be the ugly scholar Zhong Kui.
Thinking of the fact that he was unwilling to be humiliated in front of the palace, he would rather show his ambition by his death. He is really a rare good man in the world, but unfortunately he judged others by his appearance and ruined his wishes. Until now, this person not only did not hold grudges, but also saved himself in his dream. For various reasons, Emperor Ming of Tang ordered the eunuch to invite a painter to draw a statue of Zhong Kui, and hang it inside and outside the palace to eliminate evil and ensure safety.
When people respect Zhong Kui so much today, how could the people not follow him? Since then, Zhong Kui has become famous and has become a famous ghost-catching god.
Du Ping (Xiao Ming) also bought a portrait of Zhong Kui, which was hung high in the main hall, and bowed to him with three incense sticks a day.
In the real world, Master Zhong Kui once taught him a secret of burning incense. Some people may have to say it; what secret can burn incense be there? Isn’t it just a little bit of forgiveness?
Wrong! There are many secrets to burning incense. For example, the height in the middle or the height on the left of the three incenses are auspicious signs, but if the height on the right is auspicious signs! There are many more sayings, but it depends on one side and one vulgarity anyway!
Chapter completed!